‘‘(dd) Supporting science, 
technology, 
engineering, 
and 
mathematics education. 
‘‘(ee) Reducing carbon diox-
ide emissions and improving air 
quality. 
‘‘(ff) Mitigation of damage 
to fish, wildlife, or natural re-
sources. 
‘‘(gg) Mitigation of the im-
pact of outer Continental Shelf 
activities through the funding of 
onshore infrastructure projects. 
‘‘(hh) Planning assistance 
and the administrative costs of 
complying with this subpara-
graph. 
‘‘(II) LIMITATION.—An eligible 
State and coastal political subdivision 
may not use more than 3 percent of 
the amounts such eligible State or 
coastal political subdivision receives 
for a fiscal year under clause (ii) for 
the purposes described in subclause 
(I)(hh). 
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‘‘(v) ADMINISTRATION.—Subject to 
clause (vi)(III), amounts made available 
under clause (i)(II) shall— 
‘‘(I) be made available, without 
further appropriation, in accordance 
with this subparagraph; 
‘‘(II) remain available until ex-
pended; and 
‘‘(III) be in addition to any 
amount appropriated under any other 
provision of law. 
‘‘(vi) REPORTING.— 
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—Not later 
than 180 days after the end of each 
applicable fiscal year, the Governor of 
each eligible State that receives an 
amount under clause (ii) for a fiscal 
year shall submit to the Secretary a 
report that describes the use of such 
amounts by the eligible State during 
the period covered by the report. 
‘‘(II) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—On 
receipt of a report under subclause 
(I), the Secretary shall make the re-
port available to the public on the 
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website of the Department of the In-
terior. 
‘‘(III) LIMITATION.—If the Gov-
ernor of an eligible State that receives 
an amount under clause (ii) for a fis-
cal year fails to submit the report re-
quired under subclause (I) by the 
deadline specified in that subclause, 
any amount that would otherwise be 
provided to the eligible State under 
clause (ii) for the succeeding fiscal 
year shall be deposited in the general 
fund of the Treasury and credited to 
miscellaneous receipts. 
‘‘(vii) DEFINITIONS.—In this subpara-
graph: 
‘‘(I) COASTAL
POLITICAL
SUB-
DIVISION.—The term ‘coastal political 
subdivision’ means a political subdivi-
sion of an eligible State any part of 
which political subdivision is— 
‘‘(aa) within the coastal zone 
(as defined in section 304 of the 
Coastal Zone Management Act of 
1972 (16 U.S.C. 1453)) of the 
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eligible State as of the date of 
enactment of this subparagraph; 
and 
‘‘(bb) not more than 100 
nautical miles from the geo-
graphic center of any covered off-
shore wind project. 
‘‘(II) COVERED OFFSHORE WIND 
PROJECT.—The term ‘covered off-
shore wind project’ means a wind- 
powered electric generation project in 
a wind energy area on the outer Con-
tinental Shelf within the New York 
Bight Area that is not wholly or par-
tially located within an area subject to 
subparagraph (B), including— 
‘‘(aa) Hudson North OCS–A 
0544; 
‘‘(bb) Central Bight OCS–A 
0537; and 
‘‘(cc) Hudson South OCS–A 
0538, 
OCS–A 
0539, 
OCS–A 
0541, and OCS–A 0542. 
‘‘(III) ELIGIBLE
STATE.—The 
term ‘eligible State’ means a State a 
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point on the coastline of which is lo-
cated within 75 nautical miles of the 
geographic center of a covered off-
shore wind project. 
‘‘(IV) NEW YORK BIGHT AREA.— 
The term ‘New York Bight Area’ 
means the area extending generally 
northeast from Cape May in New Jer-
sey to Montauk Point on the eastern 
tip of Long Island, as described by 
the Bureau of Ocean Energy Manage-
ment in the final environmental as-
sessment titled ‘Commercial and Re-
search 
Wind 
Lease 
and 
Grant 
Issuance and Site Assessment Activi-
ties on the Atlantic Outer Continental 
Shelf of the New York Bight’ (Decem-
ber 16, 2021; BOEM 2021–073). 
‘‘(V) QUALIFIED REVENUE.—The 
term ‘qualified revenue’ means all 
rentals, royalties, bonus bids, and 
other sums due and payable to the 
United States from leases for covered 
offshore wind projects.’’. 
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SEC. 3. REVENUE SHARING FOR WIND LEASE SALES IN THE 
NEW YORK BIGHT AREA IN FISCAL YEAR 2023. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For any lease sales held in the 
New York Bight Area before the date of enactment of this 
Act, including OCS–A 0544, OCS–A 0537, OCS–A 0538, 
OCS–A 0539, OCS–A 0541, and OCS–A 0542, the Sec-
retary of the Interior shall disburse the revenue generated 
by the bonus bids from such lease sales to eligible States 
pursuant to subparagraph (C) of section 8(p)(2) of the 
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, as added by this Act. 
(b) ELIGIBLE STATE; NEW YORK BIGHT AREA.—In 
this section, the terms ‘‘eligible State’’ and ‘‘New York 
Bight Area’’ have the meanings given such terms in sub-
paragraph (C) of section 8(p)(2) of the Outer Continental 
Shelf Lands Act, as added by this Act. 
SEC. 4. EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN PAYMENTS FROM SEQUES-
TRATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 255(g)(1)(A) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 
(2 U.S.C. 905(g)(1)(A)) is amended by inserting after 
‘‘Payments to Social Security Trust Funds (28–0404–0– 
1–651).’’ the following: 
‘‘Payments to States pursuant to subpara-
graph (C) of section 8(p)(2) of the Outer Conti-
nental 
Shelf 
Lands 
Act 
(43 
U.S.C. 
1337(p)(2)(C)).’’. 
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(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by sec-
tion shall apply to any sequestration order issued under 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900 et seq.) on or after the date of 
enactment of this Act. 
Æ 
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