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115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5170 

To amend title 54, United States Code, to reauthorize and reform the Land 

and Water Conservation Fund, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 5, 2018 

Mr. WESTERMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 

provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To amend title 54, United States Code, to reauthorize and 

reform the Land and Water Conservation Fund, 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 ‘‘Federal Lands Infra5 structure Partnership Act’’ or the ‘‘FLIP Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

7 The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title. 

Sec. 2. Table of contents. 


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Sec. 3. Reauthorization. 

Sec. 4. Fund amounts for State purposes. 

Sec. 5. Allocation of fund amounts for Federal purposes. 

Sec. 6. Contracts for acquisition of land and water. 

Sec. 7. Payment In-Lieu of Taxes Program. 

Sec. 8. Promotion offshore energy exploration, innovation, and education. 

Sec. 9. Definition. 

Sec. 10. Clerical amendments. 

1 SEC. 3. REAUTHORIZATION. 

2 Section 200302 of title 54, United States Code, is 

3 amended— 

4 (1) in subsection (b), in the language preceding 

5 paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘September 30, 2018’’ 

6 and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2022’’; and 

7 (2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘September 

8 30, 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2022’’. 

9 SEC. 4. FUND AMOUNTS FOR STATE PURPOSES. 

10 (a) ALLOCATION.—Section 200305(a) of title 54, 

11 United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘The Sec12 retary may provide financial assistance to the States from 

13 amounts available for State purposes.’’ and inserting ‘‘Of 

14 the overall amount appropriated from the Fund for a fis15 cal year, the Secretary shall make 25 percent available to 

16 the States for State purposes as provided in this section.’’. 

17 (b) APPORTIONMENT AMONG STATES.—Section 

18 200305(b) of title 54, United States Code, is amended— 

19 (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 

20 following: 


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1 ‘‘(1) Twenty-five percent shall be apportioned 

2 equally among the States.’’; 

3 (2) by striking paragraph (3); 

4 (3) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as 

5 paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and 

6 (4) in paragraph (3), as redesignated by this 

7 subsection, by striking ‘‘without regard to the 10 

8 percent limitation to an individual State specified in 

9 this subsection’’. 

10 (c) STATE USE OF FUNDS.—Section 200305 of title 

11 54, United States Code, is amended— 

12 (1) by redesignating subsections (c) through (k) 

13 as subsections (d) through (l), respectively; and 

14 (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol15 lowing: 

16 ‘‘(c) STATE USE OF FUNDS.—Not less than 30 per17 cent of the amount allocated to a State under subsection 

18 (b) for each fiscal year shall be used by the State in one 

19 or more communities with a population of greater than 

20 20,000 (based on data from the most recent Census Bu21 reau American Community Survey).’’. 

22 (d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 

23 200305(k) of title 54, United States Code, is amended— 

24 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘subsection 

25 (e)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (f)’’; and 


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1 (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘subsection 

2 (c)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (d)’’. 

3 SEC. 5. ALLOCATION OF FUND AMOUNTS FOR FEDERAL 

4 PURPOSES. 

5 Title 54, United States Code, is amended— 

6 (1) in section 200304, by striking ‘‘Not less 

7 than 40 percent of such appropriations shall be 

8 available for Federal purposes.’’; 

9 (2) in section 200306(a), by striking para10 graphs (1) and (2) and inserting the following: 

11 ‘‘(1) ALLOCATION.—Of the overall amount ap12 propriated from the Fund for a fiscal year, 50 per13 cent shall be available for Federal purposes as pro14 vided in this section. 

15 ‘‘(2) USE OF FUNDS.— 

16 ‘‘(A) USE OF FUNDS FOR LAND ACQUISI17 TION.— 

18 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the re19 strictions in clause (ii), of the amount ap20 propriated and available under paragraph 

21 (1) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall 

22 make available not less than 3.5 percent 

23 for acquisition of non-Federal land, water, 

24 or an interest in land or water by one or 

25 more of the following: 


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1 ‘‘(I) The National Park Service. 

2 ‘‘(II) The United States Fish and 

3 Wildlife Service. 

4 ‘‘(III) The Forest Service. 

5 ‘‘(IV) The Bureau of Land Man6 agement. 

