Sec. 303. Leasing certainty and consistency
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Section 17(a) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 226(a)) (as amended by section 302) is amended by adding at the end the following: The Secretary shall not withdraw approval of any covered energy project involving a lease under this Act without finding a violation of the terms of the lease by the lessee. The Secretary shall not infringe on lease rights under leases issued under this Act by indefinitely delaying issuance of project approvals, drilling and seismic permits, and rights-of-way for activities under a lease.
Not later than 18 months after an area is designated as open under the applicable land use plan, the Secretary shall make available nominated areas for lease under paragraph (2). Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall issue all leases sold under this Act not later than 60 days after the last payment is made. The Secretary shall not cancel or withdraw any lease parcel after a competitive lease sale has occurred and a winning bidder has submitted the last payment for the parcel.
The Secretary shall complete the review of any appeal of a lease sale under this Act not later than 60 days after the receipt of the appeal. If the review of an appeal is not conducted in accordance with clause (i), the appeal shall be considered approved. The Secretary may not add any additional lease stipulation for a parcel after the parcel is sold unless the Secretary— consults with the lessee and obtains the approval of the lessee; or determines that the stipulation is an emergency action that is necessary to conserve the resources of the United States.
A Federal land manager shall comply with applicable resource management plans and continue to actively lease in areas designated as open when resource management plans are being amended or revised, until a new record of decision is signed. .
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