upon its population not included within the 
boundaries of a municipal political subdivision. 
‘‘(d) INVESTMENT OF DEPOSITS.—Amounts depos-
ited under this section shall be invested by the Secretary 
of the Treasury in securities backed by the full faith and 
credit of the United States having maturities suitable to 
the needs of the account in which they are deposited and 
yielding the highest reasonably available interest rates as 
determined by the Secretary of the Treasury. 
‘‘(e) USE OF FUNDS.—A recipient of funds under 
this section may use the funds for one or more of the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) To reduce in-State college tuition at public 
institutions of higher learning and otherwise support 
public education, including career technical edu-
cation. 
‘‘(2) To make transportation infrastructure im-
provements. 
‘‘(3) To reduce taxes. 
‘‘(4) To promote, fund, and provide for— 
‘‘(A) coastal or environmental restoration; 
‘‘(B) fish, wildlife, and marine life habitat 
enhancement; 
‘‘(C) waterways construction and mainte-
nance; 
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‘‘(D) levee construction and maintenance 
and shore protection; and 
‘‘(E) marine and oceanographic education 
and research. 
‘‘(5) To promote, fund, and provide for— 
‘‘(A) infrastructure associated with energy 
production activities conducted on the outer 
Continental Shelf; 
‘‘(B) energy demonstration projects; 
‘‘(C) supporting infrastructure for shore- 
based energy projects; 
‘‘(D) State geologic programs, including 
geologic mapping and data storage programs, 
and State geophysical data acquisition; 
‘‘(E) State seismic monitoring programs, 
including operation of monitoring stations; 
‘‘(F) development of oil and gas resources 
through enhanced recovery techniques; 
‘‘(G) alternative energy development, in-
cluding bio fuels, coal-to-liquids, oil shale, tar 
sands, geothermal, geopressure, wind, waves, 
currents, hydro, and other renewable energy; 
‘‘(H) energy efficiency and conservation 
programs; and 
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‘‘(I) front-end engineering and design for 
facilities that produce liquid fuels from hydro-
carbons and other biological matter. 
‘‘(6) To promote, fund, and provide for— 
‘‘(A) historic preservation programs and 
projects; 
‘‘(B) natural disaster planning and re-
sponse; and 
‘‘(C) hurricane and natural disaster insur-
ance programs. 
‘‘(7) For any other purpose as determined by 
State law. 
‘‘(f) NO ACCOUNTING REQUIRED.—No recipient of 
funds under this section shall be required to account to 
the Federal Government for the expenditure of such 
funds, except as otherwise may be required by law. How-
ever, States may enact legislation providing for accounting 
for and auditing of such expenditures. Further, funds allo-
cated under this section to States and political subdivi-
sions may be used as matching funds for other Federal 
programs. 
‘‘(g) EFFECT OF FUTURE LAWS.—Enactment of any 
future Federal statute that has the effect, as determined 
by the Secretary, of restricting any Federal agency from 
spending appropriated funds, or otherwise preventing it 
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from fulfilling its pre-existing responsibilities as of the 
date of enactment of the statute, unless such responsibil-
ities have been reassigned to another Federal agency by 
the statute with no prevention of performance, to issue 
any permit or other approval impacting on the OCS oil 
and gas leasing program, or any lease issued thereunder, 
or to implement any provision of this Act shall automati-
cally prohibit any sharing of OCS Receipts under this sec-
tion directly with the States, and their coastal political 
subdivisions, for the duration of the restriction. The Sec-
retary shall make the determination of the existence of 
such restricting effects within 30 days of a petition by any 
outer Continental Shelf lessee or producing State. 
‘‘(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) COASTAL COUNTY-EQUIVALENT POLITICAL 
SUBDIVISION.—The term ‘coastal county-equivalent 
political subdivision’ means a political jurisdiction 
immediately below the level of State government, in-
cluding a county, parish, borough in Alaska, inde-
pendent municipality not part of a county, parish, or 
borough in Alaska, or other equivalent subdivision of 
a coastal State, that lies within the coastal zone. 
‘‘(2) COASTAL MUNICIPAL POLITICAL SUBDIVI-
SION.—The term ‘coastal municipal political subdivi-
sion’ means a municipality located within and part 
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of a county, parish, borough in Alaska, or other 
equivalent subdivision of a State, all or part of which 
coastal municipal political subdivision lies within the 
coastal zone. 
‘‘(3) COASTAL POPULATION.—The term ‘coastal 
population’ means the population of all coastal coun-
ty-equivalent political subdivisions, as determined by 
the most recent official data of the Census Bureau. 
‘‘(4) COASTAL ZONE.—The term ‘coastal zone’ 
means that portion of a coastal State, including the 
entire territory of any coastal county-equivalent po-
litical subdivision at least a part of which lies, within 
75 miles landward from the coastline, or a greater 
distance as determined by State law enacted to im-
plement this section. 
‘‘(5) BONUS
BIDS.—The term ‘bonus bids’ 
means all funds received by the Secretary to issue 
an outer Continental Shelf minerals lease. 
‘‘(6) ROYALTIES.—The term ‘royalties’ means 
all funds received by the Secretary from production 
of oil or natural gas, or the sale of production taken 
in-kind, or from net profit shares, from an outer 
Continental Shelf minerals lease. 
‘‘(7) PRODUCING STATE.—The term ‘producing 
State’ means an Adjacent State having an Adjacent 
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Zone containing leased tracts from which OCS Re-
ceipts were derived. 
‘‘(8) OCS RECEIPTS.—The term ‘OCS Receipts’ 
means bonus bids and royalties, excluding royalties 
from leases amended under the authority of section 
8(s) of this Act.’’. 
