; and (2) detailing areas and issues requiring future monitoring and research. (f) Definitions In this section: (1) Gulf coast State The term Gulf coast State means each of the States of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida. (2) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Commerce. (3) Trust resources The term trust resources means the living and non-living natural resources belonging to, managed by, held in trust by, appertaining to, or otherwise controlled by the United States, any State, federally recognized Indian tribe, or a local government. 206. Use of oil spill liability trust fund for expenses of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Section 1012(a)(5)(B) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 ( 33 U.S.C. 2712(a)(5)(B) ) is amended by striking $15,000,000 and inserting $25,000,000 . 207. Notice to States of bulk oil transfers (a) In general A State may require, by law, a person to provide notice of 24 hours or more to the State and to the Coast Guard prior to transferring oil in bulk as cargo in an amount equivalent to 250 barrels or more to, from, or within a vessel in State waters. (b) Coast Guard assistance The Commandant of the Coast Guard may assist a State in developing appropriate methodologies for joint Federal and State notification of an oil transfer described in subsection (a) to minimize any potential burden to vessels. 208. Coast Guard research and development Section 1012(a)(5)(A) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 ( 33 U.S.C. 2712(a)(5)(A) ) is amended— (1) by striking $25,000,000 and inserting $50,000,000 ; and (2) by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting , of which amount not less than 40 percent shall be used to conduct research, development, and evaluation of oil spill response and removal technologies and methods