,,ii #aagth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #dbbh ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,may #ag1 #bjbb,mr4 ,barrasso 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,lummis1 ,mr4 ,risch1 ,mr4 ,marshall1 ,mr4 ,hoeven1 ,mr4 ,cruz1 and ,mrs4 ,hyde-,smith7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural ,resources ,a ,,bill ,to require the ,secretary of the ,interior to immediately resume oil and gas lease sales1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,lease ,now ,act of #bjbb4 #b4 ,onshore oil and gas leasing 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,onshore oil and gas lease sale ,the term onshore oil and gas lease sale means an oil and gas lease sale conducted under section #ag of the ,mineral ,leasing ,act 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #bbf74 7#b7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of the ,interior4 7b7 ,onshore oil and gas lease sales 7#a7 ,congressional declaration of policy ,consistent with the policy described in section #ajb7;a77#ab7 of the ,federal ,land ,policy and ,management ,act of #aigf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #agja7;a77#ab77 that the ,bureau of ,land ,management manage public land in a manner which recognizes the ,nation's need for domestic sources of minerals from public land1 ,congress declares that it is the policy of the ,united ,states that it is in the national interest for the ,department of the ,interior to move forward expeditiously to immediately resume-- 7,a7 onshore oil and gas lease sales2 and 7,b7 the processing and authorization of onshore oil and gas permits4 7#b7 ,requirement to immediately resume onshore oil and gas lease sales 7,a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall immediately resume quarterly onshore oil and gas lease sales in accordance with section #ag7;b77#a77;,a7 of the ,mineral ,leasing ,act 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #bbf7;b77#a77;,a774 7,b7 ,third quarter lease sale ,the ,secretary shall immediately begin the leasing process for the quarterly onshore oil and gas lease sale for the third quarter of calendar year #bjbb1 including the scoping process1 if needed4 7,c7 ,minimum statutory lease terms ,during the #e-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall offer all onshore oil and gas lease sales subject to the following minimum lease terms3 7i7 ,a royalty rate of #ab4e percent4 7ii7 ,a minimum acceptable bid of #b per acre4 7iii7 ,rental rates of-- 7,i7 not less than #a4ej per acre per year for the first through fifth years of the onshore oil and gas lease2 and 7,,ii7 not less #b per acre per year for each year thereafter of the onshore oil and gas lease4 7iv7 ,the applicable bond amount pursuant to subpart #cajd of part #cajj of title #dc1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7as in effect as of the date of enactment of this ,act74 7,d7 ,resource management plan requirement ,in conducting an onshore oil and gas lease sale in a ,state described in section #ag7;b77#a77;,a7 of the ,mineral ,leasing ,act 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #bbf7;b77#a77;,a771 the ,secretary shall offer not less than #gj percent of parcels nominated for oil and gas development under the applicable resource management plan in effect for relevant ,bureau of ,land ,management resource management areas within the applicable ,state4 7,e7 ,replacement sales ,if1 for any reason1 an onshore oil and gas lease sale for a calendar year is canceled1 delayed1 or deferred or is paused due to section #bjh of ,executive ,order #adjjh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba note2 relating to tackling the climate crisis at home and abroad71 the ,secretary shall conduct a replacement sale by not later than #c calendar years after the date of the cancellation1 delay1 deferral1 or pause1 as applicable4 #c4 ,offshore oil and gas leasing 7a7 #bjag-bjbb oil and gas leasing program 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall conduct all lease sales described in the #bjag-bjbb ,outer ,continental ,shelf ,oil and ,gas ,leasing ,proposed ,final ,program 7,november #bjaf7 that have not been conducted as of the date of enactment of this ,act by not later than ,december #ca1 #bjbc4 7#b7 ,lease sale #beg ,not later than #cj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall issue leases to the successful bidders for ,gulf of ,mexico ,lease ,sale #beg conducted on ,november #ag1 #bjba4 7b7 #bjbb-bjbg outer continental shelf oil and gas leasing program 7#a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 not later than ,june #cj1 #bjbb1 the ,secretary of the ,interior 7referred to in this section as the ,secretary7 shall approve a final #bjbb-bjbg oil and gas leasing program under section #ah of the ,outer ,continental ,shelf ,lands ,act 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #acdd74 7#b7 ,waiver ,in order to meet the deadline described in paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary may-- 7,a7 limit any comment periods required under subsections 7c7 and 7d7 of section #ah of the ,outer ,continental ,shelf ,lands ,act 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #acdd72 and 7,b7 waive any other requirements under that section that would delay final approval of the oil and gas leasing program described in paragraph 7#a74 7#c7 ,requirements ,the oil and gas leasing program described in paragraph 7#a7 shall include not fewer than #aj lease sales in the ,gulf of ,mexico and ,alaska regions of the outer ,continental ,shelf1 with a minimum of #b lease sales to be held in those regions each calendar year1 not fewer than #a of which shall be in the ,gulf of ,mexico region4 7#d7 ,limitation ,the royalty rate for a lease issued under the oil and gas leasing program described in paragraph 7#a7 shall not exceed #ah4ge percent4 7c7 ,subsequent offshore leasing programs ,section #ah of the ,outer ,continental ,shelf ,lands ,act 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #acdd7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a71 in the first sentence of the matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 by striking subsections 7c7 and 7d7 of this section and inserting subsections 7c7 through 7f72 7#b7 by redesignating subsections 7f7 through 7h7 as subsections 7g7 through 7i71 respectively2 and 7#c7 by inserting after subsection 7e7 the following3 7f7 ,subsequent leasing programs 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #cf months after conducting the first lease sale under an oil and gas leasing program prepared pursuant to this section1 the ,secretary shall begin preparing the subsequent oil and gas leasing program under this section4 7#b7 ,requirement ,each subsequent oil and gas leasing program under this section-- 7,a7 shall be approved not later than #ahj days before the expiration of the previous oil and gas leasing program2 and 7,b7 shall contain a minimum of #e lease sales4 4 #d4 ,prohibition on delays 7a7 ,in general ,the ,president shall not1 through ,executive order or any other administrative procedure1 pause1 cancel1 delay1 defer1 or otherwise impede or circumvent the ,federal energy mineral leasing processes under the ,mineral ,leasing ,act 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #aha et seq47 or the ,outer ,continental ,shelf ,lands ,act 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #acca et seq47 or a related rulemaking process required by subchapter ,,ii of chapter #e1 and chapter #g1 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code 7commonly known as the ,administrative ,procedure ,act71 without ,congressional approval4 7b7 ,rebuttable presumption ,there shall be a rebuttable presumption that any attempt by the ,president to pause1 cancel1 delay1 defer1 or otherwise impede or circumvent any ,federal energy mineral leasing or permitting process under the ,mineral ,leasing ,act 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #aha et seq47 or the ,outer ,continental ,shelf ,lands ,act 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #acca et seq47 or a related rulemaking process required by subchapter ,,ii of chapter #e1 and chapter #g1 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code 7commonly known as the ,administrative ,procedure ,act71 without ,congressional approval1 is a violation of the applicable law4