1.Short title; table of
contents
(a)This Act may be cited
as the Clean, Affordable, and Reliable
Energy Act of 2009
.
(b)The table of
contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of
contents.
TITLE I—Promoting development and deployment of renewable and
alternative energy
Subtitle A—American Renewable and Alternative Energy Trust
Fund
Sec. 101. American Renewable and Alternative Energy Trust
Fund.
Subtitle B—Nuclear
Sec. 111. Use of funds for recycling; Nuclear Waste Fund budget
status.
Sec. 112. Rulemaking for licensing of spent nuclear fuel
recycling facilities.
Sec. 113. Waste confidence.
Sec. 114. Domestic manufacturing base for nuclear components
and equipment.
Subtitle C—Synthetic and alternative energy
Sec. 121. Repeal of Federal purchasing requirement.
Sec. 122. Procurement of fuel derived from coal, oil shale, and
oil sands.
Sec. 123. Expanded definition of biomass for certain
programs.
Subtitle D—Renewable technologies
Sec. 131. Stewardship end-result contracting
projects.
TITLE II—Domestic energy education and workforce
Sec. 201. Short title.
Sec. 202. Findings and policy.
Sec. 203. Definitions.
Sec. 204. Maintaining science and technology education
programs.
Sec. 205. Grants for scholarships and fellowships.
Sec. 206. Use of grant funds by institutions.
Sec. 207. Career technical and community college
education.
Sec. 208. Funding.
TITLE III—Domestic production
Subtitle A—Outer Continental
Shelf
Sec. 301. Disposition of
receipts.
Sec. 302. Leasing program considered
approved.
Sec. 303. Outer Continental Shelf lease
sales.
Sec. 304. Repeal of the Gulf of Mexico
Energy Security Act of 2006.
Subtitle B—Arctic National Wildlife
Refuge
Sec. 331. Short title.
Sec. 332. Definitions.
Sec. 333. Leasing program for land within
the Coastal Plain.
Sec. 334. Lease sales.
Sec. 335. Grant of leases by the
Secretary.
Sec. 336. Lease terms and
conditions.
Sec. 337. Coastal plain environmental
protection.
Sec. 338. Expedited judicial
review.
Sec. 339. Federal and State distribution
of revenues.
Sec. 340. Rights-of-way across the Coastal
plain.
Sec. 341. Conveyance.
Sec. 342. Local government impact aid and
community service assistance.
Subtitle C—Oil shale
Sec. 351. Leasing of oil shale
resources.
TITLE IV—Energy infrastructure
Subtitle A—Transmission
Sec. 401. Natural gas pipeline integrity
reassessment intervals based on risk.
Subtitle B—Small refinery study and
temporary exemption
Sec. 411. Small refinery study and
temporary exemption.
TITLE V—Reducing Government red tape and
excessive litigation
Sec. 501. Alaska Offshore Continental
Shelf Coordination Office.
Sec. 502. Clean air
regulation.
Sec. 503. Endangered species.
Sec. 504. Minerals Management
Service.
Sec. 505. Completion and review of
environmental impact statements.
TITLE VI—Conservation and
efficiency
Subtitle A—New source review
Sec. 601. Clarifying new source review
requirements.
Subtitle B—Clean coal alternative
transition
Sec. 611. Carbon dioxide storage capacity
assessment.
TITLE VII—Tax provisions
Sec. 701. Amendment of 1986
Code.
Subtitle A—Nuclear energy
Sec. 711. ASME Nuclear Certification
credit.
Sec. 712. Expansion of energy investment
tax credit to include nuclear and clean-coal equipment.
Sec. 713. Credit for qualifying nuclear
power manufacturing.
Subtitle B—Synthetic and alternative
energy
Sec. 721. Coal-to-liquid
facilities.
Sec. 722. Permanent extension of the
credit for nonbusiness energy property and the credit for gas produced from
biomass and for synthetic fuels produced from coal.
Sec. 723. Extension of 50 cent per gallon
alternative fuels excise tax credit.
Sec. 724. Tax credit parity for open-loop
biomass facilities.
Subtitle C—Alternative fuel
vehicles
Sec. 731. Extension of credit for
alternative fuel vehicles.
Sec. 732. Extension of alternative fuel
vehicle refueling property credit.
Sec. 733. Extension of credit for new
qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles.
Subtitle D—Energy
infrastructure
Sec. 741. Tax-exempt financing of energy
transportation infrastructure not subject to private business use
tests.
Sec. 742. Limitation on discriminatory
taxation of certain pipeline property.
Subtitle E—Building efficiency
incentives
Sec. 751. Home energy audits.
Sec. 752. Extension and clarification of
new energy efficient home credit.
Sec. 753. Extension of credit for energy
efficient appliances.
Sec. 754. Extension and modification of
deduction for energy efficient commercial buildings.
<enum>I</enum><header>Promoting
development and deployment of renewable and alternative energy</header>
<subtitle id="id17353912C1744F22B574D7046572A5D6"><enum>A</enum><header>American
Renewable and Alternative Energy Trust Fund</header>
<section id="id885DE3C49CCB461A9961C24E269CF87E"><enum>101.</enum><header>American
Renewable and Alternative Energy Trust Fund</header>
<subsection id="ID6589aa6a7cb046dbaabe285c295443ef"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There
is established in the Treasury of the United States a trust fund, to be known
as the <quote>American Renewable and Alternative Energy Trust Fund</quote>,
consisting of such amounts as are transferred to the American Renewable and
Alternative Energy Trust Fund by law.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDa405e9f6576345a082be9c0974faaa30"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Expenditures</header>
<paragraph id="IDf954ebacbfab4e4b9e570f8261277b4b"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), of the amounts in the American
Renewable and Alternative Energy Trust Fund, the Secretary of Energy shall use
for each fiscal year, without further appropriation—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID6997a662410c406fb28845701d966119"><enum>(A)</enum><text>2 percent to
provide grants to improve the commercial value of forest biomass for electric
energy, useful heat, transportation fuels, and other commercial purposes under
section 210 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15855);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf85eb7f06c6a4b019d51e6e6b44b1d43"><enum>(B)</enum><text>2 percent to
provide hydroelectric production incentives under section 242 of the Energy
Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15881);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0be1c9914f804b8bb3f5722055c98626"><enum>(C)</enum><text>3 percent for
development of oil shale, oil sands, and other strategic unconventional fuels
under section 369 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15927);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID31169456454c469592e75d5b99c2d95a"><enum>(D)</enum><text>7 percent for the
Clean Coal Power Initiative under subtitle A of title IV of the Energy Policy
Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15961 et seq.);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc9466911ac1e4bde82556dcfb0ff836e"><enum>(E)</enum><text>6 percent for
development of solar and wind technologies under section 812 of the Energy
Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16161);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID415c48befa044b57bcf66737417d3b19"><enum>(F)</enum><text>20 percent for
renewable energy activities under section 931 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005
(42 U.S.C. 16231);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID492463666b2f40f9a66709c84c6a239a"><enum>(G)</enum><text>2.5 percent to
provide production incentives for cellulosic biofuels under section 942 of the
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16251);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID74c384d366a549028f6aa0fe876a59d0"><enum>(H)</enum><text>4 percent for the
coal and related technologies program under section 962 of the Energy Policy
Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16292);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9c1e6ffefcb4466783df557e7eefb8da"><enum>(I)</enum><text>2.5 percent for
methane hydrate research activities under the Methane Hydrate Research and
Development Act of 2000 (30 U.S.C. 2001 et seq.);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDedab3dded10849029c2479bcd63f4f6a"><enum>(J)</enum><text>7 percent to
provide incentives for innovative technologies under title XVII of the Energy
Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16511 et seq.);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc054ce092d1f44b1a14102f09e771c91"><enum>(K)</enum><text>14 percent to
provide grants for the production of advanced biofuels under section 207 of the
Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17022);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1444c0a50044474e92bb8c16791ed370"><enum>(L)</enum><text>2.5 percent for
the photovoltaic demonstration program under section 607 of the Energy
Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17175);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDdaa5acf4f333401587b5ad5ce6c039ea"><enum>(M)</enum><text>4 percent for
activities for geothermal energy under subtitle B of title VI of the Energy
Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17191 et seq.);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0786054b042d47dea619837cf66bd31a"><enum>(N)</enum><text>2.5 percent for
marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy technologies under subtitle C of title
VI of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17211 et
seq.);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8c43f42e28c4474eabcc13017fc225a2"><enum>(O)</enum><text>8 percent for
energy storage competitiveness activities under section 641 of the Energy
Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17231);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2f54e28cab0b4e8c98cf928c8ba906ed"><enum>(P)</enum><text>6 percent for the
smart grid technology research, development, and demonstration program under
section 1304 of Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C.
17384);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0f09b4283cb94054a324b5d8b5e52549"><enum>(Q)</enum><text>5 percent for the
domestic energy education and workforce program under title II of this Act;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCE737B1973A041A585C78DE46D93F9D0"><enum>(R)</enum><text>2 percent for
renewable energy sources that supply base load power generation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID6fd32769b7d34171a8408e938b444358"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Apportionment
of excess amounts</header><text>Notwithstanding paragraph (1), any amounts
allocated to carry out a program or activity under that paragraph that are in
excess of the amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated carry out that
program or activity shall be reallocated proportionally among the remaining
activities and programs specified in paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="idF5ABCFD1207C438FA6379C3092275ABA"><enum>B</enum><header>Nuclear</header>
<section id="ID070f9c73bbfa4b4f8e8a54f2fc5e40aa"><enum>111.</enum><header>Use of funds
for recycling; Nuclear Waste Fund budget status</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 302 of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act
of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10222) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="IDfe968d71efc94d708bac1f2416ffd81c"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(d), by striking <quote>The Secretary may</quote> and inserting <quote>Except
as provided in subsection (f), the Secretary may</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id98F66CF0182E4FDCA9D049B584440D8B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(e), by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4DD1B99A130045DB8EF6194DDB0FAA13" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id04011EE4143144A5A95BB3F02C7DF264"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Budget
authority</header><text>The receipts and disbursements of the Waste Fund shall
not be counted as new budget authority, outlays, receipts, deficits, or surplus
for purposes of—</text>
<subparagraph id="id1150E91EDDB04EB7B20AED262F9A9C97"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the budget of the
Federal Government, as submitted by the President;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBA4C032EC905467DADCFD9C95604A7B3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the congressional
budget; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id731F1AADE2E64D06A7AB106BEE97D320"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900 et
seq.).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDd3b844f69ee747a58e62c5a6ad1da009"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDF4FBE78F2A547E3A56CA9823B2E4EA5" style="OLC">
<subsection id="IDcac62b6aaa8041bea6d508a02eb01c42"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Recycling</header>
<paragraph id="ID8f14b2d33c0940dca2b5c7e8af794e96"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Amounts in the Waste Fund may be used by the Secretary to
make grants to or enter into long-term contracts with private-sector entities
for the recycling of spent nuclear fuel.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDbf458ac444ac47a4aad9d2e471240024"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Competitive
selection</header><text>Grants and contracts authorized under paragraph (1)
shall be provided or awarded on the basis of a competitive bidding process
that—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID176731362ea4499b978d74ad83cc70b4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>maximizes the
competitive efficiency of the projects to be funded;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa93540217514478cb276009e6de06bd4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>best serves the
goal of reducing the quantity of waste requiring disposal under this Act;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa82c132bf7484706b79fa779e8a3c047"><enum>(C)</enum><text>ensures adequate
protection against the proliferation of nuclear materials that could be used in
the manufacture of nuclear
weapons.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="ID023982458ada46ff8f109ca45e02c71c"><enum>112.</enum><header>Rulemaking for
licensing of spent nuclear fuel recycling facilities</header>
<subsection id="ID452630b6849248d9988ee88aa4cd9442"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>The
Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall, as expeditiously as practicable, but in no
event later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, complete a
rulemaking establishing a process for the licensing by the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), of
facilities for the recycling of spent nuclear fuel.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDfcb53b7751e24fa3a87e2a5b1c5559a7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>Amounts
in the Nuclear Waste Fund established by section 302(c) of the Nuclear Waste
Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10222(c)) shall be made available to the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission to cover the costs incurred in carrying out subsection
(a).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="IDa71ebca68b9b424eb780c1f627e22c3c"><enum>113.</enum><header>Waste
confidence</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Nuclear
Regulatory Commission may not deny an application for a license, permit, or
other authorization under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2011 et
seq.) on the grounds that sufficient capacity does not exist, or will not
become available on a timely basis, for the disposal of spent nuclear fuel or
high-level radioactive waste from the facility for which the license, permit,
or other authorization is sought.</text>
</section><section id="ID59ecca40c07f4ff4b5a62f3636ec0915"><enum>114.</enum><header>Domestic
manufacturing base for nuclear components and equipment</header>
<subsection id="ID991a67bb27be414da5efeab2b5b61bc0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The
purposes of this section are—</text>
<paragraph id="IDeb756b81fd9a422fa4f23cb3003df414"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to increase the
competitiveness of the United States nuclear energy product and service
industries;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDad786791fcd64def8142a23aa15adb23"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to identify the
stimulus or incentives necessary to cause United States manufacturers of
nuclear energy products to expand manufacturing capacity;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDd1abd8fdcf2941958ec252e0a919201d"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to facilitate the
export of United States nuclear energy products and services;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID2b685c6a79544ee79660437674458035"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to reduce the
trade deficit of the United States through the export of United States nuclear
energy products and services;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID328840b7688d49a1880be6360689d919"><enum>(5)</enum><text>to retain and
create nuclear energy manufacturing and related service jobs in the United
States;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDcea71f1c9c794727b0c0134e36ad3bc7"><enum>(6)</enum><text>to integrate into
the foreign policy of the United States, in a manner consistent with the
interests of the United States, the objectives described in paragraphs (1)
through (4); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID100d7da4826f4ab5bb525221df0b5e56"><enum>(7)</enum><text>to authorize
funds for increasing United States capacity to manufacture nuclear energy
products and supply nuclear energy services.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID1626957aed8c4b22819471f130108aec"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishment</header>
<paragraph id="IDeaebece6c11945e4a27603bbaaee3efe"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There is established an interagency working group
(referred to in this section as the <term>Working Group</term>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id88119F48ECCB4144A2BE6C748870D807"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Composition</header><text>The
Working Group shall be composed of—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID665df8320e184e4f8c7a63929b841b27"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Secretary of
Energy (or a designee of the Secretary of Energy), who shall serve as
Chairperson of the Working Group; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCB8968F1B7D04087A19B5D46DB8BA0CE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>such
representatives of Federal agencies as the President determines to be
appropriate, including representatives of—</text>
<clause id="ID4880eccd782a4a08b71f9fbd049460c8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
Department of Energy;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID1efee64a4cd249458f819da7fac617c0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Department
of Commerce;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDf430ed0517b64051bbf6aec5c29093a5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the Department
of Defense;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDb4e37e13cc6c46ddbbee1afddcf9858f"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the Department
of Treasury;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID120a05908d3a49fbb2d8fc363e71b8fa"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the
Department of State;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID3faac0a4f31148b9ae06f6c13c81ffc2"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>the
Environmental Protection Agency;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID74510eb9482542aab33ca2007f3f27fc"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>the United
States Agency for International Development;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID914523cbabc94e90a355a2e0a75eae82"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>the
Export-Import Bank of the United States;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDafd08c958f874c82a52ab70173c3d86e"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>the Trade and
Development Agency;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDcc1c0a88bceb44a4bdde739fc165cc59"><enum>(x)</enum><text>the
Small Business Administration; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID5b41f1b8505e433284a178f427a28243"><enum>(xi)</enum><text>the Office of
the United States Trade Representative.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDcac572424920471da70e65c2d1f4cb47"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Personnel and
services</header><text>The Secretary of Energy and the heads of other Federal
agencies represented on the Working Group shall detail such personnel and
furnish such services to the Working Group, with or without reimbursement, as
are necessary to carry out the duties of the Working Group.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID4a6d20d014184c06a21c982d9e6c6829"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Duties</header>
<paragraph id="idDFDAF83551DA48ACBB598F59A3C3E561"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Recommendations</header>
<subparagraph id="id845DCC4020D645DFBC6E501A41741153"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Working Group, in consultation with representative
industry organizations and manufacturers of nuclear energy products, shall make
recommendations in accordance with this paragraph to coordinate the actions and
programs of the Federal Government in order to promote—</text>
<clause id="id5AD3669A32DC4FA297B315FE56D6FD6C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
increasing of domestic manufacturing capacity; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idC5C01D89B5B54114904F74087F8D8CF5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the export of
domestic nuclear energy products and services.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID187ce35f30fe4c67959fbf6287793695"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Actions,
mechanisms, and initiatives</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Working Group shall identify—</text>
<clause id="id85E7D2A1C4F7486C9AFA506BB8C851B0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
actions necessary to promote the safe development and application in foreign
countries of nuclear energy products and services—</text>
<subclause id="IDea307d70f7b04f4d915c36c77bad557d"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to increase
electricity generation from nuclear energy sources through development of new
generation facilities;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID943d3584ab05490981210a159da174f3"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to improve the
efficiency, safety, and reliability of existing nuclear generating facilities
through modifications; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID8a69610c8b3240779fc49a98de18fcc4"><enum>(III)</enum><text>to enhance the
safe treatment, handling, storage, and disposal of used nuclear fuel;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="ID9798b40787d943aea0a1a226c8c3635f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>mechanisms
(including tax stimulus for investment, loans and loan guarantees, and grants)
necessary for United States companies to increase—</text>
<subclause id="id4F4F4D1E635F41B08E975AB08BDD4EB2"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the capacity of
the companies to produce or provide nuclear energy products and services;
and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idDCE1FA9946864A2E9F638C420B066033"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the exports of
the companies of nuclear energy products and services; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="idC6BDA4AA5BDE4CFABF2171C7A90517BC"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>administrative
or legislative initiatives necessary—</text>
<subclause id="ID51895b4143a84c26b5706b2701c368a0"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to encourage
United States companies to increase the manufacturing capacity of the companies
for nuclear energy products;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID89b5a7327f704b10ba0151de7c659876"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to provide
technical and financial assistance and support to small and mid-sized
businesses to establish quality assurance programs in accordance with domestic
and international nuclear quality assurance code requirements;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDcfc125c7496f4a15b9dbdd166a8bcf8b"><enum>(III)</enum><text>to encourage,
through financial incentives, private sector capital investment to expand
manufacturing capacity; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID85a36786060948d8af542bbb9d7c35bf"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>to provide
technical assistance and financial incentives to small and mid-sized businesses
to develop the workforce necessary to increase manufacturing capacity and meet
domestic and international nuclear quality assurance code requirements.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDce52c0944b4641839695466ab2a3cd15"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Working Group
shall submit to Congress a report that describes the findings and
recommendations of the Working Group under this paragraph, including any
recommendations of the Working Group for new legislative authority, as
appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID465cb727bdfc4b78984ca7980ba3cec3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Trade
assistance</header><text>The Working Group shall encourage the agencies
represented on the Working Group—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID9b3d7fe94f9b42ebb816282c4c516452"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to provide
technical training and education for international development personnel and
local users in the home countries of the personnel and users;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb72be2f7998d4dc8999d0b7df6d793ae"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to provide
financial and technical assistance to nonprofit institutions that support the
marketing and export efforts of domestic companies that provide nuclear energy
products and services;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0aee523cf6c643f7ba919e58f0e64c41"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to develop
nuclear energy projects in foreign countries;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe8061c214cb44557b5484aae08a7899c"><enum>(D)</enum><text>to provide
technical assistance and training materials to loan officers of the World Bank,
international lending institutions, commercial and energy attachés at embassies
of the United States, and other appropriate personnel in order to provide
information about nuclear energy products and services to foreign governments
or other potential project sponsors;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDcbd149785b4b453b95e026db85a6ff37"><enum>(E)</enum><text>to support,
through financial incentives, private-sector efforts to commercialize and
export nuclear energy products and services in accordance with the subsidy
codes of the World Trade Organization; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID35ae344c4ee04089800bf66c2e29ddcb"><enum>(F)</enum><text>to augment
budgets for trade and development programs in order to support prefeasibility
or feasibility studies for projects that use nuclear energy products and
services.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDc39542c6649c43009a3a2f466e28f8d4"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary of Energy for use in carrying out this section $20,000,000 for the
period of fiscal years 2009 and 2010.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="idC6CDC9C37A69421CBCEC09AC656E78E9"><enum>C</enum><header>Synthetic and
alternative energy</header>
<section id="id673AFD036BFB41FF8460569D52B302C9"><enum>121.</enum><header>Repeal of
Federal purchasing requirement</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 526 of the Energy Independence and
Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17142) is repealed.</text>
</section><section id="id7BB108597AA644DCB14F303A253F99AA"><enum>122.</enum><header>Procurement of
fuel derived from coal, oil shale, and oil sands</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2922d(d) of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by striking <quote>1 or more</quote> and inserting <quote>up
to 25</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="idC08B5AE3541B43A9BAD8F05BA98939C1"><enum>123.</enum><header>Expanded
definition of biomass for certain programs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 211(o)(1) of the Clean Air Act (42
U.S.C. 7545(o)(1)) is amended by striking subparagraph (I) and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0D41964D5F924115A34ED5760CA9C136" style="OLC">
<subclause id="idA733E6C71A74498990050D13AFC812BD"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Renewable
biomass</header><text>The term <term>renewable biomass</term> has the meaning
given the term <term>biomass</term> in section 203(b) of the Energy Policy Act
of 2005 (42 U.S.C.
