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proprietary chemical formula of a chemical used 
in hydraulic fracturing operations is necessary 
for medical treatment, the person conducting 
the hydraulic fracturing operations shall, upon 
request, immediately disclose the proprietary 
chemical formulas or the specific chemical iden-
tity of a trade secret chemical to the State, the 
Administrator, or the treating physician or 
nurse, regardless of whether a written state-
ment of need or a confidentiality agreement has 
been provided. The person conducting the hy-
draulic fracturing operations may require a 
written statement of need and a confidentiality 
agreement as soon thereafter as circumstances 
permit. 
‘‘(B) Subparagraphs (A)(i) and (A)(ii) do not 
authorize the State (or the Administrator) to require 
the public disclosure of proprietary chemical for-
mulas.’’. 
(b) CLEAN WATER ACT.— 
(1) LIMITATION ON PERMIT REQUIREMENT.— 
Section 402(l) of the Federal Water Pollution Con-
trol Act (33 U.S.C. 1342) is amended by striking 
paragraph (2) and redesignating paragraph (3) as 
paragraph (2). 
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(2) DEFINITIONS.—Section 502 of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1362) is 
amended— 
(A) by striking paragraph (24); and 
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (25) and 
(26) as paragraphs (24) and (25), respectively. 
(3) STUDY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the 
Interior shall conduct a study of stormwater 
impacts with respect to any area that the Sec-
retary determines may be contaminated by 
stormwater runoff associated with oil or gas op-
erations, which shall include— 
(i) an analysis of measurable contami-
nation in such area; 
(ii) an analysis of ground water re-
sources in such area; and 
(iii) an analysis of the susceptibility of 
aquifers in such area to contamination 
from stormwater runoff associated with 
such operations. 
(B) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this section, the Sec-
retary shall submit to Congress a report on the 
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results of studies conducted under subpara-
graph (A). 
(c) CLEAN AIR ACT.— 
(1) REPEAL OF EXEMPTION FOR AGGREGATION 
OF EMISSIONS FROM OIL AND GAS SOURCES.—Sec-
tion 112(n) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
7412(n)) is amended by striking paragraph (4). 
(2) HYDROGEN SULFIDE AS A HAZARDOUS AIR 
POLLUTANT.—The Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency shall— 
(A) not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, issue a final rule add-
ing hydrogen sulfide to the list of hazardous air 
pollutants under section 112(b) of the Clean 
Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7412(b)); and 
(B) not later than 365 days after a final 
rule under paragraph (1) is issued, revise the 
list under section 112(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
7412(c)) to include categories and subcategories 
of major sources and area sources of hydrogen 
sulfide, including oil and gas wells. 
(d) SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL ACT.— 
(1) IDENTIFICATION OR LISTING, AND REGULA-
TION UNDER SUBTITLE C.—Paragraph (2) of section 
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3001(b) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 
6921(b)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) Not later than 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of the Sustainable Energy Development Reform Act, 
the Administrator shall— 
‘‘(A) determine whether drilling fluids, pro-
duced waters, and other wastes associated with the 
exploration, development, or production of crude oil, 
natural gas, or geothermal energy meet the criteria 
promulgated under this section for the identification 
or listing of hazardous waste; 
‘‘(B) identify or list as hazardous waste any 
drilling fluids, produced waters, or other wastes as-
sociated with the exploration, development, or pro-
duction of crude oil, natural gas, or geothermal en-
ergy that the Administrator determines, pursuant to 
subparagraph (A), meet the criteria promulgated 
under this section for the identification or listing of 
hazardous waste; and 
‘‘(C) promulgate regulations under sections 
3002, 3003, and 3004 for wastes identified or listed 
as hazardous waste pursuant to subparagraph (B), 
except that the Administrator is authorized to mod-
ify the requirements of such sections to take into ac-
count the special characteristics of such wastes so 
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long as such modified requirements protect human 
health and the environment.’’. 
