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| 112-hr-6631 | 112 | hr | 6631 | Virgin Islands Energy Crisis Relief Act | Energy | 2012-12-04 | 2012-12-20 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity. | House | Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large] | VI | D | C000380 | 0 | Virgin Islands Energy Crisis Relief Act - Amends the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA), through the Rural Utilities Service, to make a grant to the Water and Power Authority of the U.S. Virgin Islands for energy generation, transmission, and distribution in rural communities with extremely high energy costs. Provides related funding through FY2015. Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to make grants to the Authority to convert base power production in the Virgin Islands from fuel oil to liquefied natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas. Authorizes appropriations through FY2017. Increases, through FY2018, the number of Virgin Islands households eligible for low-income energy assistance. | 2021-04-19T17:35:26Z | |
| 112-hr-6603 | 112 | hr | 6603 | Tapping America's Energy Potential through Research and Development Act of 2012 | Energy | 2012-11-27 | 2012-11-27 | Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. | House | Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [R-TX-4] | TX | R | H000067 | 1 | Tapping America's Energy Potential through Research and Development Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Energy (Secretary), acting through the Assistant Secretary of Energy for Fossil Energy, to implement research, development, and demonstration (R&D) activities of technologies to: (1) enable safe and responsible production of domestic unconventional oil and gas resources; (2) facilitate commercial application of energy technologies for the exploration, development, and production of oil shale resources including oil, natural gas, and other liquid resources from shale formations; and (3) use produced water, in an environmentally sustainable manner, for agricultural, irrigational, recreational, power generation, municipal, and industrial purposes. Requires oil shale R&D activities to include: (1) oil shale resource characterization, (2) modeling and simulation of oil shale exploration and production technologies, and (3) minimization and re-use of water. Requires shale extraction R&D activities to include: (1) water use and demand, (2) water sourcing, (3) materials used in shale oil and natural gas operations, and (4) diagnostic imaging and monitoring. Includes among produced water utilization R&D activities: (1) produced water recovery, (2) use of produced water for specified environmentally sustainable purposes, and (3) re-injection of produced water into subsurface geological formations to increase energy production. Limits such activities to technology areas that industry by itself is not likely to undertake because of technical and financial uncertainty. | 2022-03-02T05:39:26Z | |
| 112-s-3629 | 112 | s | 3629 | Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Act of 2012 | Energy | 2012-11-14 | 2012-11-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] | AK | D | B001265 | 0 | Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Act of 2012 - Amends the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Act to redefine the term "Alaska natural gas transportation project" to include in the natural gas pipeline system carrying Alaska natural gas to a market any pipeline segment that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) finds could feasibly be incorporated into, and serve as an integrated segment of, that system regardless of whether the segment: (1) is proposed and constructed before the construction of the system, or (2) initially transports Alaska natural gas solely for delivery to consumers within Alaska. Confers upon the Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects responsibility for providing federal agencies with comprehensive information about Alaska natural gas transportation projects, including industry developments, market factors, technology, and regulatory issues that could affect such projects. Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the accelerated cost recovery system, to redefine the term "Alaska natural gas pipeline" as the natural gas pipeline system: (1) located in the area of Alaska lying north of 64 degrees North latitude, and (2) carrying Alaska natural gas from the area of the United States lying north of 64 degrees North latitude to a market. Removes from qualified enhanced oil recovery costs, with respect to the qualified enhanced oil recovery tax credit, any amount paid or incurred during the taxable year to construct a gas treatment plant which: (1) is located in the area of the United States lying north of 64 degrees North latitude, (2) prepares Alaska natural gas for transportation through a pipeline with a capacity of at least 2 trillion Btu of natural gas per day, and (3) produces carbon dioxide which is injected into hydrocarbon-bearing geological formations. | 2023-01-11T13:23:09Z | |
| 112-hr-6582 | 112 | hr | 6582 | American Energy Manufacturing Technical Corrections Act | Energy | 2012-11-02 | 2012-12-18 | Became Public Law No: 112-210. | House | Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4] | AL | R | A000055 | 14 | American Energy Manufacturing Technical Corrections Act - (Sec. 2) Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) to exempt a walk-in cooler or walk-in freezer component manufactured on or after January 1, 2009, from the requirement that it contain wall, ceiling, and door insulation of at least R-25 for coolers and R-32 for freezers, if the manufacturer has demonstrated to the Secretary of Energy (DOE) that such component reduces energy consumption at least as much as if such requirement were to apply. (Sec. 3) Amends EPCA to require the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to publish a rule that establishes a uniform efficiency descriptor and accompanying test methods for covered water heaters (water heaters, storage water heaters, instantaneous water heaters, and unfired hot water storage tanks). Declares that the purpose of such rule is to replace with a uniform efficiency descriptor: (1) the energy factor descriptor for water heaters established under such Act; and (2) the thermal efficiency and standby loss descriptors for storage water heaters, instantaneous water heaters, and unfired water storage tanks established under such rule. Requires the efficiency standard for covered water heaters to be denominated according to the efficiency descriptor established by such rule. Requires the Secretary to develop a mathematical conversion factor for converting the measurement of efficiency for such heaters from the test procedures in effect on this Act's enactment to the new energy descriptor established under this Act. Considers a covered water heater to be in compliance with such rule and with any revised labeling requirements established by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to implement such rule if the covered water heater: (1) was manufactured prior to the effective date of the rule, and (2) complied with the efficiency standards and labeling requirements in effect prior to the rule. (Sec. 4) Establishes energy efficiency standards for daily energy consumption of service over the counter, self-contained, medium te… | 2023-03-22T18:24:49Z | |
| 112-hr-6578 | 112 | hr | 6578 | To exempt decorative hearth products from energy efficiency regulation under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act. | Energy | 2012-10-23 | 2012-10-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. | House | Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] | WA | R | M001159 | 4 | Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to exempt decorative hearth products from consideration as direct heating equipment subject to the Act's energy efficiency standards. Defines a "decorative hearth product" as a vented gas fireplace, stove, gas fireplace insert, or gas log set that is: (1) not certified to the ANSI Z21.88 standard and, in the case of vented gas fireplaces, stoves, and gas fireplace inserts, is certified to the ANSI Z21.50 standard; and (2) sold without a thermostat and with a warranty provision expressly voiding manufacturer warranties in the event the product is used with a thermostat. | 2021-09-28T14:41:58Z | |
| 112-hr-6501 | 112 | hr | 6501 | Energy Consumer Protection Act of 2012 | Energy | 2012-09-21 | 2012-09-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. | House | Rep. Berg, Rick [R-ND-At Large] | ND | R | B001272 | 0 | Energy Consumer Protection Act of 2012 - Prohibits the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from finalizing a proposed rule under the Clean Air Act that imposes any performance standard for emissions of any greenhouse gas from any existing or new source that is a fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating unit if a state regulatory authority informs the Administrator that the rule is likely to lead to a 3% or greater increase in the price of electricity for end-use consumers. | 2019-11-15T21:17:41Z | |
| 112-hr-6533 | 112 | hr | 6533 | To establish minimum levels of assistance for certain States under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, and for other purposes. | Energy | 2012-09-21 | 2012-09-21 | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2] | ME | D | M001149 | 23 | Amends the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), from any appropriations for a fiscal year containing a qualifying winter season, to allot to each qualifying state, at least 25% of whose households use heating oil as the primary heating fuel, an amount that is at least the same as that allotted to the state for FY2010. Requires that allotments to states that do not qualify under this Act be ratably reduced if necessary to ensure the allotments to qualifying states. Defines a "qualifying winter season" as one occurring after enactment of this Act for which the projected average price of heating oil is greater than the average price for the winter of 2011-2012. | 2020-02-10T16:50:32Z | |
| 112-hr-6554 | 112 | hr | 6554 | Nuclear Reactor Safety First Act | Energy | 2012-09-21 | 2012-09-21 | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | House | Rep. Tierney, John F. [D-MA-6] | MA | D | T000266 | 1 | Nuclear Reactor Safety First Act - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to prohibit the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) from approving the renewal of a nuclear reactor license if the renewal application was submitted more than 10 years before the license's expiration. | 2019-11-15T21:15:57Z | |
| 112-hr-6454 | 112 | hr | 6454 | Department of Energy High-End Computing Act of 2012 | Energy | 2012-09-20 | 2012-10-10 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment. | House | Rep. Biggert, Judy [R-IL-13] | IL | R | B001232 | 4 | Department of Energy High-End Computing Act of 2012 - Amends the Department of Energy High-End Computing Revitalization Act of 2004 with respect to: (1) exascale computing (computing system performance at or near 10 to the 18th power floating point operations per second); and (2) a high-end computing sytem with performance substantially exceeding that of systems commonly available for advanced scientific and engineering applications. Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to: (1) coordinate the development of high-end computing systems across DOE; and (2) include among the multiple architectures researched any computer technologies that show promise of substantial reductions in power requirements and substantial gains in parallelism of multicore processors, concurrency, memory and storage, bandwidth, and reliability. Repeals authority for establishment of at least one High-End Software Development Center. Directs the Secretary to conduct a coordinated research program to develop one or more exascale computing systems to advance DOE missions. Requires establishment through competitive merit review of two or more DOE National Laboratory-industry partnerships to conduct integrated research, development, and engineering of one or more prototype exascale systems. Requires the Secretary to conduct mission-related co-design activities in developing prototype exascale platforms. Defines "co-design" as the joint development of application algorithms, models, and codes with computer technology architectures and operating systems to maximize effective use of high-end computing systems. Directs the Secretary to develop any advancements in hardware and software technology required to realize fully the potential of an exascale production system in addressing DOE target applications and solving scientific problems involving predictive modeling and simulation and large-scale data analytics and management. | 2019-11-15T21:40:50Z | |
| 112-s-3607 | 112 | s | 3607 | A bill to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline. | Energy | 2012-09-20 | 2012-09-21 | Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 533. | Senate | Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] | ND | R | H001061 | 3 | Declares that no presidential permit shall be required for a specified pipeline application filed on May 4, 2012, by TransCanada Corporation to the Department of State for the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border. Considers the final environmental impact statement regarding such pipeline issued by the Secretary of State on August 26, 2011, to satisfy all requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. States that nothing in this Act affects the ongoing work of the state of Nebraska with regard to the fully intrastate portion of the Keystone XL pipeline. | 2019-02-20T23:44:01Z | |
| 112-hr-6403 | 112 | hr | 6403 | MADE Act of 2012 | Energy | 2012-09-13 | 2012-09-14 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. | House | Rep. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT-5] | CT | D | M001169 | 0 | Manufacturing Assistance Driving Efficiency Act of 2012 or MADE Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to provide grants to manufacturers who place energy efficient commercial building property in service: (1) during 2012 or 2013; or (2) after 2013 and before 2016, provided the construction of such property began during 2012 or 2013. Limits such a grant to: (1) the basis of such property, or (2) 50% of any excess of the rate to be paid under a power purchase agreement for renewable energy resources for use in such property over the standard electrical rate, and (3) the allowable income tax deduction for the cost of energy efficient commercial building property placed in service during a taxable year. | 2019-11-15T21:46:58Z | |
| 112-s-3535 | 112 | s | 3535 | Nonprofit Energy Efficiency Act | Energy | 2012-09-12 | 2012-09-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] | MN | D | K000367 | 1 | Nonprofit Energy Efficiency Act - Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to establish a pilot program to award grants to nonprofit organizations for the purpose of retrofitting buildings owned by such organizations with energy-efficiency improvements. Directs the Secretary, in determining whether to award a grant, to apply performance-based criteria, which shall give priority to applications based on: (1) the cost-effectiveness of the energy-efficiency improvement; and (2) an effective plan for evaluation, measurement, and verification of energy savings. Limits each grant award to: (1) an amount equal to 50% of the energy-efficiency improvement, and (2) $200,000. Authorizes appropriations for such grants for FY2013-FY2016 and makes offsetting reductions in authorizations for energy sustainability and efficiency grants under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act. | 2020-01-29T20:27:53Z | |
| 112-hr-6275 | 112 | hr | 6275 | Clean Energy Victory Bond Act of 2012 | Energy | 2012-08-02 | 2012-09-20 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment. | House | Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] | CA | D | F000116 | 15 | Clean Energy Victory Bond Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend through 2022 the tax credit for investment in solar energy property, geothermal heat pumps, fuel cell property, microturbine property, combined heat and power system property, and small wind energy property; (2) allow an energy tax credit for investment in offshore wind facilities placed in service before January 1, 2021; (3) extend through 2022 placed-in-service dates for wind facilities and other renewable energy facilities for purposes of the tax credit for producing electricity from renewable energy facilities; (4) extend through 2022 the tax credit for residential energy efficiency improvements; and (5) increase the amount of credits allocable under the qualifying advanced energy project program. Amends the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to extend through 2014 the grant program for investment in alternative and renewable energy property in lieu of tax credits for such property. Directs the Secretary of Energy to: (1) establish a voluntary voucher program, through 2015, for the purchase of plug-in electric vehicles; and (2) provide grants to state, local, and tribal governments for the installation and operation of public charging stations for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to extend through FY2022 loan guarantees for renewable energy systems, electronic power transmission systems, and certain biofuel projects. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to issue Clean Energy Victory Bonds to pay for the extension of the energy-related tax expenditures in this Act. | 2020-02-14T19:13:58Z | |
