MORE Act of 2013

To greatly enhance the Nation’s environmental, energy, economic, and national security by terminating long-standing Federal prohibitions on the domestic production of abundant offshore supplies of oil and natural gas, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Maximize Offshore Resource Exploration Act of 2013 MORE Act of 2013 2. Termination of prohibitions on expenditures for, and withdrawals from, offshore oil and gas leasing (a) Prohibitions on expenditures All provisions of Federal law that prohibit the expenditure of appropriated funds to conduct oil and natural gas leasing and preleasing activities for any area of the Outer Continental Shelf shall have no force or effect with respect to such activities. (b) Revocation withdrawals All withdrawals of Federal submerged lands of the Outer Continental Shelf from leasing, including withdrawals by the President under the authority of section 12(a) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1341(a) 3. Outer Continental Shelf oil and natural gas leasing program The Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 9 the following: 10. State approval requirement with respect to oil and natural gas leasing (a) In general The Secretary may not issue any lease authorizing exploration for, or development of, oil and natural gas in any area of the outer Continental Shelf that is located within 25 miles of the coastline of a State unless the State has enacted a law approving of the issuance of such leases by the Secretary. (b) State approval permanent Repeal of such a law by a State shall have no effect for purposes of subsection (a). . 4. Sharing of revenues (a) In general Section 8(g) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1337(g) (1) in paragraph (2) by striking Notwithstanding Except as provided in paragraph (6), and notwithstanding (2) by redesignating paragraphs (6) and (7) as paragraphs (7) and (8); and (3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following: (6) Royalties under qualified oil and gas leases (A) In general Except as provided in subparagraph (B), of amounts received by the United States as royalties under any qualified oil and gas lease on submerged lands that are located within the seaward boundaries of a State established under section 4(a)(2)(A)— (i) 12.5 percent shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury; (ii) 12.5 percent shall be deposited in the Renewable Energy Reserve established by section 5 of the MORE Act of 2013 (iii) 75 percent shall be paid to the States that are producing States with respect to those submerged lands. (B) Lease tracts within 25 miles of the coastline Of amounts received by the United States as royalties under any qualified oil and gas lease on submerged lands that are located within 25 miles of the coastline of a State and within the seaward boundaries of a State established under section 4(a)(2)(A)— (i) 5 percent shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury; (ii) 5 percent shall be deposited in the Renewable Energy Reserve established by section 5 of the MORE Act of 2013 (iii) 90 percent shall be paid to the States that are producing States with respect to those submerged lands. (C) Leased tract that lies partially within the seaward boundaries of a State In the case of a leased tract that lies partially within the seaward boundaries of a State, the amounts of royalties from such tract that are subject to subparagraph (A) or (B), as applicable, with respect to such State shall be a percentage of the total amounts of royalties from such tract that is equivalent to the total percentage of surface acreage of the tract that lies within such seaward boundaries. (D) Definitions In this paragraph: (i) Adjacent State The term adjacent State (ii) Adjacent zone The term adjacent zone (iii) Producing State The term producing State (iv) State The term State (v) qualified oil and gas lease The term qualified oil and gas lease MORE Act of 2013 (E) Application This paragraph shall apply to royalties received by the United States after September 30, 2013. . (b) Establishment of State seaward boundaries Section 4(a)(2)(A) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1333(a)(2)(A) , and the President . Such extended lines are deemed to be as indicated on the maps for each Outer Continental Shelf region entitled Alaska OCS Region State Adjacent Zone and OCS Planning Areas Pacific OCS Region State Adjacent Zones and OCS Planning Areas Gulf of Mexico OCS Region State Adjacent Zones and OCS Planning Areas Atlantic OCS Region State Adjacent Zones and OCS Planning Areas Public Law 109–432 5. Renewable Energy Reserve (a) In General For budgetary purposes, there is established a separate account in the Treasury to be known as the Renewable Energy Reserve (b) Contents The Renewable Energy Reserve shall consist of amounts deposited into it under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (6) of section 8(g) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1337(g) (c) Use The Renewable Energy Reserve shall be available to offset the cost of legislation enacted after the date of the enactment of this Act— (1) to accelerate the use of cleaner domestic energy resources and alternative fuels; (2) to promote the utilization of energy-efficient products and practices; and (3) to increase research, development, and deployment of clean renewable energy and efficiency technologies and job training programs for those purposes. (d) Procedure for Adjustments (1) Budget committee chairman After the reporting of a bill or joint resolution, or the offering of an amendment thereto or the submission of a conference report thereon, providing funding for the purposes set forth in subsection (c) in excess of the amounts provided for those purposes for fiscal year 2013, the chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the applicable House of Congress shall make the adjustments set forth in paragraph (2) for the amount of new budget authority and outlays in that measure and the outlays flowing from that budget authority. (2) Matters to be adjusted The adjustments referred to in paragraph (1) are to be made to— (A) the discretionary spending limits, if any, set forth in the appropriate concurrent resolution on the budget; (B) the allocations made pursuant to the appropriate concurrent resolution on the budget pursuant to section 302(a) of Congressional Budget Act of 1974; and (C) the budget aggregates contained in the appropriate concurrent resolution on the budget as required by section 301(a) of Congressional Budget Act of 1974. (3) Amounts of adjustments The adjustments referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not exceed the total of the receipts over a 10-year period, as estimated by the Congressional Budget Office upon the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Maximize Offshore Resource Exploration Act of 2013 or MORE Act of 2013 - Declares without force or effect all federal prohibitions against the expenditure of appropriated funds to conduct natural gas leasing and preleasing activities for any area of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). Revokes all withdrawals of federal submerged lands from leasing for oil and natural gas exploration and production. Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from granting an oil or natural gas lease for any OCS located within 25 miles of a state coastline unless the state has enacted a law approving the issuance of such leases by the Secretary. Sets forth an allocation schedule for a: (1) 75% state share of revenues derived from U.S. royalties under qualified oil and gas leases on submerged lands located within the seaward boundaries of a state, and (2) 90% state share of revenues derived from royalties under leases that are located within 25 miles of the coastline of a state and within the seaward boundaries. Extends the jurisdiction of state civil and criminal law, as appropriate, to the Alaska, Pacific, Gulf of Mexico, and Atlantic OCS Region State Adjacent Zones and OCS Planning Areas. Establishes a separate account in the Treasury to be known as the Renewable Energy Reserve, consisting of 12.5% of revenues derived from U.S. royalties under such oil and gas leases located within the seaward boundaries and 5% of revenues derived from leases located within 25 miles of the coastline of a state and within the seaward boundaries. Makes the Reserve available to offset the cost of subsequently enacted legislation to: (1) accelerate the use of cleaner domestic energy resources and alternative fuels; (2) promote the utilization of energy-efficient products and practices; and (3) increase research, development, and deployment of clean renewable energy and efficiency technologies and job training programs for those purposes.