; and (B) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B). (2) Energy Policy Act of 2005 (A) Incentives for natural gas production from deep wells in the shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico Section 344 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 15904 ) is repealed. (B) Deep water production Section 345 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 15905 ) is repealed. (3) Future provisions Notwithstanding any other provision of law (including regulations), royalty relief shall not be permitted under a lease issued under section 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1337 ). (c) Royalties under Mineral Leasing Act (1) Coal leases Section 7(a) of the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 207(a) ) is amended in the fourth sentence by striking 12 1/2 per centum and inserting 18 3/4 percent . (2) Leases on land on which oil or natural gas is discovered Section 14 of the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 223 ) is amended in the fourth sentence by striking 12 1/2 per centum and inserting 18 3/4 percent . (3) Leases on land known or believed to contain oil or natural gas Section 17 of the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 226 ) is amended— (A) in subsection (b)— (i) in paragraph (1)(A), in the fifth sentence, by striking 12.5 percent and inserting 18 3/4 percent ; and (ii) in paragraph (2)(A)(ii), by striking 12 1/2 per centum and inserting 18 3/4 percent ; (B) in subsection (c)(1), in the second sentence, by striking 12.5 percent and inserting 18 3/4 percent ; (C) in subsection (l), by striking 12 1/2 per centum each place it appears and inserting 18 3/4 percent