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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Fair Disbursement of Offshore Oil 
Revenue Act of 2001''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds that--
            (1) the demand for energy in the United States is 
        increasing and will continue to increase for the foreseeable 
        future;
            (2) domestic production of oil and gas is declining;
            (3) the United States continues to be overly dependent on 
        foreign sources of oil and gas;
            (4) the Outer Continental Shelf contains significant 
        quantities of oil and gas that should be developed to meet 
        United States energy needs while safeguarding important 
        environmental values;
            (5) the exploration, development, and production of Outer 
        Continental Shelf resources, and the siting of related energy 
        facilities, may impact various State and local governments; and
            (6) coastal States and counties should be provided with a 
        share of the revenues derived from Outer Continental Shelf oil 
        and gas leasing, exploration, development, and production 
        activities.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act--
            (1) the term ``coastal State'' means any State of the 
        United States bordering on the Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific 
        Ocean, the Arctic Ocean, or the Gulf of Mexico;
            (2) the term ``coastal county'' means a unit of general 
        government immediately below the level of State government, as 
        determined by the Secretary under section 6, with jurisdiction 
        over lands along the coast line;
            (3) the term ``coast line'' has the meaning given such term 
        under the Submerged Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.);
            (4) the term ``Outer Continental Shelf'' has the meaning 
        given the term ``outer Continental Shelf'' under the Outer 
        Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.);
            (5) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the 
        Interior; and
            (6) the term ``revenues'' means all bonuses, rents, 
        royalties, and other moneys collected under the Outer 
        Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.), and 
        interest thereon.

SEC. 4. COASTAL COMMUNITIES OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF RECEIPT FUND.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established an interest bearing 
account in the Treasury of the United States to be known as the Coastal 
Communities Outer Continental Shelf Receipt Fund (hereafter in this Act 
referred to as ``the Fund'').
    (b) Payments to Fund.--Beginning in fiscal year 2002, the Secretary 
shall pay into the Fund all revenues described in subsection (c) that 
are attributable to an Outer Continental Shelf lease, any part of which 
is within 200 geographical miles of the coast line. The Secretary may 
adjust amounts in the Fund at any time to account for overpayments, 
underpayments, and errors.
    (c) New Revenues.--Subsection (b) shall apply only to--
            (1) bonus revenues under a lease if no bonus revenues have 
        been received by the Secretary under that lease before January 
        1, 2001;
            (2) rent revenues under a lease if no rent revenues have 
        been received by the Secretary under that lease before January 
        1, 2001;
            (3) royalty revenues under a lease if no royalty revenues 
        have been received by the Secretary under that lease before 
        January 1, 2001; and
            (4) other revenues under a lease if the lease was issued on 
        or after January 1, 2001.

SEC. 5. DISPOSITION OF FUND.

