Local Input Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9924 Introduced in House (IH)]

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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.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 23, 2026

  Mr. Neguse introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 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).
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