113 HR 2231 RH: Offshore Energy and Jobs Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2013-06-24
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1.This Act may be cited as the
Offshore Energy and Jobs
Act
.
2.The table of contents
for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Title I—Outer Continental Shelf Leasing Program
Reforms
Sec. 101. Outer Continental Shelf leasing
program reforms.
Sec. 102. Domestic oil and natural gas
production goal.
Sec. 103. Development and submittal of new
5-year oil and gas leasing program.
Title II—Directing the President To Conduct New
OCS Sales in Virginia, South Carolina, and California
Sec. 201. Requirement to conduct proposed oil
and gas Lease Sale 220 on the Outer Continental Shelf offshore
Virginia.
Sec. 202. South Carolina lease
sale.
Sec. 203. Southern California existing
infrastructure lease sale.
Sec. 204. Environmental impact statement
requirement.
Sec. 205. National defense.
Sec. 206. Eastern Gulf of Mexico not
included.
Title III—Equitable Sharing of Outer
Continental Shelf Revenues
Sec. 301. Disposition of Outer Continental
Shelf revenues to coastal States.
Title IV—Reorganization of Minerals Management
Agencies of the Department of the Interior
Sec. 401. Establishment of Under Secretary for
Energy, Lands, and Minerals and Assistant Secretary of Ocean Energy and
Safety.
Sec. 402. Bureau of Ocean Energy.
Sec. 403. Ocean Energy Safety
Service.
Sec. 404. Office of Natural Resources
revenue.
Sec. 405. Ethics and drug testing.
Sec. 406. Abolishment of Minerals Management
Service.
Sec. 407. Conforming amendments to Executive
Schedule pay rates.
Sec. 408. Outer Continental Shelf Energy Safety
Advisory Board.
Sec. 409. Outer Continental Shelf inspection
fees.
Title V—United States Territories
Sec. 501. Application of Outer Continental
Shelf Lands Act with respect to territories of the United States.
<enum>I</enum><header>Outer Continental Shelf
Leasing Program Reforms</header>
<section id="HD270EB4191C34AC4993A299F132E5C70"><enum>101.</enum><header>Outer Continental
Shelf leasing program reforms</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 18(a) of the Outer Continental Shelf
Lands Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1344">43 U.S.C. 1344(a)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HII00" id="H803225DFAA924A6FBCA762812534C8C4" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H64A18A4F84474C17B8624F1AD57D7053"><enum>(5)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HB3CD5CEB2FE7414AB2742ED24EE23BD4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>In each oil and gas
leasing program under this section, the Secretary shall make available for
leasing and conduct lease sales including at least 50 percent of the available
unleased acreage within each outer Continental Shelf planning area considered
to have the largest undiscovered, technically recoverable oil and gas resources
(on a total btu basis) based upon the most recent national geologic assessment
of the outer Continental Shelf, with an emphasis on offering the most
geologically prospective parts of the planning area.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" committee-id="HII00" id="H142B7FD705DF463BA6BB3BFD306357AE" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall include in each
proposed oil and gas leasing program under this section any State subdivision
of an outer Continental Shelf planning area that the Governor of the State that
represents that subdivision requests be made available for leasing. The
Secretary may not remove such a subdivision from the program until publication
of the final program.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" committee-id="HII00" id="H4326DA141084415CB1F370A1D49953BA" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this paragraph the term <quote>available
unleased acreage</quote> means that portion of the outer Continental Shelf that
is not under lease at the time of a proposed lease sale, and that has not
otherwise been made unavailable for leasing by law.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9F9D3286B78842E6AFCAF41BA3B49324"><enum>(6)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HB01022F3C206420685CCF7526FE543D4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>In the 5-year oil and
gas leasing program, the Secretary shall make available for leasing any outer
Continental Shelf planning areas that—</text>
<clause changed="added" committee-id="HII00" id="HFB2E4A3B841B4C7D9D16E34E14D85455" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(i)</enum><text>are estimated to contain
more than 2,500,000,000 barrels of oil; or</text>
</clause><clause changed="added" committee-id="HII00" id="H4D1803BDC7354C96BDC6886170326864" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>are estimated to contain
more than 7,500,000,000,000 cubic feet of natural gas.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" committee-id="HII00" id="H7A52ADA160864D7990CEDCF033B1C3BC" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(B)</enum><text>To determine the planning
areas described in subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall use the document
entitled <quote>Minerals Management Service Assessment of Undiscovered
Technically Recoverable Oil and Gas Resources of the Nation’s Outer Continental
Shelf,
2006</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H9D2CF25D61DA43C19B3735A77094237D"><enum>102.</enum><header>Domestic oil and
natural gas production goal</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 18(b) of the Outer Continental Shelf
Lands Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1344">43 U.S.C. 1344(b)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HII00" id="H33DF4B4608E04454A7F4F977981C1EA3" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H2683A319A3D3479E9F1529172EAF6BEF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Domestic oil and
natural gas production goal</header><text>–</text>
<paragraph id="HD7A293AB62CC4F9DBCD5980300106B3D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In developing a 5-year oil and gas leasing program, and
subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary shall determine a domestic strategic
production goal for the development of oil and natural gas as a result of that
program. Such goal shall be—</text>
<subparagraph id="H94E3A562C8A244AB96A465D9AFC00085"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the best estimate of the
possible increase in domestic production of oil and natural gas from the outer
Continental Shelf;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7D2F229A9CE844A7AC20A2EE669D3240"><enum>(B)</enum><text>focused on meeting
domestic demand for oil and natural gas and reducing the dependence of the
United States on foreign energy; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1D93C92DA63F4A7F9272E1FC9F4B73FE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>focused on the production
increases achieved by the leasing program at the end of the 15-year period
beginning on the effective date of the program.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC148BB8253314162B9D75946C981693B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Program
goal</header><text>For purposes of the 5-year oil and gas leasing program, the
production goal referred to in paragraph (1) shall be an increase by 2032
of—</text>
<subparagraph id="HDB4262030BE54623BA3C0A014F95327A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>no less than 3,000,000
barrels in the amount of oil produced per day; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4A72CF71A48A4C648E81845434FDBFD6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>no less than
10,000,000,000 cubic feet in the amount of natural gas produced per day.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0F3F911846264D4888026662E4FB35E8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Reporting</header><text>The
Secretary shall report annually, beginning at the end of the 5-year period for
which the program applies, to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House
of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the
Senate on the progress of the program in meeting the production goal. The
Secretary shall identify in the report projections for production and any
problems with leasing, permitting, or production that will prevent meeting the
goal.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H901CFEF3AEC64420ACCA58EDB3877AB1"><enum>103.</enum><header>Development and
submittal of new 5-year oil and gas leasing program</header>
<subsection id="HF974DEEF518847388298150E104D9A59"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of the
Interior shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H2556D6108FE743C8BC532EFEC47FD675"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by not later than July
15, 2014, publish and submit to Congress a new proposed oil and gas leasing
program under section 18 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C.
