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Code · BILL · 118th Congress · S. 620 (Introduced in Senate) — To provide for the distribution of certain outer Continental Shelf revenues to the State of Alaska, and for other pur... · Sec. 2

Sec. 2. Definitions

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In this Act: 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 )) of the State; and the closest coastal point of which is not more than 200 nautical miles from the geographical center of any leased tract in the Alaska outer Continental Shelf region; and a municipal subdivision of the State that is determined by the State to be a significant staging area for oil and gas servicing, supply vessels, operations, suppliers, or workers.
The term institution of higher education has the meaning given the term in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1002 ). The term qualified revenues means all revenues derived from all rentals, royalties, bonus bids, and other sums due and payable to the United States from energy development in the Alaska outer Continental Shelf region. The term qualified revenues does not include— revenues generated from leases subject to section 8(g) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1337(g) ); or revenues from the forfeiture of a bond or other surety securing obligations other than royalties, civil penalties, or royalties taken by the Secretary in-kind and not sold.
The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. The term State means the State of Alaska.
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