Federal Lands Access Inventories Conducted Under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) Amendments of 2000

摘要

The availability of onshore Federal lands for oil and gas exploration and production is the subject of a polarized debate. Industry interests claim that an excessive amount of Federal land is locked up; environmental interests assert that almost all the public lands are available for oil and gas leasing with few restrictions. The EPCA inventory represents an effort to supply a quantitative assessment of the situation.