1344) for the 5-year period beginning on such date and ending July 15, 2020;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEED827AD4ADB41B4A9854386DD0A44F4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by not later than July
15, 2015, approve a final oil and gas leasing program under such section for
such period.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1F79E4C1FD5643DD964F1622A1C38798"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Consideration of all
areas</header><text>In preparing such program the Secretary shall include
consideration of areas of the Continental Shelf off the coasts of all States
(as such term is defined in section 2 of that Act, as amended by this Act),
that are subject to leasing under this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H5C46F0D4E8064F19BEB0799E29018EA9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Technical
correction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 18(d)(3)
of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1344">43 U.S.C. 1344(d)(3)</external-xref>) is amended by
striking <quote>or after eighteen months following the date of enactment of
this section, whichever first occurs,</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Directing the President
To Conduct New OCS Sales in Virginia, South Carolina, and California</header>
<section id="H1AD7F49484C54731871DE67775DF06E0"><enum>201.</enum><header>Requirement to conduct
proposed oil and gas Lease Sale 220 on the Outer Continental Shelf offshore
Virginia</header>
<subsection id="H84A3481E65D84F59BAB75B0E1466CA8B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Notwithstanding the exclusion of Lease Sale 220 in the
Final Outer Continental Shelf Oil & Gas Leasing Program 2012–2017, the
Secretary of the Interior shall conduct offshore oil and gas Lease Sale 220
under section 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1337">43 U.S.C. 1337</external-xref>) as
soon as practicable, but not later than one year after the date of enactment of
this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H752CDF448E214B0D9796FC455A0E46E6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirement To make
replacement lease blocks available</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For each lease block in a proposed lease
sale under this section for which the Secretary of Defense, in consultation
with the Secretary of the Interior, under the Memorandum of Agreement referred
to in section 205(b), issues a statement proposing deferral from a lease
offering due to defense-related activities that are irreconcilable with mineral
exploration and development, the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation
with the Secretary of Defense, shall make available in the same lease sale one
other lease block in the Virginia lease sale planning area that is acceptable
for oil and gas exploration and production in order to mitigate
conflict.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HCE26BFEDBCB246DAB09BD47DA44940C3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Balancing military and
energy production goals</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In
recognition that the Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program and
the domestic energy resources produced therefrom are integral to national
security, the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Defense shall work
jointly in implementing this section in order to ensure achievement of the
following common goals:</text>
<paragraph id="HFED1DBF12D0A4E92B14C3E46B8C40423"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Preserving the ability of
the Armed Forces of the United States to maintain an optimum state of readiness
through their continued use of the Outer Continental Shelf.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H63E92E3AAB39439789310F9D6AD28FF7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Allowing effective
exploration, development, and production of our Nation’s oil, gas, and
renewable energy resources.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBE6D29ABE10D4DEAAEB9D0F32D822C5C"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="HBABFE4F8BB4145DEA1F3A219F04ABD0A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Lease sale
220</header><text>The term <quote>Lease Sale 220</quote> means such lease sale
referred to in the Request for Comments on the Draft Proposed 5-Year Outer
Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2010–2015 and Notice of
Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Proposed
5-Year Program published January 21, 2009 (74 Fed. Reg. 3631).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H197A0E5E078345EE9C65EB679D6C2CD8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Virginia lease sale
planning area</header><text>The term <quote>Virginia lease sale planning
area</quote> means the area of the outer Continental Shelf (as that term is
defined in the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1331">33 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.</external-xref>)) that
is bounded by—</text>
<subparagraph id="HDB390640EC0E4457B4F879532AAA1BDF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a northern boundary
consisting of a straight line extending from the northernmost point of
Virginia’s seaward boundary to the point on the seaward boundary of the United
States exclusive economic zone located at 37 degrees 17 minutes 1 second North
latitude, 71 degrees 5 minutes 16 seconds West longitude; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H907F9A30A0BA488CA8AD9C58F0F9B1DD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a southern boundary
consisting of a straight line extending from the southernmost point of
Virginia’s seaward boundary to the point on the seaward boundary of the United
States exclusive economic zone located at 36 degrees 31 minutes 58 seconds
North latitude, 71 degrees 30 minutes 1 second West longitude.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H4FEBF568C2A249DB8624AED547CEB7D4"><enum>202.</enum><header>South Carolina lease
sale</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Notwithstanding inclusion
of the South Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf Planning Area in the Final Outer
Continental Shelf Oil & Gas Leasing Program 2012–2017, the Secretary of the
Interior shall conduct a lease sale not later than 2 years after the date of
the enactment of this Act for areas off the coast of South Carolina determined
by the Secretary to have the most geologically promising hydrocarbon resources
and constituting not less than 25 percent of the leasable area within the South
Carolina offshore administrative boundaries depicted in the notice entitled
<quote>Federal Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Administrative Boundaries
Extending from the Submerged Lands Act Boundary seaward to the Limit of the
United States Outer Continental Shelf</quote>, published January 3, 2006 (71
Fed. Reg. 127).</text>
</section><section id="H9ABA33F313D5488895FBBE06E2E37318"><enum>203.</enum><header>Southern California
existing infrastructure lease sale</header>
<subsection id="H2D0D47041CEB426CA13ED1A5D565CB62"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior shall offer for sale leases
of tracts in the Santa Maria and Santa Barbara/Ventura Basins of the Southern
California OCS Planning Area as soon as practicable, but not later than
December 31, 2014.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HCCCBFE34805C48D2A2E06F1F80910A72"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use of Existing
Structures or Onshore-Based Drilling</header><text>The Secretary of the
Interior shall include in leases offered for sale under this lease sale such
terms and conditions as are necessary to require that development and
production may occur only from offshore infrastructure in existence on the date
of the enactment of this Act or from onshore-based, extended-reach
drilling.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H8731DD9DD4854A5BB02F7BCCEE03A955"><enum>204.</enum><header>Environmental impact
statement requirement</header>
<subsection id="H0DA827ECB5644D9E9A75A11EC0E47393"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
General</header><text>For the purposes of this Act, the Secretary of the
Interior shall prepare a multisale environmental impact statement under section
102 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4332">42 U.S.C. 4332</external-xref>) for all
lease sales required under this title.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE8FF79C2B9024CD5A3C67C67C84048B3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Actions To be
considered</header><text>Notwithstanding section 102 of the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4332">42 U.S.C. 4332</external-xref>), in such statement—</text>
<paragraph id="H02C0DA3B42EC402B8A56931E388705AF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Secretary is not
required to identify nonleasing alternative courses of action or to analyze the
environmental effects of such alternative courses of action; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H415E992F3B30442DB9A55BC24EEC8740"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Secretary shall
only—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE682AFEB32134DE3AC63A9FDD3B87370"><enum>(A)</enum><text>identify a preferred
action for leasing and not more than one alternative leasing proposal;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9328BF59B7BB436E85A36E0BD2C2B7C9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>analyze the environmental
effects and potential mitigation measures for such preferred action and such
alternative leasing proposal.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H4E601C9033AD494BB130D6D7DC808903"><enum>205.</enum><header>National
defense</header>
<subsection id="H6915F094A2434B5AAD20A575578217F8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>National Defense
Areas</header><text>This Act does not affect the existing authority of the
Secretary of Defense, with the approval of the President, to designate national
defense areas on the Outer Continental Shelf pursuant to section 12(d) of the
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1341">43 U.S.C. 1341(d)</external-xref>).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HAA7E7FBB48254622AB5EADBA4D70A1C6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Prohibition on
Conflicts With Military Operations</header><text>No person may engage in any
exploration, development, or production of oil or natural gas on the Outer
Continental Shelf under a lease issued under this Act that would conflict with
any military operation, as determined in accordance with the Memorandum of
Agreement between the Department of Defense and the Department of the Interior
on Mutual Concerns on the Outer Continental Shelf signed July 20, 1983, and any
revision or replacement for that agreement that is agreed to by the Secretary
of Defense and the Secretary of the Interior after that date but before the
date of issuance of the lease under which such exploration, development, or
production is conducted.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H41CD129EC48B45B1BA5F2DFEF3E1749D"><enum>206.</enum><header>Eastern Gulf of Mexico
not included</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Nothing in this
Act affects restrictions on oil and gas leasing under the Gulf of Mexico Energy
Security Act of 2006 (title I of division C of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/432">Public Law 109–432</external-xref>; 43 U.S.C.
