,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #eaah  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bc1     
#bjbf,mr4 ,lujn introduced the following
 bill2 which was read twice and referred
 to the ,committee on ,energy and       
,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
require the ,secretary of the ,interior 
to meaningfully involve the public and  
,state1 ,tribal1 and local government   
officials prior to determining whether  
to offer certain parcels of land for oil
 or gas leasing1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,local ,input ,act4  #b4   
,requirement for meaningful involvement 
in leasing determinations  7a7          
,meaningful involvement  7#a7 ,in       
general ,prior to offering a parcel of  
land for oil or gas leasing under       
section #ag of the ,mineral ,leasing    
,act 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #bbf71 the          
,secretary of the ,interior shall       
meaningfully involve the public and     
,state1 ,tribal1 and local government   

officials in determining whether to     
offer that parcel for leasing under that
 section4  7#b7 ,minimum requirements   
,the meaningful involvement required    
under paragraph 7#a7 for a parcel of    
land shall include1 at a minimum-- 7,a7 
public disclosure of-- 7i7 the proposal 
to offer the parcel for leasing2 and    
7ii7 an analysis of the expected effects
 of offering the parcel for leasing on--
 7,i7 the surface and subsurface        
resources of the parcel2 and  7,,ii7    
uses of the parcel other than uses for  
oil or gas activities1 including any    
uses considered in a land use plan      
developed for the parcel under section  
#bjb of the ,federal ,land ,policy and  
,management ,act of #aigf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4
 #agab72  7,b7 an opportunity for the   
public to comment on the proposal2 and  
7,c7 consideration of any input1        
including from-- 7i7 the public2  7ii7  
,state and local governments2 and  7iii7
 government-to-government consultation  
with federally recognized ,indian       

,tribes4  7b7 ,leasing determination    
,based on the meaningful involvement    
required under subsection 7a7 for a     
parcel of land1 the ,secretary of the   
,interior may decide not to offer that  
parcel for oil or gas leasing under     
section #ag of the ,mineral ,leasing    
,act 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #bbf74