,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dbbg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #af1 #bjbb,mr4    
,hoev5 7= himself & ,mr4 ,cram]7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy
 & ,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
/reaml9e ! oil & gas p]mitt+ process &  
to recognize fee own]%ip = c]ta9 oil &  
gas drill+ or spac+ units1 & = o!r      
purposes4  #a4 ,compliance ) ,,blm      
p]mitt+  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ any o!r  
provision ( law b subject to any ,/ate  
requirem5ts1 a ,bureau ( ,l& ,managem5t 
drill+ p]mit %all n be requir$ "u !     
,f$]al ,oil & ,gas ,royalty ,managem5t  
,act ( #aihb 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et    
seq47 or section #cafd4a ( title #dc1   
,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations 7or a       
successor regulation71 = an action      
occurr+ )9 an oil & gas drill+ or spac+ 
unit if-- 7#a7 less ?an #ej p]c5t ( !   
m9]als )9 ! oil & gas drill+ or spac+   
unit are m9]als own$ by ! ,f$]al        
,gov]nm5t2 &  7#b7 ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t   

does n own or lease ! surface e/ate )9 !
 area directly impact$ by ! action4  7b7
 ,notification ,ea* ,/ate ) an approv$  
p]mit to drill or drill+ plan t w\ld    
impact or extract oil & gas own$ by !   
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t %all notify ! ,secret>y
 ( ! ,int]ior ( ! approv$ p]mit to drill
 or drill+ plan n lat] ?an #de days aft]
 ! date on :i* ! p]mit or plan is       
approv$4  7c7 ,royalties ,no?+ 9 ?is    
section affects ! am\nt ( royalties due 
to ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t f ! production ( !
 ,f$]al m9]als )9 ! oil & gas drill+ or 
spac+ unit4