[House Report 112-73]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


112th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                     112-73

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PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 1229) TO AMEND THE OUTER 
     CONTINENTAL SHELF LANDS ACT TO FACILITATE THE SAFE AND TIMELY 
 PRODUCTION OF AMERICAN ENERGY RESOURCES FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO, AND 
  PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 1230) TO REQUIRE THE 
SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR TO CONDUCT CERTAIN OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS LEASE 
                     SALES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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 May 4, 2011.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed

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           Mr. Bishop of Utah, from the Committee on Rules, 
                        submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 245]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 245, by a record vote of 9 to 3, report the 
same to the House with the recommendation that the resolution 
be adopted.

                SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION

    The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 1229, the 
Putting the Gulf of Mexico Back to Work Act, under a structured 
rule. The resolution provides for one hour of general debate 
equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Natural Resources. The 
resolution waives all points of order against consideration of 
the bill. The resolution provides that the amendment 
recommended by the Committee on Natural Resources now printed 
in the bill shall be considered as adopted in the House and in 
the Committee of the Whole. The resolution provides that the 
bill as amended shall be considered as read. The resolution 
waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as 
amended. The resolution makes in order only those amendments to 
H.R. 1229 printed in Part A of this report. The resolution 
provides that each such amendment may be offered only in the 
order printed in this report, may be offered only by a Member 
designated in this report, shall be considered as read, shall 
be debatable for the time specified in this report equally 
divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall 
not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a 
demand for division of the question in the House or in the 
Committee of the Whole. All points of order against the 
amendments printed in Part A of this report are waived. The 
resolution provides one motion to recommit the bill with or 
without instructions.
    The resolution further provides for consideration of H.R. 
1230, the Restarting American Offshore Leasing Now Act, under a 
structured rule. The resolution provides one hour of general 
debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Natural Resources. The 
resolution waives all points of order against consideration of 
the bill and provides that the bill shall be considered as 
read. The resolution waives all points of order against 
provisions in the bill. The resolution makes in order only 
those amendments to H.R. 1230 printed in Part B of this report. 
The resolution provides that each such amendment may be offered 
only in the order printed in this report, may be offered only 
by a Member designated in this report, shall be considered as 
read, shall be debatable for the time specified in this report 
equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an 
opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be 
subject to a demand for division of the question in the House 
or in the Committee of the Whole. All points of order against 
the amendments printed in Part B of this report are waived. The 
resolution provides one motion to recommit the bill with or 
without instructions.
    Finally, the resolution directs the Clerk to, in the 
engrossment of H.R. 1229, add the text of H.R. 1230, as passed 
by the House, as new matter at the end of H.R. 1229. The 
resolution also directs the Clerk to make conforming 
modifications in the engrossment.

                         EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

    The waiver of all points of order against consideration of 
H.R. 1229 includes a waiver of Section 302(f) of the 
Congressional Budget Act, which prohibits the consideration of 
legislation that exceeds a committee's allocation of new 
entitlement authority. This budgetary violation will be cured 
when, pursuant to the resolution, H.R. 1230 is added as new 
matter at the end of H.R. 1229. In accordance to clause 10(b) 
of rule XXI, the provisions of H.R. 1230 will offset the breach 
in allocation of entitlement authority for a total net 
reduction in direct spending of $34 million over the 2011-2021 
period. The waiver of all points of order against consideration 
of H.R. 1229 also includes a waiver of Section 303(a) of the 
Congressional Budget Act, which prohibits the consideration of 
legislation, as reported, providing new budget authority, 
change in revenues, change in the public debt, new entitlement 
authority, or new credit authority for a fiscal year until the 
budget resolution for that year has been agreed to. The waiver 
of all points of order against consideration of H.R. 1229 also 
includes a waiver of clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII, which 
requires the inclusion of general performance goals and 
objectives in a committee report.
    Although the rule waives all points of order against 
provisions in the H.R. 1229, as amended, the Committee is not 
aware of any points of order against its provisions. The waiver 
is prophylactic in nature.
    Although the rule waives all points of order against 
consideration of H.R. 1230, the Committee is not aware of any 
points of order against consideration of the bill. The waiver 
of all points of order against consideration of H.R. 1230 is 
prophylactic in nature.
    Although the rule waives all points of order against 
provisions in the H.R. 1230, the Committee is not aware of any 
points of order against its provisions. The waiver is 
prophylactic in nature.
    Although the rule waives all points of order against the 
amendments printed in Part A and Part B of this report, the 
Committee is not aware of any points of order against such 
amendments. The waivers are prophylactic in nature.

