S.Amdt. 25

SA 25. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him
to the bill S. 316, to repeal the authorizations for use of military
force against Iraq; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end, add the following:

SEC. 3. REQUIREMENT FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST UNDER THE
MINERAL LEASING ACT.

Section 17(q) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 226(q))
is amended--
(1) by striking ``Secretary'' each place it appears and
inserting ``Secretary of the Interior''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) Requirement.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
this section, the Secretary of the Interior shall offer for
lease under this section under the applicable resource
management plan not less than 80 percent of available parcels
of land nominated for oil and gas development in an
expression of interest submitted in accordance with the
procedures established under paragraph (1).''.
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