,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dega  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bj1     
#bjbb,mr4 ,lee 7for himself and ,mr4    
,scott of ,florida7 introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
reaffirm that the ,president of the     
,united ,states lacks the authority to  
stop oil and gas leasing on ,federal    
public land4  #a4 ,onshore oil and gas  
lease sales  7a7 ,quarterly onshore oil 
and gas lease sales ,notwithstanding any
 other provision of law1 the ,president 
may not pause1 or otherwise prevent from
 occurring1 quarterly onshore oil and   
gas lease sales as required by section  
#ag7;b77#a77;,a7 of the ,mineral        
,leasing ,act 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4            
#bbf7;b77#a77;,a774  7b7 ,replacement   
oil and gas lease sales ,if1 for any    
reason1 an oil and gas lease sale       
conducted under section #ag of the      
,mineral ,leasing ,act 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4   

#bbf7 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 #b calendar years after the  
date of the cancellation1 delay1        
deferral1 or pause1 as applicable4