,,ib  ,union ,cal5d> ,no4 #fgg  #aah?   
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #gcge
  ,report ,no4 #aah-hcj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se 
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ae1     
#bjbd ,ms4 ,hageman introduc$ ! foll[+  
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,natural ,res\rces  ,decemb] #aj1 #bjbd 
,report$ ) an am5dm5t1 committ$ to !    
,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate ( 
! ,union1 & ord]$ to be pr9t$ ,/rike out
 all aft] ! enact+ clause & ins]t ! "p  
pr9t$ 9 italic ,= text ( introduc$ bill1
 see copy ( bill z introduc$ on ,febru>y
 #ae1 #bjbd  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !      
,m9]al ,leas+ ,act to improve !         
assessm5t ( expression ( int]e/ fees1 & 
= o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is   
,act may be cit$ z ! ,expression (      
,int]e/ ,s5sibility ,act4  #b4 ,fee =   
expression ( int]e/  7a7 ,deadl9e ,to   
issue lease ,section #ag7;b77#a77;,a7 ( 
! ,m9]al ,leas+ ,act 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4     
#bbf7;b77#a77;,a77 is am5d$ by /rik+ !  
rema9d] ( ! bonus bid1 if any1 & ins]t+ 
1 z applicable1 ! rema9d] ( ! bonus bid1

 ! fee = ! expression ( int]e/ "u       
subsection 7q77#b77;,b714  7b7          
,expressions ( int]e/ ,section #ag7q7 ( 
! ,m9]al ,leas+ ,act 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4     
#bbf7q77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 ! head+1 by  
/rik+ ,fee =2  7#b7 by r$esignat+       
p>agraph 7#b7 z p>agraph 7#c72  7#c7 by 
am5d+ p>agraph 7#a7 to read z foll[s3   
7#a7 ,submission ( expression ( int]e/  
,a p]son may1 9 accordance ) proc$ures  
e/abli%$ by ! ,secret>y to c>ry out ?is 
subsection1 submit an expression (      
int]e/ 9 leas+ l& available =           
disposition "u ?is section = exploration
 =1 & developm5t (1 oil or gas4  7#b7   
,assessm5t ( fees  7,a7 ,no bid ,if l&  
cov]$ by an expression ( int]e/ submitt$
 "u p>agraph 7#a7 is (f]$ at a lease    
sale & no bid is receiv$ = su* l&1 !    
,secret>y %all assess at ! "t ( ! sale a
 fee = ! expression ( int]e/ aga9/ !    
p]son t submitt$ ! fir/ expression (    
int]e/ = ! l&4  7,b7 ,successful bid ,if
 l& cov]$ by an expression ( int]e/     
submitt$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 receives a    

successful bid at a lease sale1 !       
,secret>y %all assess a fee = !         
expression ( int]e/ aga9/ ! successful  
bidd]4  2  7#d7 9 p>agraph 7#c71 z s    
r$esignat$1 by /rik+ p>agraph 7#a7 &    
ins]t+ p>agraph 7#b72 &  7#e7 by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+3  7#d7 ,t]m ,an         
expression ( int]e/ submitt$ "u ?is     
section %all rema9 active = a t]m ( n   
less ?an #e ye>s unless ! l& cov]$ by ! 
expression ( int]e/ is (f]$ at a lease  
sale4  4  ,decemb] #aj1 #bjbd ,report$ )
 an am5dm5t1 committ$ to ! ,committee ( 
! ,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate ( ! ,union1 &  
ord]$ to be pr9t$