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Calendar No. 551 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2130 

[Report No. 117–200] 

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 

JUNE 17, 2021 

Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Mr. CASSIDY, Mr. COONS, Mrs. HYDE-SMITH, 

Mr. KAINE, Mr. KING, Mr. SCHATZ, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, 

Mr. WICKER, Mr. HEINRICH, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. KENNEDY, Mrs. 

GILLIBRAND, Mr. HICKENLOOPER, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. 

WARNER, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. MURPHY, Mr. DAINES, and Mr. PADILLA) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

NOVEMBER 17, 2022 

Reported by Mr. MANCHIN, with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

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. 


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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 2021’’ or the 

6 ‘‘RISEE Act of 2021’’. 

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

8 PARITY IN OFFSHORE WIND REVENUE SHAR9 ING. 

10 (a) DEFINITIONS IN THE NATIONAL OCEANS AND

11 COASTAL SECURITY ACT.—Section 902 of the National 

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

13 amended— 

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

15 following: 

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

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

18 Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 

19 Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).’’; and 

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

21 following: 

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

23 shoreline’ means the length of tidal shoreline or 

24 Great Lake shoreline based on the most recently 

25 available data from or accepted by the Office of 


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1 Coast Survey of the National Oceanic and Atmos2 pheric Administration.’’. 

3 (b) NATIONAL OCEANS AND COASTAL SECURITY

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

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

6 (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘and man7 age’’ after ‘‘establish’’; 

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

9 and inserting the following: 

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

11 such amounts as— 

12 ‘‘(A) are deposited in the Fund under sec13 tion 105(a)(2)(B) of the Gulf of Mexico Energy 

14 Security Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 1331 note; 

15 Public Law 109–432); 

16 ‘‘(B) are deposited in the Fund under sub17 paragraph (C)(ii)(I)(bb) of section 8(p)(2) of 

18 the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 

19 U.S.C. 1337(p)(2)); and 

20 ‘‘(C) are appropriated or otherwise made 

21 available for the Fund.’’; 

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

23 following: 

24 ‘‘(d) EXPENDITURE.— 


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

2 less is deposited in, or appropriated or otherwise 

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

4 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; and 

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

10 only for the award of grants under section 

11 906(c). 

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

13 $34,000,000 is deposited in, or appropriated or oth14 erwise made available for, the Fund for a fiscal year, 

15 in that fiscal year— 

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

17 amounts may be used by the Administrator and 

18 the Foundation for administrative expenses to 

19 carry out this title; 

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

21 used for the award of grants under section 

22 906(c); and 

23 ‘‘(C) of any amounts exceeding 

24 $34,000,000— 


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

2 used for the award of grants under section 

3 906(b); and 

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

5 used for the award of grants under section 

6 906(c). 

7 ‘‘(3) DIVISION OF AMOUNTS FOR ADMINISTRA8 TIVE EXPENSES.—The amounts referred to in para9 graphs (1)(A) and (2)(A) shall be divided between 

10 the Administrator and the Foundation pursuant to 

11 an agreement reached and documented by both the 

12 Administrator and the Foundation.’’; and 

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

14 906(a)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 906(a)’’. 

15 (c) ELIGIBLE USES OF AMOUNTS IN THE NATIONAL

16 OCEANS AND COASTAL SECURITY FUND.—Section 905 of 

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

18 7504) is amended to read as follows: 

19 ‘‘SEC. 905. ELIGIBLE USES. 

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

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

22 the Foundation, in consultation with the Administrator, 

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

24 intended to improve understanding and use of ocean and 

25 coastal resources and coastal infrastructure. 


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

2 and activities referred to in subsection (a) may include sci3 entific research related to changing environmental condi4 tions, ocean observing projects, efforts to enhance resil5 iency of infrastructure and communities (including project 

6 planning and design), habitat protection and restoration, 

7 monitoring and reducing damage to natural resources and 

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

9 and efforts to support sustainable seafood production car10 ried out by States, local governments, Indian tribes, re11 gional and interstate collaboratives (such as regional ocean 

12 partnerships), nongovernmental organizations, public-pri13 vate partnerships, and academic institutions. 

14 ‘‘(c) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR LITIGA15 TION OR OTHER PURPOSES.—No funds made available 

16 under this title may be used— 

17 ‘‘(1) to fund litigation against the Federal Gov18 ernment; or 

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

20 monuments, marine protected areas, or marine spa21 tial plans.’’. 

