RISEE Act of 2022

Section 902 of the National Oceans and Coastal Security Act (16 U.S.C. 7501) is amended— Section 902 of the National Oceans and Coastal Security Act (16 U.S.C. 7501) is amended—

(1) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following: by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following:

The term Indian tribe has the meaning given that term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).; and The term Indian tribe has the meaning given that term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).; and

(2) by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the following: by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the following:

The term tidal shoreline means the length of tidal shoreline or Great Lake shoreline based on the most recently available data from or accepted by the Office of Coast Survey of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The term tidal shoreline means the length of tidal shoreline or Great Lake shoreline based on the most recently available data from or accepted by the Office of Coast Survey of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Section 904 of the National Oceans and Coastal Security Act (16 U.S.C. 7503) is amended— Section 904 of the National Oceans and Coastal Security Act (16 U.S.C. 7503) is amended—

(1) in subsection (a), by inserting and manage after establish; in subsection (a), by inserting and manage after establish;

(2) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following: in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:

The Fund shall consist of such amounts as— The Fund shall consist of such amounts as—

(A) are deposited in the Fund under section 105(a)(2)(B) of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 1331 note; Public Law 109–432); are deposited in the Fund under subparagraph (C)(ii)(II) of section 8(p)(2) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337(p)(2)); and

(B) are deposited in the Fund under subparagraph (C)(ii)(I)(bb) of section 8(p)(2) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337(p)(2)); and are appropriated or otherwise made available for the Fund.;

(C) are appropriated or otherwise made available for the Fund.;

(3) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following: by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:

If $34,000,000 or less is deposited in, or appropriated or otherwise made available for, the Fund for a fiscal year, in that fiscal year— If $34,000,000 or less is deposited in, or appropriated or otherwise made available for, the Fund for a fiscal year, in that fiscal year—

(A) not more than 5 percent of such amounts may be used by the Administrator and the Foundation for administrative expenses to carry out this title; and not more than 5 percent of such amounts may be used by the Administrator and the Foundation for administrative expenses to carry out this title; and

(B) any remaining amounts shall be used only for the award of grants under section 906(c). any remaining amounts shall be used only for the award of grants under section 906(c).

If more than $34,000,000 is deposited in, or appropriated or otherwise made available for, the Fund for a fiscal year, in that fiscal year— If more than $34,000,000 is deposited in, or appropriated or otherwise made available for, the Fund for a fiscal year, in that fiscal year—

(A) not more than 5 percent of such amounts may be used by the Administrator and the Foundation for administrative expenses to carry out this title; not more than 5 percent of such amounts may be used by the Administrator and the Foundation for administrative expenses to carry out this title;

(B) not less than $34,000,000 shall be used for the award of grants under section 906(c); and not less than $34,000,000 shall be used for the award of grants under section 906(c); and

(C) of any amounts exceeding $34,000,000— of any amounts exceeding $34,000,000—

(i) not more than 75 percent may be used for the award of grants under section 906(b); and not more than 75 percent may be used for the award of grants under section 906(b); and

(ii) not more than 20 percent may be used for the award of grants under section 906(c). not more than 20 percent may be used for the award of grants under section 906(c).

The amounts referred to in paragraphs (1)(A) and (2)(A) shall be divided between the Administrator and the Foundation pursuant to an agreement reached and documented by both the Administrator and the Foundation.; and The amounts referred to in paragraphs (1)(A) and (2)(A) shall be divided between the Administrator and the Foundation pursuant to an agreement reached and documented by both the Administrator and the Foundation.; and

(4) in subsection (e)(2), by striking section 906(a)(1) and inserting section 906(a). in subsection (e)(2), by striking section 906(a)(1) and inserting section 906(a).

Section 905 of the National Oceans and Coastal Security Act (16 U.S.C. 7504) is amended to read as follows: Section 905 of the National Oceans and Coastal Security Act (16 U.S.C. 7504) is amended to read as follows:

Amounts in the Fund may be allocated by the Administrator under section 906(b) and the Foundation, in consultation with the Administrator, under section 906(c) to support programs and activities intended to improve understanding and use of ocean and coastal resources and coastal infrastructure. Amounts in the Fund may be allocated by the Administrator under section 906(b) and the Foundation, in consultation with the Administrator, under section 906(c) to support programs and activities intended to improve understanding and use of ocean and coastal resources and coastal infrastructure.

