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| 108-hr-5405 | 108 | hr | 5405 | Oil Price Safeguard Act | Energy | 2004-11-19 | 2004-12-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality. | House | Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] | CT | D | L000557 | 0 | Oil Price Safeguard Act - Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to declare that a severe energy supply interruption, warranting a drawdown from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), shall be deemed to exist if the President determines that: (1) there is a significant reduction in the supply of petroleum of significant scope and duration that has caused a significant increase in the price of petroleum products; (2) the price increase is likely to cause a significant adverse impact on the national economy; and (3) a substantial cause of the reduction in supply is the anticompetitive conduct of foreign countries or international entities. Requires the President to report to certain congressional committees if the price of a barrel of crude oil exceeds $35 for a period greater than 14 days. | 2023-01-14T22:48:32Z | |
| 108-hr-5407 | 108 | hr | 5407 | Energy Independence Act of 2004 | Energy | 2004-11-19 | 2004-12-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality. | House | Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] | CT | D | L000557 | 0 | Energy Independence Act of 2004 - Amends the Department of Energy Organization Act to require the National Energy Policy Plan to include a strategic plan for U.S. energy self-sufficiency by the year 2015 which: (1) examines and reports on existing energy technology and domestic resources as well as developing energy generation and transmission technologies, focusing on the integration of fuel cell technology into an overall national energy portfolio to achieve energy self-sufficiency within ten years; and (2) recommend to Congress targeted research and development in promising new energy generation and transmission technologies, and funding levels to implement a plan for achieving such self-sufficiency. | 2023-01-14T22:48:32Z | |
| 108-hr-5302 | 108 | hr | 5302 | Renewable Energy Security Act of 2004 | Energy | 2004-10-08 | 2004-10-08 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality. | House | Rep. Bass, Charles F. [R-NH-2] | NH | R | B000220 | 4 | Renewable Energy Security Act of 2004 - Amends the Energy Conservation and Production Act to prohibit expenditures from exceeding an average of $3,000 per dwelling unit for labor, weatherization materials, and related matters for a renewable energy system. Directs the Secretary of Energy to prescribe regulations for criteria and procedures governing renewable energy systems. Amends the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to direct the Secretary to evaluate the use of renewable energy systems in residential buildings. Amends the Biomass Energy and Alcohol Fuels Act of 1980 to redefine biomass. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow as a credit against tax, for both individuals and small businesses, 20 percent of the qualified renewable energy system expenditures during the taxable year. | 2023-01-14T22:48:40Z | |
| 108-hr-5342 | 108 | hr | 5342 | United States-Israel Energy Cooperation Act | Energy | 2004-10-08 | 2004-10-08 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality. | House | Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-27] | CA | D | S000344 | 3 | United States-Israel Energy Cooperation Act - Directs the Assistant Secretary of Energy for Policy and International Affairs to establish a grant program for joint ventures: (1) composed of either Israeli and United States private business entities, or of Israeli and United States academic persons; and (2) selected by the United States-Israel Binational Science Foundations (BSF), and the United States-Israel Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Foundation or BSF using criteria established by the International Energy Advisory Board (established by this Act). Requires such ventures to carry out projects that encourage cooperation between the United States and Israel on research, development, and commercialization of alternative energy, improved energy efficiency, and renewable energy sources. Establishes in the Department of Energy an International Energy Advisory Board to: (1) establish criteria for such grant recipients; and (2) determine the total amount of grant money to be awarded to all grantees selected by BIRD and by BSF for each fiscal year. | 2023-01-14T22:48:39Z | |
| 108-s-2949 | 108 | s | 2949 | A bill to amend the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 to reauthorize the Act, and for other purposes. | Energy | 2004-10-08 | 2004-10-09 | Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 789. | Senate | Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT] | VT | I | J000072 | 17 | Amends the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 to authorize appropriations for: (1) home energy grants; and (2) the incentive program for leveraging non-federal resources. | 2022-02-03T05:37:09Z | |
| 108-hr-5264 | 108 | hr | 5264 | To authorize the use of Strategic Petroleum Reserve capacity above 700,000,000 barrels to address sustained petroleum product price increases. | Energy | 2004-10-07 | 2004-10-10 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1852) | House | Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] | RI | D | L000559 | 0 | Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to authorize the Secretary of Energy to draw down and sell petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to address sustained petroleum product price increases in the United States that could have an adverse impact on the Nation's economy, regardless of whether there has been a supply interruption or shortage. Prohibits the Secretary from reducing the capacity of the SPR to less than 700 million barrels of petroleum product. | 2023-01-14T22:48:41Z | |
| 108-sconres-141 | 108 | sconres | 141 | A concurrent resolution recognizing the essential role of nuclear power in the national energy policy of the United States and supporting the increased use of nuclear power and the construction and development of new and improved nuclear power generating plants. | Energy | 2004-10-06 | 2004-10-06 | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] | NM | R | D000407 | 12 | Declares that Congress: (1) recognizes the essential role of nuclear power in the national energy policy of the United States; and (2) supports the increased use of nuclear power and the construction and development of new and improved nuclear power generating plants as a means of contributing to national energy independence and maintaining a clean environment. | 2023-01-14T22:48:34Z | |
| 108-hr-5165 | 108 | hr | 5165 | Boutique Fuels Reduction Act of 2004 | Energy | 2004-09-29 | 2004-10-08 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality. | House | Rep. Blunt, Roy [R-MO-7] | MO | R | B000575 | 20 | Boutique Fuels Reduction Act of 2004 - Amends the Clean Air Act (CAA) to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to temporarily waive controls or prohibitions on the use of a fuel or fuel additive regulated under specified provisions of that Act or prescribed in an applicable State Implementation Plan (SIP) if the Administrator determines that: (1) extreme and unusual circumstances exist in a State or region that prevent distribution of an adequate supply of the fuel or fuel additive to consumers; (2) such circumstances are the result of a natural disaster, an Act of God, a pipeline or refinery equipment failure, or another unforeseeable event; and (3) it is in the public interest to grant the waiver. Permits such a waiver only if it: (1) applies to the smallest necessary geographic area; (2) is effective for 20 days or the shortest practicable time period; (3) permits a transitional period after the termination of the temporary waiver to allow wholesalers and retailers to blend down their inventory; (4) applies to all persons in the motor fuel distribution system; and (5) is preceded by public notice to all parties in the distribution system, local and State regulators, public interest groups, and consumers in the State or region covered by the waiver. States that the Administrator shall have no authority, when considering a SIP or SIP revision regarding State controls or prohibitions on motor vehicle fuel or fuel additives, to approve any fuel: (1) if doing so would increase the total number of approved and fully implemented fuels as of September 1, 2004, in all SIPs; and (2) unless that fuel was approved and fully implemented in at least one SIP in the applicable Petroleum Administration for Defense District (with the exception of fuels with a specified summertime Reid Vapor Pressure). Requires the Administrator and the Secretary of Energy jointly to study and report to Congress on the effects on air quality, number of fuel blends, fuel availability, fuel fungibility, and fuel costs … | 2023-01-13T22:01:45Z | |
| 108-hr-5044 | 108 | hr | 5044 | Federal Hydroelectric and Environmental Enhancement Act of 2004 | Energy | 2004-09-09 | 2004-09-16 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. Burns, Max [R-GA-12] | GA | R | B001249 | 1 | Federal Hydroelectric and Environmental Enhancement Act of 2004 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of the Army to study and report to Congress on: (1) the potential for creating or increasing electric power production capability at facilities under their respective administrative jurisdiction; and (2) operational methods and water scheduling techniques to increase operational efficiencies at certain-sized hydroelectric power plants. Requires each Secretary to coordinate with the Administrator of each Federal power marketing administration in determining how the value of electric power produced by each hydroelectric power facility that produces power marketed by the administration can be optimized. | 2023-01-13T22:01:48Z | |
| 108-hr-5049 | 108 | hr | 5049 | To require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to revoke the authority granted to Enron to sell electricity at market rates and to prohibit Enron from enforcing certain contract provisions, and for other purposes. | Energy | 2004-09-09 | 2004-09-20 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality. | House | Rep. Inslee, Jay [D-WA-1] | WA | D | I000026 | 3 | Directs the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to issue an order revoking the authority granted to the Enron Corporation (and any Enron affiliate, bankruptcy trustee for the company, or any successor in interest to Enron or its affiliates) to sell electric energy at market-based rates. Declares such revocation of market rate authority effective retroactive to the date on which FERC determines that Enron initially engaged in price manipulation of electric energy sales or in any fraudulent activity regarding such sales. Requires FERC to issue an order prohibiting Enron (and any Enron affiliate, bankruptcy trustee for the company, or any successor in interest to Enron or its affiliates) from enforcing claims for monetary damages or otherwise enforcing contract provisions against the purchaser in the case of certain electric energy or natural gas sales contracts. | 2023-01-13T22:01:48Z | |
| 108-hr-5032 | 108 | hr | 5032 | To require the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to consider certain criteria in relicensing nuclear facilities, and to provide for an independent assessment of the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station by the National Academy of Sciences prior to any relicensing of that facility. | Energy | 2004-09-08 | 2004-09-20 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality. | House | Rep. Saxton, Jim [R-NJ-3] | NJ | R | S000097 | 0 | Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 regarding relicensing criteria for nuclear facilities to direct the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to evaluate a facility for health risks, vulnerability to terrorist attack, evacuation plans, population increases, ability to store nuclear waste, safety and security record, and the impact of a nuclear accident. Prohibits relicensing of the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station (Station) until after the NRC has: (1) arranged with the National Academy of Sciences (Academy) to provide an independent assessment of safety performance and recommendations for relicensing; (2) transmitted those recommendations to Congress; and (3) given appropriate consideration to those recommendations. Directs the Academy to provide an independent assessment of: (1) conformance of the Station to its design and licensing bases; (2) operational safety performance and risk factors; (3) health risks, vulnerability to terrorist attack, evacuation plans, population increases, ability to store nuclear waste, safety and security record, and the impact of a nuclear accident; (4) the effectiveness of licensee self-assessments, corrective actions, and improvement plans; and (5) the cause of safety problems and overall performance. | 2023-01-13T21:46:41Z | |
| 108-hr-4958 | 108 | hr | 4958 | Energy Independence for a Strong America Act of 2004 | Energy | 2004-07-22 | 2004-07-29 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. John, Christopher [D-LA-7] | LA | D | J000110 | 0 | Energy Independence for a Strong America Act of 2004 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a sale of oil and gas leases on all submerged lands of the Outer Continental Shelf in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico that: (1) are depicted on a specified Minerals Management Service document as "Leased or Deferred--Not Offered;" and (2) are not subject to a lease under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. | 2023-01-14T22:48:21Z | |
| 108-hr-4995 | 108 | hr | 4995 | Energy Efficiency Act | Energy | 2004-07-22 | 2004-07-22 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality. | House | Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-28] | NY | D | S000480 | 4 | Energy Efficiency Act - Amends the National Energy Conservation Policy Act to require that only intermittent escalators be acquired for installation in Federal buildings. Defines an intermittent escalator as an escalator that remains in a stationary position until it automatically operates at the approach of a passenger, and returns to a stationary position after the passenger completes passage. Provides an exception to this requirement for a location outside the United States if the cost to acquire an intermittent escalator would be substantially greater over the life of the escalator. Requires Federal agencies to incorporate other escalator energy conservation measures, as appropriate. | 2023-01-14T22:48:20Z | |
| 108-hres-745 | 108 | hres | 745 | Of inquiry requesting the President of the United States to provide certain information to the House of Representatives respecting the National Energy Policy Development Group. | Energy | 2004-07-22 | 2004-09-23 | Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 228. | House | Rep. Dingell, John D. [D-MI-15] | MI | D | D000355 | 4 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Requests the President to furnish the House of Representatives the following information respecting the National Energy Policy Development Group (task force): (1) the name of each individual who was present at each of the group meetings conducted by the task force; (2) the names of the professional staff assigned to provide support to the task force; (3) the names of all individuals with whom each member of the task force (including the Vice President as chairman) and each support staff met to gather information for the National Energy Policy, including the date, subject, and location of each such meeting; and (4) the direct and indirect costs incurred in developing the National Energy Policy. | 2023-01-14T22:48:22Z | |
| 108-s-2763 | 108 | s | 2763 | A bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to clarify the treatment of accelerator-produced and other radioactive material as byproduct material. | Energy | 2004-07-22 | 2004-07-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] | NY | D | C001041 | 2 | Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to redefine "byproduct material" to include: (1) any discrete source of radium-226 produced, extracted, or converted after extraction, for use in a commercial, medical, or research activity; (2) any material that has been made radioactive by use of a particle accelerator and is produced, extracted, or converted after extraction for use such activities; and (3) any discrete source of naturally occurring radioactive material, other than source material that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) determines would pose a threat similar to that posed by a discrete source of radium-226 and is likewise extracted or converted after extraction, for use in such activities. Instructs the NRC to: (1) promulgate final regulations establishing requirements and standards it considers necessary for the acquisition, possession, transfer, use, or disposal of byproduct material identified in this Act; and (2) cooperate with the States in formulating those regulations. Prescribes transition guidelines. | 2023-01-14T22:48:25Z | |
| 108-s-2769 | 108 | s | 2769 | A bill to provide that imported ethanol shall not count toward satisfaction of any renewable fuel standard that may be enacted. | Energy | 2004-07-22 | 2004-07-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8758) | Senate | Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD] | SD | D | D000064 | 3 | States that ethanol that is imported or derived from imported matter shall not count toward satisfaction of any renewable fuel standard that may be enacted following enactment of this Act. | 2023-01-14T22:48:25Z | |