15852(b)).</text>
</subclause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="id97F3E9D0487B4044B6D4E2D8AB573922"><enum>D</enum><header>Renewable
technologies</header>
<section id="id82A52C74FF29408782F54CC2049BC58B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>131.</enum><header>Stewardship
end-result contracting projects</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 8 of the Cooperative Forestry
Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2104) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idA12463A4C4CD445F9FE8F88675E3032F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subsection (h) as
subsection (j) and moving that subsection so as to appear at the end of the
section; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idE73A34CA54D04648B1CDF4B3792F3AB2"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after subsection (g) the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id20C9E549328D4B56A9A45BBE6CDFD06A" style="OLC">
<subsection id="id7A5157F5724A4CD99CBD9B38F93DBD8E"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Cancellation or
termination costs</header>
<paragraph id="id566718AB9A9A48EF8B290295E72DB3DB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Notwithstanding section 304B of the Federal Property and
Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 254c), the Secretary is not
required to obligate funds to cover the cost of cancelling a Forest Service
stewardship multiyear contract under section 347 of the Department of the
Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (16 U.S.C. 2104 note;
section 101(e) of division A of Public Law 105–277) until the contract is
cancelled.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2F5BBBC0DF76433FA1870764BA8B8345"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Funding
sources</header><text>The costs of any cancellation or termination of a
multiyear stewardship contract described in paragraph (1) may be paid
from—</text>
<subparagraph id="id7B4B4B04F8184652BEBB118929A8EA12"><enum>(A)</enum><text>appropriations
originally made available for the performance of the contract concerned;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9A4F2CFC80914035931EF1E41AD77C02"><enum>(B)</enum><text>appropriations
currently available for procurement of the type of service concerned, and not
otherwise obligated; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9AF33274CC124558BEC891584E898217"><enum>(C)</enum><text>funds
appropriated for payments for that performance or procurement.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD346013836594FFCAE28571FE3A75B74"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Anti-Deficiency Act
violations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In a case in which
payment or obligation of funds under this subsection would constitute a
violation of section 1341 of title 31, United States Code (commonly known as
the <quote>Anti-Deficiency Act</quote>), the Secretary may—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id18C259336F1D48FC833F2ACE48C93E5C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">seek a supplemental appropriation;
or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3BDE5A8B8C1A42D09F91D89E02E293BE"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">request funds from the permanent judgment
appropriation established pursuant to section 1304 of title 31, United States
Code.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section></subtitle><enum>II</enum><header>Domestic energy
education and workforce</header>
<section id="ID091a7dd82e394764ba2c4cdae483fae9"><enum>201.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited
as the <quote><short-title>Strengthening America's Science
and Technology Education Act</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section id="IDbc606fdaf47c4a0cb199f052ee31b668"><enum>202.</enum><header>Findings and
policy</header>
<subsection id="id952A743FE3DF4F8A81E5B268874B6338"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress finds that the science and
technology programs that produce the human capital needed for the energy and
mineral resources security of the United States—</text>
<paragraph id="id9B8148EEB77344DB87101956D368A6A7"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are national assets; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id130A9185709340F2AF45100144811429"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">should be assisted with Federal funds to
ensure the continued success and existence of the programs.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id171154143584434B86842F365EC4F694"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Policy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the policy of the United States to
maintain the human capital needed to preserve and foster the economic, energy,
and mineral resources security of the United States.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id20C9FE5F392F4ADEAE6CD970DA5D1C12"><enum>203.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text>
<paragraph id="id683243B60A5A41DB9275B10FB957F7C0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Institution of
higher education</header><text>The term <term>institution of higher
education</term> has the meaning given the term in section 102 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="HEA65">Higher Education Act of 1965</act-name> (20
U.S.C. 1002).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id570B122A87B843559D071802690DC6E3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Recognized
program</header><text>The term <term>recognized program</term> means a program
of study at an institution of higher education that—</text>
<subparagraph id="id08E3299C6F9D4FF0B140622EB194FBAE"><enum>(A)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id03262F7B2B884D719AF7AEAF0E0B3F77"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is an engineering
program for energy, petroleum, chemical, mining, nuclear, or mineral
engineering that is accredited as of the date of enactment of this Act;</text>
</clause><clause id="idD60F07D0BAD24143ADE4699A736C5D29" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is a geological engineering or
geophysical engineering program that—</text>
<subclause id="idA48B54A55ED5425AB22331E072906C5E"><enum>(I)</enum><text>is accredited as of the date of enactment
of this Act; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id8A2984133B534C63829833D21CEDD96E"><enum>(II)</enum><text>is focused on petroleum or natural gas
production, the production of mineral resources, or the development of
permanent underground workings, as demonstrated by the curriculum and the
expertise of the faculty of the program; or</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id4EF8E0D84FEF4F8F9DEF2546FB8BA0CE" indent="up1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>is a program in geology or
geophysics that—</text>
<subclause id="id97A9F26E9FDB4685AD5C1A77EEE59EE5"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the Secretary determines to be acceptable
under this title; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id382BC619C2FA462FA8370278832C7E49"><enum>(II)</enum><text>has undergraduate and graduate programs
of research and education in the geology and geophysics of conventional or
nonconventional energy, geothermal energy, or metallic and nonmetallic
deposits, including industrial minerals, sand and gravel deposits; and</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCA0F31EB458347DBB298B628D3CC65E0" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id256D44A228DE430F97B073804EB58718"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the case of an
engineering program, meets the specific program criteria established by the 1
or more applicable member societies of ABET, Inc.; or</text>
</clause><clause id="id0E85502D4FD7462FB22611A66CEA0908" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in the case of a geology or
geophysics program, meets the appropriate criteria established by the
Secretary.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idA2920C532F0B49BEB9E1733C97E2C724"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Energy.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="IDe95e80dc7c354ac082f8219bd30338f9"><enum>204.</enum><header>Maintaining
science and technology education programs</header>
<subsection id="ID2df03072fffc477fbd5b88af42a1c712"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Secretary shall issue such regulations as are necessary to carry out
this title.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID628313d751374ce9815c66a31153be1d"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Research
grants</header><text>In support of the policy described in section 202(b), the
Secretary shall provide research grants to institutions of higher education and
other institutions to assist in maintaining recognized programs in education
and research.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID814acc240d6041b6a2fef1e09865d089"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Requirements</header>
<paragraph id="IDa6d34217b0ac47e48c960bdbde3892dc"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Research</header><text>Research
funded at recognized programs by grants under this section shall include
studies and research—</text>
<subparagraph id="id2476146A766648B88831C65EED82EF6C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to enhance basic
science and engineering;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF07F30C1749646BE95557958E6DF696C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to provide proof
of scientific or engineering concepts; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id01705075407F4C97ADCE969290AE5BCD"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to determine
scientific or engineering feasibility.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID016099d10f434d6ba737548a6e21f078"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Maintenance of
program</header><text>As a condition on receipt of a grant under this section,
each institution of higher education or other institution that receives a grant
shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="idB2C0E563D8604F4C9A49B0484C314350"><enum>(A)</enum><text>maintain the
recognized program for which the grant is provided for not less than 10 years
after the date of the last receipt of a grant; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id13328305F7DD478DB020109BEEE3C5CD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>take steps
described in the application for funding the grant of the institution to
increase the number of undergraduate students enrolled in and completing the
recognized programs.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID7849bdd8c37b4130bdac08109c43288d"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Consortia</header>
<paragraph id="id29BCBAF51D644385914C6435D7F7E5E1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary may make grants
available under this section to consortia of institutions to conduct projects
of broad application that could not otherwise be undertaken, including national
and regional projects in geology or geophysics and engineering as applied to
petroleum, geothermal, alternative energy, renewable energy, mining, nuclear,
and mineral processing or beneficiation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id27D829B5E7244FA2AED4B28C09C43AA8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>Grants
made to a consortium under paragraph (1) shall only be provided to a single
eligible institution with a recognized program, which shall be responsible for
distribution, monitoring, and reporting on the activities of the consortium as
required by the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID16a65f3a5a544e34b3d7a6b4d434a68d"><enum>205.</enum><header>Grants for
scholarships and fellowships</header>
<subsection id="IDb43cd3ae4aaa4443b31826a72ea2d841"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall provide grants to eligible
institutions of higher education for the purpose of providing merit-based
scholarships for undergraduate education, graduate fellowships, and
postdoctoral fellowships at the institutions.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDbe11b757af4e435d8f2a2c7c92da83bd"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligibility</header>
<paragraph id="id8812CF44980C42B8989D39DE00B141D0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, an
institution of higher education shall agree—</text>
<subparagraph id="idA9F20160B920408B9F7583A64A52FCAA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to enforce the
requirements of this section for scholarship or fellowship students; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idEA7100EC7B384E70B772087B2D16976F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to return to the
Secretary any funds recovered from an individual under subsection
(d)(2)(B).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idFA89BB534CCC4661B23B9BF649F18687"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Application</header><text>An
institution of higher education that seeks a grant under this section shall
describe, in the application of the institution of higher education to the
Secretary—</text>
<subparagraph id="idCC83D5E0474B474D9F9CB9DD7DAD57C1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the number of
students that would be awarded scholarships or fellowships if the application
is approved;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE89CDFD73C2C4CE3AF128543D5A10FBD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the manner in
which the students would be selected; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id91B3655DA99A436E9EB0A28C327AD9BD"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the manner in
which the institution of higher education would enforce this section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDaa381ed0c8cc46ff81159e99216652d4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Preference</header><text>Scholarships
and fellowships funded through grants under this section shall give a
preference for veterans and service members who have received or will receive
the Afghanistan Campaign Medal or the Iraq Campaign Medal as authorized by
Public Law 108-234 (118 Stat. 655), and Executive Order 13363 (69 Fed. Reg.
70175; relating to establishing the Afghanistan and Iraq Campaign
Medals).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID4663d0b7ed4944f394a4693c01eaad9f"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Requirements</header>
<paragraph id="idDEF30993A0BB433190D1F03C60AD896B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>To receive a scholarship or fellowship funded through a
grant under this section, an individual shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="idFE503ECE4A184650B9C3157C1450DBEE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be a lawful
permanent resident or citizen of the United States;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1B9769717DD4448E95F3F1B367FFC5BB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>agree in writing
to complete a course of studies and receive a degree in petroleum, chemical,
mining, geological, geophysical, nuclear, or mineral engineering, petroleum
geology, geothermal geology, mining and economic geology, petroleum and mining
geophysics, mineral economics, or alternative or renewable energy in a
recognized program; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID546dfd932ab64164b0f7b337b589f9b0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>agree to notify,
through the institution of higher education of the individual, the
Secretary—</text>
<clause id="id74CE3D11225040AE86499B91179DF80E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>of
the progress of the individual towards completion of the course of studies;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="idBAA20BFFECA0459A86F46FD3200DB02C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>not later than
30 days after the date on which the individual is awarded a degree from the
institution of higher education.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID476119370fc54ba5b85b44999cd9157f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Retention</header>
<subparagraph id="id76B602B417CF4F359A1CF271D3E37A2D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>To retain a scholarship or fellowship funded through a
grant under this section, an individual shall—</text>
<clause id="idEE584D7458464799844203832CE9D3EE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>continue in 1 of
the course of studies described in paragraph (1)(B);</text>
</clause><clause id="id2071A6A63CC84A31AA7A273CB65D6763"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>remain in good
academic standing and demonstrate satisfactory academic progress, as determined
by the institution of higher education; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idE8C759C75FCC45A8A65CA28E215654E0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>allow for
reinstatement of the scholarship or fellowship by the Secretary, upon the
recommendation of the institution of higher education.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7B709197C156445D95CECC9651D2D70E"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Recovery of
funds</header><text>An institution of higher education may recover remaining
funds from a scholarship or fellowship funded by a grant under this section
from an individual who fails to complete any of the courses of study described
in paragraph (1)(B) after notice that completion is a requirement of continued
funding.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idDB65694234E4406D8CFFFF74C9B42EDE"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Change of
course</header><text>An individual receiving a scholarship or graduate
fellowship funded by a grant under this section may change courses of study and
continue receiving funding if the individual remains within a course of study
described in paragraph (1)(B).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID5d6d99e9ac91434789423c7fcfef0d8e"><enum>206.</enum><header>Use of grant
funds by institutions</header>
<subsection id="ID4de9a66717674859a129b0837d7e7b0a"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Each institution of higher education that receives a
grant under this title shall—</text>
<paragraph id="id32F46F23449F44BA9EA691D3361E8E08"><enum>(1)</enum><text>have an officer
appointed by the governing authority of the institution of higher education who
shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="id2B06233CA7AE4795BD835A487A645B71"><enum>(A)</enum><text>receive and
account for all grant funds received under this title; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA3991311D06D4E689752FE78D3BAF57D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>make an annual
report to the Secretary on or before the first day of September of each year,
that—</text>
<clause id="idC383B6DBE69B4A94A540B876D5D027D0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>describes work
accomplished and the status of projects underway; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idD61F265C7AA84FB0A48DE594DFB6DEF5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>includes a
detailed statement of the grant funds received under this title during the
preceding fiscal year and of the disbursement of the grant funds on schedules
prescribed by the Secretary;</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id59BA6F71E7CC42EEA494F82F0CD1CACB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>submit to the
Secretary detailed reports about projects completed, in progress, or planned
with grants made under this title.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idFC4DB03EABB248CD80DC8D1C4CAA99CC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Matching
funds</header>
<paragraph id="ID00a41018a0b04332af181e00f2c98fd1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Grants made under this title for basic science and
engineering studies and research, as determined by the Secretary, shall not
require additional participation by funding partners.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id317310A483024853ACA9FEC73ACA159E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Other
grants</header><text>All other grants for studies made under this title—</text>
<subparagraph id="idEF5FF736D96B4D3BB625389739D7B0D5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall include
participation by industry; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id81FB9E1A364E4D929E10CF82F247C140"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may include
funding from other Federal agencies.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDb7561d8aa8084ec8932861907426f0af"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Prohibitions</header>
<paragraph id="id403510992C394D5594A4F6DE248CDE9D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>No funds made available under this title may be applied
to the acquisition by purchase or lease of any land or interests in land, or
the rental, purchase, construction, preservation, or repair of any
building.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDc11c1f0ee75341e4a3fa55af4d39426a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Maintenance</header><text>With
the express approval of the Secretary, funding made available under this title
may be used for proposals to maintain or upgrade existing laboratories and
laboratory equipment, but not for any university overhead expenses.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idF8A910DB7EF042C9BA31AF90E6FE27B4"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Public
availability</header>
<paragraph id="ID90dde065969648118a649f7cc83db656"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>All uses, products, processes, and other developments
resulting from any research, demonstration, or experiment funded in whole or in
part under this title shall be made available promptly to the general public,
subject to—</text>
<subparagraph id="id2BA9AD62417B4B8A9D940B184238C2C7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any exceptions or
limitations that the Secretary may find necessary in the interest of national
security; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id629708E439E64517B9F991554F307E90"><enum>(B)</enum><text>applicable
Federal patent law.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id23791389A1FD44559609E9A97B370615"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>On
not less than an annual basis, the Secretary shall make available to the public
reports submitted under subsection (a)(2).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDc2305f5c542740928cee94dddd718b53"><enum>207.</enum><header>Career
technical and community college education</header>
<subsection id="ID269f20e620d4424686f32bf2ea72be7d"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall provide grants for the operation or
development of programs in mining engineering technology, petroleum engineering
technology, industrial engineering technology, industrial technology,
alternative and renewable energy technology, electric power technology,
extractive resources technology, and diesel power technology, construction,
retrofitting, and design that—</text>
<paragraph id="ID0e79c923c2b04ef59cf7dd096257435f"><enum>(1)</enum><text>are focused on
technology and the use of technology in energy and mineral production and
related maintenance, operational safety, or energy infrastructure protection
and security;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDe842cecc1b9f46a3b408ca06252a84ff"><enum>(2)</enum><text>prepare students
for advanced or supervisory roles in the mining industry, the petroleum
industry, or alternative and renewable energy industry; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDd420234dd5b54be7ab0a0ac305074dd2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>grant an
associate degree or a baccalaureate degree.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDb82fd66d59d54c21b39cc446d15ab19a"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Vocational
programs</header>
<paragraph id="idE525BE8F7A5244FBB74D72C82A1B944B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall provide grants for the operation or
development of programs, including joint apprenticeship programs authorized by
Federal law, programs at institutions of higher education, secondary school
vocational education programs, or career academy programs, that provide
training for individuals seeking to enter the geothermal, petroleum, mining,
mineral mining, or alternative and renewable energy industries.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idB2146C5BFA2449708AE616321EF6358F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Progressive
career path</header><text>The Secretary shall give particular consideration to
supporting programs that provide training for a progressive career path in the
industries described in paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0E895A43A9E1483BB64D49266E66FA6A"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Essential
support</header><text>The Secretary may provide grants to programs that grant
degrees or certificates in programs that provide training in disciplines that
provide essential support for the industries described in paragraph (1) or
subsection (c), even if the programs are not purposely designed to provide
personnel for those industries.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDc7942bc59c0e4d46b6fcea7f4f8aa359"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Other
programs</header><text>The Secretary shall provide grants for the operation or
development of programs of career technical education at a secondary school,
offered cooperatively with a community college in 1 of the industrial sectors
of—</text>
<paragraph id="IDd5e0514bbd064cbd9972016ff9a7394c"><enum>(1)</enum><text>agriculture,
forestry, or fisheries;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDd00ece12336444a58ae172c4ff677b14"><enum>(2)</enum><text>utilities,
particularly power transmission and pipeline construction and
operations;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID685b55c45aeb4dffaa3b5e847eca8211"><enum>(3)</enum><text>maintenance and
maintenance logistics;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDd50beee6a59e406ea3b94d8f330868c6"><enum>(4)</enum><text>construction;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDd12ea5bf2ae04f0295ec45b7e8e7463c"><enum>(5)</enum><text>manufacturing;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDb459afca3b9e45b5ac1178cddde2eced"><enum>(6)</enum><text>transportation
and warehousing;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idAF5A892422974E52AEEFB8DDF6FDABC9"><enum>(7)</enum><text>industrial
engineering and technology; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4621988A45054D7CB0D15853F81D70C7"><enum>(8)</enum><text>energy and
natural resources.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID9952666e0b354ded8bc59948893af114"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>As
a condition of receiving a grant under this section, an institution of higher
education or other entity shall—</text>
<paragraph id="id726E3A8412B3458A860507EBD191002C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>demonstrate to
the satisfaction of the Secretary—</text>
<subparagraph id="idC82028DEE8F1441FA556FB7EE12086F7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an institutional
commitment to career technical education; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idAD5627C3A8B54CE1B6FCC9E5C58E42F3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that the
institution of higher education or entity has received or will receive industry
cooperation in the form of equipment, employee time, or donations of funds to
support the activities that are within the scope of this section; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id040393C6A7494FD599BFB62EA39F1477"><enum>(2)</enum><text>agree to maintain
the programs for which the grant is sought for a period of 10 years beginning
on the date of receipt of the funding, unless the Secretary finds that a
shorter period of time is appropriate for the local labor market or is required
by State authorities.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDd369120773994b86b4a459d6653546da"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Use of funds
for program operation</header>
<paragraph id="idBC4AFF4B37704060AE857941C2261204"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Initial
use</header><text>An institution of higher education or other entity that
receives a grant under this section for the operation of a program may
initially only use the funds to enhance the instructional skills of teachers
through additional training and necessary resources.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4B2EB0CCC2C2450AA3065522B215A180"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Equipment</header><text>After
teachers have achieved enhanced skills and meet an appropriate standard as
agreed to by local authorities in consultation with the Secretary, grant funds
received under this section may be used to purchase classroom and laboratory
equipment.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID9a7131d10cd2443e9d693161a977bf36"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Use of funds
for program development</header><text>An institution of higher education or
other entity that receives a grant under this section for the development of a
new program shall use the grant—</text>
<paragraph id="idC07D8A7B1BE54463B6AABE8253EF2D56"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to support the
purchase of classroom and laboratory equipment; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9CD797E9B25046A38FD9F7C0FDAA33BD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to supplement
teacher salaries to encourage the hiring of highly qualified teachers.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID3bdcaf9904b44bb6bf25327bf990471b"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Other
funding</header><text>An institution of higher education or other entity that
receives a grant under this section may combine the grant funds with State
funds, and other Federal funds if allowed by law, to carry out programs
described in this section, if the use of the funds is reported to the Secretary
not less than annually.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID129b4c5b48894b319026f561beb048d7"><enum>208.</enum><header>Funding</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary shall use amounts from the
American Renewable and Alternative Energy Trust Fund under section 101(b)(1)(Q)
to carry out this title for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2019, to remain
available until expended.</text>
</section><enum>III</enum><header>Domestic
production</header>
<subtitle id="id3489A911B0944B7FBB568226F5B07F94"><enum>A</enum><header>Outer Continental
Shelf</header>
<section id="id48C621734E0D43D783DD54CA13FA3562" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>301.</enum><header>Disposition of
receipts</header>
<subsection id="id01903D9644AE424A9C6D610A7BDC70D6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="ID9276c87c70ef4ddabe21c1c5d43ee09d"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Adjacent
State</header><text>The term <term>Adjacent State</term> means a coastal State
that—</text>
<subparagraph id="id7C22B2330CB54D289B138F371D2BE9E8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>has a coastal
seaward boundary that is within a 100 statute miles distance of the
geographical center of a leased tract in an outer Continental Shelf planning
area; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idDBF6BE1DC7834EC5A738795CC11DF5AF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>as of January 1,
2000, had no oil or natural gas production within a 100 statute miles distance
of the geographical center of a leased tract in an outer Continental Shelf
planning area.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idF0193650445F4F3FA6E3E7A97DAEF143"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Coastal
political Subdivision</header><text>The term <term>coastal political
subdivision</term>, with respect to an Adjacent State, means a
county-equivalent subdivision of the Adjacent State all or part of
which—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID108a7ede12884518ac4aac988ec68d99"><enum>(A)</enum><text>lies within the
coastal zone (as defined in section 304(1) of the Coastal Zone Management Act
of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1453(1)); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID955d1179aa2a4b79b72b4321c21582bc"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the closest point
of which is not more than 100 statute miles from the geographical center of any
leased tract.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID5d1b4d03f748478e972a6f99d35cce14"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Distance</header><text>The
term <term>distance</term> means minimum great circle distance.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDff2840601d9044c9a897ea34c6bd86fe"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Leased
Tract</header><text>The term <term>leased tract</term> means a tract leased
under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.) for the
purpose of drilling for, developing, and producing oil or natural gas
resources.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID0147f1892de244f2b03401025f0bf0cf"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Qualified outer
continental shelf receipts</header>
<subparagraph id="ID6cdb95f23fb04c1e9ad8101fada85e2a"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <term>qualified outer Continental Shelf
receipts</term> means all amounts received by the United States in the fiscal
year immediately following the fiscal year during which this Act is enacted and
each fiscal year thereafter—</text>
<clause id="ID3a6bb3b7aaf24fa898d57c107d66b340"><enum>(i)</enum><text>from each leased
tract or portion of a leased tract, the geographical center of which lies
within a distance of 100 statute miles from any part of the coastline of an
Adjacent State, including bonus bids, rents, royalties (including the value of
royalties taken in kind), net profit share payments, fees, and related late
payment interest; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID965f82bfd6f942e8b587f3a7bc7c9f64"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>from leases
entered into on or after January 1, 2000.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDde41858958494aa4ae0212454d341322"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exclusions</header><text>The
term <term>qualified outer Continental Shelf receipts</term> does not
include—</text>
<clause id="ID0513718e9b6d45b88c433081e499bc95"><enum>(i)</enum><text>receipts from the
forfeiture of a bond or other surety securing obligations other than royalties,
or civil penalties; or</text>
</clause><clause id="ID3bc188f9f34847ed967e3c2847f5263a"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>receipts
generated from leases subject to section 8(g) of the Outer Continental Shelf
Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337(g)).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDf05901d9143e4f338c6dbf6fa4c1a192"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of the Interior.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDa01ff8a64b914f27a64cf9abe3347a6a"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Disposition of
qualified outer continental shelf receipts from outer continental shelf oil and
gas leasing planning areas</header>
<paragraph id="ID656fb26a174e4907986f3c4ebaba89b7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
General</header><text>Notwithstanding section 9 of the Outer Continental Shelf
Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1338) and subject to the other provisions of this
subsection, for each applicable fiscal year, the Secretary of the Treasury
shall deposit—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID71f2b6d3b9ca4819be9516266564476d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>62.5 percent of
qualified outer Continental Shelf revenues in the miscellaneous receipts of the
Treasury; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDea1c33935b394f0f9c2fd1a3534f4d2d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>37.5 percent of
qualified outer Continental Shelf revenues in a special account in the Treasury
that the Secretary shall disburse to—</text>
<clause id="id6854BD9676564A45BFC47BD1CB135ACB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Adjacent States;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="id10F702E404E04FC683A7B649CAC96A02"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>certain coastal
political subdivisions of the Adjacent States.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID4ba86775b9bc4c5f907ef12398676cad"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Allocation
Among Adjacent States and Coastal Political Subdivisions</header>
<subparagraph id="ID0026d9cc93c74a3a8465ed882cfec206"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Allocation
among Adjacent States</header>
<clause id="id21695DE2028D4C53BD1CB586AA33C908"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Effective for the fiscal year immediately following the
fiscal year in which this Act is enacted and each fiscal year thereafter, the
amount made available under paragraph (1)(B) shall be allocated by the
Secretary to each Adjacent State in amounts (based on a formula established by
the Secretary by regulation) that are inversely proportional to the respective
distances between the point on the coastline of each Adjacent State that is
closest to the geographical center of the applicable leased tract and the
geographical center of the leased tract.</text>
</clause><clause id="id7D063862CFB441A5B4964C1B0429E39E"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Single
Adjacent State</header><text>If only 1 Adjacent State is within 100 miles of
the geographical center of a lease described in clause (i), the entire amount
made available under paragraph (1)(B) from the lease shall be allocated to the
Adjacent State.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb39d1215073e45a8b30564de33532b36"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Allocation
among coastal political subdivisions of Adjacent States</header>
<clause id="IDdbb4dd93c4e74b29ae3a03d45f1a8c5e"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall pay 40 percent of the allocable share
of each Adjacent State (as determined under subparagraph (A)) to certain
coastal political subdivisions of the Adjacent State.</text>
</clause><clause id="ID90911693c9c546b080761d9bb7d81c0e"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Allocation</header>
<subclause id="id646B0CD1B6A7476CAD659D90A90FEA6E"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>For each leased tract that is used to calculate the
allocation of an Adjacent State, the Secretary shall allocate funds to the
coastal political subdivisions that are within 100 miles of the geographical
center of the leased tract based on the relative distance of the coastal
political subdivisions from the leased tract.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID2b5e2009475a4332bdd21a2e1c1d7a7a"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Distance</header><text>For
each coastal political subdivision described in subclause (I), the Secretary
shall determine the distance between—</text>
<item id="id797AB647C7064E30A08627BCF685118E"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the
point on the coastal political subdivision coastline closest to the
geographical center of the leased tract; and</text>
</item><item id="id919F756F1A19414CAF0BA03C3272C6FB"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the
geographical center of the tract.</text>
</item></subclause><subclause id="IDdb3aedbf7cf347d5b566bf573c35ad0d"><enum>(III)</enum><header>Inversely
proportional allocation</header><text>The Secretary shall divide and allocate
the qualified outer Continental Shelf revenues derived from the leased tract
among the coastal political subdivisions described in subclause (I) in amounts
that are inversely proportional to the distances determined under subclause
(II).</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID0ac91f89392a4e178498afd27d854631"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Timing</header><text>The
amounts required to be deposited under paragraph (1)(B) for the applicable
fiscal year shall be made available in accordance with paragraph (1)(B) during
the first 90 days of the fiscal year immediately following the applicable
fiscal year.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID8599ea7e84004293aac82e1166a5fc6f"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Authorized
Uses</header><text>Each Adjacent State and coastal political subdivision shall
use all amounts received under paragraph (2) in accordance with all applicable
Federal and State laws, only for 1 or more of the following purposes:</text>
<subparagraph id="IDed67d8409d2249069d1840f290bf563d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Projects and
activities for the purposes of coastal protection (including conservation),
coastal restoration, storm protection, and infrastructure directly affected by
coastal wetland and tundra losses.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDcaa2ac03e1bd4832ba21969010d032ad"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Mitigation of
damage to fish, wildlife, or natural resources.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb26106c478af4fc2a758a46a05754a71"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Implementation of
a federally approved marine, coastal, or comprehensive conservation management
plan.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID972055dac18a4c6badba872156761212"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Mitigation of the
impact of outer Continental Shelf activities through the funding of onshore
infrastructure projects.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3140f0c5516c48628bf1c56fca306e82"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Any other purpose
authorized for the use of those amounts under State law.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID94727369860044d080acf72e9c3e0137"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Limitations on
Amount of Distributed Qualified Outer Continental Shelf
Receipts</header><text>The total amount of qualified outer Continental Shelf
receipts made available under paragraph (1)(B) to an Adjacent State and coastal
political subdivisions of the Adjacent State shall not exceed $500,000,000 for
each fiscal year (in 2008 dollars), as adjusted for inflation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8CBB0CDBCC26491DAA829B1034B90AEB"><enum>(6)</enum><header>American
Renewable and Alternative Energy Trust Fund</header><text>Of the amounts of
qualified outer Continental Shelf revenues described in paragraph (1)(A), 90
percent of the amounts shall be deposited in the American Renewable and
Alternative Energy Trust Fund established by section 101.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID7e29c7b90fa34a67b395862f0f2152f7"><enum>302.</enum><header>Leasing
program considered approved</header>
<subsection id="IDa3af0746aad647a6b48feee2e4444336"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Draft Proposed Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas
Leasing Program 2010-2015 issued by the Secretary of the Interior (referred to
in this section as the <quote>Secretary</quote>) under section 18 of the Outer
Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1344) is considered to have been
approved by the Secretary as a final oil and gas leasing program under that
section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id96AD7BA18AF14DD99D2D2D905C359B0D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Completion and
review of environmental impact statements</header>
<paragraph id="idF82FA09910C74287BE27D0E4BC23FBBA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Completion</header>
<subparagraph id="id8831BAC4D81441B69E6C717CF7EC3E19"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, each review
carried out in accordance with the <act-name parsable-cite="NEPA69">National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) for the
program described in subsection (a) shall be completed not later than 270 days
after the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0E1C1C4603CC46FBABC1CA1143595927"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Failure to
complete review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a review
described in subparagraph (A) has not been completed for an action subject to
the <act-name parsable-cite="NEPA69">National Environmental Policy Act of
1969</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) by the date specified in subparagraph
(A)—</text>
<clause id="id7A5F19A4D65345F9A1574033CDE2BE00"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the action shall be considered to have no
significant impact to the human environment for purposes of the Act (42 U.S.C.
4321 et seq.); and</text>
</clause><clause id="id7E37F18FF29E4A4EB0D07B9842809DF2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that classification shall be considered to
be a final agency action.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idBDF2BCE312DE403C9A15488DEE7630BE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Lead
agency</header><text>The lead agency for a review of an action under this
subsection shall be the Federal agency to which funds are made available for
the action.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idAFAC3EB5EFD142D19A2B02210DE4B404"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Review</header>
<subparagraph id="id512F1AABFAA548F9A52863147FE5DC8E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Judicial
review</header>
<clause id="id5F13B3F3232246888224467F5F95E26D"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Judicial review of the final agency decision after
exhaustion of administrative remedies shall lie with the United States Court of
Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.</text>
</clause><clause id="idB37AA64E01F740D3B3273D2084ABBC09"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Administrative
record</header><text>An appeal to the court described in clause (i) shall be
based only on the administrative record.</text>
</clause><clause id="id5336A256D1034FC6899C26D49968C90E"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Pendency of
judicial review</header><text>After an agency has made a final decision with
respect to a review carried out under this subsection, the decision shall be
effective during the course of any subsequent appeal to a court described in
clause (i).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7122D0D840AF47C6B89C11EB0E00DF4C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Civil
action</header><text>Each civil action covered by this subsection shall be
considered to arise under the laws of the United States.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID657388c3b498474b8d3f664876af58e3"><enum>303.</enum><header>Outer
Continental Shelf lease sales</header>
<subsection id="ID598e00b5531a41d18a9020b3780ac5d4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Requirement To
conduct lease sales</header>
<paragraph id="ID372dc5039f1f45a0a7c7aca5206b426b"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (2), not later than 1
year after the date of enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the
Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this section as the
<quote>Secretary</quote>) shall conduct at least 1 lease sale in an Atlantic
Planning Area, 1 lease sale in the Pacific Planning Area, 1 lease sale in the
Alaska Planning Area, and 3 lease sales in a Gulf of Mexico Planning Area for
which the Secretary determines that there is a commercial interest in
purchasing Federal oil and gas leases for production on the outer Continental
Shelf.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID72f7d0ee640e4655a816829dc6d6cc95"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Subsequent
determinations and sales</header><text>If the Secretary determines that there
is not a commercial interest in purchasing Federal oil and gas leases for
production on the outer Continental Shelf in a planning area under this
subsection, not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the
determination and every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDe47b0ef7cefa4dcab419f0635e7a7711"><enum>(A)</enum><text>determine whether
there is a commercial interest in purchasing Federal oil and gas leases for
production on the outer Continental Shelf in the planning area; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9cf98423ff284a0380d7d9770e46721d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>if the Secretary
determines that there is a commercial interest described in subparagraph (A),
conduct a lease sale in the planning area.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDe9164439a6fb4705a3da5c749e20e748"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Leasing
plan</header><text>Any areas made available for leasing under subsection (a)
shall be offered for lease under this section notwithstanding the omission of
any of the applicable area from the applicable 5-year plan developed by the
Secretary pursuant to section 18 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43
U.S.C. 1344).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id65463F3DC641493C869F19CE1943C0C2"><enum>304.</enum><header>Repeal of the
Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of
2006 (43 U.S.C. 1331 note; Public Law 109–432) is repealed.</text>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="idF7B5CA38FF694F08A47A01C2BC5BD912"><enum>B</enum><header>Arctic National
Wildlife Refuge</header>
<section id="ID9c4e2b2d7f3b48a39b7b070723803da0"><enum>331.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be
cited as the <quote><short-title>American Energy
Independence and Price Reduction Act</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section id="ID249bed4c6f5f4011b7284562a5c32dd1"><enum>332.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subtitle:</text>
<paragraph id="IDcedb03922029408abf09024e5deeb8f7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Coastal
plain</header><text>The term <term>Coastal Plain</term> means the area
described in appendix I to part 37 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations, as
in effect on July 14, 2008, popularly known as the <quote>Coastal Plain of the
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3B849A80BA414F34801DAE37309A6E7C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Federal
agreement</header><text>The term <term>Federal Agreement</term> means the
Federal Agreement and Grant Right-of-Way for the Trans-Alaska Pipeline issued
on January 23, 1974, in accordance with section 28 of the Mineral Leasing Act
(30 U.S.C. 185) and the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act (43 U.S.C. 1651
et seq.).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID088d764663c74df4ad0e66b12d819cd2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Final
Statement</header><text>The term <term>Final Statement</term> means the final
legislative environmental impact statement on the Coastal Plain, dated April
1987, and prepared pursuant to—</text>
<subparagraph id="id13CE0800F4924E34A312121912232D06"><enum>(A)</enum><text>section 1002 of
the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3142);
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC0534ADAB94341E3A353ACE911C53880"><enum>(B)</enum><text>section 102(2)(C)
of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id20FE058D875946CBA133AFD4C55ED050"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of the Interior (or the
designee of the Secretary), acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land
Management, in consultation with the Director of the United States Fish and
Wildlife Service.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="ID27899db925f04c0a8aa4f53491ffc061"><enum>333.</enum><header>Leasing
program for land within the Coastal Plain</header>
<subsection id="IDee47810923344a7bb4a9bc5a3c6ded9e"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall take such actions as are
necessary—</text>
<paragraph id="ID0e0dac14b7434f25bec43dba2dd00f91"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to establish and
implement, in accordance with this subtitle, a competitive oil and gas leasing
program that will result in an environmentally sound program for the
exploration, development, and production of the oil and gas resources of the
Coastal Plain; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDe9873fb79fae451b9bea1c1b0cd8b541"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to administer
this subtitle through regulations, lease terms, conditions, restrictions,
prohibitions, stipulations, and other provisions that—</text>
<subparagraph id="id3FC57C2A4C2C495AB78848CA61F7586F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>ensure the oil
and gas exploration, development, and production activities on the Coastal
Plain will result in no significant adverse effect on fish and wildlife, fish
and wildlife habitat, subsistence resources, and the environment; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id13A3F3003FCC420F872C8F73F8F7EA95"><enum>(B)</enum><text>require the
application of the best commercially available technology for oil and gas
exploration, development, and production to all exploration, development, and
production operations under this subtitle in a manner that ensures the receipt
of fair market value by the public for the mineral resources to be
leased.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID375485b259cc4770bdcaa97bc5ac568f"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Repeal of
prohibition</header>
<paragraph id="ID2cbbae2f984f4a00bb416030ba3d0d9d"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 1003 of the Alaska National Interest Lands
Conservation Act of 1980 (16 U.S.C. 3143) is repealed.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID223785d1ad1241d88e84a68d04642126"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>The table of contents contained in section 1 of the
Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act of 1980 (16 U.S.C. prec. 3143)
is amended by striking the item relating to section 1003.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID382d60f29ba2423ca0e71c8f270767c5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Compliance with
requirements under certain other laws</header>
<paragraph id="IDc99984858a814528a5b17481d5c16166"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Compatibility</header><text>For
purposes of the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 (16
U.S.C. 668dd et seq.)—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID630ce50f6e0c4fcbafa8fd10ff602d12"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the oil and gas
leasing program and activities authorized by this section in the Coastal Plain
shall be considered to be compatible with the purposes for which the Arctic
National Wildlife Refuge was established; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf36957e4d44145cebe108a5f24e68cdc"><enum>(B)</enum><text>no further
findings or decisions shall be required to implement that program and those
activities.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDfc4cb983c8524c749d0721d619a453bc"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Adequacy of DOI
legislative environmental impact statement</header><text>The Final Statement
shall be considered to satisfy the requirements of the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) that apply with respect to prelease
activities, including actions authorized to be taken by the Secretary to
develop and promulgate the regulations for the establishment of a leasing
program authorized by this subtitle before the conduct of the first lease
sale.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id75650561677C4A4BA9386AD8FB0644F2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Compliance with
NEPA for other actions</header>
<subparagraph id="idB436B291FE624412B583CD936C6106A6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Before conducting the first lease sale under this
subtitle, the Secretary shall prepare an environmental impact statement in
accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321
et seq.) with respect to the actions authorized by this subtitle that are not
referred to in paragraph (2).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idDE9341C0034C4794AF298889678AC076"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Identification
and analysis</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in
carrying out this paragraph, the Secretary shall not be required—</text>
<clause id="id53B01CA665AB453F9C98A9A025B94DE8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to
identify nonleasing alternative courses of action; or</text>
</clause><clause id="id8C9F436824154B8DB3ECE3C25E1912E6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to
analyze the environmental effects of those courses of action.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idAE4EB39E59654430991A1F86A6A80211"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Identification
