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retary shall not conduct a regular program to take oil and 
gas lease royalties in oil or gas’’. 
SEC. 321. APPLICATION OF ROYALTY TO OIL THAT IS 
SAVED, REMOVED, SOLD, OR DISCHARGED 
UNDER OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS LEASES. 
Section 8(a) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands 
Act (43 U.S.C. 1337(a)) is further amended by adding 
at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(10)(A) Any royalty under a lease under this section 
shall apply to all oil that is saved, removed, sold, or dis-
charged, without regard to whether any of the oil is un-
avoidably lost or used on, or for the benefit of, the lease. 
‘‘(B) In this paragraph the term ‘discharged’ means 
any emission (other than natural seepage), intentional or 
unintentional, and includes, but is not limited to, spilling, 
leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, or dump-
ing.’’. 
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TITLE IV—FULL FUNDING FOR 
THE LAND AND WATER CON-
SERVATION 
AND 
HISTORIC 
PRESERVATION FUNDS 
Subtitle A—Land and Water 
Conservation Fund 
SEC. 401. AMENDMENTS TO THE LAND AND WATER CON-
SERVATION FUND ACT OF 1965. 
Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in 
this subtitle an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms 
of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provi-
sion, the reference shall be considered to be made to a 
section or other provision of the Land and Water Con-
servation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l–4 et seq.). 
SEC. 402. EXTENSION OF THE LAND AND WATER CON-
SERVATION FUND. 
Section 2 (16 U.S.C. 460l–5) is amended by striking 
‘‘September 30, 2015’’ both places it appears and insert-
ing ‘‘September 30, 2040’’. 
SEC. 403. PERMANENT FUNDING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The text of section 3 (16 U.S.C. 
460l–6) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) PERMANENT FUNDING.—Of the moneys covered 
into the fund, $900,000,000 shall be available each fiscal 
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year for expenditure for the purposes of this Act without 
further appropriation. 
‘‘(b) ALLOCATION AUTHORITY.—The Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate may provide by law for the allocation of moneys 
in the fund to eligible activities under this Act. 
‘‘(c) RECREATIONAL ACCESS FUNDING.—Notwith-
standing subsection (b), not less than 1.5 percent of the 
amounts made available under subsection (a) for each fis-
cal year shall be made available for projects that secure 
recreational public access to Federal land under the juris-
diction of the Secretary of the Interior for hunting, fish-
ing, and other recreational purposes through easements, 
rights-of-way, or fee title acquisitions, from willing sell-
ers.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 2(c)(2) (16 U.S.C. 460l–5(c)(2)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘: Provided’’ and all that fol-
lows through the end of the sentence and inserting 
a period. 
(2) Section 7(a) (16 U.S.C. 460l–9) is amended 
to read as follows: ‘‘Moneys from the fund for Fed-
eral purposes shall, unless allocated pursuant to sec-
tion 3(b) of this Act, be allotted by the President to 
the following purposes and subpurposes:’’. 
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Subtitle B—National Historic 
Preservation Fund 
SEC. 411. PERMANENT FUNDING. 
The text of section 108 of the National Historic Pres-
ervation Act (16 U.S.C. 470h) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(a) PERMANENT FUNDING.—To carry out the provi-
sions of this Act, there is hereby established the Historic 
Preservation Fund (hereinafter referred to as the ‘fund’) 
in the Treasury of the United States. There shall be cov-
ered into the fund $150,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
1982 through 2040 from revenues due and payable to the 
United States under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands 
Act (67 Stat. 462, 469), as amended (43 U.S.C. 1338) 
and/or under the Act of June 4, 1920 (41 Stat. 813), as 
amended (30 U.S.C.191), notwithstanding any provision 
of law that such proceeds shall be credited to miscella-
neous receipts of the Treasury. Such moneys shall be used 
only to carry out the purposes of this Act and shall be 
available for expenditure without further appropriation. 
‘‘(b) ALLOCATION AUTHORITY.—The Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate may provide by law for the allocation of moneys 
in the fund to eligible activities under this Act.’’. 
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TITLE V—GULF OF MEXICO 
RESTORATION 
SEC. 501. GULF OF MEXICO RESTORATION PROGRAM. 
(a) PROGRAM.—There is established a Gulf of Mexico 
Restoration Program for the purposes of coordinating 
Federal, State, and local restoration programs and 
projects to maximize efforts in restoring biological integ-
rity, productivity and ecosystem functions in the Gulf of 
Mexico. 
(b) GULF OF MEXICO RESTORATION TASK FORCE.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a 
task force to be known as the Gulf of Mexico Res-
toration Task Force (in this section referred to as 
the ‘‘Restoration Task Force’’). 
(2) 
MEMBERSHIP.—The 
Restoration 
Task 
Force shall consist of the Governors of each of the 
Gulf Coast States and the heads of appropriate Fed-
eral agencies selected by the President. The chair-
person of the Restoration Task Force (in this sub-
section referred to as the ‘‘Chair’’) shall be ap-
pointed by the President. The Chair shall be a per-
son who, as the result of experience and training, is 
exceptionally well-qualified to manage the work of 
the Restoration Task Force. The Chair shall serve 
in the Executive Office of the President. 
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(3) ADVISORY COMMITTEES.—The Restoration 
Task Force may establish advisory committees and 
working groups as necessary to carry out is its du-
ties under this Act. 
