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er issued prior to, on, or subsequent to the date of enact-
ment of this section. 
TITLE VIII—COMMITTEE ON 
NATURAL RESOURCES 
Subtitle A—Energy and Mineral 
Resources 
PART I—OIL AND GAS 
SEC. 80101. ONSHORE OIL AND GAS LEASE SALES. 
(a) REQUIREMENT TO IMMEDIATELY RESUME ON-
SHORE OIL AND GAS LEASE SALES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Inte-
rior shall immediately resume quarterly onshore oil 
and gas lease sales in compliance with the Mineral 
Leasing Act. 
(2) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of the Inte-
rior shall ensure— 
(A) that any oil and gas lease sale pursu-
ant to paragraph (1) is conducted immediately 
on completion of all requirements under the 
Mineral Leasing Act; and 
(B) that the processes described in sub-
paragraph (A) are conducted in a timely man-
ner to ensure compliance with subsection (b)(1). 
(3) LEASE OF OIL AND GAS LANDS.—Section 
17(b)(1)(A) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 
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226(b)(1)(A)) is amended by inserting ‘‘Eligible 
lands comprise all lands subject to leasing under this 
Act and not excluded from leasing by a statutory or 
regulatory prohibition. Land shall be considered 
available under the preceding sentence if the land 
has been designated as open for leasing under a land 
use plan developed or revised under section 202 of 
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
1976 and has been nominated for leasing through 
the submission of an expression of interest, is sub-
ject to drainage (as described in subsection (j)) in 
the absence of leasing, or is otherwise designated as 
available pursuant to regulations issued by the Sec-
retary.’’ after ‘‘sales are necessary.’’. 
(b) QUARTERLY LEASE SALES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with the Min-
eral Leasing Act, each fiscal year, the Secretary of 
the Interior shall conduct a minimum of four oil and 
gas lease sales in each of the following States: 
(A) Wyoming. 
(B) New Mexico. 
(C) Colorado. 
(D) Utah. 
(E) Montana. 
(F) North Dakota. 
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(G) Oklahoma. 
(H) Nevada. 
(I) Alaska. 
(J) Any other State in which there is land 
available for oil and gas leasing under the Min-
eral Leasing Act or any other mineral leasing 
law. 
(2) REQUIREMENT.—In conducting a lease sale 
under paragraph (1) in a State described in that 
paragraph, the Secretary of the Interior shall offer 
not less than 50 percent of all parcels nominated 
that are available and eligible pursuant to the re-
quirements of the Mineral Leasing Act. 
(3) REPLACEMENT SALES.—The Secretary of 
the Interior shall conduct a replacement sale during 
the same fiscal year if— 
(A) a lease sale under paragraph (1) is 
canceled, delayed, or deferred, including for a 
lack of eligible parcels; or 
(B) during a lease sale under paragraph 
(1) the percentage of acreage that does not re-
ceive a bid is equal to or greater than 25 per-
cent of the acreage offered. 
(c) LEASING OF OIL AND GAS.—Section 17 of the 
Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 226) is amended— 
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(1) by striking the section designation and all 
that follows through the end of subsection (a) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘SEC. 17. LEASING OF OIL AND GAS. 
‘‘(a) LEASING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months 
after the date of receipt by the Secretary of an ex-
pression of interest in leasing land that is subject to 
disposition under this Act and is known or believed 
to contain oil or gas deposits, the Secretary shall, 
subject to paragraph (2), offer such land for oil and 
gas leasing if the Secretary determines that the land 
is open to oil or gas leasing under a land use plan 
developed or revised under section 202 of the Fed-
eral Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 
U.S.C. 1712) and such land use plan— 
‘‘(A) applies to the planning area in which 
the land is located; and 
‘‘(B) is in effect on the date on which the 
expression of interest was submitted to the Sec-
retary. 
‘‘(2) LAND USE PLANS.— 
‘‘(A) LEASE TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—A 
lease issued by the Secretary under this sec-
tion— 
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‘‘(i) shall include any terms and con-
ditions of the land use plan that apply to 
the area of the lease; and 
‘‘(ii) shall not require any stipulations 
or mitigation requirements not included in 
such land use plan. 
‘‘(B) EFFECT
OF
REVISIONS.—The revi-
sion of a land use plan shall not prevent or 
delay the Secretary from offering land for leas-
ing under this section if the other requirements 
of this section have been met, as determined by 
the Secretary.’’; 
(2) in subsection (p)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘con-
duct a complete review of the application with 
all applicable agency staff required for the Sec-
retary to determine the application is complete 
and’’ after ‘‘drill, the Secretary shall’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) TERM.—A permit to drill approved under 
this subsection shall be valid for a single, nonrenew-
able 4-year period beginning on the date that the 
permit to drill is approved. 
‘‘(5) EFFECT OF PENDING CIVIL ACTION ON 
PROCESSING
APPLICATIONS
FOR
PERMITS
TO 
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DRILL.—Pursuant to the requirements of paragraph 
(2), notwithstanding the existence of any pending 
civil actions affecting the application or a related 
lease issued under this Act, the Secretary shall proc-
ess an application for a permit to drill or other au-
thorizations or approvals under a lease issued under 
this Act.’’; and 
(3) by striking subsection (q) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(q) OTHER REQUIREMENTS.—In utilizing the au-
thorities provided by section 390 of the Energy Policy Act 
of 2005 with respect to an activity conducted pursuant 
to this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall not consider 
whether there are any extraordinary circumstances.’’. 
SEC. 80102. NONCOMPETITIVE LEASING. 
(a) NONCOMPETITIVE LEASING.—Section 17 of the 
Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 226) is further amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(A)— 
(i) in the first sentence, by striking 
‘‘paragraph (2)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph 
(2) or (3)’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end ‘‘Lands for 
which no bids are received or for which the 
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highest bid is less than the national min-
imum acceptable bid shall be offered 
promptly within 30 days for leasing under 
subsection (c) of this section and shall re-
main available for leasing for a period of 
2 years after the competitive lease sale.’’; 
and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3)(A) If the United States held a vested future in-
terest in a mineral estate that, immediately prior to be-
coming a vested present interest, was subject to a lease 
under which oil or gas was being produced, or had a well 
capable of producing, in paying quantities at an annual 
average production volume per well per day of either not 
more than 15 barrels per day of oil or condensate, or not 
more than 60,000 cubic feet of gas, the holder of the lease 
may elect to continue the lease as a noncompetitive lease 
under subsection (c)(1). 
‘‘(B) An election under this paragraph is effective— 
‘‘(i) in the case of an interest which vested after 
January 1, 1990, and on or before October 24, 
1992, if the election is made before the date that is 
1 year after October 24, 1992; 
‘‘(ii) in the case of an interest which vests with-
in 1 year after October 24, 1992, if the election is 
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made before the date that is 2 years after October 
24, 1992; and 
‘‘(iii) in any case other than those described in 
clause (i) or (ii), if the election is made prior to the 
interest becoming a vested present interest.’’; 
(2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(c) LANDS SUBJECT
TO LEASING UNDER SUB-
SECTION (B); FIRST QUALIFIED APPLICANT.— 
‘‘(1) If the lands to be leased are not leased 
under subsection (b)(1) of this section or are not 
subject to competitive leasing under subsection 
(b)(2) of this section, the person first making appli-
cation for the lease who is qualified to hold a lease 
under this chapter shall be entitled to a lease of 
such lands without competitive bidding, upon pay-
ment of a nonrefundable application fee of at least 
$75. A lease under this subsection shall be condi-
tioned upon the payment of a royalty at a rate of 
12.5 percent in amount or value of the production 
removed or sold from the lease. Leases shall be 
issued within 60 days of the date on which the Sec-
retary identifies the first responsible qualified appli-
cant. 
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‘‘(2)(A) Lands (i) which were posted for sale 
under subsection (b)(1) of this section but for which 
no bids were received or for which the highest bid 
was less than the national minimum acceptable bid 
and (ii) for which, at the end of the period referred 
to in subsection (b)(1) of this section no lease has 
been issued and no lease application is pending 
under paragraph (1) of this subsection, shall again 
be available for leasing only in accordance with sub-
section (b)(1) of this section. 
‘‘(B) The land in any lease which is issued 
under paragraph (1) of this subsection or under sub-
section (b)(1) of this section which lease terminates, 
expires, is cancelled or is relinquished shall again be 
available for leasing only in accordance with sub-
section (b)(1) of this section.’’; and 
(3) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(e) PRIMARY TERM.—Competitive and noncompeti-
tive leases issued under this section shall be for a primary 
term of 10 years: Provided, however, That competitive 
leases issued in special tar sand areas shall also be for 
a primary term of 10 years. Each such lease shall continue 
so long after its primary term as oil or gas is produced 
in paying quantities. Any lease issued under this section 
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for land on which, or for which under an approved cooper-
ative or unit plan of development or operation, actual drill-
ing operations were commenced prior to the end of its pri-
mary term and are being diligently prosecuted at that time 
shall be extended for two years and so long thereafter as 
oil or gas is produced in paying quantities.’’. 
(b) FAILURE
TO COMPLY WITH PROVISIONS
OF 
LEASE.—Section 31 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 
U.S.C. 188) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ‘‘section 
17(b)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (b) or (c) of sec-
tion 17 of this Act’’; 
(2) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘either’’ after ‘‘rentals 
and’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘or the inclusion in a 
reinstated lease issued pursuant to the pro-
visions of section 17(c) of this Act of a re-
quirement that future rentals shall be at a 
rate not less than $5 per acre per year, 
all’’ before ‘‘as determined by the Sec-
retary’’; and 
(B) by amending paragraph (3) to read as 
follows: 
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‘‘(3)(A) payment of back royalties and the in-
clusion in a reinstated lease issued pursuant to the 
provisions of section 17(b) of this Act of a require-
ment for future royalties at a rate of not less than 
162⁄3 percent computed on a sliding scale based 
upon the average production per well per day, at a 
rate which shall be not less than 4 percentage points 
greater than the competitive royalty schedule then in 
force and used for royalty determination for com-
petitive leases issued pursuant to such section as de-
termined by the Secretary: Provided, That royalty on 
such reinstated lease shall be paid on all production 
removed or sold from such lease subsequent to the 
termination of the original lease; 
‘‘(B) payment of back royalties and inclusion in 
a reinstated lease issued pursuant to the provisions 
of section 17(c) of this Act of a requirement for fu-
ture 
royalties 
at 
a 
rate 
not 
less 
than 
162⁄3 percent: Provided, That royalty on such re-
instated lease shall be paid on all production re-
moved or sold from such lease subsequent to the 
cancellation or termination of the original lease; 
and’’; 
(3) in subsection (f)— 
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(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘in the 
same manner as the original lease issued pursu-
ant to section 17’’ and inserting ‘‘as a competi-
tive or a noncompetitive oil and gas lease in the 
same manner as the original lease issued pursu-
ant to subsection (b) or (c) of section 17 of this 
Act’’; 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the 
issuance of a lease in lieu of an abandoned patented oil 
placer mining claim shall be treated as a noncompetitive 
oil and gas lease issued pursuant to section 17(c) of this 
Act.’’; 
(4) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘subsection 
(d)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections (d) and (j)’’; 
(5) by amending subsection (h) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(h) ROYALTY REDUCTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) In acting on a petition to issue a non-
competitive oil and gas lease, under subsection (j) of 
this section or in response to a request filed after 
issuance of such a lease, or both, the Secretary is 
authorized to reduce the royalty on such lease if in 
his judgment it is equitable to do so or the cir-
cumstances warrant such relief due to uneconomic 
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or other circumstances which could cause undue 
hardship or premature termination of production. 
