3.0.0 154 2023-01-11T20:06:33Z 2023-01-11T20:06:33Z Senate S S 2007-01-04 110 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-01-04T22:52:39Z Coal-to-Liquid Fuel Promotion Act of 2007 110 155 S 2007-01-04 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S144-148) Related bill CRS 2007-01-04 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 S143-144) IntroReferral 2007-01-04 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S142-143) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-01-04 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001066 Sen. Bunning, Jim [R-KY] JIM BUNNING R KY N O000167 Sen. Obama, Barack [D-IL] Barack Obama D IL 2007-01-04 True L000504 Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] RICHARD LUGAR R IN GREEN 2007-01-04 True P000590 Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR] Mark Pryor D AR Lunsford 2007-01-04 True M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK 2007-01-04 True B000611 Sen. Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO] CHRISTOPHER BOND R MO S. 2007-01-04 True T000162 Sen. Thomas, Craig [R-WY] CRAIG THOMAS R WY 2007-01-04 True M001162 Sen. Martinez, Mel [R-FL] Mel Martinez R FL 2007-01-04 True E000285 Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] MICHAEL ENZI R WY B. 2007-01-04 True L000550 Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] MARY LANDRIEU D LA 2007-01-04 True C000858 Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID] LARRY CRAIG R ID EDWIN 2007-01-04 True D000432 Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND] BYRON DORGAN D ND LESLIE 2007-01-11 False B001210 Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV] ROBERT BYRD D WV CARLYLE 2007-05-02 False B001261 Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] John Barrasso R WY 2007-09-17 False M000355 Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] Mitch McConnell R KY 2008-07-31 False Energy Administrative procedure Armed Forces and National Security Aviation fuels Carbon cycle Coal Congress Congressional reporting requirements Defense contracts Department of Energy Diesel motor Economics and Public Finance Energy facilities Energy research Energy storage Environmental Protection Environmental research Federally-guaranteed loans Finance and Financial Sector Government Operations and Politics Government lending Governmental investigations Laboratories Law Licenses Military bases Petroleum Petroleum reserves Pipelines Public Lands and Natural Resources Research and development Research and development facilities Science, Technology, Communications Strategic materials Synthetic fuel Transportation and Public Works Energy 00 2007-01-04 Introduced in Senate 2007-02-01T16:31:47Z Coal-to-Liquid Fuel Energy Act of 2007 - Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to include among the projects eligible for Department of Energy (DOE) loan guarantees large-scale coal-to-liquid facilities that use a feedstock, the majority of which is domestic coal resources, to produce at least 10,000 barrels a day of liquid transportation fuel.

Instructs the Secretary of Energy (Secretary) to make loans for use by recipients to pay the federal share of the cost of obtaining any services necessary for the planning, permitting, and construction of coal-to-liquid facilities.

Directs the Secretary to promulgate regulations to support the development of coal-to-liquid manufacturing facilities and associated infrastructure on DOE and other federal lands, including military bases and military installations closed or realigned under the defense base closure and realignment.

Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to direct the Secretaries of Energy and of Defense to study and report to Congress on the feasibility and suitability of maintaining coal-to-liquid products in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (Reserve).

Authorizes the Secretary to construct storage facilities in the vicinity of pipeline infrastructure and at least one military base.

Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to authorize the Secretary to acquire, place in storage, transport, or exchange coal-to-liquid products in the Reserve.

Authorizes the use of certain funds by the Air Force Research Laboratory to continue support efforts to test, qualify, and procure synthetic fuels developed from coal for aviation jet use.

Amends federal law governing Armed Forces fuel procurement to authorize the Secretary of Defense to enter into agreements with private companies to develop and operate coal-to-liquid facilities on or near military installations.

Instructs the Secretary of Energy to implement a research and demonstration program to evaluate the emissions of the use of Fischer-Tropsch transportation fuel, including diesel and jet fuel.

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