,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #gbb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #be1 #bjbe,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$]al ,oil & ,gas ,royalty ,managem5t  
,act ( #aihb 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et    
seq471 or subp>t #cafb ( "p #cafj (     
title #dc1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations  
7or successor regulations71 b subject to
 any applicable ,/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 !   
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t-- 7,a7 owns less ?an   
#ej p]c5t ( ! m9]als )9 ! oil & gas     
drill+ or spac+ unit2 &  7,b7 does n own
 or lease ! surface e/ate )9 ! area     
directly impact$ by ! action2  7#b7 !   
well is locat$ on non-,f$]al l& ov]ly+ a
 non-,f$]al m9]al e/ate1 b "s portion ( 
! wellbore ent]s & produces f ! ,f$]al  
m9]al e/ate subject to ! lease2 or  7#c7
 ! well is locat$ on non-,f$]al l&      
ov]ly+ a non-,f$]al m9]al e/ate1 b "s   
portion ( ! wellbore trav]ses b does n  
produce f ! ,f$]al m9]al e/ate subject  
to ! lease4  7b7 ,notification ,= ea*   
,/ate p]mit to drill or drill+ plan t   
w\ld impact or extract oil & gas own$ by
 ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t-- 7#a7 ea* lessee ( 
,f$]al m9]als 9 ! unit1 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$2 &  7#c7 
ea* lessee or designee ( a lessee %all  
provide1 prior to comm5c+ drill+        
op]ations1 agreem5ts au?oriz+ !         
,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior to ent]          
non-,f$]al l&1 z necess>y1 = inspection 
& en=cem5t ( ! t]ms ( ! ,f$]al lease4   
7c7 ,nonapplicability to ,indian l&s    
,subsection 7a7 %all n apply to ,indian 
l&s 7z def9$ 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+   
unit4  7e7 ,au?ority on non-,f$]al l&   
,section #ag7;g7 ( ! ,m9]al ,leas+ ,act 
7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #bbf7;g77 is am5d$-- 7#a7
 by /rik+ ! subsection designation & all
 t foll[s ?r\gh ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior1 
or 9 ! fir/ s5t5ce & ins]t+ ! foll[+3   
7g7 7#a7 ,! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior1 or  
2 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3    
7#b7 7,a7 ,9 ! case ( an oil & gas lease
 "u ?is ,act on l& describ$ 9           
subp>agraph 7,b7 locat$ )9 an oil & gas 
drill+ or spac+ unit1 no?+ 9 ?is ,act   
au?orizes ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior-- 7i7
 to require a bond to protect non-,f$]al
 l&2  7ii7 to ent] non-,f$]al l& )\t !  
cons5t ( ! applicable l&[n]2  7iii7 to  
impose mitigation requirem5ts2 or  7iv7 
to require approval = surface           
reclamation4  7,b7 ,l& ref]r$ to 9      
subp>agraph 7,a7 is l& :]e-- 7i7 !      
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t-- 7,i7 owns less ?an   

#ej p]c5t ( ! m9]als )9 ! oil & gas     
drill+ or spac+ unit2 &  7,,ii7 does n  
own or lease ! surface e/ate )9 ! area  
directly impact$ by ! action2  7ii7 !   
well is locat$ on non-,f$]al l& ov]ly+ a
 non-,f$]al m9]al e/ate1 b "s portion ( 
! wellbore ent]s & produces f ! ,f$]al  
m9]al e/ate subject to ! lease2 or      
7iii7 ! well is locat$ on non-,f$]al l& 
ov]ly+ a non-,f$]al m9]al e/ate1 b "s   
portion ( ! wellbore trav]ses b does n  
produce f ! ,f$]al m9]al e/ate subject  
to ! lease4  4