Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 119.djvu/755

 PUBLIC LAW 109–58—AUG. 8, 2005

119 STAT. 737

for, and produce the oil and gas under applicable law and such regulations as the Secretary of the Interior may prescribe. Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the Secretary of the Interior shall convey the remaining mineral rights to the parties who as of the date of enactment of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 would be recognized as holders of a right, title, or interest to any portion of such minerals under the laws of the State of Louisiana, but for the interest of the United States in such minerals. ‘‘(c) OIL AND GAS RESOURCE ASSESSMENT AND REPORT.—The United States Geological Survey shall conduct a resource assessment and publish a report of the findings of such resource assessment (‘USGS Assessment and Report’) within 1 year of the date of enactment of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. The USGS Assessment and Report shall provide an assessment of all oil and gas resources underlying the certain lands in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, as described in section 103 (the ‘Livingston Parish lands’). Upon a finding by the Secretary of the Interior based upon the USGS Assessment and Report that it is unlikely that economically recoverable oil and gas resources are present, the Secretary shall convey all rights to oil and gas underlying such lands to the recipients, or their successors, heirs, or assigns, of the conveyances under subsection (b). Such further conveyances shall be made within 180 days after a finding by the Secretary that it is unlikely that economically recoverable oil and gas resources are present.’’.

Deadlines.

Subtitle G—Miscellaneous SEC. 381. DEADLINE FOR DECISION ON APPEALS OF CONSISTENCY DETERMINATION UNDER THE COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT ACT OF 1972.

Section 319 of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1465) is amended to read as follows: ‘‘APPEALS

TO THE SECRETARY

‘‘SEC. 319. (a) NOTICE.—Not later than 30 days after the date of the filing of an appeal to the Secretary of a consistency determination under section 307, the Secretary shall publish an initial notice in the Federal Register. ‘‘(b) CLOSURE OF RECORD.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than the end of the 160-day period beginning on the date of publication of an initial notice under subsection (a), except as provided in paragraph (3), the Secretary shall immediately close the decision record and receive no more filings on the appeal. ‘‘(2) NOTICE.—After closing the administrative record, the Secretary shall immediately publish a notice in the Federal Register that the administrative record has been closed. ‘‘(3) EXCEPTION.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph (B), during the 160-day period described in paragraph (1), the Secretary may stay the closing of the decision record— ‘‘(i) for a specific period mutually agreed to in writing by the appellant and the State agency; or ‘‘(ii) as the Secretary determines necessary to receive, on an expedited basis—

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