PETROLEUM see also Power Resources

Addresses

Effects of Alaska Oil Spill: Elenore McMullen, 24146 [11OC]

Energy and Geopolitics in the 21st Century: James Schlesinger, 27702, 27703 [7NO]

Agreements

Oil Pollution Liability and Compensation Act: enact (S. 686), 18377 [3AU]

Amendments

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, AK: authorize competitive oil and gas leasing (S. 406), 2131 [9FE], 8573-8579 [9MY], 13168 [22JN], 13453 [23JN], 14605 [13JY]

Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: prohibitions against oil and gas production (H.J. Res. 281), 15939, 15957 [24JY]

Oil Pollution Liability and Compensation Act: enact (H.R. 1465), 26590 [31OC], 26877 [1NO], 27809 [7NO], 27940, 27941, 27947, 27957, 27961, 27967, 27969, 27970 [8NO], 28222, 28224, 28226, 28229, 28234, 28235, 28240-28246, 28254, 28255, 28258-28260, 28262, 28266 [9NO]

———enact (S. 686), 18289, 18300, 18301, 18311, 18315, 18317, 18358, 18360-18363, 18365, 18372, 18373, 18377, 18378, 18435, 18440, 18441-18444 [3AU], 18712-18715, 18717, 18719, 18723, 18725, 18726, 18728, 19017 [4AU]

Strategic reserve: extend authority (S. 694), 10314 [31MY], 13457, 13483 [23JN], 13714 [28JN]

Analyses

Competitive Oil and Gas Leasing in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, AK (S. 406), 2106-2108 [9FE]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act Amendments (H.R. 3193), 19450 [4AU]

Oil Pipeline Regulatory Reform Act (S. 1471), 17966 [2AU]

Oil Pollution Act (H.R. 3394), 26849-26862 [1NO]

Oil Tanker Navigation Safety Act (S. 1461), 18291-18296 [3AU]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 1465, liability limitations for damages from oil, 31311 [21NO]

Articles and editorials

Abdicating Our Energy Leadership, 2572 [22FE]

Absurd Study, 23108 [3OC]

Alaska Spill Energizes Vigilance in California, 8729 [9MY]

At Least OPEC Has a Policy, 11745 [14JN]

Autopilot Led Ship to Reef, 5698 [6AP]

Coast Guard's Oil Sleuths Are Really Slick Operators, 24919 [17OC]

Debate on Double-Hull Oil Tankers, 9980 [18MY]

Don't Hike Federal Gas Tax, 4123 [14MR]

Drilling Activity Nears Post-World War II Low, 616 [25JA]

Energy Policy Debate Gets Short Shrift Amid Oil Glut, 8186, 8187 [4MY]

Exxon Oil Spill No Excuse To Raise Gas Prices No, 6087 [12AP]

Exxon Ready to Refloat Oil Tanker—Las Vegas Gas Prices Increasing, 6086 [12AP]

Exxon Slips Away, 20239 [12SE]

Exxon's Failed Promises, 5700 [6AP]

Eyes Above Will Halt Oilspills Below, 26386 [27OC]

Gas Hike Largest, Fastest in History, 6086 [12AP]

Heating Up?, 29043 [15NO]

Lesson of Sullom Voe, 11306 [8JN]

New Ethanol-Based Fuel Additive Shows Promise, 24612 [13OC]

New Fuel Storage Rules Put Pressure on Station Owners, 18973 [4AU]

Oil and Dirty Hands, 5699 [6AP]

Oil and Security, 8185 [4MY]

Oil Import Fee?, 2470 [22FE]

Oil on the Water, Oil in the Ground, 5699 [6AP]

Oil Spill, 30651-30653 [20NO]

Oil Spill Damage, 27971 [8NO]

Once Oil Hit the Water the Cause Was Lost, 20643-20645 [18SE]

Petroleum Buyers Cut Posted Prices $1, 617 [25JA]

Puget Sound Tanker Safety Act, 28249 [9NO]

Putting Safety on CAFE Skids, 7558 [26AP]

Roger Diamond Sparkles as 1988 Citizen, 5178 [22MR]

Saudi King Sees Further Rise for Oil, 8184 [4MY]

Saudis Propose Leasing Oil to U.S., 20701 [18SE]

So Hungry for Oil—OPEC's Best Friend? It Is Us, 25797 [24OC]

Spill Would Devastate South Florida, 8459 [8MY]

Step on the Gas, Pay the Price, 8184 [4MY]

Tankers Full of Trouble-Bottom Line—Safety Runs Skin Deep, 30707 [21NO]

Telco, Vendor Aid in Oil Cleanup Effort, 12579 [20JN]

The Delaware—A Messy Past, 18381 [3AU]

Three From CG Commended for Spill Cleanup, 14742 [14JY]

Tight Sands Tax Credit Essential to State's Natural Gas Producers, 1956-1960 [8FE]

Valdez Connection, 7465-7469 [25AP]

