HR 6 IH

To ensure jobs for our future with secure, affordable, and reliable energy.

April 18, 2005

Mr. BARTON of Texas (for himself, Mr. POMBO, and Mr. THOMAS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Financial Services, Agriculture, Resources, Science, Ways and Means, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

To ensure jobs for our future with secure, affordable, and reliable energy.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

(a) Short Title- This Act may be cited as the `Energy Policy Act of 2005'.

(b) Table of Contents- The table of contents for the bill is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

TITLE I--ENERGY EFFICIENCY

Subtitle A--Federal Programs

Sec. 101. Energy and water saving measures in congressional buildings.

Sec. 102. Energy management requirements.

Sec. 103. Energy use measurement and accountability.

Sec. 104. Procurement of energy efficient products.

Sec. 105. Energy Savings Performance Contracts.

Sec. 107. Voluntary commitments to reduce industrial energy intensity.

Sec. 108. Advanced Building Efficiency Testbed.

Sec. 109. Federal building performance standards.

Sec. 111. Daylight savings.

Subtitle B--Energy Assistance and State Programs

Sec. 121. Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program.

Sec. 122. Weatherization assistance.

Sec. 123. State energy programs.

Sec. 124. Energy efficient appliance rebate programs.

Sec. 125. Energy efficient public buildings.

Sec. 126. Low income community energy efficiency pilot program.

Subtitle C--Energy Efficient Products

Sec. 131. Energy Star Program.

Sec. 132. HVAC maintenance consumer education program.

Sec. 133. Energy conservation standards for additional products.

Sec. 134. Energy labeling.

Sec. 135. Preemption.

Sec. 136. State consumer product energy efficiency standards.

Subtitle D--Public Housing

Sec. 141. Capacity building for energy-efficient, affordable housing.

Sec. 142. Increase of cdbg public services cap for energy conservation and efficiency activities.

Sec. 143. FHA mortgage insurance incentives for energy efficient housing.

Sec. 144. Public housing capital fund.

Sec. 145. Grants for energy-conserving improvements for assisted housing.

Sec. 147. Energy-efficient appliances.

Sec. 148. Energy efficiency standards.

Sec. 149. Energy strategy for HUD.

TITLE II--RENEWABLE ENERGY

Subtitle A--General Provisions

Sec. 201. Assessment of renewable energy resources.

Sec. 202. Renewable energy production incentive.

Sec. 203. Federal purchase requirement.

Sec. 204. Insular areas energy security.

Sec. 205. Use of photovoltaic energy in public buildings.

Sec. 206. Grants to improve the commercial value of forest biomass for electric energy, useful heat, transportation fuels, petroleum-based product substitutes, and other commercial purposes.

Sec. 207. Biobased products.

Sec. 208. Renewable energy security.

Subtitle C--Hydroelectric

Part I--Alternative conditions

Sec. 231. Alternative conditions and fishways.

Part II--Additional hydropower

Sec. 241. Hydroelectric production incentives.

Sec. 242. Hydroelectric efficiency improvement.

Sec. 243. Small hydroelectric power projects.

Sec. 244. Increased hydroelectric generation at existing Federal facilities.

Sec. 245. Shift of project loads to off-peak periods.

TITLE III--OIL AND GAS--COMMERCE

Subtitle A--Petroleum Reserve and Home Heating Oil

Sec. 301. Permanent authority to operate the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and other energy programs.

Sec. 302. National Oilheat Research Alliance.

Sec. 303. Site selection.

Sec. 304. Suspension of Strategic Petroleum Reserve deliveries.

Subtitle B--Production Incentives

Sec. 320. Liquefaction or gasification natural gas terminals.

Sec. 327. Hydraulic fracturing.

Sec. 328. Oil and gas exploration and production defined.

Sec. 329. Outer Continental Shelf provisions.

Sec. 330. Appeals relating to pipeline construction or offshore mineral development projects.

Sec. 333. Natural gas market transparency.

Subtitle C--Access to Federal Land

Sec. 344. Consultation regarding oil and gas leasing on public land.

Sec. 346. Compliance with executive order 13211; actions concerning regulations that significantly affect energy supply, distribution, or use.

Sec. 355. Encouraging Great Lakes oil and gas drilling ban.

