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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1551

To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to provide a domestic 

offshore energy reinvestment program, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 12, 2005

Mr. JINDAL (for himself, Mr. BOUSTANY, Mr. MCCRERY, Mr. BAKER, Mr. 

MELANCON, Mr. JEFFERSON, and Mr. ALEXANDER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources 

A BILL

To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to provide 

a domestic offshore energy reinvestment program, and 

for other purposes.

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 ‘‘Domestic Offshore En5 ergy Reinvestment Act of 2005’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DOMESTIC OFFSHORE ENERGY REINVESTMENT. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Outer Continental Shelf 

8 Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.) is amended by adding 

9 at the end the following: 
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1 ‘‘SEC. 32. DOMESTIC OFFSHORE ENERGY REINVESTMENT 

2 PROGRAM. 

3 ‘‘(a) In this section: 

4 ‘‘(1) The term ‘approved plan’ means a secure 

5 energy reinvestment plan approved by the Secretary 

6 under this section. 

7 ‘‘(2) The term ‘coastal energy State’ means a 

8 coastal State off the coastline of which, within the 

9 seaward lateral boundary, an outer Continental 

10 Shelf bonus bid or royalty is generated (excluding a 

11 bonus bid or royalty from a leased tract within an 

12 area of the outer Continental Shelf for which a mor13 atorium on new leasing was in effect as of January 

14 1, 2002, unless the lease was issued before the es15 tablishment of the moratorium and was in produc16 tion on that date). 

17 ‘‘(3) The term ‘coastal political subdivision’ 

18 means a county, parish, or other equivalent subdivi19 sion of a coastal energy State, all or part of which, 

20 on the date of the enactment of this section, lies 

21 within the boundaries of the coastal zone of the 

22 State, as identified in the coastal zone management 

23 program of the State approved under the Coastal 

24 Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1451 et 

25 seq.). 
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1 ‘‘(4) The term ‘coastal population’ means the 

2 population of a coastal political subdivision, as deter3 mined by the most recent official data of the Census 

4 Bureau. 

5 ‘‘(5) The term ‘coastline’ has the meaning given 

6 the term ‘coast line’ in section 2(c) of the Sub7 merged Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1301(c)). 

8 ‘‘(6) The term ‘Fund’ means the Secure Energy 

9 Reinvestment Fund established by subsection (b)(1). 

10 ‘‘(7) The term ‘leased tract’ means a tract 

11 maintained under section 6 or leased under section 

12 8 for the purpose of drilling for, developing, and pro13 ducing oil and natural gas resources. 

14 ‘‘(8)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph 

15 (B), the term ‘qualified outer Continental Shelf reve16 nues’ means all amounts received by the United 

17 States on or after October 1, 2005, from each leased 

18 tract or portion of a leased tract lying seaward of 

19 the zone defined and governed by section 8(g) (or 

20 lying within that zone but to which section 8(g) does 

21 not apply), including bonus bids, rents, royalties (in22 cluding payments for royalties taken in kind and 

23 sold), net profit share payments, and related inter24 est. 
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1 ‘‘(B) The term ‘qualified outer Continental 

2 Shelf revenues’ does not include any revenue from a 

3 leased tract or portion of a leased tract that is in4 cluded within any area of the outer Continental 

5 Shelf for which a moratorium on new leasing was in 

6 effect as of January 1, 2002, unless the lease was 

7 issued before the establishment of the moratorium 

8 and was in production on that date. 

9 ‘‘(9) The term ‘Secretary’ means the Secretary 

10 of the Interior. 

11 ‘‘(b)(1)(A) There is established in the Treasury of the 

12 United States a separate account to be known as the ‘Se13 cure Energy Reinvestment Fund’. 

14 ‘‘(B) The Fund shall consist of—

15 ‘‘(i) any amount deposited under paragraph (2); 

16 and 

17 ‘‘(ii) any other amounts that are appropriated 

18 to the Fund. 