1331 note).</text>
</section><enum>III</enum><header>Equitable Sharing of
Outer Continental Shelf Revenues</header>
<section id="H514FC45A581946448B744FC30B10C134"><enum>301.</enum><header>Disposition of Outer
Continental Shelf revenues to coastal States</header>
<subsection id="H8A1E283780214193859CC9E0F63ECE77"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 9 of the
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1338">43 U.S.C. 1338</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HBE3FB9B8F6EE4ADEB7F33FE9757AB7FC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the existing
text—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8268AB551A164000971F3E1ADCE761DC"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the first sentence, by striking
<quote>All rentals,</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HII00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H39F6ABB5974A4B66A5FD1F917C580D7D" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HFCE03EE745A3478E87F3F3128964E043"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Disposition of revenue
under old leases</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">All
rentals,</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB1B5F34824D64872B6FBD228A5B3D71C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (c) (as
designated by the amendment made by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph), by
striking <quote>for the period from June 5, 1950, to date, and
thereafter</quote> and inserting <quote>in the period beginning June 5, 1950,
and ending on the date of enactment of the <short-title>Offshore Energy and Jobs Act</short-title></quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H73CD78E9914A425585A7DA78984B4E18"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding after
subsection (c) (as so designated) the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HII00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H39B1C2CCDFD14126B810C6E795907949" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H5CC73E0DA66E45FFA3110936B48CC046"><enum>(d)</enum><header>
Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this
section:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HDCBEA71C46254FCAB78ADACB18960763"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Coastal
State</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>coastal
State</quote> includes a territory of the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBD668FBEB9654357A5887E34DFBF8539"><enum>(2)</enum><header>New leasing
revenues</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>new
leasing revenues</term>—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF0DA5A53E4F34B0F919BB5BA02A25BA6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>means amounts received by
the United States as bonuses, rents, and royalties under leases for oil and
gas, wind, tidal, or other energy exploration, development, and production on
new areas of the outer Continental Shelf that are authorized to be made
available for leasing as a result of enactment of the
<short-title>Offshore Energy and Jobs Act</short-title>
and leasing under that Act; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4C30D58B32DF415A907EBAD9BD2750B1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">does not include amounts received by the
United States under any lease of an area located in the boundaries of the
Central Gulf of Mexico and Western Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf
Planning Areas on the date of enactment of the
<short-title>Offshore Energy and Jobs Act</short-title>,
including a lease issued before, on, or after such date of
enactment.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8B9C092F8F464167B311BCD84B46DCB7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting before
subsection (c) (as so designated) the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HII00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4782D7F381F045639F479884FA2DD76B" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H3F3E5EE17DBA4340A68BE026DD2BDABE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Payment of new leasing
revenues to coastal States</header>
<paragraph id="H90B15F5750E34E4895F90041CA0C880A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (2), of the amount of new
leasing revenues received by the United States each fiscal year, 37.5 percent
shall be allocated and paid in accordance with subsection (b) to coastal States
that are affected States with respect to the leases under which those revenues
are received by the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDD92D699A3D947D99DC898A0C478A019"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Phase-in</header>
<subparagraph id="H5406BE062020437C908460901BA5B54F"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in
subparagraph (B), paragraph (1) shall be applied—</text>
<clause id="H91FAA94FDD474C99B3A5A571F7F027E4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>with respect to new
leasing revenues under leases awarded under the first leasing program under
section 18(a) that takes effect after the date of enactment of the
<short-title>Offshore Energy and Jobs Act</short-title>,
by substituting <quote>12.5 percent</quote> for <quote>37.5 percent</quote>;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="H6496D3D22FC4469FA2DA4EF0C7F9EA88"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>with respect to new
leasing revenues under leases awarded under the second leasing program under
section 18(a) that takes effect after the date of enactment of the
<short-title>Offshore Energy and Jobs Act</short-title>,
by substituting <quote>25 percent</quote> for <quote>37.5
percent</quote>.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF3B50DB89B7342678B0C2CE60D013D1B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exempted lease
sales</header><text>This paragraph shall not apply with respect to any lease
issued under title II of the <short-title>Offshore Energy
and Jobs Act</short-title>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H09963FD33DA44021A89C004FFD2B9FE5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Allocation of
payments</header>
<paragraph id="H56A8ACE530CC4CC9B416F4AB97023F19"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amount of new
leasing revenues received by the United States with respect to a leased tract
that are required to be paid to coastal States in accordance with this
subsection each fiscal year shall be allocated among and paid to coastal States
that are within 200 miles of the leased tract, in amounts that are inversely
proportional to the respective distances between the point on the coastline of
each such State that is closest to the geographic center of the lease tract, as
determined by the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0D12B3AE65A846388664F7BC40F002B1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Minimum and maximum
allocation</header><text>The amount allocated to a coastal State under
paragraph (1) each fiscal year with respect to a leased tract shall be—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD94ED8441004476FBA253B12E002EB3A"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of a coastal State that is the
nearest State to the geographic center of the leased tract, not less than 25
percent of the total amounts allocated with respect to the leased tract;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFB41B381F11445C7BF83F9C5BD15B52C"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of any other coastal State, not
less than 10 percent, and not more than 15 percent, of the total amounts
allocated with respect to the leased tract; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H06128D8055AF4FD6A6AA6D27E65C6504"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in the case of a coastal
State that is the only coastal State within 200 miles of a least tract, 100
percent of the total amounts allocated with respect to the leased tract.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE64174BFBCED4441AEFD58C003A66A07"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>Amounts
allocated to a coastal State under this subsection—</text>
<subparagraph id="H308D51DA084A433A81AACF2756FD8FA2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall be available to the
coastal State without further appropriation;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB60C9B353FF449BF98178156DA91570C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall remain available
until expended;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H1827092DF2B842AEB2B84DC7596B46C3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>shall be in addition to
any other amounts available to the coastal State under this Act; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8534D1480A7A46CE91FED815D7D7B9D0"><enum>(D)</enum><text>shall be distributed in
the fiscal year following receipt.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD1F55B1F472F455D9DF2DA45A0D427E8"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Use of funds</header>
<subparagraph id="H0BEC01D4DF44436DA546013E66DE5DA4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), a coastal State
may use funds allocated and paid to it under this subsection for any purpose as
determined by the laws of that State.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2540D0088A37441BAF621AAE8FF7F674"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Restriction on use for
matching</header><text>Funds allocated and paid to a coastal State under this
subsection may not be used as matching funds for any other Federal
program.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H63CE9903FD5A41B3B4C9EF7F6D8511E8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limitation on
application</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This section and
the amendment made by this section shall not affect the application of section
105 of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (title I of division C of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/432">Public Law 109–432</external-xref>; (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1331">43 U.S.C. 1331</external-xref> note)), as in effect before the enactment
of this Act, with respect to revenues received by the United States under oil
and gas leases issued for tracts located in the Western and Central Gulf of
Mexico Outer Continental Shelf Planning Areas, including such leases issued on
or after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>IV</enum><header>Reorganization of
Minerals Management Agencies of the Department of the Interior</header>
<section id="H83EB8D43012B4805B8FE758BE007FA2B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>401.</enum><header>Establishment of
Under Secretary for Energy, Lands, and Minerals and Assistant Secretary of
Ocean Energy and Safety</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There
shall be in the Department of the Interior—</text>
<paragraph id="HA7296F3B603B42B385107F575DCB6EE5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an Under Secretary for
Energy, Lands, and Minerals, who shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HC58D57B142F248AFBA5D42CBF3A4F4C3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be appointed by the
President, by and with the advise and consent of the Senate;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB2DA7FF0F3C1474C844D16440DBE0717"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">report to the Secretary of the Interior or,