7 ‘‘(ii) RESTRICTIONS.— 

8 ‘‘(I) INHOLDINGS.—The Sec9 retary shall not acquire a parcel of 

10 non-Federal land or water under this 

11 subparagraph unless such parcel is lo12 cated within the exterior boundary of 

13 a unit of land administered by a Fed14 eral agency listed in subclauses (I) 

15 through (IV) of clause (i). 

16 ‘‘(II) LOCATION.—The Secretary 

17 may not acquire a parcel of non-Fed18 eral land or water under this subpara19 graph if such acquisition would result 

20 in more than 15 percent of the acre21 age acquired with funds allocated 

22 under this subparagraph for any fiscal 

23 year to be located west of the 100th 

24 meridian. 


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1 ‘‘(III) PUBLIC ACCESS.—Of the 

2 amount appropriated and made avail3 able under this subparagraph for a 

4 fiscal year, the Secretary shall make 

5 available not less than 33 percent to 

6 acquire land, water, or an interest in 

7 land or water to secure or enhance 

8 public access for recreational hunting, 

9 recreational fishing, or recreational 

10 shooting to a unit of land adminis11 tered by a Federal agency listed in 

12 subclauses (I) through (IV) of clause 

13 (i). 

14 ‘‘(IV) PROHIBITION ON USE OF

15 CONDEMNATION OR EMINENT DO16 MAIN.—The Secretary may not use 

17 funds made available under this sub18 paragraph to acquire land, water, or 

19 an interest in land or water through 

20 condemnation or an eminent domain 

21 proceeding. 

22 ‘‘(B) USE OF FUNDS FOR DEFERRED

23 MAINTENANCE.— 

24 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Of the amount ap25 propriated and available under paragraph 


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1 (1) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall 

2 make available not less than 75 percent for 

3 deferred maintenance, critical infrastruc4 ture, visitor services, and clean-up efforts 

5 or a combination thereof, on Federal land 

6 or water managed by one or more of the 

7 following: 

8 ‘‘(I) The National Park Service. 

9 ‘‘(II) The United States Fish and 

10 Wildlife Service. 

11 ‘‘(III) The Forest Service. 

12 ‘‘(IV) The Bureau of Land Man13 agement. 

14 ‘‘(ii) USE OF FUNDS FOR NGOS.— 

15 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—In addition 

16 to the amount made available under 

17 clause (i), of the amount appropriated 

18 and available under paragraph (1) for 

19 a fiscal year, the Secretary shall make 

20 3.5 percent available to nongovern21 mental organizations for the activities 

22 described in subclause (i). 

23 ‘‘(II) MATCHING NON-FEDERAL

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1 mental organization shall provide non2 Federal funds in an amount that is 

3 equal to or greater than the amount 

4 provided to that nongovernmental or5 ganization under this subparagraph. 

6 ‘‘(C) USE OF FUNDS FOR FOREST LEGACY

7 PROGRAM.—Of the amount appropriated and 

8 available under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year, 

9 the Secretary shall make available not more 

10 than 3.5 percent for the Forest Legacy Pro11 gram established pursuant to section 7 of the 

12 Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 

13 (16 U.S.C. 2103c), except that such amount 

14 may be used only— 

15 ‘‘(i) to create or improve vehicular ac16 cess, including for off-highway vehicles, or 

17 other access to National Forest System 

18 land, State forested land, or private for19 ested land for recreational hunting, rec20 reational fishing, recreational shooting, or 

21 other recreational purposes; or 

22 ‘‘(ii) to protect from development for23 ests where management activities occur 

24 consistent with a State-approved multiple25 resource forest plan. 


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1 ‘‘(D) USE OF FUNDS FOR COOPERATIVE

2 ENDANGERED SPECIES CONSERVATION FUND.— 

3 Of the amount appropriated and available 

4 under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year, not more 

5 than 3.5 percent shall be deposited into the Co6 operative Endangered Species Conservation 

7 Fund established pursuant to section 6(i) of the 

8 Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 

9 1535(6)(i)). 

10 ‘‘(E) USE OF FUNDS FOR AMERICAN BAT11 TLEFIELD PROTECTION PROGRAM.—Of the 

12 amount appropriated and available under para13 graph (1) for a fiscal year, not more than 3.5 

14 percent shall be available for the American Bat15 tlefield Protection Program established pursu16 ant to chapter 3801 of title 54, United States 

17 Code.’’; and 

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

19 ‘‘(5) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

20 ‘‘(A) DEFERRED MAINTENANCE.—The 

21 term ‘deferred maintenance’ means mainte22 nance and repairs— 

23 ‘‘(i) that were scheduled to be per24 formed and were delayed; or 


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1 ‘‘(ii) without which the health and 

2 safety of the public or employees would be 

3 endangered or substantial financial losses 

4 would be incurred. 