(2) REGULATION UNDER SUBTITLE D.—Section 
4010(c) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 
6949a(c)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(7) DRILLING
FLUIDS, PRODUCED
WATERS, 
AND OTHER WASTES ASSOCIATED WITH THE EXPLO-
RATION, DEVELOPMENT, OR PRODUCTION OF CRUDE 
OIL, NATURAL GAS, OR GEOTHERMAL ENERGY.—Not 
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the 
Sustainable Energy Development Reform Act, the 
Administrator shall promulgate revisions of the cri-
teria promulgated under section 4004(a) and under 
section 1008(a)(3) for facilities that may receive 
drilling fluids, produced waters, or other wastes as-
sociated with the exploration, development, or pro-
duction of crude oil, natural gas, or geothermal en-
ergy, that are not identified or listed as hazardous 
waste pursuant to section 3001(b)(2). The criteria 
shall be those necessary to protect human health 
and the environment and may take into account the 
practicable capability of such facilities. At a min-
imum such revisions for facilities potentially receiv-
ing such wastes should require ground water moni-
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toring as necessary to detect contamination, estab-
lish criteria for the acceptable location of new or ex-
isting facilities, and provide for corrective action and 
financial assurance as appropriate.’’. 
SEC. 427. TRANSPARENCY IN MANAGEMENT OF LEASES. 
Section 17(a) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 
226(a)), as amended by sections 401, 404, and 405 of this 
Act, is further amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(5) TRANSPARENCY
IN
MANAGEMENT
OF 
LEASES.—The Secretary shall make available on a 
public Internet website for each lease under this sec-
tion— 
‘‘(A) the identity of— 
‘‘(i) each person who is or has been a 
lessee under the lease; and 
‘‘(ii) each person who is or has been 
an operator under the lease; 
‘‘(B) notice of each transfer of the lease; 
and 
‘‘(C) notice of each suspension of oper-
ations, each suspension of production, and each 
suspension of operations and production.’’. 
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SEC. 
428. 
LEASE 
CANCELLATION 
FOR 
IMPROPER 
ISSUANCE. 
Section 31(b) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 
188(b)) is amended by inserting ‘‘if the lease was improp-
erly issued or’’ after ‘‘30 days notice’’. 
SEC. 429. PROTECTING NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE 
REFUGES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Each of the rules described in 
subsection (b) shall apply as published on the date re-
ferred to in such subsection for such rule, unless— 
(1) the Secretary of the Interior determines 
that modifications to such rule are necessary; and 
(2) such modifications are more protective of 
National Parks or National Wildlife Refuges, as ap-
plicable. 
(b) RULES DESCRIBED.—The rules referred to in 
subsection (a) are— 
(1) the rule entitled ‘‘General Provisions and 
Non-Federal Oil and Gas Rights; Final Rule’’, as 
published in the Federal Register November 4, 2016 
(81 Fed. Reg. 77972); and 
(2) the rule entitled ‘‘Management of Non-Fed-
eral Oil and Gas Rights’’, as published November 
14, 2016 (81 Fed. Reg. 79948). 
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TITLE V—OFFSHORE OIL AND 
GAS REFORMS 
Subtitle A—Regional Coordination 
and Planning 
SEC. 501. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) AFFECTED INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘af-
fected Indian tribe’’ means an Indian tribe that has 
federally reserved rights that are affirmed by treaty, 
statute, Executive order, Federal court order, or 
other Federal law in the area at issue. 
(2) 
COASTAL
STATE.—The 
term 
‘‘coastal 
State’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
304 of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 
(16 U.S.C. 1453). 
(3) IMPORTANT ECOLOGICAL AREA.—The term 
‘‘important ecological area’’ means an area that con-
tributes significantly to local or larger marine eco-
system health or is an especially unique or sensitive 
marine ecosystem. 
