Using our Energy to Build Better Communities Act

Bill: 113-hr-4369
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6]
Introduced: 2014-04-02
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources

Education programs funding

Educational facilities and institutions

Elementary and secondary education

Energy revenues and royalties

Mining

Oil and gas

Roads and highways

State and local finance

Transportation programs funding
Latest action: action_date: 2014-04-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-04-02
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Using Our Energy To Build Better Communities Act - Amends the Mineral Leasing Act, with respect to disposition of moneys received from oil, gas, and geothermal leases and prospecting permits on federal lands, to reduce from 40% to 20% the amount designated for the reclamation fund created under the Reclamation Act.</p> <p>Requires that another 20% of such funds be used to pay directly to each county in which mining operations occurred an amount directly proportional to the portion of such money attributable to those operations. </p> <p>Requires that moneys paid directly to such county be used by the county for its schools and roads.</p> Makes this Act inapplicable to Alaska and its counties.

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4369 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 2, 2014 Mr. Johnson of Ohio introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to require payment to each county of a portion of mining royalties received for mining operations in such county, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Using our Energy to Build Better Communities Act . 2. payment of mining revenues to counties for use for schools and roads Section 35(a) of the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 191(a) ) is amended— (1) by inserting (1) before the first sentence; (2) in paragraph (1) (as designated by the amendment made by paragraph (1) of this section) by striking 40 per centum and inserting 20 per centum ; (3) by inserting after June 17, 1902, the following: 20 per centum shall be used to pay directly to each county of the United States in which occurred mining operations for which such money was received, other than any county in Alaska, an amount that is directly proportional to the portion of such money attributable to such operations, ; and (4) by adding at the end the following: (2) (A) Amounts paid directly to a county under paragraph (1) shall be used by the county for schools and roads in the county. (B) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply with respect to a county in Alaska. .