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Protecting The Sage Grouse Center Stage In Wyoming

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CAsPER, W\ ',-I'role<,jng , ..... ge i"'<''''' frvrn ham i,.n i",pornnll",,", for Wyominl oil and ga' CP<"''''''' and was. major I<>jli< of Jj ",,,,,~,,,, .. the an· ~ .. I OOfwe~tionof lhe Pelro .• u", A,,,,,,,,_ .lion of \\ojoomir <I. 0, .... .dl, ole rom~ntion

drew he"e, thar. """'Il. ''''00a0ce Con,'.nl;on reg;st .. lions n,"nbe .. ~

Tl7 for thi' yc.,'. gaLhcrin; on Aua. 19-20 in C"pc' " PAW «~bratoo 130 ye.", of,,;1 and ga' oc,i"i'y in Wy",n ;ng .nd ilS 1 14th )'Oar a ' •• industry ,n..k:

"'0''''''''''. "W. are h.ppy with ... ,rwL"". thi.

) .. ,:' ,ffinn«l PAW Pre ,iden, R"",. Hinchey. "E''''Yon< i. ,'0'Y b,uy, Oil prod""'i",, i, up, n,tur.d l1' i. up, and , ..... i , • 1<>1 of "pl"""ioo , oi ng "", W. ."0 .,.. secina • lot of s,:rvi<~ """,,,,,nO" ba>Cd he .. l0io~ to Nort:, Dakota '0 w"",,, bee. u" it's toop to find "",,-,ing lhc .. :'

"Wc are biK k to 55 rig< IUnning in Wl'oming.· Hiochey w<n' "" "A few ye.", ' go, 95 pO" .. n, "' ... ~'lu,,1 \l"' ri~ •. N"" .. ' ...... Lhi,,], are dJillin~ for oil But ... g'" pri,,, ,on .. up, "'. will """ , ... ga. rigs COl .. t..:k,"

In hi' r<ptJrt t> lhc rncmba'>hip. <diri", PAW o...irm .. W Pcrry Pc""", oot<~ , ... a,,,,,,,ia';"" oodo.I«I 33 , .. mbe", o'~r

, ... p.ot ye." bringing ,he ,,,,,,I to 205 me",bc-r<:om ponie;,

"p"w " r"'"'' ~o !""un' nf Wl'on,ing's 0<1 prodoctioo and '10 po""n' of its .010",1 gas prod.."ion." ob""" .. ~ Pc"""" >1.1< lo,'cm ,n,,"' .ITai", m"""t<T ., C"""""Phillip'. "A large part of lhc .. ,,'k. sc<tor ,,,,"p"nie ..... ",.",I:>e", ., well. We can ")' with all ",,"fidc~ th., PAW rel",,",n,; lhc en,ire ;ndu",'1 in this -'''lie,''

Earlier. Pearce ""tno.,IcdE«l tho cnOn j>U' in by lhc PAW . ... IT.nd lhc <.<p<ni"" of ,he """"i",ion', ... mbe"",nm;Il«s,

''The .s"""iotion'" don< "" <.,,,,, lIclll job of k«pin~ il> f .. ~cr on Lhc j>U1>< of :o;;ti,' ;'", .nd ,o.urikninll ",,",tru::'i"cly '0 ' he ,.g ul.tory . n~ ,he l.gi,l.t i," j>IOCc.,."," PC'.rec .. id, "We rontin"" '0 ,nake ,i~n i fiC',,"' , ,,,,lribution' in ,u pport of ,he induSiry in Wy",ninll, I .m ".'1 prood of this ""i."i", [i"":'

Pc....., then ,um<d '0 Elm<r f'lu->on" • Iong-';"" PAW me",l:>er, for ... >dinll of nominec> 10 lhe PAW Ilow'd of Di ..... ~ 'or •. 1""""". k>Ol ole opportuni'y to ~ m;oo memhe"of .... i~ of "",i,.., in,'ol,'.",.", in """ .nd loca l politi"" "Wc are lhc ""*""""" for lhc industry in Wy,"uinll," 1"""""" .mph •• i;re,d, --II i. • po..-.. ful ",""e, If '00 Ii," in W)lo",in" I "Ttc )'0" '0 11<' i.,'ol,'cd, 1hcy "')' politic> may be locJl, bu, in Wyominl, , ... y .... po""".I:'

