Domestic Offshore Energy Reinvestment Act of 2018

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6771 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6771

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 12, 2018

 Mr. Graves of Louisiana (for himself, Mr. Richmond, Mr. Scalise, Mr. 
 Weber of Texas, Mr. Johnson of Louisiana, Mr. Abraham, Mr. Higgins of 
  Louisiana, Mr. Byrne, and Mr. Babin) introduced the following bill; 
        which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


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

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

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

SEC. 2. 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) Limitations on Authorized Uses.--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 adding at the end the following:
                    ``(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) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
            ``(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) Repeal of Limitation.--Section 105(f) of the Gulf of Mexico 
Energy Security Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 1331 note) is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (1); and
            (2) redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (1) 
        and (2), respectively.
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