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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 962
To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to make available for the low-income
home energy assistance program 5 percent of moneys received by the
United States from onshore Federal oil and gas development.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 8, 2001
Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. MALONEY of Connecticut, Mr.
HONDA, Mr. BONIOR, Mr. BLAGOJEVICH, Ms. BALDWIN, Ms. CARSON of
Indiana, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. BALDACCI, and Mrs. MCCAR-
THY of New York) introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Edu-
cation and the Workforce, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to
be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee
concerned
A BILL
To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to make available for
the low-income home energy assistance program 5 per-
cent of moneys received by the United States from on-
shore Federal oil and gas development.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Low Income Energy
Reinvestment Act’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following:
(1) High energy costs are causing hardship for
families.
(2) Restructured energy markets have increased
the need for a higher and more consistent level of
funding for low-income energy assistance programs.
(3) Higher heating oil and natural gas costs
have resulted in significant price increases for con-
sumers.
(4) Seniors, low-income individuals, and individ-
uals living on fixed incomes have been especially
hurt by higher energy costs.
(5) High natural gas prices and unprecedented
demand for electricity is likely to keep electricity
rates high across the Nation. Summer cooling re-
quirements will only exacerbate this problem.
(6) Conservation programs and low-income
weatherization programs reduce costs and the need
for additional energy supplies.
(7) The Low-Income Heating and Energy As-
sistance 
Program, 
commonly 
referred 
to 
as
‘‘LIHEAP’’, will help consumers manage increased
costs and will also ensure key investments in weath-
erization.
(8) Royalty revenues from oil produced from
Federal lands should be devoted to help those suf-
fering from the high costs of restructured energy
markets.
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are to pro-
vide additional assistance to those individuals most af-
fected by high energy prices.
SEC. 3. AVAILABILITY OF ONSHORE FEDERAL OIL AND GAS
REVENUES FOR LOW-INCOME HOME ENERGY
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
Section 32(a) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C.
191(a)) is amended in the first sentence by—
(1) striking ‘‘paid into the Treasury of the
United States;’’ and inserting ‘‘deposited into the
Treasury of the United States. Of the amounts so
deposited, 5 percent shall be available to the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services for carrying
out the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of
1981 (42 U.S.C. 8621 et seq.),’’; and
(2) striking ‘‘per centum’’ each place it appears
and inserting ‘‘percent’’.
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