‘‘(2) In acting on a petition for reinstatement 
pursuant to subsection (d) of this section or in re-
sponse to a request filed after reinstatement, or 
both, the Secretary is authorized to reduce the roy-
alty in that reinstated lease on the entire leasehold 
or any tract or portion thereof segregated for royalty 
purposes if, in his judgment, there are uneconomic 
or other circumstances which could cause undue 
hardship or premature termination of production; or 
because of any written action of the United States, 
its agents or employees, which preceded, and was a 
major consideration in, the lessee’s expenditure of 
funds to develop the property under the lease after 
the rent had become due and had not been paid; or 
if in the judgment of the Secretary it is equitable to 
do so for any reason.’’; and 
(6) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(j) ISSUANCE OF NONCOMPETITIVE OIL AND GAS 
LEASE; CONDITIONS.—Where an unpatented oil placer 
mining claim validly located prior to February 24, 1920, 
which has been or is currently producing or is capable of 
producing oil or gas, has been or is hereafter deemed con-
clusively abandoned for failure to file timely the required 
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instruments or copies of instruments required by section 
1744 of title 43, and it is shown to the satisfaction of 
the Secretary that such failure was inadvertent, justifi-
able, or not due to lack of reasonable diligence on the part 
of the owner, the Secretary may issue, for the lands cov-
ered by the abandoned unpatented oil placer mining claim, 
a noncompetitive oil and gas lease, consistent with the pro-
visions of section 17(e) of this Act, to be effective from 
the statutory date the claim was deemed conclusively 
abandoned. Issuance of such a lease shall be conditioned 
upon— 
‘‘(1) a petition for issuance of a noncompetitive 
oil and gas lease, together with the required rental 
and royalty, including back rental and royalty accru-
ing from the statutory date of abandonment of the 
oil placer mining claim, being filed with the Sec-
retary— 
‘‘(A) with respect to any claim deemed 
conclusively abandoned on or before January 
12, 1983, on or before the one hundred and 
twentieth day after January 12, 1983; or 
‘‘(B) with respect to any claim deemed 
conclusively abandoned after January 12, 1983, 
on or before the one hundred and twentieth day 
after final notification by the Secretary or a 
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court of competent jurisdiction of the deter-
mination of the abandonment of the oil placer 
mining claim; 
‘‘(2) a valid lease not having been issued affect-
ing any of the lands covered by the abandoned oil 
placer mining claim prior to the filing of such peti-
tion: Provided, however, That after the filing of a pe-
tition for issuance of a lease under this subsection, 
the Secretary shall not issue any new lease affecting 
any of the lands covered by such abandoned oil plac-
er mining claim for a reasonable period, as deter-
mined in accordance with regulations issued by him; 
‘‘(3) a requirement in the lease for payment of 
rental, including back rentals accruing from the 
statutory date of abandonment of the oil placer min-
ing claim, of not less than $5 per acre per year; 
‘‘(4) a requirement in the lease for payment of 
royalty on production removed or sold from the oil 
placer mining claim, including all royalty on produc-
tion made subsequent to the statutory date the claim 
was deemed conclusively abandoned, of not less than 
121⁄2 percent; and 
‘‘(5) compliance with the notice and reimburse-
ment of costs provisions of paragraph (4) of sub-
section (e) but addressed to the petition covering the 
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conversion of an abandoned unpatented oil placer 
mining claim to a noncompetitive oil and gas lease.’’. 
SEC. 80103. PERMIT FEES. 
Section 17 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 
226) is further amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(r) FEE FOR COMMINGLING OF PRODUCTION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Inte-
rior shall approve applications allowing for the com-
mingling of production from two or more sources 
(including the area of an oil and gas lease, the area 
included in a drilling spacing unit, a unit partici-
pating area, a communitized area, or non-Federal 
property) before production reaches the point of roy-
alty measurement regardless of ownership, the roy-
alty rates, and the number or percentage of acres 
for each source if the applicant pays an application 
fee of $10,000 and agrees to install measurement 
devices for each source, utilize an allocation method 
that achieves volume measurement uncertainty levels 
within plus or minus 2 percent during the produc-
tion phase reported on a monthly basis, or utilize an 
approved periodic well testing methodology. Produc-
tion from multiple oil and gas leases, drilling spacing 
units, communitized areas, or participating areas 
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from a single wellbore shall be considered a single 
source. Nothing in this subsection shall prevent the 
Secretary of the Interior from continuing the current 
practice of exercising discretion to authorize higher 
percentage volume measurement uncertainty levels if 
appropriate technical and economic justifications 
have been provided. 
‘‘(2) REVENUE
ALLOCATION.—Fees received 
under this subsection shall be deposited into the 
Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. 
‘‘(s) FEES FOR PERMITS-BY-RULE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish, by regulation not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this subsection, a permit-by- 
rule process under which a leaseholder may receive 
approval to drill for oil and gas if the leaseholder 
certifies compliance with such regulations and pays 
a fee of $5,000. Such permit-by-rule process shall 
allow drilling operations to commence no later than 
45 days after the leaseholder has filed a registration 
that certifies compliance with such regulations and 
paid the fee required by this paragraph. 
‘‘(2) REVENUE
ALLOCATION.—Fees received 
under this subsection shall be deposited into the 
Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.’’. 
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SEC. 80104. PERMITTING FEE FOR NON-FEDERAL LAND. 
(a) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the Mineral 
Leasing Act, the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Manage-
ment Act of 1982, or subpart 3162 of part 3160 of title 
43, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regula-
tions), but subject to any applicable State requirements, 
the Secretary of the Interior shall not require a permit 
to drill for an oil and gas lease under the Mineral Leasing 
Act for an action occurring within an oil and gas drilling 
or spacing unit if the leaseholder pays a fee of $5,000 
and— 
(1) the Federal Government— 
(A) owns less than 50 percent of the min-
erals within the oil and gas drilling or spacing 
unit; and 
(B) does not own or lease the surface es-
tate within the area directly impacted by the 
action; or 
(2) the well is located on non-Federal land over-
lying a non-Federal mineral estate, but some portion 
of the wellbore traverses but does not produce from 
the Federal mineral estate subject to the lease. 
(b) NOTIFICATION.—For each State permit to drill 
or drilling plan that would impact or extract oil and gas 
owned by the Federal Government— 
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(1) each lessee of Federal minerals in the unit, 
or designee of a lessee, shall— 
(A) notify the Secretary of the Interior of 
the submission of a State application for a per-
mit to drill or drilling plan on submission of the 
application; 
(B) provide a copy of the application de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) to the Secretary of 
the Interior not later than 5 days after the date 
on which the permit or plan is submitted; and 
(C) pay to the Secretary of the Interior the 
$5,000 fee referenced in subsection (a) of this 
section; 
(2) each lessee, designee of a lessee, or applica-
ble State shall notify the Secretary of the Interior of 
the approved State permit to drill or drilling plan 
not later than 45 days after the date on which the 
permit or plan is approved; and 
(3) each lessee or designee of a lessee shall pro-
vide, prior to commencing drilling operations, agree-
ments authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to 
enter non-Federal land, as necessary, for inspection 
and enforcement of the terms of the Federal lease. 
(c) EFFECT.—Nothing in this section affects the 
amount of royalties due to the Federal Government from 
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the production of the Federal minerals within the oil and 
gas drilling or spacing unit. 
(d) REVENUE ALLOCATION.—Fees received under 
this section shall be deposited into the Treasury as mis-
cellaneous receipts. 
(e) AUTHORITY ON NON-FEDERAL LAND.—Section 
17(g) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 226(g)) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking the subsection designation and 
all that follows through ‘‘Secretary of the Interior, 
or’’ in the first sentence and inserting the following: 
‘‘(g) REGULATION OF SURFACE DISTURBING ACTIVI-
TIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Inte-
rior, or’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) AUTHORITY ON NON-FEDERAL LAND.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In the case of an oil 
and gas lease under this Act on land described 
in subparagraph (B) located within an oil and 
gas drilling or spacing unit, nothing in this Act 
authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to— 
‘‘(i) require a bond to protect non- 
Federal land; 
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‘‘(ii) enter non-Federal land without 
the consent of the applicable landowner; 
‘‘(iii) impose mitigation requirements; 
or 
‘‘(iv) require approval for surface rec-
lamation. 
‘‘(B) LAND.—Land referred to in subpara-
graph (A) is land where— 
‘‘(i) the Federal Government— 
‘‘(I) owns less than 50 percent of 
the minerals within the oil and gas 
drilling or spacing unit; and 
‘‘(II) does not own or lease the 
surface estate within the area directly 
impacted by the action; 
‘‘(ii) the well is located on non-Fed-
eral land overlying a non-Federal mineral 
estate, but some portion of the wellbore en-
ters and produces from the Federal min-
eral estate subject to the lease; or 
‘‘(iii) the well is located on non-Fed-
eral land overlying a non-Federal mineral 
estate, but some portion of the wellbore 
traverses but does not produce from the 
Federal mineral estate subject to the lease. 
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‘‘(C) NO FEDERAL ACTION.—An oil and 
gas exploration or production activity carried 
out under a lease described in subparagraph 
(A)— 
‘‘(i) shall require no Federal action; 
and 
‘‘(ii) may commence 30 days after the 
leaseholder submits the State permit to the 
Secretary.’’. 
SEC. 80105. REINSTATE REASONABLE ROYALTY RATES. 
(a) OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS ROYALTY RATE.—Sec-
tion 8(a)(1) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 
U.S.C. 1337(a)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘not less 
than 162⁄3 percent, but not more than 183⁄4 percent, 
during the 10-year period beginning on the date of 
enactment of the Act titled ‘An Act to provide for 
reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 
14’, and not less than 162⁄3 percent thereafter,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘not less than 12.5 percent, but not more 
than 183⁄4 percent,’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘not less 
than 162⁄3 percent, but not more than 183⁄4 percent, 
during the 10-year period beginning on the date of 
enactment of the Act titled ‘An Act to provide for 
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reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 
14’, and not less than 162⁄3 percent thereafter,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘not less than 12.5 percent, but not more 
than 183⁄4 percent,’’; 
(3) in subparagraph (F), by striking ‘‘not less 
than 162⁄3 percent, but not more than 183⁄4 percent, 
during the 10-year period beginning on the date of 
enactment of the Act titled ‘An Act to provide for 
reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 
14’, and not less than 162⁄3 percent thereafter,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘not less than 12.5 percent, but not more 
than 183⁄4 percent,’’; and 
(4) in subparagraph (H), by striking ‘‘not less 
than 162⁄3 percent, but not more than 183⁄4 percent, 
during the 10-year period beginning on the date of 
enactment of the Act titled ‘An Act to provide for 
reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 
14’, and not less than 162⁄3 percent thereafter,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘not less than 12.5 percent, but not more 
than 183⁄4 percent,’’. 
