### Question
How does OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF LANDS define qualified Outer Continental Shelf revenues?


### Answer
Under *43 U.S.C. § 1356a*, **qualified Outer Continental Shelf revenues** is defined as:

> all amounts received by the United States from each leased tract or portion of a leased tract lying seaward of the zone defined and governed by section 1337(g) of this title, or lying within such zone but to which section 1337(g) of this title does not apply, the geographic center of which lies within a distance of 200 miles from any part of the coastline of any Coastal State, including bonus bids, rents, royalties (including payments for royalties taken in kind and sold), net profit share payments, and related late payment interest

#### Citation:
  - *43 U.S.C. § 1356a*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 29-SUBMERGED LANDS > SUBCHAPTER III-OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF LANDS**

