,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #abbf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #f1 #bjae,ms4     
,murk[ski introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on 
,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  
,to am5d ! ,m9]al ,leas+ ,act & ! ,m9]al
 ,leas+ ,act = ,acquir$ ,l&s to promote 
a great] dome/ic helium supply1 to      
e/abli% a ,f$]al helium leas+ program = 
public l&1 & to secure a helium supply =
 national def5se & ,f$]al rese>*]s1 & = 
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,am]ican ,helium       
,production ,act ( #bjae4  #b4 ,creation
 ( a helium-leas+ program  7a7 ,addition
 ( helium to l& subject to disposition2 
repeal ( res]vation ( helium rights ,!  
fir/ section ( ! ,m9]al ,leas+ ,act 7#cj
 ,u4,s4,c4 #aha7 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 !   
fir/ s5t5ce1 by ins]t+ helium or o!r    
be=e gas ea* place x appe>s2 &  7#b7 by 
/rik+ ! flu% text t foll[s ! la/        
undesignat$ subsection4  7b7 ,creation (
 program ,! ,m9]al ,leas+ ,act is am5d$ 

by ins]t+ aft] section #cg 7#cj         
,u4,s4,c4 #aic7 ! foll[+3  #ch4 ,helium 
leas+ program  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z   
o!rwise provid$ 9 ?is section1 !        
,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior may conduct a    
program ( leas+ ,f$]al l& = helium      
exploration1 developm5t1 & production1 9
 sub/antially ! same mann]1 & "u        
sub/antially ! same t]ms & conditions1 z
 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior is au?oriz$ to
 lease ,f$]al l& = oil & gas            
exploration1 developm5t1 & production "u
 ?is ,act4  7b7 ,rights to helium ,any  
lease issu$ "u ?is ,act t au?orizes     
exploration =1 or developm5t or         
production (1 gas %all be consid]$ to   
grant to ! lessee a "r ( fir/ refusal to
 engage 9 exploration =1 & developm5t & 
production (1 helium on l& t is subject 
to ! lease 9 accordance ) regulations   
issu$ by ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior4  7c7 
,fee  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ any o!r    
law1 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior %all      
collect a s+le #e1jjj p]mit process+ fee
 p] application f ea* applicant at ! "t 

! f9al decision is made :e!r to issue a 
p]mit to drill "u a helium lease issu$  
"u ?is section4  7#b7 ,no fee =         
resubmitt$ applications ,! ,secret>y ( !
 ,int]ior %all n collect ! fee describ$ 
9 p>agraph 7#a7 = any resubmitt$        
application4  7#c7 ,treatm5t ( p]mit    
process+ fee ,( all fees collect$ "u ?is
 subsection1 #ej p]c5t %all be-- 7,a7   
transf]r$ to ! field (fice = ! area 9   
:i* ! fees are collect$2 &  7,b7 us$ to 
process prote/s1 leases1 & p]mits "u ?is
 ,act1 subject to appropriations4  4    
7c7 ,rights to helium "u leases "u      
,m9]al ,leas+ ,act = ,acquir$ ,l&s ,!   
,m9]al ,leas+ ,act = ,acquir$ ,l&s 7#cj 
,u4,s4,c4 #cea et seq47 is am5d$ by add+
 at ! end ! foll[+3  #ab4 ,rights to    
helium ,any lease issu$ "u ?is ,act t   
au?orizes exploration =1 or developm5t  
or production (1 gas %all be consid]$ to
 grant to ! lessee a "r ( fir/ refusal  
to engage 9 exploration =1 & developm5t 
& production (1 helium on l& t is       
subject to ! lease 9 accordance )       

regulations issu$ by ! ,secret>y4  4    
#c4 ,programmatic environm5tal impact   
/atem5t  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( !  
,int]ior1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,director ( !    
,bureau ( ,l& ,managem5t1 %all prep>e a 
programmatic environm5tal impact /atem5t
 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section z ! ,,peis7 "u
 ! ,national ,environm5tal ,policy ,act 
( #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq47 = 
an ag5cywide helium exploration &       
developm5t program "u ! ,m9]al ,leas+   
,act 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #aha et seq474  7b7 
,process ,9 develop+ ! ,,peis1 !        
,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior takes into       
consid]ation ! ,helium ,act 7#ej        
,u4,s4,c4 #afg et seq474