Bills and resolutions

Alaska: oil and gas exploration within North Slope coastal plain region (see S. 471; H.R. 1135)

———prohibit use of certain water routes for transport (see H.R. 1781)

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, AK: authorize competitive oil and gas leasing (see S. 406, 684)

Automobile Fuel Economy Act: enact (see S. 984)

California: conveyance of certain lands in a naval petroleum reserve (see S. 669; H.R. 245)

———prohibit exploration of oil and gas in certain coastal areas (see S. 49)

Coast Guard: oil and hazardous materials discharge response planning, equipment, and national contingency plan (see H.R. 3124)

Coastal zone: offshore oil and gas leasing (see S. 726; H.R. 543)

Coastal Zone Management Act: designate Sec. of Commerce as lead trustee for ocean and coastal resources (see S. 967)

Common Hydrocarbon-Bearing Area Cooperative Development Act: enact (see S. 1373)

Continental shelf: prohibit the issuance of oil and gas leases on certain portions (see H.R. 3751)

———State disapproval of Federal offshore leasing decisions (see H.R. 1883)

Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: prohibitions against oil and gas production (see H.J. Res. 281)

Corporate Environmental Responsibility Act: enact (see S. 1378)

Crude oil: production (see H.R. 3121)

Dept. of the Interior: issuing of certain oil and gas leases (see H.R. 734)

———prohibit further expenditures for Mid-Atlantic coast offshore oil and gas lease sale number 121 (see H.R. 121)

———reinstate oil and gas lease LA 033164 (see S. 1805; H.R. 3727)

Ecology: authorizing demonstration projects involving oil terminal environmental oversight and monitoring (see S. 1474)

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: amend relative to the strategic petroleum reserve (see S. 915)

Energy Security Tax Act: enact (see S. 850)

Enhanced Oil and Gas Recovery Act: enact (see S. 828)

Exploration and production: tax incentive (see S. 41)

Exxon Corp.: clean up of Alaskan oil spill caused by company tanker (see H. Res. 219, H. Con. Res. 175)

Florida: continental shelf oil and gas leasing (see H.R. 2945)

Foreign trade: extend provisions relative to export of domestically produced crude oil (see S. 1325; H.R. 567)

———import fee on crude oil and refined products (see S. 42, S. Res. 64; H. Res. 17, 35)

Gasoline: excise tax (see H.R. 2289)

———increase tax to provide additional revenues to Federal mass transit accounts (see H.R. 2233)

———price increase following Exxon Valdez oil spill (see S. Res. 102; H. Res. 149)

GATT: consistency of the Superfund petroleum tax (see H.R. 2610, 2636)

Great Lakes: improve response to oil spills and provide safe navigation methods for tank vessels (see H.R. 3003)

Hawaii: regional strategic petroleum reserve (see H.R. 1418)

———transportation in crude oil pipelines (see H.R. 2417)

Marginal Energy Producers Incentives Act: enact (see S. 1565)

Marine resources: research on effects of oil spills (see H.R. 3224)

Marine sanctuaries: prohibit exploration, development, and production (see H.R. 2464)

Middletown, NJ: prohibit ship fuel replenishment system (see H.R. 2424)

Motor Vehicle Fuel Efficiency Act: enact (see S. 1224)

Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act: fuel economy standards for automobiles and light trucks (see H.R. 839)

Motor vehicles: Dept. of Transportation authority to reduce fuel economy standards (see H.R. 1839)

———fuel standards for Government buses (see H.R. 2784)

———fuel use by Federal vehicles (see S. 1566)

———improve consumer information and fuel efficiency (see H.R. 2076)

National Oil Security Act: enact (see H.R. 104)

New Jersey: moratorium on leasing in certain areas off the coast (see H.R. 722)

Oil Pipeline Regulatory Reform Act: enact (see S. 1471; H.R. 3092)

Oil Pollution Liability and Compensation Act: enact (see S. 686, 1066)

———enact (S. 686), return to Senate (see H. Res. 287)

Oil shale mining claims (see S. 30)

———amend Mineral Leasing Act (see H.R. 643)

Oil Shale Claims Act: enact (H.R. 2392), consideration (see H. Res. 161)

Oil Spill Bill: enact (see S. 771)

Oil Spill Cleanup and Enforcement Act: enact (see S. 1223)

Oil spills: clean up of water pollution (see H.J. Res. 258)

———effective cleanup planning (see S. 986)

———liability and compensation (see H.R. 1465, 3027)

———prevent and disperse incidents on the seas (see S.J. Res. 90)

———response teams (see H.R. 2291)

———restoration of natural resources (see H.R. 3052)

———Superfund emergency plans (see H.R. 1915)

Onshore leasing program: competition (see H.R. 3558)

Outer Continental Shelf Conservation Cooperation Act: enact (see H.R. 3031)

Pacific coast: disallow oil and gas leases off the Oregon and Washington coasts (see H.R. 2029)

Petroleum Marketing Practices Act: amend (see S. 421; H.R. 830)

