S.Amdt. 2573

Mr. Schatz submitted amendment SA 2573 to the bill. The purpose of this amendment is to change the rules regarding lease terms, conditions, stipulations, and mitigation requirements for certain land leases issued by the Secretary.

What It Aims to Change in the Bill

This amendment replaces a specific subparagraph in the text to change how lease rules are handled:

• It requires that any lease issued by the Secretary must follow the terms and conditions of the approved resource management plan.
• It states that leases generally cannot require any stipulations or mitigation requirements that are not already included in the approved resource management plan.
• It adds an exception stating that any stipulations or mitigation requirements developed through consultation with an applicable Indian tribe must be included as a lease term or condition, even if they were not in the approved resource management plan.