II 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 373 

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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 9, 2023 

Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Mr. CASSIDY, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. KING, Mr. 

GRAHAM, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. DAINES, 

Mr. MURPHY, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. COONS, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. 

CARDIN, Mr. WARNER, Mr. KAINE, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. HEINRICH, Mr. 

HICKENLOOPER, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. PADILLA, and Mr. SCHATZ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

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) in subsection (a)— 

16 (A) by striking paragraph (2); 

17 (B) by striking ‘‘(a) ADMINISTRATION OF

18 GRANTS.—’’ and all that follows through ‘‘the 

19 following:’’ and inserting the following: 

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

21 90 days after funds are deposited in the Fund and made 

22 available to the Administrator and the Foundation for ad23 ministrative purposes, the Administrator and the Founda24 tion shall establish the following:’’; 


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1 (C) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘such 

2 subsections’’ and inserting ‘‘this section’’; 

3 (D) by striking subparagraph (B) and in4 serting the following: 

5 ‘‘(B) Selection procedures and criteria for 

6 the awarding of grants under this section that 

7 require consultation with the Administrator and 

8 the Secretary of the Interior.’’; 

9 (E) in subparagraph (C), by striking 

10 clause (ii) and inserting the following: 

11 ‘‘(ii) under subsection (c) to entities 

12 including States, local governments, Indian 

13 tribes, regional and interstate 

14 collaboratives (such as regional ocean part15 nerships), nongovernmental organizations, 

16 public-private partnerships, and academic 

17 institutions.’’; 

18 (F) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘Per19 formance accountability and monitoring’’ and 

20 inserting ‘‘Performance, accountability, and 

21 monitoring’’; 

22 (G) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 

23 through (H) as paragraphs (1) through (8), re24 spectively, and moving such paragraphs, as so 

25 redesignated, 2 ems to the left; and 


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1 (H) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, 

2 by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as subpara3 graphs (A) and (B), respectively, and moving 

4 such subparagraphs, as so redesignated, 2 ems 

5 to the left; 

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

7 following: 

8 ‘‘(b) GRANTS TO COASTAL STATES.— 

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

10 award grants to coastal States as follows: 

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

12 be allocated equally among coastal States. 

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

14 be allocated on the basis of the ratio of tidal 

15 shoreline in a coastal State to the tidal shore16 line of all coastal States. 

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

18 be allocated on the basis of the ratio of popu19 lation density of the coastal counties of a coast20 al State to the average population density of all 

21 coastal counties based on the most recent data 

22 available from the Bureau of the Census. 

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1 section may be allocated to any single coastal State. 

2 Any amount exceeding that limitation shall be redis3 tributed equally among the remaining coastal States. 

4 ‘‘(3) OPTIONAL MATCHING FUNDS.—Each enti5 ty seeking to receive a grant under this subsection 

6 is encouraged, but not required, to demonstrate that 

7 funds of any amount are available from non-Federal 

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

9 and 

10 (3) in subsection (c)— 

11 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘The Ad12 ministrator and the Foundation’’ and inserting 

13 ‘‘The Foundation, in consultation with the Ad14 ministrator,’’; and 

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

16 ‘‘(3) EXCLUSION OF FUNDS FROM LIMITA17 TION.—The amount of a grant awarded under this 

18 subsection shall not count toward the limitation 

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

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

21 (e) ANNUAL REPORT ON OPERATION OF THE NA22 TIONAL OCEANS AND COASTAL SECURITY FUND.—Sec23 tion 907(a) of the National Oceans and Coastal Security 

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

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


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1 inserting the following: ‘‘Not later than 60 days after the 

2 end of each fiscal year, the Administrator and the Founda3 tion’’. 

4 (f) REPEAL OF AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

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

6 of the National Oceans and Coastal Security Act (16 

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

8 (g) PARITY IN OFFSHORE WIND REVENUE SHAR9 ING.—Section 8(p)(2) of the Outer Continental Shelf 

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

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

12 Secretary’’ and inserting the following: 

13 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara14 graphs (B) and (C), the Secretary’’; 

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

16 Secretary’’ and inserting the following: 

17 ‘‘(B) DISPOSITION OF REVENUES FOR

18 PROJECTS LOCATED WITHIN 3 NAUTICAL MILES

19 SEAWARD OF STATE SUBMERGED LAND.—The 

20 Secretary’’; and 

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

22 ‘‘(C) DISPOSITION OF REVENUES FOR OFF23 SHORE WIND PROJECTS IN CERTAIN AREAS.— 

24 ‘‘(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this subpara25 graph: 


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1 ‘‘(I) COVERED OFFSHORE WIND

2 PROJECT.—The term ‘covered off3 shore wind project’ means a wind4 powered electric generation project in 

5 a lease area on the outer Continental 

6 Shelf that is not wholly or partially lo7 cated within an area subject to sub8 paragraph (B). 

9 ‘‘(II) ELIGIBLE STATE.—The 

10 term ‘eligible State’ means a State a 

11 point on the coastline of which is lo12 cated within 75 miles of the geo13 graphic center of a lease tract lying 

14 wholly or partly within the area of the 

15 applicable covered offshore wind 

16 project. 