19 ‘‘(2) For each fiscal year after fiscal year 2006, the 

20 Secretary of the Treasury shall deposit into the Fund the 

21 following: 

22 ‘‘(A) Notwithstanding section 9, all qualified 

23 outer Continental Shelf revenues attributable to roy24 alties received by the United States during the fiscal 

25 year in excess of—
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1 ‘‘(i) in the case of royalties received in fis2 cal year 2006, $7,000,000,000; 

3 ‘‘(ii) in the case of royalties received in fis4 cal year 2007, $7,100,000,000; 

5 ‘‘(iii) in the case of royalties received in 

6 fiscal year 2008, $7,300,000,000; 

7 ‘‘(iv) in the case of royalties received in fis8 cal year 2009, $6,900,000,000; 

9 ‘‘(v) in the case of royalties received in fis10 cal year 2010, $7,200,000,000; 

11 ‘‘(vi) in the case of royalties received in fis12 cal year 2011, $7,250,000,000; 

13 ‘‘(vii) in the case of royalties received in 

14 fiscal year 2012, $8,125,000,000; 

15 ‘‘(viii) in the case of royalties received in 

16 fiscal year 2013, $8,100,000,000; 

17 ‘‘(ix) in the case of royalties received in fis18 cal year 2014, $9,000,000,000; and 

19 ‘‘(x) in the case of royalties received in fis20 cal year 2015, $7,500,000,000. 

21 ‘‘(B) Notwithstanding section 9, any qualified 

22 outer Continental shelf revenues that are attrib23 utable to bonus bids received by the United States 

24 during each of fiscal years 2006 through 2015 in ex25 cess of $880,000,000. 
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1 ‘‘(C) Notwithstanding section 9, in addition to 

2 amounts deposited under subparagraphs (A), (B), 

3 and (F), $150,000,000 of the amounts received by 

4 the United States during each of fiscal years 2006 

5 through 2015 as royalties for oil or gas production 

6 on the outer Continental Shelf. 

7 ‘‘(D) All interest earned under paragraph (4). 

8 ‘‘(E) All repayments made under subsection (f). 

9 ‘‘(F) Notwithstanding section 9—

10 ‘‘(i) for fiscal year 2016, an amount equal to 8 

11 percent of the qualified outer Continental Shelf reve12 nues received by the United States during fiscal year 

13 2015; 

14 ‘‘(ii) for fiscal year 2017, an amount equal to 

15 10 percent of the qualified outer Continental Shelf 

16 revenues received by the United States during fiscal 

17 year 2016; 

18 ‘‘(iii) for fiscal year 2018, an amount equal to 

19 12 percent of the qualified outer Continental Shelf 

20 revenues received by the United States during fiscal 

21 year 2017; 

22 ‘‘(iv) for fiscal year 2019, an amount equal to 

23 14 percent of the qualified outer Continental Shelf 

24 revenues received by the United States during fiscal 

25 year 2018; 
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1 ‘‘(v) for fiscal year 2020, an amount equal to 

2 16 percent of the qualified outer Continental Shelf 

3 revenues received by the United States during fiscal 

4 year 2019; 

5 ‘‘(vi) for fiscal year 2021, an amount equal to 

6 18 percent of the qualified outer Continental Shelf 

7 revenues received by the United States during fiscal 

8 year 2020; 

9 ‘‘(vii) for fiscal year 2022, an amount equal to 

10 20 percent of the qualified outer Continental Shelf 

11 revenues received by the United States during fiscal 

12 year 2021; 

13 ‘‘(viii) for fiscal year 2023, an amount equal to 

14 22 percent of the qualified outer Continental Shelf 

15 revenues received by the United States during fiscal 

16 year 2022; 

17 ‘‘(ix) for fiscal year 2024, an amount equal to 

18 24 percent of the qualified outer Continental Shelf 

19 revenues received by the United States during fiscal 

20 year 2023; 

21 ‘‘(x) for fiscal year 2025, an amount equal to 

22 26 percent of the qualified outer Continental Shelf 

23 revenues received by the United States during fiscal 

24 year 2024; and 
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1 ‘‘(xi) for fiscal year 2026 and each subsequent 

2 fiscal year, an amount equal to 27 percent of the 

3 qualified outer Continental Shelf revenues received 

4 by the United States during the preceding fiscal 

5 year. 

6 ‘‘(3)(A) For each fiscal year after fiscal year 2015 

7 during which amounts received by the United States as 

8 royalties for oil or gas production on the outer Continental 

9 Shelf are less than the sum of the amounts described in 

10 subparagraph (B) and paragraph (2)(F), the Secretary of 

11 the Treasury shall reduce each of the amounts described 

12 in subparagraph (B) proportionately. 

