S 2418 — COASTAL Act

2418 IntroducedReported in Senate (IS)](RS)] <DOC> 116thCalendar CONGRESSNo. 1st Session S.

430 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S.

Jones, and Mr.

Sullivan)Sullivan, introducedand theMrs. following bill;

whichHyde-Smith) wasintroduced read twice and referred to the Committeefollowing onbill; Energy and Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 to modify a definition and the disposition and authorized uses of qualified outer Continental Shelf revenues under that Act and to exempt State and county payments under that Act from sequestration, to provide for the distribution of certain outer Continental Shelf revenues to the State of Alaska, and for other purposes.

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources February 25, 2020 Reported by Ms.

Murkowski, with amendments [Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic] _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 to modify a definition and the disposition and authorized uses of qualified outer Continental Shelf revenues under that Act and to exempt State and county payments under that Act from sequestration, to provide for the distribution of certain outer Continental Shelf revenues to the State of Alaska, and for other purposes.

TITLE III--STATE MINERAL REVENUE PROTECTION Sec.

301.

Elimination of administrative fee.

<DELETED> (b) Authorized Uses.--Section 105(d)(1) of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C.

Public Law 109-432) is amended by adding at the end the following:following:</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(F) Planning, engineering, design, construction, operations, and maintenance of 1 or more projects that are specifically authorized by any other Act for ecosystem restoration, hurricane protection, or flood damage prevention.''.</DELETED> <DELETED> (c) Limitations on Amount of Distributed Qualified Outer Continental Shelf Revenues.--</DELETED> (b) Limitations on Amount of Distributed Qualified Outer Continental Shelf Revenues.--Section 105(f) of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C.

``(F) Planning, engineering, design, construction, operations, and maintenance of 1 or more projects that are specifically authorized by any other Act for ecosystem restoration, hurricane protection, or flood damage prevention.''.

(c) Limitations on Amount of Distributed Qualified Outer Continental Shelf Revenues.--Section 105(f) of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C.

<all>TITLE III--STATE MINERAL REVENUE PROTECTION SEC.

301.

ELIMINATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE FEE.

(a) In General.--Section 35 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C.

191) is amended-- (1) in subsection (a), in the first sentence, by striking ``, subject to the provisions of subsection (b),'';

(2) by striking subsection (b);

(3) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (b) and (c), respectively;

(4) in subsection (b)(3)(B)(ii) (as so redesignated), by striking ``subsection (d)'' and inserting ``subsection (c)'';

and (5) in subsection (c)(3)(A)(ii) (as so redesignated), by striking ``subsection (c)(2)(B)'' and inserting ``subsection (b)(2)(B)''.

(b) Conforming Amendments.-- (1) Section 6(a) of the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands (30 U.S.C.

355(a)) is amended-- (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.

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2418 _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 to modify a definition and the disposition and authorized uses of qualified outer Continental Shelf revenues under that Act and to exempt State and county payments under that Act from sequestration, to provide for the distribution of certain outer Continental Shelf revenues to the State of Alaska, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________ February 25, 2020 Reported with amendments