License to Drill Act

This bill would extend the Bureau of Land Management’s authority to collect oil and gas permit processing fees through fiscal year 2037. These fees, which are currently authorized through fiscal year 2026, are collected for each new permit application and transferred to the BLM Permit Processing Improvement Fund.

This bill affects the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), which would see its authority to collect oil and gas permit processing fees extended through fiscal year 2037. Entities applying for new oil and gas permits are also affected, as they must continue to pay fees that are transferred to the BLM Permit Processing Improvement Fund.

• Extension of oil and gas permit fee collection authority. The bill extends the Bureau of Land Management's authority to collect fees for processing oil and gas permits through fiscal year 2037.
• Funding for the BLM Permit Processing Improvement Fund. Fees collected from new permit applications will continue to be transferred to the Bureau of Land Management Permit Processing Improvement Fund.

The bill extends the Bureau of Land Management’s authority to collect oil and gas permit processing fees through fiscal year 2037.

This bill extends the Bureau of Land Management’s existing authority to collect oil and gas permit processing fees through fiscal year 2037, modifying the current authorization which is set to expire after fiscal year 2026. It maintains the established practice of transferring these fees into the BLM Permit Processing Improvement Fund.

The bill aims to maintain funding for the Bureau of Land Management’s Permit Processing Improvement Fund by extending the agency's authority to collect oil and gas permit processing fees through fiscal year 2037.