13 ‘‘(B) The amounts referred to in subparagraph (A) 

14 are—

15 ‘‘(i) the amount required to be covered into the 

16 Historic Preservation Fund under section 108 of the 

17 National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470h) 

18 on the date of the enactment of this section; 

19 ‘‘(ii) the amount required to be credited to the 

20 Land and Water Conservation Fund under section 

21 2(c)(2) of the Land and Water Conservation Fund 

22 Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l–5(c)(2)) on the date of 

23 enactment of this section; and 

24 ‘‘(iii) the amount required to be deposited 

25 under paragraph (2)(C). 
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1 ‘‘(4)(A) The Secretary of the Treasury shall invest 

2 money in the Fund (including interest) in public debt se3 curities—

4 ‘‘(i) with maturities suitable to the needs of the 

5 Fund, as determined by the Secretary of the Treas6 ury; and 

7 ‘‘(ii) bearing interest at rates determined by the 

8 Secretary of the Treasury, taking into consideration 

9 current market yields on outstanding marketable ob10 ligations of the United States of comparable matu11 rity. 

12 ‘‘(B) Money invested pursuant to subparagraph (A) 

13 shall remain invested until the money is needed to meet 

14 a requirement for disbursement under this section. 

15 ‘‘(5) Not later than December 31, 2010, the Sec16 retary, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, 

17 shall—

18 ‘‘(A) determine the amount and composition of 

19 outer Continental Shelf revenues that were received 

20 by the United States during each of fiscal years 

21 2006 through 2010; 

22 ‘‘(B) project the amount and composition of 

23 outer Continental Shelf revenues that will be re24 ceived by the United States during each of fiscal 

25 years 2011 through 2015; and 
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1 ‘‘(C) submit to Congress a report regarding 

2 whether any amount described in clauses (vi) 

3 through (x) of paragraph (2)(A), or paragraph 

4 (2)(B), should be modified to reflect a projection 

5 under subparagraph (B). 

6 ‘‘(6) For each of fiscal years 2006 through 2015, in 

7 addition to the amounts deposited into the Fund under 

8 paragraph (2), there are authorized to be appropriated to 

9 the Fund an amount equal to 8 percent of the qualified 

10 outer Continental Shelf revenues received by the United 

11 States during the preceding fiscal year. 

12 ‘‘(c)(1)(A) The Secretary shall use any amount re13 maining in the Fund after the application of subsections 

14 (h) and (i) to pay to each coastal energy State, and any 

15 coastal political subdivision of a State, the secure energy 

16 reinvestment plan of which is approved by the Secretary 

17 under this section, the amount allocated to the State or 

18 coastal political subdivision, respectively, under this sub19 section. 

20 ‘‘(B) During December 2006, and each December 

21 thereafter, the Secretary shall make any payment under 

22 this paragraph from revenues received by the United 

23 States during the preceding fiscal year. 

24 ‘‘(2) The Secretary shall allocate any amount depos25 ited into the Fund for a fiscal year, and any other amount 
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1 determined by the Secretary to be available, among coastal 

2 energy States, and coastal political subdivisions of those 

3 States, that have a plan approved by the Secretary under 

4 this section as follows: 

5 ‘‘(A)(i) Of the amounts made available for each 

6 of the first 10 fiscal years for which amounts are 

7 available for allocation under this paragraph, the al8 location for each coastal energy State shall be cal9 culated based on the ratio that—

10 ‘‘(I) the qualified outer Continental Shelf 

11 revenues generated off the coastline of the 

12 coastal energy State; bears to 

13 ‘‘(II) the qualified outer Continental Shelf 

14 revenues generated off the coastlines of all 

15 coastal energy States for the period beginning 

16 January 1, 1992, and ending December 31, 

17 2001. 

18 ‘‘(ii) Of the amounts made available for a fiscal 

19 year after the fiscal years described in clause (i), the 

20 allocation for each coastal energy State shall be cal21 culated based on a ratio determined by the Secretary 

22 with respect to the qualified outer Continental Shelf 

23 revenues generated in the corresponding 10-year pe24 riod. 
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1 ‘‘(iii) For the purposes of this subparagraph, 

2 qualified outer Continental Shelf revenues shall be 

3 considered to be generated off the coastline of a 

4 coastal energy State if the geographic center of the 

5 lease tract from which the revenues are generated is 

6 located within the area formed by the extension of 

7 the seaward lateral boundaries of the State, cal8 culated using the conventions established to delimit 

9 international lateral boundaries under the Law of 

10 the Sea. 

