[House Report 107-178]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
107th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1st Session 107-178
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PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 4, SECURING AMERICA'S FUTURE ENERGY
ACT OF 2001
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August 1, (legislative day, July 31), 2001.--Referred to the House
Calendar and ordered to be printed
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Mr. Hastings of Washington, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the
following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H. Res. 216]
The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration
House Resolution 216, by a record vote of 9 to 1, report the
same to the House with the recommendation that the resolution
be adopted.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION
The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4, the
Securing America's Future Energy Act of 2001, under a
structured rule. The rule provides ninety minutes of general
debate with 30 minutes equally divided and controlled by the
chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy
and Commerce and 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by
the chairman and ranking minority members of each of the
following Committees: Science, Ways and Means, and Resources.
The rule waives all points of order against consideration of
the bill.
The rule provides that the amendment printed in part A of
this report shall be considered as adopted. The rule further
makes in order only those amendments printed in part B of this
report, and provides that those amendments may be offered only
in the order printed in this report, may be offered only by a
Member designated in this report, shall be considered as read,
shall be debatable for the time specified in this report
equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an
opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be
subject to a demand for a division of the question in the House
or in the Committee of the Whole. The rule waives all points of
order against the amendments printed in this report. The rule
also provides one motion to recommit with or without
instructions.
Finally, Section 2 of the rule provides that upon receipt
of a message from the Senate transmitting H.R. 4 with Senate
amendments thereto, it shall be in order to consider in the
House a motion offered by the Chairman of the Committee on
Energy and Commerce or his designee that the House disagree to
the Senate amendments and request or agree to a conference with
the Senate thereon.
COMMITTEE VOTES
Pursuant to clause 3(b) of House rule XIII the results of
each record vote on an amendment or motion to report, together
with the names of those voting for and against, are printed
below:
Rules Committee record vote No. 32
Date: July 31, 2001.
Measure: H.R. 4, the Securing America's Future Energy Act
of 2001.
Motion by: Mr. Frost.
Summary of motion: To make in order the amendment by
Representatives Markey, Sandlin, and Stenholm which strengthens
the federal central air conditioner and heat pump efficiency
provisions; deletes a GAO study on LIHEAP; strengthens the
Clinton Administration's central air conditioning efficiency
standards; assures that the HOV lane exception applies only to
vehicles with improve efficiency and lower emissions; directs
DOE to issue new appliance efficiency standards for standby
power consumption and several currently uncovered appliances;
restores central air conditioning efficiency standards issue in
January, 2001; authorizes funding for certain uranium
enrichment program, including advanced gas centrifuge
technology; keeps the Nuclear Waste Fund on-budget; eliminates
the authority to conduct R&D on new ways to reprocess nuclear
fuel; and scales back funds for a study on next generation
nuclear reactors to levels proposed by the Bush Administration;
increases domestic oil and gas production from independent
producers with tax credits and incentives; provides tax credits
and incentives for improved efficiency and increased reliance
on renewables; and strikes Division F from the bill and
replaces it with new provisions relating to energy production
on public lands.
Results: Defeated 1 to 9.
Vote by Members: Goss--Nay; Linder--Nay; Pryce--Nay; Diaz-
Balart--Nay; Hastings (WA)--Nay; Myrick--Nay; Sessions--Nay;
Reynolds--Nay; Frost--Yea; Dreier--Nay.
Rules Committee record vote No. 33
Date: July 31, 2001.
Measure: H.R. 4, the Securing America's Future Energy Act
of 2001.
Motion by: Mr. Frost.
Summary of motion: To make in order the amendment by
Representatives Inslee, Shays, and Udall (CO) to expand tax
credits for incremental hydropower, geothermal and biomass co-
fired with coal, and small wind, allow tradable renewable tax
credits for public power entities, modify tax credits for new
energy efficient homes and hybrid vehicles, and modify non-
conventional fuel production credit.
Results: Defeated 1 to 9.
Vote by Members: Goss--Nay; Linder--Nay; Pryce--Nay; Diaz-
Balart--Nay; Hastings (WA)--Nay; Myrick--Nay; Sessions--Nay;
Reynolds--Nay; Frost--Yea; Dreier--Nay.
Rules Committee record vote No. 34
Date: July 31, 2001.
Measure: H.R. 4, the Securing America's Future Energy Act
of 2001.
Motion by: Mr. Frost.
Summary of motion: To make in order the amendment by
Representatives Harman and Eshoo which directs that, within 30
days of enactment, FERC order refunds of electricity charges in
the Western States for the period of Oct. 2, 2000, through June
20 2001, that exceed just and reasonable rates. Specifies
methodologies to determine just and reasonable rates.
Results: Defeated 1 to 9.
Vote by Members: Goss--Nay; Linder--Nay; Pryce--Nay; Diaz-
Balart--Nay; Hastings (WA)--Nay; Myrick--Nay; Sessions--Nay;
Reynolds--Nay; Frost--Yea; Dreier--Nay.
Rules Committee record vote No. 35
Date: July 31, 2001.
Measure: H.R. 4, the Securing America's Future Energy Act
of 2001.
Motion by: Mr. Frost.
Summary of motion: To make in order the amendment by
Representative DeLauro which strikes the language in the bill
calling for GAO to report on whether the LIHEAP program
discourages energy conservation and energy efficiency. It would
also eliminate the section of the study determining the
feasibility of each income supplement not specifically targeted
toward energy.
Results: Defeated 1 to 9.
Vote by Members: Goss--Nay; Linder--Nay; Pryce--Nay; Diaz-
Balart--Nay; Hastings (WA)--Nay; Myrick--Nay; Sessions--Nay;
Reynolds--Nay; Frost--Yea; Dreier--Nay.
Rules Committee record vote No. 36
Date: July 31, 2001.
Measure: H.R. 4, the Securing America's Future Energy Act
of 2001.
Motion by: Mr. Frost.
Summary of motion: To make in order the amendment by
Representative Deutsch expressing the sense of Congress
encouraging the President to personally work with OPEC to
increase OPEC crude oil production before the next scheduled
OPEC meeting on September 26, 2001.
Results: Defeated 1 to 9.
