,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #abhj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #aa1      
#bjae,mr4 ,markey introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
direct the ,secretary of the ,interior  
to establish an annual production       
incentive fee with respect to ,federal  
onshore and offshore land that is       
subject to a lease for production of oil
 or natural gas under which production  
is not occurring1 and for other         
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,united ,states     
,exploration on ,idle ,tracts ,act or   
the ,,use ,,it ,act4  #b4 ,production   
incentive fee  7a7 ,establishment  7#a7 
,in general ,not later than #ahj days   
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,secretary of the ,interior   
7referred to in this section as the     
,secretary7 shall issue regulations to  
establish an annual production incentive

 fee with respect to ,federal onshore   
and offshore land that is subject to a  
lease for production of oil or natural  
gas under which production is not       
occurring4  7#b7 ,application ,the      
annual production incentive fee         
described in paragraph 7#a7 shall apply 
with respect to land that is subject to 
a lease described in paragraph 7#a7 that
 is--  7,a7 in effect on the date on    
which final regulations are issued      
pursuant to this subsection2 or  7,b7   
executed after that date4  7b7 ,amount  
,for each acre of land from which oil or
 natural gas is produced for less than  
#ij days in a calendar year1 the amount 
of the fee shall be--  7#a7 in the case 
of onshore land--  7,a7 for each of the 
first #c years of the lease1 #d per acre
 7in #bjae dollars72  7,b7 for the      
fourth year of the lease1 #f per acre   
7in #bjae dollars72 and  7,c7 for the   
fifth year of the lease and each year   
thereafter for which the lease is       
otherwise in effect1 #h per acre 7in    

#bjae dollars72 and  7#b7 in the case of
 offshore land--  7,a7 for each of the  
third1 fourth1 and fifth years of the   
lease1 #d per acre 7in #bjae dollars72  
7,b7 for the sixth year of the lease1 #f
 per acre 7in #bjae dollars72 and  7,c7 
for the seventh year of the lease and   
each year thereafter for which the lease
 is otherwise in effect1 #h per acre 7in
 #bjae dollars74  7c7 ,assessment and   
collection ,the ,secretary shall assess 
and collect the fee established under   
this section4  7d7 ,deposit ,amounts    
received by the ,secretary for the fee  
under this section shall be reserved for
 the ,secretary for expenditures on     
inspection1 enforcement1 and permitting 
relating to oil and gas4  7e7           
,regulations ,the ,secretary may issue  
regulations to prevent evasion of the   
fee under this section4