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108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 39

To establish and implement a competitive oil and gas leasing program that 

will result in an environmentally sound and job creating program for 

the exploration, development, and production of the oil and gas resources 

of the Coastal Plain, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 7, 2003

Mr. YOUNG of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Resources 

A BILL

To establish and implement a competitive oil and gas leasing 

program that will result in an environmentally sound 

and job creating program for the exploration, development, and production of the oil and gas resources of 

the Coastal Plain, 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 ‘‘Arctic Coastal Plain 

5 Domestic Energy Security Act of 2003’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 
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1 (1) COASTAL PLAIN.—The term ‘‘Coastal 

2 Plain’’ means that area identified as such in the 

3 map entitled ‘‘Arctic National Wildlife Refuge’’, 

4 dated August 1980, as referenced in section 1002(b) 

5 of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation 

6 Act of 1980 (16 U.S.C. 3142(b)(1)), comprising ap7 proximately 1,549,000 acres, and as described in ap8 pendix I to part 37 of title 50, Code of Federal Reg9 ulations. 

10 (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’, except 

11 as otherwise provided, means the Secretary of the 

12 Interior or the Secretary’s designee. 

13 SEC. 3. LEASING PROGRAM FOR LANDS WITHIN THE 

14 COASTAL PLAIN. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall take such ac16 tions as are necessary—

17 (1) to establish and implement in accordance 

18 with this Act a competitive oil and gas leasing pro19 gram under the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 

20 et seq.) that will result in an environmentally sound 

21 program for the exploration, development, and pro22 duction of the oil and gas resources of the Coastal 

23 Plain; and 

24 (2) to administer the provisions of this Act 

25 through regulations, lease terms, conditions, restric-
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1 tions, prohibitions, stipulations, and other provisions 

2 that ensure the oil and gas exploration, development, 

3 and production activities on the Coastal Plain will 

4 result in no significant adverse effect on fish and 

5 wildlife, their habitat, subsistence resources, and the 

6 environment, and including, in furtherance of this 

7 goal, by requiring the application of the best com8 mercially available technology for oil and gas explo9 ration, development, and production to all explo10 ration, development, and production operations 

11 under this Act in a manner that ensures the receipt 

12 of fair market value by the public for the mineral re13 sources to be leased. 

14 (b) REPEAL.—Section 1003 of the Alaska National 

15 Interest Lands Conservation Act of 1980 (16 U.S.C. 

16 3143) is repealed. 

17 (c) COMPLIANCE WITH REQUIREMENTS UNDER CER18 TAIN OTHER LAWS.—

19 (1) COMPATIBILITY.—For purposes of the Na20 tional Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 

21 1966, the oil and gas leasing program and activities 

22 authorized by this section in the Coastal Plain are 

23 deemed to be compatible with the purposes for which 

24 the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge was established, 
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1 and that no further findings or decisions are re2 quired to implement this determination. 

3 (2) ADEQUACY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE

4 INTERIOR’S LEGISLATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

5 STATEMENT.—The ‘‘Final Legislative Environ6 mental Impact Statement’’ (April 1987) on the 

7 Coastal Plain prepared pursuant to section 1002 of 

8 the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation 

9 Act of 1980 (16 U.S.C. 3142) and section 102(2)(C) 

10 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

11 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)) is deemed to satisfy the re12 quirements under the National Environmental Policy 

13 Act of 1969 that apply with respect to actions au14 thorized to be taken by the Secretary to develop and 

15 promulgate the regulations for the establishment of 

16 a leasing program authorized by this Act before the 

17 conduct of the first lease sale. 

18 (3) COMPLIANCE WITH NEPA FOR OTHER AC19 TIONS.—Before conducting the first lease sale under 

20 this Act, the Secretary shall prepare an environ21 mental impact statement under the National Envi22 ronmental Policy Act of 1969 with respect to the ac23 tions authorized by this Act that are not referred to 

24 in paragraph (2). Notwithstanding any other law,

25 the Secretary is not required to identify nonleasing 
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1 alternative courses of action or to analyze the envi2 ronmental effects of such courses of action. The Sec3 retary shall only identify a preferred action for such 

4 leasing and a single leasing alternative, and analyze 

5 the environmental effects and potential mitigation 

6 measures for those two alternatives. The identifica7 tion of the preferred action and related analysis for 

8 the first lease sale under this Act shall be completed 

9 within 18 months after the date of the enactment 

10 of this Act. The Secretary shall only consider public 

11 comments that specifically address the Secretary’s 

12 preferred action and that are filed within 20 days 

13 after publication of an environmental analysis. Not14 withstanding any other law, compliance with this 

15 paragraph is deemed to satisfy all requirements for 

16 the analysis and consideration of the environmental 

17 effects of proposed leasing under this Act. 

