43 U.S.C. § 3006 Ensuring Energy Security

• Library: United States Statutes
• Edition: 2023 Edition
• Currency: Current through P.L. 118-19 (published on www.congress.gov on 10/06/2023)

(a) Definitions

In this section:

(1) Federal land

The term "Federal land" means public lands (as defined in section 1702 of this title).

(2) Offshore lease sale

The term "offshore lease sale" means an oil and gas lease sale-

(A) that is held by the Secretary in accordance with the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.); and

(B) that, if any acceptable bids have been received for any tract offered in the lease sale, results in the issuance of a lease.

(3) Onshore lease sale

The term "onshore lease sale" means a quarterly oil and gas lease sale-

(A) that is held by the Secretary in accordance with section 226 of title 30; and

(B) that, if any acceptable bids have been received for any parcel offered in the lease sale, results in the issuance of a lease.

(b) Limitation on issuance of certain leases or rights-of-way

During the 10-year period beginning on August 16, 2022-

(1) the Secretary may not issue a right-of-way for wind or solar energy development on Federal land unless-

(A) an onshore lease sale has been held during the 120-day period ending on the date of the issuance of the right-of-way for wind or solar energy development; and

(B) the sum total of acres offered for lease in onshore lease sales during the 1-year period ending on the date of the issuance of the right-of-way for wind or solar energy development is not less than the lesser of-

(i) 2,000,000 acres; and

(ii) 50 percent of the acreage for which expressions of interest have been submitted for lease sales during that period; and

(2) the Secretary may not issue a lease for offshore wind development under section 1337(p)(1)(C) of this title unless-

(A) an offshore lease sale has been held during the 1-year period ending on the date of the issuance of the lease for offshore wind development; and