I 108th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4503 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 3, 2004 Mr. Barton of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Ways and Means, Resources, Education and the Workforce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, Agriculture, and Budget, 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 A BILL To enhance energy conservation and research and development, to provide for security and diversity in the energy supply for the American people, and for other purposes.
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This Act may be cited as the Energy Policy Act of 2004. (b)
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The table of contents for this Act 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. 106. Energy Savings Performance Contracts pilot program for nonbuilding applications Sec. 107. Voluntary commitments to reduce industrial energy intensity Sec. 108. Advanced Building Efficiency Testbed Sec. 109. Federal building performance standards Sec. 110. Increased use of recovered mineral component in Federally funded projects involving procurement of cement or concrete 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 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. 146. North American Development Bank 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 Subtitle B—Geothermal energy Sec. 211. Short title Sec. 212. Competitive lease sale requirements Sec. 213. Direct use Sec. 214. Royalties and near-term production incentives Sec. 215. Geothermal leasing and permitting on Federal lands Sec. 216. Review and report to Congress Sec. 217. Reimbursement for costs of NEPA analyses, documentation, and studies Sec. 218. Assessment of Geothermal energy potential Sec. 219. Cooperative or Unit plans Sec. 220. Royalty on byproducts Sec. 221. Repeal of authorities of Secretary to readjust terms, conditions, rentals, and royalties Sec. 222. Crediting of rental toward royalty Sec. 223. Lease duration and work commitment requirements Sec. 224. Advanced royalties required for suspension of production Sec. 225. Annual rental Sec. 226. Leasing and permitting on Federal lands withdrawn for military purposes Sec. 227. Technical amendments 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 Sec. 246. Corps of Engineers hydropower operation and maintenance funding Sec. 247. Limitation on certain charges assessed to the flint creek project, Montana Sec. 248. Reinstatement and transfer Title III—Oil and gas 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 Subtitle B—Production incentives Sec. 311. Definition of Secretary Sec. 312. Program on oil and gas royalties in-kind Sec. 313. Marginal property production incentives Sec. 314. Incentives for natural gas production from deep wells in the shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico Sec. 315. Royalty Relief for deep water production Sec. 316. Alaska offshore royalty suspension Sec. 317. Oil and gas leasing in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska Sec. 318. Orphaned, abandoned, or idled wells on Federal land Sec. 319. Combined hydrocarbon leasing Sec. 320. Liquified natural gas Sec. 321. Alternate energy-related uses on the outer Continental Shelf Sec. 322. Preservation of geological and geophysical data Sec. 323. Oil and gas lease acreage limitations Sec. 324. Assessment of dependence of State of Hawaii on oil Sec. 325. Deadline for decision on appeals of consistency determination under the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 Sec. 326. Reimbursement for costs of NEPA analyses, documentation, and studies 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. 331. Bilateral international oil supply agreements Sec. 332. Natural gas market reform Sec. 333. Natural gas market transparency Subtitle C—Access to Federal land Sec. 341. Office of Federal Energy Project Coordination Sec. 342. Federal onshore oil and gas leasing and permitting practices Sec. 343. Management of Federal oil and gas leasing programs Sec. 344. Consultation regarding oil and gas leasing on public land Sec. 345. Estimates of oil and gas resources underlying onshore Federal land Sec. 346. Compliance with executive order 13211; actions concerning regulations that significantly affect energy supply, distribution, or use Sec. 347. Pilot Project to improve Federal permit coordination Sec. 348. Deadline for consideration of applications for permits Sec. 349. Clarification of fair market rental value determinations for public land and Forest Service rights-of-way Sec. 350. Energy facility rights-of-way and corridors on Federal land Sec. 351. Consultation regarding energy rights-of-way on public land Sec. 352. Renewable energy on Federal land Sec. 353. Electricity transmission line right-of-way, cleveland national forest and adjacent public land, California Sec. 354. Sense of Congress regarding development of MINERALS under Padre Island National Seashore Sec. 355. Encouraging prohibition of off-shore Drilling in the Great Lakes Sec. 356. Finger Lakes National Forest withdrawal Sec. 357. Study on lease exchanges in the rocky mountain front Sec. 358. Federal coalbed methane regulation Sec. 359. Livingston parish mineral rights transfer Subtitle D—Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Sec. 371. Short title Sec. 372. Definitions Sec. 373. Issuance of certificate of public convenience and necessity Sec. 374. Environmental reviews Sec. 375. Pipeline expansion Sec. 376. Federal Coordinator Sec. 377. Judicial review Sec. 378. State jurisdiction over in-State delivery of natural gas Sec. 379. Study of alternative means of construction Sec. 380. Clarification of angta status and authorities Sec. 381. Sense of Congress concerning use of steel manufactured in North America negotiation of a project labor Agreement Sec. 382. Sense of Congress and study concerning participation by small business concerns Sec. 383. Alaska pipeline construction training Program Sec. 384. Sense of Congress concerning natural gas demand Sec. 385. Sense of Congress concerning Alaskan ownership Sec. 386. Loan guarantees 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. 413. Integrated gasification combined cycle technology Sec. 414. Petroleum coke gasification Sec. 415. Integrated coal/renewable energy system Sec. 416. Electron scrubbing demonstration Subtitle C—Federal Coal Leases Sec. 421. Repeal of the 160-acre limitation for coal leases Sec. 422. Mining plans Sec. 423. Payment of advance royalties under coal leases Sec. 424. Elimination of deadline for submission of coal lease operation and reclamation plan Sec. 425. Amendment relating to financial assurances with respect to bonus bids Sec. 426. Inventory requirement Sec. 427. Application of amendments 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. Four corners transmission line project Sec. 505. Energy efficiency in federally assisted housing Sec. 506. Consultation with Indian tribes 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 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. 628. Decommissioning pilot program 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. 637. Uranium enrichment facilities Sec. 638. National uranium stockpile Subtitle C—Advanced Reactor Hydrogen Cogeneration Project Sec. 651. Project establishment Sec. 652. Project definition Sec. 653. Project management Sec. 654. Project requirements Sec. 655. Authorization of appropriations 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. 702. Neighborhood electric vehicles Sec. 703. Credits for medium and heavy duty dedicated vehicles Sec. 704. Incremental cost allocation Sec. 705. Alternative compliance and flexibility 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 I—Hybrid vehicles Sec. 711. Hybrid vehicles Part II—Advanced vehicles Sec. 721. Definitions Sec. 722. Pilot program Sec. 723. Reports to Congress Sec. 724. Authorization of appropriations Part III—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. 755. Conserve by Bicycling Program Sec. 756. Reduction of engine idling of heavy-duty vehicles Sec. 757. Biodiesel engine testing program Sec. 758. High occupancy vehicle exception 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 Title IX—Research and Development Sec. 901. Goals Sec. 902. Definitions Subtitle A—Energy Efficiency Sec. 904. Energy efficiency Sec. 905. Next generation lighting initiative Sec. 906. National building performance initiative Sec. 907. Secondary electric vehicle battery use program Sec. 908. Energy efficiency science initiative Sec. 909. Electric motor control technology Sec. 910. Advanced energy technology transfer centers Subtitle B—Distributed Energy and Electric Energy Systems Sec. 911. Distributed energy and electric energy systems Sec. 912. Hybrid distributed power systems Sec. 913. High power density industry program Sec. 914. Micro-cogeneration energy technology Sec. 915. Distributed energy technology demonstration program Sec. 916. Reciprocating power Subtitle C—Renewable energy Sec. 918. Renewable energy Sec. 919. Bioenergy programs Sec. 920. Concentrating solar power research and development Program Sec. 921. Miscellaneous projects Sec. 922. Renewable energy in public buildings Sec. 923. Study of marine renewable energy options Subtitle D—Nuclear energy Sec. 924. Nuclear energy Sec. 925. Nuclear energy research and development programs Sec. 926. Advanced fuel cycle Initiative Sec. 927. University nuclear science and engineering support Sec. 928. Security of reactor designs Sec. 929. Alternatives to industrial radioactive sources Sec. 930. Geological isolation of spent fuel Subtitle E—Fossil energy Part I—Research programs Sec. 931. Fossil energy Sec. 932. Oil and gas research programs Sec. 933. Technology transfer Sec. 934. Research and development for coal mining technologies Sec. 935. Coal and related technologies Program Sec. 936. Complex Well Technology Testing Facility Sec. 937. Fischer-Tropsch diesel fuel loan guarantee Program Part II—Ultra-deepwater and unconventional natural gas and other petroleum resources Sec. 941. Program authority Sec. 942. Ultra-deepwater Program Sec. 943. Unconventional natural gas and other petroleum resources Program Sec. 944. Additional requirements for awards Sec. 945. Advisory committees Sec. 946. Limits on participation Sec. 947. Sunset Sec. 948. Definitions Sec. 949. Funding Subtitle F—Science Sec. 951. Science Sec. 952. United States participation in ITER Sec. 953. Plan for Fusion Energy Sciences Program Sec. 954. Spallation Neutron Source Sec. 955. Support for science and energy facilities and infrastructure Sec. 956. Catalysis Research and development Program Sec. 957. Nanoscale Science and Engineering Research, development, demonstration, and commercial application Sec. 958. Advanced scientific computing for energy missions Sec. 959. Genomes to Life Program Sec. 960. Fission and fusion energy materials research Program Sec. 961. Energy-Water Supply Program Sec. 962. Nitrogen fixation Subtitle G—Energy and environment Sec. 964. United States-Mexico energy Technology cooperation Sec. 965. Western Hemisphere energy cooperation Sec. 966. Waste reduction and use of alternatives Sec. 967. Report on fuel cell test Center Sec. 968. Arctic Engineering Research Center Sec. 969. Barrow Geophysical Research Facility Sec. 970. Western Michigan demonstration project Subtitle H—Management Sec. 971. Availability of funds Sec. 972. Cost sharing Sec. 973. Merit review of proposals Sec. 974. External technical review of departmental programs Sec. 975. Improved coordination of Technology transfer activities Sec. 976. Federal laboratory educational partners Sec. 977. Interagency cooperation Sec. 978. Technology Infrastructure Program Sec. 979. Reprogramming Sec. 980. Construction with other laws Sec. 981. Report on research and development Program evaluation methodologies Sec. 982. Department of Energy Science and Technology Scholarship Program Sec. 983. Report on equal employment opportunity practices Sec. 984. Small business advocacy and assistance Sec. 985. Report on mobility of scientific and technical personnel Sec. 986. National Academy of Sciences report Sec. 987. Outreach Sec. 988. Competitive award of management contracts Sec. 989. Educational programs in science and mathematics Title X—Department of energy management Sec. 1001. Additional Assistant Secretary position Sec. 1002. Other transactions authority Title XI—Personnel and training Sec. 1101. Training guidelines for electric energy industry personnel Sec. 1102. Improved access to energy-related scientific and technical careers Sec. 1103. National Power Plant Operations Technology and Education Center Sec. 1104. International energy training 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 Sec. 1242. Voluntary transmission pricing plans 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 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 Title XIII—Energy tax incentives Sec. 1300. Short title; amendment of 1986 Code Subtitle A—Conservation Part I—Residential and business property Sec. 1301. Credit for residential energy efficient property Sec. 1302. Extension and expansion of credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources Sec. 1303. Credit for business installation of qualified fuel cells Sec. 1304. Credit for energy efficiency improvements to existing homes Sec. 1305. Credit for construction of new energy efficient homes Sec. 1306. Energy credit for combined heat and power system property Sec. 1307. Credit for energy efficient appliances Sec. 1308. Energy efficient commercial buildings deduction Sec. 1309. Three-year applicable recovery period for depreciation of qualified energy management devices Sec. 1310. Credit for production from advanced nuclear power facilities Part II—Fuels and alternative motor vehicles Sec. 1311. Repeal of 4.3-cent motor fuel excise taxes on railroads and inland waterway transportation which remain in general Fund Sec. 1312. Reduced motor fuel excise tax on certain mixtures of diesel fuel Sec. 1313. Small ethanol producer credit Sec. 1314. Incentives for biodiesel Sec. 1315. Alcohol fuel and biodiesel mixtures excise tax credit Sec. 1316. Nonapplication of export exemption to delivery of fuel to motor vehicles removed from United States Sec. 1317. Repeal of phaseouts for qualified electric vehicle credit and deduction for clean fuel-vehicles Sec. 1318. Alternative motor vehicle credit Sec. 1319. Modifications of deduction for certain refueling property Subtitle B—Reliability Sec. 1321. Natural gas gathering lines treated as 7-YEAR property Sec. 1322. Natural gas distribution lines treated as 15-year property Sec. 1323. Electric transmission property treated as 15-year property Sec. 1324. Expensing of capital costs incurred in complying with Environmental Protection Agency sulfur regulations Sec. 1325. Credit for production of low sulfur diesel fuel Sec. 1326. Determination of small refiner exception to oil depletion deduction Sec. 1327. Sales or dispositions to implement Federal Energy Regulatory Commission or State electric restructuring policy Sec. 1328. Modifications to special rules for nuclear decommissioning costs Sec. 1329. Treatment of certain income of cooperatives Sec. 1330. Arbitrage rules not to apply to prepayments for natural gas Subtitle C—Production Part I—Oil and gas provisions Sec. 1341. Oil and gas from marginal wells Sec. 1342. Temporary suspension of limitation based on 65 percent of taxable income and extension of suspension of taxable income limit with respect to marginal production Sec. 1343. Amortization of delay rental payments Sec. 1344. Amortization of geological and geophysical expenditures Sec. 1345. Extension and modification of credit for producing fuel from a nonconventional source Part II—Alternative minimum tax provisions Sec. 1346. New nonrefundable personal credits allowed against regular and minimum taxes Sec. 1347. Business related energy credits allowed against regular and minimum tax Sec. 1348. Temporary repeal of alternative minimum tax preference for intangible drilling costs Part III—Clean coal incentives Sec. 1351. Credit for clean coal technology units Sec. 1352. Expansion of amortization for certain pollution control facilities Sec. 1353. 5-year recovery period for eligible integrated gasification combined cycle technology unit eligible for credit Part IV—High volume natural gas provisions Sec. 1355. High volume natural gas pipe treated as 7-year property Sec. 1356. Extension of enhanced oil recovery credit to high volume natural gas facilities Subtitle D—Additional provisions Sec. 1361. Extension of accelerated depreciation benefit for energy-related businesses on indian reservations Sec. 1362. Payment of dividends on stock of cooperatives without reducing patronage dividends Sec. 1363. Distributions from publicly traded partnerships treated as qualifying income of regulated investment companies Sec. 1364. Ceiling fans Sec. 1365. Certain steam generators, and certain reactor vessel heads, used in nuclear facilities Sec. 1366. Brownfields demonstration program for qualified green building and sustainable design projects Title XIV—Miscellaneous Subtitle A—Rural and Remote Electricity Construction Sec. 1401. Denali Commission programs Sec. 1402. Rural and remote community assistance Subtitle B—Coastal programs Sec. 1411. Royalty payments under leases under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Sec. 1412. Domestic offshore energy reinvestment Subtitle C—Reforms to the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority Sec. 1431. Change in composition, operation, and duties of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority Sec. 1432. Change in manner of appointment of staff Sec. 1433. Conforming amendments Sec. 1434. Appointments; effective date; transition Subtitle D—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. 1445. Use of granular mine tailings 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. Resource Center Sec. 1513. Cellulosic biomass and waste-derived ethanol conversion assistance Sec. 1514. 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. Future release containment technology Sec. 1531. Authorization of appropriations Sec. 1532. Conforming amendments Sec. 1533. Technical amendments Title XVI—Studies Sec. 1601. Study on inventory of petroleum and natural gas storage Sec. 1602. Natural gas supply shortage report Sec. 1603. Split-estate Federal oil and gas leasing and development practices Sec. 1604. Resolution of Federal resource development conflicts in the Powder River Basin 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
<enum>I</enum><header>Energy efficiency</header> <subtitle id="HCED2FC8D667A4D54807C6195F8A7DA37"><enum>A</enum><header>Federal programs</header> <section id="H2B3C9214F18E4912A1F9373D10E556E4" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>101.</enum><header>Energy and water saving measures in congressional buildings</header> <subsection id="HB8136F42EBE5478C831698E8D4B2B94E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Part 3 of title V of the <act-name parsable-cite="NECPA">National Energy Conservation Policy Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8251">42 U.S.C. 8251 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block act-name="National Energy Conservation Policy Act" id="H3A97CAABA4BC488BA5CF183EC7523B27"> <section id="H72C291BE9F8C41B59B8E365C32F78B59"><enum>552.</enum><header>Energy and water savings measures in congressional buildings</header> <subsection id="H429B978BF0974AAD944658166E4B4764"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Architect of the Capitol—</text> <paragraph id="H0B24ACF9C57643AD9E4C00E15000F3D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall develop, update, and implement a cost-effective energy conservation and management plan (referred to in this section as the <quote>plan</quote>) for all facilities administered by Congress (referred to in this section as <quote>congressional buildings</quote>) to meet the energy performance requirements for Federal buildings established under section 543(a)(1); and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H36DE5B7414D84BDABEFEF66DF5B33D85"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall submit the plan to Congress, not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H8E4868429673454A90B116B24F540426"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Plan requirements</header><text>The plan shall include—</text> <paragraph id="HEADB7B85999348FD8BABFCDE42593FD3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a description of the life cycle cost analysis used to determine the cost-effectiveness of proposed energy efficiency projects;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H035AEC8601644822B3C99B7C6CB26900"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a schedule of energy surveys to ensure complete surveys of all congressional buildings every 5 years to determine the cost and payback period of energy and water conservation measures;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H678C8B88930B49AF99B416C861AE9159"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a strategy for installation of life cycle cost-effective energy and water conservation measures;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA02BD905767C4DA6B3E55E41E900E027"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the results of a study of the costs and benefits of installation of submetering in congressional buildings; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA8D8EFA6008A4834BB4FF00032EF73F1"><enum>(5)</enum><text>information packages and <quote>how-to</quote> guides for each Member and employing authority of Congress that detail simple, cost-effective methods to save energy and taxpayer dollars in the workplace.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H46A89465FC5C4CC7B1FA5195C5C848"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Annual report</header><text>The Architect of the Capitol shall submit to Congress annually a report on congressional energy management and conservation programs required under this section that describes in detail—</text> <paragraph id="H1658018BCC0D4EE4A0F7D58D23C1FA6C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>energy expenditures and savings estimates for each facility;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H974FE28490E340D5B43EBC7D3EDA17D5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>energy management and conservation projects; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD9DAB99BA9144D63BBF871B62FBBF2D4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>future priorities to ensure compliance with this section.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H7E1A18DE377A48B0AAD78CD3FD5497F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Table of contents amendment</header><text>The table of contents of the <act-name parsable-cite="NECPA">National Energy Conservation Policy Act</act-name> is amended by adding at the end of the items relating to part 3 of title V the following new item:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" act-name="National Energy Conservation Policy Act" id="H454EBC97A27C41EA8540483EBBEC34D4"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section">Sec. 552. Energy and water savings measures in congressional buildings</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H901B79DB09F1446FB400754729387D79"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text>Section 310 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1999 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/1815">2 U.S.C. 1815</external-xref>), is repealed.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HCB6F09FF99BF40959C004F8FD1CD9E06"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Energy infrastructure</header><text>The Architect of the Capitol, building on the Master Plan Study completed in July 2000, shall commission a study to evaluate the energy infrastructure of the Capital Complex to determine how the infrastructure could be augmented to become more energy efficient, using unconventional and renewable energy resources, in a way that would enable the Complex to have reliable utility service in the event of power fluctuations, shortages, or outages.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HF4EEA5B40DA14E4BB9F09FC6DDFEED86"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Architect of the Capitol to carry out subsection (d), $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 through 2008.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H7BACF6B9227847E1A84F687833B34CAA"><enum>102.</enum><header>Energy management requirements</header> <subsection id="H42F2797B84C24327A1DC1E2F3C6FBFF1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Energy reduction goals</header> <paragraph id="H389D5D3B057A4748007F9C5689E5002D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Amendment</header><text>Section 543(a)(1) of the <act-name parsable-cite="NECPA">National Energy Conservation Policy Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8253">42 U.S.C. 8253(a)(1)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>its Federal buildings so that</quote> and all that follows through the end and inserting </text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HDD9176A7C7C94A769E4BD3FC19DA418D" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Federal buildings of the agency (including each industrial or laboratory facility) so that the energy consumption per gross square foot of the Federal buildings of the agency in fiscal years 2004 through 2013 is reduced, as compared with the energy consumption per gross square foot of the Federal buildings of the agency in fiscal year 2001, by the percentage specified in the following table:</text> <table table-type="subformat-2-Flush-Right-Boxhead-Fig" align-to-level="section" frame="none" line-rules="no-gen" rule-weights="0.0.0.4.0.0" subformat="S6211" blank-lines-before="1"> <tgroup cols="2"><colspec colname="col1" coldef="txt" min-data-value="0" colwidth="275" colsep="0"/><colspec colname="col2" coldef="txt" min-data-value="0" colwidth="80" colsep="0"/><thead> <row><entry colname="I49" align="left" rowsep="0"/><entry colname="I50" align="right" rowsep="0"/></row> <row><entry colname="I49" align="left" rowsep="0"><bold>Fiscal Year</bold></entry><entry colname="I50" align="right" rowsep="0"><bold>Percentage reduction</bold></entry></row></thead> <tbody> <row><entry colname="I15" align="left" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">2004</entry><entry colname="I07" align="right" rowsep="0">2</entry></row> <row><entry colname="I15" align="left" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">2005</entry><entry colname="I07" align="right" rowsep="0">4</entry></row> <row><entry colname="I15" align="left" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">2006</entry><entry colname="I07" align="right" rowsep="0">6</entry></row> <row><entry colname="I15" align="left" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">2007</entry><entry colname="I07" align="right" rowsep="0">8</entry></row> <row><entry colname="I15" align="left" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">2008</entry><entry colname="I07" align="right" rowsep="0">10</entry></row> <row><entry colname="I15" align="left" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">2009</entry><entry colname="I07" align="right" rowsep="0">12</entry></row> <row><entry colname="I15" align="left" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">2010</entry><entry colname="I07" align="right" rowsep="0">14</entry></row> <row><entry colname="I15" align="left" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">2011</entry><entry colname="I07" align="right" rowsep="0">16</entry></row> <row><entry colname="I15" align="left" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">2012</entry><entry colname="I07" align="right" rowsep="0">18</entry></row> <row><entry colname="I15" align="left" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">2013</entry><entry colname="I07" align="right" rowsep="0">20.</entry></row></tbody></tgroup></table><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5825A2A826E1458E846EAF97513FC2F3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Reporting baseline</header><text>The energy reduction goals and baseline established in paragraph (1) of section 543(a) of the <act-name parsable-cite="NECPA">National Energy Conservation Policy Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8253">42 U.S.C. 8253(a)(1)</external-xref>), as amended by this subsection, supersede all previous goals and baselines under such paragraph, and related reporting requirements.