18 (d) RELATIONSHIP TO STATE AND LOCAL AUTHOR19 ITY.—Nothing in this Act shall be considered to expand 

20 or limit State and local regulatory authority. 

21 (e) SPECIAL AREAS.—

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, after con23 sultation with the State of Alaska, the city of 

24 Kaktovik, and the North Slope Borough, may des25 ignate up to a total of 45,000 acres of the Coastal 
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1 Plain as a Special Area if the Secretary determines 

2 that the Special Area is of such unique character 

3 and interest so as to require special management 

4 and regulatory protection. The Secretary shall des5 ignate as such a Special Area the Sadlerochit Spring 

6 area, comprising approximately 4,000 acres as de7 picted on the map referred to in section 2(1). 

8 (2) MANAGEMENT.—Each such Special Area 

9 shall be managed so as to protect and preserve the 

10 area’s unique and diverse character including its 

11 fish, wildlife, and subsistence resource values. 

12 (3) EXCLUSION FROM LEASING OR SURFACE

13 OCCUPANCY.—The Secretary may exclude any Spe14 cial Area from leasing. If the Secretary leases a Spe15 cial Area, or any part thereof, for purposes of oil 

16 and gas exploration, development, production, and 

17 related activities, there shall be no surface occu18 pancy of the lands comprising the Special Area. 

19 (4) DIRECTIONAL DRILLING.—Notwithstanding 

20 the other provisions of this subsection, the Secretary 

21 may lease all or a portion of a Special Area under 

22 terms that permit the use of horizontal drilling tech23 nology from sites on leases located outside the area. 

24 (f) LIMITATION ON CLOSED AREAS.—The Sec25 retary’s sole authority to close lands within the Coastal 
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1 Plain to oil and gas leasing and to exploration, develop2 ment, and production is that set forth in this Act. 

3 (g) REGULATIONS.—

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall pre5 scribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry 

6 out this Act, including rules and regulations relating 

7 to protection of the fish and wildlife, their habitat, 

8 subsistence resources, and environment of the Coast9 al Plain, by no later than 15 months after the date 

10 of the enactment of this Act. 

11 (2) REVISION OF REGULATIONS.—The Sec12 retary shall periodically review and, if appropriate, 

13 revise the rules and regulations issued under sub14 section (a) to reflect any significant biological, envi15 ronmental, or engineering data that come to the Sec16 retary’s attention. 

17 SEC. 4. LEASE SALES. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—Lands may be leased pursuant to 

19 this Act to any person qualified to obtain a lease for depos20 its of oil and gas under the Mineral Leasing Act (30 

21 U.S.C. 181 et seq.). 

22 (b) PROCEDURES.—The Secretary shall, by regula23 tion, establish procedures for—

24 (1) receipt and consideration of sealed nomina25 tions for any area in the Coastal Plain for inclusion 
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1 in, or exclusion (as provided in subsection (c)) from, 

2 a lease sale; 

3 (2) the holding of lease sales after such nomina4 tion process; and 

5 (3) public notice of and comment on designa6 tion of areas to be included in, or excluded from, a 

7 lease sale. 

8 (c) LEASE SALE BIDS.—Bidding for leases under 

9 this Act shall be by sealed competitive cash bonus bids. 

10 (d) ACREAGE MINIMUM IN FIRST SALE.—In the first 

11 lease sale under this Act, the Secretary shall offer for lease 

12 those tracts the Secretary considers to have the greatest 

13 potential for the discovery of hydrocarbons, taking into 

14 consideration nominations received pursuant to subsection 

15 (b)(1), but in no case less than 200,000 acres. 

16 (e) TIMING OF LEASE SALES.—The Secretary 

17 shall—

18 (1) conduct the first lease sale under this Act 

19 within 22 months after the date of the enactment of 

20 this Act; and 

21 (2) conduct additional sales so long as sufficient 

22 interest in development exists to warrant, in the Sec23 retary’s judgment, the conduct of such sales. 
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1 SEC. 5. GRANT OF LEASES BY THE SECRETARY. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may grant to the 

3 highest responsible qualified bidder in a lease sale con4 ducted pursuant to section 4 any lands to be leased on 

5 the Coastal Plain upon payment by the lessee of such 

6 bonus as may be accepted by the Secretary. 

