,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #abhj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #aa1 #bjae,mr4    
,m>key introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  
,to direct ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior to  
e/abli% an annual production inc5tive   
fee ) respect to ,f$]al on%ore & (f%ore 
l& t is subject to a lease = production 
( oil or natural gas "u :i* production  
is n occurr+1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4    
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,unit$ ,/ates ,exploration on ,idle     
,tracts ,act or ! ,,use ,,x ,act4  #b4  
,production inc5tive fee  7a7           
,e/abli%m5t  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an  
#ahj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is  
,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior 7ref]r$  
to 9 ?is section z ! ,secret>y7 %all    
issue regulations to e/abli% an annual  
production inc5tive fee ) respect to    
,f$]al on%ore & (f%ore l& t is subject  
to a lease = production ( oil or natural
 gas "u :i* production is n occurr+4    

7#b7 ,application ,! annual production  
inc5tive fee describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7   
%all apply ) respect to l& t is subject 
to a lease describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 t   
is--  7,a7 9 effect on ! date on :i*    
f9al regulations are issu$ pursuant to  
?is subsection2 or  7,b7 execut$ aft] t 
date4  7b7 ,am\nt ,= ea* acre ( l& f :i*
 oil or natural gas is produc$ = less   
?an #ij days 9 a cal5d> ye>1 ! am\nt ( !
 fee %all be--  7#a7 9 ! case ( on%ore  
l&--  7,a7 = ea* ( ! fir/ #c ye>s ( !   
lease1 #d p] acre 79 #bjae doll>s72     
7,b7 = ! f\r? ye> ( ! lease1 #f p] acre 
79 #bjae doll>s72 &  7,c7 = ! fif? ye> (
 ! lease & ea* ye> !reaft] = :i* ! lease
 is o!rwise 9 effect1 #h p] acre 79     
#bjae doll>s72 &  7#b7 9 ! case ( (f%ore
 l&--  7,a7 = ea* ( ! ?ird1 f\r?1 & fif?
 ye>s ( ! lease1 #d p] acre 79 #bjae    
doll>s72  7,b7 = ! six? ye> ( ! lease1  
#f p] acre 79 #bjae doll>s72 &  7,c7 = !
 sev5? ye> ( ! lease & ea* ye> !reaft] =
 :i* ! lease is o!rwise 9 effect1 #h p] 
acre 79 #bjae doll>s74  7c7 ,assessm5t &

 collection ,! ,secret>y %all assess &  
collect ! fee e/abli%$ "u ?is section4  
7d7 ,deposit ,am\nts receiv$ by !       
,secret>y = ! fee "u ?is section %all be
 res]v$ = ! ,secret>y = exp5ditures on  
inspection1 en=cem5t1 & p]mitt+ relat+  
to oil & gas4  7e7 ,regulations ,!      
,secret>y may issue regulations to      
prev5t evasion ( ! fee "u ?is section4