of preferred action</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall—</text>
<clause id="idB16A806F87D248E5B5412BD67C6BAA95"><enum>(i)</enum><text>identify only a
preferred action and a single leasing alternative for the first lease sale
authorized under this subtitle; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idACAFD3FB01DE47F7BA899DD04939CE14"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>analyze the
environmental effects and potential mitigation measures for those 2
alternatives.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id540AC44933DD4D2C9F22075FB3F4B366"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Public
comments</header><text>In carrying out this paragraph, the Secretary shall
consider only public comments that are filed not later than 20 days after the
date of publication of a draft environmental impact statement.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id96F84E475302442A98D4D8DE5E923346"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Effect of
compliance</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, compliance
with this paragraph shall be considered to satisfy all requirements for the
analysis and consideration of the environmental effects of proposed leasing
under this subtitle.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID50168df2879c4ae78fc13727b254193e"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Relationship to
State and local authority</header><text>Nothing in this subtitle expands or
limits State or local regulatory authority.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id21F4372F73D34EB39195F0FC1E65F4CB"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Special
areas</header>
<paragraph id="id9196B2E7C5E2429880B37B1DF73CF1ED"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Designation</header>
<subparagraph id="id1F8226B68D5E401EA2202E26A66A6606"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary, after consultation with the State of
Alaska, the North Slope Borough, Alaska, and the City of Kaktovik, Alaska, may
designate not more than 45,000 acres of the Coastal Plain as a special area if
the Secretary determines that the special area would be of such unique
character and interest as to require special management and regulatory
protection.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id645D5D70E5734F4EBF89A1A5BDBF1F0D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Sadlerochit
spring area</header><text>The Secretary shall designate as a special area in
accordance with subparagraph (A) the Sadlerochit Spring area, comprising
approximately 4,000 acres as depicted on the map.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id0FF345C91E9E4AA4A5680F6DF05B603D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Management</header><text>The
Secretary shall manage each special area designated under this subsection in a
manner that preserves the unique and diverse character of the area, including
fish, wildlife, subsistence resources, and cultural values of the area.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id28048AB3A93443DFA940A0D5228F86BE"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Exclusion from
leasing or surface occupancy</header>
<subparagraph id="id2AEEEA80FE42476CB0C163372BD5A4CE"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary may exclude any special area designated
under this subsection from leasing.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2677AE33AB4C4B6A90AEE21F38C86022"><enum>(B)</enum><header>No surface
occupancy</header><text>If the Secretary leases all or a portion of a special
area for the purposes of oil and gas exploration, development, production, and
related activities, there shall be no surface occupancy of the land comprising
the special area.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id19FBFCE2B53A462193AEE3EECC247984"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Directional
drilling</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection,
the Secretary may lease all or a portion of a special area under terms that
permit the use of horizontal drilling technology from sites on leases located
outside the special area.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id1032572C18104062ACB9A322C538282A"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Limitation on
closed areas</header><text>The Secretary may not close land within the Coastal
Plain to oil and gas leasing or to exploration, development, or production
except in accordance with this subtitle.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id8867EA21F0F148DCA712E5845FF2ACDE"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Regulations</header>
<paragraph id="id9AEED4E8648F4EF1BE5CCBB03E346535"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 15 months after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall promulgate such regulations as are necessary to
carry out this subtitle, including rules and regulations relating to protection
of the fish and wildlife, fish and wildlife habitat, subsistence resources, and
environment of the Coastal Plain.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id840FCF8E3A4C427684DECD291A9239B1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Revision of
regulations</header><text>The Secretary shall periodically review and, as
appropriate, revise the rules and regulations issued under paragraph (1) to
reflect any significant biological, environmental, scientific or engineering
data that come to the attention of the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idD41171CACFFD4026A524F7B982BC068F"><enum>334.</enum><header>Lease
sales</header>
<subsection id="id2E5260849FAC4F92AC2B4F80503E555B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Land may be leased pursuant to this subtitle to any
person qualified to obtain a lease for deposits of oil and gas under the
Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idB1790E41E43C4A6284720FBFA9170855"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Procedures</header><text>The
Secretary shall, by regulation, establish procedures for—</text>
<paragraph id="id91ADC6E250F44426B06D2F242DCA5A54"><enum>(1)</enum><text>receipt and
consideration of sealed nominations for any area in the Coastal Plain for
inclusion in, or exclusion (as provided in subsection (c)) from, a lease
sale;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idD4FCC9A70F1C4E198018ED109E9ACB25"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the holding of
lease sales after that nomination process; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6EF1C456DC484A38B12D37603FDBC85A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>public notice of
and comment on designation of areas to be included in, or excluded from, a
lease sale.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id165D94D3C80849F98D813847AB813544"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Lease sale
bids</header><text>Bidding for leases under this subtitle shall be by sealed
competitive cash bonus bids.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id5ECCB75F79BE44B8A15D03EC3893EE5F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Acreage minimum
in first sale</header><text>For the first lease sale under this subtitle, the
Secretary shall offer for lease those tracts the Secretary considers to have
the greatest potential for the discovery of hydrocarbons, taking into
consideration nominations received pursuant to subsection (b)(1), but in no
case less than 200,000 acres.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idC60626D590924879912A14B2E32FBE02"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Timing of lease
sales</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="id551A22CE9CEB44F48E2484CC18B353FE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>not later than 22
months after the date of enactment of this Act, conduct the first lease sale
under this subtitle;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id568102B8AB254A2FA44E2893DC5B2AD6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>not later than 90
days after the date of the completion of the sale, evaluate the bids in the
sale and issue leases resulting from the sale; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD5F47FEFE74642F88FCA6357C976267C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>conduct
additional sales at appropriate intervals if sufficient interest in exploration
or development exists to warrant the conduct of the additional sales.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id06EFA5E8198E48E59E92A6AB0BFC2D79"><enum>335.</enum><header>Grant of
leases by the Secretary</header>
<subsection id="id81E6C2F050CB40AE97B02FCC0056A36A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>On payment by a lessee of such bonus as may be accepted
by the Secretary, the Secretary may grant to the highest responsible qualified
bidder in a lease sale conducted pursuant to section 334 a lease for any land
on the Coastal Plain.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id0BAE1AA3FE224DA3A90A6B9FEA0098A2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Subsequent
transfers</header>
<paragraph id="id307ED30B857741DFA3C943C42B6B1F74"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>No lease issued under this subtitle may be sold,
exchanged, assigned, sublet, or otherwise transferred except with the approval
of the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE251E5A0F8644EBA80EE46558E24E1B3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Condition for
approval</header><text>Before granting any approval described in paragraph (1),
the Secretary shall consult with and give due consideration to the opinion of
the Attorney General.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idB0627BFD175147ACAA8275ED9E2770F7"><enum>336.</enum><header>Lease terms
and conditions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">An oil or gas
lease issued pursuant to this subtitle shall—</text>
<paragraph id="id785F82C060FB49A2AC033A09590D2322"><enum>(1)</enum><text>provide for the
payment of a royalty of not less than 12<fraction>1/2</fraction> percent of the
amount or value of the production removed or sold from the lease, as determined
by the Secretary in accordance with regulations applicable to other Federal oil
and gas leases;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id615C3E1839A64F69A0BF02DE3EBA2321"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provide that the
Secretary may close, on a seasonal basis, such portions of the Coastal Plain to
exploratory drilling activities as are necessary to protect caribou calving
areas and other species of fish and wildlife;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id276EF7BC660E474ABD9DE3F31E8C6583"><enum>(3)</enum><text>require that each
lessee of land within the Coastal Plain shall be fully responsible and liable
for the reclamation of land within the Coastal Plain and any other Federal land
that is adversely affected in connection with exploration, development,
production, or transportation activities within the Coastal Plain conducted by
the lessee or by any of the subcontractors or agents of the lessee;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idF0EFDFB1F8994870B895DEC5AA34387F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>provide that the
lessee may not delegate or convey, by contract or otherwise, that reclamation
responsibility and liability to another person without the express written
approval of the Secretary;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idDE935587D6ED4BE1A782544B9A14C4AF"><enum>(5)</enum><text>provide that the
standard of reclamation for land required to be reclaimed under this subtitle
shall be, to the maximum extent practicable—</text>
<subparagraph id="idDE1E14DC08014715AEA97C1C473107F7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a condition
capable of supporting the uses that the land was capable of supporting prior to
any exploration, development, or production activities; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idFF1A775E9FD845FFA484AC3902699299"><enum>(B)</enum><text>on application by
the lessee, to a higher or better standard, as approved by the
Secretary;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD85FBBEB589449008D1CDB90476180DB"><enum>(6)</enum><text>contain terms and
conditions relating to protection of fish and wildlife, fish and wildlife
habitat, subsistence resources, and the environment as required under section
333(a)(2);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id623E12A50A3342829BCA196A7903D009"><enum>(7)</enum><text>provide that each
lessee, and each agent and contractor of a lessee, use their best efforts to
provide a fair share of employment and contracting for Alaska Natives and
Alaska Native Corporations from throughout the State of Alaska, as determined
by the level of obligation previously agreed to in the Federal
Agreement;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5131FC4047CE451C944A727DC4DC5B54"><enum>(8)</enum><text>prohibit the
export of oil produced under the lease; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id81337DFCD9354C11B0F1612F91445F40"><enum>(9)</enum><text>contain such
other provisions as the Secretary determines to be necessary to ensure
compliance with this subtitle and the regulations promulgated under this
subtitle.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="id98A5615E3D934AB280F86158DE2C65B9"><enum>337.</enum><header>Coastal plain
environmental protection</header>
<subsection id="id4332E4F54FD64EE8B83BCF4CB2B26ACD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>No significant
adverse effect standard To govern authorized coastal plain
activities</header><text>In accordance with section 333, the Secretary shall
administer this subtitle through regulations, lease terms, conditions,
restrictions, prohibitions, stipulations, or other provisions that—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id14B65589E9FC4A28A329A0A8F7A992E1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>ensure, to the
maximum extent practicable, that oil and gas exploration, development, and
production activities on the Coastal Plain will result in no significant
adverse effect on fish and wildlife, fish and wildlife habitat, and the
environment;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id665268F9063141718E106938DF4F4063"><enum>(2)</enum><text>require the
application of the best commercially available technology for oil and gas
exploration, development, and production on all new exploration, development,
and production operations; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idD3ED3522716F4ED1B2BA433E27DD8702"><enum>(3)</enum><text>ensure that the
maximum surface acreage covered in connection with the leasing program by
production and support facilities, including airstrips and any areas covered by
gravel berms or piers for support of pipelines, does not exceed 2,000 acres on
the Coastal Plain.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idD9344C104D1346E78B898373A8BAE61E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Site-specific
assessment and mitigation</header><text>The Secretary shall require, with
respect to any proposed drilling and related activities on the Coastal Plain,
that—</text>
<paragraph id="id674A2DE3EB694DD0B76F8C7FA0E3DDE2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a site-specific
analysis be made of the probable effects, if any, that the drilling or related
activities will have on fish and wildlife, fish and wildlife habitat,
subsistence resources, subsistence uses, and the environment;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB6ADE11095F04BC3B7C26A69A0D54728"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a plan be
implemented to avoid, minimize, and mitigate (in that order and to the maximum
extent practicable) any significant adverse effect identified under paragraph
(1); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0377A8366CC84C8A974D823391C0BE09"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the development
of the plan shall occur after consultation with the 1 or more agencies having
jurisdiction over matters mitigated by the plan.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idCE452C3F5A5E4898ACFB114967466A06"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Regulations To
protect coastal plain fish and wildlife resources, subsistence users, and the
environment</header><text>Before implementing the leasing program authorized by
this subtitle, the Secretary shall prepare and issue regulations, lease terms,
conditions, restrictions, prohibitions, stipulations, or other measures
designed to ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that the activities
carried out on the Coastal Plain under this subtitle are conducted in a manner
consistent with the purposes and environmental requirements of this
subtitle.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id5340B76C91444A41B2B5DEB5CADE21C9"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Compliance with
Federal and State environmental laws and other requirements</header><text>The
proposed regulations, lease terms, conditions, restrictions, prohibitions, and
stipulations for the leasing program under this subtitle shall require—</text>
<paragraph id="id1BF3184CE58B4E259A73877B071C0DE9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>compliance with
all applicable provisions of Federal and State environmental law (including
regulations);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9031E67AB9A5433EB23311F8B55F6344"><enum>(2)</enum><text>implementation of
and compliance with—</text>
<subparagraph id="idDE1366E9D4324086A922CAEB856BECA2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>standards that
are at least as effective as the safety and environmental mitigation measures,
as described in items 1 through 29 on pages 167 through 169 of the Final
Statement, on the Coastal Plain; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBB1DC9F59D8545EDAD803E101057A424"><enum>(B)</enum><text>seasonal
limitations on exploration, development, and related activities, as necessary,
to avoid significant adverse effects during periods of concentrated fish and
wildlife breeding, denning, nesting, spawning, and migration;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id68936EB70AFC4552AD1B7FAD7EEB08B9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>that exploration
activities (except surface geological studies) be limited to the period between
approximately November 1 and May 1 of each year and be supported, if necessary,
by ice roads, winter trails with adequate snow cover, ice pads, ice airstrips,
and air transport methods (except that those exploration activities may be
permitted at other times if the Secretary determines that the exploration will
have no significant adverse effect on fish and wildlife, fish and wildlife
habitat, and the environment of the Coastal Plain);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0883E04101AF45848ACEFD551513E07F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>design safety and
construction standards for all pipelines and any access and service roads,
that—</text>
<subparagraph id="id2D604FB730E14B5181CD4B666151DF2B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>minimize, to the
maximum extent practicable, adverse effects on the passage of migratory species
such as caribou; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA8449BA963454528AF860339E6D58446"><enum>(B)</enum><text>minimize adverse
effects on the flow of surface water by requiring the use of culverts, bridges,
and other structural devices;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8D0AC55CF2D14C6A9259281A26760CF9"><enum>(5)</enum><text>prohibitions on
general public access and use on all pipeline access and service roads;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id584C5FC0258D4834AFE32C11F5C7D4F7"><enum>(6)</enum><text>stringent
reclamation and rehabilitation requirements, consistent with the standards
described in this subtitle, requiring the removal from the Coastal Plain of all
oil and gas development and production facilities, structures, and equipment on
completion of oil and gas production operations, except that the Secretary may
exempt from the requirements of this paragraph those facilities, structures, or
equipment that the Secretary determines would assist in the management of the
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and that are donated to the United States for
that purpose;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idF33ADB7C0F744DDBAAC45C700DCE8E71"><enum>(7)</enum><text>appropriate
prohibitions or restrictions on access by all modes of transportation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1C8FE1427A3249BE8B4266DF3745B4C8"><enum>(8)</enum><text>appropriate
prohibitions or restrictions on sand and gravel extraction;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idE67DB35917D64D1196F30A9CBB90540B"><enum>(9)</enum><text>consolidation of
facility siting;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2A44A1C6BE084DF6B94B431D40F8D0F9"><enum>(10)</enum><text>appropriate
prohibitions or restrictions on use of explosives;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id722DF8540CBE41F395422406C76BDEDC"><enum>(11)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idEB6F2165A4C048F3BE9C2A579CB14B57"><enum>(A)</enum><text>avoidance, to the
maximum extent practicable, of springs, streams, and river system;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5CA91102B3D94C40869E23778F4C4699" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the protection of natural surface
drainage patterns, wetland, and riparian habitats; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id51C92256CA594A4F8DDF49B362415FD5" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the regulation of methods or
techniques for developing or transporting adequate supplies of water for
exploratory drilling;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idCB6501255C154D23B122EF24E86D1077"><enum>(12)</enum><text>the avoidance or
minimization of air traffic-related disturbance to fish and wildlife;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idEFE5E0F703FD477DB61AD0655458DCC2"><enum>(13)</enum><text>treatment and
disposal of hazardous and toxic wastes, solid wastes, reserve pit fluids,
drilling muds and cuttings, and domestic wastewater, including, in accordance
with applicable Federal and State environmental laws (including
regulations)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id4E1F2A76A07E422BA521352822356692"><enum>(A)</enum><text>preparation of an
annual waste management report;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id25995FF402AC4D6E86678996652502CB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>development and
implementation of a hazardous materials tracking system; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE3687746CFFD49A0890F56481886F9E8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>prohibition on
the use of chlorinated solvents;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id4AF5F9BFD6374674BC970FE2891895D4"><enum>(14)</enum><text>fuel storage and
oil spill contingency planning;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4EFCEC4D3B334E8C9F3CF46F7202D40C"><enum>(15)</enum><text>research,
monitoring, and reporting stipulations;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idE9056E66742F404BAB94DE5F3C2C4F49"><enum>(16)</enum><text>conduct of
periodic field crew environmental briefings;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id37BA3713010D4822A452C266A020FA78"><enum>(17)</enum><text>avoidance of
significant adverse effects on subsistence hunting, fishing, and
trapping;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id13907AF73C234CC2A063934DC46E1673"><enum>(18)</enum><text>compliance with
applicable air and water quality standards;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5D9E803192064EB4BE2FA3092A1D3765"><enum>(19)</enum><text>appropriate
seasonal and safety zone designations around well sites, within which
subsistence hunting and trapping shall be limited;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2BA769970285484E8D53EF256471A22A"><enum>(20)</enum><text>reasonable
stipulations for protection of cultural and archeological resources; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB90C6640AA4C4E5DA78CD77490368441"><enum>(21)</enum><text>development and
implementation of such other protective environmental requirements,
restrictions, terms, or conditions as the Secretary determines to be
necessary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idD2D7AAF57D1C445986D4AD90ABBE123D"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In
preparing and issuing regulations, lease terms, conditions, restrictions,
prohibitions, or stipulations under this section, the Secretary shall take into
consideration—</text>
<paragraph id="id760FC320B4A049209182344B88A216E7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the stipulations
and conditions that govern the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska leasing
program, as set forth in the 1999 Northeast National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska
Final Integrated Activity Plan/Environmental Impact Statement;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idF3CC6F1F6A5E440DB8B50071F1AD244D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the environmental
protection standards that governed the initial Coastal Plain seismic
exploration program under parts 37.31 through 37.33 of title 50, Code of
Federal Regulations (or successor regulations); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCBEEA090DA6A4B92BF68DE4968A0F094"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the land use
stipulations for exploratory drilling on the KIC–ASRC private land described in
Appendix 2 of the agreement between Arctic Slope Regional Corporation and the
United States dated August 9, 1983.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7B3A1FC4BE9D48ACB4C7AE071FE26073"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Facility
consolidation planning</header>
<paragraph id="idE78333BD7C694B6DBFF53A6E55A3D0AB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>After providing for public notice and comment, the
Secretary shall prepare and periodically update a plan to govern, guide, and
direct the siting and construction of facilities for the exploration,
development, production, and transportation of oil and gas resources from the
Coastal Plain.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id93962D7BCA154888B533B26D1076CE7B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Objectives</header><text>The
objectives of the plan shall be—</text>
<subparagraph id="idDCB1E536186A42F79D64DDC209FA24B5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the avoidance of
unnecessary duplication of facilities and activities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC1B69879E02E48C6AA7928FC5513121D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the encouragement
of consolidation of common facilities and activities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idAD80459D8D63459194571D9162E9244B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the location or
confinement of facilities and activities to areas that will minimize impact on
fish and wildlife, fish and wildlife habitat, subsistence resources, and the
environment;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id582E091B649943FCBF9C9F0395DF3860"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the use of
existing facilities, to the maximum extent practicable; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8AAFBD8006C345F9BC5C5DB0FAE3BE63"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the enhancement
of compatibility between wildlife values and development activities.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id05038FB1A2064D888D9F88C0A375BFA6"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Access to
public land</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="id359BA28A333F4D3E9AB64C82BF86046B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>manage public
land in the Coastal Plain in accordance with subsections (a) and (b) of section
811 of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3121);
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF9E215582CC441D6AC80BFA832A36E92"><enum>(2)</enum><text>ensure that local
residents shall have reasonable access to public land in the Coastal Plain for
traditional uses.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idE1E20FAF7D6B43ECA53558A7E530A1D3"><enum>338.</enum><header>Expedited
judicial review</header>
<subsection id="id45387012ED2E4313B45C4CD7DF0D0E7C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Filing of
