Summary
Under provisions of the Mineral Leasing Act, states receive a share of the receipts collected from the sale, lease, or development of mineral resources located on federal lands. On December 6, 2012, the Department of Interior (DOI) released the federal fiscal year (FY) 2012 state payment information under the mineral leasing program. Overall, states received $2.1 billion in mineral leasing revenues for FY 2012, a 6.3% increase from FY 2011. This Issue Brief provides a breakdown of the FY 2012 mineral revenue state payments.