| 112-hr-6314 | 112 | hr | 6314 | American Energy Independence and Domestic Refining Capacity Act | Energy | 2012-08-02 | 2012-08-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. | House | Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2] | PA | D | F000043 | 0 | American Energy Independence and Domestic Refining Capacity Act - Establishes the Commission on Energy Independence and Domestic Refining Capacity, which shall, at the request of the President, conduct a study to determine whether the consolidation or closing of a refinery will result in an adverse decline in the nation's domestic refining capacity. Requires that such study examine: (1) the state of the domestic refining industry, including the effect of the consolidation or refinery closure on overall production, domestic economic growth, and national gas prices; (2) the possibilities for the federal government to form public-private partnerships that would lead to increased domestic refining capacity; (3) the potential positive and adverse consequences of federal partnerships and incentives on growth within the industry; (4) the potential benefits of reinvesting a portion of revenues from public-private partnerships into energy related science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education, and seeding future federally funded energy research; and (5) the types of federal incentives that could be used to maintain domestic refining capacity. Requires the Commission to report the results of such study within three months after it is requested. Authorizes the Secretary of Energy (DOE), if the study finds that a plant consolidation or closure will have an adverse effect on the nation's domestic refining capacity, to offer federal incentives to prevent the diminishment of refining capacity. | 2019-11-15T21:17:41Z | |
| 112-hr-6244 | 112 | hr | 6244 | Leave our Lakes Alone Act | Energy | 2012-08-01 | 2012-08-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. | House | Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4] | MO | R | H001053 | 6 | Leave our Lakes Alone Act - Amends the Federal Power Act to prohibit the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) from considering public use and environmental purposes in issuing a license, or enforcing any public use and environmental requirements of a license, for a project in a state whose law expressly authorizes such a prohibition. Defines "public use and environmental purposes" to mean the purposes of energy conservation, the protection, mitigation of damage to, and enhancement of, fish and wildlife, the protection of recreational opportunities, the preservation of other aspects of environmental quality, and other beneficial public uses, including irrigation, flood control, and water supply, as such purposes apply to land within a project boundary above the highest target elevation for normal operations of the project. Exempts projects on federal land from application of this Act. | 2019-11-15T21:17:41Z | |
| 112-hr-6247 | 112 | hr | 6247 | Saving Our Dams and New Hydropower Development and Jobs Act of 2012 | Energy | 2012-08-01 | 2012-08-15 | Committee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Hastings, Doc [R-WA-4] | WA | R | H000329 | 2 | Saving Our Dams and New Hydropower Development and Jobs Act of 2012 - Amends the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 to authorize small conduit hydropower development. Designates the Power Resources Office of the Bureau of Reclamation as the lead office of small conduit hydropower policy and procedure-setting activities. Requires the Administrators of the Bonneville Power Administration, the Western Area Power Administration, the Southwestern Power Administration, and the Southeastern Power Administration to include in monthly billings sent to customers estimates and reports of costs related to compliance with federal environmental laws impacting fish and wildlife. Authorizes the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation to partner or enter into an agreement with local joint power authorities to complete planning and feasibility studies authorized by Congress for water storage projects. Prohibits the Bureau of Reclamation and other federal agencies from bypassing hydroelectric turbines if a state in which the affected facilities are located has declared a drought emergency or if such bypass could result in harming endangered fish, unless such bypasses are necessary for flood control purposes. Exempts from the requirement to prepare an environmental assessment or impact statement an electricity right-of-way holder, including a Power Marketing Administration, that applies to remove insect-infected trees or other hazardous fuels within 500 feet of the right-of-way. Prohibits: (1) federal funds from being used to implement a new program, project, activity, or action required by or proposed in a March 16, 2012, memorandum from Steven Chu, Secretary of Energy, to the Power Marketing Administrators, until a report justifying the implementation of such program, project, activity, or action is submitted to Congress; (2) federal funds from being used to remove, breach, or study the removal or breaching of any hydroelectric-producing dam unless explicitly authorized by Congress; (3) federal funds or funding from congressional… | 2022-03-02T05:20:15Z | |
| 112-s-3469 | 112 | s | 3469 | Nuclear Waste Administration Act of 2012 | Energy | 2012-08-01 | 2012-09-12 | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-598. | Senate | Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] | NM | D | B000468 | 0 | Nuclear Waste Administration Act of 2012 - Establishes as an independent agency in the executive branch: (1) the Nuclear Waste Administration (NWA) to provide for the permanent disposal of nuclear waste, including the siting, construction, and operation of additional repositories, a test and evaluation facility, and additional storage facilities; and (2) the Nuclear Waste Oversight Board. Transfers to the NWA Administrator specified functions of the Secretary of Energy. Prescribes guidelines for nuclear waste facilities and for the identification and suitability of candidate sites. Directs the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to adopt generally applicable standards to protect the environment from offsite releases from radioactive material in geological repositories. Directs the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to amend its regulations governing the licensing of geological repositories to make them consistent with comparable EPA standards. Prohibits the Administrator, before ratification of a consent agreement with a state, local, or tribal government, from possessing, taking title to, or storing more than 10,000 metric tons of spent nuclear repository fuel at a storage facility licensed under this Act. Requires the Secretary to arrange for the Administrator to dispose of defense wastes in a repository developed under this Act. Confers upon the Administrator responsibility for transporting nuclear waste under this Act. Establishes in the Treasury the Nuclear Waste Administration Working Capital Fund. Amends the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to reflect the amendments made by this Act. Authorizes the Administrator to proceed with siting and licensing consolidated storage facilities pursuant to a certain cooperative agreement entered into before the date of enactment of this Act. Terminates those authorities of the Secretary regarding siting, construction, and operation of repositories, storage facilities, or test and evaluation facilities which were not transferred to the Administrator under this A… | 2020-01-29T20:27:54Z | |
| 112-s-3459 | 112 | s | 3459 | Department of Energy High-End Computing Improvement Act of 2012 | Energy | 2012-07-31 | 2012-07-31 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5734-5735) | Senate | Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] | NM | D | B000468 | 4 | Department of Energy High-End Computing Improvement Act of 2012 - Renames the Department of Energy High-End Computing Revitalization Act of 2004 as the Department of Energy High-End Computing Act of 2012. Defines "exascale computing" as computing through the use of a computing machine that performs near or above 10 to the 18th power floating point operations per second. Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to: (1) conduct a research program to develop exascale computing machines to promote DOE missions; (2) coordinate the development of such machines across all applicable DOE agencies; and (3) implement the program through an integration of application, computer science, and computer hardware architecture using public-private partnerships to ensure that exascale computing machines are capable of solving DOE target applications and scientific problems. Authorizes appropriations for FY2013-FY2015. | 2023-01-11T13:23:06Z | |
| 112-hr-6213 | 112 | hr | 6213 | No More Solyndras Act | Energy | 2012-07-26 | 2012-09-19 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | House | Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6] | MI | R | U000031 | 21 | No More Solyndras Act - (Sec. 3) Prohibits the Secretary of Energy (DOE) from issuing any new loan guarantee of an innovative energy project under title XVII (Incentives for Innovative Technologies) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 for any application submitted to DOE after December 31, 2011. Prohibits a loan guarantee for any application pending before that date until the Secretary of the Treasury furnishes, within 30 days after receiving the guarantee proposal from DOE, a written analysis of the its financial terms and conditions. Requires DOE, before making such a guarantee, to take the written analysis into consideration. Requires DOE also, if it makes a guarantee inconsistent with that written analysis, to give certain congressional committees, within 30 days after making the guarantee, a written explanation of any material inconsistencies. Requires DOE, within 60 days after making a loan guarantee on a pending application, to report to specified congressional committees on: (1) the review and decisionmaking process used in making the guarantee; (2) the terms of the guarantee; and (3) the recipient, the technology, and project for which the loan guarantee will be used. (Sec. 4) Directs the Secretary to consult with the Secretary of the Treasury regarding any restructuring of the terms and conditions of an innovative energy project loan guarantee, including any deviations from the financial terms of the guarantee. (Sec. 5) Revises the condition on the loan guarantee that the obligation shall not be subordinate to any other financing for the project. Prohibits likewise subordination to other financing of any reorganization, restructuring, or termination of the obligation. (Sec. 6) Subjects to certain administrative actions and civil penalties any federal official responsible for the issuance of an innovative energy project loan guarantee in violation of either the requirements of this Act or of title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. Specifies such sanctions as: (1) administrative discipline including, … | 2022-03-02T05:39:26Z | |
| 112-s-3445 | 112 | s | 3445 | Domestic Energy and Jobs Act | Energy | 2012-07-26 | 2012-07-26 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] | ND | R | H001061 | 30 | Domestic Energy and Jobs Act - Title I: Keystone XL Permit Approval - Declares that no presidential permit shall be required for a specified pipeline application filed on May 4, 2012, by TransCanada Corporation to the Department of State for the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border. Title II: Impacts of EPA Rules and Actions on Energy Prices - Gasoline Regulations Act of 2012 - Requires the President to establish the Transportation Fuels Regulatory Committee to analyze and report on the cumulative impacts of certain covered rules and actions under the Clean Air Act. Prohibits the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from finalizing the following rules until at least six months after the Committee submits its final report: (1) "Control of Air Pollution From New Motor Vehicles: Tier 3 Motor Vehicle Emission and Fuel Standards" and any successor or substantially similar rule; (2) any rule proposed after March 15, 2012, establishing or revising a performance or emission standard for new stationary sources or hazardous air pollutants that is applicable to petroleum refineries; and (3) any rule revising or supplementing the national ambient air quality standards for ozone under the Clean Air Act. Requires the EPA Administrator to consider feasibility and cost in revising or supplementing any such standards for ozone. Amends the Clean Air Act to: (1) authorize the Administrator to waive temporarily a control or prohibition governing the use of a regulated fuel or fuel additive following a determination that unusual and extreme fuel additive supply circumstances are the result of a problem with distribution or delivery equipment necessary for the transportation or delivery of fuel or fuel additives, and (2) grant a presumptive approval to a request for a waiver if the Administrator does not approve or deny such request within three days after its receipt. Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to direct the Administrator and the Secr… | 2023-01-11T13:23:07Z | |
| 112-s-3437 | 112 | s | 3437 | State Natural Gas Act of 2012 | Energy | 2012-07-25 | 2012-07-25 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] | PA | D | C001070 | 0 | State Natural Gas Act of 2012 - Amends the Natural Gas Act to require the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to make grants available to states to independently carry out initiatives to promote the following purposes: (1) the use of natural gas as a transportation fuel, and (2) investment in natural gas vehicles and transportation infrastructure. Establishes $1 million as the minimum grant amount to a state. Requires the Secretary to increase the grant amount above the minimum to reflect the potential of applications and plans to promote the purposes of this Act, taking into consideration: (1) the relative amount of funds likely to be leveraged by initiatives described in the state plan, (2) the degree that initiatives will support a need unlikely to be met by the private sector absent program funding, (3) the degree that initiatives will be a bridge to private investment and sustainable market conditions, and (4) the amount of funds invested in public and private investment in states in natural gas transportation and infrastructure. | 2023-01-11T13:23:07Z | |
| 112-s-3438 | 112 | s | 3438 | Offshore Petroleum Expansion Now Act of 2012 | Energy | 2012-07-25 | 2012-07-25 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] | AK | R | M001153 | 7 | Offshore Petroleum Expansion Now Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to implement the Proposed Oil & Gas Leasing Program: 2012-2017 in accordance with the schedule for conducting oil and gas lease sales set forth in it and in the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. Directs the Secretary to conduct each of specified oil and gas lease sales in the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Planning Areas, including certain ones in the Draft Proposed Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program (2010-2015), during its specified year. Requires the Secretary to offer for sale, no later than December 31, 2013, leases of tracts in the Santa Maria and Santa Barbara or Ventura Basins of the Southern California OCS Planning Area. Directs the Secretary to revise a specified Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement map, dated January 2010, to ensure that the square footage of the leasable area in the Mid-Atlantic planning area is directly proportional to the length of the tidal shoreline of the Mid-Atlantic States (Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, and Virginia). Retains the authority of the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to designate national defense areas on the OCS. Requires the Secretary to prepare a multisale environmental impact statement pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 for lease sales required under this Act that are not included in the Proposed Leasing Program (2012-2017). Declares that nothing in this Act affects restrictions on oil and gas leasing under the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006. Requires all lease sales conducted pursuant to this Act, with specified exceptions, to be area-wide lease sales. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury, for each of FY2012-FY2022, to deposit in a special account in the Treasury 37.5 % of all revenues due and payable to the United States from OCS areas not scheduled for lease sale under Proposed Oil and Gas Leasing Program: 2012-2017. Instructs the Secretary of the Interior to disburse such funds to coas… | 2023-01-11T13:23:07Z | |
| 112-hr-6168 | 112 | hr | 6168 | President Obama's Proposed 2012-2017 Offshore Drilling Lease Sale Plan Act | Energy | 2012-07-24 | 2012-07-25 | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 164 - 261 (Roll no. 512). | House | Rep. Hastings, Doc [R-WA-4] | WA | R | H000329 | 0 | President Obama's Proposed 2012-2017 Offshore Drilling Lease Sale Plan Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to implement the Proposed Final Outer Continental Shelf Oil & Gas Leasing Program (2012-2017) in accordance with the schedule for conducting oil and gas lease sales set forth in it and in the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. | 2022-03-02T05:20:15Z | |
