I 
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 Com-
mittee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on En-
ergy 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. 
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 ‘‘Oil Shale Reserve 
Fund Revenue Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. DISPOSITION OF QUALIFIED OIL SHALE RESERVE 
RECEIPTS. 
Section 7439 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (f)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘(1) Notwithstanding’’ 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘specified in para-
graph (2)’’ and inserting ‘‘beginning on 
November 18, 1997, and ending on the 
date of enactment of the Oil Shale Reserve 
Fund Revenue Act’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraph (2) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(2) MINERAL
LEASING
ACT.—Beginning on 
the date of enactment of the Oil Shale Reserve Fund 
Revenue Act, any amounts received by the United 
States from a lease under this section (including 
amounts in the form of sales, bonuses, royalties (in-
cluding interest charges collected under the Federal 
Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 (30 
U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)), and rentals) shall be depos-
ited in the Treasury of the United States, for use in 
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accordance with section 35 of the Mineral Leasing 
Act (30 U.S.C. 191).’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (g) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(g) USE OF REVENUES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts deposited 
in the Treasury under subsection (f)(1)— 
‘‘(A) 50 percent shall be transferred by the 
Secretary of the Treasury to the Secretary of 
the Interior, for use in accordance with para-
graph (2); and 
‘‘(B) 50 percent shall be distributed by the 
Secretary of the Treasury to Garfield, Rio 
Blanco, Moffat, and Mesa Counties in the State 
of Colorado, in accordance with paragraph (3). 
‘‘(2) USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Amounts transferred 
under paragraph (1)(A) shall be used by the 
Secretary of the Interior for the costs of all en-
vironmental restoration, waste management, 
and environmental compliance activities in-
curred by the United States with respect to the 
remediation of the land transferred under sub-
section (a), including the former Anvil Points 
oil shale facility in the State of Colorado. 
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‘‘(B) DEPOSIT IN TREASURY.—On comple-
tion of the remediation of the former Anvil 
Points oil shale facility, the Secretary of the In-
terior shall return any remaining amounts 
transferred under paragraph (1)(A) to the 
Treasury of the United States, for use in ac-
cordance with section 35 of the Mineral Leasing 
Act (30 U.S.C. 191). 
‘‘(3) USE OF COUNTY FUNDS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts to be 
distributed under paragraph (1)(B), the Sec-
retary of the Treasury shall transfer— 
‘‘(i) 40 percent to Garfield County, 
Colorado; 
‘‘(ii) 40 percent to Rio Blanco Coun-
ty, Colorado; 
‘‘(iii) 10 percent to Moffat County, 
Colorado; and 
‘‘(iv) 10 percent to Mesa County, Col-
orado. 
‘‘(B) AUTHORIZED
USES.—The amounts 
provided to the counties under subparagraph 
(A) shall be used by the counties, or any cities 
or political subdivisions within the counties to 
which the funds are transferred by the counties, 
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to mitigate the effects of oil and gas develop-
ment activities within the affected counties, cit-
ies, or political subdivisions. 
‘‘(C) LIMITATION.—Amounts provided to 
the counties under subparagraph (A) shall not 
be considered for purpose of calculating pay-
ments for the counties under chapter 69 of title 
31, United States Code.’’. 
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