I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3882 
To require inclusion of Lease Sale 220 in the proposed Outer Continental 
Shelf oil and gas leasing program for the 2012–2017 period, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 2, 2012 
Mr. RIGELL (for himself, Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. HURT, Mr. GOODLATTE, and 
Mr. GRIFFITH of Virginia) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To require inclusion of Lease Sale 220 in the proposed 
Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program 
for the 2012–2017 period, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Mid-Atlantic Energy 
and Jobs Act of 2012’’. 
SEC. 2. LEASE SALE 220 AND OTHER LEASE SALES IN THE 
MID-ATLANTIC PLANNING AREA. 
(a) INCLUSION IN LEASING PROGRAMS.—The Sec-
retary of the Interior shall— 
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(1) upon enactment of this Act, revise the pro-
posed Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing 
program for the 2012–2017 period to include in 
such program Lease Sale 220 off the coast of Vir-
ginia; and 
(2) include the Outer Continental Shelf off the 
coast of Virginia in the leasing program for each 5- 
year period after the 2012–2017 period. 
(b) CONDUCT OF LEASE SALES.—As soon as prac-
ticable, but not later than 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall carry 
out under section 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands 
Act (43 U.S.C. 1337)— 
(1) Lease Sale 220; and 
(2) lease sales for any other areas of the Outer 
Continental Shelf that are included in the Mid-At-
lantic planning area as a result of the map revision 
required under section 5. 
SEC. 3. PROTECTION OF MILITARY OPERATIONS. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—No person may engage in any ex-
ploration, development, or production of oil or natural gas 
off the coast of Virginia that would conflict with any mili-
tary operation, as determined in accordance with the 
Memorandum of Agreement between the Department of 
Defense and the Department of the Interior on Mutual 
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Concerns on the Outer Continental Shelf signed July 20, 
1983, and any revision or replacement for that agreement 
that is agreed to by the Secretary of Defense and the Sec-
retary of the Interior after that date but before the date 
of issuance of the lease under which such exploration, de-
velopment, or production is conducted. 
(b) REVIEW AND UPDATING OF MOA.—The Sec-
retary of the Interior and the Secretary of Defense shall 
periodically review and revise such memorandum of agree-
ment to account for new offshore energy production tech-
nologies, including those that use wind energy. 
SEC. 4. REVENUE SHARING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 9 of the 
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1338) and 
subject to the other provisions of this section, for each ap-
plicable fiscal year, the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
deposit— 
(1) 50 percent of any qualified revenues in the 
general fund of the Treasury; and 
(2) 50 percent of any qualified revenues in a 
special account in the Treasury for use in accord-
ance with subsection (b). 
(b) DISPOSITION OF REVENUES TO STATE.—Of the 
qualified revenues deposited under subsection (a)(2)— 
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(1) 75 percent shall be disbursed to the Mid-At-
lantic State from the administrative planning area of 
which the qualified revenues were generated, based 
on the map referred to in section 5 (as revised under 
that section, except as provided in section 5(b)); and 
(2) 25 percent shall be used, at the discretion 
of the Governor of such State— 
(A) for environmental cleanup and restora-
tion purposes within that State; and 
(B) to enhance the ability of the public to 
access public lands within that State. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘Mid-Atlantic State’’ means each 
of the States of Delaware, North Carolina, Mary-
land, and Virginia; and 
(2) the term ‘‘qualified revenues’’ means bonus 
bids, rental payments, and royalties received by the 
United States for leases of areas of the Outer Conti-
nental Shelf off the coast of a Mid-Atlantic State for 
exploration, development, and production of oil and 
gas or wind power. 
SEC. 5. OCS ADMINISTRATIVE PLANNING AREAS MID-AT-
LANTIC STATES. 
(a) REVISION OF MAP.—Subject to subsection (b), 
the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau 
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of Ocean Energy Management, shall revise the map enti-
tled ‘‘Atlantic NAD 83 Federal Outer Continental Shelf 
(OCS) Administrative Boundaries’’ and dated January 
2010, to make the best effort to ensure that the northern 
and southern boundaries of the Outer Continental Shelf 
administrative planning area of each Mid-Atlantic State 
extends from the coastal shoreline at the northern and 
southern borders, respectively, of such State to the outer 
boundary of the Exclusive Economic Zone. 
(b) LIMITATION.—Nothing in this section affects any 
administrative planning area for purposes of Lease Sale 
220. 
(c) DEFINITION OF MID-ATLANTIC STATE.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘Mid-Atlantic State’’ means each of the 
States of Delaware, North Carolina, Maryland, and Vir-
ginia. 
SEC. 6. OFFSHORE METEOROLOGICAL SITE TESTING AND 
MONITORING PROJECTS. 
(a) OFFSHORE METEOROLOGICAL PROJECT PERMIT-
TING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Inte-
rior shall by regulation require that any applicant 
seeking to conduct an offshore meteorological site 
testing and monitoring project on the outer Conti-
nental Shelf (as that term is defined in the Outer 
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Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et 
seq.)) must obtain a permit and right of way for the 
project in accordance with this subsection. 
(2) PERMIT AND RIGHT-OF-WAY TIMELINE AND 
CONDITIONS.— 
(A) DEADLINE FOR APPROVAL.—The Sec-
retary shall decide whether to issue a permit 
and right of way for an offshore meteorological 
site testing and monitoring project within 30 
days after receiving an application. 
(B) PUBLIC
COMMENT
AND
CONSULTA-
TION.—During the period referred to in sub-
paragraph (A), the Secretary shall— 
(i) provide an opportunity for submis-
sion of comments by the public; and 
(ii) consult with the Secretary of De-
fense, the Commandant of the Coast 
Guard, and the heads of other Federal, 
State, and local agencies that would be af-
fected by issuance of the permit and right 
of way. 
(C) DENIAL OF PERMIT; OPPORTUNITY TO 
REMEDY DEFICIENCIES.—If the application is 
denied, the Secretary shall provide the appli-
cant— 
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(i) in writing, clear and comprehensive 
reasons why the application was not ap-
proved and detailed information concerning 
any deficiencies in the application; and 
(ii) an opportunity to remedy such de-
ficiencies. 
(b) NEPA EXCLUSION.—Section 102(2)(C) of the 
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
4332(2)(C)) shall not apply with respect to an offshore 
meteorological site testing and monitoring project. 
(c) PROTECTION OF INFORMATION.—The informa-
tion provided to the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to 
subsection (d)(3) shall be treated by the Secretary as pro-
prietary information and protected against disclosure. 
(d) DEFINITION OF AN OFFSHORE METEOROLOG-
ICAL SITE TESTING AND MONITORING PROJECT.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘offshore meteorological site testing and 
monitoring project’’ means a project carried out on or in 
the waters of the Outer Continental Shelf administered 
by the Department of the Interior to test or monitor 
weather (including wind, tidal, current, and solar energy) 
using towers, buoys, or other temporary ocean infrastruc-
ture, that— 
(1) causes— 
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