License to Drill Act

Today's wording of each part of the law, with what was struck out and added. Each change also gives the bill's own instruction, word for word.

1. 30 U.S.C. 191(d)(1)changedby H.R. 7831 Sec. 2(1)

   (1) In general. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for each of fiscal years 2016 through 20262037, the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, shall collect a fee for each new application for a permit to drill that is submitted to the Secretary.

   The bill says: in paragraph (1), by striking "2026" and inserting "2037";

   Bill text · Current law (30 U.S.C. 191)

2. 30 U.S.C. 191(d)(3)changedby H.R. 7831 Sec. 2(2)

   (3) Use. Of the fees collected under this subsection for a fiscal year, theThe Secretary shall transfer— (A) for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2019— (i) 15 percent to the field offices that collected the fees and used to process protests, leases, and permits under this chapter, subject to appropriation; and (ii) 85 percent to the BLM Permit Processing Improvement Fund established under subsection (c)(2)(B) (referred to in this subsection as the "Fund"); and (B) for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2026, all of the fees to the Fund.

   The bill says: by striking "Of the fees collected under this subsection for a fiscal year, the" and inserting "The"; and

   Bill text · Current law (30 U.S.C. 191)

3. 30 U.S.C. 191(d)(3)changedby H.R. 7831 Sec. 2(2)

   (3) Use. Of the fees collected under this subsection for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall transfer—transfer, for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2037, all of the fees collected under this subsection for each such fiscal year to the BLM Permit Processing Improvement Fund (A) for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2019— (i) 15 percent to the field offices that collected the fees and used to process protests, leases, and permits under this chapter, subject to appropriation; and (ii) 85 percent to the BLM…

   The bill says: by striking "transfer—" and all that follows through "the Fund" and inserting "transfer, for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2037, all of the fees collected under this subsection for each such fiscal year to the BLM Permit Processing Improvement Fund"; and

   Bill text · Current law (30 U.S.C. 191)

4. 30 U.S.C. 191(d)(4)changedby H.R. 7831 Sec. 2(3)

   (4) Additional costs. During each of fiscal years of 2016 through 20262037, the Secretary shall not implement a rulemaking that would enable an increase in fees to recover additional costs related to processing applications for permits to drill.

   The bill says: in paragraph (4), by striking "2026" and inserting "2037".

   Bill text · Current law (30 U.S.C. 191)

From the bill's official text on GovInfo and the U.S. Code, 2024 edition, which may not yet show changes made since.