lished by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, for 
the previous 12 months. 
‘‘(B) PUBLICATION OF ADJUSTED FILING 
FEES.—At least 30 days before the filing fees 
as adjusted under this paragraph take effect, 
the Secretary shall publish notification of the 
adjustment of such fees in the Federal Reg-
ister.’’. 
SEC. 110. NOTIFICATIONS OF PERMIT TO DRILL. 
The Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) is 
amended by inserting after section 45 (as added by section 
104 of this Act) the following: 
‘‘SEC. 46. NOTIFICATIONS OF PERMIT TO DRILL. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall es-
tablish procedures by which an operator may conduct drill-
ing and production activities on available Federal land and 
non-Federal land that is located in a State to which the 
Secretary has not delegated exclusive authority under sec-
tion 44(a)(1) after sending to the Secretary a notification 
of permit to drill under this section in lieu of obtaining 
an Application for Permit to Drill. 
‘‘(b) CONTENT OF NOTIFICATION.—To be considered 
a complete notification of permit to drill under this sec-
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tion, an operator shall include in the notification of permit 
to drill submitted under this section— 
‘‘(1) a notification of permit to drill form; 
‘‘(2) a surface use plan of operations; 
‘‘(3) a drilling plan; 
‘‘(4) a well plat certified by a registered sur-
veyor; 
‘‘(5) an operator certification; 
‘‘(6) evidence of bond coverage; and 
‘‘(7) a notification of permit to drill fee in an 
amount to be determined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(c) JUSTIFICATIONS FOR OBJECTION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise pro-
vided in this subsection, the Secretary may not ob-
ject to a notification of permit to drill under this 
section if the notification— 
‘‘(A) demonstrates that the drilling oper-
ations described in the notification of permit to 
drill will be located in— 
‘‘(i) a developed field, where there are 
existing oil and gas wells within a 5-mile 
radius and for which an approved land use 
plan or environmental review was prepared 
within the last 10 years under the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
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U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) that analyzed such 
drilling operations as a reasonably foresee-
able activity; 
‘‘(ii) a location or well pad site at 
which drilling has occurred within 10 years 
before the date of spudding the well and 
the proposed operations do not increase 
the surface disturbance on the location or 
well pad site; 
‘‘(iii) an area consisting of individual 
surface disturbances of less than 10 acres 
and the total surface disturbance on the 
lease is not greater than 150 acres and for 
which an approved land use plan or envi-
ronmental review was prepared within the 
last 10 years under the National Environ-
mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
4321 et seq.) that analyzed such drilling 
operations as a reasonably foreseeable ac-
tivity; 
‘‘(iv) an area consisting of Federal 
mineral interests that is located within the 
boundaries of a communitization agree-
ment or unit agreement which contains 
minerals leased by a State or private min-
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eral owner for which a drilling permit has 
been approved by a State regulatory agen-
cy; or 
‘‘(v) an area in which a categorical ex-
clusion under the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
seq.) applies for oil and gas drilling or re-
entry activities; or 
‘‘(B) includes— 
‘‘(i) an environmental review that con-
cludes that actions described in the notifi-
cation of permit to drill pose no significant 
effects on the human environment or 
threatened or endangered species; and 
‘‘(ii) an archaeological review that 
concludes that actions described in the no-
tification of permit to drill pose no signifi-
cant effects on cultural or historic prop-
erties or resources. 
‘‘(2) ENDANGERED SPECIES PROTECTION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding para-
graph (1), the Secretary shall object to a notifi-
cation of permit to drill if the activity described 
in such notification of permit to drill is likely to 
jeopardize the continued existence of a species 
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that is a threatened species or endangered spe-
cies under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 
(16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) or result in the de-
struction or adverse modification of critical 
habitat of such species. 
‘‘(B) WITHDRAWAL OF OBJECTION.—The 
Secretary may withdraw an objection under 
subparagraph (A) if the operator consults with 
the Secretary on such objection and places con-
ditions on the notification of permit to drill suf-
ficient to comply with the Endangered Species 
Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 
‘‘(3) NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding para-
graph (1), the Secretary shall object to a notifi-
cation of permit to drill if the activity described 
in such notification of permit to drill is likely to 
affect properties listed, or eligible for listing, in 
the National Register of Historic Places under 
section 306108 of title 54, United States Code 
(commonly known as the National Historic 
Preservation Act of 1966). 