The programs and activities referred to in subsection (a) may include scientific research related to changing environmental conditions, ocean observing projects, efforts to enhance resiliency of infrastructure and communities (including project planning and design), habitat protection and restoration, monitoring and reducing damage to natural resources and marine life (including birds, marine mammals, and fish), and efforts to support sustainable seafood production carried out by States, local governments, Indian tribes, regional and interstate collaboratives (such as regional ocean partnerships), nongovernmental organizations, public-private partnerships, and academic institutions. The programs and activities referred to in subsection (a) may include scientific research related to changing environmental conditions, ocean observing projects, efforts to enhance resiliency of infrastructure and communities (including project planning and design), habitat protection and restoration, monitoring and reducing damage to natural resources and marine life (including birds, marine mammals, and fish), and efforts to support sustainable seafood production carried out by States, local governments, Indian tribes, regional and interstate collaboratives (such as regional ocean partnerships), nongovernmental organizations, public-private partnerships, and academic institutions.

No funds made available under this title may be used— No funds made available under this title may be used—

(1) to fund litigation against the Federal Government; or to fund litigation against the Federal Government; or

(2) to fund the creation of national marine monuments, marine protected areas, or marine spatial plans. to fund the creation of national marine monuments, marine protected areas, or marine spatial plans.

Section 906 of the National Oceans and Coastal Security Act (16 U.S.C. 7505) is amended— Section 906 of the National Oceans and Coastal Security Act (16 U.S.C. 7505) is amended—

(1) in subsection (a)— in subsection (a)—

(A) by striking paragraph (2); by striking paragraph (2);

(B) by striking (a) Administration of grants.— and all that follows through the following: and inserting the following: by striking (a) Administration of grants.— and all that follows through the following: and inserting the following:

Not later than 90 days after funds are deposited in the Fund and made available to the Administrator and the Foundation for administrative purposes, the Administrator and the Foundation shall establish the following:; Not later than 90 days after funds are deposited in the Fund and made available to the Administrator and the Foundation for administrative purposes, the Administrator and the Foundation shall establish the following:;

(C) in subparagraph (A), by striking such subsections and inserting this section; in subparagraph (A), by striking such subsections and inserting this section;

(D) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following: by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:

(B) Selection procedures and criteria for the awarding of grants under this section that require consultation with the Administrator and the Secretary of the Interior.; Selection procedures and criteria for the awarding of grants under this section that require consultation with the Administrator and the Secretary of the Interior.;

(E) in subparagraph (C), by striking clause (ii) and inserting the following: in subparagraph (C), by striking clause (ii) and inserting the following:

(ii) under subsection (c) to entities including States, local governments, Indian tribes, regional and interstate col­lab­or­a­tives (such as regional ocean partnerships), nongovernmental organizations, public-private partnerships, and academic institutions.; under subsection (c) to entities including States, local governments, Indian tribes, regional and interstate collaboratives (such as regional ocean partnerships), nongovernmental organizations, public-private partnerships, and academic institutions.;

(F) in subparagraph (D), by striking Performance accountability and monitoring and inserting Performance, accountability, and monitoring; in subparagraph (D), by striking Performance accountability and monitoring and inserting Performance, accountability, and monitoring;

(G) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (H) as paragraphs (1) through (8), respectively, and moving such paragraphs, as so redesignated, 2 ems to the left; and by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (H) as paragraphs (1) through (8), respectively, and moving such paragraphs, as so redesignated, 2 ems to the left; and

(H) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and moving such subparagraphs, as so redesignated, 2 ems to the left; in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and moving such subparagraphs, as so redesignated, 2 ems to the left;

(2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following: by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:

The Administrator shall award grants to coastal States as follows: The Administrator shall award grants to coastal States as follows:

(A) Seventy percent of available amounts shall be allocated equally among coastal States. 70 percent of available amounts shall be allocated equally among coastal States.

(B) Fifteen percent of available amounts shall be allocated on the basis of the ratio of tidal shoreline in a coastal State to the tidal shoreline of all coastal States. 15 percent of available amounts shall be allocated on the basis of the ratio of tidal shoreline in a coastal State to the tidal shoreline of all coastal States.

