I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9049 
To modify the disposition of certain outer Continental Shelf revenues and 
to open Federal financial sharing to heighten opportunities for renewable 
energy, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022 
Mrs. FLETCHER (for herself, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mrs. LURIA, and Mr. 
RICE of South Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Com-
mittee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To modify the disposition of certain outer Continental Shelf 
revenues and to open Federal financial sharing to height-
en opportunities for renewable energy, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Reinvesting In Shore-
line Economies and Ecosystems Act of 2022’’ or the 
‘‘RISEE Act of 2022’’. 
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SEC. 2. NATIONAL OCEANS AND COASTAL SECURITY FUND; 
PARITY IN OFFSHORE WIND REVENUE SHAR-
ING. 
(a) DEFINITIONS IN THE NATIONAL OCEANS AND 
COASTAL SECURITY ACT.—Section 902 of the National 
Oceans and Coastal Security Act (16 U.S.C. 7501) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(5) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘Indian tribe’ 
has the meaning given that term in section 4 of the 
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(7) TIDAL
SHORELINE.—The term ‘tidal 
shoreline’ means the length of tidal shoreline or 
Great Lake shoreline based on the most recently 
available data from or accepted by the Office of 
Coast Survey of the National Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Administration.’’. 
(b) NATIONAL OCEANS
AND COASTAL SECURITY 
FUND.—Section 904 of the National Oceans and Coastal 
Security Act (16 U.S.C. 7503) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘and man-
age’’ after ‘‘establish’’; 
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(2) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (1) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Fund shall consist of 
such amounts as— 
‘‘(A) are deposited in the Fund under sub-
paragraph (C)(ii)(II) of section 8(p)(2) of the 
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 
1337(p)(2)); and 
‘‘(B) are appropriated or otherwise made 
available for the Fund.’’; 
(3) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(d) EXPENDITURE.— 
‘‘(1) $34,000,000 OR LESS.—If $34,000,000 or 
less is deposited in, or appropriated or otherwise 
made available for, the Fund for a fiscal year, in 
that fiscal year— 
‘‘(A) not more than 5 percent of such 
amounts may be used by the Administrator and 
the Foundation for administrative expenses to 
carry out this title; and 
‘‘(B) any remaining amounts shall be used 
only for the award of grants under section 
906(c). 
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‘‘(2) MORE
THAN
$34,000,000.—If more than 
$34,000,000 is deposited in, or appropriated or oth-
erwise made available for, the Fund for a fiscal year, 
in that fiscal year— 
‘‘(A) not more than 5 percent of such 
amounts may be used by the Administrator and 
the Foundation for administrative expenses to 
carry out this title; 
‘‘(B) not less than $34,000,000 shall be 
used for the award of grants under section 
906(c); and 
‘‘(C) 
of 
any 
amounts 
exceeding 
$34,000,000— 
‘‘(i) not more than 75 percent may be 
used for the award of grants under section 
906(b); and 
‘‘(ii) not more than 20 percent may be 
used for the award of grants under section 
906(c). 
‘‘(3) DIVISION OF AMOUNTS FOR ADMINISTRA-
TIVE EXPENSES.—The amounts referred to in para-
graphs (1)(A) and (2)(A) shall be divided between 
the Administrator and the Foundation pursuant to 
an agreement reached and documented by both the 
Administrator and the Foundation.’’; and 
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(4) in subsection (e)(2), by striking ‘‘section 
906(a)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 906(a)’’. 
(c) ELIGIBLE USES OF AMOUNTS IN THE NATIONAL 
OCEANS AND COASTAL SECURITY FUND.—Section 905 of 
the National Oceans and Coastal Security Act (16 U.S.C. 
7504) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 905. ELIGIBLE USES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Amounts in the Fund may be 
allocated by the Administrator under section 906(b) and 
the Foundation, in consultation with the Administrator, 
under section 906(c) to support programs and activities 
intended to improve understanding and use of ocean and 
coastal resources and coastal infrastructure. 
‘‘(b) PROGRAMS
AND ACTIVITIES.—The programs 
and activities referred to in subsection (a) may include sci-
entific research related to changing environmental condi-
tions, ocean observing projects, efforts to enhance resil-
iency of infrastructure and communities (including project 
planning and design), habitat protection and restoration, 
monitoring and reducing damage to natural resources and 
marine life (including birds, marine mammals, and fish), 
and efforts to support sustainable seafood production car-
ried out by States, local governments, Indian tribes, re-
gional and interstate collaboratives (such as regional ocean 
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partnerships), nongovernmental organizations, public-pri-
vate partnerships, and academic institutions. 
