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Code · BILL · 115th Congress · H.R. 4239 (Reported in House) — To distribute revenues from oil and gas leasing on the outer Continental Shelf to certain coastal States, to require... · Sec. 108

Sec. 108. Application of outer Continental Shelf Lands Act with respect to territories of the United States

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Section 2 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1331 ) is amended— in paragraph (a), by inserting after control the following: or lying within the exclusive economic zone of the United States ; in paragraph (p), by striking and after the semicolon at the end; in paragraph (q), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following: The term State includes each territory of the United States. . Section 4(a) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1333 ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
This section shall not apply to the territories and possessions of the United States. . Section 18 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1344 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: This section shall not apply to the scheduling of lease sales in the outer Continental Shelf adjacent to the territories and possessions of the United States. . Section 8(k) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1337 ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
The Secretary is authorized to grant to any qualified applicant an exploration license which will provide the exclusive right to explore for minerals, other than oil, gas, and sulphur, in an area lying within the United States exclusive economic zone and the outer Continental Shelf adjacent to any territory or possession of the United States. Subsection
(a)shall not apply to any area conveyed by Congress to a territorial government for administration. Exploration licenses granted under this paragraph will be issued for a period pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary. Upon showing to the satisfaction of the Secretary that valuable mineral deposits have been discovered by the licensee within the area described by the exploration license of the licensee, the licensee will be entitled to a lease for any or all of that area at a royalty rate established by regulation and lease terms. Leases under this section will be issued for a period established by regulation with a preferential right in the lessee to renew. .
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Sec. 108
Application of outer Continental Shelf Lands Act with respect to territories of the United States
U.S.C.§ 1331
U.S.C.§ 1333
U.S.C.§ 1344
U.S.C.§ 1337
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