‘‘(B) WITHDRAWAL OF OBJECTION.—The 
Secretary may withdraw an objection under 
subparagraph (A) if the operator consults with 
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the Secretary on such objection and places con-
ditions on the notification of permit to drill suf-
ficient to comply with section 306108 of title 
54, United States Code (commonly known as 
the National Historic Preservation Act of 
1966). 
‘‘(d) OBJECTION OR NO ACTION.— 
‘‘(1) NOTIFICATION OF INCOMPLETE NOTIFICA-
TION.—Not later than 15 days after receipt of a no-
tification of permit to drill or a revised notification 
of permit to drill from an operator under this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall notify the operator in writ-
ing if the notification of permit to drill is not com-
plete. 
‘‘(2) NOTIFICATION OF OBJECTIONS.—The Sec-
retary shall notify an operator of any objections to 
the notification of permit to drill not later than 45 
days after receipt of a complete notification of per-
mit to drill from an operator under this section. 
‘‘(3) NO ACTION REQUIRED.—If the Secretary 
has not notified an operator under either paragraph 
(1) or paragraph (2) within 45 days after receipt of 
a notification of permit to drill from the operator 
under this section, the operator may, without further 
action from the Secretary, conduct the drilling and 
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production activities for which the notification of 
permit to drill was submitted. 
‘‘(4) OPPORTUNITY
TO
RESUBMIT
NOTIFICA-
TION.—If the Secretary notifies an operator under 
paragraph (1) of an incomplete notification or para-
graph (2) of an objection, the Secretary shall allow 
the operator to address such incomplete notification 
or objection and revise and resubmit the notification 
of permit to drill. 
‘‘(5) OPPORTUNITY
TO
RESUBMIT
NOTIFICA-
TION AS APPLICATION FOR PERMIT TO DRILL.—If 
the Secretary notifies an operator under paragraph 
(2) of an objection, the Secretary shall allow the op-
erator to resubmit such information in the form of 
an Application for Permit to Drill. 
‘‘(e) NOTIFICATION FEE.—The Secretary may not 
charge an operator under this section a fee for submitting 
a notification of permit to drill greater than the fee the 
Secretary charges an applicant for an Application for Per-
mit to Drill. 
‘‘(f) ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An environmental review or 
archaeological 
review 
described 
in 
subsection 
(c)(1)(B) may be completed by a third-party con-
tractor approved by the Secretary or pursuant to a 
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memorandum of understanding between the operator 
and the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) FIELD WORK AUTHORIZATION.—The Sec-
retary shall issue a field work authorization to a 
third-party contractor for the purposes of paragraph 
(1) within a reasonable time. 
‘‘(3) REQUEST FOR CONCURRENCE.—The Sec-
retary shall allow a third-party contractor to submit 
a request to the State Historic Preservation Office 
on behalf of the Secretary. 
‘‘(g) ADDITIONAL SURFACE USE PERMITS.—The 
Secretary may not require an operator that has submitted 
a notification of permit to drill for which the Secretary 
did not object to obtain a surface use permit for an action 
included in the notification of permit to drill. 
‘‘(h) SITE INSPECTION.—The Secretary may not re-
quire an operator that has submitted a notification of per-
mit to drill for which the Secretary did not object to sub-
mit to a site inspection before commencement of the activi-
ties described in the notification of permit to drill. 
‘‘(i) FEDERAL ENFORCEMENT.—The Secretary may 
conduct inspections of and evaluate activities described in 
a notification of permit to drill for purposes of bringing 
an enforcement action. The Secretary may suspend en-
forcement proceedings if the operator modifies its activi-
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ties to comply with the notification of permit to drill or 
obtains an Application for Permit to Drill for such activi-
ties. 
‘‘(j) APPLICATION
OF
THE NATIONAL ENVIRON-
MENTAL POLICY ACT.— 
‘‘(1) NO ACTION BY SECRETARY.—The decision 
by the Secretary to take no action under subsection 
(c)(1)(B)(2) shall not constitute a major Federal ac-
tion for the purposes of section 102(2)(C) of the Na-
tional Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
4332(2)(C)). 