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HBD03D9816EE34D32B934FC34A9B9BD00"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Review and revision of energy performance requirement</header><text>Section 543(a) of the <act-name parsable-cite="NECPA">National Energy Conservation Policy Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8253">42 U.S.C. 8253(a)</external-xref>) is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H4AE4B4F90FD24468A29918CAEA7470B5" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H37A762C059174C508E9CC78E4B7C721C" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Not later than December 31, 2012, the Secretary shall review the results of the implementation of the energy performance requirement established under paragraph (1) and submit to Congress recommendations concerning energy performance requirements for fiscal years 2014 through 2023.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="HD3A20787A6264E1B9039BC63109CBEC"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Exclusions</header><text>Section 543(c)(1) of the <act-name parsable-cite="NECPA">National Energy Conservation Policy Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8253">42 U.S.C. 8253(c)(1)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>An agency may exclude</quote> and all that follows through the end and inserting</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HBFE786401E2D43B9002802E842700034" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">(A) An agency may exclude, from the energy performance requirement for a fiscal year established under subsection (a) and the energy management requirement established under subsection (b), any Federal building or collection of Federal buildings, if the head of the agency finds that—</text> <clause id="HD4CF2CDA854F43C1AD5243BE13100803" indent="up2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>compliance with those requirements would be impracticable;</text></clause> <clause id="H5AFA403EA6C6427CAA225E67D6533350" indent="up2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the agency has completed and submitted all federally required energy management reports;</text></clause> <clause id="HB024075BE81849E2AEAC735CB864F640" indent="up2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the agency has achieved compliance with the energy efficiency requirements of this Act, the Energy Policy Act of 1992, Executive orders, and other Federal law; and</text></clause> <clause id="HE28C148F408240F582172B0077E135FF" indent="up2"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the agency has implemented all practicable, life cycle cost-effective projects with respect to the Federal building or collection of Federal buildings to be excluded.</text></clause> <subparagraph indent="up2" id="H8F6790A5B89E4A92BA8991D2EC489413"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A finding of impracticability under subparagraph (A)(i) shall be based on—</text> <clause id="HE64C2539AAC64A8FAC86F5B55E67C934"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the energy intensiveness of activities carried out in the Federal building or collection of Federal buildings; or</text></clause> <clause id="HF51F981DEFA5433EB01CC205BB8E6B23"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the fact that the Federal building or collection of Federal buildings is used in the performance of a national security function.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H5EF32EBA6C0048648C508D0085F9A5C5"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Review by Secretary</header><text>Section 543(c)(2) of the <act-name parsable-cite="NECPA">National Energy Conservation Policy Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8253">42 U.S.C. 8253(c)(2)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H7777DBFDF66D43EF90094D3734356E00"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>impracticability standards</quote> and inserting <quote>standards for exclusion</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3C3267E4A59D4D30A98E58C02D1C3DEF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>a finding of impracticability</quote> and inserting <quote>the exclusion</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5FB1D3AFF40F48C69C2C59870688B599"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking <quote>energy consumption requirements</quote> and inserting <quote>requirements of subsections (a) and (b)(1)</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HC86EA95F4826477D9FC1E355C5110998"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Criteria</header><text>Section 543(c) of the <act-name parsable-cite="NECPA">National Energy Conservation Policy Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8253">42 U.S.C. 8253(c)</external-xref>) is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block act-name="National Energy Conservation Policy Act" id="HA3250EC9717545D9A329CFBD847238CD"> <paragraph indent="up1" id="HA734D8F602C54B92A0B74FD3E4FE3FE5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall issue guidelines that establish criteria for exclusions under paragraph (1).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="HDDC5B4D8BAFD4AD48888D23C009E87B6"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Retention of energy and water savings</header><text>Section 546 of the <act-name parsable-cite="NECPA">National Energy Conservation Policy Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8256">42 U.S.C. 8256</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text> <quoted-block act-name="National Energy Conservation Policy Act" id="HA08B0FB79925499882D462B20080E681"> <subsection id="HCB12F686FEA04BD298AF38EC19752100"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Retention of energy and water savings</header><text>An agency may retain any funds appropriated to that agency for energy expenditures, water expenditures, or wastewater treatment expenditures, at buildings subject to the requirements of section 543(a) and (b), that are not made because of energy savings or water savings. Except as otherwise provided by law, such funds may be used only for energy efficiency, water conservation, or unconventional and renewable energy resources projects.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="HCB2BD0F483FB4170B288EB8885FDAF98"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>Section 548(b) of the <act-name parsable-cite="NECPA">National Energy Conservation Policy Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8258">42 U.S.C. 8258(b)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H3B41418F85844B38961E9200A5C6CE69"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the subsection heading, by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection">the President and</header-in-text></quote> before <quote><header-in-text level="subsection">Congress</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8A3E796A86174B598E409B32679FC08D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>President and</quote> before <quote>Congress</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HB747A73FE2D740349B08906C699C094C"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>Section 550(d) of the <act-name parsable-cite="NECPA">National Energy Conservation Policy Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8258b">42 U.S.C. 8258b(d)</external-xref>) is amended in the second sentence by striking <quote>the 20 percent reduction goal established under section 543(a) of the <act-name parsable-cite="NECPA">National Energy Conservation Policy Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8253">42 U.S.C. 8253(a)</external-xref>).</quote> and inserting <quote>each of the energy reduction goals established under section 543(a).</quote>.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H17CEB19579654D20B0EAA5944C006E18"><enum>103.</enum><header>Energy use measurement and accountability</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 543 of the <act-name parsable-cite="NECPA">National Energy Conservation Policy Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8253">42 U.S.C. 8253</external-xref>) is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block act-name="National Energy Conservation Policy Act" id="H2234535D8E8B4F4D83E82E8FB7E92696"> <subsection id="HB05A32BEFB7B49A69563D9A0000080A2"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Metering of energy use</header> <paragraph id="H5E7B42D23E3F4B1DBE27132560C7B1B1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Deadline</header><text>By October 1, 2010, in accordance with guidelines established by the Secretary under paragraph (2), all Federal buildings shall, for the purposes of efficient use of energy and reduction in the cost of electricity used in such buildings, be metered or submetered. Each agency shall use, to the maximum extent practicable, advanced meters or advanced metering devices that provide data at least daily and that measure at least hourly consumption of electricity in the Federal buildings of the agency. Such data shall be incorporated into existing Federal energy tracking systems and made available to Federal facility energy managers.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB254F2ED03F048259106E7BF6702E6B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Guidelines</header> <subparagraph id="H90F081874741485BAFED51DBB51935C2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary, in consultation with the Department of Defense, the General Services Administration, representatives from the metering industry, utility industry, energy services industry, energy efficiency industry, energy efficiency advocacy organizations, national laboratories, universities, and Federal facility energy managers, shall establish guidelines for agencies to carry out paragraph (1).</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3C684811C01F42D19B5C9C22C96C4200"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirements for guidelines</header><text>The guidelines shall—</text> <clause id="HFDE38EAD50A74F9380C3065000B7B313"><enum>(i)</enum><text>take into consideration—</text> <subclause id="HC23E63E0514C4770ABABB270FA227B90"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the cost of metering and submetering and the reduced cost of operation and maintenance expected to result from metering and submetering;</text></subclause> <subclause id="HD374F01AD652403EBA2259F900DC95B1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the extent to which metering and submetering are expected to result in increased potential for energy management, increased potential for energy savings and energy efficiency improvement, and cost and energy savings due to utility contract aggregation; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="H0D601B54F8334D0B99EAFEA008F5178C"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the measurement and verification protocols of the Department of Energy;</text></subclause></clause> <clause id="H03F449F89DD44932AEEACF3F03A7F800"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>include recommendations concerning the amount of funds and the number of trained personnel necessary to gather and use the metering information to track and reduce energy use;</text></clause> <clause id="H84BF3B0F1DB248CE936782E16DD75EF6"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>establish priorities for types and locations of buildings to be metered and submetered based on cost-effectiveness and a schedule of 1 or more dates, not later than 1 year after the date of issuance of the guidelines, on which the requirements specified in paragraph (1) shall take effect; and</text></clause> <clause id="HE5B7E54220834EE38BFAD619F953BA01"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>establish exclusions from the requirements specified in paragraph (1) based on the de minimis quantity of energy use of a Federal building, industrial process, or structure.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA0B96293847B45CDB9D8B1B2AF7D5BA8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Plan</header><text>Not later than 6 months after the date guidelines are established under paragraph (2), in a report submitted by the agency under section 548(a), each agency shall submit to the Secretary a plan describing how the agency will implement the requirements of paragraph (1), including (A) how the agency will designate personnel primarily responsible for achieving the requirements and (B) demonstration by the agency, complete with documentation, of any finding that advanced meters or advanced metering devices, as defined in paragraph (1), are not practicable.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section> <section id="H81E52E94022A41EBBD816B620050446B"><enum>104.</enum><header>Procurement of energy efficient products</header> <subsection id="H59F80BACCC2D490CA500070293093378"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>Part 3 of title V of the <act-name parsable-cite="NECPA">National Energy Conservation Policy Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8251">42 U.S.C. 8251 et seq.</external-xref>), as amended by section 101, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block act-name="National Energy Conservation Policy Act" id="H5C1035FFC2C64203814353FA4F35EB37"> <section id="H0C9635950FB54BC5AFFAEBFB45A48F61"><enum>553.</enum><header>Federal procurement of energy efficient products</header> <subsection id="H05517F4837504D7DAA2EDAEA748DCE9E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text> <paragraph id="HA4458C55E05A472A9BAA9460D39E05D6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Energy Star product</header><text>The term <term>Energy Star product</term> means a product that is rated for energy efficiency under an Energy Star program.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD676300A52CF498E9DECBB44FF4F4C2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Energy Star Program</header><text>The term <term>Energy Star program</term> means the program established by section 324A of the <act-name parsable-cite="EPCA">Energy Policy and Conservation Act</act-name>.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H32938C6640B74D2C85B3A7C38728CBB8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Executive Agency</header><text>The term <term>executive agency</term> has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/41/403">41 U.S.C. 403</external-xref>).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H722E5896E1884EA7981D81C0D0E4BCB0"><enum>(4)</enum><header>FEMP designated product</header><text>The term <term>FEMP designated product</term> means a product that is designated under the Federal Energy Management Program of the Department of Energy as being among the highest 25 percent of equivalent products for energy efficiency.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H199F9E7428054FBBA6631327A2591CC0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Procurement of energy efficient products</header> <paragraph id="H1215BC62D7C8458D87D9778833C174BF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>To meet the requirements of an executive agency for an energy consuming product, the head of the executive agency shall, except as provided in paragraph (2), procure—</text> <subparagraph id="HC32A3950D6E049AC986C49513EDBA61F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an Energy Star product; or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC637A12ED6CB4E439293007F31708816"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a FEMP designated product.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2FDF26593CC346988E00B51E6F9C760"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><text>The head of an executive agency is not required to procure an Energy Star product or FEMP designated product under paragraph (1) if the head of the executive agency finds in writing that—</text> <subparagraph id="HE024C5A2BC794E99BA251E47505D16F8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an Energy Star product or FEMP designated product is not cost-effective over the life of the product taking energy cost savings into account; or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDE303746AC144273B751A76342E60184"><enum>(B)</enum><text>no Energy Star product or FEMP designated product is reasonably available that meets the functional requirements of the executive agency.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB46624B4510445A58884E9132FC22C9F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Procurement planning</header><text>The head of an executive agency shall incorporate into the specifications for all procurements involving energy consuming products and systems, including guide specifications, project specifications, and construction, renovation, and services contracts that include provision of energy consuming products and systems, and into the factors for the evaluation of offers received for the procurement, criteria for energy efficiency that are consistent with the criteria used for rating Energy Star products and for rating FEMP designated products.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H8BA9FB6336F446BDB7127D914D279DEB"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Listing of energy efficient products in Federal catalogs</header><text>Energy Star products and FEMP designated products shall be clearly identified and prominently displayed in any inventory or listing of products by the General Services Administration or the Defense Logistics Agency. The General Services Administration or the Defense Logistics Agency shall supply only Energy Star products or FEMP designated products for all product categories covered by the Energy Star program or the Federal Energy Management Program, except in cases where the agency ordering a product specifies in writing that no Energy Star product or FEMP designated product is available to meet the buyer’s functional requirements, or that no Energy Star product or FEMP designated product is cost-effective for the intended application over the life of the product, taking energy cost savings into account.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H674F7F3E80B84531008E2EA8D7AC7687"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Specific products</header> <paragraph display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H290321E16B054CDDB1EEA56FE5EE036D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>In the case of electric motors of 1 to 500 horsepower, agencies shall select only premium efficient motors that meet a standard designated by the Secretary. The Secretary shall designate such a standard not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this section, after considering the recommendations of associated electric motor manufacturers and energy efficiency groups.</text></paragraph> <paragraph indent="up1" id="H8044DC385A6C4F75BF46936EFD05ACB5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>All Federal agencies are encouraged to take actions to maximize the efficiency of air conditioning and refrigeration equipment, including appropriate cleaning and maintenance, including the use of any system treatment or additive that will reduce the electricity consumed by air conditioning and refrigeration equipment. Any such treatment or additive must be—</text> <subparagraph id="HBE253E78174244DDB328B300D3FA7D93"><enum>(A)</enum><text>determined by the Secretary to be effective in increasing the efficiency of air conditioning and refrigeration equipment without having an adverse impact on air conditioning performance (including cooling capacity) or equipment useful life;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0266447548554D168CD0F3CB45419D5D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>determined by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to be environmentally safe; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD8040A5AF19D4DC800A9388EE5EB686D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>shown to increase seasonal energy efficiency ratio (SEER) or energy efficiency ratio (EER) when tested by the National Institute of Standards and Technology according to Department of Energy test procedures without causing any adverse impact on the system, system components, the refrigerant or lubricant, or other materials in the system.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="subsection">Results of testing described in subparagraph (C) shall be published in the Federal Register for public review and comment. For purposes of this section, a hardware device or primary refrigerant shall not be considered an additive.</continuation-text></subsection> <subsection id="HAA58CF336A9B4220B290DFC080A350EA"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall issue guidelines to carry out this section.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="HE2350A5180E14BB69248F6F4C0CAB85"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>The table of contents of the <act-name parsable-cite="NECPA">National Energy Conservation Policy Act</act-name> is further amended by inserting after the item relating to section 552 the following new item:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" act-name="National Energy Conservation Policy Act" id="HE6F915F1A8E14FED8CC5C57944000415"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section">Sec. 553. Federal procurement of energy efficient products</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section> <section id="H1A40F61A65B4457BAA36931868D7D5B"><enum>105.</enum><header>Energy Savings Performance Contracts</header> <subsection id="H604EF69F06FB46FE88B873AE828B624C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Permanent extension</header><text>Effective September 30, 2003, section 801(c) of the <act-name parsable-cite="NECPA">National Energy Conservation Policy Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8287">42 U.S.C. 8287(c)</external-xref>) is repealed.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HCE1E024ED23B47D1BBF71BB8BED59529"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Payment of costs</header><text>Section 802 of the <act-name parsable-cite="NECPA">National Energy Conservation Policy Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8287a">42 U.S.C. 8287a</external-xref>) is amended by inserting <quote>, water, or wastewater treatment</quote> after <quote>payment of energy</quote>.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HBAB3F2F2CCB4468C8EB9972167D4D15C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Energy savings</header><text>Section 804(2) of the <act-name parsable-cite="NECPA">National Energy Conservation Policy Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8287c">42 U.S.C. 8287c(2)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block act-name="National Energy Conservation Policy Act" id="H1D19B3EF0A7B4E26AFC57D359348E17F"> <paragraph id="H1E7E215F9B9D421F82FCAD30A9FCED46"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The term <term>energy savings</term> means a reduction in the cost of energy, water, or wastewater treatment, from a base cost established through a methodology set forth in the contract, used in an existing federally owned building or buildings or other federally owned facilities as a result of—</text> <subparagraph id="H4CD532C3ED5F45C7AB53C6C5DE900334"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the lease or purchase of operating equipment, improvements, altered operation and maintenance, or technical services;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5FBD4BB5817C43E4BC06D1DD31003500"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the increased efficient use of existing energy sources by cogeneration or heat recovery, excluding any cogeneration process for other than a federally owned building or buildings or other federally owned facilities; or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA0D1305EDCEA4C628768F9D167B95662"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the increased efficient use of existing water sources in either interior or exterior applications.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="HB19D48DB1AAB46E7A33EB0C3B99C21D5"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Energy savings contract</header><text>Section 804(3) of the <act-name parsable-cite="NECPA">National Energy Conservation Policy Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8287c">42 U.S.C. 8287c(3)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block act-name="National Energy Conservation Policy Act" id="H78D5824563334672B68B148FAF8B348D"> <paragraph id="H999147A52C95412F9C00CCA12B2C01EC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The terms <term>energy savings contract</term> and <term>energy savings performance contract</term> mean a contract that provides for the performance of services for the design, acquisition, installation, testing, and, where appropriate, operation, maintenance, and repair, of an identified energy or water conservation measure or series of measures at 1 or more locations. Such contracts shall, with respect to an agency facility that is a public building (as such term is defined in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/40/3301">section 3301</external-xref> of title 40, United States Code), be in compliance with the prospectus requirements and procedures of <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/40/3307">section 3307</external-xref> of title 40, United States Code.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="HBD79E82931924279BB5D1F89DB6187A8"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Energy or water conservation measure</header><text>Section 804(4) of the <act-name parsable-cite="NECPA">National Energy Conservation Policy Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8287c">42 U.S.C. 8287c(4)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block act-name="National Energy Conservation Policy Act" id="H7AF931B8FDC4464FABE21450F4CE91C"> <paragraph id="HFC717405A22E4CF09551229454D13692"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The term <term>energy or water conservation measure</term> means—</text> <subparagraph id="H41F86E40A37A4996B3D291483E29AB28"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an energy conservation measure, as defined in section 551; or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H69D70464521D4AE38B7657AAE64B2E99"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a water conservation measure that improves the efficiency of water use, is life-cycle cost-effective, and involves water conservation, water recycling or reuse, more efficient treatment of wastewater or stormwater, improvements in operation or maintenance efficiencies, retrofit activities, or other related activities, not at a Federal hydroelectric facility.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="HCD575D429EA840618C37AFC815F3C18"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Review</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall complete a review of the Energy Savings Performance Contract program to identify statutory, regulatory, and administrative obstacles that prevent Federal agencies from fully utilizing the program. In addition, this review shall identify all areas for increasing program flexibility and effectiveness, including audit and measurement verification requirements, accounting for energy use in determining savings, contracting requirements, including the identification of additional qualified contractors, and energy efficiency services covered. The Secretary shall report these findings to Congress and shall implement identified administrative and regulatory changes to increase program flexibility and effectiveness to the extent that such changes are consistent with statutory authority.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H4E92862D9B4C4E5F9E7FA528E5065769"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Extension of authority</header><text>Any energy savings performance contract entered into under section 801 of the <act-name parsable-cite="NECPA">National Energy Conservation Policy Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8287">42 U.S.C. 8287</external-xref>) after October 1, 2003, and before the date of enactment of this Act, shall be deemed to have been entered into pursuant to such section 801 as amended by subsection (a) of this section.