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116TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
S. 4311
To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to eliminate an administrative fee, and
for other purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JULY 23, 2020
Mr. DAINES (for himself, Mr. BARRASSO, and Mr. CRAMER) introduced the
following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on En-
ergy 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 Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Restoring State Min-
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eral Revenues Act’’.
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SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF AN ADMINISTRATIVE FEE UNDER
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THE MINERAL LEASING ACT.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 35 of the Mineral Leasing
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Act (30 U.S.C. 191) is amended—
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(1) in subsection (a), in the first sentence, by
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striking ‘‘, subject to the provisions of subsection
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(b),’’;
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(2) by striking subsection (b);
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(3) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as
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subsections (b) and (c), respectively;
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(4) in subsection (b)(3)(B)(ii) (as so redesig-
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nated), by striking ‘‘subsection (d)’’ and inserting
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‘‘subsection (c)’’; and
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(5) in subsection (c)(3)(A)(ii) (as so redesig-
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nated), by striking ‘‘subsection (c)(2)(B)’’ and in-
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serting ‘‘subsection (b)(2)(B)’’.
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
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(1) Section 6(a) of the Mineral Leasing Act for
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Acquired Lands (30 U.S.C. 355(a)) is amended—
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(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘Sub-
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ject to the provisions of section 35(b) of the
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Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 191(b)), all’’
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and inserting ‘‘All’’; and
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(B) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘of
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the Act of February 25, 1920 (41 Stat. 450; 30
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U.S.C. 191)’’ and inserting ‘‘of the Mineral
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Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 191)’’.
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(2) Section 20(a) of the Geothermal Steam Act
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of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 1019(a)) is amended in the mat-
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ter preceding paragraph (1), in the second sentence,
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by striking ‘‘the provisions of subsection (b) of sec-
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tion 35 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C.
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191(b)) and’’.
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(3) Section 205(f) of the Federal Oil and Gas
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Royalty Management Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C.
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1735(f)) is amended by striking the fourth, fifth,
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and sixth sentences.
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