‘‘(2) DEVELOPMENT
OF
REGULATIONS.—The 
development of any regulation pursuant to this sec-
tion shall constitute a major Federal action for the 
purposes of section 102(2)(C) of the National Envi-
ronmental 
Policy 
Act 
of 
1969 
(42 
U.S.C. 
4332(2)(C)). 
‘‘(k) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The terms ‘Application for 
Permit to Drill’, ‘Applications for Permit to Drill’, 
‘available Federal land’, and ‘drilling plan’ have the 
meaning given those terms in section 44. 
‘‘(2) SURFACE USE PLAN OF OPERATION.—The 
term ‘surface use plan of operation’ means a plan 
containing— 
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‘‘(A) the road and drill pad location; 
‘‘(B) details of pad construction; 
‘‘(C) methods for containment and disposal 
of waste material; 
‘‘(D) plans for reclamation of the surface; 
‘‘(E) any other information specified in ap-
plicable orders or notices; and 
‘‘(F) any other pertinent data as the Sec-
retary may require.’’. 
TITLE II—OFFSHORE OIL AND 
GAS 
SEC. 201. LIMITATION OF AUTHORITY OF THE PRESIDENT 
TO WITHDRAW AREAS OF THE OUTER CONTI-
NENTAL SHELF FROM OIL AND GAS LEASING. 
(a) RESERVATIONS.—Section 12(a) of the Outer 
Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1341(a)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) LIMITATION ON WITHDRAWAL.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise pro-
vided in this section, no submerged lands of the 
Outer Continental Shelf may be withdrawn from dis-
position except by an Act of Congress. 
‘‘(2) NATIONAL
MARINE
SANCTUARIES.—The 
President may withdraw from disposition any of the 
unleased submerged lands of the Outer Continental 
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Shelf that are located in a national marine sanc-
tuary designated— 
‘‘(A) in accordance with the National Ma-
rine Sanctuaries Act (16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.); 
or 
‘‘(B) by an Act of Congress. 
‘‘(3) EXISTING WITHDRAWALS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except for the with-
drawals described in subparagraph (B), any 
withdrawal from disposition of submerged lands 
of the Outer Continental Shelf before the date 
of the enactment of this subsection shall have 
no force or effect. 
‘‘(B) 
EXCEPTIONS.—Subparagraph 
(A) 
shall not apply to the following withdrawals: 
‘‘(i) Any withdrawal from disposition 
of submerged lands of the Outer Conti-
nental Shelf that are located in a national 
marine sanctuary designated in accordance 
with the National Marine Sanctuaries Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.). 
‘‘(ii) Any withdrawal from disposition 
of submerged lands of the Outer Conti-
nental Shelf that are located in the bound-
ary of a national monument declared under 
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section 320301 of title 54, United States 
Code. 
‘‘(iii) Any withdrawal from disposition 
of the North Aleutian Basin planning area, 
including Bristol Bay (as such planning 
area is depicted in the document titled 
‘2017–2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil 
and Gas Leasing Proposed Final Pro-
gram’, dated November 2016, or a subse-
quent oil and gas leasing program devel-
oped under section 18 of the Outer Conti-
nental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 
1344)).’’. 
(b) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH 
MARINE NATIONAL MONUMENTS.—Section 320301 of 
title 54, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘The Presi-
dent may,’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided in 
subsection (e), the President may,’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘The Presi-
dent may’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided in 
subsection (e), the President may’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) LIMITATION
ON MARINE NATIONAL MONU-
MENTS.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The President may not de-
clare or reserve any ocean waters (as such term is 
defined in section 3 of the Marine Protection, Re-
search, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 
1402)) or submerged lands as a national monument. 
‘‘(2) MARINE
NATIONAL
MONUMENTS
DES-
IGNATED BEFORE THE DATE OF THE ENACTMENT 
OF THIS SUBSECTION.—This subsection shall not af-
fect any national monument designated by the Presi-
dent before the date of the enactment of this Act.’’. 
SEC. 202. DISPOSITION OF REVENUE FROM OIL AND GAS 
LEASING 
ON 
THE 
OUTER 
CONTINENTAL 
SHELF TO ATLANTIC STATES AND ALASKA. 
Section 9 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act 
(43 U.S.C. 1338) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘All rentals’’ and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided in 
this section, all rentals’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) DISTRIBUTION OF REVENUE TO PRODUCING 
STATES.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) COVERED PLANNING AREA.— 
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