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.

Joe Neguse

Democrat · CO · Representative

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Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

2026-07-23

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The federal government would be required to get meaningful input from the public, states, tribes, and local communities before deciding to lease federal land for oil and gas drilling. This gives people who live in or care about affected areas a real say in whether energy companies can extract resources on public lands. The change applies to certain parcels of land that the Interior Department is considering for leasing.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9924 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9924 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. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 23, 2026 Mr. Neguse introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ 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. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Local Input Act''. SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT FOR MEANINGFUL INVOLVEMENT IN LEASING DETERMINATIONS. (a) Meaningful Involvement.-- (1) In general.--Prior to offering a parcel of land for oil or gas leasing under section 17 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 226), the Secretary of the Interior shall meaningfully involve the public and State, Tribal, and local government officials in determining whether to offer that parcel for leasing under such section. (2) Minimum requirements.--The meaningful involvement required by paragraph (1) for a parcel of land shall include, at a minimum-- (A) public disclosure of-- (i) the proposal to offer such parcel for leasing; and (ii) an analysis of the expected effects of offering such parcel for leasing on-- (I) the surface and subsurface resources of the parcel; and (II) uses of the parcel other than uses for oil or gas activities, including any such uses considered in a land use plan developed for the parcel under section 202 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712); (B) an opportunity for the public to comment on such proposal; and (C) any consideration of input, including from-- (i) the public; (ii) State and local governments; and (iii) government-to-government consultation with federally recognized Indian Tribes. (b) Leasing Determination.--Based on the meaningful involvement required by subsection (a) for a parcel of land, the Secretary of the Interior may decide not to offer such parcel for oil or gas leasing under section 17 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 226). <all>

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