(b) ONSHORE OIL AND GAS ROYALTY RATES.—Sec-
tion 17 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 226) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
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(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘the 
Act titled ‘An Act to provide for reconciliation 
pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14’, 162⁄3’’ 
and inserting ‘‘subsection (s), 12.5’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)(A)(ii), by striking 
‘‘162⁄3 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘162⁄3 percent or, 
in the case of a lease issued on or after the date 
of enactment of subsection (s), 12.5 percent’’; 
(2) in subsection (l), by striking ‘‘162⁄3 percent’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘162⁄3 percent 
or, in the case of a lease issued on or after the date 
of enactment of subsection (s), 12.5 percent’’; and 
(3) in subsection (n)(1)(C), by striking ‘‘162⁄3 
percent’’ and inserting ‘‘162⁄3 percent or, in the case 
of a lease issued on or after the date of enactment 
of subsection (s), 12.5 percent’’. 
PART II—GEOTHERMAL 
SEC. 80111. GEOTHERMAL LEASING. 
Section 4(b) of the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 
(30 U.S.C. 1003(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘2 years’’ and 
inserting ‘‘year’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) REPLACEMENT
SALES.—If a lease sale 
under paragraph (2) for a year is canceled or de-
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PART III—ALASKA 
SEC. 80121. COASTAL PLAIN OIL AND GAS LEASING. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COASTAL
PLAIN.—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). 
(2) OIL
AND
GAS
PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘oil 
and gas program’’ means the oil and gas program 
established under section 20001(b)(2) of Public Law 
115–97 (16 U.S.C. 3143 note). 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(b) ADMINISTRATION.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall— 
(1) withdraw— 
(A) the supplemental environmental impact 
statement described in the notice of availability 
of the Bureau of Land Management entitled 
‘‘Notice of Availability of the Final Coastal 
Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Supple-
mental Environmental Impact Statement, Alas-
ka’’ (89 Fed. Reg. 88805 (November 8, 2024)); 
and 
(B) the record of decision described in the 
notice of availability of the Bureau of Land 
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Management entitled ‘‘Notice of Availability of 
the Record of Decision for the Final Supple-
mental Environmental Impact Statement for 
the Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Pro-
gram, Alaska’’ (89 Fed. Reg. 101042 (Decem-
ber 13, 2024)); and 
(2) reinstate— 
(A) the environmental impact statement 
described in the notice of availability of the Bu-
reau of Land Management entitled ‘‘Notice of 
Availability of the Final Environmental Impact 
Statement for the Coastal Plain Oil and Gas 
Leasing Program, Alaska’’ (84 Fed. Reg. 
50472 (September 25, 2019)); and 
(B) the record of decision described in the 
notice of availability of the Bureau of Land 
Management entitled ‘‘Notice of Availability of 
the Record of Decision for the Final Environ-
mental Impact Statement for the Coastal Plain 
Oil and Gas Leasing Program, Alaska’’ (85 
Fed. Reg. 51754 (August 21, 2020)). 
(c) REISSUANCE OF CANCELLED LEASES.— 
(1) ACCEPTANCE OF BIDS.—Not later than 30 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall, without modification or delay— 
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(A) accept the highest valid bid for each 
Coastal Plain lease tract for which a valid bid 
was received on January 6, 2021, pursuant to 
the requirement to hold the first lease sale 
under section 20001(c)(1)(A) of Public Law 
115–97 (16 U.S.C. 3143 note); and 
(B) provide the appropriate lease form to 
each successful bidder under subparagraph (A) 
to execute and return to the Secretary. 
(2) LEASE ISSUANCE.—On receipt of an exe-
cuted lease form under paragraph (1)(B) and pay-
ment in accordance with that lease of the rental for 
the first year, the balance of the bonus bid (unless 
deferred), and any required bond or security from 
the successful bidder, the Secretary shall promptly 
issue to the successful bidder a fully executed lease, 
in accordance with— 
(A) the applicable regulations, as in effect 
on January 6, 2021; and 
(B) the terms and conditions of the record 
of decision described in subsection (b)(2)(B). 
(3) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—Leases reissued 
pursuant to this subsection shall include the terms 
and conditions from the record of decision described 
in the notice of availability of the Bureau of Land 
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Management entitled ‘‘Notice of Availability of the 
Record of Decision for the Final Environmental Im-
pact Statement for the Coastal Plain Oil and Gas 
Leasing Program, Alaska’’ (85 Fed. Reg. 51754 
(August 21, 2020)). 
(4) EXCEPTION.—This subsection shall not 
apply to any bid for which a lease was issued and 
subsequently relinquished by the successful bidder 
prior to the date of enactment of this Act. 
(d) LEASE SALES REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), in 
addition to the lease sales required under section 
20001(c)(1)(A) of Public Law 115–97 (16 U.S.C. 
3143 note), the Secretary shall conduct not fewer 
than 4 lease sales area-wide under the oil and gas 
program by not later than 10 years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) SALE
ACREAGES; SCHEDULE.—The Sec-
retary shall offer— 
(A) an initial lease sale under paragraph 
(1) not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act; 
(B) a second lease sale under paragraph 
(1) not later than 3 years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act; 
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(C) a third lease sale under paragraph (1) 
not later than 5 years after the date of the en-
actment of this Act; 
(D) a fourth lease sale under paragraph 
(1) not later than 7 years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act; and 
(E)(i) not fewer than 400,000 acres area- 
wide in each lease sale, including those areas 
that have the highest potential for the discovery 
of hydrocarbons; or 
(ii) the total number of unleased acres sub-
ject to the provisions of this section if that total 
number of available acres is less than 400,000 
acres. 
(3) RIGHTS-OF-WAY.—The Secretary shall issue 
any rights-of-way, easements, authorizations, per-
mits, verifications, extensions, biological opinions, in-
cidental take statements, and any other approvals 
across the Coastal Plain to facilitate the exploration, 
development, production, or transportation of oil or 
gas under a lease issued under a lease sale con-
ducted under this subsection or reissued pursuant to 
subsection (c). 
(4) LEASING
CERTAINTY.—The rights-of-way, 
easements, authorizations, permits, verifications, ex-
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tensions, biological opinions, incidental take state-
ments, and any other approvals or orders described 
in paragraph (3) and the record of decision de-
scribed in subsection (b)(2)(B) shall be considered to 
satisfy the requirements of— 
(A) the Alaska National Interest Lands 
Conservation Act; 
(B) the National Environmental Policy Act 
of 1969; 
(C) Public Law 115–97; 
(D) the Endangered Species Act of 1973; 
(E) subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 5, 
United States Code, and chapter 7 of title 5, 
United States Code; and 
(F) the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 
1972. 
(e) LEASE ISSUANCE.—Leases shall be reissued or 
issued under subsections (c) and (d)— 
(1) not later than 60 days after payment by the 
successful bidder of the remainder of the bonus bid, 
if any, and the annual rental for the first lease year; 
(2) in accordance with the applicable regula-
tions, as in effect on January 6, 2021; and 
(3) in accordance with the terms and conditions 
from the record of decision described in the notice 
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of availability of the Bureau of Land Management 
entitled ‘‘Notice of Availability of the Record of De-
cision for the Final Environmental Impact State-
ment for the Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing 
Program, Alaska’’ (85 Fed. Reg. 51754 (August 21, 
2020)). 
(f) GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS.—Not later than 30 days 
after the date on which the Secretary receives a complete 
application pursuant to section 3152.1 of title 43, Code 
of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulations), to 
conduct oil and gas geophysical exploration operations in 
the Coastal Plain, the Secretary shall approve such appli-
cation. 
(g) RECEIPTS.—Notwithstanding section 35 of the 
Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 191) and section 
20001(b)(5) of Public Law 115–97 (16 U.S.C. 668dd 
note), of the amount of adjusted bonus, rental, and royalty 
receipts derived from the oil and gas program and oper-
ations on the Coastal Plain pursuant to this section— 
(1)(A) for fiscal years 2025 through 2034, 50 
percent shall be paid to the State of Alaska; and 
(B) for fiscal year 2035 and thereafter, 90 per-
cent shall be paid to the State of Alaska; and 
(2) the balance shall be deposited into the 
Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. 
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(h) JUDICIAL PRECLUSION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), no court shall have jurisdiction to review 
any action taken by the Secretary, the Administrator 
of the Environmental Protection Agency, a State or 
municipal government administrative agency, or any 
other Federal agency (acting pursuant to Federal 
law) to— 
(A) reissue a lease pursuant to subsection 
(c) or issue a lease under a lease sale conducted 
under subsection (d); or 
(B) grant or issue a right-of-way, ease-
ment, authorization, permit, verification, bio-
logical opinion, incidental take statement, or 
other approval for a lease reissued pursuant to 
subsection (c) or issued under a lease sale con-
ducted under subsection (d), whether reissued 
or issued prior to, on, or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and including any law-
suit or any other action pending in a court as 
of the date of enactment of this Act. 
(2) PETITION BY LEASEHOLDER.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—A leaseholder or the 
State of Alaska may obtain a review of an al-
leged failure by the Secretary to act in accord-
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ance with this section or with any law per-
taining to granting or issuing a lease, right-of- 
way, 
easement, 
authorization, 
permit, 
verification, biological opinion, incidental take 
statement, or other approval related to a lease 
under this section by filing a written petition 
with a court of competent jurisdiction seeking 
an order. 
(B) DEADLINES.—If a court of competent 
jurisdiction finds pursuant to subparagraph (A) 
that an agency has failed to act in accordance 
with this section or with any law pertaining to 
granting or issuing a lease, right-of-way, ease-
ment, authorization, permit, verification, bio-
logical opinion, incidental take statement, or 
other approval related to a lease under this sec-
tion, the court shall set a schedule and deadline 
for the agency to act as soon as practicable, 
which shall not exceed 90 days from the date 
on which the order of the court is issued, unless 
the court determines a longer time period is 
necessary to comply with applicable law. 
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SEC. 80122. NATIONAL PETROLEUM RESERVE–ALASKA. 
(a) RESTORATION OF NPR–A OIL AND GAS PRO-
GRAM.—Effective beginning on the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary shall— 
(1) expeditiously restore and resume the Pro-
gram for domestic energy production to generate 
Federal revenue, subject to the requirements of sec-
tion 107 of the Naval Petroleum Reserves Produc-
tion Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6506a); and 
(2) cease to implement, administer, or enforce 
the regulations contained in part 2360 of title 43, 
Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the 
date of the enactment of this Act). 
(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘Program’’ 
means the competitive oil and gas leasing, ex-
ploration, development, and production program 
established under section 107 of the Naval Pe-
troleum Reserves Production Act of 1976 (42 
U.S.C. 6506a). 
(B) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ 
means the Secretary of the Interior. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The Naval Petroleum Reserves Pro-
duction Act of 1976 is amended by inserting before section 
101 (42 U.S.C. 6501) the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 1. PURPOSE. 
‘‘The purpose of this Act is to require and facilitate 
a leasing program in the National Petroleum Reserve in 
Alaska for the expeditious exploration, development, and 
production of petroleum to meet the energy needs of the 
Nation and the world. In order to accomplish this purpose, 
the Secretary shall, in consultation with the State of Alas-
ka and the North Slope Borough, Alaska, expedite admin-
istration of the Program for domestic energy production 
and Federal revenue as prescribed in section 107(d) of the 
Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act of 1976 (42 
U.S.C. 6506a(d)).’’. 
