Sec. 422. Inspection fee
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Section 108 of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 ( 30 U.S.C. 1718 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: The designated operator under each oil and gas lease on Federal or Indian lands, or each unit and communitization agreement that includes one or more such Federal or Indian leases, that is subject to inspection under subsection
(b)and that is in force at the start of fiscal year 2017, shall pay a nonrefundable inspection fee in an amount that, except as provided in paragraph (2), is established by the Secretary by regulation and is sufficient to recover the full costs incurred by the United States for inspection and enforcement with respect to such leases. Until the effective date of regulations under paragraph (1), the amount of the fee shall be— $700 for each lease or unit or communitization agreement with no active or inactive wells, but with surface use, disturbance or reclamation; $1,225 for each lease or unit or communitization agreement with 1 to 10 wells, with any combination of active or inactive wells; $4,900 for each lease or unit or communitization agreement with 11 to 50 wells, with any combination of active or inactive wells; and $9,800 for each lease or unit or communitization agreement with more than 50 wells, with any combination of active or inactive wells. Payment of the fee under this section shall be due not later than 30 days after the Secretary provides notice of the assessment of the fee. If the designated operator fails to pay the full amount of the fee as prescribed in this section, the Secretary may, in addition to utilizing any other applicable enforcement authority, assess civil penalties against the operator under section 109 in the same manner as if this section were a mineral leasing law. . The Secretary of the Interior shall assess the fee under the amendment made by subsection
(a)for fiscal year 2018, and provide notice of such assessment to each designated operator who is liable for such fee, by not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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