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PUBLIC LAW 99-000—MMMM. DD, 1986

100 STAT. 148

PUBLIC LAW 99-272—APR. 7, 1986

SEC. 8002. NATIONAL POLICY FOR THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF. 43 USC 1332.

Minerals and mining. State and local governments. Infra.

The Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.) is amended in paragraph (4) of section 3 by deleting the word "and" at the end of subparagraph (A); deleting the semicolon at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting in lieu thereof a period; designating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); and inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraph (B): "(B) the distribution of a portion of the receipts from the leasing of mineral resources of the outer Continental Shelf adjacent to State lands, as provided under section 8(g), will provide affected coastal States and localities with funds which may be used for the mitigation of adverse economic and environmental effects related to the development of such resources; and", sf SEC. 8003. REVISION OF SECTION 8(g).

Contracts. State and local governments. Energy. 43 USC 1352.

Alaska.

43 USC 1336.

Section 8(g) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337(g)) is amended to read as follows: "(g)(1) At the time of soliciting nominations for the leasing of lands containing tracts wholly or partially within three nautical miles of the seaward boundary of any coastal State, and subsequently as new information is obtained or developed by the Secretary, the Secretary shall, in addition to the information required by section 26 of this Act, provide the Governor of such State— "(A) an identification and schedule of the areas and regions proposed to be offered for leasing; "(B) at the request of the Governor of such State, all information from all sources concerning the geographical, geological, and ecological characteristics of such tracts; "(C) an estimate of the oil and gas reserves in the areas proposed for leasing; and "(D) at the request of the Governor of such State, an identification of any field, geological structure, or trap located wholly or partially within three nautical miles of the seaward boundary of such coastal State, including all information relating to the entire field, geological structure, or trap. The provisions of the first sentence of subsection (c) and the provisions of subsections (e)-(h) of section 26 of this Act shall be applicable to the release by the Secretary of any information to any coastal State under this paragraph. In addition, the provisions of subsections (c) and (e)-(h) of section 26 of this Act shall apply in their entirety to the release by the Secretary to any coastal State of any information relating to Federal lands beyond three nautical miles of the seaward boundary of such coastal State. "(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Secretary shall deposit into a separate account in the Treasury of the United States all bonuses, rents, and royalties, and other revenues (derived from any bidding system authorized under subsection (a)(1)), excluding Federal income and windfall profits taxes, and derived from any lease issued after September 18, 1978 of any Federal tract which lies wholly (or, in the case of Alaska, partially until seven years from the date of settlement of any boundary dispute that is the subject of an agreement under section 7 of this Act entered into prior to January 1, 1986 or until April 15, 1993 with respect to any other tract) within three nautical miles of the seaward boundary of any coastal State, or, (except as provided above for Alaska) in the case where a Federal tract lies partially within three