11 ‘‘(B) 35 percent of the allocable share of each 

12 coastal energy State, as determined under subpara13 graph (A), shall be allocated among and paid di14 rectly to the coastal political subdivisions of the 

15 State by the Secretary based on the following for16 mula: 

17 ‘‘(i) 25 percent shall be allocated based on 

18 the ratio that—

19 ‘‘(I) the coastal population of each 

20 coastal political subdivision; bears to 

21 ‘‘(II) the coastal population of all 

22 coastal political subdivisions of the coastal 

23 energy State. 

24 ‘‘(ii)(I) 25 percent shall be allocated based 

25 on the ratio that—
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1 ‘‘(aa) the length, in miles, of the 

2 coastline of each coastal political subdivi3 sion; bears to 

4 ‘‘(bb) the length, in miles, of the 

5 coastline of all coastal political subdivisions 

6 of the State. 

7 ‘‘(II) For purposes of this clause, in the 

8 case of a coastal political subdivision without a 

9 coastline, the coastline of the political subdivision shall be 1 10 ⁄3 the average length of the coast11 line of the other coastal political subdivisions of 

12 the State. 

13 ‘‘(iii) 50 percent shall be allocated based 

14 on a formula that allocates—

15 ‘‘(I) 75 percent of the funds based on 

16 the relative distance of the coastal political 

17 subdivision from any leased tract used to 

18 calculate the allocation to that State; and 

19 ‘‘(II) 25 percent of the funds based on 

20 the relative level of outer Continental Shelf 

21 oil and gas activities in a coastal political 

22 subdivision to the level of outer Conti23 nental Shelf oil and gas activities in all 

24 coastal political subdivisions in the State, 

25 as determined by the Secretary. 
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1 ‘‘(3) Any amount allocated to a coastal energy State 

2 or coastal political subdivision that is not disbursed be3 cause of a failure of a coastal energy State to have an 

4 approved plan shall be reallocated by the Secretary among 

5 all other coastal energy States in a manner consistent with 

6 this subsection, except that the Secretary—

7 ‘‘(A) shall hold the amount in escrow within the 

8 Fund until the earlier of—

9 ‘‘(i) the end of the next fiscal year during 

10 which the allocation is made; or 

11 ‘‘(ii) the date on which a final resolution of 

12 an appeal regarding the disapproval of a plan 

13 submitted by the State under this section is 

14 filed; and 

15 ‘‘(B) shall continue to hold the amount in es16 crow until the end of the subsequent fiscal year, if 

17 the Secretary determines that a State is making a 

18 good faith effort to develop and submit, or update, 

19 a secure energy reinvestment plan under subsection 

20 (d). 

21 ‘‘(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of this sub22 section, the amount allocated under this subsection to each 

23 coastal energy State during a fiscal year shall be not less 

24 than 5 percent of the total amount available for that fiscal 
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1 year for allocation under this subsection to coastal energy 

2 States. 

3 ‘‘(5) If the allocation to 1 or more coastal energy 

4 States under paragraph (4) during any fiscal year is 

5 greater than the amount that would be allocated to those 

6 States under this subsection if paragraph (4) did not 

7 apply, the allocations under this subsection to all other 

8 coastal energy States shall be—

9 ‘‘(A) paid from the amount remaining after the 

10 amounts allocated under paragraph (4) are de11 ducted; and 

12 ‘‘(B) reduced on a pro rata basis by the sum 

13 of the allocations under paragraph (4) so that not 

14 more than 100 percent of the funds available in the 

15 Fund for allocation with respect to that fiscal year 

16 is allocated. 

17 ‘‘(d)(1)(A) The Governor of a State seeking to receive 

18 funds under this section shall prepare, and submit to the 

19 Secretary, a secure energy reinvestment plan describing 

20 planned expenditures of funds received under this section. 

21 ‘‘(B) The Governor shall include in the State plan 

22 any plan prepared by a coastal political subdivision of the 

23 State. 

24 ‘‘(C) In the development of the State plan, the Gov25 ernor and the coastal political subdivision shall—
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1 ‘‘(i) solicit local input; 

2 ‘‘(ii) provide for public participation; and 

3 ‘‘(iii) in describing the planned expenditures, in4 clude only uses of funds described in subsection (e). 

5 ‘‘(2)(A)(i) The Secretary shall not disburse funds to 

6 a State or coastal political subdivision under this section 

7 before the date on which the plan of the State is approved 

8 under this subsection. 

