S.Amdt. 666

SA 666. Mr. ENZI (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Barrasso, and Mr. Risch) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1105, making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

Strike section 115 of division E and insert the following:

SEC. 115. ROYALTY COLLECTION PROCESS STUDY.

(a) Study.--As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior (acting through the Director of the Minerals Management Service) (referred to in this section as the “Secretary”) shall conduct a study of the royalty collection process for coal, other solid minerals, and geothermal resources.

(b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report that--

(1) describes the results of the study conducted under subsection (a); and

(2) includes any recommendations of the Secretary with respect to ways in which the royalty collection process may be improved.