‘‘(c) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR LITIGA-
TION OR OTHER PURPOSES.—No funds made available 
under this title may be used— 
‘‘(1) to fund litigation against the Federal Gov-
ernment; or 
‘‘(2) to fund the creation of national marine 
monuments, marine protected areas, or marine spa-
tial plans.’’. 
(d) GRANTS UNDER THE NATIONAL OCEANS AND 
COASTAL SECURITY ACT.—Section 906 of the National 
Oceans and Coastal Security Act (16 U.S.C. 7505) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (2); 
(B) by striking ‘‘(a) ADMINISTRATION OF 
GRANTS.—’’ and all that follows through ‘‘the 
following:’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) ADMINISTRATION OF GRANTS.—Not later than 
90 days after funds are deposited in the Fund and made 
available to the Administrator and the Foundation for ad-
ministrative purposes, the Administrator and the Founda-
tion shall establish the following:’’; 
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(H) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, 
by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as subpara-
graphs (A) and (B), respectively, and moving 
such subparagraphs, as so redesignated, 2 ems 
to the left; 
(2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(b) GRANTS TO COASTAL STATES.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator shall 
award grants to coastal States as follows: 
‘‘(A) 70 percent of available amounts shall 
be allocated equally among coastal States. 
‘‘(B) 15 percent of available amounts shall 
be allocated on the basis of the ratio of tidal 
shoreline in a coastal State to the tidal shore-
line of all coastal States. 
‘‘(C) 15 percent of available amounts shall 
be allocated on the basis of the ratio of popu-
lation density of the coastal counties of a coast-
al State to the average population density of all 
coastal counties based on the most recent data 
available from the Bureau of the Census. 
‘‘(2) MAXIMUM ALLOCATION TO STATES.—Not-
withstanding paragraph (1), not more than 5 per-
cent of the total funds distributed under this sub-
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section may be allocated to any single coastal State. 
Any amount exceeding that limitation shall be redis-
tributed equally among the remaining coastal States. 
‘‘(3) OPTIONAL MATCHING FUNDS.—Each enti-
ty seeking to receive a grant under this subsection 
is encouraged, but not required, to demonstrate that 
funds of any amount are available from non-Federal 
sources to supplement the amount of the grant.’’; 
and 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘The Ad-
ministrator and the Foundation’’ and inserting 
‘‘The Foundation, in consultation with the Ad-
ministrator,’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) EXCLUSION
OF
FUNDS
FROM
LIMITA-
TION.—The amount of a grant awarded under this 
subsection shall not count toward the limitation 
under subsection (b)(2) on funding to coastal States 
through grants awarded under subsection (b).’’. 
(e) ANNUAL REPORT ON OPERATION OF THE NA-
TIONAL OCEANS AND COASTAL SECURITY FUND.—Sec-
tion 907(a) of the National Oceans and Coastal Security 
Act (16 U.S.C. 7506(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘Subject 
to’’ and all that follows through ‘‘the Foundation’’ and 
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inserting the following: ‘‘Not later than 60 days after the 
end of each fiscal year, the Administrator and the Founda-
tion’’. 
(f) REPEAL OF AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
FOR FISCAL YEARS 2017, 2018, AND 2019.—Section 908 
of the National Oceans and Coastal Security Act (16 
U.S.C. 7507) is repealed. 
(g) PARITY IN OFFSHORE WIND REVENUE SHAR-
ING.—Section 8(p)(2) of the Outer Continental Shelf 
Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337(p)(2)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘(A) The 
Secretary’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graphs (B) and (C), the Secretary’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘(B) The 
Secretary’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(B) DISPOSITION
OF
REVENUES
FOR 
PROJECTS LOCATED WITHIN 3 NAUTICAL MILES 
SEAWARD OF STATE SUBMERGED LAND.—The 
Secretary’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) DISPOSITION OF REVENUES FOR OFF-
SHORE WIND PROJECTS IN CERTAIN AREAS.— 
‘‘(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this subpara-
graph: 
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‘‘(I) COVERED OFFSHORE WIND 
PROJECT.—The term ‘covered off-
shore wind project’ means a wind- 
powered electric generation project in 
a lease area on the outer Continental 
Shelf that is not wholly or partially lo-
cated within an area subject to sub-
paragraph (B). 
‘‘(II) 
ELIGIBLE
STATE.—The 
term ‘eligible State’ means a State a 
point on the coastline of which is lo-
cated within 75 miles of the geo-
graphic center of a lease tract lying 
wholly or partly within the area of the 
applicable 
covered 
offshore 
wind 
project. 
