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110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5807 

To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the distribution of 

a share of certain mineral revenues, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 15, 2008 

Mr. SALAZAR introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 title 10, United States Code, to provide for the 

distribution of a share of certain mineral revenues, 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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Oil Shale Reserve 

5 Fund Revenue Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. DISPOSITION OF QUALIFIED OIL SHALE RESERVE 

2 RECEIPTS. 

3 Section 7439 of title 10, United States Code, is 

4 amended— 

5 (1) in subsection (f)— 

6 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

7 (i) by striking ‘‘(1) Notwithstanding’’ 

8 and inserting the following: 

9 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding’’; and 

10 (ii) by striking ‘‘specified in para11 graph (2)’’ and inserting ‘‘beginning on 

12 November 18, 1997, and ending on the 

13 date of enactment of the Oil Shale Reserve 

14 Fund Revenue Act’’; and 

15 (B) by striking paragraph (2) and insert16 ing the following: 

17 ‘‘(2) MINERAL LEASING ACT.—Beginning on 

18 the date of enactment of the Oil Shale Reserve Fund 

19 Revenue Act, any amounts received by the United 

20 States from a lease under this section (including 

21 amounts in the form of sales, bonuses, royalties (in22 cluding interest charges collected under the Federal 

23 Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 (30 

24 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)), and rentals) shall be depos25 ited in the Treasury of the United States, for use in 


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1 accordance with section 35 of the Mineral Leasing 

2 Act (30 U.S.C. 191).’’; and 

3 (2) by striking subsection (g) and inserting the 

4 following: 

5 ‘‘(g) USE OF REVENUES.— 

6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts deposited 

7 in the Treasury under subsection (f)(1)— 

8 ‘‘(A) 50 percent shall be transferred by the 

9 Secretary of the Treasury to the Secretary of 

10 the Interior, for use in accordance with para11 graph (2); and 

12 ‘‘(B) 50 percent shall be distributed by the 

13 Secretary of the Treasury to Garfield, Rio 

14 Blanco, Moffat, and Mesa Counties in the State 

15 of Colorado, in accordance with paragraph (3). 

16 ‘‘(2) USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS.— 

17 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Amounts transferred 

18 under paragraph (1)(A) shall be used by the 

19 Secretary of the Interior for the costs of all en20 vironmental restoration, waste management, 

21 and environmental compliance activities in22 curred by the United States with respect to the 

23 remediation of the land transferred under sub24 section (a), including the former Anvil Points 

25 oil shale facility in the State of Colorado. 


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1 ‘‘(B) DEPOSIT IN TREASURY.—On comple2 tion of the remediation of the former Anvil 

3 Points oil shale facility, the Secretary of the In4 terior shall return any remaining amounts 

5 transferred under paragraph (1)(A) to the 

6 Treasury of the United States, for use in ac7 cordance with section 35 of the Mineral Leasing 

8 Act (30 U.S.C. 191). 

9 ‘‘(3) USE OF COUNTY FUNDS.— 

10 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts to be 

11 distributed under paragraph (1)(B), the Sec12 retary of the Treasury shall transfer— 

13 ‘‘(i) 40 percent to Garfield County, 

14 Colorado; 

15 ‘‘(ii) 40 percent to Rio Blanco Coun16 ty, Colorado; 

17 ‘‘(iii) 10 percent to Moffat County, 

18 Colorado; and 

19 ‘‘(iv) 10 percent to Mesa County, Col20 orado. 

21 ‘‘(B) AUTHORIZED USES.—The amounts 

22 provided to the counties under subparagraph 

23 (A) shall be used by the counties, or any cities 

24 or political subdivisions within the counties to 

25 which the funds are transferred by the counties, 


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1 to mitigate the effects of oil and gas develop2 ment activities within the affected counties, cit3 ies, or political subdivisions. 

4 ‘‘(C) LIMITATION.—Amounts provided to 

5 the counties under subparagraph (A) shall not 

6 be considered for purpose of calculating pay7 ments for the counties under chapter 69 of title 

8 31, United States Code.’’. 

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