if directed by the Secretary, to the Deputy Secretary of the Interior;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H4414C214CB624951A409A92057BB7213"><enum>(C)</enum><text>be paid at the rate
payable for level III of the Executive Schedule; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7F9F87CAD69646B3B82552AD63C09BA2"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be responsible for—</text>
<clause id="H8BAFBF366493430FB7348E58C4347E0D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the safe and responsible
development of our energy and mineral resources on Federal lands in appropriate
accordance with United States energy demands; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H0D4A7164350A42C382EBCC29ADB4BBCA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>ensuring multiple-use
missions of the Department of the Interior that promote the safe and sustained
development of energy and minerals resources on public lands (as that term is
defined in the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701
et seq.));</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3FA8CC74EC014BB0BCFB052AFC0FF792"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an Assistant Secretary of
Ocean Energy and Safety, who shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H58D5182DEAA94F00A7474F88693A4345"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be appointed by the
President, by and with the advise and consent of the Senate;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4A5FF2CE9A914BFA96B1C0946A9B5688"><enum>(B)</enum><text>report to the Under
Secretary for Energy, Lands, and Minerals;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H558BCA8ECA23435F99D496E3B6C6CE06"><enum>(C)</enum><text>be paid at the rate
payable for level IV of the Executive Schedule; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H800A44AC4EEF479299200C5F3ACE87F1"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be responsible for ensuring safe and
efficient development of energy and minerals on the Outer Continental Shelf of
the United States; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H0CB88E915EDA40959E774A05D39E0871"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an Assistant Secretary of Land and Minerals
Management, who shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H9B1022226CA844869D2E7B782EEBCFBF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be appointed by the
President, by and with the advise and consent of the Senate;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H7DE9E395E01A43CFAB5C36D13AD1324E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>report to the Under
Secretary for Energy, Lands, and Minerals;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H6FED6E25A2A144638473B669C6FE4994"><enum>(C)</enum><text>be paid at the rate
payable for level IV of the Executive Schedule; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H649013170DE74B30B3D410542C6AE50C"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be responsible for ensuring safe and
efficient development of energy and minerals on public lands and other Federal
onshore lands under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior,
including implementation of the Mineral Leasing Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/181">30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.</external-xref>) and
the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/1201">30 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.</external-xref>) and
administration of the Office of Surface Mining.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="H7C3A0481030A40C391F938C8E8E888D1"><enum>402.</enum><header>Bureau of Ocean
Energy</header>
<subsection id="H7E22DE66C47D428B961FBE46D55DCA23"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There
is established in the Department of the Interior a Bureau of Ocean Energy
(referred to in this section as the <quote>Bureau</quote>), which shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HC7A74C9ED9FE45839367155550B916E6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>be headed by a Director
of Ocean Energy (referred to in this section as the <quote>Director</quote>);
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4D29B62C2178491585A455C35F19F889"><enum>(2)</enum><text>be administered under the
direction of the Assistant Secretary of Ocean Energy and Safety.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8E8619E20098453086D5A69D966C79E7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Director</header>
<paragraph id="H4C9307EA7A13420392AD0EA16B3247B9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Appointment</header><text>The
Director shall be appointed by the Secretary of the Interior.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2BD80A3A1CB74C10ADFF275B3F460DF7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Compensation</header><text>The
Director shall be compensated at the rate provided for level V of the Executive
Schedule under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5316">section 5316</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H580B67EA0D6B472488B2946AAF4E2CE6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Duties</header>
<paragraph id="H43F507D835AF41DEA6DF29659452A95C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior shall carry out through the
Bureau all functions, powers, and duties vested in the Secretary relating to
the administration of a comprehensive program of offshore mineral and renewable
energy resources management.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5093FB4BE988401CACE17663DE5115BB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Specific
authorities</header><text>The Director shall promulgate and implement
regulations—</text>
<subparagraph id="H05538A3F86074811B393A08C5943757B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for the proper issuance
of leases for the exploration, development, and production of nonrenewable and
renewable energy and mineral resources on the Outer Continental Shelf;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF3F47D84B07F4F849726E71FE9AE8093"><enum>(B)</enum><text>relating to resource
identification, access, evaluation, and utilization;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF09CE8AEDEF2480A8FB1BDCB9A3E453F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>for development of
leasing plans, lease sales, and issuance of leases for such resources;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H498CDB1F39C740A49732EABA526EE71E"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">regarding issuance of environmental impact
statements related to leasing and post leasing activities including
exploration, development, and production, and the use of third party
contracting for necessary environmental analysis for the development of such
resources.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3B905C7FEEF74B608E2A85FB233A5106"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The
Secretary shall not carry out through the Bureau any function, power, or duty
that is—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8AB84986B5614E4582B24280D5A35DBC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>required by section 403
to be carried out through the Ocean Energy Safety Service; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7F589E5AAA764AAE99CC039DC73111D5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>required by section 404
to be carried out through the Office of Natural Resources Revenue.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H79047D48AD134C48AB9A5F720A6D6C35"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Responsibilities of
land management agencies</header><text>Nothing in this section shall affect the
authorities of the Bureau of Land Management under the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1701">43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.</external-xref>) or of the Forest Service under
the National Forest Management Act of 1976 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/94/588">Public Law 94–588</external-xref>).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H3FC9E2BF0E6C496FB86DF4F5E953CFBD"><enum>403.</enum><header>Ocean Energy Safety
Service</header>
<subsection id="H788D0FC705664B5B9FA25D7ECEDF2CDF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There
is established in the Department of the Interior an Ocean Energy Safety Service
(referred to in this section as the <quote>Service</quote>), which
shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H91FA4492D1A745BAB4446A96F73193AE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>be headed by a Director
of Energy Safety (referred to in this section as the <quote>Director</quote>);
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9CA94352C8BC49B3B04F75D2020C54CA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>be administered under the
direction of the Assistant Secretary of Ocean Energy and Safety.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9117407D251146D0A0A98AF8DFB1A3BA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Director</header>
<paragraph id="HFC6E6B58944845DA8EE2840FC699927A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Appointment</header><text>The
Director shall be appointed by the Secretary of the Interior.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE7EDBF2B1DBB4B0EBFD300464D0BD235"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Compensation</header><text>The
Director shall be compensated at the rate provided for level V of the Executive
Schedule under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5316">section 5316</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8F04D114730E47569E28D8E01C429E7D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Duties</header>
<paragraph id="H4936F8B49D704877BED383132859F1B1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of the
Interior shall carry out through the Service all functions, powers, and duties
vested in the Secretary relating to the administration of safety and
environmental enforcement activities related to offshore mineral and renewable
energy resources on the Outer Continental Shelf pursuant to the Outer
Continental Shelf Lands Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1331">43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.</external-xref>) including the authority to
develop, promulgate, and enforce regulations to ensure the safe and sound
exploration, development, and production of mineral and renewable energy
resources on the Outer Continental Shelf in a timely fashion.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8E53E674653549E0A3C69CDD490B61E7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Specific
authorities</header><text>The Director shall be responsible for all safety
activities related to exploration and development of renewable and mineral
resources on the Outer Continental Shelf, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4264D19CDD1146FFB96627CBE6ED5C91"><enum>(A)</enum><text>exploration, development,
production, and ongoing inspections of infrastructure;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB1AC915D2347480580723F474061AA25"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the suspending or
prohibiting, on a temporary basis, any operation or activity, including
production under leases held on the Outer Continental Shelf, in accordance with
section 5(a)(1) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C.
