Subtitle B-Federol Onshore Oil-and Gas leasmg Reform Act of 1987 GAS LESNG REFORM AC

FEDERAL ONSHORE OIL AN

OF 1987middotbull SEC SJII SHORT TITLEmiddot tEFERENCES

(a) SHORT rrru-Tlti$ subtitle mo) cited as the F-ederol Orishy 7i ACT O F D sect C E ME F R - - 1 l Y Hi hore O l andGru uaing Reform Act of 198r (b)eRpoundFERENC1S-Any reference in this subiitle to the Ace ofe

Febroary 25 1920 ipound o rr(crence to tl1 Act of FebrlJmiddotry 2S 1920entitW An Act tp promote tM mining o( coo jhosphote oil oil

ha fJ011 and sodium on the public domain (30 USC 181 and follwing) sec SUL OIL AND GiS LEIS1G SYSTEf

(a)eCoMPETITtVE BIDDING --ampction 11(b)iJ of the Aci of february t 7 b ) ( 11 middots cc25 J9j() (JO USC 2J6(bXJ)) i amended to read as follolJs middot middot middot

(bKXAJ All land to be ed which a ot slaquobje-ct ta leasing COM ) er IT IVE BI ll n I c under parogrttph (2)-of tllis subsection sfampail bt eated as prouided in lhi3_ paPh to tht highest sponseibe 9uali(UJl bidd_ermiddot py m-_e ACREAGEt1tuH bidding uukr Mrai regulations m unt of not momiddotthqn 2 SG0 OCIamp acept in Alaska where unit$ shaU be net more thamiddot11 S 160 OCrt3 Such uni ahail be as nearly compact qs ible Lease sola shall be conducteq oral biddirg alis sltql _be Mid ORAL B ID O ING for each Stak where eligibk land3 are aua1lapll at koJt 9uarterlyand mory frequently if tM ampcretary of themiddotInrior iktermiM3 such sala ary nec-essary A hailbe comiddotndiiiclUduppnmiddotmiddoth paynt ROYALTY of a royalty at a rntt of not ta than 125 pereintinbull amount or uaL of the productionmoued or sold from the lease The Sec-4ry slta1 accept th highest bid from a tffponsibu qu9i(Jed bidder which is tqual to or greater than the natiorial minimum U-ptable bid withoui eualuation of lhi ualiu of l land proed for -LeaBa shall be wulaquoi within 60 day following payent by tlu aucbull L EAmiddot5 E ISSUANCEcessful biddtr of tlu remairuur of tM bonus bid if any and th annual rental for tM first lease r All bidamp-for less than thf Mmiddot tionai minimum acceptable bid shall be rtjetted Lands for which no bids a receiutti or for which tht hige$t bid is less-than tfe national minimum acceptable bid shaJl offered promp(ly within JO doya for le03ifl8 under substion c) ofthis uction and shall remain aooilabe for leasing far a ruxi of 2 years after-t-he combull

middotpetitiue kase sale middot middot (B) national minimum acceptabe biiJ shall be 12 per acre NAT ION AL Ml NI Ml I

for a period of 2 yean from t dau of etnwnt of the Federal Ac c E PT A 8 LE B T D Onshore Oil and Gas LeaJing Reform ctmiddot of 1981 TheTfO(te tM Slaquorttqry may establuh by gulation Cl hilu_r Mtional mnmlfm _ptabk bid for all baud upon amiddot finiJiampg that uch actum _ _is MCasary (i u enhance fi11Dncal lunu middot tM lJmted Sia and (ii) to p_romow morr effyennt rruinogtMnt of ol sources on FtCWGl laNJ-Nuiety ftmiddot fort-JM Slaquortta middotfflakes any cha in tM nation4l minimum middotptabk bi4 tMmiddotetarye_$ampall notify th O)mnutt on lntcrior middotand lruuar Affars of LM United Stata HOUN of lupreunlativea and t Committee on

