Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 119.djvu/759

 PUBLIC LAW 109–58—AUG. 8, 2005

119 STAT. 741

‘‘(2) DISBURSEMENT.—In each fiscal year, the Secretary shall disburse to each producing State for which the Secretary has approved a plan under subsection (c), and to coastal political subdivisions under paragraph (4), such funds as are allocated to the producing State or coastal political subdivision, respectively, under this section for the fiscal year. ‘‘(3) ALLOCATION AMONG PRODUCING STATES.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subparagraph (C) and subject to subparagraph (D), the amounts available under paragraph (1) shall be allocated to each producing State based on the ratio that— ‘‘(i) the amount of qualified outer Continental Shelf revenues generated off the coastline of the producing State; bears to ‘‘(ii) the amount of qualified outer Continental Shelf revenues generated off the coastline of all producing States. ‘‘(B) AMOUNT OF OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF REVENUES.—For purposes of subparagraph (A)— ‘‘(i) the amount of qualified outer Continental Shelf revenues for each of fiscal years 2007 and 2008 shall be determined using qualified outer Continental Shelf revenues received for fiscal year 2006; and ‘‘(ii) the amount of qualified outer Continental Shelf revenues for each of fiscal years 2009 and 2010 shall be determined using qualified outer Continental Shelf revenues received for fiscal year 2008. ‘‘(C) MULTIPLE PRODUCING STATES.—In a case in which more than one producing State is located within 200 nautical miles of any portion of a leased tract, the amount allocated to each producing State for the leased tract shall be inversely proportional to the distance between— ‘‘(i) the nearest point on the coastline of the producing State; and ‘‘(ii) the geographic center of the leased tract. ‘‘(D) MINIMUM ALLOCATION.—The amount allocated to a producing State under subparagraph (A) shall be at least 1 percent of the amounts available under paragraph (1). ‘‘(4) PAYMENTS TO COASTAL POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall pay 35 percent of the allocable share of each producing State, as determined under paragraph (3) to the coastal political subdivisions in the producing State. ‘‘(B) FORMULA.—Of the amount paid by the Secretary to coastal political subdivisions under subparagraph (A)— ‘‘(i) 25 percent shall be allocated to each coastal political subdivision in the proportion that— ‘‘(I) the coastal population of the coastal political subdivision; bears to ‘‘(II) the coastal population of all coastal political subdivisions in the producing State; ‘‘(ii) 25 percent shall be allocated to each coastal political subdivision in the proportion that— ‘‘(I) the number of miles of coastline of the coastal political subdivision; bears to

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