5 ‘‘(B) RECREATIONAL HUNTING.—The term 

6 ‘recreational hunting’ means use of a firearm, 

7 bow, or other authorized means in the lawful— 

8 ‘‘(i) pursuit, shooting, capture, collec9 tion, trapping, or killing of wildlife; or 

10 ‘‘(ii) attempt to pursue, shoot, cap11 ture, collect, trap, or kill wildlife. 

12 ‘‘(C) RECREATIONAL FISHING.—The term 

13 ‘recreational fishing’ means the lawful— 

14 ‘‘(i) pursuit, capture, collection, or 

15 killing of fish; or 

16 ‘‘(ii) attempt to pursue, capture, col17 lect, or kill fish. 

18 ‘‘(D) RECREATIONAL SHOOTING.—The 

19 term ‘recreational shooting’ means any form of 

20 sport, training, competition, or pastime, wheth21 er formal or informal, that involves the dis22 charge of a rifle, handgun, or shotgun, or the 

23 use of a bow.’’. 


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1 SEC. 6. CONTRACTS FOR ACQUISITION OF LAND AND 

2 WATER. 

3 Section 200308 of title 54, United States Code, is 

4 amended by striking ‘‘$30,000,000’’ and inserting 

5 ‘‘$2,000,000’’. 

6 SEC. 7. PAYMENT IN-LIEU OF TAXES PROGRAM. 

7 Chapter 2003 of title 54, United States Code, is 

8 amended by adding at the end the following: 

9 ‘‘§ 200311. Allocation of Fund amounts to Payment In10 Lieu of Taxes Program 

11 ‘‘Of the overall amount appropriated from the Fund 

12 for a fiscal year, not less than 5 percent shall be available 

13 for the program under chapter 69 of title 31, United 

14 States Code (commonly known as the ‘Payment In-Lieu 

15 of Taxes Program’).’’. 

16 SEC. 8. PROMOTING OFFSHORE ENERGY EXPLORATION, IN17 NOVATION, AND EDUCATION. 

18 Chapter 2003 of title 54, United States Code, is fur19 ther amended by adding at the end the following: 

20 ‘‘§ 200312. Allocation of Fund amounts to promoting 

21 offshore energy exploration, innovation, 

22 and education 

23 ‘‘(a) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS AVAILABLE FROM

24 LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND.— 

25 ‘‘(1) MINIMUM ALLOCATION FISCAL YEARS 2018

26 THROUGH 2024.— 


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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Of the overall amount 

2 appropriated from the Fund for fiscal years 

3 2018 through 2024, not less than 15 percent 

4 shall be available for promoting offshore energy 

5 exploration, innovation, and education as pro6 vided for in this paragraph. 

7 ‘‘(B) USE OF FUNDS.—Of the funds made 

8 available under this paragraph for fiscal years 

9 2018 through 2024— 

10 ‘‘(i) twenty-five percent shall be made 

11 available to establish and maintain the 

12 pilot program to improve Federal permit 

13 coordination on the outer Continental Shelf 

14 under subsection (b); 

15 ‘‘(ii) ten percent shall be made avail16 able to establish and maintain an offshore 

17 energy innovation hub under subsection 

18 (c); and 

19 ‘‘(iii) sixty-five percent shall be made 

20 available to award offshore energy edu21 cation grants to institutions of higher edu22 cation under subsection (d). 

23 ‘‘(2) MINIMUM ALLOCATION FISCAL YEAR 2025

24 AND SUBSEQUENT FISCAL YEARS.— 


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1 ‘‘(A) POSITIVE DETERMINATION.—If the 

2 Secretary determines under paragraph (9) that 

3 the pilot program is effective, then of the over4 all amount appropriated from the Fund for fis5 cal year 2025 and subsequent fiscal years, not 

6 less than 15 percent shall be available for pro7 moting offshore energy exploration, innovation, 

8 and education in the same manner as the funds 

9 made available under paragraph (1). 