(c) REQUIRED LEASE SALES.—Section 107(d) of the 
Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act of 1976 (42 
U.S.C. 6506a(d)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘FIRST LEASE SALE.—The first 
lease’’ and inserting ‘‘REQUIRED LEASE SALES.— 
‘‘(1) FIRST LEASE SALE.—The first lease’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) SUBSEQUENT LEASE SALES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), beginning in the first full calendar 
year after the date of enactment of this para-
graph, the Secretary shall conduct an oil and 
gas lease sale in the reserve not less frequently 
than once every two years. 
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‘‘(B) ACREAGES.—The Secretary shall 
offer not fewer than 4,000,000 acres in each 
lease sale conducted under subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(C) TERMS AND STIPULATIONS FOR NPR– 
A
LEASE
SALES.—In conducting lease sales 
under this paragraph, the Secretary shall offer 
the same lease form as lease form AK–3130–1 
(March 2018) and the same lease terms, eco-
nomic conditions, and stipulations as described 
in the NPR–A record of decision published by 
the Bureau of Land Management entitled ‘Na-
tional Petroleum Reserve in Alaska Integrated 
Activity Plan Record of Decision’ (December 
2020).’’. 
(d) RECEIPTS.—Section 107(l) of the Naval Petro-
leum Reserves Production Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 
6506a(l)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘All receipts from’’ and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), all receipts from’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) PERCENT SHARE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2035 
AND THEREAFTER.—Beginning in fiscal year 2035, 
of the receipts described in paragraph (1)— 
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‘‘(A) 90 percent shall be paid to the State 
of Alaska; and 
‘‘(B) 10 percent shall be paid into the 
Treasury of the United States.’’. 
(e) FACILITATION.—Section 107(n)(2) of the Naval 
Petroleum Reserves Production Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 
6506a(n)(2)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) SUBSEQUENT LEASE SALES.—The detailed 
environmental study and assessments that have been 
conducted and identified in the document titled ‘No-
tice of Availability of the National Petroleum Re-
serve in Alaska Integrated Activity Plan Final Envi-
ronmental Impact Statement’ (85 Fed. Reg. 38388 
(June 26, 2020)) are deemed to fulfill the require-
ments of the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969 with regard to the oil and gas lease sales re-
quired by subsection (d)(2).’’. 
(f) 
GEOPHYSICAL
SURVEYS; 
JUDICIAL
PRE-
CLUSION.—Section 107 of the Naval Petroleum Reserves 
Production Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6506a) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(q) GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS.—Not later than 30 
days after the date on which the Secretary of the Interior 
receives a complete application pursuant to section 3152.1 
of title 43, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor 
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regulations), to conduct oil and gas geophysical explo-
ration operations in the National Petroleum Reserve in 
Alaska, the Secretary of the Interior shall approve such 
application. 
‘‘(r) JUDICIAL PRECLUSION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), no court shall have jurisdiction to review 
any action taken by the Secretary of the Interior, a 
State or municipal government administrative agen-
cy, or any other Federal agency (acting pursuant to 
Federal law) to grant or issue a right-of-way, ease-
ment, authorization, permit, verification, biological 
opinion, incidental take statement, or other approval 
for a lease issued under this Act, whether issued 
prior to, on, or after the date of the enactment of 
this subsection, and including any lawsuit or any 
other action pending in a court as of the date of en-
actment of this subsection. 
‘‘(2) PETITION BY LEASEHOLDER.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A leaseholder or the 
State of Alaska may obtain a review of an al-
leged failure by the Secretary of the Interior to 
act in accordance with this Act by filing a writ-
ten petition with a court of competent jurisdic-
tion seeking an order. 
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‘‘(B) DEADLINES.—If a court of com-
petent jurisdiction finds pursuant to subpara-
graph (A) that an agency has failed to act in 
accordance with this Act, the court shall set a 
schedule and deadline for the agency to act as 
soon as practicable, which shall not exceed 90 
days from the date on which the order of the 
court is issued, unless the court determines a 
longer time period is necessary to comply with 
applicable law.’’. 
PART IV—MINING 
SEC. 80131. SUPERIOR NATIONAL FOREST LANDS IN MIN-
NESOTA. 
(a) RESCISSION.—The Public Land Order of the Bu-
reau of Land Management titled ‘‘Public Land Order No. 
7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and 
Saint Louis Counties, MN’’ (88 Fed. Reg. 6308; published 
January 31, 2023) is hereby rescinded and shall have no 
force or effect. 
(b) REINSTATEMENT, ISSUANCE, AND MODIFICATION 
OF CERTAIN HARDROCK MINERAL LEASES.— 
(1) REINSTATEMENT
AND
TERM
MODIFICA-
TION.— 
(A) 
REINSTATEMENT.—Notwithstanding 
Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1946 (5 U.S.C. 
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App.), section 2478 of the Revised Statutes (43 
U.S.C. 1457c), the Act of June 30, 1950 (64 
Stat. 311; 16 U.S.C. 508b), and the Act of 
March 4, 1917 (39 Stat. 1150; 16 U.S.C. 520), 
and not later than 5 calendar days after the 
date of the enactment of this section, the Sec-
retary shall reinstate each covered lease. 
(B) LEASE TERM.—Upon reinstatement of 
each covered lease under subparagraph (A)— 
(i) each covered lease shall have an 
initial term of 20 years from the date of 
such reinstatement and a right to succes-
sive renewals in accordance with paragraph 
(4); 
(ii) the Secretary shall toll the initial 
term of a covered lease during any period 
in which permitting activities of the cov-
ered lease are delayed by legal or adminis-
trative proceedings not initiated by the 
holder of the covered lease; and 
(iii) the Secretary shall extend the ini-
tial term of a covered lease by a period 
equal to any tolling period under clause 
(ii). 
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(C) APPLICABLE TERMS.—Except as modi-
fied by this section, all terms and conditions of 
each covered lease shall be in accordance with 
the original terms of the covered lease. 
(2) REVENUE PROVISIONS.— 
(A) REINSTATEMENT
FEE.—Upon rein-
statement of each covered lease under para-
graph (1)(A), the holder of a covered lease shall 
pay to the Secretary a one-time fee of $100 per 
acre of the covered lease. 
(B) SUPPLEMENTAL RENTAL.—In addition 
to the rental payment specified in the reinstated 
covered lease, the holder of a covered lease shall 
pay to the Secretary an annual supplemental 
rental of $10 per acre of the covered lease dur-
ing years 6 through 10 of the initial term of the 
covered lease. 
(C) REVENUE ALLOCATION.—All revenues 
collected under this paragraph shall be depos-
ited in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. 
(3) GRANT OF PREFERENCE RIGHT HARDROCK 
MINERAL LEASE.— 
(A) CONGRESSIONAL
GRANT.—Notwith-
standing Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1946 (5 
U.S.C. App.), section 2478 of the Revised Stat-
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utes (43 U.S.C. 1457c), the Act of June 30, 
1950 (64 Stat. 311; 16 U.S.C. 508b), and the 
Act of March 4, 1917 (39 Stat. 1150; 16 
U.S.C. 520), and in recognition of the valid ex-
isting rights created through the finding of a 
valuable mineral deposit as determined by the 
issuance of a Notice of Preliminary Valuable 
Deposit Determination from the Bureau of 
Land Management, Congress hereby grants to 
any holder of a Notice of Preliminary Valuable 
Deposit Determination issued between January 
20, 2017, and January 20, 2021, a preference 
right hardrock mineral lease subject to the 
terms described in this paragraph. 
(B) LEASE TERMS.—Each preference right 
hardrock mineral lease granted under subpara-
graph (A) shall— 
(i) have an initial term of 20 years 
from the date of such grant and a right to 
successive renewals in accordance with 
paragraph (4); 
(ii) except as provided in clause (iv), 
be subject to the same terms and condi-
tions as adjacent covered leases, as modi-
fied by this section; 
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(iii) be deemed part of the unified 
mining operation with adjacent covered 
leases for purposes of mine planning and 
operations; and 
(iv) not be required to meet the dili-
gence requirements of adjacent covered 
leases until the date on which the first 
term of the preference right hardrock min-
eral lease after the lease is renewed under 
paragraph (4) begins. 
(C) REVENUE PROVISIONS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Upon the grant of 
each preference right hardrock mineral 
lease under subparagraph (A), the holder 
of each lease shall pay to the Secretary— 
(I) a one-time issuance fee of 
$250 per acre of the preference right 
hardrock mineral lease; 
(II) an annual rental payment of 
$1 per acre of the preference right 
hardrock mineral lease per year; and 
(III) a production royalty in ac-
cordance with the terms and condi-
tions 
described 
in 
subparagraph 
(B)(ii). 
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(ii) DEPOSIT OF AMOUNTS.—Amounts 
collected under this subparagraph shall be 
deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous 
receipts. 
(4) RENEWAL PROVISIONS.— 
(A) RENEWAL QUALIFICATION.—If, during 
the last 2 years of each initial or renewal term 
of a lease reinstated, granted, or renewed under 
this subsection, the holder of the lease requests 
renewal, the Secretary shall renew the lease in 
accordance with this paragraph. 
(B) RENEWAL PROCESS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 
days before the date on which the term of 
a lease for which the holder of the lease re-
quests renewal under subparagraph (A) 
ends, the holder of the lease shall pay to 
the Secretary a renewal fee of $100 per 
acre of the lease. 
(ii) RENEWAL REQUIRED.—Upon re-
ceipt of a renewal request under subpara-
graph (A) and the renewal fee required 
under clause (i) of this subparagraph, the 
Secretary shall renew the lease that is the 
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subject of the renewal request for an addi-
tional 10-year term. 
(C) RENEWAL CONDITIONS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.— 
(I) MINE PLAN OF OPERATIONS 
NOT
REQUIRED
DURING
INITIAL 
TERM.—Approval of a mine plan of 
operations is not required during the 
initial term of a lease reinstated or 
granted under this subsection. 
(II) MINIMUM PRODUCTION RE-
QUIREMENTS.—Minimum production 
requirements as described in adjacent 
covered leases shall begin with respect 
to a lease reinstated or granted under 
this subsection on the date that is 5 
years after the approval of a mine 
plan of operations for such lease. 
(ii) ANNUAL
RENTAL
PAYMENTS.— 
The annual rental payment for a lease re-
newed under this subsection shall be $2 
per acre more than the annual rental pay-
ment of such lease during the preceding 
term of such lease. 
(5) JUDICIAL REVIEW.— 
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(A) IN
GENERAL.—The reinstatement, 
modification, or grant of a lease, or a combina-
tion thereof, under this section is not subject to 
judicial review. 
(B) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding sub-
paragraph (A), the holder of a lease reinstated, 
modified, or granted under this subsection may 
seek review of an alleged failure by the Sec-
retary to act in accordance with this section. 
(6) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(A) COVERED LEASE.—The term ‘‘covered 
lease’’ means a hardrock mineral lease— 
(i) located within the Superior Na-
tional Forest in the State of Minnesota; 
(ii) issued or renewed in between Jan-
uary 20, 2017, and January 19, 2021; and 
(iii) cancelled or otherwise rescinded 
between January 20, 2021, and January 
20, 2025. 
(B) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ 
means the Secretary of the Interior. 
SEC. 80132. AMBLER ROAD IN ALASKA. 