| 108-s-2631 | 108 | s | 2631 | A bill to require the Federal Trade Commission to monitor and investigate gasoline prices under certain circumstances. | Energy | 2004-07-08 | 2004-07-09 | Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 623. | Senate | Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] | CA | D | B000711 | 0 | Requires the Federal Trade Commission to investigate the retail price of gasoline in a State to determine if it is being artificially manipulated if, based on weekly data published by the Energy Information Administration of the Department of Energy, the average price of regular grade gasoline has increased 20 percent or more for at least seven days during any three-month period. Requires the Commission to: (1) report investigation results to Congress; (2) present such results in a public hearing in the affected State; and (3) cooperate with the Attorney General of the affected State to take appropriate action if it finds market manipulation. Instructs the Secretary of Energy, within two weeks of notification by the Commission that such increase in gasoline prices is not due to market manipulation, to decide if the Strategic Petroleum Reserve should be used to assure adequate supplies of gasoline. | 2021-09-29T22:23:55Z | |
| 108-s-2633 | 108 | s | 2633 | Electricity Gouging Refund Act of 2003 | Energy | 2004-07-08 | 2004-07-09 | Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 625. | Senate | Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] | CA | D | B000711 | 0 | Electricity Gouging Refund Act of 2003 - Amends the Federal Power Act to instruct the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to order a refund (including interest) for that portion of charges on the transmission or sale of electric energy between June 1, 2000, and June 19, 2001, which the Commission finds unjust and unreasonable. States that the total amount of such refunds shall be not less than $8.9 billion. Directs the Commission to order the renegotiation of the long-term electricity contracts entered into between the energy companies and the State of California between January 1 and May 31, 2001. | 2021-09-29T22:23:55Z | |
| 108-hr-4652 | 108 | hr | 4652 | Energy Independence Act of 2004 | Energy | 2004-06-23 | 2004-07-22 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman. | House | Rep. Nussle, Jim [R-IA-1] | IA | R | N000172 | 3 | Energy Independence Act of 2004 - Amends the Clean Air Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a renewable fuel program for motor vehicle fuel sold or dispensed in the contiguous United States. Authorizes the Administrator to allow participation by noncontiguous States. Prohibits the use of methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) as a fuel additive. Requires Federal agency fleet vehicles to be clean fuel vehicles. Amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (IRC) to expand business tax credits (credits) for electricity produced from renewable resources. Authorizes pro rata allocation of the small ethanol producer credit to patrons of cooperative organizations. Establishes a business credit for energy efficient appliances. Repeals the retail excise tax on diesel fuel for diesel-powered trains. Reduces the excise tax rate on fuel used in inland waterways transportation. Provides a business credit for construction of energy efficient homes and a personal credit for energy efficiency improvements to existing homes. Sets forth special rules applicable to the business credit for renewable electricity production. Establishes a credit against manufacturers excise taxes for alcohol fuel and biodiesel mixtures. Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify date restrictions applicable to additional duties on certain fuels. Amends the IRC to extend the alcohol fuels business credit. Establishes a general business credit for biodiesel fuels. Expands the qualified small-issue bond program. Establishes a personal credit for alternative motor vehicles. Establishes a business credit for engines complying with specified emissions levels. | 2023-01-15T04:49:15Z | |
| 108-hr-4667 | 108 | hr | 4667 | Tapoco Project Licensing Act of 2004 | Energy | 2004-06-23 | 2004-10-06 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 455. | House | Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2] | TN | R | D000533 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Tapoco Project Licensing Act of 2004 - (Sec. 1) Instructs the Secretary of the Interior to engage in a specified simultaneous land exchange with the Alcoa Power Generating Inc. (APGI). (Sec. 3) Identifies the land within the Great Smoky Mountains National Park to be conveyed by APGI. Identifies the land to be conveyed by the Secretary as: (1) adjacent to or flooded by the Chilhowee Reservoir; and (2) within the boundary of the Tapoco Hydroelectric Project as of February 21, 2003. Prescribes procedural requirements, including: (1) reservation of a conservation easement over any land conveyed to APGI; and (2) reversion of title to the United States if the Chilhowee Reservoir ceases to exist, or the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issues a final order decommissioning the Tapoco Project from which no further appeal may be taken. (Sec. 4) Grants FERC jurisdiction to license the Tapoco Project upon completion of the land exchange. (Sec. 5) Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture to acquire for the United States any land or interest in land, including specified easements, that may be transferred by APGI to a nongovernmental organization pursuant to a specified Settlement Agreement. Sets forth boundary adjustment procedures. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to evaluate the feasibility of managing specified land acquired by the Secretary of Agriculture in a manner that retains the primitive, back-country character of the land. (Sec. 6) Authorizes appropriations. | 2023-01-15T04:49:15Z | |
| 108-hr-4611 | 108 | hr | 4611 | Gasoline Price Reduction and Refinery Tax Fairness Act of 2004 | Energy | 2004-06-17 | 2004-07-07 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality. | House | Rep. Vitter, David [R-LA-1] | LA | R | V000127 | 0 | Gasoline Price Reduction and Refinery Tax Fairness Act of 2004 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to define "oil and gas exploration, production, processing, or treatment operations or transmission facilities" as all field activities or operations associated with exploration, production, processing, or treatment operations, or transmission facilities, including activities necessary to prepare a site for drilling and for the movement and placement of drilling equipment, whether or not such field activities or operations may be considered to be construction activities. Directs the President to establish the Office of Federal Energy Project Coordination (Office) within the Executive Office of the President. Instructs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) perform an internal review of Federal onshore oil and gas leasing and permitting practices; and (2) implement certain best management practices to ensure timely action on oil and gas leases and applications for permits to drill on lands otherwise available for leasing. Directs the Secretaries of the Interior and of Agriculture to: (1) enter into a prescribed Memorandum of Understanding regarding oil and gas leasing on public lands; and (2) establish a joint data retrieval system and a joint Geographic Information System mapping system. Amends the Energy Act of 2000 to require the Secretary of the Interior's inventory of all Federal onshore lands to identify restrictions or impediments to oil and gas resource development of such lands. Directs each Federal agency head to require the agency, before it takes action that could have a significant adverse effect on the supply of domestic energy resources from Federal public land, to act in compliance with a certain Executive Order that identifies actions to expedite energy-related projects. Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to set a deadline for expeditious consideration of applications for permits for oil and gas leases. Requires a Federal agency, in issuing any rule or order relating to gasoline pro… | 2023-01-15T04:49:14Z | |
| 108-hr-4545 | 108 | hr | 4545 | Gasoline Price Reduction Act of 2004 | Energy | 2004-06-14 | 2004-06-16 | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 236 - 194 (Roll no. 247). (text: CR 6/15/2004 H4134) | House | Rep. Blunt, Roy [R-MO-7] | MO | R | B000575 | 3 | Gasoline Price Reduction Act of 2004 - Amends the Clean Air Act to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to waive fuel or fuel additive provisions of applicable State implementation plans for national primary and secondary ambient air quality standards where necessary to address a significant fuel supply disruption in any area subject to a plan. Requires waivers to remain in effect for as long as the Administrator deems necessary. Prohibits enforcement actions against States or persons solely as the result of such waivers. Authorizes the Administrator to give preference to the approval of State implementation plan provisions that require the use of either reformulated gasoline or gasoline having a specified Reid Vapor Pressure for the high ozone season. Declares that the Administrator shall have no authority, when considering State implementation plan revisions, to approve any fuel or fuel additives if such approval would increase the total number of fuels and fuel additives approved in all State plans nationwide prior to June 1, 2004. Requires the Administrator, in cooperation with the Secretary of Energy, to undertake a study of the effects on air quality, the number of fuel blends, fuel availability, and fuel costs associated with the State plan provisions regarding gasoline authorized by this Act and to submit the results of such study to Congress. | 2023-01-15T04:49:12Z | |
| 108-hr-4549 | 108 | hr | 4549 | Arctic Coastal Plain and Surface Mining Improvement Act | Energy | 2004-06-14 | 2004-06-14 | Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. | House | Rep. Pombo, Richard W. [R-CA-11] | CA | R | P000419 | 0 | Arctic Coastal Plain and Surface Mining Improvement Act - Arctic Coastal Plain Domestic Energy Security Act of 2004 - Sets forth an oil and gas leasing exploration and production program within the Arctic Coastal Plain. Amends the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act of 1980 to repeal its prohibition against production of oil and gas from the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, including any leasing or development leading to such production.. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) designate a maximum total of Coastal Plain acreage as a "Special Area" of unique character and interest; and (2) permit the use of horizontal drilling technology from lease sites located outside a Special Area. Prescribes Coastal Plain environmental protection requirements. Abandoned Mine Lands Reclamation Reform Act of 2004 - Amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to repeal the authorization that certain moneys in the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund be used: (1) by the Secretary of Agriculture for reclamation of rural lands; and (2) by the Department of the Interior for studies by contract with organizations for advice and research and development projects technical assistance. Reduces by twenty percent the reclamation fee required to be paid by operators of coal mining operations. Revises guidelines governing the transfer of funds from the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund to the United Mine Workers of America Combined Benefit (UMWACB) Fund to: (1) limit the aggregate amount transferred; and (2) coordinate such transfer with certain premiums mandated under the Internal Revenue Code. Revises certification guidelines to prescribe payments to qualified and non-qualified States and Indian tribes. Establishes in the Treasury the Coal Mining Fairness Fund. Appropriates to such Fund certain bonuses, rents, or royalties proceeds received by the United States from the exploration, development, and production of the oil and gas resources of the Coastal Plain. Prescribes guidelines for paymen… | 2023-01-15T04:49:13Z | |
| 108-hr-4529 | 108 | hr | 4529 | Arctic Coastal Plain and Surface Mining Improvement Act of 2004 | Energy | 2004-06-09 | 2004-06-15 | Rule H. Res. 672 passed House. | House | Rep. Pombo, Richard W. [R-CA-11] | CA | R | P000419 | 0 | Arctic Coastal Plain and Surface Mining Improvement Act of 2004 - Arctic Coastal Plain Domestic Energy Security Act of 2004 - Sets forth an oil and gas leasing exploration and production program within the Arctic Coastal Plain. Amends the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act of 1980 to repeal its prohibition against production of oil and gas from the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, including any leasing or development leading to such production.. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) designate a maximum total of Coastal Plain acreage as a "Special Area" of unique character and interest; and (2) permit the use of horizontal drilling technology from lease sites located outside a Special Area. Prescribes Coastal Plain environmental protection requirements. Abandoned Mine Lands Reclamation Reform Act of 2004 - Amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to repeal the authorization that certain moneys in the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund be used: (1) by the Secretary of Agriculture for reclamation of rural lands; and (2) by the Department of the Interior for studies by contract with organizations for advice and research and development projects technical assistance. Reduces the reclamation fee required to be paid by operators of coal mining operations. Revises requirements governing the transfer of funds to the United Mine Workers of America Combined Benefit (UMWACB) Fund. Revises certification guidelines to prescribe payments to qualified and non-qualified States and Indian tribes. Establishes in the Treasury the Coal Mining Fairness Fund. Appropriates to such Fund certain bonuses, rents, or royalties proceeds received by the United States from the exploration, development, and production of the oil and gas resources of the Coastal Plain. Prescribes guidelines for payments from such Fund to the UMWACB Fund. Amends the Internal Revenue Code (relating to liability of assigned operators) to: (1) waive payment by coal operators of any premium to the Combined Benefit Fund t… | 2023-01-15T04:49:12Z | |
| 108-hr-4514 | 108 | hr | 4514 | Arctic Coastal Plain Domestic Energy Security Act of 2004 | Energy | 2004-06-04 | 2004-06-04 | Referred to the House Committee on Resources. | House | Rep. Pombo, Richard W. [R-CA-11] | CA | R | P000419 | 0 | Arctic Coastal Plain Domestic Energy Security Act of 2004 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to implement a competitive oil and gas leasing program for exploration and production of oil and gas resources of the Arctic Coastal Plain. Amends the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act of 1980 to repeal its prohibition against production of oil and gas from the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, including any leasing or development leading to such production. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) designate a maximum total of Coastal Plain acreage as a "Special Area" of unique character and interest; and (2) permit the use of horizontal drilling technology from lease sites located outside a Special Area. States that this Act constitutes the Secretary's sole authority to close Coastal Plain lands to oil and gas leasing, exploration, development, and production. Prescribes Coastal Plain environmental protection requirements. Expedites to 90 days the period of judicial review of any complaint. Limits the scope of such review to compliance with the terms of this Act. Exempts actions of the Secretary from judicial review in any civil or criminal proceeding for enforcement. Declares Title XI of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act of 1980 (governing transportation and utility systems in and across conservation system units) inapplicable to rights-of-way and easements issued by the Secretary for oil and gas transportation across the Coastal Plain. Instructs the Secretary to: (1) include rights-of-way and easements within the leasing program for lands across the Coastal Plain; and (2) convey the surface estate of specified lands to the Kaktovik Inupiat Corporation, and the remaining subsurface estate beneath those lands to the Arctic Slope Regional Corporation. Establishes the Coastal Plain Local Government Impact Aid Assistance Fund to provide limited financial assistance to eligible entities impacted directly by Coastal Plain oil and gas exploration or production. | 2023-01-15T04:49:11Z | |
| 108-hr-4515 | 108 | hr | 4515 | To promote natural gas production from the abundant natural gas hydrate resources on the outer Continental Shelf and Federal lands in Alaska by providing royalty incentives, and for other purposes. | Energy | 2004-06-04 | 2004-06-07 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. | House | Rep. Pombo, Richard W. [R-CA-11] | CA | R | P000419 | 0 | Instructs the Secretary of the Interior to grant royalty relief for natural gas produced from gas hydrate resources under any lease issued under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, and under any oil and gas lease issued for onshore Federal lands in Alaska, if the eligible lease is issued prior to January 1, 2016, and production of natural gas from the gas hydrate resources commences prior to January 1, 2018. States that any such relief granted shall fully apply to leases in existence on the date of the enactment of this Act. | 2023-01-15T04:49:11Z | |
