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§ 191. Disposition of moneys received
(a) In general
(b) Deduction for administrative costs
(c) Rentals received on or after August 8, 2005
(1) Notwithstanding the first sentence of subsection (a), any rentals received from leases in any State (other than the State of Alaska) on or after August 8, 2005, shall be deposited in the Treasury, to be allocated in accordance with paragraph (2).
(2) Of the amounts deposited in the Treasury under paragraph (1)—
(A) 50 percent shall be paid by the Secretary of the Treasury to the State within the boundaries of which the leased land is located or the deposits were derived; and
(B) 50 percent shall be deposited in a special fund in the Treasury, to be known as the “BLM Permit Processing Improvement Fund” (referred to in this subsection as the “Fund”).
(3)Use of fund.—
(A)In general.—The Fund shall be available to the Secretary of the Interior for expenditure, without further appropriation and without fiscal year limitation, for the coordination and processing of oil and gas use authorizations on onshore Federal and Indian trust mineral estate land.
(B)Accounts.—The Secretary shall divide the Fund into—
(i) a Rental Account (referred to in this subsection as the “Rental Account”) comprised of rental receipts collected under this section; and
(ii) a Fee Account (referred to in this subsection as the “Fee Account”) comprised of fees collected under subsection (d).
(4)Rental account.—
(A)In general.—The Secretary shall use the Rental Account for—
(i) the coordination and processing of oil and gas use authorizations on onshore Federal and Indian trust mineral estate land under the jurisdiction of the Project offices identified under section 15924(d) of title 42; and
(ii) training programs for development of expertise related to coordinating and processing oil and gas use authorizations.
(B)Allocation.—In determining the allocation of the Rental Account among Project offices for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall consider—
(i) the number of applications for permit to drill received in a Project office during the previous fiscal year;
(ii) the backlog of applications described in clause (i) in a Project office;
(iii) publicly available industry forecasts for development of oil and gas resources under the jurisdiction of a Project office; and
(iv) any opportunities for partnership with local industry organizations and educational institutions in developing training programs to facilitate the coordination and processing of oil and gas use authorizations.
(5)Fee account.—
(A)In general.—The Secretary shall use the Fee Account for the coordination and processing of oil and gas use authorizations on onshore Federal and Indian trust mineral estate land.
(B)Allocation.—The Secretary shall transfer not less than 75 percent of the revenues collected by an office for the processing of applications for permits to the State office of the State in which the fees were collected.
(d) BLM oil and gas permit processing fee
(1) In general
(2) Amount
(3) UseOf the fees collected under this subsection for a fiscal year, the 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.
(4) Additional costs
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