text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Outer Continental Shelf Revenue 
  Sharing Act of 2005''.
  
  SEC. 2. OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF REVENUE SHARING.
  
      Section 31 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 
  1356a) is amended--
              (1) in subsection (a)--
                      (A) by striking paragraph (7);
                      (B) by redesignating paragraphs (8), (9), and (10) 
                  as paragraphs (7), (8), and (9), respectively;
                      (C) in paragraph (8) (as redesignated by 
                  subparagraph (B)), by striking subparagraph (B) and 
                  inserting the following:
                      ``(B) Inclusion.--The term `producing State' 
                  includes any State that begins production on a leased 
                  tract on or after the date of enactment of the Outer 
                  Continental Shelf Revenue Sharing Act of 2005, 
                  regardless of whether the leased tract was on any date 
                  subject to a leasing moratorium.''; and
                      (D) in paragraph (9) (as redesignated by 
                  subparagraph (B)), by striking subparagraph (C); and
              (2) in subsection (b)(4), by striking subparagraph (E).
  
  SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF SEAWARD LATERAL BOUNDARIES FOR COASTAL STATES.
  
      Section 4(a)(2)(A) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 
  U.S.C. 1333(a)(2)(A)) is amended--
              (1) by inserting ``(i)'' after ``(A)'';
              (2) in the first sentence--
                      (A) by striking ``President shall'' and inserting 
                  ``Secretary shall by regulation''; and
                      (B) by inserting before the period at the end the 
                  following: ``not later than 180 days after the date of 
                  enactment of the Outer Continental Shelf Revenue 
                  Sharing Act of 2005''; and
              (3) by adding at the end the following:
      ``(ii)(I) For purposes of this Act (including determining 
  boundaries to authorize leasing and preleasing activities and any 
  attributing revenues under this Act and calculating payments to 
  producing States and coastal political subdivisions under section 31), 
  the Secretary shall delineate the lateral boundaries between coastal 
  States in areas of the Outer Continental shelf under exclusive Federal 
  jurisdiction, to the extent of the exclusive economic zone of the 
  United States, in accordance with article 15 of the United Nations 
  Convention on the Law of the Sea of December 10, 1982.
      ``(II) This clause shall not affect any right or title to Federal 
  submerged land on the outer Continental Shelf.''.
  
  SEC. 4. OPTION TO PETITION FOR LEASING WITHIN CERTAIN AREAS ON THE 
                OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF.
  
