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Cooperative Inspection Agreements with States and Tribes

Program Information

Popular name

Section 202 Agreements

Program Number

15.222

Program objective

To provide for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to enter into cooperative agreements with Tribes so that authorized Tribal inspectors can carry out inspection activities on Indian oil and gas leases within Tribal jurisdiction.

Program expenditures, by FY (2023 - 2025)

This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.

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Additional program information

  1. 2016

    No current data available. The Bureau of Land Management has awards financial assistance agreements with the Navajo and Jicarilla Nations. The agreements established procedures for cooperation and coordination in planning and programming for oil and gas inspections of Nation leases with a goal of increasing the frequency of inspections providing for the uniform application of regulations, and timely communications between the BLM and the Nation in performance of their regulatory functions. The inspection and enforcement staff are Navajo and Jicarilla nationals who have the appropriate technical training and language skills to operate freely on their reservation.

  2. 2017

    The Bureau of Land Management has awards financial assistance agreements with the Navajo and Jicarilla Nations. The agreements established procedures for cooperation and coordination in planning and programming for oil and gas inspections of Nation leases with a goal of increasing the frequency of inspections providing for the uniform application of regulations, and timely communications between the BLM and the Nation in performance of their regulatory functions. The inspection and enforcement staff are Navajo and Jicarilla nationals who have the appropriate technical training and language skills to operate freely on their reservation.

  3. 2018

    The Bureau of Land Management has awards financial assistance agreements with the Navajo and Jicarilla Nations. The agreements established procedures for cooperation and coordination in planning and programming for oil and gas inspections of Nation leases with a goal of increasing the frequency of inspections providing for the uniform application of regulations, and timely communications between the BLM and the Nation in performance of their regulatory functions. The inspection and enforcement staff are Navajo and Jicarilla nationals who have the appropriate technical training and language skills to operate freely on their reservation.

  4. 2019

    The Bureau of Land Management has awards financial assistance agreements with the Navajo and Jicarilla Nations. The agreements established procedures for cooperation and coordination in planning and programming for oil and gas inspections of Nation leases with a goal of increasing the frequency of inspections providing for the uniform application of regulations, and timely communications between the BLM and the Nation in performance of their regulatory functions. The inspection and enforcement staff are Navajo and Jicarilla nationals who have the appropriate technical training and language skills to operate freely on their reservation.

  5. 2020

    Inspection and enforcement activities for oil and gas leases to include production inspections, drilling operations, blowout preventer tests, mechanical integrity tests, primary and remedial cementing, bradenhead tests, plugging and abandonment operations, as well as environmental compliance inspections related to equipment leaks, spills and other surface use concerns of oil and gas operations on the Nation’s lands.

  6. 2021

    Inspection and enforcement activities for oil and gas leases to include production inspections, drilling operations, blowout preventer tests, mechanical integrity tests, primary and remedial cementing, bradenhead tests, plugging and abandonment operations, as well as environmental compliance inspections related to equipment leaks, spills and other surface use concerns of oil and gas operations on the Nation’s lands.

  7. 2023

    Inspection and enforcement activities for oil and gas leases to include production inspections, drilling operations, blowout preventer tests, mechanical integrity tests, primary and remedial cementing, bradenhead tests, plugging and abandonment operations, as well as environmental compliance inspections related to equipment leaks, spills and other surface use concerns of oil and gas operations on the Nation’s lands.

  8. 2024

    Inspection and enforcement activities for oil and gas leases to include production inspections, drilling operations, blowout preventer tests, mechanical integrity tests, primary and remedial cementing, bradenhead tests, plugging and abandonment operations, as well as environmental compliance inspections related to equipment leaks, spills and other surface use concerns of oil and gas operations on the Nation’s lands.

  9. 2025

    Inspection and enforcement activities for oil and gas leases to include production inspections, drilling operations, blowout preventer tests, mechanical integrity tests, primary and remedial cementing, bradenhead tests, plugging and abandonment operations, as well as environmental compliance inspections related to equipment leaks, spills and other surface use concerns of oil and gas operations on the Nation’s lands.

Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):

For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.

OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.

43 CFR 3190 and 43 CFR 3192.

  1. Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Act of 1982, Public Law 97-451, 30 U.S.C, Subchapter II, 1732 (a).

Program details

Categories & sub-categories

Natural Resources

Program types

Eligible beneficiaries

  • Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments
  • State

Additional resources