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received by the United States under a commercial oil 
shale lease after the end of the 10-year period begin-
ning on the date on which the first amount of roy-
alty under such lease is paid to the United States. 
(c) DISTRIBUTION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary, subject to 
the availability of appropriations, shall use amounts 
in the Fund to annually pay to each county in which 
is located land subject to a commercial oil shale 
lease referred to in subsection (b)(1) an amount 
equal to the amount credited to the Fund during the 
preceding year pursuant to section (b) with respect 
to such lease. If such land is located in more than 
one county, the Secretary shall allocate such pay-
ment among such counties on the basis of the rel-
ative amount of lands subject to the lease within 
each such county. 
(2) USE
OF
PAYMENT.—Amounts paid to a 
county under this subsection shall be used by the 
county for the planning, construction, and mainte-
nance of public facilities and the provision of public 
services. 
SEC. 7602. ADDITIONAL NOTICE REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) PERMITTEES.—At least 45 days before offering 
lands for lease pursuant to section 17(f) of the Mineral 
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Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 226(f)), the Secretary of the Inte-
rior shall provide notice of the proposed leasing activity 
in writing to the holders of special recreation permits for 
commercial use, competitive events, and other organized 
activities on the lands being offered for lease. 
(b) CONSERVATION EASEMENT HOLDERS.— 
(1) If the holder of a conservation easement or 
similar property interest in the surface estate of 
lands eligible for leasing under the Mineral Leasing 
Act has informed the Secretary of the Interior of the 
existence of such property interest, the Secretary 
shall treat such holder as a surface estate owner for 
purposes of section 7221(d) of this title. 
(2) As soon as possible after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall 
establish a means for holders of property interests 
described in paragraph (1) to provide notice of such 
interests, and shall inform the public regarding such 
means. 
SEC. 7603. DAVIS-BACON ACT. 
All laborers and mechanics employed by contractors 
and subcontractors on construction, repair, or alteration 
projects that are funded in whole or in part or otherwise 
authorized under sections 7304 or 7306 shall be paid 
wages at rates not less than those prevailing on similar 
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construction in the locality, as determined by the Sec-
retary of Labor in accordance with subchapter IV of chap-
ter 31 of title 40, United States Code. The Secretary of 
Labor shall, with respect to the labor standards in this 
title, have the authority and functions set forth in Reorga-
nization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 (15 F.R. 3176; 5 
U.S.C. App.) and section 3145 of title 40, United States 
Code. 
SEC. 7604. ROAN PLATEAU, COLORADO. 
(a) LEASES FOR TOP OF PLATEAU.— 
(1) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary of the Inte-
rior shall include in each lease under the Mineral 
Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) for lands to 
which this subsection applies a prohibition of surface 
occupancy for purposes of exploration for or develop-
ment of oil or gas. 
(2) APPLICATION.—This subsection applies to 
all Federal lands in Colorado that were formerly 
designated as Naval Oil Shale Reserves 1 and 3 that 
are located within the rim boundary, as such bound-
ary is depicted on Map 1 accompanying the Bureau 
of Land Management’s final Resource Management 
Plan Amendment and Environmental Impact State-
ment for the Roan Plateau Planning Area dated Au-
gust, 2006. 
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(b) REPORT ON CLEANUP STATUS.—No later than 
30 days after the date of enactment of this Act— 
(1) the Secretary of the Treasury shall provide 
to the appropriate Committees of Congress a report 
detailing the total amounts received by the United 
States under leases of Federal lands in Colorado for-
merly designated as Naval Oil Shale Reserves 1 and 
3 pursuant to section 7439 of title 10, United States 
Code, and covered into the Treasury pursuant to 
subsection (f) of such section; and 
(2) the Secretary of the Interior shall provide to 
the appropriate committees of Congress a report— 
(A) detailing the amounts expended by the 
United States for environmental restoration, 
waste management, and environmental compli-
ance activities with respect to the lands de-
scribed in paragraph (1), to repay the cost to 
the United States to originally install wells, 
gathering lines, and related equipment on such 
lands, and any other cost incurred by the 
United States with respect to such lands; and 
(B) stating what further actions are re-
quired to complete the needed environmental 
restoration, waste management, and environ-
mental compliance activities with regard to such 
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