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Union Calendar No. 842
115th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6771
[Report No. 115-1083]
To amend the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 12, 2018
Mr. Graves of Louisiana (for himself, Mr. Richmond, Mr. Scalise, Mr.
Weber of Texas, Mr. Johnson of Louisiana, Mr. Abraham, Mr. Higgins of
Louisiana, Mr. Byrne, and Mr. Babin) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
December 19, 2018
Additional sponsors: Mr. Palazzo, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Harper,
and Mr. Thompson of Mississippi
December 19, 2018
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on
September 12, 2018]
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A BILL
To amend the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Domestic Offshore Energy
Reinvestment Act of 2018''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE GULF OF MEXICO ENERGY SECURITY ACT OF 2006.
(a) In General.--Section 105(a) of the Gulf of Mexico Energy
Security Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 1331 note) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``50'' and inserting
``37.5''; and
(2) in paragraph (2)--
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by
striking ``50'' and inserting ``62.5'';
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``75'' and
inserting ``80''; and
(C) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``25'' and
inserting ``20''.
(b) Limitations on Authorized Uses.--Section 105(d) of the Gulf of
Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 1331 note) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following:
``(F) Planning, engineering, design, construction,
operations, and maintenance of one or more projects
that are specifically authorized by any other Act for
ecosystem restoration, hurricane protection, or flood
damage prevention.''; and
(2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
``(2) Limitation.--Of the amounts received by a Gulf
producing State or coastal political subdivision under
subsection (b)--
``(A) not more than 3 percent may be used for the
purposes described in paragraph (1)(E); and
``(B) not less than 25 percent may be used for the
purposes described in paragraph (1)(F), and shall be
applied proportionally to the applicable Federal and
non-Federal share pursuant to such specific project
authorization.''.
(c) Repeal of Limitation.--Section 105(f) of the Gulf of Mexico
Energy Security Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 1331 note) is amended--
(1) by striking paragraph (1); and
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs
(1) and (2), respectively.
SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE TO STATES OF PROPERTY INTEREST IN STATE SHARE OF
ROYALTIES AND OTHER PAYMENTS.
(a) In General.--Section 35 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C.
191) is amended--
(1) in the first sentence of subsection (a), by striking
``shall be paid into the Treasury'' and inserting ``shall,
except as provided in subsection (b), be paid into the
Treasury'';
(2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
``(b) Conveyance to States of Property Interest in State Share.--
``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, on request of a State and in lieu of any payments to the
State under subsection (a), the Secretary of the Interior shall
convey to the State all right, title, and interest in and to
the percentage specified in that subsection for that State of
all amounts otherwise required to be paid into the Treasury
under that subsection from sales, bonuses, royalties (including
interest charges), and rentals for all public land or deposits
located in the State.
``(2) Amount.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
after a conveyance to a State under paragraph (1), any person
shall pay directly to the State any amount owed by the person
for which the right, title, and interest has been conveyed to
the State under this subsection.
``(3) Notice.--The Secretary of the Interior shall promptly
provide to each holder of a lease of public land to which
subsection (a) applies that are located in a State to which
right, title, and interest is conveyed under this subsection
notice that--
``(A) the Secretary of the Interior has conveyed to
the State all right, title, and interest in and to the
amounts referred to in paragraph (1); and
``(B) the leaseholder is required to pay the
amounts directly to the State.''; and
(3) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ``and except as
provided in subsection (b)'' before ``, any rentals''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Section 6(a) of the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired
Lands (30 U.S.C. 355(a)) is amended--
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ``Subject 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 matter preceding paragraph
(1), in the second sentence, by striking ``the provisions of
subsection (b) of section 35 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30
U.S.C. 191(b)) and''.
(3) Section 205(f) of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty
Management Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 1735(f)) is amended by
striking the fourth, fifth, and sixth sentences.
Union Calendar No. 842
115th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6771
[Report No. 115-1083]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006, and for other
purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
December 19, 2018
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed