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Calendar No. 576 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D 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, Mr. SCHATZ, Mr. 

SCOTT of South Carolina, Mr. PETERS, Mr. WELCH, Ms. BUTLER, and 

Mr. HELMY) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

NOVEMBER 21, 2024 

Reported by Mr. MANCHIN, without amendment 

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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Reinvesting In Shore3 line Economies and Ecosystems Act of 2023’’ or the 

4 ‘‘RISEE Act of 2023’’. 

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

6 PARITY IN OFFSHORE WIND REVENUE SHAR7 ING. 

8 (a) DEFINITIONS IN THE NATIONAL OCEANS AND

9 COASTAL SECURITY ACT.—Section 902 of the National 

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

11 amended— 

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

13 following: 

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

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

16 Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 

17 Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).’’; and 

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

19 following: 

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

21 shoreline’ means the length of tidal shoreline or 

22 Great Lake shoreline based on the most recently 

23 available data from or accepted by the Office of 

24 Coast Survey of the National Oceanic and Atmos25 pheric Administration.’’. 


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1 (b) NATIONAL OCEANS AND COASTAL SECURITY

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

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

4 (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘and man5 age’’ after ‘‘establish’’; 

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

7 and inserting the following: 

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

9 such amounts as— 

10 ‘‘(A) are deposited in the Fund under sub11 paragraph (C)(ii)(II) of section 8(p)(2) of the 

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

13 1337(p)(2)); and 

14 ‘‘(B) are appropriated or otherwise made 

15 available for the Fund.’’; 

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

17 following: 

18 ‘‘(d) EXPENDITURE.— 

19 ‘‘(1) $34,000,000 OR LESS.—If $34,000,000 or 

20 less is deposited in, or appropriated or otherwise 

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

22 that fiscal year— 

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

24 amounts may be used by the Administrator and 


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1 the Foundation for administrative expenses to 

2 carry out this title; and 

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

4 only for the award of grants under section 

5 906(c). 

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

7 $34,000,000 is deposited in, or appropriated or oth8 erwise made available for, the Fund for a fiscal year, 

9 in that fiscal year— 

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

11 amounts may be used by the Administrator and 

12 the Foundation for administrative expenses to 

13 carry out this title; 

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

15 used for the award of grants under section 

16 906(c); and 

17 ‘‘(C) of any amounts exceeding 

18 $34,000,000— 

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

20 used for the award of grants under section 

21 906(b); and 

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

23 used for the award of grants under section 

24 906(c). 


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1 ‘‘(3) DIVISION OF AMOUNTS FOR ADMINISTRA2 TIVE EXPENSES.—The amounts referred to in para3 graphs (1)(A) and (2)(A) shall be divided between 

4 the Administrator and the Foundation pursuant to 

5 an agreement reached and documented by both the 

6 Administrator and the Foundation.’’; and 

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

8 906(a)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 906(a)’’. 

9 (c) ELIGIBLE USES OF AMOUNTS IN THE NATIONAL

10 OCEANS AND COASTAL SECURITY FUND.—Section 905 of 

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

12 7504) is amended to read as follows: 

13 ‘‘SEC. 905. ELIGIBLE USES. 

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

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

16 the Foundation, in consultation with the Administrator, 

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

18 intended to improve understanding and use of ocean and 

19 coastal resources and coastal infrastructure. 

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

21 and activities referred to in subsection (a) may include sci22 entific research related to changing environmental condi23 tions, ocean observing projects, efforts to enhance resil24 iency of infrastructure and communities (including project 

25 planning and design), habitat protection and restoration, 


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1 monitoring and reducing damage to natural resources and 

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

3 and efforts to support sustainable seafood production car4 ried out by States, local governments, Indian tribes, re5 gional and interstate collaboratives (such as regional ocean 

6 partnerships), nongovernmental organizations, public-pri7 vate partnerships, and academic institutions. 

8 ‘‘(c) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR LITIGA9 TION OR OTHER PURPOSES.—No funds made available 

10 under this title may be used— 

11 ‘‘(1) to fund litigation against the Federal Gov12 ernment; or 

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

14 monuments, marine protected areas, or marine spa15 tial plans.’’. 

