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<br />Wright poinls Oul that dt'velopm('nh on pmall;' t.md \\ill
<br />bt' .;ubJt"Cl both 10 I(.d'-fal/..,,)\(' f'n\'IHlOmcnlal re~ulal'nn'!>
<br />and 10 ....ublle control..:' "ht' It'{"" th.u "On pmate 100otl,the
<br />compames can pto\t' no\\ n'''ponsl\'C' Int" dU' and th.llthc',
<br />art' doing tht' Job ,\ell, so Ihal \..hpo tht'\ J;':{'l J (fad.. at tht,
<br />sugar bowl fOl public land"l the, can go inlo thl:" bidding
<br />procp.... haVing plm'po thelf rp.;pon;;"bilih'."
<br />She 01]..0 It.t.r.. that dt'vl'lopmc'nl (ll public land.. .....ill ..erH'
<br />only to inuc'asf' thc' valuc' (lIthe oil rompamt'..' Idnd. '1I1h(>
<br />mdu..u... is aIlO\\{'d 10 e..tabli..h fights on public lamh:' ..he
<br />sa...., "then the \'dtut. oj tht'ir pri,'ale haldlnf.;'_ will go up
<br />{'very day. So thl' Indu..tr. ..hould dt'\e1op on pri'Jlt. laneh
<br />fir.., to pron> it (an bl' dom' Lt'l tht' indU'.,r) incrl-'d..e our
<br />nahonal hl'fitage. rather Ihan mut"a\t' tht'ir O\\n,"
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<br />Anolher mleu.<,It'd ob..t'I"\'f'r 01 Ihe ledsin~ progrilm i.. thl'
<br />En\-ironmenlal Proleclion A~en(\'. The dgenf\' I.. a <,upporler
<br />/ll Ihl' program, but nol.1100-per{t.nt ad\ocatl;'. A({ordin~ to
<br />Hardawa\ ullhe tPA,lht'agenn "aflempted 10 t'limindl(" on
<br />a philo"uphi{dl baSI". lht' t'n\'Jrtmmt'nlal-(o..h disrountlrom
<br />Iht' It.a..mg program \\'1-' telllhal an .ull\(' lask tnrce ..hould
<br />prt,\pnl problt'm..lhat would (o'>llh.lI much money."Rul. ht'
<br />add.., Iht. O\'t'rolll program i.. (omldeu.d a nt't'dl'd e\pPflrnent
<br />lu d....e.... en\'ironmt'nfallmpach. "On Ihl' \\hole. I do fa\'or
<br />Iht> lea<,ing prowam, ..,1\" Harda"a\. "b('(au<,t' II "ill dn.."er
<br />"0 mdn\' unan"\\I'1t-'d que"lion..." Th(' Ird{l.. \\t.rt' dpproved,
<br />he "iI\S. "d.. Ihp minimum n('t>oed tor iln t'V.lIU.lllon ot
<br />t.\!t'n..iH'dt'\t'lopmenl \\"t. \\'on'l ~t't Iht. dn..wer.. unlil \\t'
<br />han' Iht. nghH.ill'd opt'rallon_
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<br />Oil-Shale Lease Specifics
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<br />For the n'.ldt'r'.. mtormdtmn. "Oint' ot Ihl' tt'rm.. 0' the
<br />oil-~hJIt' ft'J..m,: proW.lln .lft' qUO/I'd below:
<br />IN..e length: "Thi.. Ipa"(' ..h.11l bl' ior a pl'riod 01 !O
<br />l.t'iI..e 'r't>ar.. nom ,ht' HIt'(llvt' Od\t' and..o long Iht'rt'.
<br />dllt'r as IheH~ i.. produrtlnn lrom lht, Ll'a..ed Depo"'l.. in
<br />commercial quanlilie.. .
<br />The Bunu..: "This bunus ..hall ht' dut. .1Od pdvablt' in ilH'
<br />I.mnua!) IOsl,lllml'nt.. In lht' t'\t'nt till' St'(fetan' dC-
<br />cppl.. a ..urH'ndN 01 rplinqui..hm('nl 01 Ihi<, I('a..e
<br />Tholl rt'lt'.l~t. "hdll nol r('IIt'\,(' Ihl' Lt'''~Pt' 01 Iht' ohli~d-
<br />lion 10 p.l\ in..lallm('nh whIch h.ld dcttul'd prinr 10 Ihe
<br />filing ollht' wrrl'ndN nr relinqui..hmt'nl of Iht' led"t'."
<br />The Bonu~ (redil~: "1 hi' L('~~t'r' mil\ crroil a~aln..1 Ihl'
<br />lourlh bonu.. in..ldllnwnl ,IM\ l'\pendlturp.. pflnr 10 Ihl'
<br />lhird Anni\'er..al'\ OJlt' dlft'CI!\' allTlhuldhl1' 10 opl'rdllon..