NOTE Regarding all Mineral easing Act s e ct i o n s no t e d on th is page S EE f o o t no t 1 s listed undere thee section numbr toe loctcesubsequnt amendmentse toe eache section

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Energy and Na tural Resources of the United States Senate The proshypsa [ or promuLgo tion of ary rr-gu lalion to establish a no t ional mir-1mu_m citptabJ( bid $ha not be cons idtrid a maJor Ftbullderoi action subJecl to flit requJ1-emenls of sectwn J02r2tC) of flu Vatiorwl En vishyronmental Policy Act of 1969

bl oN~OMJgtETJTivr lpoundSJNG-Seccior li(c) of the Act of Februshya ry 1 1920 (JO USC 226(c)J ts amenaea lo read~ follows

ta) If the lands lo be leased are Mf lerued uwur subsectiar 1biJ I of this sect ion or are not subjecl to compellliue leasing under rnbsecl1on ftY2J of this section rhe person first maJrng application for lie lease who is quali(Ud to hold a lrnse under chis Act shall be eMllfrd lo a lease o( such lands without com~(Hiw bidding upon payment of a non-re(nda ble application fee of al ~t tJS A lea4e under l hLS subsection shall be cond itioned upon the payment of a royalty at a rate of 12S percent in amount or value of tM producshytion removed or sold from the lease Leases ~hall bt issued withill 60 days of the dDte on which the Secretary identiies the (int ~ shysponsbe qualified appliconl

(KA I Lands (i w h ich were posted for sale under rnbse-ction (bXJ) of this section but for which no bids Wert receiued or for which t~ highest bid was le55 than the nnlional mirumum acceptable bid and ( 1i) (or which al the end of the period rtftrred lo in subsection (bXJ) of this section no lease hru been tSSUM and no kase appiicaiion iamp penrimiddot8 under paragraph (1) of this subsection shail again bt aualiabJe for leasing only in accordance with subampt-ctian (bX]) of this section

(BJ T~ land in any lease which is issued under paragraph (1) of chis subsection or unckr subsection (bXJJ of th is sectian which ~ terminater erpirel is cancelW or ~ relinquished shcJ1 0f(lin bt aooilable for leasing only in accorcuirict with subsection (bK 1) of this section

(cl RampNTAis-ampction 17(dJ of tlu Act of Ftbruary IS 1910 (JO USC 22G(d)) i amended to rlaquoJd w follltJUA

(dJ AJJ ltt1Jea issued uruur thu u-ction a8 anundlaquoJ by t~ Ftltk~bull al Onshore Oil and Ga UltUing Rtform Act of 1987 sha1 ~ roncf twned upon payment by the l~sstt of a rental of not ~ than 11SO per acre per year for the first through fifth Jfflrs of the leaM a_nd IOt less than $2 per acre per year for each ftOr thereafter ~ mrn1bull mum royaltv in lieu of rental of not less than the rental which othshyerwise woufd be required for that Ieast year shall be payable at th_e erpiratwn ofeach leas~ year begtnning on or a(er a discovery of ocl or gas in paying quanlllies on the lands leastd

(dJ Norrcc AND RpoundCLJMA TION -( 1) ampct ion 17 of the Act of Februshyary tS 920 tJO USC 26) it amend~ by rede3ignoting ~ubsectiaru () through Ir) as subu-ctio1 ( i) through (n) ancf by oddrng tM fol-lowing new subsectians () throu_fh (h)

() At kast s da-ypbtfo~ offering lands for lease under this s~shytion ancf a kalt JO da_ befo~ approung oppltcation for ~7L tci drill uruur the prouiawnamp of a ~ or s~rutantwlly mod(yifi the (erf11$ of any ~ iuaud uruur thamp$ UCIIC~ ~ ampcretary ha_ prouuk notue oft~ pro~ adiort Such rwtic-r shall ~ 1)()$ud n

NOTpound Regarding all Mineral Leasing Act ections noted on this pcigt SEE footnotes li~t~d under th~ ~ection number to locate uhsequent amenJm1nts to each secl ion