(a) ANILCA.—Section 201(4)(b) of the Alaska Na-
tional Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 
410hh(4)(b)) is amended by adding at the end ‘‘In accord-
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ance with the provisions of this subsection, each Federal 
agency shall approve each authorization within its jurisdic-
tion with respect to the surface transportation corridor 
and each such Federal agency shall promptly issue, in ac-
cordance with applicable law, such rights-of-way, permits, 
licenses, leases, certificates, or other authorizations as are 
necessary with respect to the establishment of the surface 
transportation corridor, including the Secretary, who shall 
permit such access across all Federal land and public 
lands, including across the Western (Kobuk River) unit 
of the Gates of the Arctic National Preserve administered 
by the National Park Service and the Central Yukon Plan-
ning Area administered by the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment. Each such authorization shall be deemed to satisfy 
all requirements of all applicable Federal law and shall 
not be subject to judicial review.’’ ’’. 
(b) REINSTATEMENT OF JOINT RECORD OF DECI-
SION.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this subtitle, the Secretary shall— 
(1) rescind the record of decision published by 
the Bureau of Land Management titled ‘‘Ambler 
Road Supplemental Environmental Impact State-
ment’’ (June 2024); 
(2) reinstate, as amended if the Secretary de-
termines necessary, and publish in the Federal Reg-
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ister the Joint Record of Decision, which selected 
Alternative A as the preferred alternative; and 
(3) issue to the Applicant all Federal rights-of- 
way on Federal land and public lands, and any asso-
ciated permits, approvals, or other authorizations, as 
necessary to implement the Joint Record of Decision 
published under paragraph (2). 
(c) RENTAL PAYMENTS.—The rental fee paid by the 
Applicant to the Bureau of Land Management for a right- 
of-way issued pursuant to subsection (b)(3) shall be 
$500,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2034. 
(d) RECEIPTS.—Receipts derived from adjusted rent-
al receipts under subsection (c) shall be deposited into the 
Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. 
(e) JUDICIAL REVIEW.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An action taken by the Sec-
retary pursuant to this section is not subject to judi-
cial review. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding paragraph 
(1), the Applicant may seek review of an alleged fail-
ure by the Secretary to act in accordance with this 
section. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ALTERNATIVE
A.—The term ‘‘Alternative 
A’’ means Alternative A as described in ‘‘Section 2 
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(Alternatives)’’ of the document titled ‘‘Ambler Road 
Environmental Impact Statement, Final, Volume 1: 
Chapters 1–3, Appendices A–F) (March 2020)’’. 
(2) APPLICANT.—The term ‘‘Applicant’’ has 
the meaning given the term in the document titled 
‘‘Ambler Road Environmental Impact Statement, 
Final, Volume 1: Chapters 1–3, Appendices A–F) 
(March 2020)’’. 
(3) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 102 of 
the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation 
Act (16 U.S.C. 3102). 
(4) JOINT
RECORD
OF
DECISION.—The term 
‘‘Joint Record of Decision’’ means the Joint Record 
of Decision as described in the document titled 
‘‘Ambler Road Environmental Impact Statement 
Joint Record of Decision (July 2020)’’. 
(5) PUBLIC LANDS.—The term ‘‘public lands’’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 102 of 
the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation 
Act (16 U.S.C. 3102). 
(6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
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PART V—COAL 
SEC. 80141. COAL LEASING. 
(a) MANDATORY LEASING AND OTHER REQUIRED 
APPROVALS.—Not later than 90 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act in the case of a pending application, 
or not later than 90 days after the date of submission in 
the case of an application submitted after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall— 
(1) with respect to each qualified application— 
(A) if not previously published for public 
comment, publish any required environmental 
review; 
(B) finalize the fair market value of the 
applicable coal tract; 
(C) hold a lease sale with respect to the 
applicable coal tract; 
(D) take all other intermediate actions nec-
essary to grant the qualified application; and 
(E) after completing the actions required 
by subparagraphs (A) through (D), grant the 
qualified application and issue the applicable 
lease to the person that submitted the qualified 
application if that person submitted the highest 
bid in the lease sale held under subparagraph 
(C); and 
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(2) with respect to previously issued coal leases, 
grant any additional approvals of the Department of 
the Interior required for mining activities to com-
mence. 
(b) LEASES FOR KNOWN RECOVERABLE COAL RE-
SOURCES.—Notwithstanding section 2(a)(3)(A) of the 
Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 201(a)(3)(A)) and section 
202 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712), not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior 
shall make available for lease known recoverable coal re-
sources of not less than 4,000,000 additional acres on 
Federal land west of the 100th meridian located in the 
48 contiguous States and Alaska, but which shall not in-
clude any Federal land within— 
(1) a National Monument; 
(2) a National Recreation Area; 
(3) a component of the National Wilderness 
Preservation System; 
(4) a component of the National Wild and Sce-
nic Rivers System; 
(5) a component of the National Trails System; 
(6) a National Conservation Area; 
(7) a unit of the National Wildlife Refuge Sys-
tem; 
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(8) a unit of the National Fish Hatchery Sys-
tem; 
(9) a unit of the National Park System; 
(10) a National Preserve; 
(11) a National Seashore or National Lake-
shore; 
(12) a National Historic Site; 
(13) a National Memorial; 
(14) a National Battlefield, National Battlefield 
Park, National Battlefield Site, or National Military 
Park; or 
(15) a National Historical Park. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COAL
LEASE.—The term ‘‘coal lease’’ 
means a lease entered into by the United States as 
lessor, through the Bureau of Land Management, 
and an applicant on Bureau of Land Management 
Form 3400–012, or a successor form that contains 
terms of a coal lease. 
(2) 
QUALIFIED
APPLICATION.—The 
term 
‘‘qualified application’’ means an application for a 
coal lease pending as of the date of enactment of 
this Act or submitted within 90 days thereafter 
under the lease by application program administered 
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by the Bureau of Land Management pursuant to the 
Mineral Leasing Act. 
SEC. 80142. FUTURE COAL LEASING. 
Secretarial Order 3338, issued by the Secretary of 
the Interior on January 15, 2016, or any other actions 
limiting the Federal coal leasing program, shall have no 
force or effect. 
SEC. 80143. COAL ROYALTY. 
(a) RATE.—Section 7(a) of the Mineral Leasing Act 
(30 U.S.C. 207(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘121⁄2 per cen-
tum’’ and inserting ‘‘121⁄2 percent, except such amount 
shall be not more than 7 percent during the period that 
begins on the date of enactment of subsection (s) of sec-
tion 17 and ends September 30, 2034,’’. 
(b) RETROACTIVITY.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall apply to a coal lease— 
(1) issued under section 2 of the Mineral Leas-
ing Act (30 U.S.C. 201) before, on, or after the date 
of the enactment of this subtitle; and 
(2) that has not been terminated. 
(c) ADVANCE ROYALTIES.—With respect to a lease 
issued under section 2 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 
U.S.C. 201) for which the lessee has paid advance royal-
ties under section 7(b) of that Act (30 U.S.C. 207(b)), 
the Secretary of the Interior shall provide to the lessee 
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a credit for the difference between the amount paid by 
the lessee in advance royalties for the lease before the date 
of the enactment of this subtitle and the amount the lessee 
would have been required to pay if the amendment made 
by subsection (a) had been made before the lessee paid 
advance royalties for the lease. 
SEC. 80144. AUTHORIZATION TO MINE FEDERAL MINERALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—All Federal coal reserves leased 
under Federal Coal Lease MTM 97988 located within the 
covered Federal land are authorized to be mined in accord-
ance with the Bull Mountains Mining Plan Modification. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) BULL MOUNTAINS MINING PLAN MODIFICA-
TION.—The term ‘‘Bull Mountains Mining Plan 
Modification’’ means the Mine No. 1, Amendment 3 
mining plan modification for Federal coal lease 
MTM 97988 described in the memorandum of the 
Department of the Interior titled ‘‘Recommendation 
regarding the previously approved mining plan modi-
fication for Federal Lease MTM–97988 at Signal 
Peak Energy, LLC’s Bull Mountains Mine No.1, lo-
cated in Musselshell and Yellowstone Counties, Mon-
tana’’ (November 18, 2020). 
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(2) COVERED FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘cov-
ered Federal land’’ means the following land com-
prising approximately 800 acres: 
(A) The NE 1⁄4 of sec. 8, T. 6 N., R. 27 
E., Montana Principal Meridian. 
(B) The SW 1⁄4 of sec. 10, T. 6 N., R. 27 
E., Montana Principal Meridian. 
(C) The W 1⁄2, SE 1⁄4 of sec. 22, T. 6 N., 
R. 27 E., Montana Principal Meridian. 
PART VI—NEPA 
SEC. 80151. PROJECT SPONSOR OPT-IN FEES FOR ENVIRON-
MENTAL REVIEWS. 
The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 is 
amended by inserting after section 111 (42 U.S.C. 4336e) 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 112. PROJECT SPONSOR OPT-IN FEES FOR ENVIRON-
MENTAL REVIEWS. 
‘‘(a) PROCESS.— 
‘‘(1) PROJECT
SPONSOR.—A project sponsor 
who intends to pay a fee under this section for the 
preparation, or supervision of the preparation, of an 
environmental assessment or environmental impact 
statement with respect to the project of the project 
sponsor shall submit to the Council— 
‘‘(A) a description of the project; and 
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‘‘(B) a declaration of whether the project 
sponsor intends to prepare the environmental 
assessment or environmental impact statement 
under section 107(f) of this title. 
‘‘(2) COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY.— 
Not later than 15 days after the receipt of the infor-
mation described in paragraph (1), the Council shall 
provide to the project sponsor that submitted such 
information notice of— 
‘‘(A) the relevant lead agency; and 
‘‘(B) the amount of the fee, as determined 
under subsection (b). 
‘‘(3) PAYMENT
OF
FEE.—A project sponsor 
may pay a fee under this section after receipt of the 
notice described in paragraph (2). 
‘‘(4) DEADLINE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS 
FOR WHICH A FEE IS PAID.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 107(g)(1)— 
‘‘(A) an environmental assessment for 
which a fee was paid under this section shall be 
completed by not later than 6 months after the 
sooner of, as applicable, the dates described in 
clauses 
(i), 
(ii), 
and 
(iii) 
of 
section 
107(g)(1)(B); and 
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‘‘(B) an environmental impact statement 
for which a fee was paid under this section shall 
be completed by not later than 1 year after the 
sooner of, as applicable, the dates described in 
clauses 
(i), 
(ii), 
and 
(iii) 
of 
section 
107(g)(1)(A). 
‘‘(b) FEE AMOUNT.—The amount of a fee under this 
section shall be— 
‘‘(1) in the case of an environmental assessment 
or environmental impact statement to be prepared 
by the lead agency, 125 percent of the anticipated 
costs to prepare the environmental assessment or en-
vironmental impact statement; and 
‘‘(2) in the case of an environmental assessment 
or environmental impact statement to be prepared in 
whole or in part by a project sponsor under section 
107(f), 125 percent of the anticipated costs to su-
pervise preparation of, and (as applicable) prepare, 
the environmental assessment or environmental im-
pact statement. 
‘‘(c) ADMINISTRATIVE AND JUDICIAL REVIEW.— 
‘‘(1) EA; EIS.—There shall be no administra-
tive or judicial review of an environmental assess-
ment or environmental impact statement for which 
a fee is paid under this section. 
