---
title: "Digest only the energy-law changes the lawyer pastes"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/energy-resources-and-mining/prepare-a-regulatory-change-digest-for-energy-clients/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A13-B6-5-US"
practice_area: "Energy, Resources & Mining"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Digest only the energy-law changes the lawyer pastes

> For each instrument and change the lawyer pastes, record the citation, the date printed on the paste, and the sentence the lawyer marked. Do not add a change and do not state what the client must do.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/energy-resources-and-mining/prepare-a-regulatory-change-digest-for-energy-clients/united-states  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

Site index for agents: https://ailawframework.com/llms.txt

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Energy, Resources & Mining](https://ailawframework.com/practice/energy-resources-and-mining.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | For each instrument and change the lawyer pastes, record the citation, the date printed on the paste, and the sentence the lawyer marked. Do not add a change and do not state what the client must do. |
| What the lawyer must review | There is no single national mining or energy code that supplies a standing digest. 30 U.S.C. 226 is the statute under which the Secretary of the Interior leases parcels known or believed to contain oil or gas. A pasted amendment is the lawyer's source. ABA Formal Opinion 512 (29 July 2024) requires the lawyer to check a generative summary before it is used. The lawyer decides which changes matter to the client. The digest does not give that advice. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Prepare a regulatory-change digest for energy clients](https://ailawframework.com/practice/energy-resources-and-mining/prepare-a-regulatory-change-digest-for-energy-clients.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: For each instrument and change the lawyer pastes, record the citation, the date printed on the paste, and the sentence the lawyer marked. Do not add a change and do not state what the client must do.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- An empty cell is not a finding that the law is unchanged.
- A primary term, a royalty rate, and a rental amount from section 226 are not calculated in the digest.

## Sources

- [30 U.S.C. 226, Leasing of oil and gas parcels](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/30/226) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Formal Opinion 512, Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools (29 July 2024)](https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/professional_responsibility/ethics-opinions/aba-formal-opinion-512.pdf) (checked 2026-10-22)

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*