3.0.0 2571 2023-01-13T04:48:37Z 2023-01-13T04:48:37Z Senate S S 2006-04-06 109 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2006-04-06T20:22:12Z BOLD Energy Act of 2006 109 5331 HR 2006-09-07 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and Standards. Identical bill CRS 2006-04-06 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2006-04-06 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3231-3233) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2006-04-06 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C000705 Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND] KENT CONRAD D ND N D000432 Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND] BYRON DORGAN D ND LESLIE 2006-04-24 False D000596 Sen. Dayton, Mark [D-MN] MARK DAYTON D MN 2006-04-27 False Energy Agricultural conservation Agriculture and Food Alcohol as fuel Alternative energy sources Automobile engines Automobile industry Automobile tires Automobiles Biomass energy Bonds Building construction Carbon dioxide Cellulose Climate change and greenhouse gases Coal Cogeneration of electric power and heat Commerce Commercialization Congress Congressional reporting requirements Continental shelf Diesel motor Economics and Public Finance Electric batteries Electric power transmission Electric vehicles Energy conservation Energy efficiency Energy research Energy security Environmental Protection Excise tax Federal aid to research Federal-state relations Finance and Financial Sector Fines (Penalties) Florida Fuel cells Fuel consumption Gas in submerged lands Geothermal resources Government Operations and Politics Government procurement Government trust funds Governmental investigations Great Plains Gulf of Mexico High technology Housing and Community Development Hydroelectric power Hydrogen Incineration Income tax Infrastructure Infrastructure (Economics) Investment tax credit Irrigation Landfills Law Lighting Materials Methane Motor vehicle pollution control Nanotechnology Natural gas Ocean energy resources Oil and gas leases Oils and fats Petroleum in submerged lands Petroleum industry Petroleum refineries Public Lands and Natural Resources Rebates Refuse as fuel Research and development Research centers Science, Technology, Communications Service stations Solar energy Standards Steel Submarine oil well drilling Sugar Synthetic fuel Tax credits Tax deductions Tax-exempt securities Taxation Transportation and Public Works Transportation research Trucks Water Resources Development Wind power Energy 00 2006-04-06 Introduced in Senate 2006-05-26T21:28:12Z Breaking Our Long-Term Dependence Energy Act of 2006 or the BOLD Energy Act of 2006 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish: (1) a rebate program for reducing fuel consumption levels; and (2) a National Tire Efficiency Program.

Requires motor vehicle manufacturers to equip 30% of their 2011 models and 100% of all 2017 models with alternative fuel technology.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow new tax credits for: (1) idling reduction devices; (2) the manufacture of advanced technology motor vehicles; (3) wind energy property; and (4) investment in clean energy coal bonds and combined heat and power system property.

Repeals the limitation on the number of hybrid and advanced lean burn technology vehicles eligible for the alternative motor vehicle tax credit.

Extends through 2010: (1) the tax credits for electric vehicles, energy efficient homes, and nonbusiness energy property; and (2) the tax deduction for energy efficient commercial buildings.

Extends through 2012 tax credits for: (1) producing energy from certain renewable resources; (2) investment in clean renewable energy bonds; (3) residential energy efficient property; and (4) investment in solar energy property.

Extends through 2013 income and excise tax credits for alcohol, biodiesel, and renewable diesel used as fuel.

Increases from 30 to 50% the tax credit rate for alternative vehicle refueling property (service stations for dispensing alternative fuels to retail consumers) and extends such credit through 2013.

Allows use of civil penalties for noncompliance with fuel economy standards to finance alternative vehicle refueling properties.

Increases the tax credit rate for enhanced oil recovery from 15 to 20% for enhanced oil recovery project costs.

Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish programs for: (1) new vehicles technology research and development; (2) building refineries for converting coal into liquid transportation fuel; (3) energy trading credits; and (4) advanced clean low-rank coal development.

Directs the Secretary of the Interior to offer the 181 Area (Gulf of Mexico) for oil and gas leasing within one year of enactment of this Act.

Amends the Clean Air Act to: (1) increase the volume of renewable fuels (including biodiesel) to 30 billion gallons by 2025; (2) increase the level of cellulosic biomass and sugar in renewable fuels; (3) establish a program to produce cellulosic ethanol and ethanol produced from sugar; and (4) set forth a renewable fuel program for the diesel motor pool.

Authorizes appropriations for projects to promote the transition to a hydrogen-based economy.

]]> Breaking Our Long-Term Dependence Energy Act of 2006 Display Title Breaking Our Long-Term Dependence Energy Act of 2006 Official Title as Introduced A bill to promote energy production and conservation, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Breaking Our Long-Term Dependence Energy Act of 2006 Short Titles as Introduced BOLD Energy Act of 2006 Introduced in Senate 2006-04-06T04:00:00Z 2006-04-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. 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.