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‘‘(2) FONSI; ROD.—An action for administra-
tive or judicial review of a finding of no significant 
impact or record of decision that is associated with 
an environmental assessment or environmental im-
pact statement described in paragraph (1) may not 
challenge the finding of no significant impact or 
record of decision based on an alleged issue with the 
environmental assessment or environmental impact 
statement. 
‘‘(d) REVENUE ALLOCATION.—Fees received under 
this section shall be deposited into the Treasury as mis-
cellaneous receipts.’’. 
SEC. 80152. RESCISSION RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL 
AND CLIMATE DATA COLLECTION. 
The unobligated balance of any amounts made avail-
able under section 60401 of Public Law 117–169 is re-
scinded. 
PART VII—MISCELLANEOUS 
SEC. 80161. PROTEST FEES. 
Section 17 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 
226) is further amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(t) PROTEST FILING FEE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Before processing any pro-
test under this Act, the Secretary shall collect a fil-
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ing fee in the amount described in paragraph (2) 
from the protestor to recover the cost for processing 
documents filed for the protest. 
‘‘(2) AMOUNT.—The amount described in this 
paragraph is calculated as follows: 
‘‘(A) For each protest filed in a submission 
not exceeding 10 pages in length, the base filing 
fee shall be $150. 
‘‘(B) For each protest filed in a submission 
exceeding 10 pages in length, in addition to the 
base filing fee, an assessment of $5 per page in 
excess of 10 pages shall apply. 
‘‘(C) For each protest filed in a submission 
that includes more than one oil and gas lease 
parcel, right-of-way, or application for permit to 
drill, an additional assessment of $10 per addi-
tional lease parcel, right-of-way, or application 
for permit to drill shall apply. 
‘‘(3) ADJUSTMENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on January 
1, 2026, and annually thereafter, the Secretary 
shall adjust the filing fees established in this 
subsection to whole dollar amounts to reflect 
changes in the Producer Price Index, as pub-
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lished by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, for 
the previous 12 months. 
‘‘(B) PUBLICATION OF ADJUSTED FILING 
FEES.—At least 30 days before an adjustment 
to a filing fee under this paragraph takes effect, 
the Secretary shall publish notification of the 
adjustment in the Federal Register. 
‘‘(4) REVENUE ALLOCATION.—All revenues col-
lected under this paragraph shall be deposited in the 
Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.’’. 
PART VIII—OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS LEASING 
SEC. 80171. MANDATORY OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS LEASE 
SALES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) GULF OF AMERICA.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 18 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands 
Act (43 U.S.C. 1344), the Secretary shall hold 
not fewer than 30 lease sales in the Gulf of 
America during the 15-year period beginning on 
the date of the enactment of this section. 
(B) LOCATION REQUIREMENT.—For each 
lease sale held under this paragraph, the Sec-
retary may offer for lease only an area identi-
fied as the Proposed Final Program Area in 
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Figure S–1 of the 2017–2022 Outer Conti-
nental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed 
Final Program referenced in the notice of avail-
ability published by the Bureau of Ocean En-
ergy Management titled ‘‘Notice of Availability 
of the 2017–2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil 
and Gas Leasing Proposed Final Program’’ (81 
Fed. Reg. 84612; published November 23, 
2016). 
(C) ACREAGE
REQUIREMENT.—For each 
lease sale held under this paragraph, the Sec-
retary shall offer for lease— 
(i) not fewer than 80,000,000 acres; 
or 
(ii) if there are fewer than 80,000,000 
acres that are unleased, all such unleased 
acres. 
(D) TIMING
REQUIREMENT.—Of the not 
fewer than 30 lease sales required under this 
paragraph, the Secretary shall hold not fewer 
than 1 lease sale on or before each of the fol-
lowing dates: 
(i) August 15, 2025. 
(ii) March 15, 2026. 
(iii) August 15, 2026. 
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(iv) March 15, 2027. 
(v) August 15, 2027. 
(vi) March 15, 2028. 
(vii) August 15, 2028. 
(viii) March 15, 2029. 
(ix) August 15, 2029. 
(x) March 15, 2030. 
(xi) August 15, 2030. 
(xii) March 15, 2031. 
(xiii) August 15, 2031. 
(xiv) March 15, 2032. 
(xv) August 15, 2032. 
(xvi) March 15, 2033. 
(xvii) August 15, 2033. 
(xviii) March 15, 2034. 
(xix) August 15, 2034. 
(xx) March 15, 2035. 
(xxi) August 15, 2035. 
(xxii) March 15, 2036. 
(xxiii) August 15, 2036. 
(xxiv) March 15, 2037. 
(xxv) August 15, 2037. 
(xxvi) March 15, 2038. 
(xxvii) August 15, 2038. 
(xxviii) March 15, 2039. 
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(xxix) August 15, 2039. 
(xxx) March 15, 2040. 
(E) LEASE TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—For each lease sale 
held under this paragraph, the Secretary 
shall offer the same lease form, lease 
terms, economic conditions, and stipula-
tions 4 through 10 as contained in the Bu-
reau of Ocean Energy Management final 
notice of sale titled ‘‘Gulf of Mexico Outer 
Continental Shelf Region-Wide Oil and 
Gas Lease Sale 254’’ (85 Fed. Reg. 8010; 
published February 12, 2020). 
(ii) UPDATE.—The Secretary is au-
thorized to update stipulations 1 through 3 
of the final notice of sale titled ‘‘Gulf of 
Mexico Outer Continental Shelf Region- 
Wide Oil and Gas Lease Sale 254’’ (85 
Fed. Reg. 8010; published February 12, 
2020) to reflect current conditions for 
lease sales held under this paragraph. 
(2) COOK INLET PLANNING AREA.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 18 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands 
Act (43 U.S.C. 1344), the Secretary shall hold 
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not fewer than 6 lease sales in the Cook Inlet 
Planning Area during the 10-year period begin-
ning on the date of the enactment of this sec-
tion. 
(B) LOCATION REQUIREMENT.—For each 
lease sale held under this paragraph, the Sec-
retary may offer for lease only an area identi-
fied in Figure S–2 of the 2017–2022 Outer 
Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Pro-
posed Final Program referenced in the notice of 
availability published by the Bureau of Ocean 
Energy Management titled ‘‘Notice of Avail-
ability of the 2017–2022 Outer Continental 
Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Final Pro-
gram’’ (81 Fed. Reg. 84612; published Novem-
ber 23, 2016). 
(C) ACREAGE
REQUIREMENT.—For each 
lease sale held under this paragraph, the Sec-
retary shall offer for lease— 
(i) not fewer than 1,000,000 acres; or 
(ii) if there are fewer than 1,000,000 
acres that are unleased, all such unleased 
acres. 
(D) TIMING
REQUIREMENT.—Of the not 
fewer than 6 lease sales required under this 
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paragraph, the Secretary shall hold not fewer 
than 1 lease sale on or before each of the fol-
lowing dates: 
(i) March 15, 2026. 
(ii) March 15, 2027. 
(iii) August 15, 2028. 
(iv) March 15, 2030. 
(v) August 15, 2031. 
(vi) March 15, 2032. 
(E) LEASE TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—For 
each lease sale held under this paragraph, the 
Secretary shall offer the same lease form, lease 
terms, economic conditions, and stipulations as 
contained in the final notice of sale titled 
‘‘Outer Continental Shelf Cook Inlet, Alaska, 
Oil and Gas Lease Sale 244’’ (82 Fed. Reg. 
23163; published May 22, 2017). 
(F) REVENUE SHARING.—Notwithstanding 
section 8(g) and 9 of the Outer Continental 
Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337(g) and 1338), 
and beginning in fiscal year 2035, of the bo-
nuses, rents, royalties, and other revenues de-
rived from leases issued pursuant to this para-
graph— 
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(i) 90 percent shall be paid to the 
State of Alaska; and 
(ii) 10 percent shall be deposited in 
the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. 
(b) LEASE SALES HELD UNDER PROPOSED FINAL 
PROGRAM.—The lease sales held under this section may 
be in addition to the lease sales held under the Proposed 
Final Program for the 2024–2029 National Outer Conti-
nental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program referenced in 
the notice of availability published by the Bureau of Ocean 
Energy Management titled ‘‘Notice of Availability of the 
2024–2029 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas 
Leasing Proposed Final Program and Final Pro-
grammatic Environmental Impact Statement’’ (88 Fed. 
Reg. 67798; published October 2, 2023). 
(c) OTHER REQUIREMENTS.—During the period be-
ginning on the date of the enactment of this section and 
ending on the date that is 2 years after the date on which 
the last lease sale required to be held under this section 
is held, with respect to each lease sale held, lease issued, 
and any activity that requires a Federal authorization and 
is associated with a lease issued pursuant to this title, the 
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, or section 50264 of 
Public Law 117–169 in the Gulf of America— 
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(1) adherence with the Biological Opinion shall 
satisfy the Secretary’s obligations under the Endan-
gered Species Act of 1973 and the Marine Mammal 
Protection Act of 1972; 
(2) the final programmatic environmental im-
pact statement referenced in the notice of avail-
ability titled ‘‘Final Programmatic Environmental 
Impact Statement for the 2017–2022 Outer Conti-
nental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program’’ 
(81 Fed. Reg. 83870; published November 22, 
2016), the Record of Decision related to such final 
programmatic environmental impact statement, and 
the final environmental impact statement referenced 
in the notice of availability titled ‘‘Final Environ-
mental Impact Statement for Outer Continental 
Shelf, Gulf of Mexico, 2017–2022 Oil and Gas Lease 
Sales 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 256, 257, 259, 
and 261’’ (82 Fed. Reg. 13363; published March 10, 
2017) shall satisfy the Secretary’s obligations under 
the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and 
division A of subtitle III of title 54, United States 
Code; and 
(3) the consistency determinations prepared by 
the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management under 
section 307 of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 
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1972 (16 U.S.C. 1456) for Lease Sale 261 for the 
States of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, 
and Florida shall satisfy the Secretary’s obligations 
under that section (16 U.S.C. 1456). 
(d) WAIVER OF CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS UNDER 
OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF LANDS ACT.—The Sec-
retary may waive any requirement under the Outer Conti-
nental Shelf Lands Act that the Secretary determines 
would delay issuance of a lease under a lease sale held 
under this section. 
(e) ISSUANCE OF LEASES.—If the Secretary receives 
an acceptable bid for an area offered in a lease sale held 
under this section, the Secretary shall— 
(1) in accordance with section 8 of the Outer 
Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337), ac-
cept the highest acceptable bid for such area; and 
(2) not later than 90 days after the date on 
which the applicable lease sale ends, issue a lease of 
the area to the highest responsible qualified bidder. 
(f) NOMINATION
OF AREAS
FOR INCLUSION
IN 
LEASE SALE BY GOVERNOR.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 
a process through which the Governor of a State 
may nominate for leasing under a lease sale held 
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under this section an area of the outer Continental 
Shelf that is— 
(A) adjacent to the waters of the State; 
and 
(B) unleased and available for leasing. 
(2) INCLUSION OF NOMINATED AREA.—If under 
paragraph (1) the Governor of a State nominates an 
area described in that paragraph for leasing under 
a lease sale held under this section, the Secretary 
shall include the area in the next scheduled lease 
sale under subsection (a)(1)(D). 
