1.Short Title; Table of Contents
(a)This Act may be cited as the Clean, Reliable, Efficient and Secure Energy Act of 2007
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(b)The table of contents this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short Title; Table of Contents.
Sec. 2. Definition of Secretary.
TITLE I—ELECTRICITY SECTOR
Sec. 101. Efficiency in Electricity Use.
Sec. 102. Incentives for Utility Investment in Smart Grid.
Sec. 103. Clean Energy Portfolio Standard.
Sec. 104. Nuclear Fuel Management and Disposal.
Sec. 105. Advanced Coal Generation.
TITLE II—TRANSPORTATION SECTOR
Sec. 201. Automobile Fuel Economy.
Sec. 202. Report on Average Fuel Economy of Federal Fleet.
Sec. 203. Traffic Signal Coordination.
Sec. 204. Renewable Content of Diesel Fuel.
Sec. 205. Coal-to-Liquid and Gas-to-Liquid Technologies.
Sec. 206. Availability of Certain Areas of the Outer Continental Shelf for Leasing.
TITLE III—BUILDINGS AND MANUFACTURING SECTOR
Sec. 301. Energy Efficiency in Federal Buildings.
Sec. 302. Energy Efficiency in Public Schools.
Sec. 303. Manufacturing Processes and Materials Energy Use Commission.
Sec. 304. Greenfield Study.
TITLE IV—NATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY
Sec. 401. National Greenhouse Gas Emissions Registry.
Sec. 402. Report on Industrial Applications of Carbon Dioxide.
Sec. 403. National Carbon Dioxide Storage Assessment.
Sec. 404. Liability of Full Carbon Storage Facilities and Depleted Oil Fields.
Sec. 405. Funding.
TITLE V— STUDIES, ENERGY DAY, AND REESTABLISHMENT OF THE OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT
Subtitle A—Studies
Sec. 501. Study of the Replacement of HVACR Equipment.
Sec. 502. Study on Fuel Economy Standards for Heavy Trucks.
Sec. 503. Study of the Use of Synthetic Fuel in Commercial Aircraft.
Sec. 504. Study of Infrastructure Needs for Significant Use of Renewable Fuels.
Sec. 505. Study on a Strategic Natural Gas Reserve.
Subtitle B—Energy Education
Sec. 511. Energy Day.
Sec. 512. Energy Efficient Education Programs.
Subtitle C—Office of Technological Assessment
Sec. 521. Reestablishment of the Office of Technological Assessment.
Sec. 522. Authorization of Appropriations.
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(1)In this Act, the term Secretary means the Secretary of Energy.
<enum>I</enum><header>ELECTRICITY SECTOR</header>
<section id="id8B3B1679C213485981169373D3003F75"><enum>101.</enum><header>Efficiency in Electricity Use</header>
<subsection id="id6C671E611CAE43B2B9165524A8F6F0C5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress finds:</text>
<paragraph id="IDd372b80788c24db48ed65ed32c2b0723"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The electricity sector is responsible for 42 percent of the energy consumed and 40 percent of the carbon dioxide emitted in the U.S.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="IDc3be35912a814929af184c144ef6db61"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Energy efficiency is the quickest way to reduce electricity consumption in the U.S.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="IDb21e396dfdc5434eaee78bd2c60d40c1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The setting of energy efficiency appliance standards requires a new framework in order to speed the diffusion of technological advances into the market place.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID34b5b0815cda4fc682d30ffc380b87d6"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Clean technologies of all kinds are required to enhance the national security of the U.S. and reduce U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. Due to the security implications of clean technologies, electric generators should not be limited in the clean generation technologies available to them for credit.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="IDfc42ccc3e80648d2aaa973a6ae5bb0a6"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Nuclear power requires a waste storage solution. Regardless of any future policy changes, waste storage will always be required.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID5b8d97ac95e84e2b8226b357dee69589"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Regulations have prevented the dissemination of advanced clean coal generation technology. Increases in efficiency and reducing the need to build new generation facilities should be balanced with clean air standards.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H9FDDC66FD85A430A8F84CA94D6BDC443"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Appliance Efficiency Standards Commission</header><text>Section 325 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6295) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection id="H0FDB4257182D44BCA436005DD0904488"><enum>(hh)</enum><header>Appliance efficiency standards commission</header>
<paragraph id="H82FE368C1E9E41B8ACC679FE863D6291"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header>
<subparagraph id="H452AF455062D47548F376220066C2595"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There is established a commission to be known as the <quote>Appliance Efficiency Standards Commission</quote> (referred to in this subsection as the <quote>Commission</quote>).</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3CE10A689B1845D58728A93D321B4F3B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Membership</header>
<clause id="H3C73A400C491499485FBCB06EC33F2D2"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Composition</header><text>The Commission shall be composed of 14 members appointed by the President, of whom—</text>
<subclause id="H43CFFD1137AB4E218FA6473D7B223DED"><enum>(I)</enum><text>5 members shall be appointed to represent energy and manufacturing industries;</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="HD545658215714BEF9224B7D281312722"><enum>(II)</enum><text>3 members shall be appointed to represent consumer organizations;</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="H232DEDCB5EFC4C73A36D4DAE30930987"><enum>(III)</enum><text>2 members shall be appointed from nongovernmental organizations that specialize in energy efficiency, environmental protection, or consumer advocacy; and</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="H0BCFE323022A412093F7F7FDBC636136"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>1 member shall be appointed from each of—</text>
<item id="HF0DE59559E714A37849439D4F307B2FD"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the Department of Commerce;</text> </item>
<item id="H7F21E7E1BCB64FC494A4CB1DB546642D"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the National Academy of Sciences;</text> </item>
<item id="HFEB37103A5D54A47A94795EE8DAC7B88"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>the Department of Energy; and</text> </item>
<item id="H9084ABDD7AD04BFFA7CE2E06C5937FF"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>the Environmental Protection Agency.</text> </item></subclause></clause>
<clause id="HC29C680DB8484823A3BD8BD3760077DA"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Date of appointments</header><text>The appointment of a member of the Commission shall be made not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this subsection.</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4214EA7BB4484557B8BC95AA3300E43E"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Term; vacancies</header>
<clause id="HC10C8283F47A4FFDB45F19EA53694997"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Term</header><text>Subject to clause (ii), the term of office of a member of the Commission shall be 3 years.</text> </clause>
<clause id="HEFE1DF7240824D71850066264595B135"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Staggered initial terms</header><text>Of the initial members of the Commission appointed under clause (i), the term of office of—</text>
<subclause id="H273759A481004D4A84CBA4BE8D2EEDA"><enum>(I)</enum><text>5 members shall be 3 years;</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="H74C3D5F968F941AEA09FF34690687F12"><enum>(II)</enum><text>5 members shall be 2 years; and</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="H6C7E4505E3294188AEF3B0711D469EB1"><enum>(III)</enum><text>4 members shall be 1 year.</text> </subclause></clause>
<clause id="H0BA202E8654942A2BC4FC00B0490510"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Vacancies</header><text>A vacancy on the Commission—</text>
<subclause id="H8A3FF6B684E94EE7BB3EB935BCC8890"><enum>(I)</enum><text>shall not affect the powers of the Commission; and</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="HB757DB4F84334B0C9400013FACF3784F"><enum>(II)</enum><text>shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment was made.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H29BD54514E4D41F0A39B3B5EBC9B003B"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Initial meeting</header><text>Not later than 30 days after the date on which all members of the Commission have been appointed, the Commission shall hold the initial meeting of the Commission.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H324C201121CF4A358D94C9E500DDDAF3"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Meetings</header><text>The Commission shall meet at the call of the Chairperson.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE342604221C249A690CD9294B47C1C86"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Quorum</header><text>A majority of the members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number of members may hold hearings.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5CB4E99FCD1C4AC4BD64F700526CA6ED"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Chairperson and vice chairperson</header><text>The Commission shall select a Chairperson and Vice Chairperson from among the members of the Commission.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF70D472A151C4D04A64581565299AB21"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The Commission shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8A87CA4AE20A41368EDE432800419B74"><enum>(A)</enum><text>conduct ongoing studies of the establishment or improvement of energy conservation standards and test protocols for consumer goods and appliances that will reduce the use of electricity use of consumer products and improve the competitiveness of the United States; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC281388B5D184368B8CDDB74B76E76AF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>based on the studies, make recommendations to the Secretary for the establishment or improvement of energy conservation standards and test protocols through expedited rulemaking under subsection (ii).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7B71E5B3664E49AA8B3C3BD9055210A7"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Powers</header>
<subparagraph id="HD57DEFFA4207480CAEB97FF57B2E7C"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Hearings</header><text>The Commission may hold such hearings, meet and act at such times and places, take such testimony, and receive such evidence as the Commission considers advisable to carry out this subsection.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0AFCE84188554F7500BA03E3DC6F9F00"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Information from federal agencies</header>
<clause id="H2377242781504F648B50C511D7177063"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Commission may secure directly from a Federal agency such information as the Commission considers necessary to carry out this subsection.</text> </clause>
<clause id="HF97E7982D5794C9BAFAF28BE24D4E7C1"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Provision of information</header><text>On request of the Chairperson of the Commission, the head of the agency shall provide the information to the Commission.</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H03BE5B5D3D2B4666A6988538D7EBC7B4"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Postal services</header><text>The Commission may use the United States mails in the same manner and under the same conditions as other agencies of the Federal Government.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD2E1302EEF504613A58895597B5EAA3C"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Gifts</header><text>The Commission may accept, use, and dispose of gifts or donations of services or property.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEABB4677DF2D4E8A9BC7D37C37C848C4"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Commission personnel matters</header>
<subparagraph id="H4278F887F2A44346BEECB379470330AC"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Compensation of members</header>
<clause id="H4099447FD3424F0F86B5907C91B5E063"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Non-federal employees</header><text>A member of the Commission who is not an officer or employee of the Federal Government shall be compensated at a rate equal to the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, for each day (including travel time) during which the member is engaged in the performance of the duties of the Commission.</text> </clause>
<clause id="HE87FB32428ED4F5BBC8EF9271259DC5E"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Federal employees</header><text>A member of the Commission who is an officer or employee of the Federal Government shall serve without compensation in addition to the compensation received for the services of the member as an officer or employee of the Federal Government.</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD24EF2DA145B486EA86962CE782460C8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Travel expenses</header><text>A member of the Commission shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for an employee of an agency under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while away from the home or regular place of business of the member in the performance of the duties of the Commission.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H21F9A234711B457AB17213725B680584"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Staff</header>
<clause id="H04EB6286E15E49B8ADA722002E373DBA"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Chairperson of the Commission may, without regard to the civil service laws (including regulations), appoint and terminate an executive director and such other additional personnel as are necessary to enable the Commission to perform the duties of the Commission.</text> </clause>
<clause id="HC6A7B74D68C04384B5E3AC454C006714"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Confirmation of executive director</header><text>The employment of an executive director shall be subject to confirmation by the Commission.</text> </clause>
<clause id="H01330444B8874B5B8BF3A570D1DDD16E"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Compensation</header>
<subclause id="HDA19F75E7E8949F50066CD13EA3BE55E"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the Chairperson of the Commission may fix the compensation of the executive director and other personnel without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, relating to classification of positions and General Schedule pay rates.</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="H8AAECDB5C3BF435ABDFB16CB4DDC0056"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Maximum rate of pay</header><text>The rate of pay for the executive director and other personnel shall not exceed the rate payable for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, United States Code.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE65C967750A5470AB0EFD190196CE11B"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Detail of federal government employees</header>
<clause id="HE0F3C6D6EBC945EB92C4F0D300184FF6"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An employee of the Federal Government may be detailed to the Commission without reimbursement.</text> </clause>
<clause id="H7D3EC96161974EAF9BD681B0E70891D1"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Civil service status</header><text>The detail of the employee shall be without interruption or loss of civil service status or privilege.</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H816F80CFD9804C9DB5FEAA7B105E5FF4"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Procurement of temporary and intermittent services</header><text>The Chairperson of the Commission may procure temporary and intermittent services in accordance with section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, at rates for individuals that do not exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of that title.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9096E3F473F24B8A9966D0BBCBB7F38"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Commission.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H23DB5617749D4ECD962459AAA1B9E716"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this subsection, to remain available until expended.</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection>
<subsection id="H191D8DD0748F4A948D5F30EB81766D1F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Expedited Rulemakings</header><text>Section 325 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6295) (as amended by subsection (b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection id="HB9ACE1E8CD9747FDB5D2B3A1A4A08221"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Expedited rulemaking for standards recommended by appliance efficiency standards commission</header>
<paragraph id="HA06A3E2463CD4FBFADC835A3645E9F82"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall conduct an expedited rulemaking based on each energy conservation standard or test procedure recommended by the Appliance Efficiency Standards Commission established under subsection (hh).</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA6147C704D4D4484957712D7F065D37C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Procedure</header>
<subparagraph id="HC15C69B7F0534A58B6B437916DC9BFC2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding subsection (p) or section 336(a), if the Secretary receives a recommendation of the Appliance Efficiency Standards Commission, the Secretary shall conduct an expedited rulemaking with respect to the standard or test procedure proposed in the recommendation in accordance with this paragraph.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9E170A99DDC74E2C964B2533523DB3B2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Advanced notice of proposed rulemaking</header><text>If no advanced notice of proposed rulemaking has been issued under subsection (p)(1) with respect to the rulemaking covered by the recommendation, the requirements of subsection (p) with respect to the issuance of an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking shall not apply.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7F797018E1AA4A6F85FFF4CF4EAA02B9"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Proposed rule</header>
<clause id="H6619285F4D5748AB0043ACBAC8BFA78E"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Publication</header><text>Not later than 30 days after the receipt of a recommendation described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall publish a proposed rule proposing the standard or test procedure covered by the recommendation.</text> </clause>
<clause id="HFA18916609384E729DC8AD30F41EF42B"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Public comment period</header><text>Notwithstanding paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (p), the public comment period for the proposed rule shall be the 30-day period beginning on the date of publication of the proposed rule in the Federal Register.</text> </clause>
<clause id="HAF6397B7FBE34CB0A7D5A70000F0421B"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Public hearing</header><text>Notwithstanding section 336(a), the Secretary may waive the holding of a public hearing with respect to the proposed rule.</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFCF06CDB45354A2E965041ADB061E71C"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Final rule</header><text>Notwithstanding subsection (p)(4), the Secretary—</text>
<clause id="H435E1A7F15554FDE8D811D33A1A94F00"><enum>(i)</enum><text>may publish a final rule at any time after the 60-day period beginning on the date of publication of the proposed rule in the Federal Register; and</text> </clause>
<clause id="H7A069245361F45F0B500F48BBE008D6F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>shall publish a final rule not later than 120 days after the date of publication of the proposed rule in the Federal Register.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section>
<section id="H54D1E210A2E44735A2473BA4236453B9"><enum>102.</enum><header>Incentives for Utility Investment in Smart Grid</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 111(d) of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2621(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="H012FC93D57EA48828B39C7BC6FD84463"><enum>(16)</enum><header>Utility investment in smart grid investments</header><text>Each electric utility shall, before undertaking investments in nonadvanced grid technologies, demonstrate that alternative investments in advanced grid technologies have been considered, including from a standpoint of cost-effectiveness.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H588020F5072E46DCB07EFA91996E61E5"><enum>(17)</enum><header>Smart grid incentives</header><text>Each electric utility shall be permitted—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE5CC228A2C2D485697D500ACC198CE8D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to recover from ratepayers the capital and operating expenditures and other costs incurred by the utility for a qualified smart grid system, including an enhanced rate of return on the capital expenditures of the utility for the smart grid system; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5513A5157BC24CF4B1F45236DF3D22C6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to recover in a timely manner the costs of equipment rendered obsolete by the deployment of a smart grid system, based on the remaining depreciable life of the obsolete equipment.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB854CC92DB0846A29066906E6EB0F5F"><enum>103.</enum><header>Clean Energy Portfolio Standard</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Title VI of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<section id="H1197F4C91E4E499CACD98E0617557E7F"><enum>610.</enum><header>Clean Energy Portfolio Standard</header>
<subsection id="HE17D75C1EA77465D9F1BF5972400B532"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress finds that—</text>
<paragraph id="H4CE9CE7328354A44BE74D6ECDB002281"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the development of clean energy resources of the United States is a matter of national security and energy security;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8F24D9CECBF8435888C19FDB3D21B9EA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a Federal clean energy portfolio standard will help improve the air quality of the United States by increasing the use of electricity generating technologies without the production of harmful emissions;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1561A6EDE7BE4561A0006689A369242F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a clean energy portfolio standard may—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD0AD6011143E4F9400863BCFB204F967"><enum>(A)</enum><text>help diversify fuel sources used for electricity generation;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H88EAF8BCB87F422AACB100B9048F36F0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>encourage the conservation of energy sources;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5ADF4B8AD0FD4DF2A645D8E01F9624C0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>provide more reliable electricity through diversification and conservation, thus reducing the overall cost of electric generation;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H91877268F69B44CD991C23236BE55985"><enum>(D)</enum><text>promote renewable generation technologies; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H09FE51ED76D64904863E79D65908C787"><enum>(E)</enum><text>significantly reduce future carbon dioxide emissions;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H82A564EE90884F0DA2BBA77F611FE4B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a Federal clean energy portfolio standard should be applied to the total electric sales made by retailers to consumers—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1267B265611C412DA9E6275E40B88FDF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to ensure the most effective use of resources and facilities in existence on the date of enactment of this section; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0DFB8AF9B3694ED7A23B2D6E5D5D3F02"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to ensure that a significant portion of the increased future demand for electricity is served by clean energy resources;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCF3D08857BCD40E7B11962D157A0FAA"><enum>(5)</enum><text>approximately 30 percent of the total sales of electricity in the United States is generated through clean energy resources such as hydropower, nuclear, and renewable technologies; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H97F5D4842FAB47CAAC8E7E0094C1F25C"><enum>(6)</enum><text>it is the goal of a Federal clean energy portfolio standard that 50 percent of the total retail sales of electricity in the Untied States be generated through clean energy resources by calendar year 2035.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HEE8351C1FCCA4BA5B468D771F1FB3038"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H16FD5F12AEAB442CAD00CDBA781F7238"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Associate company</header><text>The term <term>associate company</term> has the meaning given the term in section 1262 of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16451).</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA3FF1B90EBDC40FDA2BFBE6799B19F3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Base quantity of a retail electric supplier</header><text>The term <term>base quantity of a retail electric supplier</term> means the average annual quantity of electric energy, expressed in terms of kilowatt-hours, sold by a retail electric supplier to electric consumers for purposes—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1C47D7BA7B51409A9C3BBF6E1CDF86D0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>other than resale during calendar years 2010 to 2012; or</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H015D8DFBA6D04291B8B26F3D83816EF4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>as otherwise determined by the Secretary.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H871A5286B45441EA94FBEB845B06F8F5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Biomass</header>
<subparagraph id="HA48863A45B1E4B8700F44485B0693022"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>biomass</term> means any organic material that is available on a renewable or recurring basis, including—</text>
<clause id="HABCB04215D5A4F38962209735CC69110"><enum>(i)</enum><text>dedicated energy crops;</text> </clause>
<clause id="H34FB9A4FF6DC452A80B8F114D3D84CD4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>trees grown for energy production;</text> </clause>
<clause id="H7ACA254B98EE4AB38F1D95E6548E87AC"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>wood waste and wood residues;</text> </clause>
<clause id="HF47EA4AAC46A4224B0D41C9184A2623"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>plants (including aquatic plants, grasses and agricultural crops);</text> </clause>
<clause id="HC64ADAC76ABC4013A9F248FCAB8FCF65"><enum>(v)</enum><text>residues;</text> </clause>
<clause id="H80F156FF977D42CABBB9728C0024AD19"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>fibers;</text> </clause>
<clause id="H5A23FF0A424C4C04951CCD7E8214A42E"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>animal wastes and other organic waste materials; and</text> </clause>
<clause id="H6CEDC2BD98324C69B2FF77D64B16C10"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>fats and oils.</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7B7DFA8EEF8F440FB234339ECBDE1D4C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The term <term>biomass</term> includes only organic material from—</text>
<clause id="HFB301CA3F91D48CFB61DC8E633FCD6AC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>thinnings from trees that are less than 12 inches in diameter;</text> </clause>
<clause id="H2BF253CCC3EC4E46BE0100A7A863CBB9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>slash;</text> </clause>
<clause id="H2237905B871C4BAA8600118CE7E3D999"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>brush; and</text> </clause>
<clause id="H995F273F471E4BB4B8B0329182EDF227"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>mill residues.</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H595901C9C9594CA8A222353B1F5266D5"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Exclusions</header><text>The term <term>biomass</term> does not include any material removed from National Forest System land, unless the removal is part of a forest management plan.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7A2B0483BB4C4772BA249109B7CBBFF"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Clean energy</header><text>The term <term>clean energy</term> means electric energy generated by a clean energy resource.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC13456D66C7A4D979122911DB8525322"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Clean energy resource</header>
<subparagraph id="H470D2A35B0D140D4B6E29026A4570048"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>clean energy resource</term> means energy from—</text>
<clause id="H049755040028475C97E7D11FC8218EC0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>solar energy;</text> </clause>
<clause id="HBCF4E078D8F1408690798D6DBDFDB09B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>wind;</text> </clause>
<clause id="H256E45C016A74094B4573B0009EE0062"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>ocean energy (including tidal, wave, and current);</text> </clause>
<clause id="H8D13B2521DCF48BF92A974A800BEFCC0"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>geothermal energy;</text> </clause>
<clause id="H00747C0BEF53477EA188BC6626CCB8D0"><enum>(v)</enum><text>fuel cells (including zero emission regenerative fuel cell technology);</text> </clause>
<clause id="HCB79374B197F4526A1D70231498D1CC0"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>solid waste (as that term is defined in section 1004 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6903));</text> </clause>
<clause id="HE6673F5850F64B20A287C338B6CD7E0"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>renewable natural gas;</text> </clause>
<clause id="H94ED9ACF026042F48F207F009278C096"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>landfill gas;</text> </clause>
<clause id="H6CD49CBA28254EAAB467200689D667E6"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>qualified hydropower production (as that term is defined in section 45(c)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986); and</text> </clause>
<clause id="H194DA76DBF034017B4A2FAD99EB052B"><enum>(x)</enum><text>an inherently low-emission facility.</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H64A96907EC6E4BA7837441DF1C77BD92"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Authorization to expand term</header><text>In promulgating regulations under subsection (q), the Secretary may expand the definition of the term <term>clean energy resource</term> to include new technologies or sources that the Secretary determines to have characteristics in common with other energy resources listed in this subsection.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H34D648B74C4F42B3A411F906BAA6273C"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Demand-side management</header><text>The term <term>demand-side management</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA9997FB02E1B416287E8A6B2248D28FF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an electric retailer assistance of management of customer consumption of electricity of the demand for electricity through—</text>
<clause id="H5A908F2587A34FD8A5B6B566549411DD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the implementation of energy-efficiency technologies;</text> </clause>
<clause id="HC634A2B16DE0421A8F669B027CA6E1CA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the use of real-time or other information systems that provide relevant data to electricity consumers regarding—</text>
<subclause id="H158FFC14C03A4804819F03461B2ED172"><enum>(I)</enum><text>rate of consumption;</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="H7056529DE64945ACB2A6CAD5E1187981"><enum>(II)</enum><text>cost per kilowatt hour during peak and off-peak hours; or</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="HEBAD821DFCF043A2003EFFF5EE19D99"><enum>(III)</enum><text>any other information that would assist electricity consumers in making informed decisions regarding the use of electricity; or</text> </subclause></clause>
<clause id="H8EC2564779F843AE85EA52B9EF65E27B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>any other program approved by the Secretary that would assist in the management of customer consumption or demand for electricity which can be directly attributable to the resources invested in the approved program;</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD024FD95F1314C0C8609CDDF014C1C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>management practices of an electric retailer or other measures relating to residential, commercial, industrial, institutional, or governmental customers that reduce electricity consumption by those customers or industrial by-product technologies consisting of the use of a by-product from an industrial process (including the reuse of energy from exhaust gases or other manufacturing byproducts that are used in the direct production of electricity at the facility of a customer);</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H89700AE83D4D4D2D88BAD5F6CD89ACC2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>electricity providers assistance in the implementation of and expanded use of distributed generation technologies, including on-site renewable energy systems and fuel cells;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC42C9389483247D8AA5B55F8D3068F7C"><enum>(D)</enum><text>energy efficiency technologies, including—</text>
<clause id="H084A06A552E448068733E7BDE23C6307"><enum>(i)</enum><text>generation technologies to improve efficiency; and</text> </clause>
<clause id="H0C40634FA8304A5DA84C366146975FA9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>grid technologies to reduce line losses and improve transmission efficiency; and</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA72033169E1F4C4896884060EA39DE04"><enum>(E)</enum><text>other demand management techniques or processes whose effectiveness can be accounted for as approved by the Secretary.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8CBB5061914C42F189A4F6A8C00F163"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Expenditures on eligible demand-side management products or services</header><text>The term <term>expenditures on eligible demand-side management products or services</term> means expenditures incurred for demand-side management measures offered by a retail electric supplier pursuant to energy conservation, efficiency, and demand-side management plans and programs that are—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD38FE343DB5A444883704D5F5371F135"><enum>(A)</enum><text>established under a law (including a regulation) of a State; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1B26AD2BB4A942DAAB00148852062852"><enum>(B)</enum><text>approved by the appropriate regulatory authorities of the State.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3F4D643B4C2E4DDAB1028CFACCBC4BD1"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Incremental cost of energy</header><text>The term <term>incremental cost of energy</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1DCC5DDD4AEE4C91B8DDE6F14600484D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the cost to the electric utility for the purchase of energy associated with the acquisition of clean energy credits or for the generation of energy to satisfy the minimum clean energy generation requirement of subsection (d), including any receipt and delivery costs incurred by the electric utility; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBB3A4B277B7A4A6091D3BFA82E18B2F1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the cost to the electric utility for acquiring renewable energy credits to satisfy the minimum clean energy generation requirement of subsection (d), including any cost associated with—</text>
<clause id="HDE57DBAFED104CB69D0068D2C339EE5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>alternative compliance payments;</text> </clause>
<clause id="H7060E74C3396402CA5AF0888000025AB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>credit or certificate purchases; or</text> </clause>
<clause id="HCB52DC08A51B41CE829BD6992526E176"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>other financial compliance payments made to a State.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF354D8BBD7C34F9EB91F76979992D677"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Incremental electric sales of a retail electric supplier</header><text>The term <term>incremental electric sales of a retail electric supplier</term> means the difference between—</text>
<subparagraph id="H323D83B9EB404DE28BF0569750E9015F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the quantity of sales of a retail electric supplier to electric consumers in a given year; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H37E17419DEE740A3A9AE8BE2D53FCF84"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the base quantity of a retail electric supplier.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1F1783BADE3F41E9BC00362F302D3287"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Inherently low-emission facility</header>
<subparagraph id="H71ADB53C0F284E530057E2D7FFEB7034"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>inherently low-emission facility</term> means—</text>
<clause id="H0564C85E89814EBB8F2EE8FCFE8243BE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an integrated gasification combine cycle generation facility or other coal-fired or gas-fired generation technology that provides for—</text>
<subclause id="H56A669659AC34440803DB1FC9F262C00"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the future capture and sequestration of carbon provided that carbon capture and sequestration technology is commercially viable as determined by the Secretary; and</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="HC4B84773CE2048C9BFE5F7CDA83EDC6C"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a reduction of emissions; and</text> </subclause></clause>
<clause id="HE17467E05E654C31B59C74D269BB795"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a new nuclear power facility.</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDD7F8958C4CD4749A814AAEEE98F1EE6"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Authorization to expand term</header><text>In promulgating regulations under subsection (q), the Secretary may expand the definition of the term <term>inherently low-emission facility</term> to include new technologies that the Secretary determines to have characteristics in common with other energy resources listed in this subsection.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H48FB5BC3E11848618718269274CE85DE"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Indian land</header><text>The term <term>Indian land</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="HAD540F8FD3FA4397AD6DCD15833826A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any land located within the boundaries of any Indian reservation, pueblo, or rancheria;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H284A20CC83D2479686F4A7DB956EDB9E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any land not located within the boundaries of any indian reservation, pueblo, or rancheria, title to which was, on the date of enactment of this section, held by—</text>
