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131 STAT. 2237 PUBLIC LAW 115–97—DEC. 22, 2017 (I) the initial lease sale under the oil and gas program under this section not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of this Act; and (II) a second lease sale under the oil and gas program under this section not later than 7 years after the date of enactment of this Act. (2) RIGHTS-OF-WAY.—The Secretary shall issue any rights- of-way or easements across the Coastal Plain for the explo- ration, development, production, or transportation necessary to carry out this section. (3) SURFACE DEVELOPMENT.—In administering this section, the Secretary shall authorize up to 2,000 surface acres of Fed- eral land on the Coastal Plain to be covered by production and support facilities (including airstrips and any area covered by gravel berms or piers for support of pipelines) during the term of the leases under the oil and gas program under this section. SEC. 20002. LIMITATIONS ON AMOUNT OF DISTRIBUTED QUALIFIED OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF REVENUES. Section 105(f)(1) of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 1331 note; Public Law 109–432) is amended by striking ‘‘exceed $500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2055.’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘exceed— ‘‘(A) $500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2019; ‘‘(B) $650,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 and 2021; and ‘‘(C) $500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2055.’’. SEC. 20003. STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE DRAWDOWN AND SALE. (a) DRAWDOWN AND SALE.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 161 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6241), except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), the Secretary of Energy shall draw down and sell from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve 7,000,000 barrels of crude oil during the period of fiscal years 2026 through 2027. (2) DEPOSIT OF AMOUNTS RECEIVED FROM SALE.—Amounts received from a sale under paragraph (1) shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury during the fiscal year in which the sale occurs. (b) EMERGENCY PROTECTION.—The Secretary of Energy shall not draw down and sell crude oil under subsection (a) in a quantity that would limit the authority to sell petroleum products under subsection (h) of section 161 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6241) in the full quantity authorized by that sub- section. 42 USC 6241 note. VerDate Sep 11 2014 10:09 Oct 18, 2018 Jkt 079139 PO 00097 Frm 00185 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6581 E:\PUBLAW\PUBL097.115 PUBL097 dkrause on DSKBC28HB2PROD with PUBLAWS