Bill > HR7831

This bill, titled the "License to Drill Act," amends the Mineral Leasing Act, a law governing the leasing of public lands for oil and gas extraction. Specifically, it extends the deadline for the Secretary of the Interior to collect a fee for each new application for a permit to drill from 2026 to 2037. The bill also modifies how these collected fees are handled, ensuring that for fiscal years 2027 through 2037, all collected fees will be transferred to the "BLM Permit Processing Improvement Fund," which is a fund dedicated to enhancing the efficiency of the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) permit processing operations. This change aims to provide a consistent funding stream for improving the BLM's capacity to handle drilling permit applications.