S.Amdt. 5336
What it does: Adds SEC. 40008. ACTIONS BY NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE TO INCREASE ENERGY PRODUCTION at the end of title IV
Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT)What it changes
1 change to H.R. 5376 · shown in the bill's text
Adds SEC. 40008. ACTIONS BY NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE TO INCREASE ENERGY PRODUCTION at the end of title IV
Adds a sectionIn H.R. 5376 · Placed on Calendar Senate
(b) Appropriation.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is hereby appropriated to the Secretary of the Treasury for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $25,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2030, to carry out the amendments made by subsection (a).
Inserted: SEC. 40008. ACTIONS BY NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE TO INCREASE ENERGY PRODUCTION.
Inserted: (a) In General.--The National Marine Fisheries Service shall--
Inserted: (1) immediately upon the enactment of this Act, take action to address the outstanding backlog of letters of authorization from Federal oil and gas lessees to develop their Federal leases;
Inserted: (2) not later than 45 days after such date of enactment, issue an interim rule that allows the Service to approve outstanding and future applications for letters of authorization consistent with the Service's permitting activities that existed before the issuance, on January 21, 2021, of the final rule relating to taking marine mammals incidental to geophysical surveys related to oil and gas activities in the Gulf of Mexico (86 Fed. Reg. 5322); and
Inserted: (3) on and after such date of enactment, prioritize the consideration of applications for letters of authorization that would likely lead to immediate energy production.
Inserted: (b) Funding.--Of amounts appropriated by section 40001, there are available to the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration such amounts as are necessary to carry out subsection (a).
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At the end of title IV, add the following:
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SA 5336. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 5376, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of title IV, add the following:
SEC. 40008. ACTIONS BY NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE TO INCREASE ENERGY PRODUCTION.
(a) In General.--The National Marine Fisheries Service shall--
(1) immediately upon the enactment of this Act, take action to address the outstanding backlog of letters of authorization from Federal oil and gas lessees to develop their Federal leases;
(2) not later than 45 days after such date of enactment, issue an interim rule that allows the Service to approve outstanding and future applications for letters of authorization consistent with the Service's permitting activities that existed before the issuance, on January 21, 2021, of the final rule relating to taking marine mammals incidental to geophysical surveys related to oil and gas activities in the Gulf of Mexico (86 Fed. Reg. 5322); and
(3) on and after such date of enactment, prioritize the consideration of applications for letters of authorization that would likely lead to immediate energy production.
(b) Funding.--Of amounts appropriated by section 40001, there are available to the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration such amounts as are necessary to carry out subsection (a).
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Senate amendment submitted
August 6, 2022