United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2005-06-17 monographic deposited born digital 70 p. GA 1.13:GAO-05-418 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-418 P0b002ee18039ff8f f:d05418 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-418 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-418 GAO-05-418 Data collection Environmental impact statements Environmental monitoring Environmental policies Gas resources Land management National policies Oil drilling Oil resources Policy evaluation Public lands Environmental protection BLM National Energy Policy Implementation Plan Other Written Product A26938 Rising U.S. energy consumption and concerns about dependency on foreign energy sources have prompted the administration to aggressively pursue domestic oil and gas production, including production on public lands, which in turn has generated concern that the impacts of this activity may compromise the use of public land for other purposes. GAO determined (1) the extent to which the level of oil and gas development on public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has changed in recent years, and how the change has affected BLM's ability to mitigate impacts; (2) what policy changes related to oil and gas development BLM recently made and how these policies affected BLM's environmental mitigation activities; and (3) what challenges BLM faces in managing its oil and gas program. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-418/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-418.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-418/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-418.pdf GAO-05-418 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-418 Other Written Product GAO-05-418; Oil And Gas Development: Increased Permitting Activity Has Lessened BLM's Ability to Meet Its Environmental Protection Responsibilities; Data collection Environmental impact statements Environmental monitoring Environmental policies Gas resources Land management National policies Oil drilling Oil resources Policy evaluation Public lands Environmental protection BLM National Energy Policy Implementation Plan Volume 90 Page 2743 90 Stat. 2743 Volume 96 Page 2447 96 Stat. 2447 Volume 114 Page 2029 114 Stat. 2029 Public Law 80-382