16 (d) GRANTS UNDER THE NATIONAL OCEANS AND

17 COASTAL SECURITY ACT.—Section 906 of the National 

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

19 amended— 

20 (1) in subsection (a)— 

21 (A) by striking paragraph (2); 

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

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

24 following:’’ and inserting the following: 


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

2 90 days after funds are deposited in the Fund and made 

3 available to the Administrator and the Foundation for ad4 ministrative purposes, the Administrator and the Founda5 tion shall establish the following:’’; 

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

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

8 (D) by striking subparagraph (B) and in9 serting the following: 

10 ‘‘(B) Selection procedures and criteria for 

11 the awarding of grants under this section that 

12 require consultation with the Administrator and 

13 the Secretary of the Interior.’’; 

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

15 clause (ii) and inserting the following: 

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

17 including States, local governments, Indian 

18 tribes, regional and interstate 

19 collaboratives (such as regional ocean part20 nerships), nongovernmental organizations, 

21 public-private partnerships, and academic 

22 institutions.’’; 

23 (F) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘Per24 formance accountability and monitoring’’ and 


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1 inserting ‘‘Performance, accountability, and 

2 monitoring’’; 

3 (G) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 

4 through (H) as paragraphs (1) through (8), re5 spectively, and moving such paragraphs, as so 

6 redesignated, 2 ems to the left; and 

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

8 by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as subpara9 graphs (A) and (B), respectively, and moving 

10 such subparagraphs, as so redesignated, 2 ems 

11 to the left; 

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

13 following: 

14 ‘‘(b) GRANTS TO COASTAL STATES.— 

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

16 award grants to coastal States as follows: 

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

18 be allocated equally among coastal States. 

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

20 be allocated on the basis of the ratio of tidal 

21 shoreline in a coastal State to the tidal shore22 line of all coastal States. 

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

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1 al State to the average population density of all 

2 coastal counties based on the most recent data 

3 available from the Bureau of the Census. 

4 ‘‘(2) MAXIMUM ALLOCATION TO STATES.—Not5 withstanding paragraph (1), not more than 5 per6 cent of the total funds distributed under this sub7 section may be allocated to any single coastal State. 

8 Any amount exceeding that limitation shall be redis9 tributed equally among the remaining coastal States. 

10 ‘‘(3) OPTIONAL MATCHING FUNDS.—Each enti11 ty seeking to receive a grant under this subsection 

12 is encouraged, but not required, to demonstrate that 

13 funds of any amount are available from non-Federal 

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

15 and 

16 (3) in subsection (c)— 

17 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘The Ad18 ministrator and the Foundation’’ and inserting 

19 ‘‘The Foundation, in consultation with the Ad20 ministrator,’’; and 

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

22 ‘‘(3) EXCLUSION OF FUNDS FROM LIMITA23 TION.—The amount of a grant awarded under this 

24 subsection shall not count toward the limitation 


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

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

3 (e) ANNUAL REPORT ON OPERATION OF THE NA4 TIONAL OCEANS AND COASTAL SECURITY FUND.—Sec5 tion 907(a) of the National Oceans and Coastal Security 

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

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

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

9 end of each fiscal year, the Administrator and the Founda10 tion’’. 

11 (f) REPEAL OF AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

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

13 of the National Oceans and Coastal Security Act (16 

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

15 (g) PARITY IN OFFSHORE WIND REVENUE SHAR16 ING.—Section 8(p)(2) of the Outer Continental Shelf 

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

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

19 Secretary’’ and inserting the following: 

20 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara21 graphs (B) and (C), the Secretary’’; 

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

23 Secretary’’ and inserting the following: 

24 ‘‘(B) DISPOSITION OF REVENUES FOR

25 PROJECTS LOCATED WITHIN 3 NAUTICAL MILES


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1 SEAWARD OF STATE SUBMERGED LAND.—The 

2 Secretary’’; and 

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

4 ‘‘(C) DISPOSITION OF REVENUES FOR OFF5 SHORE WIND PROJECTS IN CERTAIN AREAS.— 

6 ‘‘(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this subpara7 graph: 

8 ‘‘(I) COVERED OFFSHORE WIND

9 PROJECT.—The term ‘covered off10 shore wind project’ means a wind11 powered electric generation project in 

12 a lease area on the outer Continental 

13 Shelf that is not wholly or partially lo14 cated within an area subject to sub15 paragraph (B). 

16 ‘‘(II) ELIGIBLE STATE.—The 

17 term ‘eligible State’ means a State a 

18 point on the coastline of which is lo19 cated within 75 miles of the geo20 graphic center of a lease tract lying 

21 wholly or partly within the area of the 

22 applicable covered offshore wind 

23 project. 