                            COMMITTEE VOTES

    The results of each record vote on an amendment or motion 
to report, together with the names of those voting for and 
against, are printed below:

Rules Committee record vote No. 88

    Motion by Mr. McGovern to amend the rule to add a new 
section at the end of rule to provide for the immediate 
consideration, upon the adoption of the rule, of amendment #1, 
offered by Reps. McGovern (MA), Blumenauer (OR) and Welch (VT) 
as a standalone bill under an open rule. Defeated: 3-9

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                Majority Members                      Vote               Minority Members               Vote
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Mr. Sessions....................................          Nay   Mr. McGovern......................          Yea
Ms. Foxx........................................          Nay   Mr. Hastings of Florida...........          Yea
Mr. Bishop of Utah..............................          Nay   Mr. Polis.........................          Yea
Mr. Woodall.....................................          Nay
Mr. Nugent......................................          Nay
Mr. Scott of South Carolina.....................          Nay
Mr. Webster.....................................          Nay
Mr. Reed........................................          Nay
Mr. Dreier, Chairman............................          Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 89

    Motion by Mr. McGovern to amend the rule to H.R. 1230 to 
make in order and provide the appropriate waivers for amendment 
#10, offered by Rep. Markey (MA), which would require that 
companies bidding on new leases pursuant to H.R. 1230 first 
renegotiate any royalty-free leases they own. This amendment 
would raise more than $2 billion over 10 years. Defeated: 3-9

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                Majority Members                      Vote               Minority Members               Vote
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Mr. Sessions....................................          Nay   Mr. McGovern......................          Yea
Ms. Foxx........................................          Nay   Mr. Hastings of Florida...........          Yea
Mr. Bishop of Utah..............................          Nay   Mr. Polis.........................          Yea
Mr. Woodall.....................................          Nay
Mr. Nugent......................................          Nay
Mr. Scott of South Carolina.....................          Nay
Mr. Webster.....................................          Nay
Mr. Reed........................................          Nay
Mr. Dreier, Chairman............................          Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 90

    Motion by Mr. Polis to amend the rule to report an open 
rule for consideration of H.R. 1229 and H.R. 1230. Defeated: 3-
9

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                Majority Members                      Vote               Minority Members               Vote
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Mr. Sessions....................................          Nay   Mr. McGovern......................          Yea
Ms. Foxx........................................          Nay   Mr. Hastings of Florida...........          Yea
Mr. Bishop of Utah..............................          Nay   Mr. Polis.........................          Yea
Mr. Woodall.....................................          Nay
Mr. Nugent......................................          Nay
Mr. Scott of South Carolina.....................          Nay
Mr. Webster.....................................          Nay
Mr. Reed........................................          Nay
Mr. Dreier, Chairman............................          Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 91

    Motion by Mr. Sessions to report one rule for the 
consideration of both H.R. 1229 and H.R. 1230, each under a 
structured process. Adopted: 9-3

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                Majority Members                      Vote               Minority Members               Vote
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Mr. Sessions....................................          Yea   Mr. McGovern......................          Nay
Ms. Foxx........................................          Yea   Mr. Hastings of Florida...........          Nay
Mr. Bishop of Utah..............................          Yea   Mr. Polis.........................          Nay
Mr. Woodall.....................................          Yea
Mr. Nugent......................................          Yea
Mr. Scott of South Carolina.....................          Yea
Mr. Webster.....................................          Yea
Mr. Reed........................................          Yea
Mr. Dreier, Chairman............................          Yea
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                SUMMARY OF AMENDMENTS PRINTED IN PART A

