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  • blazera@kbin.social
    3·
    1 year ago

    here is literally the full text of the bill https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5376/text/pl

    Section 50264 outlines the 4 new oil and gas lease sales. Lease 257 for 1.7 million acres
    Lease 258 for 958 thousand acres
    Lease 259 for 1.6 million acres
    and Lease 261 for an astounding 67 million acres of land, all exclusively for fossil fuel extraction

    these are not optional, these are mandated sales the Secretary of the Interior must comply with “the Secretary shall, without modification
    or delay–(A) accept the highest valid bid for each tract or
    bidding unit of Lease Sale 257 for which a valid bid was
    received on November 17, 2021; and
    (B) provide the appropriate lease form to the
    winning bidder to execute and return.”

    My statement “We are talking about the bill that issued millions of acres in new oil and gas leasing.” I have cited the source bill and given all the text outlining exactly my claim. Legislated, meaning written into legislation and passing congress and signed into law by the president. There’s no room for interpretation here.

    • TigrisMorte@kbin.social
      11·
      1 year ago

      Yup, details of the lease, which was already waiting for action but was being delayed and Manchin wanted to get moved forward. It was well documented at the time the negotiations were going on. Well done. you are almost there.

      • blazera@kbin.social
        2·
        1 year ago

        the…4 leases. 2 of which were barred by Biden, and 2 brand new leases. You’re not reading what Im writing anymore.

        • TigrisMorte@kbin.social
          01·
          1 year ago

          Yup, which is why Manchin demanded they be aloud to move forward. still 100% not a part of the bill as they were existing lease sales which simply were being held up.