# California Lawmakers Seek Hunt Amendment Removal

On October 6, 2026, California lawmakers urged leaders of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees to remove Section 2835, the Hunt Amendment, from the FY2027 National Defense Authorization Act. The provision would authorize federal eminent-domain action affecting infrastructure associated with Sable Offshore, including the Santa Ynez Unit and Las Flores Pipeline System. The lawmakers’ request is not a procurement action, and the signal reports no solicitation or contract award; its relevance to industry is the potential for added regulatory and project-execution uncertainty if the provision remains in the bill.

- Energy and infrastructure contractors working on or bidding for projects associated with the named assets should account for potential changes to project access, execution assumptions, and schedule risk.
- Procurement teams should distinguish the proposed statutory authority from an enacted requirement: lawmakers have requested removal, but the signal does not report that the amendment has been removed or enacted.
- The FY2027 NDAA is the legislative vehicle at issue; no contract value, procurement deadline, or opportunity contact is identified.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Energy & Utilities, Construction & Infrastructure
**Topics:** Policy
**Published:** October 06, 2026

### Government Entities
- U.S. House Armed Services Committee (HASC)
- U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC)
- U.S. Congress

### Vendors
- Sable Offshore Corporation (Owner of the Santa Ynez Unit; beneficiary of the proposed provision)

### Sources
- [
	Carbajal, Padilla, Schiff, Huffman Lead Colleagues in Urging Removal of Hunt Amendment from Annual Defense Bill | U.S. Representative Salud Carbajal
](https://carbajal.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=3534) - Carbajal