,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #eed #aagth         
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4 #dbbg    
,report ,no4 #aag-bjc ,,in ,,the        
,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states   
,may #af1 #bjbb,mr4 ,hoeven 7for        
himself1 ,mr4 ,cramer1 and ,mr4 ,daines7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was read twice and referred to the      
,committee on ,energy and ,natural      
,resources  ,november #ag1              
#bjbb,reported by ,mr4 ,manchin1 with   
amendments,omit the part struck through 
and insert the part printed in italic   
,a ,,bill  ,to streamline the oil and   
gas permitting process and to recognize 
fee ownership for certain oil and gas   
drilling or spacing units1 and for other
 purposes4  #a4 ,compliance with ,,blm  
permitting  7a7 ,in general             
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law but subject to any ,state           
requirements1 a ,bureau of ,land        
,management drilling permit shall not be
 required under the ,federal ,oil and   
,gas ,royalty ,management ,act of #aihb 

7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq47 or section
 #cafd4a of title #dc1 ,code of ,federal
 ,regulations 7or a successor           
regulation71 for an action occurring    
within an oil and gas drilling or       
spacing unit if--  7a7 ,in general      
,notwithstanding the ,mineral ,leasing  
,act 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #aha et seq471 the  
,federal ,oil and ,gas ,royalty         
,management ,act of #aihb 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4
 #agja et seq471 or subpart #cafb of    
title #dc1 ,code of ,federal            
,regulations 7or successor regulations71
 but subject to any ,state or ,tribal   
requirements and subsection 7c71 the    
,secretary of the ,interior shall not   
require a permit to drill for an oil and
 gas lease under the ,mineral ,leasing  
,act 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #aha et seq47 for an
 action occurring within an oil and gas 
drilling or spacing unit if-- 7#a7 less 
than #ej percent of the minerals within 
the oil and gas drilling or spacing unit
 are minerals owned by the ,federal     
,government2 and  7#b7 the ,federal     

,government does not own or lease the   
surface estate within the area directly 
impacted by the action4  7b7            
,notification ,each ,state with an      
approved permit to drill or drilling    
plan that would impact or extract oil   
and gas owned by the ,federal           
,government shall notify the ,secretary 
of the ,interior of the approved permit 
to drill or drilling plan not later than
 #de days after the date on which the   
permit or plan is approved4  7c7        
,royalties ,nothing in this section     
affects the amount of royalties due to  
the ,federal ,government from the       
production of the ,federal minerals     
within the oil and gas drilling or      
spacing unit4  7b7 ,notification ,for   
each ,state permit to drill or drilling 
plan that would impact or extract oil   
and gas owned by the ,federal           
,government-- 7#a7 each lessee1 or      
designee of a lessee1 shall-- 7,a7      
notify the ,secretary of the ,interior  
of the submission of a ,state           

application for a permit to drill or    
drilling plan on submission of the      
application2 and  7,b7 provide a copy of
 the application described in           
subparagraph 7,a7 to the ,secretary of  
the ,interior not later than #e days    
after the date on which the permit or   
plan is submitted2 and  7#b7 each       
lessee1 designee of a lessee1 or        
applicable ,state shall notify the      
,secretary of the ,interior of the      
approved ,state permit to drill or      
drilling plan not later than #de days   
after the date on which the permit or   
plan is approved4  7c7 ,nonapplicability
 to ,indian lands ,subsection 7a7 shall 
not apply to ,indian lands 7as defined  
in section #c of the ,federal ,oil and  
,gas ,royalty ,management ,act of #aihb 
7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #agjb774  7d7 ,effect    
,nothing in this section affects-- 7#a7 
other authorities of the ,secretary of  
the ,interior under the ,federal ,oil   
and ,gas ,royalty ,management ,act of   
#aihb 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq472 or 

7#b7 the amount of royalties due to the 
,federal ,government from the production
 of the ,federal minerals within the oil
 and gas drilling or spacing unit4      
,november #ag1 #bjbb,reported with      
amendments