S.Amdt. 5403

SA 5403. Mr. HOEVEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 5194 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill H.R. 5376, to
provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14;
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

Strike section 50265 and insert the following:

SEC. 50265. ENSURING ENERGY SECURITY.

(a) Annual Lease Sales.--
(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, in accordance with the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C.
181 et seq.), beginning in fiscal year 2022, the Secretary
shall conduct a minimum of 4 oil and natural gas lease sales
annually in each of the following States:
(A) Wyoming.
(B) New Mexico.
(C) Colorado.
(D) Utah.
(E) Montana.
(F) North Dakota.
(G) Oklahoma.
(H) Nevada.
(I) Any other State in which there is land available for
oil and natural gas leasing under that Act.
(2) Requirement.--In conducting a lease sale under
paragraph (1) in a State described in that paragraph, the
Secretary shall include a minimum of 25 percent of the
outstanding nominated acreage in the applicable State under
part 3120 of title 43, Code of Federal Regulations (or
successor regulations).
(3) Replacement sales.--If, for any reason, a lease sale
under paragraph (2) for a calendar year is canceled, delayed,
or deferred, including for a lack of eligible parcels, the
Secretary shall conduct a replacement sale during the same
calendar year.
(b) Limitation on Issuance of Certain Leases or Rights-of-
way.--
(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
(A) Federal land.--The term ``Federal land'' means public
lands (as defined in section 103 of the Federal Land Policy
and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702)).
(B) Offshore lease sale.--The term ``offshore lease sale''
means an oil and gas lease sale--
(i) that is held by the Secretary in accordance with the
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.);
and
(ii) that, if any acceptable bids have been received for
any tract offered in the lease sale, results in the issuance
of a lease.
(C) Onshore lease sale.--The term ``onshore lease sale''
means a quarterly oil and gas lease sale--
(i) that is held by the Secretary in accordance with
section 17 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 226); and
(ii) that, if any acceptable bids have been received for
any parcel offered in the lease sale, results in the issuance
of a lease.
(2) Limitation.--During the 10-year period beginning on the
date of enactment of this Act--
(A) the Secretary may not issue a right-of-way for wind or
solar energy development on Federal land unless--
(i) an onshore lease sale has been held during the 120-day
period ending on the date of the issuance of the right-of-way
for wind or solar energy development; and
(ii) the sum total of acres offered for lease in onshore
lease sales during the 1-year period ending on the date of
the issuance of the right-of-way for wind or solar energy
development is not less than the lesser of--

(I) 2,000,000 acres; and
(II) 50 percent of the acreage for which expressions of
interest have been submitted for lease sales during that
period; and

(B) the Secretary may not issue a lease for offshore wind
development under section 8(p)(1)(C) of the Outer Continental
Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337(p)(1)(C)) unless--
(i) an offshore lease sale has been held during the 1-year
period ending on the date of the issuance of the lease for
offshore wind development; and
(ii) the sum total of acres offered for lease in offshore
lease sales during the 1-year period ending on the date of
the issuance of the lease for offshore wind development is
not less than 60,000,000 acres.
(3) Savings.--Except as expressly provided in subparagraphs
(A) and (B) of paragraph (2), nothing in this paragraph
supersedes, amends, or modifies existing law.
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