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 Natural 
Resources of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Energy and Natural Re-
sources of the Senate an annual report on the 
status of coordination between developers and 
the communities 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 adjusted 
bonus, rental, and royalty revenues from Federal oil 
and gas leasing and operations 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 au-
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thorized to be appropriated to the Secretary from the 
Coastal Plain Local Government Impact Aid Assistance 
Fund $5,000,000 for each fiscal year. 
Subtitle C—Oil Shale 
SEC. 141. OIL SHALE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Office of Naval Petroleum and Oil 
Shale Reserves at the Department of Energy has es-
timated that oil shale resources located on Federal 
lands hold 2 trillion undiscovered technically recover-
able barrels of oil. 
(2) Oil shale is a strategically important domes-
tic resource that should be developed to reduce the 
growing dependence of the United States on politi-
cally and economically unstable sources of foreign oil 
imports. 
(3) The development of oil shale for research 
and commercial development should be conducted in 
an environmentally sound manner, using practices 
that minimize impacts. 
(4) Development of such strategic unconven-
tional fuel should occur, with an emphasis on sus-
tainability, to benefit the United States while taking 
into account affected States and communities. 
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(5) Oil shale is one of the best resources avail-
able for advancing American technology and creating 
American jobs. 
(6) Oil shale will be a critically important com-
ponent of the Nation’s transportation fuel sector in 
particular, by providing a secure domestic source of 
aviation fuel for both commercial and military uses. 
(b) ADDITIONAL RESEARCH
AND DEVELOPMENT 
LEASE SALES.—The Secretary of the Interior shall hold 
a lease sale not later than 180 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act offering an additional 10 parcels for 
lease for research, development, and demonstration of oil 
shale resources, under the terms offered in the solicitation 
of bids for such leases published on January 15, 2009 (74 
Fed. Reg. 2611). 
(c) APPLICATION OF REGULATIONS.—The oil shale 
management final rules published by the Department of 
the Interior on November 18, 2008 (73 Fed. Reg. 69414), 
shall apply to all commercial leasing for the management 
of federally owned oil shale, and any associated minerals, 
located on Federal lands. 
(d) REDUCED PAYMENTS TO ENSURE PRODUC-
TION.—The Secretary of the Interior may temporarily re-
duce royalties, fees, rentals, bonus bids, or other payments 
for leases of Federal lands for the development and pro-
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