‘‘(ii) REQUIREMENT.—Of the oper-
ating fees, rentals, bonuses, royalties, and 
other payments that are paid to the Sec-
retary under subparagraph (A) from cov-
ered offshore wind projects carried out 
under a lease entered into on or after Jan-
uary 1, 2022— 
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‘‘(I) 50 percent shall be deposited 
in the Treasury and credited to mis-
cellaneous receipts; 
‘‘(II) 12.5 percent shall be depos-
ited in the National Oceans and 
Coastal Security Fund established 
under section 904(a) of the National 
Oceans and Coastal Security Act (16 
U.S.C. 7503(a)); and 
‘‘(III) 37.5 percent shall be de-
posited in a special account in the 
Treasury, from which the Secretary 
shall disburse to each eligible State an 
amount (based on a formula estab-
lished by the Secretary of the Interior 
by rulemaking not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of 
the Reinvesting In Shoreline Econo-
mies and Ecosystems Act of 2022) 
that is inversely proportional to the 
respective distances between— 
‘‘(aa) the point on the coast-
line of each eligible State that is 
closest to the geographic center 
of the applicable leased tract; and 
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‘‘(bb) the geographic center 
of the leased tract. 
‘‘(iii) TIMING.—The amounts required 
to be deposited under subclause (III) of 
clause (ii) for the applicable fiscal year 
shall be made available in accordance with 
that item during the fiscal year imme-
diately following the applicable fiscal year. 
‘‘(iv) AUTHORIZED USES.— 
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to 
subclause (II), each State shall use all 
amounts 
received 
under 
clause 
(ii)(III) in accordance with all applica-
ble Federal and State laws, only for 1 
or more of the following purposes: 
‘‘(aa) Projects and activities 
for the purposes of coastal pro-
tection, including conservation, 
coastal 
restoration, 
hurricane 
protection, and infrastructure di-
rectly affected by coastal wetland 
losses. 
‘‘(bb) Mitigation of damage 
to fish, wildlife, or natural re-
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sources, including through fish-
eries science and research. 
‘‘(cc) Implementation of a 
federally approved marine, coast-
al, or comprehensive conservation 
management plan. 
‘‘(dd) Mitigation of the im-
pact of outer Continental Shelf 
activities through the funding of 
onshore infrastructure projects, 
on the condition that the projects 
are not primarily for entertain-
ment purposes. 
‘‘(ee) Planning assistance 
and the administrative costs of 
complying with this section. 
‘‘(II) 
LIMITATION.—Of 
the 
amounts received by a State under 
clause (ii)(III), not more than 3 per-
cent shall be used for the purposes de-
scribed in subclause (I)(ee). 
‘‘(v) ADMINISTRATION.—Subject to 
clause (vi)(III), amounts made available 
under clause (ii) shall— 
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‘‘(I) be made available, without 
further appropriation, in accordance 
with this paragraph; 
‘‘(II) remain available until ex-
pended; and 
‘‘(III) be in addition to any 
amount appropriated under any other 
Act. 
‘‘(vi) REPORTING REQUIREMENT FOR 
FISCAL YEAR 2023 AND THEREAFTER.— 
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—Beginning 
with fiscal year 2023, not later than 
180 days after the end of each fiscal 
year, each eligible State that receives 
amounts under clause (ii)(III) for the 
applicable fiscal year shall submit to 
the Secretary a report that describes 
the use of the amounts by the eligible 
State during the period covered by the 
report. 
‘‘(II) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—On 
receipt of a report under subclause 
(I), the Secretary shall make the re-
port available to the public on the 
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website of the Department of the In-
terior. 
‘‘(III) LIMITATION.—If an eligi-
ble State that receives amounts under 
clause (ii)(III) for the applicable fiscal 
year fails to submit the report re-
quired under subclause (I) by the 
deadline specified in that subclause, 
any amounts that would otherwise be 
provided to the eligible State under 
clause (ii)(III) for the succeeding fis-
cal year shall be withheld for the suc-
ceeding fiscal year until the date on 
which the report is submitted. 
‘‘(IV) CONTENTS OF REPORT.— 
Each report required under subclause 
(I) shall include, for each project 
funded in whole or in part using 
amounts 
received 
under 
clause 
(ii)(III)— 
‘‘(aa) the name and descrip-
tion of the project; 
‘‘(bb) the amount received 
under clause (ii)(III) that is allo-
cated to the project; and 
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‘‘(cc) a description of how 
each project is consistent with 
the authorized uses under clause 
(iv)(I). 