Sec. 358. Federal coalbed methane regulation.

Subtitle D--Refining Revitalization

Sec. 371. Short title.

Sec. 372. Findings.

Sec. 373. Purpose.

Sec. 374. Designation of Refinery Revitalization Zones.

Sec. 375. Memorandum of understanding.

Sec. 376. State environmental permitting assistance.

Sec. 377. Coordination and expeditious review of permitting process.

Sec. 378. Compliance with all environmental regulations required.

Sec. 379. Definitions.

TITLE IV--COAL

Subtitle A--Clean Coal Power Initiative

Sec. 401. Authorization of appropriations.

Sec. 402. Project criteria.

Sec. 403. Report.

Sec. 404. Clean Coal Centers of Excellence.

Subtitle B--Clean Power Projects

Sec. 411. Coal technology loan.

Sec. 412. Coal gasification.

Sec. 414. Petroleum coke gasification.

Sec. 416. Electron scrubbing demonstration.

Subtitle D--Coal and Related Programs

Sec. 441. Clean air coal program.

TITLE V--INDIAN ENERGY

Sec. 501. Short title.

Sec. 502. Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs.

Sec. 503. Indian energy.

Sec. 504. Consultation with Indian tribes.

Sec. 505. Four Corners transmission line project.

TITLE VI--NUCLEAR MATTERS

Subtitle A--Price-Anderson Act Amendments

Sec. 601. Short title.

Sec. 602. Extension of indemnification authority.

Sec. 603. Maximum assessment.

Sec. 604. Department of Energy liability limit.

Sec. 605. Incidents outside the United States.

Sec. 606. Reports.

Sec. 607. Inflation adjustment.

Sec. 608. Treatment of modular reactors.

Sec. 609. Applicability.

Sec. 610. Prohibition on assumption by United States Government of liability for certain foreign incidents.

Sec. 611. Civil penalties.

Sec. 612. Financial accountability.

Subtitle B--General Nuclear Matters

Sec. 621. Licenses.

Sec. 622. NRC training program.

Sec. 623. Cost recovery from government agencies.

Sec. 624. Elimination of pension offset.

Sec. 625. Antitrust review.

Sec. 626. Decommissioning.

Sec. 627. Limitation on legal fee reimbursement.

Sec. 629. Report on feasibility of developing commercial nuclear energy generation facilities at existing Department of Energy sites.

Sec. 630. Uranium sales.

Sec. 631. Cooperative research and development and special demonstration projects for the uranium mining industry.

Sec. 632. Whistleblower protection.

Sec. 633. Medical isotope production.

Sec. 634. Fernald byproduct material.

Sec. 635. Safe disposal of greater-than-class c radioactive waste.

Sec. 636. Prohibition on nuclear exports to countries that sponsor terrorism.

Sec. 638. National uranium stockpile.

Sec. 639. Nuclear Regulatory Commission meetings.

Sec. 640. Employee benefits.

Subtitle C--Additional Hydrogen Production Provisions

Sec. 651. Hydrogen production programs.

Sec. 652. Definitions.

Subtitle D--Nuclear Security

Sec. 661. Nuclear facility threats.

Sec. 662. Fingerprinting for criminal history record checks.

Sec. 663. Use of firearms by security personnel of licensees and certificate holders of the Commission.

Sec. 664. Unauthorized introduction of dangerous weapons.

Sec. 665. Sabotage of nuclear facilities or fuel.

Sec. 666. Secure transfer of nuclear materials.

Sec. 667. Department of Homeland Security consultation.

Sec. 668. Authorization of appropriations.

TITLE VII--VEHICLES AND FUELS

Subtitle A--Existing Programs

Sec. 701. Use of alternative fuels by dual-fueled vehicles.

Sec. 704. Incremental cost allocation.

Sec. 705. Lease condensates.

Sec. 706. Review of Energy Policy Act of 1992 programs.

Sec. 707. Report concerning compliance with alternative fueled vehicle purchasing requirements.

Subtitle B--Hybrid Vehicles, Advanced Vehicles, and Fuel Cell Buses

Part 1--Hybrid vehicles

Sec. 711. Hybrid vehicles.

Sec. 712. Hybrid retrofit and electric conversion program.