10 ‘‘(B) NEGATIVE DETERMINATION.— 

11 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary 

12 determines under paragraph (9) that the 

13 pilot program is not effective, then of the 

14 overall amount appropriated from the 

15 Fund for fiscal year 2025 and subsequent 

16 fiscal years, not less than 15 percent shall 

17 be available for promoting offshore energy 

18 exploration, innovation, and education as 

19 provided for in this paragraph. 

20 ‘‘(ii) USE OF FUNDS.—Of the funds 

21 made available under this section for fiscal 

22 year 2025 and subsequent fiscal years— 

23 ‘‘(I) thirty-five percent shall be 

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1 tain an offshore energy innovation 

2 hub under subsection (c); and 

3 ‘‘(II) sixty-five percent shall be 

4 made available to award offshore en5 ergy education grants to institutions 

6 of higher education under subsection 

7 (d). 

8 ‘‘(b) PILOT PROGRAM TO IMPROVE FEDERAL PER9 MIT COORDINATION ON THE OUTER CONTINENTAL

10 SHELF.— 

11 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF PILOT PROGRAM.— 

12 The Secretary shall carry out a Federal energy per13 mit streamlining pilot program for the outer Conti14 nental Shelf (referred to in this subsection as the 

15 ‘OCS Pilot Program’). 

16 ‘‘(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the OSC Pilot 

17 Program is to collocate appropriate staff from the 

18 Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, the Bureau 

19 of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, the 

20 Coast Guard, and the National Marine Fisheries 

21 Service in the pilot offices established in paragraph 

22 (3) for the purpose of streamline Federal permitting 

23 of energy activities on the outer Continental Shelf of 

24 the United States, including streamlining permitting 

25 for— 


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1 ‘‘(A) geophysical surveying, including mag2 netic, gravity, seismic, or other systems; 

3 ‘‘(B) oil and natural gas exploration, devel4 opment, and production; and 

5 ‘‘(C) offshore renewable energy projects, 

6 including wind and tidal power generation. 

7 ‘‘(3) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.— 

8 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

9 seek to establish a memorandum of under10 standing to streamline Federal permitting of 

11 energy activities on the outer Continental Shelf 

12 and to coordinate relevant activities across Fed13 eral agencies with— 

14 ‘‘(i) the Director of the Bureau of 

15 Ocean Energy Management; 

16 ‘‘(ii) the Director of the Bureau of 

17 Safety and Environmental Enforcement; 

18 ‘‘(iii) the Secretary of Commerce; and 

19 ‘‘(iv) the Secretary of Homeland Secu20 rity. 

21 ‘‘(B) STATE PARTICIPATION.—The Sec22 retary may request the Governors of Alaska, 

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1 Georgia to be signatories to the memorandum 

2 of understanding. 

3 ‘‘(4) ESTABLISHMENT OF PILOT OFFICES.—Not 

4 later than 120 days after the date of the enactment 

5 of this subsection, the Secretary shall establish the 

6 pilot offices referred to in paragraph (2) in the fol7 lowing locations: 

8 ‘‘(A) Anchorage, Alaska. 

9 ‘‘(B) Metairie, Louisiana. 

10 ‘‘(C) Virginia Beach, Virginia. 

11 ‘‘(D) Any other location, as determined by 

12 the Secretary. 

13 ‘‘(5) ASSIGNMENT OF QUALIFIED STAFF.— 

14 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each Federal agency 

15 listed in paragraph (3)(A) shall assign to each 

16 of the pilot offices established under paragraph 

17 (4) relevant staff from such agency who have 

18 expertise in the regulatory issues relating to the 

19 office in which the employee is employed, in20 cluding, as applicable, particular expertise in— 

21 ‘‘(i) consultations and the preparation 

22 of biological opinions under section 7 of 

23 the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 

24 U.S.C. 1536), including with respect to 

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1 ‘‘(ii) consistency reviews under the 

2 Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 

3 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.); 

4 ‘‘(iii) plan approvals and permits 

5 under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands 

6 Act (33 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.); 

7 ‘‘(iv) implementation and enforcement 

8 of section 328 of the Clean Air Act (42 

9 U.S.C. 7627); and 

10 ‘‘(v) compliance with section 

11 102(2)(C) the National Environmental 

12 Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 

13 4332(2)(C)). 

