{"id":1175,"date":"2009-10-20T21:33:12","date_gmt":"2009-10-20T21:33:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coloradowildlife.org\/?p=1175"},"modified":"2009-10-20T21:33:12","modified_gmt":"2009-10-20T21:33:12","slug":"sec-salazar-announces-doi-will-offer-new-rdd-oil-shale-leases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coloradowildlife.org\/sec-salazar-announces-doi-will-offer-new-rdd-oil-shale-leases\/","title":{"rendered":"Sec. Salazar Announces DOI will offer new RD&D OIl Shale Leases"},"content":{"rendered":"
On October 20, Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior, Ken Salazar, announced that the Department will invite submission of applications for a second round of RD&D oil shale leases.\u00a0 A notice will be published soon in the Federal Register.\u00a0 Companies will have 60 days to submit their applications for up to 160 acres.\u00a0 During round one, 5 RD&D leases were granted in Colorado’s Piceance Basin.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Lessees would need to demonstrate feasibility for commercial\u00a0development \u00a0to qualify for an additional 480 contiguous acres.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n