How has information from the Energy Policy and Conservation Act been used in the plan?
The Price Resource Management Plan has been identified as a “time sensitive plan” to timely address energy resources studied under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA, 2000). Under EPCA, federal agencies were tasked with developing a national inventory of all mineral resources and reserves beneath federal lands and determine if any unnecessary impediments to access were present (i.e. are necessary and proper stipulations in place for oil and gas leasing). This data is now being incorporated into RMPs to plan for multiple uses on the public lands, and specifically plan for the responsible development of energy resources in these areas. The EPCA inventory will be used to determine oil and gas leasing stipulations and lease restrictions. It will also be used to determine criteria for waivers, exceptions, and modifications. In some cases the review may result in strengthening stipulations or lessening stipulations dependent upon the current conditions being addressed. Reviewing th
