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‘‘(A) the date on which the person corrects the 
violation and certifies that all violations of a like na-
ture have been corrected for all of the oil and gas 
leases held or operated by such person; or 
‘‘(B) the date a final, nonappealable order has 
been issued by the Secretary or a court of competent 
jurisdiction. 
‘‘(2) A person determined by the Secretary or a des-
ignee of the Secretary to have violated subsection (a), 
(b)(2), or (b)(4) shall maintain all records with respect 
to the person’s oil and gas leases until the later of— 
‘‘(A) the date the Secretary releases the person 
from the obligation to maintain such records; and 
‘‘(B) the expiration of the period during which 
the records must be maintained under section 
103(b). 
‘‘(m) STATE SHARING OF PENALTIES.—Amounts re-
ceived by the United States in an action brought under 
section 3730 of title 31, United States Code, that arises 
from any underpayment of royalties owed to the United 
States under any lease shall be treated as royalties paid 
to the United States under that lease for purposes of the 
mineral leasing laws and the Land and Water Conserva-
tion Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l–4 et seq.).’’. 
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(b) SHARED CIVIL PENALTIES.—Section 206 of the 
Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 
(30 U.S.C. 1736) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘trebled royalties or’’ after ‘‘50 
per centum of any’’; and 
(2) by striking the second sentence. 
CHAPTER 2—AMENDMENTS TO FEDERAL 
OIL AND GAS ROYALTY MANAGEMENT 
ACT OF 1982 
SEC. 7211. AMENDMENTS TO DEFINITIONS. 
Section 3 of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Man-
agement Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 1702) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (20)(A), by striking ‘‘: Pro-
vided, That’’ and all that follows through ‘‘subject of 
the judicial proceeding’’; 
(2) in paragraph (20)(B), by striking ‘‘(with 
written notice to the lessee who designated the des-
ignee)’’; 
(3) in paragraph (23)(A), by striking ‘‘(with 
written notice to the lessee who designated the des-
ignee)’’ ; 
(4) by amending paragraph (24) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(24) ‘designee’ means any person who pays, 
offsets, or credits monies, makes adjustments, re-
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quests and receives refunds, or submits reports with 
respect to payments a lessee must make pursuant to 
section 102(a);’’; 
(5) in paragraph (25)(B), by striking ‘‘(subject 
to the provisions of section 102(a) of this Act)’’; and 
(6) in paragraph (26), by striking ‘‘(with notice 
to the lessee who designated the designee)’’. 
SEC. 7212. INTEREST. 
(a) ESTIMATED PAYMENTS; INTEREST ON AMOUNT 
OF UNDERPAYMENT.—Section 111(j) of the Federal Oil 
and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 
1721(j)) is amended by striking ‘‘If the estimated pay-
ment exceeds the actual royalties due, interest is owed on 
the overpayment.’’. 
(b) OVERPAYMENTS.—Section 111 of the Federal Oil 
and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 
1721) is amended by striking subsections (h) and (i). 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall be effective one year after the date of 
enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 7213. OBLIGATION PERIOD. 
Section 115(c) of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty 
Management Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 1724(c)) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(3) ADJUSTMENTS.—In the case of an adjust-
ment under section 111A(a) (30 U.S.C. 1721a(a)) in 
which a recoupment by the lessee results in an un-
derpayment of an obligation, for purposes of this Act 
the obligation becomes due on the date the lessee or 
its designee makes the adjustment.’’. 
SEC. 7214. TOLLING AGREEMENTS AND SUBPOENAS. 
(a) TOLLING AGREEMENTS.—Section 115(d)(1) of 
the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 
(30 U.S.C. 1724(d)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘(with no-
tice to the lessee who designated the designee)’’. 
(b) SUBPOENAS.—Section 115(d)(2)(A) of the Fed-
eral Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 (30 
U.S.C. 1724(d)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘(with no-
tice to the lessee who designated the designee, which notice 
shall not constitute a subpoena to the lessee)’’. 
SEC. 7215. LIABILITY FOR ROYALTY PAYMENTS. 
Section 102(a) of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty 
Management Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 1712(a)) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) In order to increase receipts and achieve effec-
tive collections of royalty and other payments, a lessee who 
is required to make any royalty or other payment under 
a lease or under the mineral leasing laws, shall make such 
payments in the time and manner as may be specified by 
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