[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 108 (Thursday, June 11, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S2939]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1660. Mr. HOEVEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1617 proposed by Mr. Gardner (for himself, Mr. Manchin, 
Mr. Daines, Mr. Warner, Mr. Portman, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Alexander, Mr. 
King, Mr. Burr, Mr. Tester, Ms. Collins, Mr. Udall, Mr. Boozman, Mr. 
Schumer, Mr. Blunt, Ms. Harris, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Peters, Mr. Tillis, 
Ms. Baldwin, Ms. McSally, Mr. Casey, Mr. Graham, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. 
Bennet, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Booker, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. 
Merkley, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Sinema, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Coons, Ms. 
Smith, Ms. Hassan, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. 
Shaheen, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Jones, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
Cardin, Mr. Brown, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Warren, Mr. Murphy, Ms. Klobuchar, 
Ms. Duckworth, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Leahy, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
Roberts, Mr. Perdue, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. Schatz) to the bill H.R. 1957, 
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modernize and improve the 
Internal Revenue Service, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end, add the following:

     SEC. ____. COMPLIANCE WITH BLM PERMITTING.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
     but subject to any State requirements, a Bureau of Land 
     Management drilling permit shall not be required under the 
     Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 
     1701 et seq.) or section 3164.1 of title 43, Code of Federal 
     Regulations (or a successor regulation), for an action 
     occurring within an oil and gas drilling or spacing unit if--
       (1) less than 50 percent of the minerals within the oil and 
     gas drilling or spacing unit are minerals owned by the 
     Federal Government; and
       (2) the Federal Government does not own or lease the 
     surface estate within the boundaries of the oil and gas 
     drilling or spacing unit.
       (b) Effect.--Nothing in this section affects the right of 
     the Federal Government to receive royalties due to the 
     Federal Government from the production of the Federal 
     minerals within the oil and gas drilling or spacing unit.
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