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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 913 

To modify the disposition of certain outer Continental Shelf revenues and 

to open Federal financial sharing to heighten opportunities for renewable 

energy, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 9, 2023 

Mrs. FLETCHER (for herself, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. DAVIS of North Carolina, Ms. MACE, Ms. SPANBERGER, and Ms. ESHOO) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, 

and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for 

a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 

consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To modify the disposition of certain outer Continental Shelf 

revenues and to open Federal financial sharing to heighten opportunities for renewable energy, and for other 

purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Reinvesting In Shore5 line Economies and Ecosystems Act of 2023’’ or the 

6 ‘‘RISEE Act of 2023’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. NATIONAL OCEANS AND COASTAL SECURITY FUND; 

2 PARITY IN OFFSHORE WIND REVENUE SHAR3 ING. 

4 (a) DEFINITIONS IN THE NATIONAL OCEANS AND

5 COASTAL SECURITY ACT.—Section 902 of the National 

6 Oceans and Coastal Security Act (16 U.S.C. 7501) is 

7 amended— 

8 (1) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the 

9 following: 

10 ‘‘(5) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘Indian tribe’ 

11 has the meaning given that term in section 4 of the 

12 Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 

13 Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).’’; and 

14 (2) by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the 

15 following: 

16 ‘‘(7) TIDAL SHORELINE.—The term ‘tidal 

17 shoreline’ means the length of tidal shoreline or 

18 Great Lake shoreline based on the most recently 

19 available data from or accepted by the Office of 

20 Coast Survey of the National Oceanic and Atmos21 pheric Administration.’’. 

22 (b) NATIONAL OCEANS AND COASTAL SECURITY

23 FUND.—Section 904 of the National Oceans and Coastal 

24 Security Act (16 U.S.C. 7503) is amended— 

25 (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘and man26 age’’ after ‘‘establish’’; 


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1 (2) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (1) 

2 and inserting the following: 

3 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Fund shall consist of 

4 such amounts as— 

5 ‘‘(A) are deposited in the Fund under sub6 paragraph (C)(ii)(II) of section 8(p)(2) of the 

7 Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 

8 1337(p)(2)); and 

9 ‘‘(B) are appropriated or otherwise made 

10 available for the Fund.’’; 

11 (3) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the 

12 following: 

13 ‘‘(d) EXPENDITURE.— 

14 ‘‘(1) $34,000,000 OR LESS.—If $34,000,000 or 

15 less is deposited in, or appropriated or otherwise 

16 made available for, the Fund for a fiscal year, in 

17 that fiscal year— 

18 ‘‘(A) not more than 5 percent of such 

19 amounts may be used by the Administrator and 

20 the Foundation for administrative expenses to 

21 carry out this title; and 

22 ‘‘(B) any remaining amounts shall be used 

23 only for the award of grants under section 

24 906(c). 


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1 ‘‘(2) MORE THAN $34,000,000.—If more than 

2 $34,000,000 is deposited in, or appropriated or oth3 erwise made available for, the Fund for a fiscal year, 

4 in that fiscal year— 

5 ‘‘(A) not more than 5 percent of such 

6 amounts may be used by the Administrator and 

7 the Foundation for administrative expenses to 

8 carry out this title; 

9 ‘‘(B) not less than $34,000,000 shall be 

10 used for the award of grants under section 

11 906(c); and 

12 ‘‘(C) of any amounts exceeding 

13 $34,000,000— 

14 ‘‘(i) not more than 75 percent may be 

15 used for the award of grants under section 

16 906(b); and 

17 ‘‘(ii) not more than 20 percent may be 

18 used for the award of grants under section 

19 906(c). 

20 ‘‘(3) DIVISION OF AMOUNTS FOR ADMINISTRA21 TIVE EXPENSES.—The amounts referred to in para22 graphs (1)(A) and (2)(A) shall be divided between 

23 the Administrator and the Foundation pursuant to 

24 an agreement reached and documented by both the 

25 Administrator and the Foundation.’’; and 


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1 (4) in subsection (e)(2), by striking ‘‘section 

2 906(a)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 906(a)’’. 

3 (c) ELIGIBLE USES OF AMOUNTS IN THE NATIONAL

4 OCEANS AND COASTAL SECURITY FUND.—Section 905 of 

5 the National Oceans and Coastal Security Act (16 U.S.C. 

6 7504) is amended to read as follows: 

7 ‘‘SEC. 905. ELIGIBLE USES. 

8 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Amounts in the Fund may be 

9 allocated by the Administrator under section 906(b) and 

10 the Foundation, in consultation with the Administrator, 

11 under section 906(c) to support programs and activities 

12 intended to improve understanding and use of ocean and 

13 coastal resources and coastal infrastructure. 

14 ‘‘(b) PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES.—The programs 

15 and activities referred to in subsection (a) may include sci16 entific research related to changing environmental condi17 tions, ocean observing projects, efforts to enhance resil18 iency of infrastructure and communities (including project 

19 planning and design), habitat protection and restoration, 

20 monitoring and reducing damage to natural resources and 

21 marine life (including birds, marine mammals, and fish), 

22 and efforts to support sustainable seafood production car23 ried out by States, local governments, Indian tribes, re24 gional and interstate collaboratives (such as regional ocean 


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1 partnerships), nongovernmental organizations, public-pri2 vate partnerships, and academic institutions. 

3 ‘‘(c) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR LITIGA4 TION OR OTHER PURPOSES.—No funds made available 

5 under this title may be used— 

6 ‘‘(1) to fund litigation against the Federal Gov7 ernment; or 

8 ‘‘(2) to fund the creation of national marine 

9 monuments, marine protected areas, or marine spa10 tial plans.’’. 

11 (d) GRANTS UNDER THE NATIONAL OCEANS AND

12 COASTAL SECURITY ACT.—Section 906 of the National 

13 Oceans and Coastal Security Act (16 U.S.C. 7505) is 

14 amended— 

15 (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the 

16 following: 

17 ‘‘(a) ADMINISTRATION OF GRANTS.—Not later than 

18 90 days after funds are deposited in the Fund and made 

19 available to the Administrator and the Foundation for ad20 ministrative purposes, the Administrator and the Founda21 tion shall establish the following: 

22 ‘‘(1) Application and review procedures for the 

23 awarding of grants under this section, including re24 quirements ensuring that any amounts awarded 


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1 under this section may only be used for an eligible 

2 use described under section 905. 

3 ‘‘(2) Selection procedures and criteria for the 

4 awarding of grants under this section that require 

5 consultation with the Administrator and the Sec6 retary of the Interior. 

7 ‘‘(3) Eligibility criteria for awarding grants— 

8 ‘‘(A) under subsection (b) to coastal 

9 States; and 

10 ‘‘(B) under subsection (c) to entities in11 cluding States, local governments, Indian tribes, 

12 regional and interstate collaboratives (such as 

13 regional ocean partnerships), nongovernmental 

14 organizations, public-private partnerships, and 

15 academic institutions. 

16 ‘‘(4) Performance, accountability, and moni17 toring measures for programs and activities funded 

18 by a grant awarded under subsection (b) or (c). 

19 ‘‘(5) Procedures and methods to ensure accu20 rate accounting and appropriate administration of 

21 grants awarded under this section, including stand22 ards of recordkeeping. 

23 ‘‘(6) Procedures to carry out audits of the 

24 Fund as necessary, but not less frequently than once 

25 every year if grants have been awarded in that year. 


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1 ‘‘(7) Procedures to carry out audits of the re2 cipients of grants under this section. 

3 ‘‘(8) Procedures to make publicly available on 

4 the Internet a list of all projects funded by the 

5 Fund, that includes at a minimum the grant recipi6 ent, grant amount, project description, and project 

7 status.’’; 

8 (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 

9 following: 

10 ‘‘(b) GRANTS TO COASTAL STATES.— 

11 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall 

12 award grants to coastal States as follows: 

13 ‘‘(A) 70 percent of available amounts shall 

14 be allocated equally among coastal States. 