    1. Polis (CO): Would require safety review of permits to 
take into consideration all applicable safety, environmental 
and fisheries laws. (10 minutes)
    2. Garamendi (CA): Would implement the Commission's 
recommendation by requiring that in reviewing a drilling 
permit, the Secretary consult with an independent drilling 
safety organization not affiliated with the oil industry trade 
association. (10 minutes)
    3. Markey (MA): Would implement basic offshore drilling 
safety reforms recommended by the independent BP spill 
commission. The Commission found that the root causes of the BP 
spill were ``systematic'' and could have been prevented. The 
Markey amendment would set specific new minimum standards for 
blow-out preventers, cementing and well design. (10 minutes)
    4. Hanabusa (HI): Would state that the Secretary shall not 
issue an offshore drilling permit without certifying that the 
applicant has calculated a worst-case discharge scenario for 
the proposed drilling operations; and has demonstrated to the 
satisfaction of the Secretary that the applicant possesses the 
capability and technology to respond immediately and 
effectively to such worst-case discharge scenario. (10 minutes)
    5. Jackson Lee (TX): Would ensure a reasonable period for 
review of applications and eliminate the language that could 
result in the automatic approval of applications. (10 minutes)
    6. Holt (NJ): Would strike a provision in the underlying 
bill that would ``deem'' drilling permits approved after 60 
days even if the necessary safety and environmental reviews 
have not be completed. Would leave in place a timeline for 
approving drilling permits, but prevents permits from being 
``deemed'' approved before the safety review has been 
completed. (10 minutes)
    7. Polis (CO): Would lift timeline requirements if the 
agency lacks an adequate budget or lacks staff expertise to 
properly review permits. (10 minutes)
    8. Hastings, Alcee (FL): Would require a detailed 
description of the extent to which and by when any oil found on 
the leased property will decrease the price of crude oil and at 
the pump for hardworking Americans. (10 minutes)
    9. Deutch (FL): Would strike section 202 of H.R. 1229, so 
that states outside of the 5th Circuit can have their courts 
hear civil actions relating to energy projects in the Gulf of 
Mexico. (10 minutes)
    10. Polis (CO): Would amend bill to emphasize quality of 
court decisions instead of speed of court decisions. (10 
minutes)
    11. Hastings, Alcee (FL): Would strike Section 207, the 
limitation on attorneys' fees. (10 minutes)

                SUMMARY OF AMENDMENTS PRINTED IN PART B

    1. Holt (NJ): Would remove provisions in the bill that 
would ``deem'' the safety and environmental review done in 
2007, prior to the BP spill, sufficient for new offshore oil 
and gas leasing. The amendment would allow lease sales to go 
forward, but require new environmental and safety reviews, 
following the BP spill. (10 minutes)
    2. Connolly (VA), Moran (VA), Sarbanes (MD): Would ensure 
that Lease Sale 220 does not interfere with Naval or other DOD 
operations. (10 minutes)