(4) MARINE ECOSYSTEM HEALTH.—The term 
‘‘marine ecosystem health’’ means the ability of an 
ecosystem in ocean and coastal waters to support 
and maintain patterns, important processes, and 
productive, sustainable, and resilient communities of 
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organisms, having a species composition, diversity, 
and functional organization resulting from the nat-
ural habitat of the region, such that it is capable of 
supporting a variety of activities and providing a 
complete range of ecological benefits. Such an eco-
system would be characterized by a variety of fac-
tors, including— 
(A) a complete diversity of native species 
and habitat wherein each native species is able 
to maintain an abundance, population struc-
ture, and distribution supporting its ecological 
and evolutionary functions, patterns, and proc-
esses; and 
(B) a physical, chemical, geological, and 
microbial environment that is necessary to 
achieve such diversity. 
(5) OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF.—The term 
‘‘Outer Continental Shelf’’ has the meaning that the 
term ‘‘outer Continental Shelf’’ has in the Outer 
Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et 
seq.). 
(6) REGIONAL
OCEAN
PARTNERSHIP.—The 
term ‘‘Regional Ocean Partnership’’ means vol-
untary, collaborative management initiatives devel-
oped and entered into by the Governors of two or 
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more coastal States or created by an interstate com-
pact for the purpose of addressing more than one 
ocean, coastal, or Great Lakes issue and to imple-
ment policies and activities identified under special 
area management plans under the Coastal Zone 
Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.) 
or other agreements developed and signed by the 
Governors. 
(7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
SEC. 502. REGIONAL COORDINATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The purpose of this subtitle is— 
(1) to promote better coordination, communica-
tion, and collaboration between Federal agencies 
with authorities for ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes 
management; and 
(2) to promote coordinated and collaborative re-
gional planning efforts using the best available 
science in decisions affecting the sustainable develop-
ment and use of Federal renewable and nonrenew-
able resources on, in, or above the ocean (including 
the Outer Continental Shelf) and the Great Lakes to 
ensure the protection and maintenance of marine 
ecosystem health and for the long-term economic 
and environmental benefit of the United States. 
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(b) OBJECTIVES OF REGIONAL EFFORTS.—Such re-
gional efforts shall achieve the following objectives: 
(1) Greater systematic communication and co-
ordination among Federal, coastal State, and af-
fected tribal governments concerned with the con-
servation of and the sustainable development and 
use of Federal renewable and nonrenewable re-
sources of the oceans, coasts, and Great Lakes. 
(2) To the maximum extent feasible, greater re-
liance on a multiobjective, science- and ecosystem- 
based, spatially explicit management approach that 
integrates regional economic, ecological, affected 
tribal, and social objectives into ocean, coastal, and 
Great Lakes management decisions. 
(3) Identification and prioritization of shared 
State and Federal ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes 
management issues. 
(4) Identification of data and information need-
ed by the Regional Coordination Councils established 
under section 503. 
(c) REGIONS.—There are hereby designated the fol-
lowing Coordination Regions: 
(1) PACIFIC REGION.—The Pacific Coordination 
Region, which shall consist of the coastal waters and 
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Exclusive Economic Zone adjacent to the States of 
Washington, Oregon, and California. 
(2) GULF OF MEXICO REGION.—The Gulf of 
Mexico Coordination Region, which shall consist of 
the coastal waters and Exclusive Economic Zone ad-
jacent to the States of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, 
and Alabama, and the west coast of Florida. 
(3) NORTH ATLANTIC REGION.—The North At-
lantic Coordination Region, which shall consist of 
the coastal waters and Exclusive Economic Zone ad-
jacent to the States of Maine, New Hampshire, Mas-
sachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. 
(4) MID ATLANTIC REGION.—The Mid Atlantic 
Coordination Region, which shall consist of the 
coastal waters and Exclusive Economic Zone adja-
cent to the States of New York, New Jersey, Penn-
sylvania, Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia. 
(5) SOUTH ATLANTIC REGION.—The South At-
lantic Coordination Region, which shall consist of 
the coastal waters and Exclusive Economic Zone ad-
jacent to the States of North Carolina, South Caro-
lina, Georgia, the east coast of Florida, and the 
Straits of Florida Planning Area. 
(6) ALASKA REGION.—The Alaska Coordination 
Region, which shall consist of the coastal waters and 
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Exclusive Economic Zone adjacent to the State of 
Alaska. 
