Green Building Law Blog

MARCH 20, 2012

The Department of Energy and several interesting partners (both BOMA and NRDC, for example) have launched a website consolidating green lease resources. A number of public agency versions of leases, as well as some guidance documents are included. Energy costs represent about $1 per square foot, in a $150+ per square foot lease.

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Leases Green BOMA Negotiation 40

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FEBRUARY 4, 2013

The economic impact could be even greater: The study’s estimates are conservative in part because they do not include the economic impact of land leases that would be given to local landowners, nor does it look at what could happen if exploration discovers extractable oil deposits, such as what was found in western North Dakota. .

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Illinois North Dakota Products Arkansas 80

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FEBRUARY 28, 2013

The federal Bureau of Land Management, which has subsurface mineral rights for much of the Monterey shale field, in December sold about 15 leases for thousands of acres of potential shale development in California. SMUD is a major force in helping Sacramento develop into a leading clean tech/green tech industry center.

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California Sacramento Zoning Los Angeles 47

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APRIL 8, 2014

With 32 ports statewide, Louisiana offers six deep-draft ports capable of transferring large quantities of cargo, is one of only two U.S. include Aventine Renewable Energy and Green Plains Renewable Energy, as well as units of traditional fuel makers like Valero and Chevron and crop processors like Archer Daniels Midland and Bunge Limited.

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Minnesota Iowa New Jersey New Mexico 56

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APRIL 15, 2014

The principal and interest on the bonds are paid solely from the funds derived from leasing or selling the facilities to the user company. Small Producer Credit (AS 43.55.024(c)): Credit of up to $12 million per year for taxpayers incurring eligible oil and gas lease expenditures in North Slope operations.

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Income Finance Zoning Employment 108