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wise by clear and convincing evidence to the con-
trary. 
(b) LIMITATION ON OTHER REVIEW.—Actions of the 
Secretary with respect to which review could have been 
obtained under this section shall not be subject to judicial 
review in any civil or criminal proceeding for enforcement. 
SEC. 909. FEDERAL AND STATE DISTRIBUTION OF REVE-
NUES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, of the amount of adjusted bonus, rental, and 
royalty revenues from Federal oil and gas leasing and op-
erations authorized under this subtitle— 
(1) 50 percent shall be paid to the State of 
Alaska; and 
(2) except as provided in section 912(d), the 
balance shall be deposited into the Treasury as mis-
cellaneous receipts. 
(b) PAYMENTS TO ALASKA.—Payments to the State 
of Alaska under this section shall be made semiannually. 
SEC. 910. RIGHTS-OF-WAY ACROSS THE COASTAL PLAIN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall issue rights- 
of-way and easements across the Coastal Plain for the 
transportation of oil and gas— 
(1) except as provided in paragraph (2), under 
section 28 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 
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185), without regard to title XI of the Alaska Na-
tional Interest Lands Conservation Act (30 U.S.C. 
3161 et seq.); and 
(2) under title XI of the Alaska National Inter-
est Lands Conservation Act (30 U.S.C. 3161 et 
seq.), for access authorized by sections 1110 and 
1111 of that Act (16 U.S.C. 3170 and 3171). 
(b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Secretary shall 
include in any right-of-way or easement issued under sub-
section (a) such terms and conditions as may be necessary 
to ensure that transportation of oil and gas does not result 
in a significant adverse effect on the fish and wildlife, sub-
sistence resources, their habitat, and the environment of 
the Coastal Plain, including requirements that facilities be 
sited or designed so as to avoid unnecessary duplication 
of roads and pipelines. 
(c) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall include in 
regulations under section 903(g) provisions granting 
rights-of-way and easements described in subsection (a) 
of this section. 
SEC. 911. CONVEYANCE. 
In order to maximize Federal revenues by removing 
clouds on title to lands and clarifying land ownership pat-
terns within the Coastal Plain, the Secretary, notwith-
standing the provisions of section 1302(h)(2) of the Alas-
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ka National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 
3192(h)(2)), shall convey— 
(1) to the Kaktovik Inupiat Corporation the 
surface estate of the lands described in paragraph 1 
of Public Land Order 6959, to the extent necessary 
to fulfill the Corporation’s entitlement under sec-
tions 12 and 14 of the Alaska Native Claims Settle-
ment Act (43 U.S.C. 1611 and 1613) in accordance 
with the terms and conditions of the Agreement be-
tween the Department of the Interior, the United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of 
Land Management, and the Kaktovik Inupiat Cor-
poration effective January 22, 1993; and 
(2) to the Arctic Slope Regional Corporation 
the remaining subsurface estate to which it is enti-
tled pursuant to the August 9, 1983, agreement be-
tween the Arctic Slope Regional Corporation and the 
United States of America. 
SEC. 912. LOCAL GOVERNMENT IMPACT AID AND COMMU-
NITY SERVICE ASSISTANCE. 
(a) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZED.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may use 
amounts available from the Coastal Plain Local Gov-
ernment Impact Aid Assistance Fund established by 
subsection (d) to provide timely financial assistance 
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to entities that are eligible under paragraph (2) and 
that are directly impacted by the exploration for or 
production of oil and gas on the Coastal Plain under 
this subtitle. 
(2) ELIGIBLE
ENTITIES.—The North Slope 
Borough, the City of Kaktovik, and any other bor-
ough, municipal subdivision, village, or other com-
munity in the State of Alaska that is directly im-
pacted by exploration for, or the production of, oil 
or gas on the Coastal Plain under this subtitle, as 
determined by the Secretary, shall be eligible for fi-
nancial assistance under this section. 
(b) USE
OF
ASSISTANCE.—Financial assistance 
under this section may be used only for— 
(1) planning for mitigation of the potential ef-
fects of oil and gas exploration and development on 
environmental, social, cultural, recreational, and sub-
sistence values; 
(2) implementing mitigation plans and main-
taining mitigation projects; 
(3) developing, carrying out, and maintaining 
projects and programs that provide new or expanded 
public facilities and services to address needs and 
problems associated with such effects, including fire- 
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fighting, police, water, waste treatment, medivac, 
and medical services; and 
(4) establishment of a coordination office, by 
the North Slope Borough, in the City of Kaktovik, 
which shall— 
(A) coordinate with and advise developers 
on local conditions, impact, and history of the 
areas utilized for development; and 
(B) provide to the Committee on Resources 
of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
Senate an annual report on the status of co-
ordination between developers and the commu-
nities affected by development. 
(c) APPLICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Any community that is eligi-
ble for assistance under this section may submit an 
application for such assistance to the Secretary, in 
such form and under such procedures as the Sec-
retary may prescribe by regulation. 
(2) NORTH SLOPE BOROUGH COMMUNITIES.—A 
community located in the North Slope Borough may 
apply for assistance under this section either directly 
to the Secretary or through the North Slope Bor-
ough. 
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(3) APPLICATION ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary 
shall work closely with and assist the North Slope 
Borough and other communities eligible for assist-
ance under this section in developing and submitting 
applications for assistance under this section. 
(d) ESTABLISHMENT OF FUND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the 
Treasury the Coastal Plain Local Government Im-
pact Aid Assistance Fund. 
(2) USE.—Amounts in the fund may be used 
only for providing financial assistance under this 
section. 
(3) DEPOSITS.—Subject to paragraph (4), there 
shall be deposited into the fund amounts received by 
the United States as revenues derived from rents, 
bonuses, and royalties from Federal leases and lease 
sales authorized under this subtitle. 
(4) LIMITATION
ON
DEPOSITS.—The total 
amount in the fund may not exceed $11,000,000. 
(5) INVESTMENT
OF
BALANCES.—The Sec-
retary of the Treasury shall invest amounts in the 
fund in interest bearing government securities. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To pro-
vide financial assistance under this section there is author-
ized to be appropriated to the Secretary from the Coastal 
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Plain Local Government Impact Aid Assistance Fund 
$5,000,000 for each fiscal year. 
Subtitle B—Offshore Oil and Gas 
SEC. 921. TERMINATION OF MORATORIA ON LEASING AND 
PERMITTING. 
No prohibition on leasing of Federal submerged lands 
of the Outer Continental Shelf for exploration, develop-
ment, or production of oil or gas, on for the issuance of 
any permit under Federal law for exploration, develop-
ment, or production of oil or gas under a leases for such 
submerged lands, or on the expenditure of Federal funds 
with respect to such leasing or issuance, shall have any 
force or effect. 
TITLE X—CLIMATE CHANGE RE-
SEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
FUNDING 
SEC. 1001. APPLIED RESEARCH. 
Each Federal agency to which funds have been appro-
priated for conducting climate change basic research, as 
identified by the Office of Management and Budget in its 
annual report to Congress entitled ‘‘Federal Climate 
Change Expenditures Report to Congress’’, may use such 
funds only for climate change applied research, including 
research carried out through grants to universities. 
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