1334(a)(1));</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H44E0468AD0EC415EA9990D12EA0DF79E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>cancelling any lease,
permit, or right-of-way on the Outer Continental Shelf, in accordance with
section 5(a)(2) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C.
1334(a)(2));</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3267338146004E589F8EAFD6BAED9808"><enum>(D)</enum><text>compelling compliance
with applicable Federal laws and regulations relating to worker safety and
other matters;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H40BC3F18FF3D4D31A806E66F63EBFB9B"><enum>(E)</enum><text>requiring comprehensive
safety and environmental management programs for persons engaged in activities
connected with the exploration, development, and production of mineral or
renewable energy resources;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBDE79E30941E40C5902723B9EAFD9895"><enum>(F)</enum><text>developing and
implementing regulations for Federal employees to carry out any inspection or
investigation to ascertain compliance with applicable regulations, including
health, safety, or environmental regulations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD8E7F51CA48D42829C9E09D5A5F62189"><enum>(G)</enum><text>implementing the Offshore
Technology Research and Risk Assessment Program under section 21 of the Outer
Continental Shelf Lands Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1347">43 U.S.C. 1347</external-xref>);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC6DD55F9A6B94084BEED6ACD73956603"><enum>(H)</enum><text>summoning witnesses and
directing the production of evidence;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0B79114389B548CBA8B87E49457282E5"><enum>(I)</enum><text>levying fines and
penalties and disqualifying operators;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1BC70CAFCAC74629A7CEBEC91FFCEE6F"><enum>(J)</enum><text>carrying out any safety,
response, and removal preparedness functions; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFF6C32EFC9D848CB94A5B483900E54D6"><enum>(K)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the processing of permits, exploration
plans, development plans.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7465CBA20EB54C2392368014BEFFDC7A"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Employees</header>
<paragraph id="HA3AFD70454A84C09A21D57C100C2C896"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that the inspection force of
the Bureau consists of qualified, trained employees who meet qualification
requirements and adhere to the highest professional and ethical
standards.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H144AA03C39FB47089BA3131F188A0D9B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Qualifications</header><text>The
qualification requirements referred to in paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB45A25303E484B698D4B0646B3E9CAAD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall be determined by
the Secretary, subject to subparagraph (B); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H91DEC73906DA4BB5BA0172764AE01992"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall include—</text>
<clause id="HCB6D2024426D4E159847BC1723A255EE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>three years of practical
experience in oil and gas exploration, development, or production; or</text>
</clause><clause id="HCB0F8FFF0E5E45D39AE1A8AE2B4F0D69"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a degree in an
appropriate field of engineering from an accredited institution of higher
learning.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2FAD33D4A8874ADB933412922817D705"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Assignment</header><text>In
assigning oil and gas inspectors to the inspection and investigation of
individual operations, the Secretary shall give due consideration to the extent
possible to their previous experience in the particular type of oil and gas
operation in which such inspections are to be made.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3ABDF5C469E04C90AE3EF7CF1B09F89F"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Background
checks</header><text>The Director shall require that an individual to be hired
as an inspection officer undergo an employment investigation (including a
criminal history record check).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4DD614DD291E424491378D80BCC35EFD"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Language
requirements</header><text>Individuals hired as inspectors must be able to
read, speak, and write English well enough to—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB9A07434153E4DB9955F6275F26FC83D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>carry out written and
oral instructions regarding the proper performance of inspection duties;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC5157BE5CE7E454497A20FCC19BADC56"><enum>(B)</enum><text>write inspection reports
and statements and log entries in the English language.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB536A88E888F47DCA50F3BD23E582426"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Veterans
preference</header><text>The Director shall provide a preference for the hiring
of an individual as a inspection officer if the individual is a member or
former member of the Armed Forces and is entitled, under statute, to retired,
retirement, or retainer pay on account of service as a member of the Armed
Forces.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HACE67269C2AA4868AB73C9E1AFB4401C"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Annual proficiency
review</header>
<subparagraph id="H546BED9331FC488DA2DF08779F3E5839"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Annual proficiency
review</header><text>The Director shall provide that an annual evaluation of
each individual assigned inspection duties is conducted and documented.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBE2E404EF44044D484AEFBE38A3CE972"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Continuation of
employment</header><text>An individual employed as an inspector may not
continue to be employed in that capacity unless the evaluation demonstrates
that the individual—</text>
<clause id="HCCBEAE1C8B48482188B09FD71B30F159"><enum>(i)</enum><text>continues to meet all
qualifications and standards;</text>
</clause><clause id="HB9DA35CA6BB5406BA0DA3F156D8A735D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>has a satisfactory
record of performance and attention to duty based on the standards and
requirements in the inspection program; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H82E17D2D5EDE44EB869AD152649E745E"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>demonstrates the
current knowledge and skills necessary to courteously, vigilantly, and
effectively perform inspection functions.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9643D63B50664F8DBFCB995E5A95019E"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Limitation on right to
strike</header><text>Any individual that conducts permitting or inspections
under this section may not participate in a strike, or assert the right to
strike.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFDEA0964D31F4CABA4D1FC1A6FC2C44A"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Personnel
authority</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Director may employ, appoint, discipline and terminate for cause, and fix the
compensation, terms, and conditions of employment of Federal service for
individuals as the employees of the Service in order to restore and maintain
the trust of the people of the United States in the accountability of the
management of our Nation’s energy safety program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBC188B373C684039849C2E804A51C8B1"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Training
Academy</header>
<subparagraph id="H1B1E56574CCF46EB9808007C70E9E516"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall
establish and maintain a National Offshore Energy Safety Academy (referred to
in this paragraph as the <quote>Academy</quote>) as an agency of the Ocean
Energy Safety Service.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCB4AB4C843CF4230A8AA8D6B534DB9C7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Functions of
Academy</header><text>The Secretary, through the Academy, shall be responsible
for—</text>
<clause id="H7CF55D6BC8F64B248380919D1AFCF425"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the initial and continued
training of both newly hired and experienced offshore oil and gas inspectors in
all aspects of health, safety, environmental, and operational
inspections;</text>
</clause><clause id="H44EB402911304BA689A17DD7865BC823"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the training of
technical support personnel of the Bureau;</text>
</clause><clause id="HC26F7877EEF040FF90B8CF101D5476F6"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>any other training
programs for offshore oil and gas inspectors, Bureau personnel, Department
personnel, or other persons as the Secretary shall designate; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H84B0FF5B91924FA08DBB0A6FA45FE9C7"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>certification of the
successful completion of training programs for newly hired and experienced
offshore oil and gas inspectors.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9C7F83B9616E46F3B456CEBD613623AD"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Cooperative
agreements</header>
<clause id="HA7CDEF4C50ED464CABACF56BF3BC5FC1"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In performing functions under this paragraph, and subject
to clause (ii), the Secretary may enter into cooperative educational and
training agreements with educational institutions, related Federal academies,
other Federal agencies, State governments, safety training firms, and oil and
gas operators and related industries.</text>
