What This Bill Does · Plain English
Summary · Congress.gov
Restoring State Mineral Revenues Act This bill increases payments states receive for specified revenue generated from oil, gas, geothermal steam, coal, and certain other natural resources on onshore federal land. Specifically, the bill eliminates the 2% administrative fee that the Bureau of Land Management currently deducts from a state's payment for such natural resources developed within the state.
Action Timeline
2025-12-02
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.
2025-02-06
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
2025-02-06
Introduced in Senate
Frequently Asked Questions
Did S.451 pass?
S.451 is still alive. Current stage: COMMITTEE. Pass likelihood: 17%.
What does S.451 do?
Restoring State Mineral Revenues Act This bill increases payments states receive for specified revenue generated from oil, gas, geothermal steam, coal, and certain other natural resources on onshore federal land. Specifically, the bill eliminates the 2% administrative fee that the Bureau of Land Management currently deducts from a state's payment for such natural resources developed within the state.
Who sponsored S.451?
S.451 was sponsored by Steve Daines (R-Montana).
Full Bill Text
119 S451 IS: Restoring State Mineral Revenues Act U.S. Senate 2025-02-06 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 451 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 6 (legislative day, February 5), 2025 Mr. Daines (for himself, Mr. Cramer , Ms. Lummis , Mr. Curtis , Mr. Barrasso , Mr. Hoeven , and Mr. Sheehy ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to eliminate an administrative fee, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Restoring State Mineral Revenues Act . 2. Elimination of an administrative fee under the Mineral Leasing Act (a) In general Section 35 of the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 191 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), in the first sentence, by striking and, subject to the provisions of subsection (b), ; (2) by striking subsection (b); (3) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (b) and (c), respectively; (4) in paragraph (3)(B)(ii) of subsection (b) (as so redesignated), by striking subsection (d) and inserting subsection (c) ; and (5) in paragraph (3)(A)(ii) of subsection (c) (as so redesignated), by striking subsection (c)(2)(B) and inserting subsection (b)(2)(B) . (b) Conforming amendments (1) Section 6(a) of the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands ( 30 U.S.C. 355(a) ) is amended— (A) in the first sentence, by striking Subject to the provisions of section 35(b) of the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 191(b) ), all and inserting All ; and (B) in the second sentence, by striking of the Act of February 25, 1920 (41 Stat. 450; 30 U.S.C. 191 ), and inserting of the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 191 ) . (2) Section 20(a) of the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 ( 30 U.S.C. 1019(a) ) is amended, in the second sentence of the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking the provisions of subsection (b) of section 35 of the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 191(b) ) and section 5(a)(2) of this Act and inserting section 5(a)(2) . (3) Section 205(f) of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 ( 30 U.S.C. 1735(f) ) is amended— (A) in the first sentence, by striking this Section and inserting this section ; and (B) by striking the fourth, fifth, and sixth sentences.
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