NATURAL GAS

Amendments

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2607 [4MY], H2849, H2858, H2861, H2865, H2868, H2871, H2872, H2875, H2877, H2884, H2887, H2890, H2891, H2895, H2898, H2900, H2902 [10MY], H2908, H2909, H2910, H2911, H2913, H2916, H2918, H2920, H2921, H2923, H2926, H2931, H2951 [11MY]

Methane hydrate resources: promote research and development (H.R. 1753), S2805 [13AP]

Pipelines: improve safety and environmental protection (S. 2438), S8222, S8225 [7SE]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (S. 2214), S2120 [4AP]

Taxation: institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (S. 2285), S2002 [30MR], S2466, S2467, S2468 [10AP], S2547, S2548 [11AP]

Articles and editorials

All That Gas Tax—The Difference That 4.3 Cents Can Make, S1918 [29MR]

Blast in the Night, S8231 [7SE]

Collins, Snowe Criticize Oil Reserve Release Plan, H11590 [30OC]

Conservation Money, S9914 [5OC]

Europe's Low Oil Supplies May Blunt U.S. Effort, H11589 [30OC]

Family Reflects on Lost Loved Ones, S8021 [5SE]

Gas Line Rupture Forces Evacuation in Paterson, H7842 [19SE]

Gore's War on Business, S8541 [14SE]

Green Bill in the House, H2946 [11MY]

Growth Reshapes Coasts, S7433-S7435 [21JY]

Land Plan—Worthwhile Conservation Act Stuck in Committee, E1138 [28JN]

Last Pipeline Victim Dies, S8022 [5SE]

Oil Price Falls Nearly Enough for OPEC To Cut Production, S2488 [11AP]

OPEC Bases New Production Strategy on Price Band Experiment, S1959 [30MR]

Pipeline Safety—Don't Sacrifice the Good for the Status Quo, H9560 [10OC]

Release of Oil Barely Helps Needy States, H11590 [30OC]

Sweetheart Deals? Strategic Reserve Contracts Look Highly Questionable, H11591 [30OC]

U.S. Tightens Rules for Bidding on Oil, H11591 [30OC]

Bills and resolutions

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see S. 2123), S930 [29FE] (see S. 2567), S4014 [16MY] (see H.R. 4377), H2605 [4MY]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), consideration (see H. Res. 497), H2769 [9MY]

Methane hydrate resources: promote research and development (H.R. 1753), consideration (see H. Res. 424), H573 [29FE]

———promote research and development (H.R. 1753), Senate amendments (see H. Res. 453), H1674 [3AP]

Mining and mineral resources: ensure the orderly development of coal, coalbed methane, natural gas, and oil in the Powder River Basin (see H.R. 4297), H2338 [13AP]

Motor vehicles: establish a pilot program to encourage the use of alternative fuel vehicles in public transportation (see H.R. 5384), H8799 [4OC]

Natural Gas Act: limit use of eminent domain to acquire certain State-owned property (see H.R. 5515), H10472 [19OC]

Natural resources: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund conservation programs (see S. 2181), S1173 [6MR]

Pipelines: improve safety (see S. 2004), S85 [26JA] (see H.R. 3558), H90 [31JA]

———improve safety, public awareness, and environmental protection of pipeline transportation (see H.R. 4792), H5654 [29JN]

———improve safety and environmental protection (see S. 2409), S2616 [12AP] (see S. 2438), S2728 [13AP] (see S. 3002), S8019 [5SE] (see H.R. 4276), H2337 [13AP] (see H.R. 4849), H6051 [13JY]

———require periodic inspections and improve safety (see H.R. 5361), H8735 [3OC]

Power resources: encourage summer fill and fuel budgeting programs for propane, kerosene, and heating oil (see S. 2224), S1316 [8MR] (see H.R. 4264), H2238 [12AP]

———ensure the energy self-sufficiency of the U.S. (see H.R. 5585), H11207 [26OC]

———establish a commission to review and explore ways for the U.S. to become energy self-sufficient (see H.R. 4035), H1123 [20MR]

———establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see S. 2214), S1315 [8MR]

———simplify Federal oil and gas revenue distributions (see H.R. 4340), H2339 [13AP]

Taxation: allow a credit for conversion of heating oil to natural gas or to a renewable energy source (see H.R. 4958), H7002 [25JY]

———impose a windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas products, allow an income tax credit for the purchase of fuel-efficient passenger vehicles, and allow grants for mass transit (see H.R. 4974), H7128 [26JY]

———institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (see S. 2262, 2263), S1512 [21MR] (see S. 2285), S1671 [23MR] (see S. 2790, 2791), S5790 [26JN] (see S. 2808), S6015 [28JN]

———provide a tax credit for marginal oil and natural gas well production (see S. 2265), S1512 [21MR]

White House Conference on U.S. Energy Policy: convene (see H.R. 5191), H7651 [14SE]

Cloture motions

Taxation: institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (S. 2285), S2432 [7AP], S2506 [11AP]

———institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (S. 2285), motion to proceed, S1831 [28MR], S1970 [30MR]

Excerpts

Conservation and Reinvestment Act editorial support: several publications, S9913 [5OC]

Letters

Conservation and Reinvestment Act: Alan Front, Trust for Public Land (organization), H2861 [10MY]

———Andrea L. Colnes, Northern Forest Alliance, H2861 [10MY]

———Benjamin J. Cayetano, Governor of Hawaii and Dirk Kempthorne, Governor of Idaho, H2842 [10MY]

———Deb Callahan, League of Conservation Voters, H2860 [10MY]

———Greg Walcher, Colorado Dept. of Natural Resources, H2839 [10MY]

———Jane Danowitz, Americans for Our Heritage and Recreation (organization), H2860 [10MY]

———Paul W. Hansen, Izaak Walton League of America, H2861 [10MY]

———several conservation organizations, H2860 [10MY]

———Tom Vilsack and Frank Keating, National Governors' Association, S9460 [28SE]

Conservation and Stewardship Act: Alan Front, Trust for Public Land (organization), S1176 [6MR]

———Deborah Gangloff, American Forests (organization), S1176 [6MR]

———Kathleen Selz and Dale Penny, National Association of Service and Conservation Corps, S1176 [6MR]

———several environmental organizations, S1176 [6MR]

———Steven J. Shimberg, National Wildlife Federation, S1176 [6MR]

———Suzanne Probart, Alliance for Community Trees, S1177 [6MR]

———Suzanne Probart, Tree New Mexico, Inc., S1177 [6MR]

Pipeline Safety Improvement Act: Deb Callahan, League of Conservation Voters, H9556 [10OC]

Strike assumed revenue based on Arctic National Wildlife Refuge oil and gas exploration from budget resolution: Athan Manuel, U.S. Public Interest Research Group, S2210 [5AP]

———Carl Pope, Sierra Club, S2210 [5AP]

———Courtney Curf, Friends of the Earth (organization), S2210, S2219 [5AP]

———Deb Callahan, League of Conservation Voters, S2209, S2220 [5AP]

———John H. Adams, Natural Resources Defense Council, S2210, S2220 [5AP]

———Martha A. Marks, Republicans for Environmental Protection America (organization), S2220 [5AP]

———Paul W. Hansen, Izaak Walton League of America, S2210 [5AP]

———Raymond Chretien, Canadian Ambassador, S2211 [5AP]

———Thomas C. Kiernan, National Parks Conservation Association, S2210, S2220 [5AP]

———William H. Meadows, Wilderness Society, S2220 [5AP]

Venetie Tribal Government Council negotiation rights relative to lands offered for competitive oil and gas leases: Native Village of Venetie, S1318 [8MR], S1647 [23MR]

Lists

Conservation and Revinvestment Act Coalition members, S9913 [5OC]

Senators and staff supporting Conservation and Revinvestment Act, S9913 [5OC]

Virginia organizations supporting Conservation and Reinvestment Act, S9937 [5OC]

Motions

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2949 [11MY]

Opinion polls

Temporary Federal gasoline tax reduction: Gallup Organization, S2489 [11AP]

Petitions and memorials

Colorado Wildlife Commission: Conservation and Reinvestment Act, H2839 [10MY]

Press releases

Arctic Refuge Needs Your Help: Sierra Club, S1318 [8MR]

Conservation and Reinvestment Act: National Governors' Association, H2842 [10MY]

Proposals

Venetie Tribal Government Council negotiation rights relative to lands offered for competitive oil and gas leases: Native Village of Venetie, S1318 [8MR], S1647 [23MR]

Remarks in House

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H540 [29FE], H705 [8MR], H4910 [21JN], H7348 [7SE], H8774-H8781, H8783-H8785 [4OC], H8918, H8919 [5OC], H9873, H9874 [12OC], H11412-H11414 [27OC], H12089, H12090 [14DE], E519 [10AP]

———oil and gas leasing, H493 [16FE]