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Sec 17(c)

NON-COMPETITIVE BIDOI~ G

ROYALTY

NO BIDS RECEIVED

Sec l7(d)

RENTAL

ROYALTY

REDESIGNATE Sec 17(f) through (k) as (i) through (n)

middotNOTICE OF LEASE MODIFICATION

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u~ 1Cmiddotl0~1C t l ~J o(ia of a~ leasir~ ana land rn~tClf ~V fll o~ll cr~ ~wA notuc ~M II rndtJ-a-t th tlJ ~ or moo i(ieo 1~LSl

lcrrru uruI mop or a rarC ti Voe dcscriptwn of lfre affectxi krnd-5 When the intusiorc of mapt in such notrt is not procticabl_ e m_ ops tlu afcded larul slc1 ~ rMdt o vo ifoble to I he pu 6ic for

rcvuw Su ch mnps slinll show the locatwr of all trocts ta be leas~d and of all lw se alrrody issued in tlu 1cncral area Th~ requnbull me~ts of rhis subsection arc rn addition to any public notice reshyquir-ed ~x otha Lal (

YgJ Tit Secre 41) of thi l nArior or for National Forest lands tlu Slaquo~ tary of Atrriculture d taU rcUlat erI surfacE-ltiisturbi

middotViu~ m-d-uotcil pursucr t--ta ony llrUc kstmI unde-r tll_lo-A_ and shall ddermiru reclamaTion and olher actiofli a required in Ju interest of conseruatfon of surface resources No ermit to drill

iisued under Oris Act-- mamiddot our lite a1UJ1ysiLcruLapproUlttt_ b- Oic S-crre-tary--crrrrciffced of a P-P11 tif-opcro tions COtlrint propxs-ed wr[pc-c-diswrbing_acJiuitics u thin

leau area The Secretary concerned shall ly rule or regulation toblish such staizanJras mrIY Ix ttecessarv to ensure th a t an adebull

bord ~urety or other f(iiancia i arrangtrnenl wt ll 5e estalr ~ hlaquoJ pnor to Vie commencement of surface-disturbing adiuities on any ~ to ensure the complett and timey r-ecama tion of the leas~ tract and the restorotum of any tands or surface waters adveroel) a(fecttd b lease o~rotlicn a~r the abandonment or cessa~ion of 01 and gas o~rotwns on tlw tease Th~ Sttretary shall rwt wue a leaslt or UtaBd or approv~ the asignnu)rd of any leaM or ~es urvkr Ou ~rrns of th~ laquotion to any ptnon association corporabull tio11 or any aubaid~ry affiliate or Pfnron _co~troUed by or u~r common control untl nuh person aMOCUJW~ or corporation during any ~nod in which as d~term ined by the ampcrdary of he Inuricr or ampcrtlary of AgricultuN such entity ha failed or refused to comply in any rnatlrial rtSpttt with M rtdamation requiremen tsmiddot and olher standards ~tabuh~ unckr tlli ~w_1 for any prior lMlaquo to which 1uch requirtTMtila and dandardA applilaquol Prior to makifl1 such ltk~rmination with rupttt to any such entity tht conbull cemed Secretary ~hall prouid~ uch utity witli atkqua~ rwli(icabull tion and an opportun_ ty to comply with 81fCh rtt4mc __ tfcn ~qui~shymente and ot~r standard and shall COMiltur wluch4r any admmshyistrotiue or judiciaJ appm iamp pEnding Oriet the entiiy ha complW wtth the reclamation requirtment or ot~r atandard concerne-d an oil or gas ~ may btt wued to such entity uncur thi Act

bullbull(h The Secntary of tM lnterior may IJOt iasue any Iease on Nashytioncl _Fof-St S79tlm Laruis rese~ from tM public domain o~r tM obecHon of Ou ampcntary of AgrcuJturr

(f) Section JJ(h) oft~ Act of FebrwJrJ 15 1920 (30 USC J88(h)J1 is amerukd by strilting out ection l 7(jJ and subtiluting sectum lT(m) SEC 5 U ASSIGN MVlri _

Sectiona j(Xa) CJIIUi lfXb of th Act of February 1$ 19f0 (JO US C 187a 18ib) ~ reda~tlaquoI - uctioru 10A and_ JOB rapecti~ly and t ~ tlurd senU11ee of 1laquotum JaA ell ao mJt1ugM tlaquol I$ a mendshyed w TYOd a followe bull~ Slaquordary Bholl diMpprow thL asiJm

NOTE Rt=garding all Mi1tLral l1as ing AcL sections noted on lhis page SEE footnot~s listed under the section number t( locate subsequent amendments Lo eaeh ection

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Sec l 7(g) add~d

S LT R FA C E D I S T ll R A A N r imiddot

Sec 3l(h) chan~tJ

Sec )O(a) and (h)

D I S AP P RO VA L O F A S S l C N ~1 f - T

OR SUBLEASE

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mud or subleaM oniy formiddot lack of quali(icatior of th~ aampligrttt or rnlbullil ssu or for led of rn((lcien t bond ProvidttL ho~utr Thai the Saretary mcq middotn his discrrtion disappro~ a11 a5signrnrnt of any of the foll owrng unleM th tt ass zgnmenl constilutes the enlire Jeose or ia dtmOflstrated to (u rthcr th e detirlopnu nt o( oil and gas

middotn1 A separa~e ZOflC or deposit under Qfi_)I lease middotmiddotr2 A part of a legal subditJLSLOrl~ (]) Less than 6-4 0 ocres oulside A lade or of less than 2560

acres within Alaska Requesls for approval of assignment or sublease shall ~ processed prompt i)middot b)middot the Sec re la ry Except where the assign rrun t Of su ble~ is not in accordance with applicable law1 th~ approval shall ~ gwen within 60 days ol the dote of receipt by the Secretarmiddot of a rtbull quest for such approval 11

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SEC ~IOI LEASE CANCELLJ TION Th~ first sentenct of section JJb) of _he Act of February 25 1920

(30 USC 188b)) is arnended to read as foilou1s Any lease issued after August 21 1935 under the prouisions of section 17 o( this Act shall be subject to cancellation by the Secrewl) of tht Interior a~r JO days notict U[gtltJn themiddot failure of th~ lessee to comply with any of the Jrotbullisl01$ o( th_e lease un l~ss or u_ n i_il the _kasel1old c_on ains a wrl cupable of production of od or gos in poying quanUtJU or tM lease s committed to an approued cooperatwe or unit plan or comshym~n Llization a_ greement under section 17() of th~ Ad w~ich Ctnbull tains a well capable of productwn of unwud substances in paying quantitia u_

s~c SOS AUSKA lbullATIONAL INTEREST LANDS CONSERATION ACT ampctwn 1008 of the A laska National Interest Lands C-Onservation

Act (16 USC 3148) is amend-ld a (oUowa (1) Subseetions (c) and (e) are ckleted in th~ir ~ntirtty 2) The secorid sentence of subsection 1008(dJ u culctlaquoL

SEC $Of PENDING APPUCATIONS OFFERS AND BIDS fa) Notwithstanding any other provisian of thiamp iubtitk and

except as provided in subsectwn (b) of thi-3 section all noncompetishyti~ oil and ga kaM application and o(ftrs and competitivr oil and gas bids pending on tfu dau of enactrrunt of thil_ ubtitw llhail te proc~ and _~ hall be w~ urvkr ~ provuiDM of the Act of February 15 1920 aa in tftet ~fort itamp a~ndmeu by this subtitle exceptmiddot when the l$1Ual1Ct of any such kose 1JXJuld rwt be iaw(u l under such prouisions or othtr applicablemiddot Iaw

