H R 6384 in Congressional Session 110
Official Summary
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Bill Number : H R 6384 |
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Title : To provide a comprehensive plan for greater American energy independence. |
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SUMMARY AS OF: 6/26/2008--Introduced. Americans for American Energy Act of 2008 - Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act of 2008 - Amends the Submerged Lands Act (SLA) regarding delineation of offshore state boundaries with respect to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA), as well as related oil and gas mineral rights. Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to allow the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to grant outer Continental Shelf (OCS) natural gas leases. Revises provisions concerning oil and gas leases and withdrawals of unleased land. Provides for federal agency coordination with adjacent states on the construction of pipelines for OCS crude oil, petroleum, or natural gas. Establishes the Federal Energy Natural Resources Enhancement Program. Declares existing federal prohibitions against spending appropriated funds for leasing and preleasing OCS oil and natural gas to be without force or effect. Prohibits a federal agency from permitting on the federal OCS or in state waters certain activities that are incompatible with: (1) oil or natural gas leasing; and (2) full exploration and production of tracts geologically prospective for oil or natural gas. Renames the Minerals Management Service as the National Ocean Resources and Royalty Service. Rigs to Reefs Act of 2008 - Requires the Secretary to issue regulations regarding the authorization to use decommissioned offshore oil and gas facilities for artificial reef and scientific research. Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to repeal a requirement regarding conducting comprehensive inventories of OCS oil and natural gas resources. Directs the Secretary to establish OCS regional headquarters in designated locations. Repeals the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006. Removes application fees for the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) drill permits. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to set forth provisions concerning: (1) credits and deductions for alternative and nonconventional fuel, the capture of carbon dioxide, energy efficiency and conservation, and renewable energy; (2) extensions of elections to expense certain refineries; and (3) exemptions for electric transmission facilities. American Energy Independence and Price Reduction Act - Requires the Secretary to establish a competitive oil and gas leasing program that will result in an environmentally sound program for the exploration, development, and production of Alaska's Coastal Plain's oil and gas resources. Amends the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act of 1980 to terminate the prohibition against leasing or other development leading to production of oil and gas from the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Oil Shale Opportunity Act of 2008 - Amends the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 to repeal the limitation on the use of funds for implementing a commercial leasing program for oil shale resources on public lands. Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to provide for the treatment of revenues received through an oil shale or tar sands lease. Amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to repeal restrictions on federal agencies procuring alternative or synthetic fuel for mobility-related uses. Coal Liquid Fuel Act - Sets forth provisions concerning: (1) agreements between the Secretary of Energy and qualifying coal-to-liquid projects; and (2) public auctions of coal-to-liquid fuel put option contracts. Amends the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to revise provisions concerning the recycling and disposal of spent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive waste. Establishes the American Energy Trust Fund. Requires the Secretary to implement a program to lease federal lands for the development and operation of commercial photovoltaic and concentration solar power energy systems. Provides for: (1) the coordination of the authorization of federal crude oil refineries; and (2) the designation of closed military bases for the construction of refineries and the designation of brownfield sites for refinery sites. Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to repeal certain requirements regarding refinery revitalization. Amends the Clean Air Act to require new source review regulations to provide that routine maintenance and repair do not constitute a modification of an existing source. Strengthening Americas Science and Technology Education Act - Requires the Secretary to appoint a Stakeholder Committee for Science and Technology Education. Establishes the National Science and Technology Education Center. Sets forth provisions concerning educational programs for technology and nuclear science. |
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| Title : To provide a comprehensive plan for greater American energy independence. |
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| Sponsor: Rep Bishop, Rob [UT-1] (introduced 6/26/2008) |
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ALPHABETICAL [followed by Cosponsors withdrawn]: (Sort: by date)
Rep Akin, W. Todd [MO-2] - 7/17/2008 Rep Alexander, Rodney [LA-5] - 6/26/2008 Rep Barrett, J. Gresham [SC-3] - 7/17/2008 Rep Blackburn, Marsha [TN-7] - 6/26/2008 Rep Blunt, Roy [MO-7] - 7/15/2008 Rep Boehner, John A. [OH-8] - 6/26/2008 Rep Bonner, Jo [AL-1] - 7/17/2008 Rep Cannon, Chris [UT-3] - 6/26/2008 Rep Cubin, Barbara [WY] - 6/26/2008 Rep Davis, David [TN-1] - 7/15/2008 Rep Doolittle, John T. [CA-4] - 6/26/2008 Rep Fallin, Mary [OK-5] - 7/17/2008 Rep Franks, Trent [AZ-2] - 6/26/2008 Rep Gingrey, Phil [GA-11] - 7/17/2008 Rep Heller, Dean [NV-2] - 6/26/2008 Rep Herger, Wally [CA-2] - 6/26/2008 Rep Johnson, Sam [TX-3] - 7/17/2008 Rep Kline, John [MN-2] - 7/17/2008 Rep Lamborn, Doug [CO-5] - 6/26/2008 Rep Latta, Robert E. [OH-5] - 7/17/2008 Rep Marchant, Kenny [TX-24] - 7/17/2008 Rep McCotter, Thaddeus G. [MI-11] - 7/17/2008 Rep McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [WA-5] - 6/26/2008 Rep Musgrave, Marilyn N. [CO-4] - 6/26/2008 Rep Myrick, Sue Wilkins [NC-9] - 6/26/2008 Rep Nunes, Devin [CA-21] - 7/15/2008 Rep Pearce, Stevan [NM-2] - 6/26/2008 Rep Peterson, John E. [PA-5] - 6/26/2008 Rep Pitts, Joseph R. [PA-16] - 7/17/2008 Rep Poe, Ted [TX-2] - 7/17/2008 Rep Rehberg, Dennis R. [MT] - 6/26/2008 Rep Renzi, Rick [AZ-1] - 6/26/2008 Rep Sali, Bill [ID-1] - 6/26/2008 Rep Schmidt, Jean [OH-2] - 7/17/2008 Rep Shadegg, John B. [AZ-3] - 6/26/2008 Rep Shimkus, John [IL-19] - 7/30/2008 Rep Simpson, Michael K. [ID-2] - 6/26/2008 Rep Tancredo, Thomas G. [CO-6] - 6/26/2008 Rep Tiahrt, Todd [KS-4] - 7/15/2008 Rep Upton, Fred [MI-6] - 6/26/2008 Rep Walberg, Timothy [MI-7] - 6/26/2008 Rep Walden, Greg [OR-2] - 6/26/2008 Rep Weldon, Dave [FL-15] - 7/17/2008 Rep Westmoreland, Lynn A. [GA-3] - 7/15/2008 Rep Wilson, Joe [SC-2] - 7/17/2008 Rep Wittman, Robert J. [VA-1] - 6/26/2008 Rep Young, Don [AK] - 6/26/2008 |
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