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Mr. Pombo made it clear that a primary purpose of his investigation was to attribute much of the problem to decisions by the Clinton administration to sweeten the incentives in 1998 and 1999. But the Clinton administration waived the price limitations for leases awarded in 1998 and 1999, and those leases are believed to account for most of the $65 billion in royalty-free oil and gas that Interior officials expect over the next five years. Representative Richard W. Pombo made it clear that a primary purpose of his investigation was to attribute much of the problem to decisions by the Clinton administration to sweeten the incentives in 1998 and 1999. But the Clinton administration waived the price limitations for leases awarded in 1998 and 1999, and those leases are believed to account for most of the $65 billion in royalty-free oil and gas that Interior officials expect over the next five years.