3.0.0 5926 2023-01-12T17:52:34Z 2023-01-12T17:52:34Z House H HR 2006-07-27 109 hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee House Standing hssy20 Energy Subcommittee Referred to 2006-08-16T20:01:33Z Referred to 2006-07-27T14:02:50Z hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Referred to 2006-08-07T14:53:39Z Referred to 2006-07-27T14:02:40Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee Referred to 2006-08-01T19:40:46Z Referred to 2006-07-27T14:02:45Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2006-07-27T14:02:35Z 2006-08-16 hssy20 Energy Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. Committee 2006-08-07 hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. Committee 2006-08-07 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Executive Comment Requested from Interior. Committee 2006-08-01 hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman . Committee 2006-07-27 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Resources, Energy and Commerce, and Science, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee 2006-07-27 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Resources, Energy and Commerce, and Science, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2006-07-27 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Resources, Energy and Commerce, and Science, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2006-07-27 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Resources, Energy and Commerce, and Science, 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2006-07-27 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Resources, Energy and Commerce, and Science, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2006-07-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2006-07-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001231 Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1] SHELLEY BERKLEY D NV 1 N Energy Administrative procedure Alaska Alternative energy sources Automobiles Commerce Condominium (Housing) Continental shelf Cooperative housing Department of Transportation Depletion allowances Depreciation and amortization Economics and Public Finance Education Electric power production Electric utilities Elementary and secondary education Energy conservation Energy efficiency Energy prices Energy research Energy supplies Environmental Protection Federal aid to education Fines (Penalties) Fuel cells Fuel consumption Gas in submerged lands Gas industry Gas pipelines Geology Geophysical prediction Geothermal resources Government Operations and Politics Government procurement Gulf of Mexico Housing and Community Development Hydroelectric power Income tax Investment tax credit Landfills Law Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Methane Natural gas Nuclear power plants Ocean energy resources Oil and gas leases Oil and gas royalties Oil well drilling Petroleum Petroleum in submerged lands Petroleum industry Petroleum refineries Petroleum reserves Propane Prospecting Public Lands and Natural Resources Refuse as fuel School buildings Science, Technology, Communications Secondary recovery of gas Secondary recovery of oil Small business Solar energy Standards Submarine oil well drilling Subsidies Tax credits Tax deductions Taxation Transportation and Public Works Water Resources Development Wind power Energy 00 2006-07-27 Introduced in House 2006-09-20T17:19:34Z Freedom through Renewable Energy Expansion (FREE) Act - Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to repeal provisions regarding: (1) next generation nuclear plant project; (2) standby support for certain nuclear plant delays; and (3) incentives for oil and gas production from federal lands.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to repeal: (1) the credit for production from advanced nuclear power facilities; (2) the election to expense certain refineries; (3) treatment of natural gas distribution lines as 15-year property; (4) treatment of natural gas gathering lines as seven-year property; (5) the rule for determining the small refiner exception to the oil depletion deduction; and (6) the amortization of geological and geophysical expenditures

Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act and the Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act of 1976 to repeal the suspension of: (1) offshore royalties pertaining to the Planning Areas offshore Alaska; and (2) the royalty with respect to the national petroleum reserve in Alaska.

Directs the President to suspend the application of federal law granting relief from royalty payments for production of oil or natural gas from federal lands occurring within specified periods.

Amends federal transportation law to direct the Secretary of Transportation to promulgate certain average fuel economy standards for passenger automobiles manufactured after model year 2008.

Amends the IRC to extend the credit for: (1) renewable electricity production; (2) solar energy property, qualified fuel cell property, and geothermal property; and (3) residential energy efficient property.

Allows a tax credit for wind energy property installed in residences and businesses.

Authorizes appropriations for geothermal research.

Amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to prescribe a federal renewable portfolio standard.

Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to revise certain federal energy purchase requirements.

Instructs the Secretary of Energy to establish a grant program for local schools and school districts to promote the use of renewable energy sources in school facilities.

]]> Freedom through Renewable Energy Expansion (FREE) Act Display Title Freedom through Renewable Energy Expansion (FREE) Act Official Title as Introduced To provide for the energy independence of the United States. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Freedom through Renewable Energy Expansion (FREE) Act Introduced in House 2006-07-27T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr5926ih/xml/BILLS-109hr5926ih.xml 2006-08-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.