# 119-s-5378: Outer Continental Shelf Lease Restoration Act of 2026

119-s-5378, Outer Continental Shelf Lease Restoration Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] (I-ME); status introduced (as of 2026-09-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-5378
- Congress: 119
- Title: Outer Continental Shelf Lease Restoration Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-08-07
- Sponsor: Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] (I-ME)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**This bill would create a legal pathway to transfer surrendered offshore wind lease areas to adjacent leaseholders** and tie sale prices to the per‑acre minimum bid in the original Final Sale Notice. It would also ratify prior environmental reviews tied to terminated lease areas and restrict most new oil and gas leases or permits on the Outer Continental Shelf until those conveyances and any unclaimed-area offers are completed. - Adjacent leaseholders: Eligible adjacent leaseholders would be able to purchase surrendered or apportioned shares at a price linked to the per‑acre minimum bid. This process would apply to surrenders occurring on or after January 20, 2025, and a purchased lease would vest when the buyer pays the Treasury. - Federal leasing and inventory: If adjacent leaseholders fail to pay, the terminated area would return to federal inventory and must be offered for lease within 90 days on terms equivalent to the most recent offer. The bill would bar most new oil and gas OCS leases or permits until those transfers and unclaimed-area offers are complete. - Courts and environmental review: The bill would ratify environmental reviews already completed for terminated lease areas and sharply limit judicial review. Challenges would be confined to the D.C. Circuit and must be filed within 90 days of enactment or the challenged action.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA), 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Buy nearby surrendered wind leases: benefit, low. This bill would let holders of adjacent offshore wind leases buy surrendered nearby lease areas. Payment would equal the per-acre price in the Final Sale Notice times the acreage, and must be submitted to the U.S. Treasury. Once payment is received, the Secretary would issue and vest the lease with…
- Limited court challenges in D.C. Circuit: cost, low. This bill would bar general judicial review of conveyances, vesting, apportionment, or disposition under the Act. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit would have exclusive jurisdiction over claims that the Act is invalid or that an action exceeds authority. Such claims would have to be fi…
- Treat old area reviews as sufficient: mixed, medium. This bill would declare prior area-level environmental reviews for each terminated wind lease area sufficient for conveyance under the Act. Project-level environmental reviews for site assessment plans, construction and operations plans, or general activities plans would still be required. The bill…
- Pause new offshore oil and gas leasing: mixed, medium. This bill would stop the Secretary from issuing new oil or gas leases or new permits for exploration, development, or production on the Outer Continental Shelf. The pause would remain until adjacent-lease conveyances are fully given effect and any unclaimed areas are offered under the Act. The paus…
- Define surrendered wind lease terms: mixed, low. This bill would define key terms used for handling surrendered offshore wind leases. It would define "surrender" to mean terminations, cancellations, or relinquishments occurring on or after January 20, 2025. It would also define "per-acre price," "adjacent lease," and how OCS block boundaries are…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act
- 119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act
- 119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026
- 119-s-1503: Equality Act
- 119-s-2295: Child Care for Working Families Act

## Sources
- [119-s-5378 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5378)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2763)
- [119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3869)
- [119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5108)
- [119-s-1503: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1503)
- [119-s-2295: Child Care for Working Families Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2295)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5378 (as of 2026-09-10).