14 ‘‘(B) DUTIES.—Each employee assigned 

15 under subparagraph (A) shall— 

16 ‘‘(i) not later than 90 days after the 

17 date of assignment, report to the pilot of18 fice established under paragraph (4) to 

19 which the employee is assigned; and 

20 ‘‘(ii) be dedicated to and responsible 

21 for all outer Continental Shelf energy-re22 lated activities administered by that pilot 

23 office for all issues relating to the jurisdic24 tion of the home office or agency that as25 signed the employee. 


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1 ‘‘(6) ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL.—The Secretary 

2 shall assign to each pilot office identified in para3 graph (4) any additional personnel that are nec4 essary to ensure the effective implementation of the 

5 OCS Pilot Program. 

6 ‘‘(7) USE OF FEES COLLECTED BY PILOT OF7 FICES.— 

8 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

9 ensure that all fees collected by a pilot office in 

10 association with activities related to the Outer 

11 Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 

12 et seq.) listed under subparagraphs (A) through 

13 (C) of paragraph (2) are made available to that 

14 office. 

15 ‘‘(B) PROHIBITION ON NEW OR INCREASED

16 FEES.—The Secretary may not establish any 

17 new fee or increase any existing fee for any ac18 tivities conducted by a pilot office. 

19 ‘‘(8) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in this sub20 section affects— 

21 ‘‘(A) the operation of any other Federal or 

22 State law; 

23 ‘‘(B) any delegation of authority made by 

24 the head of a Federal agency whose employees 

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1 ‘‘(C) the existing memorandum of agree2 ment between the Department of the Interior 

3 and the Department of Defense on Mutual Con4 cerns on the Outer Continental Shelf signed on 

5 July 20, 1983, or any revision or replacement 

6 for that agreement that is agreed to by the Sec7 retary of Defense and the Secretary of the Inte8 rior after that date. 

9 ‘‘(9) DETERMINATION OF EFFECTIVENESS OF

10 PILOT PROGRAM.—Not later than January 1, 2024, 

11 the Secretary shall make a determination on if the 

12 pilot program is effective and submit the results of 

13 such determination to Congress. 

14 ‘‘(c) OFFSHORE ENERGY INNOVATION HUB.— 

15 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 

16 days after the date of the enactment of this section, 

17 the Secretary shall establish an Offshore Energy In18 novation Hub. 

19 ‘‘(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Offshore 

20 Energy Innovation Hub shall be to— 

21 ‘‘(A) foster collaboration among Federal, 

22 academic, and industry stakeholders on innova23 tions directly related to energy production on 

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1 ‘‘(B) study, develop, and maintain the fol2 lowing areas of focus: 

3 ‘‘(i) SAFETY TECHNOLOGIES.—Mate4 rials and equipment that improve upon ex5 isting well control systems or containment 

6 systems (or both). 

7 ‘‘(ii) RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZA8 TION.—Predicting and monitoring the pro9 duction behavior of complex reservoirs on 

10 the outer Continental Shelf. 

11 ‘‘(iii) EXTENDED SYSTEM ARCHITEC12 TURE.—Subsea systems, power distribu13 tion, and data communications that im14 prove recovery and extend production 

15 reach. 

16 ‘‘(iv) HIGH PRESSURE AND HIGH

17 TEMPERATURE COMPLETION SYSTEMS.— 

18 Materials and equipment to reliably 

19 produce ultra-deepwater resources in corro20 sive environments. 

21 ‘‘(v) METEOROLOGICAL AND OCEANIC

22 FORECASTING.—Systems to predict both 

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1 ‘‘(vi) ARCTIC ENVIRONMENTS.—Ex2 ploration and production systems and tech3 niques for ice conditions, including ice 

4 management and extended season develop5 ment. 

6 ‘‘(3) LOCATION.—The Secretary shall establish 

7 the Offshore Energy Innovation Hub at a location 

8 that is in proximity to existing outer Continental 

9 Shelf oil and gas development to ensure opportuni10 ties to test and apply innovative technologies and re11 search in the field. 

12 ‘‘(d) OFFSHORE ENERGY EDUCATION GRANTS TO

13 INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.— 

14 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 

15 ‘‘(A) AWARD OF GRANTS.—In order to ex16 pand opportunities related to offshore energy 

17 development, the Secretary of the Interior shall 

18 use amounts available under subsection 

19 (a)(2)(C) to award offshore energy innovation 

20 grants in accordance with this subsection to in21 stitutions of higher education selected under 

22 paragraph (2). 