Part 2--Advanced vehicles

Sec. 721. Definitions.

Sec. 722. Pilot program.

Sec. 723. Reports to Congress.

Sec. 724. Authorization of appropriations.

Part 3--Fuel cell buses

Sec. 731. Fuel cell transit bus demonstration.

Subtitle C--Clean School Buses

Sec. 741. Definitions.

Sec. 742. Program for replacement of certain school buses with clean school buses.

Sec. 743. Diesel retrofit program.

Sec. 744. Fuel cell school buses.

Subtitle D--Miscellaneous

Sec. 751. Railroad efficiency.

Sec. 752. Mobile emission reductions trading and crediting.

Sec. 753. Aviation fuel conservation and emissions.

Sec. 754. Diesel fueled vehicles.

Sec. 756. Reduction of engine idling of heavy-duty vehicles.

Sec. 757. Biodiesel engine testing program.

Sec. 758. High occupancy vehicle exception.

Sec. 759. Ultra-efficient engine technology for aircraft.

Subtitle E--Automobile Efficiency

Sec. 771. Authorization of appropriations for implementation and enforcement of fuel economy standards.

Sec. 772. Revised considerations for decisions on maximum feasible average fuel economy.

Sec. 773. Extension of maximum fuel economy increase for alternative fueled vehicles.

Sec. 774. Study of feasibility and effects of reducing use of fuel for automobiles.

TITLE VIII--HYDROGEN

Sec. 801. Definitions.

Sec. 802. Plan.

Sec. 803. Programs.

Sec. 804. Interagency task force.

Sec. 805. Advisory Committee.

Sec. 806. External review.

Sec. 807. Miscellaneous provisions.

Sec. 808. Savings clause.

Sec. 809. Authorization of appropriations.

Sec. 810. Solar and wind technologies.

TITLE IX--RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

Sec. 900. Short title; definitions.

Subtitle A--Science Programs

Sec. 901. Office of Science programs.

Sec. 902. Systems biology program.

Sec. 903. Catalysis Research and Development Program.

Sec. 904. Hydrogen.

Sec. 905. Advanced scientific computing research.

Sec. 906. Fusion Energy Sciences program.

Sec. 907. Science and Technology Scholarship Program.

Sec. 908. Office of Scientific and Technical Information.

Sec. 909. Science and engineering pilot program.

Sec. 910. Authorization of appropriations.

Subtitle B--Research Administration and Operations

Sec. 911. Cost Sharing.

Sec. 912. Reprogramming.

Sec. 913. Merit-based competition.

Sec. 914. External technical review of departmental programs.

Sec. 915. Competitive award of management contracts.

Sec. 916. National Laboratory designation.

Sec. 917. Report on equal employment opportunity practices.

Sec. 918. User facility best practices plan.

Sec. 919. Support for science and energy infrastructure and facilities.

Sec. 920. Coordination plan.

Sec. 921. Availability of funds.

Subtitle C--Energy Efficiency

Chapter 1--Vehicles, Buildings, and Industries

Sec. 922. Programs.

Sec. 923. Vehicles.

Sec. 924. Buildings.

Sec. 925. Industries.

Sec. 926. Demonstration and commercial application.

Sec. 927. Secondary electric vehicle battery use program.

Sec. 928. Next generation lighting initiative.

Sec. 929. Definitions.

Sec. 930. Authorization of appropriations.

Sec. 931. Limitation on use of funds.

Chapter 2--Distributed Energy and Electric Energy Systems

Sec. 932. Distributed energy.

Sec. 933. Electricity transmission and distribution and energy assurance.

Sec. 933A. Advanced portable power devices.

Sec. 934. Authorization of appropriations.

Subtitle D--Renewable energy

Sec. 935. Findings.

Sec. 936. Definitions.

Sec. 937. Programs.

Sec. 938. Solar.

Sec. 939. Bioenergy programs.

Sec. 940. Wind.

Sec. 941. Geothermal.

Sec. 942. Photovoltaic demonstration program.

Sec. 943. Additional programs.

Sec. 944. Analysis and evaluation.

Sec. 945. Authorization of appropriations.

Subtitle E--Nuclear Energy Programs

Sec. 946. Definition.

Sec. 947. Programs.