7 (b) SUBSEQUENT TRANSFERS.—No lease issued 

8 under this Act may be sold, exchanged, assigned, sublet, 

9 or otherwise transferred except with the approval of the 

10 Secretary. Prior to any such approval the Secretary shall 

11 consult with, and give due consideration to the views of, 

12 the Attorney General. 

13 SEC. 6. LEASE TERMS AND CONDITIONS. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—An oil or gas lease issued pursu15 ant to this Act shall—

16 (1) provide for the payment of a royalty of not 

less than 121 17 ⁄2 percent in amount or value of the 

18 production removed or sold from the lease, as deter19 mined by the Secretary under the regulations appli20 cable to other Federal oil and gas leases; 

21 (2) provide that the Secretary may close, on a 

22 seasonal basis, portions of the Coastal Plain to ex23 ploratory drilling activities as necessary to protect 

24 caribou calving areas and other species of fish and 

25 wildlife;
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1 (3) require that the lessee of lands within the 

2 Coastal Plain shall be fully responsible and liable for 

3 the reclamation of lands within the Coastal Plain 

4 and any other Federal lands that are adversely af5 fected in connection with exploration, development, 

6 production, or transportation activities conducted 

7 under the lease and within the Coastal Plain by the 

8 lessee or by any of the subcontractors or agents of 

9 the lessee; 

10 (4) provide that the lessee may not delegate or 

11 convey, by contract or otherwise, the reclamation re12 sponsibility and liability to another person without 

13 the express written approval of the Secretary; 

14 (5) provide that the standard of reclamation for 

15 lands required to be reclaimed under this Act shall 

16 be, as nearly as practicable, a condition capable of 

17 supporting the uses which the lands were capable of 

18 supporting prior to any exploration, development, or 

19 production activities, or upon application by the les20 see, to a higher or better use as approved by the 

21 Secretary; 

22 (6) contain terms and conditions relating to 

23 protection of fish and wildlife, their habitat, and the 

24 environment as required pursuant to section 3(a)(2); 
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1 (7) provide that the lessee, its agents, and its 

2 contractors use best efforts to provide a fair share, 

3 as determined by the level of obligation previously 

4 agreed to in the 1974 agreement implementing sec5 tion 29 of the Federal Agreement and Grant of 

6 Right of Way for the Operation of the Trans-Alaska 

7 Pipeline, of employment and contracting for Alaska 

8 Natives and Alaska Native Corporations from 

9 throughout the State; 

10 (8) prohibit the export of oil produced under 

11 the lease; and 

12 (9) contain such other provisions as the Sec13 retary determines necessary to ensure compliance 

14 with the provisions of this Act and the regulations 

15 issued under this Act. 

16 (b) PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary, 

17 as a term and condition of each lease under this Act and 

18 in recognizing the Government’s proprietary interest in 

19 labor stability and in the ability of construction labor and 

20 management to meet the particular needs and conditions 

21 of projects to be developed under the leases issued pursu22 ant to this Act and the special concerns of the parties to 

23 such leases, shall require that the lessee and its agents 

24 and contractors negotiate to obtain a project labor agree25 ment for the employment of laborers and mechanics on 
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1 production, maintenance, and construction under the 

2 lease. 

3 SEC. 7. COASTAL PLAIN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. 

4 (a) NO SIGNIFICANT ADVERSE EFFECT STANDARD

5 TO GOVERN AUTHORIZED COASTAL PLAIN ACTIVITIES.—

6 The Secretary shall, consistent with the requirements of 

7 section 3, administer the provisions of this Act through 

8 regulations, lease terms, conditions, restrictions, prohibi9 tions, stipulations, and other provisions that—

10 (1) ensure the oil and gas exploration, develop11 ment, and production activities on the Coastal Plain 

12 will result in no significant adverse effect on fish 

13 and wildlife, their habitat, and the environment; and 

14 (2) require the application of the best commer15 cially available technology for oil and gas explo16 ration, development, and production on all new ex17 ploration, development, and production operations. 

18 (b) SITE-SPECIFIC ASSESSMENT AND MITIGATION.—

19 The Secretary shall also require, with respect to any pro20 posed drilling and related activities, that—

21 (1) a site-specific analysis be made of the prob22 able effects, if any, that the drilling or related activi23 ties will have on fish and wildlife, their habitat, and 

24 the environment; 
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1 (2) a plan be implemented to avoid, minimize, 

2 and mitigate (in that order and to the extent prac3 ticable) any significant adverse effect identified 

4 under paragraph (1); and 

5 (3) the development of the plan shall occur 

6 after consultation with the agency or agencies hav7 ing jurisdiction over matters mitigated by the plan. 

