COAL

Articles and editorials

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

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

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

Ecology and environment: develop and implement advanced clean coal technology programs and provide tax incentives to encourage the retrofitting, repowering, or replacement of coal-based electricity generating facilities (see S. 3253), S11252 [27OC]

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]

Power resources: 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]

Public lands: increase maximum acreage of Federal leases that may be held by an entity in any one State (see S. 2300), S1815 [28MR] (see H.R. 4298), H2338 [13AP]

Taxation: allow an income tax credit to holders of bonds issued to finance land and water reclamation for the anthracite region of Pennsylvania (see H.R. 4314), H2338 [13AP]

———maintain retiree health benefits under the Coal Industry Retiree Health Benefit Act (see S. 2538), S3831 [10MY]

———maintain retiree health benefits under the Coal Industry Retiree Health Benefit Act and adjust inequities of United Mine Workers of America Combined Benefit Fund (see S. 3267), S11494 [1NO]

United Mine Workers of America: restore stability and equity to the financing of the Combined Benefit Fund (see S. 2729), S5106 [14JN] (see H.R. 4713), H4817 [21JN]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Energy: Clean Coal Technology Program funding, H4524, H4526, H4533, H4541-H4544 [15JN], E1037 [19JN]

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

Pennsylvania: tribute to coal mining heritage, E2001 [28OC]

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]

Public lands: increase maximum acreage of Federal leases that may be held by an entity in any one State (S. 2300), H10494, H10495 [23OC]

Taxation: allow an income tax credit to holders of bonds issued to finance land and water reclamation for the anthracite region of Pennsylvania, H6825 [25JY]

———allow an income tax credit to holders of bonds issued to finance land and water reclamation for the anthracite region of Pennsylvania (H.R. 4314), E2001 [28OC]

Remarks in Senate

Conservation of energy: incentives to encourage production and use of efficient energy sources, S2036 [3AP]

Convention Concerning Safety and Health in Mines: ratification, S9184 [25SE]

Dept. of Energy: Clean Coal Technology Program funding, S7037, S7038, S7042, S7043 [17JY], S9798, S9799 [4OC]

———electro-catalytic oxidation technology funding, S7041, S7042 [17JY]

Dept. of Labor: displaced coal worker relief funding, S6207 [30JN]

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

National Academy of Sciences: study on coal waste impoundments funding, S11879 [15DE]

Public lands: increase maximum acreage of Federal leases that may be held by an entity in any one State (S. 2300), S1815 [28MR], S9980 [5OC]

Taxation: maintain retiree health benefits under the Coal Industry Retiree Health Benefit Act (S. 2538), S3834 [10MY]

United Mine Workers of America: restore stability and equity to the financing of the Combined Benefit Fund (S. 2729), S5113 [14JN]

Reports filed

Coal Market Competition Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2300) (S. Rept. 106-378), S8018 [5SE]

Dept. of Labor Office of Workers' Compensation Programs Management Practices: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H. Rept. 106-1024), H11954 [4DE]

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

Retired Coal Miners Health Benefit Security Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3267) (S. Rept. 106-512), S11494 [1NO]

Statements

Pennsylvania Coal Mining Heritage: Richard Morgan, E2001 [28OC]

Texts of

S. 2300, Coal Market Competition Act, S9980 [5OC], H10494 [23OC]

S. 2538, Coal Miner and Widows Health Protection Act, S3835 [10MY]

S. 2729, Combined Fund Stability and Fairness Act, S5114 [14JN]