1110 TI-£ AMERICAN OIL ~ GAS REPORTER

1>U";ni ' i, <Qmm;Il .... o" .. ;nll u.y """,u,,~, I'" W 1'"'-'1; .. t.,.,,,.b CI .. ,,,, .. ,, Day" Brow. oot<~ Lhc .",,,,,i.u,,,,', ron · ""m, r<ll",ding . H.die. locing ,ond..,oed on possible "",>t-.. I.l<~ impa eon." I ... , ...... colloe'i"g ""i>< da,"," Brown relatoo. "Wc 4u."lioocd ho ... ohcy m"""too lhc mk"'!'..",. •. They w"'" ,," ;ng them Ye'Y low .. ,he g'ound and .hroodinll lhcm , We fd, ,h., w .. 00l repre",nt.'i,'c of'he noi", leYel, ;n the ",.a,·

For , ... i rodu"''1 -suprorled "'"'" SI udy, R",.,n ",i<l, --OUr ,,,,,,,,I,,,,,, sel il> 'ne,,", ~ing n ..x<pI«I pro!<>:oIs <II 15 me''''' ."'''c ,t-", £""',,"- w~ ,lfot ' , h.,,~

lhc fi •• 1 dn )'~~ bull ,.n lell ),,,,, !hey are dilfere" from ... ha, lhc .x partm<n, reportoo,"

Once both do .. ",,, are j>UbHo.hed. ""rording 10 Rroo.'n, Ihe", ""'I' be ".n opportuni,l' '" ... ,,,,,dl. ". ~u",l:>e", .nd lhc pr",oc~s. .nd ""')te ... c ~a . <orne up with "",,",thinl c,'cl)body can"!;"", '0,"

-- I will ,,11 )'00 ,hi,; .. id 1if'Q,,'n, • "'i" la'or)' ,,,,,."I,.n, fOf BP America , "if ... c ha,~ '0 comply with Lhc noi", leYe], WGFD" "",nd , ,,,,,ul,..,, , .... t..:k ... ith, it', icing 10 be ''''Y "'rensi,'c, c'p«i ally [:or romp""i<> ... ith >1.u",,"')' <OUf<e, 0"" ... ,on'pr""'"

Disj>Ule\ o'~ issue>" secminil)' mioor., ooi", "",I<, ""tup "'" eharoc'eri.!ic of ,I>< ""i"[email protected]. ,cbel,,'cenindustry, ll", .. ,n"",n' .nd ,,,,,,,,,.. ... i,,,,i,,., B,o"'n su@$e;,oo, Hc notoo lhe .''''cl1'l ..... nl "' •• under """" Jire<:tloo 10 poodu.ce • deciw. "ilclhcr '0 liS! ,I>< V'c"'cr "'ic i"'<''''' under Ihe E.'ldang.red Spe",,,, !\ct , If lhc bird is IiSld., ci,l><r ~rc. 'cncd or cndange .. d '<stri",ion' "" land u'" """". lhe bini', ,n,ire ,.n@c <ould ;e, .. rely h."por 0 ;1 and g., op<.,.ti"", and """ lhc ".'c [., re,' •• "" .ndjob>,

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The Put l;,; l.nd, C>mmiUcc he.nI from Ren<:< Taylor of Taylor Em-iroo ·

mon .... C",,,ulting. who i. Ie.ding • f,~·

",...~'" ,tOOy of .. ge gI'>US< """"ity in Wyomin~, n.: ><OOy i, u"""tin, ~ird

I ....... "" .... ';" ,"x ... 1 .... lp' " ... ,,,k,.,..,,,,.. ""' ... od on< ."'. with no in"u"ry ""''''ity "-,. control . So far . the ""u l" ""nr,rm "h" 11c, <orlic, ><OOi<> h,ve .""-"'n: "W< "" not ""';"i I>o..d "",,,"c <loid

Fot the e"""nt ,tOO),- T:o)'k~..u.J ,he I"" """Iy.r.ing da", froo1 publ"'''lIy """, I· able ,OUT"". the Wyoming G.me wd Fi>h Dq",,'nl<nt and the WYOOl inJ Oil wd Ga, Co",,,,,"", i, .. Commi""", to r>ro" i<k. h""~dl<>p to -old ",,0001 oI=r· ""io,,.II>iokJ¥y:'

n.: ""ul", To)'10< "'1K,>rlcd, "<1<0(1)' .""-'" th i,;,. 0<1ic.1 «<o'u,..,. In no,,, ""' ... ,here i. no difT"",,,,,,, in let .tten·

