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I 109th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6025 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 28, 2006 Mr. Whitfield introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To promote coal-to-liquid fuel activities.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Alternative Liquid Transportation Fuel Promotion Act of 2006.
2.
Definitions
In this Act: (1)
Biomass
The term biomass means any organic material other than oil and natural gas (or any product thereof). (2)
Coal
The term coal means any carbonized or semicarbonized matter, including peat and biomass. (3)
Coal-to-liquid
The term coal-to-liquid means— (A)with respect to a process or technology, the use of the coal resources of the United States, using the class of chemical reactions known as Fischer-Tropsch, to produce synthetic fuel suitable for transportation; and (B)with respect to a facility, the portion of a facility related to the Fischer-Tropsch process, Fischer-Tropsch finished fuel production, or the capture, transportation, or sequestration of byproducts of the use of coal at the Fischer-Tropsch facility, including carbon emissions. (4)
Secretary
The term Secretary means the Secretary of Energy.
3.
Coal-to-liquid fuel loan guarantee program
(a)
Eligible projects
Section 1703(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16513(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following: (11)Large-scale coal-to-liquid facilities (as defined in section 2 of the Alternative Liquid Transportation Fuel Promotion Act of 2006), that use coal resources of the United States to produce not less than 5,000 barrels a day of liquid transportation fuel. . (b)
Authorization of appropriations
Section 1704 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16514) is amended by adding at the end the following: (c)
Coal-to-liquid projects
(1)
In general
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to provide the cost of guarantees for projects involving large-scale coal-to-liquid facilities under section 1703(b)(11). (2)
Limitations
(A)
In general
No loan guarantees shall be provided under this title for projects described in paragraph (1) after (as determined by the Secretary)— (i)the tenth such loan guarantee is issued under this title; or (ii)production capacity covered by such loan guarantees reaches 100,000 barrels per day of coal-to-liquid fuel. (B)
Individual projects
(i)
In general
A loan guarantee may be provided under this title for any large-scale coal-to-liquid facility described in paragraph (1) that produces no more than 20,000 barrels of coal-to-liquid fuel per day. (ii)
Non-Federal funding requirement
To be eligible for a loan guarantee under this title, a large-scale coal-to-liquid facility described in paragraph (1) that produces more than 20,000 barrels of coal-to-liquid fuel per day shall be required to provide non-Federal funding for the proportional cost of the loan guarantee for production that exceeds 20,000 barrels of coal-to-liquid fuel per day. .
4.
Coal-to-liquid facilities loan program
(a)
Definition of eligible recipient
In this section, the term eligible recipient means an individual, organization, or other entity that owns, operates, or plans to construct a coal-to-liquid facility that will produce at least 5,000 barrels per day of coal-to-liquid fuel. (b)
Establishment
The Secretary shall establish a program under which the Secretary shall provide loans, in a total amount not to exceed $20,000,000, for use by eligible recipients to pay the Federal share of the cost of obtaining any services necessary for the planning, permitting, and construction of a coal-to-liquid facility. (c)
Application
To be eligible to receive a loan under subsection (b), an owner or operator of a coal-to-liquid facility shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. (d)
Non-Federal match
To be eligible to receive a loan under this section, an eligible recipient shall use non-Federal funds to provide a dollar-for-dollar match of the amount of the loan. (e)
Repayment of loan
(1)
In general
To be eligible to receive a loan under this section, an eligible recipient shall agree to repay the original amount of the loan to the Secretary not later than 5 years after the date of the receipt of the loan. (2)
Source of funds
Repayment of a loan under paragraph (1) may be made from any financing or assistance received for the construction of a coal-to-liquid facility described in subsection (a), including a loan guarantee provided under section 1703(b)(11) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16513(b)(11)). (f)
Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $200,000,000, to remain available until expended.
5.
Strategic Petroleum Reserve
(a)
Development, operation, and maintenance of Reserve
Section 159 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6239) is amended— (1)by redesignating subsections (f), (g), (j), (k), and (l) as subsections (a), (b), (e), (f), and (g), respectively; and (2)by inserting after subsection (b) (as redesignated by paragraph (1)) the following: (c)
Study of maintaining coal-to-liquid products in Reserve
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Alternative Liquid Transportation Fuel Promotion Act of 2006, the Secretary shall— (1)conduct a study of the feasibility and suitability of maintaining coal-to-liquid products in the Reserve; and (2)submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report describing the results of the study. (d)
Construction or lease of storage facilities
As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of the Alternative Liquid Transportation Fuel Promotion Act of 2006, the Secretary may construct or lease 1 or more storage facilities— (1)in the vicinity of pipeline infrastructure and at least 1 military base; but (2)outside the boundaries of any State on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. . (b)
Petroleum products for storage in Reserve
Section 160 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6240) is amended— (1)in subsection (a)— (A)in paragraph (1), by inserting a semicolon at the end; (B)in paragraph (2), by striking and at the end; (C)in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and; and (D)by adding at the end the following: (4)coal-to-liquid products (as defined in section 2 of the Alternative Liquid Transportation Fuel Promotion Act of 2006), as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, in a quantity not to exceed 20 percent of the total quantity of petroleum products in the Reserve. ; (2)in subsection (b), by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (5) as paragraphs (2) through (4), respectively; and (3)by redesignating subsections (f) and (h) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively. (c)
Conforming amendments
Section 167 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6247) is amended— (1)in subsection (b)— (A)by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; and (B)in paragraph (2) (as redesignated by subparagraph (A)), by striking section 160(f) and inserting section 160(e); and (2)in subsection (d), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking section 160(f) and inserting section 160(e).