Sec. 80101. Onshore oil and gas lease sales
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The Secretary of the Interior shall immediately resume quarterly onshore oil and gas lease sales in compliance with the Mineral Leasing Act. The Secretary of the Interior shall ensure— that any oil and gas lease sale pursuant to paragraph
(1)is conducted immediately on completion of all requirements under the Mineral Leasing Act; and that the processes described in subparagraph
(A)are conducted in a timely manner to ensure compliance with subsection (b)(1). Section 17(b)(1)(A) of the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 226(b)(1)(A) ) is amended by inserting Eligible lands comprise all lands subject to leasing under this Act and not excluded from leasing by a statutory or regulatory prohibition. Land shall be considered available under the preceding sentence if the land has been designated as open for leasing under a land use plan developed or revised under section 202 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 and has been nominated for leasing through the submission of an expression of interest, is subject to drainage (as described in subsection (j)) in the absence of leasing, or is otherwise designated as available pursuant to regulations issued by the Secretary. after sales are necessary. . In accordance with the Mineral Leasing Act, each fiscal year, the Secretary of the Interior shall conduct a minimum of four oil and gas lease sales in each of the following States: Wyoming. New Mexico. Colorado. Utah. Montana. North Dakota. Oklahoma. Nevada. Alaska. Any other State in which there is land available for oil and gas leasing under the Mineral Leasing Act or any other mineral leasing law. In conducting a lease sale under paragraph
(1)in a State described in that paragraph, the Secretary of the Interior shall offer not less than 50 percent of all parcels nominated that are available and eligible pursuant to the requirements of the Mineral Leasing Act. The Secretary of the Interior shall conduct a replacement sale during the same fiscal year if— a lease sale under paragraph
(1)is canceled, delayed, or deferred, including for a lack of eligible parcels; or during a lease sale under paragraph
(1)the percentage of acreage that does not receive a bid is equal to or greater than 25 percent of the acreage offered. Section 17 of the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 226 ) is amended— by striking the section designation and all that follows through the end of subsection
(a)and inserting the following: Not later than 18 months after the date of receipt by the Secretary of an expression of interest in leasing land that is subject to disposition under this Act and is known or believed to contain oil or gas deposits, the Secretary shall, subject to paragraph (2), offer such land for oil and gas leasing if the Secretary determines that the land is open to oil or gas leasing under a land use plan developed or revised under section 202 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1712 ) and such land use plan— applies to the planning area in which the land is located; and is in effect on the date on which the expression of interest was submitted to the Secretary. A lease issued by the Secretary under this section— shall include any terms and conditions of the land use plan that apply to the area of the lease; and shall not require any stipulations or mitigation requirements not included in such land use plan. ; in subsection (p)— in paragraph (1), by inserting conduct a complete review of the application with all applicable agency staff required for the Secretary to determine the application is complete and after drill, the Secretary shall ; and by adding at the end the following: A permit to drill approved under this subsection shall be valid for a single, nonrenewable 4-year period beginning on the date that the permit to drill is approved. Pursuant to the requirements of paragraph (2), notwithstanding the existence of any pending civil actions affecting the application or a related lease issued under this Act, the Secretary shall process an application for a permit to drill or other authorizations or approvals under a lease issued under this Act. ; and by striking subsection
(q)and inserting the following: In utilizing the authorities provided by section 390 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 with respect to an activity conducted pursuant to this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall not consider whether there are any extraordinary circumstances. .
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