Pipelines: improve Federal laws relative to the trans-Alaska system (see H.R. 3277)

———test facilities and further train operators (see H.R. 2430)

Prince William Sound, AK: improve maritime safety (see S. 941; H.R. 2158)

———study effects of oil spills (see S. 966)

Puget Sound, WA: safe operation of oil tankers and oil spill response (see S. 839; H.R. 2423)

Recycling of waste products: protect the used oil recycling system (see H.R. 1593, 2648)

Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Technology Act: enact (see H.R. 1216)

Shipping industry: availability of information relative to application for a license to control and direct a commercial vessel (see S. 691)

———enhance navigation safety of oil tankers (see S. 1461)

———require certain U.S.-documented tankers to be double-bottomed (see H.R. 2518, 2609)

Small producers: continuation of certain future interest oil and gas leases (see H.R. 2501)

Storage tanks: regulation of above ground facilities (see S. 236, 674; H.R. 1560, 3321)

Strategic regional reserves: establish (see S. 668)

Strategic reserve: amend provisions relative to (see H.R. 2299)

———extend authority (see S. 694; H.R. 1558)

Tariff: crude oil or refined petroleum products (see H.R. 659)

Taxation: allow credit to remove and replace underground home heating oil storage tanks (see H.R. 3710)

———certain petroleum products (see H.R. 1558)

———deductions for State and local taxes and for motor fuels tax (see H.R. 662)

———deductions relative to hazardous substance cleanup costs (see H.R. 1935)

———deduction for removal or liability costs attributable to oil spill (see H.R. 2060, 2073, 2223, 2532)

———domestic oil and gas production programs and restriction eliminations (see H.R. 997)

———excise taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel (see H. Res. 41, 1023)

———importation of crude oil and refined petroleum products (see S. 161; H.R. 165)

———incentives for exploration for oil resources (see S. 234, 449; H.R. 658, 664, 760, 2393, 3437)

———increase on leaded gasoline (see H.R. 2889)

———prohibit increase in excise tax (see S. Res. 63)

———restore State and local governments right to purchase gasoline without Federal excise tax (see H.R. 298)

———unconventional fuels credit with respect to gas produced from a tight formation (see S. 383)

Transportation: use of cents-per-mile valuation rule (see H.R. 299)

Water pollution: compensation and liability scheme for discharges (see H.R. 3394)

———expand authority for penalties relative to oil spills (see S. 687)

———Federal review of oil discharge contingency plans (see S. 1372)

———listing of available resources for responding to discharges of hazardous substances (see H.R. 2695)

———oil spill research and development center and a coastal zone restoration fund (see S. 950)

Booklets

No Use of Motor Fuel Taxes for Deficit Reduction: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, 2027 [9FE]

Briefings

Executive briefing on ETBE and its clean air implications: American Eagle Fuels, Inc., 24614 [13OC]

Brochures

Gasoline Tax Increase for Deficit Reduction—An Easy Solution or No Solution at All? Associated General Contractors of America, 5108 [21MR]

Factsheets

Oil Pollution Liability and Compensation Act (S. 1066), 9886 [18MY]

Letters

Alaska oil spill: Allison Dunn, 9432 [16MY]

———Berna Griffith, 9432 [16MY]

———Claire Reclosado, 9586 [17MY]

———Deborah Dickerson, 9586 [17MY]

———James J. Brogden, 9586 [17MY]

———Jason Patterson, 9432 [16MY]

———Kenitra Davis, 9586 [17MY]

———Mary Manaloto, 9586 [17MY]

———Rickey E. Medders, 9586 [17MY]

———Ricky Blair, 9432 [16MY]

———Senator Adams, 5519 [5AP]

———Senator Murkowski, 11307 [8JN]

———several Olympia, WA, students (excerpts), 7998 [3MY]

———several Senators, 10951 [6JN]

———Shannon Morlin, 9432 [16MY]

———Shawn Smith, 9586 [17MY]

———Zach Vogel, 9432 [16MY]

Federal tax on gas and diesel fuel: Francis B. Francois, 2469 [22FE]

———Kermit V. Kiebert, Idaho Dept. of Transportation, 2469 [22FE]

———NAACP, 3561 [7MR]

National energy policy: Representative William M. Thomas, 8185 [4MY]

———Robert L. Grady, 8185 [4MY]

———Robert Lee, 8185 [4MY]

Oil Pipeline Regulatory Reform Act: James D. Watkins, Sec. of Energy, 17966 [2AU]

Oil Pollution Liability and Compensation Act: Michael Fischer, 18369 [3AU]

Oil spill protocols: Senator Pell, 18730 [4AU]

Oil spills: Alaine Gozun, 10449 [31MY]

———Deon Whittemore, 10449 [31MY]

———Michelle Kahele, 10449 [31MY]

———Seven J. Eng Hung, 10449 [31MY]

———Tiffany Kiehn, 10449 [31MY]

———Tiffany Sims, 10449 [31MY]

