H.R. 6763House115th Congress (2017-2019)In Committee

Domestic Offshore Energy Reinvestment Act of 2018

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The Domestic Offshore Energy Reinvestment Act of 2018 changes how money from offshore oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico is shared with Gulf states and coastal localities. It lowers some of the existing revenue‑share percentages, raises others, and expands the types of projects that states can fund with those revenues, including ecosystem restoration, hurricane protection, and flood‑damage prevention. The bill mainly affects Gulf‑producing states and their coastal political subdivisions.

Key Provisions

Reduces the primary revenue‑share percentage from 50% to 37.5% and adjusts other related percentages (e.g., increasing one share to 62.5%, raising another to 80%, and lowering a different share to 20%).
Adds a new allowed use (category “F”) for the funds: planning, engineering, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of projects specifically authorized for ecosystem restoration, hurricane protection, or flood‑damage prevention.
Sets a spending limit that no more than 3% of a state's received amount can be used for the existing purpose (paragraph 1(E)), and requires at least 25% of the funds to be used for the new category (F), applied proportionally to federal and non‑federal shares.
Reorganizes Section 105(f) by removing its first paragraph and renumbering the remaining paragraphs.

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee

September 17, 2018

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Introduced in House

September 10, 2018

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Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Natural Resources Committee

September 10, 2018

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee

September 17, 2018

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Introduced in HouseIssued September 10, 2018

115th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 6763

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 10, 2018

Mr. Graves of Louisiana introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

A BILL

To amend the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006, and for other purposes.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Domestic Offshore Energy Reinvestment Act of 2018.

Amendments to the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006

(a)

In general

Section 105(a) of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 1331 note) is amended—

(1)

in paragraph (1), by striking 50 and inserting 37.5; and

(2)

in paragraph (2)—

(A)

in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 50 and inserting 62.5;

(B)

in subparagraph (A), by striking 75 and inserting 80; and

(C)

in subparagraph (B), by striking 25 and inserting 20.

(b)

In general

Section 105(d) of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 1331 note) is amended—

(1)

in paragraph (1) by inserting after subparagraph (E):

(F)

Planning, engineering, design, construction, operations, and maintenance of one or more projects that are specifically authorized by any other act for ecosystem restoration, hurricane protection or flood damage prevention.

; and

(2)

in paragraph (2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting:

(2)

Limitation

Of the amounts received by a Gulf producing State or Coastal political subdivision under subsection (b)—

(A)

not more than 3 percent may be used for the purposes described in paragraph (1)(E); and

(B)

not less than 25 percent may be used for the purposes described in paragraph (1)(F), and shall be applied proportionally to the applicable Federal and non-Federal share pursuant to such specific project authorization.

(c)

In general

Section 105(f) of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 1331 note) is amended by—

(1)

striking paragraph (1); and

(2)

redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (1) and (2).