| 108-hr-4517 | 108 | hr | 4517 | United States Refinery Revitalization Act of 2004 | Energy | 2004-06-04 | 2004-06-17 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | House | Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6] | TX | R | B000213 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) United States Refinery Revitalization Act of 2004 - (Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary of Energy to designate as a Refinery Revitalization Zone any area that: (1) has experienced mass layoffs at manufacturing facilities or contains an idle refinery; and (2) has an unemployment rate of at least 20 percent above the national average, as set forth at the time of designation as a Refinery Revitalization Zone. (Sec. 5) Designates the Department of Energy (DOE) as Lead Agency for coordinating Federal authorizations and related environmental reviews of the facility upon request of an applicant for a Federal authorization related to the siting and operation of a refinery facility within a Refinery Revitalization Zone. Instructs the Secretary to coordinate the Federal authorization and review process with any Indian Tribes and State and local agencies responsible for conducting any separate permitting and environmental reviews of the facility. Directs DOE, as lead agency, to prepare a single environmental review document to be used as the basis for all decisions on the proposed project. Sets forth an appeals process in the event the Federal authorization required for a refinery facility within a Refinery Revitalization Zone has been either denied, or an agency has failed to act by the deadline established by the Secretary. Directs the Secretary and the appropriate heads of Federal agencies to enter into Memoranda of Understanding to ensure timely, coordinated review and permitting of refinery facilities within a Refinery Revitalization Zone. Permits interested Indian Tribes and State and local agencies to enter into such Memoranda as well. | 2023-01-15T04:49:11Z | |
| 108-hconres-441 | 108 | hconres | 441 | Recognizing the essential role of nuclear power in the national energy policy of the United States and supporting the increased use of nuclear power and the construction and development of new and improved nuclear power generating plants. | Energy | 2004-06-03 | 2004-06-07 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality. | House | Rep. Knollenberg, Joe [R-MI-9] | MI | R | K000288 | 13 | States that Congress: (1) recognizes the essential role of nuclear power in the national energy policy of the United States; and (2) supports the increased use of nuclear power and the construction and development of new and improved nuclear power generating plants as a means of contributing to national energy independence and maintaining a clean environment. | 2023-01-15T04:49:09Z | |
| 108-hr-4500 | 108 | hr | 4500 | Energy Science Act of 2004 | Energy | 2004-06-03 | 2004-06-28 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power. | House | Rep. Boehlert, Sherwood [R-NY-24] | NY | R | B000586 | 1 | Energy Science Act of 2004 - Authorizes appropriations through FY 2008 for the following:(1) energy efficiency and conservation; (2) distributed energy and electric energy systems; (3) renewable energy; (4) nuclear energy; (5) fossil energy; and (6) the Office of Science. Instructs the Secretary of Energy to conduct programs of energy research, development, demonstration, and commercial application (R&D) focused upon specified energy technologies, including: (1) a Next Generation Lighting Initiative; (2) a National Building Performance Initiative; (3) a secondary electric vehicle battery use program: (4) an Energy Efficiency Science Initiative; (5) electric motor control technology; and (6) Advanced Energy Technology Transfer Centers. Instructs the Secretary to develop research programs in the following energy technologies: (1) hybrid distributed power systems; (2) high power density industry program; (3) micro-cogeneration energy technology; (4) distributed energy technologies; and (5) after-treatment technologies for industrial reciprocating engines. Directs the Secretary to conduct R&D in the following areas: (1) diversified bioenergy programs; (2) concentrated solar power; and (3) renewable energy in public buildings. Directs the Secretary to implement specified nuclear energy R&D, including: (1) advanced fuel recycling technology; (2) university nuclear science and engineering support; and (3) reactor design security. Requires the Secretary to conduct R&D in: (1) specified aspects of oil and gas research; (2) coal mining technologies; and (3) ultra-deepwater and unconventional natural gas and other petroleum resource exploration and production. Directs the Secretary to establish the Ultra-Deepwater Advisory Committee. Establishes in the Treasury the Ultra-Deepwater and Unconventional Natural Gas and Other Petroleum Research Fund. Prescribes guidelines for United States participation in ITER (the international burning plasma fusion research project). Directs the Secretary to: (1) present an R… | 2023-01-15T04:49:10Z | |
| 108-hr-4503 | 108 | hr | 4503 | Energy Policy Act of 2004 | Energy | 2004-06-03 | 2004-06-17 | Received in the Senate. | House | Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6] | TX | R | B000213 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Energy Policy Act of 2004 - Sets forth a program to spur diverse energy research and development (R&D), including the following: (1) energy efficiency; (2) renewable energy; (3) oil and gas; (4) coal; (5) Indian energy; (6) nuclear matters and security; (7) vehicles and motor fuels, including ethanol; (8) hydrogen; (9) electricity; and (10) energy tax incentives. Title I: Energy Efficiency - Subtitle A: Federal Programs - (Sec. 101) Directs the Architect of the Capitol to develop and implement a cost-effective energy conservation and management plan for all facilities administered by Congress. (Sec. 102) Amends the National Energy Conservation Policy Act to revise energy reduction goals and performance requirements for Federal buildings, including: (1) a timetable for reduced energy consumption; (2) metering of energy use; (3) Federal procurement guidelines for energy efficient products, including Energy Star products and Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) products; (4) permanent authority to enter into energy savings performance contracts; and (5) revised Federal building energy efficiency performance standards. (Sec. 108) Instructs the Secretary of Energy (the Secretary throughout this bill, unless otherwise named) to establish an Advanced Building Efficiency Testbed demonstration program for advanced engineering systems, components, and materials to enable innovations in building technologies (Sec. 110) Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to set forth implementation guidelines for increased use of recovered mineral component in federally funded projects involving procurement of cement or concrete. Subtitle B: Energy Assistance and State Programs - (Sec. 121) Amends the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 and the Energy Conservation and Production Act (ECPA) to extend through FY 2006 low-income home energy assistance and weatherization programs. (Sec. 123) Amen… | 2023-01-15T04:49:12Z | |
| 108-hr-4413 | 108 | hr | 4413 | Liquefied Natural Gas Import Terminal Development Act of 2004 | Energy | 2004-05-20 | 2004-06-07 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality. | House | Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2] | NE | R | T000459 | 9 | Liquefied Natural Gas Import Terminal Development Act of 2004 - Amends the Natural Gas Act to transfer from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to the Secretary of Energy oversight functions regarding the exportation or importation of natural gas, including free trade agreements and liquefied natural gas. Declares that no person shall site, construct, expand, or operate a liquefied natural gas import terminal without first having secured a FERC authorization. Prohibits any State or local government from requiring any form of authorization with respect to the siting, construction, expansion, or operation of a liquefied natural gas import terminal except as otherwise provided by Federal law. Prescribes guidelines for FERC oversight authority pertaining to scheduling and administrative proceedings. Defines liquefied natural gas import terminal as including all facilities located onshore or in State waters that are used to receive, unload, store, transport, gasify, or process liquefied natural gas imported to the United States from a foreign country, but does excluding the tankers used to deliver liquefied natural gas to such facilities. | 2023-01-15T04:49:02Z | |
| 108-sres-364 | 108 | sres | 364 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate concerning oil markets. | Energy | 2004-05-18 | 2004-05-18 | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5612) | Senate | Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] | NY | D | S000148 | 25 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that the President should: (1) directly confront OPEC and challenge it to increase oil production immediately; (2) direct the Federal Trade Commission and Attorney General to exercise vigorous oversight over the oil markets to protect the American people from price gouging and unfair practices at the gasoline pump; and (3) suspend deliveries of oil to the SPR and release 1,000,000 barrels of oil per day from the SPR for 30 days following the date of adoption of this resolution, and if necessary, for an additional 30 days beyond that. | 2023-01-15T04:49:08Z | |
| 108-hr-4349 | 108 | hr | 4349 | To reinstate Department of Energy Order No. 202-03-2. | Energy | 2004-05-12 | 2004-05-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality. | House | Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1] | NY | D | B001242 | 4 | States that Department of Energy Order No. 202-03-2, issued by the Secretary of Energy on August 28, 2003, is reinstated and shall remain in effect unless rescinded by an Act of Congress (thereby restoring operation of the Cross Sound Cable which transmits excess New York-generated power to Connecticut to help prevent blackouts and brownouts). | 2023-01-15T04:49:00Z | |
| 108-s-2406 | 108 | s | 2406 | A bill to promote the reliability of the electric transmission grid through the Cross-Sound Cable. | Energy | 2004-05-11 | 2004-05-11 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5229) | Senate | Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] | NY | D | C001041 | 1 | States that Department of Energy Order No. 202-03-2, issued by the Secretary of Energy on August 28, 2003, is reinstated and shall remain in effect unless rescinded by an Act of Congress (thereby restoring operation of the Cross Sound Cable which transmits excess New York-generated power to Connecticut to help prevent blackouts and brownouts). | 2023-01-15T04:49:06Z | |
| 108-hres-611 | 108 | hres | 611 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should immediately communicate to the members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) cartel and non-OPEC countries that participate in the cartel of crude oil producing countries the position of the United States that urgent action must be taken to increase world crude oil supplies so as to achieve stable crude oil prices, and for other purposes. | Energy | 2004-04-28 | 2004-05-06 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality. | House | Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1] | NY | D | B001242 | 14 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the President and Congress should take both a short-term and a long-term approach to reducing and stabilizing crude oil prices as well as reducing dependence on foreign sources of energy. Urges the President to communicate immediately to the members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) cartel and non-OPEC countries that participate in the cartel of crude oil producing countries that the United States: (1) seeks to maintain strong relations with crude oil producers around the world while promoting international efforts to remove barriers to energy trade and investment and increased access for U.S. energy firms around the world; (2) believes that restricting supply in a market that is in demand for additional crude oil does serious damage to OPEC member efforts to demonstrate that they represent a reliable source of crude oil supply; (3) believes that stable crude oil prices and supplies are essential for strong economic growth throughout the world; (4) seeks an immediate increase in the OPEC crude oil production quotas; and (5) will temporarily suspend further purchases of crude oil for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, thereby freeing up additional supply for the marketplace. Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the actions and policies of the Administration with respect to energy should be transparent; and (2) the President should further review all administrative policies, programs, and regulations that put an undue burden on domestic energy producers, and consider new legislative policies aimed at increasing the ability of the domestic energy industries of the United States to supply a greater percentage of U.S. energy needs. Urges the House of Representatives to appropriate sufficient funds for the development of domestic energy sources, including measures to increase the use of renewable energy resources and emerging technologies that could increase energy efficiency and reduce overall energy consumption. | 2023-01-15T04:48:34Z | |
| 108-hr-4206 | 108 | hr | 4206 | Efficient Energy Through Certified Technologies and Electricity Reliability (EFFECTER) Act of 2004 | Energy | 2004-04-22 | 2004-05-17 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity. | House | Rep. Cunningham, Randy (Duke) [R-CA-50] | CA | R | C000994 | 15 | Efficient Energy Through Certified Technologies and Electricity Reliability (EFFECTER) Act of 2004 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide tax incentives affecting: (1) energy efficient commercial building property; (2) new energy efficient homes; (3) certain energy efficient property used in business; (4) nonbusiness energy property; (5) combined heat and power system property; and (6) energy efficient appliances. Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to expand the scope of consumer products that fall within the Energy Conservation Program (other than automobiles). Directs the Federal Trade Commission to initiate a rulemaking regarding: (1) the effectiveness of the current consumer products labeling program in assisting consumers to make purchasing decisions and to improve energy efficiency; and (2) changes to the labeling rules that would improve the effectiveness of consumer product labels. Amends the National Energy Conservation Policy Act to prescribe guidelines under which the head of an executive agency shall procure either an Energy Star product; or a Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP)-designated product in order to meet agency requirements for an energy consuming product. Repeals the termination of authority to enter into new energy savings performance contracts (thereby making such authority permanent). Amends the Energy Conservation and Production Act to direct the Secretary of Energy to establish certain revised Federal building energy efficiency performance standards. Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to include within the mandatory activities funded by the Capital Fund: (1) installing fixtures and fittings to improve energy and water-use efficiency; and (2) integrated utility management and capital planning to maximize energy conservation and efficiency measures. Amends the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Secretary of Agriculture to promulgate energy efficiency standards for rehabilitati… | 2023-01-15T04:48:35Z | |
| 108-s-2319 | 108 | s | 2319 | Tapoco Project Licensing Act of 2004 | Energy | 2004-04-19 | 2004-10-18 | Became Public Law No: 108-343. | Senate | Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] | TN | R | A000360 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on July 7, 2004. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Tapoco Project Licensing Act of 2004 - (Sec. 3) Instructs the Secretary of the Interior to engage in a simultaneous land exchange with Alcoa Power Generating Inc. (APGI) upon conveyance by APGI of acceptable title to certain land adjacent to the APGI power line within the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, generally depicted on the map as "proposed Property Transfer from APGI to National Park Service." Identifies the land to be conveyed by the Secretary as approximately 110 acres within the Park: (1) adjacent to or flooded by the Chilhowee Reservoir; and (2) within the boundary of the Tapoco Hydroelectric Project as of February 21, 2003. Prescribes procedural requirements, including reservation of a conservation easement over any land transferred to APGI that: (1) specifically prohibits development of the land by APGI which is not necessary for the continued operation and maintenance of the Chilhowee Reservoir; (2) authorizes public access to the easement area, subject to National Park Service regulations; and (3) authorizes the National Park Service to enforce Park regulations on the land and in and on the waters of Chilhowee Reservoir lying on the land. Requires the deed to require reversion of the title to the United States if the Chilhowee Reservoir ceases to exist, or the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issues a final order decommissioning the Tapoco Project from which no further appeal may be taken. (Sec. 4) Grants FERC jurisdiction to license the Tapoco Project upon completion of the land exchange. (Sec. 5) Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture to acquire for the United States any land or interest in land identified as specified easements that may be transferred by APGI to a nongovernmental organization pursuant to a specified Settlement Agreement. Prescribes implementation requirements for land acquired by the Secr… | 2023-01-15T04:48:32Z | |