      Section 12 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 
  1341) is amended by adding at the end the following:
      ``(g) Leasing Within the Seaward Lateral Boundaries of Coastal 
  States.--
              ``(1) Definition of affected area.--In this subsection, the 
          term `affected area' means any area located--
                      ``(A) in the areas of northern, central, and 
                  southern California and the areas of Oregon and 
                  Washington;
                      ``(B) in the north, middle, or south planning area 
                  of the Atlantic Ocean;
                      ``(C) in the eastern Gulf of Mexico planning area 
                  and lying--
                              ``(i) south of 26 degrees north latitude; 
                          and
                              ``(ii) east of 86 degrees west longitude; 
                          or
                      ``(D) in the Straits of Florida.
              ``(2) Restrictions on leasing.--The Secretary shall not 
          offer for offshore leasing, preleasing, or any related 
          activity--
                      ``(A) any area located on the outer Continental 
                  Shelf that, as of the date of enactment of this 
                  subsection, is designated as a marine sanctuary under 
                  the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 
                  1972 (33 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.); or
                      ``(B) except as provided in paragraphs (3) and (4), 
                  during the period beginning on the date of enactment of 
                  this subsection and ending on June 30, 2012, any 
                  affected area.
              ``(3) Resource assessments.--
                      ``(A) In general.--Beginning on the date on which 
                  the Secretary delineates seaward lateral boundaries 
                  under section 4(a)(2)(A)(ii), a Governor of a State in 
                  which an affected area is located, with the consent of 
                  the legislature of the State, may submit to the 
                  Secretary a petition requesting a resource assessment 
                  of any area within the seaward lateral boundary of the 
                  State.
                      ``(B) Eligible resources.--A petition for a 
                  resource assessment under subparagraph (A) may be for--
                              ``(i) oil and gas leasing;
                              ``(ii) gas-only leasing; or
                              ``(iii) any other energy source leasing, 
                          including renewable energy leasing.
                      ``(C) Action by secretary.--Not later than 90 days 
                  after receipt of a petition under subparagraph (A), the 
                  Secretary shall approve the petition, unless the 
                  Secretary determines that a resource assessment of the 
                  area would create an unreasonable risk of harm to the 
                  marine, human, or coastal environment of the State.
                      ``(D) Failure to act.--If the Secretary fails to 
                  approve or deny a petition in accordance with 
                  subparagraph (C)--
                              ``(i) the petition shall be considered to 
                          be approved; and
                              ``(ii) a resource assessment of any 
                          appropriate area shall be carried out as soon 
                          as practicable.
                      ``(E) Submission to state.--As soon as practicable 
                  after the date on which a petition is approved under 
                  subparagraph (C) or (D), the Secretary shall--
                              ``(i) complete the resource assessment for 
                          the area; and
                              ``(ii) submit the completed resource 
                          assessment to the State.
              ``(4) Petition for leasing.--
                      ``(A) In general.--On receipt of a resource 
                  assessment under paragraph (3)(E)(ii), the Governor of 
                  a State in which an affected area is located, with the 
                  consent of the legislature of the State, may submit to 
                  the Secretary a petition requesting that the Secretary 
                  make available any land that is within the seaward 
                  lateral boundaries of the State (as established under 
                  section 4(a)(2)(A)(ii)) and that is greater than 20 
                  miles from the coastline of the State for the conduct 
                  of offshore leasing, pre-leasing, or related activities 
                  with respect to--
                              ``(i) oil and gas leasing;
                              ``(ii) gas-only leasing; or
                              ``(iii) any other energy source leasing, 
                          including renewable energy leasing.
                      ``(B) Action by secretary.--Not later than 90 days 
                  after receipt of a petition under subparagraph (A), the 
                  Secretary shall approve the petition, unless the 
                  Secretary determines that leasing the area would create 
                  an unreasonable risk of harm to the marine, human, or 
                  coastal environment of the State.
                      ``(C) Failure to act.--If the Secretary fails to 
                  approve or deny a petition in accordance with 
                  subparagraph (B)--
                              ``(i) the petition shall be considered to 
                          be approved; and
                              ``(ii) any appropriate area shall be made 
                          available for oil and gas leasing, gas-only 
                          leasing, or any other energy source leasing, 
                          including renewable energy leasing.
              ``(5) Revenue sharing.--
                      ``(A) In general.--Beginning on the date on which 
                  production begins in an area under this subsection, the 
                  State shall, without further appropriation, share in 
                  any qualified outer Continental Shelf revenues of the 
                  production under section 31.
                      ``(B) Applicable law.--
                              ``(i) In general.--Except as provided in 
                          clause (ii), a State shall not be required to 
                          comply with subsections (c) and (d) of section 
                          31 to share in qualified outer Continental 
                          Shelf revenues under subparagraph (A).
                              ``(ii) Exception.--Of any qualified outer 
                          Continental Shelf revenues received by a State 
                          (including a political subdivision of a State) 
                          under subparagraph (A), at least 25 percent 
                          shall be used for 1 or more of the purposes 
                          described in section 31(d)(1).
              ``(6) Effect.--Nothing in this subsection affects any right 
          relating to an area described in paragraph (1) or (2) under a 
          lease that was in existence on the day before the date of 
          enactment of this subsection.''.
  
  SEC. 5. REGULATIONS.
  
      (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior shall issue such 
  regulations as are necessary to carry out this Act and the amendments 
  made by this Act, including regulations establishing procedures for 
  entering into gas-only leases.
      (b) Gas-Only Leases.--In issuing regulations establishing 
  procedures for entering into gas-only leases, the Secretary shall--
              (1) ensure that gas-only leases under the Outer Continental 
          Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.) are not available in a 
          State that (as of the day before the date of enactment of this 
          Act) did not contain an affected area (as defined in section 
          12(g)(1) of that Act (as added by section 4)); and
              (2) define ``natural gas'' as--
                      (A) unmixed natural gas; or
                      (B) any mixture of natural or artificial gas 
                  (including compressed or liquefied petroleum gas) and 
                  condensate recovered from natural gas.
target: Outer Continental Shelf Revenue Sharing Act of 2005 - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) regarding the coastal impact assistance program to: (1) repeal references to leasing moratoria; (2) redefine a "producing state" as one that begins production on a leased tract on or after the date of enactment of this Act, regardless of whether the leased tract was on any date subject to a leasing moratorium; (3) repeal the exclusion of certain revenues from "qualified Outer Continental Shelf revenues;" and (4) repeal the exclusion of certain leased tracts from the statutory formula for payments to coastal political subdivisions.
  
  Directs the Secretary of the Interior to delineate the lateral boundaries between coastal states in areas of the Outer Continental Shelf under exclusive federal jurisdiction.
  
  Prescribes guidelines for petitions to lease within the seaward lateral boundaries of coastal states.
  
  Includes guidelines under which a state shall share in qualified Outer Continental Shelf revenues as of the date production begins under this Act.
  
  Directs the Secretary of the Interior to issue implementing regulations, including procedures for entering into gas-only leases.
feat_title: A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to allow certain coastal States to share in qualified outer Continental Shelf revenues.