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Mineral Revenues: Cost of Modifying Gas Royalty Provisions Overestimated by Interior

RCED-88-45 Published: Nov 05, 1987. Publicly Released: Nov 19, 1987.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the validity and reasonableness of the Department of the Interior's estimate of the cost to retroactively modify its natural gas royalty provisions.

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Cost analysisGas leasesInterstate commerceMineral leasesNatural gasPrice regulationProjectionsRoyalty paymentsIndian landsMinerals