Other aspects of the executive order can take effect immediately after it's issued, though it is unclear how quickly they will translate into greater coal extraction. One provision tells the Interior Department's Bureau of Land Management to lift a freeze on federal coal leasing. That moratorium has been in effect since December 2015, and in January, Interior proposed that the program guiding coal exploration and production across 570 million publicly owned acres be updated to factor in the climate impact of such activities and provide a bigger return for U.S. taxpayers.