<br />undN Ihl.. lea~{' on Lt'iI<,t'd ldnd.. IOf Iht. dt>\t'lopm('nt
<br />ot the I t'.:l~t'd Oepthlts but nol am "\p{'ndiIUrl''' ilt-
<br />Irlbul.1blt, 10 Ihl' prt'p,Hdlion 01 a dt.\l'Iof1mt'nl plan
<br />Slmildrl\', lhl' k~"('{' m.l\ crt'dll a~dlO..I't'lt' illlh bonu..
<br />in~l.dlml'nl In\ e'p'.ndllur.... pnm In Iht' lourth An-
<br />ni\l'r..al'\ Odl" ditl'tlh atlribulahlt, 10 Opt'rdllon~ undl>r
<br />Ihi~ It'a..p on tht' Ll'a~ed l.lnd.. bul nOl am {,\pl'ndi-
<br />lurt''' allflbut,)blt, 10 Ihl' pU'f1i1fdlion 01 iI d"\I'lnpmenl
<br />plan.
<br />Rl"nlolls/Ro,oIl1it...: RI'nlal.. lor am l{'d~t' ~'ear ~h,)1l hI'
<br />crf'dilt'd b\ Ihl' le....\lr .lp,dlO,,1 .1m rO\dll\ pd\mt'nl" lor
<br />thdl It'a~t' ~'('Jf.
<br />Dlher ...'iner"I..: 'Tnt' It'~~t'(' "hJlI 011"0 p,)\ ,I fO\al" on
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<br />all min('rar~ olht'r lhan "h,lle oil umldlOt'd in Oil Shalt'
<br />prndutt'd from Ihl' LI',l"l'd ()"pO"II~ whlfh Iht' I.t,~..t't'
<br />proce....(..., t'itht.r on or oit Iht' Led"ro land.., or ~1>1I..."
<br />hlraordinar, En~imnmt'nloll (0..1<;: "II lht, Lt'...."(' ..h.lll
<br />..how Ihal compli.lnH' \\ Ilh tht. r{'quirt'menl" lor ('n-
<br />\'irnnmt'nldl prol('rllOn ha~ t"nj:Wndt'red or \\ill ('n-
<br />gt'ndt'r t'\lrdOrdindl'\ ""''' In In ,Jmounl....hi(h j.. In
<br />('\u..... 01 Iho..(. in Ihe cOnlt'mplJ.hon oi Iht' part it''> iI"
<br />dt'lermin{'d b\ Iht. Lt'~~or Iht, ~t'((t'larv ii ht' dt'{'m<;
<br />il dt,..iu'.lblt'. ma\. in order 10 01\'>.1'1 wch ((hi'> ildiuq
<br />lhe fll\.llt,t''> Ihal would nlht't'\\i~(' ht'romp dut' and Pd\'-
<br />abll' b\ dI1O\\in~ J. credil J.~ain'>llhn..p rO\.lltll...."
<br />RO'4IItit'~: "lllhl' ..halt. oil conlenl ollh(' 011 ShJ.le
<br />mined r<, more lholn m ~.ll1on.. per Ion. Ihl' bd<,i( rO\'.lIh
<br />raIl' p('r Inn ..hJlI 1)(' IOcrf'a'ot'd b\ one tl:'nl lor t'.l(h
<br />:gdllon or lrdcllon Iht'n'ol Ihallht' ,hdlt. oil conlt'nl i..
<br />more th.1n III ~dll/ln' pl'r Ion
<br />Minimum Roulty CU>oil": 'Tht, Lt'....l't' ma\ (fpdlt
<br />,1~.lin"'l .10\ minimum 10\,111\ dut' on Iht' .....Ih AnniH'r~J-
<br />r\ Ddlt' or ,In\ '>ubq>quent '\nnt\..r~dr\ D,llt> up 10 .lnd
<br />mdud,"~ Ihl' It'nlh ~nnl\t'r"'Jr\ Oalt' Iht' amount 01 ,1m
<br />"..pt>ndltufl" \,hlch arl' dltt'(lh ,Jltnbulabl(' 10 opt't.
<br />allon 01 thl:' Lea".d t,lnd, tor Ihl' d,'\('lopmt'nl 01
<br />Ihe Lt'a~t'd Dt'po<;ll.. .lnd "hich ~\l'rt' nol (rt'dih>c1
<br />JJ.:,Jcn..\ lhl' tourlh dnd illlh bonu.. In'ldllmt'n"'"
<br />Re4l..on.able Price..: Tht. It',~or rl'..er\e.. tull .lulhoril\
<br />10 m..uft' lh.ll J.m ,..It' 01 Iht' producllon lrom Iht>
<br />Lt'J~"d Dt'pOSlh 10 the L'nllt'd ...talt" or 10 Iht' publl( ...
<br />011 r('.1..on.1bl(' pflCt',
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