To require certain additional onshore oil and gas lease sales in certain states.

SA 5409. Mr. BARRASSO 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:

At the end of part 6 of subtitle B of title V, add the
following:

SEC. 5026_. MANDATORY ADDITIONAL ONSHORE OIL AND GAS LEASE
SALES IN CERTAIN STATES.

(a) Requirement.--Subject to subsections (b) and (c), not
later than December 31, 2022,

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the Secretary of the Interior (acting through the Director of
the Bureau of Land Management) shall conduct an oil and gas
lease sale under the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et
seq.) in each of the States in which the Bureau of Land
Management conducted lease sales in June 2022.
(b) Parcels.--The oil and gas lease sales required under
subsection (a) shall include, at a minimum, all parcels--
(1) that were evaluated under the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) process for the
June 2022 sales; but
(2) that were deferred by the applicable Bureau of Land
Management State Director.
(c) Additional Lease Sales.--The oil and gas lease sales
required under subsection (a) shall be conducted in addition
to the quarterly oil and gas lease sales required under
section 17(b)(1)(A) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C.
226(b)(1)(A)).
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