SYNTHETIC FUELS

Articles and editorials

Iran Striving To Rank First in Ethylene Production, S1377 [16FE]

State of Energy, H137 [1FE]

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of Energy: establish grant program using funds collected from violations of corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) program to expand infrastructure to increase availabilty of alternative fuels (see H.R. 5534), H3423 [6JN]

Power resources: authorize research, development, demonstration, and commercial application activities for advanced energy technologies (see H.R. 5634), H4189 [16JN]

———promote energy production and conservation (see S. 2571), S3211 [6AP] (see H.R. 5331), H2338 [9MY]

———reduce U.S. addiction to oil, ensure near-term energy affordability, accelerate clean fuels and electricity, provide government leadership for a reliable energy future (see S. 2829), S4695 [17MY]

———require that gasoline sold in the U.S. contain a certain percentage of renewable fuel (see H.R. 4774), H387 [16FE]

Taxation: encourage use of alternative fuel vehicles (see H.R. 5251), H1916 [27AP]

Remarks in House

Democratic Party: national agenda, H4181-H4187 [16JN]

Dept. of Energy: Biomass and Biorefinery Systems Research and Development Program funding, H3163 [24MY]

———Clean Cities Program funding, H3208 [24MY]

———National Renewable Energy Laboratory funding, H279 [15FE], H759 [8MR]

———provide regulatory relief for use of non-petroleum oil in electric transformers, E51 [1FE]

———research and development funding, H3161 [24MY]

Motor vehicles: provide additional incentives to encourage purchase and use of hybrid and other fuel efficient vehicles, H2334 [9MY]

Navy: commend for purchase of alternative fuel vehicles, H4273 [20JN]

Petroleum: protection from liability of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) producers for groundwater contamination, H1366 [30MR]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, H1709, H1718, H1723, H1727 [25AP], H1842 [26AP], E51 [1FE]

———increase the production and use of ethanol, H1169 [28MR], H1902-H1905 [27AP], H2480, H2492, H2493 [10MY], H3124, H3132 [23MY]

———national energy policy, H132, H141-H145 [1FE], H213, H220 [8FE], H269 [14FE], H316, H317 [15FE], H1201 [29MR], H1325 [30MR], H1748, H1749, H1750, H1821, H1823, H1824-H1826, H1836 [26AP], H1873, H1892, H1898-H1905 [27AP], H1925 [2MY], H2094-H2099 [3MY], H2307 [9MY], H2626 [16MY], H3012 [22MY], H3020, H3124, H3133 [23MY], H3218 [24MY], H3725 [12JN], H4185 [16JN], H4966 [11JY]

———require that gasoline sold in the U.S. contain a certain percentage of ethanol and diesel fuel contain a certain percentage of biodiesel (H.R. 1398), H1823 [26AP]

———require that gasoline sold in the U.S. contain a certain percentage of renewable fuel, H3720 [9JN]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Energy: National Renewable Energy Laboratory funding, S1859 [8MR]

Indy Racing League: tribute for use of ethanol in race cars, S4691 [17MY]

Power resources: energy crisis in Western States, S6744 [29JN]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, S3441 [25AP], S3529-S3532 [26AP], S3769 [1MY]

———increase the production and use of ethanol, S1860 [8MR], S4106 [5MY]

———national energy policy, S391, S439 [1FE], S973 [9FE], S1322 [15FE], S1376 [16FE], S3552, S3553, S3555-S3557 [26AP], S3636-S3638 [27AP], S3854-S3857 [2MY], S4243, S4244 [10MY]

———promote energy production and conservation, S3863 [2MY]

———promote energy production and conservation (S. 2571), S3231-S3234 [6AP], S3783 [1MY]

———reduce U.S. addiction to oil, ensure near-term energy affordability, accelerate clean fuels and electricity, provide government leadership for a reliable energy future (S. 2829), S4706 [17MY]

———require that gasoline sold in the U.S. contain a certain percentage of renewable fuel, S4106 [5MY]

Reports filed

Dept. of Energy Grant Program To Expand Infrastructure To Increase Availabilty of Alternative Fuels Funded by Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Program: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 5534) (H. Rept. 109-535), H4794 [28JN]