24 ‘‘(ii) REQUIREMENT.—Of the oper25 ating fees, rentals, bonuses, royalties, and 


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1 other payments that are paid to the Sec2 retary under subparagraph (A) from cov3 ered offshore wind projects carried out 

4 under a lease entered into on or after Jan5 uary 1, 2022— 

6 ‘‘(I) 50 percent shall be deposited 

7 in the Treasury and credited to mis8 cellaneous receipts; 

9 ‘‘(II) 12.5 percent shall be depos10 ited in the National Oceans and 

11 Coastal Security Fund established 

12 under section 904(a) of the National 

13 Oceans and Coastal Security Act (16 

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

15 ‘‘(III) 37.5 percent shall be de16 posited in a special account in the 

17 Treasury, from which the Secretary 

18 shall disburse to each eligible State an 

19 amount (based on a formula estab20 lished by the Secretary of the Interior 

21 by rulemaking not later than 180 

22 days after the date of enactment of 

23 the Reinvesting In Shoreline Econo24 mies and Ecosystems Act of 2023) 


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1 that is inversely proportional to the 

2 respective distances between— 

3 ‘‘(aa) the point on the coast4 line of each eligible State that is 

5 closest to the geographic center 

6 of the applicable leased tract; and 

7 ‘‘(bb) the geographic center 

8 of the leased tract. 

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

10 to be deposited under subclause (III) of 

11 clause (ii) for the applicable fiscal year 

12 shall be made available in accordance with 

13 that item during the fiscal year imme14 diately following the applicable fiscal year. 

15 ‘‘(iv) AUTHORIZED USES.— 

16 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—Subject to 

17 subclause (II), each State shall use all 

18 amounts received under clause 

19 (ii)(III) in accordance with all applica20 ble Federal and State laws, only for 1 

21 or more of the following purposes: 

22 ‘‘(aa) Projects and activities 

23 for the purposes of coastal pro24 tection, including conservation, 

25 coastal restoration, hurricane 


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1 protection, and infrastructure di2 rectly affected by coastal wetland 

3 losses. 

4 ‘‘(bb) Mitigation of damage 

5 to fish, wildlife, or natural re6 sources, including through fish7 eries science and research. 

8 ‘‘(cc) Implementation of a 

9 federally approved marine, coast10 al, or comprehensive conservation 

11 management plan. 

12 ‘‘(dd) Mitigation of the im13 pact of outer Continental Shelf 

14 activities through the funding of 

15 onshore infrastructure projects, 

16 on the condition that the projects 

17 are not primarily for entertain18 ment purposes. 

19 ‘‘(ee) Planning assistance 

20 and the administrative costs of 

21 complying with this section. 

22 ‘‘(II) LIMITATION.—Of the 

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1 cent shall be used for the purposes de2 scribed in subclause (I)(ee). 

3 ‘‘(v) ADMINISTRATION.—Subject to 

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

5 under clause (ii) shall— 

6 ‘‘(I) be made available, without 

7 further appropriation, in accordance 

8 with this paragraph; 

9 ‘‘(II) remain available until ex10 pended; and 

11 ‘‘(III) be in addition to any 

12 amount appropriated under any other 

13 Act. 

14 ‘‘(vi) REPORTING REQUIREMENT FOR

15 FISCAL YEAR 2023 AND THEREAFTER.— 

16 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—Beginning 

17 with fiscal year 2023, not later than 

18 180 days after the end of each fiscal 

19 year, each eligible State that receives 

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

21 applicable fiscal year shall submit to 

22 the Secretary a report that describes 

23 the use of the amounts by the eligible 

24 State during the period covered by the 

25 report. 


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1 ‘‘(II) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—On 

2 receipt of a report under subclause 

3 (I), the Secretary shall make the re4 port available to the public on the 

5 website of the Department of the In6 terior. 

7 ‘‘(III) LIMITATION.—If an eligi8 ble State that receives amounts under 

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

10 year fails to submit the report re11 quired under subclause (I) by the 

12 deadline specified in that subclause, 

13 any amounts that would otherwise be 

14 provided to the eligible State under 

15 clause (ii)(III) for the succeeding fis16 cal year shall be withheld for the suc17 ceeding fiscal year until the date on 

18 which the report is submitted. 

19 ‘‘(IV) CONTENTS OF REPORT.— 

20 Each report required under subclause 

21 (I) shall include, for each project 

22 funded in whole or in part using 

23 amounts received under clause 

24 (ii)(III)— 


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1 ‘‘(aa) the name and descrip2 tion of the project; 

3 ‘‘(bb) the amount received 

4 under clause (ii)(III) that is allo5 cated to the project; and 

6 ‘‘(cc) a description of how 

7 each project is consistent with 

8 the authorized uses under clause 

9 (iv)(I). 

10 ‘‘(V) CLARIFICATION.—Nothing 

11 in this clause— 

12 ‘‘(aa) requires or provides 

13 authority for the Secretary to 

14 delay, modify, or withhold pay15 ment under clause (ii)(III), other 

16 than for failure to submit a re17 port as required under this 

18 clause; 

19 ‘‘(bb) requires or provides 

20 authority for the Secretary to re21 view or approve uses of funds re22 ported under this clause; 

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1 ceive funds reported under this 

2 clause; 

3 ‘‘(dd) requires an eligible 

4 State to obtain the approval of, 

5 or review by, the Secretary prior 

6 to spending funds disbursed 

7 under clause (ii)(III); 

8 ‘‘(ee) requires or provides 

9 authority for the Secretary to 

10 issue guidance relating to the 

11 contents of, or to determine the 

12 completeness of, the report re13 quired under this clause; 

14 ‘‘(ff) requires an eligible 

15 State to obligate or expend funds 

16 by a certain date; or 

17 ‘‘(gg) requires or provides 

18 authority for the Secretary to re19 quest an eligible State to return 

20 unobligated funds.’’. 

21 SEC. 3. GULF OF MEXICO OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF 

22 REVENUES. 

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

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

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1 inserting ‘‘, on the condition that the projects are not pri2 marily for entertainment purposes’’ after ‘‘infrastructure 

3 projects’’. 

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

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

6 note; Public Law 109–432) is amended, in the matter pre7 ceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Amounts’’ and insert8 ing ‘‘Subject to subsection (g)(3), amounts’’. 

9 (c) ELIMINATION OF LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF

10 DISTRIBUTED QUALIFIED OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF

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

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

13 109–432) is amended— 

14 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

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

16 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 

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

18 and’’ and inserting a period; and 

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

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

21 inserting ‘‘2022’’. 

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

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

24 1331 note; Public Law 109–432) is amended by adding 

25 at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(g) REPORTING REQUIREMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR

2 2023 AND THEREAFTER.— 

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

4 2023, not later than 180 days after the end of each 

5 fiscal year, each Gulf producing State that receives 

6 amounts under subsection (a)(2)(A) for the applica7 ble fiscal year shall submit to the Secretary a report 

8 that describes the use of the amounts by the Gulf 

9 producing State during the period covered by the re10 port. 

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

12 report under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 

13 make the report available to the public on the 

14 website of the Department of the Interior. 

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

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

17 the applicable fiscal year fails to submit the report 

18 required under paragraph (1) by the deadline speci19 fied in that paragraph, any amounts that would oth20 erwise be provided to the Gulf producing State 

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

22 year shall be withheld for the succeeding fiscal year 

23 until the date on which the report is submitted. 

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1 project funded in whole or in part using amounts re2 ceived under subsection (a)(2)(A)— 

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

4 project; 

5 ‘‘(B) the amount received under subsection 

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

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

8 consistent with the authorized uses under sub9 section (d)(1). 

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

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

12 Secretary to delay, modify, or withhold payment 

13 under subsection (a)(2)(A), other than for fail14 ure to submit a report as required under this 

15 subsection; 

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

17 Secretary to review or approve uses of funds re18 ported under this subsection; 

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

20 Secretary to approve individual projects that re21 ceive funds reported under this subsection; 

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

23 obtain the approval of, or review by, the Sec24 retary prior to spending funds disbursed under 

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

2 Secretary to issue guidance relating to the con3 tents of, or to determine the completeness of, 

4 the report required under this subsection; 

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

6 obligate or expend funds by a certain date; or 

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

8 Secretary to request a Gulf producing State to 

9 return unobligated funds.’’. 

10 SEC. 4. ELIMINATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE FEE UNDER THE 

11 MINERAL LEASING ACT. 

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

13 Act (30 U.S.C. 191) is amended— 

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

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

16 (b),’’; 

17 (2) by striking subsection (b); 

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

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

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

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

22 inserting ‘‘subsection (c)’’; and 

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

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

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


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1 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

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

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

4 (A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘Sub5 ject to the provisions of section 35(b) of the 

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

7 and inserting ‘‘All’’; and 

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

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

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

11 Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 191)’’. 

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

13 of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 1019(a)) is amended, in the sec14 ond sentence of the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

15 by striking ‘‘the provisions of subsection (b) of sec16 tion 35 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 

17 191(b)) and section 5(a)(2) of this Act’’ and insert18 ing ‘‘section 5(a)(2)’’. 

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

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

21 1735(f)) is amended— 

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

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

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

25 sentences. 


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Calendar No. 576 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 373 

A BILL 

To modify the disposition of certain outer Contiable energy, and for other purposes. cial sharing to heighten opportunities for renew- nental Shelf revenues and to open Federal finanNOVEMBER 21, 2024 

Reported without amendment 


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