| 112-s-3428 | 112 | s | 3428 | Renewable Fuel Standard Flexibility Act | Energy | 2012-07-24 | 2012-07-24 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5307) | Senate | Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] | MD | D | C000141 | 2 | Renewable Fuel Standard Flexibility Act - Amends the Clean Air Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): (1) by November 30 each year, to determine and publish the estimated U.S. corn stocks-to-use ratio for the applicable crop year; and (2) to waive the renewable fuel program's requirements for the next calendar year by reducing the national quantity of renewable fuel otherwise required by specified amounts based on the ratio determined. Prohibits: (1) waivers granted under this Act from affecting the volume of advanced biofuel under such program, or (2) the Administrator from allowing any volume of conventional biofuel to be used to satisfy the requirement for advanced biofuel. | 2023-01-11T13:23:07Z | |
| 112-hr-6164 | 112 | hr | 6164 | To approve the construction, operation, and maintenance of the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border. | Energy | 2012-07-23 | 2012-07-27 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. | House | Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2] | NE | R | T000459 | 54 | Declares that no presidential permit shall be required for the pipeline application filed on May 4, 2012, by TransCanada Corporation for the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border. Deems the final environmental impact statement issued by the Secretary of State on August 26, 2011, to satisfy all requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. Declares that this Act does not affect the ongoing work of the state of Nebraska with regard to the fully intrastate portion of the Keystone XL pipeline. | 2021-04-19T19:41:26Z | |
| 112-s-3404 | 112 | s | 3404 | Department of Energy Reorganization Act of 2012 | Energy | 2012-07-19 | 2012-07-19 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Coats, Daniel [R-IN] | IN | R | C000542 | 1 | Department of Energy Reorganization Act of 2012 - Establishes within the Department of Energy (DOE) an Office of Federal Energy Production, headed by a Director appointed by the Secretary of Energy. Transfers to such Director the current functions of the Directors of: (1) the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, (2) the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, and (3) the Bureau of Land Management of the Department of the Interior with respect to oil and gas development and renewable energy production. Establishes within DOE the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, to whose Director are transferred the functions and regulatory authority of the Director of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement of the Department of the Interior. Terminates the latter Bureau upon completion of all transfers. Establishes within DOE the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, to whose Director are transferred the functions of the Director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management of the Department of the Interior. Terminates the latter Bureau upon completion of all transfers. Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, with respect to the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) oil and gas leasing program, to require the Secretary to certify that the oil and gas leasing program prepared will best meet national energy needs for the five-year period following its approval or reapproval. Directs the Secretary to amend the program to include additional lease sales in additional areas if it is determined that the United States will require more than one million barrels of oil per day for the next fiscal year from foreign sources other than Canada and Mexico. Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to authorize appropriations to the Secretary to implement oil shale and gilsonite leases and permits. Exempts DOE from the jurisdiction of the Equal Access to Justice Act. | 2022-02-03T05:54:17Z | |
| 112-s-3408 | 112 | s | 3408 | A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Energy from enforcing regulations pertaining to certain battery chargers. | Energy | 2012-07-19 | 2012-07-19 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Johanns, Mike [R-NE] | NE | R | J000291 | 0 | Prohibits the Secretary of Energy from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing a proposed rule entitled "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Battery Chargers and External Power Supplies," or any substantially similar regulation, regarding product class 7 (certain high-energy battery chargers described in such proposed rule). | 2023-01-11T13:23:08Z | |
| 112-s-3383 | 112 | s | 3383 | A bill to reject the final 5-year Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program for fiscal years 2012 through 2017 of the Administration and replace the plan with a 5-year plan that is more in line with the energy and economic needs of the United States. | Energy | 2012-07-12 | 2012-07-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] | LA | R | V000127 | 2 | Deems the Draft Proposed Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program 2010-2015, issued by the Secretary of the Interior, to be the final oil and gas leasing program for the period FY2012-FY2017. Considers the Secretary to have issued a final environmental impact statement to the FY2012-FY2017 leasing program in accordance with certain requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. Excludes Lease Sales 214, 232, and 239, from the FY2012-FY2017 final oil and gas leasing program. Declares that this Act does not affect restrictions on oil and gas leasing under the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006. | 2022-02-03T05:54:25Z | |
| 112-s-3371 | 112 | s | 3371 | Renewable Energy Environmental Research Act of 2012 | Energy | 2012-07-11 | 2012-07-11 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] | AK | D | B001265 | 1 | Renewable Energy Environmental Research Act of 2012 - Requires the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere in the Under Secretary's capacity as Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to develop a plan to: (1) define requirements for a comprehensive and integrated ocean, coastal, Great Lakes, and atmosphere science program to support renewable energy development; (2) identify and describe current climate, weather, and water data programs, products, services, and authorities within NOAA relevant to such development; (3) provide targeted research, data, monitoring, observation, and other information, products, and services concerning climate, weather, and water in support of renewable energy and smart grid technology; (4) provide research, data, monitoring, and other information, products, and services to inform renewable energy decisions concerning coastal and marine habitats, living marine resources and the ecosystems on which they depend, and coastal and marine planning; (5) reduce duplication and leverage the resources of existing NOAA programs; and (6) facilitate public-private cooperation. Requires the Administrator to establish a program to develop and implement an integrated and comprehensive ocean, coastal, Great Lakes, and atmosphere research and operations program, based on such plan, to support renewable energy development. Enumerates program components. Requires the program to be designed to collect, synthesize, and distribute data in a manner that can be used by marine resource managers responsible for making decisions about marine renewable energy projects. Requires the Army Corps of Engineers, Department of Commerce, Minerals Management Service, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), and Department of Energy (DOE) to consider this information when making planning, siting, and permitting decisions for marine renewable energy. Requires the Administrator to establish a renewable energy information library and data portal. Gives the Administrator … | 2020-02-12T18:57:54Z | |
| 112-hr-6082 | 112 | hr | 6082 | Congressional Replacement of President Obama's Energy-Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan | Energy | 2012-07-09 | 2012-07-30 | Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 474. | House | Rep. Hastings, Doc [R-WA-4] | WA | R | H000329 | 2 | Congressional Replacement of President Obama's Energy-Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan - (Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to implement the Proposed Final Outer Continental Shelf Oil & Gas Leasing Program (2012-2017) in accordance with the schedule for conducting oil and gas lease sales set forth in it and in the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. Instructs the Secretary to conduct each of specified oil and gas lease sales in the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Planning Areas, including certain ones in the Draft Proposed Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program (2010-2015), during its specified year. (Sec. 4) Requires the Secretary to offer for sale, by December 31, 2013, leases of tracts in the Santa Maria and Santa Barbara/Ventura Basins of the Southern California OCS Planning Area. Requires the Secretary to include in such leases any terms and conditions necessary to require that development and production may occur only from offshore infrastructure in existence on the date of the enactment of this Act or from onshore-based drilling. (Sec. 5) Retains the authority of the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to designate national defense areas on the OCS. Prohibits exploration, development, or production of oil or natural gas on the OCS under a lease issued under this Act that would conflict with any military operation determined in accordance with the Memorandum of Agreement between the Department of Defense and the Department of the Interior on Mutual Concerns on the Outer Continental Shelf signed July 20, 1983, including any revision or replacement for that agreement agreed to after that date but before the issuance of the lease under which such exploration, development, or production is conducted. (Sec. 6) Requires the Secretary to prepare a multisale environmental impact statement pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 for lease sales required under this Act that are not included in the Proposed Final Leasing Program (2012-2017). States that th… | 2022-03-02T05:33:29Z | |
| 112-hr-6047 | 112 | hr | 6047 | Phantom Fuel Reform Act of 2012 | Energy | 2012-06-28 | 2012-06-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. | House | Rep. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ-6] | AZ | R | F000444 | 12 | Phantom Fuel Reform Act of 2012 - Amends the Clean Air Act to revise the renewable fuel program by requiring the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration, in estimating the projected volume of cellulosic biofuel to be sold or introduced into commerce in the next year, to determine for each facility producing such biofuel during the current year: (1) the average monthly volume of biofuel produced by such facility based on the actual volume produced through October 31, and (2) the estimated annualized volume of biofuel production for such facility for the current year based on such average monthly production. Requires the estimate of cellulosic biofuel projected to be sold or introduced into commerce in the following year to equal the total of the estimated annual volumes of cellulosic biofuel production for all such facilities. Requires (currently, authorizes) the Administrator, in any year in which the Administrator reduces the applicable volume of cellulosic biofuel required in gasoline, to also reduce the applicable volume of renewable fuel and advanced biofuels required by the same (currently, by the same or a lesser) volume. | 2019-11-15T21:19:00Z | |
| 112-hr-6024 | 112 | hr | 6024 | Hydro 2.0 Act | Energy | 2012-06-26 | 2012-06-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power. | House | Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7] | MA | D | M000133 | 1 | Hydro 2.0 Act - Amends the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation, to plan, design, construct, operate, and maintain additions, improvements, efficiencies, and replacements of power generation facilities at existing Reclamation project facilities, including exclusive development of non-federal power at Bureau of Reclamation facilities. Predicates such authority upon: (1) use of the lease of power privilege by the Commissioner to approve such development of non-federal power; and (2) construction, operation, and maintenance of the power generation facilities consistent with water supply and other purposes specifically authorized for the project. Requires revenues from the lease of power privileges to be deposited into the Reclamation Fund and credited to the project from which such power is derived. Prescribes allocation guidelines governing the construction cost component of such revenues from the lease of power privilege. | 2019-11-15T21:23:18Z | |
| 112-hr-5967 | 112 | hr | 5967 | American Renewable Energy and Efficiency Act | Energy | 2012-06-19 | 2012-06-19 | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | House | Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7] | MA | D | M000133 | 1 | American Renewable Energy and Efficiency Act - Amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to promulgate regulations to implement and enforce federal combined efficiency and renewable electricity standard. Requires each retail electric supplier to submit to FERC, annually, an amount of federal renewable electricity credits and demonstrated total annual electricity savings for the previous year that, in the aggregate, is equal to the supplier's annual combined target for that year as established by this Act (compliance obligation). Requires each supplier to submit credits equal to at least three quarters of such target. Requires FERC, upon a request from a state's governor, to increase, to no more than half, the proportion of the annual combined targets for suppliers located within such state that may be met through submission of demonstrated total annual electricity savings. Requires a supplier's target to be equal to the product of the supplier's base amount (electricity sold) for the year and a specified annual percentage for that year, which increases from 8% for 2014 to 50% for 2035 through 2040. Sets forth provisions governing the issuance, tracking, verification, trading, banking, and retirement of federal renewable electricity credits. Requires FERC to: (1) prescribe standards and protocols for defining and measuring electricity savings and total annual electricity savings that can be counted toward a compliance obligation, (2) establish procedures and standards requiring third-party verification of reported electricity savings, and (3) establish requirements governing the submission of reports to demonstrate the total annual electricity savings achieved by a retail electric supplier within the relevant year. Allows a retail electric supplier to: (1) use electricity savings transferred from other specified entities to meet its compliance obligation, and (2) submit, in lieu of each federal renewable electricity credit or megawatt hou… | 2019-02-20T22:32:43Z | |
| 112-s-3284 | 112 | s | 3284 | South Carolina Offshore Drilling Act | Energy | 2012-06-11 | 2012-06-11 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] | SC | R | G000359 | 0 | South Carolina Offshore Drilling Act - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) to direct the Secretary of the Interior to include in a specified schedule of proposed lease sales under the outer Continental Shelf (OCS) leasing program for FY2012-FY2017 any areas located within the administrative boundaries of South Carolina that lie more than 50 miles off its coast. Authorizes the governor of South Carolina to petition the Secretary to make available for leasing any portion of the area within the state's administrative boundaries that is between 10 and 50 miles off the coast. Instructs the Secretary to: (1) approve such a petition within 90 days after receipt, and (2) initiate a new five-year OCS oil and gas leasing program to replace the OCS oil and gas leasing program in effect on the approval date. Authorizes such governor to petition the Secretary to prohibit the leasing of areas within the administrative boundaries of the state that are between 50 and 100 miles off the coast. Allocates to a coastal state 37.5% of: (1) any bonus bid paid for leasing rights in an OCS area if the Secretary has approved the state's request to allow leasing in that area; (2) lease rental payments, lease royalty payments, and royalty proceeds from a sale of royalties taken in kind by the Secretary; and (3) any other revenues from a specified bidding system. Instructs the Secretary to: (1) pay 20% of the allocable share of each coastal state directly to certain of its coastal political subdivisions, (2) distribute a certain conservation royalty into the Land and Water Conservation Fund, and (3) distribute 50% of federal royalty revenues from areas leased under this Act into direct federal deficit reduction. | 2020-01-29T20:34:57Z | |
| 112-hr-5935 | 112 | hr | 5935 | To prohibit the Secretary of Energy from enforcing regulations pertaining to certain battery chargers. | Energy | 2012-06-08 | 2012-06-08 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. | House | Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1] | NE | R | F000449 | 0 | Prohibits the Secretary of Energy from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing a proposed rule entitled "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Battery Chargers and External Power Supplies," or any substantially similar regulation, regarding product class 7 (certain high-energy battery chargers described in such proposed rule). | 2022-02-03T05:56:50Z | |
