§ 3006. Ensuring energy security

• (a) In this section:
  • (1) The term “Federal land” means public lands (as defined in section 1702 of this title ).
  • (2) 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) 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) 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
    • (B) the sum total of acres offered for lease in offshore lease sales during the 1-year period ending on the date of the issuance of the lease for offshore wind development is not less than 60,000,000 acres.
• (c) Except as expressly provided in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b), nothing in this section supersedes, amends, or modifies existing law.