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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 786 

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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 24, 2019 

Mr. TIPTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Education 

and Labor, 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 

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. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Education and Energy 

3 Act of 2019’’. 

4 SEC. 2. USE OF REVENUES FROM NEW FEDERAL MINERAL 

5 AND GEOTHERMAL LEASES FOR PAYMENTS 

6 TO STATE FOR EDUCATION. 

7 Section 35(a) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 

8 191) is amended by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before the first sen9 tence, and by adding at the end the following new para10 graph: 

11 ‘‘(2)(A) Of amounts otherwise required under 

12 paragraph (1) to be deposited into the general fund 

13 of the Treasury each fiscal year that are derived 

14 from leases for tracts located in a State, the Sec15 retary shall pay to the county from which the min16 eral or geothermal royalties were generated 33 per17 cent for use to supplement the education of students 

18 in kindergarten through grade 12 and to supplement 

19 public support of institutions of higher education. 

20 ‘‘(B) Of the amounts otherwise required under 

21 paragraph (1) to be deposited into the general fund 

22 of the Treasury each fiscal year that are not re23 quired to be used for payments under subparagraph 

24 (A) of this paragraph, the Secretary shall pay to 

25 States, in equal amounts, 17 percent for use to sup26 plement the education of students in kindergarten 


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1 through grade 12 and to supplement public support 

2 of institutions of higher education. 

3 ‘‘(C) Subparagraphs (A) and (B) shall apply 

4 only with respect to amounts that— 

5 ‘‘(i) are received by the United States 

6 under leases entered into under this Act or the 

7 Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 after the date 

8 of enactment of the Education and Energy Act 

9 of 2019; and 

10 ‘‘(ii) exceed the amount of revenues that 

11 the Congressional Budget Office previously esti12 mated would be received under such leases in 

13 the fiscal year. 

14 ‘‘(D) Subparagraphs (A) and (B) shall not 

15 apply with respect to amounts required by para16 graph (1) to be paid into, reserved, or appropriated 

17 as part of the reclamation fund. 

18 ‘‘(E) Any amounts received by a county under 

19 subparagraph (A) shall not be considered when cal20 culating payments to that county under the Secure 

21 Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination 

22 Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) or chapter 69 

23 of title 31, United States Code.’’. 

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