At least 30 region-wide lease sales are required in the Gulf region
What the document says“the Secretary of the Interior shall conduct a minimum of 30 region-wide oil and gas lease sales, in a manner consistent with the schedule described in subparagraph (B)”
The section requires at least 30 region-wide oil and gas lease sales in the region shown on the map accompanying the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management final notice of sale entitled Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf Region-Wide Oil and Gas Lease Sale 254 (85 Fed. Reg. 8010), notwithstanding the 2024-2029 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program and in addition to sales under it, except within areas subject to existing leasing moratoria.
What the document actually says“the Secretary of the Interior shall conduct a minimum of 30 region-wide oil and gas lease sales, in a manner consistent with the schedule described in subparagraph (B)”
The Interior Secretary must hold at least 30 lease sales. They cover a whole offshore region. They must follow the timetable set out below.
These come on top of sales under the current plan. Areas already closed by law are left out. The region is the one shown on a 2020 map.
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