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1 H.R. 6771, Domestic Offshore Energy Reinvestment Act of 2018 1 (December 17, 2018)

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                   CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE

a                              COST ESTIMATE
                                                               December 17, 2018


                                   H.R. 6771
             Domestic Offshore Energy Reinvestment Act of 2018

           As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources
                               on September 13, 2018


 SUMMARY

 H.R. 6771 would change the disposition of the proceeds from federal oil and gas leases in
 the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) and other federal lands. Under the Gulf of Mexico
 Energy Security Act of 2006, half of the proceeds from OCS leases issued after 2006 are
 deposited in the Treasury and the remainder is available for spending without further
 appropriation, subject to annual caps on spending that expire after 2055. This bill would
 repeal the annual spending limits and would increase the portion of OCS receipts
 available for spending to 62.5 percent. In addition, the bill would increase the share of
 proceeds paid to states from onshore mineral leases from 49 percent to 50 percent.

 CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 6771 would increase direct spending by $2.5 billion
 over the 2019-2028 period, largely as a result of provisions increasing the portion of OCS
 receipts that could be spent without further appropriation.

 Because enacting H.R. 6771 would affect direct spending, pay-as-you-go procedures
 apply. The bill would not affect revenues.

 CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 6771 would increase net direct spending and on-budget
 deficits by more than $5 billion in each of the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning
 in 2029.

 H.R. 6771 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the
 Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA) and would benefit states by increasing the
 share of proceeds they receive from oil and gas production in the OCS and other federal
 lands.

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