H.R. 522 · 117th Congress
Conservation Funding Protection Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Dan Crenshaw
- Introduced
- 2021-01-28
- Latest action
- 2021-02-18 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Summary
Conservation Funding Protection Act
This bill requires the Department of the Interior to hold at least two region-wide oil and gas lease sales per year in the Gulf of Mexico. Each lease sale must include areas in the Central Gulf of Mexico Planning Area and the Western Gulf of Mexico Planning Area. In addition, the bill establishes deadlines for completing environmental reviews of the lease sales.