This part restarts oil and gas leasing in a federal reserve in Alaska. At least five sales are due within ten years. Each must put up at least four million acres. From fiscal year 2034 Alaska keeps 70 percent of the money.
The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of the InteriorHow: statuteSec. 50105 in the PDF
What the document says
“the Secretary shall expeditiously restore and resume oil and gas lease sales under the Program for domestic energy production and Federal revenue in the areas designated for oil and gas leasing”
The section requires the Secretary of the Interior, from the date of enactment, to restore and resume oil and gas lease sales without delay under the competitive leasing program established by section 107 of the Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6506a), in the areas set out for leasing in the 2020 final environmental impact statement and record of decision named in the section.
What the document actually says
“the Secretary shall expeditiously restore and resume oil and gas lease sales under the Program for domestic energy production and Federal revenue in the areas designated for oil and gas leasing”
That sentence, in plain words
The Secretary must bring lease sales back fast. They are there to make energy at home. They also bring in federal money. They cover land already marked for leasing.
What this is about
Those areas come from two papers dated 2020. One is a study of harm to the land. One is a record of the choice made. Neither is indexed here.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of the InteriorHow: statuteSec. 50105 in the PDF
What the document says
“the Secretary shall conduct not fewer than 5 lease sales under the Program by not later than 10 years after the date of enactment of this Act.”
The section requires at least five lease sales under the program within ten years of enactment, each offering at least 4,000,000 acres, with the first due within one year of enactment and a further sale due at least every two years after that.
What the document actually says
“the Secretary shall conduct not fewer than 5 lease sales under the Program by not later than 10 years after the date of enactment of this Act.”
That sentence, in plain words
The Secretary must hold at least five lease sales. All five must happen within ten years of this law.
What this is about
Each sale must put up at least four million acres. The first is due within a year. After that one is due at least every two years.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of the InteriorHow: statuteSec. 50105 in the PDF
What the document says
“In conducting lease sales under subsection (c), the Secretary shall offer the same lease form, lease terms, economic conditions, and stipulations as described in the NPR-A final environmental impact statement”
The section requires the Secretary to offer the same lease form, lease terms, economic conditions and stipulations as described in the 2020 final environmental impact statement, including the October 6, 2020 errata sheet but not the September 20, 2022 one, and in the December 2020 record of decision.
What the document actually says
“In conducting lease sales under subsection (c), the Secretary shall offer the same lease form, lease terms, economic conditions, and stipulations as described in the NPR-A final environmental impact statement”
That sentence, in plain words
The Secretary must use the same lease terms as before. They come from a 2020 environmental study.
What this is about
That includes the form of the lease and its money terms. A 2020 correction sheet counts. A 2022 one does not.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of the InteriorHow: statuteSec. 50105 in the PDF
What the document says
“Beginning in fiscal year 2034, of the receipts from sales, rentals, bonuses, and royalties on leases issued pursuant to this section after the date of enactment of the Act entitled `An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14' (119th Congress)--”
The section amends section 107(l) of the Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6506a(l)) so that from fiscal year 2034, of the receipts from sales, rentals, bonuses and royalties on leases issued under that section after enactment of this Act, 70 percent is paid to the State of Alaska and 30 percent to the Treasury of the United States.
What the document actually says
“Beginning in fiscal year 2034, of the receipts from sales, rentals, bonuses, and royalties on leases issued pursuant to this section after the date of enactment of the Act entitled `An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14' (119th Congress)--”
That sentence, in plain words
From fiscal year 2034 the money from these leases is split. It covers sales, rents, bonuses and royalties. Only leases issued after this law count.
What this is about
Alaska gets 70 percent of it. The Treasury gets the other 30 percent. Before 2034 the older rule still holds.
No action is recorded against this proposal. That is not evidence that none has been taken, and nobody has yet read it against the record. See what the tracker does not yet cover.
Each distinct thing the section does: the duty to restore and resume lease sales, the number and timing of sales and the acreage in each, the terms the sales must carry, and the new split of receipts with the State of Alaska.
The four definitions the section sets out, which point to named Bureau of Land Management documents, are carried in summaries rather than recorded as their own proposals.
The section adopts terms from a 2020 environmental impact statement and record of decision and amends section 107 of the Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act of 1976, none of which is indexed here.
