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112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3235 
To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to require that a portion of amounts 
deposited into the general fund of the Treasury from sales, bonuses, 
royalties, and rentals from new mineral and geothermal lease authority 
be paid to States for use for the education of students in kindergarten 
through grade 12 and at institutions of higher education, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 14, 2011 
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 amounts deposited into the general fund of the Treas-
ury from sales, bonuses, royalties, and rentals from new 
mineral and geothermal lease authority be paid to States 
for use for the education of students in kindergarten 
through grade 12 and at institutions of higher education, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Education and Energy 
Act of 2011’’. 
SEC. 2. USE OF REVENUES FROM NEW MINERAL AND GEO-
THERMAL LEASE AUTHORITY FOR PAYMENTS 
TO STATES FOR USE FOR EDUCATION. 
Section 35(a) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 
191) is amended by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before the first sen-
tence, and by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(2)(A) Of amounts otherwise required under 
paragraph (1) to be deposited into the general fund 
of the Treasury each fiscal year that are derived 
from leases for tracts located in a State, the Sec-
retary shall pay to the State 33 percent for use for 
the education of students in grades kindergarten 
through grade 12 and at institutions of higher edu-
cation. 
‘‘(B) Of the amounts otherwise required under 
paragraph (1) to be deposited into the general fund 
of the Treasury each fiscal year that are not re-
quired to be used for payments under subparagraph 
(A) of this paragraph, the Secretary shall pay to 
States, in equal amounts, 17 percent for use for the 
education of students in grades kindergarten 
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through grade 12 and at institutions of higher edu-
cation. 
‘‘(C)(i) Subparagraphs (A) and (B) shall apply 
only with respect to amounts that— 
‘‘(I) are received by the United States 
under leases entered into under authority 
granted to the Secretary after the date of en-
actment of the Education and Energy Act of 
2011; and 
‘‘(II) exceed the amount of revenues that 
the Secretary of the Treasury previously esti-
mated would be received under such leases in 
the fiscal year. 
‘‘(ii) In calculating estimates referred to in 
clause (i)(II), the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
consult with the Congressional Budget Office. 
‘‘(D) Subparagraphs (A) and (B) shall not 
apply with respect to amounts required by para-
graph (1) to be paid into, reserved, and appro-
priated, as part of the reclamation fund.’’. 
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