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within the Area was finalized more than 10 years 
prior to the date of the approval of the plan, in 
which case an environmental impact statement shall 
be required.’’. 
SEC. 13. FEDERAL ENERGY NATURAL RESOURCES EN-
HANCEMENT ACT OF 2006. 
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following: 
(1) Energy and minerals exploration, develop-
ment, and production on Federal onshore and off-
shore lands, including bio-based fuel, natural gas, 
minerals, oil, geothermal, and power from wind, 
waves, currents, and thermal energy, involves signifi-
cant outlays of funds by Federal and State wildlife, 
fish, and natural resource management agencies for 
environmental studies, planning, development, moni-
toring, and management of wildlife, fish, air, water, 
and other natural resources. 
(2) State wildlife, fish, and natural resource 
management agencies are funded primarily through 
permit and license fees paid to the States by the 
general public to hunt and fish, and through Federal 
excise taxes on equipment used for these activities. 
(3) Funds generated from consumptive and rec-
reational uses of wildlife, fish, and other natural re-
sources currently are inadequate to address the nat-
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ural resources related to energy and minerals devel-
opment on Federal onshore and offshore lands. 
(4) Funds available to Federal agencies respon-
sible for managing Federal onshore and offshore 
lands and Federal-trust wildlife and fish species and 
their habitats are inadequate to address the natural 
resources related to energy and minerals develop-
ment on Federal onshore and offshore lands. 
(5) Receipts derived from sales, bonus bids, and 
royalties under the mineral leasing laws of the 
United States are paid to the Treasury through the 
Minerals Management Service of the Department of 
the Interior. 
(6) None of the receipts derived from sales, 
bonus bids, and royalties under the minerals leasing 
laws of the United States are paid to the Federal or 
State agencies to examine, monitor, and manage 
wildlife, fish, air, water, and other natural resources 
related to natural gas, oil, and mineral exploration 
and development. 
(b) PURPOSES.—It is the purpose of this section to— 
(1) authorize expenditures for the monitoring 
and management of wildlife and fish, and their habi-
tats, and air, water, and other natural resources re-
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lated to energy and minerals development on Fed-
eral onshore and offshore lands; 
(2) authorize expenditures for each fiscal year 
to the Secretary of the Interior and the States; and 
(3) use the appropriated funds to secure the 
necessary trained workforce or contractual services 
to conduct environmental studies, planning, develop-
ment, monitoring, and post-development manage-
ment of wildlife and fish and their habitats and air, 
water, and other natural resources that may be re-
lated to bio-based fuel, gas, mineral, oil, wind, or 
other energy exploration, development, transpor-
tation, transmission, and associated activities on 
Federal onshore and offshore lands, including, but 
not limited to— 
(A) pertinent research, surveys, and envi-
ronmental analyses conducted to identify any 
impacts on wildlife, fish, air, water, and other 
natural resources from energy and mineral ex-
ploration, development, production, and trans-
portation or transmission; 
(B) projects to maintain, improve, or en-
hance wildlife and fish populations and their 
habitats or air, water, or other natural re-
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sources, including activities under the Endan-
gered Species Act of 1973; 
(C) research, surveys, environmental anal-
yses, and projects that assist in managing, in-
cluding mitigating either onsite or offsite, or 
both, the impacts of energy and mineral activi-
ties on wildlife, fish, air, water, and other nat-
ural resources; and 
(D) projects to teach young people to live 
off the land. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘En-
hancement Program’’ means the Federal Energy 
Natural Resources Enhancement Program estab-
lished by this section. 
(2) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the Gov-
ernor of the State. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out the Enhance-
ment Program $150,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 
through 2017. 
(e) ESTABLISHMENT
OF FEDERAL ENERGY NAT-
URAL RESOURCES ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—There is established the 
Federal Energy Natural Resources Enhancement 
Program. 
(2) PAYMENT
TO
SECRETARY
OF
THE
INTE-
RIOR.—Beginning with fiscal year 2007, and in each 
fiscal year thereafter, one-third of amounts appro-
priated for the Enhancement Program shall be avail-
able to the Secretary of the Interior for use for the 
purposes described in subsection (b)(3). 
(3) PAYMENT TO STATES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Beginning with fiscal 
year 2007, and in each fiscal year thereafter, 
two-thirds of amounts appropriated for the En-
hancement Program shall be available to the 
States for use for the purposes described in 
(b)(3). 
(B) USE OF PAYMENTS BY STATE.—Each 
State shall use the payments made under this 
paragraph only for carrying out projects and 
programs for the purposes described in (b)(3). 
(C) ENCOURAGE USE OF PRIVATE FUNDS 
BY STATE.—Each State shall use the payments 
made under this paragraph to leverage private 
funds for carrying out projects for the purposes 
described in (b)(3). 
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(f) LIMITATION ON USE.—Amounts made available 
under this section may not be used for the purchase of 
any interest in land. 
(g) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Beginning in fiscal year 
2008 and continuing for each fiscal year thereafter, 
the Secretary of the Interior and each State receiv-
ing funds from the Enhancement Fund shall submit 
a report to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Re-
sources of the House of Representatives. 
(2) REQUIRED
INFORMATION.—Reports sub-
mitted to the Congress by the Secretary of the Inte-
rior and States under this subsection shall include 
the following information regarding expenditures 
during the previous fiscal year: 
(A) A summary of pertinent scientific re-
search and surveys conducted to identify im-
pacts on wildlife, fish, and other natural re-
sources from energy and mineral developments. 
(B) A summary of projects planned and 
completed to maintain, improve or enhance 
wildlife and fish populations and their habitats 
or other natural resources. 
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