</clause><clause id="HA39DF662341D46B395B3C3B0DC9199E4"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Training
requirement</header><text>Such training shall be conducted by the Academy in
accordance with curriculum needs and assignment of instructional personnel
established by the Secretary.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H37825E91B1AE4BFFACC190B181620959"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Use of Department
personnel</header><text>In performing functions under this subsection, the
Secretary shall use, to the extent practicable, the facilities and personnel of
the Department of the Interior. The Secretary may appoint or assign to the
Academy such officers and employees as the Secretary considers necessary for
the performance of the duties and functions of the Academy.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA103F7366E0245C6B3076DFF93B6426B"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Additional training
programs</header>
<subparagraph id="HC234B1C173154F2A9991BD2E01792D97"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall work with appropriate educational
institutions, operators, and representatives of oil and gas workers to develop
and maintain adequate programs with educational institutions and oil and gas
operators that are designed—</text>
<clause id="H9E131539168A4A3EA5E977593990D5E7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to enable persons to
qualify for positions in the administration of this Act; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H6D5AC346DD714282AE6B8C427241F7EE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to provide for the
continuing education of inspectors or other appropriate Department of the
Interior personnel.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFF316ADC4E1E447E9B8F0EC7D310E948"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Financial and technical
assistance</header><text>The Secretary may provide financial and technical
assistance to educational institutions in carrying out this paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE40E4CBBAA37432FB3818E7380D1ECBD"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The
Secretary shall not carry out through the Service any function, power, or duty
that is—</text>
<paragraph id="H55253CC3B63842A197F86E4F81D94F05"><enum>(1)</enum><text>required by section 402
to be carried out through Bureau of Ocean Energy; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBC3656DD5763433EA3AB571822A42845"><enum>(2)</enum><text>required by section 404
to be carried out through the Office of Natural Resources Revenue.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H0208B93B731745B5A365C3D829801A40"><enum>404.</enum><header>Office of Natural
Resources revenue</header>
<subsection id="H6D723380D69148568E755F099664BEA8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There
is established in the Department of the Interior an Office of Natural Resources
Revenue (referred to in this section as the <quote>Office</quote>) to be headed
by a Director of Natural Resources Revenue (referred to in this section as the
<quote>Director</quote>).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H5A00D74FC5464BD8B4B085B37E1FCD8B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Appointment and
compensation</header>
<paragraph id="H3735B6CE450A49EFA913CD4D186DD203"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director shall be
appointed by the Secretary of the Interior.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7A08D184B6FA4D82B58B77A58C1DF207"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Compensation</header><text>The
Director shall be compensated at the rate provided for Level V of the Executive
Schedule under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5316">section 5316</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HED2842DD11F94EACBE6B8E53D6FAA4D6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Duties</header>
<paragraph id="H7E80A49E3FE84BBE92411D91BD1722BB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior shall carry out, through
the Office, all functions, powers, and duties vested in the Secretary and
relating to the administration of offshore royalty and revenue management
functions.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8A239FC3B3C14B96A76E6E7B93F0CCE1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Specific
authorities</header><text>The Secretary shall carry out, through the Office,
all functions, powers, and duties previously assigned to the Minerals
Management Service (including the authority to develop, promulgate, and enforce
regulations) regarding offshore royalty and revenue collection; royalty and
revenue distribution; auditing and compliance; investigation and enforcement of
royalty and revenue regulations; and asset management for onshore and offshore
activities.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6277A0C278884FD6AAECDCE376A33B5F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The
Secretary shall not carry out through the Office any function, power, or duty
that is—</text>
<paragraph id="H0D30024DB9674A23A961ACC4B960A80D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>required by section 402
to be carried out through Bureau of Ocean Energy; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2DFC92E190BD4E3A9D4104F1E2DC551A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>required by section 403
to be carried out through the Ocean Energy Safety Service.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H9C44673F756744009FEFA7F412811941"><enum>405.</enum><header>Ethics and drug
testing</header>
<subsection id="HEFD0DA005520462FB17AB1EA6A8AB055"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Certification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of the Interior shall certify
annually that all Department of the Interior officers and employees having
regular, direct contact with lessees, contractors, concessionaires, and other
businesses interested before the Government as a function of their official
duties, or conducting investigations, issuing permits, or responsible for
oversight of energy programs, are in full compliance with all Federal employee
ethics laws and regulations under the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5
U.S.C. App.) and part 2635 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, and all
guidance issued under subsection (c).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H339BC85BC48A470A84B3FC370DD536B2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Drug
Testing</header><text>The Secretary shall conduct a random drug testing program
of all Department of the Interior personnel referred to in subsection
(a).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE3849A8132CC4017BD614C143D6663FF"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Guidance</header><text>Not
later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
issue supplementary ethics and drug testing guidance for the employees for
which certification is required under subsection (a). The Secretary shall
update the supplementary ethics guidance not less than once every 3 years
thereafter.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HAD72898B47C946A38D0BD89A831E4A20"><enum>406.</enum><header>Abolishment of
Minerals Management Service</header>
<subsection id="H8E1F1B2B8A0245EBAFA390F84753AB38"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Abolishment</header><text>The
Minerals Management Service is abolished.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H22F8FCDAE2954DA8AC31995CC2E8FA76"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Completed
administrative actions</header>
<paragraph id="H410FC67C233947C39B4A70793D9B822D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Completed
administrative actions of the Minerals Management Service shall not be affected
by the enactment of this Act, but shall continue in effect according to their
terms until amended, modified, superseded, terminated, set aside, or revoked in
accordance with law by an officer of the United States or a court of competent
jurisdiction, or by operation of law.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB7EA9BDDEC39429886DB030071919DE8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Completed
administrative action defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of paragraph (1), the term
<quote>completed administrative action</quote> includes orders, determinations,
memoranda of understanding, memoranda of agreements, rules, regulations,
personnel actions, permits, agreements, grants, contracts, certificates,
licenses, registrations, and privileges.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3B0C231D82204A149D58F9BE25F7550C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Pending
Proceedings</header><text>Subject to the authority of the Secretary of the
Interior and the officers of the Department of the Interior under this
Act—</text>
<paragraph id="H82B464CA598049C59AF260A8C75FD3AE"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">pending proceedings in the Minerals
Management Service, including notices of proposed rulemaking, and applications
for licenses, permits, certificates, grants, and financial assistance, shall
continue, notwithstanding the enactment of this Act or the vesting of functions
of the Service in another agency, unless discontinued or modified under the
same terms and conditions and to the same extent that such discontinuance or
modification could have occurred if this Act had not been enacted; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H950628F9E4634376BF662C676F0EAB85"><enum>(2)</enum><text>orders issued in such
proceedings, and appeals therefrom, and payments made pursuant to such orders,
shall issue in the same manner and on the same terms as if this Act had not
been enacted, and any such orders shall continue in effect until amended,
modified, superseded, terminated, set aside, or revoked by an officer of the
United States or a court of competent jurisdiction, or by operation of