.t.nooe by ""I" g~)(.l'" in <>il and "" ""' .. «""P""<"r ;oKl. "Pr«lict,oo, of kk dcclin< in Pin<d.k Oa'" not ""m" 'me. Tho>< prWiction, wor< I'>as<d 00 """"""", in tim" wl1cn tho 'lICCic, \q,'

.. ,ho I>o<tOO1 of tl>< <),<k'-1 .. lu,,')' oct;. i,"" ,,,.r< h,,'< on ;n'I"'t

m tile "4" VOO". T.yk. "" ' '''''' 100&00. "BLlt ,w<r timo. ,he bird i, ""min& t..<k in the Powder Ri"", B ... in," iJ>c ,",,,,d

T.)· I,,.-', wort< h .. , no< )'", .ttc""ted. publisho" >he ><aid. "W" arc ,""'i"ll to gct """'" I<vi<w, and wiil ' ''''1' worling 00 buildin& , uppo« f()( ,he <tOO)'," ,he r>romi>«l.

WIlen • mo:mbc, of tho ""mm itt<e joI<ed "'at m,yl1c ", >a<:< troo>< <artd w,,-< hl« ~j"i . ,h·"""""",,, ,,( tl>< "00)' f,odin,,: ' T. ylo< .o1mittOO tbc <h"llen&< «.,tinoc"<l to he ge .. in, politico! "".,""'" ond fe"" raJ "g<nci<, to '«"gni"" he, .. ooy" fioo."l'_

n.: rommin", ,hon l1c",d l roo1 tl1c ch. i, of • ,ul><ommitt'" "",t in, on • ma""in, tool o'"'"l'lI" i<, oook! "'" ",de',m""" ~o.,,,, "'''ill''';'''' eff,,", ,,, .. Id he ""''' effocti,,"_

No ... Molt}' ~1"nd<rb, "'-bit'" pro'mion '"r><"'i", ... I'>'yomi", G .. ", wd Fi,h, di"'u>>«I 0 ""w ""lin< form for «,lk"CIing inf,,"""t i, .. fn"" «""""""" """r .. ing in cor" ...., .. ., dofi""d 1»' the Wyominl s.,o Grouse Exo",.i", Onk r. n.: hm .IIow, on '>p<c.'", to Oc>< ril1c the """f>C of hi, ""tivity in "core """. <on"''''.t'''n wion, tho con' p.ny i, '"",in~, .nd >tip<llat ion, tOat m.y h".., OOon included in .n o""lic .. "", for • I"'rmit to drill_

Go..- p __ ..... IIoftI ...... ' '''w-,.:.m;'''Ii N ...... ~.,. ..... ~ ,., _m _ ....... ... w P\.tIOIc LoncIo C""' ...... 0.... _n (~ ... 11> BI' ........." ond Yloe C"",,,,,",, T"", C~ wilh _. ~" O" _ """"'Ii .... «1M ................. _"11_, ........ .. c_,Wy,

Bob ~ WGF[) '"'tcwide wildlife .nd h,bi'ot manol<lIl<nt ,upc"i"", .""~"'" to., i.~ ,,( ;ndo"'J' ""'"-'''i wildlifo dol", "",il.t.1c to tbc "'~'<""ing Nat uraJ [)i",,,ity DatlIOOs< .yst<m_ Da",

no< on WYNDD', """""'" "'" of I i mi ted -.1"" ;n USFWS', 1;","i'''''';Occ"""" 0< os WOFD u""""" the '"''''', ",'ildlif" ""'''"' pbtl. he ..ud

L:onk. upd>tcd ,ho Public Land, Com· mitt'" on tho pro<o" u>«l '0 ",Icct I""i«" r..-.- fuod;og 'h~ .. v> (]O"'"..,.. ""'.01', EJOdongor<"k ""'" for ,!,<"ic< with tl1c po"nt,.1 to i"""",t \\'yomin~\ indu"ria l ",,'i"iti<>. if I",ed undo, En· """gored S I"""" Ad.

Ho ..u.J projoct propo"",, we", ",.

viewed b)' • rommit"'" ",",'i"ing of in· di"id""l, ffom the ,"'''I1IOf's o/foc<, the oil """ p.'.oo roaJ industric" WYNDD, W)omi"i a.m: and Fi>h, and the WGFD.