Vote by Members: Goss--Nay; Linder--Nay; Pryce--Nay; Diaz-
Balart--Nay; Hastings (WA)--Nay; Myrick--Nay; Sessions--Nay;
Reynolds--Nay; Frost--Yea; Dreier--Nay.
Rules Committee record vote No. 37
Date: July 31, 2001.
Measure: H.R. 4, the Securing America's Future Energy Act
of 2001.
Motion by: Mr. Frost.
Summary of motion: To make in order the amendment by
Representative Kaptur to rename the Strategic Petroleum Reserve
as the Strategic Fuels Reserve; require the acquisition and
maintenance as part of the Reserve a minimum of 300 million
gallons of ethanol and 100 million gallons of biodiesel; and
allow the biofuels to be exchanged for, or purchased with funds
realized from the sale of crude oil from the Reserve.
Results: Defeated 1 to 9.
Vote by Members: Goss--Nay; Linder--Nay; Pryce--Nay; Diaz-
Balart--Nay; Hastings (WA)--Nay; Myrick--Nay; Sessions--Nay;
Reynolds--Nay; Frost--Yea; Dreier--Nay.
Rules Committee record vote No. 38
Date: July 31, 2001.
Measure: H.R. 4, the Securing America's Future Energy Act
of 2001.
Motion by: Mr. Frost.
Summary of motion: To make in order the amendment by
Representatives Oberstar, Rahall, and Clement which strikes the
section of the bill that terminates the 4.3-cent per gallon
fuel tax currently paid by railroads and inland waterway
barges.
Results: Defeated 1 to 9.
Vote by Members: Goss--Nay; Linder--Nay; Pryce--Nay; Diaz-
Balart--Nay; Hastings (WA)--Nay; Myrick--Nay; Sessions--Nay;
Reynolds--Nay; Frost--Yea; Dreier--Nay.
Rules Committee record vote No. 39
Date: July 31, 2001.
Measure: H.R. 4, the Securing America's Future Energy Act
of 2001.
Motion by: Mr. Goss.
Summary of motion: To report the resolution.
Results: Agreed to 9 to 1.
Vote by Members: Goss--Yea; Linder--Yea; Pryce--Yea; Diaz-
Balart--Yea; Hastings (WA)--Yea; Myrick--Yea; Sessions--Yea;
Reynolds--Yea; Frost--Nay; Dreier--Yea.
AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER UNDER THE RULE
PART A
Summary of Amendment to be Considered as Adopted
Gibbons--Strikes Sec. 301 to take the Nuclear Waste Fund
off-budget.
TEXT OF AMENDMENT TO BE CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED
Page 76, line 15, through page 77, line 9, strike section
301, and make the necessary change to the table of contents.
PART B
Summaries of Amendments Made in Order, debatable in the order listed
for the time specified
Tauzin Manager's Amendment--
Directs the Secretary of Energy to conduct a study on the
feasibility of establishing a program that provides guarantees
for loans by private banking and investment institutions for
facilities for the processing and conversion of municipal solid
waste and sewage sludge into fuel ethanol and other commercial
byproducts.
Makes various technical and clarifying changes to ensure
that the requirement that the Secretary review and consult with
the state when preparing a management or leasing analysis is
not construed as a limitation on federal authority or affect
judicial review procedures; clarifies the role of the Regional
Forester in the consultation process; and to make technical
corrections in sections regarding recovery costs under NEPA.
Directs the Secretary of Energy to initiate a study
regarding the feasibility of developing commercial nuclear
production facilities at existing Department of Energy sites.
Expands scope of two GAO studies regarding LIHEAP
objectives to include examination of how education may improve
energy conservation in non-LIHEAP households and low income
households.
Adds Section 6106 to require the Secretary of Energy and
the Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to
jointly study the location and extent of anticipated demand
growth for natural gas consumption in the western states.
Directs EPA and the Department of Energy to include an
analysis of the feasibility of modifying the federal excise
taxes on gasoline to promote cleaner burning fuel in the joint
study on boutique fuels.
Clarifies that working pipelines which have already been
declared eligible for purposes of the National Historic
Preservation Act are exempt and to allow pipeline owners to
voluntarily have their pipelines declared eligible.
Incorporates language agreed to by the Committee on Energy and
Commerce and the Resources Committee.
Makes corrections and technical and conforming changes to
Division E of the bill respecting criteria for financial
assistance and establishment of clean coal centers of
excellence.
Requires that no fund authorized under the Act be available
to any person or entity that has been convicted of violating
the Buy American Act.
Expresses the sense of Congress to take all actions
necessary in the areas of conservation, efficiency, alternative
source, technology development, and domestic production to
reduce the U.S. dependence on foreign energy sources and to
reduce U.S. dependence in Iraquie sources.
Provides for a study examining the feasibility of
establishing a renewable fuel standard increasing the market
share of renewable fuels by 5% over 15 years (20 minutes)
Bono--Establishes in EPA a renewable energy ``partnership''
program to promote the use of renewable energy and recognize
companies that purchase renewable energy, and educate consumers
regarding the environmental benefits of renewable energy.