(7) PACIFIC ISLANDS REGION.—The Pacific Is-
lands Coordination Region, which shall consist of the 
coastal waters and Exclusive Economic Zone adja-
cent to the State of Hawaii, the Commonwealth of 
the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, 
and Guam. 
(8) CARIBBEAN REGION.—The Caribbean Co-
ordination Region, which shall consist of the coastal 
waters and Exclusive Economic Zone adjacent to 
Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands. 
(9) GREAT LAKES REGION.—The Great Lakes 
Coordination Region, which shall consist of waters of 
the Great Lakes in the States of Illinois, Indiana, 
Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsyl-
vania, and Wisconsin. 
SEC. 503. REGIONAL COORDINATION COUNCILS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Chairman of the 
Council on Environmental Quality, in consultation with 
the affected coastal States and affected Indian tribes, shall 
establish or designate a Regional Coordination Council for 
each of the Coordination Regions designated by section 
502(c). 
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(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) FEDERAL
REPRESENTATIVES.—Not later 
than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Chairman of the Council on Environmental 
Quality shall publish the titles of the officials of each 
Federal agency and department that shall partici-
pate in each Council. The Councils shall include rep-
resentatives of each Federal agency and department 
that has authority related to the development of 
ocean, coastal, or Great Lakes policies or engages in 
planning, management, or scientific activities that 
significantly affect or inform the use of ocean, coast-
al, or Great Lakes resources. The Chairman of the 
Council on Environmental Quality shall determine 
which Federal agency representative shall serve as 
the chairperson of each Council. 
(2) COASTAL STATE REPRESENTATIVES.— 
(A) NOTICE
OF
INTENT
TO
PARTICI-
PATE.—Not later than 3 months after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Governor of 
each coastal State within each Coordination Re-
gion designated by section 502(c) that intends 
to participate in the Regional Coordination 
Council for the Region shall inform the Chair-
man of the Council on Environmental Quality. 
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(B) 
APPOINTMENT
OF
RESPONSIBLE 
STATE OFFICIAL.—The Governor of each coast-
al State that intends to participate in the Re-
gional Coordination Council for the Region shall 
appoint an officer or employee of the coastal 
State agency with primary responsibility for 
overseeing ocean and coastal policy or resource 
management to that Council. 
(3) REGIONAL FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL 
REPRESENTATION.—The Chairman of each Regional 
Fishery Management Council with jurisdiction in the 
Coordination Region of a Regional Coordination 
Council and the executive director of the interstate 
marine fisheries commission with jurisdiction in the 
Coordination Region of a Regional Coordination 
Council shall each serve as a member of the Council. 
(4) REGIONAL
OCEAN
PARTNERSHIP
REP-
RESENTATION.—A representative of any Regional 
Ocean Partnership that has been established for any 
part of the Coordination Region of a Regional Co-
ordination Council may appoint a representative to 
serve on the Council in addition to any Federal or 
State appointments. 
(5) TRIBAL REPRESENTATION.—An appropriate 
tribal official selected by affected Indian tribes situ-
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ated in the affected Coordination Region may elect 
to appoint a representative of such tribes collectively 
to serve as a member of the Regional Coordination 
Council for that Region. 
(6) LOCAL REPRESENTATION.—The Chairman 
of the Council on Environmental Quality shall, in 
consultation with the Governors of the coastal States 
within each Coordination Region, identify and ap-
point representatives of county and local govern-
ments, as appropriate, to serve as members of the 
Regional Coordination Council for that Region. 
(c) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—Each Regional Coordi-
nation Council shall establish an advisory committee made 
up of a balanced representation from the energy, shipping, 
and transportation, marine tourism, and recreation indus-
tries, from marine environmental nongovernmental organi-
zations, and from scientific and educational authorities 
with expertise in the conservation and management of 
ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources to advise the 
Council during the development of Regional Assessments 
and Regional Strategic Plans and in its other activities. 
(d) COORDINATION WITH EXISTING PROGRAMS.— 
Each Regional Coordination Council shall build upon and 
complement current State, multistate, and regional capac-
ity and governance and institutional mechanisms to man-
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age and protect ocean waters, coastal waters, and ocean 
resources. 