Coastal zones: prohibit use of offshore oil and gas revenues by States under Federal moratorium on offshore leasing, H2861-H2864 [10MY]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States, H8596 [2OC], H8641-H8648, H8650, H8651, H8655, H8656 [3OC], H9870 [12OC], E1669 [4OC]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2470 [3MY], H2827-H2903 [10MY], H2907-H2952 [11MY], E154 [16FE], E571 [13AP], E722, E724 [15MY], E740 [17MY], E779 [19MY], E1138 [28JN]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), consideration (H. Res. 497), H2821-H2826 [10MY]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), motion to recommit, H2949-H2951 [11MY]

Conservation and Reinvestment Act: assure funding parity between oil and gas revenue producing States and non-producing States, H2912 [11MY]

———condition funding on solvency of Social Security and Medicare, H2872-H2875 [10MY], H2949-H2951 [11MY], E779 [19MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: use of biofuels such as ethanol and biodiesel, H5709, H5711, H5712 [10JY]

Dept. of Energy: conduct a study on the economic basis of the recent increase in gasoline price levels, H5257 [27JN]

———purchase of oil from marginal domestic wells, H5269-H5274 [27JN]

———report on efforts to address high gasoline price levels and to develop a national energy policy, H5259 [27JN]

Dept. of the Interior: weatherization assistance grants program funding through reductions in fossil energy research and development program, H4544-H4550 [15JN]

Federal-State relations: remove incentives for offshore oil development, protect open spaces and natural resources, and require that State conservation plans comply with Federal environmental regulations, H2858 [10MY]

Methane hydrate resources: promote research and development (H.R. 1753), Senate amendments (H. Res. 453), H1634-H1636 [3AP]

Mineral Management Service: revise certain royalty-in-kind procedures relative to payments for transportation to wholesale market centers, H4454, H4455 [14JN]

Motor vehicles: establish a pilot program to encourage the use of alternative fuel vehicles in public transportation (H.R. 5384), E1672 [4OC]

Pipelines: improve safety, public awareness, and environmental protection of pipeline transportation (H.R. 4792), H7841, H7843 [19SE]

———improve safety and environmental protection, H7627, H7628 [14SE]

———improve safety and environmental protection (S. 2438), H8773 [4OC], H9548-H9562 [10OC], H9819 [12OC], E1752, E1759, E1766 [12OC], E1777 [13OC]

———improve safety (H.R. 3558), H69 [31JA], H96 [1FE], H612 [1MR], H4172 [9JN], H6564 [19JY], H7843 [19SE], E791 [19MY]

———require periodic inspections and improve safety (H.R. 5361), H9559 [10OC], E1656 [3OC]

Power resources: ensure the energy self-sufficiency of the U.S. (H.R. 5585), E1965 [28OC]

———establish a commission to review and explore ways for the U.S. to become energy self-sufficient, E1162 [30JN]

———establish a commission to review and explore ways for the U.S. to become energy self-sufficient (H.R. 4035), H8899 [5OC], H11589 [30OC], H12089 [14DE]

———incorporation of biofuels such as ethanol and biodiesel into strategic fuel reserves, H4475-H4477 [14JN]

Taxation: incentives to encourage domestic production of oil and gas and respond to surging foreign oil imports (H.R. 1116), H1143 [21MR]

Remarks in Senate

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, S1448 [20MR], S1645-S1651 [23MR], S2035 [3AP], S9132 [25SE], S9440-S9443 [28SE], S9788-S9793, S9795 [4OC]

———strike assumed revenue based on oil and gas exploration from budget resolution, S2206-S2222 [5AP], S2275-S2277 [6AP], S2427 [7AP]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States, S9808-S9813, S9816, S9826, S9829-S9835 [4OC], S9907-S9909, S9911-S9916, S9937 [5OC], S10075 [6OC], S10126 [10OC], S10401 [12OC], S11232, S11293 [27OC]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), S6837 [14JY], S6992, S7039 [17JY], S7431-S7435 [21JY], S8877, S8878 [21SE], S9256 [26SE], S9460 [28SE]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (S. 2123), S936-S946 [29FE], S1019 [1MR]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (S. 25), S598 [10FE]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (S. 2567), S4018, S4029 [16MY], S4031 [17MY]

Dept. of the Interior: fossil energy research and development program funding, S9914 [5OC]

Methane hydrate resources: promote research and development (H.R. 1753), Senate amendments, S2805-S2807 [13AP]

Natural resources: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund conservation programs (S. 2181), S1173-S1184 [6MR]

Petroleum: decrease dependence on foreign sources through use of renewable fuels, conservation, improving efficiency, and increasing domestic energy supplies, S9331-S9333 [27SE]

Pipelines: civil penalties against owners or operators relative to the availability of certain information during an incident investigation, S8235 [7SE]

