1.Short title; table of
contents
(a)This Act may be cited
as the Empower America: Securing
America’s Energy Future Act of 2006
.
(b)The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
TITLE I—Production
Subtitle A—Coal
Part I—Coal-to-liquid fuel promotion
Sec. 101. Short
title.
Sec. 102. Definitions.
Sec. 103. Coal-to-liquid fuel loan guarantee
program.
Sec. 104. Coal-to-liquid facilities loan program.
Sec. 105. Credit for investment in coal-to-liquid fuels
projects.
Sec. 106. Temporary expensing for equipment used in
coal-to-liquid fuels process.
Sec. 107. Modification of multiyear contract authority for
procurement of fuel derived from coal, oil shale, and tar sands.
Sec. 108. Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
Sec. 109. Authorization to conduct research, development,
testing, and evaluation of assured domestic fuels.
Part II—Clean coal power initiative
Sec. 111. Clean coal power initiative.
Part III—Incentives for innovative technologies
Sec. 116. Technical corrections.
Subtitle B—Refinery permitting process
Sec. 121. Refinery permitting process.
Subtitle C—Oil and gas
Part I—Deep ocean energy resources
Sec. 131. Short title.
Sec. 132. Policy.
Sec. 133. Definitions under the outer continental shelf lands
act.
Sec. 134. Determination of adjacent zones and planning
areas.
Sec. 135. Administration of leasing.
Sec. 136. Grant of leases by Secretary.
Sec. 137. Disposition of receipts.
Sec. 138. Review of outer Continental Shelf exploration
plans.
Sec. 139. Reservation of lands and rights.
Sec. 140. Outer continental shelf leasing program.
Sec. 141. Coordination with adjacent states.
Sec. 142. Environmental studies.
Sec. 143. Review of outer continental shelf development and
production plans.
Sec. 144. Federal Energy Natural Resources Enhancement Fund Act
of 2006.
Sec. 145. Termination of effect of laws prohibiting the
spending of appropriated funds for certain purposes.
Sec. 146. Outer Continental Shelf incompatible use.
Sec. 147. Repurchase of certain leases.
Sec. 148. Offsite environmental mitigation.
Sec. 149. Amendments to the Mineral Leasing Act.
Sec. 150. Minerals management service.
Sec. 151. Authority to use decommissioned offshore oil and gas
platforms and other facilities for artificial reef, scientific research, or
other uses.
Sec. 152. Repeal of requirement to conduct comprehensive
inventory of OCS oil and natural gas resources.
Sec. 153. Mining and petroleum schools.
Sec. 154. Onshore and offshore mineral lease fees.
Sec. 155. OCS regional headquarters.
Sec. 156. National GEO Fund Act of 2006.
Sec. 157. Leases for areas located within 100 miles of
California or Florida.
Sec. 158. Coastal impact assistance.
Sec. 159. Oil shale and tar sands amendments.
Sec. 160. Availability of OCS Receipts to provide payments
under Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of
2000.
Part II—Domestic oil and gas production
Sec. 171. Short title.
Sec. 172. Definitions.
Sec. 173. Leasing program for land within the Coastal
Plain.
Sec. 174. Lease sales.
Sec. 175. Grant of leases by the Secretary.
Sec. 176. Lease terms and conditions.
Sec. 177. Coastal Plain environmental protection.
Sec. 178. Expedited judicial review.
Sec. 179. Use of revenues.
Sec. 180. Rights-of-way across the Coastal Plain.
Sec. 181. Conveyance.
Part III—Emergency service route
Sec. 191. Emergency service route.
TITLE II—Research and Development
Sec. 201. Renewable energy.
Sec. 202. Biomass research and development.
Sec. 203. Production incentives for cellulosic
biofuels.
Sec. 204. Commercial byproducts from municipal solid waste and
cellulosic biomass loan guarantee program.
Sec. 205. Fossil energy.
Sec. 206. Carbon capture research and development
program.
Sec. 207. Advanced energy initiative for vehicles.
TITLE III—Conservation and efficiency
Subtitle A—Decreasing demand
Sec. 301. Credit for teleworking.
Sec. 302. Employer-provided computer equipment treated as
fringe benefit.
Sec. 303. Sense of Congress.
Subtitle B—Corporate average fuel economy reform
Sec. 311. Short title.
Sec. 312. Cafe standards for passenger automobiles.
Sec. 313. Use of earned credits.
Sec. 314. Use of civil penalties for research and
development.
Sec. 315. Effective date.
Subtitle C—Other conservation and efficiency
programs
Sec. 321. Advanced building efficiency testbed.
Sec. 322. Energy efficient public buildings.
Sec. 323. Energy efficiency public information
initiative.
TITLE IV—Consumer protection
Sec. 401. Short title.
Sec. 402. Protection of consumers against price
gouging.
Sec. 403. Justifiable price increases.
Sec. 404. Emergency proclamations and orders.
Sec. 405. Enforcement by Federal Trade Commission.
Sec. 406. Penalties.
Sec. 407. Definitions.
Sec. 408. Effective date.
TITLE V—Tax incentives
Sec. 501. Extension of excise tax credit for
coal-to-liquids.
Sec. 502. Extension of alternative motor vehicle
credit.
Sec. 503. Tax incentives extended to encourage cellulosic
ethanol production.
Sec. 504. Extension of biodiesel income and excise tax
credits.
Sec. 505. Extension of renewable energy resources.
Sec. 506. Extension and modification of investment tax credit
with respect to solar energy property and qualified fuel cell
property.
Sec. 507. Credit for production of natural gas.
Sec. 508. Extension and modification of credit for residential
energy efficient property.
TITLE VI—Boutique fuel reductions
Sec. 601. Boutique fuel reductions.
2.Congress finds that—
(1)according to the
Energy Information Administration—
(A)the United States
consumes approximately 20,700,000 barrels of oil per day;
(B)total petroleum
consumption will grow to approximately 26,100,000 barrels per day by
2025;
(C)global energy
consumption will rise by over 34 percent by 2015; and
(D)petroleum imports
will represent 60 percent of the demand of the United States for petroleum in
2025, up from 58 percent in 2004;
(2)the United States
imports approximately 13,500,000 barrels of oil per day;
(3)65 percent of the
petroleum imports of the United States come from Canada, Mexico, Saudi Arabia,
Venezuela, and Nigeria, respectively, according to the Energy Information
Administration;
(4)approximately 17
percent of the oil imported by the United States comes from the Middle
East;
(5)Energy
Information Administration statistics show that the top petroleum producers in
the world include Saudi Arabia, the former Soviet Union, Iran, China, and
Venezuela, with 6 of the 11 largest oil fields located in Saudi Arabia,
Venezuela, and Iran;
(6)nearly
2/3 of the proven oil reserves of the world are located in
the Middle East, with 45 percent of the reserves located in Saudi Arabia, Iraq,
and Iran;
(7)over 80 percent
of the total export earnings of Iran, and 50 percent of the gross domestic
product of Iran, are generated through oil and gas revenues;
(8)Iran has provided
the terrorist organization Hezbollah with between $60,000,000 and $100,000,000
annually to support terror activities against the civilized world;
(9)leaders of both
Iran and Venezuela have publicly denounced the United States and have labeled
the citizens and allies of the United States as the enemy;
(10)the Energy
Information Administration estimates that 94 percent of the energy used by the
United States is provided by fossil fuels and nuclear energy;
(11)the energy
policy of the United States must include the use and development of a variety
of energy sources, including energy from coal, renewable sources, nuclear
sources, oil, and natural gas;
(12)the Energy
Information Administration reports that the United States has approximately 25
percent of the coal reserves of the world;
(13)(A)the Energy Information
Administration projects that the United States will import coal in a quantity
that will meet less than 2 percent of the coal needs of the United States
through 2025; and
(B)the National Mining Association
reports that over 56 percent of all electricity in the United States is
produced through the use of coal;
(14)the first
coal-to-liquid fuel facility in the United States, located in Schuylkill
County, Pennsylvania, is in a pre-construction phase;
(15)(A)investment in the
research and development of alternative fuel sources has been significant over
the last decade; and
(B)the Federal Government has spent more
than $35,000,000,000, while energy companies have invested more than
$100,000,000,000, on the research and development of alternative fuel
sources;
(16)reducing the
dependence of the United States on foreign oil, and achieving energy security,
requires an even greater commitment in the future;
(17)all the corn
grown in the United States today could be used to produce only enough ethanol
to displace about 12 percent of the gasoline consumed;
(18)(A)according to the
Renewable Fuels Association, there are over 100 ethanol plants in operation, 42
plants under construction, over 60 plants in various planning stages, and 7
plants that are expanding;
(B)ethanol production in 2005 totaled
approximately 4,000,000,000 gallons, which is the equivalent of approximately 3
percent of the gasoline consumption of the United States; and
(C)when the construction and expansion of
planned ethanol facilities is finished, annual ethanol capacity in the United
States will be approximately 7,700,000,000 gallons;
(19)(A)there are now 65
biodiesel plants operating in the United States and nearly 60 plants under
construction; and
(B)in 2005, production in the United
States from the plants reached 91,000,000 gallons, up from 2,000,000 gallons in
2000;
(20)(A)research and
development of renewable alternatives must continue; and
(B)according to the Department of
Agriculture, ethanol production from cellulosic feedstocks seems to be the most
promising renewable alternative for reducing the dependence of the United
States on crude oil imports; and
(21)a study
conducted by the Department of Energy and the Department of Agriculture
concluded that the land resources of the United States could, by 2030, produce
enough biomass to displace the equivalent of at least 30 percent of petroleum
consumption by the United States without seriously disrupting food
production.
<enum>I</enum><header>Production</header>
<subtitle id="idDA98C6208DCC406DA798D0D24FEBEBA2"><enum>A</enum><header>Coal</header>
<part id="idB67E8C60257C4320A6188CA3077CA830"><enum>I</enum><header>Coal-to-liquid
fuel promotion</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="S1" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>101.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This part may be cited
as the <quote><short-title>Coal-to-Liquid Fuel Promotion
Act of 2006</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB46F57D67AC1433883B7E7938FC6C77D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>102.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this part:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID16ea7076f6514c5590e79871add0437b"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Coal-to-liquid</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>coal-to-liquid</term>
means—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc22a54bc4b39493bb039ac58b19abb7f"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID231e79f45f834a3297b47b159642a8e7"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC934C38669E046C2A78525A54AB5FA69"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Secretary</term> means the
Secretary of Energy.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB3AA687C5BE84319855B798FC8020B66" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>103.</enum><header>Coal-to-liquid fuel
loan guarantee program</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb4df044f2cc24fff95f55049d4016ae9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Eligible
projects</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id03D0EC2BC3184A44AA9EFAFBAB646F0A" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5E9A2884657A46CF96E9EE542939CAED"><enum>(11)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Large-scale coal-to-liquid facilities (as
defined in section 2 of the <short-title>Coal-to-Liquid
Fuel Promotion Act of 2006</short-title>), that use coal resources of the
United States to produce not less than 10,000 barrels a day of liquid
transportation
fuel.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDae07574e6fd64da7a79aa00e5e47b8c3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section
1704 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16514) is amended by adding at
the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6D156CEE9A8C416B88B5B2A65B0FB3DB" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDD92B9420DC04FFEAA269D7ADF9BB35B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Coal-to-liquid
projects</header>
<paragraph id="id5A8C821F8D334DB78CF473BEC8B5BE38"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Mandatory
funding</header>
<subparagraph id="id65E1905258574ACAACC9902E7C05E249"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not later
than 30 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, out of any funds
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall
transfer to the Secretary to provide the cost of guarantees for projects
involving large-scale coal-to-liquid facilities under section 1703(b)(11)
$5,000,000,000, to remain available until expended.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id96B2F8EA7D8849689F7E0928BF1FBE88"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Receipt and
acceptance</header><text>The Secretary shall be entitled to receive, shall
accept, and shall use to provide the cost of guarantees for projects described
in subparagraph (A) the funds transferred under subparagraph (A), without
further appropriation. <added-phrase reported-display-style="italic"></added-phrase></text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA12DC46DDAAE4CA6B4A5D211A40F22F3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition
to the amounts made available under paragraph (1), 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).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id010560417F714261A20717DF42CE1AC7"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Limitations</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7E67ECDD8DCE49F98530386270A056CA"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No loan guarantees
shall be provided under this title for projects described in paragraph (1) or
(2) after (as determined by the Secretary)—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id81B0037051E549419E75A2FB55F8843F"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the tenth such loan guarantee is issued
under this title; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBDA9B550F1194989B698E24D9B428CFC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">production capacity covered by such loan
guarantees reaches 100,000 barrels per day of coal-to-liquid fuel.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0BC16709767E4650AEA8C19BF5FCA91D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Individual
projects</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB16BFC85498A4A649B996772B1F22ECE"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A loan guarantee may
be provided under this title for any large-scale coal-to-liquid facility
described in paragraph (1) or (2) that produces no more than 20,000 barrels of
coal-to-liquid fuel per day.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB2591AC9C0194B409A774EDD1A9E47C3"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Non-Federal
funding requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To be
eligible for a loan guarantee under this title, a large-scale coal-to-liquid
facility described in paragraph (1) or (2) 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.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8EE03AC584E94A6D8B80D2303A101D79" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>104.</enum><header>Coal-to-liquid
facilities loan program</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE9B26E799909411196E2124F3F347359"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition of
eligible recipient</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this
section, the term <term>eligible recipient</term> means an individual,
organization, or other entity that owns, operates, or plans to construct a
coal-to-liquid facility that will produce at least 10,000 barrels per day of
coal-to-liquid fuel.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id93398BDC4885405DA1CE99C372C7FD51"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6781C4AB28BF4DE9BABE80004D81D1A1"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Application</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id66E03ACFA780471A86341E6C73A0747E"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Non-Federal
match</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA703A0E1C23E465D8BD512F7CD4763BB"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Repayment of
loan</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDE9033FCCB6244318F778F0DFF97A717"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8D787F46202B439B9B99EAA5C1AE433C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Source of
funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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)).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id2A68BF91992041E298B858D542FAE86F"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Funding</header>
<paragraph id="id44DD7C634B414CFDA6416E49EA5657DC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not later
than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, out of any funds in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall
transfer to the Secretary to carry out this section $200,000,000, to remain
available until expended.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6327C1FEF66F4856A63D86D87EE0B0D0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Receipt and
acceptance</header><text>The Secretary shall be entitled to receive, shall
accept, and shall use to carry out this section the funds transferred under
paragraph (1), without further appropriation.
<added-phrase reported-display-style="italic"></added-phrase></text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID00E8B8E37CAC488D939749A14AC5FE5E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>105.</enum><header>Credit for
investment in coal-to-liquid fuels projects</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5D8DEB6CB74F4CD3AFF04E9703DBD13E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 46 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to amount of credit) is amended by
striking <quote>and</quote> at the end of paragraph (3), by striking the period
at the end of paragraph (4) and inserting <quote>, and</quote>, and by adding
at the end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID656BF78FB8A64EA3B8DDE0ED47EFA5A0" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC9F87479671B4F19939D2DE683FBE2BF"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the qualifying coal-to-liquid fuels project
credit.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB01ABF716E8348A8AF52742953EC2A99"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Amount of
credit</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subpart E of part IV
of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to
rules for computing investment credit) is amended by inserting after section
48B the following new section:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID95FBEFD9E8984BE9A775FD252FB88FAA" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID36FFB5BD05E04EF2AE15B68C384CD706" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>48C.</enum><header>Qualifying
coal-to-liquid fuels project credit</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID606F7BE560DE4D6C805F3848922E7F4D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of
section 46, the qualifying coal-to-liquid fuels project credit for any taxable
year is an amount equal to 20 percent of the qualified investment for such
taxable year.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBFB7624E237544928FA110EEA66BB3EF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Qualified
investment</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0C2BF98C4B364BF1B25405F09C21BA53"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of
subsection (a), the qualified investment for any taxable year is the basis of
property placed in service by the taxpayer during such taxable year which is
part of a qualifying coal-to-liquid fuels project—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID851308FF0D2F4649A0921502E9635207"><enum>(A)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="IDA509DB22276C47CB8DC97B7376C861C0"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the construction, reconstruction, or
erection of which is completed by the taxpayer, or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5F8BDCA7CC9148189CE03F2F72DC3AA0" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">which is acquired by the taxpayer if the
original use of such property commences with the taxpayer, and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID600413CE8AA9488C90016704A1CD94E6"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with respect to which depreciation (or
amortization in lieu of depreciation) is allowable.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD6454BFA25134F78A77DE95B7C651752"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Applicable
rules</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this
section, rules similar to the rules of subsection (a)(4) and (b) of section 48
shall apply.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4AD9B6BAA0A840A9A93440450A4BC387"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this section—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7798E3ADB46144F0BC387933ABABA0FA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Qualifying
coal-to-liquid fuels project</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>qualifying coal-to-liquid
fuels project</term> means any domestic project which—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE38CEB43E8EC49D4BD0894D0F7318478"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">employs the Fischer-Tropsch process to
produce at least 10,000 barrels per day of transportation grade liquid fuels
from coal (including any property which allows for the capture, transportation,
or sequestration of by-products resulting from such process, including carbon
emissions), and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7865A523F9A946CC8A8FB62B5CBF1278"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any portion of the qualified investment in
which is certified under the qualifying coal-to-liquid program as eligible for
credit under this section in an amount (not to exceed $200,000,000) determined
by the Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2DEED214F2D1417282385F0201A66E59"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Coal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>coal</term> means any
carbonized or semicarbonized matter, including peat.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID170C56561E19492A9767DBC7FC2C9F2C"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Qualifying
coal-to-liquid fuels project program</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3F311C5A69B443F19323DAA1EFCCA590"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, in
consultation with the Secretary of Energy, shall establish a qualifying
coal-to-liquid fuels project program to consider and award certifications for
qualified investment eligible for credits under this section to 10 qualifying
coal-to-liquid fuels project sponsors under this section. The total qualified
investment which may be awarded eligibility for credit under the program shall
not exceed $2,000,000,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID89309610DF274DFD8BAA1FC40B3ADC09"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Period of
issuance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A certificate of
eligibility under paragraph (1) may be issued only during the 10-fiscal year
period beginning on October 1, 2006.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0CB4078B87414F238CADEBB3CE79CFEE"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Selection
criteria</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall
not make a competitive certification award for qualified investment for credit
eligibility under this section unless the recipient has documented to the
satisfaction of the Secretary that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0374974006B5483F99DBF1B144D34C2F"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the award recipient is financially viable
without the receipt of additional Federal funding associated with the proposed
project,</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2E45386A4D274580A8F32CB0CDC241E2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the recipient will provide sufficient
information to the Secretary for the Secretary to ensure that the qualified
investment is spent efficiently and effectively,</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID350192AEB05241EE82B2F9952AE06AF4"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a market exists for the products of the
proposed project as evidenced by contracts or written statements of intent from
potential customers,</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID650CE353FD4C4B1EB2692CCDABA73F2F"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the fuels identified with respect to the
gasification technology for such project will comprise at least 90 percent of
the fuels required by the project for the production of transportation grade
liquid fuels,</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID87285002C9E44114B96A840500590E1D"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the award recipient’s project team is
competent in the construction and operation of the Fischer-Tropsch process,
with preference given to those recipients with experience which demonstrates
successful and reliable operations of such process, and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID87DBF14249364CEA9735DC977E9D62ED"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the award recipient has met other criteria
established and published by the Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1CE8A43610054F2FAB35872E7AF4538D"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Denial of
double benefit</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No deduction
or other credit shall be allowed with respect to the basis of any property
taken into account in determining the credit allowed under this
section.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAB71C8ADC32143E98F1A9458B9B02383"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conforming
amendments</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5D01D28D62AB48CF9BCCC60CB633A9F1"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 49(a)(1)(C) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end of clause
(iii), by striking the period at the end of clause (iv) and inserting <quote>,
and</quote>, and by adding after clause (iv) the following new clause:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA4E7D1AEDFA341EB839B7D860A7F0E93" style="OLC">
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA925C342133E4060BE1F0B3A10DB4BC9"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the basis of any property which is part of
a qualifying coal-to-liquid fuels project under section
48C.</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID16AFF10EF0314AAAA647A66ACEFC4675"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of sections for subpart E of part
IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by inserting after the
item relating to section 48B the following new item:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC496565B18144917B7B688291C895819" style="USC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">48C. Qualifying coal-to-liquid
fuels project
credit.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID89B52528DF5D4413906FC33FAFC78DD4"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by
this section shall apply to periods after the date of the enactment of this
Act, under rules similar to the rules of section 48(m) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of the
Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1990).</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID353EC3FD1B4B4934BCFF14D8964A2234" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>106.</enum><header>Temporary expensing
for equipment used in coal-to-liquid fuels process</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID51BABC70E2CC407DBA954B128A683E6A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Part VI of subchapter
B of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting
after section 179D the following new section:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFF8F42404C554475971875BE631265B9" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4B2B54A1603745AEAB4C9EBE951D0648" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>179E.</enum><header>Election to expense
certain coal-to-liquid fuels facilities</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF6164B3DCE504329947ECADBA085A0F4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Treatment as
expenses</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A taxpayer may elect
to treat the cost of any qualified coal-to-liquid fuels process property as an
expense which is not chargeable to capital account. Any cost so treated shall
be allowed as a deduction for the taxable year in which the expense is
incurred.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA8E2A9BFADE044AB923E6F8470A4F7F4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Election</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6B9903EEB0B64C6DAD910E60B566494C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An election under
this section for any taxable year shall be made on the taxpayer’s return of the
tax imposed by this chapter for the taxable year. Such election shall be made
in such manner as the Secretary may by regulations prescribe.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC5DAD4B21744408EB174115DB6974D27"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Election
irrevocable</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any election made
under this section may not be revoked except with the consent of the
Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID248C19B824A74EDD8C5D53DE40FB49B8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Qualified
coal-to-liquid fuels process property</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>qualified coal-to-liquid
fuels process property</term> means any property located in the United
States—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3B5527188252439A8243E2D03B8A0DCC"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">which employs the Fischer-Tropsch process
to produce transportation grade liquid fuels from coal (including any property
which allows for the capture, transportation, or sequestration of by-products
resulting from such process, including carbon emissions),</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID82A2C0747CAB4538A95BD28667BA4118"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the original use of which commences with
the taxpayer,</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDACDEBDB7BBA74610888978BCFD100463"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the construction of which—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD932FBC25D164D4AAFC7020FB68BDE14"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">except as provided in subparagraph (B), is
subject to a binding construction contract entered into after the date of the
enactment of this section and before January 1, 2011, but only if there was no
written binding construction contract entered into on or before such date of
enactment, or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0B6F1486536E4D819B41128FA1795161"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of self-constructed property,
began after the date of the enactment of this section and before January 1,
2011, and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID198DD3C5207542A68D81FC759910B7E1"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">which is placed in service by the taxpayer
after the date of the enactment of this section and before January 1,
2016.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA4F2D2020FCB4048B483F514026036F9"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Election to
allocate deduction to cooperative owner</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6F7A177A118A4A14B5C3BAF54162B9EA"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a taxpayer to which subsection (a) applies
is an organization to which part I of subchapter T applies, and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1A7992656710430D951AE16EDD4C168D"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">one or more persons directly holding an
ownership interest in the taxpayer are organizations to which part I of
subchapter T apply,</text>
</paragraph><continuation-text commented="no" continuation-text-level="subsection">the taxpayer may elect to allocate
all or a portion of the deduction allowable under subsection (a) to such
persons. Such allocation shall be equal to the person’s ratable share of the
total amount allocated, determined on the basis of the person’s ownership
interest in the taxpayer. The taxable income of the taxpayer shall not be
reduced under section 1382 by reason of any amount to which the preceding
sentence applies.</continuation-text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id76331E9C281D432D807909A110BA9073"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Basis
reduction</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA6E930F2CADC44DFAF1ADDF807330670"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this
title, if a deduction is allowed under this section with respect to any
qualified coal-to-liquid fuels process property, the basis of such property
shall be reduced by the amount of the deduction so allowed.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFADAE27A8ED24DFCBCEE5E2DC87B2432"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Ordinary income
recapture</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of
section 1245, the amount of the deduction allowable under subsection (a) with
respect to any property which is of a character subject to the allowance for
depreciation shall be treated as a deduction allowed for depreciation under
section 167.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id13B7F35706784076B65D45A0A799009F"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Application
with other deductions and credits</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA2CE9883463742BCB8A3B9C911493D7A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Other
deductions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No deduction shall
be allowed under any other provision of this chapter with respect to any
expenditure with respect to which a deduction is allowed under subsection (a)
to the taxpayer.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id19A06625D54F4DFF821C7E3D2DE99376"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Credits</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No credit shall be allowed under section 38
with respect to any amount for which a deduction is allowed under subsection
(a).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA2D223D30EDA4510B47A540272F94D4D"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Reporting</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No deduction shall be allowed under
subsection (a) to any taxpayer for any taxable year unless such taxpayer files
with the Secretary a report containing such information with respect to the
operation of the property of the taxpayer as the Secretary shall
require.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID37B5D4DB75644D1BB1868305AF0AFC41"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendments</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3E7D40887902456687DE2C41A562A8E9"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1016(a) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end of paragraph
(36), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (37) and inserting
<quote>, and</quote>, and by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6989310E2C494BABAF7C9E36929104C7" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEFABCC8F5DDB41399D8B27AD388F6FD0"><enum>(38)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to the extent provided in section
179E(e)(1).</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8BBE8ADF04B9465A99D75E0CD6400E74"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1245(a) of such Code is amended by
inserting <quote>179E,</quote> after <quote>179D,</quote> both places it
appears in paragraphs (2)(C) and (3)(C).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6B169F07374047878A385B84E80B5E4A"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 263(a)(1) of such Code is amended
by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end of subparagraph (J), by striking the
period at the end of subparagraph (K) and inserting <quote>, or</quote>, and by
inserting after subparagraph (K) the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID461DE34AF14F449888330BC38DAAB17A" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID77C95A39DC13430AB4FA273094A1209D"><enum>(L)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">expenditures for which a deduction is
allowed under section
179E.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBEB4282B50DB44DAB71FEFF2B166DD31"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 312(k)(3)(B) of such Code is
amended by striking <quote>or 179D</quote> each place it appears in the heading
and text and inserting <quote>179D, or 179E</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID512643FFE2D946388491A67675959D39"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of sections for part VI of
subchapter B of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by inserting after the item
relating to section 179D the following new item:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID42C6441F7E384F5DB56A8FAF491843CF" style="USC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">Sec. 179E. Election to expense
certain coal-to-liquid fuels
facilities.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5201C383B9864EE994532E8C4BF251FB"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by
this section shall apply to properties placed in service after the date of the
enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="idD798A937815E4013A0CB00B99812C3B5"><enum>107.</enum><header>Modification
of multiyear contract authority for procurement of fuel derived from coal, oil
shale, and tar sands</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subsection (d) of section 2398a of title 10,
United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9929B3947ED946DC9DAEF8BE528EA71E" style="OLC">
<subsection id="ID6cd89ab2773d49a6b4d864bf827a5b98"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Multiyear
contract authority</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a
contract or other agreement for the procurement of covered fuel under
subsection (b) may be for any term, not in excess of 20 years, that the
Secretary of Defense considers appropriate to assist in the development of a
domestic alternative liquid
fuel.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id35FDBBB64DF74ADBAB51D35BF743B634" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>108.</enum><header>Strategic Petroleum
Reserve</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE6AC872BF8894FF2BB676A18CC02F5C4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Development,
operation, and maintenance of Reserve</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 159 of the Energy Policy and
Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6239) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0C204AE2FB734B24BC1E9E482F8B067D"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subsections (f), (g), (j),
(k), and (l) as subsections (a), (b), (e), (f), and (g), respectively;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id48699017B045437C8E06E54930733486"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after subsection (b) (as
redesignated by paragraph (1)) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE7D6EAB1004E41419E60729C5441E9C5" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE37DC3AED1964CE99AC4E8B5ACF9B6D3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Study of
maintaining coal-to-liquid products in Reserve</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of the <short-title>Coal-to-Liquid Fuel
Promotion Act of 2006</short-title>, the Secretary and the Secretary of Defense
shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA996E342D3E340F0B62945ED25EACA7C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conduct a study of the feasibility and
suitability of maintaining coal-to-liquid products in the Reserve; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF0266C439B1B4A10AF2E460DEA5E3761"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">submit to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the
Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Armed Services of the
House of Representatives a report describing the results of the study.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id80EA7B1F9F73499C99B42B855D47F03B"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Construction of
storage facilities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As soon as
practicable after the date of enactment of the
<short-title>Coal-to-Liquid Fuel Promotion Act of
2006</short-title>, the Secretary may construct 1 or more storage
facilities—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8D052322DAC94E4F915DA1FC08782056"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the vicinity of pipeline infrastructure
and at least 1 military base; but</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6E7C23DBA9194777ACF8AF2EB99BC670"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">outside the boundaries of any State on the
coast of the Gulf of
Mexico.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8EDB4907941C4C5D87A22CAFB22D9EA1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Petroleum
products for storage in Reserve</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 160 of the Energy Policy and
Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6240) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6F16B4B6B874484DB329669010F0389E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5B67EA020DA9493983EF8A125B73BB41"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), by inserting a semicolon
at the end;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2361FBA5DB094D58B6C2B2B1BBD1390D"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4979E5323C1F4CD1B8E43795680A1F23"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3), by striking the period at
the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id839A16E3EB3C48DFBDE7CE4262CB00F5"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id82D45E4C547E4C4383FE2F3C21A6F937" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4F627CEF9BBE4A42B3BB4BDD38F5B00E"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">coal-to-liquid products (as defined in
section 2 of the <short-title>Coal-to-Liquid Fuel
Promotion Act of 2006</short-title>), 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.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id28CDC008C68F4DCCAAFD98AE996B88B8"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b), by redesignating
paragraphs (3) through (5) as paragraphs (2) through (4), respectively;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8945602C36C6427EAB9C2BDFAAA7B243"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subsections (f) and (h) as
subsections (d) and (e), respectively.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD98E0F66521C49459948AF89215C786E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conforming
amendments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 167 of the
Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6247) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEDD82F52468E4AA1BE63AD0366E3F40E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id728183226F1A43F5BF9A39718193BF49"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as
paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id832D4023FD6249CBBCD37047FEE39C3B"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2) (as redesignated by
subparagraph (A)), by striking <quote>section 160(f)</quote> and inserting
<quote>section 160(e)</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8F373C3D4AE343658F1CC4137DFB74B5"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (d), in the matter preceding
paragraph (1), by striking <quote>section 160(f)</quote> and inserting
<quote>section 160(e)</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5db2389bd94a46a1a96267408048346a" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>109.</enum><header>Authorization to
conduct research, development, testing, and evaluation of assured domestic
fuels</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Of the amount authorized
to be appropriated for the Air Force for research, development, testing, and
evaluation, $10,000,000 may be made available for the Air Force Research
Laboratory to continue support efforts to test, qualify, and procure synthetic
fuels developed from coal for aviation jet use.</text>
</section></part><part id="id5094D66EC6874162B13DF1EDD5CCDE05"><enum>II</enum><header>Clean coal power
initiative</header>
<section id="id2571C741AFFB44BA803B3A8C7A64912C"><enum>111.</enum><header>Clean coal
power initiative</header>
<subsection id="id761E1DE46D424A9883FBA0BEAAAAD3EF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 401 of the Energy Policy Act of
2005 (42 U.S.C. 15961) is amended by striking subsection (a) and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC61CAC2B4FEB46CB8500E02CAAFC1630" style="OLC">
<subsection id="idE8B66FB984954BA2A9EB14A3443B1E3F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Clean coal
power initiative</header>
<paragraph id="idB23A6E735C054F3B9204016DC3C00EA1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, on October 1, 2008, and on each October 1 thereafter through October
1, 2014, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the
Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Secretary to carry out this
subtitle $200,000,000, to remain available until expended.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDDDDB9AFAA4B2435EB9C6E3EA8D700BC2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Receipt and
acceptance</header><text>The Secretary shall be entitled to receive, shall
accept, and shall use to carry out this subtitle the funds transferred under
paragraph (1), without further appropriation.
<added-phrase reported-display-style="italic"></added-phrase></text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id39586EDDF5C6450397727873DE02266E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Section
403 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15963) is amended by striking
<quote>2014</quote> and inserting <quote>2015</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section></part><part id="id9EDED379B193422FA2B925B73BABAF5D"><enum>III</enum><header>Incentives for
innovative technologies</header>
<section id="idE1B933ECC72042EBAD3387A200D6823E"><enum>116.</enum><header>Technical
corrections</header>
<subsection id="id446206AD65AF4CF2A5961C17C3937A56"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Terms and
conditions</header><text>Section 1702 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42
U.S.C. 16512) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idC2519A48062E4FCDAEE81DA7D89FA258"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(c), by striking <quote>law,</quote> and all that follows through <quote>equal
to</quote> and inserting <quote>law or unless the borrower requests a lesser
amount, a guarantee by the Secretary shall be in an amount that is equal to the
lesser of 100 percent or the loan amount or</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id25E6496B7C9C42A09F92AC1453E938BA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(g)(4)(B)(ii), by striking <quote>to secure the obligation</quote> and
inserting <quote>by the borrower to secure the obligation in order to reduce
the cost of the obligation</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7642C87C8EDF4CBBABFE7F20E0F556E7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligible
projects</header><text>Section 1703(a)(2) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42
U.S.C. 16513(a)(2)) is amended by striking <quote>guarantee is issued</quote>
and inserting <quote>first guarantee for the new or significantly improved
technology is issued</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section></part></subtitle><subtitle id="idE4D4E21128624CD2B7B51F737E6FBBBF"><enum>B</enum><header>Refinery
permitting process</header>
<section changed="not-changed" id="idCBC368A91DCA4ED9AB3DF9CDE06972FC" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>121.</enum><header>Refinery permitting
process</header>
<subsection changed="not-changed" id="idB275B2F047AE483497F6BACADCC5AB4F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Short
title</header><text>This section may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Gas Petroleum Refiner Improvement and Community
Empowerment Act</short-title></quote> or the <quote>Gas PRICE
Act</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="id3A466E0CF4974FAA9BF2E9FDCC5CA412"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph changed="not-changed" id="IDa460e5103e004a7294f1b77e51836fa4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Administrator</header><text>The
term <term>Administrator</term> means the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="ID9d0f2c7b8a554f56b7551f93b3f2e5b1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Indian
tribe</header><text>The term <term>Indian tribe</term> has the meaning given
the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance
Act (25 U.S.C. 450b).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="ID80f5e60b0c55441e81abd25c4d5d67e6"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Permit</header><text>The
term <term>permit</term> means any permit, license, approval, variance, or
other form of authorization that a refiner is required to obtain—</text>
<subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="id684A4DEF515B44348DC1920958FAA5DA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>under any Federal
law; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="idB5F4924714BE4BB4880A3F10A32B33CD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>from a State or
Indian tribal government agency delegated authority by the Federal Government,
or authorized under Federal law, to issue permits.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="IDdd8dd4c5f6a740bdbc2051719779ed8c"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Refiner</header><text>The
term <term>refiner</term> means a person that—</text>
<subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="IDbd9f9d5e9ec44fadb01fbca216541f0f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>owns or operates
a refinery; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDcc3db60a9de54754a683374cae7175e3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>seeks to become
an owner or operator of a refinery.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="ID34cb04b1f02441dd9a82bfc78e78d11d"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Refinery</header>
<subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="id03910C85A25A43569152F260BC8D0675"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <term>refinery</term> means—</text>
<clause changed="not-changed" id="id69DA9AFA87C745C8A3043DA4DA049B95"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a facility at
which crude oil is refined into transportation fuel or other petroleum
products; and</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="id2A1F8FF42EED46B2BE222E2A2F09DF4A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a coal
liquification or coal-to-liquid facility at which coal is processed into
synthetic crude oil or any other fuel.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="id45B0E1DB9B79492D8BA7EC9C519BD815"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The
term <term>refinery</term> includes—</text>
<clause changed="not-changed" id="idA5B66E51868741FFAE5D769C080CC68F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an expansion of a
refinery;</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="idDCD6582B9B25457EA73EB269A070DD24"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a biorefinery;
and</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="idE8551CFCAD534EA1ABD56AF866A167F9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>any facility
that produces a renewable fuel (as defined in section 211(o)(1) of the Clean
Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(1)).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="IDbb32899f6aff49a6b791302f2b9bea53"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Refinery
expansion</header><text>The term <term>refinery expansion</term> means a
physical change in a refinery that results in an increase in the capacity of
the refinery.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="IDe48754a6a862488eb378958192e6b961"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Refinery
permitting agreement</header><text>The term <term>refinery permitting
agreement</term> means an agreement entered into between the Administrator and
a State or Indian tribe under subsection (d).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="ID239f92df39864a68a010ed02f4e599fd"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Refinery
project</header><text>The term <term>refinery project</term> means a project
for—</text>
<subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="ID54042877782e4a16b8f8dbb491b898f5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>acquisition or
development of a base realignment and closure site for use for a petroleum
refinery; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="ID6bc0dfaae5e74419b1605cfa51aef3f3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>acquisition,
development, rehabilitation, expansion, or improvement of petroleum refining
operations on a base realignment and closure site or in a community affected by
a base realignment and closure site.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3018015D9F5B43A79F11E8CB3D648E0D"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Commerce.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="ID5073c28c153945b39696010ca791867b"><enum>(10)</enum><header>State</header><text>The
term <term>State</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="IDab4a5397ac4845d4945398ec87adff1d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a State;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="ID2b4eec4cc5ff4ca196a665e01917365b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the District of
Columbia;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="IDb6e5b108743f4ef8b76c37e2df01ad59"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Commonwealth
of Puerto Rico; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID990b610a5b4a4d67b8e8d867ee7eb71e"><enum>(D)</enum><text>any other
territory or possession of the United States.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="ID59d0d08e3455406ba25cd04a10b4ba2c"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Economic
development assistance to encourage petroleum-based refinery activity on BRAC
property</header>
<paragraph changed="not-changed" id="ID7d0d051fdb184026a9592ae0d8179393"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>Notwithstanding
section 206 of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C.
3146), in awarding funds made available to carry out section 209(c)(1) of that
Act (42 U.S.C. 3149(c)(1)) pursuant to section 702 of that Act (42 U.S.C.
3232), the Secretary and the Economic Development Administration shall give
priority to refinery projects.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="ID04d4f3afc55146e4b5b1ea6df3036482"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Federal
share</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (3)(C)(ii) and
notwithstanding the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3121">42 U.S.C.
3121</external-xref> et seq.), the Federal share of a refinery project shall be
80 percent of the project cost.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="IDe9b1ca0f6d0548fa812703d161451897"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Additional
award</header>
<subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="idCCA1B88FCCF941829E0C449D558BB23A"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall make an additional award in
connection with a grant made to a recipient for a refinery project.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="id8113C1EAA1394F9AA1FBF43D8A12EACB"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Amount</header><text>The
amount of an additional award shall be 10 percent of the amount of the grant
for the refinery project.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="IDba735b178f0d4b498ab053679aa86d6c"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Use</header><text>An
additional award under this paragraph shall be used—</text>
<clause changed="not-changed" id="IDe8584decc1944e36b28092192c3d567d"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to carry out any
eligible purpose under the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3121">42 U.S.C.