| 112-s-3265 | 112 | s | 3265 | A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to remove the authority of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to collect land use fees for land that has been sold, exchanged, or otherwise transferred from Federal ownership but that is subject to a power site reservation. | Energy | 2012-06-05 | 2012-09-19 | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 112-624. | Senate | Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] | AK | R | M001153 | 0 | Amends the Federal Power Act regarding annual charges payable by licensees to the United States for use of federal lands to exclude land that has been sold, exchanged, or otherwise transferred from federal ownership, yet remains subject to a power site reservation under the Act. | 2020-01-29T20:34:55Z | |
| 112-hr-5863 | 112 | hr | 5863 | To clarify section 1702 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to include penalties for violations of title XVII of that Act. | Energy | 2012-05-30 | 2012-06-18 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment. | House | Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] | TX | R | B001248 | 0 | Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to make any federal government official who is responsible for the issuance of an innovative technology loan guarantee that violates the requirements of such Act personally liable for a civil penalty in an amount of at least $10,000 but no more than $50,000 for each violation. | 2019-11-15T21:43:42Z | |
| 112-hr-5745 | 112 | hr | 5745 | End Polluter Welfare Act of 2012 | Energy | 2012-05-15 | 2012-07-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade. | House | Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] | MN | D | E000288 | 3 | End Polluter Welfare Act of 2012 - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act and the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to repeal the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to reduce or eliminate royalty payments for oil and natural gas leases in the Outer Continental Shelf. Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to increase minimum royalty payments for coal, oil, and natural gas leases. Repeals the program for ultra-deepwater and unconventional natural gas and other petroleum resource exploration and production. Amends the Oil Pollution Act to eliminate the limitation on liability for offshore facilities and pipeline operators for oil spills. Rescinds all unobligated balances made available to the World Bank, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the Export-Import Bank, the Advanced Research Projects Agency in the Department of Defense (DOD), and other international financing entities to carry out any project that supports coal, oil, or natural gas. Terminates the Office of Fossil Energy Research and Development in the Department of Energy (DOE) and the authority to carry out any of its programs. Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to eliminate from the categories of projects eligible for loan guarantees for innovative technologies: (1) projects involving advanced fossil energy technology, and (2) and crude oil refineries. Prohibits the Secretary of Agriculture from making loans under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to carry out projects that will use coal, oil, or natural gas. Prohibits the use of Department of Transportation (DOT) funds to award any grant or other direct assistance to any rail or port project that transports coal, oil, or natural gas. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to limit or repeal provisions allowing tax incentives for investment in fossil fuels. Increases the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund financing rate. Imposes a 13% tax on the removal price of any taxable crude oil or natural gas from the Outer Continental Shelf in the Gulf of Mexico. Designates … | 2023-01-11T13:23:04Z | |
| 112-hr-5710 | 112 | hr | 5710 | Better Use of Refrigerator Regulations Act | Energy | 2012-05-10 | 2012-05-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. | House | Rep. Westmoreland, Lynn A. [R-GA-3] | GA | R | W000796 | 17 | Better Use of Refrigerator Regulations Act - Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to establish a total daily energy consumption standard for medium temperature commercial refrigerators manufactured six months after this Act's enactment that: (1) have a self-contained condensing unit, sliding or hinged doors in the back intended for use by sales personnel, and other transparent material in the front for displaying merchandise; and (2) are no greater than 66 inches high and are intended to serve as a counter for transactions between sales personnel and customers. | 2019-11-15T21:19:00Z | |
| 112-s-3080 | 112 | s | 3080 | End Polluter Welfare Act of 2012 | Energy | 2012-05-10 | 2012-05-10 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] | VT | I | S000033 | 0 | End Polluter Welfare Act of 2012 - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act and the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to repeal the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to reduce or eliminate royalty payments for oil and natural gas leases in the Outer Continental Shelf. Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to increase minimum royalty payments for coal, oil, and natural gas leases. Repeals the program for ultra-deepwater and unconventional natural gas and other petroleum resource exploration and production. Amends the Oil Pollution Act to eliminate the limitation on liability for offshore facilities and pipeline operators for oil spills. Rescinds all unobligated balances made available to the World Bank, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the Export-Import Bank, the Advanced Research Projects Agency in the Department of Defense (DOD), and other international financing entities to carry out any project that supports coal, oil, or natural gas. Terminates the Office of Fossil Energy Research and Development in the Department of Energy (DOE) and the authority to carry out any of its programs. Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to eliminate from the categories of projects eligible for loan guarantees for innovative technologies: (1) projects involving advanced fossil energy technology, and (2) and crude oil refineries. Prohibits the Secretary of Agriculture from making loans under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to carry out projects that will use coal, oil, or natural gas. Prohibits the use of Department of Transportation (DOT) funds to award any grant or other direct assistance to any rail or port project that transports coal, oil, or natural gas. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to limit or repeal provisions allowing tax incentives for investment in fossil fuels. Increases the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund financing rate. Imposes a 13% tax on the removal price of any taxable crude oil or natural gas from the Outer Continental Shelf in the Gulf of Mexico. Designates … | 2019-02-20T23:32:07Z | |
| 112-sres-454 | 112 | sres | 454 | A resolution commending the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Department of Energy hosting the Third International Conference on Nuclear Power Plant Life Management. | Energy | 2012-05-10 | 2012-05-10 | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3089) | Senate | Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] | ID | R | C000880 | 3 | Commends the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the Department of Energy (DOE) for hosting the Third International Conference on Nuclear Power Plant Life Management in the United States. Applauds the efforts of conference attendees to discuss and explore the increased role of nuclear power plant life management in support of license renewal and the safe, long-term operation of commercial nuclear reactors throughout the world. Thanks the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for organizing the Third International Conference on Nuclear Power Plant Life Management in the United States for the first time, and encourages member states of the IAEA to take advantage of the latest available technology to further develop licensing programs, promote safety, and secure the long-term success of commercial nuclear power generation. | 2022-02-03T05:54:26Z | |
| 112-hr-5625 | 112 | hr | 5625 | Collinsville Renewable Energy Promotion Act | Energy | 2012-05-08 | 2012-06-27 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | House | Rep. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT-5] | CT | D | M001169 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Collinsville Renewable Energy Promotion Act - Authorizes the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to: (1) reinstate the license for either or each of the projects numbered 10822 and 10823, and (2) extend for two years after the date on which either or each such project is reinstated the time period during which the licensee must commence project construction. Directs FERC to: (1) transfer the reinstated licenses to the town of Canton, Connecticut, if it reinstates them and extends the time period during which the licensee is required to commence project construction; and (2) complete an environmental assessment for the projects and update the environmental analysis performed during the licensing process. Sets a deadline for FERC to: (1) reach a final decision concerning the projects, and (2) complete the license transfer if it decides to reinstate either or both licenses. Declares that this Act does not affect certain valid licenses issued by FERC before enactment of this Act or diminish or extinguish any existing rights under any such license. | 2022-03-01T06:10:55Z | |
| 112-hr-5186 | 112 | hr | 5186 | Halt Index Trading of Energy Commodities (HITEC) Act | Energy | 2012-04-27 | 2012-05-10 | Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management. | House | Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7] | MA | D | M000133 | 25 | Halt Index Trading of Energy Commodities (HITEC) Act - Amends the Commodity Exchange Act to declare unlawful for: (1) a commodity index fund to engage in an energy commodity transaction if any person investing in the fund is an excluded investor, (2) an energy commodity index fund to accept an investment from a person who is an excluded investor, or (3) a commodity index fund to hold an investment in an energy commodity if any person investing in the fund is an excluded investor. Defines "excluded investor" as a person with respect to whom there is no position in an energy commodity which, if held by the person, would be considered a bona fide hedging position. | 2021-09-28T14:33:39Z | |
| 112-hres-635 | 112 | hres | 635 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Mr. Al Armendariz, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator for South Central Region (Region 6), is not suitable to secure domestic energy development, and, therefore should immediately resign. | Energy | 2012-04-27 | 2012-05-10 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry. | House | Rep. Landry, Jeffrey M. [R-LA-3] | LA | R | L000574 | 1 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that Al Armendariz, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator for South Central Region, is not suitable to secure domestic energy development and should resign immediately. | 2020-02-14T19:15:52Z | |
| 112-hr-4850 | 112 | hr | 4850 | Enabling Energy Saving Innovations Act | Energy | 2012-04-26 | 2012-09-24 | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | House | Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4] | AL | R | A000055 | 1 | Enabling Energy Saving Innovations Act - (Sec. 2) Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) to exempt a walk-in cooler or walk-in freezer component manufactured on or after January 1, 2009, from the requirement that it contain wall, ceiling, and door insulation of at least R-25 for coolers and R-32 for freezers, if the manufacturer has demonstrated to the Secretary of Energy (DOE) that such component reduces energy consumption at least as much as if such requirement were to apply. (Sec. 3) Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to require the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to publish a rule that establishes a uniform efficiency descriptor and accompanying test methods for covered water heaters (water heaters, storage water heaters, instantaneous water heaters, and unfired water storage tanks). Declares that the purpose of such rule is to replace with a uniform efficiency descriptor: (1) the energy factor descriptor for water heaters established under such Act; and (2) the thermal efficiency and standby loss descriptors for storage water heaters, instantaneous water heaters, and unfired water storage tanks established under such rule. Requires the efficiency standard for covered water heaters to be denominated according to the efficiency descriptor established by such rule. Requires the Secretary to develop a mathematical conversion factor for converting the measurement of efficiency for such heaters from the test procedures in effect on this Act's enactment to the new energy descriptor established under this Act. Considers a covered water heater to be in compliance with such rule and with any revised labeling requirements established by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to implement such rule if the covered water heater: (1) was manufactured prior to the effective date of the rule, and (2) complied with the efficiency standards and labeling requirements in effect prior to the rule. (Sec. 4) Establishes energy efficiency standards for daily energy consumption of service over the counter, self-contain… | 2022-03-01T06:10:55Z | |
| 112-s-2374 | 112 | s | 2374 | Helium Stewardship Act of 2012 | Energy | 2012-04-26 | 2012-05-10 | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-540. | Senate | Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] | NM | D | B000468 | 22 | Helium Stewardship Act of 2012 - Amends the Helium Act to name all U.S.-owned helium reserves the Federal Helium Reserve, including: (1) the Cliffside Field helium storage reservoir; (2) the federally owned helium pipeline system; and (3) all associated infrastructure owned, leased, or managed under contract by the Secretary of the Interior for helium storage, transportation, withdrawal, purification, or management. Revises the authority of the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to offer crude helium for sale for federal, medical, scientific, and commercial uses, dividing such sales into three phases the second of which is to maximize total recovery of helium from the Reserve. Authorizes extramural holders of federal research grants, as well as federal agencies, to purchase refined helium for federal uses, including medical and scientific uses, from persons who have entered into enforceable contracts to purchase an equivalent quantity of crude helium from the Secretary. Replaces the current formula for determining the price of helium with guidelines referring to current market crude helium prices. Directs the Secretary, acting through the Director of the U.S. Geological Survey, to undertake a national helium gas assessment. Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to support research, development, commercial application, and conservation programs to: (1) expand domestic production of low-Btu gas and helium resources, (2) separate and capture helium from natural gas streams at the wellhead, and (3) reduce venting helium and helium-bearing low-Btu gas during natural gas operations. Instructs the Secretary of Energy to support or carry out directly research programs to develop: (1) advanced membrane technology, (2) helium separation technology, and (3) low-cost technologies and technology systems for recycling, reprocessing, and reusing helium (industrial helium program). Directs the Secretary of the Interior to cooperate with the Secretary of Energy on any assessment or research regarding extraction and refineme… | 2021-12-20T15:56:26Z | |
| 112-hr-4622 | 112 | hr | 4622 | Solar Energy Deployment Act of 2012 | Energy | 2012-04-25 | 2012-04-27 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. | House | Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-11] | CA | D | M001166 | 0 | Solar Energy Deployment Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish a program to award competitive grants to state and local governments for the design, purchase, and installation of qualifying solar equipment on rooftops or parking structures owned by the state or local government. Directs the Secretary, in determining grant recipients, to consider: (1) the speed with which solar energy systems can be deployed, (2) the total amount of solar energy to be deployed, (3) financial need, (4) the use of best practices to ensure maximum efficiency of deployed systems, and (5) the use of materials and components that are manufactured in the United States. | 2019-11-15T21:18:13Z | |
| 112-hr-4625 | 112 | hr | 4625 | Yucca Utilization to Control Contamination Act | Energy | 2012-04-25 | 2012-04-27 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy. | House | Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] | SC | R | W000795 | 8 | Yucca Utilization to Control Contamination Act - Amends the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to direct the President to publish in the Federal Register a notice certifying that the Yucca Mountain site (Nevada) is the selected site for the development of a repository for the disposal of high-level radioactive radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel. Declares that, if the President fails to publish the certification or revokes it, each entity: (1) that is required to make a payment to the Nuclear Waste Fund shall not be required to make any additional payment; and (2) that has made a payment shall receive a refund, 75% of which shall be used for rebates to the entity's ratepayers, and 25% shall be used to carry out upgrades to the entity's nuclear power facilities to enhance the storage and security of materials used to generate nuclear power. Requires the Secretary of Energy to initiate by January 1, 2017, the transportation to the Yucca Mountain site of defense waste from each state in which it is located. Imposes penalties on the Secretary for failure to initiate such transportation. | 2019-11-15T21:21:58Z | |