15 ‘‘(B) 15 percent of available amounts shall 

16 be allocated on the basis of the ratio of tidal 

17 shoreline in a coastal State to the tidal shore18 line of all coastal States. 

19 ‘‘(C) 15 percent of available amounts shall 

20 be allocated on the basis of the ratio of popu21 lation density of the coastal counties of a coast22 al State to the average population density of all 

23 coastal counties based on the most recent data 

24 available from the Bureau of the Census. 


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1 ‘‘(2) MAXIMUM ALLOCATION TO STATES.—Not2 withstanding paragraph (1), not more than 5 per3 cent of the total funds distributed under this sub4 section may be allocated to any single coastal State. 

5 Any amount exceeding that limitation shall be redis6 tributed equally among the remaining coastal States. 

7 ‘‘(3) OPTIONAL MATCHING FUNDS.—Each enti8 ty seeking to receive a grant under this subsection 

9 is encouraged, but not required, to demonstrate that 

10 funds of any amount are available from non-Federal 

11 sources to supplement the amount of the grant.’’; 

12 and 

13 (3) in subsection (c)— 

14 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘The Ad15 ministrator and the Foundation’’ and inserting 

16 ‘‘The Foundation, in consultation with the Ad17 ministrator,’’; and 

18 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

19 ‘‘(3) EXCLUSION OF FUNDS FROM LIMITA20 TION.—The amount of a grant awarded under this 

21 subsection shall not count toward the limitation 

22 under subsection (b)(2) on funding to coastal States 

23 through grants awarded under subsection (b).’’. 

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1 tion 907(a) of the National Oceans and Coastal Security 

2 Act (16 U.S.C. 7506(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘Subject 

3 to’’ and all that follows through ‘‘the Foundation’’ and 

4 inserting ‘‘Not later than 60 days after the end of each 

5 fiscal year, the Administrator and the Foundation’’. 

6 (f) REPEAL OF AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

7 FOR FISCAL YEARS 2017, 2018, AND 2019.—Section 908 

8 of the National Oceans and Coastal Security Act (16 

9 U.S.C. 7507) is repealed. 

10 (g) PARITY IN OFFSHORE WIND REVENUE SHAR11 ING.—Section 8(p)(2) of the Outer Continental Shelf 

12 Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337(p)(2)) is amended— 

13 (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘(A) The 

14 Secretary’’ and inserting the following: 

15 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara16 graphs (B) and (C), the Secretary’’; 

17 (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘(B) The 

18 Secretary’’ and inserting the following: 

19 ‘‘(B) DISPOSITION OF REVENUES FOR

20 PROJECTS LOCATED WITHIN 3 NAUTICAL MILES

21 SEAWARD OF STATE SUBMERGED LAND.—The 

22 Secretary’’; and 

23 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

24 ‘‘(C) DISPOSITION OF REVENUES FOR OFF25 SHORE WIND PROJECTS IN CERTAIN AREAS.— 


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1 ‘‘(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this subpara2 graph: 

3 ‘‘(I) COVERED OFFSHORE WIND

4 PROJECT.—The term ‘covered off5 shore wind project’ means a wind6 powered electric generation project in 

7 a lease area on the outer Continental 

8 Shelf that is not wholly or partially lo9 cated within an area subject to sub10 paragraph (B). 

11 ‘‘(II) ELIGIBLE STATE.—The 

12 term ‘eligible State’ means a State a 

13 point on the coastline of which is lo14 cated within 75 miles of the geo15 graphic center of a lease tract lying 

16 wholly or partly within the area of the 

17 applicable covered offshore wind 

18 project. 

