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Read. Follow. Verify.Keep It in the Ground Act of 2023
Record date · December 18, 2024
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What This Bill Would Do
This bill would prohibit the federal government from issuing new leases or renewing existing s for coal, oil, and natural gas on federal lands and the . It also mandates the cancellation of specific existing offshore leases in the Beaufort, Cook Inlet, and Chukchi Seas within 60 days of enactment.
This legislation would fundamentally change federal energy policy by halting new fossil fuel extraction projects on public lands and waters, directly impacting energy companies' development rights and potential future domestic fossil fuel production.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Energy companies
Companies holding nonproducing leases on federal lands or the outer Continental Shelf would be unable to renew or extend those leases.
Offshore leaseholders in Beaufort, Cook Inlet, and Chukchi Seas
These entities would have their existing leases cancelled within 60 days of the bill's enactment.
Key Facts
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Are there any exceptions to these bans?
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Transition to Non-Extraction Policy
The bill explicitly codifies a policy of keeping fossil fuels in the ground to meet climate change mitigation goals, marking a departure from traditional federal land management focused on resource development.
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