[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 356 Reported in House (RH)]
Union Calendar No. 35
113th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 356
[Report No. 113-57]
To clarify authority granted under the Act entitled ``An Act to define
the exterior boundary of the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation in the
State of Utah, and for other purposes''.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 23, 2013
Mr. Bishop of Utah (for himself, Mr. Matheson, Mr. Chaffetz, and Mr.
Stewart) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Natural Resources
May 14, 2013
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
and ordered to be printed
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A BILL
To clarify authority granted under the Act entitled ``An Act to define
the exterior boundary of the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation in the
State of Utah, 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 ``Hill Creek Cultural Preservation and
Energy Development Act''.
SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY.
The Act entitled ``An Act to define the exterior boundary of the
Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation in the State of Utah, and for other
purposes'', approved March 11, 1948 (62 Stat. 72), as amended by the
Act entitled ``An Act to amend the Act extending the exterior boundary
of the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation in the State of Utah so as
to authorize such State to exchange certain mineral lands for other
lands mineral in character'' approved August 9, 1955, (69 Stat. 544),
is further amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 5. In order to further clarify authorizations under this
Act, the State of Utah is hereby authorized to relinquish to the United
States, for the benefit of the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray
Reservation, State school trust or other State-owned subsurface mineral
lands located beneath the surface estate delineated in Public Law 440
(approved March 11, 1948) and south of the border between Grand County,
Utah, and Uintah County, Utah, and select in lieu of such relinquished
lands, on an acre-for-acre basis, any subsurface mineral lands of the
United States located beneath the surface estate delineated in Public
Law 440 (approved March 11, 1948) and north of the border between Grand
County, Utah, and Uintah County, Utah, subject to the following
conditions:
``(1) Reservation by united states.--The Secretary of the
Interior shall reserve an overriding interest in that portion
of the mineral estate comprised of minerals subject to leasing
under the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 171 et seq.) in any
mineral lands conveyed to the State.
``(2) Extent of overriding interest.--The overriding
interest reserved by the United States under paragraph (1)
shall consist of--
``(A) 50 percent of any bonus bid or other payment
received by the State as consideration for securing any
lease or authorization to develop such mineral
resources;
``(B) 50 percent of any rental or other payments
received by the State as consideration for the lease or
authorization to develop such mineral resources;
``(C) a 6.25 percent overriding royalty on the
gross proceeds of oil and gas production under any
lease or authorization to develop such oil and gas
resources; and
``(D) an overriding royalty on the gross proceeds
of production of such minerals other than oil and gas,
equal to 50 percent of the royalty rate established by
the Secretary of the Interior by regulation as of
October 1, 2011.
``(3) Reservation by state of utah.--The State of Utah
shall reserve, for the benefit of its State school trust, an
overriding interest in that portion of the mineral estate
comprised of minerals subject to leasing under the Mineral
Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) in any mineral lands
relinquished by the State to the United States.
``(4) Extent of overriding interest.--The overriding
interest reserved by the State under paragraph (3) shall
consist of--
``(A) 50 percent of any bonus bid or other payment
received by the United States as consideration for
securing any lease or authorization to develop such
mineral resources on the relinquished lands;
``(B) 50 percent of any rental or other payments
received by the United States as consideration for the
lease or authorization to develop such mineral
resources;
``(C) a 6.25 percent overriding royalty on the
gross proceeds of oil and gas production under any
lease or authorization to develop such oil and gas
resources; and
``(D) an overriding royalty on the gross proceeds
of production of such minerals other than oil and gas,
equal to 50 percent of the royalty rate established by
the Secretary of the Interior by regulation as of
October 1, 2011.
``(5) No obligation to lease.--Neither the United States
nor the State shall be obligated to lease or otherwise develop
oil and gas resources in which the other party retains an
overriding interest under this section.
``(6) Cooperative agreements.--The Secretary of the
Interior is authorized to enter into cooperative agreements
with the State and the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray
Reservation to facilitate the relinquishment and selection of
lands to be conveyed under this section, and the administration
of the overriding interests reserved hereunder.''.
Union Calendar No. 35
113th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 356
[Report No. 113-57]
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A BILL
To clarify authority granted under the Act entitled ``An Act to define
the exterior boundary of the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation in the
State of Utah, and for other purposes''.
_______________________________________________________________________
May 14, 2013
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
and ordered to be printed