SEC. 504. REGIONAL STRATEGIC PLANS. 
(a) INITIAL REGIONAL ASSESSMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, each Regional 
Coordination Council shall prepare an initial assess-
ment of its Coordination Region that identifies defi-
ciencies in data and information necessary to in-
formed decisionmaking. Each initial assessment 
shall, to the extent feasible— 
(A) identify the Coordination Region’s re-
newable and nonrenewable resources, including 
current and potential energy resources; 
(B) identify and include a spatially and 
temporally explicit inventory of existing and po-
tential uses of the Coordination Region, includ-
ing fishing and fish habitat, tourism, recreation, 
and energy development; 
(C) document the health and relative envi-
ronmental sensitivity of the marine ecosystem 
within the Coordination Region, including a 
comprehensive survey and status assessment of 
species, habitats, and indicators of ecosystem 
health; 
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(D) identify marine habitat types and im-
portant ecological areas within the Coordination 
Region; 
(E) assess the Coordination Region’s ma-
rine economy and cultural attributes and in-
clude regionally specific ecological and socio- 
economic baseline data; 
(F) identify and prioritize additional sci-
entific and economic data necessary to inform 
the development of Strategic Plans; and 
(G) include other information to improve 
decision making as determined by the Regional 
Coordination Council. 
(2) DATA.—Each initial assessment shall— 
(A) use the best available data; 
(B) collect and provide data in a spatially 
explicit manner wherever practicable and pro-
vide such data to the interagency comprehensive 
digital mapping initiative as described in section 
2 of Public Law 109–58 (42 U.S.C. 15801); 
and 
(C) make publicly available any such data 
that is not classified information. 
(3) PUBLIC
PARTICIPATION.—Each Regional 
Coordination Council shall provide adequate oppor-
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tunity for review and input by stakeholders and the 
general public during the preparation of the initial 
assessment and any revised assessments. 
(b) REGIONAL STRATEGIC PLANS.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 3 years 
after the completion of the initial regional assess-
ment, each Regional Coordination Council shall pre-
pare and submit to the Chairman of the Council on 
Environmental Quality a multiobjective, science- and 
ecosystem-based, spatially explicit, integrated Stra-
tegic Plan in accordance with this subsection for the 
Council’s Coordination Region. 
(2) MANAGEMENT
OBJECTIVE.—The manage-
ment objective of the Strategic Plans under this sub-
section shall be to foster comprehensive, integrated, 
and sustainable development and use of ocean, 
coastal, and Great Lakes resources, while protecting 
marine ecosystem health and sustaining the long- 
term economic and ecosystem values of the oceans. 
(3) CONTENTS.—Each Strategic Plan prepared 
by a Regional Coordination Council shall— 
(A) be based on the initial regional assess-
ment and updates for the Coordination Region 
under subsections (a) and (c), respectively; 
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(B) foster the sustainable and integrated 
development and use of ocean, coastal, and 
Great Lakes resources in a manner that pro-
tects the health of marine ecosystems; 
(C) identify areas with potential for siting 
and developing renewable energy resources and 
oil and gas projects in the Coordination Region 
covered by the Strategic Plan; 
(D) identify other current and potential 
uses of the ocean and coastal resources in the 
Coordination Region; 
(E) identify and recommend long-term 
monitoring needs for ecosystem health and so-
cioeconomic variables within the Coordination 
Region covered by the Strategic Plan; 
(F) identify existing State and Federal 
regulating authorities within the Coordination 
Region covered by the Strategic Plan; 
(G) identify best available technologies to 
minimize adverse environmental impacts and 
use conflicts in the development of ocean and 
coastal resources in the Coordination Region; 
(H) identify additional research, informa-
tion, and data needed to carry out the Strategic 
Plan; 
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(I) identify performance measures and 
benchmarks for purposes of fulfilling the re-
sponsibilities under this section to be used to 
evaluate the Strategic Plan’s effectiveness; 
(J) define responsibilities and include an 
analysis of the gaps in authority, coordination, 
and resources, including funding, that must be 
filled in order to fully achieve those perform-
ance measures and benchmarks; and 
(K) include such other information at the 
Chairman of the Council on Environmental 
Quality determines is appropriate. 
