otherwise by clear and convincing evidence to the con-
trary. 
(b) LIMITATION ON OTHER REVIEW.—Actions of the 
Secretary with respect to which review could have been ob-
tained under this section shall not be subject to judicial re-
view in any civil or criminal proceeding for enforcement. 
(c) LIMITATION ON ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND COURT 
COSTS.—No person seeking judicial review of any action 
under this Act shall receive payment from the Federal Gov-
ernment for their attorneys’ fees and other court costs, in-
cluding under any provision of law enacted by the Equal 
Access to Justice Act (5 U.S.C. 504 note). 
SEC. 10. TREATMENT OF REVENUES. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 50 per-
cent of the amount of bonus, rental, and royalty revenues 
from Federal oil and gas leasing and operations authorized 
under this Act shall be deposited in the Treasury. 
SEC. 11. RIGHTS-OF-WAY ACROSS THE COASTAL PLAIN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall issue rights-of- 
way and easements across the Coastal Plain for the trans-
portation of oil and gas produced under leases under this 
Act— 
(1) except as provided in paragraph (2), under 
section 28 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 
185), without regard to title XI of the Alaska Na-
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tional Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 
3161 et seq.); and 
(2) under title XI of the Alaska National Interest 
Lands Conservation Act (30 U.S.C. 3161 et seq.), for 
access authorized by sections 1110 and 1111 of that 
Act (16 U.S.C. 3170 and 3171). 
(b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Secretary shall in-
clude in any right-of-way or easement issued under sub-
section (a) such terms and conditions as may be necessary 
to ensure that transportation of oil and gas does not result 
in a significant adverse effect on the fish and wildlife, sub-
sistence resources, their habitat, and the environment of the 
Coastal Plain, including requirements that facilities be 
sited or designed so as to avoid unnecessary duplication of 
roads and pipelines. 
(c) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall include in 
regulations under section 3(g) provisions granting rights- 
of-way and easements described in subsection (a) of this sec-
tion. 
SEC. 12. CONVEYANCE. 
In order to maximize Federal revenues by removing 
clouds on title to lands and clarifying land ownership pat-
terns within the Coastal Plain, the Secretary, notwith-
standing section 1302(h)(2) of the Alaska National Interest 
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Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3192(h)(2)), shall con-
vey— 
(1) to the Kaktovik Inupiat Corporation the sur-
face estate of the lands described in paragraph 1 of 
Public Land Order 6959, to the extent necessary to 
fulfill the Corporation’s entitlement under sections 12 
and 14 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act 
(43 U.S.C. 1611 and 1613) in accordance with the 
terms and conditions of the Agreement between the 
Department of the Interior, the United States Fish 
and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment, and the Kaktovik Inupiat Corporation dated 
January 22, 1993; and 
(2) to the Arctic Slope Regional Corporation the 
remaining subsurface estate to which it is entitled 
pursuant to the August 9, 1983, agreement between 
the Arctic Slope Regional Corporation and the United 
States of America. 
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Union Calendar No. 273 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3407 
[Report No. 112–393] 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish 
and implement a competitive oil and gas leasing 
program for the exploration, development, and 
production of the oil and gas resources of the 
Coastal Plain of Alaska, to ensure secure energy 
supplies for the continental Pacific Coast of the 
United States, lower prices, and reduce imports, 
and for other purposes. 
FEBRUARY 9, 2012 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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