S.Amdt. 3045

SA 3045. Mr. ENZI (for himself, Mr. Hatch, and Mr. Barrasso)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2953
proposed by Ms. Murkowski to the bill S. 2012, to provide for the
modernization of the energy policy of the United States, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of title III, add the following:

Subtitle _--States

SEC. 3___. STATE MINERAL REVENUE PROTECTION.

Section 35 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 191) is
amended--
(1) in the first sentence of subsection (a), by striking
``shall be paid into the Treasury''

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and inserting ``shall, except as provided in subsection (e),
be paid into the Treasury'';
(2) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ``and except as
provided in subsection (e)'' before ``, any rentals''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(e) Conveyance to States of Property Interest in State
Share.--
``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, on request of a State and in lieu of any payments to the
State under subsection (a), the Secretary of the Interior
shall convey to the State all right, title, 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 sales, bonuses, royalties
(including interest charges), and rentals for all public land
or deposits located in the State.
``(2) Amount.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
after a conveyance to a State under paragraph (1), any person
shall pay directly to the State any amount owed by the person
for which the right, title, and interest has been conveyed to
the State under this subsection.
``(3) Notice.--The Secretary of the Interior shall promptly
provide to each holder of a lease of public land to which
subsection (a) applies that are located in a State to which
right, title, and interest is conveyed under this subsection
notice that--
``(A) the Secretary of the Interior has conveyed to the
State all right, title, and interest in and to the amounts
referred to in paragraph (1); and
``(B) the leaseholder is required to pay the amounts
directly to the State.''.
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