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Land Board approves oil and gas lease sale after staff Q&A
Summary
The Land Board approved item 0326-2 (an oil and gas lease sale) March 16 following an overview by DNRC and a technical exchange between Attorney General Austin Knudsen and DNRC Petroleum Engineer Zack Winfield; the motion carried unanimously and no public comment was recorded.
The Montana Board of Land Commissioners voted unanimously March 16 to approve an oil and gas lease sale identified as agenda item 0326-2 after a staff overview and an on-the-record exchange of technical questions.
DNRC Director Amanda Kaster opened the item with a staff overview. During board discussion Attorney General Austin Knudsen posed questions that were answered by DNRC Petroleum Engineer Zack Winfield; the transcript records several back-and-forth remarks between Knudsen and Winfield during the discussion phase. Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen moved to approve item 0326-2, with Knudsen seconding; the motion carried unanimously.
The meeting minutes record no public testimony on the lease sale and do not include sale-specific lease terms, parcel identifiers, or expected revenue figures. The Land Board’s adopted audio recording is the official record for further details, which DNRC posts on its meeting archive.