    (a) State Share.--(1) Six months after the end of fiscal year 2002, 
and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall pay from the Fund to each 
coastal State one-half of such revenues paid into the Fund with respect 
to the fiscal year most recently completed, and any interest earned 
thereon, as may be attributable to that State.
    (2) In order to determine to which State revenues are attributable 
for purposes of this Act, the Secretary shall delimit the lateral 
boundaries between the coastal States to a point 200 geographic miles 
seaward of the coast line. Such boundaries shall be set according to 
the following principles, listed in order of the priority of their 
application:
            (A) Any judicial decrees or interstate compacts delimiting 
        lateral offshore boundaries between coastal States.
            (B) Principles of domestic and international law governing 
        the delimitation of lateral offshore boundaries.
            (C) The desirability of following existing lease boundaries 
        and block lines on the Secretary's official protraction 
        diagrams.
    (3) Each coastal State, before receiving funds under this 
subsection, shall annually enact the necessary legislation to provide 
any State permits required for onshore facilities needed to support 
offshore oil or gas development or production in the area adjacent to 
that coastal State. If a State fails to enact such legislation, the 
funds attributable to that State shall not be disbursed, and the 
Secretary shall take into consideration that failure before offering 
any additional leases for sale in the offshore area adjacent to that 
State.
    (b) Coastal County Share.--(1) At the same time that the Secretary 
pays revenues to coastal States under subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall pay to coastal counties within that State the remaining one-half 
of the revenues, and any interest earned on those revenues, in the Fund 
for that fiscal year attributable to that State.
    (2) In order to determine to which coastal county revenues are 
attributable for purposes of this Act, the Secretary shall delimit the 
lateral boundaries between the coastal counties to a point 200 
geographic miles seaward of the coast line. Such boundaries shall be 
set according to the following principles, listed in order of the 
priority of their application:
            (A) Existing boundaries between coastal counties with valid 
        supporting legal authority.
            (B) The desirability of following existing lease boundaries 
        and block lines on the Secretary's official protraction 
        diagrams.
            (C) The principle that, to the extent consistent with 
        subparagraphs (A) and (B), the size of the coastal county's 
        adjacent offshore area, as a percentage of all of that State's 
        adjacent offshore areas, shall be based on a formula giving 
        equal weight to--
                    (i) the coastal county's coast line as a percentage 
                of the State's coast line, calculated using the same 
                large-scale charts of the National Ocean Service that 
                are used to delimit the territorial sea under 
                international law; and
                    (ii) the coastal county's population as a 
                percentage of the population of all coastal counties in 
                the State, calculated by the Secretary using the best 
                available national census data.
    (3) Each coastal county, before receiving funds under this 
subsection, shall annually enact by county statute or ordinance the 
necessary legislation to provide the local permits required for onshore 
facilities needed to support offshore oil or gas development or 
production in the area adjacent to that coastal county, and the 
necessary legislation to expend such funds. If a county fails to enact 
such legislation, the funds attributable to that county shall not be 
disbursed, and the Secretary shall take into consideration that failure 
before offering any additional leases for sale in the offshore area 
adjacent to that county.
    (c) Use of Funds by States.--Each coastal State shall use funds 
received pursuant to subsection (a)--
            (1) to pay for the administrative costs the State incurs in 
        the leasing and permitting process as specified in the Outer 
        Continental Shelf Lands Act;
            (2) for such environmental and natural resource projects as 
        the State determines; or
            (3) for such educational projects as the State determines.
    (d) County Distribution of Funds.--Each coastal county shall 
develop a formula to allocate at least two-thirds of the funds received 
pursuant to subsection (b) to local communities within its jurisdiction 
based on the proximity of these communities to the coast, except that 
funds shall be withheld from communities that the Secretary determines 
have failed to issue permits required for onshore facilities needed to 
support offshore oil or gas development or production in the area 
adjacent to that coastal county.

SEC. 6. DESIGNATION OF COASTAL COUNTIES.

    For the purposes of this Act, the Secretary, after consultation 
with the Governor of each coastal State, shall determine which 
counties, parishes, boroughs, tribal governments, or other units of 
general government immediately below the level of State government 
shall be designated as coastal counties.

SEC. 7. LIMITATIONS ON APPLICABILITY OF BOUNDARIES.

    The boundaries and areas delimited under section 5 are solely for 
the purposes of this Act.
Fair Disbursement of Offshore Oil Revenue Act of 2001 - Establishes in the Treasury the Coastal Communities Outer Continental Shelf Receipt Fund.Instructs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) pay into the Fund certain revenues attributable to an Outer Continental Shelf lease, any part of which is within 200 geographical miles of the coast line; and (2) pay annually from the Fund to each coastal State one-half, and its coastal counties the other half, of such revenues as may be attributable to that State.Conditions receipt of such funds upon annual enactment by the affected coastal State and related coastal county of the legislation necessary to provide any permits required for onshore facilities needed to support offshore oil or gas development or production in the pertinent area.Prohibits disbursement of funds to a coastal State or county that fails to enact such legislation. Requires the Secretary to take such failure into consideration before offering additional leases for sale in the offshore area adjacent to such jurisdiction.Requires each State to use such funds for leasing and permitting administrative costs, and for environmental, natural resource, and educational projects.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Fairness to Local Contractors Act''.

SEC. 2. ENHANCEMENT OF STATE ENFORCEMENT OF STATE TAX, EMPLOYMENT, AND 
              LICENSING LAWS AGAINST CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS.

    (a) Requirement for State Tax Clearance From Potential Construction 
Contractors.--
            (1) Defense contracts.--Section 2305(b) of title 10, United 
        States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
        paragraph:
    ``(10) In order to be considered a responsible bidder or offeror 
for a contract for the construction of a public building, facility, or 
work, a bidder or offeror shall submit with the bid or offer a tax 
clearance from the State in which the contract is to be performed. For 
purposes of this paragraph, a tax clearance is a document from an 
appropriate State agency indicating that the bidder or offeror is in 
compliance with all the tax laws of the State in which the contract is 
to be performed.''.
            (2) Civilian agency contracts.--Section 303B of title III 
        of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 
        (41 U.S.C. 253b) is amended by adding at the end the following 
        new subsection:
    ``(n) Tax Clearance.--In order to be considered a responsible 
bidder or offeror for a contract for the construction of a public 
building, facility, or work, a bidder or offeror shall submit with the 
bid or offer a tax clearance from the State in which the contract is to 
be performed. For purposes of this paragraph, a tax clearance is a 
document from an appropriate State agency indicating that the bidder or 
offeror is in compliance with all the tax laws of the State in which 
the contract is to be performed.''.
    (b) Requirement To Withhold Final Contract Payment Until Receipt of 
State Tax Clearance and Certification of Compliance With Employment 
Laws From Contractor.--
            (1) Defense contracts.--Section 2307 of title 10, United 
        States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
        subsection:
    ``(j) Requirement To Withhold Final Payment.--(1) The head of an 
agency shall withhold final payment under a contract for the 
construction of a public building, facility, or work until the 
contractor submits to the agency both of the following:
            ``(A) A tax clearance from the State in which the contract 
        is or was performed.
            ``(B) A certification stating that the contractor is in 
        compliance (or was in compliance during the performance of the 
        contract) with all applicable State laws that require employers 
        to make payments to or for the benefit of employees, including 
        laws relating to unemployment insurance, workers compensation, 
        health insurance, and disability insurance.
    ``(2) For purposes of this subsection, a tax clearance is a 
document from an appropriate State agency indicating that the 
contractor is or was in compliance with all the tax laws of the State 
in which the contract is or was performed.''.
            (2) Civilian agency contracts.--Section 305 of title III of 
        the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 
        (41 U.S.C. 255) is amended by adding at the end the following 
        new subsection:
    ``(h) Requirement To Withhold Final Payment.--(1) The head of an 
executive agency shall withhold final payment under a contract for the 
construction of a public building, facility, or work until the 
contractor submits to the agency both of the following:
            ``(A) A tax clearance from the State in which the contract 
        is or was performed.
            ``(B) A certification stating that the contractor is in 
        compliance (or was in compliance during the performance of the 
        contract) with all applicable State laws that require employers 
        to make payments to or for the benefit of employees, including 
        laws relating to unemployment insurance, workers compensation, 
health insurance, and disability insurance.
    ``(2) For purposes of this subsection, a tax clearance is a 
document from an appropriate State agency indicating that the 
contractor is or was in compliance with all the tax laws of the State 
in which the contract is or was performed.''.
    (c) Authority To Withhold Payment to Contractor of Amounts 
Necessary To Meet State Tax Obligations.--
            (1) Defense contracts.--Section 2307 of title 10, United 
        States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the 
        following new subsection:
    ``(k) Authority To Withhold Payment To Meet State Tax 
Obligations.--The head of an agency may withhold, from any payment due 
to a contractor under a contract made by the agency for the 
construction of a public building, facility, or work, an amount 
considered necessary by the head of the agency to pay to the State in 
which the contract is being performed the amount of the contractor's 
State tax liability that is attributable to the contract. The head of 
the agency that so withholds a payment may, upon request of the State 
in which the contract is being performed and with such documentation as 
the head of the agency considers necessary, pay such tax liability 
amount directly to the State from the withheld payment. Any amount of a 
withheld payment that exceeds the actual State tax liability amount 
shall be paid to the contractor.''.
            (2) Civilian agency contracts.--Section 305 of title III of 
        the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 
        (41 U.S.C. 255) is further amended by adding at the end the 
        following new subsection:
    ``(i) Authority To Withhold Payment To Meet State Tax 
Obligations.--The head of an executive agency may withhold, from any 
payment due to a contractor under a contract made by the agency for the 
construction of a public building, facility, or work, an amount 
considered necessary by the head of the agency to pay to the State in 
which the contract is being performed the amount of the contractor's 
State tax liability that is attributable to the contract. The head of 
the executive agency that so withholds a payment may, upon request of 
the State in which the contract is being performed and with such 
documentation as the head of the agency considers necessary, pay such 
tax liability amount directly to the State from the withheld payment. 
Any amount of a withheld payment that exceeds the actual State tax 
liability amount shall be paid to the contractor.''.
    (d) Requirement for Construction Contractors To Obtain Applicable 
State Licenses.--
            (1) Defense contracts.--(A) Chapter 141 of title 10, United 
        States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
        section:
``Sec. 2410n. Construction contracts: requirement to obtain applicable 
              State licenses
    ``The Secretary of Defense shall require, in any contract entered 
into by the Secretary for the construction of a public building, 
facility, or work which is to be performed in a State that requires 
persons performing the type of work to be performed under the contract 
to be licensed, that the contractor be so licensed.''.
    (B) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is 
amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``2410n. Construction contracts: requirement to obtain applicable State 
                            licenses.''.
            (2) Civilian agency contracts.--Title III of the Federal 
        Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 251 
        et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
        section:

``SEC. 318. CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS: REQUIREMENT TO OBTAIN APPLICABLE 
              STATE LICENSES.

    ``The head of an executive agency shall require, in any contract 
entered into by the agency for the construction of a public building, 
facility, or work which is to be performed in a State that requires 
persons performing the type of work to be performed under the contract 
to be licensed, that the contractor be so licensed.''.
    (e) Requirement To Explain Hawaii Excise Tax in Federal Acquisition 
Regulation.--The Federal Acquisition Regulation shall be revised to 
contain provisions explaining the general excise tax law of the State 
of Hawaii.
    (f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this Act shall apply 
with respect to contracts entered into after the date of the enactment 
of this Act.
Fairness to Local Contractors Act - Amends the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 and defense contract law to require a bidder or offeror, to be considered a responsible bidder or offeror for the construction of a public building, facility, or work, to submit a tax clearance (a document stating that such entity is in compliance with all State tax laws) from the State in which the contract is to be performed. Requires the head of a Federal or defense agency to withhold the final payment under such a contract until the contractor submits both a tax clearance and a certification of compliance with all State laws concerning payments to employees under a contract, including unemployment insurance, workers compensation, health insurance, and disability insurance.

Authorizes the head of a Federal or defense agency to: (1) withhold from any contractor payments amounts necessary to pay any State tax liability attributable to the contract; and (2) pay such amount directly to such State.

Directs the Secretary of Defense or agency head to require a contractor to be licensed if the State in which a construction contract is to be performed requires a license.

Requires revision of the Federal Acquisition Regulation to explain the general excise tax law of Hawaii.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Flushing Remonstrance Study Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) Dutch involvement in North America started with Henry 
        Hudson's 1609 voyage on the ship, Half Moon, employed by the 
        Dutch East India Company.
            (2) After 1640, New Netherland gradually began to transform 
        from a chain of trading posts into a settlement colony.
            (3) As Dutch and English settlers moved closer to one 
        another, they began to assimilate in what would later become 
        Queens County.
            (4) The Dutch and English settlements had not been without 
        conflict. Although the Dutch Republic was well known for its 
        toleration of other faiths, Director General Peter Stuyvesant 
        and his council thought that liberty of worship should not be 
        granted to Quakers.
            (5) When Quakers began to arrive in Flushing, the colonial 
        government issued an ordinance that formally banned the 
        practice of all religions outside of the Dutch Reformed Church.
            (6) On December 27, 1657, 30 Flushing residents signed what 
        was later called the Flushing Remonstrance, objecting to this 
        order. None of the remonstrance's authors were Quakers.
            (7) Dutch colonial authorities proceeded to arrest the 
        signers of the Flushing Remonstrance. In 1662, John Bowne 
        defied the ban and allowed Quakers to hold services in his 
        house. Bowne was fined and banished to the Dutch Republic for 
        showing contempt for secular authority.
            (8) Bowne was later exonerated after appealing to the 
        guarantees of religious liberty before the Dutch West India 
        Company and returned to Flushing in 1664. The colony later fell 
        to British control on September 24, 1664.
            (9) The Flushing Remonstrance is now considered by many to 
        be instrumental in the development of religious liberty in the 
        United States and a precursor to the First Amendment to the 
        United States Constitution.
            (10) In 1957, the United States Postal Service released a 
        3-cent postage stamp commemorating the 300th Anniversary of the 
        signing of the Flushing Remonstrance which read, ``Religious 
        Freedom in America''.
            (11) Queens remained rural and agricultural through the 
        18th and 19th Centuries. Although its Dutch identity 
        diminished, the tolerance of diversity that has harbored 
        Quakers and other religious sects in the Dutch Colonial period 
        continues to this day. Queens is the most ethnically diverse 
        urban area in the world, with a population of over 2,200,000 
        representing over 100 different nations and speaking over 138 
        different languages.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    As used in this Act:
            (1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (2) Study area.--The term ``study area'' means the John 
        Bowne House located at 3701 Bowne Street, Queens, New York, the 
        Friends Meeting House located at 137-17 Northern Boulevard, 
        Queens, New York, and other resources in the vicinity of 
        Flushing related to the history of religious freedom during the 
        era of the signing of the Flushing Remonstrance.