Includes alternative energy and to encompass the concept of
energy security in addition to environmental benefits. (10
minutes)
Boehlert/Markey--Provides for a combined corporate average
fuel efficiency (CAFE) standard for passenger automobiles and
light trucks of 27.5 miles per gallon beginning in 2007, with
an intermediate step to 26 miles per gallon in 2005. Provides
incentives for alternative fuel vehicles. Directs the Secretary
of Transportation to use such authority under federal law as
the Secretary may have to ensure the safety of automobiles and
light trucks. (40 minutes)
Wilson/Cubin--Establishes a framework for the disposition
by the U.S. Government of excess government uranium stockpiles,
in a manner that will not disrupt the commercial uranium market
nor adversely affect the U.S./Russia High Enriched Uranium
Agreement. (10 minutes)
Green (TX)--Lifts the ability of the state of California to
utilize the Hinshaw exemption, which prevents the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) from ensuring low-cost
natural gas transmission inside the state. (20 minutes)
Cox--Grants California a waiver of the 2% oxygen rule only
if its gasoline will achieve `equivalent or greater emissions
reductions'' than is required under federal law. (30 minutes)
Waxman--Directs FERC to impose cost-of-service based rates
on electricity generators selling in the Western market for 18
months, until new power supplies come on line. Exempts new
power plants from this requirement. (30 minutes)
Jackson-Lee/Wynn/Rush/E.B. Johnson/Towns/Hillard--Earmarks
$5 million annually for bioenergy training and education
targeted to minority and socially disadvantaged farmers and
ranchers. (10 minutes)
Capito--Ensures that there is no ``back-loading'' of clean
coal project funding to the last year(s) of the 10 year
authorization period. (10 minutes)
Jackson-Lee/Lampson--Requires the Secretary to study and
evaluate the availability of natural gas and oil deposits
located off the coasts of Louisiana and Texas. (10 minutes)
Sununu/Wilson--Provides that the federal share of new
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) oil and gas production
receipts goes toward two funds--one for renewable energy
research and development (``Renewable Energy Technology
Investment Fund'') and another for the elimination of the
maintenance and improvement backlog on federal funds
(``Royalties Conservation Fund''). (20 minutes)
Sununu/Wilson--Implements a 2,000-acre limitation on the
total surface area that may be covered by oil and gas
production operations in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge's
Coastal Plain. (20 minutes)
Markey/Johnson (CT)--Maintains existing protection of the
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge by striking language in the
bill that repeals the prohibition against energy development in
ANWR. (40 minutes)
Hayworth--Amends existing law to give the Secretary of the
Interior the discretion to purchase energy products and energy
by-products of Indian industry in the open market. (10 minutes)
Rogers (MI)/Reynolds--Expresses the Sense of the Congress
encouraging the Great Lakes States to continue their
prohibitions on Great Lakes off-shore oil and gas drilling. (10
minutes)
Traficant--Authorizes $10 million for oil shale research.
(10 minutes)
TEXT OF AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER
1. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Tauzin of Louisiana, or
a Designee, Debatable for 20 Minutes
Page 10, after the table of contents, insert the following
and make the necessary conforming changes in the table of
contents:
SEC. 2. ENERGY POLICY.
It shall be the sense of the Congress that the United States
should take all actions necessary in the areas of conservation,
efficiency, alternative source, technology development, and
domestic production to reduce the United States dependence on
foreign energy sources from 56 percent to 45 percent by January
1, 2012, and to reduce United States dependence on Iraqi energy
sources from 700,000 barrels per day to 250,000 barrels per day
by January 1, 2012.
Page 36, line 15, insert ``or encourage'' after
``discourage''.
Page 36, lines 16 and 17, strike ``; and'' and insert ``when
compared to structures of the same physical description and
occupancy in compatible geographic locations;''.
Page 36, lines 18 through 23, strike paragraph (2) and insert
the following:
(2) the extent to which education could increase the
conservation of low-income households who opt to
receive supplemental income instead of Low-Income Home
Energy Assistance funds;
(3) the benefit in energy efficiency and energy
savings that can be achieved through the annual
maintenance of heating and cooling appliances in the
homes of those receiving Low-Income Home Energy
Assistance funds; and
(4) the loss of energy conservation that results from
structural inadequacies in a structure that is
unhealthy, not energy efficient, and environmentally
unsound and that receives Low-Income Home Energy
Assistance funds for weatherization.
Page 81, after line 12, insert the following new section, and
make the necessary change to the table of contents:
SEC. 309. STUDY TO DETERMINE FEASIBILITY OF DEVELOPING COMMERCIAL
NUCLEAR ENERGY PRODUCTION FACILITIES AT EXISTING
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY SITES.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy shall conduct a
study to determine the feasibility of developing commercial
nuclear energy production facilities at Department of Energy
sites in existence on the date of enactment of this Act,
including--
(1) options for how and where nuclear power plants
can be developed on existing Department of Energy
sites;
(2) estimates on cost savings to the Federal
Government that may be realized by locating new nuclear
power plants on Federal sites;
(3) the feasibility of incorporating new technology
into nuclear power plants located on Federal sites;
(4) potential improvements in the licensing and
safety oversight procedures of nuclear power plants
located on Federal sites;
(5) an assessment of the effects of nuclear waste
management policies and projects as a result of
locating nuclear power plants located on Federal sites;
and
(6) any other factors that the Secretary believes
would be relevant in making the determination.
(b) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a
report describing the results of the study under subsection
(a).
In section 603 of title V of division A, on page 88, line 11,
strike ``; and'' and insert a semicolon.
Page 88, line 17, strike the period and insert ``; and''.
Page 88, after line 17, insert the following new paragraph:
(8) the feasibility of providing incentives to
promote cleaner burning fuel.
Page 92, after line 14, insert the following new sections,
and make the necessary changes to the table of contents:
SEC. 603. STUDY OF ETHANOL FROM SOLID WASTE LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM.
The Secretary of Energy shall conduct a study of the
feasibility of providing guarantees for loans by private
banking and investment institutions for facilities for the
processing and conversion of municipal solid waste and sewage
sludge into fuel ethanol and other commercial byproducts, and
not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act shall transmit to the Congress a report on the results of
the study.
SEC. 604. STUDY OF RENEWABLE FUEL CONTENT.
(a) Study.--The Administrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency and the Secretary of Energy shall jointly conduct a
study of the feasibility of developing a requirement that motor
vehicle fuel sold or introduced into commerce in the United
States in calendar year 2002 or any calendar year thereafter by
a refiner, blender, or importer shall, on a 6-month average
basis, be comprised of a quantity of renewable fuel, measured
in gasoline-equivalent gallons. As part of this study, the
Administrator and Secretary shall evaluate the use of a banking
and trading credit system and the feasibility and desirability
of requiring an increasing percentage of renewable fuel to be
phased in over a 15-year period.
(b) Report to Congress.--Not later than 6 months after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator and the
Secretary shall transmit to the Congress a report on the
results of the study conducted under this section.
Page 93, strike lines 3 through 12 and insert:
SEC. 802. HISTORIC PIPELINES.
Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717(f)) is
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(i) Notwithstanding the National Historic Preservation Act,
a transportation facility shall not be eligible for inclusion
on the National Register of Historic Places unless--
``(1) the Commission has permitted the abandonment of
the transportation facility pursuant to subsection (b)
of this section, or
``(2) the owner of the facility has given written
consent to such eligibility.
Any transportation facility deemed eligible for inclusion on
the National Register of Historic Places prior to the date of
enactment of this subsection shall no longer be eligible unless
the owner of the facility gives written consent to such
eligibility.''.
Page 190, line 23, strike ``subsection'' and insert
``section''.
Page 220, lines 1 through 4, amend paragraph (1) to read as
follows:
(1) $19,400,000 for fiscal year 2002, $14,800,000 for
fiscal year 2003, and $8,900,000 for fiscal year 2004
for completion of construction of Project 98-G-304,
Neutrinos at the Main Injector, Fermi National
Accelerator Laboratory;
In section 6102(b)(1), strike ``42 U.S.C.'' and insert ``43
U.S.C. ''.
Page 437, after line 6, (in section 5006 of Division E after
subsection (c)) insert:
(d) Financial Assistance.--The Secretary shall provide
financial assistance to projects that meet the requirements of
subsections (a), (b), and (c) and are likely to--
(1) achieve overall cost reductions in the
utilization of coal to generate useful forms of energy;
(2) improve the competitiveness of coal among various
forms of energy in order to maintain a diversity of
fuel choices in the United States to meet electricity
generation requirements; and
(3) demonstrate methods and equipment that are
applicable to 25 percent of the electricity generating
facilities that use coal as the primary feedstock as of
the date of enactment of this Act.
Page 437, line 7, (in section 5006 of Division E) strike
``(d)'' and insert ``(e)''.
Page 437, line 10, (in section 5006 of Division E) strike
``(e)'' and insert ``(f)
Page 438, after line 17, (after section 5007 of Division E)
insert the following new section and make the necessary change
to the table of contents:
SEC. 5008. CLEAN COAL CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE.
As part of the program authorized in section 5003, the
Secretary shall award competitive, merit-based grants to
universities for the establishment of Centers of Excellence for
Energy Systems of the Future. The Secretary shall provide
grants to universities that can show the greatest potential for
advancing new clean coal technologies.
Page 3, in the table of contents for Division A, redesignate
title VII relating to miscellaneous provisions as title VIII.
Page 93, line 13, (at the end of division A) strike ``VII''
relating to miscellaneous provisions and insert ``VIII''.
In Division A and in the table of contents for Division A,
renumber sections 601 through 604 as 501 through 504
respectively, renumber sections 701 and 702 as 601 and 602
respectively, renumber sections 801 and 802 as 701 and 702
respectively, and renumber sections 901 through 903 as 801
through 803 respectively.
Page 433, line 13, strike ``(c)'' and insert ``(b)''.
Page 444, after line 22, insert the following new section:
SEC. 6106. EFFICIENT INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy and the Chairman of
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission shall jointly
undertake a study of the location and extent of anticipated
demand growth for natural gas consumption in the Western
States, herein defined as the area covered by the Western
System Coordinating Council.
(b) Contents.--The study under subsection (a) shall include
the following:
(1) A review of natural gas demand forecasts by
Western State officials, such as the California Energy
Commission and the California Public Utilities
Commission, which indicate the forecasted levels of
demand for natural gas and the geographic distribution
of that forecasted demand.
(2) A review of the locations of proposed new natural
gas-fired electric generation facilities currently in
the approval process in the Western States, and their
forecasted impact on natural gas demand.
(3) A review of the locations of existing interstate
natural gas transmission pipelines, and interstate
natural gas pipelines currently in the planning stage
or approval process, throughout the Western States.
(4) A review of the locations and capacity of
intrastate natural gas pipelines in the Western States.
(5) Recommendations for the coordination of the
development of the natural gas infrastructure indicated
in paragraphs (1) through (4).
(c) Report.--The Secretary shall report the findings and
recommendations resulting from the study required by this
section to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of
Representatives and to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources of the Senate no later than 6 months after the date
of the enactment of this Act. The Chairman of the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission shall report on how the Commission
will factor these results into its review of applications of
interstate pipelines within the Western States to the Committee
on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and to
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate no
later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this
Act.
In section 6223, amend subsection (b) to read as follows:
(b) Preparation of Leasing Plan or Analysis.--In preparing a
management plan or leasing analysis for oil or natural gas
leasing on Federal lands administered by the Bureau of Land
Management or the Forest Service, the Secretary concerned
shall--
(1) identify and review the restrictions on surface
use and operations imposed under the laws (including
regulations) of the State in which the lands are
located;
(2) consult with the appropriate State agency
regarding the reasons for the State restrictions
identified under paragraph (1);
(3) identify any differences between the State
restrictions identified under paragraph (1) and any
restrictions on surface use and operations that would
apply under the lease; and
(4) prepare and provide upon request a written
explanation of such differences.
At the end of section 6223 add the following:
(e) Preservation of Federal Authority.--Nothing in this
section or in any identification, review, or explanation
prepared under this section shall be construed--
(1) to limit the authority of the Federal Government
to impose lease stipulations, restrictions,
requirements, or other terms that are different than
those that apply under State law; or
(2) to affect the procedures that apply to judicial
review of actions taken under this subsection.
In section 6225, in the quoted material--
(1) in paragraph (2)(A), insert ``and consultation
with the Regional Forester having administrative
jurisdiction over the National Forest System Lands
concerned'' after ``under paragraph (1)''; and
(2) add at the end the following:
``(3) The Secretary of Agriculture shall include in the
record of decision for a determination under paragraph (2)(A)--
``(A) any written statement regarding the
determination that is prepared by a Regional Forester
consulted by the Secretary under paragraph (2)(A)
regarding the determination; or
``(B) an explanation why such a statement by the
Regional Forester is not included.