‘‘(V) 
CLARIFICATION.—Nothing 
in this clause— 
‘‘(aa) requires or provides 
authority for the Secretary to 
delay, modify, or withhold pay-
ment under clause (ii)(III), other 
than for failure to submit a re-
port as required under this 
clause; 
‘‘(bb) requires or provides 
authority for the Secretary to re-
view or approve uses of funds re-
ported under this clause; 
‘‘(cc) requires or provides 
authority for the Secretary to ap-
prove individual projects that re-
ceive funds reported under this 
clause; 
‘‘(dd) requires an eligible 
State to obtain the approval of, 
or review by, the Secretary prior 
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to 
spending 
funds 
disbursed 
under clause (ii)(III); 
‘‘(ee) requires or provides 
authority for the Secretary to 
issue guidance relating to the 
contents of, or to determine the 
completeness of, the report re-
quired under this clause; 
‘‘(ff) requires an eligible 
State to obligate or expend funds 
by a certain date; or 
‘‘(gg) requires or provides 
authority for the Secretary to re-
quest an eligible State to return 
unobligated funds.’’. 
SEC. 3. GULF OF MEXICO OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF 
REVENUES. 
(a) AUTHORIZED USES.—Section 105(d)(1)(D) of 
the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (43 
U.S.C. 1331 note; Public Law 109–432) is amended by 
inserting ‘‘, on the condition that the projects are not pri-
marily for entertainment purposes’’ after ‘‘infrastructure 
projects’’. 
(b) ADMINISTRATION.—Section 105(e) of the Gulf of 
Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 1331 
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note; Public Law 109–432) is amended, in the matter pre-
ceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Amounts’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Subject to subsection (g)(3), amounts’’. 
(c) ELIMINATION OF LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF 
DISTRIBUTED QUALIFIED OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF 
REVENUES.—Section 105(f) of the Gulf of Mexico Energy 
Security Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 1331 note; Public Law 
109–432) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraphs 
(A) through (C) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) $500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2016 through 2019; and 
‘‘(B) $650,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2020 through 2022.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘2055’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2022’’. 
(d) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Section 105 of the 
Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 
1331 note; Public Law 109–432) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) REPORTING REQUIREMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 
2023 AND THEREAFTER.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning with fiscal year 
2023, not later than 180 days after the end of each 
fiscal year, each Gulf producing State that receives 
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amounts under subsection (a)(2)(A) for the applica-
ble fiscal year shall submit to the Secretary a report 
that describes the use of the amounts by the Gulf 
producing State during the period covered by the re-
port. 
‘‘(2) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—On receipt of a 
report under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
make the report available to the public on the 
website of the Department of the Interior. 
‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—If a Gulf producing State 
that receives amounts under subsection (a)(2)(A) for 
the applicable fiscal year fails to submit the report 
required under paragraph (1) by the deadline speci-
fied in that paragraph, any amounts that would oth-
erwise be provided to the Gulf producing State 
under subsection (a)(2)(A) for the succeeding fiscal 
year shall be withheld for the succeeding fiscal year 
until the date on which the report is submitted. 
‘‘(4) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—Each report re-
quired under paragraph (1) shall include, for each 
project funded in whole or in part using amounts re-
ceived under subsection (a)(2)(A)— 
‘‘(A) the name and description of the 
project; 
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‘‘(F) requires a Gulf producing State to 
obligate or expend funds by a certain date; or 
‘‘(G) requires or provides authority for the 
Secretary to request a Gulf producing State to 
return unobligated funds.’’. 
SEC. 4. ELIMINATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE FEE UNDER THE 
MINERAL LEASING ACT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 35 of the Mineral Leasing 
Act (30 U.S.C. 191) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), in the first sentence, by 
striking ‘‘and, subject to the provisions of subsection 
(b),’’; 
(2) by striking subsection (b); 
(3) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as 
subsections (b) and (c), respectively; 
(4) in paragraph (3)(B)(ii) of subsection (b) (as 
so redesignated), by striking ‘‘subsection (d)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘subsection (c)’’; and 
(5) in paragraph (3)(A)(ii) of subsection (c) (as 
so redesignated), by striking ‘‘subsection (c)(2)(B)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘subsection (b)(2)(B)’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 6(a) of the Mineral Leasing Act for 
Acquired Lands (30 U.S.C. 355(a)) is amended— 
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(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘Sub-
ject to the provisions of section 35(b) of the 
Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 191(b)), all’’ 
and inserting ‘‘All’’; and 
(B) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘of 
the Act of February 25, 1920 (41 Stat. 450; 30 
U.S.C. 191),’’ and inserting ‘‘of the Mineral 
Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 191)’’. 
(2) Section 20(a) of the Geothermal Steam Act 
of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 1019(a)) is amended, in the sec-
ond sentence of the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘the provisions of subsection (b) of sec-
tion 35 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 
191(b)) and section 5(a)(2) of this Act’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘section 5(a)(2)’’. 
(3) Section 205(f) of the Federal Oil and Gas 
Royalty Management Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 
1735(f)) is amended— 
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘this 
Section’’ and inserting ‘‘this section’’; and 
(B) by striking the fourth, fifth, and sixth 
sentences. 
Æ 
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H9049
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB