lawfag here
appears Obama used an existing statute to pass the limit and that "trumps" an EO
see outer cont. shelf ACT of 1954
yup its fuckery
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outer_Continental_Shelf
added note
at least that is what the judge ruled
w/o reading the decision dont know if it will stick or not on appeal
lawfag here
cant find a pdf of the decision
if anon can post ill read and report
appears the old law allows REMOVAL of lease land by EO but revoking such removals requires congress