<clause id="H279BD2A85CA34186AB00D6B8F74242C2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the United States for the benefit of any Indian tribe or individual; or</text> </clause>
<clause id="H96D2D9B4415B4B52BB5C936312F7FF4C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any Indian tribe or individual subject to a restriction against alienation by the United States;</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5626417452444D8CA6B91F9FE2D8F3FA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any dependent Indian community; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H832A6F6254294A3D9F1CD7CB283F62BE"><enum>(D)</enum><text>any land conveyed to any Alaska Native corporation under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3F38DD432A0845A899E2E320AF00B6B"><enum>(12)</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 id="HB359A0EFA71E4664ABA0B57EB2A6A002"><enum>(13)</enum><header>Necessary costs</header><text>The term <term>necessary costs</term> means any costs associated with—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA6325787260447EDBEC35FDFA6D989F2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the purchase of—</text>
<clause id="HAD82B0C56B6944C6A5A1A92E0FE5B1C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a clean energy credit; and</text> </clause>
<clause id="H548DEF4E92B64E9398ED0406BD25D0AA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any associated energy;</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H11629EBC2061428290D7B01E7BC36D3D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the generation of a clean energy credit; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDA6F2DB3AEC64A7A0047377914F7D415"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the firming, shaping, balancing, backup, and delivery services prudently incurred to maintain a reliable and well-functioning electric system that incorporates energy from a clean energy resource.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2B1BA0B139CE4766BE0279C15CDFB9F5"><enum>(14)</enum><header>New nuclear power</header><text>The term <term>new nuclear power</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="HAFE9060EC9CD44B5AB66E86BCDE435B4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>electric energy that is generated from a nuclear facility placed in service after January 1, 2012; or</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC8F1F0A23D874D5D98CEC8667FEFACB1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>electric energy that is generated from an existing facility that has been uprated after January 1, 2012 and is calculated by the difference between—</text>
<clause id="H8A57A8ED03984873881B1859E2B1D839"><enum>(i)</enum><text>average output prior to the uprate; and</text> </clause>
<clause id="H7DD7743171994EC7BC15AC7D00B7FC92"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the average output after the uprate.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H82C8BDBD7A2B40EFA0A6510599D8BD44"><enum>(15)</enum><header>Receipt and delivery costs</header>
<subparagraph id="HC14B461402C34F299C6B81EE18DC8838"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>receipt and delivery costs</term> means any costs associated with the receipt of energy on the system of the electric utility and the delivery of the energy to the retail loads of the electric utility through—</text>
<clause id="H7E43E641427C4D15B21B42AE8216017"><enum>(i)</enum><text>transmission facilities in existence on the date of enactment of this section; and</text> </clause>
<clause id="HDAFF60A8153347C897B7654E86DA304"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>transmission facilities newly constructed after the date of enactment of this section.</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE7D226B75F27479CAB798D06D031273C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The term <term>receipt and delivery costs</term> includes—</text>
<clause id="H4D326898B073425200DDDD35B57273E8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>any transmission and distribution cost or charge;</text> </clause>
<clause id="HEF6AE789DAE04B7E89B04C67B433F00"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any loss and associated ancillary service charge—</text>
<subclause id="H158C581A53594F6C88DEB1E7B877981E"><enum>(I)</enum><text>assessed by any applicable transmission provider; or</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="HAF0DC8ACC0C84CD7A579E83D2D934EB4"><enum>(II)</enum><text>provided for pursuant to the Commission-accepted open access transmission tariff of the electric utility; and</text> </subclause></clause>
<clause id="H775B9C6298E34483A8222FEAC8562A3"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>any firming, shaping, backup, or delivery services required by the electric utility to balance clean energy.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H27E2714B4B084715AB7333E90663418B"><enum>(16)</enum><header>Retail electric supplier</header><text>The term <term>retail electric supplier</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8DDD823D5AE444999562C0FD527059EF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an individual or entity that sold not less than 500,000 megawatt hours of electric energy to electric consumers for purposes other than resale in any calendar year before January 1, 2015; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6E574DD1FE394EF1AD4681CAB7D21BB9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an individual or entity that first sold electric energy to electric consumers for purposes other than resale after January 1, 2015.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF26D53F652CC4E4AAE3485E2C5F35DEA"><enum>(17)</enum><header>Sequestration</header><text>The term <term>sequestration</term> means the capture and storage of carbon in—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1C81A376021743AAA87D6460ECA9F8F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>biological organisms capable of the capture and storage of carbon; or</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8214BAEE6288421B9BD7D1353C92CD5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>geological or geophysical structures that can hold carbon and carbon molecules underground for a period of at least 100 years or such other period as is determined by the Secretary.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H142E4A62842142A58E7D0062F7CD001E"><enum>(18)</enum><header>State renewable standard program</header><text>The term <term>State renewable standard program</term> means a program that—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF3404E66011B4388A17D4DB7E3421EFA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>requires the generation or purchase of electricity from renewable energy;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB1CEF426C9644062AFB0479703580024"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provides for—</text>
<clause id="H2A11C68FFA014050AB62C5681F92D066"><enum>(i)</enum><text>alternative compliance payments in satisfaction of applicable State requirements under the program;</text> </clause>
<clause id="HCB70E692E2A64DFB9FF8689D787B8670"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>compliance through acquisition of certificates or credits; or</text> </clause>
<clause id="H222F5D66E02D4AF88C60F648A2AD5431"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>other financial compliance mechanisms; or</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H65D0E99EBFA64927B918F5EFB30014ED"><enum>(C)</enum><text>imposes a penalty in the event of a failure to meet applicable requirements.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H57261A68DD9349BF939C03E5F3AEC7A9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Calculation of Base Quantity</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall promulgate regulations to establish—</text>
<paragraph id="H3D877D857B614B0A97C7F23B30E20129"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the calculation of the base quantity of electric retail suppliers that initiate sales after January 1, 2010; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9A4E12E305944F33AC88BFF2811000DD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the manner by which adjustments shall be made for—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC78744B1BDAE404DB1959E509D56D793"><enum>(A)</enum><text>material changes in marketing patterns; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1E262F3D87F041A2AE2198C62EE0F8A9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>other unusual circumstances during or after the base period.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HAA3A41C7420C407593B008D532B9D72"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Clean Energy Generation Requirement</header>
<paragraph id="H65F38ACD5F424678A84FF980D7EC351B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Requirement</header>
<subparagraph id="H4E4CA208F86A44ED9267C29154202500"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Submission of clean energy credits</header>
<clause id="HA1EAFED31A944F46AE8832E277F918F"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to clause (ii), for each calendar year beginning in calendar year 2012, each retail supplier shall submit to the Secretary, not later than April 1 of each following calendar year, clean energy credits in an amount equal to the required annual percentage described in paragraph (2).</text> </clause>
<clause id="H461372C50300411596848116CA002344"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>A retail electric supplier shall not be required to submit clean energy credits—</text>
<subclause id="HC31435C9022F4CECBEBD42BEA2EC06AF"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in a quantity greater than the incremental electric sales of a retail electric supplier to electric consumers in excess of the base quantity of the retail electric supplier established under subsection (c)(1); and</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="HEB5C5DBC770D4A649EF26293590080E4"><enum>(II)</enum><text>during the time period for which the President or the Governor of the State in which the retail electric supplier sells electricity has declared a state of emergency caused by a natural or manmade disaster.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD35354510E3B43959FE360C839AEFFC2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Percentages</header><text>The required annual percentage described in this paragraph for a calendar year shall be not less than the percentage specified in the following table for the calendar year:</text>
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<row><entry rowsep="0" align="left" stub-definition="txt-ldr" leader-modify="force-ldr" colname="column1">2012–2017</entry><entry rowsep="0" align="right" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">5 percent</entry></row>
<row><entry rowsep="0" align="left" stub-definition="txt-ldr" leader-modify="force-ldr" colname="column1">2018–2023</entry><entry rowsep="0" align="right" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">10 percent</entry></row>
<row><entry rowsep="0" align="left" stub-definition="txt-ldr" leader-modify="force-ldr" colname="column1">2024–2029</entry><entry rowsep="0" align="right" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">15 percent</entry></row>
<row><entry rowsep="0" align="left" stub-definition="txt-ldr" leader-modify="force-ldr" colname="column1">2030 and thereafter</entry><entry rowsep="0" align="right" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">20 percent.</entry></row></tbody></tgroup></table> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8FEB6F271C364BBF0083E997EDDDA32B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Means of compliance</header>
<subparagraph id="H7EE09A9DF5E349BF82EB18E37D3D9D2B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (B), in order to satisfy the requirement of paragraph (1), a retail electric supplier may submit to the Secretary clean energy credits—</text>
<clause id="H5D28C683339B4E138F60FE4164072C27"><enum>(i)</enum><text>issued to the retail electric supplier under subsections (e) and (h);</text> </clause>
<clause id="H0437ACBD69A24289A108BE52C6D23AD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>obtained by purchase or exchange under subsection (f);</text> </clause>
<clause id="HD05127B5B5BA4C6ABF0086009B903B57"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>borrowed under subsection (i); or</text> </clause>
<clause id="H6ECFBB4FF8A74686BDC6BFF261C33598"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>purchased from the Secretary under subsection (j).</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H94708F9AFB574C3FBDA43D00F2DE787"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Limitations</header>
<clause id="H73761DAF3EEA4639B190D9797DF95559"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Limitation on use of credits relating to sequestration or retrofit technologies</header><text>Not more than 10 percent of the obligation of a retail electric supplier under paragraph (1) may be satisfied through use of credits issued under subsection (e)(7)(C).</text> </clause>
<clause id="HFC0ED42B1FEA4F3F87637FD05256794E"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Limitation on counting of credits</header><text>A clean energy credit may be counted toward compliance with paragraph (1) not more than once.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HA14E85F827C649FCB08C83C9101EF5D"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Issuance of Credits</header>
<paragraph id="H4112441F19E941CDA8F7AAEA00EDC1E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment of program</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall establish, by regulation, a program—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD199BDB0BBE9454091769DE1EB56D567"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to issue clean energy credits;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5E221EEB484C4867A9A83829FF48C793"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to monitor the sale or exchange of clean energy credits; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFA6BCAC94B394D04B7C6DA4E71E5E54D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to track clean energy credits.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1BF7FBFA212E4C88938B2D7B06A90702"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Application for credits</header>
<subparagraph id="H2CA5E7CB47C143EEB3A558F8E3463811"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In accordance with the program established under paragraph (1), an individual or entity that generates electric energy through the use of a clean energy resource may apply to the Secretary for the issuance of clean energy credits.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H37E262113515466EA7F817BB03E2DF0"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Entities that generate electricity outside the united states</header>
<clause id="H7F26CB806AAE405AB50270C1E997A9B5"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Demonstration of domestic consumption</header><text>If the electricity generated by an applicant is generated outside the United States, the applicant shall demonstrate to the Secretary that the electricity is sold for ultimate consumption in the United States.</text> </clause>
<clause id="HBC7A2866753F45B79DE93EBDB6BDCA8C"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Application requirements</header><text>The applicant shall submit to the Secretary an application that includes—</text>
<subclause id="HCAA6EAF7D39141B18B9EA1467F23FA58"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the type of clean energy resource used to produce the electricity;</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="H0007BDF9C3A04101B2CF7F4D4418FE1C"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the location at which the electric energy was produced;</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="H9206159C098F4BEAB63FB6F589205479"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the quantity of electricity generated by the clean energy resource; and</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="HD80CFB05A5B34464809D00054B01F900"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>any other appropriate information, as determined by the Secretary.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5F860D2A64AC4AEF9E01E702D6965CE2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Eligibility</header>
<subparagraph id="H7B98773C04F94A6FB8D14E29DA8BA9"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>To be eligible for a clean energy credit, a unit of electric energy generated through the use of a clean energy resource shall be sold or used by the generator.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2E077235350947FDB4DD72D549560031"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Energy produced by clean and non-clean energy resources</header><text>If a clean energy resource and a nonclean energy resource are combined to generate electric energy, the Secretary shall issue clean energy credits based on the proportion that the quantity of clean energy resources used to generate the electric energy bears to the total quantity of energy resources used to generate the electric energy.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H95061DEEBDB64208ACFA7C37E8415C77"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Existing fossil-fired power facilities</header><text>An existing coal-fired or gas-fired power facility that is retrofitted shall be eligible for a clean energy credit to the extent that the facility is considered an inherently low-emission facility.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1F144EE87F5645DFB283D0BE0043766B"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Identification of credits</header><text>The Secretary shall identify clean energy credits by type and year of generation.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD1890145B80940C393E269AF8E006CB8"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Treatment of certain retail electric suppliers</header><text>If a generator sells electric energy generated through the use of a clean energy resource to a retail electric supplier under a contract subject to section 210, or pursuant to a State net metering program, the retail electric supplier shall be treated as the generator of the electric energy for the purposes of this section for the duration of the contract.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC961CD7D31E3466886515B40392E392E"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Establishment of a verification program</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of confirmation that such technology is commercially viable as determined by the Secretary, the Secretary shall establish, by regulation, a program for verifying the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere through—</text>
<subparagraph id="H9C4E53AE138B4A52B5A93F39E58CE300"><enum>(A)</enum><text>permanent geological sequestration;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9C49EE24247B4AB3A091461D2934F73C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>biosequestration; or</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1994A30510D943139D8878E5124E11AD"><enum>(C)</enum><text>other verifiably permanent reductions in carbon dioxide emissions from the retrofit of power plants in existence on the date of enactment of this section with technology that permanently reduces carbon dioxide emissions—</text>
<clause id="H9CE533CC3F654AA7942888DD2F3CA07C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in proportion to the net power output of the power plant; or</text> </clause>
<clause id="HA944C6898C8A4DDC933544BC1769A4F9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>from industrial or other sources.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8E94B773A1D44D4096BBBBC4D5534E00"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Issuance of credits</header>
<subparagraph id="HE036E4175CA449B4AF705F76615713B8"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, not later than January 1, 2012, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall issue to each individual or entity that generates electric energy 1 clean energy credit for each kilowatt-hour of electric energy that the individual or entity generated through the use of clean energy resources during the preceding calendar year.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6DA8690972C94917AF85639B2398631B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Credits for sequestered carbon dioxide</header>
<clause id="HB7CFF5BC0B3A4B289233EF2114139937"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall issue 1,000 credits for each ton of carbon dioxide that has been—</text>
<subclause id="HB68A3AA15046460400D1A7F11C033967"><enum>(I)</enum><text>verifiably sequestered and reduced; or</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="H249891A8ED654B1CB129C7A9FB191BE4"><enum>(II)</enum><text>verifiably sequestered through biosequestration.</text> </subclause></clause>
<clause id="HE801E48B2C204155A5AC00F4E6361CE9"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Value and use of credit</header><text>A credit issued under clause (i)—</text>
<subclause id="H3899E3A4AF22413899741B90AE1C807D"><enum>(I)</enum><text>shall have the same value as a credit issued under any other subparagraph of this paragraph; and</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="HA6CFAE2917B247B887B6F2E66C00A150"><enum>(II)</enum><text>may be used to comply with the minimum generation requirements under paragraphs (1) and (2) or subsection (d), except as provided in subsection (d)(3)(B)(i).</text> </subclause></clause>
<clause id="HA1BDADCED7584D6BAD502974A357E800"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Projects located outside the United States</header><text>A biosequestration project located outside the United States (other than on Indian land) shall not be eligible to receive credits under clause (i).</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H353FA49DF02347F595F094B189DED8E1"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Credits for facilities located on Indian land</header>
<clause id="HB290523C1DF64FE89D5D419E5F352750"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall issue 2 clean energy credits for each kilowatt-hour of electric energy generated and supplied to the grid during the preceding calendar year through the use of clean energy at a facility located on Indian land.</text> </clause>
<clause id="H8ACD9F9DB8D64C6DADE8151BDF98A506"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Location requirement</header><text>A facility shall receive 2 energy credits for each kilowatt-hour of electric energy generated under subparagraph (A), if the electric energy was produced by biomass grown on Indian land.</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H21BCCAEC6C1F4C118173A7C0B863B3A1"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Credits for entities subject to a state renewable standard program</header>
<clause id="HA850D5E8CCC74CFBA447158857CC04FF"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall issue to a retail electric supplier that is subject to a State renewable standard program clean energy credits in a quantity that corresponds to the kilowatt-hour obligation—</text>
<subclause id="HAD79BA3F8B7A44FCB5338FD8368F27D6"><enum>(I)</enum><text>represented by the State alternative compliance payment, credit or certificate payment, or other financial compliance payment (or a penalty payment as though that payment had been made to the Secretary under subsection (k)); or</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="H5A28E98923754E0BA941E92882DFDF20"><enum>(II)</enum><text>satisfied under the State renewable standard program through the use of an eligible technology or eligible resource, as defined by the State.</text> </subclause></clause>
<clause id="H1343ADE9BA614D1FBC94EE8734E9E8E9"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Use of credits</header><text>A clean energy credit issued by the Secretary to a retail electric supplier that is subject to a State renewable standard program under clause (i) may be—</text>
<subclause id="H7347DCF84DB948A08C9873C4B9A52E00"><enum>(I)</enum><text>applied against the required annual percentage of the retail electric supplier under subsection (d)(2); or</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="H9F6F84D7C30B4170B157415801007783"><enum>(II)</enum><text>transferred for use only by an associate company of the retail electric supplier.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H16CCCED7774644C5B400E66E51A9A700"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Credits for eligible demand-side management products or services</header>
<clause id="H393830F576BB44B58D38DCA202C28FE2"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall issue to a retail electric supplier that provides eligible demand-side management products or services clean energy credits in a quantity that corresponds to the amount of expenditures of eligible demand-side management products or services as though those expenditures had been payments made to the Secretary under subsection (k).</text> </clause>
<clause id="HD456DBC23EDD436CB818E077A14BEBE7"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Use of credits</header><text>A clean energy credit issued by the Secretary under clause (i) may be—</text>
<subclause id="H128E045982144F78972B30C33E760067"><enum>(I)</enum><text>applied against the required annual percentage of the retail electric supplier under subsection (d)(2); or</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="HEDC6603DE1D3450F00A0A01200A600B"><enum>(II)</enum><text>transferred for use only by an associate company of the retail electric supplier.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFB70238A19C445E590D4012771DE39FF"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Credits for new nuclear power facilities</header><text>The Secretary shall issue to a new nuclear power facility that qualifies as an inherently low-emission facility 1 credit for each kilowatt-hour of production generated by the new nuclear power facility.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB6CE612C003E4A20B13C13C890E810CB"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Credits for new clean coal technology</header><text>The Secretary shall issue to a new clean-coal technology power facility that qualifies as an inherently low-emission facility—</text>
<clause id="H60EADE5C15034E5FB89BC998460714D2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>1 credit for each kilowatt-hour of production generated by the new clean-coal technology power facility; and</text> </clause>
<clause id="H7C14C5E5C06344EB99B099486100406F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>credits issued in accordance with subparagraph (B).</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HA01488A888C7429A8C8BFCAF7E857E1B"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Trading Credits</header>
<paragraph id="H4480FD6297624CBD89BB69F871FA7822"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), an individual or entity that has earned credits under subsection (e)(7) may sell or transfer to, or exchange credits with, any other individual or entity.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB899DC8C26424FCF8443504F001D00B2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>Clean energy credits issued by the Secretary pursuant to subparagraphs (D) and (E) of subsection (e)(7) may only be sold, transferred to, or exchanged with, any individual or entity within the State in which the credits are issued.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H941B9E54BF38493900271B71D58E3F4D"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Duration of Validity</header><text>A clean energy credit issued by the Secretary under subsection (e)(7) for any year that is not used to satisfy the minimum annual percentage requirement of subsection (d)(1) for that calendar year may be carried forward for use in any subsequent calendar year.</text> </subsection>
<subsection id="HE57C2582CD534759A9F9079366DC6845"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Early Action</header>
<paragraph id="HD813106494214355967E9DD1591E3086"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), a retail electric supplier generating electric energy through the use of a clean energy resource during the period beginning January 1, 2008, and ending on December 31, 2012, shall be eligible to receive credits from the Secretary.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6911136B0F8C498EA0C5C6C5165C5CC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exception for existing inherently low-emission facilities</header><text>An inherently low-emission facility in existence on the date of enactment of this section shall not be eligible to receive a credit from the Secretary under paragraph (1).</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5F09C776B76442E1BCBC362B47788DA1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Issuance of clean energy credits</header><text>The Secretary shall issue to an eligible electric supplier under paragraph (1) clean energy credits on the same basis as if the generation of the electricity by the eligible electric supplier occurred after December 31, 2012.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4383DFE94BCF46719DFE524D05BE1D36"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Value and use of credits</header><text>A credit issued by the Secretary under paragraph (3)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HDB78A76088364EF78068084F00227685"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall have the same value as any credit issued under this section; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H932BC134FB3744159C1F0969AD2F488C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may be used for any purpose authorized under this section.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H4FA0001C3F4147B0BF38B1099203A222"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Clean Energy Credit Borrowing</header><text>On any date before December 31, 2012, and each calendar year thereafter, a retail electric supplier that has reason to believe that the supplier will not have sufficient clean energy credits to comply with subsection (d)(1) may—</text>
<paragraph id="HD97D303155424E248D8457976690DA65"><enum>(1)</enum><text>submit to the Secretary a plan demonstrating that the retail electric supplier will earn sufficient credits within the subsequent 3 calendar years (or for a longer period, if the retail electric supplier intends to obtain credits for power generated by a new nuclear power facility) that would enable the retail electric supplier to meet the requirements of subsection (d)(1) for each applicable calendar year; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H92A7AFE20CBB4D1BBD2289B2E15071A1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>on the approval of the plan by the Secretary, apply clean energy credits that the retail electric supplier demonstrates through the plan submitted under paragraph (1) will be earned within the subsequent 3 calendar years (or for a longer period, if the retail electric supplier intends to obtain credits for power generated by a new nuclear power facility) to meet the requirements of subsection (d)(1) for each applicable calendar year.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HECD83E5923614574A53366139FB06804"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Credit Cost Gap</header><text>The Secretary shall offer clean energy credits for sale at a price that does not exceed—</text>
<paragraph id="H0D16B2ED8A9E4F3A887B8E4B23A825E2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>2.5 cents per kilowatt-hour for each applicable compliance period that occurs during each of calendar years 2012 through 2017;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H520C038EC9A744A0B99801CAAD952D71"><enum>(2)</enum><text>3.0 cents per kilowatt-hour for each applicable compliance period that occurs during each of calendar years 2018 through 2023;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBEB41361DA0E4C969526FE006F80F498"><enum>(3)</enum><text>3.5 cents per kilowatt-hour for each applicable compliance period that occurs during each of calendar years 2024 through 2029; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFACED85EB3D74358AC6459718E63119D"><enum>(4)</enum><text>5.0 cents per kilowatt-hour for each applicable compliance period that occurs during calendar year 2030 or each calendar year thereafter.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HBC3D90C81DEF47D788EE276015EE73E8"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Enforcement</header>
<paragraph id="HDAEA15B45E804969B6B61E580061C026"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may assess a civil penalty on a retail electric supplier that does not comply with subsection (d)(1), unless the retail electric supplier was unable to comply with subsection (d)(1) for reasons beyond the reasonable control of the retail electric supplier, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H71EF89A5133E43B1B0DCFDB5AD3CB48E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>weather-related damage;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF33F694E79FB47A4A7D9DB26D06B0052"><enum>(B)</enum><text>mechanical failure;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H506545CA825943C385680101825046CE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>lack of transmission capacity or availability;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD8CCD9DFA4AE4F428716B5389BA01423"><enum>(D)</enum><text>strikes;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB29BA080340B4EB8A55844D02CAF4617"><enum>(E)</enum><text>lockouts; or</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD0CC9F542EE9465FA76FD298826D3932"><enum>(F)</enum><text>actions of a governmental authority, including delays in permitting of new clean energy facilities or transmission lines.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1401346946534C73BB3CAA2E23924882"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Mandatory civil penalty</header>
<subparagraph id="HE04A374112444D9586088528ED19AB10"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Imposition of penalty</header>
<clause id="H83C23AC9265A4A9FA51BC751186E2CDB"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in clause (ii), any retail electric supplier that fails to submit the required number of clean energy credits under subsection (d)(1) shall be subject to a civil penalty.</text> </clause>
<clause id="HF5443019E6AF4CE1A86396529B61C900"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>Any retail electric supplier that fails to submit the required number of clean energy credits under subsection (d)(1)(A)(i) but fulfills the requirements for an exemption under subsection (d)(1)(A)(ii) shall not be subject to a civil penalty.</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0C1D7FABAA36486189BAED16C885F4C0"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Amount of penalty</header><text>The amount of the civil penalty shall be not more than the lesser of—</text>
<clause id="H920A4CB141E544EDAA7CA5B8A9B06F02"><enum>(i)</enum><text>3.5 cents for each kilowatt-hour produced by the retail electric supplier that was not covered by a clean energy credit; and</text> </clause>
<clause id="HF103CB1C7DFF4E178B72E768DB7524C8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>for each clean energy credit not submitted for a calendar year, an amount equal to 200 percent of the average market value of the clean energy credit during the calendar year.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H7B8E48C44DCD4D28AC7EA61295F901EA"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Information Collection</header><text>The Secretary may collect any information considered by the Secretary to be necessary to verify and audit—</text>
<paragraph id="H706624CFA4FE4D8094176E81D3A14355"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the annual electric energy generation and clean energy generation of any individual or entity applying for a clean energy credit under this section;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H96CB3B4C5D3D4397878682E6659B016B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the validity of clean energy credits submitted to the Secretary by a retail electric supplier; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H768D281E41C54622A51746F75E1DCF00"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the quantity of electricity sales of all retail electric suppliers.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H4D4AF06D73AD49139935BAAE7E8619EB"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Environmental Savings Clause</header>
<paragraph id="HFDEC0C60B0074E50BB3F6E82F0D700F4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Qualified hydropower production</header><text>Qualified hydropower production shall be subject to all applicable—</text>
<subparagraph id="H390D1DAE9E404FE5B7A08B6B39414280"><enum>(A)</enum><text>environmental laws; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H675EE7BD3A164861A07DC79EAD257C1C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>licensing and regulatory requirements.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H38DAA0457F234F81BACA7DD07B4E4B1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Carbon sequestration projects</header><text>A carbon sequestration project that uses geological or geophysical structures for the permanent storage of carbon dioxide shall not be subject to liability under subtitles C or D of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6921 et seq.) or the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.).</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HC783731D4DA5412D95E2D6599686B0FD"><enum>(n)</enum><header>Existing Programs</header>
<paragraph id="H7C61CAAFBB1F4ECCB538B9B1B74D7AE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall incorporate common elements of clean energy programs in existence on the date of enactment of this section (including State programs) to ensure administrative efficiency, market liquidity, and effective enforcement.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC815FE8EE6CA4E6C00A116854BE3A877"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Cooperation between secretary and states</header><text>In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall work with the States—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB868F8672058456FA1857F62A87ECD9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to minimize administrative burdens and costs; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD672C4A6588C4CA79253535EF0260545"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to avoid duplicating compliance charges to retail electric suppliers.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H3E132285D56F4F5F917B0000FAABABB"><enum>(o)</enum><header>Recovery of Costs</header>
<paragraph id="H5DE68D1C92DE41AF91F356648FD6A010"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Any necessary costs incurred by a retail electric supplier to comply with this section shall be recoverable in accordance with this subsection.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HED9B0A3D2B854D7697F155F5086E6070"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Right of recovery by retail electric supplier</header><text>Notwithstanding any other law (including a regulation), administrative order, or agreement between the electric utility and the Commission or a State regulatory authority, a retail electric supplier that has completed a sale of electric energy that is subject to any form of rate regulation (including any utility that uses rates that are regulated by the Commission or any State-regulated electric utility) shall not be denied the opportunity to recover the full amount of the prudently incurred incremental cost of energy obtained to comply with the requirements of subsection (d)(1).</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HC4E0FD21EFF944748F8600E292B30368"><enum>(p)</enum><header>Clean Energy Technology Fund</header>