| 112-s-2365 | 112 | s | 2365 | WEST Act | Energy | 2012-04-25 | 2012-04-25 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] | UT | R | H000338 | 5 | Western Economic Security Today Act or the WEST Act - Title I: Putting the Gulf of Mexico Back to Work Act - Putting the Gulf of Mexico Back to Work Act - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to direct (current law authorizes) the Secretary of the Interior to require a lessee operating under an approved exploration plan to obtain: (1) a permit before drilling any well in accordance with the plan, and (2) a new permit before drilling any well of a design that is significantly different than the design for which the existing permit was issued. Prohibits the Secretary from issuing a drilling permit without ensuring that the proposed drilling operations meet all: (1) critical safety system requirements, including blowout prevention; and (2) oil spill response and containment requirements. Deems an application to drill to be approved if the Secretary does not make a decision within 60 days after receipt of the application. Confers exclusive jurisdiction for a covered civil action upon a judicial district in the Fifth Circuit unless there is no district in that circuit in which the action may be brought. Bars a covered civil action unless it is filed within 60 days after the date of the final federal agency action. Restricts the court, in a covered civil action, from granting or approving prospective relief unless the court finds that the relief is narrowly drawn, extends no further than necessary to correct the violation of a legal requirement, and is the least intrusive means necessary to correct that violation. Prohibits a party to a covered civil action from receiving payment from the federal government for attorneys' fees and court costs. Title II: Restarting American Offshore Leasing Now - Restarting American Offshore Leasing Now Act - Directs the Secretary to conduct, within 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, Lease Sale 216 and Lease Sale 222 in the Central Gulf of Mexico. Directs the Secretary to conduct, within 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, offshore oil and gas Lease Sal… | 2020-01-29T20:30:37Z | |
| 112-hr-4480 | 112 | hr | 4480 | Domestic Energy and Jobs Act | Energy | 2012-04-24 | 2012-07-10 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness. | House | Rep. Gardner, Cory [R-CO-4] | CO | R | G000562 | 21 | Domestic Energy and Jobs Act - Title I: Increasing Domestic Oil and Gas Exploration, Development, and Production in Response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve Drawdowns - Strategic Energy Production Act of 2012 - (Sec. 102) Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to direct the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to develop a plan to increase the percentage of federal lands leased for oil and gas exploration, development, and production under the jurisdiction of the Secretaries of Agriculture (USDA), of Energy, of the Interior, and of Defense (DOD) (Secretaries), including submerged lands of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). Requires the percentage of the total amount of such federal lands to be the same as the percentage of petroleum in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) that was drawn down. Prohibits the plan from providing more than 10% of such federal lands for oil and gas exploration, development, and production leasing. Directs the Secretary of Energy to: (1) base the determination of present and future national energy needs upon information from the Energy Information Administration; and (2) consult with the Secretaries and the American Association of Petroleum Geologists and other state, environmentalist, and oil and gas industry stakeholders when developing the plan to determine the most geologically promising lands for production of oil and natural gas liquids. Prohibits such plan from taking effect without the concurrence of each of the Secretaries with respect to elements of the plan within their respective jurisdictions. Requires federal agency compliance with any requirements established by the Secretary of Energy pursuant to the plan; but prohibits any action that in the view of the Secretary of Defense (DOD) would adversely affect national security or military activities, including preparedness and training. Excludes lands managed under either the National Park System or the National Wilderness Preservation System from federal lands designated for increased oil and gas production. Prohibits this title… | 2022-03-02T05:33:29Z | |
| 112-hr-4606 | 112 | hr | 4606 | To authorize the issuance of right-of-way permits for natural gas pipelines in Glacier National Park, and for other purposes. | Energy | 2012-04-24 | 2013-01-14 | Became Public Law No: 112-268. | House | Rep. Rehberg, Denny [R-MT-At Large] | MT | R | R000571 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on July 26, 2012. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to issue right-of-way permits for natural gas pipelines (including all appurtenances used in their operation) that, as of March 1, 2012, are within the boundary of Glacier National Park in Montana. Specifies that each such permit shall be: (1) issued as a right-of-way renewal, (2) for a width of not more than 25 feet on either side of the centerline of the pipeline, and (3) subject to any terms and conditions that are determined by the Secretary to be necessary. | 2023-03-22T18:24:48Z | |
| 112-hr-4471 | 112 | hr | 4471 | Gasoline Regulations Act of 2012 | Energy | 2012-04-23 | 2012-06-06 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 366. | House | Rep. Whitfield, Ed [R-KY-1] | KY | R | W000413 | 25 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Gasoline Regulations Act of 2012 - Requires the President to establish the Transportation Fuels Regulatory Committee to analyze and report, for each of 2016 and 2020, on the cumulative impacts of certain covered rules and actions under the Clean Air Act, including the impacts on gasoline, diesel fuel, and natural gas prices, operating costs, consumers, regional economies, U.S. competitiveness, small businesses, employment, labor markets, public health, and state, local, and tribal governments. Designates as "covered rules": (1) the rule entitled "Control of Air Pollution From New Motor Vehicles: Tier 3 Motor Vehicle Emission and Fuel Standards"; (2) any rule proposed after March 15, 2012, establishing or revising a standard of performance or emission standard for new stationary sources or hazardous air pollutants that is applicable to petroleum refineries; (3) any rule proposed after March 15, 2012, for implementation of the Renewable Fuel Program under the Clean Air Act; (4) the rules entitled "National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone" and "Reconsideration of the 2008 Ozone Primary and Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards" and any subsequent rule revising or supplementing the national ambient air quality standards for ozone; and (5) any successor or substantially similar rules. Defines a "covered action" as any action affecting facilities involved in the production, transportation, or distribution of gasoline, diesel fuel, or natural gas taken on or after January 1, 2009, by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), a state or local government, or a permitting agency as a result of the application of provisions of the Clean Air Act relating to operating permits or the prevention of significant deterioration of air quality to an air pollutant that is identified as a greenhouse gas in the rule entitled "Endangerment and Cause or Contr… | 2022-03-01T06:10:55Z | |
| 112-hr-4468 | 112 | hr | 4468 | To extend the authority to make grants for specified energy property in lieu of tax credits. | Energy | 2012-04-19 | 2012-04-20 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. | House | Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] | MS | D | T000193 | 0 | Amends the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to extend through 2012 the program to make grants for investment in renewable energy resources in lieu of tax credits. | 2019-11-15T21:46:43Z | |
| 112-hr-4383 | 112 | hr | 4383 | Streamlining Permitting of American Energy Act of 2012 | Energy | 2012-04-18 | 2012-06-15 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 376. | House | Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] | CO | R | L000564 | 14 | Streamlining Permitting of American Energy Act of 2012 - Title I: Application For Permits to Drill Process Reform - (Sec. 101) Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to revise requirements for the issuance of permits to drill in energy projects on federal lands. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to extend the initial 30-day permit application review period for up to 2 periods of 15 days each, if the Secretary has given written notice of the delay to the applicant. Deems a permit application approved if the Secretary has made no decision on it 60 days after its receipt. Prescribes a notice requirement for denial of an application. Directs the Secretary to collect a single $6,500 permit processing fee per application from each applicant at the time the decision is made whether or not to issue a permit. (Sec. 102) Requires that 50% of fees collected as annual wind energy and solar energy right-of-way authorization fees be retained by the Secretary for use by: (1) the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to process permits, right-of-way applications, and other activities necessary for renewable energy development; and (2) either the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service or other federal agencies involved in wind and solar permitting reviews in order to facilitate the processing of wind energy and solar energy permit applications on BLM lands. Title II: Administrative Protest Documentation Reform - (Sec. 201) Requires the Secretary to collect a $5,000 documentation fee to accompany each protest for a lease, right of way, or application for permit to drill. Title III: Permit Streamlining - (Sec. 301) Requires the Secretary to: (1) establish a Federal Permit Streamlining Project in every BLM Field office with responsibility for permitting energy projects on federal land; and (2) enter into a related memorandum of understanding with the Secretary of Agriculture, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Chief of the Army Corps of Engineers. Authorizes the Secretary to request that the governor of any… | 2022-03-02T05:20:15Z | |
| 112-hr-4301 | 112 | hr | 4301 | EXPAND Act | Energy | 2012-03-29 | 2012-07-10 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness. | House | Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] | SC | R | D000615 | 22 | Energy Exploration and Production to Achieve National Demand Act or EXPAND Act - Title I: Development of Federal Energy Resources - Amends the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 to repeal the moratorium upon oil and gas leasing (or any related activity) in: (1) any area east of the Military Mission Line in the Gulf of Mexico; (2) any area in the Eastern Planning Area that is within 125 miles of the Florida coastline; or (3) specified areas within the Central Planning Area and within 100 miles of the Florida coastline. Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) regarding the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) leasing program to direct Secretary of Defense (DOD) to review OCS areas that have been designated as restricted from exploration and operation to determine whether they should remain under restriction. Instructs the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary in this title) to offer for leasing: (1) the Destin Dome and Pensacola areas, even though they were omitted from a certain 5-year leasing program, (2) any other areas in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico Planning Area that are made available for leasing under this Act, and (3) include the aforementioned areas in any 5-year leasing program approved after the date of enactment of this Act. Extends, by 24 months, certain deepwater oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico OCS region that were not producing as of April 30, 2010. Directs the Secretary to: (1) reinstate certain expired leases, and (2) conduct expanded OCS lease sales. Sets forth an allocation scheme for coastal states to receive funds from OCS leases that are inversely proportional to the respective distances between the point on the coastline of the adjacent state that is closest to the geographic center of the applicable leased tract and the geographic center of the leased tract. Directs the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), to establish and implement a competitive oil and gas leasing program for exploration, development, and production of the oil… | 2022-03-02T05:33:29Z | |
| 112-hr-4322 | 112 | hr | 4322 | Fracturing Regulations are Effective in State Hands Act | Energy | 2012-03-29 | 2012-04-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] | TX | R | G000552 | 38 | Fracturing Regulations are Effective in State Hands Act - Grants any state sole authority to promulgate or enforce any regulation, guidance, or permit requirement with regard to the underground injection of fluids or propping agents pursuant to the hydraulic fracturing process, or any component of such process, relating to oil, gas, or geothermal production activities on or under land within the boundaries of that state. Makes the underground injection of fluids or propping agents pursuant to such process, or any components of such process, relating to oil, gas, or geothermal production activities on federal land subject to the law of the state in which that land is located. | 2020-02-14T19:13:56Z | |
| 112-hr-4325 | 112 | hr | 4325 | Keep America's Oil Here Act | Energy | 2012-03-29 | 2012-04-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. | House | Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7] | MA | D | M000133 | 10 | Keep America's Oil Here Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to accept bids on any new oil and gas leases of federal lands (including submerged lands) only from bidders certifying that all crude oil produced under such leases, and all refined petroleum products made from such crude oil, shall be offered for sale only in the United States. Authorizes the President to waive such limited leasing authorization upon specified determinations, including that waiver is in the national interest because it will not lead to: (1) an increase in domestic consumption of crude oil obtained from countries hostile to U.S. interests or that have political and economic instability compromising energy supply security, (2) higher costs to oil refiners purchasing the crude oil than the refiners would have to pay in the absence of such a waiver; and (3) higher gasoline costs paid by consumers than they would have to pay in the absence of such a waiver. | 2021-09-28T14:31:35Z | |
| 112-hres-606 | 112 | hres | 606 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the notice signed by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Lisa Jackson on March 27, 2012, entitled "Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions for New Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units". | Energy | 2012-03-29 | 2012-03-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. | House | Rep. Austria, Steve [R-OH-7] | OH | R | A000365 | 6 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) Americans rely on coal and the inexpensive energy it provides for nearly half of our energy needs; (2) the proposed rule entitled "Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions for New Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units" will likely lead to increased energy costs, resulting in the loss of American jobs, making American businesses less competitive, and damaging our nation's economic recovery; and (3) the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) should not be setting energy policy with environmental regulations that dictate fuel choices for new power plants. | 2019-11-15T21:17:41Z | |