19 ‘‘(ii) REQUIREMENT.—Of the oper20 ating fees, rentals, bonuses, royalties, and 

21 other payments that are paid to the Sec22 retary under subparagraph (A) from cov23 ered offshore wind projects, to include bo24 nuses and royalties beginning January 1, 

25 2022— 


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1 ‘‘(I) 50 percent shall be deposited 

2 in the Treasury and credited to mis3 cellaneous receipts; 

4 ‘‘(II) 12.5 percent shall be depos5 ited in the National Oceans and 

6 Coastal Security Fund established 

7 under section 904(a) of the National 

8 Oceans and Coastal Security Act (16 

9 U.S.C. 7503(a)); and 

10 ‘‘(III) 37.5 percent shall be de11 posited in a special account in the 

12 Treasury, from which the Secretary 

13 shall disburse to each eligible State an 

14 amount (based on a formula estab15 lished by the Secretary of the Interior 

16 by rulemaking not later than 180 

17 days after the date of enactment of 

18 the Reinvesting In Shoreline Econo19 mies and Ecosystems Act of 2023) 

20 that is inversely proportional to the 

21 respective distances between— 

22 ‘‘(aa) the point on the coast23 line of each eligible State that is 

24 closest to the geographic center 

25 of the applicable leased tract; and 


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1 ‘‘(bb) the geographic center 

2 of the leased tract. 

3 ‘‘(iii) TIMING.—The amounts required 

4 to be deposited under subclause (III) of 

5 clause (ii) for the applicable fiscal year 

6 shall be made available in accordance with 

7 that item during the fiscal year imme8 diately following the applicable fiscal year. 

9 ‘‘(iv) AUTHORIZED USES.— 

10 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—Subject to 

11 subclause (II), each State shall use all 

12 amounts received under clause 

13 (ii)(III) in accordance with all applica14 ble Federal and State laws, only for 1 

15 or more of the following purposes: 

16 ‘‘(aa) Projects and activities 

17 for the purposes of coastal pro18 tection, including conservation, 

19 coastal restoration, hurricane 

20 protection, and infrastructure di21 rectly affected by coastal wetland 

22 losses. 

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1 sources, including through fish2 eries science and research. 

3 ‘‘(cc) Implementation of a 

4 federally approved marine, coast5 al, or comprehensive conservation 

6 management plan. 

7 ‘‘(dd) Mitigation of the im8 pact of outer Continental Shelf 

9 activities through the funding of 

10 onshore infrastructure projects, 

11 on the condition that the projects 

12 are not primarily for entertain13 ment purposes. 

14 ‘‘(ee) Planning assistance 

15 and the administrative costs of 

16 complying with this section. 

17 ‘‘(II) LIMITATION.—Of the 

18 amounts received by a State under 

19 clause (ii)(III), not more than 3 per20 cent shall be used for the purposes de21 scribed in subclause (I)(ee). 

22 ‘‘(v) ADMINISTRATION.—Subject to 

23 clause (vi)(III), amounts made available 

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1 ‘‘(I) be made available, without 

2 further appropriation, in accordance 

3 with this paragraph; 

4 ‘‘(II) remain available until ex5 pended; and 

6 ‘‘(III) be in addition to any 

7 amount appropriated under any other 

8 Act. 

9 ‘‘(vi) REPORTING REQUIREMENT FOR

10 FISCAL YEAR 2023 AND THEREAFTER.— 

11 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—Beginning 

12 with fiscal year 2023, not later than 

13 180 days after the end of each fiscal 

14 year, each eligible State that receives 

15 amounts under clause (ii)(III) for the 

16 applicable fiscal year shall submit to 

17 the Secretary a report that describes 

18 the use of the amounts by the eligible 

19 State during the period covered by the 

20 report. 

21 ‘‘(II) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—On 

22 receipt of a report under subclause 

23 (I), the Secretary shall make the re24 port available to the public on the 


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1 website of the Department of the In2 terior. 

3 ‘‘(III) LIMITATION.—If an eligi4 ble State that receives amounts under 

5 clause (ii)(III) for the applicable fiscal 

6 year fails to submit the report re7 quired under subclause (I) by the 

8 deadline specified in that subclause, 

9 any amounts that would otherwise be 

10 provided to the eligible State under 

11 clause (ii)(III) for the succeeding fis12 cal year shall be withheld for the suc13 ceeding fiscal year until the date on 

14 which the report is submitted. 

