,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cadj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ba1 #bjae ,mr4 
,lip9ski introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural      
,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to require ,f$]al
 oil & gas leases to report & pay       
royalties on oil & gas production bas$  
on ! actual volume ( oil & gas )drawn "u
 a lease1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,acc\nt+
 = ,me?ane 9 ,production ?r\gh ,loophole
 ,elim9ation ) ,oil & ,gas ,royalties or
 ! ,,ample ,oil & ,gas ,royalties ,act4 
#b4 ,f9d+s ,! ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  
7#a7 ,"s ( ! m9]al res\rces own$ by !   
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t on behalf ( ,unit$     
,/ates taxpay]s are be+ develop$        
ineffici5tly1 co/+ taxpay]s millions (  
doll>s 9 lo/ royalties1 especially )    
respect to v5t$1 fl>$1 & leak$ natural  
gas4 ,! ,gov]nm5t ,acc\ntability ,(fice 
e/imates t approximately #dj p]c5t (    
natural gas c\ld be economically captur$
 f ,f$]al on%ore leases1 :i* w\ld       

increase ,f$]al royalty paym5ts by      
approximately #bc1jjj1jjj & r$uce       
gre5h\se gas emissions equival5t to up  
to #af4e million metric tons ( c>bon    
dioxide1 :i* is equival5t to annual     
emissions f #c4a million c>s4  7#b7     
,significant emissions ( natural gas are
 associat$ ) oil & gas production &     
transportation1 includ+ oil & gas       
produc$ on ,f$]al l&s4 ,accord+ to a    
,univ]sity ( ,m>yl& /udy1 ^! emissions c
 negatively impact air quality hundr$s (
 miles away4  7#c7 ,me?ane has a mu*    
great] impact on climate *ange ?an c>bon
 dioxide1 & ! me?ane emissions f oil &  
gas production c greatly dim9i% ! b5efit
 ( us+ natural gas to help r$uce ! c>bon
 int5sity ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates fuel mix4   
7#d7 ,available control te*nologies exi/
 to economically capture a consid]able  
am\nt ( natural gas & result+ 9 taxpay]s
 be+ deliv]$ ! royalties !y des]ve4     
7#e7 ,requir+ royalty paym5ts on natural
 gas t is curr5tly fl>$1 v5t$1          
unavoidably lo/1 & us$ = b5eficial      

purposes w lead to m effici5t use (     
,f$]al res\rces1 r$uce gre5h\se gas     
emissions1 & increase royalty paym5ts to
 ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t4  #c4 ,volume       
allocation ( oil & gas production  7a7  
,9 g5]al ,section #aaa7k7 ( ! ,f$]al    
,oil & ,gas ,royalty ,managem5t ,act (  
#aihb 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #agba7k77 is am5d$ 
to read z foll[s3  7k7 ,volume          
allocation ( oil & gas production  7#a7 
,9 g5]al ,except z o!rwise provid$ by   
?is subsection-- 7,a7 a lessee or its   
designee ( a lease 9 a unit or          
communitization agreem5t t conta9s only 
,f$]al leases ) ! same royalty rate &   
funds di/ribution %all report & pay     
royalties on oil & gas production = ea* 
production mon? bas$ on ! actual volume 
( oil & gas )drawn f ! res]voir by or on
 behalf ( t lessee1 includ+ all oil &   
gas n sold by or on behalf ( t lessee2  
7,b7 a lessee or its designee ( a lease 
9 any o!r unit or communitization       
agreem5t %all report & pay royalties on 
oil & gas production = ea* production   

mon? bas$ on ! volume ( oil & gas       
produc$ f su* agreem5t & allocat$ to !  
lease 9 accordance ) ! t]ms ( !         
agreem5t2 &  7,c7 a lessee or its       
designee ( a lease t is n conta9$ 9 a   
unit or communitization agreem5t %all   
report & pay royalties on oil & gas     
production = ea* production mon? bas$ on
 ! actual volume ( oil & gas )drawn f ! 
res]voir by or on behalf ( t lessee1    
includ+ all oil & gas n sold by or on   
behalf ( t lessee4  7#b7 ,def9ition ,9  
?is subsection ! t]m oil & gas )drawn f 
! res]voir means any oil & gas t is     
produc$1 sold1 v5t$1 fl>$1 us$ =        
b5eficial purposes1 leak$1 or o!rwise   
emitt$ dur+ production4  4  7b7 ,con=m+ 
am5dm5ts ,! ,m9]al ,leas+ ,act is       
am5d$--  7#a7 9 section #ag7;b77#a77;,a7
 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #bbf7;b77#a77;,a771 by  
/rik+ ! production remov$ or sold f !   
lease & ins]t+ oil & gas )drawn f !     
res]voir 9 accordance ) section #aaa7k7 
( ! ,f$]al ,oil & ,gas ,royalty         
,managem5t ,act ( #aihb2  7#b7 9 section

 #ag7;c77#a7 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4             
#bbf7;c77#a771 by /rik+ ! production    
remov$ or sold f ! lease & ins]t+ oil & 
gas )drawn f ! res]voir 9 accordance )  
section #aaa7k7 ( ! ,f$]al ,oil & ,gas  
,royalty ,managem5t ,act ( #aihb2  7#c7 
9 section #ca7;e77#c7 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4    
#ahh7;e77#c77-- 7,a7 9 subp>agraph 7,a71
 by /rik+ production p] well p] day &   
ins]t+ oil & gas )drawn f ! res]voir p] 
well p] day 9 accordance ) section      
#aaa7k7 ( ! ,f$]al ,oil & ,gas ,royalty 
,managem5t ,act ( #aihb2 &  7,b7 9      
subp>agraph 7,b71 by /rik+ all          
production remov$ or sold f su* lease & 
ins]t+ all oil & gas )drawn f ! res]voir
 9 accordance ) section #aaa7k7 ( !     
,f$]al ,oil & ,gas ,royalty ,managem5t  
,act ( #aihb2 &  7#d7 9 section         
#ca7;f77#d7 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4              
#ahh7;f77#d771 by /rik+ production      
remov$ or sold f ! oil plac] m9+ claim &
 ins]t+ oil & gas )drawn f ! res]voir 9 
accordance ) section #aaa7k7 ( ! ,f$]al 
,oil & ,gas ,royalty ,managem5t ,act (  

#aihb4  7c7 ,application ,?is section1  
includ+ ! am5dm5ts made by ?is section1 
%all n apply ) respect to any lease     
issu$ be=e ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is    
,act4