(g) GEOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS.—Not 
later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary 
receives a complete application pursuant to section 551.5 
of title 30, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on 
September 22, 2015), to conduct a geological or geo-
physical survey pursuant to oil and gas activities on the 
outer Continental Shelf, the Secretary shall approve such 
application. 
(h) LEASE
SALE
259 AND
LEASE
SALE
261 
LEASES.— 
(1) LEASING
REVENUE
CERTAINTY.—A lease 
awarded under Lease Sale 259 or Lease Sale 261, 
which has been fully executed by the Secretary, shall 
not be set aside, vacated, enjoined, suspended, or 
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cancelled except in accordance with section 5 of the 
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 
1334). 
(2) NO ADDITIONAL TERMS OR CONDITIONS.— 
The Secretary shall not impose any additional terms 
or conditions on a lease awarded under Lease Sale 
259 or Lease Sale 261, which has been fully exe-
cuted by the Secretary, that were not included in the 
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management final notice of 
sale titled ‘‘Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf 
Oil and Gas Lease Sale 259’’ (88 Fed. Reg. 12404; 
published Feb. 27, 2023) or the final notice of sale 
titled ‘‘Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf Oil 
and Gas Lease Sale 261’’ (88 Fed. Reg. 80750; 
published on Nov. 20, 2023). 
(i) JUDICIAL REVIEW.—Section 23(c)(2) of the Outer 
Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1349(c)(2)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) Any action of the Secretary to approve, require 
modification of, or disapprove any exploration plan, devel-
opment and production plan, bidding procedure, lease sale, 
lease issuance, or permit or authorization related to oil 
and gas exploration, development, or production under 
this Act, or any inaction by the Secretary resulting in the 
failure to hold a lease sale under any Federal law requir-
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ing oil and gas lease sales on the outer Continental Shelf, 
shall be subject to judicial review only in a United States 
court of appeals for a circuit in which an affected State 
is located.’’. 
(j) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ACCEPTABLE BID.—The term ‘‘acceptable 
bid’’ means a bid that meets the requirements of the 
document published by the Bureau of Ocean Energy 
Management titled ‘‘Summary of Procedures for De-
termining Bid Adequacy at Offshore Oil and Gas 
Lease Sales Effective March 2016, with Central 
Gulf of Mexico Sale 241 and Eastern Gulf of Mexico 
Sale 226’’. 
(2) BIOLOGICAL OPINION.—The term ‘‘Biologi-
cal Opinion’’— 
(A) means the biological opinion issued by 
the National Marine Fisheries Service titled 
‘‘Biological Opinion on the Federally Regulated 
Oil and Gas Program Activities in the Gulf of 
Mexico’’ and the incidental take statement asso-
ciated with such biological opinion (published 
March 12, 2020, and updated April 26, 2021); 
and 
(B) does not include sections 3.3.1 through 
3.3.3 of such biological opinion. 
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(3) LEASE.—The term ‘‘lease’’ means an oil 
and gas lease. 
(4) LEASE SALE 259.—The term ‘‘Lease Sale 
259’’ means the lease sale held by the Bureau of 
Ocean Energy Management on March 29, 2023. 
(5) LEASE SALE 261.—The term ‘‘Lease Sale 
261’’ means the lease sale held by the Bureau of 
Ocean Energy Management on December 20, 2023. 
(6) OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF.—The term 
‘‘outer Continental Shelf’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 2 of the Outer Continental 
Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331). 
(7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
SEC. 80172. OFFSHORE COMMINGLING. 
The Secretary of the Interior shall approve operator 
requests to commingle production from multiple reservoirs 
within a single wellbore completed on the Outer Conti-
nental Shelf of the Gulf of America unless conclusive evi-
dence establishes that such commingling— 
(1) could not be conducted in a safe manner; or 
(2) would result in the ultimate recovery from 
such formations being reduced. 
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SEC. 80173. LIMITATIONS ON AMOUNT OF DISTRIBUTED 
QUALIFIED 
OUTER 
CONTINENTAL 
SHELF 
REVENUES. 
Section 105(f)(1) of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Secu-
rity Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 1331 note) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘2055.’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2024;’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) $650,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2025 through 2034; and 
‘‘(E) $500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2035 through 2055.’’. 
PART IX—RENEWABLE ENERGY 
SEC. 80181. RENEWABLE ENERGY FEES ON FEDERAL 
LANDS. 
(a) ACREAGE RENT FOR WIND AND SOLAR RIGHTS- 
OF-WAY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Under the second sentence 
of section 504(g) of the Federal Land Policy and 
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1764(g)), the 
Secretary shall, subject to paragraph (3) and not 
later than January 1 of each calendar year, collect 
from the holder of a right-of-way for a renewable en-
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ergy project an acreage rent in an amount based on 
the equation described in paragraph (2). 
(2) CALCULATION OF ACREAGE RENT RATE.— 
(A) EQUATION.—The amount of an acre-
age rent collected under paragraph (1) shall be 
determined using the following equation: Acre-
age rent = A × B × ((1 + C)D)). 
(B) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of sub-
paragraph (A): 
(i) The letter ‘‘A’’ means the Per-Acre 
Rate. 
(ii) The letter ‘‘B’’ means the Encum-
brance Factor. 
(iii) The letter ‘‘C’’ means the Annual 
Adjustment Factor. 
(iv) The letter ‘‘D’’ means the year in 
the term of the right-of-way. 
(3) PAYMENT UNTIL PRODUCTION.—The holder 
of a right-of-way for a renewable energy project shall 
pay an acreage rent collected under paragraph (1) 
until the date on which energy generation begins. 
(b) CAPACITY FEES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, subject 
to paragraph (2), annually collect a capacity fee 
from the holder of a right-of-way for a renewable en-
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ergy project based on the amount described in para-
graph (2). 
(2) CALCULATION
OF
CAPACITY
FEE.—The 
amount of a capacity fee collected under paragraph 
(1) shall be equal to the greater of— 
(A) an amount equal to the acreage rent 
described in subsection (a); and 
(B) 4.58 percent of the gross proceeds 
from the sale of electricity produced by the re-
newable energy project. 
(3) MULTIPLE-USE REDUCTION FACTOR.— 
(A) APPLICATION.—The holder of a right- 
of-way for a wind energy generation project 
may request that the Secretary apply a 10-per-
cent Multiple-Use Reduction Factor to the 
amount of a capacity fee determined under 
paragraph (2) by submitting to the Secretary 
an application for approval. 
(B) APPROVAL.—The Secretary may ap-
prove an application submitted under subpara-
graph (A) if not less than 25 percent of the 
land within the area of the right-of-way is au-
thorized for use, occupancy, or development 
with respect to an activity other than the gen-
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eration of wind energy for the entirety of the 
year in which the capacity fee is collected. 
(C) LATE
DETERMINATION.—If the Sec-
retary approves an application under subpara-
graph (B) for a wind energy generation project 
after the date on which the holder of the right- 
of-way for the project begins paying a capacity 
fee, the Secretary shall apply the Multiple-Use 
Reduction Factor to the capacity fee in the fol-
lowing years. Under this subparagraph, the 
Secretary may not refund the holder of a right- 
of-way for the difference in the amount of a ca-
pacity fee paid in a previous year. 
(c) LATE PAYMENT FEE; TERMINATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may charge 
the holder of a right-of-way for a renewable energy 
project a late payment fee if the Secretary does not 
receive payment for the acreage rent under sub-
section (a) or the capacity fee under subsection (b) 
by the date that is 15 days after the date on which 
the payment was due. 
(2) TERMINATION
OF
RIGHT-OF-WAY.—The 
Secretary may terminate a right-of-way for a renew-
able energy project if the Secretary does not receive 
payment for the acreage rent under subsection (a) 
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or the capacity fee under subsection (b) by the date 
that is 90 days after the date on which the payment 
was due. 
(d) REVENUE ACCURACY, TRANSPARENCY, AND AC-
COUNTABILITY.—The Secretary shall document, verify, 
and make publicly available the respective amount of wind 
and solar energy revenues collected under this section on 
the Department of the Interior’s Natural Resources Rev-
enue Data website. 
(e) ENSURING FEE CERTAINTY.—Section 3103 of 
the Energy Act of 2020 (43 U.S.C. 3003) is repealed. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT FACTOR.—The term 
‘‘Annual Adjustment Factor’’ means 3 percent. 
(2) ENCUMBRANCE FACTOR.—The term ‘‘En-
cumbrance Factor’’ means— 
(A) 100 percent for solar energy genera-
tion facilities; and 
(B) 10 percent for wind energy generation 
facilities. 
(3) PER-ACRE
RATE.—The term ‘‘Per-Acre 
Rate’’ means the average of per-acre pastureland 
rental rates published in the Cash Rents Survey by 
the National Agricultural Statistics Service for the 
State in which the right-of-way is located over the 
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5 calendar-year period preceding the issuance or re-
newal of the right-of-way. 
(4) PROJECT.—The term ‘‘project’’ means a 
system described in section 2801.9(a)(4) of title 43, 
Code of Federal Regulations (as such section is in 
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act). 
(5) PUBLIC LANDS.—The term ‘‘public lands’’ 
means— 
(A) public lands as such term is defined in 
section 103 of the Federal Land Policy and 
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702); 
and 
(B) the lands of the National Forest Sys-
tem as described in section 11(a) of the Forest 
and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning 
Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1609(a)). 
(6) RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECT.—The term 
‘‘renewable energy project’’ means a project located 
on public lands that uses wind or solar energy to 
generate energy. 
(7) RIGHT-OF-WAY.—The term ‘‘right-of-way’’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 103 of 
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702). 
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(8) 
SECRETARY.—The 
term 
‘‘Secretary’’ 
means— 
(A) the Secretary of the Interior with re-
spect to land controlled or administered by the 
Secretary of the Interior; or 
(B) the Secretary of Agriculture with re-
spect to the lands of the National Forest Sys-
tem controlled or administered by the Secretary 
of Agriculture. 
SEC. 80182. RENEWABLE ENERGY REVENUE SHARING. 
(a) DISPOSITION OF REVENUE.— 
(1) DISPOSITION OF REVENUES.—Beginning on 
January 1, 2026, the amounts collected from a re-
newable energy project as bonus bids, rentals, fees, 
or other payments under a right-of-way, permit, 
lease, or other authorization shall be— 
(A) deposited in the general fund of the 
Treasury; and 
(B) without further appropriation or fiscal 
year limitation, allocated as follows: 
(i) 25 percent shall be paid from 
amounts in the general fund of the Treas-
ury to the State within the boundaries of 
which the revenue is derived. 
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(ii) 25 percent shall be paid from 
amounts in the general fund of the Treas-
ury to each county within the boundaries 
of which the revenue is derived, to be allo-
cated among each such county based on 
the percentage of land from which the rev-
enue is derived. 
(2) PAYMENTS TO STATES AND COUNTIES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The amounts paid to 
States and counties under paragraph (1) shall 
be used consistent with section 35 of the Min-
eral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 191). 
(B) PAYMENTS
IN
LIEU
OF
TAXES.—A 
payment to a county under paragraph (1) shall 
be in addition to a payment in lieu of taxes re-
ceived by the county under chapter 69 of title 
31, United States Code. 
