,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fjhf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #cj1         
#bjba,ms4 ,*5ey introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on        
,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
direct ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior to      
comp5sate ,/ates = lo/ rev5ue = any ye> 
dur+ :i* ,f$]al oil & gas leas+ ( ,f$]al
 l& )9 a ,/ate does n occur or o!rwise  
results 9 lo/ rev5ue to t ,/ate z a     
result ( an ord]1 moratorium1 pause1 or 
o!r action by ! ,presid5t1 ,secret>y ( !
 ,int]ior1 ,secret>y ( ,agriculture1 or 
o!r designat$ (ficial4  #a4 ,%ort title 
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,paym5t ,9    
,lieu ( ,lo/ ,rev5ues ,act or ! ,,pillr 
,act4  #b4 ,au?ority to make paym5ts ,= 
any ye> dur+ :i* ,f$]al oil & gas leas+ 
( ,f$]al l& )9 a ,/ate does n occur or  
is o!rwise affect$ 9 a mann] t results 9
 lo/ rev5ue to t ,/ate z a result ( an  
ord]1 moratorium1 pause1 or o!r action  
by ! ,presid5t1 ! ,secret>y ( !         
,int]ior1 ,secret>y ( ,agriculture1 or  

o!r designat$ (ficial1 ! ,secret>y ( !  
,int]ior %all make a paym5t to t ,/ate f
 ,f$]al m9]al royalties1 subject to     
fur!r appropriation1 9 an am\nt det]m9$ 
"u section #c4  #c4 ,am\nt ( paym5ts    
7a7 ,am\nt ,a paym5t to a ,/ate %all    
seek to comp5sate ! ,/ate = lo/ rev5ues1
 includ+ oil & gas lease r5tals1 bonuses
 & royalties1 & tax rev5ues due to an   
ord]1 moratorium1 pause or o!r action   
describ$ 9 section #b1 & %all be 9 an   
am\nt calculat$ by ! ,secret>y ( !      
,int]ior equal to ! sum (-- 7#a7 an     
am\nt equal to ! #aj-ye> av]age         
disbursem5t am\nt to ! ,/ate f ! ,(fice 
( ,natural ,res\rces & ,rev5ue = oil &  
gas lease bonuses & r5tals1 & o!r simil>
 non-royalty disbursem5ts f ,f$]al oil &
 gas leases1 less ! am\nt actually      
receiv$ by ! ,/ate = su* ,f$]al lease   
bonuses & r5tals dur+ ! fiscal ye> 9 :i*
 ! ord]1 moratorium1 or pause 0 9       
effect2  7#b7 an am\nt equal to !       
product (-- 7,a7 ! #aj-ye> av]age       
disbursem5t am\nt to ! ,/ate f ! ,(fice 

( ,natural ,res\rces & ,rev5ue = oil &  
gas lease production royalties bas$ on  
data collect$ = ! previ\s #aj ye>s2 &   
7,b7 ! #aj-ye> av]age ( ! p]c5tage ( oil
 & gas production t is d]iv$ f new wells
 drill$ dur+ su* ye> det]m9$ f data     
submitt$ by ! relevant ,/ate oil & gas  
regulatory ag5cy bas$ on data collect$ =
 ! previ\s #aj ye>s2 &  7#c7 an am\nt   
equal to ! product (-- 7,a7 ! lo/       
royalties z calculat$ "u p>agraph 7#b72 
&  7,b7 ! av]age rate ( sev]ance1 ad    
valorem1 & production taxes impos$ by ! 
,/ate dur+ ! previ\s #aj ye>s on oil &  
gas extract$ 9 su* ,/ate1 det]m9$ f data
 submitt$ by ! ,/ate bas$ on data       
collect$ = ! previ\s #aj ye>s4  7b7     
,adju/m5ts ,on ,octob] #a ( ea* ye> aft]
 ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !        
,secret>y %all adju/ ea* paym5t am\nt   
calculat$ 9 accordance ) subsection 7a7 
to reflect *anges 9 ! ,consum] ,price   
,index publi%$ by ! ,bureau ( ,labor    
,/ati/ics ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,labor1 = !   
#ab mon?s end+ ! prec$+ ,june #cj4  7c7 

,correction ( "u-,paym5ts ,! ,secret>y (
 ! ,int]ior %all use am\nts made        
available = paym5ts "u ?is section f    
,f$]al m9]al royalties to correct       
"u-paym5ts to a ,/ate 9 ! previ\s fiscal
 ye>4 ,! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior %all    
allocate am\nts "u ?is subsection s z to
 a*ieve equity 9 paym5ts among ,/ates   
eligible = paym5ts "u ?is ,act4