119 STAT. 740
PUBLIC LAW 109–58—AUG. 8, 2005
‘‘(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 subdivision’ 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 Continental 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 Continental 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 Continental 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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