rb) No rioncompe it ive lease appiicatioM or ofers pending on the date of enactment of this subtitk for wrtd within the Shawntt Nashytional Forest lllincis the Ouachilll National Foresl Arkansas Fart Chaffee Arkansas or Eglin Air Foret Bast Florida shall bt prrxbull e~ed until ihe-u lands art posted for competitive bidding in accoriibull anct with section SU)i of thiamp subtitle If any such tract does rwt rtcei~ a bid ~ual lo or greaur than th~ national minimum acceptbull able bid from a ruponsiblt qualiflffl bidcur then th~ Mncompetibull lu~ applicotioru or offef3 pending for uch a tract shall be reinslatbull

NOTE Regarding all Mineral Leasing Act secfioni noted on thi~ page SEE footnotes listed under the section number to locate sub~equ~nt amendm~nts to ~ach ~ection

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Sec 31(b)

CANCELLATION

PENDING LEASES

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td aMi 11oncompd itfjgtt le~ ssu~ undrr th~ Act o Hbrwi0middot j[ 1920 w fr cf(ltd be fore iu omudmL-nt by tliitI suoWk crcept whcr-e theuro issua ni of a rr y 1L~f lcrue uxgtuld not be lawful under ~uch proshyviior~ or- ocAu a1 plicabte law If rompe ti tit-c leases aN issued fo r any 1gtui-h tnu th1n 11c plt2ridZng noncompelt1ve apphcatw11 or of(a 3ha 11 ~ rmiddot~jtC ted-

(cJ Except Of prou-ided in subse-_-tions (o) and (b) of (his secf ion oil od and gas le-cuing punuant fo the Act of February )5 1920t after ihc date of uiact rne nt ol hi~ subtitle shall be condtfftcd poundn accordshyarlaquo1 wilh l~ provisions of thiJ subWe SEC S11 REGULATIONS TEST SALE

(a) REGUUTIONs-The Secretary shall issu~ finaJ regulation to impkment thil subtitk within 180 da)$ a(ler t~ ~nadment of thi subtitle TM ~gulations ihall be effective when published in the Ftdera Rlgister

(b) TREATVEN T UNDER 0rHER LA w-The proposal or promulgabull tion of Juch reguJationamp shal not be conspounddered a major- Federal action subject to the requirtments of section j02r2XCJ of the Nationbull al Environmental Policy Act of I 969

(c) TEsr ampu -Tht Secretory may hold one or more lease sales conducted iti accordance with the amendments made by this subtitle be(ort promuJgaticn of reguiations referred la in subsection (aJ Sale prfX~ure1J for such sal~ shall be establislaed in the notice of sale SampC SIN ENFORCEMpoundT ~ Act of February I S 1920 is a~nded by inserting after secshy

tion 40 tJL followin new slaquotion bullSEC 4 ENFORCEMENT

11(aJ VIOUTIONs-t shall be unlawful for any person 1(J to organize or participat~ in any cla~rne arrongement

plan or ~rrumt to circumvtnt or ltkfeat the prouision of this Act or its implementing regulatioM or

(2 to seek to obtain or to obtain any money or property by mean of false staU~nts of mcteriai faitJ or by failing to state maleriai facts con~rning

YAJ the ooiu~ of any Ieast or portion thereof issued or lo bt WU~ unckr thu Act

(BJ tlu auaiiability of any land for hcuifL6 unckr this Act4

rye l~ abili t of any person to obtain ~ untkr th ia Act or

YD) th4 prouisioru af thia Act and it implt~nting regubull latWM~ 41

(oJ hNALrr-Any perwort who Juwwingly uiolata IM provuicnJJ of subslaquotwn (aJ of thu 1ilaquotio11 hall be punu~ by a fiM of not mo~ ihan $SOOJXXJ irzPrYOllrUnt for not rnoJT than fi~ ~middot or both