"Th i' " ..... n' it"'" .,,'''' """"'_""..,., to tbc ,0"'m<Jr', o!flre [0< fundin&,' he .. id, "'porti "l th'" $1 .JS~.1j()'l hod """ n o!,,~ocd for til< [(,;co! 2015· 16 hlClUliwn_

a.ry P. Beau,".i, of ,ho WYNDD "m· ph .. " .. 1 tl1c 1 .... '''''(;'·< ;"',nt "f the i'J'" O<nol', £nd.ongo,,-'Il Spocie, Account. -n.c «,'" [""",ion of th i, .ccount i, to ~<I"'''tc food "''''ntif", ,nfonmt""' 00 >pc<ic, of ">nC<'m I1cforc to.,y "'" pet i· ,ioned f<>r li"in~ >0 th .. ,ho USFW5 C.n mak 'fJI'I"'P';'" OO:;' . ... '; n tl>< <"")' ph"',,, of it< <",,,id<r .. ioo:' he told tbc «>romittce

'W"i""l """I:of"". pctit"" "'" hocn ",!>milled to pcrform nro:;""-'Y rc><""h ;, "'" .. I',' ...... :· I1c "",(;"ucd, ''i1'ocrc ""'y MI he OMUgh "n"" to «,11ect dol", helOK in itial ""'''''",.:ore d",,:

rr...n·a,"'" Prolorol

T....,in~ ", onot""r (Or"<, tl1c Public L>.nd< Commit"'" di.cu,,,,d. protocol .' il;",-"..,,,.,,,," '11c FILM .od the- Wyoming State Hi",,><io2I i"re><n"at"", Off","_

I ......... d cuitur-.I ';irt;f""""", ,'" I"'; ,."", I""" arc roo,Kkrcd ,ho r>ror<ny of tl1c t.nOOwn<' . .o«>nIi"l1O tbc ruI<'ootli ......... ,n to., I""" "'-". Tho: FIlM. ;( it i, ;"'" """'" in cultural i"m~ "ill mu'" m.k '". "'0'

00IUbk> and &"'"' foith eff,,,," to P"'I"" ly ""' " ' if)' tl><"' , tl1c .,..,.of p<~"nt;.1 <ff<CI. .00 ,,, C",at< on inv<n'ory "f tho oullUml ""OOJ'<O'

Flu' now. """mli n~ to Pu~I", L>.nd,< Ch:&innlUl B""",n, hUldow""r> mu" I1c in"'""",,, in ",view ""'ctin". and the FILM d<,,~ not h .. ~ "U'I>o<;ty to "-'Gu;rc """" for on in"' "tory, Howe"'f, ,ho "I!<ncy <"'" withhold , PC""" if, . , • ""u l, of """''' Ii",it~ it i, """hie to

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During Ih<.!l Sept~mbe1 WOGCC meet

ing, G",'.,,,,,, Me"" noted 'he ,,~,"s "'ell bonding 'equirement> ~nJ n~ring of associ~led ga' "'ere OIher imponanl i"ue, being lhe comn,i«i"",

Walson .,.j,-ised PAW members <.!I lhei, August con,,,nli,,,, I h~1 ,he SWIe"S n"ring ",I"" w<'re nOl :su iled for modern well comple'i"" lechnique,. '-With all Ih"l S"'" into drill ins and """,pI'ling a new ""II, 15 <I;,)'S is not.nough time to lest lhe ""II during flo .... b ... k," he posed.

"FI"rins ... "." h"s been as big "n i"uc in Wyom ing b<c.u", wc ha\'e m",' of ,he infm_"rn<:ture in pi""" al",.,.j)':· WaI""" ,uggcs'ro_ ". am n'~ 'ure whal ,he eommi"ion<" wan ' us '0 do on naring_ Wo will ha\'C to " -.Ii, and >tt:'

1be Sial,', b<MKling requirement' abo ha'" been qLl<" ionro. Wa' ''''' adn"..-Icdj;od. "Ou, Slalo bond fund i, .oh'on, "ill:' hc """",d PAW. " Bu,. man)' ()rphanod coalhed me,bal'l< wdl, arc not ",wc",d by ,hoi, bond;,"

W .. ,,,,,,, ",TtlaJt«l ,bal many of ,ho ()r-

phanod CBM ..-"'Is ",erc m"'llinal pr<J

duco r. ,ha, wo'" ,;old 10 ,malk, and Sr'nallor ~6rttpar!ic! . WI><~ rlalural g'" prices foil ,,, "","",I $1 an Md. he said. some: ope." ,,,,, rea<:hcti 'hoi' crooomic limil<, "We ""w comp;u>ies shu, down on,i", r",k];." Wa'''''' ""ailed. '"Tho (U .s.) Bu,e~u of Land Manag.menl ha, II>< aulhorily 10 go afl., 'he "",";00' """ ... ,or; Wyoming doe, noo . So. ".-e na"e I.M "'1'hane<! w.lI, in ,,.. "~Ie and my job is 10 see lhey ~re plugged ."

