,,ii #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #dfj ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,february #f 7legislative day1 ,february #e71 #bjbe,mr4 ,daines 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,marshall1 ,mr4 ,risch1 ,mr4 ,cassidy1 ,mrs4 ,hyde-,smith1 ,ms4 ,murkowski1 ,mr4 ,sheehy1 ,ms4 ,lummis1 ,mr4 ,crapo1 ,mr4 ,curtis1 ,mr4 ,barrasso1 and ,mr4 ,hoeven7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural ,resources ,a ,,bill ,to promote domestic energy production1 to require onshore and offshore oil and natural gas lease sales1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,supporting ,made in ,america ,energy ,act4 #b4 ,required onshore and offshore oil and natural gas leasing 7a7 ,onshore lease sales 7#a7 ,annual lease sales ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 in accordance with the ,mineral ,leasing ,act 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #aha et seq471 beginning in fiscal year #bjbe1 the ,secretary of the ,interior 7referred to in this section as the ,secretary7 shall conduct a minimum of #d oil and natural gas lease sales annually in each of the following ,states3 7,a7 ,wyoming4 7,b7 ,new ,mexico4 7,c7 ,colorado4 7,d7 ,utah4 7,e7 ,montana4 7,f7 ,north ,dakota4 7,g7 ,oklahoma4 7,h7 ,nevada4 7,i7 ,any other ,state in which there is land available for oil and natural gas leasing under that ,act4 7#b7 ,requirement ,in conducting a lease sale under paragraph 7#a7 in a ,state described in that paragraph1 the ,secretary shall offer all parcels eligible for oil and gas development under the resource management plan in effect for the ,state4 7#c7 ,replacement sales ,if1 for any reason1 a lease sale under paragraph 7#a7 for a calendar year is canceled1 delayed1 or deferred1 including for a lack of eligible parcels1 the ,secretary shall conduct a replacement sale during the same calendar year4 7b7 ,offshore lease sales 7#a7 ,gulf of mexico region annual lease sales 7,a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 beginning in fiscal year #bjbf1 the ,secretary shall conduct a minimum of #b region-wide oil and natural gas lease sales annually in the ,gulf of ,mexico ,region of the outer ,continental ,shelf1 which shall-- 7i7 offer the same lease form1 lease terms1 economic conditions1 and stipulations as contained in the final notice of sale entitled ,gulf of ,mexico ,outer ,continental ,shelf ,oil and ,gas ,lease ,sale #bfa 7#hh ,fed4 ,reg4 #hjgej 7,november #bj1 #bjbc772 and 7ii7 include-- 7,i7 the ,central ,gulf of ,mexico ,planning ,area1 as described in the #bjag-bjbb ,outer ,continental ,shelf ,oil and ,gas ,leasing ,proposed ,final ,program 7,november #bjaf72 and 7,,ii7 the ,western ,gulf of ,mexico ,planning ,area1 as described in the #bjag-bjbb ,outer ,continental ,shelf ,oil and ,gas ,leasing ,proposed ,final ,program 7,november #bjaf74 7,b7 ,timing ,in conducting the offshore lease sales under subparagraph 7,a71 the ,secretary shall conduct a lease sale under that subparagraph not later than each of the following dates3 7i7 ,march #ca1 #bjbf4 7ii7 ,august #ca1 #bjbf4 7iii7 ,march #ca1 #bjbg4 7iv7 ,august #ca1 #bjbg4 7v7 ,march #ca1 #bjbh4 7vi7 ,august #ca1 #bjbh4 7vii7 ,march #ca1 #bjbi4 7viii7 ,august #ca1 #bjbi4 7ix7 ,march #ca1 #bjcj4 7x7 ,august #ca1 #bjcj4 7xi7 ,march #ca1 #bjca4 7xii7 ,august #ca1 #bjca4 7xiii7 ,march #ca1 #bjcb4 7xiv7 ,august #ca1 #bjcb4 7xv7 ,march #ca1 #bjcc4 7xvi7 ,august #ca1 #bjcc4 7xvii7 ,march #ca1 #bjcd4 7xviii7 ,august #ca1 #bjcd4 7xix7 ,march #ca1 #bjce4 7xx7 ,august #ca1 #bjce4 7#b7 ,moratorium on oil and gas leasing in the ,eastern ,gulf of ,mexico ,section #ajd of the ,gulf of ,mexico ,energy ,security ,act of #bjjf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #acca note2 ,public ,law #aji-dcb7 is amended-- 7,a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7i7 in the matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 by striking ,june #cj1 #bjbb and inserting ,december #ca1 #bjce2 7ii7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking or after the semicolon2 7iii7 in paragraph 7#c77;,b77iii71 by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon2 and 7iv7 by adding at the end the following3 7#d7 any area in the ,south ,atlantic ,planning ,area 7as designated by the ,bureau of ,ocean ,energy ,management as of the date of enactment of this paragraph72 or 7#e7 any area in the ,straits of ,florida ,planning ,area 7as designated by the ,bureau of ,ocean ,energy ,management as of the date of enactment of this paragraph74 2 and 7,b7 by adding at the end the following3 7d7 ,effect on certain leases ,the moratoria under subsection 7a7 shall not affect valid existing leases in effect on the date of enactment of this subsection4 7e7 ,environmental exceptions ,notwithstanding subsection 7a71 the ,secretary may issue leases in areas described in that subsection for environmental conservation purposes1 including the purposes of shore protection1 beach nourishment and restoration1 wetlands restoration1 and habitat protection4 4 7#c7 ,lease sales in ,alaska region 7,a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of the ,interior shall conduct a minimum of #f offshore lease sales during the #aj-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this ,act in the ,cook ,inlet ,planning ,area as identified in the #bjag-bjbb ,outer ,continental ,shelf ,oil and ,gas ,leasing ,proposed ,final ,program published on ,november #ah1 #bjaf1 by the ,bureau of ,ocean ,energy ,management 7as announced in the notice of availability of the ,bureau of ,ocean ,energy ,management entitled ,notice of ,availability of the #bjag-bjbb ,outer ,continental ,shelf ,oil and ,gas ,leasing ,proposed ,final ,program 7#ha ,fed4 ,reg4 #hdfab 7,november #bc1 #bjaf7774 7,b7 ,requirements 7i7 ,area offered for lease ,the ,secretary of the ,interior shall offer not fewer than #a1jjj1jjj acres for each offshore lease sale conducted under subparagraph 7,a74 7ii7 ,issuance of leases ,if any acceptable bids have been received for any tract offered in a lease sale conducted under subparagraph 7,a71 the ,secretary of the ,interior shall issue the lease not later than #ij days after the lease sale to the highest bid on the tract offered4 7iii7 ,royalty rate ,the royalty rate for each lease issued pursuant to a lease sale conducted under subparagraph 7,a7 shall be #ab4e percent4 7#d7 ,outer ,continental ,shelf oil and gas leasing program ,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 7i7 as subsections 7g7 through 7j71 respectively2 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 shall be approved not later than #ahj days before the expiration of the previous oil and gas leasing program4 2 and 7,d7 by indenting subsection 7j7 7as so redesignated7 appropriately4 7c7 ,prohibition 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,president shall not1 through ,executive order or any other administrative procedure1 unreasonably 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 seq471 the ,outer ,continental ,shelf ,lands ,act 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #acca et seq471 the ,naval ,petroleum ,reserves ,production ,act of #aigf 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #feja et seq471 or ,public ,law #aae-ig 7commonly known as the ,tax ,cuts and ,jobs ,act of #bjag71 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 7#b7 ,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 process under the ,mineral ,leasing ,act 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #aha et seq471 the ,outer ,continental ,shelf ,lands ,act 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #acca et seq471 the ,naval ,petroleum ,reserves ,production ,act of #aigf 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #feja et seq471 or ,public ,law #aae-ig 7commonly known as the ,tax ,cuts and ,jobs ,act of #bjag71 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