22 (d) GRANTS UNDER THE NATIONAL OCEANS AND

23 COASTAL SECURITY ACT.—Section 906 of the National 

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

25 amended— 


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1 (1) in subsection (a)— 

2 (A) by striking paragraph (2); 

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

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

5 following:’’ and inserting the following: 

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

7 90 days after funds are deposited in the Fund and made 

8 available to the Administrator and the Foundation for ad9 ministrative purposes, the Administrator and the Founda10 tion shall establish the following:’’; 

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

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

13 (D) by striking subparagraph (B) and in14 serting the following: 

15 ‘‘(B) Selection procedures and criteria for 

16 the awarding of grants under this section that 

17 require consultation with the Administrator and 

18 the Secretary of the Interior.’’; 

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

20 clause (ii) and inserting the following: 

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

22 including States, local governments, Indian 

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1 vate partnerships, and academic institu2 tions.’’; 

3 (F) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘Per4 formance accountability and monitoring’’ and 

5 inserting ‘‘Performance, accountability, and 

6 monitoring’’; 

7 (G) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 

8 through (H) as paragraphs (1) through (8), re9 spectively, and moving such paragraphs, as so 

10 redesignated, 2 ems to the left; and 

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

12 by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as subpara13 graphs (A) and (B), respectively, and moving 

14 such subparagraphs, as so redesignated, 2 ems 

15 to the left; 

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

17 following: 

18 ‘‘(b) GRANTS TO COASTAL STATES.— 

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

20 award grants to coastal States as follows: 

21 ‘‘(A) Seventy percent of available amounts 

22 shall be allocated equally among coastal States. 

23 ‘‘(B) Fifteen percent of available amounts 

24 shall be allocated on the basis of the ratio of 


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1 tidal shoreline in a coastal State to the tidal 

2 shoreline of all coastal States. 

3 ‘‘(C) Fifteen percent of available amounts 

4 shall be allocated on the basis of the ratio of 

5 population density of the coastal counties of a 

6 coastal State to the average population density 

7 of all coastal counties based on the most recent 

8 data available from the Bureau of the Census. 

9 ‘‘(2) MAXIMUM ALLOCATION TO STATES.—Not10 withstanding paragraph (1), not more than 5 per11 cent of the total funds distributed under this sub12 section may be allocated to any single coastal State. 

13 Any amount exceeding that limitation shall be redis14 tributed equally among the remaining coastal States. 

15 ‘‘(3) OPTIONAL MATCHING FUNDS.—Each enti16 ty seeking to receive a grant under this subsection 

17 is encouraged, but not required, to demonstrate that 

18 funds of any amount are available from non-Federal 

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

20 and 

21 (3) in subsection (c)— 

22 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘The Ad23 ministrator and the Foundation’’ and inserting 

24 ‘‘The Foundation, in consultation with the Ad25 ministrator,’’; and 


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

2 ‘‘(3) EXCLUSION OF FUNDS FROM LIMITA3 TION.—The amount of a grant awarded under this 

4 subsection shall not count toward the limitation 

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

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

7 (e) ANNUAL REPORT ON OPERATION OF THE NA8 TIONAL OCEANS AND COASTAL SECURITY FUND.—Sec9 tion 907(a) of the National Oceans and Coastal Security 

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

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

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

13 end of each fiscal year, the Administrator and the Founda14 tion’’. 

15 (f) REPEAL OF AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

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

17 of the National Oceans and Coastal Security Act (16 

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

19 (g) PARITY IN OFFSHORE WIND REVENUE SHAR20 ING.—Section 8(p)(2) of the Outer Continental Shelf 

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

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

23 Secretary’’ and inserting the following: 

24 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara25 graphs (B) and (C), the Secretary’’; 


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

2 Secretary’’ and inserting the following: 

3 ‘‘(B) DISPOSITION OF REVENUES FOR

4 PROJECTS LOCATED WITHIN 3 NAUTICAL MILES

5 SEAWARD OF STATE SUBMERGED LAND.—The 

6 Secretary’’; and 

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

8 ‘‘(C) DISPOSITION OF REVENUES FOR OFF9 SHORE WIND PROJECTS IN CERTAIN AREAS.— 

10 ‘‘(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this subpara11 graph: 

12 ‘‘(I) COVERED OFFSHORE WIND

13 PROJECT.—The term ‘covered off14 shore wind project’ means a wind15 powered electric generation project in 

16 a wind energy area on the outer Con17 tinental Shelf that is not wholly or 

18 partially located within an area sub19 ject to subparagraph (B). 

20 ‘‘(II) ELIGIBLE STATE.—The 

21 term ‘eligible State’ means a State a 

22 point on the coastline of which is lo23 cated within 75 miles of the geo24 graphic center of the covered offshore 

25 wind project. 