3121</external-xref> et seq.);</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="ID1ed677cc7d454498a5ca136d250fbf5a"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>notwithstanding
section 204 of that Act (42 U.S.C. 3144), to pay up to 100 percent of the cost
of an eligible project or activity under that Act; or</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="IDd6ecbaaedef84f279a279d2995308173"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to meet the
non-Federal share requirements of that Act or any other Act.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="id9C2EFA43FBAD4698B692FC94BB552A99"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Non-Federal
source</header><text>For the purpose of subparagraph (C)(iii), an additional
award shall be treated as funds from a non-Federal source.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="IDc3068e6b187848b6be10e6cb81eba234"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>The
Secretary shall use to carry out this paragraph any amounts made available for
economic development assistance programs or under section 702 of that Act (42
U.S.C. 3232).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="ID9ae546c7d0564075a3552bcf0d2594cd"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Streamlining of
refinery permitting process</header>
<paragraph changed="not-changed" id="ID4c4427967d1943a29ae24719c5e59051"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
General</header><text>At the request of the Governor of a State or the
governing body of an Indian tribe, the Administrator shall enter into a
refinery permitting agreement with the State or Indian tribe under which the
process for obtaining all permits necessary for the construction and operation
of a refinery shall be streamlined using a systematic interdisciplinary
multimedia approach as provided in this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="IDe3a25c5a074b4100aa1b375a0353f98a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authority of
Administrator</header><text>Under a refinery permitting agreement—</text>
<subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="ID61946fa9b22e470a8bf96d4c784169b4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Administrator
shall have authority, as applicable and necessary, to—</text>
<clause changed="not-changed" id="ID6dd5d8e945e74736b74e385e045ea5e2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>accept from a
refiner a consolidated application for all permits that the refiner is required
to obtain to construct and operate a refinery;</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="IDac0460b2c8204fd28532f02884fc3ba3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in consultation
and cooperation with each Federal, State, or Indian tribal government agency
that is required to make any determination to authorize the issuance of a
permit, establish a schedule under which each agency shall—</text>
<subclause changed="not-changed" id="ID4a12a14c7a9a412cbf384af5f268c648"><enum>(I)</enum><text>concurrently
consider, to the maximum extent practicable, each determination to be made;
and</text>
</subclause><subclause changed="not-changed" id="IDfba20927e9ae45bd825970b980432ce7"><enum>(II)</enum><text>complete each
step in the permitting process; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="IDcc1e3441bef848ba8951743e1033cd91"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>issue a
consolidated permit that combines all permits issued under the schedule
established under clause (ii); and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="IDb25c80d0507c4653b62085ccd4a04a7f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Administrator
shall provide to State and Indian tribal government agencies—</text>
<clause changed="not-changed" id="ID54bfdc784c474c24bd7deb64dc764166"><enum>(i)</enum><text>financial
assistance in such amounts as the agencies reasonably require to hire such
additional personnel as are necessary to enable the government agencies to
comply with the applicable schedule established under subparagraph (A)(ii);
and</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="ID2e3c7850a7ad41bea8b1828f3f5a7838"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>technical,
legal, and other assistance in complying with the refinery permitting
agreement.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="IDbb8885ed7c0a4d5f913fa3f444ffa8fb"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Agreement by
the State</header><text>Under a refinery permitting agreement, a State or
governing body of an Indian tribe shall agree that—</text>
<subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="ID0dfac285729641108ecdaa992e9fe9fb"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Administrator
shall have each of the authorities described in paragraph (2); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="ID49a1e06966e04650b63b0bf900455b0a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>each State or
Indian tribal government agency shall—</text>
<clause changed="not-changed" id="IDa876fef00ff84962bb4add4b26823223"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in accordance
with State law, make such structural and operational changes in the agencies as
are necessary to enable the agencies to carry out consolidated project-wide
permit reviews concurrently and in coordination with the Environmental
Protection Agency and other Federal agencies; and</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="IDd3e9131cc9784beca2b2ec989359e3f6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>comply, to the
maximum extent practicable, with the applicable schedule established under
paragraph (2)(A)(ii).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="ID06e43fbf1d8944a4925530faa5de9794"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Interdisciplinary
approach</header>
<subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="ID6facc54f58934b85b50dc4bec4479395"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Administrator and a State or governing body of an
Indian tribe shall incorporate an interdisciplinary approach, to the maximum
extent practicable, in the development, review, and approval of permits subject
to this subsection.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="IDc38f2a93cff3486d9349b64069351c77"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Options</header><text>Among
other options, the interdisciplinary approach may include use of—</text>
<clause changed="not-changed" id="IDf61b5a11d7a54eb8a66a6fbcac93698b"><enum>(i)</enum><text>environmental
management practices; and</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="ID8f71db1c6d4f4026afbeda780f1bad32"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>third party
contractors.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="ID4d76f71b7a1c41a8870a71e69a1e00fd"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Deadlines</header>
<subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="ID0206f5ecc99444d296837ce988a35f8f"><enum>(A)</enum><header>New
refineries</header><text>In the case of a consolidated permit for the
construction of a new refinery, the Administrator and the State or governing
body of an Indian tribe shall approve or disapprove the consolidated permit not
later than—</text>
<clause changed="not-changed" id="ID4ecec917b4c24ac0b1510b04d57a1850"><enum>(i)</enum><text>360 days after
the date of the receipt of the administratively complete application for the
consolidated permit; or</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="ID0262dd9965bb4f7c8ea7bc50e40853bf"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>on agreement of
the applicant, the Administrator, and the State or governing body of the Indian
tribe, 90 days after the expiration of the deadline established under clause
(i).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="IDfd9dd64450504bc895e8c8e86d190ec0"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Expansion of
existing refineries</header><text>In the case of a consolidated permit for the
expansion of an existing refinery, the Administrator and the State or governing
body of an Indian tribe shall approve or disapprove the consolidated permit not
later than—</text>
<clause changed="not-changed" id="ID38a177b271fe42f8b61a47e1cf061731"><enum>(i)</enum><text>120 days after
the date of the receipt of the administratively complete application for the
consolidated permit; or</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="IDe0283d7f11344de9bd358856141663f8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>on agreement of
the applicant, the Administrator, and the State or governing body of the Indian
tribe, 30 days after the expiration of the deadline established under clause
(i).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="ID93a43d1679594b8b86240267fee35ab4"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Federal
agencies</header><text>Each Federal agency that is required to make any
determination to authorize the issuance of a permit shall comply with the
applicable schedule established under paragraph (2)(A)(ii).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="IDe46fcd94e8e14e11af23905d14e538d9"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Judicial
review</header><text>Any civil action for review of any permit determination
under a refinery permitting agreement shall be brought exclusively in the
United States district court for the district in which the refinery is located
or proposed to be located.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="IDfc6c51096e6846a48b8b5954baa326d5"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Efficient
permit review</header><text>In order to reduce the duplication of procedures,
the Administrator shall use State permitting and monitoring procedures to
satisfy substantially equivalent Federal requirements under this title.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="IDe7c9d08c8496459bb9a01530da5b1f41"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Severability</header><text>If
1 or more permits that are required for the construction or operation of a
refinery are not approved on or before any deadline established under paragraph
(5), the Administrator may issue a consolidated permit that combines all other
permits that the refiner is required to obtain other than any permits that are
not approved.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="idAEC7A4F064394E24ADAF3A533CE81FAB"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Savings</header><text>Nothing
in this subsection affects the operation or implementation of otherwise
applicable law regarding permits necessary for the construction and operation
of a refinery.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="id9BC098AC19CF4CDDB951EDAEE8F38524"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Consultation
with local governments</header><text>Congress encourages the Administrator,
States, and tribal governments to consult, to the maximum extent practicable,
with local governments in carrying out this subsection.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="ID6e32bca108db49bb88c971cc110d3346"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this
subsection.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="idB25D87F603BD4DD5B76A72FF51B44FF2"><enum>(13)</enum><header>Effect on
local authority</header><text>Nothing in this subsection affects—</text>
<subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="id653187EB1B46423C8540FD3154A33F75"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the authority of
a local government with respect to the issuance of permits; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="idEBCB58064AFD4452B0803EB6C004C9C4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any requirement
or ordinance of a local government (such as a zoning regulation).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="id915DF65DE9B540A2B6C03C56321B268C"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Efficiency</header>
<paragraph changed="not-changed" id="idFF0F324584FF436792DF5B7F897D3A09"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Methane
reduction projects</header>
<subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="id9C575858E9C84D15B18777CE099CE613"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Administrator shall solicit applications from eligible entities,
as determined by the Administrator, for grants under the Natural Gas STAR
Program under the Environmental Protection Agency to pay the Federal share of
the cost of projects relating to the reduction of methane emissions in the oil
and gas industries.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="id67EAE4E15E074C5AB39185636AC9B139"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Project
inclusions</header><text>To receive a grant under subparagraph (A), the
application of the eligible entity shall include—</text>
<clause changed="not-changed" id="idFE1B1F088269481B974FD2AC99FF3F72"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an identification
of 1 or more technologies used to achieve a reduction in the emission of
methane; and</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="idFFEF775F3AD34FFF927FCD999DC7B341"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an analysis of
the cost-effectiveness of a technology described in clause (i).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="id00B3CF2FC73D4340B302D17BBC036397"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>A
grant to an eligible entity under this paragraph shall not exceed
$50,000.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="idC9A61E3205A546CFB4115771F4F5631A"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Federal
share</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of a project under this
paragraph shall not exceed 50 percent.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="idF8F22DD0146E4C89B38C33998B49DA4B"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this paragraph $1,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2006 through
2010.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="idC1579DD9625943229A4124209B70B344"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Efficiency
promotion workshops</header>
<subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="id9C3F3D8B98B34764A0F04B97DA9637E7"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Administrator, in conjunction with the Interstate Oil
and Gas Compact Commission, shall conduct a series of technical workshops to
provide information to officials in oil- and gas-producing States relating to
methane emission reduction techniques.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="id2AE696585CDF4EF2AA8E081B7529CB8C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this paragraph $1,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2006 through
2010.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="idCC00988898E645ACA84A0186637AE355"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Fuel emergency
waivers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 211(c)(4)(C)
of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(c)(4)(C)) (as amended by section 1541 of
the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–58; 119 Stat. 1106)) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph changed="not-changed" id="id5F66C52010604D1F8EF8F47682B59605"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
the first clause (v) as clause (vi);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="id0E586CBF8EFA45A7AB265C891B5D6145"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
the second clause (v) as clause (vii); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="idE9BADCBF77A44DB0BCADF92EF2570C85"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after clause (iv) the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD9DCA9337AE4485DA31333998361413F" style="OLC">
<clause id="idA8BE813ACDAE4717B22302039C950556" indent="up3"><enum>(v)</enum><text>A State shall be held harmless and
not be required to revise its State implementation plan under section 110 to
account for the emissions from a waiver granted by the Administrator under
clause
(ii).</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="idFD309FFEFD664E489F4F77AC6E651DC3"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Fischer-Tropsch
fuels</header>
<paragraph changed="not-changed" id="id6E80DA97888A4F36A07AF9DBABD1D2C4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In cooperation with the Secretary of Energy, the
Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration,
Secretary of Health and Human Services, and Fischer-Tropsch industry
representatives, the Administrator shall—</text>
<subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="idC6CE0CFDCCDD45AF816FE160D613BB86"><enum>(A)</enum><text>conduct a
research and demonstration program to evaluate the air quality benefits of
ultra-clean Fischer-Tropsch transportation fuel, including diesel and jet
fuel;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="id609F0FC570464F23967CBF888E710CEC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>evaluate the use
of ultra-clean Fischer-Tropsch transportation fuel as a mechanism for reducing
engine exhaust emissions; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="id0960917B9A4C4802A13FAB32D1E44546"><enum>(C)</enum><text>submit
recommendations to Congress on the most effective use and associated benefits
of these ultra-clean fuel for reducing public exposure to exhaust
emissions.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="idE091AF83159B40B1967592717BFF325C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Guidance and
technical support</header><text>The Administrator shall, to the extent
necessary, issue any guidance or technical support documents that would
facilitate the effective use and associated benefit of Fischer-Tropsch fuel and
blends.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="idC21E0BEE43F84F7D9F592667F64BDEF2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The
program described in paragraph (1) shall consider—</text>
<subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="id7DBD2F14C6424A7F8CAD6E4094547559"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the use of neat
(100 percent) Fischer-Tropsch fuel and blends with conventional crude
oil-derived fuel for heavy-duty and light-duty diesel engines and the aviation
sector; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="id71BC1EB5DFD6436AB67B87F9815CF739"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the production
costs associated with domestic production of those ultra clean fuel and prices
for consumers.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="id279412EABE6A4B6C9D75120ED51497DB"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>The
Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of
the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of
Representatives—</text>
<subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="idABBE11621F1C455F8B246E6C8B06B7EB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not later than
October 1, 2007, an interim report on actions taken to carry out this
subsection; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBE49B533869F4F43904DA7302C1852DD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>not later than
December 1, 2008, a final report on actions taken to carry out this
subsection.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="idEC5F41D76B4F48058A9CDFDDEB119D54"><enum>C</enum><header>Oil and
gas</header>
<part id="id85186252A24E440BA69498F50253692E"><enum>I</enum><header>Deep
ocean energy resources</header>
<section changed="not-changed" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6C61560BEF1F4232A5A0FA65A426F130" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>131.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This part may be cited
as the <quote><short-title>Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act
of 2006</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section changed="not-changed" id="H70054BFE24C94BC99CE9154FF1E366F"><enum>132.</enum><header>Policy</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the policy of the United States
that—</text>
<paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HC010592A9902409EB105A9F3036E2AC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the United States
is blessed with abundant energy resources on the outer Continental Shelf and
has developed a comprehensive framework of environmental laws and regulations
and fostered the development of state-of-the-art technology that allows for the
responsible development of these resources for the benefit of its
citizenry;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H78090F6DF9D04DE2859D0098F2A4DB9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>adjacent States are
required by the circumstances to commit significant resources in support of
exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources on
the outer Continental Shelf, and it is fair and proper for a portion of the
receipts from such activities to be shared with Adjacent States and their local
coastal governments;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HA459EDCB74534626B16640601158BBFC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the existing laws
governing the leasing and production of the mineral resources of the outer
Continental Shelf have reduced the production of mineral resources, have
preempted Adjacent States from being sufficiently involved in the decisions
regarding the allowance of mineral resource development, and have been harmful
to the national interest;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HC74CB3CB067E4BF09F4774E44B01B3DF"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the national
interest is served by granting the Adjacent States more options related to
whether or not mineral leasing should occur in the outer Continental Shelf
within their Adjacent Zones;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H17DBF14B62A44CB9B058795B19DC00EB"><enum>(5)</enum><text>it is not
reasonably foreseeable that exploration of a leased tract located more than 25
miles seaward of the coastline, development and production of a natural gas
discovery located more than 25 miles seaward of the coastline, or development
and production of an oil discovery located more than 50 miles seaward of the
coastline will adversely affect resources near the coastline;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H4A874FAC69FD4A3A8F12882863766FD2"><enum>(6)</enum><text>transportation of
oil from a leased tract might reasonably be foreseen, under limited
circumstances, to have the potential to adversely affect resources near the
coastline if the oil is within 50 miles of the coastline, but such potential to
adversely affect such resources is likely no greater, and probably less, than
the potential impacts from tanker transportation because tanker spills usually
involve large releases of oil over a brief period of time; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HDA91FF95FF0D433292AB3F915ED06DFA"><enum>(7)</enum><text>among other bodies
of inland waters, the Great Lakes, Long Island Sound, Delaware Bay, Chesapeake
Bay, Albemarle Sound, San Francisco Bay, and Puget Sound are not part of the
outer Continental Shelf, and are not subject to leasing by the Federal
Government for the exploration, development, and production of any mineral
resources that might lie beneath them.</text>
</paragraph></section><section changed="not-changed" id="H7D4927C23E3244AEBA79D971DC316F3F"><enum>133.</enum><header>Definitions
under the outer continental shelf lands act</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2 of the Outer Continental Shelf
Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331) is amended—</text>
<paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H830E8D81A16348A6AAEB7191F2933690"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a),
by inserting after <quote>control</quote> the following: <quote>or lying within
the United States exclusive economic zone adjacent to the territories of the
United States</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HF80A3B53BC374142B609DFED41DE1265"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking the
semicolon at the end of each of subsections (a) through (o) and inserting a
period;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H9AC417A1C56D40B2B01864CB2C8577B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by amending
subsection (f) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="HEE79554C3DFF42198E54AE06004BDC1C" style="OLC">
<subsection changed="not-changed" id="H6D2D058A0E1D4C82970015BCC369E078"><enum>(f)</enum><text>The term
<quote>affected State</quote> means the Adjacent
State.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HF2EAF4D5C98F47F8BD5817475178D237"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>; and</quote> at the end of subsection (p) and inserting a period;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HB7000A17B90D44188B36F5293149CC00"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HDE10E74DB6764D7C9FBBB24E52A700E9" style="OLC">
<subsection changed="not-changed" id="H2570C9330280402482C554CDE0856D65"><enum>(r)</enum><text>The term
<quote>Adjacent State</quote> means, with respect to any program, plan, lease
sale, leased tract or other activity, proposed, conducted, or approved pursuant
to the provisions of this Act, any State the laws of which are declared,
pursuant to section 4(a)(2), to be the law of the United States for the portion
of the outer Continental Shelf on which such program, plan, lease sale, leased
tract, or activity appertains or is, or is proposed to be, conducted. For
purposes of this subsection, the term <quote>State</quote> includes Puerto Rico
and the other territories of the United States.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="H58334C6E6B534D88AF41BF9C9BF6ECAF"><enum>(s)</enum><text>The term
<quote>Adjacent Zone</quote> means, with respect to any program, plan, lease
sale, leased tract, or other activity, proposed, conducted, or approved
pursuant to the provisions of this Act, the portion of the outer Continental
Shelf for which the laws of a particular Adjacent State are declared, pursuant
to section 4(a)(2), to be the law of the United States.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="H2119B2CD2DF04E10B058CE5D9DD09EC1"><enum>(t)</enum><text>The term
<quote>miles</quote> means statute miles.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="HCC143F7514354264A77DDB576468A66C"><enum>(u)</enum><text>The term
<quote>coastline</quote> has the same meaning as the term <quote>coast
line</quote> as defined in section 2(c) of the Submerged Lands Act (43 U.S.C.
1301(c)).</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="H9836B430083C406D9DB512B8E0B92E4"><enum>(v)</enum><text>The term
<quote>Neighboring State</quote> means a coastal State having a common boundary
at the coastline with the Adjacent
State.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section changed="not-changed" commented="no" id="HC3A9E40AE12E4EEF9E00EAFB52902E97"><enum>134.</enum><header>Determination
of adjacent zones and planning areas</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 4(a)(2)(A) of the Outer Continental
Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1333(a)(2)(A)) is amended in the first sentence by
striking <quote>, and the President</quote> and all that follows through the
end of the sentence and inserting the following: <quote>. The lines extending
seaward and defining each State’s Adjacent Zone, and each OCS Planning Area,
are as indicated on the maps for each outer Continental Shelf region entitled
<quote>Alaska OCS Region State Adjacent Zone and OCS Planning Areas</quote>,
<quote>Pacific OCS Region State Adjacent Zones and OCS Planning Areas</quote>,
<quote>Gulf of Mexico OCS Region State Adjacent Zones and OCS Planning
Areas</quote>, and <quote>Atlantic OCS Region State Adjacent Zones and OCS
Planning Areas</quote>, all of which are dated September 2005 and on file in
the Office of the Director, Minerals Management Service.</quote>.</text>
</section><section changed="not-changed" id="HA9547707AD194F69BA307E9BDF3B4423"><enum>135.</enum><header>Administration
of leasing</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5 of the
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1334) is amended by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H41BC8B66D35548B685F5E4C6ECC8CFD3" style="OLC">
<subsection changed="not-changed" id="HF7B1900F86C846198C5835001E762B6F"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Voluntary
partial relinquishment of a lease</header><text>Any lessee of a producing lease
may relinquish to the Secretary any portion of a lease that the lessee has no
interest in producing and that the Secretary finds is geologically prospective.
In return for any such relinquishment, the Secretary shall provide to the
lessee a royalty incentive for the portion of the lease retained by the lessee,
in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Secretary to carry out this
subsection. The Secretary shall publish final regulations implementing this
subsection within 1 year after the date of the enactment of the
<short-title>Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act of
2006</short-title>.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="HA0309F46B4844CE4AD0700EBA113A4C3"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Natural gas
lease regulations</header><text>Not later than July 1, 2007, the Secretary
shall publish a final regulation that shall—</text>
<paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H4ED3BF9AF78043C2AEB3C73C383A005"><enum>(1)</enum><text>establish
procedures for entering into natural gas leases;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H39DC15ED83494769BF40DB06FA00A153"><enum>(2)</enum><text>ensure that
natural gas leases are only available for tracts on the outer Continental Shelf
that are wholly within 100 miles of the coastline within an area withdrawn from
disposition by leasing on the day after the date of enactment of the
<short-title>Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act of
2006</short-title>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H74B82B1A7929423DA6AB2D75D1CE419D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>provide that
natural gas leases shall contain the same rights and obligations established
for oil and gas leases, except as otherwise provided in the
<short-title>Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act of
2006</short-title>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HEAA8B1CDBFC5420D8F5756327428348C"><enum>(4)</enum><text>provide that, in
reviewing the adequacy of bids for natural gas leases, the value of any crude
oil estimated to be contained within any tract shall be excluded;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HBE79EE295C0842B88936CA93BF319CE8"><enum>(5)</enum><text>provide that any
crude oil produced from a well and reinjected into the leased tract shall not
be subject to payment of royalty, and that the Secretary shall consider, in
setting the royalty rates for a natural gas lease, the additional cost to the
lessee of not producing any crude oil; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HE72190B864B14351B0ABBEF166D361F"><enum>(6)</enum><text>provide that any
Federal law that applies to an oil and gas lease on the outer Continental Shelf
shall apply to a natural gas lease unless otherwise clearly
inapplicable.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section changed="not-changed" id="H5D79D1EA12AC463CA31B74251C0243B1"><enum>136.</enum><header>Grant of leases
by Secretary</header>
<subsection changed="not-changed" id="id92BFECCAD6ED45C796FDDCDF9E574A37"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 8 of the
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337) is amended—</text>
<paragraph changed="not-changed" id="idA1C322B32C6C4847988B658D3604CED1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)—</text>
<subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H5150D5408B5E4F7FACBEDCE39EF2F3ED"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by inserting after the first sentence the following: <quote>Further, the
Secretary may grant natural gas leases in a manner similar to the granting of
oil and gas leases and under the various bidding systems available for oil and
gas leases.</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H0D4D1C83372D476B95286BCA144B387B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(3)—</text>
<clause changed="not-changed" id="idCC1E136E86E84C978D75A45AA83A8784"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking
subparagraph (A) and redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as subparagraphs
(A) and (B), respectively; and</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="H4E81818C889040E191F8FBFB82102003"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A) (as redesignated by clause (i)) by striking <quote>In the Western</quote>
and all that follows through <quote>Alaska, the Secretary</quote> and inserting
<quote>The Secretary</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HE5D9A1DF42AD4B59AFFC00E571C6BAAB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end of subsection (b) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF33976C83289476DA0B1D65FCDD31100" style="OLC">
<quoted-block-continuation-text changed="not-changed" quoted-block-continuation-text-level="section">The Secretary may issue more than 1
lease for a given tract if each lease applies to a separate and distinct range
of vertical depths, horizontal surface area, or a combination of the 2. The
Secretary may issue regulations that the Secretary determines are necessary to
manage such leases consistent with the purposes of this
Act.</quoted-block-continuation-text><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H0A49B44FD43B40CF839022AA347DACCF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection
(g)—</text>
<subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H607D3632BAAC4E0E9E3211AAA0EBF43"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
paragraphs (1), (2), (4), (5), (6), and (7); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="idE7BBCBE12E9A42179CBDF400E2CF2791"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(3)—</text>
<clause changed="not-changed" id="HC0984189FE4C4F06A4320000CF94EDB1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking the
last sentence; and</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="H8B1E00D0607B45CFAC24922D01EFADD0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>(3)</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HE9087CF406A8443AB4A7FEE33C5BBE08"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection
(p)(2), by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8400D4F7468B4BD7A2F05979B2703734" style="OLC">
<subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="HE5598DC1434B4930A841C0AD72517C95" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall provide for the payment
to coastal states, and their local coastal governments, of 75 percent of
Federal receipts from projects authorized under this section located partially
or completely within the area extending seaward of State submerged lands out to
4 marine leagues from the coastline, and the payment to coastal states of 50
percent of the receipts from projects completely located in the area more than
4 marine leagues from the coastline. Payments shall be based on a formula
established by the Secretary by rulemaking no later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of the Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act of 2006 that
provides for equitable distribution, based on proximity to the project, among
coastal states that have coastline that is located within 200 miles of the
geographic center of the project.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HCBB383FD6F654BB289006C29A000CEC3"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H74D9408D3BD14A66A14DE0DC276D9936" style="OLC">
<subsection changed="not-changed" id="H72E16DEACC6448678001AB4565EEBFBD"><enum>(q)</enum><header>Natural Gas
Leases</header>
<paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H223DBDA048DB4CBF955247A700A00066"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Right to produce
natural gas</header><text>A lessee of a natural gas lease shall have the right
to produce the natural gas from a field on a natural gas leased tract if the
Secretary estimates that the discovered field has at least 40 percent of the
economically recoverable Btu content of the field contained within natural gas
and such natural gas is economical to produce.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HA6C71C732DEA49B7BDD3C5B1F09582FA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Crude
oil</header><text>A lessee of a natural gas lease may not produce crude oil
from the lease.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H974675986AD6468FA01FEBABD0E4D000"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Estimates of btu
content</header><text>The Secretary shall make estimates of the natural gas Btu
content of discovered fields on a natural gas lease only after the completion
of at least 1 exploration well, the data from which has been tied to the
results of a three-dimensional seismic survey of the field. The Secretary may
not require the lessee to further delineate any discovered field prior to
making such estimates.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HD4FAE7B0C6FB40C49399CF2D5383F3A"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Definition of
natural gas</header><text>For purposes of a natural gas lease, the term
<quote>natural gas</quote> means natural gas and all substances produced in
association with gas, including hydrocarbon liquids (other than crude oil) that
are obtained by the condensation of hydrocarbon vapors and separate out in
liquid form from the produced gas stream.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="H44AF0E97AE454B4E987CCA72308CAF75"><enum>(r)</enum><header>Removal of
restrictions on joint bidding in certain areas of the outer continental
shelf</header><text>Restrictions on joint bidders shall no longer apply to
tracts located in the Alaska OCS Region. Such restrictions shall not apply to
tracts in other OCS regions determined to be <quote>frontier tracts</quote> or
otherwise <quote>high cost tracts</quote> under final regulations that shall be
published by the Secretary by not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of the <short-title>Deep Ocean Energy Resources
Act of 2006</short-title>.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="H1ECABC7FAD8343689F8853C87020C120"><enum>(s)</enum><header>Royalty
suspension provisions</header><text>The Secretary shall agree to a request by
any lessee to amend any lease issued for Central and Western Gulf of Mexico
tracts during the period of December 1, 1995, through December 31, 2000, to
incorporate price thresholds applicable to royalty suspension provisions, or
amend existing price thresholds, in the amount of $40.50 per barrel (2006
dollars) for oil and for natural gas of $6.75 per million Btu (2006 dollars).
Any amended lease shall impose the new or revised price thresholds effective
October 1, 2005. Existing lease provisions shall prevail through September 30,
2005. After the date of the enactment of the <short-title>Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act of 2006</short-title>,
price thresholds shall apply to any royalty suspension volumes granted by the
Secretary. Unless otherwise set by Secretary by regulation or for a particular
lease sale, the price thresholds shall be $40.50 for oil (2006 dollars) and
$6.75 for natural gas (2006 dollars).</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="H09420930F82243FD9D8F7C312C5457EE"><enum>(t)</enum><header>Royalty rate for
oil and gas or natural gas leases on the outer Continental Shelf</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">After the date of the enactment of the
<short-title>Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act of
2006</short-title>, the base royalty rate for new oil and gas or natural gas
leases on the outer Continental Shelf shall be the same for all leased
tracts.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="H4E147EC6C80E4D329168E94D6700CCFA"><enum>(u)</enum><header>Conservation of
resources fees</header>
<paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H71320DB9CA1E420CBE728DCA54DF9FC"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of the <short-title>Deep Ocean Energy Resources
Act of 2006</short-title>, the Secretary by regulation shall establish a
conservation of resources fee for producing leases that will apply to new and
existing leases which shall be set at $9 per barrel for oil and $1.25 per
million Btu for gas. This fee shall only apply to leases in production located
in more than 200 meters of water for which royalties are not being paid when
prices exceed $40.50 per barrel for oil and $6.75 per million Btu for natural
gas in 2006, dollars. This fee shall apply to production from and after October
1, 2005, and shall be treated as offsetting receipts.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HD41CBD6C98754CF5A700F8DEBF10A9DF"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of the <short-title>Deep Ocean Energy Resources
Act of 2006</short-title>, the Secretary by regulation shall establish a
conservation of resources fee for nonproducing leases that will apply to new
and existing leases which shall be set at not less than $1.00 nor more than
$4.00 per acre per year. This fee shall apply from and after October 1, 2005,
and shall be treated as offsetting
receipts.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="idC1306F19B82946078D5A1EB6270B7E71"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by subsection (a)(3) take effect on
October 1, 2006.</text>
</subsection></section><section changed="not-changed" id="H8FF8AC2FF7A44DC0BB7C45DBF6DC03A8"><enum>137.</enum><header>Disposition of
receipts</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 9 of the
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1338) is amended—</text>
<paragraph changed="not-changed" id="id503A1D843C9049F0A4857232C0DE6778"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>All rentals</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD1E87F65A5EB40B0B7802B6E92730D03" style="OLC">
<subsection changed="not-changed" id="id2D40C702D6D243778CFBA098B3AAE3C8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>All
rentals</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HB3DBC555F98546DDA1D4634C444E6C06"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (a)
(as designated by paragraph (1)) by inserting <quote>, if not paid as otherwise
provided in this title</quote> after <quote>receipts</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H7708961CEAFC47E6B0E8B328CBF06FC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H16807512219C4A7300A5E8EB2C9554" style="OLC">
<subsection changed="not-changed" id="H7BE8FCFDB30B4B0400895E06F8E6B2E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Treatment of OCS
Receipts From Tracts Completely Within 100 Miles of the Coastline</header>
<paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H6EACF57D045C41608849F91C1A5BD79"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Deposit</header><text>The
Secretary shall deposit into a separate account in the Treasury the portion of
OCS Receipts for each fiscal year that will be shared under paragraphs (2),
(3), and (4).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HD47C6AB66CD947C28F0840CBD9908ED"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Phased-in
receipts sharing</header>
<subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H86B73FC52E734601AB81E8E67D13E400"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Beginning October
1, 2005, the Secretary shall share OCS Receipts derived from the following
areas:</text>
<clause changed="not-changed" id="H82CCD13A038F427FA081CD7F7518F11"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Lease tracts
located on portions of the Gulf of Mexico OCS Region completely beyond 4 marine
leagues from any coastline and completely within 100 miles of any coastline
that are available for leasing under the 2002–2007 5-Year Oil and Gas Leasing
Program in effect prior to the date of the enactment of the
<short-title>Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act of
2006</short-title>.</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="H5B35B0C5334849149B7F359EC39B5F83"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Lease tracts in
production prior to October 1, 2005, completely beyond 4 marine leagues from
any coastline and completely within 100 miles of any coastline located on
portions of the OCS that were not available for leasing under the 2002–2007
5-Year OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program in effect prior to the date of the
enactment of the <short-title>Deep Ocean Energy Resources
Act of 2006</short-title>.</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="H19A177AFED674A6C868B39D7F8A69FED"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Lease tracts for
which leases are issued prior to October 1, 2005, located in the Alaska OCS
Region completely beyond 4 marine leagues from any coastline and completely
within 100 miles of the coastline.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="HF795B90E22FE42B3AA0049F77D32D5C3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The Secretary
shall share the following percentages of OCS Receipts from the leases described
in subparagraph (A) derived during the fiscal year indicated:</text>
<clause changed="not-changed" id="H5680A91544264E8E97056EA62DB1B758"><enum>(i)</enum><text>For fiscal year
2006, 6.0 percent.</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="H5E4872E4667F4DDABBE00879F8AEDD53"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>For fiscal year
2007, 7.0 percent.</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="HB62A63123B054A1CB0A81D1976F4CFAD"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>For fiscal year
2008, 8.0 percent.</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="H59504C5670804FCD004D786CB4DDB99"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>For fiscal year
2009, 9.0 percent.</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="HE3A302F65CFC46FDAC5C3964AC112DD5"><enum>(v)</enum><text>For fiscal year
2010, 12.0 percent.</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="HB75095B738E2477E00602E746F48C43B"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>For fiscal year
2011, 15.0 percent.</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="H012E32E87BBD424BBA9232D128B1A397"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>For fiscal year
2012, 18.0 percent.</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="H4C87310EC39E4AF9BDA8132303FCFE6D"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>For fiscal year
2013, 21.0 percent.</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="H536F41F1F9DC48C2BDD7AAA2DCA132E6"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>For fiscal year
2014, 24.0 percent.</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="HAF088DBBCEB042339409AAA5BDAC3000"><enum>(x)</enum><text>For fiscal year
2015, 27.0 percent.</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="H5E8C50AD667647F39D859F747937F3BD"><enum>(xi)</enum><text>For fiscal year
2016, 30.0 percent.</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="H1D2190F68E31467C92002D86C6553008"><enum>(xii)</enum><text>For fiscal year
2017, 33.0 percent.</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="H984D81D03CA54EACA265D08E24BF36E8"><enum>(xiii)</enum><text>For fiscal year
2018, 36.0 percent.</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="H7C0598F40CDC4EE38645BA5100B0D548"><enum>(xiv)</enum><text>For fiscal year
2019, 39.0 percent.</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="HA91E2ADA1F864C468F9D4C7599055012"><enum>(xv)</enum><text>For fiscal year
2020, 42.0 percent.</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="H7040352B6D8340C6B7BC472F40E47739"><enum>(xvi)</enum><text>For fiscal year
2021, 45.0 percent.</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="H2C42989EED864DEC8037403F832C903F"><enum>(xvii)</enum><text>For fiscal year
2022 and each subsequent fiscal year, 50.0 percent.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="HE7C7587040BC4D31A500E8FEF85D3BF5"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The provisions of this paragraph shall not
apply to leases that could not have been issued but for section 5(k) of this
Act or the amendment made by section 136(a)(2) of the
<short-title>Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act of
2006</short-title>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H2A4125DF24694061B1E3FECF50262700"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Immediate
receipts sharing</header><text>Beginning October 1, 2005, the Secretary shall
share 50 percent of OCS Receipts derived from all leases located completely
beyond 4 marine leagues from any coastline and completely within 100 miles of
any coastline not included within the provisions of paragraph (2).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H9B64B0BEDEE64ED0895E8C81FD290044"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Receipts sharing
from tracts within 4 marine leagues of any coastline</header><text>Beginning
October 1, 2005, the Secretary shall share 75 percent of OCS Receipts derived
from all leases located completely or partially within 4 marine leagues from
any coastline.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H35F8590B68014696BFDF225EF343CD08"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Allocations</header><text>The
Secretary shall allocate the OCS Receipts deposited into the separate account
established by paragraph (1) that are shared under paragraphs (2), (3), and (4)
as follows:</text>
<subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H882563B3D2984550A016F64C2B26329C"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Bonus
bids</header><text>Deposits derived from bonus bids from a leased tract,
including interest thereon, shall be allocated at the end of each fiscal year
as follows:</text>
<clause changed="not-changed" id="HEAEAB4AA13924D18821DFA55AD95E00"><enum>(i)</enum><text>85 percent to the
Adjacent State.</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="HF68B2D524084428287109BC9FF1D90FD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>5 percent into
the Treasury, which shall be allocated to the account established by section
144 of the <short-title>Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act of
2006</short-title>.</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="H6C877A51EC1144BB8BB879FBF9ADF61E"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>5 percent into
the account established by section 153 of the <short-title>Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act of
2006</short-title>.</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="HB7A7A1E083B74979855DF7D786100DC"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>5 percent into the
account established by section 156 of the <short-title>Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act of
2006</short-title>.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="HB87AADE266A84F1ABDCF04693FD60009"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Royalties</header><text>Deposits
derived from royalties from a leased tract, including interest thereon, shall
be allocated at the end of each fiscal year as follows:</text>
<clause changed="not-changed" id="HDEF7B796CA1D4200AC8128DE049FC807"><enum>(i)</enum><text>85 percent to the
Adjacent State and any other producing State or States with a leased tract
within its Adjacent Zone within 100 miles of its coastline that generated
royalties during the fiscal year, if the other producing or States have a
coastline point within 300 miles of any portion of the leased tract, in which
case the amount allocated for the leased tract shall be—</text>
<subclause changed="not-changed" id="H46FCB54AC42B4143BFC40098E6FB291E"><enum>(I)</enum><text>one-third to the
Adjacent State; and</text>
</subclause><subclause changed="not-changed" id="H4EB4383D2E64407FB7BB54F7D75039DD"><enum>(II)</enum><text>two-thirds to
each producing State, including the Adjacent State, inversely proportional to
the distance between the nearest point on the coastline of the producing State
and the geographic center of the leased tract.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="H4672C02F7A5347BD875BED470606E3E4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>5 percent into
the Treasury, which shall be allocated to the account established by section
144 of the <short-title>Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act of
2006</short-title>.</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="H9304E5B1CC6E4826B5BBAEF0551B12D8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>5 percent into
the account established by section 153 of the <short-title>Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act of
2006</short-title>.</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="H01619442DBCA48328C172D45DB9F07CD"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>5 percent into
the account established by section 156 of the <short-title>Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act of
2006</short-title>.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="H0666B09DE08B4903A3D4BB762D43D9D1"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Treatment of OCS
Receipts From Tracts Partially or Completely Beyond 100 Miles of the
Coastline</header>
<paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H9673C8292E3E45DAB93467A2E18108E6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Deposit</header><text>The
Secretary shall deposit into a separate account in the Treasury the portion of
OCS Receipts for each fiscal year that will be shared under paragraphs (2) and
(3).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HAE3E8E0E32844859BAF90857E59100D8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Phased-in
receipts sharing</header>
<subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H37D4515BB03D4981912210840084F6B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Beginning October
1, 2005, the Secretary shall share OCS Receipts derived from the following
areas:</text>
<clause changed="not-changed" id="H32B68DAF10744844B9F081D5F46FAC7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Lease tracts
located on portions of the Gulf of Mexico OCS Region partially or completely
beyond 100 miles of any coastline that were available for leasing under the
2002–2007 5-Year Oil and Gas Leasing Program in effect prior to the date of
enactment of the <short-title>Deep Ocean Energy Resources
Act of 2006</short-title>.</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="H69DD57277CDC48149EF35D14EDDB6F2D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Lease tracts in
production prior to October 1, 2005, partially or completely beyond 100 miles
of any coastline located on portions of the OCS that were not available for
leasing under the 2002–2007 5-Year OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program in effect
prior to the date of enactment of the <short-title>Deep
Ocean Energy Resources Act of 2006</short-title>.</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="H3F828653000A43768D1BE9C18334CDD3"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Lease tracts for
which leases are issued prior to October 1, 2005, located in the Alaska OCS
Region partially or completely beyond 100 miles of the coastline.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H59D4C40BAD894D338F844F4FCD7FC6A3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The Secretary
shall share the following percentages of OCS Receipts from the leases described
in subparagraph (A) derived during the fiscal year indicated:</text>
<clause changed="not-changed" id="HB7912C2FC54F4F0C935BD14742D2D72C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>For fiscal year
2006, 6.0 percent.</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="HF467C889262C4E1BBD6966F3F1178F8B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>For fiscal year
2007, 7.0 percent.</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="H51331E548917446999C7467300ADB1E7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>For fiscal year
2008, 8.0 percent.</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="H357312C583BF4051B9DBC4B9BCFBDD58"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>For fiscal year
2009, 9.0 percent.</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="HBAD695B21216499683B85C5DF06DB4A2"><enum>(v)</enum><text>For fiscal year
2010, 12.0 percent.</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="H4D467142860D4EFA99EE928EAE0015EF"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>For fiscal year
2011, 15.0 percent.</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="H678709A43C4F4C83B03CABFA8715F4C"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>For fiscal year
2012, 18.0 percent.</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="H03141CE3BC3147078013C234CB236364"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>For fiscal year
2013, 21.0 percent.</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="HDA35E17CC89243E1BAA77C84D4D8418C"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>For fiscal year
2014, 24.0 percent.</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="HFB7E522EC0D64BAA9F20423EF92BD689"><enum>(x)</enum><text>For fiscal year
2015, 27.0 percent.</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="HE30D37703B01451B005845B6A19B0991"><enum>(xi)</enum><text>For fiscal year
2016, 30.0 percent.</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="H6ED5A137685D47A9A354606EC2419F4"><enum>(xii)</enum><text>For fiscal year
2017, 33.0 percent.</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="H2A87F62266034813AF65AA729E9CD9AD"><enum>(xiii)</enum><text>For fiscal year
2018, 36.0 percent.</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="H0D3C6F2474304A4CBB23F975C49CE3C"><enum>(xiv)</enum><text>For fiscal year
2019, 39.0 percent.</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="HB7F98C28EF8D45FF98271648F6CF00F7"><enum>(xv)</enum><text>For fiscal year
2020, 42.0 percent.</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="HF561404FDF5948DFB05428A7374E3BE3"><enum>(xvi)</enum><text>For fiscal year
2021, 45.0 percent.</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="H6B677038B68449A0A196DAB4CBB0D058"><enum>(xvii)</enum><text>For fiscal year
2022 and each subsequent fiscal year, 50.0 percent.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H20E5657AF0304DE1BBA3BC07366F2569"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The provisions of this paragraph shall not
apply to leases that could not have been issued but for section 5(k) of this
Act or the amendment made by section 136(a)(2) of the
<short-title>Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act of
2006</short-title>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HC69A61232BA54B0B87D24533009EE17F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Immediate
receipts sharing</header><text>Beginning October 1, 2005, the Secretary shall
share 50 percent of OCS Receipts derived on and after October 1, 2005, from all
leases located partially or completely beyond 100 miles of any coastline not
included within the provisions of paragraph (2).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H8FD64C7413884EC18054A0CEAC5FAC79"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Allocations</header><text>The
Secretary shall allocate the OCS Receipts deposited into the separate account
established by paragraph (1) that are shared under paragraphs (2) and (3) as
follows:</text>
<subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H423FDFCBAC574D0FAF96D9BE4237AD74"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Bonus
bids</header><text>Deposits derived from bonus bids from a leased tract,
including interest thereon, shall be allocated at the end of each fiscal year
as follows:</text>
<clause changed="not-changed" id="HE464BB58A0DD4C5595243164BFFDC621"><enum>(i)</enum><text>85 percent to the
Adjacent State.</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="H296608D74C78439780ABA661BB025579"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>5 percent into
the Treasury, which shall be allocated to the account established by section
144 of the <short-title>Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act of
2006</short-title>.</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="H57994F0FC7C94F9C9BA916CDD53612A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>5 percent into
the account established by section 153 of the <short-title>Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act of
2006</short-title>.</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="HBAAFF3EDCD6E4684B02EE23DBF991026"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>5 percent into
the account established by section 156 of the <short-title>Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act of
2006</short-title>.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H01E225B11C59417D98E01272BF39C56"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Royalties</header><text>Deposits
derived from royalties from a leased tract, including interest thereon, shall
be allocated at the end of each fiscal year as follows:</text>
<clause changed="not-changed" id="H4AB332E6E28B4ED3ABD8271818CB0632"><enum>(i)</enum><text>85 percent to the
Adjacent State and any other producing State or States with a leased tract
within its Adjacent Zone partially or completely beyond 100 miles of its
coastline that generated royalties during the fiscal year, if the other
producing State or States have a coastline point within 300 miles of any
portion of the leased tract, in which case the amount allocated for the leased
tract shall be—</text>
<subclause changed="not-changed" id="H45E61FF6AB6E47E08D6BB7E7C5AB541B"><enum>(I)</enum><text>one-third to the
Adjacent State; and</text>
</subclause><subclause changed="not-changed" id="HCBB665C3497443D5884672FC00A82144"><enum>(II)</enum><text>two-thirds to
each producing State, including the Adjacent State, inversely proportional to
the distance between the nearest point on the coastline of the producing State
and the geographic center of the leased tract.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="HAE3D852437D646A698D964EB1433027"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>5 percent into the
account established by section 144 of the <short-title>Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act of
2006</short-title>.</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="H9329E76E79744BF5BDE73600D7E42795"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>5 percent into
the account established by section 153 of the <short-title>Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act of
2006</short-title>.</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="HD10B80E207964FACBB364DDCE2880017"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>5 percent into
the account established by section 156 of the <short-title>Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act of
2006</short-title>.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="H29C252AF0B1D4F8A8BD01870BEE73644"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Transmission of
Allocations</header>
<paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HBB1C3F446E7A46FF8E5BDC0386DADC5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the end of each fiscal year,
the Secretary shall transmit—</text>
<subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H10CBEB977313421DAE6EE1A377887649"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to each State 60
percent of such State’s allocations under subsections (b)(5)(A)(i),
(b)(5)(B)(i), (c)(4)(A)(i), and (c)(4)(B)(i) for the immediate prior fiscal
year;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="HD1D470E16D924686A762508090FBD3B4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to coastal
county-equivalent and municipal political subdivisions of such State a total of
40 percent of such State’s allocations under subsections (b)(5)(A)(i),
(b)(5)(B)(i), (c)(4)(A)(i), and (c)(4)(B)(i), together with all accrued
interest thereon; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H1293CDE41379461EB4B58FB07069D274"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the remaining
allocations under subsections (b)(5) and (c)(4), together with all accrued
interest thereon.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HB1DA3492824D4C968BB052C0E73F5667"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Allocations to
coastal county-equivalent political subdivisions</header>
<subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="id0B19ABC365EF446CB6D5A4B2B7D8182C"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall make an initial allocation of the OCS
Receipts to be shared under paragraph (1)(B) as follows:</text>
<clause changed="not-changed" id="HEF5CB32ACAB846529C55B8DA1616C5C8"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">25 percent shall be allocated to coastal
county-equivalent political subdivisions that are completely more than 25 miles
landward of the coastline and at least a part of which lies not more than 75
miles landward from the coastline, with the allocation among such coastal
county-equivalent political subdivisions based on population.</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H090D94048B3A42039C5BE78F543213E0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>75 percent shall
be allocated to coastal county-equivalent political subdivisions that are
completely or partially less than 25 miles landward of the coastline, with the
allocation among such coastal county-equivalent political subdivisions to be
further allocated as follows:</text>
<subclause changed="not-changed" id="HAA4E55D7BACB40A88782F6B7C9697755"><enum>(I)</enum><text>25 percent shall
be allocated based on the ratio of such coastal county-equivalent political
subdivision’s population to the coastal population of all coastal
county-equivalent political subdivisions in the State.</text>
</subclause><subclause changed="not-changed" id="H61D1281032BA40E29D1B2C5D5900AD79"><enum>(II)</enum><text>25 percent shall
be allocated based on the ratio of such coastal county-equivalent political
subdivision’s coastline miles to the coastline miles of all coastal
county-equivalent political subdivisions in the State as calculated by the
Secretary. In such calculations, coastal county-equivalent political
subdivisions without a coastline shall be considered to have 50 percent of the
average coastline miles of the coastal county-equivalent political subdivisions
that do have coastlines.</text>
</subclause><subclause changed="not-changed" id="H24D1CD853EF04D8482E97B331CB7A909"><enum>(III)</enum><text>25 percent shall
be allocated to all coastal county-equivalent political subdivisions having a
coastline point within 300 miles of the leased tract for which OCS Receipts are
being shared based on a formula that allocates the funds based on such coastal
county-equivalent political subdivision’s relative distance from the leased
tract.</text>
</subclause><subclause changed="not-changed" id="HBC07F6BFF554443A866B918BAB70234D"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>25 percent shall
be allocated to all coastal county-equivalent political subdivisions having a
coastline point within 300 miles of the leased tract for which OCS Receipts are
being shared based on the relative level of outer Continental Shelf oil and gas
activities in a coastal political subdivision compared to the level of outer
Continental Shelf activities in all coastal political subdivisions in the
State.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="idC323402DECB7436B870AFBBD172DD501"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Definition of
outer Continental Shelf oil and gas activities</header><text>The Secretary
shall define the term <quote>outer Continental Shelf oil and gas
activities</quote> for purposes of this subparagraph to include—</text>
<clause changed="not-changed" id="id8DE8A8FFB0CB4B6CA9232E751B5D2D01"><enum>(i)</enum><text>construction of
vessels, drillships, and platforms involved in exploration, production, and
development on the outer Continental Shelf;</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="idF184411B055B4216B5E1EDBDDF36F634"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>support and
supply bases, ports, and related activities;</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="id81EFCE5E221A4589801CB5851C49E546"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>offices of
geologists, geophysicists, engineers, and other professionals involved in
support of exploration, production, and development of oil and gas on the outer
Continental Shelf;</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="id88E0A083A6DD48B399BBF5EE43C8448A"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>pipelines and
other means of transporting oil and gas production from the outer Continental
Shelf; and</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="idE47067003FF2439B8C959FBE24757144"><enum>(v)</enum><text>processing and
refining of oil and gas production from the outer Continental Shelf.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="id2B4752F053B54969A931F7D1838575C8"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Coastal
point</header><text>For purposes of this subparagraph, if a coastal
county-equivalent political subdivision does not have a coastline, its coastal
point shall be the point on the coastline closest to it.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HA99D5D62D063485EB4E9231E28AA4E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Allocations to
coastal municipal political subdivisions</header><text>The initial allocation
to each coastal county-equivalent political subdivision under paragraph (2)
shall be further allocated to the coastal county-equivalent political
subdivision and any coastal municipal political subdivisions located partially
or wholly within the boundaries of the coastal county-equivalent political
subdivision as follows:</text>
<subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="HEBABB852A1E54ED4965EF7A4F20050BB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>One-third shall be
allocated to the coastal county-equivalent political subdivision.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="HF7A9AF85A1644755BB00A4FBAB336346"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Two-thirds shall
be allocated on a per capita basis to the municipal political subdivisions and
the county-equivalent political subdivision, with the allocation to the latter
based upon its population not included within the boundaries of a municipal
political subdivision.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="H08CE0E195F574F1485F15961AD2B64AF"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Investment of
deposits</header><text>Amounts deposited under this section shall be invested
by the Secretary of the Treasury in securities backed by the full faith and
credit of the United States having maturities suitable to the needs of the
account in which they are deposited and yielding the highest reasonably
available interest rates as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="H86F68AAC571346ECBE075DFD6D75E5FA"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Use of
Funds</header><text>A recipient of funds under this section may use the funds
for 1 or more of the following:</text>
<paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HEEDD312C9452441CB869A6AA7E9F913B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>To reduce in-State
college tuition at public institutions of higher learning and otherwise support
public education, including career technical education.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H7ABCF2FF63D146FDB6AD19B32F00C4AE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>To make
transportation infrastructure improvements.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H3B332EE657C3447886DF32689D09073E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>To reduce
taxes.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H17D3E6A296514586AC93CE38885115DB"><enum>(4)</enum><text>To promote, fund,
and provide for—</text>
<subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H7D993AEF51A94BDAA6D0C67485093C4C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>coastal or
environmental restoration;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H24F58A295EFE48658E59F159E037213F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>fish, wildlife,
and marine life habitat enhancement;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H9C5DD29FDBC842D296D974293FAECB41"><enum>(C)</enum><text>waterways
construction and maintenance;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="HE9519C4A9A8E45E8A45EF2EDFD2476A1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>levee construction
and maintenance and shore protection; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H545C9105B1484313845DD9FDDFC6C74"><enum>(E)</enum><text>marine and
oceanographic education and research.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HA138916028554CEDA518089FE5D700CD"><enum>(5)</enum><text>To promote, fund,
and provide for —</text>
<subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="HD613C7B237E04EA800965E7E93E489A7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>infrastructure
associated with energy production activities conducted on the outer Continental
Shelf;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H4AD02D0308F7450F98007C81A723E565"><enum>(B)</enum><text>energy
demonstration projects;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H7B985E2861244592A08CAA9D7708FBAC"><enum>(C)</enum><text>supporting
infrastructure for shore-based energy projects;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="HCCC9BC005FEA4762A132766E9CA5A5A0"><enum>(D)</enum><text>State geologic
programs, including geologic mapping and data storage programs, and State
geophysical data acquisition;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H06E09C9997C74807BA684F003D06A25E"><enum>(E)</enum><text>State seismic
monitoring programs, including operation of monitoring stations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H95B7B42039F148088100B593A411B8F"><enum>(F)</enum><text>development of oil
and gas resources through enhanced recovery techniques;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H808F15E2F3B546B1872CC33C272BF7BE"><enum>(G)</enum><text>alternative energy
development, including bio fuels, coal-to-liquids, oil shale, tar sands,
geothermal, geopressure, wind, waves, currents, hydro, and other renewable
energy;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="HC838212838C24824AF22123CECE84911"><enum>(H)</enum><text>energy efficiency
and conservation programs; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H91BA13ED3D734CA0975FA25224BF636D"><enum>(I)</enum><text>front-end
engineering and design for facilities that produce liquid fuels from
hydrocarbons and other biological matter.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H8A36AB7DF11646B586417CD279F7B02E"><enum>(6)</enum><text>To promote, fund,
and provide for—</text>
<subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H4B22BADBFE2D40F2BF00792BA7B34BA4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>historic
preservation programs and projects;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="HB8FBE613592C46B384F43C1C92D4C624"><enum>(B)</enum><text>natural disaster
planning and response; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H03740C2DCB614657AB2EAC2CFC4F746"><enum>(C)</enum><text>hurricane and
natural disaster insurance programs.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H94118C1680BF404EA04B60D69D13A792"><enum>(7)</enum><text>For any other
purpose as determined by State law.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="H62E2D90AA93342B1B9973E7C08C345EC"><enum>(g)</enum><header>No Accounting
Required</header><text>No recipient of funds under this section shall be
required to account to the Federal Government for the expenditure of such
funds, except as otherwise may be required by law. However, States may enact
legislation providing for accounting for and auditing of such expenditures.
