Gulf Conservation and Recreation Funding Act

I 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 2131 To amend the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 to require payments to Gulf producing States and their coastal political subdivisions to compensate for reductions in other payments under that Act resulting from the moratorium on new oil and natural gas leases in offshore waters under Executive Order 14008 of January 27, 2021. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MARCH 23, 2021 Mr. CARL (for himself, Mr. NEHLS, Mr. KELLY of Mississippi, Mr. PALAZZO, Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. GUEST, and Mr. SCALISE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com- mittee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 to require payments to Gulf producing States and their coastal political subdivisions to compensate for reductions in other payments under that Act resulting from the moratorium on new oil and natural gas leases in offshore waters under Executive Order 14008 of January 27, 2021. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:01 May 20, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2131.IH H2131 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 2131 IH SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 1 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Gulf Conservation and 2 Recreation Funding Act’’. 3 SEC. 2. PAYMENTS TO GULF PRODUCING STATES AND 4 COASTAL POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS TO COM- 5 PENSATE FOR REDUCTIONS IN PAYMENTS 6 RESULTING FROM MORATORIUM ON NEW 7 OFFSHORE OIL AND NATURAL GAS LEASES. 8 Section 105(b) of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security 9 Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 1331 note) is amended by adding 10 at the end the following: 11 ‘‘(4) PAYMENTS TO GULF PRODUCING STATES 12 TO COMPENSATE FOR REDUCTIONS IN OTHER PAY- 13 MENTS RESULTING FROM MORATORIUM ON NEW 14 LEASES.—In addition to the other payments re- 15 quired by this subsection, during the effective period 16 of the moratorium on new oil and natural gas leases 17 in offshore waters under Executive Order 14008 of 18 January 27, 2021, the Secretary shall pay to each 19 Gulf producing State and each coastal political sub- 20 division each fiscal year an amount equal to the dif- 21 ference between the amount of such other payments 22 for the fiscal year to the State or subdivision, re- 23 spectively, and the average annual amount of such 24 other payments to the State or subdivision, respec- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:01 May 20, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2131.IH H2131 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 2131 IH tively, for fiscal years after fiscal year 2017 and up 1 to fiscal year 2020.’’. 2 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:01 May 20, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H2131.IH H2131 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS