Sec. 7. Minimum lease sales
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Section 18 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1344 ) is further amended by adding at the end the following: Beginning on January 1, 2035, the Secretary may only approve a leasing program under this section if the leasing program provides for offering at least 15 offshore lease sales during a period of 5 years. If a court determines a leasing program under this section does not meet the requirement of paragraph (1), the following offshore lease sale schedule shall immediately replace such program as the operative leasing program under this section, notwithstanding any other provision of this section:
The Secretary shall conduct 2 offshore lease sales each year in the Gulf of America region during the 5-year period of the replaced program, totaling 10 lease sales. For each lease sale under this subparagraph, the Secretary shall offer all unleased acres in the Gulf of America region, as identified in Figure S–1 of the 2017–2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Final Program published on November 18, 2016, by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (as announced in the notice of availability of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management entitled Notice of Availability of the 2017–2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Final Program (81 Fed. Reg. 84612 (November 23, 2016))).
In each lease sale under this subparagraph, the Secretary shall offer the same lease form, lease terms, economic conditions, and stipulations as contained in the final notice of sale titled Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf Region-Wide Oil and Gas Lease Sale 254 (85 Fed. Reg. 8010; February 12, 2020), except that the net royalty rate payable to the Federal Government shall not exceed 18.75 percent. The Secretary shall conduct the first lease sale under this subparagraph by not later than 6 months after the start of the 5-year period of the replaced program, with subsequent sales not later than every 7 months thereafter, ensuring all sales are completed within the 5-year period.
The Secretary shall conduct 5 region-wide offshore lease sales on the Alaska outer Continental Shelf during the 5-year period of the replaced program. For each lease sale under this subparagraph, the Secretary shall offer all unleased acres across the Alaska outer Continental Shelf, in the areas identified in Figure 1–2 of the 2017–2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Final Program published on November 18, 2016, by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (as announced in the notice of availability of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management entitled Notice of Availability of the 2017–2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Final Program (81 Fed. Reg. 84612 (November 23, 2016))).
In each lease sale under this subparagraph, the Secretary shall offer the same lease form, lease terms, economic conditions, and stipulations as contained in the final notice of sale entitled Outer Continental Shelf Cook Inlet, Alaska, Oil and Gas Lease Sale 244 (82 Fed. Reg. 23163; May 22, 2017), except that the net royalty rate payable to the Federal Government shall not exceed 16.75 percent. The Secretary shall conduct the first lease sale under this subparagraph by not later than 12 months after the start of the 5-year period of the replaced program, with subsequent sales occurring not later than 11 months thereafter, ensuring all 5 sales are completed within the 5-year period.
Holding lease sales under paragraph
(2)shall not require additional analysis or compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the Endangered Species Act of 1973, the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, or any requirements for tribal consultation under Federal law. The environmental reviews specified in section 4(a)(2) of the BRIDGE Production Act of 2025 , and the Biological Opinion specified in section 4(a)(1) of that Act, shall be deemed sufficient to meet all applicable Federal environmental and regulatory requirements for such lease sales, lease issuances, and associated activities requiring Federal authorization. The Secretary may waive any requirement under this section that would delay holding a lease sale under paragraph (2). If the Secretary receives an acceptable bid for any tract offered in a lease sale held pursuant to the schedule described in paragraph
(2)(as determined under the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Summary of Procedures for Determining Bid Adequacy at Offshore Oil and Gas Lease Sales Effective March 2016 ), the Secretary shall issue a lease for such tract not later than 90 days after the date of the lease sale. .
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- 81 FR 84612
- 85 FR 8010
- 82 FR 23163
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