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[H.R. 2884 Reported in House (RH)]






                                                 Union Calendar No. 202
106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2884

                          [Report No. 106-359]

  To extend energy conservation programs under the Energy Policy and 
               Conservation Act through fiscal year 2003.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 21, 1999

  Mr. Bliley introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                         Committee on Commerce

                            October 1, 1999

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
  To extend energy conservation programs under the Energy Policy and 
               Conservation Act through fiscal year 2003.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. ENERGY POLICY AND CONSERVATION ACT 
              AMENDMENTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    The Energy Policy and Conservation Act is amended--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by amending section 166 (42 U.S.C. 6246) to 
        read as follows:</DELETED>

          <DELETED>``authorization of appropriations</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``Sec. 166. There are authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal years 2000 through 2003 such sums as may be necessary to 
implement this part.'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in section 181 (42 U.S.C. 6251) by striking 
        ``September 30, 1999'' both places it appears and inserting in 
        lieu thereof ``September 30, 2003''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) in section 281 (42 U.S.C. 6285) by striking 
        ``September 30, 1999'' both places it appears and inserting in 
        lieu thereof ``September 30, 2003''.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. ENERGY POLICY AND CONSERVATION ACT AMENDMENTS.

    The Energy Policy and Conservation Act is amended--
            (1) by amending section 166 (42 U.S.C. 6246) to read as 
        follows:

                   ``authorization of appropriations

    ``Sec. 166. There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
years 2000 through 2003 such sums as may be necessary to implement this 
part.'';
            (2) in section 181 (42 U.S.C. 6251) by striking ``September 
        30, 1999'' both places it appears and inserting in lieu thereof 
        ``September 30, 2003''; and
            (3) in section 281 (42 U.S.C. 6285) by striking ``September 
        30, 1999'' both places it appears and inserting in lieu thereof 
        ``September 30, 2003''.

SEC. 2. PURCHASE OF OIL FROM MARGINAL WELLS.

    (a) Purchase of Oil From Marginal Wells.--Part B of title I of the 
Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6232 et seq.) is amended 
by adding the following new section after section 168:

                 ``purchase of oil from marginal wells

    ``Sec. 169. (a) In General.--From amounts authorized under section 
166, in any case in which the price of oil decreases to an amount less 
than $15.00 per barrel (an amount equal to the annual average well head 
price per barrel for all domestic crude oil), adjusted for inflation, 
the Secretary may purchase oil from a marginal well at $15.00 per 
barrel, adjusted for inflation.
    ``(b) Definition of Marginal Well.--The term ``marginal well'' 
means a well that--
            ``(1) has an average daily production of 15 barrels or 
        less;
            ``(2) has an average daily production of 25 barrels or less 
        with produced water accounting for 95 percent or more of total 
        production; or
            ``(3) produces heavy oil with an API gravity less than 20 
        degrees.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents for the Energy 
Policy and Conservation Act is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 168 the following:

``Sec. 169. Purchase of oil from marginal wells.''.
                                     





                                                 Union Calendar No. 202

106th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 2884

                          [Report No. 106-359]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

  To extend energy conservation programs under the Energy Policy and 
               Conservation Act through fiscal year 2003.

_______________________________________________________________________

                            October 1, 1999

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed