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Government beai-s to the total volume of oil and natural gas pro- 

 duced in such year from a'll of the outer Continental Shelf acre- 

 age which is leased by the Federal Government. 



"(C) An amount which bears, to one-sixth of the amount 

 appropriated for such purpose for such fiscal year, the same ratio 

 that the volume of oil and natural gas produced from outer Con- 

 tinental Shelf acreage leased by the Federal Government which 

 is first landed in such state in the immediately preceding fiscal 

 year bears to the total volume of oil and natural gas produced 

 from all outer Continental Shelf acreage leased by the Federal 

 Government which is first landed in all of the coastal states in 

 such year. 



"(D) An amount which bears, to one-third of the amount 

 appropriated for such purpose for such fiscal year, the same ratio 

 that the number of individuals residing in such state in the imme- 

 diately preceding fiscal year who obtain new employment in such 

 year as a result of new or expanded outer Continental Shelf energy 

 activities bears to the total number of individuals residing in all of 

 the coastal states in such year who obtain new employment in such 

 year as a result of such outer Continental Shelf energy activities. 

 "(3) (A) The Secretary shall determine annually the amounts of 

 the grants to be provided under this subsection and shall collect and 

 evaluate such information as may be necessary to make such deter- 

 minations. Each Federal department, agency, and instrumentality 

 shall provide to the Secretary such assistance in collecting and evaluat- 

 ing relevant information as the Secretary may request. The Secretary 

 shall request the assistance of any appropriate state agency in collect- 

 ing and evaluating such information. 



"(B) For purposes of making calculations under paragraph (2), 

 outer Continental Shelf acreage is adjacent to a particular coastal 

 state if such acreage lies on that state's side of the extended lateral 

 seaward boundaries of such state. The extended lateral seaward 

 boundaries of a coastal state shall be determined as follows : 



" (i) If lateral seaward boundaries have been clearly defined or 

 fixed by an interstate compact, agreement, or judicial decision (if 

 entered into, agreed to, or issued before the date of the enactment 

 of this paragraph ) , such boundaries shall be extended on the basis 

 of the principles of delimitation used to so define or fix them in 

 such compact, agreement, or decision. 



"(ii) If no lateral seaward boundaries, or any portion thereof, 

 have been clearly defined or fixed by an interstate compact, agree- 

 ment, or judicial decision, lateral seaward boundaries shall be 

 determined according to the applicable principles of law, includ- 

 ing the principles of the Convention on the Territorial Sea and 

 the Contiguous Zone, and extended on the basis of such principles. 

 " (iii) If, after the date of enactment of this paragraph, two or 

 more coastal states enter into or amend an interstate compact or 

 agreement in order to clearly define or fix lateral seaward bound- 

 aries, such boundaries shall thereafter be extended on the basis of 

 the principles of delimitation used to so define or fix them in such 

 compact or agreement. 

 "(C) For purposes of making calculations under this subsection, 

 the transitional quarter beginning July 1, 1976, and ending Septem- 

 ber 30, 1976, shall be included within the fiscal year ending June 30, 

 1976. 



90 STAT. 1021 



