Sec. 2. Creation of a helium-leasing program
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The first section of the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 181 ) is amended— in the first sentence, by inserting helium or other before gas each place it appears; and by striking the flush text that follows the last undesignated subsection. The Mineral Leasing Act is amended by inserting after section 37 ( 30 U.S.C. 193 ) the following: Except as otherwise provided in this section, the Secretary of the Interior may conduct a program of leasing Federal land for helium exploration, development, and production, in substantially the same manner, and under substantially the same terms and conditions, as the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to lease Federal land for oil and gas exploration, development, and production under this Act.
Any lease issued under this Act that authorizes exploration for, or development or production of, gas shall be considered to grant to the lessee a right of first refusal to engage in exploration for, and development and production of, helium on land that is subject to the lease in accordance with regulations issued by the Secretary of the Interior. Notwithstanding any other law, the Secretary of the Interior shall collect a single $5,000 permit processing fee per application from each applicant at the time the final decision is made whether to issue a permit to drill under a helium lease issued under this section.
The Secretary of the Interior shall not collect the fee described in paragraph
(1)for any resubmitted application. Of all fees collected under this subsection, 50 percent shall be— transferred to the field office for the area in which the fees are collected; and used to process protests, leases, and permits under this Act, subject to appropriations. . The Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands ( 30 U.S.C. 351 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: Any lease issued under this Act that authorizes exploration for, or development or production of, gas shall be considered to grant to the lessee a right of first refusal to engage in exploration for, and development and production of, helium on land that is subject to the lease in accordance with regulations issued by the Secretary. .
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