; and (ii) may not require any stipulations or mitigation requirements not included in the approved resource management plan. (B) Effect of amendment The fact that the approved resource management plan is being amended shall not prevent or delay the Secretary concerned from making the applicable parcel of land available for leasing if the other requirements of this section have been met, as determined by the Secretary concerned. (C) Effect of leasing decision A lease sale conducted under the terms of an approved resource management plan shall not be considered to be an action that limits the choice of reasonable alternatives for an environmental review conducted pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. ) for the purpose of amending that resource management plan. . (B) Refund of expression of interest fee Section 17(q) of the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 226(q) ) is amended— (i) by striking Secretary each place it appears and inserting Secretary of the Interior ; (ii) in paragraph (1), by striking nonrefundable ; and (iii) by adding at the end the following: (3) Refund for nonwinning bid If a person other than the person who submitted the expression of interest is the highest responsible qualified bidder for a parcel of land covered by the applicable expression of interest in a lease sale conducted under this section— (A) as a condition of the issuance of the lease, the person who is the highest responsible qualified bidder shall pay to the Secretary of the Interior an amount equal to the applicable fee paid by the person who submitted the expression of interest