(4) CITIZEN ADVISORY COUNCIL.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Gulf Coast Res-
toration Task Force shall create a Citizen Advi-
sory Council made up of individuals who— 
(i) are local residents of the Gulf of 
Mexico region; 
(ii) are stakeholders who are not from 
the oil and gas industry or scientific com-
munity; 
(iii) include business owners, home-
owners, and local decisionmakers; and 
(iv) are a balanced representation geo-
graphically and in diversity among the in-
terests of its members. 
(B) FUNCTION.—The Council shall provide 
recommendations to the Task Force regarding 
its work. 
(c) GULF OF MEXICO RESTORATION PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than nine months 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Restora-
tion Task Force shall issue a proposed comprehen-
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sive, multi-jurisdictional plan for long-term restora-
tion of the Gulf of Mexico that incorporates, to the 
greatest extent possible, existing restoration plans. 
Not later than 12 months after the date of enact-
ment and after notice and opportunity for public 
comment, the Restoration Task Force shall publish 
a final plan. The Plan shall be updated every five 
years in the same manner. 
(2) ELEMENTS OF RESTORATION PLAN.—The 
Plan shall— 
(A) identify processes and strategies for 
coordinating Federal, State, and local restora-
tion programs and projects to maximize efforts 
in restoring biological integrity, productivity 
and ecosystem functions in the Gulf of Mexico 
region; 
(B) identify mechanisms for scientific re-
view and input to evaluate the benefits and 
long-term effectiveness of restoration programs 
and projects; 
(C) identify, using the best science avail-
able, strategies for implementing restoration 
programs and projects for natural resources in-
cluding— 
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(i) restoring species population and 
habitat including oyster reefs, sea grass 
beds, coral reefs, tidal marshes and other 
coastal wetlands and barrier islands and 
beaches; 
(ii) restoring fish passage and improv-
ing migratory pathways for wildlife; 
(iii) research that directly supports 
restoration programs and projects; 
(iv) restoring the biological produc-
tivity and ecosystem function in the Gulf 
of Mexico region; 
(v) improving the resilience of natural 
resources to withstand the impacts of cli-
mate change and ocean acidification to en-
sure the long-term effectiveness of the res-
toration program; and 
(vi) restoring fisheries resources in 
the Gulf of Mexico that benefit the com-
mercial and recreational fishing industries 
and seafood processing industries through-
out the United States. 
(3) REPORT.—The Task Force shall annually 
provide a report to Congress about the progress in 
implementing the Plan. 
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(d) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section, the 
term— 
(1) ‘‘Gulf Coast State’’ means each of the 
States of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, 
and Florida; and 
(2) ‘‘restoration programs and projects’’ means 
activities that support the restoration, rehabilitation, 
replacement, or acquisition of the equivalent, of in-
jured or lost natural resources including the ecologi-
cal services and benefits provided by such resources. 
(e) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAW.—Nothing in this 
section affects the ability or authority of the Federal Gov-
ernment to recover costs of removal or damages from a 
person determined to be a responsible party pursuant to 
the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) 
or other law. 
SEC. 502. GULF OF MEXICO LONG-TERM ENVIRONMENTAL 
MONITORING AND RESEARCH PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—To ensure that the Federal Gov-
ernment has independent, peer-reviewed scientific data 
and information to assess long-term direct and indirect 
impacts on trust resources located in the Gulf of Mexico 
and Southeast region resulting from the Deepwater Hori-
zon oil spill, the Secretary, through the National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration, shall establish as soon 
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as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, a 
long-term, comprehensive marine environmental moni-
toring and research program for the marine and coastal 
environment of the Gulf of Mexico. The program shall re-
main in effect for a minimum of 10 years, and the Sec-
retary may extend the program beyond this initial period 
based upon a determination that additional monitoring 
and research is warranted. 
(b) SCOPE OF PROGRAM.—The program established 
under subsection (a) shall at a minimum include moni-
toring and research of the physical, chemical, and biologi-
cal characteristics of the affected marine, coastal, and es-
tuarine areas of the Gulf of Mexico and other regions of 
the exclusive economic zone of the United States affected 
by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and shall include spe-
cifically the following elements: 
(1) The fate, transport, and persistence of oil 
released during the spill and spatial distribution 
throughout the water column. 
(2) The fate, transport, and persistence of 
chemical dispersants applied in-situ or on surface 
waters. 
(3) Identification of lethal and sub-lethal im-
pacts to fish and wildlife resources that utilize habi-
tats located within the affected region. 
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(4) Impacts to regional, State, and local econo-
mies that depend on the natural resources of the af-
fected area, including commercial and recreational 
fisheries, and other wildlife-dependent recreation. 
(5) Other elements considered necessary by the 
Secretary to ensure a comprehensive marine re-
search and monitoring program to comprehend and 
understand the implications to trust resources 
caused by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. 
(c) COOPERATION AND CONSULTATION.—In devel-
oping the research and monitoring program established 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall cooperate with 
the United States Geological Survey, and shall consult 
with— 
(1) the Council authorized under subtitle E of 
title II of Public Law 104–201; 
(2) appropriate representatives from the Gulf 
Coast States; 
(3) academic institutions and other research or-
ganizations; and 
(4) other experts with expertise in long-term 
environmental monitoring and research of the ma-
rine environment. 
(d) AVAILABILITY OF DATA.—Data and information 
generated through the program established under sub-
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