(C) Fifteen percent of available amounts shall be allocated on the basis of the ratio of population density of the coastal counties of a coastal State to the average population density of all coastal counties based on the most recent data available from the Bureau of the Census. 15 percent of available amounts shall be allocated on the basis of the ratio of population density of the coastal counties of a coastal State to the average population density of all coastal counties based on the most recent data available from the Bureau of the Census.

Notwithstanding paragraph (1), not more than 5 percent of the total funds distributed under this subsection may be allocated to any single coastal State. Any amount exceeding that limitation shall be redistributed equally among the remaining coastal States. Notwithstanding paragraph (1), not more than 5 percent of the total funds distributed under this subsection may be allocated to any single coastal State. Any amount exceeding that limitation shall be redistributed equally among the remaining coastal States.

Each entity seeking to receive a grant under this subsection is encouraged, but not required, to demonstrate that funds of any amount are available from non-Federal sources to supplement the amount of the grant.; and Each entity seeking to receive a grant under this subsection is encouraged, but not required, to demonstrate that funds of any amount are available from non-Federal sources to supplement the amount of the grant.; and

(3) in subsection (c)— in subsection (c)—

(A) in paragraph (1), by striking The Administrator and the Foundation and inserting The Foundation, in consultation with the Administrator,; and in paragraph (1), by striking The Administrator and the Foundation and inserting The Foundation, in consultation with the Administrator,; and

(B) by adding at the end the following: by adding at the end the following:

The amount of a grant awarded under this subsection shall not count toward the limitation under subsection (b)(2) on funding to coastal States through grants awarded under subsection (b). The amount of a grant awarded under this subsection shall not count toward the limitation under subsection (b)(2) on funding to coastal States through grants awarded under subsection (b).

Section 907(a) of the National Oceans and Coastal Security Act (16 U.S.C. 7506(a)) is amended by striking Subject to and all that follows through the Foundation and inserting the following: Not later than 60 days after the end of each fiscal year, the Administrator and the Foundation. Section 907(a) of the National Oceans and Coastal Security Act (16 U.S.C. 7506(a)) is amended by striking Subject to and all that follows through the Foundation and inserting the following: Not later than 60 days after the end of each fiscal year, the Administrator and the Foundation.

Section 908 of the National Oceans and Coastal Security Act (16 U.S.C. 7507) is repealed. Section 908 of the National Oceans and Coastal Security Act (16 U.S.C. 7507) is repealed.

Section 8(p)(2) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337(p)(2)) is amended— Section 8(p)(2) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337(p)(2)) is amended—

(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking (A) The Secretary and inserting the following: in subparagraph (A), by striking (A) The Secretary and inserting the following:

Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), the Secretary; Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), the Secretary;

(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking (B) The Secretary and inserting the following: in subparagraph (B), by striking (B) The Secretary and inserting the following:

The Secretary; and The Secretary; and

(3) by adding at the end the following: by adding at the end the following:

In this subparagraph: In this subparagraph:

The term covered offshore wind project means a wind-powered electric generation project in a wind energy area on the outer Continental Shelf that is not wholly or partially located within an area subject to subparagraph (B). The term covered offshore wind project means a wind-powered electric generation project in a lease area on the outer Continental Shelf that is not wholly or partially located within an area subject to subparagraph (B).

The term eligible State means a State a point on the coastline of which is located within 75 miles of the geographic center of the covered offshore wind project. The term eligible State means a State a point on the coastline of which is located within 75 miles of the geographic center of a lease tract lying wholly or partly within the area of the applicable covered offshore wind project.

Of the operating fees, rentals, bonuses, royalties, and other payments that are paid to the Secretary under subparagraph (A) from covered offshore wind projects—

(aa) 12.5 percent shall be deposited in the Treasury and credited to miscellaneous receipts;

(bb) 37.5 percent shall be deposited in the National Oceans and Coastal Security Fund established under section 904(a) of the National Oceans and Coastal Security Act (16 U.S.C. 7503(a)); and

(cc) 50 percent shall be deposited in a special account in the Treasury, from which the Secretary, subject to subclause (II), shall disburse to each eligible State an amount (based on a formula established by the Secretary of the Interior by rulemaking not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the Reinvesting In Shoreline Economies and Ecosystems Act of 2021) that is inversely proportional to the respective distances between—

(AA) the point on the coastline of each eligible State that is closest to the geographic center of the applicable leased tract; and

(BB) the geographic center of the leased tract.

