IIB 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 205 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 12, 2019 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources 
AN ACT 
To amend the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 
to permanently extend the moratorium on leasing in cer-
tain areas of the Gulf of Mexico. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting and Secur-
ing Florida’s Coastline Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF MORATORIUM ON 
LEASING IN CERTAIN AREAS OF THE GULF 
OF MEXICO. 
Section 104(a) of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security 
Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 1331 note) is amended by striking 
‘‘Effective during’’ and all that follows through ‘‘the Sec-
retary’’ and inserting ‘‘The Secretary’’. 
SEC. 3. PRODUCTION SAFETY SYSTEMS AND WELL CON-
TROL. 
Subparts D, E, F, G, H, and Q of section 250 of 
title 30, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on Jan-
uary 1, 2018), shall have the same force and effect of law 
as if such subparts had been enacted by an Act of Con-
gress. 
SEC. 4. INSPECTION FEE COLLECTION. 
Section 22 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act 
(43 U.S.C. 1348) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(g) INSPECTION FEES.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of the 
Interior shall collect from the operators of facilities 
subject to inspection under subsection (c) non-re-
fundable fees for such inspections— 
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‘‘(A) at an aggregate level equal to the 
amount necessary to offset the annual expenses 
of inspections of outer Continental Shelf facili-
ties (including mobile offshore drilling units) by 
the Secretary of the Interior; and 
‘‘(B) using a schedule that reflects the dif-
ferences in complexity among the classes of fa-
cilities to be inspected. 
‘‘(2) OCEAN ENERGY SAFETY FUND.—There is 
established in the Treasury a fund, to be known as 
the ‘Ocean Energy Safety Fund’ (referred to in this 
subsection as the ‘Fund’), into which shall be depos-
ited all amounts collected as fees under paragraph 
(1) and which shall be available as provided under 
paragraph (3). 
‘‘(3) AVAILABILITY OF FEES.—Notwithstanding 
section 3302 of title 31, United States Code, all 
amounts deposited in the Fund— 
‘‘(A) shall be credited as offsetting collec-
tions; 
‘‘(B) shall be available for expenditure for 
purposes of carrying out inspections of outer 
Continental Shelf facilities (including mobile 
offshore drilling units) and the administration 
of the inspection program under this section; 
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‘‘(C) shall be available only to the extent 
provided for in advance in an appropriations 
Act; and 
‘‘(D) shall remain available until expended. 
‘‘(4) ADJUSTMENT FOR INFLATION.—For each 
fiscal year beginning after fiscal year 2020, the Sec-
retary shall adjust each dollar amount specified in 
this subsection for inflation based on the change in 
the Consumer Price Index from fiscal year 2020. 
‘‘(5) ANNUAL FEES.—Annual fees shall be col-
lected under this subsection for facilities that are 
above the waterline, excluding drilling rigs, and are 
in place at the start of the fiscal year. Fees for fiscal 
year 2020 shall be— 
‘‘(A) $11,500 for facilities with no wells, 
but with processing equipment or gathering 
lines; 
‘‘(B) $18,500 for facilities with 1 to 10 
wells, with any combination of active or inactive 
wells; and 
‘‘(C) $34,500 for facilities with more than 
10 wells, with any combination of active or in-
active wells. 
‘‘(6) FEES FOR DRILLING RIGS.—Fees shall be 
collected under this subsection for drilling rigs on a 
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per inspection basis. Fees for fiscal year 2020 shall 
be— 
‘‘(A) $33,500 per inspection for rigs oper-
ating in water depths of 500 feet or more; and 
‘‘(B) $18,500 per inspection for rigs oper-
ating in water depths of less than 500 feet. 
‘‘(7) FEES FOR NON-RIG UNITS.—Fees shall be 
collected under this subsection for well operations 
conducted via non-rig units as outlined in subparts 
D, E, F, and Q of part 250 of title 30, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations, on a per inspection basis. Fees for 
fiscal year 2020 shall be— 
‘‘(A) $13,260 per inspection for non-rig 
units operating in water depths of 2,500 feet or 
more; 
‘‘(B) $11,530 per inspection for non-rig 
units operating in water depths between 500 
and 2,499 feet; and 
‘‘(C) $4,470 per inspection for non-rig 
units operating in water depths of less than 500 
feet. 
‘‘(8) BILLING.—The Secretary shall bill des-
ignated operators under paragraph (5) annually, 
with payment required within 30 days of billing. The 
Secretary shall bill designated operators under para-
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graph (6) within 30 days of the end of the month 
in which the inspection occurred, with payment re-
quired within 30 days after billing.’’. 
SEC. 5. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 
complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 
shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 
titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 
Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 
by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro-
vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 
vote on passage. 
SEC. 6. STUDY ON BSEE OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS OPER-
ATIONS INSPECTION PROGRAM. 
The Secretary of the Interior shall contract with the 
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medi-
cine to complete, not later than 21 months after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the study entitled ‘‘Review 
and Update of Bureau of Safety and Environmental En-
forcement Offshore Oil and Gas Operations Inspection 
Program’’ that the Secretary of the Interior had pre-
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viously contracted with the National Academies of 
Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to complete. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 11, 
2019. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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