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S 1740 117th Congress Senate Public Lands and Natural Resources

Schools and State Budgets Certainty Act of 2021

Introduced: May 20, 2021 Introduced by: Heinrich, Martin Democratic · New Mexico See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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Schools and State Budgets Certainty Act of 2021

This bill modifies how states, counties, and Indian tribes are paid for mineral extraction on their land.

The Department of the Interior shall pay to eligible states, counties, and Indian tribes an energy transition payment as calculated in accordance with this bill.

An energy transition payment received by a state or county pursuant to the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 must be used for certain authorized uses, such as coastal protection and mitigation of damage to wildlife.

What's happening now May 20, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · May 20, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1740: Schools and State Budgets Certainty Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1740/
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"S. 1740: Schools and State Budgets Certainty Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1740/.
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S. 1740, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1740/.
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