A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to meaningfully involve the public and State, Tribal, and local government officials prior to determining whether to offer certain parcels of land for oil or gas leasing, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · July 23, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
The Local Input Act requires the Secretary of the Interior to involve the public, state governments, tribal nations, and local officials before deciding to lease federal land for oil and gas drilling. Before offering any parcel for leasing, the Interior Department must disclose the proposal and analyze how oil and gas activities would affect the land's resources and other uses, then provide a public comment period and consider all feedback received. The bill gives the Secretary of the Interior discretion to decide not to lease a parcel based on the input gathered during this process. This legislation applies to all federal lands subject to oil and gas leasing decisions under existing mineral leasing law. The bill does not specify funding or implementation timelines but establishes new procedural requirements that must be followed before any future leasing decisions can be made.
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