§ 1219.411. What definitions apply to this subpart?
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For purposes of this subpart: 181 Area means the area identified in map 15, page 58, of the "Proposed Final Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 1997-2002," dated August 1996, excluding the area offered in OCS Lease Sale 181, held on December 5, 2001. 181 Area in the Eastern Planning Area is comprised of the area of overlap of the two geographic areas defined as the "181 Area" and the "Eastern Planning Area." 181 South Area means any area---
(1)Located:
(i)South of the 181 Area;
(ii)West of the Military Mission Line; and
(iii)In the Central Planning Area;
(2)Excluded from the "Proposed Final Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 1997-2002," dated August 1996, of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management; and
(3)Included in the areas considered for oil and gas leasing, as identified in map 8, page 84, of the document entitled, "Revised Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program 2007-2012," approved December 2010. Applicable leased tract (Phase I) means a tract that is subject to a lease under section 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA), 43 U.S.C. 1337, for the purpose of drilling for, developing, and producing oil or natural gas resources, issued on or after December 20, 2006, and located fully or partially in either the 181 Area in the Eastern Planning Area or in the 181 South Area. Central Planning Area means the Central Gulf of Mexico Planning Area of the Outer Continental Shelf, as designated in the document entitled, "Revised Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program 2007-2012," approved December 2010. Coastal political subdivision means a political subdivision of a Gulf producing State, any part of which is:
(1)Within the coastal zone (as defined in section 304 of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1453)) of the Gulf producing State as of December 20, 2006; and
(2)Not more than 200 nautical miles from the geographic center of any leased tract. Coastline means the line of ordinary low water along that portion of the coast which is in direct contact with the open sea and the line marking the seaward limit of inland waters. This is the same definition used in section 2 of the Submerged Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1301). Distance means the minimum great circle distance. Eastern Planning Area means the Eastern Gulf of Mexico Planning Area of the Outer Continental Shelf, as designated in the document entitled, "Revised Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program 2007-2012," approved December 2010. Gulf producing State means each of the States of Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. Leased tract means any tract that is subject to a lease under section 6 or 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act for the purpose of drilling for, developing, and producing oil or natural gas resources. Military Mission Line means the north-south line at 86°41′ W. longitude. Qualified OCS revenues (Phase I) means---
(1)In the case of each of the fiscal years 2007 through 2016, all rentals, royalties, bonus bids, and other sums received by the United States from leases issued on or after December 20, 2006, located:
(i)In the 181 Area in the Eastern Planning Area.
(ii)In the 181 South Area.
(2)For applicable leased tracts intersected by the planning area administrative boundary line (e.g., separating the GOM Central Planning Area from the Eastern Planning Area), only the percent of revenues equivalent to the percent of surface acreage in the 181 Area in the Eastern Planning Area will be considered qualified OCS revenues (Phase I).
(3)Exclusions from the term qualified OCS revenues (Phase I) are:
(i)Revenues from the forfeiture of a bond or other surety securing obligations other than royalties;
(ii)Civil penalties;
(iii)Royalties "taken by the Secretary in-kind and not sold." (Pub. L. 109-432, Dec. 20, 2006);
(iv)Revenues generated from leases subject to section 8(g) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337(g));
(v)User fees; and
(vi)Lease revenues explicitly excluded from GOMESA revenue sharing by statute or appropriations law.
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