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113th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 199
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 31, 2013
Mr. Begich introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
A BILL
To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to require that oil produced from Federal leases in certain Arctic waters be transported by pipeline to onshore facilities and to provide for the sharing of certain outer Continental Shelf revenues from areas in the Alaska Adjacent Zone.
Short title
This Act may be cited as
the Alaska Adjacent Zone Safe Oil
Transport and Revenue Sharing Act
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Production of oil from certain arctic offshore leases
Section 5 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1334) is amended by adding at the end the following:
Oil transportation in arctic waters
The Secretary shall—
require that oil produced from Federal leases in Arctic waters in the Chukchi Sea planning area, Beaufort Sea planning area, or Hope Basin planning area be transported by pipeline to onshore facilities; and
provide for, and issue appropriate permits for, the transportation of oil from Federal leases in Arctic waters in preproduction phases (including exploration) by means other than pipeline.
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Revenue sharing from areas in Alaska Adjacent zone
Section 18 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1344) is amended by adding at the end the following:
Revenue Sharing From Areas in Alaska Adjacent Zone
Definitions
In this subsection:
Coastal political subdivision
The term coastal political subdivision means a county-equivalent subdivision of the State all or part of which—
lies within the coastal zone (as defined in section 304 of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1453)); and
the closest point of which is not more than 300 statute miles from the geographical center of any leased tract.
Distance
The term distance means minimum great circle distance.
Indian tribe
The term Indian tribe means an Alaska Native entity recognized and eligible to receive services from the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the headquarters of which is located within 300 miles of the geographical center of a leased tract.
Leased tract
The term leased tract means a tract leased under this Act for the purpose of drilling for, developing, and producing oil or natural gas resources.
Renewable energy
The term renewable energy means solar, wind, ocean, current, wave, tidal, or geothermal energy.
State
The term State means the State of Alaska.
Revenue sharing
Subject to paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), effective beginning on the date of enactment of this subsection, the State shall, without further appropriation or action, receive 37.5 percent of all revenues derived from all rentals, royalties, bonus bids, and other sums due and payable to the United States from energy development in any area of the Alaska Adjacent Zone, including from all sources of renewable energy leased, developed, or produced in any area in the Alaska Adjacent Zone.
Allocation among coastal political subdivisions of the State
In general
The Secretary shall pay 25 percent of any allocable share of the State, as determined under paragraph (2), directly to coastal political subdivisions.
Allocation
In general
For each leased tract used to calculate the allocation of the State, the Secretary shall pay the coastal political subdivisions within 300 miles of the geographical center of the leased tract based on the relative distance of the coastal political subdivisions from the leased tract in accordance with this subparagraph.
Distances
For each coastal political subdivision, the Secretary shall determine the distance between the point on the coastal political subdivision coastline closest to the geographical center of the leased tract and the geographical center of the tract.
Payments
The Secretary shall divide and allocate the qualified outer Continental Shelf revenues derived from the leased tract among coastal political subdivisions in amounts that are inversely proportional to the applicable distances determined under clause (ii).
Allocation among Regional Corporations
In general
The Secretary shall pay 25 percent of any allocable share of the State, as determined under this subsection, directly to certain Regional Corporations established under section 7(a) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1606(a)).
Allocation
In general
For each leased tract used to calculate the allocation of the State, the Secretary shall pay the Regional Corporations, after determining those Native villages within the region of the Regional Corporation which are within 300 miles of the geographical center of the leased tract based on the relative distance of such villages from the leased tract, in accordance with this paragraph.
Distances
For each such village, the Secretary shall determine the distance between the point in the village closest to the geographical center of the leased tract and the geographical center of the tract.
Payments
The Secretary shall divide and allocate the qualified outer Continental Shelf revenues derived from the leased tract among the qualifying Regional Corporations in amounts that are inversely proportional to the distances of all of the Native villages within each qualifying region.
Revenues
All revenues received by each Regional Corporation under clause (iii) shall be—
treated by the Regional Corporation as revenue subject to the distribution requirements of section 7(i)(1)(A) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1606(i)(1)(A)); and
divided annually by the Regional Corporation among all 12 Regional Corporations in accordance with section 7(i) of that Act.
Further distribution to village corporations
A Regional Corporation receiving revenues under clause (iii) or (iv)(II) shall further distribute 50 percent of the revenues received to the Village Corporations in the region and the class of stockholders who are not residents of those villages in accordance with section 7(j) of that Act (43 U.S.C. 1606(j)).
Allocation among Indian tribes
In general
The Secretary shall pay 10 percent of any allocable share of the State, as determined under this subsection, directly to Indian tribes.
Allocation
In general
For each leased tract used to calculate the allocation of the State, the Secretary shall pay Indian tribes based on the relative distance of the headquarters of the Indian tribes from the leased tract, in accordance with this subparagraph.
Distances
For each Indian tribe, the Secretary shall determine the distance between the location of the headquarters of the Indian tribe and the geographical center of the tract.
Payments
The Secretary shall divide and allocate the qualified outer Continental Shelf revenues derived from the leased tract among the Indian tribes in amounts that are inversely proportional to the distances described in clause (ii).
Conservation royalty
After making distributions under paragraph (2) and section 31, the Secretary shall, without further appropriation or action, distribute a conservation royalty equal to 15 percent of Federal royalty revenues derived from an area leased under this subsection from all areas leased under this subsection for any year, into the land and water conservation fund established under section 2 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l–5) to provide financial assistance to States under section 6 of that Act (16 U.S.C. 460l–8).
Deficit reduction
After making distributions in accordance with paragraph (2) and in accordance with section 31, the Secretary shall, without further appropriation or action, distribute an amount equal to 7.5 percent of Federal royalty revenues derived from an area leased under this subsection from all areas leased under this subsection for any year, into direct Federal deficit reduction.
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Imposition of excise tax on bitumen transported into the United States
In general
Subsection (a) of section 4612 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—
in paragraph (1),
by striking and natural gasoline
and inserting , natural
gasoline, and bitumen
, and
by inserting at the end the following new paragraph:
Bitumen
The term bitumen includes diluted bitumen, bituminous mixtures, or any oil manufactured from bitumen or a bituminous mixture.
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Effective date
The amendments made by this section shall apply to oil and petroleum products received or entered after December 31, 2013.