Sec. 120.
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The designated operator under each oil and gas lease on Federal or Indian lands, or under each unit and communitization agreement that includes one or more such Federal or Indian leases, that is subject to inspection under section 108(b) of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 ( 30 U.S.C. 1718(b) ) and that is in force at the start of fiscal year 2022 shall pay a nonrefundable annual inspection fee that the Bureau of Land Management
(BLM)shall collect and deposit in the Management of Lands and Resources account. Fees for fiscal year 2023 shall be— $1,560 for each lease or unit or communitization agreement with 1 to 10 wells, with any combination of active or inactive wells; $7,000 for each lease or unit or communitization agreement with 11 to 50 wells, with any combination of active or inactive wells; and $14,000 for each lease or unit or communitization agreement with more than 50 wells, with any combination of active or inactive wells. BLM shall bill designated operators within 60 days of enactment of this Act, with payment required within 30 days of billing. 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 in the same manner as if this section were a mineral leasing law as defined in paragraph
(8)of section 3 of Public Law 97–451 ( 30 U.S.C. 1702(8) ), as amended. An operator that is a Tribe or is controlled by a Tribe is not subject to subsection
(a)with respect to a lease, unit, or communitization agreement that is located entirely on the lands of such Tribe.
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