PUBLIC LAW 94-377—AUG. 4, 1976
90 STAT. 1089
"(g) Within six months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop and transmit to Congress an implementation plan for the coal lands exploration program authorized by this section, including procedures for making the data and information available to the public pursuant to subsection (d), and maps and reports pursuant to subsection (f). The implementation plan shall include a projected schedule of exploratory activities and identification of the regions and areas which will be explored under the coal lands exploration program during the first five years following the enactment of this section. In addition, the implementation plan shall include estimates of the appropriations and staffing required to implement the coal lands exploration program. "(h) The stratigraphic drilling authorized in subsection (b) shall be carried out in such a manner as to obtain information pertaining to all recoverable reserves. For the purpose of complying with subsection (a), the Secretary shall require all those authorized to conduct stratigraphic drilling pursuant to subsection (b) to supply a statement of the results of test boring of core sampling including logs of the drill holes; the thickness of the coal seams found; an analysis of the chemical properties of such coal: and an analysis of the strata layers lying above all the seams of coal. All drilling activities shall be conducted using the best current technology and practices.". SEC. 8. The Mineral Lands Leasing Act is further amended by adding after section 8A the following new section SB: "SEC. SB. Within six months after the end of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit to the Congress a report on the leasing and production of coal lands subject to this Act during such fiscal year; a summary of management, supervision, and enforcement activities; and recommendations to the Congress for improvements in management, environmental safeguards, and amount of production in leasing and mining operations on coal lands subject to this Act. Each submission shall also contain a report by the Attorney- General of the United States on competition in the coal and energy industries, including an analysis of whether the antitrust provisions of this Act and the antitrust laws are effective in preserving or promoting competition in the coal or energy industry.". SEC. 9. (a) Section 35 of the Mineral Lands Leasing Act, as amended (30 U.S.C. 191) is further amended by deleting "52i/^ per centum thereof shall be paid into, reserved" and inserting in lieu thereof: "40 per centum thereof shall be paid into, reserved", and is further amended by striking the period at the end of the proviso and inserting in lieu thereof the following language: ": Provided further, That an additional 12^/^ per centum of all moneys received from sales, bonuses, royalties, and rentals of public lands under the provisions of this Act and the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 shall be paid by the Secretary of the Treasury as soon as practicable after December 31 and June 30 of each year to the State within the boundaries of which the leased lands or deposits are or were located; said additional 121^ per centum of all moneys paid to any State on or after January 1, 1976, shall be used by such State and its subdivisions as the legislature of the State may direct giving priority to those subdivisions of the State socially or economically impacted by development of minerals leased under this Act for (1) planning, (2) construction and maintenance of public facilities, and (3) provision of public services: Prori^ec?/wr/SAgr, That such funds now held or to be received, by the States of Colorado and Utah separately from the Department of the Interior oil shale test leases known as 'C-A'; 'C-B'; 'U-A' and 'U-B' shall be used by such States and subdivisions as the legislature of each State may direct
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