Opposing use of fuel excise tax to balance budget: John Archer, 7904 [3MY]

———President Bush, 7904 [3MY]

———Samuel K. Skinner, Sec. of Transportation, 7904 [3MY]

Lists

Amendments to H.R. 1465, Oil Pollution, Prevention, Response, Liability, and Compensation Act to be offered by Representative Richardson, 26891 [1NO]

Cosponsors of H. Res. 41, excise taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel, 2027 [9FE], 3561, 3562 [7MR]

Dept. of Defense personnel assigned to Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska, 9079 [12MY]

Organizations opposing use of motor fuel taxes to reduce budget deficit, 7899-7904 [3MY]

State resolutions opposing use of motor fuel taxes to reduce budget deficit, 7899 [3MY]

Memorandums

Effects of the Imports of Petroleum on the National Security: Ronald Reagan, 10201 [24MY]

Oil and Gas Exploration: F. Dale Robertson, 27812 [7NO]

Memorials of legislature

Alaska, 10789 [5JN], 10959 [6JN], 11895, 11898 [15JN], 16818 [28JY], 17489 [1AU], 19923 [7SE]

Arizona, 5895 [10AP]

Arkansas, 5394 [4AP], 5997 [11AP]

California, 3568 [7MR], 5379 [4AP], 15620 [20JY], 20774 [19SE], 23739 [6OC], 24130 [11OC], 27664 [7NO]

Idaho, 2469 [22FE], 3142 [1MR], 5895 [10AP]

Illinois, 17489 [1AU]

Louisiana, 16669 [27JY]

Maine, 9996 [22MY], 10962 [6JN]

Nevada, 6805 [17AP], 14017 [10JY]

Oregon, 18672 [3AU], 19925 [7SE]

Pennsylvania, 10242 [25MY]

South Dakota, 26345 [26OC]

Texas, 10960 [6JN]

Washington, 26345 [26OC]

West Virginia, 9525 [17MY]

Messages

Federal Energy Conservation Programs: President Bush, 26642 [31OC]

Petroleum Imports Effect on National Security Report: President Reagan, 23 [3JA]

Use of Petroleum and Natural Gas in Federal Facilities: President Bush, 10954 [6JN]

Motions

Oil Pollution Liability and Compensation Act: enact (S. 686), 18310 [3AU]

Petitions

Cooper City, FL, City Council, 20519 [14SE]

Deerfield Beach, FL, 14018 [10JY]

Lauderhill, FL, City Council, 19334 [4AU]

Margate, FL, City Council, 17488 [1AU]

Poems

``Leaders of the Crowd,'' William B. Yeats (excerpt), 8385 [4MY]

Remarks in House

Alaska: oil exports, 367 [24JA]

———regulation of tanker traffic and oil terminal operations, 27757 [7NO]

Antarctic regions: environmentally sensitive lands, 7575 [26AP]

Arkansas State University: Alternative Transportation Fuels and the Environment conference, 29043 [15NO]

California: postpone oil exploration, 6234 [12AP]

Coastal zone: management (H.R. 543), 260 [19JA]

Congressional budget: setting forth (H. Con. Res. 106), Frenzel motion to instruct conferees, 8610-8613 [9MY]

Continental shelf: exploration and development, 2572 [22FE]

———offshore drilling, 14375, 14392, 14397-14400, 14402, 14404-14406, 14409-14412, 14424 [12JY], 15100 [19JY]

Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: prohibitions against oil and gas production (H.J. Res. 281), 13554-13557 [27JN], 16194 [25JY]

Courts: oil spill liability standards, 30088 [17NO]

Ecology: oil spill accountability, 20724 [19SE]

Enhanced Oil and Gas Recovery Act: enact (S. 828), 19484 [4AU]

EPA: implementation of congressional instructions relative to leaking storage tanks, 26515 [31OC]

Exxon Valdez: clean up of Alaska oil spill (H. Con. Res. 175), 20239 [12SE]

———committee investigation of oil spill in Prince William Sound, AK, 15693 [20JY]

———effects of oil spill on energy development, 8008 [3MY]

———oil spill, 5333 [3AP], 5363 [4AP], 5486 [5AP], 5674, 5675 [6AP], 5930-5937 [11AP], 5938 [12AP], 6234, 6235-6237 [12AP], 6336, 6341, 6358, 6360 [12AP], 6638, 6652, 6665, 6668 [13AP], 6842 [18AP], 7465 [25AP], 7589 [27AP], 7724, 7727 [2MY], 8010 [3MY], 8459 [8MY], 8729 [9MY], 9432 [16MY], 9586 [17MY], 20431, 20432 [14SE], 20590 [14SE], 20642-20645 [18SE], 20723, 20724 [19SE], 20952 [20SE], 24766 [17OC]

———oil spill cleanup extension (H. Res. 219), 16825 [28JY]

———transport to San Diego, CA, for repairs, 14929 [18JY]

Federal Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling Program: review, 24031 [11OC]

