‘‘(f) The term ‘affected State’ means the Adjacent 
State.’’; 
(2) by striking the semicolon at the end of each 
of subsections (a) through (o) and inserting a pe-
riod; 
(3) by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the end of subsection 
(p) and inserting a period; 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(r) The term ‘Adjacent State’ means, with respect 
to any program, plan, lease sale, leased tract or other ac-
tivity, proposed, conducted, or approved pursuant to the 
provisions of this Act, any State the laws of which are 
declared, pursuant to section 4(a)(2), to be the law of the 
United States for the portion of the outer Continental 
Shelf on which such program, plan, lease sale, leased tract 
or activity appertains or is, or is proposed to be, con-
ducted. For purposes of this Act, the term ‘State’ includes 
all States having a coastline contiguous to the Arctic, At-
lantic, and Pacific Oceans and the Gulf of Mexico, the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, American 
Samoa, Guam, the other Territories of the United States, 
and the District of Columbia. 
‘‘(s) The term ‘Adjacent Zone’ means, with respect 
to any program, plan, lease sale, leased tract, or other ac-
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tivity, proposed, conducted, or approved pursuant to the 
provisions of this Act, the portion of the outer Continental 
Shelf for which the laws of a particular Adjacent State 
are declared, pursuant to section 4(a)(2), to be the law 
of the United States. 
‘‘(t) The term ‘miles’ means statute miles. 
‘‘(u) The term ‘coastline’ has the same meaning as 
the term ‘coast line’ as defined in section 2(c) of the Sub-
merged Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1301(c)). 
‘‘(v) The term ‘Neighboring State’ means a coastal 
State having a common boundary at the coastline with the 
Adjacent State.’’; and 
(5) in subsection (a), by inserting after ‘‘con-
trol’’ the following: ‘‘or lying within the United 
States’ Exclusive Economic Zone and outer Conti-
nental Shelf adjacent to the Commonwealth of Puer-
to Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mar-
iana Islands, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, 
Guam, and the other Territories of the United 
States’’. 
SEC. 4. DETERMINATION OF ADJACENT ZONES AND PLAN-
NING AREAS. 
Section 4(a)(2)(A) of the Outer Continental Shelf 
Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1333(a)(2)(A)) is amended in the 
first sentence by striking ‘‘, and the President’’ and all 
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that follows through the end of the sentence and inserting 
the following: ‘‘. The lines extending seaward and defining 
each State’s Adjacent Zone, and each OCS Planning Area, 
are as indicated on the maps for each outer Continental 
Shelf region entitled ‘Alaska OCS Region State Adjacent 
Zone and OCS Planning Areas’, ‘Pacific OCS Region 
State Adjacent Zones and OCS Planning Areas’, ‘Gulf of 
Mexico OCS Region State Adjacent Zones and OCS Plan-
ning Areas’, and ‘Atlantic OCS Region State Adjacent 
Zones and OCS Planning Areas’, all of which are dated 
September 2005 and on file in the Office of the Director, 
Minerals Management Service. The Secretary shall des-
ignate the Adjacent Zones of States, and additional OCS 
Planning Areas, for parts of the United States’ Exclusive 
Economic Zone and outer Continental Shelf not covered 
by the referenced maps.’’. 
SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATION OF LEASING. 
Section 5 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act 
(43 U.S.C. 1334) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(k) VOLUNTARY PARTIAL RELINQUISHMENT OF A 
LEASE.—Any lessee of a producing lease may relinquish 
to the Secretary any portion of a lease that the lessee has 
no interest in producing and that the Secretary finds is 
geologically prospective. In return for any such relinquish-
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ment, the Secretary shall provide to the lessee a royalty 
incentive for the portion of the lease retained by the lessee, 
in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Sec-
retary to carry out this subsection. The Secretary shall 
publish final regulations implementing this subsection 
within 365 days after the date of enactment of the Grow 
American Supply Act. 
‘‘(l) NATURAL GAS LEASE REGULATIONS.—Not later 
than July 1, 2010, the Secretary shall publish a final regu-
lation that shall— 
‘‘(1) establish procedures for entering into nat-
ural gas leases; 
‘‘(2) ensure that natural gas leases are only 
available for tracts on the outer Continental Shelf 
that are wholly within 75 miles of the coastline with-
in an area withdrawn from disposition by leasing on 
the day after the date of enactment of the Grow 
American Supply Act; 
‘‘(3) provide that natural gas leases shall con-
tain the same rights and obligations established for 
oil and gas leases, except as otherwise provided in 
the Grow American Supply Act; 
‘‘(4) provide that, in reviewing the adequacy of 
bids for natural gas leases, the value of any crude 
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