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131 STAT. 2236 PUBLIC LAW 115–97—DEC. 22, 2017 the United States Geological Survey entitled ‘‘ANWR Map – Plate 1’’ and ‘‘ANWR Map – Plate 2’’, dated October 24, 2017, and on file with the United States Geological Survey and the Office of the Solicitor of the Department of the Interior. (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Land Management. (b) OIL AND GAS PROGRAM.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1003 of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3143) shall not apply to the Coastal Plain. (2) ESTABLISHMENT.— (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish and administer a competitive oil and gas program for the leasing, development, production, and transportation of oil and gas in and from the Coastal Plain. (B) PURPOSES.—Section 303(2)(B) of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (Public Law 96– 487; 94 Stat. 2390) is amended— (i) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; (ii) in clause (iv), by striking the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and (iii) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(v) to provide for an oil and gas program on the Coastal Plain.’’. (3) MANAGEMENT.—Except as otherwise provided in this section, the Secretary shall manage the oil and gas program on the Coastal Plain in a manner similar to the administration of lease sales under the Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.) (including regulations). (4) ROYALTIES.—Notwithstanding the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.), the royalty rate for leases issued pursu- ant to this section shall be 16.67 percent. (5) RECEIPTS.—Notwithstanding the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.), of the amount of adjusted bonus, rental, and royalty receipts derived from the oil and gas program and operations on Federal land authorized under this section— (A) 50 percent shall be paid to the State of Alaska; and (B) the balance shall be deposited into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. (c) 2 LEASE SALES WITHIN 10 YEARS.— (1) REQUIREMENT.— (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph (B), the Sec- retary shall conduct not fewer than 2 lease sales area- wide under the oil and gas program under this section by not later than 10 years after the date of enactment of this Act. (B) SALE ACREAGES; SCHEDULE.— (i) ACREAGES.—The Secretary shall offer for lease under the oil and gas program under this section— (I) not fewer than 400,000 acres area-wide in each lease sale; and (II) those areas that have the highest potential for the discovery of hydrocarbons. (ii) SCHEDULE.—The Secretary shall offer— 16 USC 668dd note. VerDate Sep 11 2014 10:09 Oct 18, 2018 Jkt 079139 PO 00097 Frm 00184 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6581 E:\PUBLAW\PUBL097.115 PUBL097 dkrause on DSKBC28HB2PROD with PUBLAWS