H.R. 4369 — Introduced in House

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. .