I 
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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Strengthening Our 
Share Act’’ or the ‘‘S.O.S. Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. INCREASE IN AMOUNT OF GULF OF MEXICO OIL 
AND GAS LEASE REVENUE SHARED WITH 
GULF STATES. 
(a) ACCELERATION OF PLANNED SHARING OF REV-
ENUE FROM ALL GULF OF MEXICO LEASES ENTERED 
INTO ON AND AFTER 12/20/06.—The Gulf of Mexico En-
ergy Security Act of 2006 (division C of Public Law 109– 
432; 43 U.S.C. 1331 note) is amended— 
(1) in section 102(9)(A)— 
(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘2016’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2009’’; and 
(B) in clause (ii)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘2017’’ and inserting 
‘‘2010’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘2016’’ and inserting 
‘‘2009’’; and 
(2) in section 105(b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in the paragraph heading, by strik-
ing ‘‘2016’’ and inserting ‘‘2009’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘2016’’ and inserting ‘‘2009’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in the paragraph heading, by strik-
ing ‘‘2017’’ and inserting ‘‘2010’’; and 
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(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘2017’’ and inserting ‘‘2010’’. 
(b) SHARING OF REVENUE FROM ALL GULF OF 
MEXICO LEASES ENTERED INTO BEFORE 12/20/06.— 
The Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (division 
C of Public Law 109–432; 43 U.S.C. 1331 note) is 
amended— 
(1) in section 102(9)(A)(ii), by striking ‘‘en-
tered into on or after the date of enactment of this 
Act’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘entered into 
before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act 
for any area in the Gulf of Mexico.’’; and 
(2) in section 105(b)(2)(A)— 
(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(B) in clause (ii), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(iii) the amount made available 
under subsection (a)(2) from any lease en-
tered into within any other area shall be 
allocated to each Gulf producing State 
using rules substantially similar to the 
rules in clauses (i) and (ii).’’. 
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(c) REPEAL OF LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF DIS-
TRIBUTED
QUALIFIED
OUTER
CONTINENTAL
SHELF 
REVENUES.—Section 105(f) of the Gulf of Mexico Energy 
Security Act of 2006 (division C of Public Law 109–432; 
43 U.S.C. 1331 note) is repealed. 
(d) APPLICATION.—The amendments made by this 
section shall apply only to rentals, royalties, bonus bids, 
and other sums received by the United States on and after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
Æ 
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