Chapter 1--Nuclear Energy Research Programs

Sec. 948. Advanced fuel recycling program.

Sec. 949. University nuclear science and engineering support.

Sec. 950. University-National Laboratory interactions.

Sec. 951. Nuclear Power 2010 Program.

Sec. 952. Generation IV Nuclear Energy Systems Initiative.

Sec. 953. Civilian infrastructure and facilities.

Sec. 954. Nuclear energy research and development infrastructure plan.

Sec. 955. Idaho National Laboratory facilities plan.

Sec. 956. Authorization of appropriations.

Chapter 2--Next Generation Nuclear Plant Program

Sec. 957. Definitions.

Sec. 958. Next generation nuclear power plant.

Sec. 959. Advisory committee.

Sec. 960. Program requirements.

Sec. 961. Authorization of appropriations.

Subtitle F--Fossil Energy

Chapter 1--Research Programs

Sec. 962. Enhanced fossil energy research and development programs.

Sec. 963. Fossil research and development.

Sec. 964. Oil and gas research and development.

Sec. 965. Transportation fuels.

Sec. 966. Fuel cells.

Sec. 967. Carbon dioxide capture research and development.

Sec. 968. Authorization of appropriations.

Chapter 2--Ultra-Deepwater and Unconventional Natural Gas and Other Petroleum Resources

Sec. 969. Program authority.

Sec. 970. Ultra-deepwater and unconventional onshore natural gas and other petroleum research and development program.

Sec. 971. Additional requirements for awards.

Sec. 972. Advisory committees.

Sec. 973. Limits on participation.

Sec. 974. Sunset.

Sec. 975. Definitions.

Sec. 976. Funding.

Subtitle G--Improved coordination and management of civilian science and technology programs

Sec. 978. Improved coordination and management of civilian science and technology programs.

TITLE X--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY MANAGEMENT

Sec. 1002. Other transactions authority.

Sec. 1003. University collaboration.

Sec. 1004. Sense of Congress.

TITLE XII--ELECTRICITY

Sec. 1201. Short title.

Subtitle A--Reliability Standards

Sec. 1211. Electric reliability standards.

Subtitle B--Transmission Infrastructure Modernization

Sec. 1221. Siting of interstate electric transmission facilities.

Sec. 1222. Third-party finance.

Sec. 1223. Transmission system monitoring.

Sec. 1224. Advanced transmission technologies.

Sec. 1225. Electric transmission and distribution programs.

Sec. 1226. Advanced Power System Technology Incentive Program.

Sec. 1227. Office of Electric Transmission and Distribution.

Subtitle C--Transmission Operation Improvements

Sec. 1231. Open nondiscriminatory access.

Sec. 1232. Sense of Congress on Regional Transmission Organizations.

Sec. 1233. Regional Transmission Organization applications progress report.

Sec. 1234. Federal utility participation in Regional Transmission Organizations.

Sec. 1235. Standard market design.

Sec. 1236. Native load service obligation.

Sec. 1237. Study on the benefits of economic dispatch.

Subtitle D--Transmission Rate Reform

Sec. 1241. Transmission infrastructure investment.

Subtitle E--Amendments to PURPA

Sec. 1251. Net metering and additional standards.

Sec. 1252. Smart metering.

Sec. 1253. Cogeneration and small power production purchase and sale requirements.

Sec. 1254. Interconnection.

Subtitle F--Repeal of PUHCA

Sec. 1261. Short title.

Sec. 1262. Definitions.

Sec. 1263. Repeal of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935.

Sec. 1264. Federal access to books and records.

Sec. 1265. State access to books and records.

Sec. 1266. Exemption authority.

Sec. 1267. Affiliate transactions.

Sec. 1268. Applicability.

Sec. 1269. Effect on other regulations.

Sec. 1270. Enforcement.

Sec. 1271. Savings provisions.

Sec. 1272. Implementation.

Sec. 1273. Transfer of resources.

Sec. 1274. Effective date.

Sec. 1275. Service allocation.

Sec. 1276. Authorization of appropriations.

Sec. 1277. Conforming amendments to the Federal Power Act.

Subtitle G--Market Transparency, Enforcement, and Consumer Protection

Sec. 1281. Market transparency rules.

