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139 STAT. 138 PUBLIC LAW 119–21—JULY 4, 2025 Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712) and that have been nominated for leasing through the submission of an expression of interest, are subject to drainage in the absence of leasing, or are otherwise designated as available pursuant to regulations adopted by the Secretary.’’ after ‘‘sales are necessary.’’. (c) QUARTERLY LEASE SALES.— (1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.), each fiscal year, the Secretary of the Interior shall conduct a minimum of 4 oil and gas lease sales of available land in each of the following States: (A) Wyoming. (B) New Mexico. (C) Colorado. (D) Utah. (E) Montana. (F) North Dakota. (G) Oklahoma. (H) Nevada. (I) Alaska. (2) REQUIREMENT.—In conducting a lease sale under para- graph (1) in a State described in that paragraph, the Secretary of the Interior— (A) shall offer not less than 50 percent of available parcels nominated for oil and gas development under the applicable resource management plan in effect for relevant Bureau of Land Management resource management areas within the applicable State; and (B) shall not restrict the parcels offered to 1 Bureau of Land Management field office within the applicable State unless all nominated parcels are located within the same Bureau of Land Management field office. (3) REPLACEMENT SALES.—The Secretary of the Interior shall conduct a replacement sale during the same fiscal year if— (A) a lease sale under paragraph (1) is canceled, delayed, or deferred, including for a lack of eligible parcels; or (B) during a lease sale under paragraph (1) the percent- age of acreage that does not receive a bid is equal to or greater than 25 percent of the acreage offered. (d) MINERAL LEASING ACT REFORMS.—Section 17 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 226), as amended by subsection (a), is amended— (1) by striking the section designation and all that follows through the end of subsection (a) and inserting the following: ‘‘SEC. 17. LEASING OF OIL AND GAS PARCELS. ‘‘(a) LEASING AUTHORIZED.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Any parcel of land subject to disposition under this Act that is known or believed to contain oil or gas deposits shall be made available for leasing, subject to paragraph (2), by the Secretary of the Interior, not later than 18 months after the date of receipt by the Secretary of an expression of interest in leasing the applicable parcel of land available for disposition under this section, if the Secretary determines that the parcel of land is open to oil or gas leasing under the approved resource management plan applicable to Deadline. Determination. State listing. 30 USC 226 note.