                PART A--TEXT OF AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER

 1. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Polis of Colorado or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 4, strike ``and'' after the semicolon at line 4, strike 
the period at line 6 and insert ``; and'', and after line 6 
insert the following new subparagraph:
                  ``(C) all requirements of all applicable 
                statutes and regulations, including the 
                National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the 
                Endangered Species Act of 1973, the Marine 
                Mammal Protection Act of 1972, and any law 
                protecting fishing and recreation jobs.
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2. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Garamendi of California 
               or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 4, after line 6, insert the following (and redesignate 
accordingly):
          ``(3) Consultation with independent safety 
        organization.--In making any determination under 
        paragraph (2), the Secretary shall consult with one or 
        more independent safety organizations that are not 
        affiliated with the American Petroleum Institute.
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3. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Markey of Massachusetts 
               or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 4, after line 6, insert the following (and redesignate 
accordingly):
          ``(3) Other safety and environmental requirements.--
        The regulations required under paragraph (1) shall 
        ensure that the proposed drilling operations meet 
        requirements for--
                  ``(A) third-party certification of safety 
                systems related to well control, such as 
                blowout preventers;
                  ``(B) performance of blowout preventers, 
                including quantitative risk assessment 
                standards, subsea testing, and secondary 
                activation methods;
                  ``(C) independent third-party certification 
                of well casing and cementing programs and 
                procedures;
                  ``(D) mandatory safety and environmental 
                management systems by operators on the outer 
                Continental Shelf;
                  ``(E) procedures and technologies to be used 
                during drilling operations to minimize the risk 
                of ignition and explosion of hydrocarbons; and
                  ``(F) ensuring compliance with other 
                applicable environmental and natural resource 
                conservation laws, including the response plan 
                requirements of section 311(j) of the Federal 
                Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
                1321(j)).
          ``(4) Regulatory standards for blowout preventers, 
        well design, and cementing.--
                  ``(A) In general.--In promulgating 
                regulations under this subsection related to 
                blowout preventers, well design, and cementing, 
                the Secretary shall ensure that such 
                regulations include the minimum standards 
                included in subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D), 
                unless, after notice and an opportunity for 
                public comment, the Secretary determines that a 
                standard required under this subsection would 
                be less effective in ensuring safe operations 
                than an available alternative technology or 
                practice. Such regulations shall require 
                independent third-party certification, pursuant 
                to subparagraph (E), of blowout preventers, 
                well design, and cementing programs and 
                procedures prior to the commencement of 
                drilling operations. Such regulations shall 
                also require recertification by an independent 
                third-party certifier, pursuant to subparagraph 
                (E), of a blowout preventer upon any material 
                modification to the blowout preventer or well 
                design and of a well design upon any material 
                modification to the well design.
                  ``(B) Blowout preventers.--Subject to 
                subparagraph (A), regulations issued under this 
                subsection for blowout preventers shall include 
                at a minimum the following requirements:
                          ``(i) Two sets of blind shear rams 
                        appropriately spaced to prevent blowout 
                        preventer failure if a drill pipe joint 
                        or drill tool is across one set of 
                        blind shear rams during a situation 
                        that threatens loss of well control.
                          ``(ii) Redundant emergency backup 
                        control systems capable of activating 
                        the relevant components of a blowout 
                        preventer, including when the 
                        communications link or other critical 
                        links between the drilling rig and the 
                        blowout preventer are destroyed or 
                        inoperable.
                          ``(iii) Regular testing of the 
                        emergency backup control systems, 
                        including testing during deployment of 
                        the blowout preventer.
                          ``(iv) As appropriate, remotely 
                        operated vehicle intervention 
                        capabilities for secondary control of 
                        all subsea blowout preventer functions, 
                        including adequate hydraulic capacity 
                        to activate blind shear rams, casing 
                        shear rams, and other critical blowout 
                        preventer components.
                          ``(v) Technologies to prevent a 
                        blowout preventer failure if the drill 
                        pipe is moved out of position due to a 
                        situation that poses a threat of loss 
                        of well control.
                  ``(C) Well design.--Subject to subparagraph 
                (A), regulations issued under this subsection 
                for well design standards shall include at a 
                minimum the following requirements:
                          ``(i) In connection with the 
                        installation of the final casing 
                        string, the installation of at least 
                        two independent, tested mechanical 
                        barriers, in addition to a cement 
                        barrier, across each flow path between 
                        hydrocarbon bearing formations and the 
                        blowout preventer.
                          ``(ii) That wells shall be designed 
                        so that a failure of one barrier does 
                        not significantly increase the 
                        likelihood of another barrier's 
                        failure.
                          ``(iii) That the casing design is 
                        appropriate for the purpose for which 
                        it is intended under reasonably 
                        expected wellbore conditions.
                          ``(iv) The installation and 
                        verification with a pressure test of a 
                        lockdown device at the time the casing 
                        is installed in the wellhead.
                  ``(D) Cementing.--Subject to subparagraph 
                (A), regulations issued under this subsection 
                for cementing standards shall include at a 
                minimum the following requirements:
                          ``(i) Adequate centralization of the 
                        casing to ensure proper distribution of 
                        cement.
                          ``(ii) A full circulation of drilling 
                        fluids prior to cementing.
                          ``(iii) The use of an adequate volume 
                        of cement to prevent any unintended 
                        flow of hydrocarbons between any 
                        hydrocarbon-bearing formation zone and 
                        the wellhead.
                          ``(iv) Cement bond logs for all 
                        cementing jobs intended to provide a 
                        barrier to hydrocarbon flow.
                          ``(v) Cement bond logs or such other 
                        integrity tests as the Secretary may 
                        prescribe for cement jobs other than 
                        those identified in clause (iv).
                  ``(E) Independent third-party 
                certification.--The Secretary shall issue 
                regulations that establish appropriate 
                standards for the approval of independent 
                third-party certifiers capable of exercising 
                certification functions for blowout preventers, 
                well design, and cementing. For any 
                certification required for regulations related 
                to blowout preventers, well design, or 
                cementing, the operator shall use a qualified 
                independent third-party certifier chosen by the 
                Secretary. The costs of any certification shall 
                be borne by the operator. The regulations 
                issued under this subparagraph shall require 
                the following:
                          ``(i) Prior to the commencement of 
                        drilling through a blowout preventer at 
                        any covered well, the operator shall 
                        obtain a written and signed 
                        certification from an independent third 
                        party approved and assigned by the 
                        appropriate Federal official pursuant 
                        to paragraph (3) that the third party--
                                  ``(I) conducted or oversaw a 
                                detailed physical inspection, 
                                design review, system 
                                integration test, and function 
                                and pressure testing of the 
                                blowout preventer; and