<paragraph id="H8F566227EC5F4736865BC16CC14E0318"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There is established in the Treasury of the United States a revolving fund, to be known as the <quote>Clean Energy Technology Trust Fund</quote> (referred to in this section as the <quote>Fund</quote>), consisting of such amounts as the Secretary shall deposit into the Fund from funds received by the Secretary under subsections (j) and (k)(2)(B).</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1227214BC03B4E4DAAA2B237181D42B3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Maximum cumulative amount</header><text>Of any funds received by the Secretary under subsections (j) and (k)(2)(B), the Secretary shall deposit—</text>
<subparagraph id="H95E48CADB53E4FFDBC8CCA7259493E57"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not more than $25,000,000,000 into the Fund; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1B124EE5973342A48D8ECC92AC72089C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any amounts in excess of $25,000,000,000 into the general fund of the Treasury.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1A4D71EDE5BF4CB6A382735EC0746169"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Expenditures from fund</header><text>Beginning in fiscal year 2014, on the request of the Secretary, of the amount any funds deposited into the Fund for the previous fiscal year, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0E4A0EA1E0454465A346092E835CDD64"><enum>(A)</enum><text>50 percent of the funds to the secretary to carry out research and demonstration projects to promote clean energy resources, inherently low-emission facilities, and demand-side management, of which the secretary shall award—</text>
<clause id="HAEB1B6F679874FB3B015054D31263174"><enum>(i)</enum><text>50 percent of the funds shall be used to provide research and development grants to research centers and institutions of higher education in States that have paid into the Fund an amount that is greater than the average amount paid into the Fund by all States; and</text> </clause>
<clause id="H31D3F68EF6284A07A4519B7F03126E18"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>50 percent of the funds shall be used to provide research and development grants to research centers and institutions of higher education on a competitive basis;</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H381C482A0CDB43DFBF846BC012E7C727"><enum>(B)</enum><text>45 percent of the funds shall be transferred to the Secretary to assist in off-setting financial burdens incurred by the implementation of the Clean, Reliable, Efficient and Secure Energy Act; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7250D3C6689943DAA03EDE9246CA684"><enum>(C)</enum><text>5 percent of the funds shall be transferred to the Secretary to assist in off-setting financial burdens incurred by the implementation of this section through the low-income home energy assistance program established under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8621 et seq.).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H073E2850441D41FDAD4FEE52E7489670"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Transfers of amounts</header>
<subparagraph id="HF8DA9B2B757C4C198F869E3EC9DEC79E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Budget act allocations</header><text>The Effective for the fiscal year 2014 and each fiscal year thereafter, funds appropriate from the Fund established under paragraph (1) of this section shall not be subject to—</text>
<clause id="H8E4573748F35408C86BB020203EFCDC0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the allocations for discretionary spending under section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 633(a)); or</text> </clause>
<clause id="H0F6312448CD444BEA967421382B91C89"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the suballocations of appropriations committees under section 302(b) of that Act.</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H996B613F71C14E4885448875C268E0DC"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Adjustments</header><text>Proper adjustment shall be made in amounts subsequently transferred to the extent prior estimates were in excess of or less than the amounts required to be transferred.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H4D7C8B70653249E1885E32D5FC4DF0E0"><enum>(q)</enum><header>Program Review</header>
<paragraph id="H86052F5F25AE45A5A68FF87C00D566E6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Comprehensive study</header><text>Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this section, and every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary shall carry out a comprehensive study to evaluate the effects of the implementation of this section.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA3FAE9DDA48843C49213B1DBAC7C10CA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than January 1, 2017, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that includes—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0603DA34871143E98FA29E4D6500BD1B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the results of the comprehensive study carried out under paragraph (1);</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H104CCA38CB27459BA2B6FA904FA01043"><enum>(B)</enum><text>recommendations for any modification or improvement resulting from that study; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H86BA910AE6B04F6B9BADCE4AF353431"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an evaluation of—</text>
<clause id="HCF7AF4C90B5C4DE08EB468C06CE3439B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the effectiveness of this section in—</text>
<subclause id="H3E3C1DB663C94361B4C7582814903400"><enum>(I)</enum><text>increasing the market penetration of eligible clean energy technologies; and</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="H006200A1F9D14470ADEACF2BB39D18BC"><enum>(II)</enum><text>lowering the cost of the eligible clean energy technologies;</text> </subclause></clause>
<clause id="HB1E5554495674D929BE1FB5C96B04581"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any opportunities for the development and deployment of additional clean energy technologies that have been created after the date of enactment of this section;</text> </clause>
<clause id="H6477194768DA4B3DBC1149B1F3FD44B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the impact of this section on the regional diversity and reliability of supply sources (including the power quality benefits of distributed generation);</text> </clause>
<clause id="H124A7E3698C24D8C001693FDD777ED8"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the regional resource development carried out under this section relative to the potential of each region to develop and use clean energy technologies, including any reasons for any underinvestment in clean energy resources;</text> </clause>
<clause id="H879ECB104CF448D885B3CB9211C713B6"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the costs and benefits of the clean energy standard established under this section to the economies of each state and the united states, including—</text>
<subclause id="H5345B552BFA3476B9B1EF0904C82FF7B"><enum>(I)</enum><text>retail power costs;</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="HFFE173AB5D1841B6B906A3354B394FA8"><enum>(II)</enum><text>economic development benefits of investment;</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="H79BCCC22E42248B794A48D29F2D358B0"><enum>(III)</enum><text>avoided costs relating to environmental and congestion mitigation investments that would otherwise have been incurred;</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="H5062181D43BD422CB4CFD87392B1E331"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>the impact on the demand and price of natural gas; and</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="HEF4801989B0A41A5A73510867762DCAB"><enum>(V)</enum><text>the effectiveness of green marketing programs at reducing the cost of clean energy resources;</text> </subclause></clause>
<clause id="H941B50461EBF4AC69D7D91C974BC1DC4"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>the efficiency of the coordination between the Secretary and States in the implementation of this section, in particular, with regard to those States that have additional portfolio standard requirements in place; and</text> </clause>
<clause id="HF2F669AE0DDF454E97BE70D67000975C"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>the ability of the State to apply for a waiver of the requirements of this section under subsection (s).</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H18A8C1E1C3D84851A3D2BF768548FD24"><enum>(r)</enum><header>Implementation of Study</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of completion of the study carried out by the Secretary under subsection (q)(1), the Secretary shall, by regulation, implement each modification included in the study that, as determined by the Secretary, is necessary—</text>
<paragraph id="H910DE62C9E214E3DA446B48628B8AFA9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to improve the efficiency of activities carried out under this section; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0E47E8293A4C4F9291BD4F096B5279A9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to maximize the use of clean energy under this section.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HFD38A7B7DE614DAF9800747458CA8318"><enum>(s)</enum><header>Waiver of Requirements</header>
<paragraph id="HB553B73A9CCC44A59285BD04FBC154C3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Application</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, any State that has reason to believe that the cost of complying with this section shall cause undue economic hardship to the ultimate purchasers of electricity in the State (including manufacturing and industrial users of electricity in the State) may apply to the Secretary for a waiver from the requirement to comply with this section for retail electric suppliers selling electricity to end-use customers located in the State.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H55C492EEB0034B8DB743A105F2F40048"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements for waiver</header><text>The Secretary shall grant the application of the State under paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines that complying with this section is likely to cause undue economic hardship to the ultimate purchasers of electricity in the State.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4CE246DE24864BC2B039765FC497B36E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Determination of the secretary</header><text>In making a determination to grant a waiver under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall consider—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA02EB9C3DB4F44C6887170409C7DD003"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the adequacy of commercially available clean energy resources located within the State;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4A099FE96EB94DB99996B833ECE0052"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the potential clean energy resources available within the region that includes the State;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAEA09D674D7344EE9EE0042EEB36E7CA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the cost of developing those resources at current and reasonably expected levels of technology (including the cost and availability of existing and needed transmission facilities to transmit electric energy from the location of the clean energy resources to the consumers of electric energy within the State); and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB3BD30773A4C47AA93BFC8B420074EF"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the economic and associated impacts of those costs on the ultimate purchasers located within the State.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5D598E9FBA154F8385C65E87ED288051"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Limitations</header>
<subparagraph id="H89F2163B989E422D83CF63A443A2ED9E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If the Secretary determines to grant a waiver under paragraph (2), the waiver may be granted for a period of not more than 3 years.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6EF1CFB93405440087EDAD95D5D5B3A5"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Additional waivers</header>
<clause id="HB1E9922D3D6B4CB9B5ED1400D6E34054"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Factors</header><text>If a State that has been granted a waiver under subparagraph (A) submits an application for an additional waiver, the Secretary shall make a determination on the application on the basis of the factors described in paragraph (3).</text> </clause>
<clause id="H90F7FB7DE1E144759C9629742EAF17E9"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Period</header><text>If the Secretary grants a waiver to a State that has been previously granted a waiver under subparagraph (A), the waiver may be granted for a period of 2 additional years.</text> </clause>
<clause id="HD17988DBFDE847C48DEF187D216FCF3C"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Number of additional waivers</header><text>No State that has applied for a waiver under clause (i) may apply for any additional waivers.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section>
<section id="HCB39518A055946339D8D80182608A6B5"><enum>104.</enum><header>Nuclear Fuel Management and Disposal</header>
<subsection id="HCFDA489070664EE9928E822654004B3F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="HBEA4D2240A7B44DDB033C35382FF764C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Disposal</header><text>The term <term>disposal</term> has the meaning given the term in section 2 of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101).</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE7D2DED2DCD549D6B93F73AC7CE5B3F8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>High-level radioactive waste</header><text>The term <term>high-level radioactive waste</term> has the meaning given the term in section 2 of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101).</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC1DD08CFA20749CEBE31DED48B1B65F8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Project</header><text>The term <term>Project</term> means the Yucca Mountain Project.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H29353F96C5494BCBA178C9B0FFE7612F"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Repository</header><text>The term <term>repository</term> has the meaning given the term in section 2 of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101).</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2944BFF9A3AE4A78BA3FA62557FD8BBB"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Energy.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9DC1D812EA5B41E6AC441756DEA4C302"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Spent nuclear fuel</header><text>The term <term>spent nuclear fuel</term> has the meaning given the term in section 2 of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101).</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H35A59CF0B4AA483C9FDF47CF719CBC8C"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Yucca mountain site</header><text>The term <term>Yucca Mountain site</term> has the meaning given the term in section 2 of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101).</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HC5773A562FE04EBC946B482E8240FDB7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Withdrawal of Land</header>
<paragraph id="H659A6DE1B8B34E96AE7784A4716B69CD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Land withdrawal; jurisdiction; reservation; acquisition</header>
<subparagraph id="HF7BBD23FB811464FA3006E1021DCC9DD"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Land withdrawal</header><text>Subject to valid existing rights, and except as otherwise provided in this section, the land described in paragraph (2) is withdrawn permanently from any form of entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws, including, without limitation—</text>
<clause id="H0BE35DE73DFF4714B55886D761B68FF3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the mineral leasing laws;</text> </clause>
<clause id="H23B7AE477A9F4148B0300094C72F5B4C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the geothermal leasing laws;</text> </clause>
<clause id="H5A08200CD8B348D3BBB300FDB123DBDC"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>materials sales laws; and</text> </clause>
<clause id="H598EF4CCD1B34CEBB800E82D15EC7B2"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the mining laws.</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7E4E663B96BF4D40BF9F4FDA1C44CA39"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Jurisdiction</header><text>As of the date of enactment of this Act, any land described in paragraph (2) that is under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Air Force or the Secretary of the Interior shall be—</text>
<clause id="HAF9ED3C1A5FF4B2C94144BCFEB69C31F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>transferred to the Secretary; and</text> </clause>
<clause id="H2B7460D754634F30BC28A61D22289EE9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>under the jurisdiction of the Secretary.</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H698058C49BDF442F9192665C736C3255"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Reservation</header><text>The land described in paragraph (2) is reserved for use by the Secretary for activities associated with the disposal of high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.), including—</text>
<clause id="HFA7B2388ABF3462CB6D77F5E9CFEF209"><enum>(i)</enum><text>development;</text> </clause>
<clause id="H8567D80C098640BBAE62B76CFDC04EFD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>preconstruction testing and performance confirmation;</text> </clause>
<clause id="H194F36CF6A1B4F4FAAABEC0597D971F1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>licensing;</text> </clause>
<clause id="H69CD5061C97844EA00E402A19B0383E"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>construction;</text> </clause>
<clause id="HFA277B3DD33540EEBD5DD574EC316654"><enum>(v)</enum><text>management and operation;</text> </clause>
<clause id="H6A4C35E4F7D346F48BD1EE2ED609D51"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>monitoring;</text> </clause>
<clause id="H98A45736680C4A6DA665570097BF67BE"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>closure and post-closure; and</text> </clause>
<clause id="H0043ECA3EF5D4111BEDA1630DA981947"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>other such activities associated with the disposal of high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.).</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4137C9D6830840E68500BBF3A2B9E4A9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Land description</header>
<subparagraph id="H6A9C3B2F76FF448DA7A82D40DDB53C25"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Boundaries</header><text>The land referred to in paragraph (1) is the approximately 147,000 acres of land located in Nye County, Nevada, as generally depicted on the map relating to the Project, numbered YMP–03–024.2, entitled <quote>Proposed Land Withdrawal</quote>, and dated July 21, 2005.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB76E4FD5F2284D59A65FC42FC71EF331"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Legal description and map</header>
<clause id="H2C5EB9B2498044D18663AE3EF0B5A230"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall—</text>
<subclause id="HB47E386174DC4F2B928B0046A93E394F"><enum>(I)</enum><text>publish in the Federal Register a notice containing a legal description of the land described in this paragraph; and</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="H7A365514E02549C985CCDF007700C5E8"><enum>(II)</enum><text>provide to Congress, the Governor of the State of Nevada, and the Archivist of the United States—</text>
<item id="HE2DBC381CC4048D6BD7D00DC2F7E90B3"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>a copy of the map referred to in subparagraph (A); and</text> </item>
<item id="H9D8AE60FC56842279283008BE2A5A6B8"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the legal description of the land.</text> </item></subclause></clause>
<clause id="H23603BAC627A41E6A279618DD0489D91"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Treatment</header>
<subclause id="HF681D2DE8F7543918CBED05B170078B5"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The map and legal description referred to in clause (i) shall have the same force and effect as if the map and legal description were included in this section.</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="H4DAB09F5E8D44DC49583094347B03BD4"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Technical corrections</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior may correct any clerical or typographical error in the map and legal description referred to in clause (i).</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H446934FB63E94AC2B81C59CAB317E566"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Revocations</header>
<subparagraph id="H49996E7156E245808889C4E39FF151F3"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Public land order</header><text>Public Land Order 6802, dated September 25, 1990 (as extended by Public Land Order 7534), and any condition or memorandum of understanding accompanying the land order (as so extended), is revoked.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8290AE0AD98E40A8BC2DE2B666AC00B6"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Right of way</header><text>The rights-of-way reservations relating to the Project, numbered N–48602 and N–47748 and dated January 5, 2001, are revoked.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4281CD460D6A4A57B6A813A29CE8CAD5"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Management of withdrawn land</header>
<subparagraph id="H3EF7878188F9434C9E6C08D62C212CCB"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the Air Force and the Secretary of the Interior, as appropriate, shall manage the land withdrawn under paragraph (1)(A) in accordance with—</text>
<clause id="H228A973BD483459EA72BBD58630546CB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.);</text> </clause>
<clause id="H801C670F31B04A1DA7BCEE952EBC337F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>this Act; and</text> </clause>
<clause id="HCF497CB0B4A14EC8B994219F35DDAA9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>other applicable laws.</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBEBCD5F3D8654C6C92E3D924DCA032B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Management plan</header>
<clause id="H4404E6C8CB58488B849100A7C7CFFFC6"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Development</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the Air Force and the Secretary of the Interior, as appropriate, shall develop and submit to Congress and the State of Nevada a management plan for the use of the land withdrawn under subsection (b)(1)(A).</text> </clause>
<clause id="H41BC0F981CDB49D29EB23F43205C162D"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>Subject to clauses (iii), (iv), and (v), use of the land withdrawn under paragraph (1)(A) for an activity not relating to the Project shall be subject to such conditions and restrictions as the Secretary considers to be appropriate to facilitate activities relating to the Project.</text> </clause>
<clause id="HA582F683B6A14CD397D931211500DF69"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Air force use</header><text>The management plan may provide for the continued use by the Department of the Air Force of the portion of the land withdrawn under paragraph (1)(A) located within the Nellis Air Force base test and training range under such terms and conditions as may be agreed to by the Secretary and the Secretary of the Air Force.</text> </clause>
<clause id="H09F08C667FAB42EBBB4393EE4C20374"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Nevada test site use</header><text>The management plan may provide for the continued use by the National Nuclear Security Administration of the portion of the land withdrawn under subsection (b)(1)(A) located within the Nevada test site of the Administration under such conditions as the Secretary considers to be necessary to minimize any effect on activities relating to the Project or other activities of the Administration.</text> </clause>
<clause id="H86D2BBF478E0452600F11F1F39C5CCB9"><enum>(v)</enum><header>Other uses</header>
<subclause id="H728B420CADE34D90ACCE90A9915EFE6F"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The management plan shall include provisions—</text>
<item id="H7C140C5D84374A2AA659AE5F87530026"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>relating to the maintenance of wildlife habitat on the land withdrawn under paragraph (1)(A); and</text> </item>
<item id="HE42FCCCACC6C46BDA000D22FF53C003B"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>under which the Secretary may permit any use not relating to the Project, as the Secretary considers to be appropriate, in accordance with the requirements under subclause (II).</text> </item></subclause>
<subclause id="H1C12243D02AB40799159AED558658B5"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Requirements</header>
<item id="HC8BFCDEC3E9447C0AE155EA091A48DA"><enum>(aa)</enum><header>Grazing</header><text>The Secretary may permit any grazing use to continue on the land withdrawn under paragraph (1)(A) if the grazing use was established before the date of enactment of this Act, subject to such regulations, policies, and practices as the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, determines to be appropriate, and in accordance with applicable grazing laws and policies, including—</text>
<subitem id="HFAB18BD51FD444A38EDC25CEA259009F"><enum>(AA)</enum><text>the Act of June 28, 1934 (commonly known as the <quote><act-name>Taylor Grazing Act</act-name></quote>) (43 U.S.C. 315 et seq.);</text> </subitem>
<subitem id="H2116F3E6295C45C5ABF6BB00D7C9E246"><enum>(BB)</enum><text>title IV of the <act-name>Federal Land Policy Management Act of 1976</act-name> (43 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.); and</text> </subitem>
<subitem id="HE02B0710E12C4B09B5BAD7951190DCEA"><enum>(CC)</enum><text>the <act-name>Public Rangelands Improvement Act of 1978</act-name> (43 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.).</text> </subitem></item>
<item id="HFC65FF1B76D348E283290356CABA4FA"><enum>(bb)</enum><header>Hunting and trapping</header><text>The Secretary may permit any hunting or trapping use to continue on the land withdrawn under paragraph (1)(A) if the hunting or trapping use was established before the date of enactment of this Act, at such time and in such zones as the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior and the State of Nevada, may establish, taking into consideration public safety, national security, administration, and public use and enjoyment of the land.</text> </item></subclause></clause>
<clause id="HC930781F876C4FE08DA4209C96940052"><enum>(vi)</enum><header>Public access</header>
<subclause id="H6AFE178A4D4E46B482E444C5AA8F5CA8"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The management plan may provide for limited public access to the portion of the land withdrawn under paragraph (1)(A) that was under the control of the Bureau of Land Management on the day before the date of enactment of this Act.</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="HC8D4CF833DCD481BA3E95D393F1FAF9F"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Specific uses</header><text>The management plan may permit public uses of the land relating to the Nye County Early Warning Drilling Program, utility corridors, and other uses the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, considers to be consistent with the purposes of the withdrawal under paragraph (1)(A).</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0DBA8155F3C04AB488B91B02E52DA806"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Mining</header>
<clause id="H2E1B135BBE5343C7B3D82099A248D378"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Surface and subsurface mining and oil and gas production, including slant drilling from outside the boundaries of the land withdrawn under paragraph (1)(A), shall be prohibited at any time on or under the land.</text> </clause>
<clause id="H7CC8723D19894B3696A1C8C5FBD27B66"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Evaluation of claims</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior shall evaluate and adjudicate the validity of any mining claim relating to any portion of the land withdrawn under paragraph (1)(A) that was under the control of the Bureau of Land Management on the day before the date of enactment of this Act.</text> </clause>
<clause id="H8B5B88CDE9414749ACC622A4288334A8"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Compensation</header><text>The Secretary shall provide just compensation for the acquisition of any valid property right relating to mining pursuant to the withdrawal under paragraph (1)(A).</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H85A289A77C084ED1AD46F77810602D24"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Closures</header><text>If the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the Air Force and the Secretary of the Interior, as appropriate, determines that the health and safety of the public or the national defense and security require the closure of a road, trail, or other portion of the land withdrawn under paragraph (1)(A) (including the airspace above the land), the Secretary—</text>
<clause id="HB630B24AB24C4C00ABB9676C6B8401E8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>may close the road, trail, or portion of land (including airspace); and</text> </clause>
<clause id="H52EA1055B5DA4237B200AE02D10800B0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>shall provide to the public a notice of the closure.</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB9360104E1C94E3EB8DC74193647DF72"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Implementation</header><text>The Secretary and the Secretary of the Air Force or the Secretary of the Interior, as appropriate, shall implement the management plan developed under subparagraph (B) under such terms and conditions as may be agreed to by the Secretaries.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HC489256A79FD4E308847EE3FD3BAEE8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Receipt and Storage Facilities</header><text>Section 114(b) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10134(b)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H3C67EA7CBDE34EE28D40780358967472"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>If the President</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="H55CE1037A00147D2872D5B06D4546BC5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If the President</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H10C383473BA2492282EB6C53CF6E9E3D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="H2C1A17883BD041588100E584C36DB2A3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Application for receipt and storage facilities</header>
<subparagraph id="H4D20ECAE7EF046D5A18B21AF9DC75372"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In conjunction with the submission of an application for a construction authorization under this subsection, the Secretary shall apply to the Commission for a license in accordance with part 72 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation), to construct and operate facilities to receive and store spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste at the Yucca Mountain site.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H84E514DA60AD43A895C0A9A8EC402D1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Deadline for final decision by commission</header><text>The Commission shall issue a final decision approving or disapproving the issuance of the license not later than 18 months after the date of submission of the application to the Commission.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H5045D5C41A404F0580507639FB1FAC90"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Repeal of Capacity Limitation</header><text>Section 114(d) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10134(d)) is amended by striking the second and third sentences.</text> </subsection>
<subsection id="H95CC80C777974E5DB57B031766CD4F54"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Infrastructure Activities</header><text>Section 114 of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10134) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection id="H51A8405C0FDF4919BB486CC877756EFE"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Infrastructure activities</header>
<paragraph id="HF3FC070C850E4BCDBED839525384A3DE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Construction of connected facilities</header><text>At any time after the completion by the Secretary of a final environmental impact statement that evaluates the activities to be performed under this subsection, the Secretary may commence the following activities in connection with any activity or facility licensed or to be licensed by the Commission at the Yucca Mountain site:</text>
<subparagraph id="HB956BAE76F1845389E99FB707AA7391"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Preparation of the site for construction of the facility (including such activities as clearing, grading, and construction of temporary access roads and borrow areas).</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H75E2190F572F42CA0000244591A0DCBF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Installation of temporary construction support facilities (including such items as warehouse and shop facilities, utilities, concrete mixing plants, docking and unloading facilities, and construction support buildings).</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5758FF0007D44B5FA278F879A8F9F6F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Excavation for facility structures.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB5887B358740428DA600DEC18B24BE00"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Construction of service facilities (including such facilities as roadways, paving, railroad spurs, fencing, exterior utility and lighting systems, transmission lines, and sanitary sewerage treatment facilities).</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD26DA340E39543CC8485204BEBB3D5D7"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Construction of structures, systems, and components that do not prevent or mitigate the consequences of possible accidents that could cause undue risk to the health and safety of the public.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE26B2E98C349460F9B4C870060679865"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Installation of structural foundations (including any necessary subsurface preparation) for structures, systems, and components that prevent or mitigate the consequences of possible accidents that could cause undue risk to the health and safety of the public.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H203A547AD26E4260ACC881BA26395EAD"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authorization to receive and store</header>
<subparagraph id="H6B043012269E41E19F86B6F4BD56B09E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this paragraph:</text>
<clause id="H816FADB1065E4309BC3BA5B99EB9B79"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Defense waste</header><text>The term <term>defense waste</term> means high-level radioactive waste, and spent nuclear fuel, that results from an atomic energy defense activity.</text> </clause>
<clause id="H527908AF930441A1BCDE719849702BF4"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Legacy spent nuclear fuel</header><text>The term <term>legacy spent nuclear fuel</term> means spent nuclear fuel—</text>
<subclause id="HBC05A018213B479E99A97E3CD6FD21D9"><enum>(I)</enum><text>that is subject to a contract entered into pursuant to section 302; and</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="HAA7B185006294C2DA84D76830052B997"><enum>(II)</enum><text>for which the Secretary determines that there is not at the time of the determination, and will not be within a reasonable time after the determination, sufficient domestic capacity available to recycle the spent nuclear fuel.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H143134E6EE9D497E947E52C4C9E58C88"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Authorization for defense waste</header><text>At any time after the issuance of a license for receipt and storage facilities under subsection (b)(2), the Secretary may transport defense waste to receipt and storage facilities at the Yucca Mountain site.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD30B646850E9417BB5C5B8094BBCC198"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Authorization for legacy spent nuclear fuel</header><text>At any time after the issuance of a construction authorization under subsection (d) and the issuance of a license for receipt and storage facilities under subsection (b)(2), the Secretary may receive and store legacy spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste at the Yucca Mountain site.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection>
<subsection id="H954753929B324F5D8592AE6C965C22F7"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Rail Line</header>
<paragraph id="HAF19D7870D6040F7A8266FF361E77F94"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Construction of rail line</header><text>The Secretary shall acquire rights-of-way within the corridor designated in paragraph (2) in accordance with this subsection, and shall construct and operate, or cause to be constructed and operated, a railroad and such facilities as are required to transport spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste from existing rail systems to the site of surface facilities within the geologic repository operations area for the receipt, handling, packaging, and storage of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste prior to emplacement.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6F3CC72CA7A34017A49F2027A7926BA5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Acquisition and withdrawal of land</header>
<subparagraph id="HA3AF16416DB84EF9ADAF93E8512BF5C1"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Route designation and acquisition</header>
<clause id="H6EDEB58A2F3B4AE5861898AD73854FA2"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Rights-of-way and facilities</header><text>The Secretary shall acquire such rights-of-way and develop such facilities within the corridor referred to as <quote>X</quote> on the map dated [————] and on file with the Secretary as are necessary to carry out paragraph (1).</text> </clause>
<clause id="H9CA56A874F6A4418BFAA117D21600FB"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Recommendations</header><text>The Secretary shall consider specific alignment proposals for the route for the corridor made by the State of Nevada and the units of local government within whose jurisdiction the route is proposed to pass.</text> </clause>
<clause id="H0CDA2AEC701A420EA700DF3B7E7C658D"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Notice and description</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall—</text>
