grant under this subsection, the Secretary shall take 
into consideration— 
‘‘(A) the unemployment rate of the Indian 
Tribe on the date on which the Indian Tribe 
submits an application under paragraph (4); 
and 
‘‘(B) the estimated number of orphaned 
wells on the Tribal land of the Indian Tribe. 
‘‘(4) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under this subsection, an Indian Tribe shall 
submit to the Secretary an application that in-
cludes— 
‘‘(A) a description of— 
‘‘(i) the Tribal program for orphaned 
well plugging, remediation, and restora-
tion, including legal authorities, processes 
used to identify and prioritize orphaned 
wells, procurement mechanisms, and other 
program elements demonstrating the readi-
ness of the Indian Tribe to carry out the 
proposed activities, or plans to develop 
such a program; and 
‘‘(ii) the activities to be carried out 
with the grant, including an identification 
of the estimated health, safety, habitat, 
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and environmental benefits of plugging, re-
mediating, or reclaiming orphaned wells 
and remediating or reclaiming adjacent 
land; and 
‘‘(B) an estimate of— 
‘‘(i) the number of orphaned wells 
that will be plugged, remediated, or re-
claimed; and 
‘‘(ii) the projected cost of— 
‘‘(I) plugging, remediating, or re-
claiming orphaned wells; 
‘‘(II) remediating or reclaiming 
adjacent land; and 
‘‘(III) decommissioning or remov-
ing associated pipelines, facilities, and 
infrastructure. 
‘‘(5) DISTRIBUTION.—The Secretary shall dis-
tribute funds to an Indian Tribe under this sub-
section by not later than the date that is 60 days 
after the date on which the Indian Tribe submits to 
the Secretary a completed application under para-
graph (4). 
‘‘(6) DEADLINE
FOR
EXPENDITURE.—An In-
dian Tribe that receives funds under this subsection 
shall reimburse the Secretary in an amount equal to 
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the amount of the funds that remain unobligated on 
the date that is 5 years after the date of receipt of 
the funds. 
‘‘(7) DELEGATION TO SECRETARY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An Indian Tribe on 
the Tribal land of which is located an orphaned 
well may submit to the Secretary a request for 
the Secretary to administer and carry out plug-
ging, remediation, and reclamation activities re-
lating to the orphaned well on behalf of the In-
dian Tribe. 
‘‘(B) TREATMENT.—For the purposes of 
subsection (b), an orphaned well with respect to 
which an Indian Tribe of jurisdiction has sub-
mitted to the Secretary a request under sub-
paragraph (A) shall be considered to be located 
on Federal land administered by a land man-
agement agency within the Department of the 
Interior. 
‘‘(e) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary of 
Energy, in cooperation with the Secretary and the Inter-
state Oil and Gas Compact Commission, shall provide 
technical assistance to the Federal land management 
agencies and oil and gas producing States and Indian 
Tribes to support practical and economical remedies for 
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environmental problems caused by orphaned wells on Fed-
eral land, Tribal land, and State and private land, includ-
ing the sharing of best practices in the management of 
oil and gas well inventories to ensure the availability of 
funds to plug, remediate, and restore oil and gas well sites 
on cessation of operation. 
‘‘(f) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of the Revive Economic 
Growth and Reclaim Orphaned Wells Act of 2021, and 
not less frequently than annually thereafter, the Secretary 
shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations and En-
ergy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Com-
mittees on Appropriations and Natural Resources of the 
House of Representatives a report describing the program 
established and grants awarded under this section, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(1) an updated inventory of wells located on 
Federal land, Tribal land, and State and private 
land that are— 
‘‘(A) orphaned wells; or 
‘‘(B) at risk of becoming orphaned wells; 
‘‘(2) an estimate of the quantities of— 
‘‘(A) methane and other gasses emitted 
from orphaned wells; and 
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‘‘(B) emissions reduced as a result of plug-
ging, remediating, and reclaiming orphaned 
wells; 
‘‘(3) the number of jobs created and saved 
through the plugging, remediation, and reclamation 
of orphaned wells; and 
‘‘(4) the acreage of habitat restored using 
grants awarded to plug, remediate, and reclaim or-
phaned wells and to remediate or reclaim adjacent 
land, together with a description of the purposes for 
which that land is likely to be used in the future. 
‘‘(g) EFFECT OF SECTION.— 
‘‘(1) NO EXPANSION OF LIABILITY.—Nothing in 
this section establishes or expands the responsibility 
or liability of any entity with respect to— 
‘‘(A) plugging any well; or 
‘‘(B) remediating or reclaiming any well 
site. 
‘‘(2) TRIBAL LAND.—Nothing in this section— 
‘‘(A) relieves the Secretary of any obliga-
tion under section 3 of the Act of May 11, 1938 
(25 U.S.C. 396c; 52 Stat. 348, chapter 198), to 
plug, remediate, or reclaim an orphaned well lo-
cated on Tribal land; or 
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