Restart ANWR Coastal Plain, NPRA leasing, coal program; abandon protective withdrawals
Mandate would comply with statutes to lease ANWR Coastal Plain, conclude coal programmatic review and restart leasing, abandon withdrawals at Thompson Divide/Chaco buffer/Boundary Waters, and speed drilling ROWs to state timelines.
Mandate
Mandate Ch. 16 (Interior) — Actions: establish competitive leasing in ANWR Coastal Plain (Section 1002); conclude coal leasing programmatic review and restart with WY/MT; abandon withdrawals in Thompson Divide, Chaco 10-mile buffer, and Boundary Waters if incomplete; require regional offices to complete ROW/drilling permits within average state times.
Undo plan
1) Reinstate protections/withdrawals for Chaco landscapes, Boundary Waters watershed, and Thompson Divide as proposed.
2) Halt or tightly condition ANWR Coastal Plain leasing inconsistent with subsistence and wilderness values.
3) Keep coal leasing moratorium/review tools while managing existing leases lawfully.
4) Permit timelines should meet quality NEPA/NHPA review—not race-to-state averages.
5) Verify: withdrawal status; water-quality monitoring; caribou/subsistence impact studies.