,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ece  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #bg1 #bjbc,mr4
 ,hoev5 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,b>rasso1 ,mr4 
,cram]1 & ,mr4 ,da9es7 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     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,bureau ( ,l& ,managem5t ,m9]al ,spac+  
,act4  #b4 ,compliance ) ,,blm p]mitt+  
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ ! ,m9]al ,leas+   
,act 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #aha et seq471 !    
,f$]al ,oil & ,gas ,royalty ,managem5t  
,act ( #aihb 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et    
seq471 or subp>t #cafb ( title #dc1     
,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations 7or         
successor regulations71 b subject to any
 ,/ate or ,tribal requirem5ts &         
subsection 7c71 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior
 %all n require a p]mit to drill = an   
oil & gas lease "u ! ,m9]al ,leas+ ,act 

7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #aha et seq47 = 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 p]mit to    
drill or drill+ plan t w\ld impact or   
extract oil & gas own$ by ! ,f$]al      
,gov]nm5t-- 7#a7 ea* lessee1 or designee
 ( a lessee1 %all-- 7,a7 notify !       
,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior ( ! submission ( 
a ,/ate application = a p]mit to drill  
or drill+ plan on submission ( !        
application2 &  7,b7 provide a copy ( ! 
application describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 
to ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior n lat] ?an  
#e days aft] ! date on :i* ! p]mit or   
plan is submitt$2 &  7#b7 ea* lessee1   
designee ( a lessee1 or applicable ,/ate
 %all notify ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior ( 
! approv$ ,/ate p]mit to drill or drill+
 plan n lat] ?an #de days aft] ! date on

 :i* ! p]mit or plan is approv$4  7c7   
,nonapplicability to ,indian l&s        
,subsection 7a7 %all n apply to ,indian 
l&s 7z def9$ 9 section #c ( ! ,f$]al    
,oil & ,gas ,royalty ,managem5t ,act (  
#aihb 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #agjb774  7d7      
,effect ,no?+ 9 ?is section affects--   
7#a7 o!r au?orities ( ! ,secret>y ( !   
,int]ior "u ! ,f$]al ,oil & ,gas        
,royalty ,managem5t ,act ( #aihb 7#cj   
,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq472 or  7#b7 !    
am\nt ( royalties due to ! ,f$]al       
,gov]nm5t f ! production ( ! ,f$]al     
m9]als )9 ! oil & gas drill+ or spac+   
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