In section 6303(2), in the quoted material--
(1) in paragraph (2)(A), insert ``and consultation
with any Regional Forester having administrative
jurisdiction over the lands concerned'' after ``under
paragraph (1)''; and
(2) add at the end the following:
``(3) The Secretary of Agriculture shall include in the
record of decision for a determination under paragraph (2)(A)--
``(A) any written statement regarding the
determination that is prepared by a Regional Forester
consulted by the Secretary under paragraph (2)(A)
regarding the determination; or
``(B) an explanation why such a statement by the
Regional Forester is not included.
In section 6234--
(1) insert ``(a) In General.--'' before the first
sentence;
(2) redesignate subsections (c) and (d) as
subsections (b) and (c); and
(3) in the quoted material, strike the material
preceding subsection (b) and insert the following:
``reimbursement for costs of certain analyses, documentation, and
studies
``Sec. 38. (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior
may, through royalty credits, reimburse a person who is a
lessee, operator, operating rights owner, or applicant for an
oil or gas lease under this Act for amounts paid by the person
for preparation by the Secretary (or a contractor or other
person selected by the Secretary) of any project-level
analysis, documentation, or related study required under the
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq.) with respect to the lease.
In section 6308(a), in the quoted material, strike the
material preceding subsection (b) and insert the following:
``reimbursement for costs of certain analyses, documentation, and
studies
``Sec. 38. (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior
may, through royalty credits, reimburse a person who is a
lessee, operator, operating rights owner, or applicant for a
lease under this Act for amounts paid by the person for
preparation by the Secretary (or a contractor or other person
selected by the Secretary) of any project-level analysis,
documentation, or related study required under the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) with
respect to the lease.
Page 510, after line 8, insert the following new division,
and make the necessary changes to the table of contents:
DIVISION G
SEC. 7101. BUY AMERICAN.
No funds authorized under this Act shall be available to any
person or entity that has been convicted of violating the Buy
American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a-10c).
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2. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Bono of California, or
a Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
After section 141, insert the following new section and make
the necessary conforming changes in the table of contents:
SEC. 141A. ENERGY SUN RENEWABLE AND ALTERNATIVE ENERGY PROGRAM.
(a) Amendment.--The Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42
U.S.C. 6201 and following) is amended by inserting the
following after section 324A:
``SEC. 324B. ENERGY SUN RENEWABLE AND ALTERNATIVE ENERGY PROGRAM.
``(a) Program.--There is established at the Environmental
Protection Agency and the Department of Energy a government-
industry partnership program to identify and promote the
purchase of renewable and alternative energy products, to
recognize companies that purchase renewable and alternative
energy products for the environmental and energy security
benefits of such purchases, and to educate consumers about the
environmental and energy security benefits of renewable and
alternative energy. Responsibilities under the program shall be
divided between the Environmental Protection Agency and the
Department of Energy consistent with the terms of agreements
between the two agencies. The Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency and the Secretary of Energy--
``(1) establish an Energy Sun label for renewable and
alternative energy products and technologies that the
Administrator or the Secretary (consistent with the
terms of agreements between the two agencies regarding
responsibility for specific product categories)
determine to have substantial environmental and energy
security benefits and commercial marketability.
``(2) establish an Energy Sun Company program to
recognize private companies that draw a substantial
portion of their energy from renewable and alternative
sources that provide substantial environmental and
energy security benefits, as determined by the
Administrator or the Secretary.
``(3) promote Energy Sun compliant products and
technologies as the preferred products and technologies
in the marketplace for reducing pollution and achieving
energy security; and
``(4) work to enhance public awareness and preserve
the integrity of the Energy Sun label.
For the purposes of carrying out this section, there is
authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2002 through 2006.
``(b) Study of Certain Products, Technologies, and
Buildings.--Within 18 months after the enactment of this
section, the Administrator and the Secretary, consistent with
the terms of agreements between the two agencies, shall conduct
a study to determine whether the Energy Sun label should be
authorized for products, technologies, and buildings in the
following categories:
``(1) Passive solar, solar thermal, concentrating
solar energy, solar water heating, and related solar
products and building technologies.
``(2) Solar photovoltaics and other solar electric
power generation technologies.
``(3) Wind.
``(4) Geothermal.
``(5) Biomass.
``(6) Distributed energy (including, but not limited
to, microturbines, combined heat and power, fuel cells,
and stirling heat engines).
``(7) Green power or other renewables and alternative
based electric power products (including green tag
credit programs) sold to retail consumers of
electricity.
``(8) Homes.
``(9) School buildings.
``(10) Retail buildings.
``(11) Health care facilities.
``(12) Hotels and other commercial lodging
facilities.
``(13) Restaurants and other food service facilities.
``(14) Rest area facilities along interstate
highways.
``(15) Sports stadia, arenas, and concert facilities.
``(16) Any other product, technology or building
category, the accelerated recognition of which the
Administrator or the Secretary determines to be
necessary or appropriate for the achievement of the
purposes of this section.
Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to limit the
discretion of the Administrator or the Secretary under
subsection (a)(1) to include in the Energy Sun program
additional products, technologies, and buildings not listed in
this subsection. Participation by private-sector entities in
programs or studies authorized by this section shall be (A)
voluntary, and (B) by permission of the Administrator or
Secretary, on terms and conditions the Administrator or the
Secretary (consistent with agreements between the agencies)
deems necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes and
requirements of this section.
``(c) Definition.--For the purposes of this section, the term
`renewable and alternative energy' shall have the same meaning
as the term `unconventional and renewable energy resources' in
Section 551 of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (42
U.S.C. 8259)''.''.
(b) Table of Contents Amendment.--The table of contents of
the Energy Policy and Conservation Act is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 324A the following new item:
``Sec. 324B. Energy Sun renewable and alternative energy program.''.
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3. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Boehlert of New York,
or Representative Markey of Massachusetts, or a Designee, Debatable for
40 Minutes
Page 66, beginning at line 11, strike sections 201, 202, and
203 and insert the following:
SEC. 201. INCREASED AVERAGE FUEL ECONOMY STANDARDS FOR PASSENGER
AUTOMOBILES AND LIGHT TRUCKS.
(a) Combined Standard.--Section 32902(b) of title 49, United
States Code, is amended to read as follows:
``(b) Standards for Passenger Automobiles and Light Trucks.--
(1) Except as provided in this section, the average fuel
economy standard for the combination of passenger automobiles
and light trucks manufactured by a manufacturer--
``(A) in each of model years 2005 and 2006 shall be
26.0 miles per gallon; and
``(B) in a model year after model year 2006 shall be
27.5 miles per gallon.
``(2) Except as provided in this section, and notwithstanding
paragraph (1), the average fuel economy standard for passenger
automobiles manufactured by a manufacturer in model years 2005
and 2006 shall be 27.5 miles per gallon.''.
(b) Amending Standards for Passenger Automobiles and Light
Trucks.--Section 32902(c) of title 49, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by amending so much as precedes the second
sentence of paragraph (1) to read as follows:
``(c) Amending Standard for Combination of Passenger
Automobiles and Light Trucks.--The Secretary of Transportation
shall prescribe regulations amending any of the standards under
subsection (b) of this section for a model year to any higher
level that the Secretary decides is the maximum feasible
average fuel economy level for that model year.''; and
(2) by striking paragraph (2).
(c) Definition of Light Truck.--
(1) In general.--Section 32901(a) of title 49, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(17) `light truck' means a 4-wheeled vehicle that
is propelled by fuel, or by alternative fuel, that is
manufactured primarily for use on public streets,
roads, and highways (except a vehicle operated only on
a rail line), and that the Secretary decides by
regulation--
``(A) is rated--
``(i) at less than 8,500 pounds gross
vehicle weight, in the case of an
automobile manufactured in model year
2005 or 2006; or
``(ii) at less than 10,000 pounds
gross vehicle weight, in the case of an
automobile manufactured in a model year
after model year 2006;
``(B) is manufactured primarily for
transporting not more than 10 individuals; and
``(C) is not a passenger automobile.''.
(2) Deadline for regulations.--The Secretary of
Transportation--
(A) shall issue proposed regulations
implementing the amendment made by this
subsection by not later than 6 months after the
date of the enactment of this Act; and
(B) shall issue final regulations
implementing such amendment by not later than
one year after the date of the enactment of
this Act.
(c) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Section 32901(a)(3) of title 49, United States
Code, is amended by striking ``and rated at--'' and
inserting ``and is a light truck or is rated at--''.
(2) Section 32902(a) of title 49, United States Code,
is amended--
(A) by striking ``Non-Passenger
Automobiles.--'' and inserting ``Standards for
Certain Automobiles.--''; and
(B) by striking ``(except passenger
automobiles)'' and inserting ``(except
passenger automobiles and light trucks)''.
(3) Section 32908(a)(1) of title 49, United States
Code, is amended by striking ``8,500'' and inserting
``10,000''.
(d) Application.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply beginning on January 1, 2005.
(e) Applicability of Existing Standards.--This section does
not affect the application of section 32902 of title 49, United
States Code, to passenger automobiles and light trucks
manufactured before model year 2005.
SEC. 202. AMENDMENTS TO MANUFACTURING INCENTIVES FOR ALTERNATIVE FUEL
AUTOMOBILES.
Section 32905 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (b) by striking ``2004'' and
inserting ``2008'';
(2) in subsection (b)(1) by striking ``.5 divided''
and inserting ``the number determined by (A)
subtracting from 1.0 the alternative fuel use factor
for the model, and (B) dividing the difference
calculated under clause (A) by'';
(3) in subsection (b)(2) by striking ``.5 divided''
and inserting ``the number determined by dividing the
alternative fuel use factor for the model by'';
(4) in subsection (d) by striking ``2004'' and
inserting ``2008'';
(5) in subsection (d)(1) by striking ``.5 divided''
and inserting ``the number determined by (A)
subtracting from 1.0 the alternative fuel use factor
for the model, and (B) dividing the difference
calculated under clause (A) by'';
(6) in subsection (d)(2) by striking ``.5 divided''
and inserting ``the number determined by dividing the
alternative fuel use factor for the model by''; and
(7) by adding at the end the following:
``(h) Determination of Alternative Fuel Use Factor.--(1) For
purposes of subsections (b) and (d) of this section, the term
`alternative fuel use factor' means, for a model of automobile,
such factor determined by the Administrator under this
subsection.
``(2) At the beginning of each year, the Secretary of Energy
shall estimate the amount of fuel and the amount of alternative
fuel used to operate all models of dual fuel automobiles during
the most recent 12-month period.
``(3) The Administrator shall determine, by regulation, the
alternative fuel use factor for each model of dual fueled
automobile as the fraction that represents, on an energy
equivalent basis, the ratio that the amount of alternative fuel
determined under paragraph (1) bears to the amount of fuel
determined under paragraph (1).''.
(c) Application.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply beginning on January 1, 2005.
(d) Applicability of Existing Standards.--This section does
not affect the application of section 32901 of title 49, United
States Code, to automobiles manufactured before model year
2005.
SEC. 203. ENSURING SAFETY OF PASSENGER AUTOMOBILES AND LIGHT TRUCKS.
The Secretary of Transportation shall exercise such authority
under Federal law as the Secretary may have to ensure that
passenger automobiles and light trucks (as those terms are
defined in section 32901 of title 49, United States Code, as
amended by this Act) are safe.
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4. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Wilson of New Mexico,
or Representative Cubin of Wyoming or a Designee, Debatable for 10
Minutes
Page 81, after line 12 (after section 308 of title III of
division A) insert the following new section and make the
necessary conforming changes in the table of contents:
SEC. 309. PROHIBITION OF COMMERCIAL SALES OF URANIUM BY THE UNITED
STATES UNTIL 2009.
Section 3112 of the USEC Privatization Act (42 U.S.C. 2297h-
10) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(g) Prohibition on Sales.--With the exception of sales
pursuant to subsection (b)(2) (42 U.S.C. 2297h-10(b)(2)),
notwithstanding any other provision of law, the United States
Government shall not sell or transfer any uranium (including
natural uranium concentrates, natural uranium hexafluoride,
enriched uranium, depleted uranium, or uranium in any other
form) through March 23, 2009 (except sales or transfers for use
by the Tennessee Valley Authority in relation to the Department
of Energy's HEU or Tritium programs, or the Department of
Energy research reactor sales program, or any depleted uranium
hexaflouride to be transferred to a designated Department of
Energy contractor in conjunction with the planned construction
of the Depleted Uranium Hexaflouride conversion plants in
Portsmouth, Ohio, and Paducah, Kentucky, to any natural uranium
transferred to the U.S. Enrichment Corporation from the
Department of Energy to replace contaminated uranium received
from the Department of Energy when the U.S. Enrichment
Corporation was privatized in July, 1998, or for emergency
purposes in the event of a disruption in supply to end users in
the United States). The aggregate of sales or transfers of
uranium by the United States Government after March 23, 2009,
shall not exceed 3,000,000 pounds U3O8
per calendar year.''.
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5. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Green of Texas, or a
Designee, Debatable for 20 Minutes
In Division A, title VIII, insert at the end the following
new section and make the necessary conforming change in the
table of contents:
SEC. 804. REPEAL OF HINSHAW EXEMPTION.
Effective on the date 60 days after the enactment of this
Act, for purposes of section 1(c) of the Natural Gas Act (15
U.S.C. 717(c)), the term ``State'' shall not include the State
of California.
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6. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Cox of California, or a
Designee, Debatable for 30 Minutes
In Division A, at the end of title VI, insert the following
new section and make the necessary conforming changes in the
table of contents:
SEC. 605. CALIFORNIA REFORMULATED GAS RULES.
Section 211(c)(4)(B) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C.
7545(c)(4)(B)) is amended by adding the following at the end
thereof: ``Whenever any such State that has received a waiver
under section 209(b)(1) has promulgated reformulated gasoline
rules for any covered area of such State (as defined in
subsection (k)), such rules shall apply in such area in lieu of
the requirements of subsection (k) if such State rules will
achieve equivalent or greater emission reductions than would
result from the application of the requirements of subsection
(k) in the case of the aggregate mass of emissions of toxic air
pollutants and in the case of the aggregate mass of emissions
of ozone-forming compounds.''.
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7. An Amendment to Be Offered by Representative Waxman of California,
or a Designee, Debatable for 30 Minutes
Page 96, after line 17, insert the following new title and
make the necessary conforming changes in the table of contents:
TITLE IX--PRICE GOUGING AND BLACKOUT PREVENTION
SEC. 901. WHOLESALE ELECTRIC ENERGY RATES OF REGULATED ENTITIES IN THE
WESTERN ENERGY MARKET.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
(2) Cost-of-service based rate.--The term ``cost-of-
service based rate'' means a rate, charge, or
classification for the sale of electric energy that is
equal to--
(A) all the reasonable variable costs for
producing the electric energy;
(B) all the reasonable fixed costs for
producing the electric energy;
(C) a reasonable risk premium or return on
invested capital; and
(D) all other reasonable costs associated
with the production, acquisition, conservation,
and transmission of electric power.
(3) Public utility.--The term ``public utility'' has
the meaning given the term in section 201 of the
Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824).
(4) Western energy market.--The term ``western energy
market'' means the area within the United States that
is covered by the Western Systems Coordinating Council.
(b) Imposition of Wholesale Electric Energy Rates.--Not later
than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Commission shall impose just and reasonable cost-of-service
based rates on sales by public utilities of electric energy at
wholesale in the western energy market. The Commission shall
not impose such rates under authority of this subsection on any
facility generating electric energy that did not generate
electric energy at any time prior to January 1, 2001.
(c) Authority of State Regulatory Authorities.--This section
does not diminish or have any other effect on the authority of
a State regulatory authority (as defined in section 3 of the
Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 796)) to regulate rates and
charges for the sale of electric energy to consumers, including
the authority to determine the manner in which wholesale rates
shall be passed through to consumers (including the setting of
tiered pricing, real-time pricing, and baseline rates).
(d) Repeal.--Effective on the date 18 months after the
enactment of this Act, this section is repealed, and any cost-
of-service based rate imposed under this section that is then
in effect shall no longer be effective.
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8. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Jackson Lee of Texas,
or Representative Wynn of Maryland, or a Designee, Debatable for 10
Minutes
Page 168, line 20, insert ``Of the funds authorized under
this subsection, at least $5,000,000 for each fiscal year shall
be for training and education targeted to minority and social
disadvantaged farmers and ranchers.'' after ``National Science
Foundation.''.
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9. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Capito of West
Virginia, or a Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
On page 190, after line 25, insert:
(c) Gasification.--The Secretary shall fund at least one
gasification project with the funds authorized under this
section.
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10. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Jackson-Lee of Texas,
or Representative Lampson of Texas, or a Designee, Debatable for 10
Minutes
Page 191, after line 17, insert the following new section,
and make the necessary change to the table of contents:
SEC. 2423. NATURAL GAS AND OIL DEPOSITS REPORT.
Two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, and at
two-year intervals thereafter, the Secretary of the Interior,
in consultation with other appropriate Federal agencies, shall
transmit a report to the Congress assessing the contents of
natural gas and oil deposits at existing drilling sites off the
coast of Louisiana and Texas.
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11. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Sununu of New
Hampshire, or Representative Wilson of New Mexico, or a Designee,
Debatable for 20 Minutes
Page 500, beginning at line 16, amend section 6512 to read as
follows:
SEC. 6512. REVENUE ALLOCATION.
(a) Federal and State Distribution.--
(1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 6504 of this
Act, the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et. seq.),
or any other law, of the amount of adjusted bonus,
rental, and royalty revenues from oil and gas leasing
and operations authorized under this title--
(A) 50 percent shall be paid to the State of
Alaska; and
(B) the balance shall be deposited into the
Renewable Energy Technology Investment Fund and
the Royalties Conservation Fund as provided in
this section.
(2) Adjustments.--Adjustments to bonus, rental, and
royalty amounts from oil and gas leasing and operations
authorized under this title shall be made as necessary
for overpayments and refunds from lease revenues
received in current or subsequent periods before
distribution of such revenues pursuant to this section.
(3) Timing of payments to state.--Payments to the
State of Alaska under this section shall be made
semiannually.