complaints</header>
<paragraph id="id9706251F05684D26A45C0C4B51EA4E2A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Deadline</header><text>A
complaint seeking judicial review of a provision of this subtitle or an action
of the Secretary under this subtitle shall be filed—</text>
<subparagraph id="idB3D64C4F04B34E8DB8BE88CA17D091DC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>except as
provided in subparagraph (B), during the 90-day period beginning on the date on
which the action being challenged was carried out; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id48D6DDA5DFD8468D883676BE443EBEBD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the case of a
complaint based solely on grounds arising after the 90-day period described in
subparagraph (A), by not later than 90 days after the date on which the
complainant knew or reasonably should have known about the grounds for the
complaint.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id46C9E838D16D4FBAA573A9D0FFE87BF5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Venue</header><text>A
complaint seeking judicial review of a provision of this subtitle or an action
of the Secretary under this subtitle shall be filed in the United States Court
of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id22579B0EEBC747FA87536354F5CD601C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Scope</header>
<subparagraph id="id5F60BC01AF544F3D84869468F1A528A2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Judicial review of a decision of the Secretary relating
to a lease sale under this subtitle (including an environmental analysis of
such a lease sale) shall be—</text>
<clause id="idBC1E265F697C4694A0FA79C842673CCF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>limited to a
review of whether the decision is in accordance with this subtitle; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id9B3E27CB7377455D841C4DE8EA096B81"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>based on the
administrative record of the decision.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE0E23B48494C41779DFA1F6514EDCF51"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Presumptions</header><text>Any
identification by the Secretary of a preferred course of action relating to a
lease sale, and any analysis by the Secretary of environmental effects, under
this subtitle shall be presumed to be correct unless proven otherwise by clear
and convincing evidence.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7D4871B47A5B452DAA6528DF45F02E2F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limitation on
other review</header><text>Any action of the Secretary that is subject to
judicial review under this section shall not be subject to judicial review in
any civil or criminal proceeding for enforcement.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="IDbf0c65189a7845f19dce59eef6cb6739"><enum>339.</enum><header>Federal and
State distribution of revenues</header>
<subsection id="IDaa6dc874252f4e7ea3e097874f84f397"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the amount
of adjusted bonus, rental, and royalty revenues from Federal oil and gas
leasing and operations authorized under this subtitle for each fiscal
year—</text>
<paragraph id="ID5025d4bb80ac48c2b4e776c4debe0801"><enum>(1)</enum><text>50 percent shall
be paid to the State of Alaska; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID94ef1a2ccedf469a851f20ba90d02733"><enum>(2)</enum><text>except as
otherwise provided in this Act, 90 percent of the balance shall be deposited
into the American Renewable and Alternative Energy Trust Fund established by
section 101.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID7440040a83f6424db5a6464a8fff09f8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Payments to
Alaska</header><text>Payments to the State of Alaska under this section shall
be made semiannually.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id7E40B02734FE4DAFB1DB11CDB1B300F0"><enum>340.</enum><header>Rights-of-way
across the Coastal plain</header>
<subsection id="idC63457461F664A32BF865601AF09A315"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall issue rights-of-way and easements
across the Coastal Plain for the transportation of oil and gas—</text>
<paragraph id="id841E176DC8AC4EE69E8AB26F0B8B322C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>except as
provided in paragraph (2), under section 28 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30
U.S.C. 185), without regard to title XI of the Alaska National Interest Lands
Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3161 et seq.); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0074E6AA2813416AA333CCD4A90FA2D9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>under title XI of
the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3161 et seq.),
for access authorized by sections 1110 and 1111 of that Act (16 U.S.C. 3170,
3171).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id07240BE51399415E81FB7E289A599249"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Terms and
conditions</header><text>The Secretary shall include in any right-of-way or
easement issued under subsection (a) such terms and conditions as may be
necessary to ensure that transportation of oil and gas does not result in a
significant adverse effect on the fish and wildlife, subsistence resources,
their habitat, and the environment of the Coastal Plain, including requirements
that facilities be sited or designed so as to avoid unnecessary duplication of
roads and pipelines.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBABE8F7DB96C40658C179A0E1D9EEDCC"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>The
Secretary shall include in regulations under section 333(g) provisions granting
rights-of-way and easements described in subsection (a).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="idC4AB5E078CE04707A931F36250029E20"><enum>341.</enum><header>Conveyance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Notwithstanding section 1302(h)(2) of the
Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3192(h)(2)), to
remove any cloud on title to land, and to clarify land ownership patterns in
the Coastal Plain, the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="id570F0A280D4A48B8A45BDD323A197D1A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to the extent
necessary to fulfill the entitlement of the Kaktovik Inupiat Corporation under
sections 12 and 14 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1611,
1613), as determined by the Secretary, convey to that Corporation the surface
estate of the land described in paragraph (1) of Public Land Order 6959, in
accordance with the terms and conditions of the agreement between the
Secretary, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land
Management, and the Kaktovik Inupiat Corporation, dated January 22, 1993;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFE33D1CB3331419DA32D04E4822340C3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>convey to the
Arctic Slope Regional Corporation the remaining subsurface estate to which that
Corporation is entitled under the agreement between that corporation and the
United States, dated August 9, 1983.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="id40AC5A9E50BE41F8A3A779D583A0216E"><enum>342.</enum><header> Local
government impact aid and community service assistance</header>
<subsection id="id459EF43C5D884D69A8D48A6940D8A192"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Financial
assistance authorized</header>
<paragraph id="id22CD8943DACB461FB573AB4BC5621DFE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary may use amounts available from the Coastal
Plain Local Government Impact Aid Assistance Fund established by subsection (d)
to provide timely financial assistance to entities that are eligible under
paragraph (2).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id82601559C97749E8B772E6075F7096EE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible
entities</header><text>The North Slope Borough, the City of Kaktovik, and any
other borough, municipal subdivision, village, or other community in the State
of Alaska that is directly impacted by exploration for, or the production of,
oil or gas on the Coastal Plain under this subtitle, as determined by the
Secretary, shall be eligible for financial assistance under this
section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id8DF37F9B32204B5493E7ED9A14621B3C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use of
assistance</header><text>Financial assistance under this section may be used
only—</text>
<paragraph id="idBF85A20175934A1F9306C573439FEA44"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to plan for
mitigation, implement a mitigation plan, or maintain a mitigation project to
address the potential effects of oil and gas exploration and development on
environmental, social, cultural, recreational, and subsistence resources of the
community;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id71EFBB2EE79F4E2898081268B6CB17EC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to develop, carry
out, and maintain—</text>
<subparagraph id="idCD13CDAC4A54420691E31CFB643E6BC1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a project to
provide new or expanded public facilities; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id71292A896CE445BC8BDFF9E729FA3FBB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>services to
address the needs and problems associated with the effects described in
paragraph (1), including firefighting, police, water and waste treatment, first
responder, and other medical services; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idC7D4C91039694CB4AC38F441139D2F4E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to establish a
local coordination office, to be managed by the Mayor of the North Slope
Borough, in coordination with the City of Kaktovik, Alaska—</text>
<subparagraph id="id8E6F1D690B36423F93FB25D1A2B8941E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to coordinate
with and advise developers on local conditions and the history of areas
affected by development; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAF86E3CFF90846CE84573A29DE985293"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to provide to the
Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate annual reports on the status of the
coordination between developers and communities affected by development.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idCFFBB2DECF1C494186B63C46BEE31D32"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Application</header>
<paragraph id="idD3DD6897C48E4DA5A05D70FE3AE8EE4E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Any community that is eligible for assistance under this
section may submit an application for such assistance to the Secretary, in such
form and under such procedures as the Secretary may prescribe by
regulation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idDA5ED7D00EB64AEAAD8DF8FE1A2B05D3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>North Slope
Borough communities</header><text>A community located in the North Slope
Borough may apply for assistance under this section either directly to the
Secretary or through the North Slope Borough.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id27B94388B619414CA380142E0B4398C2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Application
assistance</header><text>The Secretary shall work closely with and assist the
North Slope Borough and other communities eligible for assistance under this
section in developing and submitting applications for assistance under this
section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idA48275D32D94434E9B87767A6982C701"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Establishment
of Fund</header>
<paragraph id="idBE92BCB665444CCEBB777BE3CD956211"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There is established in the Treasury the <quote>Coastal
Plain Local Government Impact Aid Assistance Fund</quote> (referred to in this
section as the <quote>Fund</quote>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id62376B5D0FC346A286025D009B3F747F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use</header><text>Amounts
in the Fund may be used only for providing financial assistance under this
section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6B6F844E9FFF44CEBF920D8CAF64F593"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Deposits</header><text>Subject
to paragraph (4), there shall be deposited into the Fund amounts received by
the United States as revenues derived from rents, bonuses, and royalties from
Federal leases and lease sales authorized under this subtitle.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id788C6EEB668F464A895F81DD8DED5430"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Limitation on
deposits</header><text>The total amount in the Fund may not exceed
$11,000,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id37DE0BAE36D9422B82022760C7DB97F6"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Investment of
balances</header><text>The Secretary of the Treasury shall invest amounts in
the Fund in interest bearing government securities.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBE407DC7981A4C269BC8F9AAFBE2E83A"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary from the Fund to provide financial assistance under this section
$5,000,000 for each fiscal year.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id766E5120DDCB43139643B5B9E6C49EAB"><enum>C</enum><header>Oil
shale</header>
<section id="idB3E2ED34E3DC44A494DB0A6C72973E32"><enum>351.</enum><header>Leasing of oil
shale resources</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary
of the Interior shall—</text>
<paragraph id="id42530F34F3F640DBBF2B8AB66CDD44AE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>offer for leasing
for research and development of oil shale resources under subsection (c) of the
Oil Shale, Tar Sands, and Other Strategic Unconventional Fuels Act of 2005 (42
U.S.C. 15927(c)), any additional 160-acre tracts of land that the Secretary
determines to be necessary to fulfill the research and development objectives
of that Act; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id521401EAD0A043C3B02090A24D2D366A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>offer for leasing
for commercial exploration, development, and production of oil shale resources
under subsection (e) of the Oil Shale, Tar Sands, and Other Strategic
Unconventional Fuels Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15927(e)), public land in States
for which the Secretary finds sufficient support and interest as required by
that subsection.</text>
</paragraph></section></subtitle><enum>IV</enum><header>Energy
infrastructure</header>
<subtitle id="id9169163A841F422E8C6A5F00B4E3D817"><enum>A</enum><header>Transmission</header>
<section id="IDd9f5febcd6da4c5d8d63e4d71119c991"><enum>401.</enum><header>Natural gas
pipeline integrity reassessment intervals based on risk</header>
<subsection id="id70228072D3CC49ECAD89D6880E3D5A88"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section
60109(c)(3)(B) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting
<quote>, until the date on which the Secretary promulgates regulations basing
the reassessment intervals on technical data, risk factors, and engineering
analyses, consistent with the recommendations of the Comptroller General of the
United States contained in the report numbered 06–945</quote> before the period
at the end.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDc6f52221acf94c95bf429c5153709ef1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendment made by subsection (a) takes effect on the
date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id51FF0C7736254ABAB23E9CE526F0D092"><enum>B</enum><header>Small refinery
study and temporary exemption</header>
<section id="IDc099646443294f4a974d49963c902bba"><enum>411.</enum><header>Small refinery
study and temporary exemption</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 211(o)(9)(A) of the Clean Air Act
(42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(9)(A)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id45D3A450B377426C979888F57647D10D"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (i), by striking <quote>‘calendar
year 2011</quote>’ and inserting <quote>‘calendar year 2015</quote>’;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id44E7F73739864C248BA83DC8F7C6D8ED"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in clause (ii),
by striking subclause (I) and inserting the following</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4312E564DB2844F997A36A1B906B313D" style="OLC">
<subclause id="IDf12e827ca634421b9886f7a86fc9aca1"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Study</header><text>Not
later than December 31, 2012, the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with
States and stakeholders (including small refineries), shall conduct a
study—</text>
<item id="ID8efa59e5734d46448878b6d8465f58bc"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>to
evaluate the economic viability of small refineries in the United
States;</text>
</item><item id="IDd42af123e4f64f93aadd40f2cbb15206"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>to
evaluate the cost of compliance with the requirements of paragraph (2) for
small refineries in the United States;</text>
</item><item id="ID043063f3695f4b7aa9e85d9c47e169d9"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>to
determine whether compliance would impose an economic hardship on small
refineries; and</text>
</item><item id="IDb3a8591174e1474a8ea777c2fa28da4e"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>to
assess the impact on availability and prices of gas for consumers in areas with
small
refineries.</text>
</item></subclause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section></subtitle><enum>V</enum><header>Reducing
Government red tape and excessive litigation</header>
<section id="ID7d174816c66d48edafe2c4da25bcd810"><enum>501.</enum><header>Alaska
Offshore Continental Shelf Coordination Office</header>
<subsection id="id472CB7740DAC4BAC879E2ECB32142D4D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of the Interior, in
coordination with the Mayor of the North Slope Borough of Alaska, shall
establish and maintain in the Department of the Interior a separate office, to
be known as the <quote>Alaska Offshore Continental Shelf Coordination
Office</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID3fe9630944a74a2eab818ba8e27097d8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The
Alaska Offshore Continental Shelf Coordination Office shall—</text>
<paragraph id="ID4769fe8f1fdf4944910876503a6bb2b3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>coordinate
leasing of the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of Alaska;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDcb72640499d246cb8aeee2366ddf19db"><enum>(2)</enum><text>advise persons
awarded leases of the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of Alaska regarding
local conditions and history of areas affected by development of the oil and
gas resources of that area of the outer Continental Shelf;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID4bfbd3c249cc47b989e931500fdbf185"><enum>(3)</enum><text>provide to the
Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate annual reports
describing the status of coordination between the Office and the communities
affected by development of the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of
Alaska;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1d8b8d5510004cc2b1f0f9d458b07bc0"><enum>(4)</enum><text>collect from
residents of the North Slope region of Alaska information regarding the impacts
of that development on marine wildlife, coastal habitats, marine and coastal
subsistence resources, and the marine and coastal environment of the region;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID9961614b729c48beaff74884c15d1806"><enum>(5)</enum><text>ensure that the
information collected under paragraph (4) is submitted to—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID8db78e2a244f4fb4a5654c97de37de04"><enum>(A)</enum><text>developers of
resources in the North Slope region; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5c07a03d92264926aa3caa4bd54bd283"><enum>(B)</enum><text>appropriate
Federal departments and agencies.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID4e00515035b548a08c0abc55f2ac86d0"><enum>502.</enum><header>Clean air
regulation</header>
<subsection id="idC778BBE1435E4E579039BC047ABA4FEC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition of
air pollutant</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 302(g)
of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7602(g)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID5a604936ab874364a9358863469077a7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>(g) The term</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF1BA5C9E896C4A178B9228759E0F6667" style="OLC">
<subsection id="ID0a313f7956e348e48b4dc1070a3a8c90"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Air
pollutant</header>
<paragraph id="ID93d4876f5c8449d39c80b9a95acb5a96"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The
term</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID6a4e0cb582b746d1bc57754040bd36ea"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the second
sentence, by striking <quote>Such term</quote> and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0DA62411D8D046D784A06AEE23B696C8" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="IDd7b1f38c0a5944c2986def6b78a2b546"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The
term <term>air pollutant</term></text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDa5a3d143aad24756b908723bfae16ac7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id553C15352A5D48F2A6B715256AAD5575" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="ID59e4e03fb439437ab6960101c8817fe9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Exclusions</header><text>The
term <term>air pollutant</term> does not include—</text>
<subparagraph id="idB5E72A6E2CF94AE9ACDAA0533382F823"><enum>(A)</enum><text>carbon
dioxide;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5FF231EC2AE44F13A71E276E5D6ADA17"><enum>(B)</enum><text>methane from
agriculture or livestock; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5A13CEE89D254A5EB8D14A956B50F96D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>water
vapor.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDd094d6cab2984dc59beca1d4d394991a"><enum>(b)</enum><header>State
standards</header><text>The Administrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency shall not provide to any State a waiver under section 209(b) of the
Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7543(b)) for preemption under that Act of any
regulation of the State to control greenhouse gas emissions from motor
vehicles.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID656670ce277348c89b7441c860f8df0b"><enum>503.</enum><header>Endangered
species</header>
<subsection id="id109C07A8F48240208C6981D2C8EEC542"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Emergencies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 10 of the Endangered Species Act of
1973 (16 U.S.C. 1539) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5DE47B034B954289BDA58C5509F29284" style="OLC">
<subsection id="ID64db4b7a5cc64890bf7903e8eaaf1889"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Emergencies</header><text>On
the declaration of an emergency by the Governor of a State, the Secretary, for
the duration of the emergency, shall temporarily exempt from the prohibition
against taking and the prohibition against the adverse modification of critical
habitat under this Act any action that is reasonably necessary to avoid or
ameliorate the impact of the emergency, including the operation of any water
supply or flood control project by a Federal
agency.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="IDef7e48e19bb441889e01eed1e1c431f3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Prohibition of
consideration of impact of greenhouse gas</header>
<paragraph id="ID9a5fd8453e9c428fadd03eeb6eb6eea8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2EF7B5E05E024919A6FD0415BAA2F15F" style="OLC">
<section id="ID8cc6cd59354840919d31158fa50965ee"><enum>19.</enum><header>Prohibition of
consideration of impact of greenhouse gas</header>
<subsection id="id49110CE465B04A0EA2E4531D27D7AABF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition of
greenhouse gas</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this
section, the term <term>greenhouse gas</term> means any of—</text>
<paragraph id="ID2de52a12bb4e4b46842f1d0cf273b6b6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>carbon
dioxide;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID31f6dedf960f4505a83e293b718b8a64"><enum>(2)</enum><text>methane;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDe7b7d42beb9042278ca77f43ae1cb9d2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>nitrous
oxide;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID5bbee11604cb4aa786f715748169da15"><enum>(4)</enum><text>sulfur
hexafluoride;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID07f7a48d1627494d826771cc8834de0e"><enum>(5)</enum><text>a
hydrofluorocarbon;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID0f276e157a3a4afd8dd6e0acaab6de40"><enum>(6)</enum><text>a
perfluorocarbon; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDc8cf1dba5c534cb19ac9da6a5b42105f"><enum>(7)</enum><text>any other
anthropogenic gas designated by the Secretary for purposes of this
section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID51e926280daf4eed994784cc1e1e5892"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Impact of
greenhouse gas</header><text>The impact of a greenhouse gas on any species of
fish, wildlife, or plant shall not be considered for any purpose in the
implementation of this
Act.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1CD04BF0EE0E437EB32FAA20ADBDA436"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>The table of contents of the Endangered Species Act of
1973 (16 U.S.C. prec. 1531) is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block id="idf703fd6e-67cf-46d2-9254-e09e23b848d6" style="OLC">
<toc>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 18. Annual cost analysis by the Fish
and Wildlife Service.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="ID8cc6cd59354840919d31158fa50965ee" level="section">Sec. 19. Prohibition of consideration of impact of greenhouse
gas.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id771D2959010041B3A571A52979E6B619"><enum>504.</enum><header>Minerals
Management Service</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Title III
of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 1751 et
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id60F520DB35C642DCB93916C0E93AC1A4" style="OLC">
<section id="id606294D308D14414AFE267CCEE454C3C"><enum>310.</enum><header>Minerals
Management Service</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Any
Director of the Minerals Management Service shall be appointed by the
President, by and with the advice and consent of the
Senate.</text>
</section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="id9759527ADB1447A0AACEE0D1E4E807C6"><enum>505.</enum><header>Completion and
review of environmental impact statements</header>
<subsection id="id8FDF013E24E44B969EC6BF67F37483FD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Completion</header>
<paragraph id="id927138ECD49D42E989E321BA14E32915"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, each review
carried out in accordance with the <act-name parsable-cite="NEPA69">National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) for any
project carried out under this Act shall be completed not later than 270 days
after the date on which the conduct of the project is initiated.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idB2C8F9B64968409C875536C056194705"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Failure to
complete review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a review
described in paragraph (1) has not been completed for an action subject to the
<act-name parsable-cite="NEPA69">National Environmental Policy Act of
1969</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) by the date specified in paragraph
(1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="idD577766154ED451788EB9BE24628B1D8"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the action shall be considered to have no
significant impact to the human environment for purposes of the Act (42 U.S.C.
