3.0.0 1772 2023-01-13T04:49:59Z 2023-01-13T04:49:59Z Senate S S 2005-09-26 109 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Hearings by 2005-10-18T22:40:23Z Referred to 2005-09-26T22:16:35Z 2005-10-18 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 109-1001. Committee 2005-09-26 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2005-09-26 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10436-10437) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-09-26 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress I000024 Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] Jim Inhofe R OK N D000595 Sen. DeMint, Jim [R-SC] James DeMint R SC W. 2005-09-26 True M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK 2005-09-26 True V000126 Sen. Voinovich, George V. [R-OH] GEORGE VOINOVICH R OH V. 2005-09-26 True I000055 Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] Johnny Isakson R GA 2005-09-26 True T000250 Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] John Thune R SD R. 2005-09-26 True B000611 Sen. Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO] CHRISTOPHER BOND R MO S. 2005-09-26 True A000109 Sen. Allard, Wayne [R-CO] A. ALLARD R CO WAYNE 2005-09-27 False C000858 Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID] LARRY CRAIG R ID EDWIN 2005-09-29 False D000601 Sen. Dole, Elizabeth [R-NC] Elizabeth Dole R NC H. 2005-10-05 False S000059 Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA] RICK SANTORUM R PA 2005-10-17 False Energy Air pollution control Armed Forces and National Security Aviation fuels Coal Commerce Congress Congressional reporting requirements Cost effectiveness Diesel motor Economic development Economics and Public Finance Energy research Environmental Protection Environmental research Environmental technology Federal aid to air pollution control Federal-Indian relations Federal-state relations Federally-guaranteed loans Finance and Financial Sector Gas industry Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Grants-in-aid Industrial pollution Law Licenses Methane Military base closures Minorities Natural gas Petroleum industry Petroleum refineries Science, Technology, Communications Transportation and Public Works Energy 00 2005-09-26 Introduced in Senate 2005-10-24T12:45:46Z Gas Petroleum Refiner Improvement and Community Empowerment Act or the Gas PRICE Act - Directs the Secretary of Commerce and the Economic Development Administration to give priority to the construction of petroleum-based refineries in communities affected by military base closures or realignments.

Revises the process for issuing permits for the construction and operation of a refinery.

Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to (1) solicit applications for grants under the EPA Natural Gas STAR Program to reduce methane emissions in the oil and gas industries; and (2) conduct workshops to provide information to state officials on methane emission reduction techniques.

Amends the Clean Air Act to: (1) hold states harmless for emission levels resulting from emergency waivers granted by EPA; and (2) require the Administrator to revoke the approval of certain fuels no longer included in a state implementation plan.

Requires the Administrator to: (1) conduct a research and demonstration program to evaluate the air quality benefits of ultra-clean Fischer-Tropsch transportation fuel, including diesel and jet fuel; (2) evaluate the use of such fuel for reducing engine exhaust emissions; and (3) submit recommendations and reports to Congress.

Authorizes loan guarantees for domestic coal and petroleum coke-based Fischer-Tropsch commercial demonstration projects.

]]> Gas Petroleum Refiner Improvement and Community Empowerment Act Display Title Gas Petroleum Refiner Improvement and Community Empowerment Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to streamline the refinery permitting process, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Gas Petroleum Refiner Improvement and Community Empowerment Act Short Titles as Introduced Gas PRICE Act Popular Titles Refineries Construction bill 9 Library of Congress Introduced in Senate 2005-09-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s1772is/xml/BILLS-109s1772is.xml 2005-10-18 Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 109-1001. 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.