diff --git a/x/distribution/keeper/keeper.go b/x/distribution/keeper/keeper.go
index 741e3aa9aa..7cc2c1290f 100644
--- a/x/distribution/keeper/keeper.go
+++ b/x/distribution/keeper/keeper.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 // keeper of the stake store
 type Keeper struct {
 	storeKey    sdk.StoreKey
+	storeTKey   sdk.StoreKey
 	cdc         *wire.Codec
 	coinKeeper  types.CoinKeeper
 	stakeKeeper types.StakeKeeper
@@ -17,11 +18,12 @@ type Keeper struct {
 	codespace sdk.CodespaceType
 }
 
-func NewKeeper(cdc *wire.Codec, key sdk.StoreKey, ck types.CoinKeeper,
+func NewKeeper(cdc *wire.Codec, key, tkey sdk.StoreKey, ck types.CoinKeeper,
 	sk types.StakeKeeper, codespace sdk.CodespaceType) Keeper {
 
 	keeper := Keeper{
 		storeKey:   key,
+		storeTKey:  tkey,
 		cdc:        cdc,
 		coinKeeper: ck,
 		codespace:  codespace,
@@ -35,7 +37,7 @@ func NewKeeper(cdc *wire.Codec, key sdk.StoreKey, ck types.CoinKeeper,
 func (k Keeper) GetFeePool(ctx sdk.Context) (feePool types.FeePool) {
 	store := ctx.KVStore(k.storeKey)
 
-	b := store.Get(GlobalKey)
+	b := store.Get(FeePoolKey)
 	if b == nil {
 		panic("Stored fee pool should not have been nil")
 	}
@@ -48,5 +50,14 @@ func (k Keeper) GetFeePool(ctx sdk.Context) (feePool types.FeePool) {
 func (k Keeper) SetFeePool(ctx sdk.Context, feePool types.FeePool) {
 	store := ctx.KVStore(k.storeKey)
 	b := k.cdc.MustMarshalBinary(feePool)
-	store.Set(GlobalKey, b)
+	store.Set(FeePoolKey, b)
+}
+
+//______________________________________________________________________
+
+// set the global fee pool distribution info
+func (k Keeper) GetFeePool(ctx sdk.Context, proposerPK sdk.PubKey) {
+	store := ctx.KVStore(k.storeKey)
+	b := k.cdc.MustMarshalBinary(proposerPK)
+	store.Set(ProposerKey, b)
 }
diff --git a/x/distribution/keeper/key.go b/x/distribution/keeper/key.go
index f4cf1e0f9c..2b09573ad7 100644
--- a/x/distribution/keeper/key.go
+++ b/x/distribution/keeper/key.go
@@ -6,9 +6,12 @@ import (
 
 // keys/key-prefixes
 var (
-	GlobalKey            = []byte{0x00} // key for global distribution state
+	FeePoolKey           = []byte{0x00} // key for global distribution state
 	ValidatorDistInfoKey = []byte{0x01} // prefix for each key to a validator distribution
 	DelegatorDistInfoKey = []byte{0x02} // prefix for each key to a delegation distribution
+
+	// transient
+	ProposerKey = []byte{0x00} // key for storing the proposer operator address
 )
 
 // gets the key for the validator distribution info from address