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Soda Ash Funding for Education Act of 2020

USA116th CongressHR-8728| House 
| Updated: 11/5/2020
Paul Cook

Paul Cook

Republican Representative

California

Education and Workforce Committee, Natural Resources Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Soda Ash Funding for Education Act of 2020 This bill requires the payment to the Treasury of royalties collected on the quantity or gross value of the output of sodium compounds and related products from federal land. Of the funds deposited in the Treasury, the Department of the Treasury shall (1) disburse 50% to the state within which such leased federal land is located, and (2) deposit 50% in the Soda Ash Education Equalization Fund established by this bill. The fund shall be administered by the Department of Education (ED) to provide resources to local educational agencies impacted by changes in sodium royalty rates or changes in soda ash production levels. ED shall use amounts available in the fund to provide grants to local school districts that meet specified conditions.
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Timeline
Nov 5, 2020
Introduced in House
Nov 5, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  • November 5, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • November 5, 2020
    Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Education programs fundingElementary and secondary educationGovernment trust fundsInterest, dividends, interest ratesMiningState and local financeUser charges and fees

Soda Ash Funding for Education Act of 2020

USA116th CongressHR-8728| House 
| Updated: 11/5/2020
Soda Ash Funding for Education Act of 2020 This bill requires the payment to the Treasury of royalties collected on the quantity or gross value of the output of sodium compounds and related products from federal land. Of the funds deposited in the Treasury, the Department of the Treasury shall (1) disburse 50% to the state within which such leased federal land is located, and (2) deposit 50% in the Soda Ash Education Equalization Fund established by this bill. The fund shall be administered by the Department of Education (ED) to provide resources to local educational agencies impacted by changes in sodium royalty rates or changes in soda ash production levels. ED shall use amounts available in the fund to provide grants to local school districts that meet specified conditions.
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Timeline
Nov 5, 2020
Introduced in House
Nov 5, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  • November 5, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • November 5, 2020
    Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Paul Cook

Paul Cook

Republican Representative

California

Education and Workforce Committee, Natural Resources Committee

Public Lands and Natural Resources

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Education programs fundingElementary and secondary educationGovernment trust fundsInterest, dividends, interest ratesMiningState and local financeUser charges and fees