| 108-s-2311 | 108 | s | 2311 | Efficient Energy Through Certified Technologies and Electricity Reliability (EFFECTER) Act of 2004 | Energy | 2004-04-08 | 2004-04-08 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] | ME | R | S000663 | 6 | Efficient Energy Through Certified Technologies and Electricity Reliability (EFFECTER) Act of 2004 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide tax incentives affecting: (1) energy efficient commercial building property; (2) new energy efficient homes; (3) certain energy efficient property used in business; (4) nonbusiness energy property; (5) combined heat and power system property; and (6) energy efficient appliances. Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to expand the scope of consumer products that fall within the Energy Conservation Program (other than automobiles). Directs the Federal Trade Commission to initiate a rulemaking regarding: (1) the effectiveness of the current consumer products labeling program in assisting consumers to make purchasing decisions and to improve energy efficiency; and (2) changes to the labeling rules that would improve the effectiveness of consumer product labels. Amends the National Energy Conservation Policy Act to prescribe guidelines under which the head of an executive agency shall procure either an Energy Star product; or a Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP)-designated product in order to meet agency requirements for an energy consuming product. Repeals the termination of authority to enter into new energy savings performance contracts (thereby making such authority permanent). Amends the Energy Conservation and Production Act to direct the Secretary of Energy to establish certain revised Federal building energy efficiency performance standards. Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to include within the mandatory activities funded by the Capital Fund: (1) installing fixtures and fittings to improve energy and water-use efficiency; and (2) integrated utility management and capital planning to maximize energy conservation and efficiency measures. Amends the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Secretary of Agriculture to promulgate energy efficiency standards for rehabilitati… | 2023-01-15T04:48:32Z | |
| 108-hr-4094 | 108 | hr | 4094 | Geothermal Energy Initiative Act of 2004 | Energy | 2004-03-31 | 2004-04-27 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2398-2399) | House | Rep. Millender-McDonald, Juanita [D-CA-37] | CA | D | M000714 | 6 | Geothermal Energy Initiative Act of 2004 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to include geothermal energy and certain geothermal energy facilities as qualified energy resources and appurtenant facilities eligible for the renewable electricity production credit. Directs the Secretary of Energy to: (1) review and publish annually the available assessments of geothermal energy resources available within the United States; and (2) undertake new assessments as necessary, taking into account changes in market conditions, available technologies, and other relevant factors. Requires such report to contain a detailed inventory describing the available amount and characteristics of geothermal energy resources. Directs the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to expedite development of geothermal energy in making revisions to certain land use plans for public lands and National Forest System lands, respectively. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to report to Congress on recommendations for geothermal energy development on Federal land, including a list, developed in consultation with the Secretaries of Energy and of Defense, of lands under their jurisdictions, that would be suitable for development for geothermal energy, and recommended statutory and regulatory mechanisms for such development. Instructs the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into and submit to Congress a memorandum of understanding regarding leasing and permitting for geothermal development of public lands under their respective jurisdictions. Amends the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to reimburse certain persons through royalty credits, for reasonable amounts paid for preparation of project-level analysis, documentation, or related study required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 with respect to the lease. | 2023-01-15T10:47:56Z | |
| 108-s-2243 | 108 | s | 2243 | A bill to extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of Alaska. | Energy | 2004-03-26 | 2004-10-08 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality. | Senate | Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] | AK | R | M001153 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on June 25, 2004. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Authorizes the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, upon licensee request, to extend the time period during which the licensee is required to commence construction of a hydroelectric project in Alaska for three consecutive two-year periods beyond the date that is four years after the date of issuance of the license. | 2023-01-15T11:03:07Z | |
| 108-s-2236 | 108 | s | 2236 | Electric Reliability Act of 2004 | Energy | 2004-03-25 | 2004-03-26 | Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 465. | Senate | Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] | WA | D | C000127 | 30 | Electric Reliability Act of 2004 - Amends the Federal Power Act to extend Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) jurisdiction for purposes of approving reliability standards and enforcing compliance with this Act over a FERC-certified electric reliability organization (ERO), a regional entity, and users, owners, and operators of a bulk-power system. Prescribes procedural guidelines for: (1) certification as an ERO; (2) filing of reliability standards; and (3) imposition of penalties by either an ERO or FERC for noncompliance with this Act. Requires an ERO to file with FERC for approval of any proposed rule or rule change. Urges the President to negotiate international agreements with the governments of Canada and Mexico to provide for effective compliance with reliability standards and the efficacy of the ERO in the United States, Canada or Mexico. Requires an ERO to assess periodically the reliability and adequacy of the interconnected bulk-power system in North America. Directs FERC to establish a regional advisory body upon the petition of at least two-thirds of the States within a region that have more than half of their electric loads served within the region. Declares this Act inapplicable to Alaska or Hawaii. | 2021-09-29T22:20:33Z | |
| 108-hr-4017 | 108 | hr | 4017 | Western Waters and Farm Lands Protection Act | Energy | 2004-03-23 | 2004-03-26 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. Udall, Mark [D-CO-2] | CO | D | U000038 | 2 | Western Waters and Farm Lands Protection Act - Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to require operators producing oil or gas (including coalbed methane), to: (1) replace water supplies affected by drilling; (2) reinject water produced by drilling into the aquifer from which it was extracted or one of no better quality; and (3) submit water management plans along with their lease applications. Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require pollution discharge permits for the production of oil or gas and permit stipulations to minimize adverse effects from the disposal of extracted waters. Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from authorizing exploration and drilling operations on lands where title to oil and gas resources are owned by the United States but the surface estate is owned by a non-Federal entity unless: (1) an agreement has been reached with the surface owner (with the possibility of arbitration); or (2) the operator has made a good faith attempt to secure such an agreement and meets other specified requirements. Requires the Secretary to give surface owners advance notice of lease sales. Requires operators to meet specified reclamation standards for lands affected by oil or gas production and to post reclamation bonds. Directs the Secretary to: (1) develop a Federal remediation program for abandoned wells drilled to explore or develop Federally owned minerals or located on Federal lands; and (2) establish a technical assistance program for States and Tribes addressing environmental problems caused by abandoned wells on other lands. | 2023-01-15T10:32:58Z | |
| 108-hr-3852 | 108 | hr | 3852 | To extend the benefits of the weatherization assistance program under part A of title IV of the Energy Conservation and Production Act to Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands. | Energy | 2004-02-26 | 2004-03-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality. | House | Resident Commissioner Acevedo-Vila, Anibal [D-PR-At Large] | PR | D | A000359 | 1 | Amends the Energy Conservation and Production Act to extend the low-income weatherization assistance program to Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands. | 2023-01-15T09:47:44Z | |
| 108-hr-3828 | 108 | hr | 3828 | Department of Energy University Nuclear Science, Engineering, and Health Physics Act | Energy | 2004-02-25 | 2004-03-02 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. | House | Rep. Biggert, Judy [R-IL-13] | IL | R | B001232 | 0 | Department of Energy University Nuclear Science, Engineering, and Health Physics Act - Instructs the Secretary of Energy, acting through the Office of Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology, to support a program to invest in human resources and infrastructure in the nuclear sciences, engineering, and health physics fields. Directs the Secretary to: (1) promote interactions between university and Department of Energy (DOE) laboratories; and (2) provide student fellowships at DOE nuclear science laboratories. Authorizes appropriations through FY 2008 that target: (1) graduate and undergraduate fellowships; (2) junior faculty research initiation grant programs; (3) nuclear engineering and education research programs; (4) communication and outreach related to nuclear science, engineering, and health physics; (5) refueling research reactors and instrumentation upgrades; (6) relicensing assistance; (7) reactor improvements through the innovations in the Nuclear Infrastructure and Education Program; and (8) university-DOE laboratory interactions. | 2023-01-15T09:47:45Z | |
| 108-s-2095 | 108 | s | 2095 | Energy Policy Act of 2003 | Energy | 2004-02-12 | 2004-06-02 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6302-6303) | Senate | Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] | NM | R | D000407 | 0 | Energy Policy Act of 2003 - Sets forth a program to spur diverse energy research and development including the following: (1) energy efficiency; (2) renewable energy; (3) oil and gas; (4) coal; (5) Indian energy; (6) nuclear matters and security; (7) vehicles and motor fuels, including ethanol; (8) hydrogen; (9) electricity; and (10) energy tax incentives. Amends the National Energy Conservation Policy Act to revise energy reduction goals and performance requirements for Federal buildings. Institutes grant programs for low-income community energy efficiency and energy efficient public buildings. Revises energy conservation standards for: (1) additional consumer products; (2) affordable housing and assisted housing; and (3) Federal Housing Administration (FHA) mortgage insurance incentives for energy efficient housing. Amends the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to prescribe incentive payments for renewable energy production facilities. John Rishel Geothermal Steam Act Amendments of 2003 - Amends the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to revamp guidelines governing leasing and permitting for geothermal development of public and National Forest System lands, including those withdrawn for military purposes. Amends the Federal Power Act to prescribe guidelines for hydroelectric licensing proposals for alternative conditions and requirements governing project works within a Federal reservation. Instructs the Secretary of Energy to make incentive payments to promote hydroelectric production. Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to make permanent: (1) the authority of the Secretary of Energy to operate the Strategic Petroleum Reserve; and (2) standby energy authorities governing the International Energy Program, including summer fill and fuel budgeting programs. Sets forth a program of production incentives that includes: (1) oil and gas royalties in kind; (2) marginal property production; (3) natural gas production in the gulf of Mexico; and (4) oil and gas leasing in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska. Directs the P… | 2023-01-15T10:03:17Z | |
| 108-s-2014 | 108 | s | 2014 | Electric Reliability Act of 2004 | Energy | 2004-01-21 | 2004-01-21 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] | WA | D | C000127 | 3 | Electric Reliability Act of 2004 - Amends the Federal Power Act to extend Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) jurisdiction over each electric reliability organization (ERO), regional entity, and user, owner, and operator of a bulk-power system for purposes of approving reliability standards and enforcing compliance with this Act. Prescribes procedural guidelines for: (1) certification as an ERO; (2) filing of reliability standards; and (3) imposition of penalties by either an ERO or FERC for noncompliance with this Act Requires an ERO to: (1) file with FERC for approval any proposed rule or rule change; and (2) take all appropriate steps to gain recognition in Canada and Mexico. Requires an ERO to assess periodically the reliability and adequacy of the interconnected bulk-power system in North America. Directs FERC to establish a regional advisory body on the petition of at least two-thirds of the States within a region that have more than half of their electric loads served within the region Declares this Act inapplicable to Alaska or Hawaii. | 2023-01-15T09:32:49Z | |
| 108-s-2015 | 108 | s | 2015 | Electricity Needs Rules and Oversight Now (ENRON) Act | Energy | 2004-01-21 | 2004-01-21 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] | WA | D | C000127 | 9 | Electricity Needs Rules and Oversight Now (ENRON) Act - Amends the Federal Power Act to declare unlawful the use in contravention of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) regulations of any manipulative or deceptive device or contrivance in connection with the purchase or sale of electric energy or the purchase or sale of transmission services subject to FERC jurisdiction, including rates and charges that result from such manipulative or deceptive device or contrivance. | 2023-01-15T09:32:49Z | |
| 108-hr-3698 | 108 | hr | 3698 | Western Waters and Surface Owners Protection Act | Energy | 2003-12-08 | 2004-03-23 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E431) | House | Rep. Udall, Mark [D-CO-2] | CO | D | U000038 | 1 | Western Waters and Surface Owners Protection Act - Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to require operators producing oil or gas (including coalbed methane), to: (1) replace water supplies affected by drilling; (2) reinject water produced by drilling into the aquifer from which it was extracted or one of no better quality; and (3) submit water management plans along with their lease applications. Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require pollution discharge permits for the production of oil or gas and permit stipulations to minimize adverse effects from the disposal of extracted waters. Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from authorizing exploration and drilling operations on lands where title to oil and gas resources are owned by the United States but the surface estate is owned by a non-Federal entity unless: (1) an agreement has been reached with the surface owner (with the possibility of arbitration); or (2) the operator has made a good faith attempt to secure such an agreement and meets other specified requirements. Requires the Secretary to give surface owners advance notice of lease sales. Requires operators to meet specified reclamation standards for lands affected by oil or gas production and to post reclamation bonds. Directs the Secretary to: (1) develop a Federal remediation program for abandoned wells drilled to explore or develop Federally owned minerals or located on Federal lands; and (2) establish a technical assistance program for States and Tribes addressing environmental problems caused by abandoned wells on other lands. | 2023-01-15T09:17:38Z | |