<subclause id="HF6E69E473EB14A5DAC763BD5F0CAD92C"><enum>(I)</enum><text>publish in the Federal Register a notice containing a legal description of the corridor; and</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="HE8E9588BCE7E485D9796CF6156255EFB"><enum>(II)</enum><text>file copies of the map referred to in clause (i) and the legal description of the corridor with—</text>
<item id="H2C1EC22A7DA14C710087D582A2B000EB"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>Congress;</text> </item>
<item id="HC2BDDE8DA75B4A059BCE26BD2D741E3"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the Secretary of the Interior;</text> </item>
<item id="H8B24FFF6973645FA9FAFDB62977CF686"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>the Governor of the State of Nevada;</text> </item>
<item id="H7CFFB73653654904BD3DFC1B82C88961"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>the Board of County Commissioners of Lincoln County, Nevada;</text> </item>
<item id="H09CF5F71B338436F902C3DEEF51B3487"><enum>(ee)</enum><text>the Board of County Commissioners of Nye County, Nevada; and</text> </item>
<item id="H596DE1B76AE44049B9D438B3D05D5F97"><enum>(ff)</enum><text>the Archivist of the United States.</text> </item></subclause></clause>
<clause id="HF2D4B749B2F2491B9BB417F362194DAD"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Administration</header>
<subclause id="H789DE5A0B4A64015BC35B8DB4FE28B38"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Effect</header><text>The map and legal description referred to in clause (iii) shall have the same force and effect as if the map and legal description were included in this Act.</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="H14F4CEAD002449A2B5C26D55D4B57428"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Corrections</header><text>The Secretary may correct clerical and typographical errors in the map and legal description and make minor adjustments in the boundaries of the corridor.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8497D7CA23D24AC5A8FCD4EA10609B74"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Withdrawal and reservation</header>
<clause id="H825426E7630A4587973BAB6182969905"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Public land</header><text>Subject to valid existing rights, the public land depicted on the map referred to in subparagraph (A)(iii) is withdrawn from all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws, including the mineral leasing laws, the geothermal laws, the material sale laws, and the mining laws.</text> </clause>
<clause id="H70509CE91DA44A60B360D02FBDF06228"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Administrative jurisdiction</header><text>Administrative jurisdiction over the land is transferred from the Secretary of the Interior to the Secretary.</text> </clause>
<clause id="HD070CB4626F543FBB87B2D64DCA3418F"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Reservation</header><text>The land is reserved for the use of the Secretary for the construction and operation of transportation facilities and associated activities under title I of the <act-name>Nuclear Waste Policy Act </act-name> of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10121 et seq.)</text> </clause>
<clause id="H1EA913D76CD54DBC86DF2081CED1B1F6"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Memorandum of understanding</header><text>The Secretary may also enter into a memorandum of understanding with the head of any other agency having administrative jurisdiction over other Federal land used for purposes of the corridor referred to in subparagraph (A)(i).</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H66F98A822C6240DD881BD5294E2B9605"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Environmental impact</header>
<subparagraph id="H4A0216F2B02F4A54B700006BEB977FF8"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall comply with all applicable requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) with respect to activities carried out under this subsection.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H33CB28D6745843B5B3E2F7B1ABB90356"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Consideration of potential impacts</header><text>To the extent a Federal agency is required to consider the potential environmental impact of an activity carried out under this subsection, the Federal agency shall adopt, to the maximum extent practicable, an environmental impact statement prepared under this subsection.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF3509879B10D42129DD895004BD3DA8"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Effect of adoption of statement</header><text>The adoption by a Federal agency of an environmental impact statement under subparagraph (B) shall be considered to satisfy the responsibilities of the Federal agency under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), and no further consideration under that Act shall be required by the Federal agency.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HC3209E0D9EFF46A3909BB6CE2C888D6D"><enum>(g)</enum><header>New Plant Contracts</header><text>Section 302(a) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10222(a)) is amended by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="HBE9B920469934C1BB880A00ED065B88"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Required provisions</header>
<subparagraph id="HE2222AB4266E40BEACB3E4CA65FD31E9"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), any contract entered into under this section shall provide that—</text>
<clause id="HD41E1CAD7D5A43CAB081D6E9E0730000"><enum>(i)</enum><text>following issuance of a license to construct and operate facilities to receive and store spent nuclear fuel at the Yucca Mountain site, the Secretary shall take title to the high-level radioactive waste or spent nuclear fuel involved as expeditiously as practicable upon the request of the generator or owner of such waste or spent fuel; and</text> </clause>
<clause id="H9EC978586D954DFB834FC0730088D7B3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in return for the payment of fees established by this section, the Secretary, beginning not later than January 31, 1998, shall dispose of the high-level radioactive waste or spent nuclear fuel involved as provided in this subtitle.</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBB74A7756E7740A6AB2FAAE1FEEE35A1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), with respect to a nuclear power facility for which a license application is filed with the Commission after January 1, 2008, under section 103 or 104 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2133, 2134), a contract entered into under this section shall—</text>
<clause id="HB96D537C5FA54E5490EC3196DEE183CB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>except as provided in clause (ii) and any terms and conditions relating to spent nuclear fuel generated before the date of enactment of the Nuclear Fuel Management and Disposal Act, be consistent with the terms and conditions of the contract entitled <quote>Contract for Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel and/or High-Level Radioactive Waste</quote> that is included in section 961.11 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of the Nuclear Fuel Management and Disposal Act);</text> </clause>
<clause id="H44D28556403D4E838692834CCF0D2BF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>provide for the taking of title to, and removal of, high-level waste or spent nuclear fuel beginning not later than 25 years after the date on which the nuclear power facility begins commercial operations; and</text> </clause>
<clause id="H5A457327E61D4475AE00F2DE482E837B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>be entered into not later than 60 days after the date on which the license application is docketed by the Commission.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection>
<subsection id="HA06370075A974A929CD53C879B99ECD7"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Nuclear Waste Fund</header>
<paragraph id="H25D4EDD4753342B0AFF4A5EC90009C2E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Budget act allocations</header><text>Effective for fiscal year 2008 and each fiscal year thereafter, funds appropriated from the Nuclear Waste Fund established under section 302 of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10222) shall not be subject to—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD1389E87FBE345C1858D51C389D1903C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the allocations for discretionary spending under section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 633(a)); or</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9F6F13FDE23C4BC28D54FEE43224B605"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the suballocations of appropriations committees under section 302(b) of that Act.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H942AC94842AB421A00B2F844E2FCA1CB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Fund uses</header><text>Section 302(d)(4) of the <act-name>Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 10222(d)(4)) is amended by striking <quote>with</quote> and all that follows through <quote>storage site</quote> and inserting <quote>with surface facilities within the geologic repository operations area (including surface facilities for the receipt, handling, packaging, and storage of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste prior to emplacement, or transportation to the repository of spent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive waste to surface facilities for the receipt, handling, packaging, and storage of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste prior to emplacement and the transportation, treating, or packaging of spent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive waste to be disposed of in the repository, to be stored in a monitored retrievable storage site),</quote>.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB6E25927C53E44C69BB49FEC9762A768"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Budget neutrality</header><text>As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Chairperson of the Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives and the Chairperson of the Committee on Budget of the Senate shall make adjustments in the allocation of new budget authority to the appropriate committees in amounts equal to the fees reclassified by paragraph (1).</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H809C989CDC27470B9EB1950017284374"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Waste Confidence</header><text>For purposes of a determination by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on whether to grant or amend any license to operate any civilian nuclear power reactor or high-level radioactive waste or spent fuel storage or treatment facility under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), the provisions of this Act (including the amendments made by this Act) and the obligation of the Secretary to develop a repository in accordance with the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.), shall provide sufficient and independent grounds for any further findings by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission of reasonable assurances that spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste would be disposed of safely and in a timely manner.</text> </subsection></section>
<section id="H60E022C2846F43250000CA0573958CD0"><enum>105.</enum><header>Advanced Coal Generation</header>
<subsection id="H50D11616E3BB4E36B98FFCE9E9ADE304"><enum>(a)</enum><header>FutureGen Facility</header>
<paragraph id="H70E4527B3B194B8400DA41ACD0DFFBA2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this subsection:</text>
<subparagraph id="H760FA59AD2634ECD8925717BBBEBD785"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Consortium</header><text>The term <term>Consortium</term> means the consortium described in paragraph (3).</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE834ABDC41274649B8B0B30876BF2900"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Facility</header><text>The term <term>Facility</term> means the FutureGen Facility authorized under paragraph (2).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H35FF8DA116CE4734A77C250154591C5B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authorization of facility</header><text>The Secretary shall construct a facility, to be known as the <quote>FutureGen Facility</quote>, to demonstrate the feasibility of integrating commercial-scale gasification combined cycle power plant technologies with advanced clean coal energy technologies, including through the capture and sequestration of carbon dioxide in geological formations.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC9FE1DCA6C374C5EB1D84A028C2E553"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Cooperative agreement</header><text>The Secretary shall enter into a cooperative agreement with a nonprofit consortium of domestic and international coal-fueled power producers, domestic and international coal companies, and other interested parties to provide for the financing of the Facility.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2A8D301D11054CC494A7F6E5894BFCA"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Objectives</header><text>The Secretary shall establish objectives for the Facility, including objectives providing for—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5D5398F9F1B34C4FA4811FD71C96818D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the operation of the Facility by calendar year 2012;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H75D33764D12C42DC93893CA77C7910A0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Facility to be designed in a manner—</text>
<clause id="H7AA3B426D970493A96DAFF91B3C16434"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to achieve—</text>
<subclause id="HBD9788209C2E4828A8F220143D8560"><enum>(I)</enum><text>at least a 99-percent reduction in sulfur dioxide emissions,; and</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="HE4924CCA500A467486C4AA86813143D6"><enum>(II)</enum><text>at least a 90-percent reduction in mercury emissions based on the mercury content of coal;</text> </subclause></clause>
<clause id="H4DBC69465B4B477EB559490113029F00"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to emit—</text>
<subclause id="HB30788F584614CD9A807F1391207A5F"><enum>(I)</enum><text>not more than 0.05 pounds of nitrogen oxide emissions per million Btu; and</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="H468D6907907A4683872825BCD533BBF2"><enum>(II)</enum><text>not more than 0.005 pounds of total particulate emissions in the flue gas per million Btu;</text> </subclause></clause>
<clause id="H0EC1A638DF7246DA91A5649F113366F6"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to capture and permanently sequester at least 1,000,000 metric tons per year of carbon dioxide in geological formations;</text> </clause>
<clause id="H6E852B6900CF487A8C14783FA9536000"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>to determine whether the technologies used by the Facility apply to various coal types; and</text> </clause>
<clause id="H39968AEDA7824732BCF44D334823ACAE"><enum>(v)</enum><text>to assess the feasibility of electricity generation from coal using advanced clean coal technology with carbon capture and sequestration at a cost that is not greater than 110 percent of the average cost of operation of commercial integrated coal gasification combined cycle electricity generating plant operating in the United States as of the date of enactment of this Act; and</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAAB09F0FC2AE43B782F754B66F3F82F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the completion of an environmental impact statement for the Facility by not later than September 30, 2007.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H726C9802BACF4C84A2E29E9D188BA37D"><enum>(5)</enum><header>System integration</header><text>To reduce technical risk and focus development efforts on system integration, the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, ensure that the Facility is designed in a manner to use, as appropriate—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6DB4923A0E4A42DD9FA43CE187CA00E7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>available advanced clean coal technology; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HED773B47AAB744549D699B9CBDCF1362"><enum>(B)</enum><text>first-of-a-kind technology systems and components.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9927CCFD1C1049410091167D72496474"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Data protection</header><text>Section 402(h) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15962(h)) shall apply to the dissemination of information collected by the Facility.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5D4B9A05A3554088AD8983EFD3AFC48F"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Cost-sharing requirement</header>
<subparagraph id="H18D115836BE54AE6B3C7FFB980B3CDCE"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Federal share</header>
<clause id="H9109FDEB247A4D29B6C1DAE6BD83F2D6"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Federal share of the total costs of constructing the Facility shall be not more than 74 percent.</text> </clause>
<clause id="H9CBF814C06864A51B6B8ED1ED974A26"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Contributions from other countries</header><text>The Secretary may credit toward the Federal share contributions for the Facility received by the Secretary from other countries.</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1642ED2119DB49BFA17EE01FC9E0DCA7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Non-federal share</header>
<clause id="H720D1E2DF17744FC9455E717DD6BBE11"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The non-Federal share shall be paid by the Consortium.</text> </clause>
<clause id="H6C3BC67E38694FAB862843F590B327B6"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Source of funds</header><text>To pay the non-Federal share, the Consortium may use amounts made available to the Consortium by States, technology providers, and other non-Federal entities.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H156CDF7C7E3F4FE5B1DB7DC182E658D2"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Title to facility</header>
<subparagraph id="H8274826752AF48FD905FB5411C8BCB33"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Conveyance to consortium</header><text>The Secretary may convey to the Consortium title to the Facility—</text>
<clause id="H771B315CA98B4BECACF2BB5CF9AFED7B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>on a determination by the Secretary that the conveyance would best accomplish the objectives established for the Facility under paragraph (4); or</text> </clause>
<clause id="H728E0769F15A47BDA7A1A562F4B99579"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>on the date on which the demonstration activities under this subsection are terminated.</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE59A896665334369828D359C44E6506B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Conveyance to secretary</header><text>The Secretary may agree to take title to the Facility if the Secretary determines that the Consortium has insufficient funds to construct or operate the Facility.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEA90FC4A90E54F9CB5BD3C52EC87DF00"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this subsection—</text>
<subparagraph id="HCD59F80A71B34E93859919004972DB75"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$108,000,000 for fiscal year 2008;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7CC1F9E2BBE0462D92A1DC9506F69411"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$233,000,000 for fiscal year 2009;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBADF3F10663A48B8AC6580009012BAB8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$233,000,000 for fiscal year 2010;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HED51A5AF1FD848FBAE12D707CC460596"><enum>(D)</enum><text>$233,000,000 for fiscal year 2011;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5CE3B84F7DCE4305BA3E4F6C21A29C58"><enum>(E)</enum><text>$92,000,000 for fiscal year 2012; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9193B6C5128042FBAE161CA4C77DF81D"><enum>(F)</enum><text>such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2017.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H5D226D0BB2964BE68B91A204B2BFD1C2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Deployment of Advanced Coal Generation Units</header>
<paragraph id="HB64ED80D3001433BAB6D0010EC515046"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this subsection:</text>
<subparagraph id="H3AC535BD79F242AB00F5BE9F0615222F"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Air separation unit</header><text>The term <term>air separation unit</term> means a technology capable of using ambient air to separate and concentrate a gas with 95 percent oxygen concentration for use in oxy fuel technology.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB9B6395D50C34451BA3B2BA36823A182"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Capture-ready</header><text>The term <term>capture ready</term> means the design of a new coal-fired unit that reduces the cost of and facilitates the addition of carbon dioxide separation and capture technologies after the unit has been placed into service.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB6C39F37B48949029161EB3738D57899"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Oxy fuel</header><text>The term <term>oxy fuel</term> means a coal-fired boiler that burns coal in an environment with a 95 percent oxygen concentration.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1301D47B15A14AA283DCBE0151FD238E"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Subcritical pulverized coal unit</header><text>The term <term>subcritical pulverized coal unit</term> means a coal-fired boiler that operates—</text>
<clause id="H27B5EC219E9148EAA33B5812FBF800A9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>at a pressure below 3,200 pounds per square inch; and</text> </clause>
<clause id="H0CDCFE3F3C254F018200CCC0CA206CBF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>below a temperature of 1,025 degrees Fahrenheit.</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6E8C33DC6BED4BB08668FC1347E48F8"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Supercritical pulverized coal unit</header><text>The term <term>supercritical pulverized coal unit</term> means a coal-fired boiler that—</text>
<clause id="H4D4A7E8A2317451C938F3FC8812F8886"><enum>(i)</enum><text>reaches an electricity generating efficiency of from 37 percent to 40 percent (High Heating Value); and</text> </clause>
<clause id="H3B540B28D85D4C2BBA3819B4006BF795"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>operates at a minimum pressure of 3,500 pounds per square inch and a minimum temperature of 1,050 degrees Fahrenheit.</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7ABDF5A3DBEF4DA9A32338C7A7B0FE72"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Ultrasupercritical pulverized coal unit</header><text>The term <term>ultrasupercritical pulverized coal unit</term> means a coal-fired boiler that—</text>
<clause id="H90BA797E45D640C2B1E87DFD7805CC54"><enum>(i)</enum><text>reaches an electricity generating efficiency of more than 43 percent (High Heating Value); and</text> </clause>
<clause id="H3329697B463D4327A133C0A90769BD3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>operates at a minimum pressure of 4,600 pounds per square inch and a minimum temperature of 1,110 degrees Fahrenheit.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA216694846B2461AB6EFA8421838126B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exemption from new source review</header><text>Effective beginning on the date of enactment of this section, any subcritical pulverized coal unit in existence on the date of enactment of this Act that is rebuilt with a supercritical pulverized coal unit, or an ultrasupercritical pulverized coal unit, that includes post-combustion carbon dioxide capture technology or an oxy fuel pulverized coal unit shall be exempt from any new source review requirements under the <act-name>Clean Air Act</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) if—</text>
<subparagraph id="H468917E1BA044FA5BC13D574594E606C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>there is no appreciable increase in the rate of regulated emissions calculated by quantity of pollutants removed per ton of coal used; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H22D18970D3FA4A63B4E1702DF0B386EB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the new unit does not—</text>
<clause id="HCB9285F955FB4B1EB1A37D18974EB2C2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>cause the area in which the unit is located to deteriorate from an attainment to a nonattainment area; or</text> </clause>
<clause id="H3599FEAC96C9411292C404D934DB155E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>alter the progress of the State in achieving attainment under the applicable State implementation plan.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC99FAF9A7992409CB9B2E41DF8E0E16F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Loan guarantees for oxy fuel air separation units and air-blown ultrasupercritical pulverized coal units that are capture-ready</header><text>Section 1703(b) of the <act-name>Energy Policy Act</act-name> of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16513(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="HB38202E9A55F46B28CBB705933814009"><enum>(11)</enum><text>Air separation units and air-blown ultrasupercritical pulverized coal units that are capture ready (as the terms are defined in section 105(b)(1) of the Clean, Reliable, Efficient and Secure Energy Act).</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection></section>
<enum>II</enum><header>Transportation Sector</header>
<section id="H6CCC0BBDD3904B18AB313C2958C6EFD6"><enum>201.</enum><header>Automobile Fuel Economy</header>
<subsection id="HD26014AEEB934DE28D67306BB9BBC140"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Fuel Economy Standards</header><text>Section 32902 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the following:</text>
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<subsection id="H45A4C7EE52B64A5BA1B3BC7F7F074F1F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In General</header><text>Not later than 3 years before the beginning of each model year, the Secretary of Transportation, by regulation, shall prescribe average fuel economy standards for automobiles manufactured by a manufacturer for that model year in accordance with subsection (b).</text> </subsection>
<subsection id="H7FFA9ECAD8C941B2A0EB150800AD7CDE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Standards Based on Automobile Classes</header><text>In prescribing average fuel economy standards under subsection (a), the Secretary of Transportation shall prescribe different standards for different classes of automobiles, as determined by the product of the tire footprint and weight of the automobiles in each such class.</text> </subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection>
<subsection id="HFC8D242E96BA44428B729717BA1713F6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Annual Increases in Fuel Economy Standards</header><text>Section 32902(c) of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<subsection id="H528B1C4086E747AF9F67B9A001D2C637"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Annual increases in fuel economy standards</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HD545100C766D4A49A0BBD3F858A67E71"><enum>(1)</enum><text>For the first model year subject to the requirements of this subsection, the average fuel economy standard for each class of automobile shall be the average combined highway and city miles per gallon performance of all automobiles within that class of automobiles during the previous model year (rounded up to the nearest 1/10 of a gallon).</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3CF7962B71B8431AB1548F8C73B10088" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Except as provided under paragraph (3), for each model year after the model year described in paragraph (1), the average fuel economy standard attained by each fleet of automobiles manufactured or sold in the United States shall be not less than 4 percent higher than the average fuel economy for such fleet during the previous model year.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4AA5231D20DE4D4298FFBB93EA720028" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The Secretary of Transportation may prescribe an average fuel economy standard for a class of automobiles in a model year that is lower than the standard required under paragraph (2) if, in consultation with the National Academy of Sciences, the Secretary determines that a 4 percent increase in the average fuel economy standard for that class of automobiles in that model year—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD4F774ACEF3741AF8E3E828CC6798178"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is not technologically achievable; or</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H09A93AD0EDDE47B999DF150547381FD5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>cannot be achieved without compromising safety.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCB1A00AA444F465D85D4BDE2BB620097" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Any average fuel economy standard prescribed for a class of automobiles in a model year that is lower than the standard required under paragraph (2) shall be the maximum standard that—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA0DEE85E2E3A435D968C236177E85CCE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is technologically achievable; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0EF46B90D40146A5A1147DFF8E2181E5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>does not compromise passenger safety.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection>
<subsection id="H01211654804443228192D403C7DDFA9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Incentives for Automobile Manufacturers</header>
<paragraph id="H2266EEBB4D6F4CDE9128C08F117C4F8E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 712(a) of the <act-name>Energy Policy Act of 2005</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 16062(a)) is amended in the second sentence by striking <quote>grants to automobile manufacturers</quote> and inserting <quote>grants and loan guarantees under section 1703(b)(8) to automobile manufacturers and suppliers</quote>.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE0376A8832EF4FEFA49F04B808F0DB12"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>Section 1703(b) of the <act-name>Energy Policy Act of 2005</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 16513(b)) is amended by striking paragraph (8) and inserting the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="H98965D106AE44B99A46F01C37846C31B"><enum>(8)</enum><text>For new or for the retooling of existing production facilities for the manufacture of fuel efficient vehicles or parts for fuel efficient vehicles, including electric drive transportation technology and advanced diesel vehicles.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HE635A6219D6F4C59A944BDCAE18491A5"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Effective Date</header><text>The amendments made by this section—</text>
<paragraph id="H99DEF7FAE43344AD9022D59BB8DDF1C1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall take effect on January 1 of the calendar year following the date of the enactment of this Act; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6CECBC1652F1493C98224DEE6463E24F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall apply to automobiles manufactured in any model year beginning not less than 30 months after such effective date.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H8248BE15EF38479FAA5C4625D8D8FA9E"><enum>202.</enum><header>Report on Average Fuel Economy of Federal Fleet</header>
<subsection id="HD2303BFF3F7A4D8BA0B86462EB18CAC6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In General</header><text>The Secretary shall annually submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report that compiles any information on the average fuel economy of light duty vehicles of each Federal agency (other than vehicles exempted under subsection (c)) collected by the Secretary during the applicable fiscal year under the Federal Energy Management Program.</text> </subsection>
<subsection id="H3942C61D61C3490E82A88394DB5CA16"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Components</header><text>The report submitted under subsection (a) shall specify, with respect to each Federal agency—</text>
<paragraph id="H87133AF37C9B4E81B8DEC577306C72E4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the number of dual fueled vehicles owned or leased by the Federal agency;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1C6DB9C52B3B43AB8FAB65BF2CA583C5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the quantity of conventional gasoline used by the Federal agency during the preceding fiscal year;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4B7C9429340F4365B0337BED6E51FF4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the quantity of renewable fuel used by the Federal agency during the preceding fiscal year;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H352FCF65956748ADB39227CEA612B8D2"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the number of vehicles purchased or leased during the preceding fiscal year;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDC61089BE0074DE092B9D0481863E6D9"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the fuel economy of newly-purchased and newly-leased vehicles; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H799F167265B447E8B54FCD495D7974B9"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the estimated time period, and the number of new vehicles needed to be purchased or leased, in order to achieve fuel efficiency requirements.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HF4F130CBA2884C0BB42EDB006BDD94D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Exemption</header><text>The Secretary shall exclude from the report any vehicles of the Department of Defense that the Secretary of Defense determines would compromise national security interests by reporting such figures publicly.</text> </subsection>
<subsection id="H53D9C11F05F0437BA813FF6DC1A1EEF2"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>The report submitted under subsection (a) shall be made available for inspection by the public.</text> </subsection></section>
<section id="HED392F4B1D6D4AAA9C53C4443D5604B1"><enum>203.</enum><header>Traffic Signal Coordination</header>
<subsection id="H0AA2C96681D44835BBABC381A34E61C8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In General</header><text>Of funds made available to carry out this Act, the Secretary shall use not less than $2,000,000 per year to carry out, through the Clean Cities Program established under sections 404, 409, and 505 of the <act-name>Energy Policy Act of 1992</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 13231, 13235, 13256), a program for traffic signal coordination.</text> </subsection>
<subsection id="H03ECF4750CD94F29A6B2AC5D8B081D6D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that any activity under the program under subsection (a) shall be carried out by a certified civil engineer with experience relating to traffic patterns, signals, and congestion.</text> </subsection>
<subsection id="H7D4F40DFF1D04B259CAAE69FB6B52246"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Action by State and Local Governments</header>
<paragraph id="HB05D4F62481E49E0AFF11DF7C8CF43BD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Each unit of State or local government that receives funds from the Secretary to carry out an activity under the program under subsection (a) shall submit to the Secretary a report describing the quantity of fuel savings of the State as a result of the activity—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3FDDDFF1FD2E4F629E90080545DAE7CE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by not later than 3 years after the date on which the State receives the funds; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H47EE623012F24B50BD004BBAC4B2759"><enum>(B)</enum><text>every 3 years thereafter.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFD1392A8342B4BB48C29EB9585C545BD"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Treatment of emission reductions</header><text>Any emission reductions due to fuel savings in a State as a result of an activity under the program under subsection (a) shall be taken into account with respect to the State implementation plan of the State under the <act-name>Clean Air Act</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.), regardless of whether the activity is part of a transportation implementation plan of the State.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HA566BB5DCEAE47A8905500EA607988EB"><enum>204.</enum><header>Renewable Content of Diesel Fuel</header>
<subsection id="HEC85E54B60B94793913EB77E2591DECC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In General</header><text>Section 211 of the <act-name>Clean Air Act</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 7545) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HF6F5AAE922AC4523BD998D99B645FF04"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating the first subsection (r) (relating to the definition of the term <term>manufacturer</term>) as subsection (t) and moving the subsection so as to appear after subsection (s); and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF7D43781764C4815B644FB26CEB50563"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (o) the following:</text>
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<subsection id="H57DA2356E8D54E8DB07138DF654D30B7"><enum>(p)</enum><header>Alternative biodiesel standard</header>
<paragraph id="H0D80176AA64342529800FA638622C747"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definition of renewable fuel</header>
<subparagraph id="HCBA0898452DE4288AEED01E74FA30825"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In this section, the term <term>renewable fuel</term> means—</text>
<clause id="H192FF74FE6724E52B75DE462F4CEDC91"><enum>(i)</enum>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HDF93AE1817D34C7EAAD89E161318F1E0"><enum>(I)</enum><text>motor vehicle fuel that is produced from grain, starch, oil seeds, or vegetable, animal, or fish material, including fats, greases, and oils, sugarcane, sugar beets, sugar components, tobacco, potatoes, or other biomass;</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="H3BD3254D2B764807A2C63E30C11D94B2" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>natural gas produced from a biogas source, including a landfill, sewage waste treatment plant, feedlot, or any other area in which decaying organic matter is found; and</text> </subclause></clause>
<clause id="HEB1B2D2BC70F4A858F4B904EA238D8B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>motor vehicle fuel that is used to replace or reduce the quantity of fossil fuels in a fuel mixture used to operate a motor vehicle.</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H85EC6597F931429E92E693401735D8C8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusion</header><text>In this section, the term <term>renewable fuel</term> includes a diesel fuel substitute produced from—</text>
<clause id="H76D17660E493416EAB1BE8655B41DBA8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>animal fat;</text> </clause>
<clause id="H0F639A1F82FF4F3083FDA58260D5C369"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>vegetable oil;</text> </clause>
<clause id="HA70724797686476295A5B93D1C932C8F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>recycled yellow grease;</text> </clause>