9 ‘‘(ii) The Secretary shall approve a plan submitted 

10 by a State under paragraph (1) if the Secretary deter11 mines that—

12 ‘‘(I) each expenditures provided for in the plan 

13 is an authorized use under subsection (e); and 

14 ‘‘(II) the plan contains—

15 ‘‘(aa) the name of the State agency that 

16 will have the authority to represent and act for 

17 the State in dealing with the Secretary for pur18 poses of this section; 

19 ‘‘(bb) goals including improving the envi20 ronment and addressing the impacts of oil and 

21 gas production from the outer Continental 

22 Shelf; 

23 ‘‘(cc) a description of how the State and 

24 coastal political subdivisions of the State will 

25 evaluate the effectiveness of the plan; 
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1 ‘‘(dd) a certification by the Governor that 

2 ample opportunity has been accorded for public 

3 participation in the development and revision of 

4 the plan; 

5 ‘‘(ee) measures for taking into account 

6 other relevant Federal resources and programs; 

7 ‘‘(ff) assurance that the plan is correlated 

8 as much as practicable with other State, re9 gional, and local plans; 

10 ‘‘(gg) for any State for which the ratio de11 termined under clause (i) or (ii) of subsection 

12 (c)(2)(A), expressed as a percentage, exceeds 25 

13 percent, a plan to spend not less than 30 per14 cent of the total funds provided to that State 

15 and appropriate coastal political subdivisions 

16 under this section during any fiscal year to ad17 dress the socioeconomic or environmental im18 pacts identified in the plan that remain signifi19 cant or progressive after implementation of 

20 mitigation measures identified in the most cur21 rent environmental impact statement as of the 

22 date of enactment of this section required under 

23 the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

24 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) for lease sales under 

25 this Act; and 
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‘‘(hh) a plan to use at least 1 1 ⁄2 of the funds 

2 provided pursuant to subsection (c)(2)(B), and 

3 a portion of other funds provided to a State 

4 under this section, on programs or projects that 

5 are coordinated and conducted by a partnership 

6 between the State and a coastal political sub7 division. 

8 ‘‘(B) Not later than 90 days after a plan of a State 

9 is submitted under this subsection, the Secretary shall ap10 prove or disapprove the plan. 

11 ‘‘(3) Any amendment to or revision of a plan ap12 proved under this section shall be—

13 ‘‘(A) prepared and submitted in accordance 

14 with the requirements of this paragraph; and 

15 ‘‘(B) approved or disapproved by the Secretary 

16 in accordance with paragraph (2)(B). 

17 ‘‘(e) A coastal energy State, and a coastal political 

18 subdivision, shall use any amount paid under this section 

19 (including any amounts deposited into a trust fund admin20 istered by the State or coastal political subdivision con21 sistent with this subsection), consistent with Federal and 

22 State law and the approved plan of the State—

23 ‘‘(1) to carry out a project or activity, including 

24 an educational activity, for the conservation, protec-
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1 tion, or restoration of coastal areas including wet2 lands; 

3 ‘‘(2) to mitigate damage to, or protect, fish, 

4 wildlife, or natural resources; 

5 ‘‘(3) to the extent considered reasonable by the 

6 Secretary, to carry out planning assistance and pay 

7 the administrative costs of complying with this sec8 tion; 

9 ‘‘(4) to implement a federally approved plan or 

10 program for—

11 ‘‘(A) marine, coastal, subsidence, or con12 servation management; or 

13 ‘‘(B) protection of resources from natural 

14 disasters; and 

15 ‘‘(5) to mitigate the effect of an outer Conti16 nental Shelf activity by providing onshore infrastruc17 ture or public service. 

18 ‘‘(f) If the Secretary determines that an expenditure 

19 made by a coastal energy State or coastal political subdivi20 sion is not in accordance with the approved plan of the 

21 State (including any plan of a coastal political subdivision 

22 included in the plan of the State), the Secretary shall not 

23 disburse any additional amount under this section to that 

24 coastal energy State or coastal political subdivision until—
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1 ‘‘(1) the amount of the expenditure is repaid to 

2 the Secretary; or 

3 ‘‘(2) the Secretary approves an amendment to 

4 the plan that authorizes the expenditure. 

5 ‘‘(g) The Secretary may require, as a condition of any 

6 payment under this section, that a State or coastal polit7 ical subdivision shall submit to arbitration—

8 ‘‘(1) any dispute between the State or coastal 

9 political subdivision and the Secretary regarding im10 plementation of this section; and 

11 ‘‘(2) any dispute between the State and political 

12 subdivision regarding implementation of this section, 

13 including any failure to include in the plan sub14 mitted by the State under subsection (d) any spend15 ing plan of the coastal political subdivision. 