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Sec 41 added

VOLATIONS

PENALTY

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(cJ Cnn Acr10Ns -- fVhcnever it thail appear that any pe(jOfi il entOltd or iamp about to engage rn any ad wluch cor1JtilU tes or w1J cort5(ltu t~ a uiolaticm of ubs e-c twn (a) of this section tht A tlorney Glrubullrol may iT1Stitu~ a ciuiI adion in the d is lrict court of 1 United Si ate5 for the judicial district in whic)i the de(endant ~shysides or in which the violatwn occurred or in which the lease or land irtLmiddotohied is located for a lem[XJrory restraining ordu injuncshylwn cwd prnn ll) u( not more than t00000 for each violation or other approprta ie remedy induding but not lim1u-d to a proMbishyUun fro~ part_mpation in explor_atioi-- leasing or d~uelopment of any Federal miUral~ or any cornbinatto~ of the foregorng

(d) CoRPO R)TIONS -(J) H1henerer a corporolion or othtr entity i$ subect to civil or criminal action under this sectio~ any offuer emshyployee o~ agent of suc_h corporation or e_n tity w~o krwwinely au th_orshyized oraered or corned out the proscrbed actwtty shall ~ $UbJect to th~ same action

ti) 1-Vhenever any officer employee or agent of a corporation or other entity is subject to citJi or crimrnal acti-On under this seccion for ac fi tl_Y ~onducted on be~alf of the corProticm or other ent_ity the corporatwn or other entily shall be subject to theuro same actw~ un le55 ii is shown that the officer employee or agent uw acting without the knowledge or consent of th e corporation or other entity

(el REMEDIES FrNES AND bfPRISONMENT-The remedies penalbull ties fines and impnsonment prescribed in thi$ section shall ~ conshycurrent and cumulative and the exercise of one shall Mt prtdudJ lhe erenise of th~ others Furtlur the remed~ penalid iMS and imprisonmLnt prescribed in this section shail bre in additicn to any other ~medies penalties- (ineJ and imprisonnunt afforded by any other law or r-egulation

(( STATE Crvn ACTIONS --11) A State moy comnvnct a civil action under subsection (cJ of th is section against any per3on conbull ducting adiuily tampmiddotithin tht State in uiolatfon of this slaquotton Cit1il aitions brought by a State shall only ~ brou8ht in tht United States distr1ct court for th_e judicial district in wh ic~ tht defendant resdes or m wJuch the vwlalwn occurred or in whuh tht tase or land poundnuolued is located The districl court shall harN jurisdiction without regard to the amounl in controversy or tlu citizenship of the parties to order appropriaie remedies and penalties as ckscriW middotn subsection tcJ of this section

(2) A State shall notify I~ Attorney Genera of tM United St~te~ of any cwi1 ~Ii-On filed by th~ Stau under 01i ~ubsection wthtn 30 day of iltng of the acltora Thi Attorney Ger1eral of the United Stau-s ahall notify a Stau of any duiJ action ariiiilJ8 from activity cotuiucUd within lhal State fikd by th~ Attorney GcMral under thi4 substtcwn within JO day of filill of tu acticn

(J) Any ciuil pttnallUs rtta~rlaquol by a State uruhr tit~ u~tion shall be ~tainlaquol by tlw Sta~ and may ~ er~nded in 1uch manner and for sud pu~ a tM Statt detms appropriatt If a civil action i jointly brought by th Attorney General and a State by more than ow Sta~ er by t~ Attorney ~nerot and more than one Slate any ciuil ~nallitr reco~rttl a a ~ult of the joint action shall be sha~ by tht parte bringing the action in the manner deshyterrnfoed by lhe court rrndertn judgment in such action

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CIVIL ACTIONS

CORPORATIONS

REMEDIES FINES A~J IMPRISONMENT

STATE CIVIL ACTIONS

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(1 ) If a Stau haP c-or- mcnctd a chil odfrm aearll-t a penon conbull ducing tJCtiudy within Ot Stat in Liowtion of th~ ~ticm the Atbull lOl7leJ Crn-1rul rwy join in ruch actfotamp but moY not u~titutr a scpobull rou action ar~illC from f Ac somc activity under this ucrion If the Atrcrrcy Gcnero1 fl()pound c-ommcnced a citd actwn agains( a person coruiuctfrig octivit) within o Sia le in uiolatian of this Sltction that Stat ( may j()tr in middot~uch artmiddotnn but mamiddot riot institute o separate Otio~ arising from clu same oc(it1iiy undpoundr this sectwn