Further, funds allocated under this section to States and political
subdivisions may be used as matching funds for other Federal programs.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="H14C0F1C5479D4080B6A67625930022FA"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Effect of Future
Laws</header><text>Enactment of any future Federal statute that has the effect,
as determined by the Secretary, of restricting any Federal agency from spending
appropriated funds, or otherwise preventing it from fulfilling its pre-existing
responsibilities as of the date of enactment of the statute, unless such
responsibilities have been reassigned to another Federal agency by the statute
with no prevention of performance, to issue any permit or other approval
impacting on the OCS oil and gas leasing program, or any lease issued
thereunder, or to implement any provision of this Act shall automatically
prohibit any sharing of OCS Receipts under this section directly with the
States, and their coastal political subdivisions, for the duration of the
restriction. The Secretary shall make the determination of the existence of
such restricting effects within 30 days of a petition by any outer Continental
Shelf lessee or producing State.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="HC70C6152A53645658E993FE579431D37"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H6230CB1515F24771A0E592ED4500D3DB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Coastal
county-equivalent political subdivision</header><text>The term <quote>coastal
county-equivalent political subdivision</quote> means a political jurisdiction
immediately below the level of State government, including a county, parish,
borough in Alaska, independent municipality not part of a county, parish, or
borough in Alaska, or other equivalent subdivision of a coastal State, that
lies within the coastal zone.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H7F52BEB41D57409681E58D3300C22DEB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Coastal
municipal political subdivision</header><text>The term <quote>coastal municipal
political subdivision</quote> means a municipality located within and part of a
county, parish, borough in Alaska, or other equivalent subdivision of a State,
all or part of which coastal municipal political subdivision lies within the
coastal zone.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H69DC9C28DEC24FA188AB5F661E8D4459"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Coastal
population</header><text>The term <quote>coastal population</quote> means the
population of all coastal county-equivalent political subdivisions, as
determined by the most recent official data of the Census Bureau.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H2A06086E16E8445EBB1DB92F71933C4C"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Coastal
zone</header><text>The term <quote>coastal zone</quote> means that portion of a
coastal State, including the entire territory of any coastal county-equivalent
political subdivision at least a part of which lies, within 75 miles landward
from the coastline, or a greater distance as determined by State law enacted to
implement this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HA5A826632BF54EE09B8EE645514C2BD7"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Bonus
bids</header><text>The term <quote>bonus bids</quote> means all funds received
by the Secretary to issue an outer Continental Shelf minerals lease.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HABB1B58A208445708EA3BD0727805E8"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Royalties</header><text>The
term <quote>royalties</quote> means all funds received by the Secretary from
production of oil or natural gas, or the sale of production taken in-kind, from
an outer Continental Shelf minerals lease.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HBBE73B340B00467F9CE0B681DD40E572"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Producing
state</header><text>The term <quote>producing State</quote> means an Adjacent
State having an Adjacent Zone containing leased tracts from which OCS Receipts
were derived.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H571EF68DE74E406CB55700C582F70966"><enum>(8)</enum><header>OCS
receipts</header><text>The term <quote>OCS Receipts</quote> means bonus bids,
royalties, and conservation of resources
fees.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section changed="not-changed" id="H3DEA26CCA2DA499DA9142BE12259CB00"><enum>138.</enum><header>Review of outer
Continental Shelf exploration plans</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subsections (c) and (d) of section 11 of the
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1340) are amended to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="HAFE18DB1091941BCBE61CBBC9770AE5C" style="OLC">
<subsection changed="not-changed" id="H04BF06139C3B4FC881088428A0703E7B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Plan Review;
Plan Provisions</header>
<paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HE2A0183DCE6C4E6E9D96DBF4697798BF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Except as
otherwise provided in this Act, prior to commencing exploration pursuant to any
oil and gas lease issued or maintained under this Act, the holder thereof shall
submit an exploration plan (hereinafter in this section referred to as a
<quote>plan</quote>) to the Secretary for review which shall include all
information and documentation required under paragraphs (2) and (3). The
Secretary shall review the plan for completeness within 10 days of submission.
If the Secretary finds that the plan is not complete, the Secretary shall
notify the lessee with a detailed explanation and require such modifications of
such plan as are necessary to achieve completeness. The Secretary shall have 10
days to review a modified plan for completeness. Such plan may apply to more
than 1 lease held by a lessee in any 1 region of the outer Continental Shelf,
or by a group of lessees acting under a unitization, pooling, or drilling
agreement, and the lessee shall certify that such plan is consistent with the
terms of the lease and is consistent with all statutory and regulatory
requirements in effect on the date of issuance of the lease, and any
regulations promulgated under this Act to the conservation of resources after
the date of the lease issuances. The Secretary shall have 30 days from the date
the plan is deemed complete to conduct a review of the plan. If the Secretary
finds the plan is not consistent with the lease and all such statutory and
regulatory requirements, the Secretary shall notify the lessee with a detailed
explanation of such modifications of such plan as are necessary to achieve
compliance. The Secretary shall have 30 days to review any modified plan
submitted by the lessee. The lessee shall not take any action under the
exploration plan within the 30-day review period, or thereafter until the plan
has been modified to achieve compliance as so notified.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H1CEB3CAC364E405F000011979F5B923D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>An exploration
plan submitted under this subsection shall include, in the degree of detail
which the Secretary may by regulation require—</text>
<subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H54B45B839F764AD6AC005C64213E69EF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a schedule of
anticipated exploration activities to be undertaken;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="HD4FA83F97DD9489D999112EF6BF1653"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a description of
equipment to be used for such activities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="HB4986CC175C64855B469FCB3824128B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the general
location of each well to be drilled; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="HD9E5A4EFA03A48618BBD4E412B4DB430"><enum>(D)</enum><text>such other
information deemed pertinent by the Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H6A054388076E45DEB6548D6F4D39E811"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The Secretary may,
by regulation, require that such plan be accompanied by a general statement of
development and production intentions which shall be for planning purposes only
and which shall not be binding on any party.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="HF63E7533A2F74F2094974333FB299D1C"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Plan Revisions;
Conduct of Exploration Activities</header>
<paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HFE6DC628B4464A618E7EB87742DD4B03"><enum>(1)</enum><text>If a significant
revision of an exploration plan under this subsection is submitted to the
Secretary, the process to be used for the review of such revision shall be the
same as set forth in subsection (c).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HB5CB98D3AA5547E18423AF635EFC8CBF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>All exploration
activities pursuant to any lease shall be conducted in accordance with an
exploration plan or a revised plan which has been submitted to and reviewed by
the
Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section changed="not-changed" id="H0D9CE427FFD84D2F8193FDF4D7A300FF"><enum>139.</enum><header>Reservation of
lands and rights</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 12 of
the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1341) is amended—</text>
<paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H20EAFC211DE142DDB3FF7C822FB1DF2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)
by adding at the end the following: <quote>The President may partially or
completely revise or revoke any prior withdrawal made by the President under
the authority of this section. The President may not revise or revoke a
withdrawal that was initiated by a petition from a State and approved by the
Secretary of the Interior under subsection (h). A withdrawal by the President
may be for a term not to exceed 10 years. When considering potential uses of
the outer Continental Shelf, to the maximum extent possible, the President
shall accommodate competing interests and potential uses.</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H15936E1FA4A34697B4C07658E551AC7F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H5B7D2B5E89D74309861459D5CCB8CDB3" style="OLC">
<subsection changed="not-changed" id="HAAFD70838AE84AD98125595F72F74C1F"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Availability for
Leasing Within Certain Areas of the Outer Continental Shelf</header>
<paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HD25F314A92074B4E990056E885E81ECD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Prohibition
against leasing</header>
<subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H0D34659386C74114AFE900BDA4FB917C"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Unavailable for
leasing without state request</header><text>Except as otherwise provided in
this subsection, from and after enactment of the
<short-title>Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act of
2006</short-title>, the Secretary shall not offer for leasing for oil and gas,
or natural gas, any area within 50 miles of the coastline that was withdrawn
from disposition by leasing in the Atlantic OCS Region or the Pacific OCS
Region, or the Gulf of Mexico OCS Region Eastern Planning Area, as depicted on
the maps referred to in this subparagraph, under the <quote>Memorandum on
Withdrawal of Certain Areas of the United States Outer Continental Shelf from
Leasing Disposition</quote>, 34 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 1111, dated June 12,
1998, or any area within 50 miles of the coastline not withdrawn under that
Memorandum that is included within the Gulf of Mexico OCS Region Eastern
Planning Area as indicated on the map entitled <quote>Gulf of Mexico OCS Region
State Adjacent Zones and OCS Planning Areas</quote> or the Florida Straits
Planning Area as indicated on the map entitled <quote>Atlantic OCS Region State
Adjacent Zones and OCS Planning Areas</quote>, both of which are dated
September 2005 and on file in the Office of the Director, Minerals Management
Service.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H4B4E522223884746846B6785E184F4C5"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Areas between 50
and 100 miles from the coastline</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Unless an Adjacent State petitions under
subsection (h) within 1 year after the date of the enactment of the
<short-title>Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act of
2006</short-title> for natural gas leasing or by June 30, 2009, for oil and gas
leasing, the Secretary shall offer for leasing any area more than 50 miles but
less than 100 miles from the coastline that was withdrawn from disposition by
leasing in the Atlantic OCS Region, the Pacific OCS Region, or the Gulf of
Mexico OCS Region Eastern Planning Area, as depicted on the maps referred to in
this subparagraph, under the <quote>Memorandum on Withdrawal of Certain Areas
of the United States Outer Continental Shelf from Leasing Disposition</quote>,
34 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 1111, dated June 12, 1998, or any area more than 50
miles but less than 100 miles of the coastline not withdrawn under that
Memorandum that is included within the Gulf of Mexico OCS Region Eastern
Planning Area as indicated on the map entitled <quote>Gulf of Mexico OCS Region
State Adjacent Zones and OCS Planning Areas</quote> or within the Florida
Straits Planning Area as indicated on the map entitled <quote>Atlantic OCS
Region State Adjacent Zones and OCS Planning Areas</quote>, both of which are
dated September 2005 and on file in the Office of the Director, Minerals
Management Service.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HE1E7D7308284421AA3886C65AD8B918B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Revocation of
withdrawal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The provisions of
the <quote>Memorandum on Withdrawal of Certain Areas of the United States Outer
Continental Shelf from Leasing Disposition</quote>, 34 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc.
1111, dated June 12, 1998, are hereby revoked and are no longer in effect
regarding any areas that are more than 100 miles from the coastline, nor for
any areas that are less than 100 miles from the coastline and are included
within the Gulf of Mexico OCS Region Central Planning Area as depicted on the
map entitled <quote>Gulf of Mexico OCS Region State Adjacent Zones and OCS
Planning Areas</quote> dated September 2005 and on file in the Office of the
Director, Minerals Management Service. The 2002–2007 5-Year Outer Continental
Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program is hereby amended to include the areas added
to the Gulf of Mexico OCS Region Central Planning Area by this Act to the
extent that such areas were included within the original boundaries of proposed
Lease Sale 181. The amendment to such leasing program includes a sale in such
additional areas, which shall be held no later than June 30, 2007. The Final
Environmental Impact Statement prepared for this area for Lease Sale 181 shall
be deemed sufficient for all purposes for each lease sale in which such area is
offered for lease during the 2002–2007 5-Year Outer Continental Shelf Oil and
Gas Leasing Program without need for supplementation. Any tract only partially
added to the Gulf of Mexico OCS Region Central Planning Area by this Act shall
be eligible for leasing of the part of such tract that is included within the
Gulf of Mexico OCS Region Central Planning Area, and the remainder of such
tract that lies outside of the Gulf of Mexico OCS Region Central Planning Area
may be developed and produced by the lessee of such partial tract using
extended reach or similar drilling from a location on a leased area. Further,
any area in the OCS withdrawn from leasing may be leased, and thereafter
developed and produced by the lessee using extended reach or similar drilling
from a location on a leased area located in an area available for
leasing.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HB8F32C5B20DE4537B84EEE128B0897FA"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Petition for
leasing</header>
<subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="HF868CE5637694E758F5BE1810042AC45"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Governor of the State, upon concurrence of its
legislature, may submit to the Secretary a petition requesting that the
Secretary make available any area that is within the State’s Adjacent Zone,
included within the provisions of paragraph (1), and that (i) is greater than
25 miles from any point on the coastline of a Neighboring State for the conduct
of offshore leasing, pre-leasing, and related activities with respect to
natural gas leasing; or (ii) is greater than 50 miles from any point on the
coastline of a Neighboring State for the conduct of offshore leasing,
pre-leasing, and related activities with respect to oil and gas leasing. The
Adjacent State may also petition for leasing any other area within its Adjacent
Zone if leasing is allowed in the similar area of the Adjacent Zone of the
applicable Neighboring State, or if not allowed, if the Neighboring State,
acting through its Governor, expresses its concurrence with the petition. The
Secretary shall only consider such a petition upon making a finding that
leasing is allowed in the similar area of the Adjacent Zone of the applicable
Neighboring State or upon receipt of the concurrence of the Neighboring State.
The date of receipt by the Secretary of such concurrence by the Neighboring
State shall constitute the date of receipt of the petition for that area for
which the concurrence applies. Except for any area described in the last
sentence of paragraph (2), a petition for leasing any part of the Alabama
Adjacent Zone that is a part of the Gulf of Mexico Eastern Planning Area, as
indicated on the map entitled <quote>Gulf of Mexico OCS Region State Adjacent
Zones and OCS Planning Areas</quote> which is dated September 2005 and on file
in the Office of the Director, Minerals Management Service, shall require the
concurrence of both Alabama and Florida.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="HF792D2BFAB634C56836954C336C6AFE9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Limitations on
leasing</header><text>In its petition, a State with an Adjacent Zone that
contains leased tracts may condition new leasing for oil and gas, or natural
gas for tracts within 25 miles of the coastline by—</text>
<clause changed="not-changed" id="H0976772C8FCC48209D9136A0B5941BE4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>requiring a net
reduction in the number of production platforms;</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="HF958802BBF0F40099E0074F35F64E4F5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>requiring a net
increase in the average distance of production platforms from the
coastline;</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="H53F3EE03D49B42EB9EA896C34E61DBE9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>limiting
permanent surface occupancy on new leases to areas that are more than 10 miles
from the coastline;</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="H2C0E162DE9654AD8B7291049B25667C7"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>limiting some
tracts to being produced from shore or from platforms located on other tracts;
or</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="H93CD19A9FBEF4B61991CDDE1E714B63B"><enum>(v)</enum><text>other conditions
that the Adjacent State may deem appropriate as long as the Secretary does not
determine that production is made economically or technically impracticable or
otherwise impossible.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H12F698C5994B4FDAAACC347842144C05"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Action by
Secretary</header><text>Not later than 90 days after receipt of a petition
under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall approve the petition, unless the
Secretary determines that leasing the area would probably cause serious harm or
damage to the marine resources of the State’s Adjacent Zone. Prior to approving
the petition, the Secretary shall complete an environmental assessment that
documents the anticipated environmental effects of leasing in the area included
within the scope of the petition.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="HD49BDF5B5C1E4FE89BFC4F5999C3ACBD"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Failure to
act</header><text>If the Secretary fails to approve or deny a petition in
accordance with subparagraph (C) the petition shall be considered to be
approved 90 days after receipt of the petition.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="HA146A6F42672403ABC9BBF3CCD748791"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Amendment of the
5-year leasing program</header><text>Notwithstanding section 18, within 180
days of the approval of a petition under subparagraph (C) or (D), after the
expiration of the time limits in paragraph (1)(B), and within 180 days after
the enactment of the <short-title>Deep Ocean Energy
Resources Act of 2006 </short-title>for the areas made available for leasing
under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall amend the current 5-Year Outer
Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program to include a lease sale or sales
for at least 75 percent of the associated areas, unless there are, from the
date of approval, expiration of such time limits, or enactment, as applicable,
fewer than 12 months remaining in the current 5-Year Leasing Program in which
case the Secretary shall include the associated areas within lease sales under
the next 5-Year Leasing Program. For purposes of amending the 5-Year Program in
accordance with this section, further consultations with States shall not be
required. For purposes of this section, an environmental assessment performed
under the provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to assess
the effects of approving the petition shall be sufficient to amend the 5-Year
Leasing Program.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="H0802654E52634A85B6F0AFE67CBB30DF"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Option to
Petition for Extension of Withdrawal From Leasing Within Certain Areas of the
Outer Continental Shelf</header>
<paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HE165FE70518D46B9B5AFFF02731DF074"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Governor of the State, upon the concurrence of its
legislature, may submit to the Secretary petitions requesting that the
Secretary extend for a period of time of up to 5 years for each petition the
withdrawal from leasing for all or part of any area within the State’s Adjacent
Zone located more than 50 miles, but less than 100 miles, from the coastline
that is subject to subsection (g)(1)(B). A State may petition multiple times
for any particular area but not more than once per calendar year for any
particular area. A State must submit separate petitions, with separate votes by
its legislature, for oil and gas leasing and for natural gas leasing. A
petition of a State may request some areas to be withdrawn from all leasing and
some areas to be withdrawn only from 1 type of leasing. Petitions for extending
the withdrawal from leasing of any part of the Alabama Adjacent Zone that is
more than 50 miles, but less than 100 miles, from the coastline that is a part
of the Gulf of Mexico OCS Region Eastern Planning Area, as indicated on the map
entitled <quote>Gulf of Mexico OCS Region State Adjacent Zones and OCS Planning
Areas</quote> which is dated September 2005 and on file in the Office of the
Director, Minerals Management Service, may be made by either Alabama or
Florida.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HCA04BD16765E4D96B5F9E2AEC7FBC81B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Action by
Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall
perform an environmental assessment under the <act-name parsable-cite="NEPA69">National Environmental Policy Act of 1969</act-name> (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) to assess the effects of approving the petition under
paragraph (1). Not later than 90 days after receipt of the petition, the
Secretary shall approve the petition, unless the Secretary determines that
extending the withdrawal from leasing would probably cause serious harm or
damage to the marine resources of the State's Adjacent Zone. The Secretary
shall not approve a petition from a State that extends the remaining period of
a withdrawal of an area from leasing for a total of more than 10 years.
However, the Secretary may approve petitions to extend the withdrawal from
leasing of any area ad infinitum, subject only to the limitations contained in
this subsection.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H7C07A40D5AED4B4BABA077EADE226235"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Failure to
act</header><text>If the Secretary fails to approve or deny a petition in
accordance with paragraph (2) the petition shall be considered to be approved
90 days after receipt of the petition.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="H078B6A57B20440459200A11CEC79A400"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Effect of Other
Laws</header><text>Adoption by any Adjacent State of any constitutional
provision, or enactment of any State statute, that has the effect, as
determined by the Secretary, of restricting either the Governor or the
Legislature, or both, from exercising full discretion related to subsection (g)
or (h), or both, shall automatically (1) prohibit any sharing of OCS Receipts
under this Act with the Adjacent State, and its coastal political subdivisions,
and (2) prohibit the Adjacent State from exercising any authority under
subsection (h), for the duration of the restriction. The Secretary shall make
the determination of the existence of such restricting constitutional provision
or State statute within 30 days of a petition by any outer Continental Shelf
lessee or coastal
State.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section changed="not-changed" id="H6F5FF38C514C44AA8F06D8E75EE6146D"><enum>140.</enum><header>Outer
continental shelf leasing program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 18 of the Outer Continental Shelf
Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1344) is amended—</text>
<paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H9FE3E52703B74F99B367A5AC83A7C0A4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a),
by adding at the end of paragraph (3) the following: <quote>The Secretary
shall, in each 5-year program, include lease sales that when viewed as a whole
propose to offer for oil and gas or natural gas leasing at least 75 percent of
the available unleased acreage within each OCS Planning Area. Available
unleased acreage is that portion of the outer Continental Shelf that is not
under lease at the time of the proposed lease sale, and has not otherwise been
made unavailable for leasing by law.</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H7A2967489FFB46B999A2E7263565AD17"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c),
by striking <quote>(c)(1)</quote> and all that follows through the end of
paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HBCC805287B224D539C60CF467CB97704" style="OLC">
<subsection changed="not-changed" id="H195BA1B266CD43D6BCC82C13EC3FF761"><enum>(c)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H7499948D752D46D000F619F47940FFD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>During the preparation of
any proposed leasing program under this section, the Secretary shall consider
and analyze leasing throughout the entire Outer Continental Shelf without
regard to any other law affecting such leasing. During this preparation the
Secretary shall invite and consider suggestions from any interested Federal
agency, including the Attorney General, in consultation with the Federal Trade
Commission, and from the Governor of any coastal State. The Secretary may also
invite or consider any suggestions from the executive of any local government
in a coastal State that have been previously submitted to the Governor of such
State, and from any other person. Further, the Secretary shall consult with the
Secretary of Defense regarding military operational needs in the outer
Continental Shelf. The Secretary shall work with the Secretary of Defense to
resolve any conflicts that might arise regarding offering any area of the outer
Continental Shelf for oil and gas or natural gas leasing. If the Secretaries
are not able to resolve all such conflicts, any unresolved issues shall be
elevated to the President for resolution.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H65E7284FF425437DA9AA14C05594837D" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>After the consideration and analysis
required by paragraph (1), including the consideration of the suggestions
received from any interested Federal agency, the Federal Trade Commission, the
Governor of any coastal State, any local government of a coastal State, and any
other person, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register a proposed
leasing program accompanied by a draft environmental impact statement prepared
pursuant to the <act-name parsable-cite="NEPA69">National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). After the publishing of the
proposed leasing program and during the comment period provided for on the
draft environmental impact statement, the Secretary shall submit a copy of the
proposed program to the Governor of each affected State for review and comment.
