[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 113 (Monday, June 30, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S4116]
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  SA 2733. Mr. HEINRICH 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 section 50101(b), strike paragraph (3) and insert the 
     following:
       (3) Lease of oil and gas lands.--Section 17(b)(1)(A) of the 
     Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 226(b)(1)(A)), as amended by 
     subsection (a), is amended by inserting ``For purposes of the 
     previous sentence, the term `eligible lands' means all lands 
     that are subject to leasing under this Act and are not 
     excluded from leasing by a statutory prohibition, and the 
     term `available', with respect to eligible lands, means those 
     lands that have been designated as open for leasing under a 
     land use plan developed under section 202 of the Federal Land 
     Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712) and that 
     have been nominated for leasing through the submission of an 
     expression of interest, are subject to drainage in the 
     absence of leasing, or are otherwise designated as available 
     pursuant to regulations adopted by the Secretary, except that 
     the terms `eligible lands' and `available' shall not include 
     any Federal land nominated or otherwise under consideration 
     for leasing in a quarterly lease sale if consultation with 
     Tribes over the leasing of that land, as applicable, has not 
     concluded in a manner consistent with applicable authorities 
     and if Federal, State, or local elected officials or 
     agencies, or Tribes, have filed a protest over the leasing of 
     that land and the Secretary has not, in consultation with the 
     protesting party or parties, made a good faith effort to 
     resolve the issues identified in the protest, including 
     issues with decisions from the applicable land use plan.'' 
     after ``sales are necessary.''.
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