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1 ‘‘(ii) REQUIREMENT.— 

2 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—Of the oper3 ating fees, rentals, bonuses, royalties, 

4 and other payments that are paid to 

5 the Secretary under subparagraph (A) 

6 from covered offshore wind projects— 

7 ‘‘(aa) 12.5 percent shall be 

8 deposited in the Treasury and 

9 credited to miscellaneous re10 ceipts; 

11 ‘‘(bb) 37.5 percent shall be 

12 deposited in the National Oceans 

13 and Coastal Security Fund estab14 lished under section 904(a) of 

15 the National Oceans and Coastal 

16 Security Act (16 U.S.C. 

17 7503(a)); and 

18 ‘‘(cc) 50 percent shall be de19 posited in a special account in 

20 the Treasury, from which the 

21 Secretary, subject to subclause 

22 (II), shall disburse to each eligi23 ble State an amount (based on a 

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1 making not later than 180 days 

2 after the date of enactment of 

3 the Reinvesting In Shoreline 

4 Economies and Ecosystems Act 

5 of 2021) that is inversely propor6 tional to the respective distances 

7 between— 

8 ‘‘(AA) the point on the 

9 coastline of each eligible 

10 State that is closest to the 

11 geographic center of the ap12 plicable leased tract; and 

13 ‘‘(BB) the geographic 

14 center of the leased tract. 

15 ‘‘(II) MINIMUM ALLOCATION.— 

16 The amount allocated to an eligible 

17 State each fiscal year under item (cc) 

18 of subclause (I) shall be at least 10 

19 percent of the amounts available 

20 under that item. 

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

22 to be deposited under item (cc) of clause 

23 (ii)(I) for the applicable fiscal year shall be 

24 made available in accordance with that 


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1 item during the fiscal year immediately fol2 lowing the applicable fiscal year. 

3 ‘‘(iv) AUTHORIZED USES.— 

4 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—Subject to 

5 subclause (II), each State shall use all 

6 amounts received under clause 

7 (ii)(I)(cc) in accordance with all appli8 cable Federal and State laws, only for 

9 1 or more of the following purposes: 

10 ‘‘(aa) Projects and activities 

11 for the purposes of coastal pro12 tection, including conservation, 

13 coastal restoration, hurricane 

14 protection, and infrastructure di15 rectly affected by coastal wetland 

16 losses. 

17 ‘‘(bb) Mitigation of damage 

18 to fish, wildlife, or natural re19 sources, including through fish20 eries science and research. 

21 ‘‘(cc) Implementation of a 

22 federally approved marine, coast23 al, or comprehensive conservation 

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1 ‘‘(dd) Mitigation of the im2 pact of outer Continental Shelf 

3 activities through the funding of 

4 onshore infrastructure projects. 

5 ‘‘(ee) Planning assistance 

6 and the administrative costs of 

7 complying with this section. 

8 ‘‘(II) LIMITATION.—Of the 

9 amounts received by a State under 

10 clause (ii)(I)(cc), not more than 3 per11 cent shall be used for the purposes de12 scribed in subclause (I)(ee). 

13 ‘‘(v) ADMINISTRATION.—Subject to 

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

15 under clause (ii)(I) shall— 

16 ‘‘(I) be made available, without 

17 further appropriation, in accordance 

18 with this paragraph; 

19 ‘‘(II) remain available until ex20 pended; and 

21 ‘‘(III) be in addition to any 

22 amount appropriated under any other 

23 Act. 

24 ‘‘(vi) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.— 


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1 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—Not later 

2 than 180 days after the end of each 

3 fiscal year, the Governor of each eligi4 ble State that receives amounts under 

5 clause (ii)(I)(cc) for the applicable fis6 cal year shall submit to the Secretary 

7 a report that describes the use of the 

8 amounts by the eligible State during 

9 the period covered by the report. 

10 ‘‘(II) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—On 

11 receipt of a report under subclause 

12 (I), the Secretary shall make the re13 port available to the public on the 

14 website of the Department of the In15 terior. 

16 ‘‘(III) LIMITATION.—If the Gov17 ernor of an eligible State that receives 

18 amounts under clause (ii)(I)(cc) for 

19 the applicable fiscal year fails to sub20 mit the report required under sub21 clause (I) by the deadline specified in 

22 that subclause, any amounts that 

23 would otherwise be provided to the eli24 gible State under clause (ii)(I)(cc) for 

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1 posited in the National Oceans and 

2 Coastal Security Fund established 

3 under section 904(a) of the National 

4 Oceans and Coastal Security Act (16 

5 U.S.C. 7503(a)).’’. 

6 (h) EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN PAYMENTS FROM SE7 QUESTRATION.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 255(g)(1)(A) of the 

9 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 

10 Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 905(g)(1)(A)) is amended by 

11 inserting after ‘‘Payments to Social Security Trust 

12 Funds (28–0404–0–1–651).’’ the following: 

13 ‘‘Payments to States pursuant to subpara14 graph (C)(ii)(I)(cc) of section 8(p)(2) of the 

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

16 1337(p)(2)).’’. 