WaI,on ,old hi; PAW oudieo<e ,hoi' ,he "£00<)' had plan , '0 plug 300 " '011 , a y.ar for the ... ' t foo' y ..... ' We r"n inlO "')If", i,,,,,,; ,hi, )'tar wi,h 'oil gr .. " from all ,"" spring rain, bu , l"'dy. "''' h.,,, seen plugging c",ls go dooo'n:' he ob.. rYed_

Fnu.1uIY Discl"su,.

Anooho, i"LI< Walson said hi, office faccd i, ong"ing li ,iga'i"n o,'c' 'he WOGCC, pru<os, for <k'crrnining [1''''',uring nuid .. .uk secre", Wyoming "'qui"" ope1'.''''' 10 file inf""""'i"" OIl

fluid, \\'ith the WOC.cc , .. her than using a "''''icc s..:h '" F,.","'ocu',()rg. 1" "'gulaliM! ",qui ", tl>< , ,,-,tc t() Jolcrrnilk which nuid, arc """,i<k,ed .. .Ide sec",,, and thorcforc do noo ha'" '0 he publicly re,'c"led,

In M=h. tho \\-)oming Supr<rtt Court sent a I~"'su il challenging lhe ,wle's reguia,ion, back 10 districl coot!. f,ndin8 Ihe oor<kn \\' .. ' "" Ihe commi«i"" '0 j ustify ilS cia«Wocalioo of Ir..de """,elS.

"We ~"' ""'king on .I che< klist Ih~ 1 disc""",, lhe chemicals. but doesn', enable someone to """.,., engi .... r lhe forrnul~" W .. son reported

On OIl< ",ho, note. Walson 'ai d hi, orr.:e somelime, foond itself in ,he middle when 'wu companios wi,b in'ore'" in a w.ll m.de competing d aim, of uper,,· ,ors), ip. "Wo ha,'o gon o by ",ho i, ,"" f'''1 '0 f,Ie an APD," h • .,.j,·ised PAW. "Thai h'" noo >lOJlP<d cornpanios from f'ling dispules. SO "'-" "re looI:ing a' a di ffo",n, pro",,,,:' 0

Delegation Anticipates Republican Win CAS PER, WY._Wyoming·, Ihree

member coogressiooal delegalion aff'rmed il< support of ,..., Sl~,e"S ene'lI)' iodu,"'Y "nd expre,sed confideD« ,he midlerm electi"", ""oold relum Republican, to Se n"I' cumm iu ee chai,man,hip, "nd "ommon sen", 10 fcJ.r:mJ energ)' policy

1be ""'e', ',,"'0 ",n"'o", and o"e "<I'" gre>swoman addressed ,he Pt,roIeum A>"", ia,i"" of Wyoming on the >ttond d;oy of il> 2(l 14 ann"al ""","cn ,ion. Aug_ 19· 20 in Ca"per, All o' l"oo;scJ f"," m' ion ",i,h ,he Dcmoc1'oI,ic-kd Se""'c and ,he Obdrna a<imini;ora,i"".

La,or. Amer;"an Pc,roleum In ,,i,u,c Senior Policy Ad,'i .. , Richard Rangor 00iaI tho West', rr"U>lr"'ioo with Coogr-es<. ",hile API Seni<or "-"OIl"",", Ad,'i"'r Roa)'

ola llougher discussed lhe impact' of gro".-ing domest ic prodUCli"",

Republican Represen lat i"e Cynlhi~ Lummi, <on, plaine<! lha, "(Senale Majority Leader) H .. ny Reid, [).)o.i\' .. ".-an" to "",,\'inee peovle Iha l Ihi. is a donothing Coogress when i, i, hi' agenda Ihal is blocking "ny progress in Ihe Sen~I. ,"

Sen"lor John Barr"".,. R.Wy .. noted. '",. pre,idenl ""ys he " .... t. more . nergy from America. bul de,-.loping oil and

gas on public bnd i. more expen,i,-~ and Ie" timel)' bee,use of fcJ.r:ral policiespolicies Ihal he h"s put in pI,"-",."