8 (c) REGULATIONS TO PROTECT COASTAL PLAIN

9 FISH AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES, SUBSISTENCE USERS, 

10 AND THE ENVIRONMENT.—Before implementing the leas11 ing program authorized by this Act, the Secretary shall 

12 prepare and promulgate regulations, lease terms, condi13 tions, restrictions, prohibitions, stipulations, and other 

14 measures designed to ensure that the activities undertaken 

15 on the Coastal Plain under this Act are conducted in a 

16 manner consistent with the purposes and environmental 

17 requirements of this Act. 

18 (d) COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL AND STATE ENVI19 RONMENTAL LAWS AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS.—The 

20 proposed regulations, lease terms, conditions, restrictions, 

21 prohibitions, and stipulations for the leasing program 

22 under this Act shall require compliance with all applicable 

23 provisions of Federal and State environmental law and 

24 shall also require the following: 
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1 (1) Standards at least as effective as the safety 

2 and environmental mitigation measures set forth in 

3 items 1 through 29 at pages 167 through 169 of the 

4 ‘‘Final Legislative Environmental Impact State5 ment’’ (April 1987) on the Coastal Plain. 

6 (2) Seasonal limitations on exploration, develop7 ment, and related activities, where necessary, to 

8 avoid significant adverse effects during periods of 

9 concentrated fish and wildlife breeding, denning, 

10 nesting, spawning, and migration. 

11 (3) That exploration activities, except for sur12 face geological studies, be limited to the period be13 tween approximately November 1 and May 1 each 

14 year and that exploration activities shall be sup15 ported by ice roads, winter trails with adequate snow 

16 cover, ice pads, ice airstrips, and air transport meth17 ods, except that such exploration activities may 

18 occur at other times, if—

19 (A) the Secretary determines, after afford20 ing an opportunity for public comment and re21 view, that special circumstances exist necessi22 tating that exploration activities be conducted 

23 at other times of the year; and 

24 (B) the Secretary finds that such explo25 ration will have no significant adverse effect on
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1 the fish and wildlife, their habitat, and the envi2 ronment of the Coastal Plain. 

3 (4) Design safety and construction standards 

4 for all pipelines and any access and service roads, 

5 that—

6 (A) minimize, to the maximum extent pos7 sible, adverse effects upon the passage of mi8 gratory species such as caribou; and 

9 (B) minimize adverse effects upon the flow 

10 of surface water by requiring the use of cul11 verts, bridges, and other structural devices. 

12 (5) Prohibitions on public access and use on all 

13 pipeline access and service roads. 

14 (6) Stringent reclamation and rehabilitation re15 quirements, consistent with the standards set forth 

16 in this Act, requiring the removal from the Coastal 

17 Plain of all oil and gas development and production 

18 facilities, structures, and equipment upon completion 

19 of oil and gas production operations, except that the 

20 Secretary may exempt from the requirements of this 

21 paragraph those facilities, structures, or equipment 

22 that the Secretary determines would assist in the 

23 management of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge 

24 and that are donated to the United States for that 

25 purpose. 
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1 (7) Appropriate prohibitions or restrictions on 

2 access by all modes of transportation. 

3 (8) Appropriate prohibitions or restrictions on 

4 sand and gravel extraction. 

5 (9) Consolidation of facility siting. 

6 (10) Appropriate prohibitions or restrictions on 

7 use of explosives. 

8 (11) Avoidance, to the extent practicable, of 

9 springs, streams, and river system; the protection of 

10 natural surface drainage patterns, wetlands, and ri11 parian habitats; and the regulation of methods or 

12 techniques for developing or transporting adequate 

13 supplies of water for exploratory drilling. 

14 (12) Avoidance or reduction of air traffic-re15 lated disturbance to fish and wildlife. 

16 (13) Treatment and disposal of hazardous and 

17 toxic wastes, solid wastes, reserve pit fluids, drilling 

18 muds and cuttings, and domestic wastewater, includ19 ing an annual waste management report, a haz20 ardous materials tracking system, and a prohibition 

21 on chlorinated solvents, in accordance with applica22 ble Federal and State environmental law. 

23 (14) Fuel storage and oil spill contingency plan24 ning. 
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1 (15) Research, monitoring, and reporting re2 quirements. 

3 (16) Field crew environmental briefings. 