| 108-hr-3506 | 108 | hr | 3506 | To amend the Federal Power Act to authorize a State to regulate the sale at wholesale of electric energy generated, transmitted, and distributed solely within that State, and for other purposes. | Energy | 2003-11-18 | 2003-12-17 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality. | House | Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] | CA | D | F000116 | 0 | Amends the Federal Power Act to authorize State regulation of intrastate sales of electric energy at wholesale prices, including fixing rates for such sales, if the electric energy is generated solely within that State for transmission and distribution solely within that State. Denies the Federal Energy Commission (FERC) jurisdiction to regulate such intrastate sales of electric energy at wholesale prices to the extent that the State regulates those sales. | 2023-01-15T08:33:25Z | |
| 108-hr-3509 | 108 | hr | 3509 | Home Energy Generation Act | Energy | 2003-11-18 | 2003-12-04 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality. | House | Rep. Inslee, Jay [D-WA-1] | WA | D | I000026 | 26 | Home Energy Generation Act - Amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to require that: (1) each retail electric supplier make available an electric energy meter capable of net metering to certain retail customers that have installed an energy generation unit intended for net metering; and (2) rates, charges, and contract terms for electric energy sales to customer-generators be the same as those that would be applicable if the customer-generator did not own or operate a qualified generation unit and use a net metering system. Prescribes the manner in which such retail electric suppliers shall calculate the net energy measurement and billing for a customer using a net metering system. Subjects qualified generation units and net metering systems to specified safety, performance, and reliability standards. Authorizes the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to: (1) adopt additional control and testing requirements for customer-generators necessary to protect public safety and system reliability; and (2) prohibit additional charges by electric suppliers and local distribution systems for equipment or services for safety or performance additional to those necessary to meet such standards. Sets a deadline for FERC to promulgate: (1) model standards for the physical connection between local distribution systems and qualified generation units and other specified electric generation units; and (2) regulations ensuring simplified contracts will be used for the interconnection of electric energy by electric energy transmission or distribution systems and generating facilities with a power production capacity of 250 kilowatts or less. | 2023-01-15T08:33:25Z | |
| 108-hr-3336 | 108 | hr | 3336 | To clarify congressional approval of certain State energy production tax practices. | Energy | 2003-10-17 | 2003-10-27 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection. | House | Rep. Gillmor, Paul E. [R-OH-5] | OH | R | G000210 | 0 | Permits a State to provide tax incentives for production of electricity from: (1) coal mined in the State and used in a facility, if such production meets Federal and State laws and if the facility uses clean coal technology, including scrubbers; (2) a renewable source such as wind, solar, or biomass; or (3) ethanol. Declares that any such State tax incentive shall: (1) be considered to be a reasonable regulation of commerce, and (2) not be considered to impose an undue burden on interstate commerce or to otherwise impair, restrain, or discriminate, against interstate commerce. | 2023-01-15T07:32:52Z | |
| 108-s-1754 | 108 | s | 1754 | Electric Reliability Security Act of 2003 | Energy | 2003-10-17 | 2003-10-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S12840-12845) | Senate | Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT] | VT | I | J000072 | 2 | Electric Reliability Security Act of 2003 - Amends the Federal Power Act (FPA) to grant the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) jurisdiction over a domestic electric reliability organization, any regional entities, and all users, owners and operators of the bulk power system for purposes of approving reliability standards. Directs FERC, upon petition of certain States, to establish a regional advisory body to provide advice regarding: (1) an existing or proposed regional reliability entity; and (2) proposed standards and fees. Excludes Alaska and Hawaii from the provisions of this Act. Amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA) to direct the Secretary of Energy to develop a model code to ensure electric facility safety and reliability. Amends the FPA to grant the consent of Congress to an agreement to establish a regional transmission planning agency subject to specified FERC determinations. Establishes an Electricity Outage Investigation Board to investigate the causes of a major domestic bulk-power system failure. Requires the Secretary to contract with the National Academy of Sciences to study and report to the President and Congress on the reliability of the U.S. electricity grid. Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish a System Benefits Trust Fund Board which shall create the System Benefits Trust Fund to provide matching funds to States and Indian tribes for public benefits programs. Requires electric retail suppliers to: (1) implement energy efficiency and peak load reduction programs in retail customer facilities and the distribution systems that serve them ; and (2) produce savings by specified percentages in total peak power demand and electricity use by retail customers. Directs the Secretary to publish a final rule by a certain date to determine whether the standards in effect for central air conditioners and heat pumps should be amended. Grants the Secretary loan guarantee authority for activities that enhance the reliability, security, efficiency and cost-effecti… | 2023-01-15T08:03:19Z | |
| 108-s-1725 | 108 | s | 1725 | A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to issue separately, for the same area, a lease for tar sand and a lease for oil and gas, and for other purposes. | Energy | 2003-10-14 | 2003-10-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] | UT | R | H000338 | 0 | Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to issue separately, for the same area, a lease for tar sand and a lease for oil and gas. Declares that such a lease shall not be further subject to the Combined Hydrocarbon Leasing Act of 1981. Requires a lease for tar sand to be issued using the same bidding process, annual rental, and posting period as a lease issued for oil and gas. Sets the minimum acceptable bid for a tar sand lease at $2 per acre. Authorizes the Secretary, in order to promote any resource covered by a combined hydrocarbon lease, to waive, suspend, or alter any requirement that a permittee under a permit authorizing prospecting for tar sand must exercise due diligence. | 2023-01-15T08:03:20Z | |
| 108-s-1676 | 108 | s | 1676 | National Oilheat Research Alliance Act of 2003 | Energy | 2003-09-29 | 2003-09-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S12142) | Senate | Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] | ME | R | S000663 | 4 | National Oilheat Research Alliance Act of 2003 - Amends the National Oilheat Research Alliance Act of 2000 to repeal its sunset provisions (thus making the Act permanent). | 2023-01-15T07:17:57Z | |
| 108-hr-3187 | 108 | hr | 3187 | To require a temporary moratorium on leasing, exploration, and development on lands of the Outer Continental Shelf off the State of California, and for other purposes. | Energy | 2003-09-25 | 2003-10-01 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. Cunningham, Randy (Duke) [R-CA-50] | CA | R | C000994 | 0 | Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from conducting a lease sale or issuing a lease for oil or gas in the Southern, Central, and Northern California Panning Areas until the later of January 1, 2011, or 45 days of continuous session of Congress after issuance of the final environmental impact statement relating to the second five-year oil and gas leasing program prepared under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act after enactment of this Act. Prohibits the Secretary from approving any exploration plan, development and production plan, or application for permit to drill, or from permitting any drilling, for oil and gas in such Planning Areas until 45 days of continuous session of Congress after submission to Congress of certain completed and peer-reviewed environmental studies. | 2023-01-15T06:48:02Z | |
| 108-s-1639 | 108 | s | 1639 | A bill to amend the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act to extend certain protections to franchised refiners or distributors of lubricating oil. | Energy | 2003-09-22 | 2003-09-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S11756) | Senate | Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] | NV | D | R000146 | 2 | Amends the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act to extend to contracts between refiners (franchisors) and franchised distributors of trademarked lubricating oil the protections of the Act. Permits termination or non-renewal of such franchise relationships by the franchisor in good faith and in the normal course of business if the franchisor decides to withdraw from the marketing of the lubricating oil in the relevant geographic market in which the oil is distributed, and: (1) the decision is made after the date on which the franchise is entered into or renewed, and on the basis of a change in relevant facts or circumstances relating to the franchise that occurs after such date; and (2) the termination or nonrenewal is not for the purpose of converting any accounts subject to the franchise to the franchisor's account. | 2023-01-15T07:02:58Z | |
| 108-hr-3062 | 108 | hr | 3062 | To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to issue separately, for the same area, a lease for tar sand and a lease for oil and gas, and for other purposes. | Energy | 2003-09-10 | 2003-10-14 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | House | Rep. Cannon, Chris [R-UT-3] | UT | R | C000116 | 2 | Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to issue separately, for the same area, a lease for tar sand and a lease for oil and gas. Declares that such a lease shall not be further subject to the Combined Hydrocarbon Leasing Act of 1981. Requires a lease for tar sand to be issued using the same bidding process, annual rental, and posting period as a lease issued for oil and gas. Sets the minimum acceptable bid for a tar sand lease at $2 per acre. Authorizes the Secretary, in order to promote any resource covered by a combined hydrocarbon lease, to waive, suspend, or alter any requirement that a permittee under a permit authorizing prospecting for tar sand must exercise due diligence. | 2023-01-15T07:32:56Z | |
| 108-hr-3023 | 108 | hr | 3023 | Gasoline Availability Stabilization (GAS) Reserves Act | Energy | 2003-09-05 | 2003-09-23 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality. | House | Rep. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH-13] | OH | D | B000944 | 17 | Gasoline Availablity Stabilization (GAS) Reserves Act - Directs the Secretary [of Energy] to: (1) establish a Gasoline Availability Stabilization Reserve (GAS Reserve) system with a total capacity of 20 million barrels of regular unleaded gasoline; and (2) determine a site for one GAS Reserve each in the Northeast and Midwest regions and one in California, to be operational within two years after the date of enactment of this Act. Instructs the Secretary to: (1) transmit to Congress, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Governor of each State in which a reserve will be sited a plan for the transportation of the contents of the GAS Reserve to consumers in the event of an emergency sale; and (2) complete the process of filling the GAS Reserve by March 1, 2006. Prescribes procedural guidelines for emergency sales by the Secretary from the GAS Reserve upon written request from the Governor of a State for GAS Reserve emergency sales assistance owing to a physical disruption in the gasoline supplies that is likely to result in price volatility for retail gasoline in the Governor's State. Authorizes the Secretary to conduct purchases and sales of gasoline at wholesale for maintenance of the GAS Reserve system. | 2023-01-15T06:48:07Z | |
| 108-hr-3004 | 108 | hr | 3004 | Electric Reliability Improvement Act of 2003 | Energy | 2003-09-04 | 2003-09-23 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality. | House | Rep. Dingell, John D. [D-MI-15] | MI | D | D000355 | 35 | Electric Reliability Improvement Act of 2003 - Amends the Federal Power Act to grant the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) jurisdiction over a FERC-certified Electric Reliability Organization (ERO), established under this Act to enforce, subject to FERC review, reliability standards for the bulk-power system. Includes within such jurisdiction regional entities and all users, owners, and operators of the bulk-power system for purposes of approving reliability standards and enforcing compliance with this Act. Urges the President to negotiate international agreements with the governments of Canada and Mexico to provide effective compliance with reliability standards and the effectiveness of the ERO in the United States, Canada, or Mexico. Restricts to the bulk-power system only the ERO authority to develop and enforce compliance with reliability standards. Declares that this Act does not authorize the ERO or FERC to order construction of additional generation or transmission capacity, or to set and enforce compliance with standards for adequacy or safety of electric facilities or services. Directs FERC to establish a regional advisory body on the petition of at least two-thirds of the States within a region that have more than one-half of their electric load served within the region. Authorizes such body to advise the ERO, a regional entity, or FERC. Declares this Act inapplicable to Alaska or Hawaii. | 2023-01-15T06:48:07Z | |
| 108-s-1577 | 108 | s | 1577 | A bill to extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of Wyoming. | Energy | 2003-09-03 | 2004-06-07 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality. | Senate | Sen. Thomas, Craig [R-WY] | WY | R | T000162 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on March 9, 2004. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Authorizes the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to extend, at the request of the project licensee, the deadline for commencement of construction of hydroelectric project number 1651 in the State of Wyoming for three consecutive two-year periods from the expiration of the extension originally issued by the Commission. | 2023-01-15T10:47:54Z | |
| 108-s-1471 | 108 | s | 1471 | A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to require electric utilities to provide net metering service. | Energy | 2003-07-28 | 2003-07-28 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] | WA | D | C000127 | 0 | Amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to require each electric utility to make net metering service available upon consumer request. Permits a State regulatory authority, one year after enactment of this Act, to determine whether it is in the public interest to decline to implement such requirement. Permits a State to establish incentives to encourage on-site generating facilities and net metering in addition to the requirements of this Act. Requires an electric utility to charge the owner or operator of an on-site generating facility rates that are identical to those charged to its other electric consumers in the same rate class. Bars such utility from charging the owner or operator of an on-site generating facility any additional standby, capacity, interconnection, or other charges. Prescribes guidelines for: (1) electric energy sales to the owner or operator of an on-site generating facility; and (2) measurements of electric energy consumed. Directs the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to promulgate additional control, testing, and interconnection requirements for on-site generating facilities and net metering systems deemed necessary to protect public safety and system reliability. | 2023-01-15T06:17:48Z | |
| 108-hr-2951 | 108 | hr | 2951 | Nuclear Accountability Act | Energy | 2003-07-25 | 2003-08-08 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality. | House | Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-18] | NY | D | L000480 | 2 | Nuclear Accountability Act - Prohibits operation of any nuclear utilization facility unless the Nuclear Regulatory Commission finds that the State in which the facility is located, as well as each affected county or county equivalent located within a ten-mile radius, has certified within the last year a radiological emergency response plan which provides reasonable assurance that public health and safety are not endangered by the operation of the facility. | 2023-01-15T06:02:46Z | |
| 108-s-1448 | 108 | s | 1448 | Calista Energy and Economic Revitalization Act | Energy | 2003-07-23 | 2003-07-23 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9799) | Senate | Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] | AK | R | M001153 | 0 | Calista Energy and Economic Revitalization Act - Instructs the Secretary of Energy to provide grants and loan guarantees to the Calista Regional Corporation (Alaska) to assist in the construction of the Calista Energy Project. Limits the Federal share of construction costs, as well as the total amount of such grants and loan guarantees. | 2023-01-15T06:17:49Z | |