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H3AE65E355CB74D4E9030B9DD563B5344"><enum>106.</enum><header>Energy Savings Performance Contracts pilot program for nonbuilding applications</header> <subsection id="H8A076532F1DA44AD9317A352C6A60314"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary of Defense and the heads of other interested Federal agencies are authorized to enter into up to 10 energy savings performance contracts using procedures, established under subsection (b), based on the procedures under title VIII of the <act-name parsable-cite="NECPA">National Energy Conservation Policy Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8287">42 U.S.C. 8287 et seq.</external-xref>), for the purpose of achieving energy or water savings, secondary savings, and benefits incidental to those purposes, in nonbuilding applications. The payments to be made by the Federal Government under such contracts shall not exceed a total of $200,000,000 for all such contracts combined.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HADA2CE77C0E1438D808D00B4005FD557"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Procedures</header><text>The Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the Administrator of General Services and the Secretary of Defense, shall establish procedures based on the procedures under title VIII of the <act-name parsable-cite="NECPA">National Energy Conservation Policy Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8287">42 U.S.C. 8287 et seq.</external-xref>), for implementing this section.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HF13720C7D141430DB91548614BD7927D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text> <paragraph id="H9F6FE83DF25843568967C6369FDEED78"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Nonbuilding application</header><text>The term <term>nonbuilding application</term> means—</text> <subparagraph id="H2594CA0361B944C4BF075065882FA8F2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any class of vehicles, devices, or equipment that are transportable under their own power by land, sea, or air that consume energy from any fuel source for the purpose of such transportability, or to maintain a controlled environment within such vehicle, device, or equipment; or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H270DE893380E4CC6ABCA178C6331248D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any Federally owned equipment used to generate electricity or transport water.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H24043F26C1C548D49786F9C0EAE54F29"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Secondary savings</header><text>The term <term>secondary savings</term> means additional energy or cost savings that are a direct consequence of the energy or water savings that result from the financing and implementation of the energy savings performance contract, including, but not limited to, energy or cost savings that result from a reduction in the need for fuel delivery and logistical support, or the increased efficiency in the production of electricity.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HA3A18E2B45274DD985303778702B9B4D"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary of Energy shall report to Congress on the progress and results of the projects funded pursuant to this section. Such report shall include a description of projects undertaken; the energy, water, and cost savings, secondary savings, and other benefits that resulted from such projects; and recommendations on whether the pilot program should be extended, expanded, or authorized permanently as a part of the program authorized under title VIII of the <act-name parsable-cite="NECPA">National Energy Conservation Policy Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8287">42 U.S.C. 8287 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></subsection></section> <section id="H440E27485F5342378D1E685E24D383C4"><enum>107.</enum><header>Voluntary commitments to reduce industrial energy intensity</header> <subsection id="HD8E0FEA139784EC50000A1FFC0963E92"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Voluntary agreements</header><text>The Secretary of Energy is authorized to enter into voluntary agreements with 1 or more persons in industrial sectors that consume significant amounts of primary energy per unit of physical output to reduce the energy intensity of their production activities by a significant amount relative to improvements in each sector in recent years.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H7ECA049AA0D34E88BEE415989E42D571"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Recognition</header><text>The Secretary of Energy, in cooperation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and other appropriate Federal agencies, shall recognize and publicize the achievements of participants in voluntary agreements under this section.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H9C7F96D7C9C0441385EF601194F5F05"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>In this section, the term <term>energy intensity</term> means the primary energy consumed per unit of physical output in an industrial process.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H42073158D94447B08FD0602E8F674D53"><enum>108.</enum><header>Advanced Building Efficiency Testbed</header> <subsection id="HD40C97F5ECEC4F7A0054F7BFE51512A4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the Administrator of General Services, shall establish an Advanced Building Efficiency Testbed program for the development, testing, and demonstration of advanced engineering systems, components, and materials to enable innovations in building technologies. The program shall evaluate efficiency concepts for government and industry buildings, and demonstrate the ability of next generation buildings to support individual and organizational productivity and health (including by improving indoor air quality) as well as flexibility and technological change to improve environmental sustainability. Such program shall complement and not duplicate existing national programs.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H796D71EA209844D4B7F81C11A2C5DFC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Participants</header><text>The program established under subsection (a) shall be led by a university with the ability to combine the expertise from numerous academic fields including, at a minimum, intelligent workplaces and advanced building systems and engineering, electrical and computer engineering, computer science, architecture, urban design, and environmental and mechanical engineering. Such university shall partner with other universities and entities who have established programs and the capability of advancing innovative building efficiency technologies.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HD67F26A7931847F3BC58F5D3832B2CDE"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Energy to carry out this section $6,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2004 through 2006, to remain available until expended. For any fiscal year in which funds are expended under this section, the Secretary shall provide <fraction>1/3</fraction> of the total amount to the lead university described in subsection (b), and provide the remaining <fraction>2/3</fraction> to the other participants referred to in subsection (b) on an equal basis.</text></subsection></section> <section id="HA8C9B07426E94ED8AC97F7D1191CFCEA"><enum>109.</enum><header>Federal building performance standards</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 305(a) of the <act-name parsable-cite="ECPA">Energy Conservation and Production Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6834">42 U.S.C. 6834(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H67613CF3E45241018021E61249366EF0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(A), by striking <quote>CABO Model Energy Code, 1992</quote> and inserting <quote>the 2003 International Energy Conservation Code</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7141A350E0D44BF4824F27E9045BC4CA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H0D3CBB69CDA04D2A9744808CC0750060"> <paragraph indent="up1" id="H93A17353DD1B4991ACEFB65473CC425E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Revised Federal building energy efficiency performance standards</header> <subparagraph id="HFA5E3B8319BC4380871906718CDA253E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary of Energy shall establish, by rule, revised Federal building energy efficiency performance standards that require that—</text> <clause id="HCF481DAA977C472793D4FED37734FB85"><enum>(i)</enum><text>if life-cycle cost-effective, for new Federal buildings—</text> <subclause id="HF8CDF3E691384B4597E60220B1F8DB99"><enum>(I)</enum><text>such buildings be designed so as to achieve energy consumption levels at least 30 percent below those of the version current as of the date of enactment of this paragraph of the ASHRAE Standard or the International Energy Conservation Code, as appropriate; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="HCD548051F89742A49102B950AB007CEB"><enum>(II)</enum><text>sustainable design principles are applied to the siting, design, and construction of all new and replacement buildings; and</text> <item indent="up2" id="HC2EA91F1F96945F3A1990104A8F1A33"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>where water is used to achieve energy efficiency, water conservation technologies shall be applied to the extent they are life-cycle cost effective.</text></item></subclause></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H07FBB397996F4F6F97DABA86B1A75E84"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Additional revisions</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of approval of each subsequent revision of the ASHRAE Standard or the International Energy Conservation Code, as appropriate, the Secretary of Energy shall determine, based on the cost-effectiveness of the requirements under the amendments, whether the revised standards established under this paragraph should be updated to reflect the amendments.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6E7338CC9CEC4E7DAC3CA98EC1D0C7BD"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Statement on compliance of new buildings</header><text>In the budget request of the Federal agency for each fiscal year and each report submitted by the Federal agency under section 548(a) of the <act-name parsable-cite="NECPA">National Energy Conservation Policy Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8258">42 U.S.C. 8258(a)</external-xref>), the head of each Federal agency shall include—</text> <clause id="H205506B15C8944FB8D702D2EAF9070FA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a list of all new Federal buildings owned, operated, or controlled by the Federal agency; and</text></clause> <clause id="H2EDAF076FEB6438AB13534652541FAF6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a statement concerning whether the Federal buildings meet or exceed the revised standards established under this paragraph.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section> <section id="HBFA2DC57238D4F23A70584C62F24CBE4"><enum>110.</enum><header>Increased use of recovered mineral component in Federally funded projects involving procurement of cement or concrete</header> <subsection id="HF9D6C5E020A346288FE461D1F3C182F7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Amendment</header><text>Subtitle F of the <act-name parsable-cite="SWDA">Solid Waste Disposal Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6961">42 U.S.C. 6961 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:</text> <quoted-block style="traditional" act-name="Solid Waste Disposal Act" id="H5674330CD27F44F7B8D9C2A656FFD21"> <section id="H54331855406942FFAE73FCF355BE1662"><enum>6005.</enum><header>Increased use of recovered mineral component in Federally funded projects involving procurement of cement or concrete</header> <subsection display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HE15E25E793454FB100E3DDCDCD61EB72"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text> <paragraph id="HA2FC9EE9D5434204A43E308BDAC67E96"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Agency head</header><text>The term <term>agency head</term> means—</text> <subparagraph id="HD0A9941CF14C4792B7BDB79271A4E954"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Secretary of Transportation; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H968DC1FEC4484CE4AA34E77B7336106F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the head of each other Federal agency that on a regular basis procures, or provides Federal funds to pay or assist in paying the cost of procuring, material for cement or concrete projects.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4F0AFC26818346B88B336F50FEC559DD"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Cement or concrete project</header><text>The term <term>cement or concrete project</term> means a project for the construction or maintenance of a highway or other transportation facility or a Federal, State, or local government building or other public facility that—</text> <subparagraph id="HA482BBB096EC4EEE9E079B2DBD162417"><enum>(A)</enum><text>involves the procurement of cement or concrete; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H49898325775142F5A3700090006BA1E0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is carried out in whole or in part using Federal funds.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H24208EEFF3D84B0F87F359575808494E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Recovered mineral component</header><text>The term <term>recovered mineral component</term> means—</text> <subparagraph id="H338AD80036614ED99E05DC3100280068"><enum>(A)</enum><text>ground granulated blast furnace slag;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE8F830C745444C6E80301E2570FE9037"><enum>(B)</enum><text>coal combustion fly ash; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H234E1CAD5C9940409603CBAC67FB15EF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any other waste material or byproduct recovered or diverted from solid waste that the Administrator, in consultation with an agency head, determines should be treated as recovered mineral component under this section for use in cement or concrete projects paid for, in whole or in part, by the agency head.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HFAD6DC449AB8441A9300BD24F48C15D6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Implementation of requirements</header> <paragraph id="H48F1FCA272654AA7989C8DFC6C889831"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator and each agency head shall take such actions as are necessary to implement fully all procurement requirements and incentives in effect as of the date of enactment of this section (including guidelines under section 6002) that provide for the use of cement and concrete incorporating recovered mineral component in cement or concrete projects.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H726FB6D7891F4F9DB3483FB832002883"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>In carrying out paragraph (1) an agency head shall give priority to achieving greater use of recovered mineral component in cement or concrete projects for which recovered mineral components historically have not been used or have been used only minimally.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD72BD726916E4D8F9DE6DC1F99D6908D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Conformance</header><text>The Administrator and each agency head shall carry out this subsection in accordance with section 6002.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H81256B4BF2C4472E97B469B7493BBAB6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Full implementation study</header> <paragraph id="H1FD8580BB95D46FABFD0A7DA0708DBD8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Administrator, in cooperation with the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of Energy, shall conduct a study to determine the extent to which current procurement requirements, when fully implemented in accordance with subsection (b), may realize energy savings and environmental benefits attainable with substitution of recovered mineral component in cement used in cement or concrete projects.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H47E91075382B471C96FC55DE1D1F2482"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Matters to be addressed</header><text>The study shall—</text> <subparagraph id="H1800A8FF1E1C475CA0088BB6C49C2C8D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>quantify the extent to which recovered mineral components are being substituted for Portland cement, particularly as a result of current procurement requirements, and the energy savings and environmental benefits associated with that substitution;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HADAA5BD6C05B4F41AEED5C913DE79504"><enum>(B)</enum><text>identify all barriers in procurement requirements to greater realization of energy savings and environmental benefits, including barriers resulting from exceptions from current law; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1D13A07AABFC464FABF0583B514746B9"><enum>(C)</enum> <clause display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H62D6BDA6EFA543648C08D554A8B7C22D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>identify potential mechanisms to achieve greater substitution of recovered mineral component in types of cement or concrete projects for which recovered mineral components historically have not been used or have been used only minimally;</text></clause> <clause indent="up1" id="HC3C9628BBAA5474F95C382A41749F817"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>evaluate the feasibility of establishing guidelines or standards for optimized substitution rates of recovered mineral component in those cement or concrete projects; and</text></clause> <clause indent="up1" id="H3EA11C5FECD04965833C647ED0AE4D9B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>identify any potential environmental or economic effects that may result from greater substitution of recovered mineral component in those cement or concrete projects.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5188CAB2B6F246F0939882814CA3007E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 30 months after the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report on the study.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HA8A320C6876D445D81411C2F004D3BBE"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Additional procurement requirements</header><text>Unless the study conducted under subsection (c) identifies any effects or other problems described in subsection (c)(2)(C)(iii) that warrant further review or delay, the Administrator and each agency head shall, not later than 1 year after the release of the report in accordance with subsection (c)(3), take additional actions authorized under this Act to establish procurement requirements and incentives that provide for the use of cement and concrete with increased substitution of recovered mineral component in the construction and maintenance of cement or concrete projects, so as to—</text> <paragraph id="H833FE3F05FBD48F693A7B8E6001D7CEF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>realize more fully the energy savings and environmental benefits associated with increased substitution; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H932E53F5CA4A4875AF0072EA2F2158D4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>eliminate barriers identified under subsection (c).</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H4FE853A074BF4F78857E335636B0C5DB"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Effect of Section</header><text>Nothing in this section affects the requirements of section 6002 (including the guidelines and specifications for implementing those requirements).</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H85B3665A409740C8B87E00C33E910606"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Table of contents amendment</header><text>The table of contents of the <act-name parsable-cite="SWDA">Solid Waste Disposal Act</act-name> is amended by adding after the item relating to section 6004 the following new item:</text> <quoted-block style="traditional" act-name="Solid Waste Disposal Act" id="HFC6DABD0BE5A4B9899EA7C9E6000AA38"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section">Sec. 6005. Increased use of recovered mineral component in federally funded projects involving procurement of cement or concrete</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section></subtitle> <subtitle id="H4F6FF59BBAFE41050058E86BCD7BDEC5"><enum>B</enum><header>Energy assistance and State programs</header> <section id="HC7F2A8BA3D024E0E99AB9B12C17EE226"><enum>121.</enum><header>Low income home energy assistance program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2602(b) of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8621">42 U.S.C. 8621(b)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>and $2,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2004</quote> and inserting <quote>$2,000,000,000 for fiscal years 2002 and 2003, and $3,400,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 through 2006</quote>.</text></section> <section id="H5F381994EEAC4C1F86DCD92996B253F6"><enum>122.</enum><header>Weatherization assistance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 422 of the <act-name parsable-cite="ECPA">Energy Conservation and Production Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6872">42 U.S.C. 6872</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>for fiscal years 1999 through 2003 such sums as may be necessary</quote> and inserting <quote>$325,000,000 for fiscal year 2004, $400,000,000 for fiscal year 2005, and $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2006</quote>.</text></section> <section id="H4F801594A01242D9AC410024AE88795E"><enum>123.</enum><header>State energy programs</header> <subsection id="H2EF2D351EBEF4C8DBA6B3485CAFCD4B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>State energy conservation plans</header><text>Section 362 of the <act-name parsable-cite="EPCA">Energy Policy and Conservation Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6322">42 U.S.C. 6322</external-xref>) is amended by inserting at the end the following new subsection:</text> <quoted-block act-name="Energy Policy and Conservation Act" id="HBA2C8F36BC6243F3BDA9EEEEF391263"> <subsection id="H796D126CC08F4B31BF35B6C9B4BF9760"><enum>(g)</enum><text>The Secretary shall, at least once every 3 years, invite the Governor of each State to review and, if necessary, revise the energy conservation plan of such State submitted under subsection (b) or (e). Such reviews should consider the energy conservation plans of other States within the region, and identify opportunities and actions carried out in pursuit of common energy conservation goals.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="HD844DE785F2B42F9B42D2667FDD3A8A1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>State energy efficiency goals</header><text>Section 364 of the <act-name parsable-cite="EPCA">Energy Policy and Conservation Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6324">42 U.S.C. 6324</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="traditional" act-name="Energy Policy and Conservation Act" id="HDDA63C52551A4C63AFEC480444D447CA"> <section id="H56103B34D17743F000AEE440AE002211"><enum>364.</enum><header>State energy efficiency goals</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each State energy conservation plan with respect to which assistance is made available under this part on or after the date of enactment of the Energy Policy Act of 2003 shall contain a goal, consisting of an improvement of 25 percent or more in the efficiency of use of energy in the State concerned in calendar year 2010 as compared to calendar year 1990, and may contain interim goals.</text></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H8C0A38B1AA474A048FDD00D45BEF35EB"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>Section 365(f) of the <act-name parsable-cite="EPCA">Energy Policy and Conservation Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6325">42 U.S.C. 6325(f)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>for fiscal years 1999 through 2003 such sums as may be necessary</quote> and inserting <quote>$100,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2004 and 2005 and $125,000,000 for fiscal year 2006</quote>.</text></subsection></section> <section id="HF3FCC23A27A64D1BB8BDF88A600CCFF"><enum>124.</enum><header>Energy efficient appliance rebate programs</header> <subsection id="HFAA6A76FDF2741A1A6DE6254DEAC7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text> <paragraph id="H380746011F424EF8AC93844184FBAF8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligible State</header><text>The term <term>eligible State</term> means a State that meets the requirements of subsection (b).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBB87B93BFA1E4820985B99F354EB1755"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Energy Star Program</header><text>The term <term>Energy Star program</term> means the program established by section 324A of the <act-name parsable-cite="EPCA">Energy Policy and Conservation Act</act-name>.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H86554C4F267C46F6A703AEF6EE070077"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Residential Energy Star product</header><text>The term <term>residential Energy Star product</term> means a product for a residence that is rated for energy efficiency under the Energy Star program.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HAC4BDAC9FCAA4C488EB3D0EBC1254605"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Energy.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF27EF99781FC4BAD847EA22D3DD92FE5"><enum>(5)</enum><header>State energy office</header><text>The term <term>State energy office</term> means the State agency responsible for developing State energy conservation plans under section 362 of the <act-name parsable-cite="EPCA">Energy Policy and Conservation Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6322">42 U.S.C. 6322</external-xref>).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3B2CABBF5CC040AA9713D13F4CDB215B"><enum>(6)</enum><header>State program</header><text>The term <term>State program</term> means a State energy efficient appliance rebate program described in subsection (b)(1).</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H9A6F7CB6D8D64A4AB2261CB3B279321C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligible States</header><text>A State shall be eligible to receive an allocation under subsection (c) if the State—</text> <paragraph id="HC8B622A50FF64D9CACAFC29FECD349F7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>establishes (or has established) a State energy efficient appliance rebate program to provide rebates to residential consumers for the purchase of residential Energy Star products to replace used appliances of the same type;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDF0656E3A2B741038CFE67D468540077"><enum>(2)</enum><text>submits an application for the allocation at such time, in such form, and containing such information as the Secretary may require; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6D76B26AD4814DB2BCAE5100D8000064"><enum>(3)</enum><text>provides assurances satisfactory to the Secretary that the State will use the allocation to supplement, but not supplant, funds made available to carry out the State program.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H24A5B46500D9422E95007ECFC3C65D22"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Amount of allocations</header> <paragraph id="HC156441FBD634379BEF182D200F6C300"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), for each fiscal year, the Secretary shall allocate to the State energy office of each eligible State to carry out subsection (d) an amount equal to the product obtained by multiplying the amount made available under subsection (f) for the fiscal year by the ratio that the population of the State in the most recent calendar year for which data are available bears to the total population of all eligible States in that calendar year.