(4) PUBLIC
PARTICIPATION.—Each Regional 
Coordination Council shall provide adequate oppor-
tunities for review and input by stakeholders and the 
general public during the development of the Stra-
tegic Plan and any Strategic Plan revisions. 
(c) UPDATED REGIONAL ASSESSMENTS.—Each Re-
gional Coordination Council shall update the initial re-
gional assessment prepared under subsection (a) in coordi-
nation with each Strategic Plan revision under subsection 
(e) to provide more detailed information regarding the re-
quired elements of the assessment and to include any rel-
evant new information that has become available in the 
interim. 
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(d) REVIEW AND APPROVAL.— 
(1) COMMENCEMENT
OF
REVIEW.—Not later 
than 10 days after the receipt of a Strategic Plan 
under this section, or any revision to such a Stra-
tegic Plan, from a Regional Coordination Council, 
the Chairman of the Council of Environmental Qual-
ity shall commence a review of the Strategic Plan or 
the revised Strategic Plan, respectively. 
(2) PUBLIC
NOTICE
AND
COMMENT.—Imme-
diately after receipt of such a Strategic Plan or revi-
sion, the Chairman of the Council of Environmental 
Quality shall publish the Strategic Plan or revision 
in the Federal Register and provide an opportunity 
for the submission of public comment for a 90-day 
period beginning on the date of such publication. 
(3) REQUIREMENTS
FOR
APPROVAL.—Before 
approving a Strategic Plan, or any revision to a 
Strategic Plan, the Chairman of the Council on En-
vironmental Quality must find that the Strategic 
Plan or revision— 
(A) is consistent with the Outer Conti-
nental Shelf Lands Act; 
(B) complies with subsection (b); and 
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(C) complies with the purposes of this sub-
title as identified in section 502(a) and the ob-
jectives identified in section 502(b). 
(4) DEADLINE
FOR
COMPLETION.—Not later 
than 180 days after the receipt of a Strategic Plan, 
or a revision to a Strategic Plan, the Chairman of 
the Council of Environmental Quality shall approve 
or disapprove the Strategic Plan or revision. If the 
Chairman disapproves the Strategic Plan or revision, 
the Chairman shall transmit to the Regional Coordi-
nation Council that submitted the Strategic Plan or 
revision, an identification of the deficiencies and rec-
ommendations to improve it. The Council shall sub-
mit a revised Strategic Plan or revision to such plan 
not later than 180 days after receiving the rec-
ommendations from the Chairman. 
(e) PLAN REVISION.—Each Strategic Plan shall be 
reviewed and revised by the relevant Regional Coordina-
tion Council at least once every 5 years. Such review and 
revision shall be based on the most recently updated re-
gional assessment. Any proposed revisions to the Strategic 
Plan shall be submitted to the Chairman of the Council 
on Environmental Quality for review and approval pursu-
ant to this section. 
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SEC. 505. REGULATIONS. 
The Chairman of the Council on Environmental 
Quality may issue such regulations as the Chairman con-
siders necessary to ensure proper administration of this 
subtitle. 
SEC. 506. OCEAN RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND ASSIST-
ANCE (ORCA) FUND. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the 
Treasury of the United States a separate account to 
be known as the Ocean Resources Conservation and 
Assistance Fund, referred to in this section as the 
‘‘ORCA Fund’’. 
(2) CREDITS.—The ORCA Fund shall be cred-
ited with amounts as specified in section 9 of the 
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 
1338), as amended by section 514 of this title. 
(3) ALLOCATION OF THE ORCA FUND.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts depos-
ited in the ORCA Fund each fiscal year— 
(i) 70 percent shall be allocated to the 
Secretary of Commerce, of which— 
(I) 1⁄2 shall be used to make 
grants to coastal States and affected 
Indian tribes under subsection (b); 
and 
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