Sec. 1282. Market manipulation.

Sec. 1283. Enforcement.

Sec. 1284. Refund effective date.

Sec. 1285. Refund authority.

Sec. 1286. Sanctity of contract.

Sec. 1287. Consumer privacy and unfair trade practices.

Subtitle H--Merger Reform

Sec. 1291. Merger review reform and accountability.

Sec. 1292. Electric utility mergers.

Subtitle I--Definitions

Sec. 1295. Definitions.

Subtitle J--Technical and Conforming Amendments

Sec. 1297. Conforming amendments.

Subtitle K--Economic Dispatch

Sec. 1298. Economic dispatch.

TITLE XIII--ENERGY TAX INCENTIVES

Sec. 1300. Short title; etc.

Subtitle A--Energy Infrastructure Tax Incentives

Sec. 1301. Natural gas gathering lines treated as 7-year property.

Sec. 1302. Natural gas distribution lines treated as 15-year property.

Sec. 1303. Electric transmission property treated as 15-year property.

Sec. 1304. Expansion of amortization for certain atmospheric pollution control facilities in connection with plants first placed in service after 1975.

Sec. 1305. Modification of credit for producing fuel from a nonconventional source.

Sec. 1306. Modifications to special rules for nuclear decommissioning costs.

Sec. 1307. Arbitrage rules not to apply to prepayments for natural gas.

Sec. 1308. Determination of small refiner exception to oil depletion deduction.

Subtitle B--Miscellaneous Energy Tax Incentives

Sec. 1311. Credit for residential energy efficient property.

Sec. 1312. Credit for business installation of qualified fuel cells.

Sec. 1313. Reduced motor fuel excise tax on certain mixtures of diesel fuel.

Sec. 1314. Amortization of delay rental payments.

Sec. 1315. Amortization of geological and geophysical expenditures.

Sec. 1316. Advanced lean burn technology motor vehicle credit.

Sec. 1317. Credit for energy efficiency improvements to existing homes.

Subtitle C--Alternative minimum tax relief

Sec. 1321. New nonrefundable personal credits allowed against regular and minimum taxes.

Sec. 1322. Certain business energy credits allowed against regular and minimum taxes.

TITLE XIV--MISCELLANEOUS

Subtitle C--Other Provisions

Sec. 1441. Continuation of transmission security order.

Sec. 1442. Review of agency determinations.

Sec. 1443. Attainment dates for downwind ozone nonattainment areas.

Sec. 1444. Energy production incentives.

Sec. 1446. Regulation of certain oil used in transformers.

Sec. 1447. Risk assessments.

Sec. 1448. Oxygen-fuel.

Sec. 1449. Petrochemical and oil refinery facility health assessment.

Sec. 1450. United States-Israel cooperation.

Sec. 1451. Carbon-based fuel cell development.

TITLE XV--ETHANOL AND MOTOR FUELS

Subtitle A--General Provisions

Sec. 1501. Renewable content of motor vehicle fuel.

Sec. 1502. Fuels safe harbor.

Sec. 1503. Findings and MTBE transition assistance.

Sec. 1504. Use of MTBE.

Sec. 1505. National Academy of Sciences review and presidential determination.

Sec. 1506. Elimination of oxygen content requirement for reformulated gasoline.

Sec. 1507. Analyses of motor vehicle fuel changes.

Sec. 1508. Data collection.

Sec. 1509. Reducing the proliferation of State fuel controls.

Sec. 1510. Fuel system requirements harmonization study.

Sec. 1511. Commercial byproducts from municipal solid waste and cellulosic biomass loan guarantee program.

Sec. 1512. Cellulosic biomass and waste-derived ethanol conversion assistance.

Sec. 1513. Blending of compliant reformulated gasolines.

Subtitle B--Underground Storage Tank Compliance

Sec. 1521. Short title.

Sec. 1522. Leaking underground storage tanks.

Sec. 1523. Inspection of underground storage tanks.

Sec. 1524. Operator training.

Sec. 1525. Remediation from oxygenated fuel additives.

Sec. 1526. Release prevention, compliance, and enforcement.

Sec. 1527. Delivery prohibition.

Sec. 1528. Federal facilities.

Sec. 1529. Tanks on Tribal lands.