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC6337302122D4B9C95ABB77BC80126A0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Minimum allocations</header><text>For each fiscal year, the amounts allocated under this subsection shall be adjusted proportionately so that no eligible State is allocated a sum that is less than an amount determined by the Secretary.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H1537C1BE6F7B41A8AFC38ED0C7C5AE47"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Use of allocated funds</header><text>The allocation to a State energy office under subsection (c) may be used to pay up to 50 percent of the cost of establishing and carrying out a State program.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HAD5DC8AA30BA4CADB721F8A99B739923"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Issuance of rebates</header><text>Rebates may be provided to residential consumers that meet the requirements of the State program. The amount of a rebate shall be determined by the State energy office, taking into consideration—</text> <paragraph id="H399135EF124C47D5A1DAEE45AF66577E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the amount of the allocation to the State energy office under subsection (c);</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBC16F9D4CD6F43B19603A40582ADE58E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the amount of any Federal or State tax incentive available for the purchase of the residential Energy Star product; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC523596B35414712AF111F6EAB215D02"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the difference between the cost of the residential Energy Star product and the cost of an appliance that is not a residential Energy Star product, but is of the same type as, and is the nearest capacity, performance, and other relevant characteristics (as determined by the State energy office) to, the residential Energy Star product.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H6BC92E54EE544657BAC768E5FF008C61"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $50,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2004 through 2008.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H2B93F101B8C2476B867B08D87D92C8D6"><enum>125.</enum><header>Energy efficient public buildings</header> <subsection id="H8252BD7C80304E35B3EF7B3BDE03826D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Grants</header><text>The Secretary of Energy may make grants to the State agency responsible for developing State energy conservation plans under section 362 of the <act-name parsable-cite="EPCA">Energy Policy and Conservation Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6322">42 U.S.C. 6322</external-xref>), or, if no such agency exists, a State agency designated by the Governor of the State, to assist units of local government in the State in improving the energy efficiency of public buildings and facilities—</text> <paragraph id="HF4B6CB22986540FBB01D75A45486B219"><enum>(1)</enum><text>through construction of new energy efficient public buildings that use at least 30 percent less energy than a comparable public building constructed in compliance with standards prescribed in the most recent version of the International Energy Conservation Code, or a similar State code intended to achieve substantially equivalent efficiency levels; or</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H15E7068C2AC648E88311EB95F12470F0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>through renovation of existing public buildings to achieve reductions in energy use of at least 30 percent as compared to the baseline energy use in such buildings prior to renovation, assuming a 3-year, weather-normalized average for calculating such baseline.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H4879F8BD4F6D4AE3009EFF11985565A4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>State energy offices receiving grants under this section shall—</text> <paragraph id="H9ED2476BB15E4D458E5114A49F3D16AF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>maintain such records and evidence of compliance as the Secretary may require; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H576844809C5547538386442E49FA259D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>develop and distribute information and materials and conduct programs to provide technical services and assistance to encourage planning, financing, and design of energy efficient public buildings by units of local government.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HAF161A84B0D849E38DC400F2FE718EF0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>For the purposes of this section, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Energy $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 through 2008. Not more than 10 percent of appropriated funds shall be used for administration.</text></subsection></section> <section id="HAE36351EC475464FBC9E6FDEA948B08"><enum>126.</enum><header>Low income community energy efficiency pilot program</header> <subsection id="H6ACE2ACF5385470E88F55551D2D63B33"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Grants</header><text>The Secretary of Energy is authorized to make grants to units of local government, private, non-profit community development organizations, and Indian tribe economic development entities to improve energy efficiency; identify and develop alternative, renewable, and distributed energy supplies; and increase energy conservation in low income rural and urban communities.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HDEB38495BBBD4491A7F9F3EAC3E61D20"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purpose of grants</header><text>The Secretary may make grants on a competitive basis for—</text> <paragraph id="HCD260B8AAEA04812A04806FB07CA6F45"><enum>(1)</enum><text>investments that develop alternative, renewable, and distributed energy supplies;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H88371A323A7D4495A0209D731E02267F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>energy efficiency projects and energy conservation programs;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE566C07E8BB146C097676926786681D0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>studies and other activities that improve energy efficiency in low income rural and urban communities;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H13A80232BFE549B5BC4BA311A4E30063"><enum>(4)</enum><text>planning and development assistance for increasing the energy efficiency of buildings and facilities; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H70EB16AFD44C47D89ED45841B385EE2"><enum>(5)</enum><text>technical and financial assistance to local government and private entities on developing new renewable and distributed sources of power or combined heat and power generation.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H6BFB726C79314CD286CB5CE4E8133DC"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>For purposes of this section, the term <term>Indian tribe</term> means any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, including any Alaskan Native village or regional or village corporation as defined in or established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1601">43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.</external-xref>), that is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HA40BEC9575A94D89AAA1385769268665"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>For the purposes of this section there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Energy $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 through 2006.</text></subsection></section></subtitle> <subtitle id="H1498FDF3C5D14D6EB5CCA8808ED4E1C2"><enum>C</enum><header>Energy efficient products</header> <section id="H8395EC174D9742DCAA22E045548BAB77"><enum>131.</enum><header>Energy Star Program</header> <subsection id="HCA7F3449D57A4C7998EFF019DC1B69EE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Amendment</header><text>The <act-name parsable-cite="EPCA">Energy Policy and Conservation Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6201">42 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by inserting the following after section 324:</text> <quoted-block act-name="Energy Policy and Conservation Act" id="HE70D8DE8CCC84A13880205199861F5E5"> <section id="H4A268ACB7E504837B2516D1432094C19"><enum>324A.</enum><header>Energy Star Program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There is established at the Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency a voluntary program to identify and promote energy-efficient products and buildings in order to reduce energy consumption, improve energy security, and reduce pollution through voluntary labeling of or other forms of communication about products and buildings that meet the highest energy efficiency standards. Responsibilities under the program shall be divided between the Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency consistent with the terms of agreements between the 2 agencies. The Administrator and the Secretary shall—</text> <paragraph id="H11143A4962C147B190C6E4243E9660BF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>promote Energy Star compliant technologies as the preferred technologies in the marketplace for achieving energy efficiency and to reduce pollution;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8A2B6062977043468DAFFF778A82710"><enum>(2)</enum><text>work to enhance public awareness of the Energy Star label, including special outreach to small businesses;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF6C7EFF4482341D900EC3571E783B36C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>preserve the integrity of the Energy Star label;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H543D65B689AE4513970000C5D48B3D01"><enum>(4)</enum><text>solicit comments from interested parties prior to establishing or revising an Energy Star product category, specification, or criterion (or effective dates for any of the foregoing);</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H801CDE5BED5B4EAAACB0C9004083A8BD"><enum>(5)</enum><text>upon adoption of a new or revised product category, specification, or criterion, provide reasonable notice to interested parties of any changes (including effective dates) in product categories, specifications, or criteria along with an explanation of such changes and, where appropriate, responses to comments submitted by interested parties; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8E53CB63A8BB438892FEBEA959B4B261"><enum>(6)</enum><text>provide appropriate lead time (which shall be 9 months, unless the Agency or Department determines otherwise) prior to the effective date for a new or a significant revision to a product category, specification, or criterion, taking into account the timing requirements of the manufacturing, product marketing, and distribution process for the specific product addressed.</text></paragraph></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H95A4333C82404C36A4951713B73B3BC5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Table of contents amendment</header><text>The table of contents of the <act-name parsable-cite="EPCA">Energy Policy and Conservation Act</act-name> is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 324 the following new item:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" act-name="Energy Policy and Conservation Act" id="HA7BCB92B0EF446330018A43900B9C9D6"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section">Sec. 324A. Energy Star program</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section> <section id="HCC2783101444492F9FB308C58BB0F513"><enum>132.</enum><header>HVAC maintenance consumer education program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 337 of the <act-name parsable-cite="EPCA">Energy Policy and Conservation Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6307">42 U.S.C. 6307</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block act-name="Energy Policy and Conservation Act" id="H12755B68976E4C578FD720FE3FF0A999"> <subsection id="HAA905541BEBF48BAA884501B4445DA5D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>HVAC maintenance</header><text>For the purpose of ensuring that installed air conditioning and heating systems operate at their maximum rated efficiency levels, the Secretary shall, not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, carry out a program to educate homeowners and small business owners concerning the energy savings resulting from properly conducted maintenance of air conditioning, heating, and ventilating systems. The Secretary shall carry out the program in a cost-shared manner in cooperation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and such other entities as the Secretary considers appropriate, including industry trade associations, industry members, and energy efficiency organizations.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H532D4388D3474A27A796212086DEFE60"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Small business education and assistance</header><text>The Administrator of the Small Business Administration, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall develop and coordinate a Government-wide program, building on the existing Energy Star for Small Business Program, to assist small businesses to become more energy efficient, understand the cost savings obtainable through efficiencies, and identify financing options for energy efficiency upgrades. The Secretary and the Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall make the program information available directly to small businesses and through other Federal agencies, including the Federal Emergency Management Program and the Department of Agriculture.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section> <section id="H6ADF21CECE894CAABFCDD6222B00CB00"><enum>133.</enum><header>Energy conservation standards for additional products</header> <subsection id="H9D062CFC64B44DDB8188E3BC26CF53FC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>Section 321 of the <act-name parsable-cite="EPCA">Energy Policy and Conservation Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6291">42 U.S.C. 6291</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H35BC5C66C6DE4FD5B4B2811070BD819C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (30)(S), by striking the period and adding at the end the following: <quote>but does not include any lamp specifically designed to be used for special purpose applications and that is unlikely to be used in general purpose applications such as those described in subparagraph (D), and also does not include any lamp not described in subparagraph (D) that is excluded by the Secretary, by rule, because the lamp is designed for special applications and is unlikely to be used in general purpose applications.</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA912F3C796584FD0A6C4A281B330B923"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HC237130761224BB9ADA2002204BA3B5"> <paragraph id="H36D75C073C644F289B390036597D6CC1"><enum>(32)</enum><text>The term <term>battery charger</term> means a device that charges batteries for consumer products and includes battery chargers embedded in other consumer products.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE79EBD4446A94BC383DE004CB7396536"><enum>(33)</enum><text>The term <term>commercial refrigerators, freezers, and refrigerator-freezers</term> means refrigerators, freezers, or refrigerator-freezers that—</text> <subparagraph id="H0DD049B4A6DA4224BA5304F5D9EABDB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>are not consumer products regulated under this Act; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE0D561652D714CE886A847106976042F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>incorporate most components involved in the vapor-compression cycle and the refrigerated compartment in a single package.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2FC90422377542AF917741ADB8224D54"><enum>(34)</enum><text>The term <term>external power supply</term> means an external power supply circuit that is used to convert household electric current into either DC current or lower-voltage AC current to operate a consumer product.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HEF74A793CBEF4D6EA78D37A94605CABA"><enum>(35)</enum><text>The term <term>illuminated exit sign</term> means a sign that—</text> <subparagraph id="H1C05D2CE49A64A819FC3DAC80000449"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is designed to be permanently fixed in place to identify an exit; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA1B7942DCE16471B9F59BD9DDA8D5E16"><enum>(B)</enum><text>consists of an electrically powered integral light source that illuminates the legend <quote>EXIT</quote> and any directional indicators and provides contrast between the legend, any directional indicators, and the background.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H41EB79EE89A04FAC9576C1C8AFC18226"><enum>(36)</enum> <subparagraph display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H89842D4F7E8B44DBA959CAC6A2236279"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the term <term>distribution transformer</term> means a transformer that—</text> <clause indent="up1" id="HF2DF4CDAD0594F398850BD35BAFE07B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>has an input voltage of 34.5 kilovolts or less;</text></clause> <clause indent="up1" id="H987319F724164631BB7D8C7157E10018"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>has an output voltage of 600 volts or less; and</text></clause> <clause indent="up1" id="H4CCD15E80C2749EE96C2C59D13C8D0F3"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>is rated for operation at a frequency of 60 Hertz.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph indent="up1" id="H94760FC22861404DA1FE4EA1BE00C65C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The term <term>distribution transformer</term> does not include—</text> <clause id="HB972D707999949E286323CED3425C260"><enum>(i)</enum><text>transformers with multiple voltage taps, with the highest voltage tap equaling at least 20 percent more than the lowest voltage tap;</text></clause> <clause id="HC3CB9826B35C4C1FAFA942FEC4034E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>transformers, such as those commonly known as drive transformers, rectifier transformers, auto-transformers, Uninterruptible Power System transformers, impedance transformers, harmonic transformers, regulating transformers, sealed and nonventilating transformers, machine tool transformers, welding transformers, grounding transformers, or testing transformers, that are designed to be used in a special purpose application and are unlikely to be used in general purpose applications; or</text></clause> <clause id="H13075C26B4174A568E709419952BF000"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>any transformer not listed in clause (ii) that is excluded by the Secretary by rule because—</text> <subclause id="HFA78A7BCD3CC4302ABA797459E89A03E"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the transformer is designed for a special application;</text></subclause> <subclause id="H4847DFC64BD040CFA2D7104E1CBD2591"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the transformer is unlikely to be used in general purpose applications; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="HF9BF242E315F4901B4F481254C1FD345"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the application of standards to the transformer would not result in significant energy savings.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBB88384826D74BFB9721A9EFEA39C4D5"><enum>(37)</enum><text>The term <term>low-voltage dry-type distribution transformer</term> means a distribution transformer that—</text> <subparagraph id="H39FE4E9AC9EE41219886F7FDD3E2CCC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>has an input voltage of 600 volts or less;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7D3CDFBE7BE249E18D721625CFE7D87C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is air-cooled; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDA57447289844A6EB7BFA3DCACC06B3B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>does not use oil as a coolant.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBCAA617C5AAE46B48CDFB629E22BF674"><enum>(38)</enum><text>The term <term>standby mode</term> means the lowest power consumption mode that—</text> <subparagraph id="H214CF902649F4290B11CA3A7EC084B2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>cannot be switched off or influenced by the user; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H117B95587E9E4BFCA494DFD35ED31FE1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may persist for an indefinite time when an appliance is connected to the main electricity supply and used in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions,</text></subparagraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">as defined on an individual product basis by the Secretary.</continuation-text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD89E666888BC403EAA00781136E9C63"><enum>(39)</enum><text>The term <term>torchiere</term> means a portable electric lamp with a reflector bowl that directs light upward so as to give indirect illumination.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H799F4577CC404437811998C3ACFEF264"><enum>(40)</enum><text>The term <term>traffic signal module</term> means a standard 8-inch (200mm) or 12-inch (300mm) traffic signal indication, consisting of a light source, a lens, and all other parts necessary for operation, that communicates movement messages to drivers through red, amber, and green colors.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8FB990FE6DF145C9B6AA398F02509C44"><enum>(41)</enum><text>The term <term>transformer</term> means a device consisting of 2 or more coils of insulated wire that transfers alternating current by electromagnetic induction from 1 coil to another to change the original voltage or current value.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H37F780F21DD44487AC475D009509E7C3"><enum>(42)</enum><text>The term <term>unit heater</term> means a self-contained fan-type heater designed to be installed within the heated space, except that such term does not include a warm air furnace.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H733E1D383246458ABABFB76DEC91003D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Test procedures</header><text>Section 323 of the <act-name parsable-cite="EPCA">Energy Policy and Conservation Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6293">42 U.S.C. 6293</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H566D0CFCB7794E629030F7DA84C42465"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HFD051CA3789F48E89116444D3B284DEE"> <paragraph id="H9DA4E0483B5544BE98C351931D5F6CAB"><enum>(9)</enum><text>Test procedures for illuminated exit signs shall be based on the test method used under Version 2.0 of the Energy Star program of the Environmental Protection Agency for illuminated exit signs.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H70D4815BC9904C67AB8BB5E2CA8EC4CE"><enum>(10)</enum><text>Test procedures for distribution transformers and low voltage dry-type distribution transformers shall be based on the <quote>Standard Test Method for Measuring the Energy Consumption of Distribution Transformers</quote> prescribed by the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA TP 2–1998). The Secretary may review and revise this test procedure. For purposes of section 346(a), this test procedure shall be deemed to be testing requirements prescribed by the Secretary under section 346(a)(1) for distribution transformers for which the Secretary makes a determination that energy conservation standards would be technologically feasible and economically justified, and would result in significant energy savings.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3837F8B2B23D4CD497A75618622EF3C1"><enum>(11)</enum><text>Test procedures for traffic signal modules shall be based on the test method used under the Energy Star program of the Environmental Protection Agency for traffic signal modules, as in effect on the date of enactment of this paragraph.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H81D28A8CCF00406E902908D34E2B5676"><enum>(12)</enum><text>Test procedures for medium base compact fluorescent lamps shall be based on the test methods used under the August 9, 2001, version of the Energy Star program of the Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Energy for compact fluorescent lamps. Covered products shall meet all test requirements for regulated parameters in section 325(bb). However, covered products may be marketed prior to completion of lamp life and lumen maintenance at 40 percent of rated life testing provided manufacturers document engineering predictions and analysis that support expected attainment of lumen maintenance at 40 percent rated life and lamp life time.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD7D6E3A5B5D7445D8F49A98F2C7AC78"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HA00B4FF5868146DC81C9EEA6CA7746EB"> <subsection id="HE67104E4C96247CD9FD3EE74E2D700DD"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Additional consumer and commercial products</header><text>The Secretary shall, not later than 24 months after the date of enactment of this subsection, prescribe testing requirements for suspended ceiling fans, refrigerated bottled or canned beverage vending machines, and commercial refrigerators, freezers, and refrigerator-freezers. Such testing requirements shall be based on existing test procedures used in industry to the extent practical and reasonable. In the case of suspended ceiling fans, such test procedures shall include efficiency at both maximum output and at an output no more than 50 percent of the maximum output.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HABA9ED8F6F574E93B570EFD2FDD79B5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>New standards</header><text>Section 325 of the <act-name parsable-cite="EPCA">Energy Policy and Conservation Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6295">42 U.S.C. 6295</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block act-name="Energy Policy and Conservation Act" id="H030F48389C5545E6B0352152DCE1D6C"> <subsection id="H373A8A52C07A4089815E7E44A7545D1E"><enum>(u)</enum><header>Battery charger and external power supply electric energy consumption</header> <paragraph id="HAEF9C707082B49829093D2CC07FF7881"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Initial rulemaking</header> <subparagraph display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H6E35EE472DCD4B19AA4F734BE5537FEE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The Secretary shall, within 18 months after the date of enactment of this subsection, prescribe by notice and comment, definitions and test procedures for the power use of battery chargers and external power supplies. In establishing these test procedures, the Secretary shall consider, among other factors, existing definitions and test procedures used for measuring energy consumption in standby mode and other modes and assess the current and projected future market for battery chargers and external power supplies. This assessment shall include estimates of the significance of potential energy savings from technical improvements to these products and suggested product classes for standards. Prior to the end of this time period, the Secretary shall hold a scoping workshop to discuss and receive comments on plans for developing energy conservation standards for energy use for these products.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph indent="up1" id="H9DB080E730B6468FB9CBFAFD5B9781F5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The Secretary shall, within 3 years after the date of enactment of this subsection, issue a final rule that determines whether energy conservation standards shall be issued for battery chargers and external power supplies or classes thereof. For each product class, any such standards shall be set at the lowest level of energy use that—</text> <clause id="H8EEA1ACBB44C428FA8303C5D077C48C5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>meets the criteria and procedures of subsections (o), (p), (q), (r), (s), and (t); and</text></clause> <clause id="H88E90026D6164F5790EB482EE9A9A0C8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>will result in significant overall annual energy savings, considering both standby mode and other operating modes.