The Interior Department has rescinded a 13-year-old agreement with the state of California that guides how state and federal officials can collaborate on oil field oversight.
In a June 27 letter, four California Republican congressmen thanked Interior Secretary Doug Burgum for rescinding the Bureau of Land Management’s memorandum of understanding with the California Geologic Energy Management Division (CalGEM).
The memorandum has been rescinded and is “no longer in effect,” said Jacob Roper, a spokesperson for the California Department of Conservation, in an email Tuesday. CalGEM is part of the conservation department.
Interior and BLM did not immediately respond to requests for comment Tuesday on the letter from Republican California Reps. Vince Fong, David Valadao, Doug LaMalfa and Tom McClintock.
