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Interior Issues $5.2 M Civil Penalty to BP America for False Reporting on Tribal Lands

DENVER – The Department of the Interior's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEM) announced today that BP America Inc. has been assessed a civil penalty of $5.2 million for submitting “false, inaccurate, or misleading” reports for energy production that occurred on Southern Ute Indian Tribal lands in southwestern Colorado. The civil penalty announced today is not related to the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Interior and Energy Sign MOU to Spur Offshore Renewable Energy Projects

WASHINGTON, DC - The Department of the Interior and the Department of Energy today announced a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will strengthen the working relationship between the two agencies on the future development of commercial renewable offshore energy projects on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).

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Interior Details Path Forward on Indian Gaming Policy

WASHINGTON – The Department of the Interior will continue to process eligible pending applications for gaming on Indian lands while it consults and collaborates with tribal leaders in a comprehensive review of federal Indian gaming policy, Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs Larry Echo Hawk said today.

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Secretary Salazar, Governor O'Malley and Administration Officials Host America's Great Outdoors Listening Session in Chesapeake Bay Region

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar was joined by Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley, USDA Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment Harris Sherman and Environmental Protection Agency Deputy Director Bob Perciasepe to host a public listening session today on how to conserve lands in the Chesapeake Bay watershed and open up the region's extraordinary recreational opportunities to more Americans.

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