Florida: continental shelf oil and gas leasing (H.R. 2945), 15709 [20JY], 24031 [11OC], 29617 [16NO]

———impact of oil and gas development in the Keys area, 23108 [3OC]

Foreign trade: dependence on overseas sources, 2229 [21FE]

———oil import fee (H. Res. 35), 215 [4JA], 8010 [3MY]

Gasoline: increase excise tax, 2611 [23FE]

———increase tax to provide additional revenues to Federal mass transit accounts (H.R. 2233), 8426 [4MY]

———pricing practices, 6763 [17AP]

———taxation, 1356 [31JA]

———taxation to reduce the budget deficit (H.R. 41), 1181 [27JA], 1703 [6FE]

Hawaii: regional petroleum reserve (H.R. 1418), 4153 [15MR]

Marine resources: research on effects of oil spills (H.R. 3224), 19679 [6SE]

Mississippi River: funding of Upper Mississippi River Environmental Management Program, 28362 [9NO]

Motor vehicle: Dept. of Transportation authority to reduce fuel economy standards, 6363 [12AP]

National Oil Security Act: enact (H.R. 104), 172 [3JA]

National security: hearings on long-term energy security, 17110 [31JY], 30399-30402 [20NO]

———Sec. of the Interior input in energy policy, 27071 [2NO]

———subcommittee hearings on energy security impact of the Alaskan oil spill, 10200 [24MY]

Oil Pipeline Regulatory Reform Act: enact (H.R. 3092), 18205, 18206 [3AU], 30011 [17NO]

Oil pollution: limitations on liability (H.R. 1465), 4708 [16MR], 5793 [6AP], 16766 [27JY], 26793 [1NO], 26933-26956 [2NO], 27939-27987 [8NO], 27988 [9NO], 28222-28236, 28240 [9NO], 28268-28270 [9NO], 28362 [9NO], 30707 [21NO]

———limitations on liability (H.R. 1465), consideration (H. Res. 277), 26843-26848 [1NO]

———limitations on liability (H.R. 1465), corrections in engrossment, 28271 [9NO]

Oil Pollution Liability and Compensation Act: enact (S. 686), return to Senate (H. Res. 287), 28271 [9NO]

Oil shale claims: amend certain provisions (H.R. 643), 366 [24JA]

Oil Shale Claims Act: enact (H.R. 2392), 10424 [31MY], 10483-10492 [1JN]

———enact (H.R. 2392), consideration (H. Res. 161), 10418-10420 [31MY]

Oil spills: response teams (H.R. 2291), 8689 [9MY], 17123 [1AU]

Onshore leasing program: competition (H.R. 3558), 26717 [31OC]

Outer Continental Shelf Conservation Cooperation Act: enact (H.R. 3031), 16560 [27JY]

Petroleum Marketing Practices Act: amend (H.R. 830), 1670 [2FE]

Pipelines: test facilities and further train operators (H.R. 2430), 9961 [18MY]

Prince William Sound, AK: improve maritime safety (H.R. 2158), 7629 [27AP]

Puget Sound, WA: safe operation of oil tankers and oil spill response (H.R. 2423), 9980 [18MY]

Recycling of waste products: certain percentage of used lubricating oil (H.R. 2648), 11756 [14JN], 11840 [14JN], 14623 [13JY]

———protect the used oil recycling system (H.R. 1593), 5300 [23MR]

Retail Gasoline Dealers Association of Michigan: anniversary, 23311 [4OC]

Shipping industry: double hauled tankers safe alternative, 11620 [13JN]

Small produceers: continuation of certain future interest oil and gas leases (H.R. 2501), 10246 [25MY]

States: enforcement of oil spill laws relative to Federal enforcement, 27988 [9NO]

Strategic reserve: extend authority (S. 694), 13714 [28JN]

———private sources for increase and improvement, 9025 [11MY]

Tankers: double hulls standard, 30707 [21NO]

Taxation: deny deductions relative to cleanup costs for oil spills (H.R. 2073), 7402 [25AP]

———deny deductions relative to cleanup costs for oil spills (H.R. 2532), 13855 [28JN]

———effects of increase, 7869 [2MY]

———excise taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel (H. Res. 41), 246 [19JA], 294 [19JA], 2027 [9FE], 5108 [21MR]

———gasoline and other motor fuels (H.R. 1023), 2366 [21FE]

———incentive to increase domestic production (H.R. 997), 2206 [9FE]

———increase excise tax on gasoline and gasohol, 8726 [9MY]

———increase tax on leaded gasoline (H.R. 2889), 14621 [13JY]

———restore incentives for oil and gas exploration (H.R. 760), 1377 [2FE]

Underground storage tanks: suspend enforcement of certain regulations (H.R. 3321), 21362 [21SE]

University of Texas: oil spill cleaning technology, 25157 [18OC]

Valdez, AK: meeting with French mayors affected by oil spills, 24146 [11OC]

Washington: protection from oil spills, 22272 [28SE]

