[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3235 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3235

 To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to require that a portion of amounts 
 deposited into the general fund of the Treasury from sales, bonuses, 
royalties, and rentals from new mineral and geothermal lease authority 
be paid to States for use for the education of students in kindergarten 
through grade 12 and at institutions of higher education, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 14, 2011

  Mr. Tipton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
  Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on 
Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined 
 by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
        fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to require that a portion of amounts 
 deposited into the general fund of the Treasury from sales, bonuses, 
royalties, and rentals from new mineral and geothermal lease authority 
be paid to States for use for the education of students in kindergarten 
through grade 12 and at institutions of higher education, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Education and Energy Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. USE OF REVENUES FROM NEW MINERAL AND GEOTHERMAL LEASE AUTHORITY 
              FOR PAYMENTS TO STATES FOR USE FOR EDUCATION.

    Section 35(a) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 191) is amended 
by inserting ``(1)'' before the first sentence, and by adding at the 
end the following new paragraph:
            ``(2)(A) Of amounts otherwise required under paragraph (1) 
        to be deposited into the general fund of the Treasury each 
        fiscal year that are derived from leases for tracts located in 
        a State, the Secretary shall pay to the State 33 percent for 
        use for the education of students in grades kindergarten 
        through grade 12 and at institutions of higher education.
            ``(B) Of the amounts otherwise required under paragraph (1) 
        to be deposited into the general fund of the Treasury each 
        fiscal year that are not required to be used for payments under 
        subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, the Secretary shall pay to 
        States, in equal amounts, 17 percent for use for the education 
        of students in grades kindergarten through grade 12 and at 
        institutions of higher education.
            ``(C)(i) Subparagraphs (A) and (B) shall apply only with 
        respect to amounts that--
                    ``(I) are received by the United States under 
                leases entered into under authority granted to the 
                Secretary after the date of enactment of the Education 
                and Energy Act of 2011; and
                    ``(II) exceed the amount of revenues that the 
                Secretary of the Treasury previously estimated would be 
                received under such leases in the fiscal year.
            ``(ii) In calculating estimates referred to in clause 
        (i)(II), the Secretary of the Treasury shall consult with the 
        Congressional Budget Office.
            ``(D) Subparagraphs (A) and (B) shall not apply with 
        respect to amounts required by paragraph (1) to be paid into, 
        reserved, and appropriated, as part of the reclamation fund.''.
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