4321 et seq.); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0CA27DA9CB8B42C394B5A50397FF7FF9"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that classification shall be considered to
be a final agency action.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDe456610a312f4061b88729e0edf74779"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Lead
agency</header><text>The lead agency for a review of an action under this
section shall be the Federal agency to which funds are made available for the
action.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID2e78f0b4937c4e25aabd15689dd9f1c6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Review</header>
<paragraph id="id4D767552E089442BA5B38ABBBA6525BE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Administrative
appeals</header><text>There shall be a single administrative appeal for each
review carried out pursuant to this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5B74F119A8F74909B09B83ECD2495DEF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Judicial
review</header>
<subparagraph id="id3D9045C90E58461DB2736FF9C38AC54D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>On resolution of the administrative appeal, judicial
review of the final agency decision after exhaustion of administrative remedies
shall lie with the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
Circuit.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id019ECDA8DEC64B0E8BEBE37265631690"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Administrative
record</header><text>An appeal to the court described in subparagraph (A) shall
be based only on the administrative record.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD15C7CE7FFAE4CA498B746A54E41D0F9"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Pendency of
judicial review</header><text>After an agency has made a final decision with
respect to a review carried out under this section, the decision shall be
effective during the course of any subsequent appeal to a court described in
subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idB4455E7089DC4410A728B68C8D0E14BA"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Civil
action</header><text>Each civil action covered by this section shall be
considered to arise under the laws of the United States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><enum>VI</enum><header>Conservation and
efficiency</header>
<subtitle id="idFF12846E95B547A981F1B7E942309496"><enum>A</enum><header>New source
review</header>
<section id="id2B472CC77E924DCFB707E6537A49A76B"><enum>601.</enum><header>Clarifying new
source review requirements</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
routine maintenance and repair at a facility, and the replacement of equipment
at a facility in accordance with such requirements as the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency shall specify, shall not constitute a
modification of an existing source requiring compliance with new source review
requirements under parts C and D of title I of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C.
7470 et seq.).</text>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="idF4936598B1274B8792C938B32E34DE0F"><enum>B</enum><header>Clean coal
alternative transition</header>
<section id="idE74250DD67454EFC8D1D51C0210E6B14"><enum>611.</enum><header>Carbon dioxide
storage capacity assessment</header>
<subsection id="id1D0C1497215746338F67F86910D3C4A5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="ID7f7d4cdd451643e98d482117e349af99"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Administrator</header><text>The
term <term>Administrator</term> means the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id26D68C94655544E6A2F11C176E87D02E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Assessment</header><text>The
term <term>assessment</term> means the national assessment of capacity for
carbon dioxide completed under subsection (f).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDab4d8779d49e45a9a562eb71091cc6e1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Capacity</header><text>The
term <term>capacity</term> means the portion of a storage formation that can
retain carbon dioxide in accordance with the requirements (including physical,
geological, and economic requirements) established under the methodology
developed under subsection (b).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDd01866dc35e644c19d5a8e50e5d3addb"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Engineered
hazard</header><text>The term <term>engineered hazard</term> includes the
location and completion history of any well that could affect potential
storage.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDd94bcfd02ea346b383653b13807b971d"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Risk</header><text>The
term <term>risk</term> includes any risk posed by geomechanical, geochemical,
hydrogeological, structural, and engineered hazards.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID5613ddace4ad40eeb624e93bbe9740b8"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of the Interior, acting through
the Director of the United States Geological Survey.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID70cceee4b4a14ec0905eed5c35edb8f7"><enum>(7)</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 that is capable
of accommodating a volume of industrial carbon dioxide.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID43b1aa47f9994cbb96da82bb4d0c05e1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Methodology</header><text>Not
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
develop a methodology for conducting an assessment under subsection (f), taking
into consideration—</text>
<paragraph id="ID9d104ecd2eae461ab102c15191fb2b36"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the geographical
extent of all potential storage formations in all States;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDc01f685c04fe4a4f96f5c9f4f6590874"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the capacity of
the potential storage formations;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID492b2cd8f5954989af00f3bd068b93a2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the injectivity
of the potential storage formations;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID49284bef79b84aa3972f384e1d6d7710"><enum>(4)</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>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID01018c1ad7b047dd9061d77110fa9beb"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the risk
associated with the potential storage formations; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID9e12a00978f04a66a6d416d7003cd2de"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the Carbon
Sequestration Atlas of the United States and Canada that was completed by the
Department of Energy in April 2006.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDe55a7719553d46f8b8efbed08012a998"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Coordination</header>
<paragraph id="ID8b595875c9464d6d8dd4f27516588eff"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Federal
coordination</header>
<subparagraph id="ID0b0f9c7a0ead490ebb7145ecc01807b0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>The
Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of Energy and the Administrator on
issues of data sharing, format, development of the methodology under subsection
(b), and content of the assessment required under this title to ensure the
maximum usefulness and success of the assessment.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb1167c87dc59424aa268ede3bf09056d"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Cooperation</header><text>The
Secretary of Energy and the Administrator shall cooperate with the Secretary to
ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, the usefulness and success of the
assessment.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID64b23844707d4e84ac01b85bfc13919c"><enum>(2)</enum><header>State
coordination</header><text>The Secretary shall consult with State geological
surveys and other relevant entities to ensure, to the maximum extent
practicable, the usefulness and success of the assessment.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID9412954c4bb74160b5ce69e29c19f608"><enum>(d)</enum><header>External review
and publication</header><text>On completion of the methodology under subsection
(b), the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="ID2a7290b8ff694e1fac0a8a3771d61018"><enum>(1)</enum><text>publish the
methodology and solicit comments from the public and the heads of affected
Federal and State agencies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDe39ce4b601ad44b387eb827185e55dc1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>establish a panel
of individuals with expertise in the matters described in paragraphs (1)
through (5) of subsection (b) that is composed, as appropriate, of
representatives of Federal agencies, institutions of higher education,
nongovernmental organizations, State organizations, industry, and international
geoscience organizations to review the methodology and comments received under
paragraph (1); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID0bac41408a5c4baab6d78aa107d5ca2b"><enum>(3)</enum><text>on completion of
the review under paragraph (2), publish in the Federal Register the revised
final methodology.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID8df716f8bfb2439ca57ed12ea83d9238"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Periodic
updates</header><text>The methodology developed under this section shall be
updated periodically (including at least once every 5 years) to incorporate new
data as the data become available.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDb92653f61f6e469dbc24cec77890abef"><enum>(f)</enum><header>National
assessment</header>
<paragraph id="IDf7860a8005dd4e42b522f716cb0d3acd"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of publication of
the methodology under subsection (d)(1), the Secretary, in consultation with
the Secretary of Energy and State geological surveys, shall complete a national
assessment of capacity for carbon dioxide in accordance with the
methodology.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID579bfca75bec4b67ab34b458e8141061"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Geological
verification</header><text>As part of the assessment under this subsection, the
Secretary shall carry out a drilling program to supplement the geological data
relevant to determining storage capacity of carbon dioxide in geological
storage formations, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDa1909963898f4fe5a2d77db5f5c1686d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>well log
data;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID14c309eb60384711bcfe86d7b6c3c098"><enum>(B)</enum><text>core data;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID29fca8a614ad44e1af23d2e869d2dd31"><enum>(C)</enum><text>fluid sample
data.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDdf7b45712dc34c8ea75f4a7523b29dad"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Partnership
with other drilling programs</header><text>As part of the drilling program
under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall enter, as appropriate, into
partnerships with other entities to collect and integrate data from other
drilling programs relevant to the storage of carbon dioxide in geological
formations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7f7d0d744ba847e688da4e00527ae235"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Incorporation
into natcarb</header>
<subparagraph id="IDa2650d9a215b4bd58e8996f0afaab80b"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>On completion of the assessment, the Secretary of Energy
shall incorporate the results of the assessment using the NatCarb database, to
the maximum extent practicable.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5a2ba75bf5114d6fb184d7795f64e756"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Ranking</header><text>The
database shall include the data 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></paragraph><paragraph id="ID3f69ae8fa9ee44ceb9d9d6a8bf21431e"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 180 days after the date on which the assessment is completed, the
Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the
Senate and the Committee on Science and Technology of the House of
Representatives a report describing the findings under the assessment.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDff27561cc1e54e38a6cc5f835b1fc9bd"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Periodic
updates</header><text>The national assessment developed under this section
shall be updated periodically (including at least once every 5 years) to
support public and private sector decisionmaking.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDa11432342afe4acf9f1fb96611fbd3d0"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this section $30,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2010 through
2014.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><enum>VII</enum><header>Tax
provisions</header>
<section id="S1" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>701.</enum><header>Amendment of 1986
Code</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Except as otherwise
expressly provided, whenever in this title an amendment or repeal is expressed
in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the
reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986.</text>
</section><subtitle id="id7BDBCB64C2D24C238B55368ADA56D217"><enum>A</enum><header>Nuclear
energy</header>
<section id="H885EED1508D643E3BA27CED835F2FFD6"><enum>711.</enum><header>ASME Nuclear
Certification credit</header>
<subsection id="HF41E7FA488D940528D58D49DC81800E7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3EDD92A0F090417994EBA3C5A2AB0403" style="OLC">
<section id="H5B2444361B364D9C9FB400FD7C822CD1"><enum>45R.</enum><header>ASME Nuclear
Certification credit</header>
<subsection id="H1E603C4E5562411AB0FDAB502F018F6C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>For purposes of section 38, the ASME Nuclear
Certification credit determined under this section for any taxable year is an
amount equal to 15 percent of the qualified nuclear expenditures paid or
incurred by the taxpayer.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H835A20F2FC91489E95074D00BCB18E9C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Qualified
nuclear expenditures</header><text>For purposes of this section, the term
<term>qualified nuclear expenditures</term> means any expenditure related
to—</text>
<paragraph id="H60ACD9BC2A664BA5984DD5151EF0C03"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">obtaining a certification under the
American Society of Mechanical Engineers Nuclear Component Certification
program, or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H60A15087C4EF4036A915A7D3806946E0"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">increasing the taxpayer’s capacity to
construct, fabricate, assemble, or install components—</text>
<subparagraph id="H40932DA8270C437E99F656196228FC5E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for any facility
which uses nuclear energy to produce electricity, and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H99572FD717004E31B773FA93049DD9BC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>with respect to
the construction, fabrication, assembly, or installation of which the taxpayer
is certified under such program.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE5E7F711970C42A8885380CA352D0056"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Timing of
credit</header><text>The credit allowed under subsection (a) for any
expenditures shall be allowed—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HFED0E0982B564DC6B7A73F45348973D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the case of a
qualified nuclear expenditure described in subsection (b)(1), for the taxable
year of such certification, and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4834C69AA27C4334A7CF99F33E91B00"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the case of any
other qualified nuclear expenditure, for the taxable year in which such
expenditure is paid or incurred.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H60C71BF6576A45559B87928552C04E58"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Special
rules</header>
<paragraph id="H9E4EA451B98D4754B65E633D03E58218"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Basis
adjustment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of
this subtitle, if a credit is allowed under this section for an expenditure,
the increase in basis which would result (but for this subsection) for such
expenditure shall be reduced by the amount of the credit allowed under this
section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H720576F992EB4FD0B2EB6133D3CBD200"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Denial of double
benefit</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No deduction shall be
allowed under this chapter for any amount taken into account in determining the
credit under this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4CA5C466B1C6437C88C3BB1997DB62D6"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>This
section shall not apply to any expenditures paid or incurred in taxable years
beginning after December 31,
2019.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id363269517906423582D33E287DDF8092"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Credit To be
part of business credit</header><text>Subsection (b) of section 38 is amended
by striking <quote>plus</quote> at the end of paragraph (34), by striking the
period at the end of paragraph (35) and inserting <quote>, plus</quote>, and by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1FDE4AD7EE7B4E128490CE69137AA906" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="idB16699E09A554813817C791957FF35EF"><enum>(36)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the ASME Nuclear Certification credit
determined under section
45R(a).</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id4D076471E5C44A24AB42DA7DA9535EFC"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>Subsection (a) of section 1016 is amended by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end of paragraph (36), by striking the period at the
end of paragraph (37) and inserting <quote>, and</quote>, and by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC9877574A8CE434180C2F9E39EC9B06" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H8A84B135A16F41F5BF1D3690482D0927"><enum>(38)</enum><text>to the extent
provided in section
45R(d)(1).</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id5CF4D79A8E1943459E0D019654D42238"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Clerical
amendment</header><text>The table of sections for subpart D of part IV of
subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended by adding at the end the following new
item:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3BC1024FEDA74257AF82F2518098A009" style="OLC">
<toc>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">Sec. 45R. ASME Nuclear
Certification
credit.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6E9AC5FB77F34A028128081904251526"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall apply to
expenditures paid or incurred in taxable years beginning after December 31,
2009.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3E0D7ABC233B4287AE6ADAD63CE1092E"><enum>712.</enum><header>Expansion of
energy investment tax credit to include nuclear and clean-coal
equipment</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id66A517FC3C3945BDA935D9D5EF3868CC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Clause (i) of section 48C(c)(1)(A) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDFCDBC5CEA6E41BE9837FDD46C8EDEF9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>or</quote> at the end of subclause (VI),</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id521DD64F4AB44C4A99C23ED3C568A599"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end of subclause (VII), and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id82565017EEA746679227F5FC181D60E0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting
after subclause (VII) the following new subclauses:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC93C0CBFC152450B9CF379444A9044B6" style="OLC">
<subclause id="IDff45c93a989d4665ae1eea2705a0ee31"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text>property
designed to be used to produce energy from an advanced nuclear power facility
(as defined in section 45J(d)), or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID09aa30b5ad764cee9495319cfbb05fc3"><enum>(IX)</enum><text>property
designed to be used to produce energy from clean-coal equipment,
and</text>
</subclause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id51E4E51DA7544AD3B59B843CB060B78F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Denial of
double benefit</header><text>Subsection (e) of section 48C is amended by
inserting <quote>45J, 45R,</quote> before <quote>48</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4290904611FA4B23BC6F33D307425490"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall apply to property
placed in service after December 31, 2009.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID32C76E28538F4CBFAFFE724ED4C8A76D"><enum>713.</enum><header>Credit for
qualifying nuclear power manufacturing</header>
<subsection id="id278552F3F3AD4D14959EA6CA5445E3DC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subpart E of part IV
of subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended by inserting after section 48C the
following new section:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4F016A15407948BB9413EA58FCA4033F" style="OLC">
<section id="ID83BC4D01211E41559F435DB2A94FB3E8"><enum>48D.</enum><header>Qualifying
nuclear power manufacturing credit</header>
<subsection id="ID227069136EAC4D35AF5D141B30ED43A4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>For purposes of section 46, the qualifying nuclear power
manufacturing credit for any taxable year is an amount equal to 20 percent of
the qualified investment for such taxable year.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID864D5A20B1444CA394A708079FE65468"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Qualified
investment</header>
<paragraph id="IDA84BCEBC6E364DCFA81A31C8E0E65595"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>For purposes of subsection (a), the qualified investment
for any taxable year is the basis of eligible property placed in service by the
taxpayer during such taxable year—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDBEC2B6AFC5AB430BBCDEC7643F8C6E37"><enum>(A)</enum><text>which is either
part of a qualifying nuclear power manufacturing project or is qualifying
nuclear power manufacturing equipment,</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDDEFF3D510D7B4E0B94E7E2763DE245FC"><enum>(B)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="IDD371639717404331BE280ADC7DA02D75"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the construction,
reconstruction, or erection of which is completed by the taxpayer, or</text>
</clause><clause id="IDB08E4455002447D596AF7B737C27EF02" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>which is acquired by the taxpayer
if the original use of such property commences with the taxpayer,</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID870A258DE2214488A8835BFF74E1EDE9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>with respect to
which depreciation (or amortization in lieu of depreciation) is allowable,
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDDBE75F7362B746318489B160063E443C"><enum>(D)</enum><text>which is placed
in service on or before December 31, 2015.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID3EB7619B28D043DC900C2BC0A7FA6664"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Special rule
for certain subsidized property</header><text>Rules similar to section 48(a)(4)
shall apply for purposes of this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID260F3C4A09C345628CD4FCC37ED80EBE"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Certain
qualified progress expenditures rules made applicable</header><text>Rules
similar to the rules of subsections (c)(4) and (d) of section 46 (as in effect
on the day before the enactment of the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1990)
shall apply for purposes of this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDA62781C719B34CD48D1A79B92E70E129"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>For
purposes of this section—</text>
<paragraph id="IDC245CDE23EA34938876352A1B479CD7E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Qualifying
nuclear power manufacturing project</header><text>The term <term>qualifying
nuclear power manufacturing project</term> means any project which is designed
primarily to enable the taxpayer to produce or test equipment necessary for the
construction or operation of a nuclear power plant.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDA1931DD7282C4396AF3C73E196332721"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Qualifying
nuclear power manufacturing equipment</header><text>The term <term>qualifying
nuclear power manufacturing equipment</term> means machine tools and other
similar equipment, including computers and other peripheral equipment, acquired
or constructed primarily to enable the taxpayer to produce or test equipment
necessary for the construction or operation of a nuclear power plant.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID2717B1B32B4D409ABE64730F51B170C9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Project</header><text>The
term <term>project</term> includes any building constructed to house qualifying
nuclear power manufacturing
equipment.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="IDE57DDBC746324908B9B8F65C9A021FF8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendments</header>
<paragraph id="IDCE0EAA6AF74446AEAA4A7C06477C3087"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Additional
investment credit</header><text>Section 46 is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID78FD7D91D43C482480F22D5CBD85D8F4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking the
period at the end of paragraph (5) and inserting <quote>, and</quote>,