17 (2) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by 

18 this subsection shall apply to any sequestration 

19 order issued under the Balanced Budget and Emer20 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900 et 

21 seq.) on or after the date of enactment of this Act. 

22 SEC. 3. GULF OF MEXICO OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF 

23 REVENUES. 

24 (a) DEFINITION OF QUALIFIED OUTER CONTI25 NENTAL SHELF REVENUES.—Section 102(9)(A) of the 


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

2 1331 note; Public Law 109–432) is amended— 

3 (1) in clause (i)(II), by striking ‘‘and’’ after the 

4 semicolon; and 

5 (2) by striking clause (ii) and inserting the fol6 lowing: 

7 ‘‘(ii) with respect to amounts dis8 bursed under subparagraphs (A) and (B) 

9 of section 105(a)(2)— 

10 ‘‘(I) in the case of each of fiscal 

11 years 2017 through 2021, all rentals, 

12 royalties, bonus bids, and other sums 

13 due and payable to the United States 

14 received on or after October 1, 2016, 

15 from leases entered into on or after 

16 December 20, 2006, for— 

17 ‘‘(aa) the 181 Area; 

18 ‘‘(bb) the 181 South Area; 

19 and 

20 ‘‘(cc) the 2002–2007 plan21 ning area; and 

22 ‘‘(II) in the case of fiscal year 

23 2022 and each fiscal year thereafter, 

24 all rentals, royalties, bonus bids, and 

25 other sums due and payable to the 


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1 United States received on or after Oc2 tober 1, 2021, from leases entered 

3 into on or after October 1, 2000, 

4 for— 

5 ‘‘(aa) the 181 Area; 

6 ‘‘(bb) the 181 South Area; 

7 and 

8 ‘‘(cc) the 2002–2007 plan9 ning area; and 

10 ‘‘(iii) with respect to amounts dis11 bursed under section 105(a)(2)(C), in the 

12 case of fiscal year 2017 and each fiscal 

13 year thereafter, all rentals, royalties, bonus 

14 bids, and other sums due and payable to 

15 the United States received on or after Oc16 tober 1, 2016, from leases entered into on 

17 or after December 20, 2006, for— 

18 ‘‘(I) the 181 Area; 

19 ‘‘(II) the 181 South Area; and 

20 ‘‘(III) the 2002–2007 planning 

21 area.’’. 

22 (b) DISPOSITION OF QUALIFIED OUTER CONTI23 NENTAL SHELF REVENUES.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 105(a) of the Gulf 

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

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

4 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘50’’ and 

5 inserting ‘‘25’’; and 

6 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

7 (i) in the matter preceding subpara8 graph (A), by striking ‘‘50’’ and inserting 

9 ‘‘75’’; 

10 (ii) in subparagraph (A)— 

11 (I) by striking ‘‘75 percent’’ and 

inserting ‘‘2 12 ⁄3’’; and 

13 (II) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the 

14 semicolon; 

15 (iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

‘‘25 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘1 16 ⁄6’’; 

17 (iv) by redesignating subparagraph 

18 (B) as subparagraph (C); and 

19 (v) by inserting after subparagraph 

20 (A) the following: 

‘‘(B) 1 21 ⁄6 to the National Oceans and Coast22 al Security Fund established under section 

23 904(a) of the National Oceans and Coastal Se24 curity Act (16 U.S.C. 7503(a)).’’. 


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1 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

2 200304(b) of title 54, United States Code, is amend3 ed, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by strik4 ing ‘‘105(a)(2)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘105(a)(2)(C)’’. 

5 (c) ELIMINATION OF LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF

6 DISTRIBUTED QUALIFIED OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF

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

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

9 109–432) is amended— 

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

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

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

13 2016 through 2019; and 

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

15 2020 and 2021.’’; 

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

17 inserting ‘‘2021’’; and 

18 (3) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and (B)’’ and 

19 inserting ‘‘, (B), and (C)’’. 

