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(B) promptly publish a certification when the total 
amount of royalty withheld by the lessee under this section 
is equal to— 
(i) the dollar amount stated at page 47 of Senate 
Report number 101–534, which is designated therein 
as the total drainage claim for the West Delta field; 
plus 
(ii) interest as described at page 47 of that Report. 
(b) PERIOD OF ROYALTY RELIEF.—Subsection (a) shall apply 
to royalty amounts that are due and payable in the period beginning 
on October 1, 2006, and ending on the date on which the Secretary 
of the Treasury publishes a certification under subsection (a)(3)(B). 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section: 
(1) COVERED LEASE TRACT.—The term ‘‘covered lease tract’’ 
means a leased tract (or portion of a leased tract)— 
(A) lying seaward of the zone defined and governed 
by section 8(g) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act 
(43 U.S.C. 1337(g)); or 
(B) lying within such zone but to which such section 
does not apply. 
(2) LESSEE.—The term ‘‘lessee’’— 
(A) means a person or entity that, on the date of 
the enactment of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, was a 
lessee referred to in section 6004(c) of that Act (as in 
effect on that date of the enactment), but did not hold 
lease rights in Federal offshore lease OCS–G–5669; and 
(B) includes successors and affiliates of a person or 
entity described in subparagraph (A). 
SEC. 384. COASTAL IMPACT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
Section 31 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 
1356a) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 31. COASTAL IMPACT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) COASTAL
POLITICAL
SUBDIVISION.—The term ‘coastal 
political subdivision’ means a political subdivision of a coastal 
State any part of which political subdivision is— 
‘‘(A) within the coastal zone (as defined in section 
304 of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 
U.S.C. 1453)) of the coastal State as of the date of enact-
ment of the Energy Policy Act of 2005; and 
‘‘(B) not more than 200 nautical miles from the 
geographic center of any leased tract. 
‘‘(2) COASTAL POPULATION.—The term ‘coastal population’ 
means the population, as determined by the most recent official 
data of the Census Bureau, of each political subdivision any 
part of which lies within the designated coastal boundary of 
a State (as defined in a State’s coastal zone management pro-
gram under the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 
U.S.C. 1451 et seq.)). 
‘‘(3) 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). 
‘‘(4) COASTLINE.—The term ‘coastline’ has the meaning 
given the term ‘coast line’ in section 2 of the Submerged Lands 
Act (43 U.S.C. 1301).
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‘‘(5) DISTANCE.—The term ‘distance’ means the minimum 
great circle distance, measured in statute miles. 
‘‘(6) LEASED TRACT.—The term ‘leased tract’ means a tract 
that is subject to a lease under section 6 or 8 for the purpose 
of drilling for, developing, and producing oil or natural gas 
resources. 
‘‘(7) LEASING
MORATORIA.—The term ‘leasing moratoria’ 
means the prohibitions on preleasing, leasing, and related 
activities on any geographic area of the outer Continental Shelf 
as contained in sections 107 through 109 of division E of the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–447; 
118 Stat. 3063). 
‘‘(8) POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.—The term ‘political subdivi-
sion’ means the local political jurisdiction immediately below 
the level of State government, including counties, parishes, 
and boroughs. 
‘‘(9) PRODUCING STATE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘producing State’ means 
a coastal State that has a coastal seaward boundary within 
200 nautical miles of the geographic center of a leased 
tract within any area of the outer Continental Shelf. 
‘‘(B) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘producing State’ does not 
include a producing State, a majority of the coastline of 
which is subject to leasing moratoria, unless production 
was occurring on January 1, 2005, from a lease within 
10 nautical miles of the coastline of that State. 
‘‘(10) QUALIFIED OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF REVENUES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘qualified Outer Conti-
nental Shelf revenues’ means all amounts received by the 
United States from each leased tract or portion of a leased 
tract— 
‘‘(i) lying— 
‘‘(I) seaward of the zone covered by section 
8(g); or 
‘‘(II) within that zone, but to which section 
8(g) does not apply; and 
‘‘(ii) the geographic center of which lies within 
a distance of 200 nautical miles from any part of the 
coastline of any coastal State. 
‘‘(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘qualified Outer Conti-
nental Shelf revenues’ includes bonus bids, rents, royalties 
(including payments for royalty taken in kind and sold), 
net profit share payments, and related late-payment 
interest from natural gas and oil leases issued under this 
Act. 
‘‘(C) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘qualified Outer Conti-
nental Shelf revenues’ does not include any revenues from 
a leased tract or portion of a leased tract that is located 
in a geographic area subject to a leasing moratorium on 
January 1, 2005, unless the lease was in production on 
January 1, 2005. 
‘‘(b) PAYMENTS TO PRODUCING STATES AND COASTAL POLITICAL 
SUBDIVISIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, without further 
appropriation, disburse to producing States and coastal political 
subdivisions in accordance with this section $250,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2007 through 2010.
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‘‘(2) DISBURSEMENT.—In each fiscal year, the Secretary 
shall disburse to each producing State for which the Secretary 
has approved a plan under subsection (c), and to coastal political 
subdivisions under paragraph (4), such funds as are allocated 
to the producing State or coastal political subdivision, respec-
tively, under this section for the fiscal year. 
‘‘(3) ALLOCATION AMONG PRODUCING STATES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subparagraph 
(C) and subject to subparagraph (D), the amounts available 
under paragraph (1) shall be allocated to each producing 
State based on the ratio that— 
‘‘(i) the amount of qualified outer Continental Shelf 
revenues generated off the coastline of the producing 
State; bears to 
‘‘(ii) the amount of qualified outer Continental 
Shelf revenues generated off the coastline of all pro-
ducing States. 
‘‘(B) AMOUNT
OF
OUTER
CONTINENTAL
SHELF
REVE-
NUES.—For purposes of subparagraph (A)— 
‘‘(i) the amount of qualified outer Continental Shelf 
revenues for each of fiscal years 2007 and 2008 shall 
be determined using qualified outer Continental Shelf 
revenues received for fiscal year 2006; and 
‘‘(ii) the amount of qualified outer Continental 
Shelf revenues for each of fiscal years 2009 and 2010 
shall be determined using qualified outer Continental 
Shelf revenues received for fiscal year 2008. 
‘‘(C) MULTIPLE PRODUCING STATES.—In a case in which 
more than one producing State is located within 200 nau-
tical miles of any portion of a leased tract, the amount 
allocated to each producing State for the leased tract shall 
be inversely proportional to the distance between— 
‘‘(i) the nearest point on the coastline of the pro-
ducing State; and 
‘‘(ii) the geographic center of the leased tract. 
‘‘(D) MINIMUM ALLOCATION.—The amount allocated to 
a producing State under subparagraph (A) shall be at least 
1 percent of the amounts available under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(4) PAYMENTS TO COASTAL POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall pay 35 percent 
of the allocable share of each producing State, as deter-
mined under paragraph (3) to the coastal political subdivi-
sions in the producing State. 
‘‘(B) FORMULA.—Of the amount paid by the Secretary 
to coastal political subdivisions under subparagraph (A)— 
‘‘(i) 25 percent shall be allocated to each coastal 
political subdivision in the proportion that— 
‘‘(I) the coastal population of the coastal polit-
ical subdivision; bears to 
‘‘(II) the coastal population of all coastal polit-
ical subdivisions in the producing State; 
‘‘(ii) 25 percent shall be allocated to each coastal 
political subdivision in the proportion that— 
‘‘(I) the number of miles of coastline of the 
coastal political subdivision; bears to