text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Developing Resources Immediately and 
  Long-Term through Leases on Our Nation's Offshore Waters Act of 2009'' 
  or the ``DRILL NOW Act of 2009''.
  
  SEC. 2. REVOCATION OF EXISTING PRESIDENTIAL AUTHORITY.
  
      Section 12(a) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 
  1341(a)) is amended--
              (1) by striking ``the President'' and inserting ``(1) 
          Except as provided in paragraph (2), the President''; and
              (2) by adding at the end the following: , are hereby 
          revoked.
      ``(2)(A) The President may not withdraw any lands of the outer 
  Continental Shelf from disposition for exploration, development, or 
  production of oil and gas, except as the President determines necessary 
  for national security purposes.
      ``(B) This paragraph shall not affect any withdrawal in effect 
  immediately before the enactment of the DRILL NOW Act of 2009''.
  
  SEC. 3. AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN AREAS FOR LEASING.
  
      Section 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337) 
  is amended by adding at the end the following:
      ``(q) Availability of Certain Areas for Leasing.--
              ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                      ``(A) Coastal zone.--The term `coastal zone' has 
                  the meaning that term has in section 304 of the Coastal 
                  Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1453).
                      ``(B) Governor.--The term `Governor' means the 
                  Governor of a State.
                      ``(C) Qualified revenues.--The term `qualified 
                  revenues' means all rentals, royalties, bonus bids, and 
                  other sums due and payable to the United States from 
                  leases entered into on or after the date of enactment 
                  of the DRILL NOW Act of 2009 for natural gas 
                  exploration and extraction activities authorized by the 
                  Secretary under this subsection.
              ``(2) Petition.--
                      ``(A) In general.--The Governor of a State may 
                  submit to the Secretary a petition requesting that the 
                  Secretary issue leases authorizing the conduct of oil 
                  and natural gas exploration and extraction activities 
                  in any area that is within 50 miles of the coastline of 
                  the State and within the lateral seaward boundaries of 
                  the State extended.
                      ``(B) Contents.--In any petition under subparagraph 
                  (A), the Governor shall include a detailed plan of the 
                  proposed exploration and extraction activities, as 
                  applicable.
              ``(3) Action by secretary.--
                      ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraphs (B), 
                  (C), and (D), as soon as practicable after the date of 
                  receipt of a petition under paragraph (2), the 
                  Secretary shall approve or deny the petition.
                      ``(B) Requirements for exploration and 
                  extraction.--The Secretary shall not approve a petition 
                  submitted under paragraph (2)(A) unless the State 
                  enacts a statute authorizing the issuance of leases for 
                  exploration and extraction of oil and natural gas in 
                  the coastal zone of the State.
                      ``(C) Consistency with legislation.--The plan 
                  provided in the petition under paragraph (2)(B) shall 
                  be consistent with the statute described in 
                  subparagraph (B).
                      ``(D) Conflicts with military operations and 
                  national security.--The Secretary shall not approve a 
                  petition for a drilling activity under this paragraph--
                              ``(i) if the drilling activity would 
                          conflict with any military operation or 
                          national security, as determined by the 
                          President; or
                              ``(ii) in any area that is withdrawn under 
                          section 12(a) for national security purposes.
              ``(4) Disposition of revenues.--Notwithstanding section 9, 
          for each applicable fiscal year, the Secretary of the 
          Treasury--
                      ``(A) shall deposit 30 percent of qualified 
                  revenues in a separate account in the Treasury, which--
                              ``(i) shall be known as the Clean and 
                          Alternative Energy Fund; and
                              ``(ii) shall be available to the Secretary 
                          of Energy for making grants for research and 
                          development of clean and alternative energy;
                      ``(B) in the case of a lease tract any portion of 
                  which is located within 50 miles of the coastline of 
                  one or more States that have a portion of such leased 
                  tract within the seaward lateral boundaries of such 
                  State extended--
                              ``(i) shall pay, in accordance with clause 
                          (ii), an amount equal to 40 percent of 
                          qualified revenues under such lease to the 
                          States with respect to which the lease tract is 
                          so located and that have enacted a statute that 
                          establishes a plan for expenditure of those 
                          funds; and
                              ``(ii) shall pay to each such State a 
                          portion of such amount that is proportional to 
                          the portion of the lease tract that is so 
                          located with respect to the State; and
                      ``(C) shall deposit the remainder of qualified 
                  revenues in the general fund of the Treasury.
      ``(r) Payment of Revenues Under Certain Existing Leases.--Of the 
  funds that would be received by the United States as royalties under 
  any Federal oil and gas lease of an area on the outer Continental Shelf 
  located within 50 miles of the coastline of the State of Texas, 
  Louisiana, Mississippi, or Alabama that is in effect on the date of 
  enactment of the DRILL NOW Act of 2009 the Secretary of the Treasury--
              ``(1) shall deposit 30 percent in the Clean and Alternative 
          Energy Fund established under subsection (q)(4)(A);
              ``(2) in the case of a lease tract any portion of which is 
          located within 50 miles of the coastline of one or more such 
          States that have a portion of such leased tract within the 
          seaward lateral boundaries of such State extended--
                      ``(A) shall pay, in accordance with subparagraph 
                  (B), an amount equal to 40 percent to the States with 
                  respect to which the lease tract is so located and that 
                  have enacted a statute that establishes a plan for 
                  expenditure of those funds; and
                      ``(B) shall pay to each such State a portion of 
                  such amount that is proportional to the portion of the 
                  leased tract that is so located with respect to the 
                  State; and
              ``(3) shall deposit the remainder in the general fund of 
          the Treasury.''.
target: Developing Resources Immediately and Long-Term through Leases on Our Nation's Offshore Waters Act of 2009 or DRILL NOW Act of 2009 - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) to revoke existing presidential authority to withdraw any unleased lands of the outer Continental Shelf (OCS) from disposition for exploration, development, or production of oil and gas, except as necessary for national security.
  
  Prohibits the President from making any such withdrawals.
  
  Authorizes a state governor to petition the Secretary of the Interior to issue leases for oil and natural gas exploration and extraction in any area within 50 miles of the coastline of the state and the lateral seaward boundaries of the state extended.
  
  
  
  Prohibits the Secretary from approving a petition for a drilling activity: (1) unless the state enacts a statute authorizing the issuance of leases; (2) if it would conflict with a military operation or national security; or (3) in any area withdrawn for national security purposes.
  
  Instructs the Secretary of the Treasury to deposit 30% of qualified revenues into a separate Clean and Alternative Energy Fund in the Treasury, to be made available to the Secretary of Energy for grants for research and development of clean and alternative energy.
  
  Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) deposit into the Clean and Alternative Energy Fund 30% of any funds that would be received by the United States as royalties under any existing federal OCS oil and gas lease of an area located within 50 miles of the coastal zone of the states of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, or Alabama; and (2) pay 40% of such funds in proportional amounts to states with respect to which a lease tract is located in such an area.
feat_title: To achieve greater national energy independence by limiting presidential withdrawals of offshore lands from disposition for exploration, development, or production of oil and gas, to authorize States to petition for authorization to conduct offshore oil and natural gas exploration and extraction in any area that is within 50 miles of the coastline of the State and within the seaward lateral boundaries of the State extended, to share offshore oil and gas revenues with States, and for other purposes.