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115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5859 

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 

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 

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 2018’’. 

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 State 33 percent for use to 

16 supplement the education of students in kinder17 garten through grade 12 and to supplement public 

18 support of institutions of higher education. 

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

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

21 of the Treasury each fiscal year that are not re22 quired to be used for payments under subparagraph 

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

24 States, in equal amounts, 17 percent for use to sup25 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 under 

6 leases entered into under this Act or the Geothermal 

7 Steam Act of 1970 after the date of enactment of 

8 the Education and Energy Act of 2018; and 

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

10 Congressional Budget Office previously estimated 

11 would be received under such leases in the fiscal 

12 year. 

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

14 apply with respect to amounts required by para15 graph (1) to be paid into, reserved, appropriated, as 

16 part of the reclamation fund.’’. 

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