# 114-hr-3357: POWER Counties Act

114-hr-3357, POWER Counties Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6] (R-OH); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-3357
- Congress: 114
- Title: POWER Counties Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
- Introduced: 2015-07-29
- Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6] (R-OH)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Providing Opportunity with Energy Revenues in Counties Act or the POWER Counties Act This bill amends the Mineral Leasing Act to: (1) change from 40% to 20% the percentage of money received from sales, bonuses, royalties including interest charges collected under the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 that is to be paid into the reclamation fund created by the Reclamation Act; and (2) require 20% of such money to be paid to the county within the boundaries of which the leased lands or deposits are or were located and used by such county for its schools and roads.

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## Sources
- [114-hr-3357 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3357)

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- [114-hr-6344: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal land in Mo…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6344)
- [114-hr-6176: Export Control Reform Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6176)
- [114-hr-6038: National Veterans Memorial and Museum Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6038)
- [114-hr-5809: Back the Blue Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5809)
- [114-hr-5621: To posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal to Lawrence Eugene "Larry" Dob…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5621)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3357 (as of 2025-11-18).