Sec. 1530. Additional measures to protect groundwater.

Sec. 1531. Authorization of appropriations.

Sec. 1532. Conforming amendments.

Sec. 1533. Technical amendments.

Subtitle C--Boutique Fuels

Sec. 1541. Reducing the proliferation of boutique fuels.

TITLE XVI--STUDIES

Sec. 1601. Study on inventory of petroleum and natural gas storage.

Sec. 1605. Study of energy efficiency standards.

Sec. 1606. Telecommuting study.

Sec. 1607. LIHEAP report.

Sec. 1608. Oil bypass filtration technology.

Sec. 1609. Total integrated thermal systems.

Sec. 1610. University collaboration.

Sec. 1611. Reliability and consumer protection assessment.

Sec. 1612. Report on energy integration with Latin America.

Sec. 1613. Low-volume gas reservoir study.

TITLE XVII--RENEWABLE ENERGY

Sec. 1701. Grants to improve the commercial value of forest biomass for electric energy, useful heat, transportation fuels, petroleum-based product substitutes, and other commercial purposes.

Sec. 1702. Environmental review for renewable energy projects.

Sec. 1703. Sense of Congress regarding generation capacity of electricity from renewable energy resources on public lands.

TITLE XVIII--GEOTHERMAL ENERGY

Sec. 1801. Short title.

Sec. 1802. Competitive lease sale requirements.

Sec. 1803. Direct use.

Sec. 1804. Royalties and near-term production incentives.

Sec. 1805. Expediting administrative action for geothermal leasing.

Sec. 1806. Coordination of geothermal leasing and permitting on Federal lands.

Sec. 1807. Review and report to Congress.

Sec. 1808. Reimbursement for costs of NEPA analyses, documentation, and studies.

Sec. 1809. Assessment of geothermal energy potential.

Sec. 1810. Cooperative or unit plans.

Sec. 1811. Royalty on byproducts.

Sec. 1812. Repeal of authorities of Secretary to readjust terms, conditions, rentals, and royalties.

Sec. 1813. Crediting of rental toward royalty.

Sec. 1814. Lease duration and work commitment requirements.

Sec. 1815. Advanced royalties required for suspension of production.

Sec. 1816. Annual rental.

Sec. 1817. Deposit and use of geothermal lease revenues for 5 fiscal years.

Sec. 1818. Repeal of acreage limitations.

Sec. 1819. Technical amendments.

Sec. 1820. Intermountain West Geothermal Consortium.

TITLE XIX--HYDROPOWER

Sec. 1901. Increased hydroelectric generation at existing Federal facilities.

Sec. 1902. Shift of project loads to off-peak periods.

Sec. 1903. Report identifying and describing the status of potential hydropower facilities.

TITLE XX--OIL AND GAS--RESOURCES

Subtitle A--Production incentives

Sec. 2001. Definition of Secretary.

Sec. 2002. Program on oil and gas royalties in-kind.

Sec. 2003. Marginal property production incentives.

Sec. 2004. Incentives for natural gas production from deep wells in the shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico.

Sec. 2005. Royalty relief for deep water production.

Sec. 2006. Alaska offshore royalty suspension.

Sec. 2007. Oil and gas leasing in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska.

Sec. 2008. Orphaned, abandoned, or idled wells on Federal land.

Sec. 2009. Combined hydrocarbon leasing.

Sec. 2010. Alternate energy-related uses on the outer Continental Shelf.

Sec. 2011. Preservation of geological and geophysical data.

Sec. 2012. Oil and gas lease acreage limitations.

Sec. 2013. Deadline for decision on appeals of consistency determination under the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972.

Sec. 2014. Reimbursement for costs of NEPA analyses, documentation, and studies.

Sec. 2015. Gas hydrate production incentive.

Sec. 2016. Onshore deep gas production incentive.

Sec. 2017. Enhanced oil and natural gas production incentive.

Sec. 2018. Oil shale.

Sec. 2019. Use of information about oil and gas public challenges.

Subtitle B--Access to Federal land

Sec. 2021. Office of Federal Energy Project Coordination.

Sec. 2022. Federal onshore oil and gas leasing and permitting practices.

Sec. 2023. Management of Federal oil and gas leasing programs.