H(S) lothing ir thit SCctiori shall dcpritmiddotc o Stole of jurisdiction to tnfor~ middotu oum civil and criminal Jaw ogai~t (my pcnon who may also be subj~t to citJiJ and cnminal acrmiddoton under thu section 11

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SEC SJH PAYMENTS TO STATES ampcticn Jj of tM Act of Ftbnsary 2S 1920 ISO USC 19lJ i5

ar~ruled by adding the following at the end lhereorbull In d~termpoundn intJ ti~ amotmt a( payrnents to StJJies under thit section the O-(Uflt of iuch ~yrruntamp shaU rwi ~ reduced 1Y any administroshyliVc or other c08~ incurred by the Unied Siate3 SEC SI It REPORT

Tiu Sttretary hall $Ubmit arrnualy for S yearsmiddot afler enactment of this subtitle to the Congress a report containing appropriate inbull fonriation to (aciWate congressional monitoring of tll is subtitit Such report shall include bul not bt limited to--

I 1) thE number of acres leased and tht number of Leases issuedi competitiuely and noncompetitively

(2) the amounl of TtLJ1tniu recetued from bonus bids filing (tt3 rentals and royalties

(3) the amount of production from com~titiue and noncomshypetitilH kcta and

(~) bull~h otlur data and information a will facilitate-( A) an aaaanunt of tM onJhont oil and ga l~ing

yum ond (BJ a comporuon of thit ywum a nuised by lhil subtille

with t~ syatem in operalian prior to t~ enactm~nl of thu Jubtitk

SEC $111 LANO USE STUDY The National Academy of Scitncu and the Comptroller General

of the UnitlaquoJ Stata shall conduct a study of the mann~r in whch oil and gas 1T1Jource1 artmiddot consickred in the land use pfons developed by the ampcrTtary of the lnlerior in accordance with pruutsions oft he F~roi lAnd Poiicy and Ma~nwnt Act of 1976 (0 Slat 274J) ond t~ Slaquorttarmiddot of Agrtculturt in accordance wilh th~ Forni and Ra~land Re~wablc R-e8ou~ Plannirig Act of J97J (88 Stal 1s CH a~rukd by tlu National Foret Managemtnt Act of 1976

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Sec JS

PAYMENTS TO STATES

REPORTS

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(1 ) If a Stau haP c-or- mcnctd a chil odfrm aearll-t a penon conbull ducing tJCtiudy within Ot Stat in Liowtion of th~ ~ticm the Atbull lOl7leJ Crn-1rul rwy join in ruch actfotamp but moY not u~titutr a scpobull rou action ar~illC from f Ac somc activity under this ucrion If the Atrcrrcy Gcnero1 fl()pound c-ommcnced a citd actwn agains( a person coruiuctfrig octivit) within o Sia le in uiolatian of this Sltction that Stat ( may j()tr in middot~uch artmiddotnn but mamiddot riot institute o separate Otio~ arising from clu same oc(it1iiy undpoundr this sectwn

H(S) lothing ir thit SCctiori shall dcpritmiddotc o Stole of jurisdiction to tnfor~ middotu oum civil and criminal Jaw ogai~t (my pcnon who may also be subj~t to citJiJ and cnminal acrmiddoton under thu section 11

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SEC SJH PAYMENTS TO STATES ampcticn Jj of tM Act of Ftbnsary 2S 1920 ISO USC 19lJ i5

ar~ruled by adding the following at the end lhereorbull In d~termpoundn intJ ti~ amotmt a( payrnents to StJJies under thit section the O-(Uflt of iuch ~yrruntamp shaU rwi ~ reduced 1Y any administroshyliVc or other c08~ incurred by the Unied Siate3 SEC SI It REPORT

