Outer Continental Shelf Lease Restoration Act of 2026
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 2
- Latest action
- Aug 7, 2026
What it does
The Outer Continental Shelf Lease Restoration Act of 2026 would allow holders of adjacent offshore wind energy leases to acquire surrendered or terminated wind lease areas at the original per-acre bid price, with unclaimed areas returned to federal leasing inventory for future sale. It affects wind energy leaseholders and the Secretary of the Interior, requiring that prior environmental reviews be ratified and that no additional NEPA review be needed for conveyances under the bill. The bill also temporarily prohibits new oil and gas leasing or permitting on the Outer Continental Shelf until all surrendered wind lease areas are either conveyed to adjacent leaseholders or offered for new…
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