,,ii #aadth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #abgi ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,may #aa1 #bjae,mr4 ,warner 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,scott1 ,mr4 ,kaine1 ,mr4 ,tillis1 ,mr4 ,perdue1 and ,mr4 ,isakson7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural ,resources ,a ,,bill ,to provide for revenue sharing of qualified revenues from leases in the ,south ,atlantic planning area1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,southern ,atlantic ,energy ,security ,act4 #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,director ,the term ,director means the ,director of the ,bureau of ,ocean ,energy ,management4 7#b7 ,institution of higher education ,the term institution of higher education has the meaning given the term in section #ajb of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajjb74 7#c7 ,qualified revenues ,the term qualified revenues means all bonus bids1 rentals1 and royalties 7and other sums7 due and payable to the ,united ,states from all leases entered into after the date of enactment of this ,act that cover an area in the ,south ,atlantic planning area4 7#d7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of the ,interior4 7#e7 ,south ,atlantic planning area ,the term ,south ,atlantic planning area means the area of the outer ,continental ,shelf 7as defined in section #b of the ,outer ,continental ,shelf ,lands ,act 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #acca77 that is located between the northern lateral seaward administrative boundary of the ,commonwealth of ,virginia and the southernmost lateral seaward administrative boundary of the ,state of ,georgia4 7#f7 ,state ,the term ,state means any of the following ,states3 7,a7 ,georgia4 7,b7 ,north ,carolina4 7,c7 ,south ,carolina4 7,d7 ,virginia4 #c4 ,preserving coastal viewsheds 7a7 ,in general ,prior to conducting a lease sale authorized under this ,act that would offer leases within #cj nautical miles of the coastline1 the ,secretary shall consult with the ,governor of each potentially affected ,state to establish appropriate lease stipulations for the management of the surface occupancy of the areas between the coastline and #cj nautical miles to mitigate any potential concerns regarding impacts to coastal viewsheds4 7b7 ,considerations for production facilities ,the ,secretary and the ,state shall consider-- 7#a7 restricting the installation of permanent surface production facilities above the waterline for the purpose of production of oil or gas resources in any area that is within #ab nautical miles seaward from the coastline of the ,state2 7#b7 allowing only subsurface production facilities to be installed in areas that are located between the point that is #ab nautical miles from seaward from the coastline of the ,state and the point that is #cj nautical miles seaward from the coastline of the ,state4 7c7 ,development and production plan approval ,if permanent surface facilities are proposed to be installed within #cj nautical miles of the coastline1 the ,secretary shall not grant approval of the development and production plan unless it is determined that the facility is designed so that the impacts on coastal viewsheds are minimized1 to the maximum extent practicable4 7d7 ,onshore access to leases not restricted ,notwithstanding any other provision of this section1 onshore facilities associated with the drilling1 development1 and production of the oil and gas resources of the ,south ,atlantic planning area within #ab nautical miles seaward of the coastline of a ,state are allowed4 7e7 ,temporary activities not affected ,nothing described in subsection 7a71 7b71 or 7c7 restricts1 or gives the ,states authority to restrict1 temporary surface activities related to operations associated with outer ,continental ,shelf oil and gas leases4 #d4 #bjag-bjbb leasing program ,the ,secretary shall-- 7#a7 include the ,south ,atlantic planning area in the outer ,continental ,shelf leasing program for fiscal years #bjag through #bjbb prepared under section #ah of the ,outer ,continental ,shelf ,lands ,act 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #acdd72 and 7#b7 conduct in the ,south ,atlantic planning area-- 7,a7 #a lease sale during fiscal year #bjba2 and 7,b7 #b lease sales during fiscal year #bjbb4 #e4 ,balancing of military and energy production goals 7a7 ,in general ,in recognition that the outer ,continental ,shelf oil and gas leasing program and the domestic energy resources produced under the program are integral to national security1 the ,secretary and the ,secretary of ,defense shall work jointly in implementing lease sales under this ,act-- 7#a7 to preserve the ability of the ,armed ,forces of the ,united ,states to maintain an optimum state of readiness through continued use of the outer ,continental ,shelf2 and 7#b7 to allow effective exploration1 development1 and production of the oil1 gas1 and renewable energy resources of the ,united ,states4 7b7 ,prohibition on conflicts with military operations 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall not make any tract available for lease under this ,act if the ,president1 in consultation with the ,committees on ,armed ,services of the ,senate and the ,house of ,representatives1 determines that the lease of that tract would conflict with military operations relating to national security4 7#b7 ,actions by persons ,no person may engage in any exploration1 development1 or production of oil or natural gas on the outer ,continental ,shelf under a lease issued under this ,act that would conflict with any military operation1 as determined in accordance with-- 7,a7 the agreement entitled ,memorandum of ,agreement between the ,department of ,defense and the ,department of the ,interior on ,mutual ,concerns on the ,outer ,continental ,shelf and dated ,july #bj1 #aihc2 and 7,b7 any revision or replacement for the agreement described in subparagraph 7,a7 that is agreed to by the ,secretary of ,defense and the ,secretary during the period beginning on ,july #ba1 #aihc1 and ending on the day before the date of issuance of the lease under which the exploration1 development1 or production is conducted4 #f4 ,disposition of revenues 7a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding section #i of the ,outer ,continental ,shelf ,lands ,act 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #acch71 for each of fiscal years #bjag through #bjbb1 the ,secretary shall deposit-- 7#a7 #ej percent of any qualified revenues in the general fund of the ,treasury2 and 7#b7 #ej percent of any qualified revenues in a special account in the ,treasury from which the ,secretary shall disburse amounts to the ,states in accordance with subsection 7b74 7b7 ,allocation to ,states 7#a7 ,in general ,subject to paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#c71 effective for each of fiscal years #bjag through #bjbb1 the ,secretary of the ,treasury shall allocate the qualified revenues described in subsection 7a77#b7 to each ,state in amounts 7based on a formula established by the ,secretary1 by regulation7 that are inversely proportional to the respective distances between-- 7,a7 the point on the coastline of each ,state that is closest to the geographical center of the applicable leased tract2 and 7,b7 the geographical center of that leased tract4 7#b7 ,minimum allocation ,the amount allocated to a ,state for each fiscal year under paragraph 7#a7 shall be not less than #aj percent of the amounts available under subsection 7a77#b74 7#c7 ,mandate ,of the amounts received by a ,state under paragraph 7#a71 the ,state shall use1 at the discretion of the ,governor of the ,state-- 7,a7 #aj percent-- 7i7 to enhance ,state land and water conservation efforts2 7ii7 to improve ,state public transportation projects2 7iii7 to establish alternative1 renewable1 and clean energy production and generation within each ,state2 and 7iv7 to enhance beach nourishment and costal dredging2 7,b7 #b4e percent to enhance geological and geophysical education for the energy future of the ,united ,states in accordance with section #g4 #g4 ,enhancing geological and geophysical education for ,america's energy future 7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary1 acting through the ,director1 shall partner with institutions of higher education selected under subsection 7c7 to facilitate the practical study of geological and geophysical sciences of areas on the ,atlantic region of the outer ,continental ,shelf and elsewhere on the ,continental ,shelf of the ,united ,states4 7b7 ,focus ,activities conducted by institutions of higher education under this section shall focus all geological and geophysical scientific research on obtaining a better understanding of hydrocarbon potential in the ,south ,atlantic planning area while fostering the study of the geological and geophysical sciences at institutions of higher education in the ,united ,states4 7c7 ,selection of institutions 7#a7 ,selection ,not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,governor of each ,state may nominate for participation in a partnership-- 7,a7 #a institution of higher education located in the ,state2 and 7,b7 #a institution of higher education that is a historically ,black college or university 7as defined in section #fca7;a7 of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #aacb7;a777 located in the ,state4 7#b7 ,preference ,in making nominations under paragraph 7#a71 each ,governor shall give preference to those institutions of higher education that-- 7,a7 demonstrate a vigorous rate of admissions of veterans of the ,armed ,forces of the ,united ,states2 and 7,b7 meet the criteria described in paragraph 7#c74 7#c7 ,criteria ,the ,governor shall select as a partner any institution of higher education nominated under paragraph 7#a7 that the ,governor determines demonstrates excellence in #a or more of the following criteria3 7,a7 ,geophysical sciences curriculum4 7,b7 ,engineering curriculum4 7,c7 ,information technology or other technical studies related to seismic research1 including data processing4 7d7 ,research authority 7#a7 ,in general ,except as provided in paragraph 7#b71 an institution of higher education selected under subsection 7c77#c7 may conduct research under this section on the expiration of the #cj-;day period beginning on the date on which the institution of higher education submits to the ,south ,atlantic ,regional ,director of the ,bureau of ,ocean ,energy ,management a notice of the research4 7#b7 ,permit required ,an institution of higher education may not conduct research under this section that uses any solid or liquid explosive1 except as authorized by a permit issued by the ,director4 7e7 ,data 7#a7 ,in general ,the geological and geophysical activities conducted under this section-- 7,a7 shall be considered to be scientific research and data produced by the activities2 7,b7 shall not be used or shared for commercial purposes2 7,c7 shall not be produced for proprietary use or sale2 and 7,d7 shall be made available by the ,director to the public4 7#b7 ,submission of data to ,,boem ,not later than #fj days after completion of initial analysis of data collected under this section by an institution of higher education selected under subsection 7c77#c71 the institution of higher education shall share with the ,director any data collected requested by the ,director4 7#c7 ,fees ,the ,director may not charge any fee for the provision of data produced in research under this section1 other than a data reprocessing fee to pay the cost of duplicating the data4 7f7 ,report ,not less frequently than once every #ahj days1 the ,director shall submit to the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural ,resources of the ,senate and the ,committee on ,natural ,resources of the ,house of ,representatives a report on the data derived from partnerships under this section4 #h4 ,atlantic regional office ,not later than the last day of the outer ,continental ,shelf leasing program for fiscal years #bjab through #bjag prepared under section #ah of the ,outer ,continental ,shelf ,lands ,act 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #acdd71 the ,director shall establish an ,atlantic regional office in an area that is-- 7#a7 included in the outer ,continental ,shelf leasing program for fiscal years #bjag through #bjbb prepared under section #ah of that ,act 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #acdd72 and 7#b7 determined by the ,director to have the highest potential for resource development4