3.0.0 3222 2020-01-29T20:30:04Z 2020-01-29T20:30:04Z Senate S S 2008-06-27 110 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2008-06-27T16:52:39Z Comprehensive Energy Exploration, Price Reduction, and Renewable Energy Investment Act of 2008 110 6412 HR 2008-07-14 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment. Related bill CRS Harmonizing America's Energy, Economy, Environment, and National Security Act of 2008 110 3669 S 2008-10-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10330-10335) Related bill CRS 2008-06-27 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2008-06-27 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress T000250 Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] John Thune R SD R. N Energy Administrative procedure Air pollution control Alaska Alternative energy sources Animals Aviation fuels Biomass energy Coal Commerce Congress Congressional reporting requirements Continental shelf Economics and Public Finance Energy conservation Energy development Energy efficiency Energy research Energy security Environmental Protection Environmental assessment Export controls Federal-Indian relations Foreign Trade and International Finance Fuel Gas in submerged lands Gasoline Government Operations and Politics Government trust funds Heating Impact aid Imports Law Licenses Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Minorities Natural gas reserves Oil and gas leases Oil and gas royalties Oil shales Oil well drilling Petroleum in submerged lands Petroleum refineries Pipelines Public Lands and Natural Resources Research and development Service stations Strategic planning Transportation and Public Works Wildlife refuges Energy 00 2008-06-27 Introduced in Senate 2008-09-11T20:46:15Z Energy Transition Act of 2008 - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to modify requirements governing publication and uses of projected state lines on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).

Authorizes a state governor to petition the Secretary of Energy to make available for oil and gas leasing any moratorium area within the offshore administrative boundaries beyond the submerged land of a state that is located greater than 50 miles from the state coastline (new producing areas).

Amends the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA) to repeal the prohibition against producing oil and gas from the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). Sets forth an oil and gas leasing program for the Alaskan Coastal Plain, including the Refuge.

Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, to: (1) designate specified acreage of the Coastal Plain as special areas; (2) exclude from leasing or surface occupancy any such special area; and (3) permit the use of horizontal drilling technology into such areas from the outside.

Requires the state of Alaska to establish the Coastal Plain Local Government Impact Aid Assistance Fund.

Prohibits exportation of oil or gas produced from leases granted under this Act.

Allocates revenues among the Energy Independence Fund (established by this Act), the state of Alaska, and the Secretary of the Treasury.

Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), upon request, to enter into a permitting agreement with a state or Indian tribe under a streamlined approval process for refinery construction and operation.

Amends the Clean Air Act with respect to renewable biomass.

Amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to repeal EPA authority to waive specified prohibitions against certain fuels or fuel additives.

Clean-Coal-Derived Fuels for Energy Security Act of 2008 - Directs the President to promulgate regulations to ensure that aviation fuel, motor vehicle fuel, home heating oil, and boiler fuel sold or introduced into commerce in the United States contains the applicable volume of clean coal-derived fuel.

Exempts small refineries from compliance with such regulations until 2018, unless the President extends such exemption if compliance would impose a disproportionate economic hardship.

Amends the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 to repeal the prohibition against final regulations for the commercial leasing program for oil shale resources on public land.

Instructs the Secretary of the Interior to require the Director of the U.S. Geological Survey to increase activities relating to the Energy Resources Program and other resource assessment activities related to domestic oil and natural gas reserves.

Establishes the Energy Independence Fund.

Instructs the Secretary of Energy to develop and report to Congress a strategic and comprehensive plan to eliminate all foreign imports of oil from countries outside of North America by 2028.

]]> Energy Transition Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Energy Transition Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Clean-Coal-Derived Fuels for Energy Security Act of 2008 Display Title Energy Transition Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced A bill to promote the energy security of the United States, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2008-06-27T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s3222is/xml/BILLS-110s3222is.xml 2008-06-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. 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.