15 ‘‘(IV) CONTENTS OF REPORT.— 

16 Each report required under subclause 

17 (I) shall include, for each project 

18 funded in whole or in part using 

19 amounts received under clause 

20 (ii)(III)— 

21 ‘‘(aa) the name and descrip22 tion of the project; 

23 ‘‘(bb) the amount received 

24 under clause (ii)(III) that is allo25 cated to the project; and 


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1 ‘‘(cc) a description of how 

2 each project is consistent with 

3 the authorized uses under clause 

4 (iv)(I). 

5 ‘‘(V) CLARIFICATION.—Nothing 

6 in this clause— 

7 ‘‘(aa) requires or provides 

8 authority for the Secretary to 

9 delay, modify, or withhold pay10 ment under clause (ii)(III), other 

11 than for failure to submit a re12 port as required under this 

13 clause; 

14 ‘‘(bb) requires or provides 

15 authority for the Secretary to re16 view or approve uses of funds re17 ported under this clause; 

18 ‘‘(cc) requires or provides 

19 authority for the Secretary to ap20 prove individual projects that re21 ceive funds reported under this 

22 clause; 

23 ‘‘(dd) requires an eligible 

24 State to obtain the approval of, 

25 or review by, the Secretary prior 


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1 to spending funds disbursed 

2 under clause (ii)(III); 

3 ‘‘(ee) requires or provides 

4 authority for the Secretary to 

5 issue guidance relating to the 

6 contents of, or to determine the 

7 completeness of, the report re8 quired under this clause; 

9 ‘‘(ff) requires an eligible 

10 State to obligate or expend funds 

11 by a certain date; or 

12 ‘‘(gg) requires or provides 

13 authority for the Secretary to re14 quest an eligible State to return 

15 unobligated funds. 

16 ‘‘(vii) TREATMENT OF AMOUNTS.— 

17 Amounts disbursed to an eligible State 

18 under this subparagraph shall be treated 

19 as revenue sharing and not as a Federal 

20 award or grant for the purposes of part 

21 200 of title 2, Code of Federal Regula22 tions.’’. 


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1 SEC. 3. GULF OF MEXICO OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF 

2 REVENUES. 

3 (a) AUTHORIZED USES.—Section 105(d)(1)(D) of 

4 the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (43 

5 U.S.C. 1331 note; Public Law 109–432) is amended by 

6 inserting ‘‘, on the condition that the projects are not pri7 marily for entertainment purposes’’ after ‘‘infrastructure 

8 projects’’. 

9 (b) ADMINISTRATION.—Section 105(e) of the Gulf of 

10 Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 1331 

11 note; Public Law 109–432) is amended, in the matter pre12 ceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Amounts’’ and insert13 ing ‘‘Subject to subsection (g)(3), amounts’’. 

14 (c) ELIMINATION OF LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF

15 DISTRIBUTED QUALIFIED OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF

16 REVENUES.—Section 105(f) of the Gulf of Mexico Energy 

17 Security Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 1331 note; Public Law 

18 109–432) is amended— 

19 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraphs 

20 (A) through (C) and inserting the following: 

21 ‘‘(A) $500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

22 2016 through 2019; and 

23 ‘‘(B) $650,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

24 2020 through 2022.’’; and 

25 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘2055’’ and 

26 inserting ‘‘2022’’. 


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1 (d) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Section 105 of the 

2 Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 

3 1331 note; Public Law 109–432) is amended by adding 

4 at the end the following: 

5 ‘‘(g) REPORTING REQUIREMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR

6 2023 AND THEREAFTER.— 

7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning with fiscal year 

8 2023, not later than 180 days after the end of each 

9 fiscal year, each Gulf producing State that receives 

10 amounts under subsection (a)(2)(A) for the applica11 ble fiscal year shall submit to the Secretary a report 

12 that describes the use of the amounts by the Gulf 

13 producing State during the period covered by the re14 port. 

15 ‘‘(2) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—On receipt of a 

16 report under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 

17 make the report available to the public on the 

18 website of the Department of the Interior. 

19 ‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—If a Gulf producing State 

20 that receives amounts under subsection (a)(2)(A) for 

21 the applicable fiscal year fails to submit the report 

22 required under paragraph (1) by the deadline speci23 fied in that paragraph, any amounts that would oth24 erwise be provided to the Gulf producing State 

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1 year shall be withheld for the succeeding fiscal year 

2 until the date on which the report is submitted. 

