S.Amdt. 2733

SA 2733. Mr. HEINRICH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 2360 proposed by Mr. Thune (for Mr. Graham) to the bill
H.R. 1, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con.
Res. 14; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

In section 50101(b), strike paragraph (3) and insert the
following:
(3) Lease of oil and gas lands.--Section 17(b)(1)(A) of the
Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 226(b)(1)(A)), as amended by
subsection (a), is amended by inserting ``For purposes of the
previous sentence, the term `eligible lands' means all lands
that are subject to leasing under this Act and are not
excluded from leasing by a statutory prohibition, and the
term `available', with respect to eligible lands, means those
lands that have been designated as open for leasing under a
land use plan developed under section 202 of the Federal Land
Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712) and that
have been nominated for leasing through the submission of an
expression of interest, are subject to drainage in the
absence of leasing, or are otherwise designated as available
pursuant to regulations adopted by the Secretary, except that
the terms `eligible lands' and `available' shall not include
any Federal land nominated or otherwise under consideration
for leasing in a quarterly lease sale if consultation with
Tribes over the leasing of that land, as applicable, has not
concluded in a manner consistent with applicable authorities
and if Federal, State, or local elected officials or
agencies, or Tribes, have filed a protest over the leasing of
that land and the Secretary has not, in consultation with the
protesting party or parties, made a good faith effort to
resolve the issues identified in the protest, including
issues with decisions from the applicable land use plan.''
after ``sales are necessary.''.
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