,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aigb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ad1 #bjac ,mrs4
 ,lummis 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,bishop of  
,utah1 ,mr4 ,chaffetz1 ,mr4 ,pearce1    
,mr4 ,stewart1 ,mr4 ,cramer1 ,mr4 ,ben  
,ray ,lujn of ,new ,mexico1 and ,mr4    
,tipton7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend the ,mineral ,leasing ,act to     
require the ,secretary of the ,interior 
to convey to a ,state all right1 title1 
and interest in and to a percentage of  
the amount of royalties and other       
amounts required to be paid to the      
,state under that ,act with respect to  
public land and deposits in the ,state1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,state ,mineral ,revenue ,protection    
,act4  #b4 ,conveyance to ,states of    
property interest in ,state share of    
royalties and other payments ,section   
#ce of the ,mineral ,leasing ,act 7#cj  

,u4,s4,c4 #aia7 is amended--  7#a7 in   
the first sentence of subsection 7a71 by
 striking shall be paid into the        
,treasury and inserting shall1 except as
 provided in subsection 7d71 be paid    
into the ,treasury2  7#b7 in subsection 
7c77#a71 by inserting and except as     
provided in subsection 7d7 before 1 any 
rentals2 and  7#c7 by adding at the end 
the following3  7d7 ,conveyance to      
,states of property interest in ,state  
share  7#a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding
 any other provision of law1 on request 
of a ,state 7other than the ,state of   
,alaska7 and in lieu of any payments to 
the ,state under subsection 7a71 the    
,secretary of the ,interior shall convey
 to the ,state all right1 title1 and    
interest in and to #ej percent of all   
amounts otherwise required to be paid   
into the ,treasury under subsection 7a7 
from sales1 bonuses1 royalties          
7including interest charges71 and       
rentals for all public land or deposits 
located in the ,state4  7#b7 ,state of  

,alaska ,notwithstanding any other      
provision of law1 on request of the     
,state of ,alaska and in lieu of any    
payments to the ,state under subsection 
7a71 the ,secretary of the ,interior    
shall convey to the ,state all right1   
title1 and interest in and to #ij       
percent of all amounts otherwise        
required to be paid into the ,treasury  
under subsection 7a7 from sales1        
bonuses1 royalties 7including interest  
charges71 and rentals for all public    
land or deposits located in the ,state4 
7#c7 ,amount ,notwithstanding any other 
provision of law1 after a conveyance to 
a ,state under paragraph 7#a7 or 7#b71  
any person shall pay directly to the    
,state any amount owed by the person for
 which the right1 title1 and interest   
has been conveyed to the ,state under   
this subsection4  7#d7 ,notice ,the     
,secretary of the ,interior shall       
promptly provide to each holder of a    
lease of public land to which subsection
 7a7 applies that are located in a      

,state to which right1 title1 and       
interest is conveyed under this         
subsection notice that--  7,a7 the      
,secretary of the ,interior has conveyed
 to the ,state all right1 title1 and    
interest in and to the amounts referred 
to in paragraph 7#a7 or 7#b72 and  7,b7 
the leaseholder is required to pay the  
amounts directly to the ,state4  4