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCD643314B21D4731BD0018B4665DD0A4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Review of standby energy use in covered products</header><text>In determining pursuant to section 323 whether test procedures and energy conservation standards pursuant to this section should be revised, the Secretary shall consider, for covered products that are major sources of standby mode energy consumption, whether to incorporate standby mode into such test procedures and energy conservation standards, taking into account, among other relevant factors, standby mode power consumption compared to overall product energy consumption.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC7F4E6FD72AC4780861B88AC5C86EBD"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Rulemaking</header><text>The Secretary shall not propose a standard under this section unless the Secretary has issued applicable test procedures for each product pursuant to section 323.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7B9F1AA984D64EFC005F15349883F610"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>Any standard issued under this subsection shall be applicable to products manufactured or imported 3 years after the date of issuance.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H770C4594311A4D5EAB8DAC56039FA180"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Voluntary programs</header><text>The Secretary and the Administrator shall collaborate and develop programs, including programs pursuant to section 324A (relating to Energy Star Programs) and other voluntary industry agreements or codes of conduct, that are designed to reduce standby mode energy use.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HDF7BCFA2E3834CF0A6AF611EF270A292"><enum>(v)</enum><header>Suspended ceiling fans, vending machines, and commercial refrigerators, freezers, and refrigerator-Freezers</header><text>The Secretary shall not later than 36 months after the date on which testing requirements are prescribed by the Secretary pursuant to section 323(f), prescribe, by rule, energy conservation standards for suspended ceiling fans, refrigerated bottled or canned beverage vending machines, and commercial refrigerators, freezers, and refrigerator-freezers. In establishing standards under this subsection, the Secretary shall use the criteria and procedures contained in subsections (o) and (p). Any standard prescribed under this subsection shall apply to products manufactured 3 years after the date of publication of a final rule establishing such standard.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HAF40E14F91C443BE91BBC7F3CCC19AA"><enum>(w)</enum><header>Illuminated exit signs</header><text>Illuminated exit signs manufactured on or after January 1, 2005, shall meet the Version 2.0 Energy Star Program performance requirements for illuminated exit signs prescribed by the Environmental Protection Agency.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H373B50FC02AF43B8A818432317CEE4DA"><enum>(x)</enum><header>Torchieres</header><text>Torchieres manufactured on or after January 1, 2005—</text> <paragraph id="HADA7D046EBC6462FA67829CF58E840F4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall consume not more than 190 watts of power; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA0FF9ED0BF7D4190A315B6408AF8500"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall not be capable of operating with lamps that total more than 190 watts.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H59F15BD74BBB426D8C4D3CC55406B87D"><enum>(y)</enum><header>Low voltage dry-type Distribution Transformers</header><text>The efficiency of low voltage dry-type distribution transformers manufactured on or after January 1, 2005, shall be the Class I Efficiency Levels for distribution transformers specified in Table 4-2 of the <quote>Guide for Determining Energy Efficiency for Distribution Transformers</quote> published by the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA TP–1–2002).</text></subsection> <subsection id="H0B45974DB6A94D3696A33EE2ADD5D50"><enum>(z)</enum><header>Traffic signal modules</header><text>Traffic signal modules manufactured on or after January 1, 2006, shall meet the performance requirements used under the Energy Star program of the Environmental Protection Agency for traffic signals, as in effect on the date of enactment of this subsection, and shall be installed with compatible, electrically connected signal control interface devices and conflict monitoring systems.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H1C9B5E015CAE48DE92D5D7CADE224F37"><enum>(aa)</enum><header>Unit heaters</header><text>Unit heaters manufactured on or after the date that is 3 years after the date of enactment of this subsection shall be equipped with an intermittent ignition device and shall have either power venting or an automatic flue damper.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HA1B7FB29EB33437700FBAA724CCC1EB0"><enum>(bb)</enum><header>Medium base compact fluorescent lamps</header><text>Bare lamp and covered lamp (no reflector) medium base compact fluorescent lamps manufactured on or after January 1, 2005, shall meet the following requirements prescribed by the August 9, 2001, version of the Energy Star Program Requirements for Compact Fluorescent Lamps, Energy Star Eligibility Criteria, Energy-Efficiency Specification issued by the Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Energy: minimum initial efficacy; lumen maintenance at 1000 hours; lumen maintenance at 40 percent of rated life; rapid cycle stress test; and lamp life. The Secretary may, by rule, establish requirements for color quality (CRI); power factor; operating frequency; and maximum allowable start time based on the requirements prescribed by the August 9, 2001, version of the Energy Star Program Requirements for Compact Fluorescent Lamps. The Secretary may, by rule, revise these requirements or establish other requirements considering energy savings, cost effectiveness, and consumer satisfaction.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HFA6247E7FACA4DE48D00A6FCA15BD644"><enum>(cc)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>Section 327 shall apply—</text> <paragraph id="HE169C9554D5044C6A164C6721F4D345C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to products for which standards are to be established under subsections (u) and (v) on the date on which a final rule is issued by the Department of Energy, except that any State or local standards prescribed or enacted for any such product prior to the date on which such final rule is issued shall not be preempted until the standard established under subsection (u) or (v) for that product takes effect; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H41BC0669A7104B5CA2F40030EF70243F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to products for which standards are established under subsections (w) through (bb) on the date of enactment of those subsections, except that any State or local standards prescribed or enacted prior to the date of enactment of those subsections shall not be preempted until the standards established under subsections (w) through (bb) take effect.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H9F96E538040C42268D33078300685C37"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Residential furnace fans</header><text>Section 325(f)(3) of the <act-name parsable-cite="EPCA">Energy Policy and Conservation Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6295">42 U.S.C. 6295(f)(3)</external-xref>) is amended by adding the following new subparagraph at the end:</text> <quoted-block act-name="Energy Policy and Conservation Act" id="HF1F04CE4E3C8468EBBC8D9E367DFB55B"> <subparagraph indent="up2" id="HC0F598F688354B19ADA9E06100A08749"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Notwithstanding any provision of this Act, the Secretary may consider, and prescribe, if the requirements of subsection (o) of this section are met, energy efficiency or energy use standards for electricity used for purposes of circulating air through duct work.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section> <section id="H71391775D8424284A3D64EE05D48E2C3"><enum>134.</enum><header>Energy labeling</header> <subsection id="H4BA6F225D1804DBD93EF5D00C89C6F0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Rulemaking on effectiveness of consumer product labeling</header><text>Section 324(a)(2) of the <act-name parsable-cite="EPCA">Energy Policy and Conservation Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6294">42 U.S.C. 6294(a)(2)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block act-name="Energy Policy and Conservation Act" id="H1FAC31F0E9364716BF932600FA555040"> <subparagraph indent="up2" id="H8445487D712948D9BA60A138BB312377"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Not later than 3 months after the date of enactment of this subparagraph, the Commission shall initiate a rulemaking to consider the effectiveness of the current consumer products labeling program in assisting consumers in making purchasing decisions and improving energy efficiency and to consider changes to the labeling rules that would improve the effectiveness of consumer product labels. Such rulemaking shall be completed not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this subparagraph.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="HCCCF4DABBB4E42B2A400F1AAE6DB0583"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Rulemaking on labeling for additional products</header><text>Section 324(a) of the <act-name parsable-cite="EPCA">Energy Policy and Conservation Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6294">42 U.S.C. 6294(a)</external-xref>) is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block act-name="Energy Policy and Conservation Act" id="HD9AC96807BD144A4007FB695BF7000C1"> <paragraph indent="up1" id="H2AFE97D04685402EACF33C1D8CCF0990"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The Secretary or the Commission, as appropriate, may, for covered products referred to in subsections (u) through (aa) of section 325, prescribe, by rule, pursuant to this section, labeling requirements for such products after a test procedure has been set pursuant to section 323. In the case of products to which TP–1 standards under section 325(y) apply, labeling requirements shall be based on the <quote>Standard for the Labeling of Distribution Transformer Efficiency</quote> prescribed by the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA TP–3) as in effect upon the date of enactment of this paragraph.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section></subtitle> <subtitle id="H7D1B6E34AFAA4516BD28FB450043B3D2"><enum>D</enum><header>Public housing</header> <section id="H4D10668F660E4743A19E4705F692BDB4"><enum>141.</enum><header>Capacity building for energy-efficient, affordable housing</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 4(b) of the HUD <act-name parsable-cite="DA93">Demonstration Act of 1993</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9816">42 U.S.C. 9816</external-xref> note) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H5B99555AFCB64EE48BEDD200587F36FA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: <quote>, including capabilities regarding the provision of energy efficient, affordable housing and residential energy conservation measures</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H00612B45BBF14048A99DD87FFBE6A650"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by inserting before the semicolon the following: <quote>, including such activities relating to the provision of energy efficient, affordable housing and residential energy conservation measures that benefit low-income families</quote>.</text></paragraph></section> <section id="HD99566DCAFF74684ABBC00EDF00280CB"><enum>142.</enum><header>Increase of cdbg public services cap for energy conservation and efficiency activities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 105(a)(8) of the <act-name parsable-cite="HCDA">Housing and Community Development Act of 1974</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5305">42 U.S.C. 5305(a)(8)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H22F4F9D1F5D246E2BD79BB2E32AB65B7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>or efficiency</quote> after <quote>energy conservation</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7A102EA9957A425886C614F2D793FA26"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>, and except that</quote> and inserting <quote>; except that</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H74BEFD8D6D094AE297E6023B7DE61558"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: <quote>; and except that each percentage limitation under this paragraph on the amount of assistance provided under this title that may be used for the provision of public services is hereby increased by 10 percent, but such percentage increase may be used only for the provision of public services concerning energy conservation or efficiency</quote>.</text></paragraph></section> <section id="H85701F90853D4B2B9577F29100FB7632"><enum>143.</enum><header>FHA mortgage insurance incentives for energy efficient housing</header> <subsection id="HD62B4BA6796E4D68A79115B86413A81"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Single family housing mortgage insurance</header><text>Section 203(b)(2) of the <act-name parsable-cite="NHA">National Housing Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1709">12 U.S.C. 1709(b)(2)</external-xref>) is amended, in the first undesignated paragraph beginning after subparagraph (B)(ii)(IV) (relating to solar energy systems), by striking <quote>20 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>30 percent</quote>.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HA13A51334B6C4E73B150BA038753F228"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Multifamily housing mortgage insurance</header><text>Section 207(c) of the <act-name parsable-cite="NHA">National Housing Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1713">12 U.S.C. 1713(c)</external-xref>) is amended, in the last undesignated paragraph beginning after paragraph (3) (relating to solar energy systems and residential energy conservation measures), by striking <quote>20 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>30 percent</quote>.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H63E1001DFC0043B400836CF990186FA5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Cooperative housing mortgage insurance</header><text>Section 213(p) of the <act-name parsable-cite="NHA">National Housing Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1715e">12 U.S.C. 1715e(p)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>20 per centum</quote> and inserting <quote>30 percent</quote>.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H3C2834F3BF9A480B896330DAA5F6BEDE"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Rehabilitation and neighborhood conservation housing mortgage insurance</header><text>Section 220(d)(3)(B)(iii)(IV) of the <act-name parsable-cite="NHA">National Housing Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1715k">12 U.S.C. 1715k(d)(3)(B)(iii)(IV)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H52F6174A066242939B37D0A675D0B2FF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>with respect to rehabilitation projects involving not more than five family units,</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0F679891310445C4BE61F33E0F1BED"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>20 per centum</quote> and inserting <quote>30 percent</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H36C05BC227D143D28592A1E839D87F"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Low-income multifamily housing mortgage insurance</header><text>Section 221(k) of the <act-name parsable-cite="NHA">National Housing Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1715l">12 U.S.C. 1715l(k)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>20 per centum</quote> and inserting <quote>30 percent</quote>.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H05C188B4BA72414A9308693D4D7042B6"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Elderly housing mortgage insurance</header><text>Section 231(c)(2)(C) of the <act-name parsable-cite="NHA">National Housing Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1715v">12 U.S.C. 1715v(c)(2)(C)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>20 per centum</quote> and inserting <quote>30 percent</quote>.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H85360F525DEB4F3A9C857D83F29B64AC"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Condominium housing mortgage insurance</header><text>Section 234(j) of the <act-name parsable-cite="NHA">National Housing Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1715y">12 U.S.C. 1715y(j)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>20 per centum</quote> and inserting <quote>30 percent</quote>.</text></subsection></section> <section id="HBCCBAB91A9334F7381CC4512161A017"><enum>144.</enum><header>Public housing capital fund</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 9 of the <act-name parsable-cite="USHA">United States Housing Act of 1937</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437g">42 U.S.C. 1437g</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HF7DA67D254B84E0F8FEF7C59A589048F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (d)(1)—</text> <subparagraph id="HD076B9F602244BE2A32E72DB374F5F8F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (I), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE0DBA5993EDF411C96FB6B613D3473ED"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (J), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0BB645909271406693BCD2B1E6475383"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:</text> <quoted-block id="HDFC6CDC3CE09438A8367EAC91F343BE"> <subparagraph id="H95690D375DA2482A9DCBF08B4DBB70"><enum>(K)</enum><text>improvement of energy and water-use efficiency by installing fixtures and fittings that conform to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers/American National Standards Institute standards A112.19.2-1998 and A112.18.1-2000, or any revision thereto, applicable at the time of installation, and by increasing energy efficiency and water conservation by such other means as the Secretary determines are appropriate; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HCA8670329908432BA1DCB87EF956B2EE"><enum>(L)</enum><text>integrated utility management and capital planning to maximize energy conservation and efficiency measures.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1DB1146C9E8B4C4F9F2FBACC9033EC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (e)(2)(C)—</text> <subparagraph id="H8D71747673E5448B81BF469C3C65C1E1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>The</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H7BC1911C63B14693B096F4A4002FCE96"> <clause id="H7ED0B1E2DCEC42ABAC7425AEF049C934"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAD27FFADB5E345428907BF7001EAA180"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H3A3E80D8F57B4B5D95878162021CAA86"> <clause id="H6623DDE93791483FB4E05CF0FFE0259"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Third party contracts</header><text>Contracts described in clause (i) may include contracts for equipment conversions to less costly utility sources, projects with resident-paid utilities, and adjustments to frozen base year consumption, including systems repaired to meet applicable building and safety codes and adjustments for occupancy rates increased by rehabilitation.</text></clause> <clause id="H5FEA778D9B794E4BBE30CBB388AF37B0"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Term of contract</header><text>The total term of a contract described in clause (i) shall not exceed 20 years to allow longer payback periods for retrofits, including windows, heating system replacements, wall insulation, site-based generation, advanced energy savings technologies, including renewable energy generation, and other such retrofits.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></section> <section id="H3BD14259AC2B4DCB879C32A5C68B38FD"><enum>145.</enum><header>Grants for energy-conserving improvements for assisted housing</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 251(b)(1) of the <act-name parsable-cite="NECPA">National Energy Conservation Policy Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8231">42 U.S.C. 8231(1)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H0971334EEE3A4D4CBE0096F454AF58DF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>financed with loans</quote> and inserting <quote>assisted</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9C105F6B7C664F4594CC1E19CC4DC364"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after <quote>1959,</quote> the following: <quote>which are eligible multifamily housing projects (as such term is defined in section 512 of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437f">42 U.S.C. 1437f</external-xref> note)) and are subject to mortgage restructuring and rental assistance sufficiency plans under such Act,</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H12474D709CDA447197B674894FA32460"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after the period at the end of the first sentence the following new sentence: <quote>Such improvements may also include the installation of energy and water conserving fixtures and fittings that conform to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers/American National Standards Institute standards A112.19.2-1998 and A112.18.1-2000, or any revision thereto, applicable at the time of installation.</quote>.</text></paragraph></section> <section id="H27599F4E23DE49179C9E63E4F26B2C1"><enum>146.</enum><header>North American Development Bank</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Part 2 of subtitle D of title V of the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (22 U.S.C. 290m–290m-3) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HB3DC027BB455443F9300AF33109D929D"> <section id="HEBB1A30293464DD2AA879699C92D5527"><enum>545.</enum><header>Support for certain energy policies</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Consistent with the focus of the Bank’s Charter on environmental infrastructure projects, the Board members representing the United States should use their voice and vote to encourage the Bank to finance projects related to clean and efficient energy, including energy conservation, that prevent, control, or reduce environmental pollutants or contaminants.</text></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section> <section id="H9C5B49C3DF4C46D8A71D313175F7AC21"><enum>147.</enum><header>Energy-efficient appliances</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In purchasing appliances, a public housing agency shall purchase energy-efficient appliances that are Energy Star products or FEMP-designated products, as such terms are defined in section 553 of the <act-name parsable-cite="NECPA">National Energy Conservation Policy Act</act-name> (as amended by this title), unless the purchase of energy-efficient appliances is not cost-effective to the agency.</text></section> <section id="H84A706780E89421AA4566C6F5DC13C09"><enum>148.</enum><header>Energy efficiency standards</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 109 of the <act-name parsable-cite="CGNHA">Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12709">42 U.S.C. 12709</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HD4FFC37B1477411685CD5FE9B25400CE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text> <subparagraph id="H51DA860DF87D43AF887363BEB776BADC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text> <clause id="H2B6CFDE519BA41CAACA153C938A65D71"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>1 year after the date of the enactment of the Energy Policy Act of 1992</quote> and inserting <quote>September 30, 2004</quote>;</text></clause> <clause id="HB6EDE5E3B3744414B3001D9717BF31D7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></clause> <clause id="H52B426014DB249CA8B27F1C09215F46"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></clause> <clause id="H2071D7810E17483385E09CAF1BD1512C"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H18BC644B4F1D4977BEB18CEB58B0B75B"> <subparagraph id="H52A4312B87FD4658006B96697D1EACAC"><enum>(C)</enum><text>rehabilitation and new construction of public and assisted housing funded by HOPE VI revitalization grants under section 24 of the <act-name parsable-cite="USHA">United States Housing Act of 1937</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437v">42 U.S.C. 1437v</external-xref>), where such standards are determined to be cost effective by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD9F911DC92924842B4B34C41D1C00E0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>Council of American</quote> and all that follows through <quote>90.1–1989’)</quote> and inserting <quote>2003 International Energy Conservation Code</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H56FB041FC1C64A6E8F11C0E73E03915E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text> <subparagraph id="H46B33732BDDC4C31AF29A99D67E8628C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>within 1 year after the date of the enactment of the Energy Policy Act of 1992</quote> and inserting <quote>by September 30, 2004</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5F97D4F61BF54D89A786C4FD00EAED31"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>CABO</quote> and all that follows through <quote>1989</quote> and inserting <quote>the 2003 International Energy Conservation Code</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HED72E49F23C74170966E4C1858BD4456"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text> <subparagraph id="H30C36952CB354964AF9F5C48D6F4301"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection">Model Energy Code</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection">The International Energy Conservation Code</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7B01C0A500B7436697C68E93F2341D77"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>CABO</quote> and all that follows through <quote>1989</quote> and inserting <quote>the 2003 International Energy Conservation Code</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section> <section id="H107CAE1AD5CE4FF989B789DBB6030079"><enum>149.</enum><header>Energy strategy for HUD</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall develop and implement an integrated strategy to reduce utility expenses through cost-effective energy conservation and efficiency measures and energy efficient design and construction of public and assisted housing. The energy strategy shall include the development of energy reduction goals and incentives for public housing agencies. The Secretary shall submit a report to Congress, not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, on the energy strategy and the actions taken by the Department of Housing and Urban Development to monitor the energy usage of public housing agencies and shall submit an update every 2 years thereafter on progress in implementing the strategy.</text></section></subtitle> <enum>II</enum><header>Renewable energy</header> <subtitle id="HA621179740FB413187A67D2C00347838"><enum>A</enum><header>General provisions</header> <section id="H9D100C2C889F47E2A3696CCBE61700F7" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>201.</enum><header>Assessment of renewable energy resources</header> <subsection id="H043EB63C9FD6478BAB6833C5B400C9EE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Resource assessment</header><text>Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, and each year thereafter, the Secretary of Energy shall review the available assessments of renewable energy resources within the United States, including solar, wind, biomass, ocean (tidal, wave, current, and thermal), geothermal, and hydroelectric energy resources, and undertake new assessments as necessary, taking into account changes in market conditions, available technologies, and other relevant factors.