20 (d) EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN PAYMENTS FROM SE21 QUESTRATION.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 255(g)(1)(A) of the 

23 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 

24 Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 905(g)(1)(A)) is amended by 


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1 inserting after ‘‘Payments to Social Security Trust 

2 Funds (28–0404–0–1–651).’’ the following: 

3 ‘‘Payments to States pursuant to section 

4 105(a)(2)(A) of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Se5 curity Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–432; 43 

6 U.S.C. 1331 note) (014–5535–0–2–302).’’. 

7 (2) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by 

8 this subsection shall apply to any sequestration 

9 order issued under the Balanced Budget and Emer10 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900 et 

11 seq.) on or after the date of enactment of this Act. 

12 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

13 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Reinvesting in Shoreline 

14 Economies and Ecosystems Act of 2022’’ or the ‘‘RISEE 

15 Act of 2022’’. 

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

17 PARITY IN OFFSHORE WIND REVENUE SHAR18 ING. 

19 (a) DEFINITIONS IN THE NATIONAL OCEANS AND

20 COASTAL SECURITY ACT.—Section 902 of the National 

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

22 amended— 

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

24 following: 


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

2 the meaning given that term in section 4 of the In3 dian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 

4 Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).’’; and 

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

6 following: 

7 ‘‘(7) TIDAL SHORELINE.—The term ‘tidal shore8 line’ means the length of tidal shoreline or Great Lake 

9 shoreline based on the most recently available data 

10 from or accepted by the Office of Coast Survey of the 

11 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.’’. 

12 (b) NATIONAL OCEANS AND COASTAL SECURITY

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

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

15 (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘and manage’’ 

16 after ‘‘establish’’; 

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

18 and inserting the following: 

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

20 such amounts as— 

21 ‘‘(A) are deposited in the Fund under sub22 paragraph (C)(ii)(II) of section 8(p)(2) of the 

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

24 1337(p)(2)); and 


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1 ‘‘(B) are appropriated or otherwise made 

2 available for the Fund.’’; 

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

4 following: 

5 ‘‘(d) EXPENDITURE.— 

6 ‘‘(1) $34,000,000 OR LESS.—If $34,000,000 or 

7 less is deposited in, or appropriated or otherwise 

8 made available for, the Fund for a fiscal year, in that 

9 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; and 

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

15 only for the award of grants under section 

16 906(c). 

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

18 $34,000,000 is deposited in, or appropriated or other19 wise made available for, the Fund for a fiscal year, 

20 in that fiscal year— 

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

22 amounts may be used by the Administrator and 

23 the Foundation for administrative expenses to 

24 carry out this title; 


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

2 for the award of grants under section 906(c); and 

3 ‘‘(C) of any amounts exceeding 

4 $34,000,000— 

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

6 used for the award of grants under section 

7 906(b); and 

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

9 used for the award of grants under section 

10 906(c). 

11 ‘‘(3) DIVISION OF AMOUNTS FOR ADMINISTRA12 TIVE EXPENSES.—The amounts referred to in para13 graphs (1)(A) and (2)(A) shall be divided between the 

14 Administrator and the Foundation pursuant to an 

15 agreement reached and documented by both the Ad16 ministrator and the Foundation.’’; and 

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

18 906(a)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 906(a)’’. 

19 (c) ELIGIBLE USES OF AMOUNTS IN THE NATIONAL

20 OCEANS AND COASTAL SECURITY FUND.—Section 905 of 

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

22 7504) is amended to read as follows: 

23 ‘‘SEC. 905. ELIGIBLE USES. 

24 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Amounts in the Fund may be allo25 cated by the Administrator under section 906(b) and the 


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1 Foundation, in consultation with the Administrator, under 

2 section 906(c) to support programs and activities intended 

3 to improve understanding and use of ocean and coastal re4 sources and coastal infrastructure. 

5 ‘‘(b) PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES.—The programs and 

6 activities referred to in subsection (a) may include scientific 

7 research related to changing environmental conditions, 

8 ocean observing projects, efforts to enhance resiliency of in9 frastructure and communities (including project planning 

10 and design), habitat protection and restoration, monitoring 

11 and reducing damage to natural resources and marine life 

12 (including birds, marine mammals, and fish), and efforts 

13 to support sustainable seafood production carried out by 

14 States, local governments, Indian tribes, regional and inter15 state collaboratives (such as regional ocean partnerships), 

16 nongovernmental organizations, public-private partner17 ships, and academic institutions. 

18 ‘‘(c) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR LITIGATION

19 OR OTHER PURPOSES.—No funds made available under 

20 this title may be used— 

21 ‘‘(1) to fund litigation against the Federal Gov22 ernment; or 

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

24 monuments, marine protected areas, or marine spa25 tial plans.’’. 


