Federal OH and Gas Leases: Royalty Payments; Statute of Limitations Administrative Law: Standing to Appeal; Administrative Procedures Act

摘要

In 1982, Congress enacts the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act (FOGRMA) requiring the Department of the Interior (DOI) to "audit and reconcile, to the extent practicable, all current and past lease accounts for leases of oil or gas and make additional collections or refunds as warranted." 30 U.S.C. 1711(c)(1). Congress later enacts legislation, effective September 1, 1996, prospectively creating a seven-year statute of limitations applicable to royalty payments under federal oil and gas leases. 30 U.S.C.