<clause id="H444D7E07E0B4400B8075A55C3901F489"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>thermal depolymerization;</text> </clause>
<clause id="H5E1EDE2DD7B0443CB573CEAD0662B7D"><enum>(v)</enum><text>thermochemical conversion; or</text> </clause>
<clause id="H405159043409491A847C40A2E92B041F"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>a blend of diesel and ethanol.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBE98D47CD8624AA5AD267D00245CB2D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Alternative biodiesel program</header>
<subparagraph id="H3AF8CD2316DD471F90E2D7F900D7EB8B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Regulations</header>
<clause id="H994C522E716640F4BE3F08CD0C05E54"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of acceptance of the ASTM standard for biodiesel by the Administrator, after consultation with industry representatives, the Administrator shall promulgate regulations to ensure that diesel fuel sold or introduced into commerce in the United States (except in noncontiguous States or territories), on an annual average basis, contains the applicable volume of biodiesel fuel determined in accordance with subparagraph (B).</text> </clause>
<clause id="HB7FA6B12BDFF4ED482E448A368CAB5B"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Noncontiguous state opt-in</header>
<subclause id="H721C4EF0BAC74627ACA35269D8C29888"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>On the petition of a noncontiguous State or territory, the Administrator may allow the alternative biodiesel fuel program established under this subsection to apply in the noncontiguous State or territory at the same time or at any time after the Administrator promulgates regulations under this subparagraph.</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="HAD323AC148A646FD8CCE88F1451B21B7"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Other actions</header><text>In carrying out this clause, the Administrator may—</text>
<item id="HE1567B64C85D488989AF4E357E5E2D33"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>promulgate or revise regulations under this paragraph;</text> </item>
<item id="HD831986FB66040F1B550A327B7F79308"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>establish applicable percentages under paragraph (3);</text> </item>
<item id="HE93E1651E7D147E38547CFEA8F2B6236"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>provide for the generation of credits under paragraph (4); and</text> </item>
<item id="H7E277A332D584A9B81B077F4373D6393"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>take such other actions as are necessary to allow for the application of the alternative biodiesel program in a noncontiguous State or territory.</text> </item></subclause></clause>
<clause id="HC6A14F2722F74368B1ED8C672E1C1BEF"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Provisions of regulations</header><text>Regardless of the date of promulgation, the regulations promulgated under clause (i)—</text>
<subclause id="H5565163F014A4017A64FC5429DCBDFCD"><enum>(I)</enum><text>shall contain compliance provisions applicable to refineries, blenders, distributors, and importers, as appropriate, to ensure that the requirements of this paragraph are met; but</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="H207CE9D5584844638198632844230076"><enum>(II)</enum><text>shall not—</text>
<item id="H8821895FCD194770919E45DB14556C67"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>restrict geographic areas in which biodiesel fuel may be used; or</text> </item>
<item id="H0EA817D12CDB411FBC00CE54C880D4A7"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>impose any per-gallon obligation for the use of biodiesel fuel.</text> </item></subclause></clause>
<clause id="H83FE476365514358A6531F22BDA33744"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Failure to promulgate regulations</header><text>If the Administrator fails to promulgate regulations in accordance with clause (i), the percentage of renewable fuel in the diesel motor pool sold or introduced into commerce in the United States for calendar year 2008, on a volume basis, shall be not less than 0.006 percent.</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H606C2B3BED16477CAC00214C26D95EF7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Applicable volume</header>
<clause id="HBBE74B857C3E456DBC442CAFF6CDE439"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Calendar years 2008 through 2015</header><text>For the purpose of subparagraph (A), the applicable volume for any of calendar years 2007 through 2014 shall be determined in accordance with the following table:</text>
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<row><entry namest="column1" morerows="0" rowsep="0" align="left" colname="column1"></entry><entry namest="column2" morerows="0" rowsep="0" align="right" colname="column2"><bold>Applicable volume of<linebreak/> biodiesel fuel</bold></entry></row>
<row><entry namest="column1" morerows="0" rowsep="0" align="left" colname="column1"><bold>Calendar year:</bold></entry><entry namest="column2" morerows="0" rowsep="0" align="right" colname="column2"><bold>(in millions of gallons):</bold></entry></row></thead>
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<row><entry rowsep="0" align="left" stub-definition="txt-ldr" colname="column1">2008</entry><entry rowsep="0" align="right" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">250</entry></row>
<row><entry rowsep="0" align="left" stub-definition="txt-ldr" colname="column1">2009</entry><entry rowsep="0" align="right" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">500</entry></row>
<row><entry rowsep="0" align="left" stub-definition="txt-ldr" colname="column1">2010</entry><entry rowsep="0" align="right" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">750</entry></row>
<row><entry rowsep="0" align="left" stub-definition="txt-ldr" colname="column1">2011</entry><entry rowsep="0" align="right" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">1,000</entry></row>
<row><entry rowsep="0" align="left" stub-definition="txt-ldr" colname="column1">2012</entry><entry rowsep="0" align="right" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">1,250</entry></row>
<row><entry rowsep="0" align="left" stub-definition="txt-ldr" colname="column1">2013</entry><entry rowsep="0" align="right" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">1,500</entry></row>
<row><entry rowsep="0" align="left" stub-definition="txt-ldr" colname="column1">2014</entry><entry rowsep="0" align="right" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">1,750</entry></row>
<row><entry rowsep="0" align="left" stub-definition="txt-ldr" colname="column1">2015</entry><entry rowsep="0" align="right" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">2,000.</entry></row></tbody></tgroup></table> </clause>
<clause id="H2C0D495F0CA94E07B585179CA15EFBC"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Calendar year 2016 and thereafter</header><text>Subject to clause (iii), for the purposes of subparagraph (A), the applicable volume for calendar year 2016 and each calendar year thereafter shall be determined by the Administrator, in coordination with the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Energy, based on a review of the implementation of the program during calendar years 2007 through 2014, including a review of—</text>
<subclause id="H6FBA9C1010D3480700C700F520228242"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the impact of the use of biodiesel fuel on the environment, air quality, energy security, job creation, and rural economic development; and</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="H767EA868B15943C9825E80FE1DA4B669"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the expected annual rate of future production of renewable fuels to be used as—</text>
<item id="HE12B8D06494549A58FB1D13FE93FAEF2"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>a blend component; or</text> </item>
<item id="H4CDC0E85623541B793945500C9931D61"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>a replacement for diesel.</text> </item></subclause></clause>
<clause id="H379CF7BD87C24AD488924B4285E81DA3"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Minimum applicable volume</header><text>For the purpose of subparagraph (A), the applicable volume for calendar year 2016 and each calendar year thereafter shall be equal to the product obtained by multiplying—</text>
<subclause id="HA3B2180EFD4A42558D638B1D4B623F4D"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the number of gallons of diesel fuel that the Administrator estimates will be sold or introduced into commerce in the calendar year; and</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="H4C3C44EE55D043359109D095BE49CE87"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the ratio that—</text>
<item id="H291C51455FDA428C897E78342F077B23"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>2,000,000,000 gallons of biodiesel fuel; bears to</text> </item>
<item id="HD7010EB5C40A4FE3B10641393D731FAF"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the number of gallons of diesel fuel sold or introduced into commerce in calendar year 2015.</text> </item></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD3DB9BA5C01C4E4F98EB54247EF3103D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Applicable percentages</header>
<subparagraph id="HDE70B95D50B0407E96E9FD8F7D0C4CC"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Provision of estimate of volumes of diesel sales</header><text>Not later than October 31 of each of calendar years 2007 through 2013, the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration shall provide to the Administrator an estimate with respect to the following calendar year, of the volumes of diesel fuel projected to be sold or introduced into commerce in the United States.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H190C11DC53CB4E76946D06C036778600"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Determination of applicable percentages</header>
<clause id="HB3169FD4E9BA4398A5C94BF991FFD43"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than November 30 of each calendar years 2007 through 2013, based on the estimate provided under subparagraph (A), the Administrator shall determine and publish in the Federal Register, with respect to the following calendar year, the biodiesel fuel obligation that ensures that the requirements of paragraph (2) are met.</text> </clause>
<clause id="H2CBA8ACDA40C4D358820F7DC3028EC40"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Required elements</header><text>The biodiesel obligation determined for a calendar year under clause (i) shall—</text>
<subclause id="H0E036CDAB4A4477EA3F3C35701B20077"><enum>(I)</enum><text>be applicable to refineries, blenders, and importers, as appropriate;</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="H4053CF9BF57745BF895E00465E9604A9"><enum>(II)</enum><text>be expressed in terms of a volume percentage of diesel fuel sold or introduced into commerce in the United States; and</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="H89662F8701094DEFA4FF727B02D8951D"><enum>(III)</enum><text>subject to subparagraph (C)(i), consist of a single applicable percentage that applies to all categories of persons specified in subclause (I).</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6CDB6653606F4F8293519176AC213F00"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Adjustments</header><text>In determining the applicable percentage for a calendar year, the Administrator shall make adjustments—</text>
<clause id="HF124198388284B85AE982751FFE0B506"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to prevent the imposition of redundant obligations on any person specified in subparagraph (B)(ii)(I); and</text> </clause>
<clause id="H28775F4235F84BD086CBC5CDBC1D2942"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to account for the use of biodiesel fuel during the previous calendar year by small refineries that are exempt under paragraph (7).</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD978C5F1C7BA4571888269805B00F046"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Credit program</header>
<subparagraph id="H435919D17F914EF9A23651CFC0ED9E42"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The regulations promulgated under paragraph (2)(A) shall provide—</text>
<clause id="H0B794A2C0E0949EBB322F55C1336755B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>for the generation of an appropriate amount of credits by any person that refines, blends, or imports diesel fuel that contains a quantity of biodiesel that is greater than the quantity required under paragraph (2);</text> </clause>
<clause id="H7DCA5291F2544CC39892B15F0000883D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>for the generation of credits by small refineries in accordance with paragraph (7)(C).</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H97532BBD46CF4299A8009DEA3E21DD2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Use of credits</header><text>A person that generates credits under subparagraph (A) may use the credits, or transfer all or a portion of the credits to another person, for the purpose of complying with paragraph (2).</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF38A2E60EE5D4A98A797F6C993CED31B"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Duration of credits</header><text>A credit generated under this paragraph shall be valid during the 1-year period beginning on the date on which the credit is generated.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC9897F417E7A4049006B3C83E3390865"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Inability to generate or purchase sufficient credits</header><text>The regulations promulgated under paragraph (2)(A) shall include provisions allowing any person that is unable to generate or purchase sufficient credits to meet the requirements of paragraph (2) to carry forward a biodiesel fuel deficit on condition that the person, in the calendar year following the year in which the biodiesel fuel deficit is created—</text>
<clause id="HB543CDB2EC664C2485FEE39B6952ED"><enum>(i)</enum><text>achieves compliance with the biodiesel fuel requirement under paragraph (2); and</text> </clause>
<clause id="HAF192262EADC44708C003F590000AF97"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>generates or purchases additional biodiesel fuel credits to offset the biodiesel fuel deficit of the previous year.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4273359189184B8D8DE2AA9FD3B9919D"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Seasonal variations in biodiesel use</header>
<subparagraph id="HFBAF2A322D2A4845BBC618A0E255CD96"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Study</header><text>For each of calendar years 2008 through 2015, the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration shall conduct a study of biodiesel fuel blending to determine whether there are excessive seasonal variations in the use of biodiesel fuel.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2F27490DAB5C4D149E40E720F84B3975"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Regulation of excessive seasonal variations</header><text>If, for any calendar year, the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration, based on the study under subparagraph (A), makes the determinations specified in subparagraph (C), the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall promulgate regulations to ensure that 25 percent or more of the quantity of biodiesel fuel necessary to meet the requirements under paragraph (2) is used during each of the 2 periods specified in subparagraph (D) of each subsequent calendar year.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCB0391B8C56D4914844B77343069D0EF"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Determinations</header><text>The determinations referred to in subparagraph (B) are that—</text>
<clause id="HDC198DB6D79C4819906CB7164EA404CB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>less than 25 percent of the quantity of biodiesel fuel necessary to meet the requirements of paragraph (2) has been used during 1 of the 2 periods specified in subparagraph (D) of the calendar year;</text> </clause>
<clause id="HD20FBF4AAB2E460DA47B3543C675AB1E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a pattern of excessive seasonal variation described in clause (i) will continue in subsequent calendar years; and</text> </clause>
<clause id="H92A94AC9CED949A79F1433788EC36F00"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>promulgating regulations or other requirements to impose a 25 percent or more seasonal use of biodiesel fuel will not prevent or interfere with the attainment of national ambient air quality standards or significantly increase the price of diesel fuels to the consumer.</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0BD9EB60537A4A10000058273960A1E8"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Periods</header><text>The 2 periods referred to in this paragraph are—</text>
<clause id="H2DE3318C3FF046FA8B8F1B99AC8471E3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>April through September; and</text> </clause>
<clause id="H1C29061A145F4C4988501E2503C24BB3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>January through March and October through December.</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEFB5D2939BC9454886518E5BC492B000"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Exclusion</header><text>Biodiesel fuel blended or consumed in calendar year 2008 in a State that has received a waiver under section 209(b) shall not be included in the study under subparagraph (A).</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H92404BF5C0F44302AE26BC34E9E41166"><enum>(F)</enum><header>State exemption from seasonality requirements</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the seasonality requirement relating to biodiesel fuel use established by this paragraph shall not apply to any State that has received a waiver under section 209(b) or any State dependent on refineries in the State for diesel supplies.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5C18A0AF16754F76A100331CC7D8BF50"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Waivers</header>
<subparagraph id="H4813C067D2704379882E14CC17C98BA6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Energy, may waive the requirements of paragraph (2), in whole or in part, on receipt of a petition by 1 or more States, by reducing the national quantity of biodiesel fuel required under paragraph (2), based on a determination by the Administrator, after public notice and opportunity for comment, that—</text>
<clause id="H750345828EC5413CB166580045BEB647"><enum>(i)</enum><text>implementation of the requirement would severely harm the economy or environment of a State, a region, or the United States; or</text> </clause>
<clause id="HF64EA5AA48C44B7E9349F31693D17BA1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>there is an inadequate domestic supply of renewable fuel.</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H717C12F41B7A4AAF88C3ECA33F6B13B4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Petitions for waivers</header><text>The Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Energy, shall approve or disapprove a State petition for a waiver of the requirements of paragraph (2) not later than 90 days after the date on which the petition is received by the Administrator.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD95DACE0F7E545FC9FC7E24E3677FCA2"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Termination of waivers</header>
<clause id="HB5B5DB6867514FC8A1CA1CC6D1BD966"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A waiver granted under subparagraph (A) shall terminate after 1 year, but may be renewed by the Administrator after consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Energy.</text> </clause>
<clause id="H27245F68130041969CFF3BB3A4F85841"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Consecutive waivers</header><text>Not more than 3 consecutive waivers may be granted to any 1 State.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9D631A02764047178879C47091AD0EC"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Small refineries</header>
<subparagraph id="H77F5620A1E404D9E8F1CBC1753CECD3D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Temporary exemption</header>
<clause id="H9FA04244B53346650058ADF4A1FE4E0"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Paragraph (2) shall not apply to small refineries until calendar year 2012.</text> </clause>
<clause id="HB49047578E864B54BB009C371F81FF78"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Extension of exemption</header>
<subclause id="HC40C5EB6FDEF46788F00985C0015CF36"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Study by secretary of energy</header><text>Not later than December 31, 2010, the Secretary of Energy shall conduct for the Administrator a study to determine whether compliance with paragraph (2) would impose a disproportionate economic hardship on small refineries.</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="H02C59532094443A9BD00307421CEEA2C"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Extension of exemption</header><text>In the case of a small refinery that the Secretary of Energy determines under subclause (I) would be subject to a disproportionate economic hardship if required to comply with paragraph (2), the Administrator shall extend the exemption under clause (i) for the small refinery for a period of not less than an additional 2 years.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAE259FF650034BE2BC407915DCF01E3B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Petitions based on disproportionate economic hardship</header>
<clause id="HDD3FDDA9EFF04655ADB357330091D800"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Extension of exemption</header><text>A small refinery may at any time petition the Administrator for an extension of the exemption under subparagraph (A) for the reason of disproportionate economic hardship.</text> </clause>
<clause id="HF5F6670509D2466C9F8505EFB762B2B6"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Evaluation of petitions</header><text>In evaluating a petition under clause (i), the Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, shall consider the findings of the study under subparagraph (A)(ii) and other economic factors.</text> </clause>
<clause id="HA545D62152B7414489F8E30004F0D81E"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Deadline for action on petitions</header><text>The Administrator shall act on any petition submitted by a small refinery for a hardship exemption not later than 90 days after the date of receipt of the petition.</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCE5AB0BDF22D401787C1651251B2A6A9"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Credit program</header><text>If a small refinery notifies the Administrator that the small refinery waives the exemption under subparagraph (A), the regulations promulgated under paragraph (2)(A) shall provide for the generation of credits by the small refinery under paragraph (4) beginning in the calendar year following the date of notification.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H393D81C7973E4DC392A71970D149F13B"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Opt-in for small refineries</header><text>A small refinery shall be subject to paragraph (2) if the small refinery notifies the Administrator that the small refinery waives the exemption under subparagraph (A).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H0B8D50CA933148EB9D62B76DAC10DDB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming Amendments</header>
<paragraph id="H8930FF704F34409DBC11E27C895796FF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section 211(d) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(d)) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H9858D09F7F804768851DFA933D307B16"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text>
<clause id="H12F58AEA9143492AA300E3D7E5BAA07B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the first sentence, by striking <quote>or (o)</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>(o), or (p)</quote>; and</text> </clause>
<clause id="HF0669019B2374B27BC00EF3418E0DAEF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in the second sentence, by striking <quote>or (o)</quote> and inserting <quote>(o), or (p)</quote>; and</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H56160D480F3844BEA719AF29C47EC861"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the first sentence of paragraph (2), by striking <quote>and (o)</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>(o), and (p)</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H82E669B385654036A2E58ED2D19578C5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section 211(o) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4F6902AE55D84F488DD86F7F007F1553"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(C), by striking clause (ii) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H133EBB6F24DD42A88801DD65C8000026" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HC1FD4D50FA774B22BA92C000003F10A4" indent="down3"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Inclusion</header><text>The term <term>renewable fuel</term> includes cellulosic biomass ethanol and waste derived ethanol.</text> </subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H357E43E1D2264FAE8E8BB5DC443DA979"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (5)(A)—</text>
<clause id="H9DC4B8D6F97C4970A80567A8DC04B100"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in clause (i), by inserting <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon at the end;</text> </clause>
<clause id="HB1BAA2CCD2C647FCBDAC44E619266344"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking clause (ii); and</text> </clause>
<clause id="H17A5918AB1744AF4B3A0899F07705EF6"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (ii); and</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H783DE2BF22E9478AB27DC89271D66118"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (10)—</text>
<clause id="H35C2928B1DB646248B593021C4582987"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the paragraph heading—</text>
<subclause id="HB657E76D52B64AFC922B5CEEEBFA8D52"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph">and biodiesel</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph">ethanol</header-in-text></quote>; and</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="HEC5C3890C05242FDA85D3CB1D707B478"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph">analysis</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph">analyses</header-in-text></quote>; and</text> </subclause></clause>
<clause id="H781795C9EA07409EB300E7C9C121345"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking <quote>ethanol production industry</quote> and inserting <quote>ethanol production and biodiesel production industries</quote>.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H1DF98ED94D034240805F78E7775130AF"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Amendments to the <act-name>Energy Policy Act of 2005</act-name></header><text>Section 1501(d) of the <act-name>Energy Policy Act of 2005</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 7545 note; Public Law 109–58) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HF00B7207EE7E4440A39FE369E9BED3D1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(A)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0410173343644AE08400BCD9DBF74B89"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting <quote>and each diesel, low sulfur diesel, and ultra low sulfur diesel use area</quote> after <quote>each reformulated gasoline use area</quote>;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6C511527F6354ECA909FD53F40000031"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in clause (iii), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDC52C48C717141C9A487C58252C672E6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H6D2C2CD7BA1E4BEFA9605C3EE13877D0" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HA032CD70AE164188A6D8F62C730071F9" indent="down3"><enum>(v)</enum><text>diesel, low sulfur diesel, and ultra low sulfur diesel containing biodiesel; and</text> </subsection><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">and</continuation-text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H60FEC7BF6A774052BC9B5CDF9495D7EF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the second sentence of paragraph (2), by striking <quote>gasoline distribution patterns</quote> and inserting <quote>gasoline distribution and diesel distribution patterns</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HBC482A2D25404D489F3DE8D5E9BDECEF"><enum>205.</enum><header>Coal-to-Liquid and Gas-to-Liquid Technologies</header>
<subsection id="HB20EEDBCEF774285922240B7E3CF9580"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress finds that—</text>
<paragraph id="H16E68B589EDD4DDEB0CAE40098DDFB8C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>coal-to-liquid and gas-to-liquid technologies are mature, known technologies that are used around the world;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H625978C05ECA4CB2929B7CD6A99F588C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>with sizable coal reserves, the United States is ideally suited for the use of coal-to-liquid and gas-to-liquid technologies to produce alternatives for petroleum products; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA362890D0D8744F780B88D00A9EF59E8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>it is in the best interest of the national security of the United States to develop and commercialize a synthetic fuels industry.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HD2A2D3B55C7648759CB19F207B16BC21"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Coal-to-Liquid and Gas-to-Liquid Facilities Loan Guarantee Program</header>
<paragraph id="H9742458ED5A143289E4F976643F100CD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Amount</header><text>Section 1702(c) of the <act-name>Energy Policy Act of 2005</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 16512(c)) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="HCFA9714E3DFE4D58B80468FB74DEB246"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Unless</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HBDD7AB3CD30D404FAB605837D700D5AD" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H31BBB1B7F5FE443A98EA3E7226BA91BE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (2), unless</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block> <continuation-text continuation-text-level="subparagraph">and</continuation-text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB40A0C6718554D6B0085763C04FD59F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H3175138F533A4FA7A5B4D5BBF5175B65" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H4C9DB0518D7D4F33ACA9D8B78CAC00A2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>The amount of a loan guarantee provided under this title for a project described in section 1703(b)(11) shall be not more than the lesser of—</text>
<subparagraph id="H63CC36B5870B4BCF88E3E8FBA3EB990"><enum>(A)</enum><text>50 percent of the project cost of the facility that is the subject of the guarantee, as estimated at the time at which the guarantee is issued; or</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H67DF4A26080B4B9FBB41CF7BF533487E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$100,000,000</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H813B227D65464E268B06AFDA1764BE2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible projects</header><text>Section 1703(b) of the <act-name>Energy Policy Act of 2005</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 16513(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H1095D2ECB6E4449EB600392E62ADE18" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H3D62024D72C149649BE00C55800D165"><enum>(11)</enum><text>Coal-to-liquid and gas-to-liquid facilities that produce not less than 150,000,000 gallons of liquid transportation fuel per year.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA2FA3390F7334B5CBE30EAA23F3DF387"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>Section 1704 of the <act-name>Energy Policy Act of 2005</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 16514) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H14E31D3147D64BC097BEEAF7B341BA5E" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HCC54C3041A3D4970007084641703D265"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Coal-to-liquid and gas-to-liquid projects</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to provide the cost of guarantees for projects involving coal-to-liquid and gas-to-liquid facilities under section 1703(b)(11).</text> </subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HEB876F4B321A45B981F54F9E2291A15F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Department of Defense Requirements for Utilization of Coal-to-Liquid or Gas-to-Liquid Fuel in Military Aircraft</header>
<paragraph id="H22AA57CD056045BE873209751E91734C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subchapter II of chapter 134 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:</text>
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<section id="id8BEEC197215A4223BC0A28D14E49196E"><enum>2263.</enum><header>Fuel: minimum requirements for utilization of coal-to-liquid or gas-to-liquid fuel</header>
<subsection id="HAD2765E6380243848898F8D928A6F058"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Of the total amount of fuel utilized by the Department of Defense in a calendar year, the percentage of such fuel that is coal-to-liquid fuel, gas-to-liquid fuel, or both shall be the percentage as follows:</text>
<paragraph id="H76ED1BE07486471E9BC0B4FC87F12D57"><enum>(1)</enum><text>In the first applicable utilization year, 5 percent.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAC59FCAC13924EAFB4B400687C075CB0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Except as provided in subsection (c), in any year after the first applicable utilization year, a percentage that is 5 greater than the percentage of utilization in the preceding year under this section.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HB051861DADEA41BFA13F26DA28AFA8AC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>First applicable utilization year</header><text>For purposes of subsection (a)(1), the first applicable utilization year for coal-to-liquid fuel and gas-to-liquid fuel shall be the earlier of the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H7518BAA28D184E1A97B6BF79008051BC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The first calendar year after the Secretary Defense certifies to Congress that at least 50 percent of the aircraft fleet of the Department has the proven capability to utilize coal-to-liquid fuel or gas-to-liquid fuel without—</text>
<subparagraph id="H168E1D58EDE94767AE06002E5834A87"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any adverse effect on the aircraft engines of such fleet;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF547B561251B497892335CD719CFB23"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any adverse effect on the overall performance of the aircraft; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H866E9AC37EDE4E55B2FE6EA6867762C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any adverse effect on health and safety of the aircrew, passengers, and maintenance crew.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H06C99CEA05BB4F04B09BAFCFA9313AB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>2017.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H9273A64EFEDF4F0BA924B7D3021E265D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>If as of December 31 of any year in which subsection (a) is in effect the average price of crude petroleum (as determined by the Secretary of Energy in 2007 constant dollars) is less then $40 per barrel, paragraph (2) of that subsection shall not be operative in the next succeeding year.</text> </subsection>
<subsection id="H7C2480C5D5704C48A451058B28F1DDD1"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Maximum percentage</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H308248E82E1C4EB287F07F6C0028AB8F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The maximum percentage of the fuel utilized by the Department that is required by this section to be coal-to-liquid fuel, gas-to-liquid fuel, or both is 50 percent.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6A0B7B1211784D8FB5A5C8BF24D4E284" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Nothing in paragraph (1) shall be construed to limit the percentage of fuel utilized by the Department that is coal-to-liquid fuel or gas-to-liquid fuel.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6D25BA10A5654AE1A6172528F4D2B90"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The table of section at the beginning of subchapter II of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:</text>
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<toc-entry level="section">“2263. Fuel: minimum requirements for utilization of coal-to-liquid or gas-to-liquid fuel.”.</toc-entry> </toc> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H02540AEF675B4A51A050825FEF08AC"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Commercial aircraft study</header>
<paragraph id="H0FF7C48DA8D241BB8563299782672F00"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, shall conduct a study on commercial style aircraft engines and airframes to determine the quantity of fuel produced using coal-to-liquid or gas-to-liquid technology that may be used without compromising health, safety, or the longevity of the engines and airframes, including an analysis of any environmental benefits from using the fuel.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H009071A962784AD3A0D38D262F738C33"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of the completion of the study under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Energy shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that describes—</text>
<subparagraph id="H60ECB4D0C89942BDB374289DEEE92FD0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the results of the study; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H157769E411654FF2B7E147EC84494FFE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any recommendations of the Secretary of Energy.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H8F3A330E71CF4257AFE7A1E9F4E2D79"><enum>206.</enum><header>Availability of Certain Areas of the Outer Continental Shelf for Leasing</header>
<subsection id="HBA7C0FECB823454D8B59F1D16900EC62"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>Section 2 of the <act-name>Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act</act-name> (43 U.S.C. 1331) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HEFF02E0EB68748439E1591D76902022F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: <quote>or lying within the United States exclusive economic zone adjacent to the territories of the United States</quote>;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H01038542FBB84FB293F48689BC88A05"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking the semicolon at the end of each subsections (a) through (o) and inserting a period;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H464820CA74DB492FB0F60033A3BD3431"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking subsection (f) and inserting the following:</text>
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<subsection id="HB536E3F192BB4890932B74A745236034"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Affected state; adjacent state</header>
