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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1759 

To amend the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 to increase 

the amount of Gulf of Mexico oil and gas lease revenue shared with 

Gulf States. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 5, 2011 

Mr. BONNER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To amend the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 

to increase the amount of Gulf of Mexico oil and gas 

lease revenue shared with Gulf States. 

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 ‘‘Strengthening Our 

5 Share Act’’ or the ‘‘S.O.S. Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. INCREASE IN AMOUNT OF GULF OF MEXICO OIL 

2 AND GAS LEASE REVENUE SHARED WITH 

3 GULF STATES. 

4 (a) ACCELERATION OF PLANNED SHARING OF REV5 ENUE FROM ALL GULF OF MEXICO LEASES ENTERED

6 INTO ON AND AFTER 12/20/06.—The Gulf of Mexico En7 ergy Security Act of 2006 (division C of Public Law 109– 

8 432; 43 U.S.C. 1331 note) is amended— 

9 (1) in section 102(9)(A)— 

10 (A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘2016’’ and 

11 inserting ‘‘2009’’; and 

12 (B) in clause (ii)— 

13 (i) by striking ‘‘2017’’ and inserting 

14 ‘‘2010’’; and 

15 (ii) by striking ‘‘2016’’ and inserting 

16 ‘‘2009’’; and 

17 (2) in section 105(b)— 

18 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

19 (i) in the paragraph heading, by strik20 ing ‘‘2016’’ and inserting ‘‘2009’’; and 

21 (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

22 ‘‘2016’’ and inserting ‘‘2009’’; and 

23 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

24 (i) in the paragraph heading, by strik25 ing ‘‘2017’’ and inserting ‘‘2010’’; and 


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1 (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

2 ‘‘2017’’ and inserting ‘‘2010’’. 

3 (b) SHARING OF REVENUE FROM ALL GULF OF

4 MEXICO LEASES ENTERED INTO BEFORE 12/20/06.— 

5 The Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (division 

6 C of Public Law 109–432; 43 U.S.C. 1331 note) is 

7 amended— 

8 (1) in section 102(9)(A)(ii), by striking ‘‘en9 tered into on or after the date of enactment of this 

10 Act’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘entered into 

11 before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act 

12 for any area in the Gulf of Mexico.’’; and 

13 (2) in section 105(b)(2)(A)— 

14 (A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

15 end; 

16 (B) in clause (ii), by striking the period at 

17 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

18 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

19 clause: 

20 ‘‘(iii) the amount made available 

21 under subsection (a)(2) from any lease en22 tered into within any other area shall be 

23 allocated to each Gulf producing State 

24 using rules substantially similar to the 

25 rules in clauses (i) and (ii).’’. 


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1 (c) REPEAL OF LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF DIS2 TRIBUTED QUALIFIED OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF

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

4 Security Act of 2006 (division C of Public Law 109–432; 

5 43 U.S.C. 1331 note) is repealed. 

6 (d) APPLICATION.—The amendments made by this 

7 section shall apply only to rentals, royalties, bonus bids, 

8 and other sums received by the United States on and after 

9 the date of the enactment of this Act. 

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