Show utah receives share of public leasing fund more afore than for public roads schools and other educational institutions will be paid by the federal government to 22 states as their share of proceeds from the leasing of public land within their borders during the 1945 fiscal year secretary of the interior harold L ickes was advised by commissioner fred W johnson ot 0 the general land office in the aggregate has been certified to the treasury department for d distribution is trib ution to the states ranging in amounts from tor for wyoming to for alabama the distribution is made each year in accordance with fifth the terms of the federal mineral leasing act of 1920 this law provides for public participation in the benefits from the development of oil and gas coal potash sodium and phosphate resources on the land thru federal leases involving the payment of bonuses royalties and rentals to the government section 35 of the act provides that 37 ier per cent of the amounts derived from these sources soui ces shall be paid to the states wyoming ranks first on the list receiving of the proceeds in 1946 from the leases mostly involving oil and gas administered by the general land office california is second with 1121 of which represents her share of proceeds from potash leases alid new mexico i third with of which I 1 is potash lease revenues i alabama receives as its share in the p proceeds ceede from a coal lease on pub public lie land in the state the detailed distribution by states is as follows alabama I 1 arizona arkansas california colorado Z idaho idah kansas louisiana t michigan I 1 1 mississippi montana nebraska nevada 2 new mexico north dakota oklahoma 1 oregon 21 south dakota utah 0 washington SOL wyoming |