Abstract
Changes in domestic energy policy triggered heightened conflict and competition between the formerly allied, strong, and resource-rich members of the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) public lands subgovernment: energy and ranching. From the perspective of energy industry representatives, the heightened conflict and competition with ranching resulted from variety of conditions. In the opinion of these industry representatives, expansion of domestic energy development was the result of political willpower, energy market forces, and technological advancements. There are, however, differing opinions regarding the extent to which split-estate energy development triggered conflict and competition between itself and the ranching industry. While there is general consensus among industry representatives that expanding split-estate energy development did impact the stability of the energy-ranching alliance, there is disagreement concerning the extent to which the alliance has been strained. There is also disagreement regarding how or why the conflict with ranchers became as heightened as it did as split-estate energy development expanded across the Rocky Mountain West. Representatives of the energy industry clearly believe that split-estate energy development triggered conflict with their ranching brethren.
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Energy Industry participants include:
(1) Kathleen Sgamma, Director of Government Affairs for the Independent Petroleum Association of Mountain States (IPAMS)
(2) Bob Gallagher, former President of the New Mexico Oil and Gas Association (NMOGA)
Note: Bob Gallagher was dismissed from his position following his 2009 interview (confirmed by NMOGA on January 28, 2010). His dismissal was not the result of comments made during the course of the interview as neither the recorded interview nor its transcript has ever been made public before now.
(3) Stan Dempsey, President of the Colorado Petroleum Association (CPA)
(4) Bruce Hinchey, President of the Petroleum Association of Wyoming (PAW) and former Speaker of the House, State of Wyoming Legislature
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Note: The BLM does not report the number of times bonds are posted when Surface Owner Agreements are not reached.
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Note: Surface Owner Protection Acts, or Surface Owner Accommodation Acts, were addressed or introduced in the states of New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, and Utah (2000–2009). In the State of Montana, existing legislation was reformed. In the State of Utah (2009), legislation was introduced but failed in committee. The States of New Mexico, Colorado, and Wyoming passed differing versions of the Acts.
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Sgamma, K. (2009). Director of Government Affairs for the Independent Petroleum Association of Mountain States (IPAMS). Interview Conducted: March 24, 2009; Denver, CO.
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Forbis Jr., R.E. (2019). Energy Developers. In: Altered Policy Landscapes. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-04774-0_6
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