A BILL 
To provide greater efficiencies, transparency, returns, and 
accountability in the administration of Federal mineral 
and energy resources by consolidating administration of 
various Federal energy minerals management and leasing 
programs into one entity to be known as the Office 
of Federal Energy and Minerals Leasing of the Depart-
ment of the Interior, and for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act of 
2010’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definitions. 
TITLE I—CREATION OF NEW DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 
AGENCIES 
Sec. 101. Bureau of Energy and Resource Management. 
Sec. 102. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement. 
Sec. 103. Office of Natural Resources Revenue. 
Sec. 104. Ethics. 
Sec. 105. References. 
Sec. 106. Abolishment of Minerals Management Service. 
Sec. 107. Conforming amendment. 
Sec. 108. Outer Continental Shelf Safety and Environmental Advisory Board. 
TITLE II—FEDERAL OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT 
Subtitle A—Safety, Environmental, and Financial Reform of the Outer 
Continental Shelf Lands Act 
Sec. 201. Short title. 
Sec. 202. Definitions. 
Sec. 203. National policy for the Outer Continental Shelf. 
Sec. 204. Jurisdiction of laws on the Outer Continental Shelf. 
Sec. 205. Outer Continental Shelf leasing standard. 
Sec. 206. Leases, easements, and rights-of-way. 
Sec. 207. Disposition of revenues. 
Sec. 208. Exploration plans. 
Sec. 209. Outer Continental Shelf leasing program. 
Sec. 210. Environmental studies. 
Sec. 211. Safety regulations. 
Sec. 212. Enforcement of safety and environmental regulations. 
Sec. 213. Judicial review. 
Sec. 214. Remedies and penalties. 
Sec. 215. Uniform planning for Outer Continental Shelf. 
Sec. 216. Oil and gas information program. 
Sec. 217. Limitation on royalty-in-kind program. 
Sec. 218. Restrictions on employment. 
Sec. 219. Repeal of royalty relief provisions. 
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Sec. 220. Manning and buy- and build-American requirements. 
Sec. 221. National Commission on Outer Continental Shelf Oil Spill Prevention. 
Subtitle B—Safety, Environmental, and Financial Reform of the Federal 
Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing Program 
Sec. 231. Diligent development. 
Sec. 232. Reporting requirements. 
Sec. 233. Notice requirements. 
Sec. 234. Oil and gas leasing system. 
Sec. 235. Electronic reporting. 
Sec. 236. Best management practices. 
Sec. 237. Surface disturbance, reclamation. 
Sec. 238. Wildlife sustainability. 
Sec. 239. Online availability to the public of information relating to oil and gas 
chemical use. 
Sec. 240. Limitation on royalty–in-kind program. 
Sec. 241. Environmental review. 
Sec. 242. Federal lands uranium leasing. 
Subtitle C—Royalty Relief for American Consumers 
Sec. 251. Short title. 
Sec. 252. Eligibility for new leases and the transfer of leases. 
Sec. 253. Price thresholds for royalty suspension provisions. 
TITLE III—OIL AND GAS ROYALTY REFORM 
Sec. 301. Amendments to definitions. 
Sec. 302. Compliance reviews. 
Sec. 303. Clarification of liability for royalty payments. 
Sec. 304. Required recordkeeping. 
Sec. 305. Fines and penalties. 
Sec. 306. Interest on overpayments. 
Sec. 307. Adjustments and refunds. 
Sec. 308. Conforming amendment. 
Sec. 309. Obligation period. 
Sec. 310. Notice regarding tolling agreements and subpoenas. 
Sec. 311. Appeals and final agency action. 
Sec. 312. Assessments. 
Sec. 313. Collection and production accountability. 
Sec. 314. Natural gas reporting. 
Sec. 315. Penalty for late or incorrect reporting of data. 
Sec. 316. Required recordkeeping. 
Sec. 317. Shared civil penalties. 
Sec. 318. Applicability to other minerals. 
Sec. 319. Entitlements. 
TITLE IV—FULL FUNDING FOR THE LAND AND WATER 
CONSERVATION AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUNDS 
Subtitle A—Land and Water Conservation Fund 
Sec. 401. Amendments to the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965. 
Sec. 402. Extension of the Land and Water Conservation Fund. 
Sec. 403. Permanent funding. 
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Subtitle B—National Historic Preservation Fund 
Sec. 411. Permanent funding. 
TITLE V—ALTERNATIVE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT 
Sec. 501. Commercial wind and solar leasing program. 
Sec. 502. Land management. 
Sec. 503. Revenues. 
Sec. 504. Recordkeeping and reporting requirements. 
Sec. 505. Audits. 
Sec. 506. Trade secrets. 
Sec. 507. Interest and substantial underreporting assessments. 
Sec. 508. Indian savings provision. 
Sec. 509. Transmission savings provision. 
TITLE VI—COORDINATION AND PLANNING 
Sec. 601. Regional coordination. 
Sec. 602. Regional Coordination Councils. 
Sec. 603. Regional strategic plans. 
Sec. 604. Regulations. 
Sec. 605. Ocean Resources Conservation and Assistance Fund. 
Sec. 606. Waiver. 
TITLE VII—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
Sec. 701. Repeal of certain taxpayer subsidized royalty relief for the oil and gas 
industry. 
Sec. 702. Conservation fee. 
Sec. 703. Leasing on Indian lands. 
Sec. 704. Offshore aquaculture clarification. 
Sec. 705. Outer Continental Shelf State boundaries. 
Sec. 706. Liability for damages to national wildlife refuges. 
Sec. 707. Strengthening coastal State oil spill planning and response. 
Sec. 708. Information sharing. 
Sec. 709. Repeal of funding. 
Sec. 710. Limitation on use of funds. 
Sec. 711. Additional public-right-to-know requirements. 
Sec. 712. Federal response to State proposals to protect State lands and waters. 
TITLE VIII—GULF OF MEXICO RESTORATION 
Sec. 801. Gulf of Mexico restoration program. 
TITLE IX—GEOTHERMAL PRODUCTION EXPANSION 
Sec. 901. Short title. 
Sec. 902. Findings. 
Sec. 903. Noncompetitive leasing of adjoining areas for development of geothermal 
resources. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
For the purposes of this Act: 
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(1) 
ADMINISTRATOR.—The 
term 
‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the National Oce-
anic and Atmospheric Administration. 
(2) AFFECTED
INDIAN
TRIBE.—The term ‘‘af-
fected Indian tribe’’ means an Indian tribe that has 
federally reserved rights that are affirmed by treaty, 
statute, Executive order, Federal court order, or other 
Federal law in the area at issue. 
(3) ALTERNATIVE
ENERGY.—The term ‘‘alter-
native energy’’ means electricity generated by a re-
newable energy resource. 
(4) COASTAL STATE.—The term ‘‘coastal State’’ 
has the meaning given the term ‘‘coastal state’’ in sec-
tion 304 of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 
(16 U.S.C. 1453). 
(5) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ 
means the Department of the Interior, except as the 
context indicates otherwise. 
(6) ECOSYSTEM-BASED MANAGEMENT.—The term 
‘‘ecosystem-based management’’ means an integrated 
approach to management that— 
(A) considers the entire ecosystem, including 
humans, and accounts for interactions among 
the ecosystem, the range of activities affecting the 
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