law.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H92DFED2A0D8C45DEA8583B5E09F8CDFE"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Pending Civil
Actions</header><text>Subject to the authority of the Secretary of the Interior
or any officer of the Department of the Interior under this Act, pending civil
actions shall continue notwithstanding the enactment of this Act, and in such
civil actions, proceedings shall be had, appeals taken, and judgments rendered
and enforced in the same manner and with the same effect as if such enactment
had not occurred.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF1F48E2BAC554D3AA8292C7CBAD69858"><enum>(e)</enum><header>References</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">References relating to the Minerals
Management Service in statutes, Executive orders, rules, regulations,
directives, or delegations of authority that precede the effective date of this
Act are deemed to refer, as appropriate, to the Department, to its officers,
employees, or agents, or to its corresponding organizational units or
functions. Statutory reporting requirements that applied in relation to the
Minerals Management Service immediately before the effective date of this Act
shall continue to apply.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" id="HF8DE38EADB544ACE898963EDC137B7D9"><enum>407.</enum><header>Conforming amendments
to Executive Schedule pay rates</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H647E949956D64202B205EF5BD86AE228"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Under Secretary for
Energy, Lands, and Minerals</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5314">Section 5314</external-xref> of title 5, United States
Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to <quote>Under
Secretaries of the Treasury (3).</quote> the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HII00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7F554D8597FE47FC8CFF14F8E4740E9D" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><list changed="added" committee-id="HII00" level="paragraph" reported-display-style="italic">
<list-item>Under Secretary for Energy, Lands, and
Minerals, Department of the
Interior.</list-item></list>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H83C36EDF1D444F1B9A1002527F3223D2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Assistant
Secretaries</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5315 of
title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>Assistant
Secretaries of the Interior (6).</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HII00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD10D26F359364272B62F117B63BD395E" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><list changed="added" committee-id="HII00" level="paragraph" reported-display-style="italic">
<list-item>Assistant Secretaries, Department of the
Interior
(7).</list-item></list>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H177BF2645EBD49E6A6F981E5D5E9F813"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Directors</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5316">Section 5316</external-xref> of title 5, United States
Code, is amended by striking <quote>Director, Bureau of Mines, Department of
the Interior.</quote> and inserting the following new items:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HII00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H82EA9E0055964465A2B913B57684FE88" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><list changed="added" committee-id="HII00" level="paragraph" reported-display-style="italic">
<list-item>Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy,
Department of the Interior.</list-item>
<list-item>Director, Ocean Energy Safety Service,
Department of the Interior.</list-item>
<list-item>Director, Office of Natural Resources
Revenue, Department of the
Interior.</list-item></list>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="HD6C0645F90AA41DFAAD71050A6F70F22"><enum>408.</enum><header>Outer Continental
Shelf Energy Safety Advisory Board</header>
<subsection id="H660AE431488B4B06B756F5643091433C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of the Interior shall
establish, under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, an Outer Continental Shelf
Energy Safety Advisory Board (referred to in this section as the
<quote>Board</quote>)—</text>
<paragraph id="HF4F7DF6633A24D53B24E487C1691AC9E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to provide the Secretary
and the Directors established by this Act with independent scientific and
technical advice on safe, responsible, and timely mineral and renewable energy
exploration, development, and production activities; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H281FCC99F11E4B8FA60A28497790D3B7"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to review operations of the National
Offshore Energy Health and Safety Academy established under section 403(d),
including submitting to the Secretary recommendations of curriculum to ensure
training scientific and technical advancements.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEA3FDABFA38E430DBE54C5F1651F135E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Membership</header>
<paragraph id="H3A0D4178DF0E4765B7D2C61B3CC30065"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Size</header><text>The
Board shall consist of not more than 11 members, who—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7465CBCE3CB8404D9C74597852545568"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall be appointed by the
Secretary based on their expertise in oil and gas drilling, well design,
operations, well containment and oil spill response; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA5AED80B48534231914BC383C8832A27"><enum>(B)</enum><text>must have significant
scientific, engineering, management, and other credentials and a history of
working in the field related to safe energy exploration, development, and
production activities.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8BFECEB4BCCA499783FFC686F1951236"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consultation and
nominations</header><text>The Secretary shall consult with the National Academy
of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering to identify potential
candidates for the Board and shall take nominations from the public.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE9F233B9506D41DF9F48B5B64A974C2B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Term</header><text>The
Secretary shall appoint Board members to staggered terms of not more than 4
years, and shall not appoint a member for more than 2 consecutive terms.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7456C95EE92F4A918B140E9B6285570F"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Balance</header><text>In
appointing members to the Board, the Secretary shall ensure a balanced
representation of industry and research interests.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1D36AE0FB865495499B92B9CA2885272"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Chair</header><text>The
Secretary shall appoint the Chair for the Board from among its members.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H4E23F47537B9404A88E449AD9CDCA063"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Meetings</header><text>The
Board shall meet not less than 3 times per year and shall host, at least once
per year, a public forum to review and assess the overall energy safety
performance of Outer Continental Shelf mineral and renewable energy resource
activities.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H56FED01B8C2B444ABBCE35884E479A7F"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Offshore drilling
safety assessments and recommendations</header><text>As part of its duties
under this section, the Board shall, by not later than 180 days after the date
of enactment of this section and every 5 years thereafter, submit to the
Secretary a report that—</text>
<paragraph id="HE372C04EA0BD41BAA0BB7F6EA970F3E3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>assesses offshore oil and
gas well control technologies, practices, voluntary standards, and regulations
in the United States and elsewhere; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0B2F1AB0AB484680A961EC0916799DA9"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">as appropriate, recommends modifications to
the regulations issued under this Act to ensure adequate protection of safety
and the environment, including recommendations on how to reduce regulations and
administrative actions that are duplicative or unnecessary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB8B6E82DADEF465CBCE6258D449150B9"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>Reports
of the Board shall be submitted by the Board to the Committee on Natural
Resources of the House or Representatives and the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources of the Senate and made available to the public in
electronically accessible form.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H81ED2B8587B34F1FA20490310AB73860"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Travel
expenses</header><text>Members of the Board, other than full-time employees of
the Federal Government, while attending meeting of the Board or while otherwise
serving at the request of the Secretary or the Director while serving away from
their homes or regular places of business, may be allowed travel expenses,
including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by section 5703 of
title 5, United States Code, for individuals in the Government serving without
pay.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HD7D2DB89A20344FB93095F57C0C6A04B"><enum>409.</enum><header>Outer Continental
Shelf inspection fees</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
22 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1348">43 U.S.C. 1348</external-xref>) is amended by
