Mineral Resources: Interior's Actions on Three Coal Leases
RCED-87-193
Published: Sep 30, 1987. Publicly Released: Oct 09, 1987.
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In response to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) proposal to suspend a portion of a firm's coal leases to encourage the firm's compliance with a law prohibiting a firm and its affiliates from obtaining additional onshore federal mineral leases if the firm is not producing coal from a lease within a certain time frame.
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