3 ‘‘(4) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—Each report re4 quired under paragraph (1) shall include, for each 

5 project funded in whole or in part using amounts re6 ceived under subsection (a)(2)(A)— 

7 ‘‘(A) the name and description of the 

8 project; 

9 ‘‘(B) the amount received under subsection 

10 (a)(2)(A) that is allocated to the project; and 

11 ‘‘(C) a description of how each project is 

12 consistent with the authorized uses under sub13 section (d)(1). 

14 ‘‘(5) CLARIFICATION.—Nothing in this clause— 

15 ‘‘(A) requires or provides authority for the 

16 Secretary to delay, modify, or withhold payment 

17 under subsection (a)(2)(A), other than for fail18 ure to submit a report as required under this 

19 subsection; 

20 ‘‘(B) requires or provides authority for the 

21 Secretary to review or approve uses of funds re22 ported under this subsection; 

23 ‘‘(C) requires or provides authority for the 

24 Secretary to approve individual projects that re25 ceive funds reported under this subsection; 


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1 ‘‘(D) requires a Gulf producing State to 

2 obtain the approval of, or review by, the Sec3 retary prior to spending funds disbursed under 

4 subsection (a)(2)(A); 

5 ‘‘(E) requires or provides authority for the 

6 Secretary to issue guidance relating to the con7 tents of, or to determine the completeness of, 

8 the report required under this subsection; 

9 ‘‘(F) requires a Gulf producing State to 

10 obligate or expend funds by a certain date; or 

11 ‘‘(G) requires or provides authority for the 

12 Secretary to request a Gulf producing State to 

13 return unobligated funds. 

14 ‘‘(h) TREATMENT OF AMOUNTS.—Amounts dis15 bursed to a Gulf producing State under this section shall 

16 be treated as revenue sharing and not as a Federal award 

17 or grant for the purposes of part 200 of title 2, Code of 

18 Federal Regulations.’’. 

19 SEC. 4. ELIMINATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE FEE UNDER THE 

20 MINERAL LEASING ACT. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 35 of the Mineral Leasing 

22 Act (30 U.S.C. 191) is amended— 

23 (1) in subsection (a), in the first sentence, by 

24 striking ‘‘and, subject to the provisions of subsection 

25 (b),’’; 


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1 (2) by striking subsection (b); 

2 (3) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as 

3 subsections (b) and (c), respectively; 

4 (4) in paragraph (3)(B)(ii) of subsection (b) (as 

5 so redesignated), by striking ‘‘subsection (d)’’ and 

6 inserting ‘‘subsection (c)’’; and 

7 (5) in paragraph (3)(A)(ii) of subsection (c) (as 

8 so redesignated), by striking ‘‘subsection (c)(2)(B)’’ 

9 and inserting ‘‘subsection (b)(2)(B)’’. 

10 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

11 (1) Section 6(a) of the Mineral Leasing Act for 

12 Acquired Lands (30 U.S.C. 355(a)) is amended— 

13 (A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘Sub14 ject to the provisions of section 35(b) of the 

15 Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 191(b)), all’’ 

16 and inserting ‘‘All’’; and 

17 (B) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘of 

18 the Act of February 25, 1920 (41 Stat. 450; 30 

19 U.S.C. 191),’’ and inserting ‘‘of the Mineral 

20 Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 191)’’. 

21 (2) Section 20(a) of the Geothermal Steam Act 

22 of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 1019(a)) is amended, in the sec23 ond sentence of the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

24 by striking ‘‘the provisions of subsection (b) of sec25 tion 35 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 


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1 191(b)) and section 5(a)(2) of this Act’’ and insert2 ing ‘‘section 5(a)(2)’’. 

3 (3) Section 205(f) of the Federal Oil and Gas 

4 Royalty Management Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 

5 1735(f)) is amended— 

6 (A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘this 

7 Section’’ and inserting ‘‘this section’’; and 

8 (B) by striking the fourth, fifth, and sixth 

9 sentences. 

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