Findings

Congress finds that— (1) Congress provided clear authorization and direction that the Secretary of the Interior shall establish and administer a competitive oil and gas program for the leasing, development, production, and transportation of oil and gas in and from the Coastal Plain in section 20001(b)(2)(A) of Public Law 115–97 (16 U.S.C. 3143 note) (commonly known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act); (2) the timely administration of the Coastal Plain oil and gas leasing program is required and in the national and public interest; (3) the cancelling of the leases by the Secretary for tracts 16, 17, 24, 26, 27, and 30 as listed in exhibit B of the document published by the Bureau of Land Management entitled Amendment to the Detailed Statement of Sale and dated December 18, 2020 (relating to oil and gas leasing within the Coastal Plain Alaska), represents a major decision of economic and political significance that Congress did not delegate to the Secretary; (4) the Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.) requires that the Bureau of Land Management allow for the exploration, development, and production of petroleum products in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska; and (5) the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management entitled Management and Protection of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (89 Fed. Reg. 38712 (May 7, 2024)), which was later rescinded by the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management entitled Rescission of the Management and Protection of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska Regulations, Issued May 7, 2024 (90 Fed. Reg. 51470 (November 17, 2025)), failed to reflect the intent of Congress for the Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.).