#aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #aadf  ,,an ,,act  ,to amend ,public
 ,law #aae-ig 7commonly known as the    
,tax ,cuts and ,jobs ,act7 to repeal the
 ,arctic ,national ,wildlife ,refuge oil
 and gas program1 and for other         
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,arctic ,cultural   
and ,coastal ,plain ,protection ,act4   
#b4 ,repeal of ,arctic ,national        
,wildlife ,refuge oil and gas program   
,section #bjjja of ,public ,law #aae-ig 
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #cadc note7 is hereby    
repealed4  #c4 ,inspection ,fee         
,collection ,section #bb of the ,outer  
,continental ,shelf ,lands ,act 7#dc    
,u4,s4,c4 #acdh7 is amended by adding at
 the end the following3  7g7 ,inspection
 fees  7#a7 ,establishment ,the         
,secretary of the ,interior shall       
collect from the operators of facilities
 subject to inspection under subsection 
7c7 non-refundable fees for such        
inspections--  7,a7 at an aggregate     
level equal to the amount necessary to  

offset the annual expenses of           
inspections of outer ,continental ,shelf
 facilities 7including mobile offshore  
drilling units7 by the ,secretary of the
 ,interior2 and  7,b7 using a schedule  
that reflects the differences in        
complexity among the classes of         
facilities to be inspected4  7#b7 ,ocean
 ,energy ,safety ,fund ,there is        
established in the ,treasury a fund1 to 
be known as the ,ocean ,energy ,safety  
,fund 7referred to in this subsection as
 the ,fund71 into which shall be        
deposited all amounts collected as fees 
under paragraph 7#a7 and which shall be 
available as provided under paragraph   
7#c74  7#c7 ,availability of fees       
,notwithstanding section #ccjb of title 
#ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 all amounts 
deposited in the ,fund--  7,a7 shall be 
credited as offsetting collections2     
7,b7 shall be available for expenditure 
for purposes of carrying out inspections
 of outer ,continental ,shelf facilities
 7including mobile offshore drilling    

units7 and the administration of the    
inspection program under this section2  
7,c7 shall be available only to the     
extent provided for in advance in an    
appropriations ,act2 and  7,d7 shall    
remain available until expended4  7#d7  
,adjustment for inflation ,for each     
fiscal year beginning after fiscal year 
#bjbj1 the ,secretary shall adjust each 
dollar amount specified in this         
subsection for inflation based on the   
change in the ,consumer ,price ,index   
from fiscal year #bjbj4  7#e7 ,annual   
fees ,annual fees shall be collected    
under this subsection for facilities    
that are above the waterline1 excluding 
drilling rigs1 and are in place at the  
start of the fiscal year4 ,fees for     
fiscal year #bjbj shall be--  7,a7      
#be1cjj for facilities with no wells1   
but with processing equipment or        
gathering lines2  7,b7 #dj1gjj for      
facilities with #a to #aj wells1 with   
any combination of active or inactive   
wells2 and  7,c7 #ge1ijj for facilities 

with more than #aj wells1 with any      
combination of active or inactive wells4
  7#f7 ,fees for drilling rigs ,fees    
shall be collected under this subsection
 for drilling rigs on a per inspection  
basis4 ,fees for fiscal year #bjbj shall
 be--  7,a7 #gc1gjj per inspection for  
rigs operating in water depths of #ejj  
feet or more2 and  7,b7 #dj1gjj per     
inspection for rigs operating in water  
depths of less than #ejj feet4  7#g7    
,fees for non-rig units ,fees shall be  
collected under this subsection for well
 operations conducted via non-rig units 
as outlined in subparts ,d1 ,e1 ,f1 and 
,q of part #bej of title #cj1 ,code of  
,federal ,regulations1 on a per         
inspection basis4 ,fees for fiscal year 
#bjbj shall be-- 7,a7 #bi1agb per       
inspection for non-rig units operating  
in water depths of #b1ejj feet or more2 
7,b7 #be1cff per inspection for non-rig 
units operating in water depths between 
#ejj and #b1dii feet2 and  7,c7 #i1hcd  
per inspection for non-rig units        

operating in water depths of less than  
#ejj feet4  7#h7 ,billing ,the          
,secretary shall bill designated        
operators under paragraph 7#e7 annually1
 with payment required within #cj days  
of billing4 ,the ,secretary shall bill  
designated operators under paragraph    
7#f7 within #cj days of the end of the  
month in which the inspection occurred1 
with payment required within #cj days   
after billing4  4  #d4 ,determination of
 budgetary effects ,the budgetary       
effects of this ,act1 for the purpose of
 complying with the ,statutory          
,pay-,as-,you-,go ,act of #bjaj1 shall  
be determined by reference to the latest
 statement titled ,budgetary ,effects of
 ,,paygo ,legislation for this ,act1    
submitted for printing in the           
,congressional ,record by the ,chairman 
of the ,house ,budget ,committee1       
provided that such statement has been   
submitted prior to the vote on passage4 
,passed the ,house of ,representatives  
,september #ab1 #bjai4;,clerk4