If an oil company wants to drill on public land, from whom would it secure the drilling lease?
A) Board of Regents of the University of Texas
B) State Board of Education
C) Comptroller of Public Accounts
D) Commissioner of the General Land Office

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The Commissioner of the General Land Office is responsible for managing and leasing state-owned lands, including public lands where oil companies may want to drill. Therefore, a drilling lease would need to be secured from the Commissioner of the General Land Office.

If an Oil Company Wants to Drill on Public Land