———improve safety and environmental protection (S. 2409), S2621-S2624 [12AP]

———improve safety and environmental protection (S. 2438), S2714, S2757 [13AP], S8225-S8241 [7SE], S9230-S9232, S9255 [26SE], S10237 [11OC], S10894 [23OC]

———improve safety and environmental protection (S. 3002), S8019 [5SE]

———improve safety (S. 2004), S86-S88 [26JA], S1268, S1294 [8MR], S1660 [23MR], S4542 [6JN], S7782, S7790 [27JY], S8041 [6SE]

———regulatory requirements for exposed pipes on bridges, S8235, S8236 [7SE]

Power resources: encourage summer fill and fuel budgeting programs for propane, kerosene, and heating oil (S. 2224), S1326 [8MR]

———establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (S. 2214), S1316-S1318 [8MR]

———establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing programs for the Coastal Plain, S1648 [23MR]

———national energy policy, S9331-S9333 [27SE], S9440-S9443 [28SE]

Presidential Energy Commission: establish, S7989, S7990 [5SE]

Price levels, S11664 [7DE]

Public lands: encourage domestic oil, gas, and coal exploration and production, S1623 [23MR]

Taxation: incentives to encourage domestic production of oil and gas and respond to surging foreign oil imports, S1274 [8MR]

———institute a Federal fuels tax holiday, S6499-S6501 [12JY]

———institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (S. 2262), S1528 [21MR]

———institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (S. 2263), S1528 [21MR]

———institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (S. 2285), S1663 [23MR], S1701 [27MR], S1915-S1923 [29MR], S1925, S1941, S1942, S1944-S1946, S1958-S1961 [30MR], S2432 [7AP], S2449, S2451-S2460 [10AP], S2485-S2506 [11AP], S2607 [12AP], S2699, S2700 [13AP]

———institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (S. 2285), cloture motion, S1831 [28MR]

———institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (S. 2285), motion to proceed, S1968-S1970 [30MR]

———institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (S. 2285), placed on the calendar, S1695 [27MR]

———institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (S. 2285), unanimous-consent request, S1830, S1831 [28MR]

———institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (S. 2790), S5809-S5811 [26JN]

———institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (S. 2791), S5773-S5775 [26JN]

———institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (S. 2808), S6040 [28JN], S6185 [30JN]

———provide a tax credit for marginal oil and natural gas well production (S. 2265), S1522 [21MR], S1542, S1546, S1547 [22MR]

Reports filed

Conservation and Reinvestment Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 701) (S. Rept. 106-413), S8584 [14SE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 701) (H. Rept. 106-499), H572 [29FE]

Consideration of H.R. 701, Conservation and Reinvestment Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 497) (H. Rept. 106-612), H2769 [9MY]

Mineral Revenue Payments Clarification Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4340) (H. Rept. 106-1012), H11206 [26OC]

Pipeline Safety Improvement Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2438) (S. Rept. 106-387), S8019 [5SE]

Powder River Basin Resource Development Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1950) (S. Rept. 106-490), S9941 [5OC]

Statements

Pipeline Safety Improvement Act: Representatives Shuster and Bliley, H9559 [10OC]

Top 10 Reasons Why Repealing Part of the Federal Gas Tax Is a Bad Idea: American Road & Transportation Builders Association, S1918 [29MR]

Summaries

Conservation and Reinvestment Act (S. 2123), S1020 [1MR]

Pipeline Safety Act (H.R. 5361), E1657 [3OC]

Texts of

H. Res. 453, Senate amendments to H.R. 1753, Methane Hydrate Research and Development Act, H1634 [3AP]

H. Res. 497, consideration of H.R. 701, Conservation and Reinvestment Act, H2821 [10MY], H2939 [11MY]

H.R. 1753, Methane Hydrate Research and Development Act, S2805 [13AP]

S. 2123, Conservation and Reinvestment Act, S937-S945 [29FE]

S. 2181, Conservation and Stewardship Act, S1177-S1184 [6MR]

S. 2265, Marginal Well Preservation Act, S1523 [21MR]

S. 2409, Pipeline Safety and Community Protection Act, S2621-S2624 [12AP]

S. 2438, Pipeline Safety Improvement Act, S8225-S8230, S8236-S8241 [7SE], H9548-H9553 [10OC]

S. 2790, Federal Fuel Tax Relief Act, S5811 [26JN]

S. 2791, Federal Fuels Tax Suspension Act, S5812 [26JN]

S. 3002, Pipeline Integrity, Safety and Reliability Research and Development Act, S8020 [5SE]