• blazera ( blazera@kbin.social ) 
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    3 years 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.