,,ii #aagth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #agdj ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,may #bj1 #bjba,mr4 ,heinrich 7for himself and ,mr4 ,lujn7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural ,resources ,a ,,bill ,to require the ,secretary of the ,interior to make energy transition payments to ,states1 counties1 and ,indian ,tribes to replace ,federal mineral revenues lost as a result of changes in ,federal policy1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,schools and ,state ,budgets ,certainty ,act of #bjba4 #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,base mineral revenue amount ,the term base mineral revenue amount means-- 7,a7 for fiscal year #bjba1 the average of the annual mineral revenue payments received by an eligible ,state1 eligible county1 or eligible ,indian ,tribe for the period of fiscal years #bjaf through #bjbj2 and 7,b7 for fiscal year #bjbb and each fiscal year thereafter1 an amount equal to #ie percent of the base mineral revenue amount for the eligible ,state1 eligible county1 or eligible ,indian ,tribe for the preceding fiscal year4 7#b7 ,county ,the term county means a coastal political subdivision 7as defined in section #ajb of the ,gulf of ,mexico ,energy ,security ,act of #bjjf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #acca note2 ,public ,law #aji-dcb774 7#c7 ,eligible ,state1 eligible county1 eligible ,indian ,tribe ,the terms eligible ,state1 eligible county1 and eligible ,indian ,tribe mean a ,state1 county1 and ,indian ,tribe1 respectively1 that received a mineral revenue payment in any of fiscal years #bjaf through #bjbj4 7#d7 ,energy transition payment ,the term energy transition payment means the payment for an eligible ,state1 eligible county1 or eligible ,indian ,tribe calculated under section #c7;a74 7#e7 ,mineral revenue payment ,the term mineral revenue payment means the total amount paid by the ,federal ,government to a ,state1 county1 or ,indian ,tribe in a fiscal year pursuant to-- 7,a7 the ,act of ,may #aa1 #aich 7#eb ,stat4 #cdg1 chapter #aih2 #be ,u4,s4,c4 #cif;a et seq47 7commonly known as the ,indian ,mineral ,leasing ,act of #aich72 7,b7 the ,mineral ,leasing ,act 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #aha et seq472 7,c7 the ,mineral ,leasing ,act for ,acquired ,lands 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #cea et seq472 and 7,d7 the ,gulf of ,mexico ,energy ,security ,act of #bjjf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #acca note2 ,public ,law #aji-dcb7 7other than section #aje7;a77#b77;,b7 of that ,act74 7#f7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of the ,interior4 #c4 ,annual energy transition payments 7a7 ,in general ,for fiscal year #bjba and each fiscal year thereafter1 the ,secretary shall calculate for each eligible ,state1 eligible county1 and eligible ,indian ,tribe an amount equal to the difference between-- 7#a7 the base mineral revenue amount for the eligible ,state1 eligible county1 or eligible ,indian ,tribe for that fiscal year2 and 7#b7 the mineral revenue payment for the eligible ,state1 eligible county1 or eligible ,indian ,tribe for that fiscal year4 7b7 ,payments to eligible ,states1 counties1 and ,indian ,tribes 7#a7 ,in general ,subject to subsection 7c71 for each fiscal year1 the ,secretary shall pay to each eligible ,state1 eligible county1 and eligible ,indian ,tribe1 without further appropriation1 the amount of the energy transition payment calculated under subsection 7a74 7#b7 ,condition on use of funds ,for each energy transition payment received by an eligible ,state or eligible county for a fiscal year1 the percentage of the energy transition payment that is equivalent to the percentage of the mineral revenue payment received by the eligible ,state or eligible county for that fiscal year pursuant to the ,gulf of ,mexico ,energy ,security ,act of #bjjf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #acca note2 ,public ,law #aji-dcb7 shall be subject to section #aje7;d7 that ,act4 7c7 ,limitation ,an eligible ,state1 eligible county1 or eligible ,indian ,tribe shall not receive an energy transition payment under this section for any fiscal year for which the mineral revenue payment received by the eligible ,state1 eligible county1 or eligible ,indian ,tribe is greater than the base mineral revenue amount for the eligible ,state1 eligible county1 or eligible ,indian ,tribe for that fiscal year4 7d7 ,timing of payment ,the energy transition payments required under this section for a fiscal year shall be made as soon as practicable after the end of that fiscal year4 7e7 ,maintenance of funding ,the energy transition payments made to eligible ,states1 eligible counties1 and eligible ,indian ,tribes under this section shall supplement 7and not supplant7 other ,federal funding made available to eligible ,states1 eligible counties1 and eligible ,indian ,tribes4 7f7 ,direct payments ,the energy transition payments made to eligible ,states1 eligible counties1 and eligible ,indian ,tribes under this section shall be made as direct payments and not as ,federal financial assistance4 7g7 ,mandatory funding 7#a7 ,in general ,as soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this ,act1 and on ,october #a1 #bjba1 and on each ,october #a thereafter1 out of any funds in the ,treasury not otherwise appropriated1 the ,secretary of the ,treasury shall transfer to the ,secretary such sums as are necessary to carry out this section1 to remain available until expended4 7#b7 ,receipt and acceptance ,the ,secretary shall be entitled to receive1 shall accept1 and shall use to carry out this section the funds transferred under paragraph 7#a71 without further appropriation4