                                  ``(II) in the third-party 
                                certifier's best professional 
                                judgment, determined that--
                                          ``(aa) the blowout 
                                        preventer is designed 
                                        for the specific 
                                        drilling conditions, 
                                        equipment, and location 
                                        where it will be 
                                        installed and for the 
                                        specific well design;
                                          ``(bb) the blowout 
                                        preventer and all of 
                                        its components and 
                                        control systems will 
                                        operate effectively and 
                                        as designed when 
                                        installed;
                                          ``(cc) each blind 
                                        shear ram or casing 
                                        shear ram will function 
                                        effectively under 
                                        likely emergency 
                                        scenarios and is 
                                        capable of shearing the 
                                        drill pipe or casing, 
                                        as applicable, that 
                                        will be used when 
                                        installed;
                                          ``(dd) emergency 
                                        control systems will 
                                        function under the 
                                        conditions in which 
                                        they will be installed; 
                                        and
                                          ``(ee) the blowout 
                                        preventer has not been 
                                        compromised or damaged 
                                        from any previous 
                                        service.
                          ``(ii) Not less than once every 180 
                        days after commencement of drilling 
                        through a blowout preventer at any 
                        covered well, or upon implementation of 
                        any material modification to the 
                        blowout preventer or well design at 
                        such a well, the operator shall obtain 
                        a written and signed recertification 
                        from an independent third party 
                        approved and assigned by the 
                        appropriate Federal official pursuant 
                        to paragraph (3) that the requirements 
                        in subclause (II) of clause (i) 
                        continue to be met with the systems as 
                        deployed. Such recertification 
                        determinations shall consider the 
                        results of tests required by the 
                        appropriate Federal official, including 
                        testing of the emergency control 
                        systems of a blowout preventer.
                          ``(iii) Certifications under clause 
                        (i), recertifications under clause (i), 
                        and results of and data from all tests 
                        conducted pursuant to this paragraph 
                        shall be promptly submitted to the 
                        appropriate Federal official and made 
                        publicly available.
          ``(5) Rulemaking dockets.--
                  ``(A) Establishment.--Not later than the date 
                of proposal of any regulation under this 
                subsection, the Secretary shall establish a 
                publicly available rulemaking docket for such 
                regulation.
                  ``(B) Documents to be included.--The 
                Secretary shall include in the docket--
                          ``(i) all written comments and 
                        documentary information on the proposed 
                        rule received from any person in the 
                        comment period for the rulemaking, 
                        promptly upon receipt by the Secretary;
                          ``(ii) the transcript of each public 
                        hearing, if any, on the proposed rule, 
                        promptly upon receipt from the person 
                        who transcribed such hearing; and
                          ``(iii) all documents that become 
                        available after the proposed rule is 
                        published and that the Secretary 
                        determines are of central relevance to 
                        the rulemaking, by as soon as possible 
                        after their availability.
                  ``(C) Proposed and draft final rule and 
                associated material.--The Secretary shall 
                include in the docket--
                          ``(i) each draft proposed rule 
                        submitted by the Secretary to the 
                        Office of Management and Budget for any 
                        interagency review process prior to 
                        proposal of such rule, all documents 
                        accompanying such draft, all written 
                        comments thereon by other agencies, and 
                        all written responses to such written 
                        comments by the Secretary, by no later 
                        than the date of proposal of the rule; 
                        and
                          ``(ii) each draft final rule 
                        submitted by the Secretary for such 
                        review process before issuance of the 
                        final rule, all such written comments 
                        thereon, all documents accompanying 
                        such draft, and all written responses 
                        thereto, by no later than the date of 
                        issuance of the final rule.
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 4. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Hanabusa of Hawaii or 
                 Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 4, after line 6, insert the following (and redesignate 
the succeeding paragraph accordingly):
          ``(3) Worst-case discharge scenario certification.--
        The Secretary shall not issue a permit under paragraph 
        (1) without certifying that the applicant--
                  ``(A) has calculated a worst-case discharge 
                scenario for the proposed drilling operations; 
                and
                  ``(B) has demonstrated to the satisfaction of 
                the Secretary that the applicant possesses the 
                capability and technology to respond 
                immediately and effectively to such worst-case 
                discharge scenario.
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5. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Jackson Lee of Texas or 
                 Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 4, line 9, strike ``30'' and insert ``60''.
  Page 4, line 12, strike ``15'' and insert ``30''.
  Page 5, strike lines 5 through 9 and insert closing quotation 
marks and a following period.
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 6. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Holt of New Jersey or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 5, strike lines 5 through 9 and insert closing quotation 
marks and a following period.
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 7. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Polis of Colorado or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 5, strike the closing quotation marks and second period 
at line 9, and after line 9 insert the following new 
subparagraph:
                  ``(D) This paragraph shall not apply before 
                the date the Secretary publishes a 
                determination that the agency or bureau of the 
                Department of the Interior that administers 
                this section has been given adequate staff and 
                budget resources to properly review and process 
                every application for a permit under this 
                subsection in order to ensure that no 
                application is processed without thorough 
                review.''.
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8. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Hastings of Florida or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 5, line 9, before the closing quotation marks insert the 
following:
          ``(4) Estimations required in permit applications.--
        The Secretary shall require that each application for a 
        permit to drill a well include detailed estimations 
        of--
                  ``(A) the amount of oil and gas that is 
                expected--
                          ``(i) to be found in the area where 
                        the well is drilled, in the case of an 
                        exploration well; or
                          ``(ii) to be produced by the well, in 
                        the case of a production well; and
                  ``(B) the amount by which crude oil prices 
                and consumer prices would be reduced as a 
                result of oil and gas found or produced by the 
                well, and by when the reductions would occur.
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 9. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Deutch of Florida or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 9, beginning at line 1, strike section 202 (and 
redesignate the succeeding sections accordingly).
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 10. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Polis of Colorado or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 9, line 11, strike ``EXPEDITION'' and insert ``QUALITY 
ABOVE SPEED''.
  Page 9, line 14, strike ``expeditiously'' and insert 
``justly''.
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11. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Hastings of Florida or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 10, beginning at line 3, strike section 207.