Tiu Sttretary hall $Ubmit arrnualy for S yearsmiddot afler enactment of this subtitle to the Congress a report containing appropriate inbull fonriation to (aciWate congressional monitoring of tll is subtitit Such report shall include bul not bt limited to--

I 1) thE number of acres leased and tht number of Leases issuedi competitiuely and noncompetitively

(2) the amounl of TtLJ1tniu recetued from bonus bids filing (tt3 rentals and royalties

(3) the amount of production from com~titiue and noncomshypetitilH kcta and

(~) bull~h otlur data and information a will facilitate-( A) an aaaanunt of tM onJhont oil and ga l~ing

yum ond (BJ a comporuon of thit ywum a nuised by lhil subtille

with t~ syatem in operalian prior to t~ enactm~nl of thu Jubtitk

SEC $111 LANO USE STUDY The National Academy of Scitncu and the Comptroller General

of the UnitlaquoJ Stata shall conduct a study of the mann~r in whch oil and gas 1T1Jource1 artmiddot consickred in the land use pfons developed by the ampcrTtary of the lnlerior in accordance with pruutsions oft he F~roi lAnd Poiicy and Ma~nwnt Act of 1976 (0 Slat 274J) ond t~ Slaquorttarmiddot of Agrtculturt in accordance wilh th~ Forni and Ra~land Re~wablc R-e8ou~ Plannirig Act of J97J (88 Stal 1s CH a~rukd by tlu National Foret Managemtnt Act of 1976

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(90 Stat 2949) and rttornmend any irnprouements that moy be nlaquomiddot essary to ensun that-

fl J potential oil and gw 1Tsourca are adequa tey addrt3ffd in plannif18 docunts

(2)othe socia economic and enuironmentol constqtuflJe3 ofoexploration arid cu11elopment of oil and g resources are detershymined and

(3)oany stipulalions to be applW to oil and g(lf_ leasts artoclearly identi(

SEC SIil LANDS vor SVBJECT TO OIL AND CIS LEASING The Act of February 25 1920 is amended by adding the folwwing

at the end them( lipoundC middot LANDS NOr SUBJECT TO OIL AND CAS LEASING Sec 4 3 added

(a) Prlt0Hrerr10N-The Secretary shall not issue any oil and gca lease under chis Act on any of the following Federal lands

lJ lands recommendltbulld for wilderness allocation by the surshyface mannging aguuy

tl) Lands within Bureau of Land Management wilde study areas

(3) lands designated by Congress aB wilderness study areas erc(pl where oil and gos leasrng is specifically allowed lo COnbull tinue by the statute des1gnat1r1g the study arro

4) lruis within areas allocated for wilderneSJ or further plan11ing 1n Erecutwe Communicatwn 1504 NiMty-Sirth Conbull gre rHouu Document numbered 96-119) unuss stJCh lands art allocated lo uses other than wilck by o land atld rvourlaquo management plan or haue been released to uses other than wilbull dernLSS by an act of C-Ongress

rb) Exnou r10N -ln t Case of any area of NatioMl FofP3t or public lands subject to this section nothing in this sectwn shall afeel any authority of the Secretary of thL Interior (or for Nolional Fore Lands reserwd from t public domain tht Secrttary of Agshyriculture) to iss pumits for exploratun for oil and gaJ by mrons not requiring constructwn of roads or imprornent of existing roads 1f such actiu1ty is conducted in a manntr compotbk with the presbull eruation of the willthrness enuirorunent SFC JIIJ SHORT TITLE

The Act of Feb-uary 25 190 is arMnckd by inserting after slaquobull s e c bull 4 4 add e d lion 43 th (ollowng new 1laquotioAmiddot SEC U SHORT TITLE

Thill Act may bf cited cu thL Minera Lmaing Act

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