,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dcfi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #b1 #bjad ,mr4
 ,johnson of ,ohio introduced the       
following bill2 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 
county1 and for other purposes4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,using our ,energy to ,build ,better
 ,communities ,act4  #b4 payment of     
mining revenues to counties for use for 
schools and roads ,section #ce7;a7 of   
the ,mineral ,leasing ,act 7#cj         
,u4,s4,c4 #aia7;a77 is amended--  7#a7  
by inserting 7#a7 before the first      
sentence2  7#b7 in paragraph 7#a7 7as   
designated by the amendment made by     
paragraph 7#a7 of this section7 by      
striking #dj per centum and inserting   
#bj per centum2  7#c7 by inserting after
 ,june #ag1 #aijb1 the following3 #bj   

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 received1 other    
than any county in ,alaska1 an amount   
that is directly proportional to the    
portion of such money attributable to   
such operations12 and  7#d7 by adding at
 the end the following3  7#b7  7,a7     
,amounts paid directly to a county under
 paragraph 7#a7 shall be used by the    
county for schools and roads in the     
county4  7,b7 ,subparagraph 7,a7 shall  
not apply with respect to a county in   
,alaska4  4