Order Code RL34111 CRS Report for Congress Energy Policy Reform and Revitalization Act of 2007, Title VII of H. R. 3221: Summary and Discussion of Oil and Gas Provisions Updated August 8,2007 Marc Humphries Analyst in Energy Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress Congressional Research Service Energy Policy Reform and Revitalization Act of [...] It would require the Secretary of the Interior to impose fees on the oil and gas industry to recover costs associated with the streamlining of permits during the pilot project established by EPAct to improve federal permit coordination. [...] Scientific Inventory' of Onshore Federal Lands' Oil and Gas Resources and the Extent and Nature of Restrictions or Impediments to Their Development. [...] They note that the federal government must comply with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) in leasing oil and gas and that the oil and gas industry must comply with applicable requirements of the Clean Water and Clean Air Acts, Safe Drinking Water Act, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, and state and federal reclamation standards, among other laws The industry complains that envi [...] Oil and Gas Leasing on Public Lands Leasing of onshore federal public lands for oil and gas development is based on multiple-use/sustained yield Resource Management Plans (RMPs) developed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in the Department of the Interior (DOI).