,i #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #aafe ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,march #ad1 #bjac ,mr4 ,calvert 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,latta1 ,mr4 ,nunes1 ,mr4 ,gary ,g4 ,miller of ,california1 ,mr4 ,mc,keon1 and ,mr4 ,carter7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,natural ,resources1 and in addition to the ,committees on the ,budget and ,rules1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to greatly enhance the ,nation's environmental1 energy1 economic1 and national security by terminating long-standing ,federal prohibitions on the domestic production of abundant offshore supplies of oil and natural gas1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,maximize ,offshore ,resource ,exploration ,act of #bjac or the ,,more ,act of #bjac 4 #b4 ,termination of prohibitions on expenditures for1 and withdrawals from1 offshore oil and gas leasing 7a7 ,prohibitions on expenditures ,all provisions of ,federal law that prohibit the expenditure of appropriated funds to conduct oil and natural gas leasing and preleasing activities for any area of the ,outer ,continental ,shelf shall have no force or effect with respect to such activities4 7b7 ,revocation withdrawals ,all withdrawals of ,federal submerged lands of the ,outer ,continental ,shelf from leasing1 including withdrawals by the ,president under the authority of section #ab7;a7 of the ,outer ,continental ,shelf ,lands ,act 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #acda7;a771 are hereby revoked and are no longer in effect with respect to the leasing of areas for exploration for1 and development and production of1 oil and natural gas4 #c4 ,outer ,continental ,shelf oil and natural gas leasing program ,the ,outer ,continental ,shelf ,lands ,act 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #acca et seq47 is amended by inserting after section #i the following3 #aj4 ,state approval requirement with respect to oil and natural gas leasing 7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary may not issue any lease authorizing exploration for1 or development of1 oil and natural gas in any area of the outer ,continental ,shelf that is located within #be miles of the coastline of a ,state unless the ,state has enacted a law approving of the issuance of such leases by the ,secretary4 7b7 ,state approval permanent ,repeal of such a law by a ,state shall have no effect for purposes of subsection 7a74 4 #d4 ,sharing of revenues 7a7 ,in general ,section #h7;g7 of the ,outer ,continental ,shelf ,lands ,act 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #accg7;g77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#b7 by striking ,notwithstanding and inserting ,except as provided in paragraph 7#f71 and notwithstanding2 7#b7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#f7 and 7#g7 as paragraphs 7#g7 and 7#h72 and 7#c7 by inserting after paragraph 7#e7 the following3 7#f7 ,royalties under qualified oil and gas leases 7,a7 ,in general ,except as provided in subparagraph 7,b71 of amounts received by the ,united ,states as royalties under any qualified oil and gas lease on submerged lands that are located within the seaward boundaries of a ,state established under section #d7;a77#b77;,a7-- 7i7 #ab4e percent shall be deposited in the general fund of the ,treasury2 7ii7 #ab4e percent shall be deposited in the ,renewable ,energy ,reserve established by section #e of the ,,more ,act of #bjac2 and 7iii7 #ge percent shall be paid to the ,states that are producing ,states with respect to those submerged lands4 7,b7 ,lease tracts within #be miles of the coastline ,of amounts received by the ,united ,states as royalties under any qualified oil and gas lease on submerged lands that are located within #be miles of the coastline of a ,state and within the seaward boundaries of a ,state established under section #d7;a77#b77;,a7-- 7i7 #e percent shall be deposited in the general fund of the ,treasury2 7ii7 #e percent shall be deposited in the ,renewable ,energy ,reserve established by section #e of the ,,more ,act of #bjac2 and 7iii7 #ij percent shall be paid to the ,states that are producing ,states with respect to those submerged lands4 7,c7 ,leased tract that lies partially within the seaward boundaries of a ,state ,in the case of a leased tract that lies partially within the seaward boundaries of a ,state1 the amounts of royalties from such tract that are subject to subparagraph 7,a7 or 7,b71 as applicable1 with respect to such ,state shall be a percentage of the total amounts of royalties from such tract that is equivalent to the total percentage of surface acreage of the tract that lies within such seaward boundaries4 7,d7 ,definitions ,in this paragraph3 7i7 ,adjacent ,state ,the term adjacent ,state means1 with respect to any program1 plan1 lease sale1 leased tract or other activity1 proposed1 conducted1 or approved