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1 (d) GRANTS UNDER THE NATIONAL OCEANS AND

2 COASTAL SECURITY ACT.—Section 906 of the National 

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

4 amended— 

5 (1) in subsection (a)— 

6 (A) by striking paragraph (2); 

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

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

9 following:’’ and inserting the following: 

10 ‘‘(a) ADMINISTRATION OF GRANTS.—Not later than 90 

11 days after funds are deposited in the Fund and made avail12 able to the Administrator and the Foundation for adminis13 trative purposes, the Administrator and the Foundation 

14 shall establish the following:’’; 

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

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

17 (D) by striking subparagraph (B) and in18 serting the following: 

19 ‘‘(B) Selection procedures and criteria for 

20 the awarding of grants under this section that 

21 require consultation with the Administrator and 

22 the Secretary of the Interior.’’; 

23 (E) in subparagraph (C), by striking clause 

24 (ii) and inserting the following: 


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

2 including States, local governments, Indian 

3 tribes, regional and interstate collaboratives 

4 (such as regional ocean partnerships), non5 governmental organizations, public-private 

6 partnerships, and academic institutions.’’; 

7 (F) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘Per8 formance accountability and monitoring’’ and 

9 inserting ‘‘Performance, accountability, and 

10 monitoring’’; 

11 (G) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 

12 through (H) as paragraphs (1) through (8), re13 spectively, and moving such paragraphs, as so 

14 redesignated, 2 ems to the left; and 

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

16 by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as subpara17 graphs (A) and (B), respectively, and moving 

18 such subparagraphs, as so redesignated, 2 ems to 

19 the left; 

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

21 following: 

22 ‘‘(b) GRANTS TO COASTAL STATES.— 

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

24 award grants to coastal States as follows: 


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

2 be allocated equally among coastal States. 

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

4 be allocated on the basis of the ratio of tidal 

5 shoreline in a coastal State to the tidal shoreline 

6 of all coastal States. 

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

8 be allocated on the basis of the ratio of popu9 lation density of the coastal counties of a coastal 

10 State to the average population density of all 

11 coastal counties based on the most recent data 

12 available from the Bureau of the Census. 

13 ‘‘(2) MAXIMUM ALLOCATION TO STATES.—Not14 withstanding paragraph (1), not more than 5 percent 

15 of the total funds distributed under this subsection 

16 may be allocated to any single coastal State. Any 

17 amount exceeding that limitation shall be redistrib18 uted equally among the remaining coastal States. 

19 ‘‘(3) OPTIONAL MATCHING FUNDS.—Each entity 

20 seeking to receive a grant under this subsection is en21 couraged, but not required, to demonstrate that funds 

22 of any amount are available from non-Federal sources 

23 to supplement the amount of the grant.’’; and 

24 (3) in subsection (c)— 


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1 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘The Ad2 ministrator and the Foundation’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘The Foundation, in consultation with the Ad4 ministrator,’’; and 

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

6 ‘‘(3) EXCLUSION OF FUNDS FROM LIMITATION.— 

7 The amount of a grant awarded under this subsection 

8 shall not count toward the limitation under sub9 section (b)(2) on funding to coastal States through 

10 grants awarded under subsection (b).’’. 

11 (e) ANNUAL REPORT ON OPERATION OF THE NA12 TIONAL OCEANS AND COASTAL SECURITY FUND.—Section 

13 907(a) of the National Oceans and Coastal Security Act 

14 (16 U.S.C. 7506(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘Subject to’’ 

15 and all that follows through ‘‘the Foundation’’ and insert16 ing the following: ‘‘Not later than 60 days after the end 

17 of each fiscal year, the Administrator and the Foundation’’. 

18 (f) REPEAL OF AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

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

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

21 7507) is repealed. 

22 (g) PARITY IN OFFSHORE WIND REVENUE SHAR23 ING.—Section 8(p)(2) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands 

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


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

2 Secretary’’ and inserting the following: 

3 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara4 graphs (B) and (C), the Secretary’’; 

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

6 Secretary’’ and inserting the following: 

7 ‘‘(B) DISPOSITION OF REVENUES FOR

8 PROJECTS LOCATED WITHIN 3 NAUTICAL MILES

9 SEAWARD OF STATE SUBMERGED LAND.—The 

10 Secretary’’; and 

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

12 ‘‘(C) DISPOSITION OF REVENUES FOR OFF13 SHORE WIND PROJECTS IN CERTAIN AREAS.— 

14 ‘‘(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this subpara15 graph: 

16 ‘‘(I) COVERED OFFSHORE WIND

17 PROJECT.—The term ‘covered offshore 

18 wind project’ means a wind-powered 

19 electric generation project in a lease 

20 area on the outer Continental Shelf 

21 that is not wholly or partially located 

22 within an area subject to subpara23 graph (B). 

