President and CEO Barry Russell Letter to House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Rob Bishop Supporting the Markup of Onshore Regulatory and Permitting Reform Legislation

President and CEO Barry Russell Letter to House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Rob Bishop Supporting the Markup of Onshore Regulatory and Permitting Reform Legislation

Dear Chairman Bishop, The Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) appreciates the opportunity to speak in favor of the common-sense onshore regulatory reform bills before the Committee for markup. IPAA is the leading, national upstream trade association representing thousands of independent oil and natural gas producers, as well as the service and supply industries that support their efforts across the United States. Many IPAA member companies – small businesses with an average of 12 employees – actively produce oil and natural gas from leases on federally-controlled lands throughout the Intermountain West.