<paragraph id="H4AB171161451438D9463CA88402B4927"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The terms <term>affected State</term> and <term>adjacent State</term> mean, with respect to any program, plan, lease sale, leased tract, or other activity, proposed, conducted, or approved pursuant to 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 the program, plan, lease sale, leased tract, or activity appertains or is, or is proposed to be, conducted.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDB05C2CDBCE24245B8122553B66CE5E9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>State</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>State</term> includes Puerto Rico and other territories of the United States.</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0B36E3D50B344386A5C8BD6641E91E1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (p), by striking <quote>; and</quote> at the end and inserting a period; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4DCC967CD20E4E8DAD84019B25817D3D"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection id="H3E0227C4DE154B46A3D1A8392FBAC524"><enum>(r)</enum><header>Adjacent zone</header><text>The term <term>Adjacent Zone</term> means, with respect to any program, plan, lease sale, leased tract, or other activity, proposed, conducted or approved pursuant to 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 id="H193600B8F0D143BABC75F5D30094FDA"><enum>(s)</enum><header>Coastline</header><text>The term <term>coastline</term> has the meaning given the term <term>coast line</term> in section 2 of the Submerged Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1301).</text> </subsection>
<subsection id="H78AB2FB63DCC447500CDAAC0DCE9E4DB"><enum>(t)</enum><header>Mile</header><text>The term <term>mile</term> means a statute mile.</text> </subsection>
<subsection id="HB0306FE27DE44A9C91692309EFCF6DA7"><enum>(u)</enum><header>Neighboring state</header><text>The term <term>neighboring State</term> means a coastal State having a common boundary at the coastline with an adjacent State.</text> </subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H5C1F456387A341FA81CEF0C8E1AAC789"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reservation of Lands and Rights</header><text>Section 12 of the <act-name>Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act</act-name> (43 U.S.C. 1341) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HA6A52037B48549A3A6499404044E5F71"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <header-in-text level="subsection" style="traditional">Sec. 12</header-in-text> and all that follows through <quote>The President</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
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<section id="H82412D36712E412FA6B2BB3123002607"><enum>12.</enum><header>Reservations</header>
<subsection id="HF8CE2818C4174A9B933F4832A84F54CC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authority of the President</header>
<paragraph id="HD3869D06F8E54239AA5C22FBFC8F9EB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The President</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> <continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph" indent="paragraph">and</continuation-text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEC9DBF68F4634FF4A8F673832B697096"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="H71906801CD9E4C4BBC61F8751DB6FAC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Length of withdrawal</header><text>A withdrawal by the President may be for a term of not to exceed 10 years.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H05D93F4B4F434F2A9DFB030665EF4B24"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>When considering potential uses of the outer Continental Shelf, to the maximum extent practicable, the President shall accommodate competing interests and potential uses.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA23FE7F31D1C49538677B8DB4650BF29"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Prior withdrawals</header>
<subparagraph id="H79ED024BE62A4E8A8900E57ECEFCE62B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>By the President</header><text>The President may partially or completely revise or revoke any prior withdrawal made by the President under this section.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H578D57BD900D40399D4C01FA9579FD45"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Initiated by a State</header><text>The President may not revise or revoke a withdrawal that was initiated by a petition from a State and approved by the Secretary under subsection (h).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> <continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph" indent="paragraph">and</continuation-text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEF722339CFE346A3AA2D71EB2B3D7716"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection id="H989C4B40EC134D638FE1DEF3E7E6D8F9"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Availability for leasing within certain areas of the outer continental shelf</header>
<paragraph id="H3CE32833F3114DE398F2AE9567F5F8AD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Prohibition against leasing</header>
<subparagraph id="H4853B1BD40F14F91847F6EC0F72D88ED"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Unavailable for leasing without state request</header><text>Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, beginning on the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall not offer for leasing for oil and gas, or natural gas—</text>
<clause id="H4816B2F78CD44679ACE98B14EEF02F00"><enum>(i)</enum><text>any area within 50 miles of 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</text> </clause>
<clause id="H143CB5B649C844769EEE00F5E700A12"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>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, National Ocean Resources and Royalty Service.</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4BEAEB44B11B4A2CAD1FCA2155DDD037"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Areas between 50 and 100 miles from the coastline</header><text>Unless an adjacent State petitions under subsection (h) within 1 year after the date of the enactment of this subsection for natural gas leasing or by June 30, 2009, for oil and gas leasing, the Secretary shall offer for leasing—</text>
<clause id="H1977101025104DEFB96948370061898E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>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</text> </clause>
<clause id="H852CE005D269438AA2454C7206FF2F9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any area more than 50 miles but less than 100 miles from 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, National Ocean Resources and Royalty Service.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H842FE8F0321F411EBDD594802C628C41"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Revocation of withdrawal</header>
<subparagraph id="HF4CDE1F799D44EA3A6F7F68156236217"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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, is revoked and no longer in effect regarding—</text>
<clause id="HAB165EF4F5C1426B8F76EA59A97B506"><enum>(i)</enum><text>any area that is more than 100 miles from the coastline; or</text> </clause>
<clause id="H53D2E39D6BE2491EBF51D3AA1B479DC0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any area that is less than 100 miles from the coastline and is 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, National Ocean Resources and Royalty Service.</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7E3EF67251634F88891571C7C18F4C97"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusion of certain areas</header>
<clause id="H689F4D7401DD4B64896BEDB25D1D72E3"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The 2002–2007 5-Year Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program shall be modified to include—</text>
<subclause id="HA9C0DB982DF4434D9D52F633D91FFC7"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the areas added to the Gulf of Mexico OCS Region Central Planning Area by this Act to the extent that the areas were included within the original boundaries of proposed Lease Sale 181; and</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="H30F2FC0705044051BA8445DF00B41661"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a sale in such additional areas, which shall be held not later than June 30, 2007.</text> </subclause></clause>
<clause id="HC3FBDCF67F9243C2BDE73875C21149DB"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Environmental impact statement</header><text>The final environmental impact statement prepared for the area described in clause (i) for Lease Sale 181 shall be considered sufficient for all purposes for each lease sale in which the area is offered for lease during the 2002–2007 5-Year Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program without need for supplementation.</text> </clause>
<clause id="HFA89A36712A745F495B01000EF39B3A9"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Tracts partially added</header>
<subclause id="HBA853A44938D434E8CCF8F4BAB945E6E"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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 the tract that is included within the Gulf of Mexico OCS Region Central Planning Area.</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="H89CFB1AE8438404500D12EDF5068F8A3"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Remainder of tract</header><text>The remainder of a tract described in subclause (I) that lies outside of the Gulf of Mexico OCS Region Central Planning Area may be developed and produced by the lessee of the partial tract using extended reach or similar drilling from a location on a leased area.</text> </subclause></clause>
<clause id="HCE946622A66F44D18BFFF6F0D506E806"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Use of tracts</header><text>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> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0BFA2DE9778F4BD99D9B9CC141B5F643"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Petition for leasing</header>
<subparagraph id="H3214BA96451B4FCCA87B2571A7B5B39"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Petitions</header>
<clause id="H2AAD358291684EB3AC8DE0883BFC0187"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Governor of a State, upon concurrence of the legislature of the State, may submit to the Secretary a petition requesting that the Secretary make available any area that is within the Adjacent Zone of the State, included under paragraph (1), and that—</text>
<subclause id="HE64779A82A1047ED941421DCF93846DA"><enum>(I)</enum><text>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</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="H984CF43028644693BFDFEEC3AEC712CF"><enum>(II)</enum><text>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.</text> </subclause></clause>
<clause id="H3C6DFA94122C44CAB764A9D958DED226"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Other leasing</header><text>The adjacent State may petition for leasing any other area within the Adjacent Zone of the State—</text>
<subclause id="H0E9434576EE34971B5DBBD6CFA740026"><enum>(I)</enum><text>if leasing is allowed in the similar area of the Adjacent Zone of the applicable neighboring State; or</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="H6910285535114971B2FF399196890084"><enum>(II)</enum><text>if leasing is not allowed, if the neighboring State, acting through the Governor of the neighboring State, expresses the concurrence of the neighboring State with the petition.</text> </subclause></clause>
<clause id="H291F88A06F614807876DD4B055721336"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Secretarial finding</header><text>The Secretary shall only consider a petition under clause (ii) after—</text>
<subclause id="H8716EB43A3F0477593E4B064B13EDE45"><enum>(I)</enum><text>making a finding that leasing is allowed in the similar area of the Adjacent Zone of the applicable neighboring State; or</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="H2A5943C9CF544026BAEC92629FD8125"><enum>(II)</enum><text>receiving the concurrence of the neighboring State.</text> </subclause></clause>
<clause id="H81FCD29244434B17B11BBB00A7939600"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Date of receipt</header><text>The date of receipt by the Secretary of a concurrence by a neighboring State shall constitute the date of receipt of the petition for the State for which the concurrence applies.</text> </clause>
<clause id="HD99564DE31AB4CCE966EC5C02BCEC9D7"><enum>(v)</enum><header>Concurrences required</header><text>Except for any area described in paragraph (2)(B)(iv), a petition for leasing any part of the Alabama Adjacent Zone that is 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, National Ocean Resources and Royalty Service, shall require the concurrence of the States of Alabama and Florida.</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF50EA4DF18B0483CA631C3AFBA6DB51C"><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 id="HB001D338BF304A2E99D3B8311E86FFCD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>requiring a net reduction in the number of production platforms;</text> </clause>
<clause id="HD0B5BCE60F4240948B6CAC005FEBE05E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>requiring a net increase in the average distance of production platforms from the coastline;</text> </clause>
<clause id="H422A31AED1D3474DA4CF8B3E51C830F6"><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 id="HF6C841C200A4425DAA4D67F33B37209F"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>limiting certain tracts to being produced from shore or from platforms located on other tracts; or</text> </clause>
<clause id="H60D92E90356941D3A41337AFD876BBD5"><enum>(v)</enum><text>other conditions that the adjacent State may consider appropriate if the Secretary does not determine that production is made economically or technically impracticable or otherwise impossible.</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0B327BA6AD95412CB51B7E7014C77358"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Action by secretary</header>
<clause id="HF282DB43DA444D97A096E6AB49C6F200"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 90 days after receipt of a petition of a State 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 Adjacent Zone of the State.</text> </clause>
<clause id="H1E1A4F4773AB488EBCEA0000F7FE4182"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Environmental assessment</header><text>Prior to approving the petition, the Secretary shall complete an environmental assessment under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) that documents the anticipated environmental effects of leasing in the area included within the scope of the petition.</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8186F97931524E2F96A2BF9DBBEB72DB"><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 the receipt of the petition.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB1407D16FC8D4FFFBDD5A1E2E7482F19"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Amendment of 5-year leasing program</header>
<clause id="H6C3477DB62874C25934FDCD5DB7B84B"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in clause (ii), notwithstanding section 18, not later than 180 days after the approval of a petition under subparagraph (C) or (D), after the expiration of the time limits established by paragraph (1)(B), and not later than 180 days after the enactment of this subsection for the areas made available for leasing under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall amend the 5-Year Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program (in effect on the date of enactment of this subsection) to include 1 or more lease sales for at least 75 percent of the associated areas.</text> </clause>
<clause id="H8C14B39CFE5C40C6AA8D6D5F7EE84CEF"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Exception</header>
<subclause id="H3A3EF0833A574ADA9D6F854EB2401B00"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall not make the amendment described in clause (i) if there are, from the date of approval, expiration of the time limits, or the date of enactment of this subsection, as applicable, less than 1 year remaining in the 5-Year Leasing Program described in clause (i).</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="HD6E6A943839C41A4B5F1BBBDDF3C99"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Subsequent leasing program</header><text>In a case described in subclause (I), the Secretary shall include the associated areas within lease sales under the next 5-Year Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program.</text> </subclause></clause>
<clause id="HE741922A8DC04FDCAE00888F569463DB"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>No further consultations required</header><text>For purposes of amending the 5-Year Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program in accordance with this section, further consultations with States shall not be required.</text> </clause>
<clause id="H85B949B6416042B48DAB243D14238FC5"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Environmental assessment</header><text>For purposes of this section, an environmental assessment performed under the <act-name>National Environmental Policy Act of 1969</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) to assess the effects of approving the petition shall be sufficient to support the amendment of the 5-Year Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2E09E450F3EF431381067129097000D1"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Disposition of revenues</header><text>Revenues from leases entered into under this subsection shall be disposed of in accordance with section 105 of the <act-name>Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006</act-name> (43 U.S.C. 1331 note; Public Law 109–432).</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H951A1012628242D3A418A7DB058D41A4"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Option To petition for extension of withdrawal from leasing within certain areas of outer continental shelf</header>
<paragraph id="HED731632610F45A694D08B3150236BEF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Petitions</header>
<subparagraph id="H8B259D0285C94451921720C117B9DEE"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Governor of a State, upon the concurrence of the legislature of the State, may submit to the Secretary a petition requesting that the Secretary extend, for a period of time of not more than 5 years, the withdrawal from leasing for all or part of any area within the Adjacent Zone of the State located more than 50 miles, but less than 100 miles, from the coastline that is subject to subsection (g)(1)(B).</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1ABCFC6155D44B239425241C889DFA18"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Limitation on petitions</header><text>A State may petition not more than once per calendar year for any particular area.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFA97F9A783E849C0ACFE32CECCDE6500"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Separate petitions</header><text>A State shall submit separate petitions, with separate votes by the legislature of the State, for oil and gas leasing and for natural gas leasing.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEB94119C4F334BDEB654A5C6DC01FC7"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Scope of petitions</header><text>A petition of a State may request certain areas to be withdrawn from all leasing and certain areas to be withdrawn only from 1 type of leasing.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFBDE9E96B57741B7B913DDAB1EF50038"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Alabama adjacent zone</header><text>A petition 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 and 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, National Ocean Resources and Royalty Service, may be made by the State of Alabama or Florida.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H20B642DD812B400CA70077CFD0EDAFEB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Action by secretary</header>
<subparagraph id="H052AD1A577964A5EB5809409BAB07362"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Timing</header><text>Not later than 90 days after receipt of the petition of a State, the Secretary shall approve or deny the petition, taking into consideration the effect of approving the petition on marine resources of the Adjacent Zone of the State.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H187B88A4DFD94293A06E2200C3D5A643"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Environmental assessment</header><text>If the Secretary denies a petition under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall perform an environmental assessment under the <act-name>National Environmental Policy Act of 1969</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) to assess the effects of that denial.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAA3790119989412E9E40C26C10939F17"><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 180 days after the date of receipt of the petition.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HB39AB6F4528A4D94A58BDC6E99FDE3E8"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Effect of other laws</header>
<paragraph id="HD3D6445DB64E40228348E40321C00447"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Adoption by any adjacent State of any constitutional provision, or enactment of any State law, that has the effect, as determined by the Secretary, of restricting the Governor or the legislature, or both, of the State from exercising full discretion related to subsection (g) or (h) shall for the duration of the restriction—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA115D05F47CC451F982F26B1BED3DF0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>prohibit any sharing of OCS receipts (as that term is defined in section 9(a)) under this Act with the adjacent State, and the coastal political subdivisions of the adjacent State; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6CC0E309A1FD4FE8A8E1E6F93F913717"><enum>(B)</enum><text>prohibit the adjacent State from exercising any authority under subsection (h).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7ACD8E7C3C3F4AF78701623BD988F1EF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Timing</header><text>The Secretary shall make the determination of the existence of a restricting constitutional provision or State statute not later than 30 days after receipt of a petition by any outer Continental Shelf lessee or coastal State.</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H17305438F0D8494C9B9F86145064F7FF"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>Section 102(9)(A) of the <act-name>Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006</act-name> (43 U.S.C. 1331 note; Public Law 109–432) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HE4F3D0AADC8F49BDAADB1B4647CEC704"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in clause (i)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0E1C89953C994D17B2C0B176DF06165C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subclause (I), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H29B9CC1969F64F33ACCCBD8BC063CA43"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H87BAC5C461AD412C853DC49B7975FB8F" style="OLC">
<subclause id="HE62AF30CF44B47A58F1F8FEBA1B137D1"><enum>(III)</enum><text>areas leased under section 12(g) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1341(g)); and</text> </subclause><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">and</continuation-text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H56931013E2694845BF308924813153E6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in clause (ii)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5867463CFEF04EFC9FA689B2FDE3C141"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subclause (II), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H94F29D8593F64D0D8F976D303850C4ED"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subclause (III), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0D459D9EBF1C4455BC173F4619F64787"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HF66DDB557B1E4091916E9C8997FC93A0" style="OLC">
<subclause id="H9F22F5D36EF94F9687A878593B647F0"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>areas leased under section 12(g) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1341(g)).</text> </subclause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<enum>III</enum><header>BUILDINGS AND MANUFACTURING SECTOR</header>
<section id="H29C8B152CE01470DB5942661BCE1EFB8"><enum>301.</enum><header>Energy Efficiency in Federal Buildings</header>
<subsection id="H4651E6D34CA3467E943219EBAE76ED49"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Energy Efficiency in Federal Buildings</header>
<paragraph id="H3600B4CA61354AAFBF198C3CE1A3F7F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section—</text>
<subparagraph id="H9F88E1B3C6C548A99300DE245422F07D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Administrator</header><text>The term <term>Administrator</term> means the Administrator of General Services.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0D419095304D440E00BBB4C2F2AA13DB"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Committee</header><text>The term <term>Committee</term> means the Green Building Advisory Committee established under section 103(a).</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA583561D04124A75B3F9819818DCA387"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Director</header><text>The term <term>Director</term> means the individual appointed to the position established under section 101(a).</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB115944922314CBBBFEDBF8DFB776484"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Federal facility</header>
<clause id="HB43C2BED6A0F4BAFB67EDD2BB0791D3D"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>Federal facility</term> means any building or facility the intended use of which requires the building or facility to be—</text>
<subclause id="H888DE98A4B724A5F9BB4BC9372CD895B"><enum>(I)</enum><text>accessible to the public; and</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="H64AB3265D2B44A1CBDAB123E21258283"><enum>(II)</enum><text>constructed or altered by or on behalf of the United States.</text> </subclause></clause>
<clause id="H9622599C34074B1782349BDA79054874"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Exclusions</header><text>The term <term>Federal facility</term> does not include a privately-owned residential or commercial structure that is not leased by the Federal Government.</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7579ED4A87AB40A38791B16F83982BC"><enum>(E)</enum><header>High-performance green building</header><text>The term <term>high-performance green building</term> means a building that, during its life-cycle—</text>
<clause id="HF0F52998894B4261AEDA47D5AFE95BD5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>reduces energy, water, and material resource use;</text> </clause>
<clause id="H523A75A582DA4459A6D35FD3F40EA69"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>integrates systems in the building;</text> </clause>
<clause id="H95344352C2B043B8A742F782369D67A7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>reduces the environmental and energy impacts of transportation through building location and site design that support a full range of transportation choices for users of the building; and</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB288E3521A15452EAF399B8000593BFA"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Life-cycle</header><text>The term <term>life-cycle</term>, with respect to a high-performance green building, means all stages of the useful life of the building (including components, equipment, systems, and controls of the building) beginning at conception of a green building project and continuing through site selection, design, construction, landscaping, commissioning, operation, maintenance, renovation, deconstruction or demolition, removal, and recycling of the green building.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H29ED6F8ADDCB4508A830345DDBF20045"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Life-cycle assessment</header><text>The term <term>life-cycle assessment</term> means a comprehensive system approach for measuring the environmental performance of a product or service over the life of the product or service, beginning at raw materials acquisition and continuing through manufacturing, transportation, installation, use, reuse, and end-of-life waste management.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H03D0A68384F240F397D364D2A583F5EA"><enum>(H)</enum><header>Life-cycle costing</header><text>The term <term>life-cycle costing</term>, with respect to a high-performance green building, means a technique of economic evaluation that—</text>
<clause id="HCBD3BC6EFDDF48D9B25E61DE502E1EC4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>sums, over a given study period, the costs of initial investment (less resale value), replacements, operations (including energy use), and maintenance and repair of an investment decision; and</text> </clause>
<clause id="H3700FD66DA41446000DB76E129D29F9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is expressed—</text>
<subclause id="H404E6F32F2714ECEAF871626166DF852"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in present value terms, in the case of a study period equivalent to the longest useful life of the building, determined by taking into consideration the typical life of such a building in the area in which the building is to be located; or</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="HFB0007F02659490293ECE68EE7AF00CB"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in annual value terms, in the case of any other study period.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA14EF41FB7BD4D48924937E79601363C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Oversight</header>
<subparagraph id="H393EBE1CCFCA4CD09D01FB916444135B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Administrator shall establish within the General Services Administration, and appoint an individual to serve as Director in, a position in the career-reserved Senior Executive service, to—</text>
<clause id="H8977F6FE5C17489F81496EF6F154AFAC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>establish and manage the Office in accordance with section 102; and</text> </clause>
<clause id="H17688A1A7EC740A9B4799D708C344984"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>carry out other duties as required under this Act.</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H59B8F57DF0BB40C59873D67C04EF4CDD"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Compensation</header><text>The compensation of the Director shall not exceed the maximum rate of basic pay for the Senior Executive Service under section 5382 of title 5, United States Code, including any applicable locality-based comparability payment that may be authorized under section 5304(h)(2)(C) of that title.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H09DAB7C4551F4BE800AFA5AAC28094AC"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Office of High-Performance Green Buildings</header>
<subparagraph id="H7D7E3BBDDC90420F9E23C91EF45059DC"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Director shall establish within the General Services Administration an Office of High-Performance Green Buildings.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H128E85EBFAD4439AB9E9519ED2CE76D9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The Director shall—</text>
<clause id="H7538A170C7564F71A385093EB14FACFC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>ensure full coordination of high-performance green building information and activities within the General Services Administration and all relevant agencies, including, at a minimum—</text>
<subclause id="HCC73796567B44D0197E9151E78191D2B"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the Environmental Protection Agency;</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="HCBEA0BB062FE4BFBBFCAC4A1542FE166"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the Office of the Federal Environmental Executive;</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="H1E778A5F92494F7FBB623C94D15028B"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the Office of Federal Procurement Policy;</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="HBF60737ABC944000B736A5FC6EEA438"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>the Department of Energy;</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="HDE5BD05A98BA40D693E287ACF348BCCD"><enum>(V)</enum><text>the Department of Health and Human Services;</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="H61626A031CE04CEB907472A207B5E0A7"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>the Department of Defense; and</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="HC644D1D3FF0D406890545DD0B16FFCF4"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>such other Federal agencies as the Director considers to be appropriate;</text> </subclause></clause>
<clause id="H7053EC7C0EDF4217A28E37A710591EE3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>establish a senior-level Federal green building advisory committee, which shall provide advice and recommendations in accordance with section 103;</text> </clause>
<clause id="H6BFFDF90B869438C967CF65000F438C3"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>identify and biennially reassess improved or higher rating standards recommended by the Committee;</text> </clause>
<clause id="H35490A9FE623498CABA260C768C79F50"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>establish a national high-performance green building clearinghouse in accordance with section 104, which shall provide green building information through—</text>
<subclause id="H6B063025C02546BAB30057047FA0E9DB"><enum>(I)</enum><text>outreach;</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="H60E7EFFE367244E98F83C00023DF1D21"><enum>(II)</enum><text>education; and</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="H74363AAE5D164F6CB02E06BD77E800C5"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the provision of technical assistance;</text> </subclause></clause>
<clause id="HC53E8F7E28D543D4AB008056BAC61653"><enum>(v)</enum><text>ensure full coordination of research and development information relating to high-performance green building initiatives under section 105;</text> </clause>
<clause id="HCB83100021874B7C0022A62ED4D36045"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>identify and develop green building standards that could be used for all types of Federal facilities in accordance with section 105;</text> </clause>
<clause id="H5DCD965979C7479DAE905703847728C0"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>establish green practices that can be used throughout the life of a Federal facility;</text> </clause>
<clause id="HC59DE1C0A4644AF194C32F28C0DB3C14"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>review and analyze current Federal budget practices and life-cycle costing issues, and make recommendations to Congress, in accordance with section 106; and</text> </clause>
<clause id="H1B4C79080E634B3FAC6ECF30714D73CC"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>complete and submit the report described in subsection (c).</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB665FA45E363490A9FAF249B9D443559"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and biennially thereafter, the Director shall submit to Congress a report that—</text>
<clause id="HAEA57425FC7B4AE8B5A2896538A3F26"><enum>(i)</enum><text>describes the status of the green building initiatives under this Act and other Federal programs in effect as of the date of the report, including—</text>
<subclause id="H96E16517D0334C2A00B4E795EC02FD2E"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the extent to which the programs are being carried out in accordance with this Act;</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="HFD4C2F5C9E914C279585F931B1D110EC"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the status of funding requests and appropriations for those programs; and</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="H0EF8235008DD4F7300F8DC749050C3FB"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the effectiveness of different programs in reducing the energy consumption of the Federal government;</text> </subclause></clause>
<clause id="H5046509B642A420791730463974C746F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>identifies within the planning, budgeting, and construction process all types of Federal facility procedures that inhibit new and existing Federal facilities from becoming high-performance green buildings as measured by—</text>
<subclause id="H036529F6603443FF9FE2B834CA19C5BA"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a silver rating, as defined by the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Building Rating System standard established by the United States Green Building Council (or an equivalent rating); or</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="H28BA588BF709431884122EADE1FFE63B"><enum>(II)</enum><text>an improved or higher rating standard, as identified by the Committee;</text> </subclause></clause>
<clause id="HE5B7AB33E6BF4F43946D90004892A1FF"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>identifies inconsistencies, as reported to the Committee, in Federal law with respect to product acquisition guidelines and high-performance product guidelines;</text> </clause>
<clause id="HFC56940E9E304384B4F840806B3616A7"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>recommends language for uniform standards for use by Federal agencies in environmentally responsible acquisition;</text> </clause>
<clause id="H8BA37A373BB740498E3C34A0E68BD7CE"><enum>(v)</enum><text>in coordination with the Office of Management and Budget, reviews the budget process for capital programs with respect to alternatives for—</text>
<subclause id="H36C7D3DAC288410D80FFB900FAD534"><enum>(I)</enum><text>restructuring of budgets to require the use of complete energy- and environmental-cost accounting;</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="HA18A6A33D44E4F43A75701BE40913825"><enum>(II)</enum><text>using operations expenditures in budget-related decisions while simultaneously incorporating productivity and health measures (as those measures can be quantified by the Office, with the assistance of universities and national laboratories);</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="H3C15CCC724E64ED78C7E56EB4C724D71"><enum>(III)</enum><text>permitting Federal agencies to retain all identified savings accrued as a result of the use of life-cycle costing for future high-performance green building initiatives; and</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="HF8522E1A53CF4300B487B1D9B24F2BDD"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>identifying short- and long-term cost savings that accrue from high-performance green buildings, including those relating to health and productivity;</text> </subclause></clause>
<clause id="HB30843379F714C56BA26DE57B76B2EC7"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>identifies green, self-sustaining technologies to address the operational needs of Federal facilities in times of national security emergencies, natural disasters, or other dire emergencies;</text> </clause>
<clause id="HA24CCC82A9DE4E639510411544BBEF98"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>summarizes and highlights development, at the State and local level, of green building initiatives, including executive orders, policies, or laws adopted promoting green building (including the status of implementation of those initiatives); and</text> </clause>
<clause id="HDD0FC462CB304740B4E9A200FBB774E"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>includes, for the 2-year period covered by the report, recommendations to address each of the matters, and a plan for implementation of each recommendation, described in paragraphs (1) through (6).</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAE0D055D41464A2FACEC3E64DEF0FFF5"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Implementation</header><text>The Office shall carry out each plan for implementation of recommendations under subsection (c)(7).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC082D27BAABB4182A425A3CFBA1EB115"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Green Building Advisory Committee</header>