24 ‘‘(II) ELIGIBLE STATE.—The term 

25 ‘eligible State’ means a State a point 


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1 on the coastline of which is located 

2 within 75 miles of the geographic cen3 ter of a lease tract lying wholly or 

4 partly within the area of the applica5 ble covered offshore wind project. 

6 ‘‘(ii) REQUIREMENT.—Of the operating 

7 fees, rentals, bonuses, royalties, and other 

8 payments that are paid to the Secretary 

9 under subparagraph (A) from covered off10 shore wind projects carried out under a 

11 lease entered into on or after January 1, 

12 2022— 

13 ‘‘(I) 50 percent shall be deposited 

14 in the Treasury and credited to mis15 cellaneous receipts; 

16 ‘‘(II) 12.5 percent shall be depos17 ited in the National Oceans and Coast18 al Security Fund established under sec19 tion 904(a) of the National Oceans and 

20 Coastal Security Act (16 U.S.C. 

21 7503(a)); and 

22 ‘‘(III) 37.5 percent shall be depos23 ited in a special account in the Treas24 ury, from which the Secretary shall 

25 disburse to each eligible State an 


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1 amount (based on a formula estab2 lished by the Secretary of the Interior 

3 by rulemaking not later than 180 days 

4 after the date of enactment of the Rein5 vesting in Shoreline Economies and 

6 Ecosystems Act of 2022) that is in7 versely proportional to the respective 

8 distances between— 

9 ‘‘(aa) the point on the coast10 line of each eligible State that is 

11 closest to the geographic center of 

12 the applicable leased tract; and 

13 ‘‘(bb) the geographic center of 

14 the leased tract. 

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

16 to be deposited under subclause (III) of 

17 clause (ii) for the applicable fiscal year 

18 shall be made available in accordance with 

19 that item during the fiscal year imme20 diately following the applicable fiscal year. 

21 ‘‘(iv) AUTHORIZED USES.— 

22 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—Subject to 

23 subclause (II), each State shall use all 

24 amounts received under clause (ii)(III) 

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1 eral and State laws, only for 1 or more 

2 of the following purposes: 

3 ‘‘(aa) Projects and activities 

4 for the purposes of coastal protec5 tion, including conservation, 

6 coastal restoration, hurricane pro7 tection, and infrastructure di8 rectly affected by coastal wetland 

9 losses. 

10 ‘‘(bb) Mitigation of damage 

11 to fish, wildlife, or natural re12 sources, including through fish13 eries science and research. 

14 ‘‘(cc) Implementation of a 

15 federally approved marine, coast16 al, or comprehensive conservation 

17 management plan. 

18 ‘‘(dd) Mitigation of the im19 pact of outer Continental Shelf 

20 activities through the funding of 

21 onshore infrastructure projects, on 

22 the condition that the projects are 

23 not primarily for entertainment 

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1 ‘‘(ee) Planning assistance 

2 and the administrative costs of 

3 complying with this section. 

4 ‘‘(II) LIMITATION.—Of the 

5 amounts received by a State under 

6 clause (ii)(III), not more than 3 per7 cent shall be used for the purposes de8 scribed in subclause (I)(ee). 

9 ‘‘(v) ADMINISTRATION.—Subject to 

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

11 under clause (ii) shall— 

12 ‘‘(I) be made available, without 

13 further appropriation, in accordance 

14 with this paragraph; 

15 ‘‘(II) remain available until ex16 pended; and 

17 ‘‘(III) be in addition to any 

18 amount appropriated under any other 

19 Act. 

20 ‘‘(vi) REPORTING REQUIREMENT FOR

21 FISCAL YEAR 2023 AND THEREAFTER.— 

22 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—Beginning 

23 with fiscal year 2023, not later than 

24 180 days after the end of each fiscal 

25 year, each eligible State that receives 


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

2 applicable fiscal year shall submit to 

3 the Secretary a report that describes 

4 the use of the amounts by the eligible 

5 State during the period covered by the 

6 report. 

7 ‘‘(II) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—On 

8 receipt of a report under subclause (I), 

9 the Secretary shall make the report 

10 available to the public on the website of 

11 the Department of the Interior. 

12 ‘‘(III) LIMITATION.—If an eligible 

13 State that receives amounts under 

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

15 year fails to submit the report required 

16 under subclause (I) by the deadline 

17 specified in that subclause, any 

18 amounts that would otherwise be pro19 vided to the eligible State under clause 

20 (ii)(III) for the succeeding fiscal year 

21 shall be withheld for the succeeding fis22 cal year until the date on which the re23 port is submitted. 