pursuant to the provisions of this ,act1 any ,state the laws of which are declared1 pursuant to section #d7;a77#b71 to be the law of the ,united ,states for the portion of the outer ,continental ,shelf on which such program1 plan1 lease sale1 leased tract1 or activity appertains or is1 or is proposed to be1 conducted4 7ii7 ,adjacent zone ,the term adjacent zone means1 with respect to any program1 plan1 lease sale1 leased tract1 or other activity1 proposed1 conducted1 or approved pursuant to the provisions of this ,act1 the portion of the outer ,continental ,shelf for which the laws of a particular adjacent ,state are declared1 pursuant to section #d7;a77#b71 to be the law of the ,united ,states4 7iii7 ,producing ,state ,the term producing ,state means an adjacent ,state having an adjacent zone containing leased tracts from which are derived royalties under a lease under this ,act4 7iv7 ,state ,the term ,state includes ,puerto ,rico and the other territories of the ,united ,states4 7v7 qualified oil and gas lease ,the term qualified oil and gas lease means a lease under this ,act granted after the date of the enactment of the ,,more ,act of #bjac that authorizes development and production of oil and natural gas and associated condensate4 7,e7 ,application ,this paragraph shall apply to royalties received by the ,united ,states after ,september #cj1 #bjac4 4 7b7 ,establishment of ,state seaward boundaries ,section #d7;a77#b77;,a7 of the ,outer ,continental ,shelf ,lands ,act 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #accc7;a77#b77;,a77 is amended in the first sentence by striking 1 and the ,president and all that follows through the end of the sentence and inserting the following3 4 ,such extended lines are deemed to be as indicated on the maps for each ,outer ,continental ,shelf region entitled ,alaska ,,ocs ,region ,state ,adjacent ,zone and ,,ocs ,planning ,areas1 ,pacific ,,ocs ,region ,state ,adjacent ,zones and ,,ocs ,planning ,areas1 ,gulf of ,mexico ,,ocs ,region ,state ,adjacent ,zones and ,,ocs ,planning ,areas1 and ,atlantic ,,ocs ,region ,state ,adjacent ,zones and ,,ocs ,planning ,areas1 all of which are dated ,september #bjje and on file in the ,office of the ,director1 ,minerals ,management ,service4 ,the preceding sentence shall not apply with respect to the treatment under section #aje of the ,gulf of ,mexico ,energy ,security ,act of #bjjf 7title ,i of division ,c of ,public ,law #aji-dcb7 of qualified outer ,continental ,shelf revenues deposited and disbursed under subsection 7a77#b7 of that section44 #e4 ,renewable ,energy ,reserve 7a7 ,in ,general ,for budgetary purposes1 there is established a separate account in the ,treasury to be known as the ,renewable ,energy ,reserve4 7b7 ,contents ,the ,renewable ,energy ,reserve shall consist of amounts deposited into it under subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b7 of paragraph 7#f7 of section #h7;g7 of the ,outer ,continental ,shelf ,lands ,act 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #accg7;g771 as amended by this ,act4 7c7 ,use ,the ,renewable ,energy ,reserve shall be available to offset the cost of legislation enacted after the date of the enactment of this ,act-- 7#a7 to accelerate the use of cleaner domestic energy resources and alternative fuels2 7#b7 to promote the utilization of energy-efficient products and practices2 and 7#c7 to increase research1 development1 and deployment of clean renewable energy and efficiency technologies and job training programs for those purposes4 7d7 ,procedure for ,adjustments 7#a7 ,budget committee chairman ,after the reporting of a bill or joint resolution1 or the offering of an amendment thereto or the submission of a conference report thereon1 providing funding for the purposes set forth in subsection 7c7 in excess of the amounts provided for those purposes for fiscal year #bjac1 the chairman of the ,committee on the ,budget of the applicable ,house of ,congress shall make the adjustments set forth in paragraph 7#b7 for the amount of new budget authority and outlays in that measure and the outlays flowing from that budget authority4 7#b7 ,matters to be adjusted ,the adjustments referred to in paragraph 7#a7 are to be made to-- 7,a7 the discretionary spending limits1 if any1 set forth in the appropriate concurrent resolution on the budget2 7,b7 the allocations made pursuant to the appropriate concurrent resolution on the budget pursuant to section #cjb7;a7 of ,congressional ,budget ,act of #aigd2 and 7,c7 the budget aggregates contained in the appropriate concurrent resolution on the budget as required by section #cja7;a7 of ,congressional ,budget ,act of #aigd4 7#c7 ,amounts of adjustments ,the adjustments referred to in paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 shall not exceed the total of the receipts over a #aj-year period1 as estimated by the ,congressional ,budget ,office upon the enactment of this ,act4