following: ‘‘Such coordination and processing shall in-
clude— 
‘‘(i) the coordination and review proc-
ess for financial assurances for oil and gas 
leases and bond releases for oil and gas 
leases; 
‘‘(ii) the inventory of orphaned wells 
and coordinate the processing of requests for 
delays in the permanent closure of inactive 
wells; and 
‘‘(iii) coordination and processing re-
lated to environmental and cultural re-
sources reviews applicable to oil and gas ac-
tivities.’’. 
SEC. 4. INSPECTION FEES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 108 of the Federal Oil and 
Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 1718) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) INSPECTION FEES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (5), the designated operator under each oil and 
gas lease on Federal or Indian lands, or each unit 
and communitization agreement that includes one or 
more such Federal or Indian leases, that is subject to 
inspection under subsection (b) and that is in force 
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at the start of the fiscal year 2021, shall pay a non-
refundable annual inspection fee in an amount that, 
except as provided in paragraph (2), is established by 
the Secretary by regulation and is sufficient to re-
cover the full costs incurred by the United States for 
inspection and enforcement with respect to such 
leases. 
‘‘(2) AMOUNT.—Until the effective date of regula-
tions under paragraph (1), the amount of the fee shall 
be— 
‘‘(A) $700 for each lease or unit or 
communitization agreement with no active or in-
active wells, but with surface use, disturbance or 
reclamation; 
‘‘(B) $1,225 for each lease or unit or 
communitization agreement with 1 to 10 wells, 
with any combination of active or inactive wells; 
‘‘(C) $4,900 for each lease or unit or 
communitization agreement with 11 to 50 wells, 
with any combination of active or inactive wells; 
and 
‘‘(D) $9,800 for each lease or unit or 
communitization agreement with more than 50 
wells, with any combination of active or inactive 
wells. 
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‘‘(3) DUE DATE.—Payment of the fee under this 
section shall be due, annually, not later than 30 days 
after the Secretary provides notice of the assessment 
of the fee. 
‘‘(4) PENALTY.—If the designated operator fails 
to pay the full amount of the fee as prescribed in this 
section, the Secretary may, in addition to utilizing 
any other applicable enforcement authority, assess 
civil penalties against the operator under section 109 
in the same manner as if this section were a mineral 
leasing law. 
‘‘(5) EXEMPTION FOR TRIBAL OPERATORS.—An 
operator that is a Tribe or is controlled by a Tribe 
is not subject to paragraph (1) with respect to a lease, 
unit, or communitization agreement that is located 
entirely on the lands of such Tribe. 
‘‘(6) ADJUSTMENT FOR INFLATION.—In the ap-
plication of paragraph (2), the Secretaries shall at 
least once every three years, at the beginning of the 
fiscal year, adjust the dollar amounts in paragraph 
(2) to account for inflation based on the Consumer 
Price Index for all urban consumer published by the 
Department of Labor.’’. 
(b) ASSESSMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022.—The Sec-
retary of the Interior shall assess the fee under the amend-
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ment made by subsection (a) for fiscal year 2022, and pro-
vide notice of such assessment to each designated operator 
who is liable for such fee, by not later than 60 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 5. BONDING EQUITY FOR NATIONAL WILDLIFE REF-
UGE SYSTEM LANDS. 
Section 4 of the National Wildlife Refuge System Ad-
ministration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd et seq.) is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (h) through (o), 
as subsections (i) through (p), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (g) the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(h) RECLAMATION, DAMAGES, AND FINANCIAL AS-
SURANCE
FOR OIL
AND GAS OPERATIONS
ON REFUGE 
LANDS.— 
‘‘(1) The Secretary, acting through the Director, 
shall obtain adequate financial assurances from non- 
Federal entities to repair potential damages to refuge 
resources, prior to the commencement of surface-dis-
turbing activities as part of the development of non- 
Federal minerals below refuge surface estate, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(A) to ensure the complete and timely rec-
lamation of the land, and the restoration of any 
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lands or surface waters adversely affected by op-
erations after the abandonment or cessation of 
oil and gas operations on the land; and 
‘‘(B) to meet potential response and assess-
ment costs and other damages to refuge resources 
as a result of oil and gas operations. 
‘‘(2) Financial assurances forfeited by a non- 
Federal entity under this subsection shall be retained 
and available to the Secretary, without further appro-
priation, and shall remain available until expended, 
for— 
‘‘(A) plugging and abandoning wells; 
‘‘(B) removing structures, equipment, mate-
rials, and other infrastructure; 
‘‘(C) response costs and damage assessments 
conducted; 
‘‘(D) restoration, replacement, or acquisi-
tion of the equivalent refuge resources; and 
‘‘(E) monitoring and studying affected ref-
uge resources.’’. 
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