A parcel must be offered within 18 months of an expression of interest
What the document says“shall be made available for leasing, subject to paragraph (2), by the Secretary of the Interior, not later than 18 months after the date of receipt by the Secretary of an expression of interest in leasing the applicable parcel of land”
The section rewrites the opening of section 17 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 226) so that any parcel subject to disposition under that Act and known or believed to hold oil or gas must be made available for leasing within 18 months of the Secretary receiving an expression of interest, where the Secretary finds the parcel open to leasing under the approved resource management plan in effect for the planning area when that expression of interest was submitted.
What the document actually says“shall be made available for leasing, subject to paragraph (2), by the Secretary of the Interior, not later than 18 months after the date of receipt by the Secretary of an expression of interest in leasing the applicable parcel of land”
The land must be put up for lease within 18 months. The clock starts when someone tells the Secretary they want it.
The land must be marked open in the plan for that area. The plan used is the one in force when the request came in. A later change does not count.
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