,i #aagth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #baca ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,march #bc1 #bjba,mr4 ,carl 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,nehls1 ,mr4 ,kelly of ,mississippi1 ,mr4 ,palazzo1 ,mr4 ,graves of ,louisiana1 ,mr4 ,weber of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,guest1 and ,mr4 ,scalise7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,natural ,resources ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,gulf of ,mexico ,energy ,security ,act of #bjjf to require payments to ,gulf producing ,states and their coastal political subdivisions to compensate for reductions in other payments under that ,act resulting from the moratorium on new oil and natural gas leases in offshore waters under ,executive ,order #adjjh of ,january #bg1 #bjba4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,gulf ,conservation and ,recreation ,funding ,act4 #b4 ,payments to ,gulf producing ,states and coastal political subdivisions to compensate for reductions in payments resulting from moratorium on new offshore oil and natural gas leases ,section #aje7;b7 of the ,gulf of ,mexico ,energy ,security ,act of #bjjf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #acca note7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7#d7 ,payments to ,gulf producing ,states to compensate for reductions in other payments resulting from moratorium on new leases ,in addition to the other payments required by this subsection1 during the effective period of the moratorium on new oil and natural gas leases in offshore waters under ,executive ,order #adjjh of ,january #bg1 #bjba1 the ,secretary shall pay to each ,gulf producing ,state and each coastal political subdivision each fiscal year an amount equal to the difference between the amount of such other payments for the fiscal year to the ,state or subdivision1 respectively1 and the average annual amount of such other payments to the ,state or subdivision1 respectively1 for fiscal years after fiscal year #bjag and up to fiscal year #bjbj4 4