S.Amdt. 5091

1. Adds SEC. __. SEAWARD BOUNDARY EXTENSION at the end of the bill

   Adds a section

   In S. 3268 · Placed on Calendar Senate

   (b) Report.--If the Commission decides not to use the procedures described in subsection (a) in a specific instance, not later than 30 days after the date of the decision, the Commission shall submit to Congress a detailed report that describes in each instance the reasons for not using the procedures.

   Inserted: SEC. __. SEAWARD BOUNDARY EXTENSION.

   Inserted: (a) In General.--Title II of the Submerged Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1311 et seq.) is amended--

   Inserted: (1) by redesignating section 11 as section 12; and

   Inserted: (2) by inserting after section 10 the following:

   Inserted: "SEC. 11. EXTENSION OF SEAWARD BOUNDARIES OF THE STATES OF LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI, AND ALABAMA.

   Inserted: "(a) Definitions.--In this section:

   Inserted: "(1) Existing interest.--The term 'existing interest' means any lease, easement, right-of-use, or right-of-way on, or for any natural resource or minerals underlying, the expanded submerged land that is in existence on the date of the conveyance of the expanded submerged land to the State under subsection (b)(1).

   Inserted: "(2) Expanded seaward boundary.--The term 'expanded seaward boundary' means the seaward boundary of the State that is 3 marine leagues seaward of the coast line of the State as of the day before the date of enactment of this section.

   Inserted: "(3) Expanded submerged land.--The term 'expanded submerged land' means the area of the outer Continental Shelf that is located between 3 geographical miles and 3 marine leagues seaward of the coast line of the State as of the day before the date of enactment of this section.

   Inserted: "(4) Interest owner.--The term 'interest owner' means any person that owns or holds an existing interest in the expanded submerged land or portion of an existing interest in the expanded submerged land.

   Inserted: "(5) Secretary.--The term 'Secretary' means the Secretary of the Interior.

   Inserted: "(6) State.--The term 'State' means each of the States of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama.

   Show 10 more inserted paragraphsShow less

   Inserted: "(b) Conveyance of Expanded Submerged Land.--

   Inserted: "(1) In general.--If a State demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the conditions described in paragraph (2) will be met, the Secretary shall, subject to valid existing rights and subsection (c), convey to the State the interest of the United States in the expanded submerged land of the State.

   Inserted: "(2) Conditions.--A conveyance under paragraph (1) shall be subject to the condition that--

   Inserted: "(A) on conveyance of the interest of the United States in the expanded submerged land to the State under paragraph (1)--

   Inserted: "(i) the Governor of the State (or a delegate of the Governor) shall exercise the powers and duties of the Secretary under the terms of any existing interest, subject to the requirement that the State and the officers of the State may not exercise the powers to impose any burden or requirement on any interest owner that is more onerous or strict than the burdens or requirements imposed under applicable Federal law (including regulations) on owners or holders of the same type of lease, easement, right-of-use, or right-of-way on the outer Continental Shelf seaward of the expanded submerged land; and

   Inserted: "(ii) the State shall not impose any administrative or judicial penalty or sanction on any interest owner that is more severe than the penalty or sanction under Federal law (including regulations) applicable to owners or holders of leases, easements, rights-of-use, or rights-of-way on the outer Continental Shelf seaward of the expanded submerged lands for the same act, omission, or violation;

   Inserted: "(B) not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this section--

   Inserted: "(i) the State shall enact laws or promulgate regulations with respect to the environmental protection, safety, and operations of any platform pipeline in existence on the date of conveyance to the State under paragraph (1) that is affixed to or above the expanded submerged land that impose the same requirements as Federal law (including regulations) applicable to a platform pipeline on the outer Continental Shelf seaward of the expanded submerged land; and

   Inserted: "(ii) the State shall enact laws or promulgate regulations for determining the value of oil, gas, or other mineral production from existing interests for royalty purposes that establish the same requirements as the requirements under Federal law (including regulations) applicable to Federal leases for the same minerals on the outer Continental Shelf seaward of the expanded submerged land; and

   Inserted: "(C) the State laws and regulations enacted or promulgated under subparagraph (B) shall provide that if Federal law (including regulations) applicable to leases, easements, rights-of-use, or rights-of-way on the outer Continental Shelf seaward of the expanded submerged land are modified after the date on

   Original wording

   At the end, add the following:

Read automatically from the Congressional Record. Check the original before relying on it.

As printed