The Department of the Interior (DOI) has released its Final Report on a review of agency actions that are potentially burdensome to domestic energy production, in accordance with an executive order issued from President Donald Trump in March. Executive Order 13783 charged each department of the executive branch to review these burdensome actions, with “burden” meaning “to unnecessarily obstruct, delay, curtail, or otherwise impose significant costs on the siting, permitting, production, utilization, transmission, or delivery of energy resources.” Agencies of DOI oversee the 19 percent of the United States’ total energy supply which is produced on federal lands and waters and generates $10 billion in revenue annually. The 43-page report details the nine DOI bureaus with energy “programs and responsibilities,” the actions of each bureau they consider to be burdensome, as well as actions DOI has undertaken, or will undertake, to undo these impediments. Essentially, the Final Report makes clear that virtually all federal energy policies are in the process of a much-needed overhaul. The goals of President Trump’s America First Energy Plan are nothing short of U.S. energy dominance, something not inconceivable given America’s wealth of natural resources. The report aims to push DOI firmly behind Trump’s plan, while simultaneously keeping the agency’s duties regarding environmental stewardship and conservation front-and-center...more
ICYMI, the final report is here.
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