| 108-hr-2772 | 108 | hr | 2772 | John Rishel Geothermal Steam Act Amendments of 2003 | Energy | 2003-07-17 | 2003-07-22 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Gibbons, Jim [R-NV-2] | NV | R | G000152 | 0 | John Rishel Geothermal Steam Act Amendments of 2003 - Amends the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to replace requirements governing bids and competitive bids with leasing procedures under which the Secretary of the Interior shall: (1) accept nominations at any time from qualified companies and individuals; (2) hold biennial competitive lease sales for lands located in areas for which such nominations are pending; and (3) make available for noncompetitive leasing for a two-year period any lands for which a competitive lease sale is held, but for which no competitive lease sale bids have been received. Cites circumstances under which lands leased exclusively for qualified development and direct utilization of geothermal resources shall be leased to the first qualified applicant. Permits existing lessees to convert previous leases to reflect the revisions of this Act. Reduces lease royalty percentages accruing from electricity produced using geothermal steam and associated geothermal resources. Mandates that 100 percent of such royalties received by the United States be paid at the rate of 75 percent to the host States and 25 percent to the pertinent county. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to reimburse certain persons for the costs of project-level analysis, documentation, or related study required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. Requires an update of the 1978 Assessment of Geothermal Resources. Modifies guidelines governing: (1) cooperative or unit plans of development or operation of geothermal fields; and (2) royalties on byproducts. Repeals authorities of the Secretary to readjust terms, conditions, rentals, and royalties. Credits certain annual rentals towards royalty payments. Revamps lease terms and work commitment requirements. States that all public lands under the jurisdiction of a Secretary of a military department shall be open to the operation of the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 and related laws and development and utilization of geothermal resources without the necessity … | 2023-01-15T05:47:36Z | |
| 108-hr-2761 | 108 | hr | 2761 | Nuclear Security Act of 2003 | Energy | 2003-07-16 | 2003-08-08 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality. | House | Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-18] | NY | D | L000480 | 3 | Nuclear Security Act of 2003 - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to instruct the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to: (1) establish a nuclear security force composed of NRC employees to provide for the security of all sensitive nuclear facilities against design basis threat; and (2) develop and implement a security plan containing specified elements for each sensitive nuclear facility to ensure the security of all sensitive nuclear facilities against such threat. Authorizes a holder of a license for a sensitive nuclear facility to petition the Commission for additional requirements in the security plan for such facility. Requires the NRC to establish a hiring and training program for the nuclear security force. Establishes the Nuclear Security Fund for use by the Commission to administer the security programs for sensitive nuclear facilities. | 2023-01-15T05:47:36Z | |
| 108-hr-2708 | 108 | hr | 2708 | Nuclear Infrastructure Security Act of 2003 | Energy | 2003-07-10 | 2003-09-04 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. | House | Rep. Saxton, Jim [R-NJ-3] | NJ | R | S000097 | 3 | Nuclear Infrastructure Security Act of 2003 - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to require the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), in coordination with the Department of Homeland Security, to study and report to Congress on threats and vulnerabilities targeting nuclear facilities. Directs the NRC to: (1) revise design basis threats; (2) establish a system for the determination of threat levels; (3) require each licensee or certificate holder of a designated nuclear facility to revise its security plan and make necessary upgrades; (4) review the emergency response plan for each facility; (5) assign a Federal security coordinator to each NRC region; and (6) require fingerprinting of nuclear facility personnel for criminal history record checks. Amends the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 to establish in the NRC the Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response. Directs the NRC to establish a security response evaluation program to assess the ability of each designated nuclear facility to defend against threats in accordance with the facility's security plan. Amends Federal criminal law to authorize NRC licensees and certificate holders guarding nuclear facilities, equipment, or material to: (1) transport short-barreled shotguns or rifles; (2) accept imported firearms or ammunition; (3) transport and possess firearms; and (4) possess semiautomatic assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices. Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to: (1) redefine byproduct material to include accelerator-produced radioactive material; and (2) direct the NRC to promulgate requirements and standards for its acquisition, possession, transfer, use, or disposal. Amends the Energy Reorganization Act to extend whistleblower protection to a contractor or subcontractor of the NRC. | 2023-01-15T05:32:37Z | |
| 108-s-1376 | 108 | s | 1376 | A bill to include the Department of Energy and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission as employers for the purposes of whistleblower protection. | Energy | 2003-07-08 | 2003-07-08 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] | NV | D | R000146 | 1 | Amends the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 to grant whistleblower protections to employees of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Department of Energy. Authorizes a civil action for Federal court determination de novo of a complaint alleging discrimination in violation of such protections if the Secretary of Labor does not: (1) issue a final decision within 180 days after the filing of the complaint; and (2) the Secretary does not show that the delay is caused by the bad faith of the claimant. | 2023-01-15T06:02:43Z | |
| 108-s-1192 | 108 | s | 1192 | Consumer and Small Business Energy Commission Act of 2003 | Energy | 2003-06-05 | 2003-06-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7482-7483) | Senate | Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] | IL | D | D000563 | 1 | Consumer and Small Business Energy Commission Act of 2003 - Establishes the Consumer and Small Business Energy Commission to study and report to Congress on significant price spikes in major United States consumer energy products since 1990. | 2023-01-15T16:48:45Z | |
| 108-hr-2244 | 108 | hr | 2244 | To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from issuing oil and gas leases on portions of the Outer Continental Shelf located off the coast of New Jersey. | Energy | 2003-05-22 | 2003-06-03 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2] | NJ | R | L000554 | 4 | Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from issuing a lease, permit, or license for the exploration or extraction of oil or gas from specified submerged Outer Continental Shelf lands located off the coast of New Jersey. | 2023-01-15T15:33:22Z | |
| 108-s-1041 | 108 | s | 1041 | A bill to prohibit oil and gas drilling in Finger Lakes National Forest in the State of New York. | Energy | 2003-05-12 | 2003-05-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] | NY | D | S000148 | 1 | Prohibits the issuance of any Federal permit or lease for oil or gas drilling in Finger Lakes National Forest in the State of New York. | 2023-01-15T15:48:21Z | |
| 108-s-1043 | 108 | s | 1043 | Nuclear Infrastructure Security Act of 2003 | Energy | 2003-05-12 | 2003-11-06 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 372. | Senate | Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] | OK | R | I000024 | 0 | Nuclear Infrastructure Security Act of 2003 - (Sec. 3) Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to direct the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to establish a classification scheme for designated nuclear facilities following prescribed criteria. Instructs the NRC and the Secretary of Homeland Security to examine: (1) specified potential threats to nuclear facilities; (2) classification of threats against nuclear facilities, and the system of threat levels used to categorize them; (3) the national security response capability; (4) coordination of Federal, State, and local security efforts to protect against such attacks; (5) the adequacy of planning to protect the public health and safety at or around such facilities; (6) hiring and training standards for private security forces; (7) coordination of Federal resources for conducting background checks; (8) technical assistance and training for the National Guard, State, and local law enforcement agencies; and (9) options for protecting spent fuel storage areas. Directs the NRC to revise the design basis threats based on such security examination. Instructs the NRC to report to Congress on certain sensitive information that it considered in promulgating its regulations and orders to licensees or certificate holders, but withheld from the public. Directs the NRC to: (1) establish a system to determine threat levels; (2) require each licensee or certificate holder of a designated nuclear facility to revise the facility's security plan to ensure it protects against appropriate design basis threats; (3) establish a priority schedule for reviewing security plans; (4) review and update requirements for on-site and off-site emergency response plans and preparedness capabilities, including requirements for stakeholder involvement in the planning and exercise process; (5) review such response plans and preparedness capabilities; (6) review and update access and training standards for nuclear facility employees; and (7) assign a Federal security coordinator to each NRC region.… | 2023-01-15T15:48:21Z | |
| 108-s-1013 | 108 | s | 1013 | COAST Anti-Drilling Act | Energy | 2003-05-07 | 2003-05-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5872) | Senate | Sen. Corzine, Jon S. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | C001042 | 1 | Clean Ocean and Safe Tourism Anti-Drilling Act, or the COAST Anti-Drilling Act - Amends Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from issuing a lease for the exploration, development, or production of oil, natural gas, or any other mineral in either the Mid-Atlantic planning area or the North Atlantic planning area. | 2023-01-15T15:48:21Z | |
| 108-hr-1961 | 108 | hr | 1961 | To provide for the external regulation of nuclear safety and occupational safety and health at the Department of Energy. | Energy | 2003-05-06 | 2003-05-19 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. | House | Rep. Costello, Jerry F. [D-IL-12] | IL | D | C000794 | 6 | Eliminates Department of Energy (DOE) regulatory or enforcement authority at any nonmilitary DOE energy laboratory in connection with responsibilities for nuclear safety and for occupational safety and health. Grants the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) nuclear safety regulatory and enforcement responsbilities, and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) occupational safety and health regulatory and enforcement responsibilities with regard to such facilities. Authorizes the NRC to regulate both the DOE and DOE contractors through licensing and certification. Holds a contractor operating a DOE nonmilitary energy laboratory harmless from facility decommissioning costs or from any violation of NRC decommissioning requirements if such violation results from DOE failure to authorize or fund decommissioning activities.States OSHA and the NRC both share regulatory and enforcement responsibilities regarding a hazard at a nonmilitary DOE energy laboratory that presents a risk of occupational exposure and contains both a radiological and non-radiological component. | 2023-01-15T15:18:20Z | |
| 108-s-1005 | 108 | s | 1005 | Energy Policy Act of 2003 | Energy | 2003-05-06 | 2003-05-06 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 87. | Senate | Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] | NM | R | D000407 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Energy Policy Act of 2003 - Title I: Oil And Gas - Subtitle A: Production Incentives - (Sec. 101) Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to make permanent: (1) the authority of the Secretary of Energy (the Secretary throughout this Act, unless otherwise indicated) to operate the Strategic Petroleum Reserve; and (2) standby energy authorities regarding the International Energy Program, including summer fill and fuel budgeting programs. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 102) Directs the Secretary to study and report to Congress on petroleum and natural gas storage capacity and operational inventory levels, nationwide and by major geographical regions.(Sec. 103) Sets forth a program for the payment of oil and gas royalties in kind upon demand of the Secretary. Restricts such payments to a determination by the Secretary that the royalties provide benefits to the United States greater than, or equal to those likely to have been received had royalties been taken in value.Authorizes the Secretary, in disposing of gas or oil royalty taken in kind, to grant a preference to any person, including any State or Federal agency, for the purpose of providing additional resources to any Federal low-income energy assistance program.(Sec. 104) Prescribes conditions for: (1) royalty rate reductions on marginal property and the termination of such rates; and (2) royalty relief for deep water production in certain parts of the Gulf of Mexico.(Sec. 105) Directs the Secretary to inventory, analyze, and report to Congress on oil and natural gas resources beneath all of the waters of the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf.(Sec. 107) Extends royalty relief to certain Planning Areas offshore Alaska.(Sec. 108) Prescribes procedures for Federal remediation and closure for orphaned, abandoned, or idled oil and gas wells on lands administered by Federal land management agencies. Authorizes appropriations for FY 200… | 2022-02-03T05:36:50Z | |
| 108-hr-1898 | 108 | hr | 1898 | Home Energy Assistance Targeted for Seniors Act | Energy | 2003-04-30 | 2003-05-19 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform. | House | Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9] | NY | D | W000792 | 0 | Home Energy Assistance Targeted for Seniors Act - Amends the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 to rename it the Low-Income and Senior Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981. Redefines low-income households as households with incomes which do not exceed that of State median income, with at least 50 percent of the household income attributable to persons who are at least 65 years old. | 2023-01-15T23:18:00Z | |
| 108-s-14 | 108 | s | 14 | Energy Policy Act of 2003 | Energy | 2003-04-30 | 2003-07-31 | Returned to the Calendar. Calendar No. 79. (consideration: CR 8/1/2003 S10589) | Senate | Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] | NM | R | D000407 | 243 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Energy Policy Act of 2003 - Title I: Oil And Gas - Subtitle A: Production Incentives - (Sec. 101) Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to make permanent: (1) the authority of the Secretary of Energy (the Secretary throughout this Act, unless otherwise indicated) to operate the Strategic Petroleum Reserve; and (2) standby energy authorities regarding the International Energy Program, including summer fill and fuel budgeting programs. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 102) Directs the Secretary to study and report to Congress on petroleum and natural gas storage capacity and operational inventory levels, nationwide and by major geographical regions.(Sec. 103) Sets forth a program for the payment of oil and gas royalties in kind upon demand of the Secretary. Restricts such payments to a determination by the Secretary that the royalties provide benefits to the United States greater than, or equal to those likely to have been received had royalties been taken in value.Authorizes the Secretary, in disposing of gas or oil royalty taken in kind, to grant a preference to any person, including any State or Federal agency, for the purpose of providing additional resources to any Federal low-income energy assistance program.(Sec. 104) Prescribes conditions for: (1) royalty rate reductions on marginal property and the termination of such rates; and (2) royalty relief for deep water production in certain parts of the Gulf of Mexico.(Sec. 105) Directs the Secretary to inventory, analyze, and report to Congress on oil and natural gas resources beneath all of the waters of the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf.(Sec. 107) Extends royalty relief to certain Planning Areas offshore Alaska.(Sec. 108) Prescribes procedures for Federal remediation and closure for orphaned, abandoned, or idled oil and gas wells on lands administered by Federal land management agencies. Authorizes appropriations for FY 200… | 2022-02-03T05:36:50Z | |
| 108-s-954 | 108 | s | 954 | A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to provide for the protection of electric utility customers and enhance the stability of wholesale electric markets through the clarification of State regulatory jurisdiction. | Energy | 2003-04-30 | 2003-04-30 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [R-AL] | AL | R | S000320 | 6 | Amends the Federal Power Act to deny the Federal Regulatory Energy Commission (FERC) jurisdiction over bundled retail sales of electric energy or to compel the unbundling of rates for bundled retail sales of electric energy. Defines bundled retail sales as sales of electric energy to retail customers in which generation, transmission, distribution, and other services necessary to supply electric energy are sold as a single delivered service by a single seller, acting under the regulatory jurisdiction of a State commission. Directs FERC to ensure that certain load-serving entities shall be entitled to use either transmission facilities or rights to firm transmission service to meet their service obligations to their customers or to their existing wholesale contractual obligations before the transmission capacity is made available for other uses. States that if a service obligation or contractual obligation is transferred to another load-serving entity, the successor shall be entitled to use the transmission facilities or firm transmission rights associated with such transfer. Declares that a transmitting utility shall not be considered to be engaging in undue discrimination or preference if it reserves transmission capacity to meet certain service obligations or firm long-term wholesale contractual obligations. Prescribes cost allocation guidelines for an applicant seeking seeking interconnection of facilities or transmission service. Declares that a standard market design rule shall not be effective except to the extent it is: (1) approved by Congress in a law enacted after the date of enactment of this Act; and (2) consented to in writing by the pertinent State Commission. Defines a standard market design rule as: (1) one promulgated by FERC pursuant to a specified proposed rulemaking; or (2) any rule or order of general applicability addressing transmission access or market design in which FERC asserts jurisdiction over the transmission component of bundled retail sales of electric energy or requires the tran… | 2023-01-15T23:33:06Z | |
| 108-hr-1866 | 108 | hr | 1866 | To reinstate and transfer a hydroelectric license under the Federal Power Act to permit the redevelopment of a hydroelectric project located in the State of New York, and for other purposes. | Energy | 2003-04-29 | 2003-05-09 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality. | House | Rep. Sweeney, John E. [R-NY-20] | NY | R | S001149 | 1 | Directs the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to reinstate the hydroelectric license for Project No. 6032 and to transfer it, without delay or the institution of any proceedings, to any prior Project 6032 licensee who has not been ordered by the New York Public Service Commission to divest its generation facilities. States that the Project is entitled to the full benefit of any legislation passed by Congress that promotes hydroelectric development within two years either before or after the effective date of this Act. | 2023-01-15T23:18:01Z | |
| 108-s-944 | 108 | s | 944 | Renewable Energy Investment Act of 2003 | Energy | 2003-04-29 | 2003-04-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5491-5492) | Senate | Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT] | VT | I | J000072 | 5 | Renewable Energy Investment Act of 2003 - Requires each retail electric supplier to submit annually to the Secretary of Energy renewable energy credits according to a prescribed annual percentage of the supplier's total amount of kilowatt-hours of nonhydropower electricity sold to consumers during the previous calendar year. Requires each retail electric supplier during a calendar year to generate a specified percentage of nonhydropower electricty by renewable energy sources, escalating from five percent during calendar 2006 through 2009 by five percent increments during subsequent five-year periods up to twenty percent in calendar 2020 and beyond. Directs the Secretary to establish a program to issue, monitor the sale or exchange of, and track renewable energy credits. Authorizes any entity that is issued or has acquired a renewable energy credit to sell or exchange it. Requires the Secretary to sell credits at prices determined by a certain formula. Subjects to a civil penalty a retail electric supplier who does not submit the requisite renewable energy credits. Authorizes the Secretary to distribute receipts from sales to the States in order to promote State renewable energy production and use. | 2023-01-15T23:33:07Z | |
| 108-hr-1773 | 108 | hr | 1773 | George E. Brown, Jr. and Robert S. Walker Hydrogen Future Act of 2003 | Energy | 2003-04-11 | 2003-04-28 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. | House | Rep. Boehlert, Sherwood [R-NY-24] | NY | R | B000586 | 0 | George E. Brown, Jr. and Robert S. Walker Hydrogen Future Act of 2003 - Amends the Spark M. Matsunaga Hydrogen Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1990 to direct the Secretary of Energy to conduct a research, development, demonstration, and commercial application program on: (1) accelerated uses of hydrogen and related technologies in stationary and transportation applications; and (2) advanced vehicle technologies (FreedomCAR program). Requires the FreedomCAR program to address: (1) engine and emission control systems; (2) energy storage, electric propulsion, and hybrid systems; (3) automotive materials; (4) clean fuels in addition to hydrogen; and (5) other advanced vehicle technologies. Requires the Secretary to transmit to Congress a coordinated plan for such programs and any other DOE programs directly related to fuel cells or hydrogen. Authorizes the Secretary to implement programs for: (1) interagency, intergovernmental, and international education, information exchange, and cooperation concerning hydrogen and hydrogen-related products; and (2) a technology transfer to the private sector to foster the exchange of generic, nonproprietary information and technology developed under this Act. Directs the President to establish an interagency task force to work toward development of: (1) a safe, economical, and environmentally sound hydrogen infrastructure; (2) uniform hydrogen codes, standards, and safety protocols; (3) fuel cells in government applications; and (4) vehicle hydrogen fuel system integrity safety performance. Replaces the Hydrogen Technical Advisory Panel with the Hydrogen Technical and Fuel Cell Advisory Committee. Authorizes DOE to represent U.S. interests regarding activities and programs under this Act before governmental and nongovernmental organizations, including: (1) other Federal, State, regional, and local governments; (2) industry representatives, including the energy and transportation industries; and (3) in consultation with the Department of State, foreign governments a… | 2023-01-15T23:18:04Z | |
| 108-hr-1774 | 108 | hr | 1774 | Freedom Act | Energy | 2003-04-11 | 2003-04-28 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. | House | Rep. Boehlert, Sherwood [R-NY-24] | NY | R | B000586 | 0 | FreedomCAR and Hydrogen Fuel Act of 2003, or Freedom Act - Directs the Secretary of Energy to conduct a program in partnership with the private sector to facilitate: (1) production and conservation of energy; and (2) deployment of hydrogen energy and energy infrastructure, fuel cells, advanced vehicle technologies, clean fuels in addition to hydrogen, and codes, standards, and safety protocols (FreedomCAR and Hydrogen Fuel Program). Directs the President to establish an interagency task force chaired by the Secretary to coordinate implementation of the comprehensive interagency plan for the FreedomCAR and Hydrogen Fuel Program. Establishes the Hydrogen Technical and Fuel Cell Advisory Committee to advise the Secretary on the FreedomCAR and Hydrogen Fuel programs. | 2023-01-15T23:18:04Z | |
| 108-hr-1777 | 108 | hr | 1777 | To provide for the establishment at the Department of Energy of a program for hydrogen fuel cell vehicles and infrastructure, and for other purposes. | Energy | 2003-04-11 | 2003-04-28 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. | House | Rep. Boehlert, Sherwood [R-NY-24] | NY | R | B000586 | 0 | Instructs the Secretary of Energy to transmit to Congress a coordinated plan for a program conducted in partnership with the private sector that addresses: (1) hydrogen production from diverse energy sources, including fossil fuels; (2) safe delivery and storage of hydrogen or hydrogen-carrier fuels (including ethanol and methanol); (3) advanced vehicle technologies; (4) development of fuel cells and fuel-flexible fuel cell power systems; and (5) development of necessary codes and standards and safety practices for the production, distribution, storage, and use of hydrogen, hydrogen-carrier fuels, and related products. Directs the Secretary, in partnership with the private sector, to facilitate the deployment of: (1) hydrogen energy and energy infrastructure; (2) fuel cells; (3) advanced vehicle technologies; and (4) clean fuels in addition to hydrogen. Directs the President to establish an interagency task force chaired by the Secretary to work toward the specified goals of this Act. Establishes the Hydrogen Technical and Fuel Cell Advisory Committee to advise the Secretary on programs and activities. Mandates review of the implementation plan by a competitively selected nongovernmental entity, such as the National Academy of Sciences. | 2023-01-15T23:18:04Z | |
| 108-hr-1797 | 108 | hr | 1797 | To ensure that exports of Alaskan North Slope crude oil are prohibited. | Energy | 2003-04-11 | 2003-04-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. | House | Rep. Hooley, Darlene [D-OR-5] | OR | D | H000762 | 0 | Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to repeal the authorization for the export of Alaskan North Slope crude oil. Amends the Export Administration Act of 1979 to reimpose a prohibition against the export of such oil. | 2023-01-15T23:18:03Z | |
| 108-s-873 | 108 | s | 873 | Department of Energy Catalysis Research and Development Act | Energy | 2003-04-10 | 2003-04-10 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5198-5199) | Senate | Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] | NM | D | B000468 | 0 | Department of Energy Catalysis Research and Development Act - Instructs the Secretary of Energy, through the Director of the Office of Science, to establish a research and development program in catalysis science meeting certain criteria. Directs the National Academy of Sciences to review and report triennially on the program and on gains made in the fundamental science of catalysis, as well as progress made towards developing new fuels for energy production, material fabrication processes and global warming reduction. | 2023-01-15T23:33:10Z | |
| 108-hr-1697 | 108 | hr | 1697 | COAST Anti-Drilling Act | Energy | 2003-04-09 | 2003-04-16 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] | NJ | D | P000034 | 0 | Clean Ocean and Safe Tourism Anti-Drilling Act, or the COAST Anti-Drilling Act - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from issuing a lease for the exploration, development, or production of oil, natural gas, or any other mineral in either the Mid-Atlantic planning area or the North Atlantic planning area. | 2023-01-15T23:18:06Z | |
| 108-s-821 | 108 | s | 821 | Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Energy Act of 2003 | Energy | 2003-04-08 | 2003-04-08 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] | IA | D | H000206 | 0 | Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Energy Act of 2003 - George E. Brown, Jr. and Robert S. Walker Hydrogen Future Act of 2003 - Reauthorizes through FY 2010 and revises the Spark M. Matsunaga Hydrogen Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1990 to emphasize fuel cell research, development, and demonstration activities. Renames the Hydrogen Technical Advisory Panel the Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Technical Advisory Panel. Directs the President shall establish an interagency task force to coordinate Federal hydrogen and fuel cell energy activities. Directs the Secretary of Energy to conduct a public education program designed to increase public interest in and acceptance of hydrogen energy and fuel cell technologies. Mandates implementation of pilot projects to demonstrate the viability of: (1) fuel cells and associated hydrogen fueling infrastructure; (2) hydrogen-powered vehicles and hydrogen fueling infrastructure along major transportation routes or in entire regions; and (3) fuel cells and associated hydrogen fueling infrastructure in foreign countries. Requires a program of demonstration projects to test the technical and commercial viability of hydrogen production from renewable resources. Amends the Energy Conservation and Production Act to direct the Secretary to revise Federal building energy efficiency performance standards to require the use of fuel cells as a primary power source in new Federal buildings. Amends the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to prescribe increasing percentages of zero-emission vehicles in Federal fleets from ten percent in FY 2007 up to 75 percent in FY 2013. Amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide as a credit against tax for: (1) acquisition of fuel cell and hydrogen motor vehicles; (2) installation of qualified hydrogen-fuel vehicle refueling property; (3) retail sale of hydrogen fuel as motor vehicle fuel; and (4) expenditures for energy-efficient building property, both business and nonbusiness. | 2023-01-15T23:33:12Z | |
| 108-hr-1644 | 108 | hr | 1644 | Energy Policy Act of 2003 | Energy | 2003-04-07 | 2003-04-09 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 42. | House | Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6] | TX | R | B000213 | 0 | Energy Policy Act of 2003 - Title I: Energy Conservation - Subtitle A: Federal Leadership in Energy Conservation - (Sec. 1001) Amends the National Energy Conservation Policy Act and the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) to prescribe energy and water savings measures in congressional buildings, including metering of energy use and Federal building performance standards. (Sec. 1006) Repeals sunset provisions governing Federal authority to enter into energy savings performance contracts (thereby granting permanent extension to such authority). (Sec. 1007) Instructs the Secretary of Energy (Secretary) to enter into voluntary agreements with persons in industrial sectors that consume significant amounts of primary energy per unit of physical output to reduce the energy intensity of their production activities. (Sec.1009) Instructs the Secretary to establish an Advanced Building Efficiency Testbed demonstration program for advanced engineering systems, components, and materials to enable innovations in building technologies. (Sec.1010) Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to mandate increased use of recovered mineral component in Federally funded projects involving procurement of cement or concrete. Subtitle B: Energy Assistance and State Programs - (Sec. 1021) Amends the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 and the Energy Conservation and Production Act to extend through FY 2006 low-income home energy assistance and weatherization programs. (Sec. 1022) Amends the EPCA to increase from ten percent to 25 percent mandated state energy efficiency goals in calendar year 2010 as compared to calendar year 1990. (Sec. 1023) Prescribes guidelines for: (1) a State energy efficient appliance rebate program; (2) Federal grants to the States for energy efficient public buildings; and (3) for a low income community energy efficiency pilot program. Subtitle C: Energy Efficient Products - (Sec. 1041) Amends the EPCA to: (1) establish a program to identify and promote energy-efficient products and buildings (Energy St… | 2023-01-15T23:18:07Z | |
| 108-hr-1645 | 108 | hr | 1645 | To establish a research, development, and demonstration program in genetics, protein science, and computational biology of microbes and plants to support the energy and environmental mission of the Department of Energy. | Energy | 2003-04-07 | 2003-04-28 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. | House | Rep. Boehlert, Sherwood [R-NY-24] | NY | R | B000586 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish a research, development, and demonstration program in genetics, protein science, and computational biology of microbes and plants to support the energy and environmental mission of the Department. Provides that the program shall support individual investigators and multidisciplinary teams of investigators through competitive, merit-reviewed grants.Establishes as the program goal developing technologies and methods, based on the biological functions of microbes and plants, that: (1) can facilitate the production of fuels; (2) convert carbon dioxide to organic carbon; and (3) detoxify soils and water at DOE facilities contaminated with heavy metals and radiological materials. Requires the Secretary to: (1) transmit to Congress a research plan describing how the program will accomplish that goal; (2) contract with the National Academy of Sciences to review the plan; and (3) transmit the review to Congress along with the Secretary's response to recommendations.Prohibits the Secretary from conducting biomedical research in carrying out such program. | 2023-01-15T23:18:07Z | |
| 108-hr-6 | 108 | hr | 6 | Energy Policy Act of 2003 | Energy | 2003-04-07 | 2003-11-21 | Motion by Senator Frist to reconsider the vote by which cloture on the conference report to accompnay H. R. 6 was not invoked (Roll Call Vote No. 456) entered in Senate. | House | Rep. Tauzin, W. J. (Billy) [R-LA-3] | LA | R | T000058 | 5 | Energy Policy Act of 2003 - Division A: Reliable and Diverse Power Generation and Transmission - Title I: Regional Coordination - States that it is Federal policy to encourage States to coordinate their energy policies on a regional basis in order to provide reliable, affordable energy services to the public while minimizing the impact of providing energy services on communities and the environment. Instructs the Secretary of Energy (Secretary) to: (1) provide technical assistance to such State regional organizations; and (2) convene an annual conference to promote regional coordination on energy policy and infrastructure issues. Title II: Electricity - Subtitle A: Amendments to the Federal Power Act - Amends the Federal Power Act to: (1) mandate that a holding company in a holding company system that includes a transmitting utility or an electric utility company acquire authorization of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) prior to purchasing, acquiring, merging or consolidating, with certain utilities; (2) empower FERC to approve or revoke market-based rates; and (3) authorize FERC to require unregulated transmitting utilities to provide open access transmission. (Sec. 206) Grants FERC jurisdiction over an electric reliability organization, any regional entities, and all users, owners, and operators of the bulk-power system, for purposes of approving and enforcing compliance with reliability standards. Prescribes implementation guidelines. (Sec. 207) Instructs FERC to: (1) issue rules establishing an electronic information system that timely disseminates the availability and price of wholesale electric energy and transmission services; and (2) ensure that transmitting utilities provide transmission service to intermittent generators so as not to unduly prejudice or disadvantage such generators. Subtitle B: Amendments to the Public Utility Holding Company Act - Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2003 - Repeals the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935. Prescribes implementation guidelines for … | 2023-01-15T23:18:00Z | |
| 108-hr-1627 | 108 | hr | 1627 | Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2003 | Energy | 2003-04-03 | 2003-04-10 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality. | House | Rep. Pickering, Charles W. "Chip" [R-MS-3] | MS | R | P000323 | 3 | Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2003 - Repeals the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935. Prescribes procedural guidelines for both Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and State access to records of a holding company (including subsidiaries, associates, and affiliates) of a public utility or natural gas company. Instructs FERC to promulgate a final rule to exempt specified holding companies from such access requirements. Requires FERC to exempt any person or transaction from such access requirements if it finds that regulation of such person or transaction is irrelevant to the jurisdictional rates of a public utility or natural gas company. Retains the jurisdiction of FERC and State commissions to determine whether a public utility company or natural gas company may recover in rates any costs of associate company transactions. Declares this Act inapplicable to: (1) the United States; (2) a State or its political subdivision; and (3) a foreign governmental authority not operating in the United States. Grants FERC certain Federal Power Act enforcement powers. Amends the Federal Power Act to repeal its conflict of jurisdiction guidelines. | 2023-01-15T23:18:08Z | |
| 108-hr-1570 | 108 | hr | 1570 | Outer Continental Shelf Shallow Water Deep Gas Royalty Relief Act | Energy | 2003-04-02 | 2003-04-10 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. | House | Rep. John, Christopher [D-LA-7] | LA | D | J000110 | 1 | Outer Continental Shelf Shallow Water Deep Gas Royalty Relief Act - Instructs the Secretary of the Interior to suspend royalties under certain leases issued prior to January 1, 2001, for natural gas produced from deep wells on oil and gas lease tracts in certain shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Prescribes the amount of royalty relief for specified suspension volumes of production. Prohibits the Secretary from granting the royalty incentives if the average annual NYMEX natural gas price exceeds for one full calendar year the threshold price of $5 per million Btu, adjusted from the year 2000 for inflation. | 2023-01-15T23:03:22Z | |
| 108-hr-1550 | 108 | hr | 1550 | To authorize the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to make grants to improve the commercial value of forest biomass for electric energy, useful heat, transportation fuels, petroleum-based product substitutes, and other commercial purposes. | Energy | 2003-04-01 | 2004-09-29 | Committee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Rehberg, Dennis R. [R-MT-At Large] | MT | R | R000571 | 2 | Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to make grants: (1) to improve the commercial value of forest biomass to produce electric energy, sensible heat, transportation fuels, or substitutes for petroleum-based products; and (2) to develop or research opportunities to improve the use of, or add value to, biomass, with preference given to preferred communities (as defined by this Act). | 2023-01-15T23:03:22Z | |
| 108-hr-1458 | 108 | hr | 1458 | Homeland Infrastructure Power Security and Assurance Incentives Act of 2003 | Energy | 2003-03-27 | 2003-04-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. | House | Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2] | NE | R | T000459 | 1 | Homeland Infrastructure Power Security and Assurance Incentives Act of 2003 - Instructs the Secretary of Energy to establish within the Department of Energy an Advanced Technology Incentives Program to provide funding to accelerate development and deployment of new advanced technologies such as fuel cells, turbines, hybrid, and storage system power technologies. Requires the use of such funding for: (1) eligible owners or operators to support efforts to reduce system costs, and improve the performance and reliability of advanced distributed power generation and energy storage systems; and (2) demonstrating the capability of new technologies to increase power generation through enhanced operational, economic, and environmental performance. Directs the Secretary to: (1) evaluate security and assurance performance improvement; (2) define locations and facilities that would benefit most from such improvements; and (3) determine the criteria for facilities that generate or store and distribute electric energy that improves the security and reliability of the nation's electricity grid and protects locations critical to its security (including military installations, financial institutions, medical and first responder facilities). | 2023-01-15T22:33:32Z | |
| 108-hr-1491 | 108 | hr | 1491 | Securing Transportation Energy Efficiency for Tomorrow Act of 2003 | Energy | 2003-03-27 | 2003-04-10 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology. | House | Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] | MN | D | O000006 | 22 | Securing Transportation Energy Efficiency for Tomorrow Act of 2003 - Amends Federal law to authorize the Administrator of General Services to establish a program for the procurement and installation of photovoltaic solar electric systems for electric production in public buildings. Directs the Architect of the Capitol to evaluate the energy infrastructure of the Capitol Complex to determine how it could be augmented to become more energy efficient, using photovoltaic solar energy systems, district-heating, and other unconventional and renewable energy resources. Amends the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Commerce to carry out a demonstration program for the development of brightfield sites (brownfield sites redeveloped through the incorporation of solar energy technologies). Amends Federal transportation law to: (1) direct the Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) to establish a program of grants to State and local governments for fuel conservation projects; (2) authorize the Secretary to make grants for fuel cell bus technology projects; (3) direct the Secretary to establish a Conserve By Bicycling pilot program for projects to encourage the use of bicycles in place of motor vehicles; (4) require environmental impact statements for Federal-aid highway and transit projects to consider energy impacts as an environmental project consequence; and (5) direct the Secretary to establish a specified public-private research partnership dedicated to advancement of railroad technology, efficiency, and safety owned by the Federal Railroad Administration and operated in the private sector. Amends Federal transportation law to direct: (1) the Secretary to establish a pilot clean airport bus replacement and fleet expansion grant program; and (2) the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to establish a public-private research partnership to develop a clean ground demonstrator engine utilizing specified National Aeronautics and Space Administration-developed technolog… | 2023-01-15T22:48:26Z | |
| 108-s-727 | 108 | s | 727 | National Coal Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 2003 | Energy | 2003-03-27 | 2003-03-27 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV] | WV | D | B001210 | 13 | National Coal Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of Energy to: (1) perform an assessment that identifies cost and performance goals of technologies permitting continued cost-competitive use of coal for electricity generation, as chemical feedstocks, and as transportation fuel in 2007, 2015, and the years after 2020; and (2) implement a technology research, development, and demonstration program to facilitate production and generation of coal-based power through methods and equipment under specified Federal law. Prescribes conditions and criteria for the authorization of appropriations for a clean coal power initiative program. Instructs the Secretary to: (1) fund coal energy generation projects that advance efficiency, environmental performance, and cost competitiveness well beyond the level of technologies in operation as of the date of enactment of this Act; and (2) award competitive, merit-based grants to universities for the establishment of Centers of Excellence for Energy Systems of the Future. Amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prescribe credits against tax for: (1) production from a qualifying clean coal technology unit; and (2) production from and for investment in a qualifying advanced clean coal technology unit. Prescribes guidelines for the treatment of persons not able to use the entire credit relating to clean coal technology. | 2023-01-15T23:03:26Z | |
| 108-s-739 | 108 | s | 739 | George E. Brown, Jr. and Robert S. Walker Hydrogen Future Act of 2003 | Energy | 2003-03-27 | 2003-03-27 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] | HI | D | A000069 | 7 | George E. Brown, Jr. and Robert S. Walker Hydrogen Future Act of 2003 - Amends the Spark M. Matsunaga Hydrogen Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1990 to reauthorize and revise requirements for the Hydrogen Research, Development, and Demonstration programs, and to instruct the Secretary of Energy to prepare a comprehensive coordination plan for activities under this Act and under title II of the Hydrogen Future Act of 1996. Renames the Hydrogen Technical Advisory Panel as the Hydrogen Technical Advisory Committee to advise the Secretary on such programs. Requires the National Academy of Sciences to review progress under this Act every four years. Amends the Hydrogen Future Act of 1996 to revise requirements for the program for integration of fuel cells with hydrogen production systems. Instructs the Secretary to: (1) solicit proposals for projects demonstrating hydrogen technologies needed to use fuel cells in Federal, State, and local government stationary and transportation applications; and (2) establish an interagency task force to develop an implementation plan for a fuel cell demonstration program that includes hydrogen-based infrastructure for fleet transportation systems and for distributed power generation. Requires the Secretary to enter into cooperative and cost-sharing agreements with Federal, State, and local agencies for participation in related demonstrations. | 2023-01-15T23:03:26Z | |
| 108-s-716 | 108 | s | 716 | Federal Power Act Amendments Act of 2003 | Energy | 2003-03-26 | 2003-03-26 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] | LA | D | L000550 | 1 | Federal Power Act Amendments Act of 2003 - Amends the Federal Power Act to provide that Federal regulation of electric energy transmission and sales shall not extend to those matters which are subject to regulation by the States, including the retail sale of electric energy and any component service. Denies the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) jurisdiction over: (1) bundled retail sales of electric energy (sales of electric energy to retail customers where generation, transmission, distribution, and other services necessary to supply electric energy to such customers are sold as a single delivered service by a single seller); and (2) the transmission component of sales of electric energy to retail customers. Requires FERC, upon request of a Regional Transmission Organization or any FERC-authorized transmission entity, to authorize the recovery of costs on a participant-funding basis of transmission facilities that increase the transfer capability of the transmission system. Directs FERC to establish technical standards and procedures for the interconnection of facilities used for the transmission of electric energy in interstate commerce with facilities used for the generation of electric energy. Instructs FERC to ensure, in setting rates for transmission services, that all jurisdictional uses of transmission facilities bear an allocation of the embedded costs of the facilities, as well as the costs of other services ancillary to the transmission of electric energy. Directs FERC to promulgate pricing policies and standards to promote expansion and improvement of interstate transmission networks through incentive-based, performance-based, participant-funded and cost of service-based rate treatments to ensure reliability of the electric system, to support interstate wholesale markets for electric power, and to expand transmission transfer capacity needed to sustain wholesale competition. Directs FERC to convene regional discussions with State and other retail regulatory commissions to address whether who… | 2023-01-15T23:03:26Z | |
| 108-s-723 | 108 | s | 723 | Electricity Gouging Refund Act of 2003 | Energy | 2003-03-26 | 2003-03-26 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] | CA | D | B000711 | 0 | Electricity Gouging Refund Act of 2003 - Amends the Federal Power Act to instruct the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to order a refund (including interest) for that portion of charges on the transmission or sale of electric energy between June 1, 2000, and June 19, 2001, which the Commission finds unjust and unreasonable. States that the total amount of such refunds shall be not less than $8.9 billion. Directs the Commission to order the renegotiation of the long-term electricity contracts entered into between the energy companies and the State of California between January 1 and May 31, 2001. | 2023-01-15T23:03:26Z | |
| 108-hr-1423 | 108 | hr | 1423 | Preserving Our World's Energy and Resources Act of 2003 | Energy | 2003-03-25 | 2003-04-10 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman. | House | Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-17] | NY | D | E000179 | 1 | Preserving Our World's Energy and Resources Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to include as energy property for purposes of claiming the energy (investment) credit equipment which uses wind to generate electricity and cool roof property.Allows a nonrefundable personal credit for qualified renewable resource property (solar, wind, and geothermal) and qualified cool roof property.Amends the Federal Power Act to require retail electric suppliers to comply with specified requirements concerning net metering. | 2023-01-15T22:33:33Z | |
| 108-s-694 | 108 | s | 694 | A bill to require the Federal Trade Commission to monitor and investigate gasoline prices under certain circumstances. | Energy | 2003-03-24 | 2003-03-24 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] | CA | D | B000711 | 0 | Requires the Federal Trade Commission to investigate the retail price of gasoline in a State to determine if it is being artificially manipulated if, based on weekly data published by the Energy Information Administration of the Department of Energy, the average price of regular grade gasoline has increased 20 percent or more for at least seven days during any three-month period. Requires the Commission to: (1) report investigation results to Congress; (2) present such results in a public hearing in the affected State; and (3) cooperate with the Attorney General of the affected State to take appropriate action if it finds market manipulation. Instructs the Secretary of Energy, within two weeks of notification by the Commission that such increase in gasoline prices is not due to market manipulation, to decide if the Strategic Petroleum Reserve should be used to assure adequate supplies of gasoline. | 2023-01-15T23:03:27Z |
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