State Mineral Revenue Protection Act
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Feb 12, 2015)
State Mineral Revenue Protection Act
Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior, on the request of a state (other than Alaska) and in lieu of any payments to the state under the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 (FOGRMA), to convey to the state all right, title, and interest in and to the percentage specified in the FOGRMA for that state of all amounts otherwise required to be paid into the Treasury from sales, bonuses, royalties (including interest charges), and rentals for all public land or deposits located in the state. (Current law requires payment to a state of 50% of all money derived from such sales, bonuses, royalties, and rentals.)
Requires any person, after a conveyance under this Act, to pay directly to the state any amount the person owes for which the right, title, and interest has been conveyed to the state.
Requires the Secretary to provide prompt notice of any such conveyance, and the duty to make direct payments to the state involved, to each holder of a lease of public land to which this Act applies.
What just happenedMar 16, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseFeb 12, 2015
- Mar 16, 2015Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee - Feb 12, 2015IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Natural Resources Committee - Feb 12, 2015IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Feb 12, 2015IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House