(b) Renewable Energy Technology Investment Fund.--
(1) Establishment and availability.--There is hereby
established in the Treasury of the United States a
separate account which shall be known as the
``Renewable Energy Technology Investment Fund''.
(2) Deposits.--Fifty percent of adjusted revenues
from bonus payments for leases issued under this title
shall be deposited into the Renewable Energy Technology
Investment Fund.
(3) Use, generally.--Subject to paragraph (4), funds
deposited into the Renewable Energy Technology
Investment Fund shall be used by the Secretary of
Energy to finance research grants, contracts, and
cooperative agreements and expenses of direct research
by Federal agencies, including the costs of
administering and reporting on such a program of
research, to improve and demonstrate technology and
develop basic science information for development and
use of renewable and alternative fuels including wind
energy, solar energy, geothermal energy, and energy
from biomass. Such research may include studies on
deployment of such technology including research on how
to lower the costs of introduction of such technology
and of barriers to entry into the market of such
technology.
(4) Use for adjustments and refunds.--If for any
circumstances, adjustments or refunds of bonus amounts
deposited pursuant to this title become warranted, 50
percent of the amount necessary for the sum of such
adjustments and refunds may be paid by the Secretary
from the Renewable Energy Technology Investment Fund.
(5) Consultation and coordination.--Any specific use
of the Renewable Energy Technology Investment Fund
shall be determined only after the Secretary of Energy
consults and coordinates with the heads of other
appropriate Federal agencies.
(6) Reports.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
the enactment of this Act and on an annual basis
thereafter, the Secretary of Energy shall transmit to
the Committee on Science of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources of the Senate a report on the use of funds
under this subsection and the impact of and efforts to
integrate such uses with other energy research efforts.
(c) Royalties Conservation Fund.--
(1) Establishment and availability.--There is hereby
established in the Treasury of the United States a
separate account which shall be known as the
``Royalties Conservation Fund''.
(2) Deposits.--Fifty percent of revenues from rents
and royalty payments for leases issued under this title
shall be deposited into the Royalties Conservation
Fund.
(3) Use, generally.--Subject to paragraph (4), funds
deposited into the Royalties Conservation Fund--
(A) may be used by the Secretary of the
Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to
finance grants, contracts, cooperative
agreements, and expenses for direct activities
of the Department of the Interior and the
Forest Service to restore and otherwise
conserve lands and habitat and to eliminate
maintenance and improvements backlogs on
Federal lands, including the costs of
administering and reporting on such a program;
and
(B) may be used by the Secretary of the
Interior to finance grants, contracts,
cooperative agreements, and expenses--
(i) to preserve historic Federal
properties;
(ii) to assist States and Indian
Tribes in preserving their historic
properties;
(iii) to foster the development of
urban parks; and
(iv) to conduct research to improve
the effectiveness and lower the costs
of habitat restoration.
(4) Use for adjustments and refunds.--If for any
circumstances, refunds or adjustments of royalty and
rental amounts deposited pursuant to this title become
warranted, 50 percent of the amount necessary for the
sum of such adjustments and refunds may be paid from
the Royalties Conservation Fund.
(d) Availability.--Moneys covered into the accounts
established by this section--
(1) shall be available for expenditure only to the
extent appropriated therefor;
(2) may be appropriated without fiscal-year
limitation; and
(3) may be obligated or expended only as provided in
this section.
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12. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Sununu of New
Hampshire, or Representative Wilson of New Mexico, or a Designee,
Debatable for 20 Minutes
In section 6507(a), strike ``and'' after the semicolon at the
end of paragraph (1), strike the period at the end of paragraph
(2) and insert ``; and'', and add at the end the following:
(3) ensure that the maximum amount of surface acreage
covered 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.
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13. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Markey of
Massachusetts, or Representative Johnson of Connecticut, or a Designee,
Debatable for 40 Minutes
In Division F, strike title V (page 477, line 12 through page
501, line 8).
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14. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Hayworth of Arizona,
or a Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 502, after line 13, insert the following:
SEC. 6602. AMENDMENT TO BUY INDIAN ACT.
Section 23 of the Act of June 25, 1910 (25 U.S.C. 47;
commonly known as the ``Buy Indian Act'') is amended by
inserting ``energy products, and energy by-products,'' after
``printing,''.
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15. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Rogers of Michigan, or
Representative Reynolds of New York, or a Designee, Debatable for 10
Minutes
In Division F, at the end of subtitle C of title II add the
following:
SEC. . ENCOURAGEMENT OF STATE AND PROVINCIAL PROHIBITIONS ON OFF-
SHORE DRILLING IN THE GREAT LAKES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) The water resources of the Great Lakes Basin are
precious public natural resources, shared and held in
trust by the States of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan,
Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin,
and the Canadian Province of Ontario.
(2) The environmental dangers associated with off-
shore drilling in the Great Lakes for oil and gas
outweigh the potential benefits of such drilling.
(3) In accordance with the Submerged Lands Act (43
U.S.C. 1301 et seq.), each State that borders any of
the Great Lakes has authority over the area between
that State's coastline and the boundary of Canada or
another State.
(4) The States of Illinois, Michigan, New York,
Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin each have a statutory
prohibition of off-shore drilling in the Great Lakes
for oil and gas.
(5) The States of Indiana, Minnesota, and Ohio do not
have such a prohibition.
(6) The Canadian Province of Ontario does not have
such a prohibition, and drilling for and production of
gas occurs in the Canadian portion of Lake Erie.
(b) Encouragement of State and Provincial Prohibitions.--The
Congress encourages--
(1) the States of Illinois, Michigan, New York,
Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin to continue to prohibit
off-shore drilling in the Great Lakes for oil and gas;
(2) the States of Indiana, Minnesota, and Ohio and
the Canadian Province of Ontario to enact a prohibition
of such drilling; and
(3) the Canadian Province of Ontario to require the
cessation of any such drilling and any production
resulting from such drilling.
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16. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Traficant of Ohio, or
a Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 191, after line 17, insert the following new section,
and make the necessary change to the table of contents:
SEC. 2423. OIL SHALE RESEARCH.
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of
Energy for fiscal year 2002 $10,000,000, to be divided equally
between grants for research on Eastern oil shale and grants for
research on Western oil shale.