,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #iih  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,february #f1        
#bjai,ms4 ,cheney 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 ,act of #bjai4  #b4         
,conveyance to ,states of property      
interest in ,state share of royalties   
and other payments  7a7 ,in general     
,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 7b71 be paid  
into the ,treasury2  7#b7 by striking   
subsection 7b7 and inserting the        
following3  7b7 ,conveyance to ,states  
of property interest in ,state share    
7#a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding any   
other provision of law1 on request of a 
,state 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 the percentage       
specified in that subsection for that   
,state of all amounts otherwise required
 to be paid into the ,treasury under    
that subsection from sales1 bonuses1    
royalties 7including interest charges71 
and rentals for all public land or      
deposits located in the ,state4  7#b7   
,amount ,notwithstanding any other      
provision of law1 after a conveyance to 
a ,state under paragraph 7#a71 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#c7 ,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#a72 and  7,b7 the     
leaseholder is required to pay the      
amounts directly to the ,state4  2 and  
7#c7 in subsection 7c77#a71 by inserting
 and except as provided in subsection   
7b7 before 1 any rentals4  7b7          
,conforming amendments  7#a7 ,section   
#f7;a7 of the ,mineral ,leasing ,act for
 ,acquired ,lands 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4        
#cee7;a77 is amended-- 7,a7 in the first
 sentence1 by striking ,subject to the  
provisions of section #ce7;b7 of the    

,mineral ,leasing ,act 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4   
#aia7;b771 all and inserting ,all2 and  
7,b7 in the second sentence1 by striking
 of the ,act of ,february #be1 #aibj    
7#da ,stat4 #dej2 #cj ,u4,s4,c4 #aia7   
and inserting of the ,mineral ,leasing  
,act 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #aia74  7#b7        
,section #bj7;a7 of the ,geothermal     
,steam ,act of #aigj 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4     
#ajai7;a77 is amended in the matter     
preceding paragraph 7#a71 in the second 
sentence1 by striking the provisions of 
subsection 7b7 of section #ce of the    
,mineral ,leasing ,act 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4   
#aia7;b77 and4  7#c7 ,section #bje7;f7  
of the ,federal ,oil and ,gas ,royalty  
,management ,act of #aihb 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4
 #agce7;f77 is amended by striking ,such
 costs through mineral activities44