five year royalty in kind business plan may 2004 minerals management service cover photo credits clockwise from left 1 gas production platform gulf of mexico bp 2 pelican plant louisiana el paso field services 3 oil well spring creek wyoming marathon company 4 mops pipeline system texas northern natural director s message i mms r m johnnie burton the is responsible for ensuring that all revenues fiom federal and indian mineral leases are effectively efficiently accurately collected accounted disbursed to recipients these substantial averaging more than 7 billion annually over past 5 years 38 states 41 tribes some 20 000 individual owners us treasury accounts by virtue scale entrusted with an important fiduciary role americans historically most have been received form cash payments so called value paid development interests recent has developing additional approach managing nation