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HE9520E93643848879E531252DC97F800"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents of reports</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and each year thereafter, the Secretary shall publish a report based on the assessment under subsection (a). The report shall contain—</text> <paragraph id="H89C044BABEF64C94A0009F05CDFD0F3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a detailed inventory describing the available amount and characteristics of the renewable energy resources; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFF775680C9584951A4AF09AF00CE60AA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>such other information as the Secretary believes would be useful in developing such renewable energy resources, including descriptions of surrounding terrain, population and load centers, nearby energy infrastructure, location of energy and water resources, and available estimates of the costs needed to develop each resource, together with an identification of any barriers to providing adequate transmission for remote sources of renewable energy resources to current and emerging markets, recommendations for removing or addressing such barriers, and ways to provide access to the grid that do not unfairly disadvantage renewable or other energy producers.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HD22BE7BE0C9343ADA783186F95C77D59"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>For the purposes of this section, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Energy $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 through 2008.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H7A19269849794A39BCFA6676F8682117"><enum>202.</enum><header>Renewable energy production incentive</header> <subsection id="HB71F1CC2FE034912BD46AE57721E38FA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Incentive payments</header><text>Section 1212(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/13317">42 U.S.C. 13317(a)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>and which satisfies</quote> and all that follows through <quote>Secretary shall establish.</quote> and inserting <quote>. If there are insufficient appropriations to make full payments for electric production from all qualified renewable energy facilities in any given year, the Secretary shall assign 60 percent of appropriated funds for that year to facilities that use solar, wind, geothermal, or closed-loop (dedicated energy crops) biomass technologies to generate electricity, and assign the remaining 40 percent to other projects. The Secretary may, after transmitting to Congress an explanation of the reasons therefor, alter the percentage requirements of the preceding sentence.</quote>.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HFA5146AF43934A2CBF07D30051DB1B4C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Qualified renewable energy facility</header><text>Section 1212(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/13317">42 U.S.C. 13317(b)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H6E23D7693FF742BEB0CAAE28FF16AD2B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>a State or any political</quote> and all that follows through <quote>nonprofit electrical cooperative</quote> and inserting <quote>a not-for-profit electric cooperative, a public utility described in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/115">section 115</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, a State, Commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States or the District of Columbia, or a political subdivision thereof, or an Indian tribal government or subdivision thereof,</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7A378F18A1BD4BE3B9BB557E9BB09919"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>landfill gas,</quote> after <quote>wind, biomass,</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H4A5E87B0978B4B598DD3D29159713BBA"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Eligibility window</header><text>Section 1212(c) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/13317">42 U.S.C. 13317(c)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>during the 10-fiscal year period beginning with the first full fiscal year occurring after the enactment of this section</quote> and inserting <quote>after October 1, 2003, and before October 1, 2013</quote>.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H7FF66FB17D614DB0A986BCAF69D11C06"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Amount of payment</header><text>Section 1212(e)(1) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/13317">42 U.S.C. 13317(e)(1)</external-xref>) is amended by inserting <quote>landfill gas,</quote> after <quote>wind, biomass,</quote>.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H1586C88EA3384B81ACA5539B00A0742C"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Sunset</header><text>Section 1212(f) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/13317">42 U.S.C. 13317(f)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>the expiration of</quote> and all that follows through <quote>of this section</quote> and inserting <quote>September 30, 2023</quote>.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H51C229A6F58C40DF9565B9AB15055F00"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>Section 1212(g) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/13317">42 U.S.C. 13317(g)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block id="H1093DEC033DD44ECA6302C845400CAD2"> <subsection id="H0809B6958BE24BD398AA685DC43D66B5"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header> <paragraph id="H17FAC221A82242D3A3BB67193FE81324"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In General</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section for fiscal years 2003 through 2023.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE05ABB6D09C04FAE80F3BE737499E9B5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Availability of funds</header><text>Funds made available under paragraph (1) shall remain available until expended.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section> <section id="HC4E16C2FF1934B66B17E2CB690E4EA35"><enum>203.</enum><header>Federal purchase requirement</header> <subsection id="HD3E4FCF001C743B7B4A48099C662D4B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>The President, acting through the Secretary of Energy, shall seek to ensure that, to the extent economically feasible and technically practicable, of the total amount of electric energy the Federal Government consumes during any fiscal year, the following amounts shall be renewable energy:</text> <paragraph id="HEC156D1E8C7A48E6859B1E4FDF2528F6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Not less than 3 percent in fiscal years 2005 through 2007.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCED20F6794AE4CB390C40829D7A449A5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Not less than 5 percent in fiscal years 2008 through 2010.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H15AF05FCA6A64902A922D4804FACF234"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Not less than 7.5 percent in fiscal year 2011 and each fiscal year thereafter.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H5C78B445D46E45BBB7F4716ECDCA9F77"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text> <paragraph id="HE27675AEB173474E90A541A7D77F3B48"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Biomass</header><text>The term <term>biomass</term> means any solid, nonhazardous, cellulosic material that is derived from—</text> <subparagraph id="HDF709A375C8B4622006584E0FC8E2DDB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any of the following forest-related resources: mill residues, precommercial thinnings, slash, and brush, or nonmerchantable material;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H57EA63D812F04FC8ADC2C2C1CCC06F6E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>solid wood waste materials, including waste pallets, crates, dunnage, manufacturing and construction wood wastes (other than pressure-treated, chemically-treated, or painted wood wastes), and landscape or right-of-way tree trimmings, but not including municipal solid waste (garbage), gas derived from the biodegradation of solid waste, or paper that is commonly recycled;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6D6CDAB1FE1C4046A9D08B21EDEA4E6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>agriculture wastes, including orchard tree crops, vineyard, grain, legumes, sugar, and other crop by-products or residues, and livestock waste nutrients; or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3C23626A4E064DC3848D88F4659F84B8"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a plant that is grown exclusively as a fuel for the production of electricity.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF5E6AD1FFEF6460485AC7CD8B194106B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Renewable energy</header><text>The term <term>renewable energy</term> means electric energy generated from solar, wind, biomass, landfill gas, geothermal, municipal solid waste, or new hydroelectric generation capacity achieved from increased efficiency or additions of new capacity at an existing hydroelectric project.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H10DC8BF976C447AA9ECD3D9D290065B3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Calculation</header><text>For purposes of determining compliance with the requirement of this section, the amount of renewable energy shall be doubled if—</text> <paragraph id="H8BECFF2D31E640C88C3CA7460335AF70"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the renewable energy is produced and used on-site at a Federal facility;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC8D2913770284996BF3F152FF21E3448"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the renewable energy is produced on Federal lands and used at a Federal facility; or</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5F4F2C76A75542ED84B5EBE3AA23C22E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the renewable energy is produced on Indian land as defined in title XXVI of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (25 U.S.C. 3501 et. seq.) and used at a Federal facility.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HEA364E85089E40E4BCFE712741415038"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than April 15, 2005, and every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary of Energy shall provide a report to Congress on the progress of the Federal Government in meeting the goals established by this section.</text></subsection></section> <section id="HE5B5D5BB32594925BCA618A25EA1E07"><enum>204.</enum><header>Insular areas energy security</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 604 of the Act entitled <quote>An Act to authorize appropriations for certain insular areas of the United States, and for other purposes</quote>, approved December 24, 1980 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/48/1492">48 U.S.C. 1492</external-xref>), is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H862E92DE723346CEB6073FFA5CAEF94"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(4) by striking the period and inserting a semicolon;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H96C6D5C45D504D8B9B9C6681847FB164"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end of subsection (a) the following new paragraphs:</text> <quoted-block id="H67652AB220E04139B28565D6421D06A1"> <paragraph id="H33AA92F27BB44F81BC09A6A430A33B5C"><enum>(5)</enum><text>electric power transmission and distribution lines in insular areas are inadequate to withstand damage caused by the hurricanes and typhoons which frequently occur in insular areas and such damage often costs millions of dollars to repair; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFFD2A538BAF14AD8830070BDA9D164CD"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the refinement of renewable energy technologies since the publication of the 1982 Territorial Energy Assessment prepared pursuant to subsection (c) reveals the need to reassess the state of energy production, consumption, infrastructure, reliance on imported energy, opportunities for energy conservation and increased energy efficiency, and indigenous sources in regard to the insular areas.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H201A7A06E1C2491CA2DF29FBEAEE73FA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by amending subsection (e) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block id="HEEA5F567C75140CB9914F9AEC914C9D7"> <subsection id="H840CD56944CA40DEB6A9689768D9E968"><enum>(e)</enum> <paragraph display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H5E1ADBE185B142DF86E517B03F00ED18"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy and the head of government of each insular area, shall update the plans required under subsection (c) by—</text> <subparagraph indent="up1" id="H5BDFA2D65F0F457297372D3F71982C00"><enum>(A)</enum><text>updating the contents required by subsection (c);</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph indent="up1" id="H4D0992A059BF4DB2A85E3872D3C02BE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>drafting long-term energy plans for such insular areas with the objective of reducing, to the extent feasible, their reliance on energy imports by the year 2010, increasing energy conservation and energy efficiency, and maximizing, to the extent feasible, use of indigenous energy sources; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph indent="up1" id="HE0A9EEA69F0B48F68548F9E47810EAAB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>drafting long-term energy transmission line plans for such insular areas with the objective that the maximum percentage feasible of electric power transmission and distribution lines in each insular area be protected from damage caused by hurricanes and typhoons.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph indent="up1" id="HE4FD4B8A0A4944BBB337DE8136EECD07"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Not later than December 31, 2005, the Secretary of the Interior shall submit to Congress the updated plans for each insular area required by this subsection.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCDAB2F7B067D4244B900084EF616FC36"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by amending subsection (g)(4) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block id="HB2918E0FC1FF4619BAD321B8BF68FDEB"> <paragraph id="H2A28108F0E7B47F2B907CBA0980042D4"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Power line grants for insular areas</header> <subparagraph id="HA4C79E8AE687438F9700D5951067F8AF"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In General</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to make grants to governments of insular areas of the United States to carry out eligible projects to protect electric power transmission and distribution lines in such insular areas from damage caused by hurricanes and typhoons.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAC2BCA1D61334692AC3508008CED46F5"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Eligible projects</header><text>The Secretary may award grants under subparagraph (A) only to governments of insular areas of the United States that submit written project plans to the Secretary for projects that meet the following criteria:</text> <clause id="H387239E8999B41CB8FF2C63050B5205F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>The project is designed to protect electric power transmission and distribution lines located in 1 or more of the insular areas of the United States from damage caused by hurricanes and typhoons.</text></clause> <clause id="HCC65001B1E6943E9955BB28E6EACE0CB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The project is likely to substantially reduce the risk of future damage, hardship, loss, or suffering.</text></clause> <clause id="HA1ED06E45E564CCB9C6D496C6C1C82C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>The project addresses 1 or more problems that have been repetitive or that pose a significant risk to public health and safety.</text></clause> <clause id="H7B33C3C9C74B4614903EB6E880AAE94"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>The project is not likely to cost more than the value of the reduction in direct damage and other negative impacts that the project is designed to prevent or mitigate. The cost benefit analysis required by this criterion shall be computed on a net present value basis.</text></clause> <clause id="H8AEC250702A645849D74F01FB985600"><enum>(v)</enum><text>The project design has taken into consideration long-term changes to the areas and persons it is designed to protect and has manageable future maintenance and modification requirements.</text></clause> <clause id="H95F4AB169A804EC1A6D67160D2B3E3AB"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>The project plan includes an analysis of a range of options to address the problem it is designed to prevent or mitigate and a justification for the selection of the project in light of that analysis.</text></clause> <clause id="H2EC1A77012184F2783066408B1A05215"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>The applicant has demonstrated to the Secretary that the matching funds required by subparagraph (D) are available.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9BEEA85327464DCBAD3107243B56B706"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>When making grants under this paragraph, the Secretary shall give priority to grants for projects which are likely to—</text> <clause id="H1A356D841E184D76B3AA35F0AFF2C85C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>have the greatest impact on reducing future disaster losses; and</text></clause> <clause id="H9289830D0D864407ACDAEE97BD91EACF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>best conform with plans that have been approved by the Federal Government or the government of the insular area where the project is to be carried out for development or hazard mitigation for that insular area.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HCEA0EADE93E34644B9FB3590CBCE8E23"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Matching requirement</header><text>The Federal share of the cost for a project for which a grant is provided under this paragraph shall not exceed 75 percent of the total cost of that project. The non-Federal share of the cost may be provided in the form of cash or services.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H161641A9649048318C91B9C828590800"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Treatment of funds for certain purposes</header><text>Grants provided under this paragraph shall not be considered as income, a resource, or a duplicative program when determining eligibility or benefit levels for Federal major disaster and emergency assistance.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7B69C7179AAE4544809DD0F6E24EE066"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this paragraph $5,000,000 for each fiscal year beginning after the date of the enactment of this paragraph.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section> <section id="H7225D91018DF4B868880B29DA7AE031F"><enum>205.</enum><header>Use of photovoltaic energy in public buildings</header> <subsection id="HF12182A7DF8A4B7FA5E7B076D32EB79"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In General</header><text>Subchapter VI of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/40/31">chapter 31</external-xref> of title 40, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="USC" id="HDDEDFA0FFA7D419E83A411A1CD1F00B4"> <section id="H1590FD623DF34D1899C95C6CFE5FE3C2"><enum>3177.</enum><header>Use of photovoltaic energy in public buildings</header> <subsection id="HCB0E63B9349744B48F99DD8F10FA86A0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Photovoltaic energy commercialization program</header> <paragraph id="H3AB55C21FDD644528916BA6F9545D23"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In General</header><text>The Administrator of General Services may establish a photovoltaic energy commercialization program for the procurement and installation of photovoltaic solar electric systems for electric production in new and existing public buildings.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF93BB5205BD747A397CB941E1E40BC1B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The purposes of the program shall be to accomplish the following:</text> <subparagraph id="HA48000159C7B449F94462E00A6D64E72"><enum>(A)</enum><text>To accelerate the growth of a commercially viable photovoltaic industry to make this energy system available to the general public as an option which can reduce the national consumption of fossil fuel.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBA2C50B9D9444C75AE545877BA9CA3A3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>To reduce the fossil fuel consumption and costs of the Federal Government.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9E3195FFB36A450AA91BAFFABBFBC523"><enum>(C)</enum><text>To attain the goal of installing solar energy systems in 20,000 Federal buildings by 2010, as contained in the Federal Government’s Million Solar Roof Initiative of 1997.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9856414D487D4C78A83F3316008B3CA3"><enum>(D)</enum><text>To stimulate the general use within the Federal Government of life-cycle costing and innovative procurement methods.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC679DDB6A841431A80C9549FC55B9F1F"><enum>(E)</enum><text>To develop program performance data to support policy decisions on future incentive programs with respect to energy.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA52184F1F635407796429FCB7B7981A4"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Acquisition of photovoltaic solar electric systems</header> <subparagraph id="H2582B0BE7D6C4B14B8899EA8CC008443"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In General</header><text>The program shall provide for the acquisition of photovoltaic solar electric systems and associated storage capability for use in public buildings.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HEC224A7F334D47E387F86082E95DE5DE"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Acquisition levels</header><text>The acquisition of photovoltaic electric systems shall be at a level substantial enough to allow use of low-cost production techniques with at least 150 megawatts (peak) cumulative acquired during the 5 years of the program.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8E249D9F69C945C48905D13D3500F8F6"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>The Administrator shall administer the program and shall—</text> <subparagraph id="HDB92FAA379FA4ECC8CE5F737143B8D1F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>issue such rules and regulations as may be appropriate to monitor and assess the performance and operation of photovoltaic solar electric systems installed pursuant to this subsection;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD6AD561D669F438BB9EFA2EC06D1F5D3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>develop innovative procurement strategies for the acquisition of such systems; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HEB7EBD7BD2D34C1689EA59D854375D01"><enum>(C)</enum><text>transmit to Congress an annual report on the results of the program.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HF65ADACFE65F43C7B510D2F1307FE8EA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Photovoltaic systems evaluation program</header> <paragraph id="H0417AD5D37AC4FC98484841BFF7AA00"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In General</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, shall establish a photovoltaic solar energy systems evaluation program to evaluate such photovoltaic solar energy systems as are required in public buildings.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0F6BD972AA714730B602C36E9A8BBD"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Program requirement</header><text>In evaluating photovoltaic solar energy systems under the program, the Administrator shall ensure that such systems reflect the most advanced technology.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H9637B5F7F14A448DBFE34B5641EC00E2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header> <paragraph id="H6E78B3C3F5D945A0001E00EA3BD8CD54"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Photovoltaic energy commercialization program</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out subsection (a) $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 through 2008. Such sums shall remain available until expended.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0247F10015AE4D9090BB9EEFB8991DB5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Photovoltaic systems evaluation program</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out subsection (b) $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 through 2008. Such sums shall remain available until expended.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H6B13A48D18EE4E148CEB3452ECA583E0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>The section analysis for such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 3176 the following:</text> <quoted-block style="USC" id="H6FCDD764DEAC4D5F8531E82B661FD7A1"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section">3177. Use of photovoltaic energy in public buildings</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section> <section id="H63DB95D1CBA349A097EB8641BCEB2E12"><enum>206.</enum><header>Grants to improve the commercial value of forest biomass for electric energy, useful heat, transportation fuels, petroleum-based product substitutes, and other commercial purposes</header> <subsection id="H5E93D5D1D1314D3188BB3EC26701176"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress finds the following:</text> <paragraph id="H3AEC219B62CC41878058D0F8002F25BB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Thousands of communities in the United States, many located near Federal lands, are at risk to wildfire. Approximately 190,000,000 acres of land managed by the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior are at risk of catastrophic fire in the near future. The accumulation of heavy forest fuel loads continues to increase as a result of disease, insect infestations, and drought, further raising the risk of fire each year.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HAB243AFE090D46C79FDD8DFFE9B1C0B1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>In addition, more than 70,000,000 acres across all land ownerships are at risk to higher than normal mortality over the next 15 years from insect infestation and disease. High levels of tree mortality from insects and disease result in increased fire risk, loss of old growth, degraded watershed conditions, and changes in species diversity and productivity, as well as diminished fish and wildlife habitat and decreased timber values.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7FFEEDD58BB34B6C8CB0DAAEF8852993"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Preventive treatments such as removing fuel loading, ladder fuels, and hazard trees, planting proper species mix and restoring and protecting early successional habitat, and other specific restoration treatments designed to reduce the susceptibility of forest land, woodland, and rangeland to insect outbreaks, disease, and catastrophic fire present the greatest opportunity for long-term forest health by creating a mosaic of species-mix and age distribution. Such prevention treatments are widely acknowledged to be more successful and cost effective than suppression treatments in the case of insects, disease, and fire.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H65D4A9223F314B07BFD46D9737D5C27"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The byproducts of preventive treatment (wood, brush, thinnings, chips, slash, and other hazardous fuels) removed from forest lands, woodlands and rangelands represent an abundant supply of biomass for biomass-to-energy facilities and raw material for business. There are currently few markets for the extraordinary volumes of byproducts being generated as a result of the necessary large-scale preventive treatment activities.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H52963A9493524818B723F7432CFF2E5E"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The United States should—</text> <subparagraph id="H2AFCAB8C199A47319D63FDE5FD3213AE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>promote economic and entrepreneurial opportunities in using byproducts removed through preventive treatment activities related to hazardous fuels reduction, disease, and insect infestation; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9DFAB1157F2F4D6C8CA56D87C051F3CA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>develop and expand markets for traditionally underused wood and biomass as an outlet for byproducts of preventive treatment activities.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H299B709DD07745DCB212DFB6E9CEDD27"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text> <paragraph id="H59B292883B6E497BA18322F2FA0531F9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Biomass</header><text>The term <term>biomass</term> means trees and woody plants, including limbs, tops, needles, and other woody parts, and byproducts of preventive treatment, such as wood, brush, thinnings, chips, and slash, that are removed—</text> <subparagraph id="H83DE8369566743B500FFE727CE4F9100"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to reduce hazardous fuels; or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H249BA355DBEB4F518FC52CAE37999F80"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to reduce the risk of or to contain disease or insect infestation.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD3EDDD63F4FE40AB93828423BE2D05A2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Indian tribe</header><text>The term <term>Indian tribe</term> has the meaning given the term in section 4(e) of the <act-name parsable-cite="ISDA">Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/450b">25 U.S.C. 450b(e)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H66208998132248718FD953298102DA89"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Person</header><text>The term <term>person</term> includes—</text> <subparagraph id="H2366A2EC79C4403FB95BDB6D3D3CE1E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an individual;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE245D24FDDAB49B6AF08169FC76D73F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a community (as determined by the Secretary concerned);</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8E2AA0BF51A54609BBF28956CCBCCFD"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an Indian tribe;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC78C29C26195444D9D2012989D9B5DF0"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a small business, micro-business, or a corporation that is incorporated in the United States; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7FA06CB6642543A0988DCD1DE09CC65D"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a nonprofit organization.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7504F64AE1384850A6D400B713508EFF"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Preferred community</header><text>The term <term>preferred community</term> means—</text> <subparagraph id="HE3EB7DFECDC74879A5981CECD2634FF9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any town, township, municipality, or other similar unit of local government (as determined by the Secretary concerned) that—</text> <clause id="H043A18857400437DBA09635D76924D48"><enum>(i)</enum><text>has a population of not more than 50,000 individuals; and</text></clause> <clause id="H9CE10C47E70E446C9400D7491E85DFCC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Secretary concerned, in the sole discretion of the Secretary concerned, determines contains or is located near land, the condition of which is at significant risk of catastrophic wildfire, disease, or insect infestation or which suffers from disease or insect infestation; or</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC1B2F0F9DDFF43BFB049087DA27167E0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any county that—</text> <clause id="H140EF8815E984C1ABD73BC69C93C7FE2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is not contained within a metropolitan statistical area; and</text></clause> <clause id="H8F6D8F2E622B4EAEB6AE02E305865B5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Secretary concerned, in the sole discretion of the Secretary concerned, determines contains or is located near land, the condition of which is at significant risk of catastrophic wildfire, disease, or insect infestation or which suffers from disease or insect infestation.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA7A1B317E2C0417E827D1DE60027CED"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Secretary concerned</header><text>The term <term>Secretary concerned</term> means—</text> <subparagraph id="H47FB3E45D13046DFA6568DFA89659F75"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Secretary of Agriculture with respect to National Forest System lands; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFACAC72B7A4C437E93AEBC6CDC3467F0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Secretary of the Interior with respect to Federal lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior and Indian lands.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H2A8BBF2DDB994173BEE1835896BCCAE"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Biomass commercial use grant program</header> <paragraph id="HD228F2609AA04F3887B0E0342A57F15"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In General</header><text>The Secretary concerned may make grants to any person that owns or operates a facility that uses biomass as a raw material to produce electric energy, sensible heat, transportation fuels, or substitutes for petroleum-based products to offset the costs incurred to purchase biomass for use by such facility.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA34AD2CC10A74DCAB925092D2207477E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Grant amounts</header><text>A grant under this subsection may not exceed $20 per green ton of biomass delivered.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF1498BFA6D7242D2BDF77E20527B7115"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Monitoring of grant recipient activities</header><text>As a condition of a grant under this subsection, the grant recipient shall keep such records as the Secretary concerned may require to fully and correctly disclose the use of the grant funds and all transactions involved in the purchase of biomass. Upon notice by a representative of the Secretary concerned, the grant recipient shall afford the representative reasonable access to the facility that purchases or uses biomass and an opportunity to examine the inventory and records of the facility.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HBCE8032DCE3B4B07954003468F397C61"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Improved biomass use grant program</header> <paragraph id="HB1424ED5A503416E8E8FC9C2D5BBEF71"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In General</header><text>The Secretary concerned may make grants to persons to offset the cost of projects to develop or research opportunities to improve the use of, or add value to, biomass. In making such grants, the Secretary concerned shall give preference to persons in preferred communities.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFC4E620C121D4A848DFCB790F69185D6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Selection</header><text>The Secretary concerned shall select a grant recipient under paragraph (1) after giving consideration to the anticipated public benefits of the project, including the potential to develop thermal or electric energy resources or affordable energy, opportunities for the creation or expansion of small businesses and micro-businesses, and the potential for new job creation.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDE9CE471A8AC4A97BD212879D3323429"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Grant amount</header><text>A grant under this subsection may not exceed $500,000.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HA4D802837A1F43BAA44222C7FEA1F55B"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated $50,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2004 through 2014 to carry out this section.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H57FC23B3629342E197D3FED51371054B"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than October 1, 2010, the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committee on Resources, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives a report describing the results of the grant programs authorized by this section. The report shall include the following:</text> <paragraph id="H6C965F9E1C8A4FB5881C692619A52031"><enum>(1)</enum><text>An identification of the size, type, and the use of biomass by persons that receive grants under this section.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDE7AE24483524D979B95608F49C7744B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The distance between the land from which the biomass was removed and the facility that used the biomass.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE4069FAF2B7B436EBCD8F8B2A142A8F3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The economic impacts, particularly new job creation, resulting from the grants to and operation of the eligible operations.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="HCCACD1A180FB48000016594B7300A0CE"><enum>207.</enum><header>Biobased products</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 9002(c)(1) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8102">7 U.S.C. 8102(c)(1)</external-xref>) is amended by inserting <quote>or such items that comply with the regulations issued under section 103 of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/100/556">Public Law 100–556</external-xref> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6914b-1">42 U.S.C. 6914b–1</external-xref>)</quote> after <quote>practicable</quote>.</text></section></subtitle> <subtitle id="H1C5565E3FBF04E7D927D70D8ED6B7D53"><enum>B</enum><header>Geothermal energy</header> <section id="HF9861A967765443DA143E0B353A79301"><enum>211.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be cited as the <quote><short-title>John Rishel Geothermal Steam Act Amendments of 2004</short-title></quote>.</text></section> <section id="HB173941DFF79437FBFD3CCCA42C748BF"><enum>212.</enum><header>Competitive lease sale requirements</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 4 of the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/1003">30 U.S.C. 1003</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block id="HA07D31C1D3BC48968F45A3B94405ED56"> <section id="H9E93C9F261F0443180D7A48B7600DCF9"><enum>4.</enum><header>Leasing procedures</header> <subsection id="HDCF7045603974FE9816F1C54C1CDFCC6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Nominations</header><text>The Secretary shall accept nominations of lands to be leased at any time from qualified companies and individuals under this Act.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H253119BDFCF5452480DF3B2FB235F7DB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Competitive lease sale required</header><text>The Secretary shall hold a competitive lease sale at least once every 2 years for lands in a State which has nominations pending under subsection (a) if such lands are otherwise available for leasing.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HAD9FE7195A594338908F00ABDF05BDBC"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Noncompetitive leasing</header><text>The Secretary shall make available for a period of 2 years for noncompetitive leasing any tract for which a competitive lease sale is held, but for which the Secretary does not receive any bids in a competitive lease sale.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HAD4FBB94ABA24D7CBC1C37B6FABFC053"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Leases sold as a block</header><text>If information is available to the Secretary indicating a geothermal resource that could be produced as 1 unit can reasonably be expected to underlie more than 1 parcel to be offered in a competitive lease sale, the parcels for such a resource may be offered for bidding as a block in the competitive lease sale.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H5C95BBD16A55426AB62C3E805B94635F"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Pending lease applications on April 1, 2003</header><text>It shall be a priority for the Secretary of the Interior, and for the Secretary of Agriculture with respect to National Forest Systems lands, to ensure timely completion of administrative actions necessary to process applications for geothermal leasing pending on April 1, 2003. Such an application, and any lease issued pursuant to such an application—</text> <paragraph id="H1C812BAE1EB047D1BA1BBC00B3F2BD87"><enum>(1)</enum><text>except as provided in paragraph (2), shall be subject to this section as in effect on April 1, 2003; or</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8A924DC7339945C58BB54489C5A7C3B3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>at the election of the applicant, shall be subject to this section as in effect on the effective date of this paragraph.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section> <section id="HC72A8CE2228C42439E23A5EFF2BD7586"><enum>213.</enum><header>Direct use</header> <subsection id="H88728269BB9B4F17A99900C770E1AE9C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Fees for direct use</header><text>Section 5 of the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/1004">30 U.S.C. 1004</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H85747EEF4D92482F8300EBB36132BCC5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (c) by redesignating subparagraphs (1) and (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B);</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HACAD006E0B2C4AFBA58E22AD4B87E56"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (a) through (d) in order as paragraphs (1) through (4);</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H70F4270ED94B4EC38F60D72C2F442DBD"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>(a) <header-in-text level="subsection">In General</header-in-text>.—</quote> after <quote><header-in-text level="subsection">Sec. 5.</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2C329513179E403AB3867FB1C79CDD77"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H99F969FA581B43A7B61DA151F651CC1D"> <subsection id="H37E3ED3648B74C52865D8B20C9284D99"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Direct use</header><text>Notwithstanding subsection (a)(1), with respect to the direct use of geothermal resources for purposes other than the commercial generation of electricity, the Secretary of the Interior shall establish a schedule of fees and collect fees pursuant to such a schedule in lieu of royalties based upon the total amount of the geothermal resources used. The schedule of fees shall ensure that there is a fair return to the public for the use of a geothermal resource based upon comparable fees charged for direct use of geothermal resources by States or private persons. For direct use by a State or local government for public purposes there shall be no royalty and the fee charged shall be nominal. Leases in existence on the date of enactment of the Energy Policy Act of 2003 shall be modified in order to reflect the provisions of this subsection.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H9FCBDF003D234C928B769B95CC0401E1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Leasing for direct use</header><text>Section 4 of the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/1003">30 U.S.C. 1003</external-xref>) is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HF334DE77F3B74D89845EE213128EF489"> <subsection id="HCE03D103CB5349E18DBAE294C0BBABB9"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Leasing for direct use of Geothermal resources</header><text>Lands leased under this Act exclusively for direct use of geothermal resources shall be leased to any qualified applicant who first applies for such a lease under regulations issued by the Secretary, if—</text> <paragraph id="H550D2A5DB4B04810BD3875C8A2957B5E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Secretary publishes a notice of the lands proposed for leasing 60 days before the date of the issuance of the lease; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H60C5E0F8F5034F46A23EFB2203AF3130"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Secretary does not receive in the 60-day period beginning on the date of such publication any nomination to include the lands concerned in the next competitive lease sale.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HE34F49B176244CC590C0734C2DD2486E"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Area subject to lease for direct use</header><text>A geothermal lease for the direct use of geothermal resources shall embrace not more than the amount of acreage determined by the Secretary to be reasonably necessary for such proposed utilization.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H904DA93A770743C0B00092A3166619CF"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Existing leases with a direct use facility</header> <paragraph id="H46C6A388411647B1B7239231E04C6FE9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Application to convert</header><text>Any lessee under a lease under the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 that was issued before the date of the enactment of this Act may apply to the Secretary of the Interior, by not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, to convert such lease to a lease for direct utilization of geothermal resources in accordance with the amendments made by this section.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3EB16554F9FB49D0A661ED913D8D21ED"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conversion</header><text>The Secretary shall approve such an application and convert such a lease to a lease in accordance with the amendments by not later than 180 days after receipt of such application, unless the Secretary determines that the applicant is not a qualified applicant with respect to the lease.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H36D968AE1ADB4A83918800D4D6FBE7B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Application of new lease terms</header><text>The amendment made by subsection (a)(4) shall apply with respect to payments under a lease converted under this subsection that are due and owing to the United States on or after July 16, 2003.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H3E7E7AB68AB34386A4B1F3006D9323E7"><enum>214.</enum><header>Royalties and near-term production incentives</header> <subsection id="H34E04FB778A74A8692EDA8A37403BA68"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Royalty</header><text>Section 5 of the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/1004">30 U.S.C. 1004</external-xref>) is further amended—</text> <paragraph id="H62DBCDA612224EA5B789B67CB5B5DA87"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H3D101ED1C9F042F59EC22D7548F1D2F5"> <paragraph id="H49F7343ADEE744E6B91C98BE26F2BDD3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a royalty on electricity produced using geothermal steam and associated geothermal resources, other than direct use of geothermal resources, that shall be—</text> <subparagraph id="H7D64A4A714D5474A922BC42100DB1B05"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not less than 1 percent and not more than 2.5 percent of the gross proceeds from the sale of electricity produced from such resources during the first 10 years of production under the lease; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4C7677DF39D44004A8CB44CE87E55DD0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>not less than 2 and not more than 5 percent of the gross proceeds from the sale of electricity produced from such resources during each year after such 10-year period;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H40142EB0AFCF4B0EA9D7FE186800D63C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H889A014042DD4CEDB7DFA4C729066E83"> <subsection id="HC23928EC6EA94FD898C50006D9B6660"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Final regulation establishing royalty rates</header><text>In issuing any final regulation establishing royalty rates under this section, the Secretary shall seek—</text> <paragraph id="H8915434CA0684CEC0043844629A6C71B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to provide lessees a simplified administrative system;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4341ED245AB84C539E270137D4B5CC1B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to encourage new development; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE84BEFB258F24852BC59CB5FC46E19D4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to achieve the same long-term level of royalty revenues to States and counties as the regulation in effect on the date of enactment of this subsection.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HB48FB8D99C4C455BAAF24FC6E7A80085"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Credits for in-kind payments of electricity</header><text>The Secretary may provide to a lessee a credit against royalties owed under this Act, in an amount equal to the value of electricity provided under contract to a State or county government that is entitled to a portion of such royalties under section 20 of this Act, section 35 of the <act-name parsable-cite="MLA">Mineral Leasing Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/191">30 U.S.C. 191</external-xref>), or section 6 of the <act-name parsable-cite="MLA">Mineral Leasing Act</act-name> for Acquired Lands (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/355">30 U.S.C. 355</external-xref>), if—</text> <paragraph id="H3F58F0A3B6B840C4911F9988F8D45BDB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Secretary has approved in advance the contract between the lessee and the State or county government for such in-kind payments;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0EF28243C38B4D8C8E60434DABBCBFF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the contract establishes a specific methodology to determine the value of such credits; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H78A69A34E638441A9036121E5445B974"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the maximum credit will be equal to the royalty value owed to the State or county that is a party to the contract and the electricity received will serve as the royalty payment from the Federal Government to that entity.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H7FFF77559FD9465BB5F9E386DD58E988"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Disposal of moneys from sales, bonuses, royalties, and rentals</header><text>Section 20 of the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/1019">30 U.S.C. 1019</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block id="HD1D8D1515E2246EEBA1F9D00D79E111E"> <section id="HDFDD47D3FF9744C898A190EB79E20905"><enum>20.</enum><header>Disposal of moneys from sales, bonuses, rentals, and royalties</header> <subsection id="H5B1683FBC6124FA78710172E2BC0A9D7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In General</header><text>Except with respect to lands in the State of Alaska, all monies received by the United States from sales, bonuses, rentals, and royalties under this Act shall be paid into the Treasury of the United States. Of amounts deposited under this subsection, subject to the provisions of section 35 of the <act-name parsable-cite="MLA">Mineral Leasing Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/191">30 U.S.C. 191(b)</external-xref>) and section 5(a)(2) of this Act—</text> <paragraph id="HAE2D5C837458440D8869D4BCDBFC2495"><enum>(1)</enum><text>50 percent shall be paid to the State within the boundaries of which the leased lands or geothermal resources are or were located; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5FCF40F74ADC4259BD1E5988959B161D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>25 percent shall be paid to the County within the boundaries of which the leased lands or geothermal resources are or were located.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H30C1305323904F3A8D00281B00573959"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use of payments</header><text>Amounts paid to a State or county under subsection (a) shall be used consistent with the terms of section 35 of the <act-name parsable-cite="MLA">Mineral Leasing Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/191">30 U.S.C. 191</external-xref>).</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="HCA37559601CB441CB94941F6875BF764"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Near-term production incentive for existing leases</header> <paragraph id="HEF0291A13DF54E6CBDFE0BEEA4E9EF1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In General</header><text>Notwithstanding section 5(a) of the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970, the royalty required to be paid shall be 50 percent of the amount of the royalty otherwise required, on any lease issued before the date of enactment of this Act that does not convert to new royalty terms under subsection (e)—</text> <subparagraph id="H2E50411876484990B29BF37EFA4624A6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>with respect to commercial production of energy from a facility that begins such production in the 6-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act; or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA0CABE948D6D4BC08979E190A291D77"><enum>(B)</enum><text>on qualified expansion geothermal energy.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8BBCEC81292A4E219DCBC0024004258"><enum>(2)</enum><header>4-year application</header><text>Paragraph (1) applies only to new commercial production of energy from a facility in the first 4 years of such production.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HEA395052CF8B43539600E582A3503038"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Definition of qualified expansion Geothermal energy</header><text>In this section, the term <term>qualified expansion geothermal energy</term> means geothermal energy produced from a generation facility for which—</text> <paragraph id="HC750ADEC15224852914C861CF5F28131"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the production is increased by more than 10 percent as a result of expansion of the facility carried out in the 6-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8E5D741E32204C158F66ACAF897C5C86"><enum>(2)</enum><text>such production increase is greater than 10 percent of the average production by the facility during the 5-year period preceding the expansion of the facility.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HED0716A48C5C4BD8842F7412F4C2DB7C"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Royalty under existing leases</header> <paragraph id="HAE9A08F28AFB4BCA961F2B100000F4A5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In General</header><text>Any lessee under a lease issued under the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 before the date of the enactment of this Act may modify the terms of the lease relating to payment of royalties to comply with the amendment made by subsection (a), by applying to the Secretary of the Interior by not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDD89BBFDC5234C758F979B8ED2AE8188"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Application of modification</header><text>Such modification shall apply to any use of geothermal steam and any associated geothermal resources to which the amendment applies that occurs after the date of that application.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC0375994AC824112AF6176D7EA3C32C8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>The Secretary—</text> <subparagraph id="H0F886A6F9AD14D589F63981730EB9EDA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall consult with the State and local governments affected by any proposed changes in lease royalty terms under this subsection; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1FC917E5FD0F423DB7DFC5253FAF1E3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may establish a gross proceeds percentage within the range specified in the amendment made by subsection (a)(1) and with the concurrence of the lessee and the State.