Subtitle B—Arctic Coastal Plain 
SEC. 121. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) COASTAL
PLAIN.—The term ‘‘Coastal 
Plain’’ means that area identified as the ‘‘1002 
Coastal Plain Area’’ on the map. 
(2) FEDERAL AGREEMENT.—The term ‘‘Fed-
eral Agreement’’ means the Federal Agreement and 
Grant Right-of-Way for the Trans-Alaska Pipeline 
issued on January 23, 1974, in accordance with sec-
tion 28 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 185) 
and the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act 
(43 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.). 
(3) FINAL
STATEMENT.—The term ‘‘Final 
Statement’’ means the final legislative environmental 
impact statement on the Coastal Plain, dated April 
1987, and prepared pursuant to section 1002 of the 
Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act 
(16 U.S.C. 3142) and section 102(2)(C) of the Na-
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tional Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
4332(2)(C)). 
(4) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en-
titled ‘‘Arctic National Wildlife Refuge’’, dated Sep-
tember 2005, and prepared by the United States Ge-
ological Survey. 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior (or the designee of the 
Secretary), acting through the Director of the Bu-
reau of Land Management, in consultation with the 
Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service. 
SEC. 122. LEASING PROGRAM FOR LAND WITHIN THE 
COASTAL PLAIN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall take such ac-
tions as are necessary— 
(1) to establish and implement, in accordance 
with this subtitle, a competitive oil and gas leasing 
program that will result in an environmentally sound 
program for the exploration, development, and pro-
duction of the oil and gas resources of the Coastal 
Plain; and 
(2) to administer this subtitle through regula-
tions, lease terms, conditions, restrictions, prohibi-
tions, stipulations, and other provisions that require 
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the application of the best commercially available 
technology for oil and gas exploration, development, 
and production to all exploration, development, and 
production operations under this subtitle in a man-
ner that ensures the receipt of fair market value by 
the public for the mineral resources to be leased. 
(b) REPEAL.— 
(1) REPEAL.—Section 1003 of the Alaska Na-
tional Interest Lands Conservation Act of 1980 (16 
U.S.C. 3143) is repealed. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of 
contents contained in section 1 of that Act (16 
U.S.C. 3101 note) is amended by striking the item 
relating to section 1003. 
(3) COMPLIANCE WITH NEPA FOR OTHER AC-
TIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Before conducting the 
first lease sale under this subtitle, the Secretary 
shall prepare an environmental impact state-
ment in accordance with the National Environ-
mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
seq.) with respect to the actions authorized by 
this subtitle that are not referred to in para-
graph (2). 
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(B) IDENTIFICATION
AND
ANALYSIS.— 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in 
carrying out this paragraph, the Secretary shall 
not be required— 
(i) to identify nonleasing alternative 
courses of action; or 
(ii) to analyze the environmental ef-
fects of those courses of action. 
(C) IDENTIFICATION OF PREFERRED AC-
TION.—Not later than 18 months after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall— 
(i) identify only a preferred action and 
a single leasing alternative for the first 
lease sale authorized under this subtitle; 
and 
(ii) analyze the environmental effects 
and potential mitigation measures for 
those 2 alternatives. 
(D) PUBLIC COMMENTS.—In carrying out 
this paragraph, the Secretary shall consider 
only public comments that are filed not later 
than 20 days after the date of publication of a 
draft environmental impact statement. 
(E) EFFECT
OF
COMPLIANCE.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, compliance 
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with this paragraph shall be considered to sat-
isfy all requirements for the analysis and con-
sideration of the environmental effects of pro-
posed leasing under this subtitle. 
(c) RELATIONSHIP TO STATE AND LOCAL AUTHOR-
ITY.—Nothing in this subtitle expands or limits any State 
or local regulatory authority. 
(d) SPECIAL AREAS.— 
(1) DESIGNATION.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary, after 
consultation with the State of Alaska, the 
North Slope Borough, Alaska, and the City of 
Kaktovik, Alaska, may designate not more than 
45,000 acres of the Coastal Plain as a special 
area if the Secretary determines that the special 
area would be of such unique character and in-
terest as to require special management and 
regulatory protection. 
(B) SADLEROCHIT
SPRING
AREA.—The 
Secretary shall designate as a special area in 
accordance 
with 
subparagraph 
(A) 
the 
Sadlerochit Spring area, comprising approxi-
mately 4,000 acres as depicted on the map. 
(2) MANAGEMENT.—The Secretary shall man-
age each special area designated under this sub-
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projects shall include oil shale projects under Fed-
eral oil shale leases. 
(2) Ensuring the compliance of Federal agen-
cies, and State agencies to the extent they partici-
pate, with this subtitle. 
SEC. 233. REGIONAL OFFICES AND REGIONAL PERMIT CO-
ORDINATORS. 
(a) REGIONAL OFFICES.—Within 90 days after the 
date of appointment of the Federal Permit Coordinator, 
the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary), in consultation 
with the Federal Permit Coordinator, shall establish re-
gional offices to coordinate review of Federal permits for 
oil and gas projects on Federal lands onshore and on the 
Outer Continental Shelf. 
(b) NUMBER
AND LOCATION
OF REGIONAL OF-
FICES.—The number of regional offices shall be estab-
lished by the Secretary in consultation with the Federal 
Permit Coordinator. The Secretary shall ensure that there 
is an adequate number of offices in each region proximate 
to available Federal oil and gas lease tracts onshore and 
on the Outer Continental Shelf to meet the demands for 
expeditious permitting in that region. The Secretary shall 
designate as regional offices under this section all offices 
established under section 365 of the Energy Policy Act 
of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15924). 
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