| 112-hr-4273 | 112 | hr | 4273 | Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2012 | Energy | 2012-03-28 | 2012-08-02 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | House | Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] | TX | R | O000168 | 18 | Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2012 - Amends the Federal Power Act to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to ensure that any emergency order issued under such Act for the interconnection of facilities for the generation, transmission, and sale of electric energy, that may result in a conflict with a requirement of any environmental law, shall: (1) require generation, delivery, interchange, or transmission of electric energy only during hours necessary to meet the emergency and serve the public interest; and (2) to the maximum extent practical, be consistent with any other applicable environmental law and minimize any adverse environmental impacts. Provides that any omission or action taken by a party to comply with such an order that results in noncompliance with any environmental law shall not: (1) be considered a violation of such law; or (2) subject such party to any requirement of, or any civil or criminal liability under, such law. Requires such an order that may result in a conflict with environmental law to expire within 90 days after it is issued. Authorizes FERC to renew or reissue such order for subsequent periods, not to exceed 90 days each, as necessary to meet the emergency and serve the public interest. Requires FERC, in renewing or reissuing such order, to: (1) consult with the primary federal agency with expertise in the environmental interest protected by such law and include in any such order conditions determined to be necessary to minimize any adverse environmental impacts, and (2) make such conditions available to the public. Authorizes FERC to exclude such a condition from the order if such condition would prevent the order from adequately addressing the emergency. Authorizes, during an emergency, a municipality engaged in the transmission or sale of electric energy and not otherwise subject to FERC's jurisdiction to make temporary connections with public utilities subject to FERC's jurisdiction and construct temporary facilities for the t… | 2023-01-11T13:23:08Z | |
| 112-s-2248 | 112 | s | 2248 | Fracturing Regulations are Effective in State Hands Act | Energy | 2012-03-28 | 2012-03-28 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2167-2168) | Senate | Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] | OK | R | I000024 | 9 | Fracturing Regulations are Effective in State Hands Act - Grants any state sole authority to promulgate or enforce any regulation, guidance, or permit requirement with regard to the underground injection of fluids or propping agents pursuant to the hydraulic fracturing process, or any component of such process, relating to oil, gas, or geothermal production activities on or under land within the boundaries of that state. Makes the underground injection of fluids or propping agents pursuant to such process, or any components of such process, relating to oil, gas, or geothermal production activities on federal land subject to the law of the state in which that land is located. | 2022-02-03T05:53:39Z | |
| 112-sres-406 | 112 | sres | 406 | A resolution commending the achievements and recognizing the importance of the Alliance to Save Energy on the 35th anniversary of the incorporation of the Alliance. | Energy | 2012-03-26 | 2012-04-18 | Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S2517) | Senate | Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] | VA | D | W000805 | 7 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Congratulates the Alliance to Save Energy on the 35th anniversary of its incorporation. Recognizes the important contributions the Alliance to Save Energy has made to further the cause of energy efficiency. | 2019-11-15T21:55:24Z | |
| 112-s-2229 | 112 | s | 2229 | A bill to authorize the issuance of right-of-way permits for natural gas pipelines in Glacier National Park, and for other purposes. | Energy | 2012-03-22 | 2012-06-27 | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 112-578. | Senate | Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] | MT | D | T000464 | 1 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to issue right-of-way permits for natural gas pipelines (including all appurtenances used in their operation) that, as of March 1, 2012, are within the boundary of Glacier National Park in Montana. Specifies that each such permit shall be: (1) issued as a right-of-way renewal, (2) for a width of not more than 50 feet on either side of the centerline of the pipeline, and (3) subject to any terms and conditions that are determined by the Secretary to be necessary. | 2020-01-29T20:27:51Z | |
| 112-hr-4230 | 112 | hr | 4230 | HOMES Act | Energy | 2012-03-21 | 2012-04-23 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. | House | Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] | WV | R | M001180 | 1 | Home Owner Managing Energy Savings Act of 2012 or the HOMES Act - Requires the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to establish the Home Energy Savings Retrofit Rebate Program to provide rebates to: (1) contractors to be passed through as discounts to homeowners who retrofit their homes to achieve energy savings, or (2) homeowners to be transferred to contractors for retrofit work. Requires the Secretary to establish: (1) a Federal Rebate Processing System to enable rebate aggregators to submit claims for reimbursement, and (2) a national retrofit website that provides information on the Program. Requires the Secretary to: (1) develop a network of rebate aggregators or a national rebate aggregator that can facilitate the delivery of rebates to reimburse participating homeowners or contractors, and (2) develop guidelines for states to allow utilities participating as rebate aggregators to count the energy savings from their participation toward state-level energy saving targets. Sets forth eligibility criteria for rebate aggregators. Requires rebates to be awarded for retrofits that achieve home energy savings in accordance with this Act if a qualified home energy efficiency retrofit of a home is carried out after January 1, 2013, by a qualified contractor. Establishes the amount of such rebates as $2,000 for a 20-24% reduction in home energy use, $3000 for a 25-29% reduction, $4,000 for a 30-34% reduction, $5,000 for a 35-39% reduction, $6,000 for a 40-44% reduction, $7,000 for a 45-49% reduction, and $8,000 for a 50% or more reduction. Requires rebates to be paid within 60 days of the submission of the rebate forms and completion of any quality assurance assessments. Requires: (1) the Secretary to establish a cost effective schedule of required quality assurance assessments, and (2) all homes to be required to have such assessment in the first year of the Program. Prohibits rebates from exceeding: (1) $10,000 per individual, or (2) 50% of the qualified home energy efficiency expenditures paid or incurred by the homeowner… | 2019-11-15T21:46:47Z | |
| 112-hr-4211 | 112 | hr | 4211 | American Energy First Act | Energy | 2012-03-19 | 2012-04-02 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. | House | Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] | TX | R | P000592 | 1 | American Energy First Act - Prohibits petroleum product from being drawn down, sold, or exchanged from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) unless the President has taken the actions required by this Act. Instructs the President to direct the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) and the heads of other relevant federal agencies to treat certain Bureau of Land Management final regulations regarding oil shale management as well as the November 17, 2008, U.S. Bureau of Land Management Approved Resource Management Plan Amendments/Record of Decision for Oil Shale and Tar Sands Resources to Address Land Use Allocations in Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming and Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement as satisfying all legal and procedural requirements under specified laws. Directs the Secretary to implement the oil shale leasing program authorized in those areas covered by the resource management plans amended by such amendments, and covered by such record of decision, without any other administrative action necessary. Instructs the President to direct the Secretary to conduct offshore oil and gas: (1) Lease Sale 216 in the Central Gulf of Mexico within four months after enactment of this Act, (2) Lease Sale 218 in the Western Gulf of Mexico within eight months after enactment of this Act, (3) Lease Sale 222 in the Central Gulf of Mexico not later than June 1, 2012. Deems the Environmental Impact Statement for the 2007-2012 5-Year OCS Plan and the Multi-Sale Environmental Impact Statement to satisfy the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 for the purposes of such lease sales. Instructs the President to direct the Secretary to: (1) approve a certain permit concerning certain energy-related facilities and land transportation crossings on the international boundaries of the United States for the Keystone XL pipeline project, and (2) expedite permitting of activities under oil and gas leases for federal onshore lands and federal submerged lands in the Gulf of Mexico. Prescribes Keystone XL pipe… | 2020-02-14T19:13:55Z | |
| 112-hres-579 | 112 | hres | 579 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding hydroelectric power. | Energy | 2012-03-08 | 2012-03-09 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. | House | Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3] | WA | R | H001056 | 4 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that hydroelectric power is the most abundant source of clean, renewable energy in the United States and should be fully utilized in the pursuit of energy independence and affordable energy for the people of the United States. | 2021-04-19T17:42:17Z | |
| 112-s-2176 | 112 | s | 2176 | Nuclear Waste Fund Relief and Rebate Act | Energy | 2012-03-08 | 2012-03-08 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] | SC | R | G000359 | 4 | Nuclear Waste Fund Relief and Rebate Act - Amends the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to direct the President to publish in the Federal Register a notice certifying that the Yucca Mountain site (Nevada) is the selected site for the development of a repository for the disposal of high-level radioactive radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel. Declares that, if the President fails to publish the certification or revokes it, each entity: (1) that is required to make a payment to the Nuclear Waste Fund shall not be required to make any additional payment; and (2) that has made a payment shall receive a refund, 75% of which shall be used for rebates to the entity's ratepayers, and 25% shall be used to carry out upgrades to the entity's nuclear power facilities to enhance the storage and security of materials used to generate nuclear power. Requires the Secretary of Energy to initiate by January 1, 2017, the transportation to the Yucca Mountain site of defense waste from each state in which it is located. Imposes penalties on the Secretary for failure to initiate such transportation. | 2020-01-29T20:27:53Z | |
| 112-hr-4136 | 112 | hr | 4136 | To provide for the development of a plan to increase oil and gas production under oil and gas leases of Federal lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Secretary of Defense in conjunction with a drawdown of petroleum reserves from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. | Energy | 2012-03-05 | 2012-03-09 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. | House | Rep. Gardner, Cory [R-CO-4] | CO | R | G000562 | 14 | Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to prohibit the Secretary of Energy (DOE), except in the case of a severe energy supply interruption, from executing the first drawdown of petroleum products in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) after enactment of this Act until the Secretary has developed a plan to increase the percentage of federal lands (including submerged lands of the Outer Continental Shelf) under the jurisdiction of DOE, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Secretary of Defense (DOD) leased for oil and gas production by the same percentage as the percentage of petroleum in the SPR that is to be drawn down in such first and subsequent drawdowns. Prohibits such plan from providing for a total increase of more than 10% in the percentage of such federal lands leased for oil and gas production. | 2023-01-11T13:23:00Z | |
| 112-s-2146 | 112 | s | 2146 | Clean Energy Standard Act of 2012 | Energy | 2012-03-01 | 2012-05-17 | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-466. | Senate | Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] | NM | D | B000468 | 10 | Clean Energy Standard Act of 2012 - Amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA) to require, beginning in calendar 2015, each electric utility that sells electric energy to electric consumers in a state (other than Alaska or Hawaii) to obtain a percentage of such electric energy from clean energy. Prescribes a schedule for calendar year minimum annual percentages. Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to: (1) establish a federal clean energy credit trading program under which electric utilities may submit clean energy credits to certify their compliance, and (2) issue to each generator of electric energy a quantity of clean energy credits determined in accordance with this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to delegate: (1) administration of a national clean energy credit market for purposes of establishing a transparent national market for the sale or trade of clean energy credits; and (2) the tracking of dispatch of clean generation. Subjects to a civil penalty an electric utility that fails to meet the requirements of this Act. Requires the Secretary to establish a state energy efficiency funding program. Exempts from this Act any electric utility that sold less than the prescribed quantity of megawatt-hours of electric energy to electric consumers during the preceding calendar year. Requires the Secretary to report to Congress on mechanisms to supplement the standard under this Act by addressing clean energy resources that do not generate electric energy but that may substantially reduce electric energy loads, including energy efficiency, biomass converted to thermal energy, geothermal energy collected using heat pumps, thermal energy delivered through district heating systems, and waste heat used as industrial process heat. Directs the Secretary to submit a report to Congress that: (1) quantifies the losses of natural gas during its production and transportation, and (2) recommends programs and policies to promote conservation of natural gas for beneficial use. | 2020-01-29T20:34:57Z | |
| 112-hres-561 | 112 | hres | 561 | Recognizing the National Association of Journeymen Linemen and the profession of Journeymen Linemen and the contributions of these brave men and women to protect public safety and expressing support for designation of April 18, 2012, as National Journeymen Linemen Day. | Energy | 2012-02-17 | 2012-02-17 | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | House | Rep. Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11] | GA | R | G000550 | 1 | Recognizes the efforts of Journeymen Linemen in keeping the electrical power on and protecting public safety. Supports designation of National Journeymen Linemen Day. | 2019-11-15T21:15:50Z | |
| 112-hr-4017 | 112 | hr | 4017 | Smart Energy Act | Energy | 2012-02-14 | 2012-02-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment. | House | Rep. Bass, Charles F. [R-NH-2] | NH | R | B000220 | 14 | Smart Energy Act -Amends the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (NECPA) to direct each federal agency to implement requirements for the use of energy and water efficiency measures in federal buildings through private financing instead of appropriations, unless: (1) to do so conflicts with the primary mission of the agency or facility, or (2) if greater cost savings can be generated under a different program Requires a federal agency, in carrying out energy management requirements, to participate in demand response programs offered by electric utilities, Independent System Operators, Regional Transmission Organizations, and demand response aggregators, where such programs are available, in order to support electric grid reliability and security and reduce energy bills for the agency or facility. Directs the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to direct the Federal Chief Information Officer to require: (1) agencies, when updating their federal data center inventories in the third quarter of each fiscal year, to state what actions have been taken to verify the inventories; (2) the agencies to complete the missing elements in their respective federal data center consolidation plans and submit them; and (3) the Data Center Consolidation Task Force to assess such plans to ensure they are complete and to monitor their implementation as well. Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to issue guidelines for federal agencies to employ advanced tools allowing energy savings through the use of computer hardware, energy efficiency software, and power management tools. Amends NECPA to require federal agencies to create an implementation plan for achieving requirements for advanced metering of energy use in federal facilities, buildings, and equipment. Requires the energy manager, for each facility meeting certain criteria, to use the web-based tracking system to publish energy and water consumption data on an individual facility basis. Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to establish a loan program for… | 2022-02-03T05:53:53Z | |
| 112-hr-4024 | 112 | hr | 4024 | North America Natural Gas Security and Consumer Protection Act | Energy | 2012-02-14 | 2012-02-14 | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | House | Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7] | MA | D | M000133 | 2 | North America Natural Gas Security and Consumer Protection Act - Prohibits the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) from approving, before January 1, 2025, any application under the Natural Gas Act: (1) for the siting, construction, expansion, or operation of an liquid natural gas (LNG) terminal for activities related to exporting natural gas from the United States to a foreign country; or (2) to amend an existing FERC authorization in order to modify an existing authorized facility to an LNG terminal that will be used for such activities. Exempts an application from such prohibition if the natural gas would be exported solely to meet certain requirements of: (1) the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (regarding presidential foreign exchange authorities), (2) Trading with the Enemy Act (regarding transactions in foreign exchange of gold or silver, property transfers, and vested interests), or (3) the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (regarding the International Energy Program). | 2019-11-15T21:15:49Z | |