The amount allocated to an eligible State each fiscal year under item (cc) of subclause (I) shall be at least 10 percent of the amounts available under that item.

The amounts required to be deposited under item (cc) of clause (ii)(I) for the applicable fiscal year shall be made available in accordance with that item during the fiscal year immediately following the applicable fiscal year. The amounts required to be deposited under subclause (III) of clause (ii) for the applicable fiscal year shall be made available in accordance with that item during the fiscal year immediately following the applicable fiscal year.

Subject to subclause (II), each State shall use all amounts received under clause (ii)(I)(cc) in accordance with all applicable Federal and State laws, only for 1 or more of the following purposes: Subject to subclause (II), each State shall use all amounts received under clause (ii)(III) in accordance with all applicable Federal and State laws, only for 1 or more of the following purposes:

(aa) Projects and activities for the purposes of coastal protection, including conservation, coastal restoration, hurricane protection, and infrastructure directly affected by coastal wetland losses. Projects and activities for the purposes of coastal protection, including conservation, coastal restoration, hurricane protection, and infrastructure directly affected by coastal wetland losses.

(bb) Mitigation of damage to fish, wildlife, or natural resources, including through fisheries science and research. Mitigation of damage to fish, wildlife, or natural resources, including through fisheries science and research.

(cc) Implementation of a federally approved marine, coastal, or comprehensive conservation management plan. Implementation of a federally approved marine, coastal, or comprehensive conservation management plan.

(dd) Mitigation of the impact of outer Continental Shelf activities through the funding of onshore infrastructure projects. Mitigation of the impact of outer Continental Shelf activities through the funding of onshore infrastructure projects, on the condition that the projects are not primarily for entertainment purposes.

(ee) Planning assistance and the administrative costs of complying with this section. Planning assistance and the administrative costs of complying with this section.

Of the amounts received by a State under clause (ii)(I)(cc), not more than 3 percent shall be used for the purposes described in subclause (I)(ee). Of the amounts received by a State under clause (ii)(III), not more than 3 percent shall be used for the purposes described in subclause (I)(ee).

Subject to clause (vi)(III), amounts made available under clause (ii)(I) shall— Subject to clause (vi)(III), amounts made available under clause (ii) shall—

(I) be made available, without further appropriation, in accordance with this paragraph; be made available, without further appropriation, in accordance with this paragraph;

(II) remain available until expended; and remain available until expended; and

(III) be in addition to any amount appropriated under any other Act. be in addition to any amount appropriated under any other Act.

Not later than 180 days after the end of each fiscal year, the Governor of each eligible State that receives amounts under clause (ii)(I)(cc) for the applicable fiscal year shall submit to the Secretary a report that describes the use of the amounts by the eligible State during the period covered by the report.

On receipt of a report under subclause (I), the Secretary shall make the report available to the public on the website of the Department of the Interior.

If the Governor of an eligible State that receives amounts under clause (ii)(I)(cc) for the applicable fiscal year fails to submit the report required under subclause (I) by the deadline specified in that subclause, any amounts that would otherwise be provided to the eligible State under clause (ii)(I)(cc) for the succeeding fiscal year shall be deposited in the National Oceans and Coastal Security Fund established under section 904(a) of the National Oceans and Coastal Security Act (16 U.S.C. 7503(a)).

Section 255(g)(1)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 905(g)(1)(A)) is amended by inserting after Payments to Social Security Trust Funds (28–0404–0–1–651). the following: Payments to States pursuant to subparagraph (C)(ii)(I)(cc) of section 8(p)(2) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337(p)(2)).

The amendment made by this subsection shall apply to any sequestration order issued under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900 et seq.) on or after the date of enactment of this Act.

