DENVER I As part of a landmark settlement agreement announced in November, the Bureau of Land Management last week canceled 17 of the 19 leases on top of the Roan Plateau near Rifle.
The settlement agreement included refunding approximately $47.6 million in bonus bids and annual rental payments to leaseholders. The environmental assessment and decision record for the lease cancellation is available at www.blm.gov/co/st/en/ BLM_Information/nepa/gsfo/completed_2015_nepa.html
The settlement agreement, reached with conservation groups and oil and…