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Oil and gas leases on Indian lands (Part 2). Hearing before the Select Committee on Indian Affairs, United States Senate, Ninety-Seventh Congress, First Session, April 6, 1981

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OSTI ID:5614998
Part 2 of the hearing record covers testimony heard on April 6, 1981 from representatives of the petroleum industry and officials of the US Geological Survey (USGS), who described the procedures used to protect oil and gas leases on Indian reservations and public lands. It follows an earlier hearing in Billings, Montana at which witnesses identified opportunities for theft in the accounting system used by USGS. The long-term nature and the magnitude of the failure to report royalties is a threat to tribal self-determination. The record includes testimony by 13 witnesses, followed by prepared statements, material, and additional correspondence submitted for the record. (DCK)
OSTI ID:
5614998
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English