Section 102(9)(A) of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 1331 note; Public Law 109–432) is amended—

(1) in clause (i)(II), by striking and after the semicolon; and

(2) by striking clause (ii) and inserting the following:

(ii) with respect to amounts disbursed under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 105(a)(2)—

(I) in the case of each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021, all rentals, royalties, bonus bids, and other sums due and payable to the United States received on or after October 1, 2016, from leases entered into on or after December 20, 2006, for—

(aa) the 181 Area;

(bb) the 181 South Area; and

(cc) the 2002–2007 planning area; and

(II) in the case of fiscal year 2022 and each fiscal year thereafter, all rentals, royalties, bonus bids, and other sums due and payable to the United States received on or after October 1, 2021, from leases entered into on or after October 1, 2000, for—

(aa) the 181 Area;

(bb) the 181 South Area; and

(cc) the 2002–2007 planning area; and

(iii) with respect to amounts disbursed under section 105(a)(2)(C), in the case of fiscal year 2017 and each fiscal year thereafter, all rentals, royalties, bonus bids, and other sums due and payable to the United States received on or after October 1, 2016, from leases entered into on or after December 20, 2006, for—

(I) the 181 Area;

(II) the 181 South Area; and

(III) the 2002–2007 planning area.

Section 105(a) of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 1331 note; Public Law 109–432) is amended—

(A) in paragraph (1), by striking 50 and inserting 25; and

(B) in paragraph (2)—

(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 50 and inserting 75;

(ii) in subparagraph (A)—

(I) by striking 75 percent and inserting 2/3; and

(II) by striking and after the semicolon;

(iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 25 percent and inserting 1/6;

(iv) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); and

(v) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:

(B) 1/6 to the National Oceans and Coastal Security Fund established under section 904(a) of the National Oceans and Coastal Security Act (16 U.S.C. 7503(a)).

Section 200304(b) of title 54, United States Code, is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 105(a)(2)(B) and inserting 105(a)(2)(C).

Section 105(f) of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 1331 note; Public Law 109–432) is amended— Section 105(f) of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 1331 note; Public Law 109–432) is amended—

(1) in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraphs (A) through (C) and inserting the following: in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraphs (A) through (C) and inserting the following:

(A) $500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2019; and $500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2019; and

(B) $650,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 and 2021.; $650,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2022.; and

(2) in paragraph (2), by striking 2055 and inserting 2021; and in paragraph (2), by striking 2055 and inserting 2022.

(3) in paragraph (3), by striking and (B) and inserting, (B), and (C).

Section 255(g)(1)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 905(g)(1)(A)) is amended by inserting after Payments to Social Security Trust Funds (28–0404–0–1–651). the following: Payments to States pursuant to section 105(a)(2)(A) of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–432; 43 U.S.C. 1331 note) (014–5535–0–2–302).

The amendment made by this subsection shall apply to any sequestration order issued under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900 et seq.) on or after the date of enactment of this Act.

Of the operating fees, rentals, bonuses, royalties, and other payments that are paid to the Secretary under subparagraph (A) from covered offshore wind projects carried out under a lease entered into on or after January 1, 2022—

(I) 50 percent shall be deposited in the Treasury and credited to miscellaneous receipts;

(II) 12.5 percent shall be deposited in the National Oceans and Coastal Security Fund established under section 904(a) of the National Oceans and Coastal Security Act (16 U.S.C. 7503(a)); and

(III) 37.5 percent shall be deposited in a special account in the Treasury, from which the Secretary shall disburse to each eligible State an amount (based on a formula established by the Secretary of the Interior by rulemaking not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the Reinvesting in Shoreline Economies and Ecosystems Act of 2022) that is inversely proportional to the respective distances between—

(aa) the point on the coastline of each eligible State that is closest to the geographic center of the applicable leased tract; and

(bb) the geographic center of the leased tract.

Beginning with fiscal year 2023, not later than 180 days after the end of each fiscal year, each eligible State that receives amounts under clause (ii)(III) for the applicable fiscal year shall submit to the Secretary a report that describes the use of the amounts by the eligible State during the period covered by the report.

On receipt of a report under subclause (I), the Secretary shall make the report available to the public on the website of the Department of the Interior.

If an eligible State that receives amounts under clause (ii)(III) for the applicable fiscal year fails to submit the report required under subclause (I) by the deadline specified in that subclause, any amounts that would otherwise be provided to the eligible State under clause (ii)(III) for the succeeding fiscal year shall be withheld for the succeeding fiscal year until the date on which the report is submitted.

Each report required under subclause (I) shall include, for each project funded in whole or in part using amounts received under clause (ii)(III)—

(aa) the name and description of the project;

(bb) the amount received under clause (ii)(III) that is allocated to the project; and

(cc) a description of how each project is consistent with the authorized uses under clause (iv)(I).

