“The term "Coastal Plain" has the meaning given the term in section 20001(a) of Public Law 115-97 (16 U.S.C. 3143 note).”
The section takes the meaning of Coastal Plain from section 20001(a) of Public Law 115-97, defines the oil and gas program as the one established under section 20001(b)(2) of that law, and defines the Secretary as the Secretary of the Interior acting through the Bureau of Land Management.
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“The term "Coastal Plain" has the meaning given the term in section 20001(a) of Public Law 115-97 (16 U.S.C. 3143 note).”
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The words Coastal Plain carry the meaning they have in a 2017 law. Nothing new is set out here.
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Two other terms are given meanings as well. One is the oil and gas program. One is the Secretary, acting through a land agency.
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Provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, Public Law 119-21, sec. 50104, 139 Stat. 142 (2025). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ21/html/PLAW-119publ21.htm
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“The Coastal Plain and the oil and gas program take their meaning from a 2017 law,” Provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, section 50104, Sec. 50104. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/pl-119-21/proposal/sec50104-definitions/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).
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