[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 112 (Saturday, June 28, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S4012]
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SA 2573. Mr. SCHATZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 2360 proposed by Mr. Thune (for Mr. Graham) to the bill
H.R. 1, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con.
Res. 14; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
In paragraph (2) of section 17(a) of the Mineral Leasing
Act (30 U.S.C. 226(a)) (as amended by section 50101(d)(1)),
strike subparagraph (A) and insert the following:
``(A) Lease terms and conditions; tribal stipulations or
mitigation requirements.--
``(i) In general.--A lease issued by the Secretary under
this section with respect to an applicable parcel of land
made available for leasing under paragraph (1)--
``(I) shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the
approved resource management plan; and
``(II) subject to clause (ii), may not require any
stipulations or mitigation requirements not included in the
approved resource management plan.
``(ii) Tribal stipulations or mitigation requirements.--Any
stipulations or mitigation requirements developed through
consultation with any applicable Indian tribe but not
included in an approved resource management plan shall be
included as a lease term or condition.
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