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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Arctic Cultural and 
Coastal Plain Protection Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF ARCTIC NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE 
OIL AND GAS PROGRAM. 
Section 20001 of Public Law 115–97 (16 U.S.C. 
3143 note) is hereby repealed. 
SEC. 3. 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— 
‘‘(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 
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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; 
‘‘(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. 
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‘‘(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) $25,300 for facilities with no wells, 
but with processing equipment or gathering 
lines; 
‘‘(B) $40,700 for facilities with 1 to 10 
wells, with any combination of active or inactive 
wells; and 
‘‘(C) $75,900 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 
per inspection basis. Fees for fiscal year 2020 shall 
be— 
‘‘(A) $73,700 per inspection for rigs oper-
ating in water depths of 500 feet or more; and 
‘‘(B) $40,700 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 
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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) $29,172 per inspection for non-rig 
units operating in water depths of 2,500 feet or 
more; 
‘‘(B) $25,366 per inspection for non-rig 
units operating in water depths between 500 
and 2,499 feet; and 
‘‘(C) $9,834 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-
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. 4. 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 
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by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro-
vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 
vote on passage. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 12, 
2019. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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