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Restoring State Mineral Revenues Act
To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to eliminate an administrative fee, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill amends the Mineral Leasing Act to eliminate an administrative fee that is deducted from mineral royalty revenues that states receive from federal lands. Currently, states' shares of mineral revenues from oil, gas, and other mineral leases on federal lands have an administrative fee deducted before payment to the states. The bill removes this fee so states receive the full amount of their mineral royalty revenues. It also makes conforming amendments to related statutes that reference the administrative fee.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (R-MT)
6 cosponsors
- Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] (R-WY)
- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND)
- Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT] (R-UT)
- Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] (R-ND)
- Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] (R-WY)
- Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] (R-MT)
Actions (3)
- Dec 2, 2025 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. · senate
- Feb 6, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. · senate
- Feb 6, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 6 (legislative day, February 5), 2025
Mr. Daines (for himself, Mr. Cramer, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Curtis, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Hoeven, and Mr. Sheehy) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
A BILL
To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to eliminate an administrative fee, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Restoring State Mineral Revenues Act”.
SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF AN ADMINISTRATIVE FEE UNDER THE MINERAL LEASING ACT.
(a) In General.—Section 35 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C.
191) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), in the first sentence, by striking “and, subject to the provisions of subsection (b),”;
(2) by striking subsection (b);
(3) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections
(b) and (c), respectively;
(4) in paragraph (3)(B)(ii) of subsection (b) (as so redesignated), by striking “subsection (d)” and inserting “subsection (c)”; and
(5) in paragraph (3)(A)(ii) of subsection (c) (as so redesignated), by striking “subsection (c)(2)(B)” and inserting “subsection (b)(2)(B)”.
(b) Conforming Amendments.—
(1) Section 6(a) of the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands (30 U.S.C. 355(a)) is amended—
(A) in the first sentence, by striking “Subject to the provisions of section 35(b) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 191(b)), all” and inserting “All”; and
(B) in the second sentence, by striking “of the Act of February 25, 1920 (41 Stat. 450; 30 U.S.C.
191),” and inserting “of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 191)”.
(2) Section 20(a) of the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 1019(a)) is amended, in the second sentence of the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “the provisions of subsection (b) of section 35 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 191(b)) and section 5(a)(2) of this Act” and inserting “section 5(a)(2)”.
(3) Section 205(f) of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 1735(f)) is amended—
(A) in the first sentence, by striking “this Section” and inserting “this section”; and
(B) by striking the fourth, fifth, and sixth sentences. <all>
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