3.0.0 711 2020-01-29T20:28:11Z 2020-01-29T20:28:11Z Senate S S 2005-04-05 109 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2005-04-05T21:32:17Z 2005-04-05 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3218-3219) IntroReferral 2005-04-05 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3217-3218) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-04-05 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress A000069 Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL AKAKA D HI KOHIKINA N M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK 2005-04-05 True S000888 Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] THEODORE STEVENS R AK F. 2005-04-05 True L000550 Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] MARY LANDRIEU D LA 2005-05-16 False Energy Authorization Commerce Congress Congressional reporting requirements Economics and Public Finance Education Energy research Environmental Protection Environmental assessment Federal advisory bodies Federal aid to education Federal aid to research Government Operations and Politics Governmental investigations Higher education International Affairs International cooperation in science Methane Natural gas Prospecting Public Lands and Natural Resources Public-private partnerships Remote sensing Research and development Research grants Scholarships Science, Technology, Communications Seismology Space activities Technological innovations Energy 00 2005-04-05 Introduced in Senate 2005-05-03T21:44:34Z Methane Hydrate Research and Development Reauthorization Act of 2005 - Amends the Methane Hydrate Research and Development Act of 2000 to reauthorize the methane hydrate research and development program through FY 2010.

Extends the current grant, contract, and cooperative agreement program to research to: (1) identify methane hydrate resources through remote sensing; and (2) acquire and reprocess seismic data suitable for characterizing methane hydrate accumulations.

Instructs the Secretary to establish an advisory panel consisting of representatives of industrial enterprises, institutions of higher education, oceanographic institutions, State agencies, and environmental organizations with knowledge and expertise in the natural gas hydrates field.

Requires the Secretary to offer to enter into an agreement with the National Research Council for a new report to Congress on program progress and recommendations by the end of FY 2009.

]]> Methane Hydrate Research and Development Reauthorization Act of 2005 Short Titles as Introduced Methane Hydrate Research and Development Reauthorization Act of 2005 Display Title Methane Hydrate Research and Development Reauthorization Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Methane Hydrate Research and Development Act of 2000 to reauthorize that Act and to promote the research, identification, assessment, exploration, and development of methane hydrate resources. Introduced in Senate 2005-04-05T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s711is/xml/BILLS-109s711is.xml 2005-04-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3218-3219) 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.