Water pollution: compensation and liability scheme for discharges (H.R. 3394), 26849 [1NO], 27930 [8NO], 30078 [17NO]

———listing of available resources for responding to discharges of hazardous substances (H.R. 2695), 12625 [20JN]

Remarks in Senate

Alaska: oil and gas exploration within North Slope coastal plain region (S. 471), 3161 [1MR], 3420 [3MR]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, AK: competitive oil and gas leasing (S. 406), 2100 [9FE], 3490 [3MR], 8596-8598 [9MY], 13485 [23JN], 14606 [13JY]

Automobile Fuel Economy Act: enact (S. 984), 9087 [12MY]

California: conveyance of certain lands in a naval petroleum reserve (S. 669), 4869 [17MR]

———prohibit exploration of oil and gas in certain coastal areas (S. 49), 630 [25JA]

———protection of continental shelf, 14510-14512 [13JY]

Canada: treaty on cooperation in the event of oil spills in the Arctic Ocean, 15222, 15254-15256 [19JY]

Coastal zone: offshore oil and gas leasing (S. 726), 5757 [6AP]

Coastal Zone Management Act: designate Sec. of Commerce as lead trustee for ocean and coastal resources (S. 967), 8788 [10MY]

Common Hydrocarbon-Bearing Area Cooperative Development Act: enact (S. 1373), 15636 [20JY]

Continental shelf: offshore drilling, 16267-16275 [26JY]

Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: prohibitions against oil and gas production (H.J. Res. 281), 15957 [24JY]

Corporate Environmental Responsibility Act: enact (S. 1378), 15639 [20JY]

Dept. of the Interior: reinstate oil and gas lease No. LA 033164 (S. 1805), 26436 [27OC]

Ecology: authorizing demonstration projects involving oil terminal environmental oversight and monitoring (S. 1474), 17968 [2AU]

Energy Security Tax Act: enact (S. 850), 7295 [19AP]

Enhanced Oil and Gas Recovery Act: enact (S. 828), 7001 [18AP]

Exxon Valdez: oil spill, 5384, 5385 [4AP], 5698 [6AP], 5804, 5807, 5817-5819 [7AP], 7893, 7997 [3MY], 8384 [4MY], 9079, 9096 [12MY], 10781 [2JN], 10950, 10951 [6JN], 11305 [8JN], 20241 [13SE], 20597, 20625 [15SE], 25631 [24OC]

Foreign trade: amend Export Administration Act relative to certain domestic crude oil (S. 1325), 14751 [14JY]

———import fee (S. 42), 614 [25JA]

———imported fee (S. Res. 64), 2470 [22FE], 2718 [23FE]

Gasoline: Federal excise tax, 5703 [6AP]

———price increase relative to Alaskan oil spill, 6086 [12AP]

Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act: enact, 13485 [23JN]

IG-LO Products: tribute, 25021 [18OC]

Marginal Energy Producers Incentives Act: enact (S. 1565), 18978 [4AU]

Motor Vehicle Fuel Efficiency Act: enact (S. 1224), 13065 [22JN]

Motor vehicles: decision to increase gasoline mileage of passenger cars, 10283 [31MY]

———fuel use by Federal vehicles (S. 1566), 18979 [4AU]

National security: dependence on foreign sources, 9159 [16MY]

Oil Pipeline Regulatory Reform Act: enact (S. 1471), 17961 [2AU]

Oil pollution: limitations on liability (H.R. 1465), 31652 [21NO]

———limitations on liability (H.R. 1465), substitute text of S. 686, 30150 [19NO]

Oil Pollution Liability and Compensation Act: enact (S. 686), 5402, 5403 [4AP], 5847 [10AP], 18285-18313, 18314-18328, 18358-18381 [3AU], 18712-18733, 18749, 18877 [4AU]

———enact (S. 1066), 9884 [18MY]

Oil shale mining claims (S. 30), 583 [25JA]

Oil Spill Bill: enact (S. 771), 6553 [13AP]

Oil Spill Cleanup and Enforcement Act: enact (S. 1223), 13062 [22JN]

Oil spills: Dept. of Commerce staff of experts to respond, 18717-18719 [4AU]

———effective cleanup planning (S. 986), 9089 [12MY]

———expand authority for penalties (S. 687), 5409 [4AP], 9304 [16MY]

———Federal funding for removal, 18715-18717 [4AU]

———increase liability, 18719-18728 [4AU]

———prevent and disperse incidents on the seas (S.J. Res. 90), 5416 [4AP]

Oil Tanker Navigation Safety Act: enact (S. 1461), 17490 [1AU]

Petroleum Marketing Practices Act: relief (S. 421), 2447 [22FE]

Prince William Sound, AK: study effects of oil spills (S. 966), 8596-8598 [9MY], 8788 [10MY]

Prince William Sound Oil Tanker Navigation Safety Act: enact (S. 941), 8522, 8527 [9MY]

Puget Sound, WA: protection against oil spills, 5518 [5AP]

Puget Sound Tanker Safety Act: enact (S. 839), 7266 [19AP]

Shipping industry: availability of information relative to application for a license to control and direct a commercial vessel (S. 691), 5413 [4AP]

———satellite tracking of ships for safer navigation, 26386 [27OC]

States: receipt of spill removal costs by political subdivisions, 18713 [4AU]

Storage tanks: regulation of above ground facilities (S. 674), 4880 [17MR]

Strategic reserve: amend Energy Policy and Conservation Act (S. 915), 7972 [3MY]

———expansion, 20701 [18SE]

———extend authority (S. 694), 5415 [4AP], 10314 [31MY], 13483-13485 [23JN]

Strategic regional reserves establish (S. 668), 4869 [17MR]

Taxation: deduction for oil spill and hazardous substances cleanups, 10550-10556 [1JN]

———excise tax used to reduce deficit, 7898 [3MY]

———importation of crude oil and refined petroleum products (S. 161), 806 [25JA]

———incentives for exploration and production (S. 41), 615 [25JA]

———incentives for exploration and production (S. 234), 4929 [17MR]

———incentives for exploration and production (S. 449), 2691, 2694 [23FE]

———prohibit increase in excise tax (S. Res. 63), 2467 [22FE], 6603 [13AP]

———unconventional fuels credit with respect to gas produced from a tight formation (S. 383), 1955 [8FE]

Underground storage tanks: regulation (S. 1560), 18973 [4AU]

———regulation (S. 236), 970 [25JA]

U.S. energy policy, 11745 [14JN]

Water pollution: oil spill research and development center and a coastal zone restoration fund (S. 950), 8522 [9MY]

Reports

Antarctic Region's Environmentally Sensitive Lands: Library of Congress, 7575 [26AP]

Import Watch, 30402 [20NO]

Oil Production and Consumption: American Petroleum Institute, 614 [25JA]

Oil Production in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge—The Technology and the Alaskan Oil Context: OTA (summary), 3491 [3MR]

Oil Transportation by Tankers—An Analysis of Marine Pollution and Safety Measures: OTA, 18302-18305 [3AU]

Static Engine Tests of Low-Percentage Blends of Ethyl Tertiary-Butyl Ether (ETBE) in Gasoline: Peter E. Jenkins, William J. Wells, and Calvin T. Harling, 24613 [13OC]

Reports filed

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Oil and Gas Leasing: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (S. 684) (S. Rept. 101-10), 5397 [4AP]

Oil Pollution Liability and Compensation: Committee on Environment and Public Works (S. 686) (S. Rept. 101-94), 16915 [31JY]

———Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (H.R. 2392) (H. Rept. 101-65), 10049 [23MY]

———Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries (H.R. 1465) (H. Rept. 101-242), 20647 [18SE]

———Committee on Public Works and Transportation (H.R. 1465) (H. Rept. 101-242), 20647 [18SE], 22874 [3OC]

———Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (H.R. 1465) (H. Rept. 101-242), 21003 [20SE]

———Committee on Public Works and Transportation (H.R. 3027) (H. Rept. 101-241), 20402 [13SE]

———Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (H.R. 3027) (H. Rept. 101-241), 21407 [22SE]

———Consideration of H.R. 643: Committee on Rules (H. Res. 155) (H. Rept. 101-53), 9355 [16MY]

———Consideration of H.R. 2392: Committee on Rules (H. Res. 161) (H. Rept. 101-64), 10040 [23MY], 10049 [23MY]

Oil Tanker Navigation Safety Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (S. 1461) (S. Rept. 101-99), 17490 [1AU]

Prince William Sound, AK, Maritime Safety: Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries (H.R. 2158) (H. Rept. 101-200), 17096 [31JY]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve Authority Extension: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (S. 694) (S. Rept. 101-33), 10327 [31MY]

Statements

Alaska Oil Spill: Frank Young, FDA, 8384 [4MY]

———Martyn Smith, 8384 [4MY]

———Richard Jackson, National Academy of Science, 8384 [4MY]

Federal Oil Spill Legislation: Senator Mitchell, 5403 [4AP]

Oil Decontrol, 11334 [8JN]

Oil Spill Liability Legislation: American Waterway Operators, 23104 [3OC]

Potential of Oil Spill in Puget Sound: Warren G. Magnuson, 6236 [12AP]

Puget Sound Tanker Safety Act: Edward Sheets, 28249 [9NO]

Studies

Design of Oil Tanker Exxon Valdez: Dept. of Transportation, 18305-18308 [3AU]

Summaries

Civil Air Patrol Activity Relative to Alaska Oil Spill, 5675 [6AP]

Domestic Energy Security Act (S. 449), 2693 [23FE]

Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act, 13486 [23JN]

Oil Pipeline Regulatory Reform Act (S. 1471), 17966 [2AU]

Oil Shale Mining Claims Conversion Act (S. 30), 584 [25JA]

Oil Spill Research and Development Center and a Coastal Zone Restoration Fund (S. 950), 8527 [9MY]