Nothing in this clause—

(aa) requires or provides authority for the Secretary to delay, modify, or withhold payment under clause (ii)(III), other than for failure to submit a report as required under this clause;

(bb) requires or provides authority for the Secretary to review or approve uses of funds reported under this clause;

(cc) requires or provides authority for the Secretary to approve individual projects that receive funds reported under this clause;

(dd) requires an eligible State to obtain the approval of, or review by, the Secretary prior to spending funds disbursed under clause (ii)(III);

(ee) requires or provides authority for the Secretary to issue guidance relating to the contents of, or to determine the completeness of, the report required under this clause;

(ff) requires an eligible State to obligate or expend funds by a certain date; or

(gg) requires or provides authority for the Secretary to request an eligible State to return unobligated funds.

Section 105(d)(1)(D) of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 1331 note; Public Law 109–432) is amended by inserting, on the condition that the projects are not primarily for entertainment purposes after infrastructure projects.

Section 105(e) of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 1331 note; Public Law 109–432) is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking Amounts and inserting Subject to subsection (g)(3), amounts.

Section 105 of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 1331 note; Public Law 109–432) is amended by adding at the end the following:

Beginning with fiscal year 2023, not later than 180 days after the end of each fiscal year, each Gulf producing State that receives amounts under subsection (a)(2)(A) for the applicable fiscal year shall submit to the Secretary a report that describes the use of the amounts by the Gulf producing State during the period covered by the report.

On receipt of a report under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall make the report available to the public on the website of the Department of the Interior.

If a Gulf producing State that receives amounts under subsection (a)(2)(A) for the applicable fiscal year fails to submit the report required under paragraph (1) by the deadline specified in that paragraph, any amounts that would otherwise be provided to the Gulf producing State under subsection (a)(2)(A) for the succeeding fiscal year shall be withheld for the succeeding fiscal year until the date on which the report is submitted.

Each report required under paragraph (1) shall include, for each project funded in whole or in part using amounts received under subsection (a)(2)(A)—

(A) the name and description of the project;

(B) the amount received under subsection (a)(2)(A) that is allocated to the project; and

(C) a description of how each project is consistent with the authorized uses under subsection (d)(1).

Nothing in this clause—

(A) requires or provides authority for the Secretary to delay, modify, or withhold payment under subsection (a)(2)(A), other than for failure to submit a report as required under this subsection;

(B) requires or provides authority for the Secretary to review or approve uses of funds reported under this subsection;

(C) requires or provides authority for the Secretary to approve individual projects that receive funds reported under this subsection;

(D) requires a Gulf producing State to obtain the approval of, or review by, the Secretary prior to spending funds disbursed under subsection (a)(2)(A);

(E) requires or provides authority for the Secretary to issue guidance relating to the contents of, or to determine the completeness of, the report required under this subsection;

(F) requires a Gulf producing State to obligate or expend funds by a certain date; or

(G) requires or provides authority for the Secretary to request a Gulf producing State to return unobligated funds.

Section 35 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 191) is amended—

(1) in subsection (a), in the first sentence, by striking and, subject to the provisions of subsection (b),;

(2) by striking subsection (b);

(3) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (b) and (c), respectively;

(4) in paragraph (3)(B)(ii) of subsection (b) (as so redesignated), by striking subsection (d) and inserting subsection (c); and

(5) in paragraph (3)(A)(ii) of subsection (c) (as so redesignated), by striking subsection (c)(2)(B) and inserting subsection (b)(2)(B).

(1) Section 6(a) of the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands (30 U.S.C. 355(a)) is amended—

(A) in the first sentence, by striking Subject to the provisions of section 35(b) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 191(b)), all and inserting All; and

(B) in the second sentence, by striking of the Act of February 25, 1920 (41 Stat. 450; 30 U.S.C. 191), and inserting of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 191).

(2) Section 20(a) of the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 1019(a)) is amended, in the second sentence of the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking the provisions of subsection (b) of section 35 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 191(b)) and section 5(a)(2) of this Act and inserting section 5(a)(2).

(3) Section 205(f) of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 1735(f)) is amended—

(A) in the first sentence, by striking this Section and inserting this section; and

(B) by striking the fourth, fifth, and sixth sentences.