‘‘(h) The Secretary may use not more than 1 16 ⁄2 of 1 

17 percent of the amount in the Fund during a fiscal year 

18 to pay the administrative costs of implementing this sec19 tion. 

20 ‘‘(i)(1) An amount equal to 2 percent of an amount 

21 deposited into the Fund during each of fiscal years 2006 

22 through 2015 shall be available to the Secretary to provide 

23 funding for the Coastal Restoration and Enhancement 

24 through Science and Technology program. 
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1 ‘‘(2) For purposes of determining the amount appro2 priated under any other provision of law that authorizes 

3 appropriations to carry out the Coastal Restoration and 

4 Enhancement through Science and Technology program, 

5 any amount made available under paragraph (1) during 

6 a fiscal year shall be treated as appropriated under that 

7 other provision. 

8 ‘‘(j) Subject to subsection (e), a coastal energy State 

9 or coastal political subdivision may use funds provided to 

10 that State or coastal political subdivision under this sec11 tion for any payment that is eligible to be made with funds 

12 provided to States under section 35 of the Mineral Leasing 

13 Act (30 U.S.C. 191). 

14 ‘‘(k)(1) The Governor of a coastal energy State, in 

15 coordination with the coastal political subdivisions of that 

16 State, shall account for all funds received under this sec17 tion during the previous fiscal year in a written report to 

18 the Secretary. 

19 ‘‘(2) The report shall include, in accordance with reg20 ulations prescribed by the Secretary, a description of all 

21 projects and activities that received funds under this sec22 tion. 

23 ‘‘(3) The report may incorporate by reference any 

24 other report required to be submitted under another provi25 sion of law. 
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1 ‘‘(l) The Secretary shall require, as a condition of any 

2 allocation of funds provided under this section, that a 

3 State or coastal political subdivision shall include on any 

4 sign installed at a site at or near an entrance or public 

5 use area for which funds provided under this section are 

6 used a statement that the existence or development of the 

7 site is a product of those funds.’’. 

8 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 31 of the 

9 Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1356a) is 

10 amended—

11 (1) by striking subsection (a); 

12 (2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘For fiscal 

13 year 2001, $150,000,000 is’’ and inserting ‘‘Such 

14 sums as may be necessary to carry out this section 

15 are’’; 

16 (3) in subsection (d)(1)(B), by striking ‘‘, ex17 cept’’ and all that follows through the end of the 

18 sentence and inserting a period; 

19 (4) by redesignating subsections (b) though (g) 

20 as subsections (a) through (f), respectively; and 

21 (5) by striking ‘‘subsection (f)’’ each place it 

22 appears and inserting ‘‘subsection (e)’’. 

23 (c) USE OF COASTAL RESTORATION AND ENHANCE24 MENT THROUGH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PRO25 GRAM.—
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1 (1) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary of the In2 terior and the Secretary of Commerce may use the 

3 Coastal Restoration and Enhancement through 

4 Science and Technology program for the purposes 

5 of—

6 (A) assessing the effects of a coastal habi7 tat restoration technique; 

8 (B) developing improved ecosystem mod9 eling capabilities to improve predictions of 

10 coastal conditions and habitat change; 

11 (C) developing a new technology for a res12 toration activity; and 

13 (D) identifying economic options to ad14 dress socioeconomic consequences of coastal 

15 degradation. 

16 (2) CONDITION.—The Secretary of the Interior, 

17 in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, 

18 shall ensure that the program—

19 (A) establishes procedures designed to 

20 avoid duplicative activities among Federal agen21 cies and entities receiving Federal funds; 

22 (B) coordinates with any person involved 

23 in a similar activity; and 
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1 (C) establishes a mechanism to collect, or2 ganize, and make available information and 

3 findings on coastal restoration. 

4 (3) REPORT.—Not later than September 30, 

5 2010, the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation 

6 with the Secretary of Commerce, shall submit to 

7 Congress a report that—

8 (A) describes the effectiveness of any Fed9 eral or State restoration effort pursuant to this 

10 subsection; and 

11 (B) makes recommendations to improve co12 ordinated coastal restoration efforts. 

13 (4) FUNDING.—There is authorized to be ap14 propriated to the Secretary to carry out this sub15 section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 

16 through 2015.

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