Minerals Management Service, Interior Pt. 229Escrow And • October 6th, 2014
As provided at 30 U.S.C. 1736, 50 per- cent of any civil penalty collected as a result of activities under a cooperative agreement will be shared with the State or Indian tribe performing the cooperative agreement; however, the amount of the civil penalty shared will be deducted from any Federal funding owed under that cooperative agree- ment. MMS shall maintain records of civil penalties collected and distrib- uted to the States and tribes involved in cooperative agreements. Each quar- terly payment of the Federal share of a