17 ‘‘(ii) REQUIREMENT.—Of the oper18 ating fees, rentals, bonuses, royalties, and 

19 other payments that are paid to the Sec20 retary under subparagraph (A) from cov21 ered offshore wind projects carried out 

22 under a lease entered into on or after Jan23 uary 1, 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. 

23 ‘‘(bb) Mitigation of damage 

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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 

24 under clause (ii) shall— 


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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 SEC. 3. GULF OF MEXICO OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF 

17 REVENUES. 

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

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

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

21 inserting ‘‘, on the condition that the projects are not pri22 marily for entertainment purposes’’ after ‘‘infrastructure 

23 projects’’. 

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

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


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1 note; Public Law 109–432) is amended, in the matter pre2 ceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Amounts’’ and insert3 ing ‘‘Subject to subsection (g)(3), amounts’’. 

4 (c) ELIMINATION OF LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF

5 DISTRIBUTED QUALIFIED OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF

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

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

8 109–432) is amended— 

9 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

10 (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 

11 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 

12 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘; 

13 and’’ and inserting a period; and 

14 (C) by striking subparagraph (C); and 

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

16 inserting ‘‘2022’’. 

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

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

19 1331 note; Public Law 109–432) is amended by adding 

20 at the end the following: 

21 ‘‘(g) REPORTING REQUIREMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR

22 2023 AND THEREAFTER.— 

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

24 2023, not later than 180 days after the end of each 

25 fiscal year, each Gulf producing State that receives 


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1 amounts under subsection (a)(2)(A) for the applica2 ble fiscal year shall submit to the Secretary a report 

3 that describes the use of the amounts by the Gulf 

4 producing State during the period covered by the re5 port. 

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

7 report under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 

8 make the report available to the public on the 

9 website of the Department of the Interior. 

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

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

12 the applicable fiscal year fails to submit the report 

13 required under paragraph (1) by the deadline speci14 fied in that paragraph, any amounts that would oth15 erwise be provided to the Gulf producing State 

16 under subsection (a)(2)(A) for the succeeding fiscal 

17 year shall be withheld for the succeeding fiscal year 

18 until the date on which the report is submitted. 

19 ‘‘(4) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—Each report re20 quired under paragraph (1) shall include, for each 

21 project funded in whole or in part using amounts re22 ceived under subsection (a)(2)(A)— 

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

24 project; 


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1 ‘‘(B) the amount received under subsection 

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

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

4 consistent with the authorized uses under sub5 section (d)(1). 

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

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

8 Secretary to delay, modify, or withhold payment 

9 under subsection (a)(2)(A), other than for fail10 ure to submit a report as required under this 

11 subsection; 

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

13 Secretary to review or approve uses of funds re14 ported under this subsection; 

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

16 Secretary to approve individual projects that re17 ceive funds reported under this subsection; 

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

19 obtain the approval of, or review by, the Sec20 retary prior to spending funds disbursed under 

21 subsection (a)(2)(A); 

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

23 Secretary to issue guidance relating to the con24 tents of, or to determine the completeness of, 

25 the report required under this subsection; 


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

2 obligate or expend funds by a certain date; or 

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

4 Secretary to request a Gulf producing State to 

5 return unobligated funds.’’. 

6 SEC. 4. ELIMINATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE FEE UNDER THE 

7 MINERAL LEASING ACT. 

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

9 Act (30 U.S.C. 191) is amended— 

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

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

12 (b),’’; 

13 (2) by striking subsection (b); 

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

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

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

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

18 inserting ‘‘subsection (c)’’; and 

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

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

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

22 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

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

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


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1 (A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘Sub2 ject to the provisions of section 35(b) of the 

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

4 and inserting ‘‘All’’; and 

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

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

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

8 Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 191)’’. 

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

10 of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 1019(a)) is amended, in the sec11 ond sentence of the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

12 by striking ‘‘the provisions of subsection (b) of sec13 tion 35 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 

14 191(b)) and section 5(a)(2) of this Act’’ and insert15 ing ‘‘section 5(a)(2)’’. 

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

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

18 1735(f)) is amended— 

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

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

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

22 sentences. 

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