<subparagraph id="H4713684A9FB440079FBE578DE2CAD945"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall establish a committee to be known as the <quote>Green Building Advisory Committee</quote>.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H467A26BEC25F4256BC80A0B7BCC3C454"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>The Committee shall be composed of representatives of, at a minimum—</text>
<clause id="H0CE631B5821F42C600926063E5C97C08"><enum>(i)</enum><text>each agency referred to in section 102(b)(1); and</text> </clause>
<clause id="H9B9702E263F54108A183C6D05462F852"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>other relevant entities, as determined by the Director, including at least 1 representative of each of the following:</text>
<subclause id="H6B2E181B5E3C415786008748F61C302"><enum>(I)</enum><text>State and local governmental green building programs.</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="HB605414B694A4B9A80AD4DC3CFEC4187"><enum>(II)</enum><text>Independent green building associations or councils.</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="HAC205064255C466FB5EF14A5814C32F5"><enum>(III)</enum><text>Building experts, including architects, material suppliers, and construction contractors.</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="H081177FC828B49E882B2F2B846CC1929"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>Security advisors focusing on national security needs, natural disasters, and other dire emergency situations.</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="H39108BB22BF149D200A271BE23906D44"><enum>(V)</enum><text>Children and adult environmental health experts.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H63579B503E354DF083A400140636809F"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Meetings</header><text>The Director shall establish a regular schedule of meetings for the Committee, which shall convene a minimum of 6 times each year.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9580D17C310144028404F9973BD4DEFB"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The Committee shall provide advice and expertise for use by the Director in carrying out the duties under this Act, including such recommendations relating to Federal activities carried out under sections 104 through 106 as are agreed to by a majority of the members of the Committee.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA5556B2B67024350B1DD93D000EC081E"><enum>(E)</enum><header>FACA Exemption</header><text>The Committee shall not be subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAF9BFC5BCB7D44A7936452901192D3A0"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Information Clearinghouse and Outreach</header><text>The Director, in coordination with the Committee, shall carry out public outreach to inform individuals and entities of the information and services available Government-wide by—</text>
<subparagraph id="H44CD17F0119742C1B1CACB3F399000C6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>establishing and maintaining a national high-performance green building clearinghouse, including on the Internet, that—</text>
<clause id="H0B90F98C439843338EB5CAC7E640FCEC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>identifies existing similar efforts and coordinates activities of common interest; and</text> </clause>
<clause id="H55E6FE91D16747E2A8543BDCFB4BF19B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>provides information relating to high-performance green buildings, including hyperlinks to Internet sites that describe the activities, information, and resources of—</text>
<subclause id="HC4150D341C594D208768D1A05582C783"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the Federal Government;</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="H46069E9773F740C399F3768E084CDE8C"><enum>(II)</enum><text>State and local governments;</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="HE1232C2C84034BCB97794C1300B8296F"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the private sector (including nongovernmental and nonprofit entities and organizations); and</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="H9B4E72DAECEA4A54894FFF3256F0F18F"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>international organizations;</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H737A3FEFB617473E9BCA1CB3310823AF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>identifying and recommending educational resources for implementing high-performance green building practices, including security and emergency benefits and practices;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD531FE459408434B9DD5E1C597F4E04"><enum>(C)</enum><text>providing access to technical assistance on using tools and resources to make more cost-effective, energy-efficient, health-protective, and environmentally beneficial decisions for constructing high-performance green buildings, particularly tools available to conduct life-cycle costing and life-cycle assessment;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8A0EC42EA45A44E59C853131078F7000"><enum>(D)</enum><text>providing information on application processes for certifying a high-performance green building, including certification and commissioning;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBCA0FB10799549AC9738459B4068C834"><enum>(E)</enum><text>providing technical information, market research, or other forms of assistance or advice that would be useful in planning and constructing high-performance green buildings; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7DECC4246948483289352842FB5C5BF8"><enum>(F)</enum><text>using such other methods as are determined by the Director to be appropriate.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD28A427C431E43EAAFE2F21E996489F"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Coordination of Research Efforts</header>
<subparagraph id="H8BB7025F47944EAC9162E431EC6361A7"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Director, in coordination with the Committee, shall—</text>
<clause id="H923A602003A446F9885D939334E222DE"><enum>(i)</enum>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H26B3325462174A1B81BA17E0BEE8CCA"><enum>(I)</enum><text>survey existing research and studies relating to high-performance green buildings; and</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="HA85961595C7B421EAAAC6582333E9888" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>coordinate activities of common interest;</text> </subclause></clause>
<clause id="H86DAB438BFCD409C8F26DCC37D2C1FB1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>develop and recommend a high-performance green building research plan that—</text>
<subclause id="HD9735FBBE2AB46C4AE48D3FDF26FD600"><enum>(I)</enum><text>identifies information and research needs, including the relationships between health, occupant productivity, and each of;</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="H8D9E2CE50B224F82A68989DF49A3F8B5"><enum>(II)</enum><text>pollutant emissions from materials and products in the building;</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="HFF8F439D86FB4F08900941E63FF3AC10"><enum>(III)</enum><text>natural day lighting;</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="H3E50CE4D18DB4D9D9376A0BD575B8E29"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>ventilation choices and technologies;</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="HAC35AE9CF1254F8BB903B3A8408BCBA4"><enum>(V)</enum><text>heating, cooling, and system control choices and technologies;</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="HC9034AB8C72E4CD2AB67F7D397796D0"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>moisture control and mold;</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="H9B5003D02354440FBFB702862756309E"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>maintenance, cleaning, and pest control activities;</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="HA1E6D73C15554A44BA5F5DE9CADE70B9"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text>acoustics; and</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="HD7C93EB6E57A43448C4011F317B5DAF3"><enum>(IX)</enum><text>other issues relating to the health, comfort, productivity, and performance of occupants of the building; and</text> </subclause></clause>
<clause id="HDF28AFAFB7594E488F90FA7E25165F01"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>promotes the development and dissemination of high-performance green building measurement tools that, at a minimum, may be used—</text>
<subclause id="HCC14022896154B00B596368F3BB9C7C"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to monitor and assess the life-cycle performance of facilities (including demonstration projects) built as high-performance green buildings; and</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="H03B52F2ADA484FA896F728AC7D98F0D6"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to perform life-cycle assessments;</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2FA2DA090138420BAC92578E808F00C2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>assist the budget and life-cycle costing functions of the Office under section 106;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFF390404D1CD4503B7255361402DAD88"><enum>(C)</enum><text>study and identify potential benefits of green buildings relating to energy security, natural disaster, and emergency needs of the Federal Government; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7D58415F835E4CB5863900EB16D191CA"><enum>(D)</enum><text>support other research initiatives determined by the Office.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE3D4EEF2EE3A4619B207B363E9CF4580"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Budget and Life-Cycle Costing and Contracting Establishment</header><text>The Director, in coordination with the Committee, shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="idD1950451A7D54CEDA784962DA17FF910"><enum>(A)</enum><text>identify, review, and analyze current budget and contracting practices that affect achievement of high-performance green buildings, including the identification of barriers to green building life-cycle costing and budgetary issues;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="id12CE465F720A405B8581DB47C50E4C84"><enum>(B)</enum><text>develop guidance and conduct training sessions with budget specialists and contracting personnel from Federal agencies and budget examiners to apply life-cycle cost criteria to actual projects;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="id5C701A5DA6154626BA6A69CBF475B266"><enum>(C)</enum><text>identify tools to aid life-cycle cost decisionmaking; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="id8481803D39294873854E006CAD399D89"><enum>(D)</enum><text>explore the feasibility of incorporating the benefits of green buildings, such as security benefits, into a cost-budget analysis to aid in life-cycle costing for budget and decision making processes.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H835AC6CFDC4D4432A75211830384ECA4"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out subsection (a) $4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2013, to remain available until expended.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H21E28FC040E7467B9B00715F7132ACB7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Federal Green Building Performance</header>
<paragraph id="H6754919BCABD4B4991026DFFFC77A72C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than October 31 of each of the 2 fiscal years following the fiscal year in which this Act is enacted, and at such times thereafter as the Comptroller General of the United States determines to be appropriate, the Comptroller General of the United States shall, with respect to the fiscal years that have passed since the preceding report—</text>
<subparagraph id="HEEC79B7C49A2462A9F73F9FD24C2266"><enum>(A)</enum><text>conduct an audit of the implementation of this Act; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC154D22CFC474ADA96687DBDCF59C7F7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>submit to the Office, the Committee, the Administrator, and Congress a report describing the results of the audit.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1B32ED2836B142FAA45B9642BCBF246B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>An audit under paragraph (1) shall include a review, with respect to the period covered by the report under paragraph (1)(B), of—</text>
<subparagraph id="HFFBDE547534947040000F7222B40ED27"><enum>(A)</enum><text>budget, life-cycle costing, and contracting issues, using best practices identified by the Comptroller General of the United States and heads of other agencies in accordance with paragraph (a)(7);</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H62C6DBFFC7C64E5EA0EA3B439FF422A3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the level of coordination among the Office, the Office of Management and Budget, and relevant agencies;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB31E25C0BAFF4595B0C0422ED008EBD"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the performance of the Office in carrying out the implementation plan;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBD96BF235A634565BD398FF8F8E203D"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the design stage of high-performance green building measures;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4F4A68CA02DF4C1600C6747023A12757"><enum>(E)</enum><text>high-performance building data that were collected and reported to the Office; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCD71489D3AE24D009C11D5014F846E2C"><enum>(F)</enum><text>such other matters as the Comptroller General of the United States determines to be appropriate.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H87D0F59BC6A842D293C5F8D5EB2B6E4E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>The Director shall consult with the Committee to enhance and assist the implementation of the Environmental Stewardship Scorecard announced at the White House Summit on Federal sustainable buildings in January 2006, to measure the implementation by each Federal agency of sustainable design and green building initiatives.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H1E7230D676A54CDAA0002CD100777265"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Federal Stimulus of Commercial Application of Energy Technology </header>
<paragraph id="HA8B124236ED44EABB800CFCEB8887D76"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>For purposes of this subsection:</text>
<subparagraph id="H01490F325B434314B4754DEEBFABE7F5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Department</header><text>The term <term>Department</term> means the Department of Energy.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6C4635796F444F629FE3A4F0EB6CBE61"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Fund</header><text>The term <term>Fund</term> means the Innovative Energy Technologies Fund for Federal Buildings established in section 3.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H32BD989BB68F4975B700C9C301E001D"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Innovative energy technology</header><text>The term <term>innovative energy technology</term> means a technology, including an advanced energy conservation or renewable energy technology, that was developed, in whole or in part, with the support of the Department.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF9FF1F4D62D14ADEA14D55DD0034E9F3"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Innovative energy technology project</header><text>The term <term>innovative energy technology project</term> means a project that—</text>
<clause id="H62311E5F942D4A96006D00E7ED89FED1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>results in the commercial application of an innovative energy technology; and</text> </clause>
<clause id="HF18352BB916C425889C67580558492AE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>assists a Federal agency in meeting or exceeding all Federal energy efficiency requirements then in effect, including applicable Executive orders such as Executive Order No. 13423.</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4AC80057B97D4AD6829F0036FF0674FD"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Energy.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1701BE5BE91F49D29CD5F86552E43214"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Establishment of fund</header>
<subparagraph id="H1ABAAE64B3894B9C91BBF0EAD7FC2717"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall establish the Innovative Energy Technologies Fund for Federal Buildings within the Clean Energy Technology Fund established in Section 103 of this Act. The Secretary of Energy shall administer the Fund to enable Federal agencies to demonstrate innovative energy technologies for retrofit or new construction of Federal buildings and facilities.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0022D61831604607A3A92715C1915F20"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Criteria and guidelines</header><text>Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish criteria and guidelines for Federal agencies to borrow from and pay back to the Fund.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA2B4E55FD4AF4292801182121642D8A4"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Loans from the fund</header>
<subparagraph id="HC8892012AE2F4455BBC58EA32FF3E9DB"><enum>(A)</enum><header>General procedure</header><text>Federal agencies may apply to the Secretary for a loan for financing the demonstration of innovative energy technology projects, and shall repay the Fund from savings in energy and other costs attributable to actions taken as a result of the demonstration project undertaken with the loan.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAD763C3C8F6E4304B6C027579B353443"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Purposes of loan</header><text>In addition to financing an innovative energy technology project, a Federal agency may use the loan amount to pay the costs of administration and the development of proposals for subsequent projects to further develop the technology (including data collection and energy surveys), and to acquire and operate equipment necessary to monitor and verify associated energy savings.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDAB75502533B4A45A970FD23821D865E"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Repayments</header><text>A Federal agency shall repay to the Fund the principal amount of the loan and fees determined by the Secretary to cover costs of administering the loan. The repayment period shall be 15 years, or less as appropriate to the project.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H699E5A0CB8384D97B0644554F14C5DB4"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Reports and audits</header>
<subparagraph id="H9529B4535E50476FBC7493689BBD69E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Reports to the Secretary</header><text>Not later than 1 year after a Federal agency implements its first innovative energy technology project for which a loan is provided under this Act, and each year thereafter until the date that final repayment of all loans provided to that agency under this Act is due, the Federal agency shall transmit to the Secretary an annual report that—</text>
<clause id="HDBD3038039F144BEB8B662E14FCAA6AF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>states whether projects meet or fail to meet the energy savings projections for the projects based on measured savings;</text> </clause>
<clause id="HD86AFCE194594F1892C4E5A60083591F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>for each project that fails to meet the energy savings projections, states the reasons for failure and describes proposed remedies; and</text> </clause>
<clause id="H777C8E3184BA48E5B01DF317206DF33"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>for each project that meets the energy savings projections, proposes expanded demonstrations of the innovative energy technology demonstrated with the loan funds.</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HECE2E49025B4415C86AE5DCF6D8B145F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Audits</header><text>The Secretary may audit any innovative energy technology project financed with a loan from the Fund to assess the project’s performance.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1DE76A055DB4489FA6CFB546E3A44600"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Reports to Congress</header><text>At the end of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report on the operations of the Fund, including a statement of the total receipts into the Fund, the total expenditures from the Fund to each Federal agency, and examples of project successes and failures in meeting energy savings projections.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H44F320A97B754382931E032748506F6C"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header>
<subparagraph id="H8ACA8C5BC6A3496A80AF1909866F1848"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Establishment of fund</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for the establishment of the Fund, $100,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2017.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H768AEDB1B0A74C06A0113C089182F3C1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Operation of fund</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary from the Fund, for carrying out the loan program under this Act, such sums as may be necessary.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HB59BD6D1ECCB499CABD5DAEB7217FBC6"><enum>302.</enum><header>Energy Efficiency Public Schools</header>
<subsection id="H1E3AB13054624ECFAF1FB2A0573FA3C2"><enum>(a)</enum><text>The Secretary of Energy shall provide grants—</text>
<paragraph id="HB5F8C2046C4F449C8EDBFCE8807DC46D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to State educational agencies and local educational agencies for providing intensive technical assistance for, and assisting the implementation of, the EnergySmart Schools Program of the Department of Energy and the Energy Star for K-12 School Districts program of the Environmental Protection Agency; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4640C54AC0A046979D43DE508FC5D55"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to state educational agencies for use in the development of state-level school energy efficiency quality plans, in partnership with the department of energy, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H933848DD303848CB94A907CA74E2007B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>standards for school building design, construction, and renovation; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBB05FB64D47D4C3F9F561769F1736BC6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>proposals for the systematic improvement (including benchmarks and timelines) of environmental conditions in and around schools throughout the State, including—</text>
<clause id="H594E928120664637BE14DAC01BA2AEFF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>environmentally preferable purchasing of products for instruction and maintenance;</text> </clause>
<clause id="HB4C4EF5325BA4E6DAD608880EA82CF24"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>increasing the use of alternative energy fuels in school buses; and</text> </clause>
<clause id="H80C5128081BC4DCA92CEC23FC3A77327"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>maximization of transportation choices for students, staff, and other members of the community.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H796201D980294F43ACBDEB5C7D51C63"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Federal share</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of a project or activity carried out using funds from a grant under this Act shall not exceed 90 percent.</text> </subsection>
<subsection id="H7349DF9101EE471EA03560F171082C33"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Grant priority</header><text>In providing grants under section 2(1), the Secretary of Energy shall give priority to projects to provide assistance to school districts that have a demonstrated need for energy efficiency improvement.</text> </subsection>
<subsection id="H2C63B79101D54D0FBB2526F395A9008C"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>For purposes of this Act, the terms <term>State educational agency</term> and <term>local educational agency</term> have the meanings given those terms in section 9101 of the <act-name>Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965</act-name> (20 U.S.C. 7801).</text> </subsection>
<subsection id="HF48C07E89222495ABDA2D2F3B2C4CF6"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Energy to carry out this Act $10,000,000 for the period encompassing fiscal years 2006 through 2011.</text> </subsection></section>
<section id="idF4726DF0789546F3A1BEB403F1E51931"><enum>303.</enum><header> Manufacturing Processes and Materials Energy Use Commission</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subtitle C of title I of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (P.L. 109–58; 119 Stat. 620) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<section id="H8DA4B5F2B6E842F7BACF99EF7FFF5737"><enum>142.</enum><header>Manufacturing Processes and Materials Energy Use Commission</header>
<subsection id="H0A59796C0D714B2CB69257BFE4D81B60"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header>
<paragraph id="HA4DC2DD3F979450EABF71D51A06B9B49"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There is established a commission to be known as the <quote>Appliance Efficiency Standards Commission</quote> (referred to in this subsection as the <quote>Commission</quote>).</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE148E820DA8F421AB32EFD2EF908F931"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Membership</header>
<subparagraph id="H8A0B7012C95B40AC99D838DBC44C03DF"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Composition</header><text>The Commission shall be composed of 12 members appointed by the President, of whom—</text>
<clause id="H0EE8252E85534F33ABBE47F3F7BD0605"><enum>(i)</enum><text>4 members shall be appointed to represent energy and manufacturing industries;</text> </clause>
<clause id="HCC36DB8F473C48A593F029007004A0E5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>2 members shall be appointed from nongovernmental organizations that specialize in energy efficiency, environmental protection, or consumer advocacy;</text> </clause>
<clause id="H01CE3A9240B44693923EE442DACC5897"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>3 members shall be appointed from the National Academy of Sciences; and</text> </clause>
<clause id="H146C12A3D05540569BCAF98988CDEE1"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>1 member shall be appointed from each of—</text>
<subclause id="H91ECEADB7D8147FE9B160118BEC0BBB4"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the Department of Commerce; and</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="H427FA1A182CA4C3A91CE8B9E4F18643E"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the Department of Energy.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H34B79A1F767C4EF598E5F006BDFCC4ED"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Date of appointments</header><text>The appointment of a member of the Commission shall be made not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this subsection.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD7F0AC0B070443208CD64ECE68173E9E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Term; vacancies</header>
<subparagraph id="HA4384F6D90E443A1ACEFC7BB34AC296C"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Term</header><text>Subject to clause (ii), the term of office of a member of the Commission shall be 3 years.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H95FCBD87D53E45C8AAC487A224EFA808"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Vacancies</header><text>A vacancy on the Commission—</text>
<clause id="HF8D72687E99F414187FEE29DDBC2F5DD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall not affect the powers of the Commission; and</text> </clause>
<clause id="HAE4738A5A73B40698F7D8E633449D626"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment was made.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9E09489B95F64811829DD36E72E7DD96"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Initial meeting</header><text>Not later than 30 days after the date on which all members of the Commission have been appointed, the Commission shall hold the initial meeting of the Commission.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3BE8A6BD2E544700A2585D7389860064"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Meetings</header><text>The Commission shall meet at the call of the Chairperson.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD4F785736582412FA18EC6851FD0BD76"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Quorum</header><text>A majority of the members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number of members may hold hearings.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDB4808A21FAF491689A3A9A473CF9EA"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Chairperson and vice chairperson</header><text>The Commission shall select a Chairperson and Vice Chairperson from among the members of the Commission.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H9ED2915FCFB04098A06DD3C05C89A536"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The Commission shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HB05243D5CD2E48EBB3EBA96ECE2BED1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>conduct a study on the methods to develop new manufacturing processes and material that are able to use diverse energy sources; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H232F12811E234763BC4CE3499400A5A8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>submit to Congress a report that describes the result of the study.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H957237283A794197B6618E001400F725"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Powers</header>
<paragraph id="H8D6D64DA759346F987D07404A5F0296C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Hearings</header><text>The Commission may hold such hearings, meet and act at such times and places, take such testimony, and receive such evidence as the Commission considers advisable to carry out this subsection.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8ACD6F3E1BC2418493CE8CF2C7D61540"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Information from federal agencies</header>
<subparagraph id="HA3BA0AB11F8A47C38545AA8EA9DEBD7D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Commission may secure directly from a Federal agency such information as the Commission considers necessary to carry out this subsection.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFA1C4FAC5ED24035ADD0970E8D3DB11"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Provision of information</header><text>On request of the Chairperson of the Commission, the head of the agency shall provide the information to the Commission.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1789ADE408F74C57B978A1E54CBFAE4"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Postal services</header><text>The Commission may use the United States mails in the same manner and under the same conditions as other agencies of the Federal Government.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4D3E802C0FB740C985E0836831C2FABB"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Gifts</header><text>The Commission may accept, use, and dispose of gifts or donations of services or property.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HAD60BDD8F9594425A4B4B10549A443C3"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Commission personnel matters</header>
<paragraph id="HE7A04B6A37CC4603A4136227AB2D9DA3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Compensation of members</header>
<subparagraph id="HB6B91F29F71748FDA7E64BE779289E40"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Non-federal employees</header><text>A member of the Commission who is not an officer or employee of the Federal Government shall be compensated at a rate equal to the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, for each day (including travel time) during which the member is engaged in the performance of the duties of the Commission.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9DFA588500D342CCA7FECAB185B6F689"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Federal employees</header><text>A member of the Commission who is an officer or employee of the Federal Government shall serve without compensation in addition to the compensation received for the services of the member as an officer or employee of the Federal Government.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE7DAD938DDC54313A8731111F5B25BA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Travel expenses</header><text>A member of the Commission shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for an employee of an agency under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while away from the home or regular place of business of the member in the performance of the duties of the Commission.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H031BB6BB01E047AA8FD3B46FD21B7F33"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Staff</header>
<subparagraph id="H5FA9ADF4374A4AB590073C4459327CC"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Chairperson of the Commission may, without regard to the civil service laws (including regulations), appoint and terminate an executive director and such other additional personnel as are necessary to enable the Commission to perform the duties of the Commission.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H267AD37E5AB1413B8FB51677EF6C05"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Confirmation of executive director</header><text>The employment of an executive director shall be subject to confirmation by the Commission.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEAD70826BC8743949B9FBA245E3836E8"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Compensation</header>
<clause id="HBD1B18135B0E406DB6D1369C42493BE"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the Chairperson of the Commission may fix the compensation of the executive director and other personnel without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, relating to classification of positions and General Schedule pay rates.</text> </clause>
<clause id="H60A0D5B40411403C9304494E6460EC8F"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Maximum rate of pay</header><text>The rate of pay for the executive director and other personnel shall not exceed the rate payable for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, United States Code.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFB1A4E3B581B4B329752085BEBEB4D19"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Detail of federal government employees</header>
<subparagraph id="HF7D7D0C69C794F4BA7A7210657DED551"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An employee of the Federal Government may be detailed to the Commission without reimbursement.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9ACE4D7F4510488A993612829C42AA09"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Civil service status</header><text>The detail of the employee shall be without interruption or loss of civil service status or privilege.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA314C89908884943006B4FCECF5C465B"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Procurement of temporary and intermittent services</header><text>The Chairperson of the Commission may procure temporary and intermittent services in accordance with section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, at rates for individuals that do not exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of that title.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="id0C23C28FE73E41FC92BF7171318F080B"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this subsection, to remain available until expended.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H97F28477D45347E5A6A9104203B6FA97"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Commission.</text> </subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section>
<section id="id0626DA67D35347F0AAAA3B2E1BBBF5E3"><enum>304.</enum><header>Greenfield Study</header>
<subsection id="H93FCA2CF37354694AB367DBBEA82262"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>For the purposes of this section, the term <term>greenfield facility</term> shall mean a new industrial manufacturing, refining or other industrial facility.</text> </subsection>
<subsection id="HAD76A9A9BCC347A9A250C9B3623ED8B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Study</header><text>The Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of Commerce and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall conduct a study on the costs and benefits of locating greenfield facilities near existing manufacturing or electric generating facilities for purposes of energy efficiency, including—</text>
<paragraph id="H6E7AF957C0D647FA8504EBAD0597585"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an identification of the barriers to locating greenfield facilities near existing manufacturing or electric generating facilities; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6209A8AE253F492EB4A2BE7689B10974"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the development of a 5-year plan to remove, to the maximum extent practicable, any barriers that are the result of an activity, facility or regulation of the Federal government.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section>
<enum>IV</enum><header>NATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY</header>
<section id="HA88AC5B2128C42BF8B1B9B042735007B"><enum>401.</enum><header>National Greenhouse Gas Emissions Registry</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1605 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13385) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HFC3665B15DDC48288264AEA296ADA574"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by amending the second sentence of subsection (a) to read as follows: <quote>The Secretary shall annually update and analyze such inventory using available data, including, beginning in calendar year 2008, information collected as a result of voluntary reporting under subsection (b). The inventory shall identify for calendar year 2008 and thereafter the amount of emissions reductions attributed to those reported under subsection (b).</quote>;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE8D67F0248894B95B91521C0208BA0BF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by amending subsection (b)(1) (B) and (C) to read as follows—</text>
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<subparagraph id="HDF482D416DEF4AA6A0263B6096C853A1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>annual reductions or avoidance of greenhouse gas emissions and carbon sequestration achieved through any measures, including agricultural activities, co-generation, appliance efficiency, energy efficiency, forestry activities that increase carbon sequestration stocks (including the use of forest products), fuel switching, management of crop lands, grazing lands, grasslands and dry lands, manufacture or use of vehicles with reduced greenhouse gas emissions , methane recovery, ocean seeding, use of renewable energy, chlorofluorocarbon capture and replacement, and power plant heat rate improvement</text> </subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD5550A8B3D5C463DAC7C5ED600E16CC4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking in the first sentence of subsection (b)(2) the word <quote>entities</quote> and inserting <quote>persons or entities</quote> and in the second sentence of such subsection, by inserting after <quote>Persons</quote> the words <quote>or entities</quote>;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB8BD4774A54D4727987F3E911E22C6C7"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by inserting in the second sentence of subsection (b)(4) the words <quote>persons or</quote> before <quote>entity</quote>;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDC7113A8CEEE4664BBC8CA84C590E8EB"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by adding after subsection (b)(4) the following new paragraphs—</text>