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID47FB921E02084E5298CFEA573929D399"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID88ECD1DA0FB5455A9FC89574958410FC" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="ID7B7ECE1F009147C08CDD4AF59984B003"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the qualifying
nuclear power manufacturing
credit.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDA7357A5951734036A437D5BD50518E44"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Application of
section 49</header><text>Subparagraph (C) of section 49(a)(1) is
amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID52C6FE0DCE98446F912853485CDDF669"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end of clause (iv),</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID74EC39D274E74C3FAC6E237444991170"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking the
period at the end of clause (v) and inserting <quote>, and</quote>, and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDE06EC5680CCD4F15A09DC2EFBB1CBDF3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new clause:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID62F7DBC282F6440EBD217F3E6297F32B" style="OLC">
<clause id="ID74FBB2A919704C2D81318FBDD0D31EAC"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>the basis of any
property which is part of a qualifying nuclear power equipment manufacturing
project under section
48D.</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID8F6E1DB4BC9E421D875091F1E94B719F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Table of
sections</header><text>The table of sections for subpart E of part IV of
subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended by adding at the end the following new
item:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD28F06D1244542E5B848D550666A1F9E" style="OLC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 48D. Qualifying nuclear power
manufacturing
credit.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID523C4E8859044EF8944323260F5DCFDF"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall apply to
property—</text>
<paragraph id="ID95D60E0A3204488BAB7A1DA857C962F0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the construction,
reconstruction, or erection of which began after the date of the enactment of
this Act, or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6F95836DAA214CB9BCC65526FA9F59B6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>which was
acquired by the taxpayer on or after the date of the enactment of this Act and
not pursuant to a binding contract which was in effect on the day prior to such
date.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="idF242A5A423324F85B01692AD2DA69C99"><enum>B</enum><header>Synthetic and
alternative energy</header>
<section id="IDB6726D236FAB4427A7E906E1E4960C53"><enum>721.</enum><header>Coal-to-liquid
facilities</header>
<subsection id="ID2363D1AA136E4A0983E205DD62629F7D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 168 is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB8CDE4A4DB5A4D7182A353FE90030180" style="OLC">
<subsection id="ID7E99B94A835F4E54ACF02A8D167C3684"><enum>(o)</enum><header>Special
allowance for coal-to-liquid plant property</header>
<paragraph id="ID5B1F35F912364A6F9E602E7D1C87208D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Additional
allowance</header><text>In the case of any qualified coal-to-liquid plant
property—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDF34026BF928045B6A85F32BCA2EF8398"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the depreciation
deduction provided by section 167(a) for the taxable year in which such
property is placed in service shall include an allowance equal to 50 percent of
the adjusted basis of such property, and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID53CAACF2A9FE43B8B8437AB824159758"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the adjusted
basis of such property shall be reduced by the amount of such deduction before
computing the amount otherwise allowable as a depreciation deduction under this
chapter for such taxable year and any subsequent taxable year.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID4F2F945E781C484BA4F8765A8032E959"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Qualified
coal-to-liquid plant property</header>
<subparagraph id="ID9E13702496714A85BDF2C88828211165"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <term>qualified coal-to-liquid plant
property</term> means property of a character subject to the allowance for
depreciation—</text>
<clause id="IDB400CEBDB2EB413181C0BB3B879FAE26"><enum>(i)</enum><text>which is part of
a commercial-scale project that converts coal to 1 or more liquid or gaseous
transportation fuel that demonstrates the capture, and sequestration or
disposal or use of, the carbon dioxide produced in the conversion process, and
that, on the basis of carbon dioxide sequestration plan prepared by the
applicant, is certified by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, as producing fuel with
life cycle carbon dioxide emissions at or below the average life-cycle carbon
dioxide emissions for the same type of fuel produced at traditional petroleum
based facilities with similar annual capacities,</text>
</clause><clause id="IDD24FABB3BAC54053AED131C6B8C92F74"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>which is used in
the United States solely to produce coal-to-liquid fuels,</text>
</clause><clause id="ID870790E76835451F88A241E613C9F584"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the original
use of which commences with the taxpayer after the date of the enactment of
this subsection,</text>
</clause><clause id="IDB6952A72E6BE4ADB9C31458E53645037"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>which has a
nameplate capacity of 30,000 barrels per day production of coal-to-liquid
fuels,</text>
</clause><clause id="IDF2D5D0C887874C939FE42099C5C1D2E0"><enum>(v)</enum><text>which is acquired
by the taxpayer by purchase (as defined in section 179(d)) after the date of
the enactment of this subsection, but only if no written binding contract for
the acquisition was in effect on or before such date, and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDB7E96E9F948E49DDB234B61200433CA7"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>which is placed
in service by the taxpayer before January 1, 2013.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6E1B09EC99E44DA1AFF096EB2A9BE29A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exceptions</header>
<clause id="IDBBC3CA95052040539EF86428DD409F0C"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Alternative
depreciation property</header><text>Such term shall not include any property
described in section 168(k)(2)(D)(i).</text>
</clause><clause id="ID9D106E523EBE4DED8C41F587D7A941C1"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Tax-exempt
bond-financed property</header><text>Such term shall not include any property
any portion of which is financed with the proceeds of any obligation the
interest on which is exempt from tax under section 103.</text>
</clause><clause id="ID8B7D9A8CB70A4133995B67DD061F4C75"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Election
out</header><text>If a taxpayer makes an election under this subparagraph with
respect to any class of property for any taxable year, this subsection shall
not apply to all property in such class placed in service during such taxable
year.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDD5EE72053C5248FA8FA012291B4CE636"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Special
rules</header><text>For purposes of this subsection, rules similar to the rules
of subparagraph (E) of section 168(k)(2) shall apply, except that such
subparagraph shall be applied—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDA749C9C215A1460F97E17950A735FDA4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by substituting
<quote>the date of the enactment of subsection (l)</quote> for <quote>December
31, 2007</quote> each place it appears therein,</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDAB9D478C891946669BD0408E3D521737"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by substituting
<quote>January 1, 2013</quote> for <quote>January 1, 2010</quote> in clause (i)
thereof, and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1DB9E23D7DAA431F9716451F7FEE9BCD"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by substituting
<quote>qualified coal-to-liquid plant property</quote> for <quote>qualified
property</quote> in clause (iv) thereof.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDCFC904C2DCCA4B9BA310AD2273104AFD"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Allowance
against alternative minimum tax</header><text>For purposes of this subsection,
rules similar to the rules of section 168(k)(2)(G) shall apply.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID8FA8E9B146B14820A04661F03B850F7A"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Recapture</header><text>For
purposes of this subsection, rules similar to the rules under section
179(d)(10) shall apply with respect to any qualified coal-to-liquid plant
property which ceases to be qualified coal-to-liquid plant
property.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE9C860089CC24B398667C492AB5E2FC8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendment made by this section shall apply to property
placed in service after the date of the enactment of this Act, in taxable years
ending after such date.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID7C95F88A65934573B944FEFCA3C8FC6E"><enum>722.</enum><header>Permanent
extension of the credit for nonbusiness energy property and the credit for gas
produced from biomass and for synthetic fuels produced from coal</header>
<subsection id="IDBFE09C3CA4644C7483DB6336FAA203BF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Credit for
nonbusiness energy property made permanent</header>
<paragraph id="ID08C9850D65644E7E99360A80FE792D4F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 25C is amended by striking subsection (g).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID4A9E0C897CBA469E8A026C19FA0B5BC6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendment made by this subsection shall apply to
property placed in service after December 31, 2009.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDEAA1CC86BFFA49D48CDAFEBD381853F7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Credit for gas
produced from biomass and for synthetic fuels produced from coal made
permanent</header>
<paragraph id="ID789F79EAD7D74BB5A232197562CAC348"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subparagraph (B) of section 45K(f)(1) is amended to read
as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID05ED15A242F94071BCC51E93068938F1" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="ID0352732453EC4B15B3209482D351CD64"><enum>(B)</enum><text>if such facility
is originally placed in service after December 31, 1992, paragraph (2) of
subsection (e) shall not
apply.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFA0E96FA95D44C3AB89FFA4B75E52400"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendment made by this subsection shall apply to fuel
sold after December 31, 2009.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID334A2947966D48C2930249097BD5FDC2"><enum>723.</enum><header>Extension of
50 cent per gallon alternative fuels excise tax credit</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Paragraph (5) of section 6426(d) is amended
by striking <quote>2009</quote> and inserting <quote>2019</quote> and by
striking <quote>2014</quote> and inserting <quote>2024</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="idCE6D55E69EFB40AA957A96DA15D8646D"><enum>724.</enum><header>Tax credit
parity for open-loop biomass facilities</header>
<subsection id="id4C96C55C953443C7B997D0798F583046"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subparagraph (A) of section 45(b)(4) is amended by
striking <quote>paragraph (3),</quote> and inserting
<quote>paragraph</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id5061C46A21784FC0B1F421F7634F1500"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendment made by this section shall apply to
electricity produced and sold after the date of the enactment of this
Act.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id7CD463F9969447CBB87B5EC1D061687E"><enum>C</enum><header>Alternative fuel
vehicles</header>
<section id="idCF16D44ECD0644EAB5FE1F4EFE4485C9"><enum>731.</enum><header>Extension of
credit for alternative fuel vehicles</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Paragraph (4) of section 30B(k) is amended
by striking <quote>December 31, 2010</quote> and inserting <quote>December 31,
2020</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="idD6F3113D4E914BD18CF48A1740BB8F67"><enum>732.</enum><header>Extension of
alternative fuel vehicle refueling property credit</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Paragraph
(1) of section 30C(g) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="IDaee9e1b068e5457aa98a2407c61811cc"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>hydrogen,</quote> and inserting <quote>hydrogen or alternative fuels (as
defined in section 30B(e)(4)(B)),</quote>, and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID4fd689a702fe4bd49255b4494800cd0a"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>December 31, 2014</quote> and inserting <quote>December 31,
2020</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="id7C63A3B034B14431B5ECD43E6A19E400"><enum>733.</enum><header>Extension of
credit for new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles</header>
<subsection id="idDB3FB67BA4DB4FF0A69FD8983E40E984"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 30D is amended by adding at the end the following
new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id51F485FC1C394CF29FF6ADD68E23E6C1" style="OLC">
<subsection id="ID495120fa589e46fc8656de58dd9eb54f"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>This
section shall not apply to property placed in service after December 31,
2020.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="ID3d4f7b2ff6c543cd9cd5dc74e3580032"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Repeal of
limitation on number of new qualified plug-In electric drive motor vehicles
eligible for credit</header><text>Section 30D, as amended by subsection (a), is
amended by striking subsection (e) and redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as
subsections (e) and (f), respectively.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDc740836459b64767b5d8b78cb3bfb2b3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conforming
amendments</header>
<paragraph id="IDd038ad82f59f4fdca424fb8d7a2bab12"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section
1016(a)(37) is amended by striking <quote>section 30D(e)(4)</quote> and
inserting <quote>section 30D(e)(1)</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDee98defc6e9242c9a600377884287031"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section 6501(m)
is amended by striking <quote>section 30D(e)(4)</quote> and inserting
<quote>section 30D(e)(6)</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID00ee18744f974a70a5f0f76bed420b36"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall apply to vehicles
acquired after December 31, 2009.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="idF3F02B8BA0FC434BAC81635AF9651380"><enum>D</enum><header>Energy
infrastructure</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id733A39761EB44AE2BCBF56F83BAB5E44" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>741.</enum><header>Tax-exempt financing
of energy transportation infrastructure not subject to private business use
tests</header>
<subsection id="ID5199c2b4e2df4e919f9b98eabd810b19"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 141(b)(6) is amended by adding at the end the
following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8BD0A26722EA4CCF9ECAB6E854CBBDB2" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="ID8608d4185bc34d4e9c0b7154d1c44a3c"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Exception for
certain energy transportation infrastructure</header>
<clause id="ID038e47af6ee944409a4eb480ec276a09"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>For purposes of the 1st sentence of subparagraph (A), the
operation or use of any property described in clause (ii) by any person which
is not a governmental unit shall not be considered a private business
use.</text>
</clause><clause id="ID1bbd15f26f1b4893ba5e10caa783ec67"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Property
described</header><text>For purposes of clause (i), the following property is
described in this clause:</text>
<subclause id="IDaf228cd28fa3419cb499c5d362810b3f"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Any tangible
property used to transmit electricity at 230 or more kilovolts if such property
is placed in service as part of a State or multi-State effort to improve
interstate electricity transmission and is physically located in not less than
2 States.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDd51886c9e34249768c004f553556c7d0"><enum>(II)</enum><text>Any tangible
property used to transmit electricity generated from renewable
resources.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDa25450183f3d49c1a21211b6c4c43d25"><enum>(III)</enum><text>Any tangible
property used as a transmission pipeline for crude oil or diesel fuel produced
from coal or other synthetic petroleum products produced from coal if such
property is placed in service as part of a State or multi-State effort to
improve the transportation of crude oil or diesel fuel produced from coal or
other synthetic petroleum products produced from coal.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDfefc3c51d29c4359bbd334c7b1241937"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>Any tangible
property used as a carbon dioxide transmission pipeline if such property is
placed in service as part of a State or multi-State effort to improve
interstate or intrastate efforts to develop transportation infrastructure for
purposes of permanently sequestering carbon
dioxide.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="ID723ce1028bbe4c5183e9834e9689e16a"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exception to
private loan financing test</header><text>Section 141(c)(2) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id06B2BF4303694ADF9C21347F946CB1FB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>or</quote> at the end of subparagraph (B),</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDf5ae62ccd8aa448ea7afd486ef44e32f"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking the
period at the end of subparagraph (C) and inserting <quote>, or</quote>,
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID58c1e4b7b9c24ce4bff1c59854654ec2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD8BD58FFC111407EA48502823E2CB648" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="ID908eb9a401134c9f9f7fa92b023ce503"><enum>(D)</enum><text>enables the
borrower to finance any property described in subsection
(b)(6)(C)(ii).</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id05D1B9EF8AA641DA9413A0E6EB9287BB"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Reduction of
State volume cap by amount of energy transportation infrastructure
financing</header><text>Section 146 is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1D5920DB7369427CB0A0A018985C74D6" style="OLC">
<subsection id="id068DE76AA5734F3DB39DAEB3308F9EF2"><enum>(o)</enum><header>Reduction for
energy transportation infrastructure financing</header><text>The volume cap of
any issuing authority for any calendar year shall be reduced by the amount of
bonds issued as part of an issue by such authority to provide for property
described in section
141(b)(6)(C)(ii).</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID07942d05faaf4969a84bbbebb2865bec"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall apply to
obligations issued after the date of the enactment of this Act and before
December 31, 2016.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID9881BED68CA24F5F9490440D139EB74F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>742.</enum><header>Limitation on
discriminatory taxation of certain pipeline property</header>
<subsection id="ID733C0AE0842D47E1AA2E8B1128331865"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>For
purposes of this section:</text>
<paragraph id="ID2A5D866F26BC4B78B32FF2FF053D4150"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Assessment</header><text>The
term <term>assessment</term> means valuation for a property tax levied by a
taxing authority.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDFE89B12421D046D08BBFC41000DD99E3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Assessment
jurisdiction</header><text>The term <term>assessment jurisdiction</term> means
a geographical area used in determining the assessed value of property for ad
valorem taxation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDB6675CDCF2D3451185F1017711C3EBD5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Commercial and
industrial property</header><text>The term <term>commercial and industrial
property</term> means property (excluding pipeline property, public utility
property, and land used primarily for agricultural purposes or timber growth)
devoted to commercial or industrial use and subject to a property tax
levy.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID899E118F34124F09A77BB05D33998EB8"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Pipeline
property</header><text>The term <term>pipeline property</term> means all
property, real, personal, and intangible, owned or used by a natural gas
pipeline providing transportation or storage of natural gas, subject to the
jurisdiction of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID74B8EED03FAA417DB422F23D0A1D7D09"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Public utility
property</header><text>The term <term>public utility property</term> means
property (excluding pipeline property) that is devoted to public service and is
owned or used by any entity that performs a public service and is regulated by
any governmental agency.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDEA960BDDFFAB4E969BC9DE4A362E289B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Discriminatory
Acts</header><text>The acts specified in this subsection unreasonably burden
and discriminate against interstate commerce. A State, subdivision of a State,
authority acting for a State or subdivision of a State, or any other taxing
authority (including a taxing jurisdiction and a taxing district) may not do
any of the following such acts:</text>
<paragraph id="ID7FA36D74CE7F45ACB56946130F226FDA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Assess pipeline
property at a value that has a higher ratio to the true market value of the
pipeline property than the ratio that the assessed value of other commercial
and industrial property in the same assessment jurisdiction has to the true
market value of the other commercial and industrial property.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDAF2BE07EFFAC463F812357D1637D49BD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Levy or collect a
tax on an assessment that may not be made under paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7401028F60E04C2E8AAD606D0959ED4F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Levy or collect
an ad valorem property tax on pipeline property at a tax rate that exceeds the
tax rate applicable to commercial and industrial property in the same
assessment jurisdiction.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDDE01C5CDD7BB4C198B68689E154DCC72"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Impose any other
tax that discriminates against a pipeline providing transportation subject to
the jurisdiction of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID760ACC078FC34BEDA3A0706E452B2A98"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Jurisdiction of
courts; relief</header>
<paragraph id="ID088A6A26F14742B89DBB0F97DD77215B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Grant of
Jurisdiction</header><text>Notwithstanding section 1341 of title 28, United
States Code, and notions of comity, and without regard to the amount in
controversy or citizenship of the parties, the district courts of the United
States shall have jurisdiction, concurrent with other jurisdiction of the
courts of the United States, of States, and of all other taxing authorities and
taxing jurisdictions, to prevent a violation of subsection (b).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID260C43AD36AE42109F9B9450D1748144"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Relief</header><text>Except
as otherwise provided in this paragraph, relief may be granted under this Act
only if the ratio of assessed value to true market value of pipeline property
exceeds by at least 5 percent the ratio of assessed value to true market value
of other commercial and industrial property in the same assessment
jurisdiction. If the ratio of the assessed value of other commercial and
industrial property in the assessment jurisdiction to the true market value of
all other commercial and industrial property cannot be determined to the
satisfaction of the court through the random-sampling method known as a sales
assessment ratio study (to be carried out under statistical principles
applicable to such a study), each of the following shall be a violation of
subsection (b) for which relief under this section may be granted:</text>
<subparagraph id="ID08BF9C1ABEEA464FB793958153D53702"><enum>(A)</enum><text>An assessment of
the pipeline property at a value that has a higher ratio of assessed value to
the true market value of the pipeline property than the ratio of the assessed
value of all other property (excluding public utility property) subject to a
property tax levy in the assessment jurisdiction has to the true market value
of all other property (excluding public utility property).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID87E4E66D67F04D43B49EE79B7DBA42A0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The collection of
an ad valorem property tax on the pipeline property at a tax rate that exceeds
the tax rate applicable to all other taxable property (excluding public utility
