,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #abje  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #bg1         
#bjbc,mrs4 ,bice introduc$ ! foll[+     
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
! ,m9]al ,leas+ ,act to /reaml9e ! oil &
 gas p]mitt+ process & to recognize fee 
own]%ip = c]ta9 oil & gas drill+ or     
spac+ units1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,bureau ( ,l& ,managem5t ,m9]al ,spac+  
,act4  #b4 ,access to ,f$]al en]gy      
res\rces f non-,f$]al surface e/ate     
,section #ag ( ! ,m9]al ,leas+ ,act 7#cj
 ,u4,s4,c4 #bbf7 is am5d$ by add+ at !  
end ! foll[+3  7r7 ,no f$]al p]mit      
requir$ = oil & gas activities on c]ta9 
l&  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all n   
require an op]ator to obta9 a ,f$]al    
drill+ p]mit = oil & gas exploration &  
production activities conduct$ on       
non-,f$]al surface e/ate1 provid$ t--   
7,a7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates holds an own]%ip   
int]e/ ( less ?an #ej p]c5t ( !         

subsurface m9]al e/ate to be access$ by 
! propos$ action2 &  7,b7 ! op]ator     
submits to ! ,secret>y a ,/ate p]mit to 
conduct oil & gas exploration &         
production activities on ! non-,f$]al   
surface e/ate4  7#b7 ,no f$]al action   
,an oil & gas exploration & production  
activity c>ri$ out "u p>agraph 7#a7--   
7,a7 %all n be consid]$ a major ,f$]al  
action = ! purposes ( section           
#ajb7b77;,c7 ( ! ,national ,environm5tal
 ,policy ,act ( #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#dccb72  7,b7 %all require no additional
 ,f$]al action2  7,c7 may comm5ce #cj   
days aft] submission ( ! ,/ate p]mit to 
! ,secret>y2 &  7,d7 %all n be subject  
to-- 7i7 section #cjfajh ( title #ed1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code 7commonly kn[n z !  
,national ,hi/oric ,pres]vation ,act (  
#aiff72 &  7ii7 section #g ( ! ,endang]$
 ,species ,act ( #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4   
#aecf74  7#c7 ,royalties & production   
acc\ntability  7,a7 ,no?+ 9 ?is         
subsection %all affect ! am\nt (        
royalties due to ! ,unit$ ,/ates "u ?is 

,act f ! production ( oil & gas1 or alt]
 ! ,secret>y's au?ority to conduct      
audits & collect civil p5alties pursuant
 to ! ,f$]al ,oil & ,gas ,royalty       
,managem5t ,act ( #aihb 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4  
#agja et seq474  7,b7 ,! ,secret>y may  
conduct onsite reviews & inspections to 
ensure prop] acc\ntability1 measurem5t1 
& report+ ( production ( ,f$]al oil &   
gas1 & paym5t ( royalties4  7#d7        
,nonapplicability to ,indian l&s ,?is   
subsection %all n apply to ,indian l&s4 
7#e7 ,indian l& ,9 ?is subsection1 ! t]m
 ,indian l& means-- 7,a7 any l& locat$  
)9 ! b\nd>ies ( an ,indian res]vation1  
pueblo1 or ran*]ia2 &  7,b7 any l& n    
locat$ )9 ! b\nd>ies ( an ,indian       
res]vation1 pueblo1 or ran*]ia1 ! title 
to :i* is held-- 7i7 9 tru/ by ! ,unit$ 
,/ates = ! b5efit ( an ,indian tribe or 
an individual ,indian2  7ii7 by an      
,indian tribe or an individual ,indian1 
subject to re/riction aga9/ ali5ation "u
 laws ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 or  7iii7 by a 
dep5d5t ,indian community4  4