Senalor Michael En,-" R_Wy .. off~red. "If Republ ic"n, take COO lrol of ,he Sen"le ,. you will see progre" on lhe budget

Wo "an rc,,,,,,,, ",h al ,I>< presidenl has do",,_ He moy ,-c'o, but \\'0 would finally ho,'t. ""icc:'

Pcopk in W}'oming Lno\\' h"", im· punan' na ,ural rc",,,,,,,,, arc. """Q<ding '0 Sena 'or Barr,,-,-,.,,_ Wi,h Republican c"",ruI of ,ho Senalo, ho 'aid ho would 'un for chai, of 'h o SubeommiHc< OIl

Public Land,. Forcs" and Mining. "We

must figh' for muhiple use of public bod, . "n idea thai has so"en !Mt lately." he staled.

Refoml l.egi,luli""

Among curnnl legi sb ' ion. B" ... oISso said a bill he CO-'p',"sored was inlcnJod l<' imprm't ,he pro"<",,,' for "Wlica' i,,"; for permil> l<' drill and "'hcr paperwork aI Bu",au of Land M"n"8CfT1<n' offICc; in ,he West , "We h""e """n Republican; and ""'t n Dc ,"""ral> s igned "" l<' ,bi, bill," Ban-a' ''' ""\'i<od PAW, ~h will gi,'c loc"l BLM "ffice, ,he re><JufCc' ' hey flCc<l '0 pru<<>' p;ipct\l-orL and ,educo

U,s. _ Of 101;~_ EIlZI /loll), R-Wy .. _ . with incoming CMir' man Randy Karri. d~r1ng U ... Po. oro""",, "_ion oIWyorilg'o ""nu. ' meoIin!!, "\111. l IJ-20 In C_r.n... • __ Wyoming COfl-

groulonal dooiega'ion Sl>QI<e dou ..

1"IiI ''''' "_'Ion. OCTOBER20H 163

AUS __ ot n..,..-... _ ''''' lIfOuP .". _i,'" "" .. ,in ... legi ... ... .", to reI<><m _ EndIInIl"'od Spec;" Ae1. C<>n1lN_ ..... Cynlhio Lum_ ' e ll. , "" PI 1roloum AII_ I.tlan ar WyonW>o, -We _ to gl ... ,.,..., 0DUfI

"" 01><1 _ mo<e Input .. ..- In ,,,. li_g r>«><_" oIIe ,nsist"',

baoklogs:' Rcprc<cntaLi,'c Lummis silid ,he had

co--cllairro a Hoose ,,'orking gru<Jp c,amining til< lin<J""gcrod Spc-ci« Au and inlended 10 camrtaign [or chai",',,"'a n of Lhe Subcomminee "" Public L,;, nds and En"i",nmenlal RegulaL;"",

''The .. pe:rience gained Ihroogh Ihis "'orking group belped uS drJn a modeSI bill 10 r-.fOftlllhe ESA:' Lummis ""e;,Je</, -We h,"'e t<> sr'" state" counlies and Iribes """" inpU L e"rlier in Ihe liSling process , lDey m",t ha' .. lhe abilil}' to " .. igh Ihe ec<)lI{>mie impXI' of a ,pc-cies listing as "'ell us lhe science,"

lDe p"-,,,;ess "",,' used to'~ tte scie ... ", usci for ESA dc<:i'ion m""ing. likwis<. must be: im"",,-ed. Lummi, won' on 'Thinl ~y '-o.-if",ation of. li"ing dt:ci'ion .hould be: m:ruirro_ llla, i, not happ<ning , In fx' . ",me of tlto s<ionce usci in ,Ito", doci'ion' i, p<t>p<""ary. and Lha' i, wrong:'

Lummis sa>d lhe bill drAled by the "'tning group included a recurring Lteme ,he hatl sounded ,incc 'hc wa, firs, docto;d '0 Cong«" in 2009_ "We wan' 10 limil altMteY f= ",hen lte SO'"",menl is ,uN and ,he "tLomey i, p;iid ou, "r a f<:d<ml budge':' ..... ",,>d, "The bill ""uld limit aLlorney fees 10 5125 "n hour. an amoun, ,ha' i, appropria 'c whcn Lhe """'C)' «,me' ou ' of ,Ito U.s. Fi,h & Wildli fe Ser\'ice budget , Too often, it seem, Lbe !'.SA x,i,," i, dri"en in lhe «)Un",o", and not thru<Jgh agency prior· ity."

lDe direcl;,-e forcing USFWS 10 issue

a doci,i,," "" 'he ,agc grouse is an c,ampk of go,'cm"'en, ae,i"n being dri,'c~ by liligat iOO, Lu.mmi l dc<'larod, ''The 2015 dt:adlinc for a li.ling tl<Cision ;, amiorat)' and WaS "" by a ",,,konen, reached behind clt><cd doors Wi Lh no in· po,," <-hc Charged,

Lummis said Lito House mighl alWCh language Ihi, f"1I10 a ikp;irlmen! o[ In· lerior "W"'P'iali.,.,s bill Lila, "wid direct lte "8"ncy to include re",:on;h and f,ndings [",m Wy,,",ing in,o a sage gru<J .. list ing .Jedsi"" , "We ".-an, '0 use Wyoming as a template and allow other slaLes to catch up," she said

WOSlem Fl'\LSc .... ' ioo,

In his keynote add",,,, API's Ranger WOfI"ied Lhat the ",al concerns of "II Westemo,-,; wore n<~ be:ing Itoard in Wa,hing_

'00 "We n«<l tQ change tlto narmti"o.M

Rangor said_ "ff " .. <an roturn ,,, ,Ito <on<:<:pI of tlto human om'ironm<n L " .. will go, OUr SLU<)' """"S, Tn 'hc Wc". """"k li,'o, mine, drill. fann, rOCroaLo. hun" . igh Lsee and h i~c, I, i< our cnl'iron· men" lJnf""una'eI~, ,hi< e"""cpl of ,he human cnl'ironmcn, is being I ..... because "f adlocacy by cenain en,'ir,,"mcnLaI or· gani""i,,",,"

For i" ~, he said, Al'l join. lhe polic)' baule< in Washingt"" on ,he leg· islali"e and regulaL01")' fron", Lobbying C,,"gress and filing c"",men,, "" 'pecie, li'ling and Cfilical habi lal aclions, for ",ample, are pan of e"eryd"y life in Washington.

"Hi,toric"lIy, ""rfocu, ha, been Lhose areas Ih"l affecl drilling "nd proo"",li.,.,." Ranger relaled, "I""ely, we are .. eing

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more ' hing' '''''e >hap<: bc<aus< of a di · ma'e chango agcnda, h i, clear ,haL a numbcrof cn,'ironmcnu!1 nongoycmmcn, organimLi,,", an: using ,he EndLngorro Spc-cies Ae' ,,, dri,'C fedcr-.I poIic)' "" c1imaLc chango,"

I-'dn of ,he probkm. he allOWed, i, lhai ",~n " ilh ltei, nlajai'y in the House, Republicans slill are "'a1")' of the poIilical p""'et " .. iel<led b)' lhe en"i,,,,,menLalist """'emen,, He referenced foo"e, N",urJI Resoor<e. Chaimlan Richard f>ombo. RCa .. "plaininB Lhal Pumbo's SIlppo<\ of energy .Jewlopmenl and pr;""le propen}' righ ls rdllied en\'ironmenl~1 (O"ganil,i1lions to eamp"ign ag"in'l him in 2006, 1loe).' e,-.nl""lIy spen L more Ihan had e'-or heen spenl to .Jefeat a si((inll e(HOg",,,"'an, and Pombo has ret ired from public ",,'. ice.

"In 2005, I'ombo sponsored a minor rcl'ision 10 ,he ESA Lhal "irrcd up ,II< opp",iti(HO:' Rangor m;;aJled_ " Many in Con!l-"''' ,ymp;o Lhelic 10 l'omoo got lhe

Ne, .. rthcb" indu""", ha,,, ""me: together in the cause of incremenlal ESA re· form, Ranger ",>d, "HR 4315 has cleared the NilurJ Rc>ouotts 00rnmi'L<c, I, m:ruio<:s the Dcpartm<:r< of I "",n.,.- k) """'" a,-"Iab&<: rLta it use, in decision m;Jling, and "'lui"" i, locoo,ider dua already prudocru b)' Lhc ""'e,,- ro\ "'~ likely k. mr" .. this }'oar. but " .. see it as returning in 2015."

SEE m~U~G ,\TIO:"J I'AGE 170

DELEGATION . .. . . . FllOM PAGE 1601

Ranger also poin Lcd to HR 4284. ,be IOSA hnpro,'<men, Ae" " 'hieh would gi,'c SlaLOS ,ime '0 dc,'clop a "Sla'c pru<<C Li,'c ac,i",,-' plan befott a species could be lisled. "AgJin. tlltre is little dJnce of it p,,,,s ing this yeal." Ranger ""k"",,' ~ed.