property) in the taxing jurisdiction.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id1B74C660F7344065BE9AC1E76B5258C4"><enum>E</enum><header>Building
efficiency incentives</header>
<section id="idA3DD5F7C33ED4A87A1E379D41EF521E8"><enum>751.</enum><header>Home energy
audits</header>
<subsection id="ID4587D0D7887C493FA0C27F5C6A499831"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 is
amended by inserting after section 25D the following new section:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="" id="idD26DDF5FCCCB4FEDBC7ADF42AD593E61" style="OLC">
<section id="idFEB9631F6B4646B8AD261C10B0F3865C"><enum>25E.</enum><header>Home energy
audits</header>
<subsection id="IDeda548a9a9e6467bb7b0fdac58cc93bf"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In the case of an individual, there shall be allowed as a
credit against the tax imposed by this chapter for the taxable year an amount
equal to 50 percent of the amount of qualified home energy audit expenses paid
or incurred by the taxpayer during the taxable year.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDc342b0dbdeeb4fc5b26f08ca5543eb93"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limitations</header>
<paragraph id="IDe058c4f26a4449b28e14d3f95ebddeab"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Dollar
limitation</header><text>The amount of the credit allowed under subsection (a)
for any taxable year shall not exceed $400.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID34c5e1f10474445ea9fe6c366b6fe5ed"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitation
based on amount of tax</header><text>In the case of any taxable year to which
section 26(a)(2) does not apply, the credit allowed under subsection (a) shall
not exceed the excess of—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID0eeb495981454b1da2f98612b3f3794d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the sum of the
regular tax liability (as defined in section 26(b)) plus the tax imposed by
section 55, over</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID282a691a77dd4d84a986705210e4d04d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the sum of the
credits allowable under this subpart (other than this section) and section 27
for the taxable year.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID14c92eda7ac24e7c9958542e1b9a5215"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Qualified home
energy audit expenses</header>
<paragraph id="idE0C530F0723D4AF0A0E665677F5B7CB7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>For purposes of this section, the term <term>qualified
home energy audit expenses</term> means expenses paid or incurred for an energy
audit, performed by a qualified energy auditor through a comprehensive site
visit, of a principal residence of the taxpayer which is located in the United
States. Such audit may include a blower door test, an infra-red camera test,
and a furnace combustion efficiency test.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id990FAB1C5B8C40C3B8DD028A61DB3182"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Included
tests</header><text>The audit described in paragraph (1) shall include such
tests as the Secretary may by regulation require, including substitute tests
for the tests specified in such paragraph.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID204a2840d18841dfab3eb699e23d77f7"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Principal
residence</header><text>For purposes of this subsection, the term
<term>principal residence</term> has the same meaning as when used in section
121.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID43573ea11a5d48e198970797f7b6719b"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Qualified
energy auditor</header>
<subparagraph id="ID3c1e6ebc9b39473ab0bfa38f79647838"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall specify by regulations the
qualifications required for an auditor to be considered a qualified energy
auditor for purposes of this section. Such regulations shall include rules
prohibiting conflicts of interest, including the disallowance of commissions or
other payments based on goods or non-audit services purchased by the taxpayer
from the auditor.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID12ed67f9088d4287817610bd58c64266"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Certification</header><text>The
Secretary shall prescribe the procedures and methods for certifying that an
auditor is a qualified energy auditor. To the maximum extent practicable, such
procedures and methods shall provide for a variety of sources from which an
auditor may obtain
certifications.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id040D39DC22164B4DB682DE914680E04A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendments</header>
<paragraph id="IDc985073eb373461b825987be73b5352b"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section
23(b)(4)(B) is amended by striking <quote>section 25D</quote> and inserting
<quote>sections 25D and 25E</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idD25ACB27A0664E63A569E034BB4173EB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section 23(c)(1)
is amended by inserting <quote>, 25E,</quote> after <quote>25D</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idF05F797AD65546A2BA35A4A378AE8D37"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Section
24(b)(3)(B) is amended by inserting <quote>25E,</quote> after
<quote>25D,</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idE1C9103493DC40D09E6C8253A84E1124"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Section
25(e)(1)(C) is amended by inserting <quote>25E,</quote> after
<quote>25D,</quote> each place it appears in clauses (i) and (ii).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2F26C898337E4D098952AFE98A35C0FF"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Section 25B(g)(2)
is amended by inserting <quote>25E,</quote> after <quote>25D,</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idDDE20CE4A0E44398B49F96B8809A374E"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Section 25D(c) is
amended by inserting <quote>and section 25E</quote> after <quote>this
section</quote> each place it appears in paragraphs (1)(B) and (2)(A).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id125CEE76498741A795188A816BC4C767"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Section 904(i) is
amended by inserting <quote>25E,</quote> after <quote>25B,</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idB780D0F6D8CA400C8476DF30AC0FE931"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Clerical
amendment</header><text>The table of sections for subpart A of part IV of
subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended by inserting after the item relating to
section 25D the following new item:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBE1241B820E24A95B61D17DF0C605248" style="OLC">
<toc>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 25E. Home energy
audits.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id7188831FDC114C1DB88E7F82BFA908F6"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Effective
dates</header>
<paragraph id="idAC0BDC0F41F84635B717235891E60ADD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall apply to
amounts paid or incurred in taxable years beginning after December 31,
2009.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id909C78E6193D46FD9EB3D98C6C15F2B2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Application of
EGGTRA sunset</header><text>The amendments made by paragraphs (1) and (3) of
subsection (b) shall be subject to title IX of the Economic Growth and Tax
Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 in the same manner as the provisions of such
Act to which such amendments relate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID6E735F78157C4D6E85DAB5A75BF3BBD1"><enum>752.</enum><header>Extension and
clarification of new energy efficient home credit</header>
<subsection id="ID183B8BAD949244F98DDCC322249A339E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Extension</header><text>Subsection
(g) of section 45L is amended by striking <quote>December 31, 2009</quote> and
inserting <quote>December 31, 2013</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDF9864D523F7D452E904E5CBDB0DAEB18"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clarification</header>
<paragraph id="ID60383E3EA8C24B5FAEA156A20AD2A644"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Paragraph (1) of section 45L(a) is amended by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end of subparagraph (A) and by striking subparagraph
(B) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6C138D0C71014C50AA82E63073249218" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="ID93A173717DE0473ABB2A796E6827CC09"><enum>(B)</enum><text>acquired by a
person from such eligible contractor, and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4E1E691C9AFE4EDA89D8A02F043057B2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>used by any
person as a residence during the taxable
year.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID248046FFDDF14DCFB6BBAA2096B231A7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by this subsection shall take effect as
if included in section 1332 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3CC0552E85A146C0BA6C3F7158A63948"><enum>753.</enum><header>Extension of
credit for energy efficient appliances</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2D73BF8A972B40EB99C554980DD26BCA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subsection (b) of section 45M is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="IDe321ec7c73604339b59bac29e588f950"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDd278a477463a4fcdbb809a78d9a2b913"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>2008 or 2009</quote> in subparagraph (A) and inserting <quote>2008,
2009, 2010, 2011, or 2012</quote>, and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3dc27efb1a004ad1bc5680b2820f8846"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>2008, 2009, or 2010</quote> in subparagraph (B) and inserting
<quote>2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, or 2013</quote>,</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID9d6ec999f087432e9e70987a0249a6a0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDe9b5b7ad231148b0837fec526861d2ee"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>2008 or 2009</quote> in subparagraph (B) and inserting <quote>2008,
2009, 2010, 2011, or 2012</quote>,</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7f12bf3f5ed34a4b86edc23ebf59e45a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>2008, 2009, or 2010</quote> in subparagraph (C) and inserting
<quote>2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, or 2013</quote>, and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID23c13f0fc1ab41c3accaa630713ee412"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>2008, 2009, or 2010</quote> in subparagraph (D) and inserting
<quote>2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, or 2013</quote>, and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID53321518ac7d4bb28d3cec08c488fab6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph
(3)—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID321dc875251249eaba839332dd5b4d67"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>2008 or 2009</quote> in subparagraph (B) and inserting <quote>2008,
2009, 2010, 2011, or 2012</quote>,</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfe08bf3808454142899f305bdb56c26a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>2008, 2009, or 2010</quote> in subparagraph (C) and inserting
<quote>2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, or 2013</quote>, and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9b527933a37f4c539ff34b4b495d3ab6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>2008, 2009, or 2010</quote> in subparagraph (D) and inserting
<quote>2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, or 2013</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID195e0739390d4f3daab35ebcaeb4563e"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Increase in
aggregate credit amount allowed</header><text>Paragraph (1) of section 45M(e)
is amended by striking <quote>$75,000,000</quote> and inserting
<quote>$100,000,000</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID0bd98a42085f4e92b13619f7f513b5ea"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall apply to
appliances produced after December 31, 2009.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="IDA1B04C4C9905491DBA237237177D4BDE"><enum>754.</enum><header>Extension and
modification of deduction for energy efficient commercial buildings</header>
<subsection id="IDEB3C432F348E4B9EBCA81511BE81F25C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Extension</header><text>Subsection
(h) of section 179D is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEE108DADB14A4841A98F9F2EF79254F3" style="OLC">
<subsection id="IDD829518C6CCF40D19C8CD1BF394F77D0"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>This
section shall not apply with respect to property—</text>
<paragraph id="IDDDE16A2EDB884041810510FBB713AF82"><enum>(1)</enum><text>which is
certified under subsection (d)(6) after December 31, 2012, or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDFB6D70EDDD044E2BABB541F0E0E8E1A7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>which is placed
in service after December 31, 2014.</text>
</paragraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="subsection">A
provisional certification shall be treated as meeting the requirements of
paragraph (1) if it is based on the building plans, subject to inspection and
testing after
installation.</continuation-text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="IDD84A6EB049DB4B258B48409B7670E8CD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Increase in
maximum amount of deduction</header>
<paragraph id="ID9AF8284A12AD4A5AB1618A6AC252BD6D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subparagraph (A) of section 179D(b)(1) is amended by
striking <quote>$1.80</quote> and inserting <quote>$2.25</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDCDD33EA65232404D857891438E3289E4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Partial
allowance</header><text>Paragraph (1) of section 179D(d) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDEC775877ED7341ECB7FAB95FB1A6DF15"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>$.60</quote> and inserting <quote>$0.75</quote>, and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID76397653C8DE459B9046BBA9460364E6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>$1.80</quote> and inserting <quote>$2.25</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID30ADE76A4C11472FB96EA80F87F8D354"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Modifications
to certain special rules</header>
<paragraph id="ID8D96F5F533E24BE29B7BFA61BE3CE839"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Methods of
calculating energy savings</header>
<subparagraph id="IDE959CCEF9A0E4213AA01638FF532D1AA"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Paragraph (2) of section 179D(d) is amended—</text>
<clause id="ID1BD54493ED0C4263B9486ECC97EEFA8E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>, except that the Secretary shall use Standard 90.1–2001 in
lieu of the California title 24 energy standards and the tables contained
therein and the Secretary may add requirements from Standard 90.1–2001 (or any
successor standard)</quote> before the period at the end, and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID2DBF9E190F0B46AC8593B5B42CF2AF16"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
adding at the end the following new sentence: <quote>The calculation methods
contained in such regulations shall also provide for the calculation of
appropriate energy savings for design methods and technologies not otherwise
credited in such manual or standard, including energy savings associated with
natural ventilation, evaporative cooling, automatic lighting controls (such as
occupancy sensors, photocells, and time clocks), day lighting, designs
utilizing semi-conditioned spaces which maintain adequate comfort conditions
without air conditioning or without heating, improved fan system efficiency
(including reductions in static pressure), advanced unloading mechanisms for
mechanical cooling (such as multiple or variable speed compressors), on-site
generation of electricity (including combined heat and power systems, fuel
cells, and renewable energy generation such as solar energy), and wiring with
lower energy losses than wiring satisfying Standard 90.1–2001 requirements for
building power distribution systems.</quote>.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID00E652C2E89B4D9BA35209D461B64CBB"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirements
for computer software used in calculating energy and power consumption
costs</header><text>Paragraph (3)(B) of section 179D(d) is amended by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end of clause (ii), by striking the period at the end
of clause (iii) and inserting <quote>, and</quote>, and by adding at the end
the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID400523A80BCC43C783FEE06B88D7DE6B" style="OLC">
<clause id="ID2CEDB87007704380A17E5746E7A3D76C"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>which
automatically—</text>
<subclause id="IDDBF16F33343C4B1F891BF326651EFC20"><enum>(I)</enum><text>generates the
features, energy use, and energy and power consumption costs of a reference
building which meets Standard 90.1–2001,</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDF9CBA130A13642D4971EB17D07B414AD"><enum>(II)</enum><text>generates the
features, energy use, and energy and power consumption costs of a compliant
building or system which reduces the annual energy and power costs by 50
percent compared to Standard 90.1–2001, and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID69A171D804D340B3B8F0A4116BE20BA0"><enum>(III)</enum><text>compares such
features, energy use, and consumption costs to the features, energy use, and
consumption costs of the building or system with respect to which the
calculation is being
made.</text>
</subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID4A8D10FD2E15403EB4E0960764E38DBE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Targets for
partial allowance of credit</header><text>Paragraph (1)(B) of section 179D(d)
is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID5131F3DB1C32405C988A0F8863F9BFC2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>The Secretary</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9C4E0CFECC2C450AA5ED782AD9B41BCC" style="OLC">
<clause id="IDC3448139878348CB8197A33B06AA595F"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>,
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDA5C523588A5D47C988C8FEF0BD2102A1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBA7883765CC24EFAA3070BB3368E70DD" style="OLC">
<clause id="ID20A7978533B840849FA0F5FB7DBC6CF9"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Additional
requirements</header><text>For purposes of clause (i)—</text>
<subclause id="IDE655A01EA4944784AAF0D86E8203E8BA"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the Secretary
shall determine prescriptive criteria that can be modeled explicitly for
reference buildings which meet the requirements of subsection (c)(1)(D) for
different building types and regions,</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDD1E748A8A6BA49219E7EE13AF008CB03"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a system may be
certified as meeting the target under subparagraph (A)(ii) if the appropriate
reference building either meets the requirements of subsection (c)(1)(D) with
such system rather than the comparable reference system (using the calculation
under paragraph (2)) or meets the relevant prescriptive criteria under
subclause (I), and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID1201E3BD52714E199D346D30826123DF"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the lighting
system target shall be based on lighting power density, except that it shall
allow lighting controls credits that trade off for lighting power density
savings based on section 3.2.2 of the 2005 California Nonresidential
Alternative Calculation Method Approval Manual.</text>
</subclause></clause><subparagraph id="ID47D9390FB0F2464B92647DED051E1791"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Publication</header><text>The
Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register the bases for the target levels
established in the regulations under clause
(i).</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID58911BDB11ED489AB3EF2C50564F6C72"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Alternative
standards</header><text>Section 179D(d) is amended by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4E00AB1D7D484988894239E9CCB4F810" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="IDD3EE0E0BADE64FD3A1E2B26DA61E0ED2"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Alternative
standards pending final regulations</header><text>Until such time as the
Secretary issues final regulations under paragraph (1)(B)—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDA6D1A7B7313A46698E58FEECCE7C42CC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the case of
property which is part of a building envelope, the building envelope system
target under paragraph (1)(A)(ii) shall be a 7 percent reduction in total
annual energy and power costs (determined in the same manner as under
subsection (c)(1)(D)), and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID42A99784BA0B40F38C2939E2E874E354"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the case of
property which is part of the heating, cooling, ventilation, and hot water
systems, the heating, cooling, ventilation, and hot water system shall be
treated as meeting the target under paragraph (1)(A)(ii) if it would meet the
requirement in subsection (c)(1)(D) if combined with a building envelope system
and lighting system which met their respective targets under paragraph
(1)(A)(ii) (including interim targets in effect under subsection (f) and
subparagraph
(A)).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="ID15FE315526004B3C8ED902C8A6A18F9E"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Modifications
to lighting standards</header>
<paragraph id="ID1E243A2775F247FD946CE964483A6E72"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Standards to be
alternate standards</header><text>Subsection (f) of section 179D is
amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID99FCBAF391CB4C3AAFD9CD143CA557FB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Interim</header-in-text></quote> in the heading and inserting
<quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Alternative</header-in-text></quote>, and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID60F8F10ED8094C24AD83C93785453571"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>, or, if the taxpayer elects, in lieu of the target set forth in such
final regulations</quote> after <quote>lighting system</quote> at the end of
the matter preceding paragraph (1).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID34A1CF5AB08543F89FA6772E56412AD0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Qualified
individuals</header><text>Section 179D(d)(6)(C) is amended by adding at the end
the following: <quote>For purposes of certification of whether the alternative
target for lighting systems under subsection (f) is met, individuals qualified
to determine compliance shall include individuals who are certified as Lighting
Certified (LC) by the National Council on Qualifications for the Lighting
Professions, Certified Energy Managers (CEM) by the Association of Energy
Engineers, and LEED Accredited Professionals (AP) by the U.S. Green Buildings
Council.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDD24EB5446C344E56A9EE049A658D2E66"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Requirement for
bilevel switching</header><text>Section 179D(f) is amended by adding at the end
the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEA609EFE40514217815B5506CC3BEC24" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="IDE1274242EB83441299E4E2677D070BFE"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Application of
subsection to bilevel switching</header>
<subparagraph id="ID9F970C7E9EAB412B8CBC958E4C6EB620"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Notwithstanding paragraph (2)(C)(i), this subsection
shall apply to a system which does not include provisions for bilevel switching
if the reduction in lighting power density is at least 37.5 percent of the
minimum requirements in Table 9.3.1.1 or Table 9.3.1.2 (not including
additional interior lighting allowances) of Standard 90.1–2001.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3DDF114C83FF43C8A28B2494F15A4005"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Reduction in
deduction</header><text>In the case of a system to which this subsection
applies by reason of subparagraph (A), paragraph (2) shall be applied—</text>
<clause id="ID7AF361D78C5749F990DE1B90B00EA0DF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>40 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>50 percent</quote> in
subparagraph (A) thereof, and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDF12F7377AECF4F6185544EC0E11B2364"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B)(ii) thereof—</text>
<subclause id="ID448CFEE2B1544F22B39BF5A9F08D141C"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>25 percentage points</quote> and inserting <quote>37.5 percentage
points</quote>; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDB637F763260542D2883921B140132492"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>15</quote> and inserting
<quote>12.5</quote>.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID6795383FBEC44CC9840D8355EC8D189C"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Public
property</header><text>Paragraph (4) of section 179(d) is amended by striking
<quote>the Secretary shall promulgate a regulation to allow the allocation of
the deduction</quote> and inserting <quote>the deduction under this section
shall be allowed</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7AB1FCE32F1E44199700117BF5158CE3"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall apply to property
placed in service in taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of
this Act.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle>