3.0.0 2755 2023-01-13T04:48:19Z 2023-01-13T04:48:19Z Senate S S 2006-05-05 109 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2006-05-05T17:09:22Z 2006-07-27 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8353) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2006-05-05 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2006-05-05 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress T000162 Sen. Thomas, Craig [R-WY] CRAIG THOMAS R WY N Energy Administrative procedure Air pollution control Alaska Animal behavior Animals Automobile engines Automobile industry Automobiles Aviation fuels Carbon dioxide Coal Commerce Congress Congressional reporting requirements Corporation taxes Cost effectiveness Department of Transportation Department of the Interior Depreciation and amortization Diesel motor Easements Economics and Public Finance Electric power transmission Energy assistance for the poor Environmental Protection Environmental assessment Environmental research Environmental technology Expedited congressional procedure Federal-Indian relations Federal-state relations Finance and Financial Sector Fuel Fuel consumption Gas industry Gas pipelines Government Operations and Politics Habitat conservation Income tax Indian claims Indigenous peoples Judicial review Land transfers Land use Law Legislation Licenses Methane Minorities Oil and gas leases Oil and gas royalties Oil shales Oil well drilling Petroleum engineering Petroleum industry Petroleum pipelines Petroleum refineries Petroleum reserves Prospecting Public Lands and Natural Resources Reclamation of land Revenue sharing Right-of-way Science, Technology, Communications Social Welfare Standards Synthetic fuel Tax credits Tax deductions Tax-exempt securities Taxation Transportation and Public Works Water Resources Development Wildlife conservation Wildlife refuges Energy 00 2006-05-05 Introduced in Senate 2006-06-06T17:15:16Z Energy Production, Refining, Infrastructure, Conservation and Efficiency Act, or the Energy PRICE Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish and implement a competitive leasing program for the exploration, development, and production of the oil and gas resources of the Coastal Plain (Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, ANWR).

Establishes in the Treasury the Coastal Plain Local Government Impact Aid Assistance Fund.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to create an enhanced tax credit for oil recovery projects using qualified carbon dioxide in a method involving flooding or injection.

Amends Armed Forces procurement law to extend to cap at 25 years the multiyear contract authority of the Department of Defense to procure fuel derived from coal, oil shale, and tar sands.

Instructs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), upon request of a state or Indian tribe, to enter into an refinery permitting agreement to streamline the permit process for the construction and operation of a refinery.

Amends the Clean Air Act to: (1) hold a state harmless and not require it to revise its implementation plan to account for the emissions from a waiver granted by the Administrator; and (2) revise boutique fuel requirements.

Directs the EPA 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; and (2) evaluate the use of such fuel to reduce engine exhaust emissions.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) provide for full expensing of qualified refinery property; (2) treat certain oil and gas pipelines as five-year property for depreciation purposes; and (3) except tax-exempt financing of energy transportation infrastructure from the private business use test.

Amends the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users to repeal the prohibition against demolition of the Brightman Street Bridge (Massachusetts) and the requirement of its maintenance as an emergency service route.

Amends federal transportation law to revise the considerations the Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) must take into account when deciding maximum feasible average fuel economy standards.

Directs the Secretary to issue new regulations setting forth increased average fuel economy standards for passenger automobiles.

Requires the Administrator of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to solicit applications for grants under the EPA Natural Gas STAR Program to pay the federal share of project costs for reduction of methane emissions in the oil and gas industries.

]]> Energy PRICE Act Display Title Energy PRICE Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to enhance the energy production, refining, infrastructure, conservation and efficiency capabilities of the United States, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Energy PRICE Act Short Titles as Introduced Energy Production, Refining, Infrastructure, Conservation and Efficiency Act Introduced in Senate 2006-05-05T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s2755is/xml/BILLS-109s2755is.xml 2006-07-27 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8353) 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.