SEC. 4. SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY.

    (a) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a special resource study of 
the study area.
    (b) Contents.--In conducting the study under subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall--
            (1) evaluate the national significance of the study area's 
        resources based on their relationship to the history of 
        religious freedom associated with the signing of the Flushing 
        Remonstrance;
            (2) determine the suitability and feasibility of 
        designating resources within the study area as a unit of the 
        National Park System;
            (3) consider other alternatives for preservation, 
        protection, and interpretation of the study area by Federal, 
        State, or local governmental entities, or private and nonprofit 
        organizations;
            (4) identify properties related to the John Bowne House 
        that could potentially meet criteria for designation as a 
        National Historic Landmark;
            (5) consult with interested Federal, State, or local 
        governmental entities, private and nonprofit organizations, or 
        any other interested individuals;
            (6) evaluate the impact of the proposed action on the flow 
        of commerce and commercial activity, job opportunities, and any 
        adverse economic effects that could not be avoided if the 
        proposal is implemented;
            (7) identify cost estimates for any Federal acquisition, 
        development, interpretation, operation, and maintenance 
        associated with the alternatives;
            (8) analyze the effect of the designation of the study area 
        as a unit of the National Park System on--
                    (A) existing recreational activities, and on the 
                authorization, construction, operation, maintenance, or 
                improvement of energy production and transmission 
                infrastructure; and
                    (B) the authority of State and local governments to 
                manage those activities; and
            (9) identify any authorities, including condemnation, that 
        will compel or permit the Secretary to influence or participate 
        in local land use decisions (such as zoning) or place 
        restrictions on non-Federal lands if the study area is 
        designated a unit of the National Park System.
    (c) Notification of Private Property Owners.--Upon the commencement 
of the study, owners of private property in or adjacent to the study 
area shall be notified of the study's commencement and scope.
    (d) Applicable Law.--The study required under subsection (a) shall 
be conducted in accordance with section 8(c)) of the National Park 
System General Authorities Act (16 U.S.C. 1a-5(c)).
    (e) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds 
are first made available for the study under subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate a report containing the results of the study 
and any conclusions and recommendations of the Secretary.

            Passed the House of Representatives September 15, 2014.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on April 1, 2014.  Flushing Remonstrance Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the John Bowne House in Queens, New York, the Friends Meeting House at 137-17 Northern Boulevard, Queens, and other resources in the vicinity of Flushing related to the history of religious freedom during the era of the 1657 signing of the Flushing Remonstrance (the study area).  Requires the Secretary to: (1) evaluate the national significance of the study area's resources; (2) determine the suitability and feasibility of designating resources within the study area as a unit of the National Park System (NPS); (3) identify properties related to the John Bowne House that could potentially meet criteria for designation as a National Historic Landmark; (4) evaluate the impact of the proposed action on the flow of commerce and commercial activity, job opportunities, and any adverse economic effects that could not be avoided if the proposal is implemented; (5) analyze the effect of the designation of the study area as an NPS unit on existing recreational activities, and on the authorization, construction, operation, maintenance, or improvement of energy production and transmission infrastructure, and the authority of state and local governments to manage those activities; and (6) identify any authorities, including condemnation, that will compel or permit the Secretary to influence or participate in local land use decisions (such as zoning) or place restrictions on non-federal lands if the study area is designated as an NPS unit.  Requires the owners of private property in or adjacent to the study area to be notified of such study's commencement and scope.