is a violation of the applicable law. B Permitting of Federal oil and gas minerals 1201. Term of application for permit to drill Section 17(p) of the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 226(p) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (4) Term An application for permit to drill approved under this subsection shall be valid for the 4-year period beginning on the date of the approval. . 1202. Cooperative federalism in oil and gas permitting on available Federal land (a) In general The Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 181 et seq. ) is amended— (1) by redesignating section 44 as section 46