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109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2384 

To require the Secretary of the Interior to offer the 181 Area of the Gulf 

of Mexico for oil and gas leasing and provide a portion of the revenues 

from that leasing to producing States and coastal political subdivisions. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 8, 2006 

Mr. LOTT (for himself, Ms. LANDRIEU, Mr. COCHRAN, Mr. VITTER, Mr. SESSIONS, and Mr. SHELBY) introduced the following bill; which was read 

twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To require the Secretary of the Interior to offer the 181 

Area of the Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas leasing and 

provide a portion of the revenues from that leasing to 

producing States and coastal political subdivisions. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Gulf Coast Protection 

5 and Restoration Act of 2006’’. 

6 SEC. 2. OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS LEASING IN 181 AREA OF 

7 GULF OF MEXICO. 

8 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 


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1 (1) 181 AREA.—The term ‘‘181 Area’’ means 

2 the area identified in map 15, page 58, of the Pro3 posed Final Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas 

4 Leasing Program for 1997–2002 of the Minerals 

5 Management Service. 

6 (2) MILITARY MISSION LINE.—The term ‘‘Mili7 tary Mission Line’’ means the north-south line at 

8 86°41′ W. longitude. 

9 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

10 the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the 

11 Minerals Management Service. 

12 (b) LEASE SALE.—Except as otherwise provided in 

13 this section, the Secretary shall offer the 181 Area for oil 

14 and gas leasing pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf 

15 Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.) as soon as practicable, 

16 but not later than 1 year, after the date of enactment of 

17 this Act. 

18 (c) EXCLUDED AREAS.—In carrying out subsection 

19 (b), the Secretary shall not offer for oil and gas leasing— 

20 (1) any area east of the Military Mission Line, 

21 unless the Secretary of Defense agrees in writing be22 fore the area is offered for lease that the area can 

23 be developed in a manner that will not interfere with 

24 military activities; or 


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1 (2) any area that is within 100 miles of the 

2 coastline of the State of Florida. 

3 (d) LEASING PROGRAM.—The 181 Area shall be of4 fered for lease under this section notwithstanding the 

5 omission of the 181 Area from any outer Continental Shelf 

6 leasing program under section 18 of the Outer Continental 

7 Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1344). 

8 (e) DISPOSITION OF REVENUES.— 

9 (1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

10 (A) COASTAL POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.— 

11 The term ‘‘coastal political subdivision’’ has the 

12 meaning given the term in section 31(a) of the 

13 Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 

14 1356a(a)). 

15 (B) PRODUCING STATE.— 

16 (i) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘pro17 ducing State’’ means a State that has a 

18 coastal seaward boundary on the Gulf of 

19 Mexico and within 200 nautical miles of 

20 the geographic center of a leased tract 

21 within the 181 Area. 

22 (ii) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘‘pro23 ducing State’’ does not include a producing 

24 State described in section 31(a)(9)(B) of 


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1 the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 

2 U.S.C. 1356a(a)(9)(B))). 

3 (C) QUALIFIED OUTER CONTINENTAL

4 SHELF REVENUES.—The term ‘‘qualified outer 

5 Continental Shelf revenues’’ has the meaning 

6 given the term in section 31(a) of the Outer 

7 Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 

8 1356a(a)). 

9 (2) DISBURSEMENT.—Of the qualified outer 

10 Continental Shelf revenues that are generated from 

11 leases entered into in the 181 Area under this sec12 tion, the Secretary shall, without further appropria13 tion, disburse to producing States and coastal polit14 ical subdivisions 50 percent of the qualified outer 

15 Continental Shelf revenues that are generated from 

16 the 181 Area during each fiscal year. 

17 (3) ALLOCATION.— 

18 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

19 disburse and allocate funds made available 

20 under this subsection to producing States and 

21 coastal political subdivisions in accordance with 

22 section 31(b) of the Outer Continental Shelf 

23 Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1356a(b)). 

24 (B) RELATION TO OTHER DISBURSE25 MENTS.—Funds disbursed under subparagraph 


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1 (A) are in addition to funds disbursed under 

2 paragraphs (1) and (3)(B) of section 31(b) of 

3 the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 

4 U.S.C. 1356a(b)). 

5 (4) AUTHORIZED USES.— 

6 (A) IN GENERAL.—A producing State or 

7 coastal political subdivision shall use all 

8 amounts received under this subsection in ac9 cordance with all applicable Federal and State 

10 laws, only for 1 or more of the following pur11 poses: 

12 (i) Any of the purposes described in 

13 section 31(d)(1) of the Outer Continental 

14 Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1356a(d)(1)). 

15 (ii) Funding of onshore infrastructure 

16 projects and public service needs. 

17 (iii) Projects and activities for the 

18 mitigation of hazards, the production of 

19 energy, or conservation, including edu20 cational or training programs or facilities. 

21 (iv) Payment of the non-Federal share 

22 of the cost of any project or activity au23 thorized to be carried out under section 31 

24 of that Act. 


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1 (B) COASTAL IMPACT ASSISTANCE PLAN.— 

2 If a producing State or coastal political subdivi3 sion of a producing State intends to use the 

4 amounts provided under this subsection in a 

5 manner other than the manner specified in the 

6 coastal impact assistance plan submitted by the 

7 producing State under section 31(c) of the 

8 Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 

9 1356a(d)(1)(B)), the Governor of the producing 

10 State shall submit to the Secretary an amend11 ment to the coastal impact assistance plan. 

12 (C) LIMITATION.—Subsections (b)(4)(D) 

13 and (d)(3) of section 31 of the Outer Conti14 nental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1356a) shall 

15 not apply to revenue generated from a leased 

16 tract located in the 181 Area. 

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