4 (17) Avoidance of significant adverse effects 

5 upon subsistence hunting, fishing, and trapping by 

6 subsistence users. 

7 (18) Compliance with applicable air and water 

8 quality standards. 

9 (19) Appropriate seasonal and safety zone des10 ignations around well sites, within which subsistence 

11 hunting and trapping shall be limited. 

12 (20) Reasonable stipulations for protection of 

13 cultural and archeological resources. 

14 (21) All other protective environmental stipula15 tions, restrictions, terms, and conditions deemed 

16 necessary by the Secretary. 

17 (e) CONSIDERATIONS.—In preparing and promul18 gating regulations, lease terms, conditions, restrictions, 

19 prohibitions, and stipulations under this section, the Sec20 retary shall consider the following: 

21 (1) The stipulations and conditions that govern 

22 the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska leasing pro23 gram, as set forth in the 1999 Northeast National 

24 Petroleum Reserve-Alaska Final Integrated Activity 

25 Plan/Environmental Impact Statement. 
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1 (2) The environmental protection standards 

2 that governed the initial Coastal Plain seismic explo3 ration program under parts 37.31 to 37.33 of title 

4 50, Code of Federal Regulations. 

5 (3) The land use stipulations for exploratory 

6 drilling on the KIC–ASRC private lands that are set 

7 forth in Appendix 2 of the August 9, 1983, agree8 ment between Arctic Slope Regional Corporation and 

9 the United States. 

10 (f) FACILITY CONSOLIDATION PLANNING.—

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, after 

12 providing for public notice and comment, prepare 

13 and update periodically a plan to govern, guide, and 

14 direct the siting and construction of facilities for the 

15 exploration, development, production, and transpor16 tation of Coastal Plain oil and gas resources. 

17 (2) OBJECTIVES.—The plan shall have the fol18 lowing objectives: 

19 (A) Avoiding unnecessary duplication of fa20 cilities and activities. 

21 (B) Encouraging consolidation of common 

22 facilities and activities. 

23 (C) Locating or confining facilities and ac24 tivities to areas that will minimize impact on 
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1 fish and wildlife, their habitat, and the environ2 ment. 

3 (D) Utilizing existing facilities wherever 

4 practicable. 

5 (E) Enhancing compatibility between wild6 life values and development activities. 

7 SEC. 8. EXPEDITED JUDICIAL REVIEW. 

8 (a) FILING OF COMPLAINT.—

9 (1) DEADLINE.—Subject to paragraph (2), any 

10 complaint seeking judicial review of any provision of 

11 this Act or any action of the Secretary under this 

12 Act shall be filed in any appropriate district court of 

13 the United States—

14 (A) except as provided in subparagraph 

15 (B), within the 90-day period beginning on the 

16 date of the action being challenged; or 

17 (B) in the case of a complaint based solely 

18 on grounds arising after such period, within 90 

19 days after the complainant knew or reasonably 

20 should have known of the grounds for the com21 plaint. 

22 (2) VENUE.—Any complaint seeking judicial re23 view of an action of the Secretary under this Act 

24 may be filed only in the United States Court of Ap25 peals for the District of Columbia.
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1 (3) LIMITATION ON SCOPE OF CERTAIN RE2 VIEW.—Judicial review of a Secretarial decision to 

3 conduct a lease sale under this Act, including the en4 vironmental analysis thereof, shall be limited to 

5 whether the Secretary has complied with the terms 

6 of this Act and shall be based upon the administra7 tive record of that decision. The Secretary’s identi8 fication of a preferred course of action to enable 

9 leasing to proceed and the Secretary’s analysis of 

10 environmental effects under this Act shall be pre11 sumed to be correct unless shown otherwise by clear 

12 and convincing evidence to the contrary. 

13 (b) LIMITATION ON OTHER REVIEW.—Actions of the 

14 Secretary with respect to which review could have been 

15 obtained under this section shall not be subject to judicial 

16 review in any civil or criminal proceeding for enforcement. 

17 SEC. 9. RIGHTS-OF-WAY ACROSS THE COASTAL PLAIN. 

18 (a) EXEMPTION.—Title XI of the Alaska National In19 terest Lands Conservation Act of 1980 (16 U.S.C. 3161 

20 et seq.) shall not apply to the issuance by the Secretary 

21 under section 28 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 

22 185) of rights-of-way and easements across the Coastal 

23 Plain for the transportation of oil and gas. 

24 (b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Secretary shall 

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1 section (a) such terms and conditions as may be necessary 

2 to ensure that transportation of oil and gas does not result 

3 in a significant adverse effect on the fish and wildlife, sub4 sistence resources, their habitat, and the environment of 

5 the Coastal Plain, including requirements that facilities be 

6 sited or designed so as to avoid unnecessary duplication 

7 of roads and pipelines. 

