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
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
The Local Input Act requires the Secretary of the Interior to involve the public, state governments, local officials, and Native American tribes before deciding to lease federal land for oil and gas drilling. Before offering any parcel for leasing, the department must publicly disclose the proposal and analyze how drilling would affect the land's resources and other uses, then give the public a chance to comment on the proposal. The bill mandates that the Interior Secretary consider feedback from all these groups, including formal government-to-government consultation with federally recognized tribes, before making a final leasing decision. Based on the input received, the secretary would then have the authority to decide whether or not to offer a parcel for oil and gas leasing. The legislation does not establish specific timelines or funding amounts, but instead sets procedural requirements for how the federal government must engage communities before moving forward with oil and gas lease sales on public lands.
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