24 ‘‘(IV) CONTENTS OF REPORT.— 

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1 (I) shall include, for each project fund2 ed in whole or in part using amounts 

3 received under clause (ii)(III)— 

4 ‘‘(aa) the name and descrip5 tion of the project; 

6 ‘‘(bb) the amount received 

7 under clause (ii)(III) that is allo8 cated to the project; and 

9 ‘‘(cc) a description of how 

10 each project is consistent with the 

11 authorized uses under clause 

12 (iv)(I). 

13 ‘‘(V) CLARIFICATION.—Nothing in 

14 this clause— 

15 ‘‘(aa) requires or provides 

16 authority for the Secretary to 

17 delay, modify, or withhold pay18 ment under clause (ii)(III), other 

19 than for failure to submit a report 

20 as required under this clause; 

21 ‘‘(bb) requires or provides 

22 authority for the Secretary to re23 view or approve uses of funds re24 ported under this clause; 


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1 ‘‘(cc) requires or provides au2 thority for the Secretary to ap3 prove individual projects that re4 ceive funds reported under this 

5 clause; 

6 ‘‘(dd) requires an eligible 

7 State to obtain the approval of, or 

8 review by, the Secretary prior to 

9 spending funds disbursed under 

10 clause (ii)(III); 

11 ‘‘(ee) requires or provides au12 thority for the Secretary to issue 

13 guidance relating to the contents 

14 of, or to determine the complete15 ness of, the report required under 

16 this clause; 

17 ‘‘(ff) requires an eligible 

18 State to obligate or expend funds 

19 by a certain date; or 

20 ‘‘(gg) requires or provides 

21 authority for the Secretary to re22 quest an eligible State to return 

23 unobligated funds.’’. 


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1 SEC. 3. GULF OF MEXICO OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF REV2 ENUES. 

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

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

5 1331 note; Public Law 109–432) is amended by inserting 

6 ‘‘, on the condition that the projects are not primarily for 

7 entertainment purposes’’ after ‘‘infrastructure projects’’. 

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

9 Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 1331 note; 

10 Public Law 109–432) is amended, in the matter preceding 

11 paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Amounts’’ and inserting ‘‘Sub12 ject to subsection (g)(3), amounts’’. 

13 (c) ELIMINATION OF LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF DIS14 TRIBUTED QUALIFIED OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF REVE15 NUES.—Section 105(f) of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Secu16 rity Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 1331 note; Public Law 109– 

17 432) is amended— 

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

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

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

21 2016 through 2019; and 

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

23 2020 through 2022.’’; and 

24 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘2055’’ and in25 serting ‘‘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 at 

4 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 applicable 

11 fiscal year shall submit to the Secretary a report that 

12 describes the use of the amounts by the Gulf pro13 ducing State during the period covered by the report. 

14 ‘‘(2) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—On receipt of a re15 port under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall make 

16 the report available to the public on the website of the 

17 Department of the Interior. 

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

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

20 the applicable fiscal year fails to submit the report re21 quired under paragraph (1) by the deadline specified 

22 in that paragraph, any amounts that would otherwise 

23 be provided to the Gulf producing State under sub24 section (a)(2)(A) for the succeeding fiscal year shall 


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1 be withheld for the succeeding fiscal year until the 

2 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 failure 

18 to submit a report as required under this sub19 section; 

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 ob2 tain the approval of, or review by, the Secretary 

3 prior to spending funds disbursed under sub4 section (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, the 

8 report required under this subsection; 

9 ‘‘(F) requires a Gulf producing State to ob10 ligate 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 SEC. 4. ELIMINATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE FEE UNDER THE 

15 MINERAL LEASING ACT. 

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

17 Act (30 U.S.C. 191) is amended— 

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

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

20 (b),’’; 

21 (2) by striking subsection (b); 

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

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

2 so redesignated), by striking ‘‘subsection (d)’’ and in3 serting ‘‘subsection (c)’’; and 

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

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

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

7 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

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

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

10 (A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘Sub11 ject to the provisions of section 35(b) of the Min12 eral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 191(b)), all’’ and in13 serting ‘‘All’’; and 

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

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

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

17 Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 191)’’. 

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

19 of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 1019(a)) is amended, in the sec20 ond sentence of the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

21 by striking ‘‘the provisions of subsection (b) of section 

22 35 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 191(b)) and 

23 section 5(a)(2) of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘section 

24 5(a)(2)’’. 


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

2 Royalty Management Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 1735(f)) 

3 is amended— 

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

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

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

7 sentences. 


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Calendar No. 551 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2130 

[Report No. 117–200] 

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 17, 2022 

Reported with an amendment 


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