The Governor may solicit comments from those executives of local governments in
the Governor’s State that the Governor, in the discretion of the Governor,
determines will be affected by the proposed program. If any comment by such
Governor is received by the Secretary at least 15 days prior to submission to
the Congress pursuant to paragraph (3) and includes a request for any
modification of such proposed program, the Secretary shall reply in writing,
granting or denying such request in whole or in part, or granting such request
in such modified form as the Secretary considers appropriate, and stating the
Secretary’s reasons therefor. All such correspondence between the Secretary and
the Governor of any affected State, together with any additional information
and data relating thereto, shall accompany such proposed program when it is
submitted to the Congress.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H38CECAA2EEF1421BABAA83F0D8009216"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HD8349FF559284FC2003F277F76F000B0" style="OLC">
<subsection changed="not-changed" commented="no" id="H7818E78D0849447FBA2414794E44087F"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Projection of
State Adjacent Zone resources and State and local government shares of OCS
receipts</header><text>Concurrent with the publication of the scoping notice at
the beginning of the development of each 5-year outer Continental Shelf oil and
gas leasing program, or as soon thereafter as possible, the Secretary
shall—</text>
<paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H3A1C76E87DB84FCDBD94931D4EE7975E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>provide to each
Adjacent State a current estimate of proven and potential oil and gas resources
located within the State’s Adjacent Zone; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HADED47B2C4664F149703BE7182BFC924"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provide to each
Adjacent State, and coastal political subdivisions thereof, a best-efforts
projection of the OCS Receipts that the Secretary expects will be shared with
each Adjacent State, and its coastal political subdivisions, using the
assumption that the unleased tracts within the State’s Adjacent Zone are fully
made available for leasing, including long-term projected OCS Receipts. In
addition, the Secretary shall include a macroeconomic estimate of the impact of
such leasing on the national economy and each State’s economy, including
investment, jobs, revenues, personal income, and other
categories.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section changed="not-changed" id="H6141ADA4F34F4EFCA6578B1F36A18C16"><enum>141.</enum><header>Coordination
with adjacent states</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
19 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1345) is amended—</text>
<paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H8D3E2DD6DA464C9BA0B9DC73D9CB3801"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a),
in the first sentence, by inserting <quote>, for any tract located within the
Adjacent State’s Adjacent Zone,</quote> after <quote>government</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HE2C67DCD2DA4415489E869C41185C833"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HF1C10230E792467490B8EAC15A3D3E9" style="OLC">
<subsection changed="not-changed" id="H3ADDF88F7A95455A8EA3B838E141956C"><enum>(f)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HEEAC8CCF5AE74BB8A61D7713FDAAC6C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No Federal agency may permit or otherwise
approve, without the concurrence of the Adjacent State, the construction of a
crude oil or petroleum products (or both) pipeline within the part of the
Adjacent State’s Adjacent Zone that is withdrawn from oil and gas or natural
gas leasing, except that such a pipeline may be approved, without such Adjacent
State’s concurrence, to pass through such Adjacent Zone if at least 50 percent
of the production projected to be carried by the pipeline within its first 10
years of operation is from areas of the Adjacent State's Adjacent Zone.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H2E59664876604573A4A2D800DCDB62CF" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>No State may prohibit the
construction within its Adjacent Zone or its State waters of a natural gas
pipeline that will transport natural gas produced from the outer Continental
Shelf. However, an Adjacent State may prevent a proposed natural gas pipeline
landing location if it proposes 2 alternate landing locations in the Adjacent
State, acceptable to the Adjacent State, located within 50 miles on either side
of the proposed landing
location.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section changed="not-changed" id="H907EDC10A3904F5C92EA73CDB9214184"><enum>142.</enum><header>Environmental
studies</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 20(d) of the
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1346) is amended—</text>
<paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HD9BB84DE82184F438E958410F7714409"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>(1)</quote> after <quote>(d)</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H01E815A538D049D3BD44A840C14E3479"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H271456D1BF01449FACBDEC0531D1978D" style="OLC">
<paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H5AA48A98272942F4A065EF2EAE7C8203" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>For all programs, lease sales,
leases, and actions under this Act, the following shall apply regarding the
application of the <act-name parsable-cite="NEPA69">National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.):</text>
<subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="HE9DE91045A0F4B70BD9FA00C406296B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Granting or directing lease
suspensions and the conduct of all preliminary activities on outer Continental
Shelf tracts, including seismic activities, are categorically excluded from the
need to prepare either an environmental assessment or an environmental impact
statement, and the Secretary shall not be required to analyze whether any
exceptions to a categorical exclusion apply for activities conducted under the
authority of this Act.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="HC02B5E3B4DE24DE4B8B03D8F4E69BB29"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The environmental impact statement
developed in support of each 5-year oil and gas leasing program provides the
environmental analysis for all lease sales to be conducted under the program
and such sales shall not be subject to further environmental analysis.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="HBBFF3956E97D448DA65C925216A9CD3C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Exploration plans shall not be subject
to any requirement to prepare an environmental impact statement, and the
Secretary may find that exploration plans are eligible for categorical
exclusion due to the impacts already being considered within an environmental
impact statement or due to mitigation measures included within the plan.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H1166459E252041CEABD428559E290737"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Within each OCS Planning Area, after
the preparation of the first development and production plan environmental
impact statement for a leased tract within the Area, future development and
production plans for leased tracts within the Area shall only require the
preparation of an environmental assessment unless the most recent development
and production plan environmental impact statement within the Area was
finalized more than 10 years prior to the date of the approval of the plan, in
which case an environmental impact statement shall be
required.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section changed="not-changed" id="H7903255EB502401CB7FAAB500A425C0"><enum>143.</enum><header>Review of outer
continental shelf development and production plans</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
25 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1351) is amended to read
as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="H652E7050DB284BE6BAE67081BA37D436" style="OLC">
<section changed="not-changed" id="H465793C5CAE74A00AFA120AD9FB3BC5E"><enum>25.</enum><header>Review of outer
continental shelf development and production plans</header>
<subsection changed="not-changed" id="H8D0CB020DF2F4787A1AB2822D1A7A42C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Development and
Production Plans; Submission to Secretary; Statement of Facilities and
Operation; Submission to Governors of Affected States and Local
Governments</header>
<paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H7F0EE4E6A75D467CAAE877B92E99DDE5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Prior to
development and production pursuant to an oil and gas lease issued on or after
September 18, 1978, for any area of the outer Continental Shelf, or issued or
maintained prior to September 18, 1978, for any area of the outer Continental
Shelf, with respect to which no oil or gas has been discovered in paying
quantities prior to September 18, 1978, the lessee shall submit a development
and production plan (hereinafter in this section referred to as a
<quote>plan</quote>) to the Secretary for review.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HAF35271E0E3D4577915500E2A6D8A6B0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A plan shall be
accompanied by a statement describing all facilities and operations, other than
those on the outer Continental Shelf, proposed by the lessee and known by the
lessee (whether or not owned or operated by such lessee) that will be
constructed or utilized in the development and production of oil or gas from
the lease area, including the location and site of such facilities and
operations, the land, labor, material, and energy requirements associated with
such facilities and operations, and all environmental and safety safeguards to
be implemented.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H532FC30F7054496BB21552364C5F3DC3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Except for any
privileged or proprietary information (as such term is defined in regulations
issued by the Secretary), the Secretary, within 30 days after receipt of a plan
and statement, shall—</text>
<subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H1E7B7624BFE54D869623869848AB8082"><enum>(A)</enum><text>submit such plan
and statement to the Governor of any affected State, and upon request to the
executive of any affected local government; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="HDDF3407657114C30B812B12F706072E1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>make such plan and
statement available to any appropriate interstate regional entity and the
public.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="HF0356584D36640E99D3634DFACB91B27"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Development and
Production Activities in Accordance With Plan as Lease
Requirement</header><text>After enactment of the
<short-title>Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act of
2006</short-title>, no oil and gas lease may be issued pursuant to this Act in
any region of the outer Continental Shelf, unless such lease requires that
development and production activities be carried out in accordance with a plan
that complies with the requirements of this section. This section shall also
apply to leases that do not have an approved development and production plan as
of the date of enactment of the <short-title>Deep Ocean
Energy Resources Act of 2006</short-title>.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="H8EF88A3E989940449E00D1AC7FC96DE2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Scope and
Contents of Plan</header><text>A plan may apply to more than 1 oil and gas
lease, and shall set forth, in the degree of detail established by regulations
issued by the Secretary—</text>
<paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H29B19F2244B546C7BF15CAE9A0C7B3FC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the general work
to be performed;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H95FBF6373BD6421D94F4AE48DACD14A0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a description of
all facilities and operations located on the outer Continental Shelf that are
proposed by the lessee or known by the lessee (whether or not owned or operated
by such lessee) to be directly related to the proposed development, including
the location and size of such facilities and operations, and the land, labor,
material, and energy requirements associated with such facilities and
operations;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H6B495474865E4A25AD51FF168CE5E300"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the environmental
safeguards to be implemented on the outer Continental Shelf and how such
safeguards are to be implemented;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HB14F6579B1664C7E879BE5189F1005F5"><enum>(4)</enum><text>all safety
standards to be met and how such standards are to be met;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H178A6F65303248F9A22FEAA128720928"><enum>(5)</enum><text>an expected rate
of development and production and a time schedule for performance; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HEBBE9E780D6849C888C6E4554F755DC8"><enum>(6)</enum><text>such other
relevant information as the Secretary may by regulation require.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="H4E900DCC45BC4D53B25E938FFE7FF132"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Completeness
Review of the Plan</header>
<paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HFB5621B42E1948BCBE9807BBB95D60F3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Prior to
commencing any activity under a development and production plan pursuant to any
oil and gas lease issued or maintained under this Act, the lessee shall certify
that the plan is consistent with the terms of the lease and that it is
consistent with all statutory and regulatory requirements in effect on the date
of issuance of the lease, and any regulations promulgated under this Act
related to the conservation of resources after the date of lease issuance. The
plan shall include all required information and documentation required under
subsection (c).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H60CDED4DF8804AF7AC351E5E5F00DC37"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The Secretary
shall review the plan for completeness within 30 days of submission. If the
Secretary finds that the plan is not complete, the Secretary shall notify the
lessee with a detailed explanation of such modifications of such plan as are
necessary to achieve completeness. The Secretary shall have 30 days to review a
modified plan for completeness.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="HC2BED061A06D4D009726292EDFAFFE8"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Review for
Consistency of the Plan</header>
<paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HEB532DFE14BC4568A1CA9500757E0255"><enum>(1)</enum><text>After a
determination that a plan is complete, the Secretary shall have 120 days to
conduct a review of the plan, to ensure that it is consistent with the terms of
the lease, and that it is consistent with all such statutory and regulatory
requirements applicable to the lease. The review shall ensure that the plan is
consistent with lease terms, and statutory and regulatory requirements
applicable to the lease, related to national security or national defense,
including any military operating stipulations or other restrictions. The
Secretary shall seek the assistance of the Department of Defense in the conduct
of the review of any plan prepared under this section for a lease containing
military operating stipulations or other restrictions and shall accept the
assistance of the Department of Defense in the conduct of the review of any
plan prepared under this section for any other lease when the Secretary of
Defense requests an opportunity to participate in the review. If the Secretary
finds that the plan is not consistent, the Secretary shall notify the lessee
with a detailed explanation of such modifications of such plan as are necessary
to achieve consistency.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HA07136C300204305890100B392E493DD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The Secretary
shall have 120 days to review a modified plan.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H13DF2AE21F3E43D7AC006CB8CD45C27"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The lessee shall
not conduct any activities under the plan during any 120-day review period, or
thereafter until the plan has been modified to achieve compliance as so
notified.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H239E7F5021934DCD9EC94B0541C5C192"><enum>(4)</enum><text>After review by
the Secretary provided for by this section, a lessee may operate pursuant to
the plan without further review or approval by the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="HED753029E0BA41498462A2C669964C56"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Review of
Revision of the Approved Plan</header><text>The lessee may submit to the
Secretary any revision of a plan if the lessee determines that such revision
will lead to greater recovery of oil and natural gas, improve the efficiency,
safety, and environmental protection of the recovery operation, is the only
means available to avoid substantial economic hardship to the lessee, or is
otherwise not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, to the extent such
revision is consistent with protection of the human, marine, and coastal
environments. The process to be used for the review of any such revision shall
be the same as that set forth in subsections (d) and (e).</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="HA068D1DFEC35400A9C8FBF7BA96B2322"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Cancellation of
Lease on Failure To Submit Plan or Comply With a Plan</header><text>Whenever
the owner of any lease fails to submit a plan in accordance with regulations
issued under this section, or fails to comply with a plan, the lease may be
canceled in accordance with section 5(c) and (d). Termination of a lease
because of failure to comply with a plan, including required modifications or
revisions, shall not entitle a lessee to any compensation.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="H6829058764814636A7004335CDC4DC7B"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Production and
Transportation of Natural Gas; Submission of Plan to Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission; Impact Statement</header><text>If any development and production
plan submitted to the Secretary pursuant to this section provides for the
production and transportation of natural gas, the lessee shall
contemporaneously submit to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission that
portion of such plan that relates to the facilities for transportation of
natural gas. The Secretary and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission shall
agree as to which of them shall prepare an environmental impact statement
pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq.) applicable to such portion of such plan, or conduct studies as to the
effect on the environment of implementing it. Thereafter, the findings and
recommendations by the agency preparing such environmental impact statement or
conducting such studies pursuant to such agreement shall be adopted by the
other agency, and such other agency shall not independently prepare another
environmental impact statement or duplicate such studies with respect to such
portion of such plan, but the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, in
connection with its review of an application for a certificate of public
convenience and necessity applicable to such transportation facilities pursuant
to section 7 of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717f), may prepare such
environmental studies or statement relevant to certification of such
transportation facilities as have not been covered by an environmental impact
statement or studies prepared by the Secretary. The Secretary, in consultation
with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, shall promulgate rules to
implement this subsection, but the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission shall
retain sole authority with respect to rules and procedures applicable to the
filing of any application with the Commission and to all aspects of the
Commission’s review of, and action on, any such
application.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section changed="not-changed" id="H9781FE759C4546FDACD583DCA2087244"><enum>144.</enum><header>Federal Energy
Natural Resources Enhancement Fund Act of 2006</header>
<subsection changed="not-changed" id="H1988AF2F49344644934D2DFB2BE000FF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress
finds the following:</text>
<paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HB5A6FD8067D54B798718BCDD55E014"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Energy and minerals
exploration, development, and production on Federal onshore and offshore lands,
including bio-based fuel, natural gas, minerals, oil, geothermal, and power
from wind, waves, currents, and thermal energy, involves significant outlays of
funds by Federal and State wildlife, fish, and natural resource management
agencies for environmental studies, planning, development, monitoring, and
management of wildlife, fish, air, water, and other natural resources.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H87C7734AE31E450B000846DFC7E1EB00"><enum>(2)</enum><text>State wildlife,
fish, and natural resource management agencies are funded primarily through
permit and license fees paid to the States by the general public to hunt and
fish, and through Federal excise taxes on equipment used for these
activities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HA9157D552D284567BDAC18B77E07AA00"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Funds generated
from consumptive and recreational uses of wildlife, fish, and other natural
resources currently are inadequate to address the natural resources related to
energy and minerals development on Federal onshore and offshore lands.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HDCEACA67CA8342B997143BAC5EDC879B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Funds available to
Federal agencies responsible for managing Federal onshore and offshore lands
and Federal-trust wildlife and fish species and their habitats are inadequate
to address the natural resources related to energy and minerals development on
Federal onshore and offshore lands.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HB838D9224AFE44E388A35E5BD802DBF5"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Receipts derived
from sales, bonus bids, and royalties under the mineral leasing laws of the
United States are paid to the Treasury through the Minerals Management Service
of the Department of the Interior.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H4E315279AA5E4AF0BCAC28429ED34C37"><enum>(6)</enum><text>None of the
receipts derived from sales, bonus bids, and royalties under the minerals
leasing laws of the United States are paid to the Federal or State agencies to
examine, monitor, and manage wildlife, fish, air, water, and other natural
resources related to natural gas, oil, and mineral exploration and
development.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="HDA67ACF1DC8B41B487007EA361FA56C3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>It
is the purpose of this section to—</text>
<paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H2201F199D439471D9FEBE7AFB105EE69"><enum>(1)</enum><text>establish a fund
for the monitoring and management of wildlife and fish, and their habitats, and
air, water, and other natural resources related to energy and minerals
development on Federal onshore and offshore lands;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HF7C960B01A8C4AF78E04CDC794D57E98"><enum>(2)</enum><text>make available
receipts derived from sales, bonus bids, royalties, and fees from onshore and
offshore gas, mineral, oil, and any additional form of energy and minerals
development under the laws of the United States for the purposes of such
fund;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H3B7E05AB7C734D38A788C2B334003FCC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>distribute funds
from such fund each fiscal year to the Secretary of the Interior and the
States; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H723BC52AAE05404A006F50D93BBD3279"><enum>(4)</enum><text>use the
distributed funds to secure the necessary trained workforce or contractual
services to conduct environmental studies, planning, development, monitoring,
and post-development management of wildlife and fish and their habitats and
air, water, and other natural resources that may be related to bio-based fuel,
gas, mineral, oil, wind, or other energy exploration, development,
transportation, transmission, and associated activities on Federal onshore and
offshore lands, including—</text>
<subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H2EDCAA0386264AEFBCC0C2D506214D00"><enum>(A)</enum><text>pertinent
research, surveys, and environmental analyses conducted to identify any impacts
on wildlife, fish, air, water, and other natural resources from energy and
mineral exploration, development, production, and transportation or
transmission;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H202372A607774BCDB5A78BFD426246D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>projects to
maintain, improve, or enhance wildlife and fish populations and their habitats
or air, water, or other natural resources, including activities under the
<act-name parsable-cite="ESA">Endangered Species Act of 1973</act-name> (16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H53C033637B0246EDA03C66A2CEDB6062"><enum>(C)</enum><text>research, surveys,
environmental analyses, and projects that assist in managing, including
mitigating either onsite or offsite, or both, the impacts of energy and mineral
activities on wildlife, fish, air, water, and other natural resources;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="HDB764F857F8B4504994EFB0000EF1F8D"><enum>(D)</enum><text>projects to teach
young people to live off the land.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="H8A8A435A9787443DB66E9820A32B9DB5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HE4ADF148A6974029B26370AFB887FD3F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Enhancement
fund</header><text>The term <quote>Enhancement Fund</quote> means the Federal
Energy Natural Resources Enhancement Fund established by subsection (d).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H2627BFFCEFCE4E1C951494EB6540BF82"><enum>(2)</enum><header>State</header><text>The
term <quote>State</quote> means the Governor of the State.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="H66D9A55472EB45E58BA81B977FC6107"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Establishment and
use of Federal Energy Natural Resources Enhancement Fund</header>
<paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H1A57EC06A94E4BC396BA686058705F84"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Enhancement
fund</header><text>There is established in the Treasury a separate account to
be known as the <quote>Federal Energy Natural Resources Enhancement
Fund</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HF2EA5BBFF002491D89CC054B62397F97"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>The
Secretary of the Treasury shall deposit in the Enhancement Fund—</text>
<subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H5ED3D9A6C8E44FC0AEC5002DE4A376A8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>such sums as are
provided by sections 9(b)(5)(A)(ii), 9(b)(5)(B)(ii), 9(c)(4)(A)(ii), and
9(c)(4)(B)(ii) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, as amended by this
Act;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H445D397C65394F9999CB90B45D22D358"><enum>(B)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H8A33173D5DA44FB700B87E8BE772C655"><enum>(i)</enum><text>during the period of
October 1, 2006, through September 30, 2015, 1 percent of all sums paid into
the Treasury under section 35 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 191),
and</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="HD327BAB5D20147B8901F4FC720208552" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>beginning October 1, 2015, and
thereafter, 2.5 percent of all sums paid into the Treasury under section 35 of
the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 191); and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H51D6BF170CF741DA82F7BDBB70930025"><enum>(C)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H137316329AEC494DA877897D775D722B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>during the period of
October 1, 2006, through September 30, 2015, 1 percent of all sums paid into
the Treasury from receipts derived from bonus bids and royalties from other
mineral leasing on public lands, and</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="HAC62A7D4F3EA441293BF7669006E0354" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>beginning October 1, 2015, and
thereafter, 2.5 percent of all sums paid into the Treasury from receipts
derived from bonus bids and royalties from other mineral leasing on public
lands.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HCEC7E1A54D6B4D54AFE1334000690466"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Investments</header><text>The
Secretary of the Treasury shall invest the amounts deposited under paragraph
(2) and all accrued interest on the amounts deposited under paragraph (2) only
in interest bearing obligations of the United States or in obligations
guaranteed as to both principal and interest by the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H86BBDDBD87E942AD8DF8368DBB495771"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Payment to
Secretary of the Interior</header>
<subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H20F444BD6782450EA47E7CC9B0B92F65"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Beginning with fiscal year 2007, and in each fiscal year
thereafter, one-third of amounts deposited into the Enhancement Fund, together
with the interest thereon, shall be available, without fiscal year limitations,
to the Secretary of the Interior for use for the purposes described in
subsection (b)(4).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H060AA731D2AC405F9B2E3189422FAECD"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Withdrawals and
transfer of funds</header><text>The Secretary of the Treasury shall withdraw
such amounts from the Enhancement Fund as the Secretary of the Interior may
request, subject to the limitation in subparagraph (A), and transfer such
amounts to the Secretary of the Interior to be used, at the discretion of the
Secretary of the Interior, by the Minerals Management Service, the Bureau of
Land Management, and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service for use for
the purposes described in subsection (b)(4).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HCF44389CC96A4CD2BD32531FBF00B647"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Payment to
States</header>
<subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H401E547D80764198B6472C58B31176E3"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Beginning with fiscal year 2007, and in each fiscal year
thereafter, two-thirds of amounts deposited into the Enhancement Fund, together
with the interest thereon, shall be available, without fiscal year limitations,
to the States for use for the purposes described in subsection (b)(4).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H2B581393367141F298BA000000CB2848"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Withdrawals and
transfer of funds</header><text>Within the first 90 days of each fiscal year,
the Secretary of the Treasury shall withdraw amounts from the Enhancement Fund
and transfer such amounts to the States based on the proportion of all receipts
that were collected the previous fiscal year from Federal leases within the
boundaries of each State and each State’s outer Continental Shelf Adjacent Zone
as determined in accordance with section 4(a) of the Outer Continental Shelf
Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1333(a)), as amended by this Act.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H161952FC7C2E48BDBDAD7E8F19AB2564"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Use of payments
by state</header><text>Each State shall use the payments made under
subparagraph (B) only for carrying out projects and programs for the purposes
described in subsection (b)(4).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H1B5F9D68F5F647A0AC00987BAD90C4FA"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Encourage use of
private funds by state</header><text>Each State shall use the payments made
under subparagraph (B) to leverage private funds for carrying out projects for
the purposes described in subsection (b)(4).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="HCECECE61EC534771A15FF84E753DA4C1"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Limitation on
use</header><text>Amounts made available under this section may not be used for
the purchase of any interest in land.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="H676B40DA364A4E6D9D5B023CEA812914"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Reports to
Congress</header>
<paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HB660FC6453764D3C9BC1F6ADC2AC94B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Beginning in fiscal year 2008 and continuing for each
fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary of the Interior and each State receiving
funds from the Enhancement Fund shall submit a report to the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Resources of
the House of Representatives.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HDB63B1FC0F0746D59BC47CDC49FB9C4E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Required
information</header><text>Reports submitted to Congress by the Secretary of the
Interior and States under this subsection shall include the following
information regarding expenditures during the previous fiscal year:</text>
<subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H88ECB87661264268A401FE3030A5367D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A summary of
pertinent scientific research and surveys conducted to identify impacts on
wildlife, fish, and other natural resources from energy and mineral
developments.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H2513C6994E334415A28E7000E999CD22"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A summary of
projects planned and completed to maintain, improve or enhance wildlife and
fish populations and their habitats or other natural resources.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="HEC3E4F8F334E42D1886EB700163F8427"><enum>(C)</enum><text>A list of
additional actions that assist, or would assist, in managing, including
mitigating either onsite or offsite, or both, the impacts of energy and mineral
development on wildlife, fish, and other natural resources.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H761813A948A947410099B48D972982F0"><enum>(D)</enum><text>A summary of
private (non-Federal) funds used to plan, conduct, and complete the plans and
programs identified in subparagraphs (A) and (B).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section changed="not-changed" id="H1D48EE5522D14168BCE137ACC34E248"><enum>145.</enum><header>Termination of
effect of laws prohibiting the spending of appropriated funds for certain
purposes</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">All provisions of
existing Federal law prohibiting the spending of appropriated funds to conduct
oil and natural gas leasing and preleasing activities, or to issue a lease to
any person, for any area of the outer Continental Shelf shall have no force or
effect.</text>
</section><section changed="not-changed" id="HE7F41016E0914BA4A852F0A88F7BA154"><enum>146.</enum><header>Outer
Continental Shelf incompatible use</header>
<subsection changed="not-changed" id="HC1F5FFBB01C843579E020020F754BFF8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>No Federal agency may permit construction or operation
(or both) of any facility, or designate or maintain a restricted transportation
corridor or operating area on the Federal outer Continental Shelf or in State
waters, that will be incompatible with, as determined by the Secretary of the
Interior, oil and gas or natural gas leasing and substantially full exploration
and production of tracts that are geologically prospective for oil or natural
gas (or both).</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="H4645DE0B0B014509922E29AF1D2C0097"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><text>Subsection
(a) shall not apply to any facility, transportation corridor, or operating area
the construction, operation, designation, or maintenance of which is or will
be—</text>
<paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H5C7A0CD6814B4B5A9CB2CD07E26D3200"><enum>(1)</enum><text>located in an area
of the outer Continental Shelf that is unavailable for oil and gas or natural
gas leasing by operation of law;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HEB7C6242DC204E028FFAED678B6332B6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>used for a
military readiness activity (as defined in section 315(f) of Public Law 107–314
(16 U.S.C. 703 note)); or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H368519DF6FCB46819FFEE392A4C18C4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>required in the
national interest, as determined by the President.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section changed="not-changed" id="H27D0FFB281D24D9BAA7CF93700187DF4"><enum>147.</enum><header>Repurchase of
certain leases</header>
<subsection changed="not-changed" id="H6924B9A660B14A3E988C3EF2026F26B0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authority to
Repurchase and Cancel Certain Leases</header><text>The Secretary of the
Interior shall repurchase and cancel any Federal oil and gas, geothermal, coal,
oil shale, tar sands, or other mineral lease, whether onshore or offshore, if
the Secretary finds that such lease qualifies for repurchase and cancellation
under the regulations authorized by this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="H0918522F305B42A386CB994F2B4300C4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>Not
later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
shall publish a final regulation stating the conditions under which a lease
referred to in subsection (a) would qualify for repurchase and cancellation,
and the process to be followed regarding repurchase and cancellation. Such
regulation shall include, but not be limited to, the following:</text>
<paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H823D2638EFF94382AC7819D4385FBE83"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Secretary
shall repurchase and cancel a lease after written request by the lessee upon a
finding by the Secretary that—</text>
<subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="HBD92262D2A0E49F2B7FB8DF65EA99190"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a request by the
lessee for a required permit or other approval complied with applicable law,
except the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.), and
terms of the lease and such permit or other approval was denied;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H0F3D8BCAFA26417FAE9307D780054300"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a Federal agency
failed to act on a request by the lessee for a required permit, other approval,
or administrative appeal within a regulatory or statutory time-frame associated
with the requested action, whether advisory or mandatory, or if none, within
180 days; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H5AEF18237EA445FA965DBC2AEB944A0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a Federal agency
attached a condition of approval, without agreement by the lessee, to a
required permit or other approval if such condition of approval was not
mandated by Federal statute or regulation in effect on the date of lease
issuance, or was not specifically allowed under the terms of the lease.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H1901A356507442E697E4DB18F1BA2436"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A lessee shall not
be required to exhaust administrative remedies regarding a permit request,
administrative appeal, or other required request for approval for the purposes
of this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H6A50F7FB01664396B432088EAAA46B34"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The Secretary
shall make a final agency decision on a request by a lessee under this section
within 180 days of request.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HAADD8C5464E1466E838B6175E3D5F672"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Compensation to a
lessee to repurchase and cancel a lease under this section shall be the amount
that a lessee would receive in a restitution case for a material breach of
contract.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H6B1A7D74DE184A709B20E318DFDACE8D"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Compensation shall
be in the form of a check or electronic transfer from the Department of the
Treasury from funds deposited into miscellaneous receipts under the authority
of the same Act that authorized the issuance of the lease being
repurchased.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HD07107FDF6D5494A9E515C3564BB8009"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Failure of the
Secretary to make a final agency decision on a request by a lessee under this
section within 180 days of request shall result in a 10 percent increase in the
compensation due to the lessee if the lease is ultimately repurchased.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="HE2C8673416C84B91BAD796B72F0000B3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>No
Prejudice</header><text>This section shall not be interpreted to prejudice any
other rights that the lessee would have in the absence of this section.</text>
</subsection></section><section changed="not-changed" id="H9403A4B443C9486A9D72BD3C2DBBE375"><enum>148.</enum><header>Offsite
environmental mitigation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
any person conducting activities under the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181
et seq.), the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), the
Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands (30 U.S.C. 351 et seq.), the Weeks Law
(Act of March 1, 1911), the Act of May 10, 1872 (commonly known as the
<quote>General Mining Act of 1872</quote>) (30 U.S.C. 22 et seq.), the first
section of the Act of July 31, 1947 (commonly known as the <quote>Materials Act
of 1947</quote>) (30 U.S.C. 601), or the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43
U.S.C. 1331 et seq.), may in satisfying any mitigation requirements associated
with such activities propose mitigation measures on a site away from the area
impacted and the Secretary of the Interior shall accept these proposed measures
if the Secretary finds that they generally achieve the purposes for which
mitigation measures appertained.</text>
</section><section changed="not-changed" id="H0325B69CDC4D48A79F8BA1DCC09552DF"><enum>149.</enum><header>Amendments to
the Mineral Leasing Act</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 17(g) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30
U.S.C. 226(g)) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="H1E5D4E8B65D64928923C85ED00835D11" style="OLC">
<subsection changed="not-changed" id="HB2FF9C12B6134DF48901B33279B84D7"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Regulation of
Surface-Disturbing Activities</header>
<paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H774368EFE79840C9A8286E00E7E88033"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Regulation of
surface-disturbing activities</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior, or
for National Forest lands, the Secretary of Agriculture, shall regulate all
surface-disturbing activities conducted pursuant to any lease issued under this
Act, and shall determine reclamation and other actions as required in the
interest of conservation of surface resources.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H143ED1C1A28E4F758C9FE916E919F55"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Submission of
exploration plan; completion review; compliance review</header>
<subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H5923F76C56F34350ABB69580672D78C8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Prior to beginning
oil and gas exploration activities, a lessee shall submit an exploration plan
to the Secretary of the Interior for review.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H966F487034184AAAABCBA0C9E13191A9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The Secretary
shall review the plan for completeness within 10 days of submission.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="HF082A6A60F0D483F8E75AF6D223DCA5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>In the event the
exploration plan is determined to be incomplete, the Secretary shall notify the
lessee in writing and specify the items or information needed to complete the
exploration plan.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H6C2DF3803A9B41FDB6C2DAAB00962548"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The Secretary
shall have 10 days to review any modified exploration plan submitted by the
lessee.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H4C4294AB5FBE45ABA227E968D205E421"><enum>(E)</enum><text>To be deemed
complete, an exploration plan shall include, in the degree of detail to be
determined by the Secretary by rule or regulation—</text>
<clause changed="not-changed" id="H89EF4185224344B4AA40FFE717AAE1C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a drilling plan
containing a description of the drilling program;</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="HE6A9F3116E7B4415B39066942B2FD2CC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the surface and
projected completion zone location;</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="H41FB828EB8BA4CE7BEB3E449C00C119"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>pertinent
geologic data;</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="H9CCA7AE9C384461F92BDB3D48917423E"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>expected hazards,
and proposed mitigation measures to address such hazards;</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="H3D367FC26DF8428783E6BDA2B4B6C540"><enum>(v)</enum><text>a schedule of
anticipated exploration activities to be undertaken;</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="H3B60081272354FCFB8B1A6DF11798D00"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>a description of
equipment to be used for such activities;</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="HDF214BEDCC4F421E835C9D7ED1855112"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>a certification
from the lessee stating that the exploration plan complies with all lease,
regulatory and statutory requirements in effect on the date of the issuance of
the lease and any regulations promulgated after the date of lease issuance
related to the conservation of resources;</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="H23ECA2A62FC743DB9F35DCA1C972CF47"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>evidence that
the lessee has secured an adequate bond, surety, or other financial arrangement
prior to commencement of any surface disturbing activity;</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="H3C7322B5358C4C459732FDE4513B5C97"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>a plan that
details the complete and timely reclamation of the lease tract; and</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="H3E29582AD3C8493C96BD387101A7A011"><enum>(x)</enum><text>such other
relevant information as the Secretary may by regulation require.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H42079226B7AC4266BD2635CF64A44F6B"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Upon a
determination that the exploration plan is complete, the Secretary shall have
30 days from the date the plan is deemed complete to conduct a review of the
plan.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H09AA5F16FE654DE1AD1B3BFF2E061B00"><enum>(G)</enum><text>If the Secretary
finds the exploration plan is not consistent with all statutory and regulatory
requirements described in subparagraph (E)(vii), the Secretary shall notify the
lessee with a detailed explanation of such modifications of the exploration
plan as are necessary to achieve compliance.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="HB55F2763BA3D45DFA9C101D2C4378C25"><enum>(H)</enum><text>The lessee shall
not take any action under the exploration plan within a 30 day review period,
or thereafter until the plan has been modified to achieve compliance as so
notified.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H5AA74A602C614FF78014D5287FF08854"><enum>(I)</enum><text>After review by
the Secretary provided by this subsection, a lessee may operate pursuant to the
plan without further review or approval by the Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HCA575E8FA9EC43D19D93C8FE21973D9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Plan revisions;
conduct of exploration activities</header>
<subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H4195541B5D6941368949CEF8D2AAEDAC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>If a significant
revision of an exploration plan under this subsection is submitted to the
Secretary, the process to be used for the review of such revision shall be the
same as set forth in paragraph (2) of this subsection.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H6429F82CBFF341E0ABE52DB3A013BA23"><enum>(B)</enum><text>All exploration
activities pursuant to any lease shall be conducted in accordance with an
exploration plan that has been submitted to and reviewed by the Secretary or a
revision of such plan.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H81F58A13511F48FC8823C333785BBDDA"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Submission of
development and production plan; completeness review; compliance
review</header>
<subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="HE74E81BF47B440D2A89711AA2F95704E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Prior to beginning
oil and gas development and production activities, a lessee shall submit a
development and exploration plan to the Secretary of the Interior. Upon
submission, such plans shall be subject to a review for completeness.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="HB76BEA3084514EF8B200B94622A53426"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The Secretary
shall review the plan for completeness within 30 days of submission.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H5B8BFE10002D4CF8B51F9D1EBE3EC58"><enum>(C)</enum><text>In the event a
development and production plan is determined to be incomplete, the Secretary
shall notify the lessee in writing and specify the items or information needed
to complete the plan.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="HADDA174EAE1147EDABD4237CD8949F3C"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The Secretary
shall have 30 days to review for completeness any modified development and
production plan submitted by the lessee.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H019E648531F6488598AFAA2D5FC183F"><enum>(E)</enum><text>To be deemed
complete, a development and production plan shall include, in the degree of
detail to be determined by the Secretary by rule or regulation—</text>
<clause changed="not-changed" id="HFC3CF457D75340BDB4E1CBAB4024751B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a drilling plan
containing a description of the drilling program;</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="H2E477D109EF34298AC061FA73C70FD00"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the surface and
projected completion zone location;</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="HD1DABBB09B36477586722277444800F2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>pertinent
geologic data;</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="HBE3C896F9B724FBAB9BBE43407232413"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>expected hazards,
and proposed mitigation measures to address such hazards;</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="HD68F233B07A54645A7A82578C2E6FFB3"><enum>(v)</enum><text>a statement
describing all facilities and operations proposed by the lessee and known by
the lessee (whether or not owned or operated by such lessee) that shall be
constructed or utilized in the development and production of oil or gas from
the leases areas, including the location and site of such facilities and
operations, the land, labor, material, and energy requirements associated with
such facilities and operations;</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="H82924883107341159FEC47B479E7127B"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>the general work
to be performed;</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="H5404EFD308F847C395A562128E879D85"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>the
environmental safeguards to be implemented in connection with the development
and production and how such safeguards are to be implemented;</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="H0F7ABF03388C435A0019D2692E940029"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>all safety
standards to be met and how such standards are to be met;</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="HAB994F11BB004D9B009681B91EC554AD"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>an expected rate
of development and production and a time schedule for performance;</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="HBB639753EABE411DA7B0D99E4EC0C5FA"><enum>(x)</enum><text>a certification
from the lessee stating that the development and production plan complies with
all lease, regulatory, and statutory requirements in effect on the date of
issuance of the lease, and any regulations promulgated after the date of lease
issuance related to the conservation of resources;</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="HC9441023646145A2B1EEAE00DE29B8E3"><enum>(xi)</enum><text>evidence that the
lessee has secured an adequate bond, surety, or other financial arrangement
prior to commencement of any surface disturbing activity;</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="HDC4DED5543D64FF3BFA746CBD79DEEFD"><enum>(xii)</enum><text>a plan that
details the complete and timely reclamation of the lease tract; and</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="H065D7496ECBD4F26A237504C3D52BFEC"><enum>(xiii)</enum><text>such other
relevant information as the Secretary may by regulation require.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H576E59F9757E4F97BEFDD3705900EAE8"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Upon a
determination that the development and production plan is complete, the
Secretary shall have 120 days from the date the plan is deemed complete to
conduct a review of the plan.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H489079A93C664CB481371B9E07F50082"><enum>(G)</enum><text>If the Secretary
finds the development and production plan is not consistent with all statutory
and regulatory requirements described in subparagraph (E)(x), the Secretary
shall notify the lessee with a detailed explanation of such modifications of
the development and production plan as are necessary to achieve
compliance.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H8F1989F72E784466B92F08ED001805FC"><enum>(H)</enum><text>The lessee shall
not take any action under the development and production plan within a 120 day
review period, or thereafter until the plan has been modified to achieve
compliance as so notified.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HCB15BF6643AA47B8AAB0BD61E01C9215"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Plan revisions;
conduct of development and production activities</header>
<subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H9F3ADFEDE2C84AFDAC4FEC0037E17138"><enum>(A)</enum><text>If a significant
revision of a development and production plan under this subsection is
submitted to the Secretary, the process to be used for the review of such
revision shall be the same as set forth in paragraph (4) of this
subsection.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="HAE9030A5036141FA8CB69DF91BFE16D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>All development and
production activities pursuant to any lease shall be conducted in accordance
with a development and production plan that has been submitted to and reviewed
by the Secretary or a revision of such plan.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H4A690A870CB34AB897C72BA759188027"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Cancellation of
lease on failure to submit plan or comply with approved
plan</header><text>Whenever the owner of any lease fails to submit a plan in
accordance with regulations issued under this section, or fails to comply with
a plan, the lease may be canceled in accordance with section 31. Termination of
a lease because of failure to comply with a plan, including required
modifications or revisions, shall not entitle a lessee to any
compensation.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section changed="not-changed" id="H001BBF7F5A924A4894466770DACAFB8"><enum>150.</enum><header>Minerals
management service</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The bureau
known as the <quote>Minerals Management Service</quote> in the Department of
the Interior shall be known as the <quote>National Ocean Resources and Royalty
Service</quote>.</text>
</section><section changed="not-changed" id="HA2ED4756DF4540CA91F6D3630A14C49"><enum>151.</enum><header>Authority to use
decommissioned offshore oil and gas platforms and other facilities for
artificial reef, scientific research, or other uses</header>
<subsection changed="not-changed" id="H3E75EBDE79774B738C6671BCECBE09D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Short
title</header><text>This section may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Rigs to Reefs Act of 2006</short-title></quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="HB84D205E0EAE4F53B04283BBDC6F443F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1301 et
seq.) is amended by inserting after section 9 the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H3616FDF2C8794337A82900BD018DC827" style="OLC">
<section changed="not-changed" id="HC888C54DBB484C8A984EFAAFF0FFBA8C"><enum>10.</enum><header>Use of
decommissioned offshore oil and gas platforms and other facilities for
artificial reef, scientific research, or other uses</header>
<subsection changed="not-changed" id="H27D7A1671F084CADA72759FE426C9D9F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
General</header><text>The Secretary shall issue regulations under which the
Secretary may authorize use of an offshore oil and gas platform or other
facility that is decommissioned from service for oil and gas purposes for an
artificial reef, scientific research, or any other use authorized under section
8(p) or any other applicable Federal law.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="H0EEF49CE52744DACADE510EF006988DE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Transfer
Requirements</header><text>The Secretary shall not allow the transfer of a
decommissioned offshore oil and gas platform or other facility to another
person unless the Secretary is satisfied that the transferee is sufficiently
bonded, endowed, or otherwise financially able to fulfill its obligations,
including—</text>
<paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H0ADD1B82F50F44F2A58D004F224FF852"><enum>(1)</enum><text>ongoing
maintenance of the platform or other facility;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H3FF4B6DBBA5A4A5EA5ED294880C77D88"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any liability
obligations that might arise;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H687D55BC3FF64C47806B947DBC339EB3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>removal of the
platform or other facility if determined necessary by the Secretary; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H5DB57285DDA84308815D98829DD890D9"><enum>(4)</enum><text>any other
requirements and obligations that the Secretary may deem appropriate by
regulation.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="H34C6997B62DA49F9BE764D05F8219F3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Plugging and
Abandonment</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that plugging and
abandonment of wells is accomplished at an appropriate time.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="H1709823FC541494A8C35CD62EFA89CC"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Potential to
Petition To Opt-Out of Regulations</header><text>An Adjacent State acting
through a resolution of its legislature, with concurrence of its Governor, may
preliminarily petition to opt-out of the application of regulations promulgated
under this section to platforms and other facilities located in the area of its
Adjacent Zone within 12 miles of the coastline. Upon receipt of the preliminary
petition, the Secretary shall complete an environmental assessment that
documents the anticipated environmental effects of approving the petition. The
Secretary shall provide the environmental assessment to the State, which then
has the choice of no action or confirming its petition by further action of its
legislature, with the concurrence of its Governor. The Secretary is authorized
to except such area from the application of such regulations, and shall approve
any confirmed petition.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="H97878829D79846309C81AACD20F0F737"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Limitation on
Liability</header><text>A person that had used an offshore oil and gas platform
or other facility for oil and gas purposes and that no longer has any ownership
or control of the platform or other facility shall not be liable under Federal
law for any costs or damages arising from such platform or other facility after
the date the platform or other facility is used for any purpose under
subsection (a), unless such costs or damages arise from—</text>
<paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HD0DE45166ED44F6893BDB6EFD0EE2FCC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>use of the
platform or other facility by the person for development or production of oil
or gas; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H5EE9A80805884B46B56C2B6C1B1B3CB3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>another act or
omission of the person.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="HCB668A044FB14C3BAB00D5A48B00564F"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Other Leasing
and Use not Affected</header><text>This section, and the use of any offshore
oil and gas platform or other facility for any purpose under subsection (a),
shall not affect—</text>
<paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H4F6E065CACFD43B49FA2F3CC000087AB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the authority of
the Secretary to lease any area under this Act; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H3F3953A5DBCD473D8B10FC857B364411"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any activity
otherwise authorized under this
Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="HEBBB51F0759347B0AD7521005D466F4D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Deadline for
Regulations</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior shall issue regulations
under subsection (b) by not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="H9615EE470D3B441A8C05C72F4379146C"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Study and Report
on Effects of Removal of Platforms</header><text>Not later than 1 year after
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior, in
consultation with other Federal agencies as the Secretary deems advisable,
shall study and report to the Congress regarding how the removal of offshore
oil and gas platforms and other facilities from the outer Continental Shelf
would affect existing fish stocks and coral populations.</text>
</subsection></section><section changed="not-changed" id="HB9992B4E7CE045BA93935B53B94E51D3"><enum>152.</enum><header>Repeal of
requirement to conduct comprehensive inventory of OCS oil and natural gas
resources</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Energy Policy
Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–58) is amended—</text>
<paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HF0B3BED25A444AD38400DBFEC2BBD7C4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by repealing
section 357 (119 Stat. 720; 42 U.S.C. 15912); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H936F303DD7EE4D9BB053FF1BB00424D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the table of
contents in section 1(b), by striking the item relating to such section
357.</text>
</paragraph></section><section changed="not-changed" id="HDF995951E921447AB96240454F78BFE1"><enum>153.</enum><header>Mining and
petroleum schools</header>
<subsection changed="not-changed" id="H4F7EECA9E4094322A5EF72541C8C6FB5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Federal Energy
and Mineral Resources Professional Development Fund</header>
<paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H2D38906EB4844AB3BAA84B75C793E7F1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Professional
development fund</header><text>There is established in the Treasury a separate
account to be known as the <quote>Federal Energy and Mineral Resources
Professional Development Fund</quote> (in this section referred to as the
<quote>Professional Development Fund</quote>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H8413599B272442D484E6B9F169BFAD80"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>The
Secretary of the Treasury shall deposit in the Professional Development
Fund—</text>
<subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="HC0E4BF49036740248E13A6EF85EFF7FB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>such sums as are
provided by sections 9(b)(5)(A)(iii), 9(b)(5)(B)(iii), 9(c)(4)(A)(iii), and
9(c)(4)(B)(iii) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, as amended by this
Act;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H23078C4211D446F0B7FAAECBF43C752D"><enum>(B)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HFFABEB9C4A75489FAC79B14800B0C7E4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>during the period of
October 1, 2006, through September 30, 2015, 1 percent of all sums paid into
the Treasury under section 35 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 191);
and</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="H7138259A1165494A933E74C52878C900" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>beginning October 1, 2015, and
thereafter, 2.5 percent of all sums paid into the Treasury under section 35 of
the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 191);</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H174DC26B06E846E79D00D9E7A1768079"><enum>(C)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H2DD7756A42FE4C90B540C19D24296F00"><enum>(i)</enum><text>during the period of
October 1, 2006, through September 30, 2015, 1 percent of all sums paid into
the Treasury from receipts derived from bonus bids and royalties from other
mineral leasing on public lands; and</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="H05F52EE4BD0A42E0891504C17000BDC8" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>beginning October 1, 2015, and
thereafter, 2.5 percent of all sums paid into the Treasury from receipts
derived from bonus bids and royalties from other mineral leasing on public
lands;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="HCCE3476B11D342A7B15140185900CDC6"><enum>(D)</enum><text>donations received
under paragraph (4);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H59CA652FE3FA4EB180E765348EAEAE21"><enum>(E)</enum><text>amounts referred
to in section 2325 of the Revised Statutes (30 U.S.C. 29); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="HAB491139423D4433B20073D1E83BF640"><enum>(F)</enum><text>funds received
under section 10 of the Energy and Mineral Schools Reinvestment Act, as
designated and amended by subsection (b) of this section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H8C9C41976EA947CEAF8D71538C488F35"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Investments</header><text>The
Secretary of the Treasury shall invest the amounts deposited under paragraph
(2) and all accrued interest on the amounts deposited under paragraph (2) only
in interest bearing obligations of the United States or in obligations
guaranteed as to both principal and interest by the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H1A6E6FD8BF2241B9849B1F869C1F6EB"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Donations</header><text>The
Secretary of the Interior may solicit and accept donations of funds for deposit
into the Professional Development Fund.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H234EA807FD17410CA6493F009C9778FB"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Availability to
Secretary of the Interior</header>
<subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H72827BCEF2304CDE80B0B66190CDA3CA"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Beginning with fiscal year 2007, and in each fiscal year
thereafter, the amounts deposited into the Professional Development Fund,
together with the interest thereon, shall be available, without fiscal year
limitations, to the Secretary of the Interior for use to carry out the Energy
and Mineral Schools Reinvestment Act, as designated and amended by subsection
(b) of this section.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H0D21BE0BDEA84A5DA2B2D35B9DD3F367"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Withdrawals and
transfer of funds</header><text>The Secretary of the Treasury shall withdraw
such amounts from the Professional Development Fund as the Secretary of the
Interior may request and transfer such amounts to the Secretary of the Interior
to be used, at the discretion of the Secretary to carry out the Energy and
Mineral Schools Reinvestment Act, as designated and amended by subsection (b)
of this section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="H3CF9A5D0CAEF44D6802EF7C426009D95"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Maintenance and
Restoration of Existing and Historic Petroleum and Mining Engineering
Programs</header><text>Public Law 98–409 (30 U.S.C. 1221 et seq.) is amended to
read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="HE3F6B906417D4DB5B635C55994AA3B83" style="OLC">
<section changed="not-changed" id="HD36B0D2D513C453F93B8CFBDAF00E675" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as the
<quote><short-title>Energy and Mineral Schools
Reinvestment Act</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section changed="not-changed" id="H5E10941CFC65412AB1236230172C41BF"><enum>2.</enum><header>Policy</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the policy of the United States to
maintain the human capital needed to preserve and foster the economic, energy,
and mineral resources security of the United States. The petroleum and mining
engineering programs and the applied geology and geophysics programs at State
chartered schools, universities, and institutions that produce human capital
are national assets and should be assisted with Federal funds to ensure their
continued health and existence.</text>
</section><section changed="not-changed" id="HBF08B93CAA6E45A6AEC209BE046336A8"><enum>3.</enum><header>Maintaining and
restoring historic and existing petroleum and mining engineering education
programs</header>
<subsection changed="not-changed" id="H2C292471DE28445FAF02046D5DC3C009"><enum>(a)</enum><text>Using the funds in
the Federal Energy and Mineral Resources Professional Development Fund
established under section 153(a)(1) of the <short-title>Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act of 2006</short-title>, the
Secretary of the Interior (in this Act referred to as the
<quote>Secretary</quote>) shall provide funds to each historic and existing
State-chartered recognized petroleum or mining school to assist such schools,
universities, and institutions in maintaining programs in petroleum, mining,
and mineral engineering education and research. All funds shall be directed
only to these programs and shall be subject to the conditions of this section.
Such funds shall not be less than 33 percent of the annual outlay of funds
under this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="H85A7920804FC48CCA100389860C76112"><enum>(b)</enum><text>In this Act, the
term <quote>historic and existing State-chartered recognized petroleum or
mining school</quote> means a school, university, or educational institution
with the presence of an engineering program meeting the specific program
criteria, established by the member societies of ABET, Inc., for petroleum,
mining, or mineral engineering and that is accredited on the date of enactment
of the <short-title>Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act of
2006</short-title> by ABET, Inc.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="H946BB848DE2C4C2FA9A9D0CF81433FAE"><enum>(c)</enum><text>It shall be the
duty of each school, university, or institution receiving funds under this
section to provide for and enhance the training of undergraduate and graduate
petroleum, mining, and mineral engineers through research, investigations,
demonstrations, and experiments. All such work shall be carried out in a manner
that will enhance undergraduate education.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="H73E941D52DA3487A958FE1B287D39B2F"><enum>(d)</enum><text>Each school,
university, or institution receiving funds under this Act shall maintain the
program for which the funds are provided for 10 years after the date of the
first receipt of such funds and take steps agreed to by the Secretary to
increase the number of undergraduate students enrolled in and completing the
programs of study in petroleum, mining, and mineral engineering.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="H233D5D3EBC324DC78CDEDAE2FE1613F2"><enum>(e)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The research, investigation, demonstration,
experiment, and training authorized by this section may include development and
production of conventional and non-conventional fuel resources, the production
of metallic and non-metallic mineral resources including industrial mineral
resources, and the production of stone, sand, and gravel. In all cases the work
carried out with funds made available under this Act shall include a
significant opportunity for participation by undergraduate students.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="H42BED92FA7484CA39C52E635EAF972A6"><enum>(f)</enum><text>Research funded by
this Act related to energy and mineral resource development and production may
include studies of petroleum, mining, and mineral extraction and immediately
related beneficiation technology; mineral economics, reclamation technology and
practices for active operations, and the development of re-mining systems and
technologies to facilitate reclamation that fosters the ultimate recovery of
resources at abandoned petroleum, mining, and aggregate production
sites.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="HCE315DEBAC4449D5A29F53E9DB167D6B"><enum>(g)</enum><text>Grants for basic
science and engineering studies and research shall not require additional
participation by funding partners. Grants for studies to demonstrate the proof
of concept for science and engineering or the demonstration of feasibility and
implementation shall include participation by industry and may include funding
from other Federal agencies.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="H080F5856480B4E44B6A70028CE18D1AD"><enum>(h)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HBF8886BC6D064E7699094FA3AB5C19A0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>No funds made available
under this section shall be applied to the acquisition by purchase or lease of
any land or interests therein, or the rental, purchase, construction,
preservation, or repair of any building.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H03E2371A5D1540808EC9D75992C4729C" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Funding made available under this
section may be used with the express approval of the Secretary for proposals
that will provide for maintaining or upgrading of existing laboratories and
laboratory equipment. Funding for such maintenance shall not be used for
university overhead expenses.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HED37DD6069A342D7A0B0B15F5CBE9994" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Funding made available under this Act
may be used for maintaining and upgrading mines and oil and gas drilling rigs
owned by a school, university, or institution described in this section that
are used for undergraduate and graduate training and worker safety training.
All requests for funding such mines and oil and gas drilling rigs must
demonstrate that they have been owned by the school, university, or institution
for 5 years prior to the date of enactment of the
<short-title>Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act of
2006</short-title> and have been actively used for instructional or training
purposes during that time.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H23C63F7213C148BEB621611DEE06674B" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Any funding made available under this
section for research, investigation, demonstration, experiment, or training
shall not be used for university overhead charges in excess of 10 percent of
the amount authorized by the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section changed="not-changed" id="HCE18E01009BB4F4D9656536137F4075C"><enum>4.</enum><header>Former and new
petroleum and mining engineering programs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">A school, university, or educational
institution that formerly met the requirements of section 3(b) immediately
before the date of the enactment of the <short-title>Deep
Ocean Energy Resources Act of 2006</short-title>, or that seeks to establish a
new program described in section 3(b), shall be eligible for funding under this
Act only if it—</text>
<paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HF986EC62A1D04782909139FDEAABDA4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>establishes a
petroleum, mining, or mineral engineering program that meets the specific
program criteria and is accredited as such by ABET, Inc.;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H6273FA9883FD4AF098E68437FD2C42D8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>agrees to the
conditions of subsections (c) through (h) of section 3 and the Secretary, as
advised by the Committee established by section 11, determines that the program
will strengthen and increase the number of nationally available, well-
qualified faculty members in petroleum, mining, and mineral engineering;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H4674CCEFD3EE403AB3DFE859D82424DE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>agrees to maintain
the accredited program for 10 years after the date of the first receipt of
funds under this Act.</text>
</paragraph></section><section changed="not-changed" id="H8B41798028A3431000742BC5E9FC3615"><enum>5.</enum><header>Funding of
consortia of historic and existing schools</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Where appropriate, the Secretary may make
funds available to consortia of schools, universities, or institutions
described in sections 3, 4, and 6, including those consortia that include
schools, universities, or institutions that are ineligible for funds under this
Act if those schools, universities, or institutions, respectively, have skills,
programs, or facilities specifically identified as needed by the consortia to
meet the necessary expenses for purposes of—</text>
<paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H76E9F5B642484798A92573B9F3C36EF7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>specific energy
and mineral research projects of broad application that could not otherwise be
undertaken, including the expenses of planning and coordinating regional
petroleum, geothermal, mining, and mineral engineering or beneficiation
projects by 2 or more schools; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H2DD40771448C46D285F09521DEF0597E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>research into any
aspects of petroleum, geothermal, mining, or mineral engineering or
beneficiation problems, including exploration, that are related to the mission
of the Department of the Interior and that are considered by the Committee to
be desirable.</text>
</paragraph></section><section changed="not-changed" id="H60AB8E1D2DF74BBB80D6A9FE86786DAF"><enum>6.</enum><header>Support for
schools with energy and mineral resource programs in petroleum and mineral
exploration geology, petroleum geophysics, or mining geophysics</header>
<subsection changed="not-changed" id="H2CA00A286D8C43668943A8BB53AC9D00"><enum>(a)</enum><text>20 percent of the
annual outlay of funds under this Act may be granted to schools, universities,
and institutions other than those described in sections 3 and 4.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="HB646A8785879475AA16CF22457F8E491"><enum>(b)</enum><text>The Secretary, as
advised by the Committee established by section 11, shall determine the
eligibility of a college or university to receive funding under this Act using
criteria that include—</text>
<paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H764A24D58B0E4992B38C83E585396BA1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the presence of a
substantial program of undergraduate and graduate geoscience instruction and
research in 1 or more of the following specialties: petroleum geology,
geothermal geology, mineral exploration geology, economic geology, industrial
minerals geology, mining geology, petroleum geophysics, mining geophysics,
geological engineering, or geophysical engineering that has a demonstrated
history of achievement;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H0189068496834BFB94AD001ED7D3C1B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>evidence of
institutional commitment for the purposes of this Act that includes a
significant opportunity for participation by undergraduate students in
research;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H07CE7E02054D4F7693A07614FA9D4A4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>evidence that such
school, university, or institution has or can obtain significant industrial
cooperation in activities within the scope of this Act;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HF4B4EC0B35084681A56C01E49B19E0B3"><enum>(4)</enum><text>agreement by the
school, university, or institution to maintain the programs for which the
funding is sought for the 10-year period beginning on the date the school,
university, or institution first receives such funds; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H855940D8F1D04135A6E97B87434B4668"><enum>(5)</enum><text>requiring that
such funding shall be for the purposes set forth in subsections (c) through (h)
of section 3 and subject to the conditions set forth in section 3(h).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section changed="not-changed" id="H918065539E2B4CED8700975D30C17713"><enum>7.</enum><header>Designation of
funds for scholarships and fellowships</header>
<subsection changed="not-changed" id="H4E010760F91D47AABDD6D968F7E43E13"><enum>(a)</enum><text>The Secretary
shall utilize 19 percent of the annual outlay of funds under this Act for the
purpose of providing merit-based scholarships for undergraduate education,
graduate fellowships, and postdoctoral fellowships.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="HEC46CDE6E19243FDA09922B49B7B4644"><enum>(b)</enum><text>In order to
receive a scholarship or a graduate fellowship, an individual student must be a
lawful permanent resident of the United States or a United States citizen and
must agree in writing to complete a course of studies and receive a degree in
petroleum, mining, or mineral engineering, petroleum geology, geothermal
geology, mining and economic geology, petroleum and mining geophysics, or
mineral economics.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="H3A49EA0AFB224552B2170086E16B0784"><enum>(c)</enum><text>The regulations
required by section 9 shall require that an individual, in order to retain a
scholarship or graduate fellowship, must continue in 1 of the course of studies
listed in subsection (b) of this section, must remain in good academic
standing, as determined by the school, institution, or university and must
allow for reinstatement of the scholarship or graduate fellowship by the
Secretary, upon the recommendation of the school or institution. Such
regulations may also provide for recovery of funds from an individual who fails
to complete any of the courses of study listed in subsection (b) of this
section after notice that such completion is a requirement of receipt funding
under this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section changed="not-changed" id="H4375AF4E9FD24CF4AB2C5369B723411B"><enum>8.</enum><header>Funding criteria
for institutions</header>
<subsection changed="not-changed" id="HD2972F71E49741C4B67E434C8BAE5205"><enum>(a)</enum><text>Each application
for funds under this Act shall state, among other things, the nature of the
project to be undertaken; the period during which it will be pursued; the
qualifications of the personnel who will direct and conduct it; the estimated
costs; the importance of the project to the Nation, region, or States
concerned; its relation to other known research projects theretofore pursued or
being pursued; the extent to which the proposed project will maximize the
opportunity for the training of undergraduate petroleum, mining, and mineral
engineers; geologists and geophysicists; and the extent of participation by
nongovernmental sources in the project.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="H3166F75BB52743D28FC5550773555126"><enum>(b)</enum><text>No funds shall be
made available under this Act except for a project approved by the Secretary.
All funds shall be made available upon the basis of merit of the project, the
need for the knowledge that it is expected to produce when completed, and the
opportunity it provides for the undergraduate training of individuals as
petroleum, mining, and mineral engineers, geologists, and geophysicists.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="HFDAECC1014F246618783F06C52E12FDB"><enum>(c)</enum><text>Funds available
under this Act shall be paid at such times and in such amounts during each
fiscal year as determined by the Secretary, and upon vouchers approved by the
Secretary. Each school, university, or institution that receives funds under
this Act shall—</text>
<paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HF402BD0553634A7CB0638ED1B9F5C88"><enum>(1)</enum><text>establish its plan
to provide for the training of individuals as petroleum, mining, and mineral
engineers, geologists, and geophysicists under a curriculum appropriate to the
field of mineral resources and mineral engineering and related fields;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HDD41EF96DF48424EAA90F253B7F7403E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>establish policies
and procedures that assure that Federal funds made available under this Act for
any fiscal year will supplement and, to the extent practicable, increase the
level of funds that would, in the absence of such Federal funds, be made
available for purposes of this Act, and in no case supplant such funds;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H4A7E321CAB694FEF8CFAB7E04EC77F4E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>have an officer
appointed by its governing authority who shall receive and account for all
funds paid under this Act and shall make an annual report to the Secretary on
or before the first day of September of each year, on work accomplished and the
status of projects underway, together with a detailed statement of the amounts
received under this Act during the preceding fiscal year, and of its
disbursements on schedules prescribed by the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="H2762D07E36684743B32F941B13535FFF"><enum>(d)</enum><text>If any of the
funds received by the authorized receiving officer of a program under this Act
are found by the Secretary to have been improperly diminished, lost, or
misapplied, such funds shall be recovered by the Secretary.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="HB2FD52491633482C8BFC7001835321"><enum>(e)</enum><text>Schools,
universities, and institutions receiving funds under this Act are authorized
and encouraged to plan and conduct programs under this Act in cooperation with
each other and with such other agencies, business enterprises and
individuals.</text>
</subsection></section><section changed="not-changed" id="H197BD04B8ADD4A95A5CDD003DBAF33"><enum>9.</enum><header>Duties of
Secretary</header>
<subsection changed="not-changed" id="HCD6574BC4568480EBAC95DDF69C9EFFC"><enum>(a)</enum><text>The Secretary,
acting through the Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management, shall
administer this Act and shall prescribe such rules and regulations as may be
necessary to carry out its provisions not later than 1 year after the enactment
of the <short-title>Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act of
2006</short-title>.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="H1335870D6D654864A85399E9442EF061"><enum>(b)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H8AE5C43630CD4B36A45D7E0016A3768C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>There is established in
the Department of the Interior, under the supervision of the Assistant
Secretary for Land and Minerals Management, an office to be known as the Office
of Petroleum and Mining Schools (hereafter in this Act referred to as the
<quote>Office</quote>) to administer the provisions of this Act. There shall be
a Director of the Office who shall be a member of the Senior Executive Service.
The position of the Director shall be allocated from among the existing Senior
Executive Service positions at the Department of the Interior and shall be a
career reserved position as defined in section 3132(a)(8) of title 5, United
States Code.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HBF572D0E139F4BDFA6F1DC005531616B" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The Director is authorized to appoint
a Deputy Director and to employ such officers and employees as may be necessary
to enable the Office to carry out its functions, not to exceed fifteen. Such
appointments shall be made from existing positions at the Department of the
Interior, and shall be subject to the provisions of title 5, United States
Code, governing appointments in the competitive service. Such positions shall
be paid in accordance with the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of
chapter 53 of such title relating to classification and General Schedule pay
rates.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H7473AF64A7D343BCA4F91B4E024200A6" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>In carrying out his or her functions,
the Director shall assist and advise the Secretary and the Committee
established by section 11 of this Act by</text>
<subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="HF99B782F7E4C4EA1BFB602AF34D131D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>providing professional and
administrative staff support for the Committee including recordkeeping and
maintaining minutes of all Committee and subcommittee meetings;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H8FF7E34BB8724B02B6F88E9B5CE98B6B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>coordinating the activities of the
Committee with Federal agencies and departments, and the schools, universities,
and institutions to which funds are provided under this Act;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H27908C51AD454AA69D8E9D2F59A6D00"><enum>(C)</enum><text>maintaining accurate records of funds
disbursed for all scholarships, fellowships, research grants, and grants for
career technical education purposes;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="HAC2335A12FFC40EC8310D693D526A376"><enum>(D)</enum><text>preparing any regulations required to
implement this Act;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H69C7B67A7C5A4515BB2634CCD8C431EA"><enum>(E)</enum><text>conducting site visits at schools,
universities, and institutions receiving funding under this Act; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="HE9760C271FF441F6BB2B7419CEE7C438"><enum>(F)</enum><text>serving as a central repository for
reports and clearing house for public information on research funded by this
Act.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H89BA905268914B629E4D632747A6D50" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The Director or an employee of the
Office shall be present at each meeting of the Committee established by section
11 or a subcommittee of such Committee.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HA43B7F55C2924B3EAED9B84595D5F45E" indent="up1"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The Director is authorized to
contract with public or private agencies, institutions, and organizations and
with individuals without regard to section 3324(a) and (b) of title 31, United
States Code, and section 5 of title 41, United States Code, in carrying out his
or her functions.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H89CC53C3027343C0AC99BBB84120CC8D" indent="up1"><enum>(6)</enum><text>As needed the Director shall
ascertain whether the requirements of this Act have been met by schools,
universities, institutions, and individuals, including the payment of any
revenues derived from patents into the fund created by section 153(a)(1) of the
<short-title>Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act of
2006</short-title> as required by section 10(d) of this Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="H6B32BA9A43184E7F8EB5FCA34792E978"><enum>(c)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, acting through the Office of
Petroleum and Mining Schools, shall furnish such advice and assistance as will
best promote the purposes of this Act, shall participate in coordinating
research, investigations, demonstrations, and experiments initiated under this
Act, shall indicate to schools, universities, and institutions receiving funds
under this Act such lines of inquiry that seem most important, and shall
encourage and assist in the establishment and maintenance of cooperation
between such schools, universities, and institutions, other research
organizations, the Department of the Interior, and other Federal
agencies.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="HC19874169F394CC3A5F5EF3601B7C4A7"><enum>(d)</enum><text>The Secretary
shall establish procedures—</text>
<paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H2D7170E36F7C493499985C2295CA886"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to ensure that each
employee and contractor of the Office established by this section and each
member of the committee established by section 11 of this Act shall disclose to
the Secretary any financial interests in or financial relationships with
schools, universities, institutions or individuals receiving funds,
scholarships or fellowships under this Act;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H6E2795462F2B4DE5A41DF2003E34C088"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to require any
employee, contractor, or member of the committee with a financial relationship
disclosed under paragraph (1) to recuse themselves from—</text>
<subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H19F5CDF2C88342DEBF03CCD334D4CC1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any recommendation
or decision regarding the awarding of funds, scholarships or fellowships;
or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="HED29218CEC6C4A38AC8785418000A4E2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any review,
report, analysis or investigation regarding compliance with the provisions of
this Act by a school, university, institution or any individual.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="HDB058B6613414CCAB66FBBE45483D550"><enum>(e)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On or before the first day of July of each
year beginning after the date of enactment of this sentence, schools,
universities, and institutions receiving funds under this Act shall certify
compliance with this Act and upon request of the Director of the office
established by this section provide documentation of such compliance.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="H617D733B89504DFBAA6F995F2749FA42"><enum>(f)</enum><text>An individual
granted a scholarship or fellowship with funds provided under this Act shall
through their respective school, university, or institution, advise the
Director of the office established by this Act of progress towards completion
of the course of studies and upon the awarding of the degree within 30 days
after the award.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="H614AE06E7BCD4CD384DD520166953086"><enum>(g)</enum><text>The regulations
required by this section shall include a preference for veterans and service
members who have received or will receive either the Afghanistan Campaign Medal
or the Iraq Campaign Medal as authorized by Public Law 108–234 (10 U.S.C. 1121
note), and Executive Order 13363 (69 Fed. Reg. 70175; relating to establishing
the Afghanistan and Iraq Campaign Medals).</text>
</subsection></section><section changed="not-changed" id="HEBF62EF6610945AEA09B879E9F00C3CA"><enum>10.</enum><header>Coordination</header>
<subsection changed="not-changed" id="H80A9F25B4A9440C6893DEC47A68C8E39"><enum>(a)</enum><text>Nothing in this
Act shall be construed to impair or modify the legal relationship existing
between any of the schools, universities, and institutions under whose
direction a program is established with funds provided under this Act and the
government of the State in which it is located. Nothing in this Act shall in
any way be construed to authorize Federal control or direction of education at
any school, university, or institution.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="H156A6BF7A5614FDE8CAE9DD42847B35C"><enum>(b)</enum><text>The programs
authorized by this Act are intended to enhance the Nation’s petroleum, mining,
and mineral engineering education programs and to enhance educational programs
in petroleum and mining exploration and to increase the number of individuals
enrolled in and completing these programs. To achieve this intent, the
Secretary and the Committee established by section 11 shall receive the
continuing advice and cooperation of all agencies of the Federal Government
concerned with the identification, exploration, and development of energy and
mineral resources.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="H7059FA5FB3D1498882ADADEF524E7103"><enum>(c)</enum><text>Nothing in this
Act is intended to give or shall be construed as giving the Secretary any
authority over mining and mineral resources research conducted by any agency of
the Federal Government, or as repealing or diminishing existing authorities or
responsibilities of any agency of the Federal Government to plan and conduct,
contract for, or assist in research in its area of responsibility and concern
with regard to mining and mineral resources.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="HAD4DACE6EBE94364AA32B7BD509DE6F9"><enum>(d)</enum><text>The schools,
universities, and institutions receiving funding under this Act shall make
detailed reports to the Office of Petroleum and Mining Schools on projects
completed, in progress, or planned with funds provided under this Act. All such
reports shall available to the public on not less than an annual basis through
the Office of Petroleum and Mining Schools. All uses, products, processes,
patents, and other developments resulting from any research, demonstration, or
experiment funded in whole or in part under this Act shall be made available
promptly to the general public, subject to exception or limitation, if any, as
the Secretary may find necessary in the interest of national security. Schools,
universities, and institutions receiving patents for inventions funded in whole
or in part under this Act shall be governed by the applicable Federal law,
except that 1 percent of gross annual revenues due to the holders of the
patents that are derived from such patents shall be paid by the holders of the
patents to the Federal Energy and Mineral Resources Professional Development
Fund established by section 153(a)(1) of the <short-title>Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act of
2006</short-title>.</text>
</subsection></section><section changed="not-changed" id="H5314C0A47C03492BB693B24C13A6C992"><enum>11.</enum><header>Committee on
Petroleum, Mining, and Mineral Engineering and Energy and Mineral Resource
Education</header>
<subsection changed="not-changed" id="H88E3AB072AE047649D168D93E2733708"><enum>(a)</enum><text>The Secretary
shall appoint a Committee on Petroleum, Mining, and Mineral Engineering and
Energy and Mineral Resource Education composed of—</text>
<paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H1A48C28407F245F4A10086A89796B9DC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Assistant
Secretary of the Interior responsible for land and minerals management and not
more than 16 other persons who are knowledgeable in the fields of mining and
mineral resources research, including 2 university administrators, 1 of whom
shall be from historic and existing petroleum and mining schools; a community,
technical, or tribal college administrator; a career technical education
educator; 6 representatives equally distributed from the petroleum, mining, and
aggregate industries; a working miner; a working oilfield worker; a
representative of the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission; a
representative from the Interstate Mining Compact Commission; a representative
from the Western Governors Association; a representative of the State
geologists, and a representative of a State mining and reclamation agency. In
making these 16 appointments, the Secretary shall consult with interested
groups.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H72D25CDBD6EE49AE8C2B8ED900CABDC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The Assistant
Secretary for Land and Minerals Management, in the capacity of the Chairman of
the Committee, may have present during meetings of the Committee
representatives of Federal agencies with responsibility for energy and minerals
resources management, energy and mineral resource investigations, energy and
mineral commodity information, international trade in energy and mineral
commodities, mining safety regulation and mine safety research, and research
into the development, production, and utilization of energy and mineral
commodities. These representatives shall serve as technical advisors to the
committee and shall have no voting responsibilities.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="H47AF878125344CF88769442DD3EBE2D2"><enum>(b)</enum><text>The Committee
shall consult with, and make recommendations to, the Secretary on all matters
relating to funding energy and mineral resources research, the awarding of
scholarships and fellowships and allocation of funding made under this Act. The
Secretary shall consult with and carefully consider recommendations of the
Committee in such matters.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="H624407FB720E4A53002B230714ABD3"><enum>(c)</enum><text>Committee members,
other than officers or employees of Federal, State, or local governments, shall
be, for each day (including traveltime) during which they are performing
Committee business, paid at a rate fixed by the Secretary but not in excess of
the daily equivalent of the maximum rate of pay for level IV of the Executive
Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, and shall be fully
reimbursed for travel, subsistence, and related expenses.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="HEC9C4D99BB724A3C873126F1B9D27077"><enum>(d)</enum><text>The Committee
shall be chaired by the Assistant Secretary of the Interior responsible for
land and minerals management. There shall also be elected a Vice Chairman by
the Committee from among the members referred to in this section. The Vice
Chairman shall perform such duties as are determined to be appropriate by the
committee, except that the Chairman of the Committee must personally preside at
all meetings of the full Committee. The Committee may organize itself into such
subcommittees as the Committee may deem appropriate.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="H61782239C3124E1AA94BB8D95AD4FAD"><enum>(e)</enum><text>Following
completion of the report required by section 385 of the Energy Policy Act of
2005 (119 Stat. 744), the Committee shall consider the recommendations of the
report, ongoing efforts in the schools, universities, and institutions
receiving funding under this Act, the Federal and State Governments, and the
private sector, and shall formulate and recommend to the Secretary a national
plan for a program utilizing the fiscal resources provided under this Act. The
Committee shall submit such plan to the Secretary for approval. Upon approval,
the plan shall guide the Secretary and the Committee in their actions under
this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="H47DF3C97646445BE0067314B7BE8FAEC"><enum>(f)</enum><text>Section 10 of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2) shall not apply to the
Committee.</text>
</subsection></section><section changed="not-changed" id="H6FBFAC7D1C8E44EDB6E190D8877124FA"><enum>12.</enum><header>Career technical
education</header>
<subsection changed="not-changed" id="H84A8D844267D412A84973100CB09E761"><enum>(a)</enum><text>Up to 25 percent
of the annual outlay of funds under this Act may be granted to schools or
institutions including colleges, universities, community colleges, tribal
colleges, technical institutes, and secondary schools, other than those
described in sections 3, 4, 5, and 6.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="H5F01470B853B49BF856360A6C1DB7EA2"><enum>(b)</enum><text>The Secretary, as
advised by the Committee established under section 11, shall determine the
eligibility of a school or institution to receive funding under this section
using criteria that include—</text>
<paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H6996D4D2879B499C8B03932139044DCE"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the presence of a State-approved program in
mining engineering technology, petroleum engineering technology, industrial
engineering technology, or industrial technology that—</text>
<subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="HC5EA1F36D87E4B2EACCFF3358FAF55DB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is focused on
technology and its use in energy and mineral production and related
maintenance, operational safety, or energy infrastructure protection and
security;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H19BD5393DAB340969D62DBAA13277E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>prepares students
for advanced or supervisory roles in the mining industry or the petroleum
industry; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H619275DEC946439A9C00E0CC972C4DF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>grants either an
associate's degree or a baccalaureate degree in 1 of the subjects listed in
subparagraph (A);</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HB3F0489C963245CA83489D45899C2B7B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the presence of a
program, including a secondary school vocational education program or career
academy, that provides training for individuals entering the petroleum, coal
mining, or mineral mining industries; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8F4CCB2E69F044CBBC00A6C9A65769E1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the presence of a
State-approved program of career technical education at a secondary school,
offered cooperatively with a community college in 1 of the industrial sectors
of—</text>
<subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="HC1E2C61CB2E94582A157C1FFEED2B68"><enum>(A)</enum><text>agriculture,
forestry, or fisheries;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="HD5A6AA1A46D346CC9C26AE1F2257F9EC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>utilities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="HB295EE9647634A358E4C927BC322BE08"><enum>(C)</enum><text>construction;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="HFBC2370327E64193B7B9422F012EF8FD"><enum>(D)</enum><text>manufacturing;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H80A05EA013954F9A8B4781E12FCFE585"><enum>(E)</enum><text>transportation and
warehousing.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="HCB90BBFAABE1462C0029CB4403571CD0"><enum>(c)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Schools or institutions receiving funds
under this section must show evidence of an institutional commitment for the
purposes of career technical education and provide evidence that the school or
institution has received or will receive industry cooperation in the form of
equipment, employee time, or donations of funds to support the activities that
are within the scope of this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="H228214AEAF6A437C0083DA76C02929AD"><enum>(d)</enum><text>Schools or
institutions receiving funds under this section must agree to maintain the
programs for which the funding is sought for a period of 10 years beginning on
the date the school or institution receives such funds, unless the Secretary
finds that a shorter period of time is appropriate for the local labor market
or is required by State authorities.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="H2FA1AC8A156D4A29AD9885108DCAAA45"><enum>(e)</enum><text>Schools or
institutions receiving funds under this section may combine these funds with
State funds, and other Federal funds where allowed by law, to carry out
programs described in this section, however the use of the funds received under
this section must be reported to the Secretary not less than annually.</text>
</subsection></section><section changed="not-changed" id="H7B783FB1183C410190B1A5C313DB4D9"><enum>13.</enum><header>Department of the
Interior workforce enhancement</header>
<subsection changed="not-changed" id="H0688F7EBB20D4AB7B88FA39493169110"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Physical
science, engineering and technology scholarship program</header>
<paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HF28FBBA3B4E64EAEBA7E7976949B24F4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>From the funds
made available to carry out this section, the Secretary shall use 30 percent of
that amount to provide financial assistance for education in physical sciences,
engineering, and engineering or industrial technology and disciplines that, as
determined by the Secretary, are critical to the functions of the Department of
the Interior and are needed in the Department of the Interior workforce.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HE225BF9A2A024BB1936DF77CB4878BD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The Secretary may
award a scholarship in accordance with this section to a person who—</text>
<subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H5E0A21B68E68459B8538A06FA3A3CCA8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is a citizen of
the United States;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H8B963222A83B4AABB759D89796EEB7A1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is pursuing an
undergraduate or advanced degree in a critical skill or discipline described in
paragraph (1) at an institution of higher education; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="HD91D9ABAA5634BA096C324406038EA04"><enum>(C)</enum><text>enters into a
service agreement with the Secretary as described in subsection (e).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H0D12EC22CAFF457B9885E9002DCF10C1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The amount of the
financial assistance provided under a scholarship awarded to a person under
this subsection shall be the amount determined by the Secretary as being
necessary to pay all educational expenses incurred by that person, including
tuition, fees, cost of books, laboratory expenses, and expenses of room and
board. The expenses paid, however, shall be limited to those educational
expenses normally incurred by students at the institution of higher education
involved.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="HADCE96DBE391426F8B1DF5E84F6452B9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Scholarship
program for students attending minority serving higher education
institutions</header>
<paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HC26A25718D564551AEB56634E5575268"><enum>(1)</enum><text>From the funds
made available to carry out this section, the Secretary shall use 25 percent of
that amount to award scholarships in accordance with this section to persons
who—</text>
<subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="HF15AE6893C494DDEB766003622069BE4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>are enrolled in a
Minority Serving Higher Education Institutions.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H0F684CD45C1B433CABE1CCF1AD4E29DC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>are citizens of
the United States;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H188E3D0323884EF190CA8E6D638495C4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>are pursuing an
undergraduate or advanced degree in agriculture, engineering, engineering or
industrial technology, or physical sciences, or other discipline that is found
by the Secretary to be critical to the functions of the Department of the
Interior and are needed in the Department of the Interior workforce; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="HD46CBB57F1CF4DB687DBCD50BDB26E2B"><enum>(D)</enum><text>enter into a
service agreement with the Secretary of the Interior as described in subsection
(e).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HF1210BB9A9EF43568240D3379EFB83D3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The amount of the
financial assistance provided under a scholarship awarded to a person under
this subsection shall be the amount determined by the Secretary as being
necessary to pay all educational expenses incurred by that person, including
tuition, fees, cost of books, laboratory expenses, and expenses of room and
board. The expenses paid, however, shall be limited to those educational
expenses normally incurred by students at the institution of higher education
involved.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="H227620487FA241558EC7DDC83A292B0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Education
partnerships with minority serving higher education institutions</header>
<paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HD43D229C977042008CE0EBFAF70037BE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Secretary
shall require the director of each Bureau and Office, to foster the
participation of Minority Serving Higher Education Institutions in any
regulatory activity, land management activity, science activity, engineering or
industrial technology activity, or engineering activity carried out by the
Department of the Interior.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H6EEA06AD401345A2836500155DE0548B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>From the funds
made available to carry out this section, the Secretary shall use 25 percent of
that amount to support activities at Minority Serving Higher Education
Institutions by—</text>
<subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H6D648161E9CB43319D4F05B058582350"><enum>(A)</enum><text>funding faculty
and students in these institutions in collaborative research projects that are
directly related to the Departmental or Bureau missions;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H65B95AE65192447184003E8888C1C730"><enum>(B)</enum><text>allowing equipment
transfer to Minority Serving Higher Education Institutions as a part of a
collaborative research program directly related to a Departmental or Bureau
mission;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="HD7CEA907F9C945CCA0CB6469EBA256A7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>allowing faculty
and students at these Minority Serving Higher Education Institutions to
participate Departmental and Bureau training activities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="HE19F35BF213540D78287D000E9E7A3D4"><enum>(D)</enum><text>funding paid
internships in Departmental and Bureau facilities for students at Minority
Serving Higher Education Institutions;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H17E25AA777934476900292698CE4E34F"><enum>(E)</enum><text>assigning
Departmental and Bureau personnel to positions located at Minority Serving
Higher Educational Institutions to serve as mentors to students interested in a
science, technology or engineering disciplines related to the mission of the
Department or the Bureaus.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="H494077B140C745D8AF545302A50058DF"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Kindergarten
through grade 12 science education enhancement program</header>
<paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H9FD8D9F7D4094CD786A1D293294CAA41"><enum>(1)</enum><text>From the funds
made available to carry out this section, the Secretary shall use 20 percent of
that amount to support activities designed to enhance the knowledge and
expertise of teachers of basic sciences, mathematics, engineering and
technology in Kindergarten through Grade 12 programs.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HDBD3848292A44C9799183810004CE17B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The Secretary is
authorized to—</text>
<subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="HE6EDE7BB94E949F3B472E85D9FBC56E5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>support
competitive events for students under the supervision of teachers that are
designed to encourage student interest and knowledge in science, engineering,
technology and mathematics;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="HE68348204BF149139F36DF11BB2BB04"><enum>(B)</enum><text>support
competitively-awarded, peer-reviewed programs to promote professional
development for mathematics, science, engineering and technology teachers who
teach in grades from kindergarten through grade 12;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H3FBCFD440D674E609434F95215E449B1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>support summer
internships at Department facilities, for mathematics, science, engineering and
technology teachers who teach in grades from kindergarten through grade 12;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H272B64A8DD0A4E1000734D1FFAFD44FB"><enum>(D)</enum><text>sponsor and assist
in sponsoring educational and teacher training activities in subject areas
identified as critical skills.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="H59699277D590410996816CBAA566C752"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Service
agreement for recipients of assistance</header>
<paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HBB98CF7C70844BD183A0FD9F9BBD00A2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>To receive
financial assistance under subsection (a) and subsection (b) of this
section—</text>
<subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H57BDEFA57237433EB86D12DC86D589BB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the case of an
employee of the Department of the Interior, the employee shall enter into a
written agreement to continue in the employment of the department for the
period of obligated service determined under paragraph (2); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H54CC29BB0EB74FFDB761BD5EEAF51CFC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the case of a
person not an employee of the Department of the Interior, the person shall
enter into a written agreement to accept and continue employment in the
Department of the Interior for the period of obligated service determined under
paragraph (2).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H0C97D65F86AB4BA3B274C105B61D813E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>For the purposes
of this section, the period of obligated service for a recipient of a
scholarship under this section shall be the period determined by the Secretary
as being appropriate to obtain adequate service in exchange for the financial
assistance provided under the scholarship. In no event may the period of
service required of a recipient be less than the total period of pursuit of a
degree that is covered by the scholarship. The period of obligated service is
in addition to any other period for which the recipient is obligated to serve
in the civil service of the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H753B07200C9A4444933E9D6528C0AEDF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>An agreement
entered into under this subsection by a person pursuing an academic degree
shall include any terms and conditions that the Secretary determines necessary
to protect the interests of the United States or otherwise appropriate for
carrying out this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="HCF189C8D814D489BA2B19700FC92C7B4"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Refund for
period of unserved obligated service</header>
<paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H9FA9081E908445278BE492CF00844337"><enum>(1)</enum><text>A person who
voluntarily terminates service before the end of the period of obligated
service required under an agreement entered into under subsection (e) shall
refund to the United States an amount determined by the Secretary as being
appropriate to obtain adequate service in exchange for financial
assistance.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H8B1A9A6FBC814329B5DBF0FEF2C2E1C8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>An obligation to
reimburse the United States imposed under paragraph (1) is for all purposes a
debt owed to the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H0B7AF525C7C145428766EBC804B300EE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The Secretary of
the Interior may waive, in whole or in part, a refund required under paragraph
(1) if the Secretary determines that recovery would be against equity and good
conscience or would be contrary to the best interests of the United
States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HF8D5FD3289AD47C286003CAEA6DD1B5C"><enum>(4)</enum><text>A discharge in
bankruptcy under title 11, United States Code, that is entered less than 5
years after the termination of an agreement under this section does not
discharge the person signing such agreement from a debt arising under such
agreement or under this subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="H0C82CDC8933042DE8539DB4803060076"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Relationship to
other programs</header><text>The Secretary shall coordinate the provision of
financial assistance under the authority of this section with the provision of
financial assistance under the authorities provided in this Act in order to
maximize the benefits derived by the Department of Interior from the exercise
of all such authorities.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="H0263186C97F14708A1B3006600BAF331"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than September 1 of each year, the Secretary shall submit to the
Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report on the status of the
assistance program carried out under this section. The report shall describe
the programs within the Department designed to recruit and retain a workforce
on a short-term basis and on a long-term basis.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="HC9766CC79116477A974FF3BD405EEA99"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>As
used in this section:</text>
<paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H2BCCB5E773B84F368D7CCBE369D91FA0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The term
<quote>Minority Serving Higher Education Institutions</quote> means a
Hispanic-serving institution, historically Black college or university, Alaska
Native-serving institution, or tribal college.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H75293D3F9CD14FC394003700841E2F00"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The term
<quote>Hispanic-serving institution</quote> has the meaning given the term in
section 502(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1101a(a)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H19F9BA95BF5A4DE7A02162ED002105BB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The term
<quote>historically Black college or university</quote> has the meaning given
the term <quote>part B institution</quote> in section 322 of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H0EAA34EB7ECF441BA6E2FC704DC61F50"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The term
<quote>tribal college</quote> has the meaning given the term <quote>tribally
controlled college or university</quote> in section 2(a) of the Tribally
Controlled College or University Assistance Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C.
1801(a)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H20CB0FBBBA234BEB942044AEF0261DF2"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>institution of higher
education</quote> has the meaning given such term in section 101 of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HF561494B84CF46D7A2EB4FBDC68B6EF2"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The term
<quote>Alaska Native-serving institution</quote> has the meaning given the term
in section 317 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059d).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="HF89422F47B1A419D8F9525474060C8E1"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>The
Secretary shall spend 3 percent of the annual outlay under this Act to
implement this section not to exceed
$10,000,000.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section changed="not-changed" id="H6932D6D351F94639BACB006FD46449E2"><enum>154.</enum><header>Onshore and
offshore mineral lease fees</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Except as otherwise provided in this part,
the Department of the Interior is prohibited from charging fees applicable to
actions on Federal onshore and offshore oil and gas, coal, geothermal, and
other mineral leases, including transportation of any production from such
leases, if such fees were not established in final regulations prior to the
date of issuance of the lease.</text>
</section><section changed="not-changed" id="H010FD6510E99462B93FB5143252CA781"><enum>155.</enum><header>OCS regional
headquarters</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The headquarters
for the Gulf of Mexico Region shall permanently be located within the State of
Louisiana within 25 miles of the center of Jackson Square, New Orleans,
Louisiana. Further, not later than July 1, 2008, the Secretary of the Interior
shall establish the headquarters for the Atlantic OCS Region and the
headquarters for the Pacific OCS Region within a State bordering the Atlantic
OCS Region and a State bordering the Pacific OCS Region, respectively, from
among the States bordering those Regions, that petitions by no later than
January 1, 2008, for leasing, for oil and gas or natural gas, covering at least
40 percent of the area of its Adjacent Zone within 100 miles of the coastline.
Such Atlantic and Pacific OCS Regions headquarters shall be located within 25
miles of the coastline and each MMS OCS regional headquarters shall be the
permanent duty station for all Minerals Management Service personnel that on a
daily basis spend on average 60 percent or more of their time in performance of
duties in support of the activities of the respective Region, except that the
Minerals Management Service may house regional inspection staff in other
locations. Each OCS Region shall each be led by a Regional Director who shall
be an employee within the Senior Executive Service.</text>
</section><section changed="not-changed" id="HFA1F3830B2AE4B938127C7E93E25EE92"><enum>156.</enum><header>National GEO
Fund Act of 2006</header>
<subsection changed="not-changed" id="HD4D93D5A9F6B4D50AEFCC7D7315F5FC6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Short
title</header><text>This section may be cited as the <quote>National Geo Fund
Act of 2006</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="HBC1EA64B7A5D46C2948750EAE5A2D843"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The
purpose of this section is to—</text>
<paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H6F4611C0B7114AAE9C7F52A36E8D71EB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>establish a fund
to provide funding for the management of geologic programs, geologic mapping,
geophysical and other seismic studies, seismic monitoring programs, and the
preservation and use of geologic and geophysical data, geothermal and
geopressure energy resource management, unconventional energy resources
management, and renewable energy management associated with ocean wave,
current, and thermal resources;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H1B196A470B3D4DC48F3573ABB0DA4D8C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>make available
receipts derived from sales, bonus bids, royalties, and fees from onshore and
offshore gas, minerals, oil, and any additional form of energy exploration and
development under the laws of the United States for the purposes of the such
fund;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H254E7AC87B8C4914AC8085F80E09CD1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>distribute funds
from such fund each fiscal year to the Secretary of the Interior and the
States; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H39C2E459329A40E595799D60007FEB92"><enum>(4)</enum><text>use the
distributed funds to manage activities conducted under this section, and to
secure the necessary trained workforce, contractual services, and other
support, including maintenance and capital investments, to perform the
functions and activities described in paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="H6D137F334F8D41569BB67713568831D1"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HD87139F29D2143FEB3C69930F01E7962"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Geo
Fund</header><text>The term <quote>Geo Fund</quote> means the National Geo Fund
established by subsection (d).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H88D39E02A65E4566BC8866E7BD153CB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>State</header><text>The
term <quote>State</quote> means the agency of a State designated by its
Governor or State law to perform the functions and activities described in
subsection (b)(1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="H2A52E9B6ED974A919C3BF03BFC7C3160"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Establishment
and use of the Geo Fund</header>
<paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H6CD016E626C949BD81C637A7F84E34CA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Geo
fund</header><text>There is established in the Treasury a separate account to
be known as the <quote>National Geo Fund</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H146A2152EF074C4DB918822060DE0017"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>The
Secretary of the Treasury shall deposit in the Geo Fund—</text>
<subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="HF0C33AAF53D14F2781DE99B663C1F355"><enum>(A)</enum><text>such sums as are
provided by sections 9(b)(5)(A)(iv), 9(b)(5)(B)(iv), 9(c)(4)(A)(iv), and
9(c)(4)(B)(iv) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, as amended by this
Act;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="HEBDB66599EAD4EE1867BCBFCAD34138E"><enum>(B)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HA7F6E4BFB1764D9999B9E49E93A000DF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>during the period of
October 1, 2006, through September 30, 2015, 1 percent of all sums paid into
the Treasury under section 35 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 191),
and</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="H03696A42CB8D4157830022B585FF9C" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>beginning October 1, 2015, and
thereafter, 2.5 percent of all sums paid into the Treasury under section 35 of
the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 191);</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="HBA1D13712BC44E7090318600A92EB3C6"><enum>(C)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H821FADF494B0456FBDDC6400DEA5BB3E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>during the period of
October 1, 2006, through September 30, 2015, 1 percent of all sums paid into
the Treasury from receipts derived from bonus bids and royalties from other
mineral leasing on public lands, and</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="HF5015B5838D54841B2A063D94006A396" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>beginning October 1, 2015, and
thereafter, 2.5 percent of all sums paid into the Treasury from receipts
derived from bonus bids and royalties from other mineral leasing on public
lands; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H2A81470CAB50486D827E37CAF3A437FC"><enum>(D)</enum><text>$65,000,000 from
outer Continental Shelf bonus bids, royalties, and conservation of resources
fees received in fiscal year 2007, and $50,000,000 from outer Continental Shelf
bonus bids, royalties, and conservation of resources fees received in each of
fiscal years 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013, 75 percent of which shall
be used to implement subsection (g) and all of which shall remain available
until expended.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HD9A0A01705D74A699D5B2C5FF35100D4"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Investments</header><text>The
Secretary of the Treasury shall invest the amounts deposited under paragraph
(2) and all accrued interest on the amounts deposited under paragraph (2) only
in interest bearing obligations of the United States or in obligations
guaranteed as to both principal and interest by the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H0374B720D54541488E40BA05B2B3C019"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Availability to
Secretary of the Interior</header>
<subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H607ED64380F04A87ACAAF624072C209C"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Beginning with fiscal year 2007, and in each fiscal year
thereafter, one-third of amounts deposited into the Geo Fund, unless otherwise
specified herein, together with the interest thereon, shall be available,
without fiscal year limitations, to the Secretary of the Interior for use for
the purposes described in subsection (b)(4).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="HC6DC73B0723E4DEAA610E9550072322D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Withdrawals and
transfer of funds</header><text>The Secretary of the Treasury shall withdraw
such amounts from the Geo Fund as the Secretary of the Interior may request,
subject to the limitation in subparagraph (A), and transfer such amounts to the
Secretary of the Interior to be used, at the discretion of the Secretary of the
Interior, by the Minerals Management Service, the Bureau of Land Management,
and the United States Geological Survey for the purposes described in
subsection (b)(4). No funds distributed from the Geo Fund may be used to
purchase an interest in land.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H78C8B6C91D424E7996D1DA7E3C7055DC"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Payment to
States</header>
<subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="HD8F450B014E34F35810087CE858D2E81"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Beginning with fiscal year 2007, and in each fiscal year
thereafter, two-thirds of amounts deposited into the Geo Fund, unless otherwise
specified herein, together with the interest thereon, shall be available,
without fiscal year limitations, to the States for use for the purposes
described in subsection (b)(4).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="HC79AF33054EE4A469EEA944164419415"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Withdrawals and
transfer of funds</header><text>Within the first 90 days of each fiscal year,
the Secretary of the Treasury shall withdraw amounts from the Geo Fund and
transfer such amounts to the States based on a formula devised by the Secretary
of the Interior based on the relative needs of the States and the needs of the
Nation.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H74BDB88E61334C6CA9508F3782F53647"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Use of payments
by States</header><text>Each State shall use the payments made under
subparagraph (B) only for carrying out projects and programs for the purposes
described in subsection (b)(4). No funds distributed from the Geo Fund may be
used to purchase an interest in land.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H7F6A5612B30E432D823C29217CC9A569"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Encouragement of
use of private funds by States</header><text>Each State shall use the payments
made under subparagraph (B) to leverage private funds for carrying out projects
for the purposes described in subsection (b)(4).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H120484A24B57494FABE4E59237DF152"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Report to
Congress</header><text>Beginning in fiscal year 2008 and continuing for each
fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary of the Interior and each State receiving
funds from the Geo Fund shall submit a report to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Resources of the House of
Representatives. Reports submitted to the Congress by the Secretary of the
Interior and the States shall include detailed information regarding
expenditures during the previous fiscal year.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="HFFE43B3D276B42BE8DEE8150F29E9513"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Strategic
unconventional resources</header>
<paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HDA509A9BE9724BF6B403E1B4777DCC28"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Program</header><text>The
Secretary of the Interior shall establish a program for production of fuels
from strategic unconventional resources, and production of oil and gas
resources using CO2 enhanced recovery. The program shall focus initially on
activities and domestic resources most likely to result in significant
production in the near future, and shall include work necessary to improve
extraction techniques, including surface and in situ operations. The program
shall include characterization and assessment of potential resources, a
sampling program, appropriate laboratory and other analyses and testing, and
assessment of methods for exploration and development of these strategic
unconventional resources.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H71EBD3A7188C4096906C80F03EAC1383"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Pilot
projects</header><text>The program created in paragraph (1) shall include, but
not be limited to, pilot projects on (A) the Maverick Basin heavy oil and tar
sands formations of Texas, including the San Miguel deposits, (B) the Greater
Green River Basin heavy oil, oil shale, tar sands, and coal deposits of
Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming, (C) the shale, tar sands, heavy oil, and coal
deposits in the Alabama-Mississippi-Tennessee region, (D) the shale, tar sands,
heavy oil, and coal deposits in the Ohio River valley, and (E) strategic
unconventional resources in California. The Secretary shall identify and report
to Congress on feasible incentives to foster recovery of unconventional fuels
by private industry within the United States. Such incentives may include, but
are not limited to, long-term contracts for the purchase of unconventional
fuels for defense purposes, Federal grants and loan guarantees for necessary
capital expenditures, and favorable terms for the leasing of Government lands
containing unconventional resources.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HB4E41031D5BA4B30008ECEF233FA05E8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this subsection:</text>
<subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H98B1F45BDCBA4283A08D44422175F933"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Strategic
unconventional resources</header><text>The term <quote>strategic unconventional
resources</quote> means hydrocarbon resources, including heavy oil, oil shale,
tar sands, and coal deposits, from which liquid fuels may be produced.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H9B5409A8614F42369E003B8DBFC6EA9C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>In situ
extraction methods</header><text>The term <quote>in situ extraction
methods</quote> means recovery techniques that are applied to the resources
while they are still in the ground, and are in commercial use or advanced
stages of development. Such techniques include, but are not limited to, steam
flooding, steam-assisted gravity drainage (including combination with electric
power generation where appropriate), cyclic steam stimulation, air injection,
and chemical treatment.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HC7C1E268CC74476CA5B52E54B300622D"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>The
Secretary shall carry out the program for the production of strategic
unconventional fuels with funds from the Geo Fund in each of fiscal years 2007
through 2011 in the amount of not less than $35,000,000 each year. Each pilot
project shall be allocated not less than $4,000,000 per year in each of fiscal
years 2007 through 2011.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="HF5A8EFBE81A748E281E6528500123676"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Support of
geothermal and geopressure oil and gas energy production</header>
<paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H19481FD096D74054B41B8F0066E5B992"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall carry out a grant program in support
of geothermal and geopressure oil and gas energy production. The program shall
include grants for a total of not less than 3 assessments of the use of
innovative geothermal techniques such as organic rankine cycle systems at
marginal, unproductive, and productive oil and gas wells, and not less than 1
assessment of the use of innovative geopressure techniques. The Secretary
shall, to the extent practicable and in the public interest, make awards
that—</text>
<subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H6D029584B9DB4EB2BC5FF2FD623839F1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>include not less
than 5 oil or gas well sites per project award;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H64AAC609E10C4F6A8BE9FFFF0620A7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>use a range of oil
or gas well hot water source temperatures from 150 degrees Fahrenheit to 300
degrees Fahrenheit;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H3C7EF440661843D59FC2BEFA927C93A2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>use existing or
new oil or gas wells;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="HB39A28961676463A8E3EEA23FCA81E23"><enum>(D)</enum><text>cover a range of
sizes from 175 kilowatts to 1 megawatt;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H2ED6F4BA2A014735BFAAEE001FEA62E9"><enum>(E)</enum><text>are located at a
range of sites including tribal lands, Federal lease, State, or privately owned
sites;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H8678F7A63C9445EABED9029D784F227C"><enum>(F)</enum><text>can be replicated
at a wide range of sites;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="HCFCB431B3A5947218E157254CEC03D74"><enum>(G)</enum><text>facilitate
identification of optimum techniques among competing alternatives;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H37F4560CABE84EEDAC78A66E5645F5EF"><enum>(H)</enum><text>include business
commercialization plans that have the potential for production of equipment at
high volumes and operation and support at a large number of sites; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="HC0B6EEA5ACA24C3E8C6EFAFEBAFB5C93"><enum>(I)</enum><text>satisfy other
criteria that the Secretary determines are necessary to carry out the
program.</text>
</subparagraph><continuation-text changed="not-changed" continuation-text-level="paragraph">The Secretary shall give preference
to assessments that address multiple elements contained in subparagraphs (A)
through (I).</continuation-text></paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H671AB7FDFF694B2CBBE68F23B118037B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Grant
awards</header>
<subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="HF76FA730BC4844A584438F2BA3450033"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Each grant award for assessment of innovative geothermal
or geopressure technology such as organic rankine cycle systems at oil and gas
wells made by the Secretary under this section shall include—</text>
<clause changed="not-changed" id="H04ED20BABF1640C8AA8F8F032BAFC0CA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>necessary and
appropriate site engineering study;</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="H5298C9F321584FFC8CBFDD89B4E03572"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>detailed economic
assessment of site specific conditions;</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="H526B086DAC6F4108BF5B097D12BF4DDD"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>appropriate
feasibility studies to determine ability for replication;</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="HC1812EBEE8F041F4A2C8EFC7F1B6921"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>design or
adaptation of existing technology for site specific circumstances or
conditions;</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="HA254C9AE836B4CB180E29BB04DAB0096"><enum>(v)</enum><text>installation of
equipment, service, and support; and</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="H6FD338E96E1647B194EDC1CE06BA67FE"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>monitoring for a
minimum of 1 year after commissioning date.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H0EE24CBEA2F74EE78953F9186DD100E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Competitive grant
selection</header><text>Not less than 180 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary shall conduct a national solicitation for
applications for grants under the program. Grant recipients shall be selected
on a competitive basis based on criteria in subsection (b).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H6CBCE9D6C0B647F3B5571B04F1A84180"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Federal
share</header><text>The Federal share of costs of grants under this subsection
shall be provided from funds made available to carry out this section. The
Federal share of the cost of a project carried out with such a grant shall not
exceed 50 percent of such cost.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H2AA6738C6873407A86EC9D6439C1A17F"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>The
Secretary shall carry out the grant program under this subsection with funds
from the Geo Fund in each of fiscal years 2007 through 2011 in the amount of
not less than $5,000,000 each fiscal year. No funds authorized under this
section may be used for the purposes of drilling new wells.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HA1C682BEA1E548D0A6E900528EBBE82"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Amendment</header><text>Section
4 of the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 1003) is amended by adding at
the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HE45E2121FC36407191754339CFA887F0" style="OLC">
<subsection changed="not-changed" id="HFEBBF8E2475D4028BB2E11E2EF00077B"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Geothermal
resources co-produced with the minerals</header><text>Any person who holds a
lease or who operates a cooperative or unit plan under the Mineral Leasing Act
(30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.), in the absence of an existing lease for geothermal
resources under this Act, shall upon notice to the Secretary have the right to
utilize any geothermal resources co-produced with the minerals for which the
lease was issued during the operation of that lease or cooperative or unit
plan, for the generating of electricity to operate the lease. Any electricity
that is produced in excess of that which is required to operate the lease and
that is sold for purposes outside of the boundary of the lease shall be subject
to the requirements of section
5.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="H26F7B810FF474E5FBDBF8F834566AEE5"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Liquid Fuels
Grant Program</header>
<paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H377824C4D0C8403D85D700EC98E400FD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Program</header><text>The
Secretary of the Interior shall establish a grant program for facilities for
coal-to-liquids, petroleum coke-to-liquids, oil shale, tar sands, heavy oil,
and Alaska natural gas-to-liquids and to assess the production of low-rank coal
water fuel (in this subsection referred to as <quote>LRCWF</quote>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H4A37D33EEE4846C8BDBB92FFE7ED8C63"><enum>(2)</enum><header>LRCWF</header><text>The
LRCWF grant project location shall use lignite coal from fields near the
Tombigbee River within 60 miles of a land-grant college and shall be allocated
$15,000,000 for expenditure during fiscal year 2007.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H429647B9C79A4BCFB2BADE2CC084D5B7"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this subsection:</text>
<subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H0D606F02DA134E42A6ECC4AEFA15B435"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Coal-to-liquids
front-end engineering and design</header><text>The terms <quote>coal-to-liquids
front-end engineering and design</quote> and <quote>FEED</quote> mean those
expenditures necessary to engineer, design, and obtain permits for a facility
for a particular geographic location which will utilize a process or technique
to produce liquid fuels from coal resources.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H8E33DF966745473E94CEE6CD328962F5"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Low-rank coal
water fuel</header><text>The term <quote>low-rank coal water fuel</quote> means
a liquid fuel produced from hydrothermal treatment of lignite and
sub-bituminous coals.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H0912679B540A40CD9B3CA6FF02DDA36C"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Grant
provisions</header><text>All grants shall require a 50 percent non-Federal cost
share. The first 4 FEED grant recipients who receive full project construction
financing commitments, based on earliest calendar date, shall not be required
to repay any of their grants. The next 4 FEED grant recipients who receive such
commitments shall be required to repay 25 percent of the grant. The next 4 FEED
grant recipients who receive such commitments shall be required to repay 50
percent of the grant, and the remaining FEED grant recipients shall be required
to repay 75 percent of the grant. The LRCWF recipient shall not be required to
repay the grant. Any required repayment shall be paid as part of the closing
process for any construction financing relating to the grant. No repayment
shall require the payment of interest if repaid within 5 years of the issuance
of the grant. FEED grants shall be limited to a maximum of $1,000,000 per 1,000
barrels per day of liquid fuels production capacity, not to exceed $25 million
per year.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H10F174B1308E40B68549EF3D5C97BDFE"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>The
Secretary shall carry out the grant program established by this subsection with
funds from the Geo Fund.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="HCD11226EE83F4ABC9BC209F15F10124D"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Renewable energy
from ocean wave, current, and thermal resources</header>
<paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HA900EA4D721149B7B4D1AF9C8489D48"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Program</header><text>The
Secretary of the Interior shall establish a grant program for the production of
renewable energy from ocean waves, currents, and thermal resources.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H3C8DF3C6997F4B64BC8006EAB53C4E8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Grant
provisions</header><text>All grants under this subsection shall require a 50
percent non-Federal cost share.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HB2A2752C74684EF482554D00B4B0E9E3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>The
Secretary shall carry out this grant program with funds from the Geo Fund in
each of fiscal years 2007 through 2011 in the amount of not less than
$6,000,000 each year, and thereafter in such amounts as the Secretary may find
appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="H1D548D9F9DE947B1005BDF95E5D91D56"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Amendment to the
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977</header><text>Section 517 of
the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1267) is
amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H9FF374E5DA0D417EB7F115ED843B9617" style="OLC">
<subsection changed="not-changed" id="H249BDEAAA4284B7B943169ABE4707C83"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Any person who
provides the regulatory authority with a map under subsection (b)(1) shall not
be liable to any other person in any way for the accuracy or completeness of
any such map which was not prepared and certified by or on behalf of such
person.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section changed="not-changed" id="HB500167EC59F4D5FB4FFC3C4BECAE42"><enum>157.</enum><header>Leases for areas
located within 100 miles of California or Florida</header>
<subsection changed="not-changed" id="H439E5F80F47C41299352DE030776B7B1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization to
cancel and exchange certain existing oil and gas leases; prohibition on
submittal of exploration plans for certain leases prior to June 30,
2010</header>
<paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H7A96273C578843B8997EBB78C0F5200"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Authority</header><text>Within
2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the lessee of an existing oil
and gas lease for an area located completely within 100 miles of the coastline
within the California or Florida Adjacent Zones shall have the option, without
compensation, of exchanging such lease for a new oil and gas lease having a
primary term of 5 years. For the area subject to the new lease, the lessee may
select any unleased tract on the outer Continental Shelf that is in an area
available for leasing. Further, with the permission of the relevant Governor,
such a lessee may convert its existing oil and gas lease into a natural gas
lease having a primary term of 5 years and covering the same area as the
existing lease or another area within the same State’s Adjacent Zone within 100
miles of the coastline.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H6104EA8CD2104A90BDC6F09339FED89E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Administrative
process</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior shall establish a
reasonable administrative process to implement paragraph (1). Exchanges and
conversions under subsection (a), including the issuance of new leases, shall
not be considered to be major Federal actions for purposes of the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). Further, such
actions conducted in accordance with this section are deemed to be in
compliance all provisions of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C.
1331 et seq.).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HE9BEBC93EE84414DB7F28C09D83F0090"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Operating
restrictions</header><text>A new lease issued in exchange for an existing lease
under this section shall be subject to such national defense operating
stipulations on the OCS tract covered by the new lease as may be applicable
upon issuance.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HACAA346488CD4DE6962246183BA15DF"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>The
Secretary shall give priority in the lease exchange process based on the amount
of the original bonus bid paid for the issuance of each lease to be exchanged.
The Secretary shall allow leases covering partial tracts to be exchanged for
leases covering full tracts conditioned upon payment of additional bonus bids
on a per-acre basis as determined by the average per acre of the original bonus
bid per acre for the partial tract being exchanged.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HA1187985EAC84BD9AA76CF255D71A2BD"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Exploration
plans</header><text>Any exploration plan submitted to the Secretary of the
Interior after the date of the enactment of this Act and before July 1, 2010,
for an oil and gas lease for an area wholly within 100 miles of the coastline
within the California Adjacent Zone or Florida Adjacent Zone shall not be
treated as received by the Secretary until the earlier of July 1, 2010, or the
date on which a petition by the Adjacent State for oil and gas leasing covering
the area within which is located the area subject to the oil and gas lease was
approved.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="H60617CABCAA04D788D5E2DF3668E22C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Further lease
cancellation and exchange provisions</header>
<paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HCA549BD8BF6F4746AFD23BEAD8D39600"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Cancellation of
lease</header><text>As part of the lease exchange process under this section,
the Secretary shall cancel a lease that is exchanged under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H23B3BD6AC32D4FE1A85700B2A5A38F00"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consent of
lessees</header><text>All lessees holding an interest in a lease must consent
to cancellation of their leasehold interests in order for the lease to be
cancelled and exchanged under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H272A004E44A74ABEA7245424FB46D2C5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Waiver of
rights</header><text>As a prerequisite to the exchange of a lease under this
section, the lessee must waive any rights to bring any litigation against the
United States related to the transaction.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H6504D0EAE72E4FAB830180D05502A6AC"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Plugging and
abandonment</header><text>The plugging and abandonment requirements for any
wells located on any lease to be cancelled and exchanged under this section
must be complied with by the lessees prior to the cancellation and
exchange.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="H4BD0FEA4E5324DF1B13FC4B75ED91D9D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Area partially
within 100 miles of Florida</header><text>An existing oil and gas lease for an
area located partially within 100 miles of the coastline within the Florida
Adjacent Zone may only be developed and produced using wells drilled from
well-head locations at least 100 miles from the coastline to any bottom-hole
location on the area of the lease. This subsection shall not apply if Florida
has petitioned for leasing closer to the coastline than 100 miles.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="H6DFB3305E2374D8B96C057D504B8B2AD"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Existing oil and
gas lease defined</header><text>In this section the term <quote>existing oil
and gas lease</quote> means an oil and gas lease in effect on the date of the
enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section changed="not-changed" id="H75F25DE78489452E8E39ADCAFCC8008B"><enum>158.</enum><header>Coastal impact
assistance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 31 of the
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1356a) is repealed.</text>
</section><section changed="not-changed" id="H2369A08FCCBE4AEFA0B95FD205891F3F"><enum>159.</enum><header>Oil shale and
tar sands amendments</header>
<subsection changed="not-changed" id="H4CD8DB7A8A244CB0A4CB5FD3CE90FD7F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Repeal of
requirement to establish payments</header><text>Subsection (o) of section 369
of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15927) is repealed.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="HE88F4296182F49178D82BF364FD683D4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Treatment of
revenues</header><text>Section 21 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 241) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph changed="not-changed" id="idD997729C88844060AA51BC98CE519D00"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsection (d) as subsection (e);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="id7B0F9EE58DA74CA58CC28C209AD9B258"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
the second subsection (c) (relating to offsite leases) as subsection
(d);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="idDA30270CCD4C483FA162AB38DC70319F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraphs (1)
and (3) of subsection (e) (as redesignated by paragraph (1)) by striking
<quote>subsection (c)</quote> each place it appears and inserting
<quote>subsection (d)</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="id5D4CD660E99A48BE89F1DC264668AC0C"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H9B791485630D4CE7AAE370E777D2CF09" style="OLC">
<subsection changed="not-changed" id="H14C9F4556152438FB9CFC2E5DCAD7924"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Revenues</header>
<paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H339711FFFA1A4644B71F0563BFB5415C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Notwithstanding the provisions of section 35, all
revenues received from and under an oil shale or tar sands lease shall be
disposed of as provided in this subsection.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="HF490BA1300744FE2B76C6DFC1EB2DC24"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Royalty rates
for commercial leases</header>
<subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="HCF3EF3F9B74D479B881E06656C001B00"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Royalty
rates</header><text>The Secretary shall model the royalty schedule for oil
shale and tar sands leases based on the royalty program currently in effect for
the production of synthetic crude oil from oil sands in the Province of
Alberta, Canada.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="HBC89408379214410B3E5AD8F476339DC"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Reduction</header><text>The
Secretary shall reduce any royalty otherwise required to be paid under
subparagraph (A) under any oil shale or tar sands lease on a sliding scale
based upon market price, with a 10 percent reduction if the average futures
price of NYMEX Light Sweet Crude, or a similar index, drops, for the previous
quarter year, below $50 (in January 1, 2006, dollars), and an 80 percent
reduction if the average price drops below $30 (in January 1, 2006, dollars)
for the quarter previous to the 1 in which the production is sold.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H76D3B96A03934707A7D393B5D2FF1B28"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Disposition of
revenues</header>
<subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H562616397BB041A591FD3194B4ACB800"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Deposit</header><text>The
Secretary shall deposit into a separate account in the Treasury all revenues
derived from any oil shale or tar sands lease.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H3C9215DF3E634BDF964FA3FEF053815"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Allocations to
states and local political subdivisions</header><text>The Secretary shall
allocate 50 percent of the revenues deposited into the account established
under subparagraph (A) to the State within the boundaries of which the leased
lands are located, with a portion of that to be paid directly by the Secretary
to the State’s local political subdivisions as provided in this
paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="HCAF5EA073C6D4E9A84A3575F650F5A8"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Transmission of
allocations</header>
<clause changed="not-changed" id="H1A6167C6288847BB82A19F00377CF7D7"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than the last business day of the month after
the month in which the revenues were received, the Secretary shall
transmit—</text>
<subclause changed="not-changed" id="HF095BC2C6B3E4248A2DFE2E3E905CCC"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to each State
two-thirds of such State’s allocations under subparagraph (B), and in
accordance with clauses (ii) and (iii) to certain county-equivalent and
municipal political subdivisions of such State a total of one-third of such
State’s allocations under subparagraph (B), together with all accrued interest
thereon; and</text>
</subclause><subclause changed="not-changed" id="HDB6ED5A15F7848A2AAB7A9D218985D78"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the remaining
balance of such revenues deposited into the account that are not allocated
under subparagraph (B), together with interest thereon, shall be transmitted to
the miscellaneous receipts account of the Treasury, except that until a lease
has been in production for 20 years 50 percent of such remaining balance
derived from a lease shall be paid in accordance with subclause (I).</text>
</subclause></clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="HDA38C300A9764A128528E487909CFD00"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Allocations to
certain county-equivalent political subdivisions</header><text>The Secretary
shall under clause (i)(I) make equitable allocations of the revenues to
county-equivalent political subdivisions that the Secretary determines are
closely associated with the leasing and production of oil shale and tar sands,
under a formula that the Secretary shall determine by regulation.</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="H1846827CBA1246D899E5ECE7269B109"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Allocations to
municipal political subdivisions</header><text>The initial allocation to each
county-equivalent political subdivision under clause (ii) shall be further
allocated to the county-equivalent political subdivision and any municipal
political subdivisions located partially or wholly within the boundaries of the
county-equivalent political subdivision on an equitable basis under a formula
that the Secretary shall determine by regulation.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="HDEC99D76B2C9490DB71E17AD2C4036CA"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Investment of
deposits</header><text>The deposits in the Treasury account established under
this section shall be invested by the Secretary of the Treasury in securities
backed by the full faith and credit of the United States having maturities
suitable to the needs of the account and yielding the highest reasonably
available interest rates as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H407E330133824A0EBC999063C22E33A1"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A recipient of funds
under this subsection may use the funds for any lawful purpose as determined by
State law. Funds allocated under this subsection to States and local political
subdivisions may be used as matching funds for other Federal programs without
limitation. Funds allocated to local political subdivisions under this
subsection may not be used in calculation of payments to such local political
subdivisions under programs for payments in lieu of taxes or other similar
programs.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H2781C07DC6E94D2282987CE79B22A041"><enum>(F)</enum><header>No accounting
required</header><text>No recipient of funds under this subsection shall be
required to account to the Federal Government for the expenditure of such
funds, except as otherwise may be required by law.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="H0C7807D79BCB4A3BA849687C581592BF"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this subsection:</text>
<subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="H79358C4EAF5D4D5D87C4B1ED7CADE35"><enum>(A)</enum><header>County-equivalent
political subdivision</header><text>The term ‘county-equivalent political
subdivision’ means a political jurisdiction immediately below the level of
State government, including a county, parish, borough in Alaska, independent
municipality not part of a county, parish, or borough in Alaska, or other
equivalent subdivision of a State.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="HEB7AD7C6A6124FB0B2742F103BB9D074"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Municipal
political subdivision</header><text>The term ‘municipal political subdivision’
means a municipality located within and part of a county, parish, borough in
Alaska, or other equivalent subdivision of a
State.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section changed="not-changed" id="HF7528A45EBB94332BADF6DB92C4FA0B7"><enum>160.</enum><header>Availability of
OCS Receipts to provide payments under Secure Rural Schools and Community
Self-Determination Act of 2000</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 9 of the Outer Continental Shelf
Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1338) (as amended by section 137) is amended by adding at
the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H37796F261B0E4B25B8003C66D3EBE5C5" style="OLC">
<subsection changed="not-changed" id="H72E34AA8924845BA9E5119DF1648218B"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Availability of
funds for payments under Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination
Act of 2000</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding
any other provision of this section, $50,000,000 of OCS Receipts shall be
available to the Secretary of the Treasury for each of fiscal years 2007
through 2012 to make payments under sections 102 and 103 of the Secure Rural
Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 500 note;
Public Law 106–393). The Secretary of the Treasury shall use the funds made
available by this subsection to make such payments in lieu of using funds in
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, as otherwise authorized by sections
102(b)(3) and 103(b)(2) of such
Act.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section></part><part id="id34FD1D3BEE9D45C9AE8D581984B43404"><enum>II</enum><header>Domestic oil and
gas production</header>
<section id="id3B0DAEAAD7414C96B5EBB75C56EB4D34"><enum>171.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This part may be cited
as the <quote><short-title>Arctic Coastal Plain Domestic
Energy Security Act of 2006</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section id="id3C10E103B7C243E5B682D7BB88ECC1B8"><enum>172.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this part:</text>
<paragraph id="ID36F2374DAC4A44BCA751DB198B2FAD10"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Coastal
Plain</header><text>The term <term>Coastal Plain</term> means the area
identified as the <quote>1002 Coastal Plain Area</quote> on the map.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idA5ECCB29380B47D2AE423F4053A22DD7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Federal
agreement</header><text>The term <term>Federal Agreement</term> means the
Federal Agreement and Grant Right-of-Way for the Trans-Alaska Pipeline issued
on January 23, 1974, in accordance with section 28 of the Mineral Leasing Act
(30 U.S.C. 185) and the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act (43 U.S.C. 1651
et seq.).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idDBA4F7E2D7A84BD3BBC1FAB620F5F3A1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Final
statement</header><text>The term <term>Final Statement</term> means the final
legislative environmental impact statement on the Coastal Plain, dated April
1987, and prepared pursuant to section 1002 of the Alaska National Interest
Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3142) and section 102(2)(C) of the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6FF5173C2F914DD9AD11E3EB3C6D34CC"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Map</header><text>The
term <term>map</term> means the map prepared by the United States Geological
Survey, entitled <quote>Arctic National Wildlife Refuge 1002 Coastal Plain
Area</quote>, dated September 2005, and on file with the United States
Geological Survey.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9EACA30D74834DC2816F8F479C5616C1"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of the Interior or the designee
of the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="id535036063245407184A7DAA05FB18802"><enum>173.</enum><header>Leasing
program for land within the Coastal Plain</header>
<subsection id="id1913063D5E40411FAFC56A96A8E3FCA1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall take such actions as are
necessary—</text>
<paragraph id="id0C0E8294C7CC45B9873557CDB14187AF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to establish and
implement in accordance with this part a competitive oil and gas leasing
program under the <act-name parsable-cite="MLA">Mineral Leasing Act</act-name>
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/181">30 U.S.C.
181</external-xref> et seq.) that will result in an environmentally sound
program for the exploration, development, and production of the oil and gas
resources of the Coastal Plain; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id55478CB49DF1464EB371720EB1A253FD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to administer the
provisions of this part through regulations, lease terms, conditions,
restrictions, prohibitions, stipulations, and other provisions that—</text>
<subparagraph id="idA9D5A10859A849779C49F9439564615C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>ensure the oil
and gas exploration, development, and production activities on the Coastal
Plain will result in no significant adverse effect on fish and wildlife, their
habitat, subsistence resources, and the environment; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1FC8F341FDA34EF88136255466A8E585"><enum>(B)</enum><text>require the
application of the best commercially available technology for oil and gas
exploration, development, and production to all exploration, development, and
production operations under this part in a manner that ensures the receipt of
fair market value by the public for the mineral resources to be leased.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7098EAD5520542778426B94957D8E138"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text>Section
1003 of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3143">16 U.S.C. 3143</external-xref>) is
repealed.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id0BA7F111902A4F258B81666444FE81DC"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Compliance with
requirements under certain other laws</header>
<paragraph id="idF5483D89DB9245E5B8F49048442F9B97"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Compatibility</header><text>For
purposes of the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 (16
U.S.C. 668dd et seq.)—</text>
<subparagraph id="idDC500E645A5B4F19B489A663E11BCD79"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the oil and gas
leasing program and activities authorized by this section in the Coastal Plain
shall be considered to be compatible with the purposes for which the Arctic
National Wildlife Refuge was established; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id064C0A59D5104AB39FEBB3A677EB03D1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>no further
findings or decisions shall be required to implement that program and those
activities.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idD7C5CD353439420D8C4ADBF89636C3E2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Adequacy of the
Department of the Interior’s legislative environmental impact
statement</header><text>The Final Statement shall be considered to satisfy the
requirements under the <act-name parsable-cite="NEPA69">National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) that apply with respect
to actions authorized to be taken by the Secretary to develop and promulgate
the regulations for the establishment of a leasing program authorized by this
part before the conduct of the first lease sale.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0CE30938819748AEAF2DBFC8A68077B5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Compliance with
NEPA for other actions</header>
<subparagraph id="id3AAA45003112407C94B5BA7A10A86565"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Before conducting the first lease sale under this part,
the Secretary shall prepare an environmental impact statement under the
<act-name parsable-cite="NEPA69">National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) </act-name>with respect to the actions authorized by this
part that are not referred to in paragraph (2).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE072FF63C9B04A1F86A81679413C7D3B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Identification
and analysis</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in
carrying out this paragraph, the Secretary shall not be required—</text>
<clause id="id32FC1DCC7290454BB571E2BED9C2B5AD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to
identify nonleasing alternative courses of action; or</text>
</clause><clause id="id54B6AAF2B8264C66AB16975798047C6A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to
analyze the environmental effects of those courses of action.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC16C34F9411A4F729983001D4F5B5914"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Identification
of preferred action</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall—</text>
<clause id="id619D79F7D9254C74B941FE27B49A9656"><enum>(i)</enum><text>identify only a
preferred action and a single leasing alternative for the first lease sale
authorized under this section; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id85BAA185EFA54D098F9A9A4E1B4A2887"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>analyze the
environmental effects and potential mitigation measures for those 2
alternatives.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE82AFF275EA6484EBEA43016B071432A"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Public
comments</header><text>The Secretary shall only consider public comments
that—</text>
<clause id="id4A7C871EEFBC4E70A798421EF1D8CE9C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>specifically
address the preferred action of the Secretary; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idB2E1368DA5E84B92B8B746D50DCC3466"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>are filed not
later than 20 days after the date of publication of an environmental
analysis.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idAB1D9CCF585E4A1A8B5ED725D5B71B69"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Effect of
compliance</header><text>Notwithstanding any other law, compliance with this
paragraph shall be considered to satisfy all requirements for the analysis and
consideration of the environmental effects of proposed leasing under this
part.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDf17426dfa4954f3f8d395b5a95226c8c"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Relationship to
State and local authority</header><text>Nothing in this part expands or limits
any State or local regulatory authority.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID0e2a553b76db42848ec3541b94d1440d"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Special
areas</header>
<paragraph id="id1D4EF748A8DC434A94B719E1CA22D277"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Designation</header>
<subparagraph id="IDf5e37611b01b4a418ee7aca0de84af93"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary, after consultation with the State of
Alaska, the City of Kaktovik, Alaska, and the North Slope Borough, Alaska, may
designate not more than 45,000 acres of the Coastal Plain as a special area if
the Secretary determines that the special area would be of such unique
character and interest as to require special management and regulatory
protection.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id163A0C6AF68747728ABC486CB4926F83"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Sadlerochit
spring area</header><text>The Secretary shall designate as a special area in
accordance with subparagraph (A) the Sadlerochit Spring area, comprising
approximately 4,000 acres as depicted on the map.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDb1be8a81a93e4b40a91e6251d7cb7eef"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Management</header><text>The
Secretary shall manage each special area designated under this subsection in a
manner that preserves the unique and diverse character of the area, including
fish, wildlife, subsistence resources, and cultural values of the area.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID8ba091fcac394106a2eb17243fa29cdd"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Exclusion from
leasing or surface occupancy</header>
<subparagraph id="id7C258B7A710441F3942F06D928375F8E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary may exclude any special area designated
under this subsection from leasing.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id126D9EEC119D4CABA6B947FB9CA6A4CA"><enum>(B)</enum><header>No surface
occupancy</header><text>If the Secretary leases all or a portion of a special
area for the purposes of oil and gas exploration, development, production, and
related activities, there shall be no surface occupancy of the land comprising
the special area.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID6dd021eea4c8465380569ed6e78b25db"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Directional
drilling</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection,
the Secretary may lease all or a portion of a special area under terms that
permit the use of horizontal drilling technology from sites on leases located
outside the special area.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID49ac219709474e86a2d7555bdaac5880"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Limitation on
closed areas</header><text>The Secretary may not close land within the Coastal
Plain to oil and gas leasing or to exploration, development, or production
except in accordance with this part.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDc589dfa72cd84a7c9619327f1b7185f0"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Regulations</header>
<paragraph id="ID09118b3f361445a483f7400048bbe3eb"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 15 months after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall issue such regulations as are necessary to carry
out this part, including rules and regulations relating to protection of the
fish and wildlife, fish and wildlife habitat, subsistence resources, and
environment of the Coastal Plain.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDa6d51b9f38a24fc4ac96f0f86cd6242f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Revision of
regulations</header><text>The Secretary shall periodically review and, as
appropriate, revise the rules and regulations issued under paragraph (1) to
reflect any significant biological, environmental, or engineering data that
come to the attention of the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id094AC57B12914034BA5A083959A46BBB"><enum>174.</enum><header>Lease
sales</header>
<subsection id="IDaf799b786e5941a090af9afe6dddc7a0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Land may be leased pursuant to this part to any person
qualified to obtain a lease for deposits of oil and gas under the Mineral
Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDb4d5cafd05b84535a8b89784bb30816c"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Procedures</header><text>The
Secretary shall, by regulation, establish procedures for—</text>
<paragraph id="ID4c6cb6fc02084e5f8e00a5778dfdd944"><enum>(1)</enum><text>receipt and
consideration of sealed nominations for any area in the Coastal Plain for
inclusion in, or exclusion (as provided in subsection (c)) from, a lease
sale;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDce73189744f149b6ba8e61bb4236f981"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the holding of
lease sales after that nomination process; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDb15e3d8ae8924d66b3715fdaf0d700d0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>public notice of
and comment on designation of areas to be included in, or excluded from, a
lease sale.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDe854008a3ca940fbb22b56c48393eeb8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Lease sale
bids</header><text>Bidding for leases under this part shall be by sealed
competitive cash bonus bids.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDfb6ed3126a6f4cbea6b9c1460ba3eaf3"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Acreage minimum
in first sale</header><text>For the first lease sale under this part, the
Secretary shall offer for lease those tracts the Secretary considers to have
the greatest potential for the discovery of hydrocarbons, taking into
consideration nominations received pursuant to subsection (b)(1), but in no
case less than 200,000 acres.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID451642a2031f4e9c97e51ad373a0baa5"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Timing of lease
sales</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="IDfb26f6e16da348eea13a35a51f8d4903"><enum>(1)</enum><text>not later than 22
months after the date of enactment of this Act, conduct the first lease sale
under this part; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDe436a53f45964f049ae18388d3edcc54"><enum>(2)</enum><text>conduct
additional sales at appropriate intervals if, as determined by the Secretary,
sufficient interest in development exists to warrant the conduct of the
additional sales.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDb8b851cd962e49b6b39ccf738d779f00"><enum>175.</enum><header>Grant of
leases by the Secretary</header>
<subsection id="ID5c0caed57f8c49d1acf56ef960755dfc"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>On payment by a lessee of such bonus as may be accepted
by the Secretary, the Secretary may grant to the highest responsible qualified
bidder in a lease sale conducted pursuant to section 174 a lease for any land
on the Coastal Plain.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID4b130bd6c66948f2bcb59274df4496b4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Subsequent
transfers</header>
<paragraph id="id4F4FAB88EBA14631A3E84B15A23FFAED"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>No lease issued under this part may be sold, exchanged,
assigned, sublet, or otherwise transferred except with the approval of the
Secretary.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0CB39DCA414F40BAB8539D8C50246114"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Condition for
approval</header><text>Before granting any approval described in paragraph (1),
the Secretary shall consult with, and give due consideration to the opinion of,
the Attorney General.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDefd6e12ef8514bde89de0dc2fc2d109b"><enum>176.</enum><header>Lease terms
and conditions</header>
<subsection id="ID2c4b6f82f115481b979d65e939387b27"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>An oil or gas lease issued pursuant to this part
shall—</text>
<paragraph id="ID99a284cde5b3476da3759f9388b97e15"><enum>(1)</enum><text>provide for the
payment of a royalty of not less than 12<fraction>1/2</fraction> percent of the
amount or value of the production removed or sold from the lease, as determined
by the Secretary in accordance with regulations applicable to other Federal oil
and gas leases;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7c352925494d4ded86a3241e04f725db"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provide that the
Secretary may close, on a seasonal basis, such portions of the Coastal Plain to
exploratory drilling activities as are necessary to protect caribou calving
areas and other species of fish and wildlife;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID12531e09e5e04d8484f5cb2304fcbe4d"><enum>(3)</enum><text>require that each
lessee of land within the Coastal Plain shall be fully responsible and liable
for the reclamation of land within the Coastal Plain and any other Federal land
that is adversely affected in connection with exploration, development,
production, or transportation activities conducted under the lease and within
the Coastal Plain by the lessee or by any of the subcontractors or agents of
the lessee;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID6c1f792c77c648b4b9840b87bd00a02a"><enum>(4)</enum><text>provide that the
lessee may not delegate or convey, by contract or otherwise, that reclamation
responsibility and liability to another person without the express written
approval of the Secretary;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID3060d755055e46be8b211470f4046a8a"><enum>(5)</enum><text>provide that the
standard of reclamation for land required to be reclaimed under this part shall
be, to the maximum extent practicable—</text>
<subparagraph id="id6B5C33D881294161A937C4895D5B4881"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a condition
capable of supporting the uses that the land was capable of supporting prior to
any exploration, development, or production activities; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2021C7D1A56A4CAEB0EE43B9CCBFE588"><enum>(B)</enum><text>on application by
the lessee, to a higher or better standard, as approved by the
Secretary;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID4560710656704623bde65435189c5ad6"><enum>(6)</enum><text>contain terms and
conditions relating to protection of fish and wildlife, fish and wildlife
habitat, subsistence resources, and the environment as required under section
173(a)(2);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID69c6485d0e1745ea8568a456438bd671"><enum>(7)</enum><text>provide that each
lessee, and each agent and contractor of a lessee, use their best efforts to
provide a fair share of employment and contracting for Alaska Natives and
Alaska Native Corporations from throughout the State, as determined by the
level of obligation previously agreed to in the Federal Agreement;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idE331D6ECF2094AB2A98BB6B2AE28E575"><enum>(8)</enum><text>prohibit the
export of oil produced under the lease; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID9fcfb0479bb349a6b7e75debadc38844"><enum>(9)</enum><text>contain such
other provisions as the Secretary determines to be necessary to ensure
compliance with this section and regulations issued under this part.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID6663471783d1446d833e06af08e1c06d"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Project labor
agreements</header><text>The Secretary, as a term and condition of each lease
under this part, and in recognizing the proprietary interest of the Federal
Government in labor stability and in the ability of construction labor and
management to meet the particular needs and conditions of projects to be
developed under the leases issued pursuant to this part (including the special
concerns of the parties to those leases), shall require that each lessee, and
each agent and contractor of a lessee, under this part negotiate to obtain a
project labor agreement for the employment of laborers and mechanics on
production, maintenance, and construction under the lease.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id617D542F043D454EAA57650A4C9CF2B7"><enum>177.</enum><header>Coastal Plain
environmental protection</header>
<subsection id="ID0ea79d2df5a34851aaa6e0778b4ab21e"><enum>(a)</enum><header>No significant
adverse effect standard To govern authorized Coastal Plain
activities</header><text>In accordance with section 173, the Secretary shall
administer this part through regulations, lease terms, conditions,
restrictions, prohibitions, stipulations, and other provisions that—</text>
<paragraph id="ID711ba77b4f5849f9a88d98c077d75b28"><enum>(1)</enum><text>ensure that oil
and gas exploration, development, and production activities on the Coastal
Plain will result in no significant adverse effect on fish and wildlife, fish
and wildlife habitat, and the environment;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID0b9f5988d7c04622883b4ab7be8a298e"><enum>(2)</enum><text>require the
application of the best commercially available technology for oil and gas
exploration, development, and production on all new exploration, development,
and production operations; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDb38f9619683f4a55b58ac9ecdac562ed"><enum>(3)</enum><text>ensure that the
maximum surface acreage covered in connection with the leasing program by
production and support facilities, including airstrips and any areas covered by
gravel berms or piers for support of pipelines, does not exceed 2,000 acres on
the Coastal Plain.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idD13F1ABE4E6548A69648EE52797E6DFF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Site-specific
assessment and mitigation</header><text>The Secretary shall also require, with
respect to any proposed drilling and related activities, that—</text>
<paragraph id="idB737DB05CD984DB3A3621FBDA11D5679"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a site-specific
analysis be made of the probable effects, if any, that the drilling or related
activities will have on fish and wildlife, fish and wildlife habitat, and the
environment;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id230C5DCF8D4A41CAB3476A80A8C22785"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a plan be
implemented to avoid, minimize, and mitigate (in that order and to the maximum
extent practicable) any significant adverse effect identified under paragraph
(1); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idC2C44D4FA67E4EF297587C6538DE7614"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the development
of the plan occur after consultation with each agency having jurisdiction over
matters mitigated by the plan.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idD04A619533804A249875150F92588A68"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Regulations To
protect Coastal Plain fish and wildlife resources, subsistence users, and the
environment</header><text>Before implementing the leasing program authorized by
this part, the Secretary shall prepare and promulgate regulations, lease terms,
conditions, restrictions, prohibitions, stipulations, and other measures
designed to ensure that the activities carried out on the Coastal Plain under
this part are conducted in a manner consistent with the purposes and
environmental requirements of this part.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id7827786AF3CC40FCA6C67045A5893905"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Compliance with
Federal and State environmental laws and other requirements</header><text>The
proposed regulations, lease terms, conditions, restrictions, prohibitions, and
stipulations for the leasing program under this part shall require—</text>
<paragraph id="id0E4C295F11F94D2E89F44A13F15448E4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>compliance with
all applicable provisions of Federal and State environmental law;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID8b865e509bf14068bd041ca997bda418"><enum>(2)</enum><text>implementation of
and compliance with—</text>
<subparagraph id="idBA9F71BD7CAC44F99F1DCEA2BF5400F1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>standards that
are at least as effective as the safety and environmental mitigation measures,
as described in items 1 through 29 on pages 167 through 169 of the Final
Statement, on the Coastal Plain;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id98DA993A9CD14EBE9923A772D0BDBFAF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>seasonal
limitations on exploration, development, and related activities, as necessary,
to avoid significant adverse effects during periods of concentrated fish and
wildlife breeding, denning, nesting, spawning, and migration;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0b8483d24ce740b5bcbe4bac18991e57"><enum>(C)</enum><text>design safety and
construction standards for all pipelines and any access and service roads that
minimize, to the maximum extent practicable, adverse effects on—</text>
<clause id="ID2b8c3be449e64cb49f8f5b1100f24f12"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
passage of migratory species (such as caribou); and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID55dd2f4c979f4a1a8c83f17ba1295df2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the flow of
surface water by requiring the use of culverts, bridges, and other structural
devices;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID19993ae94dce4107b3895644a9534d23"><enum>(D)</enum><text>prohibitions on
general public access to, and use of, all pipeline access and service
roads;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4cc920810b6b4aa5b227414069803416"><enum>(E)</enum><text>stringent
reclamation and rehabilitation requirements in accordance with this section for
the removal from the Coastal Plain of all oil and gas development and
production facilities, structures, and equipment on completion of oil and gas
production operations, except in a case in which the Secretary determines that
those facilities, structures, or equipment—</text>
<clause id="id0EB7CBD2EC714E2182214043A940CF3D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>would assist in
the management of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id23CF756FB8B447A785B3D256F11F9BC0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>are donated to
the United States for that purpose;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDcc46738c824d452b99afc634e9354d38"><enum>(F)</enum><text>appropriate
prohibitions or restrictions on—</text>
<clause id="idFBC0D71CD7814A2EAB3D7F060CF6D462"><enum>(i)</enum><text>access by all
modes of transportation;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDca4bc0b248a34cc5a937078e57c3a253"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>sand and gravel
extraction; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDdd8a1a8957ca4461883f1ad76c641784"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>use of
explosives;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6CE025E0CD404BF88027807155AF857F"><enum>(G)</enum><text>reasonable
stipulations for protection of cultural and archaeological resources;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4fee42d5679347e78854b2350dc8a745"><enum>(H)</enum><text>measures to
protect groundwater and surface water, including—</text>
<clause id="id9956E27C49EF4C33B722CCD8627D9D06"><enum>(i)</enum><text>avoidance, to the
maximum extent practicable, of springs, streams, and river systems;</text>
</clause><clause id="id82D4F9628CA64C12B6409DA75975003A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the protection
of natural surface drainage patterns, wetland, and riparian habitats;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="idB5ED6757D5CC4ABEB241F4A0C8F03DC7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the regulation
of methods or techniques for developing or transporting adequate supplies of
water for exploratory drilling; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDcbc5bd2e0a514e748f28f950c7030587"><enum>(I)</enum><text>research,
monitoring, and reporting requirements;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id176823CD5D77400E899EBA27714F47D9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>that exploration
activities (except surface geological studies) be limited to the period between
approximately November 1 and May 1 of each year and be supported, if necessary,
by ice roads, winter trails with adequate snow cover, ice pads, ice airstrips,
and air transport methods (except that those exploration activities may be
permitted at other times if the Secretary determines that the exploration will
have no significant adverse effect on fish and wildlife, fish and wildlife
habitat, and the environment of the Coastal Plain);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idBC510F9A2E9F43179B9AF9A9BF937BF5"><enum>(4)</enum><text>consolidation of
facility siting;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id65DA1E2EEB0E4619BBF48BA46D5D9B75"><enum>(5)</enum><text>avoidance or
reduction of air traffic-related disturbance to fish and wildlife;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID205b0482e66b4d998cf2509f199cb92d"><enum>(6)</enum><text>treatment and
disposal of hazardous and toxic wastes, solid wastes, reserve pit fluids,
drilling muds and cuttings, and domestic wastewater, including, in accordance
with applicable Federal and State environmental laws (including
regulations)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id04E1B396245C455AB38AD05A982529F1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>preparation of an
annual waste management report;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id798B032B4DF94C568DA8020494F0E62B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>development and
implementation of a hazardous materials tracking system; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4E8AA82501524E9DAFC657F74F27F15A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>prohibition on
the use of chlorinated solvents;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idE338F6416E6D42EC8108A1ED02E2DD85"><enum>(7)</enum><text>fuel storage and
oil spill contingency planning;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID0fd8e2c5a8ac4935a9bc9d2badd5f4c6"><enum>(8)</enum><text>conduct of
periodic field crew environmental briefings;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id81FBB4CA3D264C56898173369AB328D8"><enum>(9)</enum><text>avoidance of
significant adverse effects on subsistence hunting, fishing, and
trapping;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id419EC75CD7AA41D4945B5C138E6C969B"><enum>(10)</enum><text>compliance with
applicable air and water quality standards;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id296AD6FD87CC4DC7AD6850DAD6B35799"><enum>(11)</enum><text>appropriate
seasonal and safety zone designations around well sites, within which
subsistence hunting and trapping shall be limited; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id701036F7731C4753914EF1D69551683B"><enum>(12)</enum><text>all other
protective environmental stipulations, restrictions, terms, and conditions
considered necessary by the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID68412f6ad5284f18ae60db81260e8063"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In
preparing and issuing regulations, lease terms, conditions, restrictions,
prohibitions, and stipulations under this section, the Secretary shall take
into consideration—</text>
<paragraph id="IDcb62e68e1d2e48f099fd7a4f86f92a48"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the stipulations
and conditions that govern the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska leasing
program, as set forth in the 1999 Northeast National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska
Final Integrated Activity Plan/Environmental Impact Statement;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID61dc68011e874ca199d5c88c80675d5c"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the environmental
protection standards that governed the initial Coastal Plain seismic
exploration program under parts 37.31 through 37.33 of title 50, Code of
Federal Regulations (or successor regulations); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1abd4586c22742d58414fb4f8cd79e5f"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the land use
stipulations for exploratory drilling on the KIC–ASRC private land described in
Appendix 2 of the agreement between Arctic Slope Regional Corporation and the
United States dated August 9, 1983.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID4c8244c65e144c7696f84be6fd05788d"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Facility
consolidation planning</header>
<paragraph id="ID9f4ea36f548c4e8e96948462ebc1562a"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>After providing for public notice and comment, the
Secretary shall prepare and periodically update a plan to govern, guide, and
direct the siting and construction of facilities for the exploration,
development, production, and transportation of oil and gas resources from the
Coastal Plain.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID3c6e56eebe0c4afebc2e67fdde4e4bd7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Objectives</header><text>The
objectives of the plan shall be—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID622dd8991d8a4a9cae7a98f22264a735"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the avoidance of
unnecessary duplication of facilities and activities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID134cd9af26e448229787ce393e2c3900"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the encouragement
of consolidation of common facilities and activities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDabde34cacd9d4989966db5c17b9721c4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the location or
confinement of facilities and activities to areas that will minimize impact on
fish and wildlife, fish and wildlife habitat, and the environment;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7a79e9f08a3e43d7bd926687c3eceafc"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the use of
existing facilities, to the maximum extent practicable; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb5f2af0eab2d4a75832aa4ca49bc7680"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the enhancement
of compatibility between wildlife values and development activities.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDad933e1fbdcd4744868fc25761e6ee9c"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Access to
public land</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="IDe691d89c04c14d7a933450bcc88646c5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>manage public
land in the Coastal Plain in accordance with subsections (a) and (b) of section
811 of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3121);
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID24114d61ed5e4b73bb7ca40db4e7bf28"><enum>(2)</enum><text>ensure that local
residents shall have reasonable access to public land in the Coastal Plain for
traditional uses.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDabe49cb9c91543bb8c1613eed64ffe1d"><enum>178.</enum><header>Expedited
judicial review</header>
<subsection id="IDaac165196dcc47c08172e94ee8f7f17c"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Filing of
complaints</header>
<paragraph id="IDf0f0cdb441cb4270b63bf136dc0ae58d"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Deadline</header><text>A
complaint seeking judicial review of a provision of this part or an action of
the Secretary under this part shall be filed—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDcd58dddc953b4e50b1ad9eda0a1a5a2b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>except as
provided in subparagraph (B), during the 90-day period beginning on the date on
which the action being challenged was carried out; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb9895e217e5e42218efc94dbc12402bd"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the case of a
complaint based solely on grounds arising after the 90-day period described in
subparagraph (A), by not later than 90 days after the date on which the
complainant knew or reasonably should have known about the grounds for the
complaint.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID5309f73742c6485bbace4f043028dd9f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Venue</header><text>A
complaint seeking judicial review of a provision of this part or an action of
the Secretary under this part shall be filed in the United States Court of
Appeals for the District of Columbia.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID2a947954207a4f9e92c9130123d648fe"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Scope</header>
<subparagraph id="id49233FFDEC724D4F950F17B884C8051E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Judicial review of a decision of the Secretary relating
to a lease sale under this part (including an environmental analysis of such a
lease sale) shall be—</text>
<clause id="idE3ACD539AD864F6B9E241D607C94092E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>limited to a
review of whether the decision is in accordance with this part; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idBD7ECACEB4EB48BCAD13693527C6A765"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>based on the
administrative record of the decision.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF4D50F3FD46D408B8FCDDF4E01F61348"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Presumptions</header><text>Any
identification by the Secretary of a preferred course of action relating to a
lease sale, and any analysis by the Secretary of environmental effects, under
this part shall be presumed to be correct unless proven otherwise by clear and
convincing evidence.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID851c400e078e419594e73580633d0559"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limitation on
other review</header><text>Any action of the Secretary that is subject to
judicial review under this section shall not be subject to judicial review in
any civil or criminal proceeding for enforcement.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id0DD38E56D5FC41349505089F867B1603"><enum>179.</enum><header>Use of
revenues</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, all adjusted bonus, rental, and royalty revenues from
oil and gas leasing and operations authorized under this part shall be used to
carry out this Act and the amendments made by this Act, with priority given to
loan guarantees, demonstrations, and grants made or carried out under parts I
and II of title I and title II (as determined by the Secretary).</text>
</section><section id="idA05BDA95646549AAB3942341638903CC"><enum>180.</enum><header>Rights-of-way
across the Coastal Plain</header>
<subsection id="IDac88567c4059401f999b29864285722f"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Exemption</header><text>Sections
1101 through 1108 of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16
U.S.C. 3161 et seq.) shall not apply to any right-of-way or easement across the
Coastal Plain for the transportation of oil and gas issued by the Secretary
under section 28 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 185).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID4a72e0461f9543f89ed0810eef3eecf9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Terms and
conditions</header><text>The Secretary shall include in any right-of-way or
easement described in subsection (a) such terms and conditions as the Secretary
determines to be necessary to ensure that the transportation of oil or gas does
not significantly adversely affect any fish, wildlife, subsistence resource, or
habitat, or the environment, of the Coastal Plain, including terms and
conditions requiring facilities to be sited or designed to avoid any
unnecessary duplication of roads or pipelines.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID522b8b7b779d4a7cb44c0de4b1098f72"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>In
promulgating regulations pursuant to section 173(g), the Secretary shall
include provisions for rights-of-way and easements described in subsection
(a).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID39c37018eb834d63b4a3222d0df30589"><enum>181.</enum><header>Conveyance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Notwithstanding section 1302(h)(2) of the
Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3192(h)(2)), to
remove any impediment on a title to land, and to clarify land ownership
patterns in the Coastal Plain, the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="ID8b13eca8b9e4414c89ad2830a1bace2f"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to the extent
necessary to fulfill the entitlement of the Kaktovik Inupiat Corporation under
section 12 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1611), as
determined by the Secretary, convey to that Corporation the surface estate of
the land described in paragraph (1) of Public Land Order 6959, in accordance
with the terms and conditions of the agreement between the Secretary, the
United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land Management, and the
Kaktovik Inupiat Corporation, dated January 22, 1993; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf5a9b0ad60314024b710654412ee8daf"><enum>(2)</enum><text>convey to the
Arctic Slope Regional Corporation the remaining subsurface estate to which that
Corporation is entitled under the agreement between that corporation and the
United States, dated August 9, 1983.</text>
</paragraph></section></part><part id="id287D6B88857D4E6C801C501111777B37"><enum>III</enum><header>Emergency
service route</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC8110F4A7DEE47F686B26298233C7023" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>191.</enum><header>Emergency service
route</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1948 of the
Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for
Users (Public Law 109–59; 119 Stat. 1514) is repealed.</text>
</section></part></subtitle><enum>II</enum><header>Research and
Development</header>
<section id="id1EFDF9A32C164D8EAAFCE54DE5B88172"><enum>201.<?LEXA-Enum 201.?></enum><header>Renewable energy</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 931 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005
(42 U.S.C. 16231) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idF34A33707B3F4F27B3C78BD8260B70EA"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsections (b) through
(e);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5BE7EAE682194EFE9A38B6B5C3D929F6"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as
subsections (b) and (c), respectively; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0908FD860AE04310AA7D545853496454"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB30273D9E4CE4C11806151F52444654A" style="OLC">
<subsection id="id4CEE4334532A46B98CFA6F74AB605D72"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Funding</header>
<paragraph id="idFCA35ECE26FE415E98E4D4A71ABC694C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Appropriation</header>
<subparagraph id="id0AA969AE75ED4B84986F636BF76C2FDA"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Secretary to
carry out this section—</text>
<clause id="ID1EC7809C49AB4FAFA36F0C6754C4CC32"><enum>(i)</enum><text>not later than 30
days after the date of enactment of this subparagraph, $632,000,000;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID3F420EC36552425ABC817A153A92B928"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>on October 1,
2007, $742,000,000; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id1F56BD6BFBDD4EBDA7B43835E411C670"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>on October 1,
2008, $852,000,000.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDD175969DD23E48919CAB125FC34908A3"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Receipt and
acceptance</header><text>Subject to paragraphs (2) through (4), the Secretary
shall be entitled to receive, shall accept, and shall use to carry out
renewable energy research, demonstration, and commercial application activities
(including activities authorized under this subtitle) the funds transferred
under subparagraph (A), without further appropriation.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDB2A4377E45354362AF22C8A0E1E532AC"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Availability of
funds</header><text>Funds transferred under subparagraph (A) shall remain
available until expended.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idA39A05052A894D898BE8D5A524295D70"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Bioenergy</header><text>Of
the amounts made available by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall use to carry
out section 932—</text>
<subparagraph id="id19A6044C18D547B7A5F7981605B25211"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$213,000,000 for
fiscal year 2007, of which $100,000,000 shall be for section 932(d);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB3E53DED685A4EEEB0022CC7624BF2DA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$251,000,000 for
fiscal year 2008, of which $125,000,000 shall be for section 932(d); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id46121034470D4A36803F3C1907ADE2B4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$274,000,000 for
fiscal year 2009, of which $150,000,000 shall be for section 932(d).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id7FB32780EEAB43088230CEBD389A7FC1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Solar
power</header><text>Of the amounts made available by paragraph (1), the
Secretary shall use to carry out activities under subsection (a)(2)(A)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id1A45EFD615994715A9E9FFCC4519AC59"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$140,000,000 for
fiscal year 2007, of which $40,000,000 shall be for activities under section
935;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id55DDC9C74A34476EBFFB5791B7B16911"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$200,000,000 for
fiscal year 2008, of which $50,000,000 shall be for activities under section
935; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBD48C6C612704F7AAC5EEAA1CA2B5448"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$250,000,000 for
fiscal year 2009, of which $50,000,000 shall be for activities under section
935.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idA74E59115F5847568301AB693ABB597D"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>Of
the funds made available by paragraph (1), not less than $5,000,000 for each
fiscal year shall be made available for grants to—</text>
<subparagraph id="id732E380E48D24FDD9AEA5AEE8B7E5BFA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>part B
institutions;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD02FA3F57FD743D7A9A4554AA8D9A662"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Tribal Colleges
or Universities (as defined in section 316(b) of the Higher Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059c(b))); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id652526D89C584BBB8B2D7F7EB9E58DA2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Hispanic-serving
institutions.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="idBEA97D9F8B844C5C8A8F24243CC06146"><enum>202.</enum><header>Biomass
research and development</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 310 of the Biomass Research and
Development Act of 2000 (7 U.S.C. 8609) is amended by striking subsection (b)
and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCCE8D0711DD644CB9E901E61AF2EDF17" style="OLC">
<subsection id="id23A330DACE034E809560F132B7716386"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Additional
funding</header>
<paragraph id="ID14FC4088EF204763A1A059A862EF1DF4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In addition to the amounts transferred under subsection
(a), not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this paragraph, on
October 1, 2007, and on each October 1 thereafter through October 1, 2015, out
of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the
Treasury shall transfer to the Secretary to carry out this title $200,000,000,
to remain available until expended.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id092F1BB70DFA4304AFE2B3D2BD5620D5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Receipt and
acceptance</header><text>The Secretary shall be entitled to receive, shall
accept, and shall use to carry out this title the funds transferred under
paragraph (1), without further appropriation.<added-phrase reported-display-style="italic"></added-phrase></text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="idE3451FA851314D9A93F1C67AF61D0809"><enum>203.</enum><header>Production
incentives for cellulosic biofuels</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 942 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005
(42 U.S.C. 16251) is amended by striking subsection (f) and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id722DA141AF834D1DA45D28F6EA8AAA0F" style="OLC">
<subsection id="idAC81B7AFE6694752AC9B97D75E75A50C"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Funding</header>
<paragraph id="id36A988EA36634DCA8BBA9AA17740C4D5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Secretary to
carry out this section—</text>
<subparagraph id="id9387FF3B74E144EDB8140E69CBCAF987"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not later than 30
days after the date of enactment of this paragraph, $150,000,000;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC39A4968CC6B4F50BB378FB87771A7E8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>on October 1,
2007, $200,000,000; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id26E35B5455C44632BECF88418AEAE079"><enum>(C)</enum><text>on each October 1
thereafter through October 1, 2010, $250,000,000.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id5C6EA976D750449C841E86BC00CD6B7D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Receipt and
acceptance</header><text>The Secretary shall be entitled to receive, shall
accept, and shall use to carry out this section the funds transferred under
paragraph (1), without further appropriation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idCC0D870D12EC4DE397DD966CB6D0A4B1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Availability of
funds</header><text>Funds transferred under paragraph (1) shall remain
available until
expended.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="id3661CA6EB6884BE880ECA99ECE3253A4"><enum>204.</enum><header>Commercial
byproducts from municipal solid waste and cellulosic biomass loan guarantee
program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1510 of the
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16501) is amended by striking subsection
(k) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4EA4AF00EFEC4FF8BC8214E8346F4673" style="OLC">
<subsection id="id62F7C0A7FD834A6F989D242C662DE93D"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Funding</header>
<paragraph id="id87351D0EB7B943CC9228001DC4E74197"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Mandatory
funding</header>
<subparagraph id="id09AFE3490CF547989BA9CFC7026B3893"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not later
than 30 days after the date of enactment of this paragraph, out of any funds in
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall
transfer to the Secretary to carry out this section $1,000,000,000, to remain
available until expended.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC0B5F4B73D6A45E09DBC40B98AD79F38"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Receipt and
acceptance</header><text>The Secretary shall be entitled to receive, shall
accept, and shall use to carry out this section the funds transferred under
subparagraph (A), without further appropriation.
<added-phrase reported-display-style="italic"></added-phrase></text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id0E8C8C954FAB451EA7B6BF66DF300EBC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>In addition to the amounts made available under
paragraph (1), there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are
necessary to carry out this
section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="idEBF58BE686254A06A9F4015E6ECE8874"><enum>205.</enum><header>Fossil
energy</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 961 of the
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16291) is amended by striking subsections
(b) through (e) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2462C9A7884F4BA2884F9E1286E51CE0" style="OLC">
<subsection id="idA9FE1D28ED744905A09EBBC8F00E43DA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Funding</header>
<paragraph id="id747DFCB4028F41F79970FA57C0213D90"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Appropriation</header>
<subparagraph id="idC68412C9473443BCB86F35A7B8D26B5F"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Secretary to
carry out fossil energy research, development, demonstration, and commercial
application activities, including activities authorized under this
subtitle—</text>
<clause id="idCE2AB6ADE57E4AB389E4FBA6171B7C0E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>not later than 30
days after the date of enactment of this subparagraph, $387,000,000;</text>
</clause><clause id="idDBB5B0D7C29842C19CE9226AC2B2FFEC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>on October 1,
2007, $401,000,000; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idCA385131A46547D489B26A9D64785E3C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>on October 1,
2008, $424,000,000.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2A8BE5ABB76F46F4B4B99927518AC4F7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Receipt and
acceptance</header><text>The Secretary shall be entitled to receive, shall
accept, and shall use to carry out this section the funds transferred under
subparagraph (A), without further appropriation.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF3AC1FB8387E4A46B1DB78AA02F79028"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Availability of
funds</header><text>Funds transferred under subparagraph (A) shall remain
available until expended.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDfe18d4b08a204e0b98eb158bab3aff90"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Allocations</header><text>From
amounts made available under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall use—</text>
<subparagraph id="id3526FC04828F4188A3A07729AF2673A2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for activities
under section 962—</text>
<clause id="id572E9E9CB78146D3BA3905956F5A8DA1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>$367,000,000 for
fiscal year 2007;</text>
</clause><clause id="id4DB4668A91ED4123B8988AEC8B267FD2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>$376,000,000 for
fiscal year 2008; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idDAD0FE4DF4F249829C9DA0EE67EBA21D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>$394,000,000
for fiscal year 2009; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF46617EC9C924A6AB61E6039EFF823EB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for activities
under section 964—</text>
<clause id="id5F45EAEE998C4AEC9102A187E6E735FA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>$20,000,000 for
fiscal year 2007;</text>
</clause><clause id="idDFACAD5D103E4253986658AC7D224EF1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>$25,000,000 for
fiscal year 2008; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id8AABE1C67FC04BAD9CDED42A75301D4F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>$30,000,000 for
fiscal year 2009.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id53513D626FDC408A89F06674A7611587"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>In addition to the amounts made available under
paragraph (1), there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to
carry out fossil energy research, development, demonstration, and commercial
application activities, including activities authorized under this subtitle,
$224,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, $225,000,000 for fiscal year 2008,
$217,000,000 for fiscal year 2009, and $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years
2010 through 2012, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="id7203863F328B455DB57BE828A7793714"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for activities
under section 966—</text>
<clause id="id7A65746584874AACB6F27EC35171B410"><enum>(i)</enum><text>$1,500,000 for
fiscal year 2007; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idC1887D4DD07B45E6843F6E7FA3649EFC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>$450,000 for
each of fiscal years 2008 and 2009; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idEC6CA3068D8C49B195184F9CCE55D1D6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for the Office of
Arctic Energy under section 3197 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (42 U.S.C. 7144d), $25,000,000 for each
of fiscal years 2007 through 2012.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idE5ABDB5FA2F547FFB5A8861370043483"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Limitations</header>
<subparagraph id="idB60A4FAAAC8F4F1EA6F2B7C7EFA0712F"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Uses</header><text>None
of the funds made available or authorized under this section may be used for
Fossil Energy Environmental Restoration or Import/Export Authorization.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB4AF7F60C8AF401C9A2489692ADA45A2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Institutions of
higher education</header><text>Of the funds made available by paragraph (2)(B)
for each fiscal year, not less than 20 percent shall be dedicated to research
and development carried out at institutions of higher
education.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="id9AFBAE219B3F43DEA1E6DB11230726DE"><enum>206.</enum><header>Carbon capture
research and development program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 963 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005
(42 U.S.C. 16293) is amended by striking subsection (c) and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE10E74E2CFDA4EBB867859FC3B8FC4B3" style="OLC">
<subsection id="id0B54B917DC744C1F993EB9FC2698E0A5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Funding</header>
<paragraph id="idEDB0379173364652A88EC2B1DD7CA093"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Secretary to
carry out this section—</text>
<subparagraph id="idEF1A7D7BCD214296A473175B0759D6C7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not later than 30
days after the date of enactment of this subparagraph, $25,000,000;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id005DAB2B95CC46DDA4706957F07040BC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>on October 1,
2007, $30,000,000; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id280761BCF5534E4583AA7A8ABB4871F7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>on October 1,
2008, $35,000,000.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idE3D8CFD04C4341808CC4237780848833"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Receipt and
acceptance</header><text>The Secretary shall be entitled to receive, shall
accept, and shall use to carry out this section the funds transferred under
paragraph (1), without further appropriation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id19757A7D30B041BC833276A70FB58B73"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Availability of
funds</header><text>Funds transferred under paragraph (1) shall remain
available until
expended.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="idAD97A6FAB6964E22B641A95F50DCBA77"><enum>207.</enum><header>Advanced
energy initiative for vehicles</header>
<subsection id="idDE85C5638F254D5E9CC414228AE89F21"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The
purposes of this section are—</text>
<paragraph id="ID447ce9faa2564b4da74529767fe58ada"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to enable and
promote, in partnership with industry, comprehensive development,
demonstration, and commercialization of a wide range of electric drive
components, systems, and vehicles using diverse electric drive transportation
technologies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDf09667c93dc14aa99d06d741deb6e57b"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to make critical
public investments to help private industry, institutions of higher education,
National Laboratories, and research institutions to expand innovation,
industrial growth, and jobs in the United States;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDe12e83694fdd4b37aca3aba72b558aad"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to expand the
availability of the existing electric infrastructure for fueling light duty
transportation and other on-road and nonroad vehicles that are using petroleum
and are mobile sources of emissions—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID1f1b5bcbb4c948c9930473b1bf15d2a2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>including the
more than 3,000,000 reported units (such as electric forklifts, golf carts, and
similar nonroad vehicles) in use on the date of enactment of this Act;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2a63cf25ca7f43e492cb3788db67c142"><enum>(B)</enum><text>with the goal of
enhancing the energy security of the United States, reduce dependence on
imported oil, and reduce emissions through the expansion of grid-supported
mobility;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID54e2815041184762b25349940cca5edf"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to accelerate the
widespread commercialization of all types of electric drive vehicle technology
into all sizes and applications of vehicles, including commercialization of
plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid fuel cell vehicles;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDae24a804f1a34cfe81be8905485a647b"><enum>(5)</enum><text>to improve the
energy efficiency of and reduce the petroleum use in transportation.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDbf16c18ed38b42888fa56fe3fc7297bc"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="ID59934017d51646809bce9a146141f255"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Battery</header><text>The
term <term>battery</term> means an energy storage device used in an on-road or
nonroad vehicle powered in whole or in part using an off-board or on-board
source of electricity.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID5d9c980e2f804ec58f3427494ce22870"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Electric drive
transportation technology</header><text>The term <term>electric drive
transportation technology</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID30c0fd68ad834063b52a16cde5800c48"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a vehicle
that—</text>
<clause id="id92D52423CCE54B1A973412E420BC36A7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>uses an electric
motor for all or part of the motive power of the vehicle; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id194A744CD744463BB5EBACAB58519E14"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>may use
off-board electricity, including battery electric vehicles, fuel cell vehicles,
engine dominant hybrid electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles,
plug-in hybrid fuel cell vehicles, and electric rail; or</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2973c09845804d46be9e37c1815dd89d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>equipment
relating to transportation or mobile sources of air pollution that uses an
electric motor to replace an internal combustion engine for all or part of the
work of the equipment, including corded electric equipment linked to
transportation or mobile sources of air pollution.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDb33548286dd5454f9c2c99dbf216926d"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Engine dominant
hybrid electric vehicle</header><text>The term <term>engine dominant hybrid
electric vehicle</term> means an on-road or nonroad vehicle that—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID90ae5bdd661b46a58df3a1bcdc2bc62d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is propelled by
an internal combustion engine or heat engine using—</text>
<clause id="IDa66cb6222e4d4f148fe798ac3f479440"><enum>(i)</enum><text>any
combustible fuel; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID595354a0fe4c481e9a2df6d762af87eb"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an
on-board, rechargeable storage device; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID329c404333ba454ea882b76f5edb6229"><enum>(B)</enum><text>has no means of
using an off-board source of electricity.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDc316793f0bda498aaa4592ea30efaf10"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Fuel cell
vehicle</header><text>The term <term>fuel cell vehicle</term> means an on-road
or nonroad vehicle that uses a fuel cell (as defined in section 803 of the
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16152)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idF6905F5AF69C4770BF8C6E7EE3C71054"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Initiative</header><text>The
term <term>Initiative</term> means the Advanced Battery Initiative established
by the Secretary under subsection (f)(1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID757027cb1660437e9321e6a310e353d6"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Nonroad
vehicle</header><text>The term <term>nonroad vehicle</term> has the meaning
given the term in section 216 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7550).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID28ad125405a9473a9689a4861be5ebc1"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Plug-in hybrid
electric vehicle</header><text>The term <term>plug-in hybrid electric
vehicle</term> means an on-road or nonroad vehicle that is propelled by an
internal combustion engine or heat engine using—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID4ae11123db844f39b9d76deadfea458a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any combustible
fuel;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDab43d21ccef84a60aea0ef568fb5af50"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an on-board,
rechargeable storage device; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd561f62f33c04fa7886722690b18d4b0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a means of using
an off-board source of electricity.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDbd3ef3430b1e4055bfaf09f3fe8a8787"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Plug-in hybrid
fuel cell vehicle</header><text>The term <term>plug-in hybrid fuel cell
vehicle</term> means a fuel cell vehicle with a battery powered by an off-board
source of electricity.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID10e85b176ec54c08a7cc2221a5e8e059"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Industry
alliance</header><text>The term <term>Industry Alliance</term> means the entity
selected by the Secretary under subsection (f)(2).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDb84761bf49e3458fac7d278fa1d0e244"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Institution of
higher education</header><text>The term <term>institution of higher
education</term> has the meaning given the term in section 2 of the Energy
Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id93E181040A08494B8CE78D60B65E324A"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Energy.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID79a68bbff775453db0c3a3c00c41b7e2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Goals</header><text>The
goals of the electric drive transportation technology program established under
subsection (e) shall be to develop, in partnership with industry and
institutions of higher education, projects that focus on—</text>
<paragraph id="IDf0cee3f386ff4ac99d5ff0121f8d1795"><enum>(1)</enum><text>innovative
electric drive technology developed in the United States;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDbc00159a4d284fdcac3fadd0c17fffbd"><enum>(2)</enum><text>growth of
employment in the United States in electric drive design and
manufacturing;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDdcb960292b564f0e9dba24b477490bcd"><enum>(3)</enum><text>validation of the
plug-in hybrid potential through fleet demonstrations; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID0e5dd4cddc3e4532b89e95b98a7ce1c0"><enum>(4)</enum><text>acceleration of
fuel cell commercialization through comprehensive development and
commercialization of the electric drive technology systems that are the
foundational technology of the fuel cell vehicle system.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID7fc24645ec57431bbfa19589822983b2"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Assessment</header><text>Not
later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary
shall offer to enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of
Sciences—</text>
<paragraph id="IDad0ec7c65a324936a3ccd775f5e2db93"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to conduct an
assessment (in cooperation with industry, standards development organizations,
and other entities, as appropriate), of state-of-the-art battery technologies
with potential application for electric drive transportation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7f4911b9bc7e45cfaac69a49642a3b32"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to identify
knowledge gaps in the scientific and technological bases of battery manufacture
and use;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID27785b21babd4af0be8e40a927697e19"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to identify
fundamental research areas that would likely have a significant impact on the
development of superior battery technologies for electric drive vehicle
applications; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID8e4f62b748bf4598970a9c1fffea6923"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to recommend
steps to the Secretary to accelerate the development of battery technologies
for electric drive transportation.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID7acc0f88b7c3404eb618c6a989e3fc7c"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Program</header><text>The
Secretary shall conduct a program of research, development, demonstration, and
commercial application for electric drive transportation technology,
including—</text>
<paragraph id="IDa0b2c0c7e81249a484681ce0d365b141"><enum>(1)</enum><text>high-capacity,
high-efficiency batteries;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID5a01f8eeafce46f3907e8ae8fb3b8dbd"><enum>(2)</enum><text>high-efficiency
on-board and off-board charging components;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID8ad6f09e2f394907845b40901a3310de"><enum>(3)</enum><text>high-powered
drive train systems for passenger and commercial vehicles and for nonroad
equipment;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDc892f00db3e6487a99d2f0ff39e19eda"><enum>(4)</enum><text>control system
development and power train development and integration for plug-in hybrid
electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid fuel cell vehicles, and engine dominant
hybrid electric vehicles, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDa407ddfd607a4e84a40ea8cfdbe569d0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>development of
efficient cooling systems;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb817b09fcc764cfba3992eee64ab1739"><enum>(B)</enum><text>analysis and
development of control systems that minimize the emissions profile when clean
diesel engines are part of a plug-in hybrid drive system; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6a9f228cf3c449948c26e71562d515e4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>development of
different control systems that optimize for different goals, including—</text>
<clause id="ID1876a75826544d3ba5185c0304f03e9e"><enum>(i)</enum><text>battery
life;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDc1d52b5a118b4218b18e7d3ab85800e3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>reduction of
petroleum consumption; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID585d5d2678b54844a07ccc154be88fb4"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>green house gas
reduction;</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID006abb5c2e114092aa1b261b763d035b"><enum>(5)</enum><text>nanomaterial
technology applied to both battery and fuel cell systems;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID402294696fb74d63b6fb032f95d92af2"><enum>(6)</enum><text>large-scale
demonstrations, testing, and evaluation of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles in
different applications with different batteries and control systems,
including—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDe1e7ef7afc614c809b17efb1d29e82db"><enum>(A)</enum><text>military
applications;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa8bfcf4408e0471a8bba1e5c01dd336b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>mass market
passenger and light-duty truck applications;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID64af339552364d5ba09392d5d7be8d2d"><enum>(C)</enum><text>private fleet
applications; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf64318c5a343420088f8731e31c875da"><enum>(D)</enum><text>medium- and
heavy-duty applications;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDcb3588e35b8d477eb71d37c01959301f"><enum>(7)</enum><text>a nationwide
education strategy for electric drive transportation technologies providing
secondary and high school teaching materials and support for education offered
by institutions of higher education that is focused on electric drive system
and component engineering;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID33b2e38d2f1c435aa86d2a381f72a8c4"><enum>(8)</enum><text>development, in
consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, of
procedures for testing and certification of criteria pollutants, fuel economy,
and petroleum use for light-, medium-, and heavy-duty vehicle applications,
including consideration of—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID33c303e629a844f5a26fe8f473f51a62"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the vehicle and
fuel as a system, not just an engine; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd64fe5f5534641beb30f3072f9dd9f8a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>nightly off-board
charging; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDfadb18d4a69348f7bc59f926cae7b12b"><enum>(9)</enum><text>advancement of
battery and corded electric transportation technologies in mobile source
applications by—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID58ddd03e9eda49f391c6feae656b1807"><enum>(A)</enum><text>improvement in
battery, drive train, and control system technologies; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID020769252bea4ab5a7f561c6d81088c2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>working with
industry and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency—</text>
<clause id="ID682b904345994d16a5768c75f7918e1d"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to
understand and inventory markets; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID5a65309717b844859837cc17983d71b2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to
identify and implement methods of removing barriers for existing and emerging
applications.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDebb72e1bd88945a7b0c4d4689059047d"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Advanced
battery initiative</header>
<paragraph id="id1F4194FCDC164A989683CBF1CE1A240A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall
establish and carry out an Advanced Battery Initiative in accordance with this
subsection to support research, development, demonstration, and commercial
application of battery technologies.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID8196e67a3ce34012941b74f0584f2057"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Industry
alliance</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall competitively select an Industry Alliance to
represent participants who are private, for-profit firms, the primary business
of which is the manufacturing of batteries.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDf864a1c31dba450dbc99345854e25e3e"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Research</header>
<subparagraph id="id712CB714CEF6408E95A3CA2F7C383411"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Grants</header><text>The
Secretary shall carry out research activities of the Initiative through
competitively-awarded grants to—</text>
<clause id="IDc53529cf5ccc4236b64235a3c385335c"><enum>(i)</enum><text>researchers,
including Industry Alliance participants;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDefe04493fe224b6c8bb5cdca083e10fb"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>small
businesses;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDe177451721884d83b0b89c73c07b98cb"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>National
Laboratories; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDdfc73805e7b7405ca43013e7f6cd23ac"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>institutions of
higher education.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8b0b993fd0c84d959ca33077687861f2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Industry
alliance</header><text>The Secretary shall annually solicit from the Industry
Alliance—</text>
<clause id="ID51b0f07e15314cd0a7ede08580ba174c"><enum>(i)</enum><text>comments to
identify advanced battery technology needs relevant to electric drive
technology;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID6657e8a627bf42a8b418b1b78125c06c"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an
assessment of the progress of research activities of the Initiative; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID2f6a26c424f3410ba8ea3ef3e161b61a"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>assistance in
annually updating advanced battery technology roadmaps.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDbb1f640d39d64b34b084f1049c05d03e"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Availability to
the public</header><text>The information and roadmaps developed under this
subsection shall be available to the public.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID36abe3a142914863a8db4e876e206e76"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Preference</header><text>In
making awards under this subsection, the Secretary shall give preference to
participants in the Industry Alliance.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID9cfa0f6bdb2a499e8f04b8047b3c3f2e"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Cost
Sharing</header><text>In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall require
cost sharing in accordance with section 988 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005
(42 U.S.C. 16352).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8d013984a25c4cec84a696f8a1ee90a0"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Funding</header>
<paragraph id="idA00D0246AF4944BBA639BDA661ED0E01"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, on October 1, 2007, and on each October 1 thereafter through October
1, 2011, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the
Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Secretary to carry out this
section $300,000,000, to remain available until expended.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2C56ED393A67467B8E91DC33D6CC1A40"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Receipt and
acceptance</header><text>The Secretary shall be entitled to receive, shall
accept, and shall use to carry out this section the funds transferred under
paragraph (1), without further appropriation.
<added-phrase reported-display-style="italic"></added-phrase></text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><enum>III</enum><header>Conservation
and efficiency</header>
<subtitle id="id01BA4B0B5C7E49118B51A7A614F1D574"><enum>A</enum><header>Decreasing
demand</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7C2F143DCB354413B7A0D2509F59AC2C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>301.</enum><header>Credit for
teleworking</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1DCB31BA7D92435E8294834782F4001E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subpart B of part IV
of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to
foreign tax credit, etc.) is amended by adding at the end the following new
section:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0B74A102E7974700A6F1581D439F676B" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBBFB8E2414544BEEA96072E13D2121D9" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>30D.</enum><header>Teleworking
credit</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE245489C41544F10BA74B6E55956D335"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Allowance of
credit</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of an
eligible taxpayer, there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed
by this chapter for the taxable year an amount equal to the qualified
teleworking expenses paid or incurred by the taxpayer during such year.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF71014BAE1FB4004A107776BC142B759"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Maximum
credit</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBE9447F377674154AB83F01D003FCC74"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Per teleworker
limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The credit allowed
by subsection (a) for a taxable year with respect to qualified teleworking
expenses paid or incurred by or on behalf of an individual teleworker shall not
exceed—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEF3D7147CAD54CDCBF49D3228D89BB3F"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of an eligible taxpayer
described in subsection (c)(1)(A), $1,000, and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id82B9435857E347D6AE07B2DA55E068EE"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of an eligible taxpayer
described in subsection (c)(1)(B), $2,000.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7CBB1D140CAA4FCDB6C535792353E0FF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Reduction for
teleworking less than full year</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of an individual who is in a
teleworking arrangement for less than a full taxable year, the dollar amount
referred to subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) shall be reduced by an
amount which bears the same ratio to such dollar amount as the number of months
in which such individual is not in a teleworking arrangement bears to 12. For
purposes of the preceding sentence, an individual shall be treated as being in
a teleworking arrangement for a month if the individual is subject to such
arrangement for any day of such month.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0095F60BA9C54928A30093E5AA8510C8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this section—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB856AD1AA57C4B3EA950ACBC7F5971A5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligible
taxpayer</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>eligible taxpayer</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8872F1AF1E7947779818003096F5BF15"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of an individual, an individual
who performs services for an employer under a teleworking arrangement,
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2C4E98AA76A24141BAC37B7044E54820"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of an employer, an employer for
whom employees perform services under a teleworking arrangement.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8CC424BE023A4859BC385FC5D3129F3D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Teleworking
arrangement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>teleworking arrangement</term> means an arrangement under which an
employee teleworks for an employer not less than 75 days per year.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9FC7A1344CE54596BF45081DF7AF74AA"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Qualified
teleworking expenses</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>qualified teleworking expenses</term> means expenses paid or incurred
under a teleworking arrangement for furnishings and electronic information
equipment which are used to enable an individual to telework.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD9083317546D461784DFC57BAFED73FC"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Telework</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>telework</term> means to
perform work functions, using electronic information and communication
technologies, thereby reducing or eliminating the physical commute to and from
the traditional work site.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE5C7DB1F9AE9491DA5A0E57DAC234D68"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Limitation
based on amount of tax</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID129626EFB7EA4DB087425368FFB58F69"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Liability for
tax</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The credit allowable
under subsection (a) for any taxable year shall not exceed the excess (if any)
of—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID52EDD4EF1C1E424480ED3BB2C39EA502"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the regular tax for the taxable year,
reduced by the sum of the credits allowable under subpart A and the preceding
sections of this subpart, over</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5441E2F17C764F6F95CEC4A2FD721F4B"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the tentative minimum tax for the taxable
year.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID186EDF0F5DD740979E0062C3E6F7923C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Carryforward of
unused credit</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the amount
of the credit allowable under subsection (a) for any taxable year exceeds the
limitation under paragraph (1) for the taxable year, the excess shall be
carried to the succeeding taxable year and added to the amount allowable as a
credit under subsection (a) for such succeeding taxable year.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1CEB58076CE24B2385D41B9D6D907EA1"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Special
rules</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID05AC903B089E4A0B8FC6BB603E1FB3A5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Basis
reduction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The basis of any
property for which a credit is allowable under subsection (a) shall be reduced
by the amount of such credit (determined without regard to subsection
(d)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6DDE4884FB0143ADACA3DCA0BB5781BF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Recapture</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall, by regulations,
provide for recapturing the benefit of any credit allowable under subsection
(a) with respect to any property which ceases to be property eligible for such
credit.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2237B934EBAE460083ADA1E2D4BC00E8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Property used
outside United States not qualified</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No credit shall be allowed under subsection
(a) with respect to any property referred to in section 50(b)(1) or with
respect to the portion of the cost of any property taken into account under
section 179.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3C8D0283C2524A5CB8BC577DF613F01F"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Election to not
take credit</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No credit shall
be allowed under subsection (a) for any expense if the taxpayer elects to not
have this section apply with respect to such expense.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB3DFBA2636F2499F827470F3DEC0A9A7"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Denial of
double benefit</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No deduction
or credit (other than under this section) shall be allowed under this chapter
with respect to any expense which is taken into account in determining the
credit under this
section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7C1C38E649924CFD98B1FC7DE3F05B33"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendments</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6D908C7106CD41B3B88A4D0B086F5C19"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (a) of section 1016 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking <quote>and</quote> at the
end of paragraph (36), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (37) and
inserting <quote>, and</quote>, and by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBC116A085F2740D2B7673217219325EB" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD9472FFEDE874C4E8CA5F08B07A6ED95"><enum>(38)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to the extent provided in section
30D(e)(1), in the case of amounts with respect to which a credit has been
allowed under section
30D.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD0110CE153884CFCA9D6EF6C4E28BD11"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 55(c)(3) of such Code is amended by
inserting <quote>30D(d),</quote> after <quote>30(b)(3),</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id85C7FC5B713644918AB1DC2775525C05"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 6501(m) of such Code is amended by
inserting <quote>30D(e)(4),</quote> after <quote>30C(e)(5),</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFA719CE82E45431AA360D81C87B22381"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Clerical
amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of
sections for subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new
item:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFB96C344C3D94CD19B62247600A21404" style="OLC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">Sec. 30D. Teleworking
credit.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4703BAE51EB74DB3A41700A5DED09C45"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by
this section shall apply to amounts paid or incurred after the date of the
enactment of this Act, in taxable years ending after such date.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF730BE0DB16F4F0989372DBD40729960" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>302.</enum><header>Employer-provided
computer equipment treated as fringe benefit</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA54885750CFF49AD857BD2AEA954BA00"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (a) of
section 132 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking
<quote>or</quote> at the end of paragraph (7), by striking the period at the
end of paragraph (8) and inserting <quote>, or</quote>, and by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCE7816B56A764D1C840037F8DDB82535" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H94BAD55DA9204DF19D99C47B9E6BF592"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">qualified employer-provided computer
equipment
fringe.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H46171B90CBD2426500F63E0076497602"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Qualified
employer-provided computer equipment fringe</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 132 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended by redesignating subsection (o) as subsection (p) and by
inserting after subsection (n) the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0E81AF9E469449C588E2724306D4549" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3BF9C5649A5B435EAB5013FBAE9FEF"><enum>(o)</enum><header>Qualified
employer-provided computer equipment fringe</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this section—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H06BE1F3AE16549AE8702366B88CCC764"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<quote>qualified employer-provided computer equipment fringe</quote> means any
computer and related equipment and services provided to an employee by an
employer if—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA44889E8A5D242AE9BBBF0FE86FBFDA7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such computer and related equipment and
services are necessary for the employee to perform work for the employer from
the employee’s home, and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H69FCB5D1F4F044AB92C91DB6C700C388"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the employee makes substantial business use
of the equipment in the performance of work for the employer.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4BC7FF3AEC1642CCA023890843127E06"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Substantial
use</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of paragraph
(1), the term <quote>substantial business use</quote> includes standby use for
periods when work from home may be required by the employer such as during work
closures caused by the threat of terrorism, inclement weather, or natural
disasters.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEE6D2BC716E34AF487C83B06C560AA1"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31,
2005.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5BB8C97C2AA941F8ADAA035B48A4CF42"><enum>303.</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of
Congress that Congress and the employees of the legislative branch of the
Federal Government should—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0498CF574C414C4FA84DDF012C6EB394"><enum>(1)</enum><text>conserve
gasoline, aviation, and diesel fuel by whatever means practicable; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id03080E5371E1496DA7304510FD485CC9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>as a part of such
conservation efforts, promote teleworking.</text>
</paragraph></section></subtitle><subtitle id="idEBA16B7977DC443B99455C456FC0B71D"><enum>B</enum><header>Corporate average
fuel economy reform</header>
<section id="ID0ED07EF77F7C4612BDFF864CCE5F574A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>311.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be
cited as the <quote><short-title>Corporate Average Fuel
Economy Reform Act of 2006</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section id="ID13DF53F3E1824F1FAF9F01458D286F2A"><enum>312.</enum><header>Cafe standards
for passenger automobiles</header>
<subsection id="ID0106B5558A31427FBA11EA68491AB964"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Average fuel
economy standards for automobiles</header><text>Section 32902 of title 49,
United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="IDAFFE50208D1A4E36B6C1ECF0ED9E2114"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
subsections (b) and (c) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="ID3C1465593A9044A49A016DBDB69B00EF" style="OLC">
<subsection id="ID48B6487477064F619C13683CA653CB5C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Passenger
Automobiles</header>
<paragraph id="ID979B1A8AB5E240E7AFF66D662E6B66DF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 18 months before the beginning of each
model year, the Secretary of Transportation shall prescribe by regulation
average fuel economy standards for passenger automobiles manufactured by a
manufacturer in that model year. Each standard shall be the maximum feasible
average fuel economy level that the Secretary decides the manufacturers can
achieve in that model year. The Secretary may prescribe separate standards for
different classes of passenger automobiles.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDC8E2694B76C54ECD981DB557221D3EA6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Minimum
standard</header><text>In prescribing standards under paragraph (1), the
Secretary shall ensure that each manufacturer’s standard for a particular model
year is not less than the greater of—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID3B50CFFDE05346E8BB8CF08EAD2A0C86"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the standard in
effect on the date of enactment of the <short-title>Corporate Average Fuel Economy Reform Act of
2006</short-title>; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDA3000AADAD6744C38F98F23FB8E01A68"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a standard
established in accordance with the requirement of section 315(c)(2) of that
Act.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDC537CD2B18DF4406B9C68FB1AA1A726F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Flexibility of
Authority</header>
<paragraph id="ID84E13FC5C60E4804BCE0FA94F8245A38"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The authority of the Secretary to prescribe by regulation
average fuel economy standards for automobiles under this section includes the
authority to prescribe standards based on 1 or more vehicle attributes that
relate to fuel economy, and to express the standards in the form of a
mathematical function. The Secretary may issue a regulation prescribing
standards for 1 or more model years.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDD9B71272305443B9A5F719CA8E773797"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Required
lead-time</header><text>If the Secretary prescribes an amendment to a standard
under this section that makes an average fuel economy standard more stringent,
the Secretary shall prescribe such amendment not later than 18 months before
the beginning of the model year to which the amendment applies.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7C9AE33A6B5E492D8CC33E430D0EE0BF"><enum>(3)</enum><header>No
across-the-board increases</header><text>A standard, or an amendment to a
standard under this section, may not be expressed as a uniform percentage
increase from the fuel-economy performance of automobile classes or categories
already achieved in a model year by a
manufacturer.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDB9013EEBD1E246F6A1AB11210CECA1A0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(f), by inserting <quote>motor vehicle safety, emissions,</quote> after
<quote>economy,</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDD8AE251F382E4B3A88309BC30906066C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection
(f), by striking <quote>energy</quote> and inserting <quote>energy and reduce
its dependence on oil for transportation</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDCF4F6F3232F6488C8FD8068B00DB5A9D"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (j) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="ID4CE520310BCF4A51BC67D6E5C66ECF77" style="OLC">
<subsection id="ID14D11C0889A34826B92E0894A222AB33"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Comments From
DOE and EPA</header>
<paragraph id="ID9850357539B94AE3A4CCD67DD375B0A1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Notice of
proposed rulemaking</header><text>Before issuing a notice proposing to
prescribe or amend an average fuel economy standard under subsection (a), (b),
or (g), the Secretary of Transportation shall give the Secretary of Energy and
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency at least 10 days to
comment on the proposed standard or amendment. If the Secretary of Energy or
the Administrator concludes that the proposed standard or amendment would
adversely affect the conservation goals of the Department of Energy or the
environmental protection goals of the Environmental Protection Agency,
respectively, the Secretary or the Administrator may provide written comments
to the Secretary of Transportation about the impact of the proposed standard or
amendment on those goals. To the extent that the Secretary of Transportation
does not revise a proposed standard or amendment to take into account the
comments, if any, the Secretary shall include the comments in the
notice.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID9C245D969A41401C9B13A083BA04D520"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Notice of final
rule</header><text>Before taking final action on a standard or an exemption
from a standard under this section, the Secretary of Transportation shall
notify the Secretary of Energy and the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency and provide them a reasonable time to comment on the standard
or exemption.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID4636F1ED3A204C17BC56FCC16B8B1A96"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="ID8F945AFABACB4BC397AA6F708D722EA9" style="OLC">
<subsection id="IDB7F656A895DC48AC935B1CDF34911C9B"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Costs–Benefits</header><text>The
Secretary of Transportation may not prescribe an average fuel economy standard
under this section that imposes marginal costs that exceed marginal benefits,
as determined at the time any change in the standard is
promulgated.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDD4765342D0D2448D93938647D7A20BB2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exemption
criteria</header><text>Section 32904(b)(6)(B) of title 49, United States Code,
is amended by striking <quote>exemption would result in reduced employment in
the United States related to motor vehicle manufacturing</quote> and inserting
<quote>manufacturer requesting the exemption will transfer employment from the
United States related to motor vehicle manufacturing because of the grant of
the exemption</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID744F6913095B495F8C3EBC9ED21EC2B3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conforming
amendments</header>
<paragraph id="IDBA580246D4C54C35859A816CD9F9E54E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section 32902 of
title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDCDCB04B3984F4BC194EDBDA94F83B009"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection
(d)(1), by striking <quote>or (c) of this section</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDEB427F3E920F4DD9A5701201E61F7C9C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection
(e)(2), by striking <quote>(c), or (d) of this section</quote> and inserting
<quote>or (d)</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDCD2322D04BA44C26A241074A3C3179EF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subsection
(g)—</text>
<clause id="id031E80F348BF4CBDA6AE0296DD63FFE4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
paragraph (1)—</text>
<subclause id="id0A5678A3DFE24A188495A31E36EE8F33"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>subsection (a) or (d)</quote> each place it appears and inserting
<quote>subsection (a), (b), or (d)</quote>;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id818E98400D6B4BE2A0DBCFE5F8F82CF5"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>(1)</quote>;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="ID9E63BC7A6DEF4C9AB3BC269E1A59D78A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking paragraph (2); and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID64D8B8840B0746A28FEC9B0FC4389E4E"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in subsection
(h), by striking <quote>(c),</quote> and inserting <quote>(b),</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID6CAA27CD56D4499892AD301B6F2AC3D9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section 32903 of
such title is amended by striking <quote>section 32902(b)–(d) of this
title</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>subsection (b) or (d)
of section 32902</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDB68C94AF984849DE8A9A088B67B2D2AD"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Section
32904(a)(1)(B) of such title is amended by striking <quote>section 32902(b)–(d)
of this title</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (b) or (d) of section
32902</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID774A990A9C27456583753AA482E444C8"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The first
sentence of section 32909(b) of such title is amended to read as follows:
<quote>The petition shall be filed not later than 59 days after the regulation
is prescribed.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID4DA4CE35376E48BCA8E3924E132BFB35"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Section
32917(b)(1)(B) of such title is amended by striking <quote>or (c) of this
title</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDB9BF1F4FA4E84B22B068761510C44AF1"><enum>313.</enum><header>Use of earned
credits</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 32903 of title
49, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID0BEB5AFD4139413D82D731F110383372"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a), by striking <quote>3 consecutive model years</quote> and inserting
<quote>5 consecutive model years</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID5361B5051ABC4E36AB84C32BC694C443"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)(2), by striking <quote>3 model years</quote> and inserting <quote>5 model
years</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDCF297113E940414EBF00D69338015E7A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsection (f) as subsection (g); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID3115ED71C8F04E4D9EB8EED82AD80B26"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by inserting
after subsection (e) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA00689FF2E514F9CACAA43BE4077B6D3" style="OLC">
<subsection id="ID7645167BCAB4485DA1351B69AD8C23E7"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Credit
transfers</header><text>Taking into consideration the potential effect of
transfers on creating incentives for manufacturers to produce more efficient
vehicles and domestic automotive employment, the Secretary of Transportation
may permit, by regulation, on such terms and conditions as the Secretary may
specify, a manufacturer of automobiles that earns credits to transfer such
credits attributable to 1 of the following production segments in a model year
to apply those credits in that model year to the other production
segment:</text>
<paragraph id="IDAC3DEDE9B3D2469C986920EFD3C5C83C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Passenger-automobile
production.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDC87DA1895CF74BEF966095B6D7125EC9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Non-passenger-automobile
production.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="ID8BBD497707804394B9F2D583D9FDD105"><enum>314.</enum><header>Use of civil
penalties for research and development</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 32912 of title 49, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="ID2EA9A356E7C5465BAD13C8153B64EC5C" style="OLC">
<subsection id="ID2784610B65674BDFB91EF46AE4CE7750"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Research and
development and use of civil penalties</header>
<paragraph id="ID6CCB569ECBE346BFBB09908A9EC3E58C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>All
civil penalties assessed by the Secretary or by a Court shall be credited to an
account at the Department of Transportation and shall be available to the
Secretary to carry out the research program described in paragraph (2).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1B95D9ED4715468581F4CC6BF979F870"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Research and
development</header><text>The Secretary shall carry out a program of research
and development into fuel saving automotive technologies and to support
rulemaking related to the corporate average fuel economy
program.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="IDEDD1090273AB47659C861A1BB761A3EF"><enum>315.</enum><header>Effective
date</header>
<subsection id="ID20F54296D01342F3876C9B410B9FECB0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided under subsection (b), this subtitle,
and the amendments made by this subtitle, shall take effect on the date of the
enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDF086784A01764228B83AF752C825536E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Transition for
passenger automobile standard</header><text>Notwithstanding subsection (a), and
except as provided in subsection (c)(2), until the effective date of a standard
for passenger automobiles that is issued under the authority of section
32902(b) of title 49, United States Code, as amended by this subtitle, the
standard or standards in place for passenger automobiles under the authority of
section 32902 of that title, as that section was in effect on the day before
the date of enactment of this Act, shall remain in effect.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID39B1D9D976A143D4869D8A5107CD5AF2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Rulemaking</header>
<paragraph id="IDF3A856DF1EBC4C3CA0A8EC6DC8724F7B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Initiation of
rulemaking under amended law</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall
initiate a rulemaking for passenger automobiles under section 32902(b) of title
49, United States Code, as amended by this subtitle.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4E0BA4856AA846B7B79EAF33A38A7948"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Amendment of
existing standard</header><text>Until the Secretary issues a final rule
pursuant to the rulemaking initiated in accordance with paragraph (1), the
Secretary shall amend the average fuel economy standard prescribed pursuant to
section 32092(b) of title 49, United States Code, with respect to passenger
automobiles in model years to which the standard adopted by such final rule
does not apply.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id044546D2CDDB4CDF8B209496E34BEF96"><enum>C</enum><header>Other
conservation and efficiency programs</header>
<section id="idC30828247D424806B78BE2363337C612"><enum>321.</enum><header>Advanced
building efficiency testbed</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 107(c) of the Energy Policy Act of
2005 (42 U.S.C. 15812(c)) is amended by striking <quote>(c)</quote> and all
that follows through <quote>For any</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEC9B0AA6DAE945F18AE68614E1D65167" style="OLC">
<subsection id="idE3E73EACD6ED45388646E44800581912"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Funding</header>
<paragraph id="id616A56D86A994634ADB0F0E32E31B69B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 30
days after the date of enactment of this paragraph, and on each October 1
thereafter through October 1, 2008, out of any funds in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the
Secretary of Energy to carry out this section $6,000,000, to remain available
until expended.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id09A5ECE950064C508A08972950D13ADC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Receipt and
acceptance</header><text>The Secretary shall be entitled to receive, shall
accept, and shall use to carry out this section the funds transferred under
paragraph (1), without further appropriation.
<added-phrase reported-display-style="italic"></added-phrase></text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1EBF05A41C3B4D329F358244ABCF94AB"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Allocation of
funds</header><text>For
any</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="id585ECF2740854C9CA403AF4E29401277"><enum>322.</enum><header>Energy
efficient public buildings</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 125(c) of the Energy Policy Act of
2005 (42 U.S.C. 15822(c)) is amended by striking <quote>(c)</quote> and all
that follows through <quote>Not more than</quote> and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCFA0B3531996475F8118E52626B89FEB" style="OLC">
<subsection id="id6134F174042646F19A73265598A0CF6C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Funding</header>
<paragraph id="id650C1C20DDCC43989BC01FD06747D18D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 30
days after the date of enactment of this paragraph, on October 1, 2007, and on
each October 1 thereafter through October 1, 2010, out of any funds in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall
transfer to the Secretary of Energy to carry out this section $30,000,000, to
remain available until expended.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id71261DD456914FCFADD97F1B11BF73BB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Receipt and
acceptance</header><text>The Secretary shall be entitled to receive, shall
accept, and shall use to carry out this section the funds transferred under
paragraph (1), without further appropriation.
<added-phrase reported-display-style="italic"></added-phrase></text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3F3680B069694CDEBD9915A89532B96A"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header><text>Not more
than</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="id84539DAE3D4F44BEA05DC91B2E721FFE"><enum>323.</enum><header>Energy
efficiency public information initiative</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 134 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005
(42 U.S.C. 15832) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id72A180D39D1447FFA60CFA26CA5CF4C5"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="idF851C1EAEB3D4EA1A0B360EAC051A7A8"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
striking <quote>The Secretary</quote> and inserting <quote>The Secretary, in
cooperation with the Secretary of Education,</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idABA4EA38196E4918BB6C086ED9D5D345"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) as paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), respectively;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA6EA28C68B1B43D1B27D41110B755A03"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting
after paragraph (1) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2EB5B5A048AF4C58A546BA440AE0CA25" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="idF86848C8ABD7435E95F61A63A46D59FA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the national
security implications of remaining dependent on foreign sources of
oil;</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id0EF49F4FC4A0410E85AF4A6A6C2D6169"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(d), by striking <quote>2010</quote> and inserting <quote>2011</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3BAE82CCFA3D4518B12A063D6CA3A5CE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (e) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1D72C5DBEC6F498E8F89F8FECC59B8DA" style="OLC">
<subsection id="id4203406D2F8B4FC690AF01500D19870A"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Funding</header>
<paragraph id="id2756553513114229B6B62570A0E41894"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 30
days after the date of enactment of this paragraph, on October 1, 2007, and on
each October 1 thereafter through October 1, 2010, out of any funds in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall
transfer to the Secretary of Energy to carry out this section $90,000,000, to
remain available until expended.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8C0E8E9AC1334D21952259FA0817F940"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Receipt and
acceptance</header><text>The Secretary shall be entitled to receive, shall
accept, and shall use to carry out this section the funds transferred under
paragraph (1), without further
appropriation.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section></subtitle><enum>IV</enum><header>Consumer
protection</header>
<section id="IDCFEE82158ACE4BA181BD2EEE724CB488"><enum>401.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited
as the <quote><short-title>Gasoline Consumer
Anti-price-gouging Protection Act</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section id="ID716F63CE251F495BBEF01D47B23BCF5D"><enum>402.</enum><header> Protection of
consumers against price gouging</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is unlawful for any supplier to increase
the price at which that supplier sells, or offers to sell, gasoline or
petroleum distillates in, or for use in—</text>
<paragraph id="ID3B6880F722464767831F6BC2A4641139"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an area covered
by a Presidential proclamation issued under section 404(a)(1) by an
unconscionable amount during the period beginning on the date the proclamation
is issued and ending on the date specified in the proclamation; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDABA0DE4786984421B724A191ECFED9AD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an area covered
by a Federal Trade Commission emergency order issued under section 404(a)(2) by
an unconscionable amount during the period beginning on the date the order is
issued and ending on the date specified in the order.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="IDA471E983C04B455E96C843FF2B30578E"><enum>403.</enum><header> Justifiable
price increases</header>
<subsection id="ID292C0D88D9E940B4B0091C04DDC6C2D6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
General</header><text>The prohibition in section 402 does not apply to the
extent that the increase in the price of the gasoline or petroleum distillate
is substantially attributable to—</text>
<paragraph id="IDF2082649EF714AA2B81155B1E47EE8DC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an increase in
the wholesale cost of gasoline and petroleum distillates to a retail seller or
reseller;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID2E9D5CE6A0D348D5BA4849CF1C1CECFE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an increase in
the replacement costs for gasoline or petroleum distillate sold;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDB3D54E5C587A4D6BA26DC3914C9A1AE9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>an increase in
operational costs; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDD2E2568921994B20B29BEA64D1BC2BFD"><enum>(4)</enum><text>local, regional,
national, or international market conditions.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDA178FDD753444ACF816BCC5A08917134"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Other
Mitigating Factors</header><text>In determining whether a violation of section
402 has occurred, there also shall be taken into account, among other factors,
the price that would reasonably equate supply and demand in a competitive and
freely functioning market and whether the price at which the gasoline or
petroleum distillate was sold reasonably reflects additional costs or risks,
not within the control of the seller, that were paid or incurred by the
seller.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="IDEF26FA93C23C40AEB178AFBE0027CC26"><enum>404.</enum><header> Emergency
proclamations and orders</header>
<subsection id="ID1D4E0950CD9B41409FCA24EB594A0785"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
General</header>
<paragraph id="ID1BBF5EC3C5034E70AF25C0C065173963"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Presidential
emergency proclamations</header><text>The President may issue an emergency
proclamation when an abnormal market disruption has occurred or is reasonably
expected to occur.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID4178D4A5219E476C89AA247AA825BD12"><enum>(2)</enum><header>FTC emergency
orders</header><text>In the absence of a Presidential proclamation under
paragraph (1), the Federal Trade Commission, by majority vote, may—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID0EC426B82D294BDE894F89378F9BCE74"><enum>(A)</enum><text>determine that an
abnormal market disruption affecting more than 1 State has occurred or is
reasonably expected to occur; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8F57C1B5AF12420BA5300EE563810086"><enum>(B)</enum><text>issue an
emergency order if it makes such a determination.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID9698C50B7CA341398D7A07821F6E02F1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Scope and
Duration</header>
<paragraph id="IDB664AC10A1454D55B4B5E82717856C70"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The emergency proclamation or order—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID20D9CF4A587E441C8FACCD9610C3ADCC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall specify
with particularity—</text>
<clause id="ID5A409A1F67BB4F94A78B3478120CD528"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
period for which the proclamation or order applies; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID391A97C3DD56458DB9213B86DCFA9F40"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the event,
circumstance, or condition that is the reason such a proclamation or order is
determined to be necessary; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDC98626F796374A5DA1C66D543D878445"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may specify the
area or region to which it applies, which, for the 48 contiguous States, may
not be limited to a single State.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID5EAB077A4D74493EA4481DF96842D17F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitations</header><text>An
emergency proclamation or a order under subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID7C3D2B7177D64300981B8A7827C8DDEE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>may not apply for
a period of more than 30 consecutive days (renewable for a consecutive period
of not more than 30 days); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5E0F6E8867B1405DA9E76C549A5E4642"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may apply to a
period of not more than 7 days preceding the occurrence of an event,
circumstance, or condition that is the reason such a proclamation or order is
necessary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDBAE48956089541A5AC679676B99D40D0"><enum>405.</enum><header>Enforcement by
Federal Trade Commission</header>
<subsection id="ID4F3462AC66974A06956AC5160D428C2D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Violation Is
Unfair or Deceptive Act or Practice</header><text>Section 402 of this title
shall be enforced by the Federal Trade Commission as if the violation of
section 402 were an unfair or deceptive act or practice proscribed under a rule
issued under section 18(a)(1)(B) of the <act-name parsable-cite="FTCA">Federal
Trade Commission Act</act-name> (15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B)).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDF953FA2D9D7B449BBC313FC681493D87"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Actions by the
Commission</header><text>The Commission shall prevent any supplier from
violating this title in the same manner, by the same means, and with the same
jurisdiction, powers, and duties as though all applicable terms and provisions
of the <act-name parsable-cite="FTCA">Federal Trade Commission Act</act-name>
(15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) were incorporated into and made a part of this title.
Any entity that violates any provision of this title is subject to the
penalties and entitled to the privileges and immunities provided in the
<act-name parsable-cite="FTCA">Federal Trade Commission Act</act-name> in the
same manner, by the same means, and with the same jurisdiction, power, and
duties as though all applicable terms and provisions of the
<act-name parsable-cite="FTCA">Federal Trade Commission Act</act-name> were
incorporated into and made a part of this title.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID483C4A18D71C41D28DFB76BA7B85212E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>Not
later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal Trade
Commission shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary or appropriate
to implement this title.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID3BD2355FA18A4E2B8D07F3FF93FD665F"><enum>406.</enum><header>
Penalties</header>
<subsection id="IDF7874531FB714DD288C060C2F5152935"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Civil
Penalty</header>
<paragraph id="ID9775EA2767CE40769C4934B24691A0A5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In addition to any penalty applicable under the
<act-name parsable-cite="FTCA">Federal Trade Commission Act</act-name> any
supplier who violates this title is punishable by a civil penalty of—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDC784D124E9774D8598C67FC06079E2DA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not more than
$500,000, in the case of an independent small business marketer of gasoline
(within the meaning of section 324(c) of the <act-name parsable-cite="CAA">Clean Air Act</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 7625(c)); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID37BF76C7CC204D99BEC404736061B391"><enum>(B)</enum><text>not more than
$5,000,000 in the case of any other supplier.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID937011C5ABAA4EA19CA80589D8B8B6F2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Method of
assessment</header><text>The penalty provided by paragraph (1) shall be
assessed in the same manner as civil penalties imposed under section 5 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="FTCA">Federal Trade Commission Act</act-name> (15
U.S.C. 45).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDE04949A910CA4375B2A6749C66A3D5DC"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Multiple
offenses; mitigating factors</header><text>In assessing the penalty provided by
subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID04198ECEA58E47B4A47AAB53A2CA142B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>each day of a
continuing violation shall be considered a separate violation; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDB10E09C622174152A6728689070ACCD3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Commission
shall take into consideration the seriousness of the violation and the efforts
of the supplier committing the violation to remedy the harm caused by the
violation in a timely manner.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID3942A1FD21A64BE0AE8115425C595B87"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Criminal
Penalty</header>
<paragraph id="IDB8FCD9BF01504E188325E4A4AD299073"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
General</header><text>In addition to any penalty applicable under the
<act-name parsable-cite="FTCA">Federal Trade Commission Act</act-name>, the
violation of this title is punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000,000,
imprisonment for not more than 2 years, or both.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDC69088F002594D168F4BF85F75512EFA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Enforcement</header><text>The
criminal penalty provided by paragraph (1) may be imposed only pursuant to a
criminal action brought by the Attorney General or other officer of the
Department of Justice, or any attorney specially appointed by the Attorney
General of the United States, in accordance with section 515 of title 28,
United States Code.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDF8682DD10DF746CABDD07511FE783B98"><enum>407.</enum><header>
Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this
title:</text>
<paragraph id="IDC88896829069472D8E150870A89C2B95"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Abnormal market
disruption</header><text>The term <term>abnormal market disruption</term> means
there is a reasonable likelihood that, in the absence of a proclamation under
section 404(a), there will be an increase in the average price of gasoline or
petroleum distillates as a result of a change in the market, whether actual or
imminently threatened, resulting from extreme weather, a natural disaster,
strike, civil disorder, war, military action, a national or local emergency, or
other similar cause, that adversely affects the availability or delivery
gasoline or petroleum distillates.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDCE4E45F678434040A37EDAF5674E0E7E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Supplier</header><text>The
term <term>supplier</term> means any person engaged in the trade or business of
selling, reselling, at retail or wholesale, or distributing gasoline or
petroleum distillates.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID8891972184DE4E6B917A636849CC81D0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Unconscionable
amount</header><text>The term <term>unconscionable amount</term> means, with
respect to any supplier to whom section 402 applies, a significant increase in
the price at which gasoline or petroleum distillates are sold or offered for
sale by that supplier that increases the price, for the same grade of gasoline
or petroleum distillate, to an amount that—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID59F9FA6D977446AD95366AAEF7E34FF0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>substantially
exceeds the average price at which gasoline or petroleum distillates were sold
or offered for sale by that supplier during the 30-day period immediately
preceding the sale or offer;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID00E90312B68E4BD28C1E6B698F7734E5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>substantially
exceeds the average price at which gasoline or petroleum distillates were sold
or offered for sale by that person’s competitors during the period for which
the emergency proclamation applies; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDBD3527784FE843DD8C606A45592CF5A2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>cannot be
justified by taking into account the factors described in section
403(b).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9072EAA2AD2D4FA89ECA1D8F282B83E0" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>408.</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title shall take
effect on the date on which a final rule issued by the Federal Trade Commission
under section 405(c) is published in the Federal Register.</text>
</section><enum>V</enum><header>Tax
incentives</header>
<section id="idA5C2BA4CA2654DF99DCAFFF7DDB74AE2"><enum>501.</enum><header>Extension of
excise tax credit for coal-to-liquids</header>
<subsection id="idEB60332F6C57487E9EEE81266CE4AD6F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 6426(d)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to termination) is amended by inserting <quote>or any liquid fuel
described in paragraph (2)(E)</quote> after <quote>liquefied
hydrogen</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCFA3AF68EE7240C6887195E1FC555DCF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>Section 6427(e)(5) of such Code is amended by inserting
<quote>or any liquid fuel described in section 6426(d)(2)(E)</quote> after
<quote>liquefied hydrogen</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id09A8E2E2527C48B98F92B4665B0840D3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect
to any sale or use for any period after the date of the enactment of this
Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA34C5694D4F14061B85127258FF49599"><enum>502.</enum><header>Extension of
alternative motor vehicle credit</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id40C03F6A1D5849A79A1F1F6966127628"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 30B(j) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to termination) is amended by striking
<quote>2010</quote> both places it appears and <quote>2009</quote> and
inserting <quote>2014</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id82C7415788D34923B83B7696D5B646FC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Delay on
limitation of certain vehicles eligible for alternative motor vehicle
credit</header><text>Paragraph (2) of section 30B(f) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended by striking <quote>December 31, 2005</quote> and
inserting <quote>December 31, 2007</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6E7B818F025947E9BC00F0D4863C3362"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall take effect as if
included in the amendment made by section 1341(a) of the Energy Policy Act of
2005.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="idA51B78E043124DD69ADAAB5ED741A336" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>503.</enum><header>Tax incentives
extended to encourage cellulosic ethanol production</header>
<subsection id="id32525720722D4582A18989E75942ABAE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Alcohol fuel
mixture excise tax credit</header><text>Section 6426(b)(5) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to termination) is amended by inserting
<quote>(December 31, 2015, in the case of ethanol produced from cellulosic
feedstocks)</quote> after <quote>December 31, 2010</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idCD4BEC01CA3C435DB598478113CD1060"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Income tax
credit for alcohol used as fuel; small ethanol producer credit; ethanol blender
credit</header>
<paragraph id="idEED7AA08FA284816892FC597458CAEFC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 40(e)(1)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to termination) is amended by inserting <quote>(December 31, 2015, in
the case of ethanol produced from cellulosic feedstocks)</quote> after
<quote>December 31, 2010</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id011B6585BE8E411ABF6CF6549221B8E7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conforming
amendments for reduced credit for ethanol blenders</header><text>Section 40(h)
of such Code (relating to reduced credit for ethanol blenders) is
amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="id1375A7565B6E4E47BAFB017691615CB1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>(2015, in the case of ethanol produced from cellulosic
feedstocks)</quote> after <quote>2010</quote> in paragraph (1), and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA8CC07CF9E7C45FE967CBD05503ADA90"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>2010</quote> in the table contained in paragraph (2) and inserting
<quote>2015</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id42C63DB4D31F487DA927DB5820531645"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Rebate for
alcohol fuel used To produce a mixture</header><text>Section 6427(e)(5)(A) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to termination) is amended by
inserting <quote>(December 31, 2015, in the case of ethanol produced from
cellulosic feedstocks)</quote> after <quote>December 31, 2010</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID296424ecac1e4b6baca8131189f1bd89"><enum>504.</enum><header>Extension of
biodiesel income and excise tax credits</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Sections 40A(g), 6426(c)(6), and
6427(e)(5)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 are each amended by striking
<quote>2008</quote> and inserting <quote>2010</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="id0E99102FAAD642D087D3AC0C5AA1F467"><enum>505.</enum><header>Extension of
renewable energy resources</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 45(d) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 (relating to qualified facilities) is amended by striking
<quote>2008</quote> each place it appears and inserting
<quote>2012</quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id640391158BA74044AC05C7AA2395AC8A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>506.</enum><header>Extension and
modification of investment tax credit with respect to solar energy property and
qualified fuel cell property</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9AE4A5D7322E49A2A79B996E8CD5EE63"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Solar energy
property</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraphs
(2)(A)(i)(II) and (3)(A)(ii) of section 48(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 are each amended by striking <quote>2008</quote> and inserting
<quote>2016</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id64A06CDE1093486F97F936FE25A20E9A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligible fuel
cell property</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraph
(1)(E) of section 48(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by
striking <quote>2007</quote> and inserting <quote>2015</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA594B4AE174A43E480BB0B520AC20354"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Credits allowed
against the alternative minimum tax</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 38(c)(4)(B) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (defining specified credits) is amended by striking the period at
the end of clause (ii)(II) and inserting <quote>, and</quote>, and by adding at
the end the following new clause:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id28D852D6671B457B87C5A3777C9863AA" style="OLC">
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE97F2510F55F4CC0803424A3737A7324"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the portion of the investment credit under
section 46(2) as determined under section
48(a)(2)(A)(i).</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id463DC2109D584AEA8B5C4C32C32B44D1"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31,
2006.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H4F4939B1FC27474FB437DBE6FC98E5F4"><enum>507.</enum><header>Credit for
production of natural gas</header>
<subsection id="H28D359EF73EC4FF789BF8274ED2D101"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Allowance of
credit</header><text>Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to business related credits) is amended
by inserting after section 45M the following new section:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H984BFB44315D4C8A866336BF05E63C00" style="OLC">
<section id="HC28F35BDB67A4ED7B3E5AB36795143BB"><enum>45N.</enum><header>Credit for
production of natural gas</header>
<subsection id="H2DC5337C0E444C9F80C2505631A087D2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of
section 38, in the case of a taxpayer, the amount of the natural gas production
credit determined under this section for a taxable year is equal to the product
of—</text>
<paragraph id="H70ADF8787E664A06A2A1B60849617083"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$2, multiplied
by</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H63DE8F3E43DC498C9E32214200AEDD74"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">each 1,000,000 British thermal units of
natural gas produced by the taxpayer at a high Btu fuel facility during the
taxable year.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5FEE5510561B4EADA55906FD048000AF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reduction in
credit amount as natural gas prices increase</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this section, in the case
of natural gas produced after the first day of a production month following the
date on which the spot price of natural gas delivered at Henry Hub, Louisiana,
on average, exceeds $6 per million British thermal units for 30 consecutive
trading days, the $2 amount under subsection (a) shall be reduced (but not
below zero) by an amount which is equal to the amount by which such spot price
exceeds $6 per million British thermal units.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HD71BE3389BE5480ABB3FB2B010603905"><enum>(c)</enum><header>High Btu fuel
facility</header><text>For purposes of this section—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H9AB57B9A702D42199B7FAEC74212B87D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <term>high Btu fuel facility</term> means a
facility that produces high Btu biomass fuel and which is placed in service
after the date of the enactment of this section and before January 1,
2012.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H32E52E040DFA41FFA9B22730FD8E000"><enum>(2)</enum><header>High Btu biomass
fuel</header><text>The term <term>high Btu biomass fuel</term> means fuel
produced from biomass (as defined in section 45K(c)(3)) that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H84759103053542F3BD93A9C00366724"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">contains no more than 7 pounds of water per
million standard cubic feet,</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HC1BF0845461543DD8EF3519DB33990E8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>contains not less
than 95 percent methane per volume, and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H5AD51EC47FB04450BF5B7D315D574CC4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>has a Btu content
of at least 950 per square cubic feet.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3DA72D78FDD442D099DFC387B7879E71"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Other rules To
apply</header><text>Rules similar to the rules of paragraphs (1), (3), (4), and
(5) of section 45(e) shall apply for purposes of this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idC20956E886034B3C9408D2025D42C942"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Denial of
double benefit</header><text>No credit shall be allowed under subsection (a)
for natural gas produced by the taxpayer if a credit is allowed to the taxpayer
with respect to such gas under section 45, 45I, or 45K.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id78D365BEBC2246C6B9352467653B7B14"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Application of
section</header><text>This section shall not apply to natural gas produced at
any facility after the date which is 10 years after the date such facility is
placed in
service.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H28D490A6D0AD425E8C2336657E78E096"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Credit To be
part of general business credit</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (b) of section 38 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to general business credit) is amended
by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end of paragraph (29), by striking the
period at the end of paragraph (30) and inserting <quote>, and</quote>, and by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7D820C53F4BE4245B189B1B8B558FFC" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H014E568C84F04FE0AF68CD7129732BAF"><enum>(31)</enum><text>the natural gas
production credit determined under section
45N(a).</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HCE641C3B39294544B3FB497039707F32"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of
sections for subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section
45M the following new item:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAA026A73495D482F825097DCE062CBD5" style="OLC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 45N. Credit for production of natural
gas.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H08EAD60EF1234D30B41372131BA2DD19"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall apply to natural
gas produced after December 31, 2006, in taxable years ending after such
date.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id22733F29C37D4EF6B748DCE570C0A4AF" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>508.</enum><header>Extension and
modification of credit for residential energy efficient property</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBE51BE135DD94FABA809F3793EDC5863"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Extension</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 25D of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 (relating to termination) is amended by striking <quote>2007</quote> and
inserting <quote>2015</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id460F2620DA2A46B5A3804B95346DB2BF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Modification of
maximum credit</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraph (1)
of section 25D(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to
limitations) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF43E232BF3E3416C9BF628CA0317C2CA" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7F295E4690FB4240AA5E45C12C38A00F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Maximum
credit</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The credit allowed
under subsection (a) for any taxable year shall not exceed—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBDB18B824B624B28B96374B0091FC1B3"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$1,000 with respect to each half kilowatt
of capacity of qualified photovoltaic property for which qualified photovoltaic
property expenditures are made,</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF763E9B7BC5D4AE6B6333567E8D14D73"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$2,000 with respect to any qualified solar
water heating property expenditures, and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5A8B9B4C82BC4808A84ABED68B2F78B4"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$500 with respect to each half kilowatt of
capacity of qualified fuel cell property (as defined in section 48(c)(1)) for
which qualified fuel cell property expenditures are
made.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD62A99BECF4044798B0AC14C15269317"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Credit allowed
against alternative minimum tax</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCDFB2C09199A412AB59ED92B547A347D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 25D(b) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as amended by subsection (b)) is amended by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id08CEDC192D9044D7B8FB3B15358F9FE3" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2FEE833C1F404FB1965489BCA31AF5D1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Credit allowed
against alternative minimum tax</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The credit allowed under subsection (a) for
the taxable year shall not exceed the excess of—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA9A25B742D1C4C019DA4414ED4A72DA6"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the sum of the regular tax liability (as
defined in section 26(b)) plus the tax imposed by section 55, over</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id913059D911F641C7879AAA8BC18B065E"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the sum of the credits allowable under
subpart A of part IV of subchapter A and section 27 for the taxable
year.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC81878DEC4244C6CAA2EE67EC6F5FBF2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (c) of
section 25D of such Code is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2A5F242D9DC64486A27C508C87C0C806" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDF81BB819A634D239ADDAEA9DAADAD20"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Carryforward of
unused credit</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the credit
allowable under subsection (a) for any taxable year exceeds the limitation
imposed by subsection (b)(3) for such taxable year, such excess shall be
carried to the succeeding taxable year and added to the credit allowable under
subsection (a) for such succeeding taxable
year.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF7099D318B8A4619BCB632249B8B8854"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31,
2006.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>VI</enum><header>Boutique fuel
reductions</header>
<section changed="not-changed" id="idAB2F6DB5FB84436C824A58A7641DCF4F"><enum>601.</enum><header>Boutique fuel
reductions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
211(c)(4)(C) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(c)(4)(C)) (as amended by
section 1541 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–58; 119 Stat.
1106)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1B5E4B12560A4C478BFF19427E901ABC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
the second clause (v) as clause (vi); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE2DA3417F9674F71A6A186DE0DDC56A1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in clause (vi)
(as redesignated by paragraph (1)), by striking subclauses (III) and (IV) and
inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id54324376FF6F4A9B9971486825C00CFD" style="OLC">
<subclause id="idB633F73CE1B54456B8C2E39883A8AA6A" indent="up4"><enum>(III)</enum><text>The Administrator shall remove a
fuel from the list published under subclause (II) if a fuel ceases to be
included in a State implementation plan or if a fuel in a State implementation
plan is identical to a Federal fuel formulation implemented by the
Administrator and shall reduce the total number of fuels permitted to be
included in a State implementation plan or revision on the list published under
subclause (II) accordingly.</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id993A75695A3F4946B4FCE5E3B07593CB" indent="up4"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>Subclause (I) shall not limit the
authority of the Administrator to approve a control or prohibition respecting
any new fuel under this paragraph in a State implementation plan or revision to
a State implementation plan if the new fuel completely replaces a fuel on the
list published under subclause
(II).</text>
</subclause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section>