117 S4571 IS: To reaffirm that the President of the United States lacks the authority to stop oil and gas leasing on Federal public land. U.S. Senate 2022-07-20 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

II117th CONGRESS2d SessionS. 4571IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESJuly 20, 2022Mr. Lee (for himself and Mr. Scott of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural ResourcesA BILLTo reaffirm that the President of the United States lacks the authority to stop oil and gas leasing on Federal public land.

1.

Onshore oil and gas lease sales

(a)

Quarterly onshore oil and gas lease sales

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President may not pause, or otherwise prevent from occurring, quarterly onshore oil and gas lease sales as required by section 17(b)(1)(A) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 226(b)(1)(A)).(b)

Replacement oil and gas lease sales

If, for any reason, an oil and gas lease sale conducted under section 17 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 226) for a calendar year is canceled, delayed, or deferred or is paused due to section 208 of Executive Order 14008 (42 U.S.C. 4321 note; relating to tackling the climate crisis at home and abroad), the Secretary shall conduct a replacement sale by not later than 2 calendar years after the date of the cancellation, delay, deferral, or pause, as applicable.