8 (c) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall include in 

9 regulations under section 3(g) provisions granting rights10 of-way and easements described in subsection (a) of this 

11 section. 

12 SEC. 10. CONVEYANCE. 

13 In order to maximize Federal revenues by removing 

14 clouds on title to lands and clarifying land ownership pat15 terns within the Coastal Plain, the Secretary, notwith16 standing the provisions of section 1302(h)(2) of the Alas17 ka National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 

18 3192(h)(2)), shall convey—

19 (1) to the Kaktovik Inupiat Corporation the 

20 surface estate of the lands described in paragraph 1 

21 of Public Land Order 6959, to the extent necessary 

22 to fulfill the Corporation’s entitlement under section 

23 12 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 

24 U.S.C. 1611) in accordance with the terms and con25 ditions of the Agreement between the Department of 
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1 the Interior, the United States Fish and Wildlife 

2 Service, the Bureau of Land Management, and the 

3 Kaktovik Inupiat Corporation effective January 22, 

4 1993; and 

5 (2) to the Arctic Slope Regional Corporation 

6 the remaining subsurface estate to which it is enti7 tled pursuant to the August 9, 1983, agreement be8 tween the Arctic Slope Regional Corporation and the 

9 United States of America. 

10 SEC. 11. LOCAL GOVERNMENT IMPACT AID AND COMMU11 NITY SERVICE ASSISTANCE. 

12 (a) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZED.—

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may use 

14 amounts available from the Coastal Plain Local Gov15 ernment Impact Aid Assistance Fund established by 

16 subsection (d) to provide timely financial assistance 

17 to entities that are eligible under paragraph (2) and 

18 that are directly impacted by the exploration for or 

19 production of oil and gas on the Coastal Plain under 

20 this Act. 

21 (2) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—The North Slope 

22 Borough, Kaktovik, and other boroughs, municipal 

23 subdivisions, villages, and any other community or24 ganized under Alaska State law shall be eligible for 

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1 (b) USE OF ASSISTANCE.—Financial assistance 

2 under this section may be used only for—

3 (1) planning for mitigation of the potential ef4 fects of oil and gas exploration and development on 

5 environmental, social, cultural, recreational and sub6 sistence values; 

7 (2) implementing mitigation plans and main8 taining mitigation projects; and 

9 (3) developing, carrying out, and maintaining 

10 projects and programs that provide new or expanded 

11 public facilities and services to address needs and 

12 problems associated with such effects, including fire13 fighting, police, water, waste treatment, medivac, 

14 and medical services. 

15 (c) APPLICATION.—

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Any community that is eligi17 ble for assistance under this section may submit an 

18 application for such assistance to the Secretary, in 

19 such form and under such procedures as the Sec20 retary may prescribe by regulation. 

21 (2) NORTH SLOPE BOROUGH COMMUNITIES.—A 

22 community located in the North Slope Borough may 

23 apply for assistance under this section either directly 

24 to the Secretary or through the North Slope Bor25 ough. 
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1 (3) APPLICATION ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary 

2 shall work closely with and assist the North Slope 

3 Borough and other communities eligible for assist4 ance under this section in developing and submitting 

5 applications for assistance under this section. 

6 (d) ESTABLISHMENT OF FUND.—

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the 

8 Treasury the Coastal Plain Local Government Im9 pact Aid Assistance Fund. 

10 (2) USE.—Amounts in the fund may be used 

11 only for providing financial assistance under this 

12 section. 

13 (3) DEPOSITS.—Subject to paragraph (4), there 

14 shall be deposited into the fund amounts received by 

15 the United States as revenues derived from rents, 

16 bonuses, and royalties under on leases and lease 

17 sales authorized under this Act. 

18 (4) LIMITATION ON DEPOSITS.—The total 

19 amount in the fund may not exceed $10,000,000. 

20 (5) INVESTMENT OF BALANCES.—The Sec21 retary of the Treasury shall invest amounts in the 

22 fund in interest bearing government securities. 

23 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To pro24 vide financial assistance under this section there is author25 ized to be appropriated to the Secretary from the Coastal 
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1 Plain Local Government Impact Aid Assistance Fund 

2 $5,000,000 for each fiscal year.

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