(C) TIMING.—The amounts required to be 
paid under paragraph (1)(B) for an applicable 
fiscal year shall be made available not later 
than the fiscal year that immediately follows 
the fiscal year for which the amounts were col-
lected. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) COVERED LAND.—The term ‘‘covered land’’ 
means land that is— 
(A) public lands administered by the Sec-
retary; and 
(B) not excluded from the development of 
solar or wind energy under— 
(i) a land use plan; or 
(ii) other Federal law. 
(2) PUBLIC LANDS.—The term ‘‘public lands’’ 
means— 
(A) public lands as such term is defined in 
section 103 of the Federal Land Policy and 
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702); 
and 
(B) lands of the National Forest System 
as described in section 11(a) of the Forest and 
Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act 
of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1609(a)). 
(3) RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECT.—The term 
‘‘renewable energy project’’ means a system de-
scribed in section 2801.9(a)(4) of title 43, Code of 
Federal Regulations (as such section is in effect on 
the date of the enactment of this Act), located on 
covered land that uses wind or solar energy to gen-
erate energy. 
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(4) 
SECRETARY.—The 
term 
‘‘Secretary’’ 
means— 
(A) the Secretary of the Interior with re-
spect to land controlled or administered by the 
Secretary of the Interior; or 
(B) the Secretary of Agriculture with re-
spect to the lands of the National Forest Sys-
tem controlled or administered by the Secretary 
of Agriculture. 
Subtitle B—Water, Wildlife, and 
Fisheries 
SEC. 80201. RESCISSION OF FUNDS FOR INVESTING IN 
COASTAL COMMUNITIES AND CLIMATE RE-
SILIENCE. 
There is hereby rescinded the unobligated balance of 
funds made available by section 40001 of Public Law 
117–169. 
SEC. 80202. RESCISSION OF FUNDS FOR FACILITIES OF NA-
TIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMIN-
ISTRATION AND NATIONAL MARINE SANC-
TUARIES. 
There is hereby rescinded the unobligated balance of 
funds made available by section 40002 of Public Law 
117–169. 
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SEC. 80203. SURFACE WATER STORAGE ENHANCEMENT. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior, acting 
through the Commissioner of Reclamation, for fiscal year 
2025, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise ap-
propriated, $2,000,000,000, to remain available through 
September 30, 2034, for construction and associated ac-
tivities that increase the capacity of existing Bureau of 
Reclamation surface water storage facilities, in a manner 
as determined by the Secretary: Provided, That, for the 
purposes of section 203 of the Reclamation Reform Act 
of 1982 (43 U.S.C. 390cc) or section 3404(a) of the Rec-
lamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 
1992 (Public Law 102–575), a contract or agreement en-
tered into pursuant to this section shall not be treated as 
a new or amended contract. None of the funds provided 
under this section shall be reimbursable or subject to 
matching or cost-share requirements. 
SEC. 80204. WATER CONVEYANCE ENHANCEMENT. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior, acting 
through the Commissioner of Reclamation, for fiscal year 
2025, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise ap-
propriated, $500,000,000, to remain available through 
September 30, 2034, for construction and associated ac-
tivities that restore or increase the capacity of existing Bu-
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reau of Reclamation conveyance facilities, in a manner as 
determined by the Secretary. None of the funds provided 
under this section shall be reimbursable or subject to 
matching or cost-share requirements. 
Subtitle C—Federal Lands 
SEC. 80301. PROHIBITION ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF 
THE ROCK SPRINGS FIELD OFFICE, WYO-
MING, RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN. 
The Secretary of the Interior shall not implement, ad-
minister, or enforce the Record of Decision and Approved 
Resource Management Plan referred to in the notice of 
availability titled ‘‘Notice of Availability of the Record of 
Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan for 
the Rock Springs Field Office, Wyoming’’ published by the 
Bureau of Land Management on January 7, 2025 (80 
Fed. Reg. 1186). 
SEC. 80302. PROHIBITION ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF 
THE BUFFALO FIELD OFFICE, WYOMING, RE-
SOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN. 
The Secretary of the Interior shall not implement, ad-
minister, or enforce the Record of Decision and Approved 
Resource Management Plan Amendment referred to in the 
notice of availability titled ‘‘Notice of Availability of the 
Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management 
Plan Amendment for the Buffalo Field Office, Wyoming’’ 
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published by the Bureau of Land Management on Novem-
ber 27, 2024 (89 Fed. Reg. 93650). 
SEC. 80303. PROHIBITION ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF 
THE MILES CITY FIELD OFFICE, MONTANA, 
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN. 
The Secretary of the Interior shall not implement, ad-
minister, or enforce the Record of Decision and Approved 
Resource Management Plan Amendment referred to in the 
notice of availability titled ‘‘Notice of Availability of the 
Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management 
Plan Amendment for the Miles City Field Office, Mon-
tana’’ published by the Bureau of Land Management on 
November 27, 2024 (89 Fed. Reg. 93650). 
SEC. 80304. PROHIBITION ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF 
THE NORTH DAKOTA RESOURCE MANAGE-
MENT PLAN. 
The Secretary of the Interior shall not implement, ad-
minister, or enforce the Record of Decision and Approved 
Resource Management Plan referred to in the notice of 
availability titled ‘‘Record of Decision and Approved Re-
source Management Plan for the North Dakota Resource 
Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement, 
North Dakota’’ published by the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment on January 15, 2025 (90 Fed. Reg. 3915). 
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SEC. 80305. PROHIBITION ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF 
THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY FIELD OF-
FICE AND GRAND JUNCTION FIELD OFFICE 
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLANS. 
The Secretary of the Interior shall not implement, ad-
minister, or enforce the Records of Decision and Approved 
Resource Management Plans referred to in the notice of 
availability titled ‘‘Availability of the Records of Decision 
and Approved Resource Management Plans for the Grand 
Junction Field Office and the Colorado River Valley Field 
Office, Colorado’’ published by the Bureau of Land Man-
agement on October 22, 2024 (89 Fed. Reg. 84385). 
SEC. 80306. RESCISSION OF FOREST SERVICE FUNDS. 
There is hereby rescinded the unobligated balances 
of amounts made available by section 23001(a)(4) of Pub-
lic Law 117–169. 
SEC. 80307. RESCISSION OF NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND 
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT FUNDS. 
There is hereby rescinded the unobligated balances 
of amounts made available by section 50221 of Public Law 
117–169. 
SEC. 80308. RESCISSION OF BUREAU OF LAND MANAGE-
MENT AND NATIONAL PARK SERVICE FUNDS. 
There is hereby rescinded the unobligated balances 
of amounts made available by section 50222 of Public Law 
117–169. 
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SEC. 80309. RESCISSION OF NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 
FUNDS. 
There is hereby rescinded the unobligated balances 
of amounts made available by section 50223 of Public Law 
117–169. 
SEC. 80310. CELEBRATING AMERICA’S 250TH ANNIVERSARY. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior for fiscal year 
2025, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise ap-
propriated, to remain available through fiscal year 2028— 
(1) $150,000,000 for events, celebrations, and 
activities related to the observance and commemora-
tion of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the 
United States; and 
(2) $40,000,000 to carry out Executive Order 
13934 of July 3, 2020 (85 Fed. Reg. 41165), Exec-
utive Order 13978 of January 18, 2021 (86 Fed. 
Reg. 6809), and Executive Order 14189 of January 
29, 2025 (90 Fed. Reg. 8849) to establish and 
maintain a statuary park to be known as the Na-
tional Garden of American Heroes. 
SEC. 80311. LONG-TERM CONTRACTS FOR THE FOREST 
SERVICE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For each of fiscal years 2025 
through 2034, the Chief of the Forest Service (in this sec-
tion referred to as the ‘‘Chief’’) shall enter into not less 
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than one long-term contract or agreement with private 
persons or other public or private entities under section 
14(a) of the National Forest Management Act (16 U.S.C. 
472a(a)) with respect to covered National Forest System 
lands in each region of the Forest Service that contains 
covered National Forest System lands. 
(b) TERMS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graphs (2) and (3), the Chief shall enter into con-
tracts or agreements under subsection (a) in accord-
ance with section 3903 of title 41, United States 
Code, and section 14 of the National Forest Man-
agement Act (16 U.S.C. 472a). 
(2) CONTRACT LENGTH.—The period of a con-
tract or agreement under subsection (a) shall be for 
at least 20 years, with options for extensions and re-
newals as determined by the Chief. 
(3) CANCELLATION CEILINGS.—A contract or 
agreement entered into under subsection (a) shall in-
clude provisions for a cancellation ceiling consistent 
with section 604(d) of the Healthy Forests Restora-
tion Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6591c(d)). 
(c) RECEIPTS.—Any monies derived from an agree-
ment or contract under this section by the Chief shall be 
deposited in the general fund of the Treasury. 
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SEC. 110010. TERMINATION OF MISCELLANEOUS ITEMIZED 
DEDUCTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 67(g) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘, and before January 1, 2026’’, 
and 
(2) by striking ‘‘2018 THROUGH 2025’’ and in 
the heading inserting ‘‘BEGINNING AFTER 2017’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2025. 
SEC. 110011. LIMITATION ON TAX BENEFIT OF ITEMIZED 
DEDUCTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 68 is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘SEC. 68. LIMITATION ON TAX BENEFIT OF ITEMIZED DE-
DUCTIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of an individual, the 
amount of the itemized deductions otherwise allowable for 
the taxable year (determined without regard to this sec-
tion) shall be reduced by 2/37 of the lesser of— 
‘‘(1) such amount of itemized deductions, or 
‘‘(2) so much of the taxable income of the tax-
payer for the taxable year (determined without re-
gard to this section and increased by such amount 
of itemized deductions) as exceeds the dollar amount 
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at which the 37 percent rate bracket under section 
1 begins with respect to the taxpayer. 
‘‘(b) COORDINATION WITH OTHER LIMITATIONS.— 
This section shall be applied after the application of any 
other limitation on the allowance of any itemized deduc-
tion.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2025. 
SEC. 110012. TERMINATION OF QUALIFIED BICYCLE COM-
MUTING REIMBURSEMENT EXCLUSION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 132(f)(8) is amended by 
striking ‘‘, and before January 1, 2026’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2025. 
SEC. 110013. EXTENSION OF LIMITATION ON EXCLUSION 
AND DEDUCTION FOR MOVING EXPENSES. 
(a) TERMINATION OF DEDUCTION.—Section 217(k) 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘, and before January 1, 2026’’, 
and 
(2) by striking ‘‘2018 THROUGH 2025’’ in the 
heading and inserting ‘‘BEGINNING AFTER 2017’’. 
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(b) TERMINATION
OF REIMBURSEMENT.—Section 
132(g)(2) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘, and before January 1, 2026’’, 
and 
(2) by striking ‘‘2018 THROUGH 2025’’ in the 
heading and inserting ‘‘BEGINNING AFTER 2017’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2025. 
SEC. 110014. EXTENSION OF LIMITATION ON WAGERING 
LOSSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 165(d) is amended by 
striking ‘‘and before January 1, 2026,’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2025. 
SEC. 110015. EXTENSION OF INCREASED LIMITATION ON 
CONTRIBUTIONS TO ABLE ACCOUNTS AND 
PERMANENT ENHANCEMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 529A(b)(2)(B) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘(determined by 
substituting ‘1996’ for ‘1997’ in paragraph (2)(B) 
thereof)’’ after ‘‘section 2503(b)’’, and 
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