He ""id API joined OIher indust"" in pressing for acce .. '0 settl<:ment di,,", -

Ranger roneilldc:d b)' ""'ing whe,he, !he inoJuIIr)' cook] "oo a bcucr jet> IIl:lI'Iaging wa<lo or a"oiding inltU<ion, on habita',"

*Yos we ean:' he rc<pondc:d. "Ou, job is to do both ~I\d still prO'o'ide ,he el\efgy America r.ee<ls:·

Energy Rc, .. lssan""

. ion, when li'igalion ","cI" li\ling <!.xi';"", Prodding a high-I"..,I ""en';'''' of or dc .ignaling cri,ical habi'a' Wa' eon- ,he oil and na'ur~1 gas indu,",),. API's . idc,ed, ''11>< pcop1c aff<C lOd b)' ,he« Dougher toM a PAW lunch audience Ihal decisi"", ough' Lu ha,'c an opportuni'y she ,,,,,'inued to be sorprised by i~I)" , to p;tnicip;t'c." hc in.i>led, g.Il)l,'\h and 'l""a<1i ng impact.

"Wc mLI>l purSue ""nsibk. incmncntai "For one Ihing. we ha'·. ron,i".n!ly ",f""". tt..:l<d by """,nce:' Ranger ad- undereSlima,ed lhe amoun' of energy \'i«d. "WhaL We prOOucc has '0 p;t" ,be coming in'o Ihe n,.uke':· , he "'id. *AII 'red faCC<.r ''''' wi '" Ttl<Ttlbcn; <>I"Congross. ,hi, new Oll<rg), i, making a powerful We h;,"e '0 "'in lhe economic eon.,.- difforencc in priec"" quence. i"ue. u.,,'cr pricos for na,u,al 8a' ha"c

" Make no m i'take. ,he people " '00 'purred a renaissance in "me';"an man-oppose: ou, ind ~'11)' are u,ing ,he ESA "f'""uting, she ",id. and ha,'< ""'cd ,he nOl'o p'Olec, ..nimal,. bu"o lock up al ..... "Sef""'il;'SI.200 ~ >e ... inhou.ehold land:' he ":en' on. "h', being used by ulili,yexpense,. ad,-e"",ies of our indu'lry '0 change be· Dougher "",ed row Ame';"an rer.II<I-ha"ior, and to chang< land u,.. In an)' ics ,,"'ere prOOudng more fuel' 'han e' .. " . area "'here Ihere i, increased act i"ily. and in IUln " 'ere e,,,,,,,ing more prodoc" 'here i, increa,ed pre"ure for li'ling 'han e,'er, *Be l"' .. n lhe exp;tnsion or ' pec'" lI.S ",fine,)' OOIPOI and Ame';""n, ",ing. 170 l1iE AMERICAN OIL &. GAS REPORTER

Ie" fuel ,han ,bey ha'"< in ,he I"" L. out prOOoc' cxpom ",ached ""ord b"cls in July:' she "'ported.

''11>< real opportuni LY is in c,porting shJle C>il. since it is mostly ligllt. s"'eet etUde:' Dougher.aid "Amerie .. refineries in"e".d in he..-'y oil p'ocessing. and m""h <>I" lhal COO"" from 001 friends in Canada. Ligh l ,"-eel emd. is """" "aluable on lhe global "'~r~e, . II', lim. for us I<> lifl'he crude expon oon ,"

Consllu;;,ing ,he KeySione XL Pipeline "'oold re,uh in more oil mo"ing f,om Canad:a. "We ha'·. been Il)'ing 10 gel lhe KeySlone pipeline "PP'"""ed fCO" , i. >e~:' Doughe, comn,en,ed. *W. buill ,h. Trmsconlinenlal Railroad during lhe Ci,-il War f~slel Ih~n ".., ~r. building Key-

Dospilc the n08a,i,'c headlines. Dougher in.i>lod Ame';"an, renw.ined ''''1)' ,upp""i'·. of ,h. ell<rSY indu""y. "1hey ,,"'an! '0 see domes lic de'·elopmen!. We h~I·. to IrJnslale ,hal in lo poIi'ical "",ion:' ,he said. "00 "'. h..-'. lhe "'i"""" and coorJg< 10 manage ,he,. resou,ees so lhey make a difference in oor 1"..,.-1 Tha i i, 00' biggest respon,ibilily." 0

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