| 112-hr-4025 | 112 | hr | 4025 | Keep American Natural Gas Here Act | Energy | 2012-02-14 | 2012-02-17 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. | House | Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7] | MA | D | M000133 | 3 | Keep American Natural Gas Here Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to accept bids on any new oil and gas leases of federal lands (including submerged lands) under the Mineral Leasing Act or the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act only from bidders certifying that all natural gas produced pursuant to such leases will be offered for sale only in the United States. Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to prohibit granting a new right-of-way for a natural gas pipeline unless the right-of-way applicant certifies that all natural gas transported via such pipeline will be offered for sale only in the United States. | 2019-11-15T21:28:54Z | |
| 112-hr-4026 | 112 | hr | 4026 | Energy Assistance for American Families Act | Energy | 2012-02-14 | 2012-03-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. | House | Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7] | MA | D | M000133 | 18 | Energy Assistance for American Families Act - Amends the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 to authorize appropriations for FY2013-FY2016. Permits a state to use any allotment from such appropriations to assist households whose income does not exceed 75% of the state median income. | 2021-09-28T14:25:52Z | |
| 112-s-2100 | 112 | s | 2100 | Strategic Petroleum Supplies Act | Energy | 2012-02-13 | 2012-02-13 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] | LA | R | V000127 | 4 | Strategic Petroleum Supplies Act - Prohibits the Administration from authorizing sales of petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) until the date all requisite permits under Executive Order 13337 for the Keystone XL pipeline project application filed on September 19, 2008, have been issued. Excepts from such prohibition U.S. obligations under the international energy program. | 2020-01-29T20:27:51Z | |
| 112-hr-3913 | 112 | hr | 3913 | Reaffirming Constitutional Property Rights Act | Energy | 2012-02-07 | 2012-02-10 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. | House | Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] | OR | D | D000191 | 0 | Reaffirming Constitutional Property Rights Act - Amends the Natural Gas Act to prohibit: (1) a holder of a certificate of public convenience and necessity from exercising the right of eminent domain with respect to a pipeline to be constructed for the purpose of transporting natural gas to a liquid natural gas (LNG) terminal for export to a foreign country from the United States, and (2) the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) from issuing an order authorizing exportation of natural gas from the United States to a foreign country from a LNG terminal that uses a pipeline for which a certificate holder has exercised the right of eminent domain after January 1, 2012. | 2022-02-03T05:53:53Z | |
| 112-hr-3900 | 112 | hr | 3900 | To ensure that oil transported through the Keystone XL pipeline is used to reduce United States dependence on Middle Eastern oil. | Energy | 2012-02-03 | 2012-02-10 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. | House | Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7] | MA | D | M000133 | 7 | Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to ensure that any crude oil and bitumen transported by the Keystone XL pipeline, and all refined petroleum products whose origin was via importation of crude oil or bitumen by the Keystone XL pipeline, will be entered into domestic commerce for final disposition. Authorizes the President to waive such requirement in the national interest under specified conditions, including where: (1) an exchange of crude oil or refined product provides for no net loss of crude oil or refined product consumed domestically, or (2) a waiver is necessary under the Constitution, a law, or an international agreement. | 2019-11-15T21:17:40Z | |
| 112-hr-3882 | 112 | hr | 3882 | Mid-Atlantic Energy and Jobs Act of 2012 | Energy | 2012-02-02 | 2012-02-17 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. | House | Rep. Rigell, E. Scott [R-VA-2] | VA | R | R000589 | 4 | Mid-Atlantic Energy and Jobs Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to include: (1) Lease Sale 220 off the coast of Virginia in the proposed Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) oil and gas leasing program for the 2012-2017 period, and (2) the OCS off the coast of Virginia in the leasing program for each 5-year period after the 2012-2017 period. Directs the Secretary to implement within one year after enactment of this Act: (1) Lease Sale 220; and (2) lease sales for any other OCS areas in the Mid-Atlantic planning area as a result of the map revision specified in this Act. Prohibits oil or natural gas exploration, development, or production off the coast of Virginia that would conflict with any military operation. Prescribes revenue sharing procedures that require the Secretary of the Treasury to deposit 50% of qualified revenues in: (1) the general fund of the Treasury, and (2) 50% of qualified revenues in a special Treasury account. Requires disbursement of: (1) 75% of such qualified revenues to the Mid-Atlantic state from the administrative planning area that generated the qualified revenues; and (2) 25% at the discretion of the governor of such state for environmental cleanup, restoration, and enhanced public access to public lands. Instructs the Secretary, acting through the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, to revise a specified map to make the best effort to ensure that the northern and southern boundaries of the OCS administrative planning area of each Mid-Atlantic state extends from the coastal shoreline at the northern and southern borders, respectively, of the state to the outer boundary of the Exclusive Economic Zone. Directs the Secretary to: (1) require that any applicant seeking to conduct an offshore meteorological site testing and monitoring project on the OCS obtain a permit and right-of-way; (2) determine whether to issue such a permit and right-of-way within 30 days after receiving an application; (3) provide an opportunity for submission of comments by the public; (4)… | 2019-11-15T21:28:54Z | |
| 112-hr-3872 | 112 | hr | 3872 | E Prize Act of 2012 | Energy | 2012-02-01 | 2012-02-01 | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | House | Rep. Lungren, Daniel E. [R-CA-3] | CA | R | L000517 | 0 | Excellence in Energy Efficiency Act of 2012 or the E Prize Act of 2012 - Requires the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to establish a program to award a $1 billion prize to the first automobile manufacturer incorporated in the United States to manufacture and sell in the United States 60,000 mid-sized sedans that operate on gasoline and can travel 100 miles per gallon. | 2019-11-15T21:15:52Z | |
| 112-hr-3879 | 112 | hr | 3879 | Refinery Streamlined Permitting Act of 2012 | Energy | 2012-02-01 | 2012-02-23 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness. | House | Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] | WI | R | S000244 | 0 | Refinery Streamlined Permitting Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to offer assistance to states to enable them to assign responsibilities delegated to them under federal law regarding coordinated and expeditious construction or expansion of a petroleum refining facility. Requires all federal agencies and state agencies responsible for approving federal authorization for the construction or expansion of such a facility to: (1) enter into a memorandum of understanding that clearly defines all actions required to be taken for federal permit review and approval; (2) take final action to approve or disapprove the application within one year after receipt of a completed application; (3) give high priority to expediting an application for a refining facility that would allow for production of cleaner burning fuel or result in increased refining capacity; and (4) submit a Statement of Energy Effects to the Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), for each proposed significant energy action. Requires the President to designate at least three closed military installations (or portions of them) appropriate for siting a refinery for gasoline or other fuel. Designates DOE as the lead agency for coordinating applicable federal refinery authorizations and related environmental reviews with respect to a designated refinery. Gives the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia exclusive jurisdiction over civil actions relating to federal refinery authorizations. | 2019-11-15T21:15:52Z | |
| 112-s-2058 | 112 | s | 2058 | A bill to close loopholes, increase transparency, and improve the effectiveness of sanctions on Iranian trade in petroleum products. | Energy | 2012-02-01 | 2012-02-01 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] | AK | R | M001153 | 17 | States that the Secretary of Energy (DOE) shall engage in any sale, purchase, or exchange activity involving the Strategic Petroleum Reserve only with a person certifying to the Secretary that the person is not directly or indirectly conducting transactions in or with Iran or an Iranian entity. Exempts from such restriction transactions relating to humanitarian assistance, agricultural products, medicine, or a medical device to Iran or an Iranian entity. Requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report to Congress every 180 days regarding Iranian imports of crude oil and refined petroleum products. | 2020-01-29T20:27:53Z | |
| 112-s-2041 | 112 | s | 2041 | A bill to approve the Keystone XL pipeline project and provide for environmental protection and government oversight. | Energy | 2012-01-30 | 2012-02-07 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S366-367) | Senate | Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] | ND | R | H001061 | 45 | Authorizes TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, L.P. to construct, connect, operate, and maintain pipeline facilities for the import of crude oil and other hydrocarbons at the United States-Canada Border at Phillips County, Montana, in accordance with a certain application filed with the Department of State on September 19, 2008. Declares that no permit pursuant to Executive Order 13337 or any other similar Executive Order regulating such activities at the U.S. border, and no additional environmental impact statement (EIS), shall be required for such Pipeline. Deems a certain EIS issued by the Department of State to satisfy all requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) as well as any other law requiring federal agency consultation or review regarding such cross-border facilities. Sets forth conditions governing construction, connection, operation, and maintenance of the cross-border facilities in connection with the Pipeline. Deems sufficient for the purposes of this Act any route and construction, mitigation, and reclamation measures for the Pipeline in the state of Nebraska that is identified by Nebraska and submitted to the Secretary of State. States that any action taken to implement this Act does not constitute a major federal action requiring an EIS under NEPA. Restricts to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit any federal judicial review over actions and facilities implemented under this Act. | 2021-12-20T15:54:50Z | |
| 112-hr-3811 | 112 | hr | 3811 | Keystone For a Secure Tomorrow Act | Energy | 2012-01-24 | 2012-01-31 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H189-190) | House | Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] | TX | R | P000592 | 75 | Keystone For a Secure Tomorrow Act - Approves a specified permit regarding certain energy-related facilities and land transportation crossings on the international boundaries of the United States for the Keystone XL pipeline project. Prescribes permit requirements, including: (1) reconsideration of routing of the Keystone XL pipeline within Nebraska; (2) a review period during which routing within Nebraska may be reconsidered and the route of the Keystone XL pipeline through the state altered with any accompanying modification to a specified Plan; and (3) the obligation of the President to coordinate review with the state of Nebraska, provide necessary data and reasonable technical assistance material to the review process, and approve the route within Nebraska submitted by its governor to the Secretary of State. Deems approved, within 10 days after its date of submission, the route submitted by the governor of Nebraska pursuant to the permit approved under this Act if the President does not approve that route. | 2021-04-19T19:25:01Z | |
| 112-hr-3817 | 112 | hr | 3817 | To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to improve the energy efficiency of electric instantaneous water heaters, and for other purposes. | Energy | 2012-01-24 | 2012-01-24 | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | House | Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] | CT | D | H001047 | 0 | Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to include within the meaning of "water heater" an electric instantaneous water heater with an input of 25 kilowatts or less. (Current law includes an electric instantaneous water heater with an input of 12 kilowatts or less within the meaning of "water heater.") Establishes the minimum required energy factor for such water heaters manufactured on or after January 1, 2012. Requires the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to prescribe test procedures under such Act for such water heaters. | 2019-11-15T21:15:51Z | |
| 112-hr-3822 | 112 | hr | 3822 | To require the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to retain and redistribute certain amounts collected as fines. | Energy | 2012-01-24 | 2012-01-24 | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | House | Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-18] | NY | D | L000480 | 0 | Requires the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to retain amounts collected for safety-related fines and to distribute them to counties for maintaining radiological emergency preparedness plans required in connection with the nuclear facility with respect to which the fines were collected. | 2019-11-15T21:15:51Z | |
| 112-hr-3807 | 112 | hr | 3807 | Guaranteed Energy Assistance Act of 2011 | Energy | 2012-01-23 | 2012-03-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. | House | Rep. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT-5] | CT | D | M001169 | 0 | Guaranteed Energy Assistance Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose an excise tax on each barrel of oil extracted pursuant to any lease of federal onshore lands under the Mineral Leasing Act, the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands, or any other federal law, or any lease under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. Establishes the amount of such tax at the lesser of 50 cents per barrel or such amount as the Secretary of the Treasury estimates would result in aggregate revenue for a fiscal year equal to the excess of $5.1 billion over the amount appropriated for such fiscal year for providing assistance under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981. Establishes in the Treasury the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program Trust Fund (LIHEAP Trust Fund) to provide assistance under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981. Limits the amount of such assistance to $5.1 billion in any fiscal year. Dedicates revenues from the tax on oil under this Act to such Fund. | 2020-02-10T16:50:29Z | |
| 112-hr-3759 | 112 | hr | 3759 | To ensure the viability of a technology described in section 1703(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. | Energy | 2011-12-20 | 2012-01-12 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment. | House | Rep. Schmidt, Jean [R-OH-2] | OH | R | S001164 | 11 | Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to authorize the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to take actions to ensure the viability of innovative technology projects to avoid, reduce, or sequester air pollutants or anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases that are eligible for loan guarantees with potential applicants for such guarantees. Requires a person that fails to achieve technical criteria that is provided in such a loan guarantee agreement to surrender to the Secretary any property leased from the Secretary or otherwise acquired or used using funds provided for such guarantees. | 2022-02-03T05:53:22Z | |
| 112-hr-3727 | 112 | hr | 3727 | Enabling Energy Saving Innovations Act | Energy | 2011-12-19 | 2011-12-23 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. | House | Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4] | AL | R | A000055 | 0 | Enabling Energy Saving Innovations Act - Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) to exempt a walk-in cooler or walk-in freezer component manufactured on or after January 1, 2009, from the requirement that it contain wall, ceiling, and door insulation of at least R-25 for coolers and R-32 for freezers, if the manufacturer has demonstrated to the Secretary of Energy (DOE) that such component model reduces energy consumption at least as much as if such requirement were to apply. | 2019-11-15T21:17:41Z | |