Outer Continental Shelf Conservation Cooperation Act (H.R. 3031), 16560 [27JY]

Prince William Sound Oil Spill Emergency Response Act, 8598 [9MY]

Prince William Sound Oil Tanker Navigation Safety Act (S. 941), 8526 [9MY]

Regulation of Above Ground Storage Tanks (S. 674), 4885 [17MR]

Storage Tank Safety Act (S. 236), 975 [25JA]

Tables

Burden of 10 per gallon gasoline tax increase, 8727 [9MY]

Distribution of gasoline excise tax burden, 8726 [9MY]

Outer continental shelf oil production and spills versus tankering spills, 16273 [26JY]

Testimonies

National Energy Policy: Michel T. Halbouty, 19710-19711 [7SE]

Texts of

H. Res. 219, Exxon Corp. oil spill cleanup extension, 16825 [28JY]

H. Res. 277, consideration of H.R. 1465, limitations on liability for damages from oil pollution, 26843 [1NO]

H. Res. 287, return S. 686, Oil Pollution Liability and Compensation Act, to the Senate, 28271 [9NO]

H.R. 104, National Oil Security Act, 172 [3JA]

H.R. 543, coastal zone management, 261 [19JA]

H.R. 1216, Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Technology Act, 29966-29968 [17NO]

H.R. 1465, limitations on liability for damages from oil pollution, 28257, 28260-28265 [9NO]

H.R. 2392, mines and mineral resources oil shale claims, 10490 [1JN]

H.R. 2423, safe operation of oil tankers and oil spill response in Puget Sound, WA, 9981 [18MY]

H.R. 3193, Energy Policy and Conservation Act amendments, 19451, 19452 [4AU]

H.R. 3394, limitations on liability for damages from oil, 27940 [8NO]

S. 30, Oil Shale Mining Claims Conversion Act, 584 [25JA]

S. 41, Energy Security Tax Act, 613 [25JA]

S. 42, Domestic Petroleum Security Act, 616 [25JA]

S. 49, California Ocean Sanctuary Act, 631 [25JA]

S. 161, importation of crude oil and refined petroleum products, 806 [25JA]

S. 236, regulate above ground storage tanks to store regulated substances, 971-975 [25JA]

S. 406, authorizing competitive oil and gas leasing in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, AK, 2102-2106 [9FE]

S. 449, Domestic Energy Security Act, 2691-2693 [23FE]

S. 488, Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Technology Competitiveness Act, 29972-29979 [17NO]

S. 668, strategic regional petroleum reserves, 4869 [17MR]

S. 674, regulation of above ground storage tanks, 4881-4885 [17MR]

S. 686, Oil Pollution Liability and Compensation Act, 5404-5409 [4AP], 18274-18283 [3AU], 18733-18749 [15AU]

S. 687, expand authority for penalties relative to oil spills, 5410 [4AP]

S. 691, availability of information relative to application for a license to control and direct a commercial vessel, 5414 [4AP]

S. 694, extend authority for the strategic petroleum reserve, 10315 [31MY]

S. 699, conveyance of lands for petroleum reserve lands in California, 4869 [17MR]

S. 726, offshore oil and gas leasing, 5758 [6AP]

S. 771, Oil Spill Bill, 6554 [13AP]

S. 828, Enhanced Oil and Gas Recovery Act, 7003 [18AP]

S. 839, Puget Sound Tanker Safety Act, 7266-7268 [19AP]

S. 850, Energy Security Tax Act, 7295 [19AP]

S. 941, Prince William Sound Oil Tanker Navigation Safety Act, 8523-8526 [9MY]

S. 950, oil spill research and development center and a coastal zone restoration fund, 8526 [9MY]

S. 986, oil spill cleanup planning, 9090 [12MY]

S. 1066, Oil Pollution Liability and Compensation Act, 9884-9886 [18MY]

S. 1223, Oil Spill Cleanup and Enforcement Act, 13063-13065 [22JN]

S. 1224, Motor Vehicle Fuel Efficiency Act, 13065-13067 [22JN]

S. 1373, Common Hydrocarbon-Bearing Area Cooperative Development Act, 15637 [20JY]

S. 1378, Corporate Environmental Responsibility Act, 15639 [20JY]

S. 1461, Oil Tanker Navigation Safety Act, 17490-17494 [1AU]

S. 1471, Oil Pipeline Regulatory Reform Act, 17961-17965 [2AU]

S. 1565, Marginal Energy Producers Incentives Act, 18978 [4AU]

S. 1566, fuel use by Federal vehicles, 18979 [4AU]

S. 1805, reinstate oil and gas lease No. LA 033164, 26437 [27OC]

S. Res. 63, prohibit increase in excise tax on gas and diesel fuel, 2468 [22FE]

S. Res. 64, opposition to increase in fee on imported crude oil, 2470 [22FE]

S. Res. 102, gasoline price rise following Alaskan oil spill, 6199 [12AP]