adding at the end of the section the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HII00" id="HE7CC5947217044DA9197DF709D2F4F8C" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HE07D9704BF55470192DBFF6C32B3EC34"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Inspection
fees</header>
<paragraph id="HAA11617CA84447C39DDD2AF98C60581F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The
Secretary of the Interior shall collect from the operators of facilities
subject to inspection under subsection (c) non-refundable fees for such
inspections—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4FB3DB72651045378BBB9DA62A5D4269"><enum>(A)</enum><text>at an aggregate level
equal to the amount necessary to offset the annual expenses of inspections of
outer Continental Shelf facilities (including mobile offshore drilling units)
by the Department of the Interior; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEF1498B83DFE4A179E0D4B5A945C42BE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>using a schedule that
reflects the differences in complexity among the classes of facilities to be
inspected.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2CAFCAFDC9A144E791C0FC6DED128E66"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Ocean energy safety
fund</header><text>There is established in the Treasury a fund, to be known as
the <quote>Ocean Energy Enforcement Fund</quote> (referred to in this
subsection as the <quote>Fund</quote>), into which shall be deposited all
amounts collected as fees under paragraph (1) and which shall be available as
provided under paragraph (3).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9D3D5B2D4F9E4A1DA0B163E77E80ABEA"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Availability of
fees</header>
<subparagraph id="H29C46F41980C426485BEA06A1301C2C0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/3302">section 3302</external-xref> of title 31, United States Code, all amounts deposited in the
Fund—</text>
<clause id="HDD59E4F3E8A641C4A9AC1B27718274BB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall be credited as
offsetting collections;</text>
</clause><clause id="H90DEEB85962D4D3A84068D3786C4F4E5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>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;</text>
</clause><clause id="H446558ABDEBB48FE90D84DFB4B44DC3C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>shall be available only
to the extent provided for in advance in an appropriations Act; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H6BBC47DA773148EEB548094141317E37"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>shall remain available
until expended.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H348B0569521C4ED9A361FAAB11C10A90"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Use for field
offices</header><text>Not less than 75 percent of amounts in the Fund may be
appropriated for use only for the respective Department of the Interior field
offices where the amounts were originally assessed as fees.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF83B3E3B1A84467CB1D25C5D23AA4D46"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Initial
fees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Fees shall be
established under this subsection for the fiscal year in which this subsection
takes effect and the subsequent 10 years, and shall not be raised without
advise and consent of the Congress, except as determined by the Secretary to be
appropriate as an adjustment equal to the percentage by which the Consumer
Price Index for the month of June of the calendar year preceding the adjustment
exceeds the Consumer Price Index for the month of June of the calendar year in
which the claim was determined or last adjusted.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8D9A607319DB459285DBBC5A39F7450B"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Annual
fees</header><text>Annual fees shall be collected 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 2013 shall
be—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2489D38E8D1B4073BA772024F2B60457"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$10,500 for facilities
with no wells, but with processing equipment or gathering lines;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H11C910D2E5274C2ABFEBDDBA183E7279"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$17,000 for facilities
with 1 to 10 wells, with any combination of active or inactive wells;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA9943882BE3B40AD952B7B4B2EE5637E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$31,500 for facilities
with more than 10 wells, with any combination of active or inactive
wells.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC4F077A66E7D4EA5A4619622DD308C6F"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Fees for drilling
rigs</header><text>Fees for drilling rigs shall be assessed under this
subsection for all inspections completed in fiscal years 2013 through 2022.
Fees for fiscal year 2013 shall be—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8397010242FE4707AEDDBB180EC7D368"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$30,500 per inspection
for rigs operating in water depths of 1,000 feet or more; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFBE43DF231574FCE9B72B78D9DC76FE3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$16,700 per inspection
for rigs operating in water depths of less than 1,000 feet.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5422EFC977B648AFB62CCA9A1777BDF2"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Billing</header><text>The
Secretary shall bill designated operators under paragraph (5) within 60 days
after the date of the inspection, with payment required within 30 days of
billing. The Secretary shall bill designated operators under paragraph (6)
within 30 days of the end of the month in which the inspection occurred, with
payment required within 30 days after billing.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H84673C1537294731B4BFA3998E715E3B"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Sunset</header><text>No
fee may be collected under this subsection for any fiscal year after fiscal
year 2022.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7B0A7FB52ED84E1EA8151044F332B486"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Annual reports</header>
<subparagraph id="H4297DCC6432048D28600948A102031EB"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the end of each fiscal year
beginning with fiscal year 2013, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural
Resources of the House of Representatives a report on the operation of the Fund
during the fiscal year.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0995B6EF279A4DE1893C3EC7018A04A7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>Each
report shall include, for the fiscal year covered by the report, the
following:</text>
<clause id="HFE42832E023848AABE57C956ED87D86D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>A statement of the
amounts deposited into the Fund.</text>
</clause><clause id="H13AB328D5764446083A2575CC5B5345D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>A description of the
expenditures made from the Fund for the fiscal year, including the purpose of
the expenditures and the additional hiring of personnel.</text>
</clause><clause id="H10C7D2EDC746482F83F7646E53B7790A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>A statement of the
balance remaining in the Fund at the end of the fiscal year.</text>
</clause><clause id="H3FBE447112FC41E39FF832B3437DBE38"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>An accounting of pace of
permit approvals.</text>
</clause><clause id="HFC78F714513E43678207A8590EEB5CA2"><enum>(v)</enum><text>If fee increases are
proposed after the initial 10-year period referred to in paragraph (5), a
proper accounting of the potential adverse economic impacts such fee increases
will have on offshore economic activity and overall production, conducted by
the Secretary.</text>
</clause><clause id="HBC9761AB8F804363849F413B9D5FC154"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>Recommendations to
increase the efficacy and efficiency of offshore inspections.</text>
</clause><clause id="HCBE0FC19B4B749BBA991F9EC8E7868C4"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>Any corrective actions
levied upon offshore inspectors as a result of any form of
misconduct.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><enum>V</enum><header>United States
Territories</header>
<section id="HD364AC1D660947B5A8DBB4FBCD0A096D"><enum>501.</enum><header>Application of Outer
Continental Shelf Lands Act with respect to territories of the United
States</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2 of the Outer
Continental Shelf Lands Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1331">43 U.S.C. 1331</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H6EBD5C748DCF4E3187F05A6FDFAE1CC0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (a), by
inserting after <quote>control</quote> the following: <quote>or lying within
the United States exclusive economic zone and the Continental Shelf adjacent to
any territory of the United States</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1630AC004A22469C82ADCF2F11C83565"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (p), by
striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE335B2C944494162BBD8EE57B22064D3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (q), by
striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6A5AB9FA6EAF445E856EE405232EDCDE"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HII00" id="H549C4DFAA45D4DD1920563220B7C99FC" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H55065F6027A4460EB0B89A02E944DD16"><enum>(r)</enum><text>The term
<quote>State</quote> includes each territory of the United
States.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section>
June 24, 2013
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of
the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be
printed