| 112-s-2031 | 112 | s | 2031 | A bill to make funds available for the American centrifuge project research, development, and demonstration program of the Department of Energy, with an offset. | Energy | 2011-12-17 | 2011-12-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] | OH | D | B000944 | 1 | Authorizes the Secretary of Energy to make $150 million available to carry out the American centrifuge project research, development, and demonstration program of the Department of Energy (DOE). Requires such sums to be derived from: (1) proceeds from the disposition of reenriched uranium from existing uranium owned by the DOE, and (2) unobligated balances of funds made available to carry out other DOE programs and activities. | 2023-01-11T13:22:59Z | |
| 112-hr-3710 | 112 | hr | 3710 | Deficit Reduction, Job Creation, and Energy Security Act | Energy | 2011-12-16 | 2012-01-12 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment. | House | Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] | TX | D | J000032 | 9 | Deficit Reduction, Job Creation, and Energy Security Act - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to conduct oil and gas lease sales under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act for an additional 10% of acreage of the outer Continental Shelf proposed to be leased under the Proposed Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2012-2017. Requires: (1) such additional acreage to be known as the Deficit Reduction Acreage, and (2) the Secretary to lease at least 20% of such Deficit Reduction Acreage in each such year. Establishes the Deficit Reduction Energy Security Fund. Requires all sums due under Deficit Reduction Acreage lease sales during the 15 fiscal years beginning when sums are first received from such sales to be deposited into such Fund. Establishes the Coastal and Ocean Sustainability and Health Fund to be administered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for: (1) the Coastal and Ocean Disaster Grant Program for restoring, mitigating, monitoring, or otherwise managing coastal and ocean natural resources in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida impacted by coastal or ocean disasters; and (2) the National Grant Program for Coastal and Ocean Sustainability and Health for restoring, protecting, maintaining, managing, or understanding marine resources and their habitats and resources in coastal and ocean water. Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to reinstate expired producible leases in the offshore Gulf or Mexico upon the petition of a prior leaseholder if such reinstatement furthers the purposes and objectives of such Act. Requires the Secretary to establish: (1) an Office of Energy Employment and Training to oversee the efforts of the Department of the Interior's energy planning, permitting, and regulatory activities to carry out the purposes, objectives, and requirements of this Act; and (2) an Office of Minority and Women Inclusion to be responsible for all matters of the Department of the Interior re… | 2021-04-19T19:23:05Z | |
| 112-hr-3663 | 112 | hr | 3663 | Supporting Home Owner Rights Enforcement Act | Energy | 2011-12-14 | 2011-12-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. | House | Rep. Hurt, Robert [R-VA-5] | VA | R | H001060 | 7 | Supporting Home Owner Rights Enforcement Act - Amends the Federal Power Act, regarding the issue of licenses for construction of dams, conduits, and reservoirs, to direct the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), when deciding whether to issue a license for project works, to give equal consideration to minimizing infringement on the useful exercise and enjoyment of property rights held by nonlicensees. Requires the licensee, in developing any recreational resource within the project boundary, to consider private landownership as a means to encourage and facilitate private investment, increased tourism, and recreational use. | 2022-02-03T06:01:24Z | |
| 112-hr-3664 | 112 | hr | 3664 | Solar Energy Regulatory Relief Act of 2011 | Energy | 2011-12-14 | 2011-12-20 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment. | House | Rep. Bilbray, Brian P. [R-CA-50] | CA | R | B000461 | 3 | Solar Energy Regulatory Relief Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to: (1) establish a program to provide competitive grants and/or challenge grants to local governments that have adopted best practices for solar permitting for properties located in the United States, (2) provide voluntary certification and recognition for such governments, and (3) implement specified criteria for awarding such grants. Authorizes the use of funds for competitive grants for: (1) training and the development of materials and tools for making the local permitting process for solar energy systems more standardized, efficient, and less expensive; and (2) solar energy system deployment projects or programs to pilot new permitting strategies or processes. Authorizes the use of funds for challenge grants for: (1) solar energy system deployment projects, and (2) programs to pilot new permitting strategies or processes. Requires the Secretary to rescind grant funds provided to any grant recipient that receives funds based on a commitment to adopt best practices for solar permitting but that is unable to implement the steps necessary to adopt such practices. Makes each eligible entity receiving funds responsible for a matching amount not to exceed 50% of the funds provided. | 2021-04-19T19:22:28Z | |
| 112-s-1988 | 112 | s | 1988 | Supporting Home Owner Rights Enforcement Act | Energy | 2011-12-14 | 2011-12-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] | MO | R | B000575 | 5 | Supporting Home Owner Rights Enforcement Act - Amends the Federal Power Act to direct the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), when deciding whether to issue a hydropower project license, to give equal consideration to private landownership by any nonlicensee and private use of land. Requires a hydropower project licensee, in developing any recreational resource within the project boundary, to consider private landownership by any nonlicensee as a means to encourage and facilitate private investment and increased tourism and recreational use. | 2020-01-29T20:30:36Z | |
| 112-hr-3657 | 112 | hr | 3657 | Nuclear Emergency Re-establishment of Obligations (NERO) Act | Energy | 2011-12-13 | 2011-12-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. | House | Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2] | NE | R | T000459 | 2 | Nuclear Emergency Re-establishment of Obligations (NERO) Act - Prohibits the Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) from exercising emergency authority to make decisions or take actions otherwise reserved for the full Commission unless the Chairman has declared an emergency based upon: (1) an imminent safety threat to a facility or materials licensed or regulated by the NRC, or (2) a determination by senior officials of designated agencies that a security incident exists that poses an imminent threat to a facility or materials licensed or regulated by the NRC. Prescribes additional procedures if the Chairman does declare such emergency exists. Subjects to approval by the full Commission all appointments by the NRC Chairman of NRC officers. Prescribes time limits for NRC review of requested briefs. Directs the NRC to revise its procedures to ensure that any allegation of wrongdoing on the part of the NRC Chairman is referred to the Inspector General of the NRC. Instructs the NRC Chairman to authorize all domestic and international travel requested by NRC members for official business unless a notice of disapproval is submitted to the full Commission specifying the basis for the disapproval. Prohibits adoption of any budget or budget revision unless each NRC member has been given an opportunity to: (1) participate in the development of such budget or revision after being provided access to all relevant information, and (2) vote on the approval of such budget or revision. | 2019-11-15T21:18:14Z | |
| 112-hr-3626 | 112 | hr | 3626 | LIHEAP Protection Act | Energy | 2011-12-08 | 2012-03-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. | House | Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] | ME | D | P000597 | 21 | LIHEAP Protection Act - Makes appropriations for FY2012 for the Low-Income Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). Expresses the sense of Congress that this Act should be implemented in a manner consistent with the Budget Control Act of 2011, and that the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) should: (1) continue and expedite efforts to identify best practices used by LIHEAP grant recipients; (2) provide training and technical assistance to such grant recipients; (3) recommend policy changes, and assess and mitigate risk at governmental levels in order to eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse; and (4) strengthen the Program so all funds reach the households who need them the most. | 2019-11-15T21:19:10Z | |
| 112-s-1961 | 112 | s | 1961 | LIHEAP Protection Act | Energy | 2011-12-07 | 2011-12-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8417) | Senate | Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] | RI | D | R000122 | 24 | LIHEAP Protection Act - Makes appropriations for FY2012 for the Low-Income Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). Expresses the sense of the Senate that this Act should be implemented in a manner consistent with the Budget Control Act of 2011, and that the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) should: (1) continue and expedite efforts to identify best practices used by LIHEAP grant recipients; (2) provide training and technical assistance to such grant recipients; (3) recommend policy changes, and assess and mitigate risk at governmental levels in order to eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse; and (4) strengthen the Program so all funds reach the households who need them the most. | 2019-11-15T21:50:09Z | |
| 112-hr-3574 | 112 | hr | 3574 | To revise the formula for allocating funding to States under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981. | Energy | 2011-12-06 | 2012-03-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. | House | Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-29] | NY | R | R000585 | 15 | Amends the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 to revise the formula for a state's allotment percentage for low-income home energy assistance to make it the percentage the state would have received under such Act as originally enacted in the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981. | 2019-11-15T21:19:10Z | |
| 112-hr-3548 | 112 | hr | 3548 | North American Energy Access Act | Energy | 2011-12-02 | 2012-12-17 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 515. | House | Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2] | NE | R | T000459 | 103 | North American Energy Access Act - (Sec. 2) Prohibits construction, operation, or maintenance of the oil pipeline and related facilities described in the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Keystone XL Pipeline Project issued by the Department of State on August 26, 2011, unless it is in compliance with the terms of a permit prescribed under this Act (including any modified version of that pipeline and related facilities). (Sec. 3) Instructs the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), to issue a permit without additional conditions within 30 days after receipt of an application for the pipeline and related facilities, to be implemented in accordance with such Final EIS. States that FERC shall not be required to prepare a specified Record of Decision under of the Code of Federal Regulations with respect to issuance of such permit. Deems a permit to have been issued if FERC has not acted upon a permit application within 30 days after its receipt. Requires a permit applicant to first obtain FERC approval before making any substantial modifications to either the pipeline route or any other term of the Final EIS. Directs FERC to expedite consideration of any such proposal to modify. Directs FERC, within 30 days after enactment of this Act, to: (1) enter into a memorandum of understanding with the state of Nebraska for review under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 of any modification to the proposed pipeline route in Nebraska, and (2) complete consideration and to approve such modification within 30 days after receiving the governor's approval. Deems approval to have been issued if FERC has not acted within 30 days after receiving an application to approve a modification. Authorizes the permit holder, while modification of the proposed pipeline route in Nebraska is under consideration, to commence or continue construction of any portion of the pipeline and related facilities that are not located within Nebraska. (Sec. 4) Declares that no presidential permit shall be required for the … | 2022-03-02T05:20:15Z | |
| 112-hr-3537 | 112 | hr | 3537 | North American Energy Security Act | Energy | 2011-12-01 | 2011-12-09 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. | House | Rep. Rehberg, Denny [R-MT-At Large] | MT | R | R000571 | 0 | North American Energy Security Act - Directs the President, acting through the Secretary of State, to grant a permit under Executive Order 13337 (relating to issuance of permits for certain energy-related facilities and land transportation crossings on the international boundaries of the United States) for the Keystone XL pipeline project application filed on September 19, 2008. Declares that the President shall not be required to grant such permit upon a determination that the Keystone XL pipeline would not serve the national interest. Requires the President, within 15 days after making such a determination, to report to certain congressional committees as well as to the majority and minority leadership of the Senate and the House a justification for it, including consideration of economic, employment, energy security, foreign policy, trade, and environmental factors. States that if the President does not make a determination that the Keystone XL pipeline would not serve the national interest, and take action within 60 days after enactment of this Act, the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline shall be in effect by operation of law. Sets forth permit requirements, including: (1) the reconsideration of routing of the Keystone XL pipeline within Nebraska, and (2) a review period during which routing within Nebraska may be reconsidered and the route of the pipeline through the state altered. Declares that, if the President does not approve the route within Nebraska submitted by the governor of Nebraska within 10 days after submission, the route submitted by the governor shall be considered approved by operation of law. | 2020-02-14T19:19:56Z | |
| 112-s-1932 | 112 | s | 1932 | North American Energy Security Act | Energy | 2011-11-30 | 2011-12-01 | Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 245. | Senate | Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] | IN | R | L000504 | 40 | North American Energy Security Act - Directs the President, acting through the Secretary of State, to grant a permit under Executive Order 13337 (relating to issuance of permits for certain energy-related facilities and land transportation crossings on the international boundaries of the United States) for the Keystone XL pipeline project application filed on September 19, 2008. Declares that the President shall not be required to grant such permit upon a determination that the Keystone XL pipeline would not serve the national interest. Requires the President, within 15 days after making such a determination, to report to certain congressional committees as well as to the majority and minority leadership of the Senate and the House a justification for it, including consideration of economic, employment, energy security, foreign policy, trade, and environmental factors. States that if the President does not make a determination that the Keystone XL pipeline would not serve the national interest, and take action within 60 days after enactment of this Act, the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline shall be in effect by operation of law. Sets forth permit requirements, including: (1) the reconsideration of routing of the Keystone XL pipeline within Nebraska, and (2) a review period during which routing within Nebraska may be reconsidered and the route of the pipeline through the state altered. Declares that, if the President does not approve the route within Nebraska submitted by the governor of Nebraska within 10 days after submission, the route submitted by the governor shall be considered approved by operation of law. | 2021-12-20T15:54:06Z | |
| 112-s-1912 | 112 | s | 1912 | A bill to prohibit the Department of Energy from subordinating its position in energy loan guarantees to outside investors. | Energy | 2011-11-18 | 2011-11-18 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] | AZ | R | M000303 | 2 | Prohibits the Secretary of Energy from issuing any loan guarantee under the Energy Policy Act of 2005 that, in any circumstances at the time of, or subsequent to, the issuance of the loan guarantee, makes the Secretary subordinate to other financing. | 2020-01-29T20:36:20Z |
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