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<paragraph id="H5A6299F72F334DB08119CA9B44ED4C2D"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Recognition of voluntary greenhouse gas emissions reduction, avoidance, or sequestration</header><text>To encourage new and increased voluntary efforts to reduce, avoid, or sequester emissions of greenhouse gases, the Secretary shall develop and establish a program of giving annual public recognition to all reporting persons and entities demonstrating voluntarily achieved greenhouse gases reduction, avoidance, or sequestration, pursuant to the voluntary collections and reporting guidelines issued under this section. Such recognition shall be based on the information certified, subject to section 1001 of title 18, United States Code, by such persons or entities for accuracy as provided in paragraph 2 of this subsection, and shall include such information reported prior to the enactment of this paragraph. At a minimum such recognition shall annually be published in the Federal Register.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2336A7F8BEE64692B4F45C66678F5FF6"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Review and revision of guidelines</header>
<subparagraph id="HF2BDDAD629E444BA926F04A124995F54"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subparagraph, the Secretary of Energy, acting through the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration, shall conduct a review of guidelines established under this section regarding the accuracy and reliability of reports of greenhouse gas reductions and related information.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H53B1B3DD09BC446197A46CE15D513283"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The review shall include the consideration of the need for any amendments to such guidelines, including—</text>
<clause id="HC741FD7A0D844CE983491C31E9E27EEA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a random or other verification process using the authorities available to the Secretary under other provisions of law;</text> </clause>
<clause id="H8930B4C494E44F3DAB3C80848859EA57"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a range of reference cases for reporting of project-based activities in sectors, including the measures specified in subparagraph (1)(B) of this subsection, and the inclusion of benchmark and default methodologies and best practices for use as reference cases for eligible projects;</text> </clause>
<clause id="H8386BC02F91C49DB90744514553DA5EB"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>issues, such as comparability, that are associated with the option of reporting on an entity-wide basis or on an activity or project basis;</text> </clause>
<clause id="HACB08873FB1D421EAE905000FFE7F563"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>safeguards to address the possibility of reporting, inadvertently or otherwise, of some or all of the same greenhouse gas emissions reductions by more than one reporting entity or person and to make corrections where necessary;</text> </clause>
<clause id="HF92ED8C157C04C1F9CE1EA9963AF28AB"><enum>(v)</enum><text>provisions that encourage entities or persons to register their certified, by appropriate and credible means, baseline emissions levels on an annual basis, taking into consideration all of their reports made under this section prior to the enactment of this paragraph;</text> </clause>
<clause id="H1460B5642EFA489CB25B082DBB1E01E3"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>procedures and criteria for the review and registration of ownership of all or part of any reported and verified emissions reductions relative to a reported baseline emissions level under this section; and</text> </clause>
<clause id="H9D10E845D38349D9964E577FBE7E2097"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>accounting provisions needed to allow for changes in registration of ownership of emissions reductions resulting from a voluntary private transaction between reporting entities or persons.</text> </clause><continuation-text continuation-text-level="subparagraph">For the purposes of this paragraph, the term <term>reductions</term> means any and all activities taken by a reporting entity or person that reduce, avoid or sequester greenhouse gas emissions, or sequester greenhouse gases from the atmosphere.</continuation-text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFB8272AA1BEC4B3DAE15BCA88396657B"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Economic analysis</header><text>The review should consider the costs and benefits of any such amendments, the effect of such amendments on participation in this program, including by farmers and small businesses, and the need to avoid creating undue economic advantages or disadvantages for persons or entities in the private sector. The review should provide, where appropriate, a range of reasonable options that are consistent with the voluntary nature of this section and that will help further the purposes of this section.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1CBD73BA0C594400A678C4E9B5BF6B6C"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Public comment and submission of report</header><text>The findings of the review shall be made available in draft form for public comment for at least 45 days, and a report containing the findings of the review shall be submitted to Congress and the President no later than one year after date of enactment of this section.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF4E1187440B44933A0EB59F1A71939B1"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Revision of guidelines</header><text>If the Secretary, after consultation with the Administrator, finds, based on the study results, that changes to the program are likely to be beneficial and cost effective in improving the accuracy and reliability of reported greenhouse gas reductions and related information, are consistent with the voluntary nature of this section, and further the purposes of this section, the Secretary shall propose and promulgate changes to program guidelines based with such findings. In carrying out the provisions of this paragraph, the Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of Agriculture and the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to encourage greater participation by small business and farmers in addressing greenhouse gas emission reductions and reporting such reductions.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE87155F873204FCF8FB33B7F9FD453C"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Periodic review and revision of guidelines</header><text>The Secretary shall thereafter review and revise these guidelines at least once every 5 years, following the provisions for economic analysis, public review, and revision set forth in subsections (C) through (E) of this section.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1668149396ED42048FD02F6D9FEC0F8"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in subsection (c), by inserting <quote>the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, the Secretary of the Department of Commerce, the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration, and</quote> before <quote>the Administrator</quote>; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDE301CD6012C4854B0C45B619E25017"><enum>(7)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection id="H2ACFF0EF9E6D4CB2A4C7B97286A5FC3B"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Public awareness program</header>
<paragraph id="HB6B4097D35954A358030C8C8CFD02892"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall create and implement a public awareness program to educate all persons in the United States of—</text>
<subparagraph id="HFD870B0DB3894E61921DC024D810F2D2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the direct benefits of engaging in voluntary greenhouse gas emissions reduction measures and having the emissions reductions certified under this section and available for use therein; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H77086CFEA54E4DDA006614913CBE51AE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the ease of use of the forms and procedures for having emissions reductions certified under this section.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9A4D0A76A9FB410A88962E4D53EF00D4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Agricultural and small business outreach</header><text>The Secretary of Agriculture and the Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall assist the Secretary in creating and implementing a targeted public awareness program to encourage voluntary participation by small businesses and farmers.</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section>
<section id="HAFD67B08DD49438A8287C791B81D28E6"><enum>402.</enum><header>Report on Industrial Applications of Carbon Dioxide</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary shall offer to enter into a contract with the National Academy of Sciences under which the National Academy shall conduct a study of uses (including industrial applications) for captured carbon dioxide other than sequestration, enhanced oil recovery or carbon trading.</text> </section>
<section id="H1EB1E77213E44EE880A6E458983F3EEF"><enum>403.</enum><header>National Carbon Dioxide Storage Assessment</header>
<subsection id="H50CDE549D4E94E81A916001EA3936BC5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="HFFB6FD1B52B64767A2B079085800EA86"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Assessment</header><text>The term <term>assessment</term> means the national assessment of geological storage capacity for carbon dioxide completed under this section.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1AA8ADA2DB0543E8AADBBAC0A34F50F5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Capacity; geological storage capacity</header><text>The terms <term>capacity</term> and <term>geological storage capacity</term> mean the portion of a storage formation that can retain carbon dioxide under the parameters (including physical, geological, and economic parameters) established under the methodology developed under this section.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9EA5D3BD8F8647178FA67445003708E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Engineered hazards</header><text>The term <term>engineered hazards</term> includes the location and completion history of any well that could affect potential storage.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF57A91663C0748EAB378C12CC8F21C8C"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Risk</header><text>The term <term>risk</term> includes risks posed by geochemical, geomechanical, hydrogeological, structural, and engineered hazards.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H593C41A7C1C14507BDD53137D98E1D22"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Geological Survey.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2634080640874B7B864E75BC768F5506"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Storage formation</header><text>The term <term>storage formation</term> means a deep saline formation, unmineable coal seam, or oil or gas reservoir capable of accommodating a volume of industrial carbon dioxide.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H35F1F050924B4F269500138750CD5516"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Methodology for National Assessment of Geological Storage Capacity for Carbon Dioxide</header>
<paragraph id="H97418097B9E9466EAAEB34EFC7141FA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall develop a methodology for conducting a national assessment of the geological storage capacity for carbon dioxide.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2A83424A1A0A4921A8C3F328C01770E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Potential storage formations</header><text>In developing the methodology under this section, the Secretary shall consider—</text>
<subparagraph id="HCCF768C5F413484289AD658B59883394"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the geographic extent of all potential storage formations of the contiguous 48 States;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H06E77A234B1A431D8BAE7F3D7BEF4BEB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the capacity of the potential storage formations;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB5F069980C6F4339AADDFF15339F755C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the ability of the potential storage formations to be injected with carbon dioxide;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H49B2FE9F23E9452A93A0A9C486BF291"><enum>(D)</enum><text>an estimate of potential volumes of oil and gas recoverable by injection and storage of industrial carbon dioxide in potential storage formations;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8214AB1F0CF14A53ADF716B28EA39462"><enum>(E)</enum><text>an estimate of the percentage of carbon dioxide injected into oil and gas wells that would be permanently stored when used in enhanced oil recovery;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCE08969DE5204CEFBDA8429C15155CF5"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the potential of vertical and horizontal migration of carbon dioxide from the potential storage formations;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H471E7EAD7B0C48BC9B8C83BE92FBDBA9"><enum>(G)</enum><text>the ability of monitoring of and data collection from the potential storage formations; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5285FC8AA01448ED901F82501C003C42"><enum>(H)</enum><text>the risk associated with the potential storage formations.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA3D3EF5A06ED42FAA3F56B4F4AB76DB"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Coordination</header>
<subparagraph id="H22FE938D15E6480AA7AD0794AC794328"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Federal coordination</header><text>The Secretary shall coordinate with the Secretary of Energy and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency on issues of data sharing, format, development of the methodology, and content of the assessment required under this section to ensure the maximum usefulness and success of the assessment.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFFEA26252AFA41F6AF04685C349E3496"><enum>(B)</enum><header>State coordination</header><text>The Secretary shall consult with the State geological surveys and other relevant entities to ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, the usefulness and success of the assessment.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1341CE71F9B34D18B77D0024430700A7"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Opportunity for review and comment</header><text>During the period beginning on the date that is 270 days after the date of enactment of this section and ending not more than 60 days, after the commencement of the assessment, the Secretary shall provide the heads of stakeholder Federal agencies, the heads of State land management agencies, industry stakeholders, and the public with an opportunity to review and comment on the proposed methodology developed under subparagraph (A).</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5278EEE1AAA545D4902FF886D2DF3B03"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Independent verification</header><text>During the period described in subparagraph (D), the Secretary shall convene a committee of subject matter experts composed of representatives of Federal agencies, institutions of higher education, nongovernmental organizations, State organizations, industry, and international geoscience organizations to conduct a review of the methodology for capacity and risk estimation required to carry out this section.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H68C93EAFCF194C7F92FF33652E050075"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Final publication</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the period described in subparagraph (D), the Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H359811FC6A6643D2AF96858FDB286D23"><enum>(A)</enum><text>publish in the Federal Register a description of the final methodology to be used for conducting the national assessment of the geological storage capacity for carbon dioxide required under subparagraph (A), taking into account any comments received under subparagraph (D) and the methodology review conducted under subsection (E); and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H01AD0332265844B1B92051BAEB004D69"><enum>(B)</enum><text>issue a public report that responds to the comments received under subparagraph (D) and the methodology review under subparagraph (E).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HB497C2C2EFC9459B9CC2B41504D757F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Completion of National Assessment of Geological Storage Capacity for Carbon Dioxide</header>
<paragraph id="H601CB7E53A524347B508B23971E2B9FD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date of final publication of the methodology, the Secretary shall complete a national assessment of geological storage capacity for carbon dioxide using the methodology under paragraph (2).</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC485A8A7E3E04DB9A84C9419AC7210F5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Database</header>
<subparagraph id="HCFFAB14E854147FE9BE49CFD2500AC80"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a database on the Internet accessible to the public that provides the results of the assessment required under this section, including a detailed description of the data collected under the assessment.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCF9EBBF84B474D36B31E7F893652BE51"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Data</header><text>The database shall include the metrics necessary to rank potential storage sites for capacity and risk, across the United States, within each State, by formation, and within each basin.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H829B299C1E7F4438AD2C9194B783E13C"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Report</header>
<clause id="HF3D649A5C73E492D878EC8FB7C70F7CD"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date on which the assessment required under this section is completed, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress and the President a report that describes the findings of the assessment.</text> </clause>
<clause id="HBD7BF8F40D7E496F9716A7AEDE761E8C"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Public availability</header><text>The Secretary shall make the report required under this subparagraph available on the internet.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H0BF1499EC6B0448E808F9C4D21A0953B"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Regulatory Reform for Carbon Sequestration Commission</header>
<paragraph id="H15C5888A689445E486758F1B18E4E17"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header>
<subparagraph id="H39F084250AD5457FB1892F40B31FF16F"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>There is established a commission to be known as the <quote>Regulatory Reform for Carbon Sequestration Commission</quote> (referred to in this subsection as the <quote>Commission</quote>.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB2002E9EA5E742BAA6C6D8C2D07F7383"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>The Commission shall be composed of 15 members, to be appointed by the President, of whom—</text>
<clause id="HFF2CC33C5CDB4F1BA0858C9C4DB63C44"><enum>(i)</enum><text>1 member shall be a representative of the Department of Energy;</text> </clause>
<clause id="H3FD90A3D0E5A4B9DB8A8632586243220"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>1 member shall be a representative of the Department of Commerce;</text> </clause>
<clause id="H2504984A87334C22B3F6C389E012C92F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>1 member shall be a representative of the Environmental Protection Agency; and</text> </clause>
<clause id="H1AED6397D03C4913A508931B67B216A4"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the remaining members shall be—</text>
<subclause id="H930FE56C90B14B39A48ECBF64902C6ED"><enum>(I)</enum><text>representatives from the manufacturing industry;</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="H492BF0D7AFD84DBF00C7E1D6A7EE0C3"><enum>(II)</enum><text>representatives from the electric utility industry;</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="HFDB634B24E5C4D74AA58CEBF1BF5DB35"><enum>(III)</enum><text>representatives from non-governmental organizations that focus on—</text>
<item id="H1E775B75519440EB8B13603F6EEF24A0"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>energy efficiency; and</text> </item>
<item id="HA95495B1BC514357BC1950458694A859"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>environmental protection; or</text> </item></subclause>
<subclause id="H1002C20381C24B4797AAF9B955EFA520"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>representatives from the investment banking community.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAA333E4EE99447ACBAECB352F693347B"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Date of appointments</header><text>The appointment of a member of the Commission shall be made not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this subsection.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H26058FA65BD24095B889A08BAE946C78"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Term; vacancies</header>
<clause id="H02CC5C39B6CE45BEB422F3CB8D9B55F7"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Term</header><text>Subject to clause (ii), the term of office of a member of the Commission shall be 3 years.</text> </clause>
<clause id="H2A019CC2DB214EDF9ECE5C15DD48152E"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Vacancies</header><text>A vacancy on the Commission—</text>
<subclause id="H31A2D26400BA4D34AC059CB77B074314"><enum>(I)</enum><text>shall not affect the powers of the Commission; and</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="H58D3C4A8BF354FFA9B94F78C12F0DBB"><enum>(II)</enum><text>shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment was made.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H103154782035407F83B7326C7DCAF72F"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Initial meeting</header><text>Not later than 30 days after the date on which all members of the Commission have been appointed, the Commission shall hold the initial meeting of the Commission.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFD8B3216AA3B4A62A0CBE08DAB2E6C00"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Meetings</header><text>The Commission shall meet at the call of the Chairperson.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H87AFF37E97B94F74B3B3D13387AEF5A7"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Quorum</header><text>A majority of the members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number of members may hold hearings.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H566DDB9DE8074A3CBA4F60F6B8EC73FB"><enum>(H)</enum><header>Chairperson and vice chairperson</header><text>The Commission shall select a Chairperson and Vice Chairperson from among the members of the Commission.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H68BFE3BCB1A14020B4BBAC89B89B8332"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The Commission shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3403B5117CEC4E1200759D502517347E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Study</header><text>The Commission shall conduct a study to identify any regulatory barriers to siting new manufacturing facilities, power plants, and other necessary infrastructure in close proximity to the potential sites ranked under subsection (c)(2)(B).</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H293B8FB495F84D3B9195A1DE10FB9910"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Recommendations</header><text>The Commission shall develop recommendations to remove the barriers identified under paragraph (A).</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H32185EABA476482C81BE0084FF6180FB"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of release of the Final Publication under paragraph (b)(6) of this section, the Commission shall submit to the President and Congress a report that contains—</text>
<clause id="H6BA393448BB54A27802463B79800EC02"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a detailed statement of the findings and conclusions of the Commission; and</text> </clause>
<clause id="H6FF24B36A2964710B8F75B5DD63CBA5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the recommendations of the Commission for removing the barriers identified under subparagraph (A).</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H749F6BD8E7494642920042333DB32200"><enum>404.</enum><header>Liability of Full Carbon Storage Facilities and Depleted Oil Fields</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">On determination by the Governor of a State that a carbon facility of the State or an oil field in that State that used enhanced oil recovery practices that the facility is full, or that the oil field is depleted, the Governor shall transfer liability for the facility or oil field to the Federal Government, in accordance with such procedures and requirements as the Secretary may establish, by regulation.</text> </section>
<section id="HC67AC92AB6F943E2A64E6D991658E0CE"><enum>405.</enum><header>Funding</header>
<subsection id="H6C3D4F57B026406AA9001DAA4E2CDC60"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title $80,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2015.</text> </subsection>
<subsection id="HB12ABF2F36C441B2A12CC45B13006B90"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effect of limitation on appropriations</header><text>If, in any fiscal year, the amount appropriated to carry out this title is less than an amount equal to 75 percent of the amount authorized in to be appropriated for the fiscal year under subsection (a), each carbon capture-ready or carbon capture and sequestration retrofit requirement of this Act shall terminate.</text> </subsection></section>
<enum>V</enum><header>STUDIES, ENERGY DAY, AND REESTABLISHMENT OF THE OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT</header>
<subtitle id="H293BCE84BBB848E2B9330096022616F9"><enum>A</enum><header>Studies</header>
<section id="H0ACB47EAE4824FB293C7A04E1E3147D6"><enum>501.</enum><header>Study of the Replacement of HVACR Equipment</header>
<subsection id="H5BA7E57602E1473F87BEFF355697C686"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Study required</header><text>The Secretary of Energy shall convene a study group including the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), representatives of the energy community, representatives of the housing community, and such other individuals as the Secretary of Energy, Director of OMB, and Deputy Secretary of HUD may designate. The Secretary of Energy, Director of OMB, and Deputy Secretary of HUD, in consultation with the study group, shall evaluate the impact of the replacement of residential HVACR equipment—that does not meet current minimum efficiency requirements as stated in the National Appliance Energy Conservation Act of 1987—at the time of sale of residential homes.</text> </subsection>
<subsection id="H891C5F150420454600EBEF4804F30078"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report required</header><text>Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy, Director of OMB, and Director of HUD shall submit a report regarding the findings of the study group to the Committee on Energy and Commerce in the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.</text> </subsection></section>
<section id="H6E979D527BE84129A56C86F4C8624700"><enum>502.</enum><header>Study on Fuel Economy Standards for Heavy Trucks</header>
<subsection id="H7BE5F748DCBF47A2A6FF3D19B8F7A23B"><enum>(a)</enum><text>Within 2 years of enactment of this Act, The National Science Foundation shall conduct a study to—</text>
<paragraph id="HA327C8BFBCAE4A579456E67FF556665"><enum>(1)</enum><text>determine the fuel economy effects on heavy trucks as a result of compliance with Title II of the Clean Air Act; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCBACC6379DD740148D6E5D5EDA76B52"><enum>(2)</enum><text>assess the ability of different technologies for increased fuel economy of heavy trucks while adhering to existing regulations established under Title II of the Clean Air Act.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H828FAA40D41F4F4AB6A520F5017E8E23"><enum>(b)</enum><text>Within 6 months of completing the study in section (a), the National Academies shall report to Congress regarding—</text>
<paragraph id="H4CAE0E55FDDF41A49F2B524BA0A095F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the technological feasibility to comply with fuel economy standards for heavy trucks; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDBC61EC6D0DF429BB455F9B1B9035C71"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the potential fuel savings due to fuel economy standards on heavy trucks.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HCB24F2B1977C491A00FA62BC33008608"><enum>503.</enum><header>Study of the Use of Synthetic Fuel in Commercial Aircraft</header>
<subsection id="H0D487C0D6AA94C28B2EAC311CC379597"><enum>(a)</enum><text>Within 1 year of enactment of this section, the Secretary of Energy in coordination with the Federal Aviation Administrator, shall conduct a study on the use of synthetic fuels in commercial aircraft.</text> </subsection>
<subsection id="H2E10F41F33904F24B14182634329CB2B"><enum>(b)</enum><text>Within 1 year of completing the study in section (a), the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate Congressional Committees regarding—</text>
<paragraph id="H02FE39248D2543F48342B9E02DA66DD4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the effects of synthetic fuels on any effect on—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4557B6A74B8B40E88D1ED9E5CC615CCF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the aircraft engines;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDF22D1D6176746959D99FA34C3BA0DA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the overall performance of the aircraft; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC3AAE22374DF450BA9A3F5924B0B7C9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the health and safety of—</text>
<clause id="H8CBA0739BEF847C3B1E4C600C2F3ADBE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the aircrew;</text> </clause>
<clause id="HB63C303C78624429A136F30066758358"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the maintenance crew; and</text> </clause>
<clause id="H863AE71FCDF54F9295C09E24FDBACF16"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>passengers; and</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF446BE7A348B4BCE8228AD98E1C4E076"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the reduction in petroleum imports due to the use of synthetic fuels in commercial aircraft.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HA9A1C0B8B2344B1B9FC4F39BD2354B20"><enum>504.</enum><header> Study of Infrastructure Needs for Significant Use of Renewable Fuels</header>
<subsection id="H064D1AF0BB764C848F17F9FCF8C05DB6"><enum>(a)</enum><text>Within 2 years of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy, in coordination with the Secretaries of Transportation, Commerce and Agriculture, and the National Academies of Science, shall conduct a study to—</text>
<paragraph id="H36F9EA26227F49568D7E007B13D71600"><enum>(1)</enum><text>identify future infrastructure needs for an increase in the Renewable Fuels Standard in Section 1501 of the <act-name>Energy Policy Act of 2005</act-name> to 36 billion gallons by 2022; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC5A6B4BDE7964711B5D91300DFF30030"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the impact of the Renewable Fuels Standard in Section 1501 of the <act-name>Energy Policy Act of 2005</act-name> on the price of animal feed and fertilizer at—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE7767034C48040D8B0E19C1991A6005E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>its current level; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD58D697B65E7497285EBA9ED3BECA7DE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an expanded standard of 36 billion gallons by 2022.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HB8012DFE4AC04BF891D2608F47B937A"><enum>(b)</enum><text>Within 1 year of completing the study in section (a), the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report of the study's findings.</text> </subsection></section>
<section id="H351D44C2C3914B9DB524E28E2918D715"><enum>505.</enum><header>Study on a Strategic Natural Gas Reserve</header>
<subsection id="HDAE1A4147BAB4B3B9F09CF3FAD2264C5"><enum>(a)</enum><text>Within 1 year of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall conduct a study to—</text>
<paragraph id="H085FD857C90244A8A22C1087F5746CE6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>determine the necessity of establishing a strategic natural gas reserve similar to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBE552E4C88BC421185A885CC970047B7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>assess the ability of a Strategic Natural Gas Reserve to be built in four different quadrants of the continental United States; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H73A07506D8DF4543B14FD2299282848C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>assess the amount of royalty-in-kind gas necessary to fill a Strategic Natural Gas Reserve.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H9C6626423D764EDABB30604B7DCE895"><enum>(b)</enum><text>Within 1 year of completing the study in section (a), the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report of the study's findings.</text> </subsection></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="HB8F9287379F44797AA4096F34829CE17"><enum>B</enum><header>Energy Education</header>
<section id="HFB5DE66FAFAD4C0C836990BE4EC579E7"><enum>511.</enum><header>Energy Day</header>
<subsection id="H7BE055A104C9488CABDCFD2B4CCD0887"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The purpose of this section is to raise public awareness of energy issues, including—</text>
<paragraph id="H64D1D982A7C244E1B1FBD8688618AFE3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the origins of energy;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H100E226F76554E2898AD0900F89352FF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>areas relating to energy in which the United States is vulnerable; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8CB0BC1206FD438990431587B7E7CEC1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the basis of petroleum prices.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HE4057BF1D72D4D85A97679CD4F23CBF8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Designation</header><text>The President shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H4AD1553140AD4412A3CB176CE0B82B64"><enum>(1)</enum><text>designate an appropriate day as <quote>Energy Day</quote>; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H15787268C9134EC3A4F63F7342BC40FD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>each year call upon the people of the United States to observe the day with appropriate ceremonies and activities in schools and communities.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HFADA1A0881AA451E00BCC160656AEC5"><enum>512.</enum><header>Energy Efficient Education Programs</header>
<subsection id="HD791ECFEF142480DBE1E05C976547CE4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In General</header><text>The Secretary shall carry out an education program to increase public awareness of measures that consumers can take to increase energy efficiency.</text> </subsection>
<subsection id="HA137984C3E124D2F826D9B95B33ED4BC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>DOE Website</header><text>In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall improve the quality and quantity of information, and ease of access to that information, that the public can access on the website of the Department of Energy, including educational materials developed under subsection (a).</text> </subsection></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="H04398419D7B7484AA71BAAC00793B16"><enum>C</enum><header>Office of Technological Assessment</header>
<section id="HB6482C83E2E24D47816ED51200998DE9"><enum>521.</enum><header>Reestablishment of the Office of Technological Assessment</header>
<subsection id="H0818F62CD43C4A3EAF20F133826DC6B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Short Title Amendment</header><text>The first section of the <act-name>Technology Assessment Act of 1972</act-name> (2 U.S.C. 471 note) is amended by striking <quote>Technology Assessment Act of 1972</quote> and inserting the <quote>Office of Technology Assessment Reestablishment Act of 2007</quote>.</text> </subsection>
<subsection id="H33AD79AA2C034E9AB1E176FC61225E9F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization of Appropriations</header><text>Section 12(a) of the <act-name>Office of Technology Assessment Reestablishment Act of 2007</act-name> (as so renamed by section 1 of this Act) (2 U.S.C. 481(a)) is amended by striking <quote>$5,000,000 in the aggregate for the two fiscal years ending June 30, 1973, and June 30, 1974, and thereafter such sums as may be necessary</quote> and inserting <quote>$25,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2013</quote>.</text> </subsection>
<subsection id="HBC9A5B2DD0FD446BBD3B008F97A19C3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Establishment of the Office of Technology Assessment</header><text>Section 3(c) of the <act-name>Office of Technology Assessment Reestablishment Act of 2007</act-name> (U.S.C. 471) is amended by—</text>
<paragraph id="H1AB752148E1D447B80FE14A0B93FEC5F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>striking <quote>and</quote> at the end of paragraph (7);</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3345EBB2014B481695C65F936300F78B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>striking <quote>.</quote> at the end of paragraph (8), and inserting <quote>;</quote>; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE78B18914C6341A1A8C464D6D9FEF62"><enum>(3)</enum><text>adding after paragraph (8) the following language:</text>
<quoted-block id="H53BD7E7E13974BC085B7DDC3AED59057" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H7E5DB624CCC3409E97FB5702FE4DA806"><enum>(9)</enum><text>make assessments relating to the uses and application of technology to address current national science and technology policy issues; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H88C021FFE928430D9BC040D2154D2B61"><enum>(10)</enum><text>assess and analyze foreign science and technologies that have the capability of contributing to solving energy security related issues through incorporation of foreign science and technologies into the technology portfolio of the United States.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HF77667EEED1444CAB265F3B4624F6CC1"><enum>522.</enum><header>Authorization of Appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated such sums that are necessary to carry out this title.</text> </section></subtitle>