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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. 

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. 


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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 ‘‘Education and Energy 

5 Act of 2018’’. 

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

7 AND GEOTHERMAL LEASES FOR PAYMENTS 

8 TO STATE FOR EDUCATION. 

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

10 191) is amended by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before the first sentence, 

11 and by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

12 ‘‘(2)(A) Of amounts otherwise required under para13 graph (1) to be deposited into the general fund of the Treas14 ury each fiscal year that are derived from leases for tracts 

15 located in a State, the Secretary shall pay to the county 

16 from which the mineral or geothermal royalties were gen17 erated 33 percent for use to supplement the education of 

18 students in kindergarten through grade 12 and to supple19 ment public support of institutions of higher education. 

20 ‘‘(B) Of the amounts otherwise required under para21 graph (1) to be deposited into the general fund of the Treas22 ury each fiscal year that are not required to be used for 

23 payments under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, the 

24 Secretary shall pay to States, in equal amounts, 17 percent 

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1 garten through grade 12 and to supplement public support 

2 of institutions of higher education. 

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

4 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 the 

8 Education and Energy Act of 2018; and 

9 ‘‘(ii) exceed the amount of revenues that the Con10 gressional Budget Office previously estimated would 

11 be received under such leases in the fiscal year. 

12 ‘‘(D) Subparagraphs (A) and (B) shall not apply with 

13 respect to amounts required by paragraph (1) to be paid 

14 into, reserved, or appropriated as part of the reclamation 

15 fund. 

16 ‘‘(E) Any amounts received by a county under sub17 paragraph (A) shall not be considered when calculating 

18 payments to that county under the Secure Rural Schools 

19 and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 

20 7101 et seq.) or chapter 69 of title 31, United States Code.’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 871 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5859 

[Report No. 115–1067, Part I] 

A BILL 

To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to require that 

purposes. of institutions of higher education, and for other dergarten through grade 12 and public support to supplement the education of students in kinand geothermal leases be paid to States for use a portion of revenues from new Federal mineral 

DECEMBER 28, 2018 

Committee on Education and the Workforce discharged; 

the State of the Union and ordered to be printed committed to the Committee of the Whole House on 


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