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Mineral Resources: Federal Coal-Leasing Program Needs Strengthening

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Sept. 16, 1994
Report No. RCED-94-10
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Summary:

In 1976, only 59 of the 533 existing federal coal leases were producing coal. In response, Congress passed legislation to discourage the speculative holding of federal coal leases and to encourage the development of leased coal. Yet GAO found that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has taken actions that do not further these goals. For example, BLM has issued 36 federal oil, gas, and coal leases to an unqualified lessee. This report assesses Interior's actions to (1) encourage the development of federal coal leases, (2) address the cumulative environmental impacts of additional coal leasing, and (3) consider projected demand in coal-leasing decisions.

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