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using qualified outer Continental Shelf reve-
nues received for fiscal year 2008.
‘‘(C) MULTIPLE PRODUCING STATES.—In a
case in which more than 1 producing State is lo-
cated within 200 nautical miles of any portion
of a leased tract, the amount allocated to each
producing State for the leased tract shall be in-
versely proportional to the distance between—
‘‘(i) the nearest point on the coastline
of the producing State; and
‘‘(ii) the geographic center of the leased
tract.
‘‘(D) MINIMUM ALLOCATION.—The amount
allocated to a producing State under subpara-
graph (A) shall be at least 1 percent of the
amounts available under paragraph (1).
‘‘(4) PAYMENTS TO COASTAL POLITICAL SUBDIVI-
SIONS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall pay
35 percent of the allocable share of each pro-
ducing State, as determined under paragraph
(3) to the coastal political subdivisions in the
producing State.
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‘‘(B) FORMULA.—Of the amount paid by
the Secretary to coastal political subdivisions
under subparagraph (A)—
‘‘(i) 25 percent shall be allocated to
each coastal political subdivision in the pro-
portion that—
‘‘(I) the coastal population of the
coastal political subdivision; bears to
‘‘(II) the coastal population of all
coastal political subdivisions in the
producing State;
‘‘(ii) 25 percent shall be allocated to
each coastal political subdivision in the pro-
portion that—
‘‘(I) the number of miles of coast-
line of the coastal political subdivision;
bears to
‘‘(II) the number of miles of coast-
line of all coastal political subdivisions
in the producing State; and
‘‘(iii) 50 percent shall be allocated in
amounts that are inversely proportional to
the respective distances between the points
in each coastal political subdivision that
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are closest to the geographic center of each
leased tract, as determined by the Secretary.
‘‘(C) EXCEPTION FOR THE STATE OF LOU-
ISIANA.—For the purposes of subparagraph
(B)(ii), the coastline for coastal political subdivi-
sions in the State of Louisiana without a coast-
line shall be considered to be 1⁄3 the average
length of the coastline of all coastal political sub-
divisions with a coastline in the State of Lou-
isiana.
‘‘(D) EXCEPTION FOR THE STATE OF ALAS-
KA.—For the purposes of carrying out subpara-
graph (B)(iii) in the State of Alaska, the
amounts allocated shall be divided equally
among the 2 coastal political subdivisions that
are closest to the geographic center of a leased
tract.
‘‘(E) EXCLUSION
OF
CERTAIN
LEASED
TRACTS.—For purposes of subparagraph (B)(iii),
a leased tract or portion of a leased tract shall
be excluded if the tract or portion of a leased
tract is located in a geographic area subject to
a leasing moratorium on January 1, 2005, un-
less the lease was in production on that date.
‘‘(6) NO APPROVED PLAN.—
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‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B) and except as provided in subpara-
graph (C), in a case in which any amount allo-
cated to a producing State or coastal political
subdivision under paragraph (4) or (5) is not
disbursed because the producing State does not
have in effect a plan that has been approved by
the Secretary under subsection (c), the Secretary
shall allocate the undisbursed amount equally
among all other producing States.
‘‘(B) RETENTION
OF
ALLOCATION.—The
Secretary shall hold in escrow an undisbursed
amount described in subparagraph (A) until
such date as the final appeal regarding the dis-
approval of a plan submitted under subsection
(c) is decided.
‘‘(C) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive
subparagraph (A) with respect to an allocated
share of a producing State and hold the allocable
share in escrow if the Secretary determines that
the producing State is making a good faith effort
to develop and submit, or update, a plan in ac-
cordance with subsection (c).
‘‘(c) COASTAL IMPACT ASSISTANCE PLAN.—
‘‘(1) SUBMISSION OF STATE PLANS.—
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than July 1,
2008, the Governor of a producing State shall
submit to the Secretary a coastal impact assist-
ance plan.
‘‘(B) PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.—In carrying
out subparagraph (A), the Governor shall solicit
local input and provide for public participation
in the development of the plan.
‘‘(2) APPROVAL.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall ap-
prove a plan of a producing State submitted
under paragraph (1) before disbursing any
amount to the producing State, or to a coastal
political subdivision located in the producing
State, under this section.
‘‘(B) COMPONENTS.—The Secretary shall
approve a plan submitted under paragraph (1)
if—
‘‘(i) the Secretary determines that the
plan is consistent with the uses described in
subsection (d); and
‘‘(ii) the plan contains—
‘‘(I) the name of the State agency
that will have the authority to rep-
resent and act on behalf of the pro-