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(B) MINIMUM ALLOCATION.—The amount 
allocated to a Gulf producing State each fiscal 
year under subparagraph (A) shall be at least 
10 percent of the amounts available under sub-
section (a)(2)(A). 
(2) ALLOCATION
AMONG
GULF
PRODUCING 
STATES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017 AND THEREAFTER.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graphs (B) and (C), effective for fiscal year 
2017 and each fiscal year thereafter— 
(i) the amount made available under 
subsection (a)(2)(A) from any lease en-
tered into within the 181 Area or the 181 
South Area shall be allocated to each Gulf 
producing State in amounts (based on a 
formula established by the Secretary by 
regulation) that are inversely proportional 
to the respective distances between the 
point on the coastline of each Gulf pro-
ducing State that is closest to the geo-
graphic center of the applicable leased 
tract and the geographic center of the 
leased tract; and 
(ii) the amount made available under 
subsection (a)(2)(A) from any lease en-
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tered into within the 2002–2007 planning 
area shall be allocated to each Gulf pro-
ducing State in amounts that are inversely 
proportional to the respective distances be-
tween the point on the coastline of each 
Gulf producing State that is closest to the 
geographic center of each historical lease 
site and the geographic center of the his-
torical lease site, as determined by the Sec-
retary. 
(B) MINIMUM ALLOCATION.—The amount 
allocated to a Gulf producing State each fiscal 
year under subparagraph (A) shall be at least 
10 percent of the amounts available under sub-
section (a)(2)(A). 
(C) HISTORICAL LEASE SITES.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to clause 
(ii), for purposes of subparagraph (A)(ii), 
the historical lease sites in the 2002–2007 
planning area shall include all leases en-
tered into by the Secretary for an area in 
the Gulf of Mexico during the period be-
ginning on October 1, 1982 (or an earlier 
date if practicable, as determined by the 
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Secretary), and ending on December 31, 
2015. 
(ii) ADJUSTMENT.—Effective January 
1, 2022, and every 5 years thereafter, the 
ending date described in clause (i) shall be 
extended for an additional 5 calendar 
years. 
(3) PAYMENTS
TO
COASTAL
POLITICAL
SUB-
DIVISIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall pay 
20 percent of the allocable share of each Gulf 
producing State, as determined under para-
graphs (1) and (2), to the coastal political sub-
divisions of the Gulf producing State. 
(B) ALLOCATION.—The amount paid by 
the Secretary to coastal political subdivisions 
shall be allocated to each coastal political sub-
division in accordance with subparagraphs (B), 
(C), and (E) of section 31(b)(4) of the Outer 
Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 
1356a(b)(4)). 
(c) TIMING.—The amounts required to be deposited 
under paragraph (2) of subsection (a) for the applicable 
fiscal year shall be made available in accordance with that 
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paragraph during the fiscal year immediately following the 
applicable fiscal year. 
(d) AUTHORIZED USES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
each Gulf producing State and coastal political sub-
division shall use all amounts received under sub-
section (b) in accordance with all applicable Federal 
and State laws, only for 1 or more of the following 
purposes: 
(A) Projects and activities for the purposes 
of coastal protection, including conservation, 
coastal restoration, hurricane protection, and 
infrastructure directly affected by coastal wet-
land losses. 
(B) Mitigation of damage to fish, wildlife, 
or natural resources. 
(C) Implementation of a federally-approved 
marine, coastal, or comprehensive conservation 
management plan. 
(D) Mitigation of the impact of outer Con-
tinental Shelf activities through the funding of 
onshore infrastructure projects. 
(E) Planning assistance and the adminis-
trative costs of complying with this section. 
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(2) LIMITATION.—Not more than 3 percent of 
amounts received by a Gulf producing State or 
coastal political subdivision under subsection (b) 
may be used for the purposes described in paragraph 
(1)(E). 
(e) ADMINISTRATION.—Amounts made available 
under subsection (a)(2) shall— 
(1) be made available, without further appro-
priation, in accordance with this section; 
(2) remain available until expended; and 
(3) be in addition to any amounts appropriated 
under— 
(A) the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act 
(43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.); 
(B) the Land and Water Conservation 
Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l–4 et seq.); 
or 
(C) any other provision of law. 
(f) LIMITATIONS
ON AMOUNT
OF DISTRIBUTED 
QUALIFIED OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF REVENUES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
the total amount of qualified outer Continental Shelf 
revenues made available under subsection (a)(2) 
shall not exceed $500,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2016 through 2055. 
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