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[H.R. 5859 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                 Union Calendar No. 871
115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5859

                     [Report No. 115-1067, Part I]

To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to require that a portion of revenues 
 from new Federal mineral and geothermal leases be paid to States for 
  use to supplement the education of students in kindergarten through 
 grade 12 and public support of institutions of higher education, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 17, 2018

  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

                            December 6, 2018

   Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

                            December 6, 2018

Referral to the Committee on Education and the Workforce extended for a 
             period ending not later than December 28, 2018

                           December 28, 2018

             Additional sponsors: Mr. Gosar and Mr. Pearce

                           December 28, 2018

 Committee on Education and the Workforce discharged; committed to the 
 Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to 
                               be printed
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 17, 
                                 2018]


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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to require that a portion of revenues 
 from new Federal mineral and geothermal leases be paid to States for 
  use to supplement the education of students in kindergarten through 
 grade 12 and public support of 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 2018''.

SEC. 2. USE OF REVENUES FROM NEW FEDERAL MINERAL AND GEOTHERMAL LEASES 
              FOR PAYMENTS TO STATE 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 county from which the mineral or geothermal royalties 
were generated 33 percent for use to supplement the education of 
students in kindergarten through grade 12 and to supplement public 
support of 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 to supplement the education of students in kindergarten 
through grade 12 and to supplement public support of institutions of 
higher education.
    ``(C) Subparagraphs (A) and (B) shall apply only with respect to 
amounts that--
            ``(i) are received by the United States under leases 
        entered into under this Act or the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 
        after the date of enactment of the Education and Energy Act of 
        2018; and
            ``(ii) exceed the amount of revenues that the Congressional 
        Budget Office previously estimated would be received under such 
        leases in the fiscal year.
    ``(D) Subparagraphs (A) and (B) shall not apply with respect to 
amounts required by paragraph (1) to be paid into, reserved, or 
appropriated as part of the reclamation fund.
    ``(E) Any amounts received by a county under subparagraph (A) shall 
not be considered when calculating payments to that county under the 
Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 
U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) or chapter 69 of title 31, United States Code.''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 871

115th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 5859

                     [Report No. 115-1067, Part I]

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                                 A BILL

To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to require that a portion of revenues 
 from new Federal mineral and geothermal leases be paid to States for 
  use to supplement the education of students in kindergarten through 
 grade 12 and public support of institutions of higher education, and 
                          for other purposes.

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                           December 28, 2018

 Committee on Education and the Workforce discharged; committed to the 
 Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to 
                               be printed