Sec. 2024. Consultation regarding oil and gas leasing on public land.

Sec. 2025. Estimates of oil and gas resources underlying onshore Federal land.

Sec. 2026. Compliance with executive order 13211; actions concerning regulations that significantly affect energy supply, distribution, or use.

Sec. 2027. Pilot project to improve Federal permit coordination.

Sec. 2028. Deadline for consideration of applications for permits.

Sec. 2029. Clarification of fair market rental value determinations for public land and Forest Service rights-of-way.

Sec. 2030. Energy facility rights-of-way and corridors on Federal land.

Sec. 2031. Consultation regarding energy rights-of-way on public land.

Sec. 2032. Electricity transmission line right-of-way, Cleveland National Forest and adjacent public land, California.

Sec. 2033. Sense of Congress regarding development of minerals under Padre Island National Seashore.

Sec. 2034. Livingston Parish mineral rights transfer.

Subtitle C--Naval Petroleum Reserves

Sec. 2041. Transfer of administrative jurisdiction and environmental remediation, Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 2, Kern County, California.

Sec. 2042. Land conveyance, portion of Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 2, to City of Taft, California.

Sec. 2043. Revocation of land withdrawal.

Sec. 2044. Effect of transfer and conveyance.

Subtitle D--Miscellaneous Provisions

Sec. 2051. Split-estate Federal oil and gas leasing and development practices.

Sec. 2052. Royalty payments under leases under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act.

Sec. 2053. Domestic offshore energy reinvestment.

Sec. 2054. Repurchase of leases that are not allowed to be explored or developed.

TITLE XXI--COAL

Sec. 2101. Short title.

Sec. 2102. Lease modifications for contiguous coal lands or coal deposits.

Sec. 2103. Approval of logical mining units.

Sec. 2104. Payment of advance royalties under coal leases.

Sec. 2105. Elimination of deadline for submission of coal lease operation and reclamation plan.

Sec. 2106. Amendment relating to financial assurances with respect to bonus bids.

Sec. 2107. Inventory requirement.

Sec. 2108. Application of amendments.

Sec. 2109. Resolution of Federal resource development conflicts in the Powder River Basin.

TITLE XXII--ARCTIC COASTAL PLAIN DOMESTIC ENERGY

Sec. 2201. Short title.

Sec. 2202. Definitions.

Sec. 2203. Leasing program for lands within the coastal plain.

Sec. 2204. Lease sales.

Sec. 2205. Grant of leases by the Secretary.

Sec. 2206. Lease terms and conditions.

Sec. 2207. Coastal Plain environmental protection.

Sec. 2208. Expedited judicial review.

Sec. 2209. Federal and State distribution of revenues.

Sec. 2210. Rights-of-way across the Coastal Plain.

Sec. 2211. Conveyance.

Sec. 2212. Local government impact aid and community service assistance.

TITLE XXIII--SET AMERICA FREE (SAFE)

Sec. 2301. Short title.

Sec. 2302. Findings.

Sec. 2303. Purpose.

Sec. 2304. United States Commission on North American Energy Freedom.

Sec. 2305. North American energy freedom policy.

TITLE XXV--GRAND CANYON HYDROGEN-POWERED TRANSPORTATION DEMONSTRATION

Sec. 2501. Short title.

Sec. 2502. Definitions.

Sec. 2503. Findings.

Sec. 2504. Research, development, and demonstration program.

Sec. 2505. Reports to Congress.

Sec. 2506. Authorization of appropriations.

TITLE XXVI--ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 2601. Limitation on required review under NEPA.

Sec. 2602. Enhancing energy efficiency in management of Federal lands.

see also:

Title XII - ELECTRICITY HR 6: Energy Policy Act of 2005 - MTBE Victims threatened by Energy Act
MTBE Victims threatened by Energy Act: Energy Policy Act of 2005 (HR6)

Title XIV - MISC HR 6: Energy Policy Act of 2005 - MTBE Victims threatened by Energy Act
MTBE Victims threatened by Energy Act: Energy Policy Act of 2005 (HR6)

Congress Debates Floor Statements on HR 6: MTBE related Energy Policy Act of 2005
The Floor Statements on MTBE related Energy Policy Act of 2005 (HR 6).