                PART B--TEXT OF AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER

 1. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Holt of New Jersey or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 3, beginning at line 6, amend sections 2 and 3 to read 
as follows:

SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT TO CONDUCT PROPOSED OIL AND GAS LEASE SALE 216 IN 
                    THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO.

  The Secretary of the Interior shall conduct offshore oil and 
gas lease sale 216 under section 8 of the Outer Continental 
Shelf Lands Act (33 U.S.C. 1337) as soon as practicable after 
compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).

SEC. 3. REQUIREMENT TO CONDUCT PROPOSED OIL AND GAS LEASE SALE 218 IN 
                    THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO.

  The Secretary of the Interior shall conduct offshore oil and 
gas lease sale 218 under section 8 of the Outer Continental 
Shelf Lands Act (33 U.S.C. 1337) as soon as practicable after 
compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
  Page 5, beginning at line 1, amend section 5 to read as 
follows:

SEC. 5. REQUIREMENT TO CONDUCT PROPOSED OIL AND GAS LEASE SALE 222 IN 
                    THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO.

  The Secretary of the Interior shall conduct offshore oil and 
gas lease sale 222 under section 8 of the Outer Continental 
Shelf Lands Act (33 U.S.C. 1337) as soon as practicable after 
compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
  Page 5, beginning at line 15, strike section 6.
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2. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Connolly of Virginia or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 4, beginning at line 19, strike ``if the President, 
through the Secretary of Defense, determines that drilling 
activity on that tract would create an unreasonable conflict'' 
and insert ``until the President, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Defense, certifies that drilling activity on that 
tract would not create a conflict''.

                                  
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