Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Using our Energy to Build Better Communities Act”.
Using our Energy to Build Better Communities Act
A BILL
To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to require payment to each county of a portion of mining royalties received for mining operations in such county, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 payment of mining revenues to counties for use for schools and roads
Section 35(a) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 191(a)) is amended—
by inserting “(1)” before the first sentence;
in paragraph (1) (as designated by the amendment made by paragraph (1) of this section) by striking “40 per centum” and inserting “20 per centum”;
by inserting after “June 17, 1902,” the following: “20 per centum shall be used to pay directly to each county of the United States in which occurred mining operations for which such money was received, other than any county in Alaska, an amount that is directly proportional to the portion of such money attributable to such operations,”; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(2)
“(A) Amounts paid directly to a county under paragraph (1) shall be used by the county for schools and roads in the county.
“(B) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply with respect to a county in Alaska.”