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1 amounts available under subsection (a)(2)(C) to 

2 administer this subsection. 

3 ‘‘(2) SELECTION OF INSTITUTIONS.— 

4 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

5 select 20 institutions of higher education to re6 ceive grants under this subsection, of those in7 stitutions of higher education that are— 

8 ‘‘(i) nominated under subparagraph 

9 (B); and 

10 ‘‘(ii) determined by the Secretary to 

11 have issued the greatest number of under12 graduate and graduate degrees in one or 

13 more of the academic fields included in the 

14 list prepared under paragraph (5). 

15 ‘‘(B) NOMINATION OF INSTITUTIONS.— 

16 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 

17 180 days after the date of the enactment 

18 of this section, and every 3 years there19 after, the Governor of each State may 

20 nominate for grants under this sub21 section— 

22 ‘‘(I) up to 4 institutions of higher 

23 education located in the State, of 

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1 ‘‘(II) at least 1 vocational institu2 tion located in the State. 

3 ‘‘(ii) PREFERENCE.—In making nomi4 nations under clause (i), each Governor 

5 shall give preference to institutions of 

6 higher education and vocational institu7 tions that demonstrate a vigorous rate of 

8 admissions of veterans of the Armed 

9 Forces of the United States. 

10 ‘‘(3) GRANTS TERMS.— 

11 ‘‘(A) AWARD AND AVAILABILITY OF

12 FUNDS.—Grants shall be awarded under this 

13 subsection on an annual basis and grant funds 

14 shall remain available for use until expended. 

15 ‘‘(B) USE.—Of the funds awarded to each 

16 grantee each fiscal year— 

17 ‘‘(i) no less than half shall be made 

18 available in the form of scholarships or tui19 tion assistance to incoming students in the 

20 academic fields included in the list sub21 mitted under paragraph (5); and 

22 ‘‘(ii) the remainder shall be used to 

23 promote science, technology, engineering, 

24 and mathematics curriculum development 

25 and other related projects that will advance 


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1 energy and mineral exploration and pro2 duction on the Outer Continental Shelf of 

3 the United States. 

4 ‘‘(4) FELLOWSHIP AND INTERNSHIP OPPORTU5 NITIES.—The Secretary shall establish fellowship 

6 and internship opportunities in the Department of 

7 the Interior for students in academic fields included 

8 in the list submitted under paragraph (5) to address 

9 future workforce needs of the Department. 

10 ‘‘(5) LIST OF ACADEMIC FIELDS.—The Sec11 retary shall conduct a survey of current outer Conti12 nental Shelf leaseholders to prepare a list of science, 

13 technology, engineering, and math-related academic 

14 fields that address current and future workforce 

15 needs for offshore energy-related activities. The Sec16 retary may periodically update this list through sub17 sequent surveys of such leaseholders to better adapt 

18 to changing workforce needs. 

19 ‘‘(6) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

20 ‘‘(A) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDU21 CATION.—The term ‘institution of higher edu22 cation’ has the meaning given that term in sec23 tion 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 

24 (20 U.S.C. 1001). 


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1 ‘‘(B) MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTION.— 

2 The term ‘minority-serving institution’ means 

3 any public or not-for-profit institution of higher 

4 education described in section 371(a) of the 

5 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

6 1067q). 

7 ‘‘(C) VOCATIONAL INSTITUTION.—The 

8 term ‘vocational institution’ means a postsec9 ondary vocational institution, as that term is 

10 defined in section 102(c) of the Higher Edu11 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002(c)).’’. 

12 SEC. 9. DEFINITION. 

13 Section 200301 of title 54, United States Code, is 

14 amended by adding at the end the following: 

15 ‘‘(3) OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF.—The term 

16 ‘outer Continental Shelf’ has the same meaning 

17 given such term in section 2(a) of the Outer Conti18 nental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331).’’. 

19 SEC. 10. CLERICAL AMENDMENTS. 

20 The table of sections for chapter 2003 of title 54, 

21 United States Code, is amended by inserting after the 

22 item relating to section 200310 the following: 

‘‘200311. Allocation of Fund amounts to Payment In-Lieu of Taxes Program. 

‘‘200312. Allocation of Fund amounts to promoting offshore energy exploration, 

innovation, and education.’’. 

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