Improving environmental and cultural reviews to ensure timely permitting decisions

(a) Bureau of ocean energy management In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior for fiscal year 2026, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $50,000,000 to remain available until expended, to provide for the hiring and training of personnel, the development of programmatic environmental documents, the procurement of technical or scientific services for environmental and cultural reviews, the development of cultural competency for Tribal consultations, support of regional ocean data portals, the development of environmental data or information systems (including efforts to standardize, establish a baseline for, publish, or otherwise improve the consistency of environmental data), the development of pre-application components, stakeholder and community engagement, updates to the Marine Cadastre for advancements in spatial data analysis and deconfliction, the purchase of new equipment for environmental analysis, and coordination (including through the public tracking of Federal authorizations and reviews) to facilitate timely, efficient, and responsible permitting and review of offshore renewable energy projects. (b) National oceanic and atmospheric administration In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce for fiscal year 2026, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $45,000,000 to remain available until expended, to provide for the hiring and training of personnel, the development of programmatic environmental documents, the procurement of technical or scientific services for environmental and cultural reviews, the development of cultural competency for Tribal consultations, support of regional ocean data portals, the development of environmental data or information systems (including efforts to standardize, baseline, publish, or otherwise improve the consistency of environmental data), stakeholder and community engagement, updates to the Marine Cadastre for advancements in spatial data analysis and deconfliction, adaptation of scientific and fisheries surveys, and the purchase of new equipment for environmental analysis to facilitate timely, efficient, and responsible environmental reviews for the permitting of offshore renewable energy projects.