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="HA4D38A680ED840E0B6C59B98813324FC"><enum>215.</enum><header>Geothermal leasing and permitting on Federal lands</header> <subsection id="HD42C9D23BEBC41E0A9C96E9D63DDC35D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In General</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture shall enter into and submit to Congress a memorandum of understanding in accordance with this section regarding leasing and permitting for geothermal development of public lands and National Forest System lands under their respective jurisdictions.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HDE1AC9C505E34332903D05E77DB2A875"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Lease and permit applications</header><text>The memorandum of understanding shall—</text> <paragraph id="H5D46D00AE593468BB53285AA9DD8B014"><enum>(1)</enum><text>identify areas with geothermal potential on lands included in the National Forest System and, when necessary, require review of management plans to consider leasing under the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/1001">30 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.</external-xref>) as a land use; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H84B92FB4E8C741A4AF6819FFC3988500"><enum>(2)</enum><text>establish an administrative procedure for processing geothermal lease applications, including lines of authority, steps in application processing, and time limits for application procession.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H93EF04988765441D006E6C1198B3DB4E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Data retrieval system</header><text>The memorandum of understanding shall establish a joint data retrieval system that is capable of tracking lease and permit applications and providing to the applicant information as to their status within the Departments of the Interior and Agriculture, including an estimate of the time required for administrative action.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H1BEF375968A94880A9CD97BEF7B65541"><enum>216.</enum><header>Review and report to Congress</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of the Interior shall promptly review and report to Congress not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act regarding the status of all withdrawals from leasing under the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/1001">30 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.</external-xref>) of Federal lands, specifying for each such area whether the basis for such withdrawal still applies.</text></section> <section id="H017F60ACAF5E4711BE1B6699F4E2E5A8"><enum>217.</enum><header>Reimbursement for costs of NEPA analyses, documentation, and studies</header> <subsection id="H5A96B388E2B14AC5A6645288EA13B640"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In General</header><text>The Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/1001">30 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HFCA23FE9D857499CA208DB3E6D295200"> <section id="H6FE1833AA28546C8945B9917DCBBA3"><enum>30.</enum><header>Reimbursement for costs of certain analyses, documentation, and studies</header> <subsection id="HD03E6EC4B38C4108999C7923E6E1273C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In General</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior may reimburse a person that is a lessee, operator, operating rights owner, or applicant for any lease under this Act for reasonable amounts paid by the person for preparation for the Secretary by a contractor or other person selected by the Secretary of any project-level analysis, documentation, or related study required pursuant to the <act-name parsable-cite="NEPA69">National Environmental Policy Act of 1969</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>) with respect to the lease.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H91B532DDA0D842939CB7FD37FCC47C7B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conditions</header><text>The Secretary may provide reimbursement under subsection (a) only if—</text> <paragraph id="HE7C99C010FBA421F81823E69AE2F31E9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>adequate funding to enable the Secretary to timely prepare the analysis, documentation, or related study is not appropriated;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H528BE08987A7433EA850F6C0162B6F62"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the person paid the costs voluntarily;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6D697F6480584C1C0060006EAC2DE7C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the person maintains records of its costs in accordance with regulations issued by the Secretary;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE5B5B8B718624B89AA9542A8EE141C07"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the reimbursement is in the form of a reduction in the Federal share of the royalty required to be paid for the lease for which the analysis, documentation, or related study is conducted, and is agreed to by the Secretary and the person reimbursed prior to commencing the analysis, documentation, or related study; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA482D07128AE45F99BD15B912ECF9453"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the agreement required under paragraph (4) contains provisions—</text> <subparagraph id="H23EB722AD52B45799128ACE260B42D6F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>reducing royalties owed on lease production based on market prices;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFB285FCD4D7F43A88145D6A74388BCA4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>stipulating an automatic termination of the royalty reduction upon recovery of documented costs; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE4D54A0D2B244B48A7D1F8DAE781C5B6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>providing a process by which the lessee may seek reimbursement for circumstances in which production from the specified lease is not possible.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H4D5FE0DAF2AA44938D0070D6725568C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Application</header><text>The amendment made by this section shall apply with respect to an analysis, documentation, or a related study conducted on or after the date of enactment of this Act for any lease entered into before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HBDECBA9C49D94BA89816EBB1BE28202"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Deadline for regulations</header><text>The Secretary shall issue regulations implementing the amendment made by this section by not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.</text></subsection></section> <section id="HE444DC06F83843E9B5002FE6CBDD8553"><enum>218.</enum><header>Assessment of Geothermal energy potential</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Geological Survey and in cooperation with the States, shall update the 1978 Assessment of Geothermal Resources, and submit that updated assessment to Congress—</text> <paragraph id="H48FD97F98C864B7A9BF8971B1E69F19C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H28E0E4C4D1B4470D8C5B26D263486DC8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>thereafter as the availability of data and developments in technology warrant.</text></paragraph></section> <section id="H39AA4C1FFE634CD985B06670D24674C5"><enum>219.</enum><header>Cooperative or Unit plans</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 18 of the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/1017">30 U.S.C. 1017</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block id="H460112E922324B9586141671C5DE1DAA"> <section id="H5B3BAEB555664F13B29B6C30144B8EA4"><enum>18.</enum><header>Unit and communitization agreements</header> <subsection id="HC5B72DE9B1F445B582B1A43B149D5600"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Adoption of units by lessees</header> <paragraph id="H1ACAE17F2BD7499E8119FB24E4DF66E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In General</header><text>For the purpose of more properly conserving the natural resources of any geothermal reservoir, field, or like area, or any part thereof (whether or not any part of the geothermal field, or like area, is then subject to any Unit Agreement (cooperative plan of development or operation)), lessees thereof and their representatives may unite with each other, or jointly or separately with others, in collectively adopting and operating under a Unit Agreement for such field, or like area, or any part thereof including direct use resources, if determined and certified by the Secretary to be necessary or advisable in the public interest. A majority interest of owners of any single lease shall have the authority to commit that lease to a Unit Agreement. The Secretary of the Interior may also initiate the formation of a Unit Agreement if in the public interest.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H276A63961E2243D497F864655EAA1BA3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Modification of lease requirements by Secretary</header><text>The Secretary may, in the discretion of the Secretary, and with the consent of the holders of leases involved, establish, alter, change, or revoke rates of operations (including drilling, operations, production, and other requirements) of such leases and make conditions with reference to such leases, with the consent of the lessees, in connection with the creation and operation of any such Unit Agreement as the Secretary may deem necessary or proper to secure the proper protection of the public interest. Leases with unlike lease terms or royalty rates do not need to be modified to be in the same unit.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H3677B8E100684C0CB2B2FB4FAEC36E9B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirement of plans under new leases</header><text>The Secretary—</text> <paragraph id="H5FF87F5B39A44532BF271444BC184F2E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>may provide that geothermal leases issued under this Act shall contain a provision requiring the lessee to operate under such a reasonable Unit Agreement; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8D2A22D740284542BC1600D35670CF63"><enum>(2)</enum><text>may prescribe such an Agreement under which such lessee shall operate, which shall adequately protect the rights of all parties in interest, including the United States.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H6682C943D614494683CC9D00CC81A942"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Modification of rate of prospecting, development, and production</header><text>The Secretary may require that any Agreement authorized by this section that applies to lands owned by the United States contain a provision under which authority is vested in the Secretary, or any person, committee, or State or Federal officer or agency as may be designated in the Agreement to alter or modify from time to time the rate of prospecting and development and the quantity and rate of production under such an Agreement.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HB3A01D136CDE4D4DB8700012929005EF"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Exclusion from determination of holding or control</header><text>Any lands that are subject to any Agreement approved or prescribed by the Secretary under this section shall not be considered in determining holdings or control under any provision of this Act.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H124E3B8C3E9F4E3400E36D1CCA2B6E48"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Pooling of certain lands</header><text>If separate tracts of lands cannot be independently developed and operated to use geothermal steam and associated geothermal resources pursuant to any section of this Act—</text> <paragraph id="H0CD9296826AA4A33A51739C7B8A92423"><enum>(1)</enum><text>such lands, or a portion thereof, may be pooled with other lands, whether or not owned by the United States, for purposes of development and operation under a Communitization Agreement providing for an apportionment of production or royalties among the separate tracts of land comprising the production unit, if such pooling is determined by the Secretary to be in the public interest; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF53FEE8C822E42DAA620705535335B49"><enum>(2)</enum><text>operation or production pursuant to such an Agreement shall be treated as operation or production with respect to each tract of land that is subject to the agreement.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H528CC2E4C5A541DDA823E35F5D516366"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Unit Agreement review</header><text>No more than 5 years after approval of any cooperative or Unit Agreement and at least every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary shall review each such Agreement and, after notice and opportunity for comment, eliminate from inclusion in such Agreement any lands that the Secretary determines are not reasonably necessary for Unit operations under the Agreement. Such elimination shall be based on scientific evidence, and shall occur only if it is determined by the Secretary to be for the purpose of conserving and properly managing the geothermal resource. Any land so eliminated shall be eligible for an extension under subsection (g) of section 6 if it meets the requirements for such an extension.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H32A931C7551D41AFBDCBFDA841E4F553"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Drilling or development contracts</header><text>The Secretary may, on such conditions as the Secretary may prescribe, approve drilling or development contracts made by 1 or more lessees of geothermal leases, with 1 or more persons, associations, or corporations if, in the discretion of the Secretary, the conservation of natural resources or the public convenience or necessity may require or the interests of the United States may be best served thereby. All leases operated under such approved drilling or development contracts, and interests thereunder, shall be excepted in determining holdings or control under section 7.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H209C7A2EB13D4F09871390A133EC448D"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Coordination with State governments</header><text>The Secretary shall coordinate unitization and pooling activities with the appropriate State agencies and shall ensure that State leases included in any unitization or pooling arrangement are treated equally with Federal leases.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section> <section id="H23E20C906169414285346CC136BC11DA"><enum>220.</enum><header>Royalty on byproducts</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5 of the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/1004">30 U.S.C. 1004</external-xref>) is further amended in subsection (a) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HC4D2734A2BFC48278072ACAB4BB70041"> <paragraph id="HF92D040808DE433E84BD1D4075A985F0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a royalty on any byproduct that is a mineral named in the first section of the <act-name parsable-cite="MLA">Mineral Leasing Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/181">30 U.S.C. 181</external-xref>), and that is derived from production under the lease, at the rate of the royalty that applies under that Act to production of such mineral under a lease under that Act;</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section> <section id="H7B2E2011D3374ECF9053BCA38EA401EB"><enum>221.</enum><header>Repeal of authorities of Secretary to readjust terms, conditions, rentals, and royalties</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 8 of the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/1007">30 U.S.C. 1007</external-xref>) is amended by repealing subsection (b), and by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b).</text></section> <section id="H909F805888134B6FB927ED00DD889444"><enum>222.</enum><header>Crediting of rental toward royalty</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5 of the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/1004">30 U.S.C. 1004</external-xref>) is further amended—</text> <paragraph id="H949B33F1DC10462B9B925BBCFE2E05F0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(2) by inserting <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon at the end;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA2FC3AF293C246FCBD1356CAFA11D031"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(3) by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a period;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB6DA8E0F62BA41AD995217A099250312"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (4) of subsection (a); and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA110534850874B9082FF14959C21AD8F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H8E48D6A81CB3456F928E1DCF6666C87B"> <subsection id="H080423711A5F4E25AF9EB2B1FCCA85BA"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Crediting of rental toward royalty</header><text>Any annual rental under this section that is paid with respect to a lease before the first day of the year for which the annual rental is owed shall be credited to the amount of royalty that is required to be paid under the lease for that year.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section> <section id="H8FD63BCC04C047D092BA6B5930382900"><enum>223.</enum><header>Lease duration and work commitment requirements</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 6 of the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/1005">30 U.S.C. 1005</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H45C5E7552C3B4DD590BAF6A61098B6ED"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking so much as precedes subsection (c), and striking subsections (e), (g), (h), (i), and (j);</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD816C5121D3C4E89A0C7009751834426"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and (f) in order as subsections (g), (h), and (i); and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H397047E0F9E34FCEB2B94F1934000090"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting before subsection (g), as so redesignated, the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HDAD8DFA537794AFC006554F5B6295D08"> <section id="H2FDE1E205E89488BA0200433C272A7AC"><enum>6.</enum><header>Lease term and work commitment requirements</header> <subsection id="H34D04B7B4EA146C2A8CDC403E500FD15"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In General</header> <paragraph id="HDDE1E44A032748F4B228134250704C2D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Primary term</header><text>A geothermal lease shall be for a primary term of 10 years.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA3F7C3B32E694DEC9E592EC5F1007B55"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Initial extension</header><text>The Secretary shall extend the primary term of a geothermal lease for 5 years if, for each year after the fifth year of the lease—</text> <subparagraph id="H24D4A41EF8A342E8A1399F43D43D2884"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Secretary determined under subsection (c) that the lessee satisfied the work commitment requirements that applied to the lease for that year; or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H96A00CF18DA24B3DB08DF5A36E6CEC01"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the lessee paid in accordance with subsection (d) the value of any work that was not completed in accordance with those requirements.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE7889944A5B049189FD148261900D4AB"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Additional extension</header><text>The Secretary shall extend the primary term of a geothermal lease (after an initial extension under paragraph (2)) for an additional 5 years if, for each year of the initial extension under paragraph (2), the Secretary determined under subsection (c) that the lessee satisfied the work commitment requirements that applied to the lease for that year.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H1A0369DAEA974F6FAAD65A1BEE39DB6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirement to satisfy annual work commitment requirement</header> <paragraph id="HD7FE4F48345A4F4994910725503CC487"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In General</header><text>The lessee for a geothermal lease shall, for each year after the fifth year of the lease, satisfy work commitment requirements prescribed by the Secretary that apply to the lease for that year.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE0A55D18E6AA498EAE00C495C699CE7C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Prescription of work commitment requirements</header><text>The Secretary shall issue regulations prescribing minimum equivalent dollar value work commitment requirements for geothermal leases, that—</text> <subparagraph id="H5DA0AA3030234E5EA76918E5A4A5F200"><enum>(A)</enum><text>require that a lessee, in each year after the fifth year of the primary term of a geothermal lease, diligently work to achieve commercial production or utilization of steam under the lease;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8BF2930423D94194BE73F14CC6B70217"><enum>(B)</enum><text>require that in each year to which work commitment requirements under the regulations apply, the lessee shall significantly reduce the amount of work that remains to be done to achieve such production or utilization;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4A4B5C9539464E43A600033637929800"><enum>(C)</enum><text>describe specific work that must be completed by a lessee by the end of each year to which the work commitment requirements apply and factors, such as force majeure events, that suspend or modify the work commitment obligation;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H06723E6531B849A68FB856C300DB8094"><enum>(D)</enum><text>carry forward and apply to work commitment requirements for a year, work completed in any year in the preceding 3-year period that was in excess of the work required to be performed in that preceding year;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H484BEDD2122B41BD994DC27E9478698C"><enum>(E)</enum><text>establish transition rules for leases issued before the date of the enactment of this subsection, including terms under which a lease that is near the end of its term on the date of enactment of this subsection may be extended for up to 2 years—</text> <clause id="HC2279C38C1814C87AFBB57FF3B522B68"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to allow achievement of production under the lease; or</text></clause> <clause id="H53E023EF8FE840EF8DE14F3D2F91C86C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to allow the lease to be included in a producing unit; and</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF4BAC4224EEC421190EEC8C6B5E4503"><enum>(F)</enum><text>establish an annual payment that, at the option of the lessee, may be exercised in lieu of meeting any work requirement for a limited number of years that the Secretary determines will not impair achieving diligent development of the geothermal resource.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H11778A1D811E4AC08B21ED3480B5EF99"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Termination of application of requirements</header><text>Work commitment requirements prescribed under this subsection shall not apply to a geothermal lease after the date on which geothermal steam is produced or utilized under the lease in commercial quantities.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H2B73BD9915074D85980077F4EA17C67B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Determination of whether requirements satisfied</header><text>The Secretary shall, by not later than 90 days after the end of each year for which work commitment requirements under subsection (b) apply to a geothermal lease—</text> <paragraph id="HB425ACE3A90D430E8D2E9651D231367E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>determine whether the lessee has satisfied the requirements that apply for that year;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H399ECEE8925A4AB8A8C72640C5B58DF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>notify the lessee of that determination; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6892E5BBA75B49A783EFDB186F5E7727"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in the case of a notification that the lessee did not satisfy work commitment requirements for the year, include in the notification—</text> <subparagraph id="H85CFA018AC754F488ED8540000644FF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a description of the specific work that was not completed by the lessee in accordance with the requirements; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HCE5C506E7BC84EC2A8A212C39FFD0022"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the amount of the dollar value of such work that was not completed, reduced by the amount of expenditures made for work completed in a prior year that is carried forward pursuant to subsection (b)(2)(D).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H48F91199158740298EB02444DBD067C"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Payment of value of uncompleted work</header> <paragraph id="HB6D67EF6AB4342308F07FD35A28B75F3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In General</header><text>If the Secretary notifies a lessee that the lessee failed to satisfy work commitment requirements under subsection (b), the lessee shall pay to the Secretary, by not later than the end of the 60-day period beginning on the date of the notification, the dollar value of work that was not completed by the lessee, in the amount stated in the notification (as reduced under subsection (c)(3)(B)).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H891C50237A01479EB0EA9D86EFDF1167"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Failure to pay value of uncompleted work</header><text>If a lessee fails to pay such amount to the Secretary before the end of that period, the lease shall terminate upon the expiration of the period.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H871462519E594BC8AA11C55800C18FBA"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Continuation after commercial production or utilization</header><text>If geothermal steam is produced or utilized in commercial quantities within the primary term of the lease under subsection (a) (including any extension of the lease under subsection (a)), such lease shall continue until the date on which geothermal steam is no longer produced or utilized in commercial quantities.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HF001CB68BB3742C8A2FE4378CA6CAB"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Conversion of Geothermal lease to mineral lease</header><text>The lessee under a lease that has produced geothermal steam for electrical generation, has been determined by the Secretary to be incapable of any further commercial production or utilization of geothermal steam, and that is producing any valuable byproduct in payable quantities may, within 6 months after such determination—</text> <paragraph id="H5A4D307401B54DB682C80027D80010C6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>convert the lease to a mineral lease under the <act-name parsable-cite="MLA">Mineral Leasing Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/181">30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.</external-xref>) or under the <act-name parsable-cite="MLA">Mineral Leasing Act</act-name> for Acquired Lands (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/351">30 U.S.C. 351 et seq.</external-xref>), if the lands that are subject to the lease can be leased under that Act for the production of such byproduct; or</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H559D514BAF764734AE6B00FECB59A40"><enum>(2)</enum><text>convert the lease to a mining claim under the general mining laws, if the byproduct is a locatable mineral.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section> <section id="HE6FA82EEA8A54BB691DAC3BAACE4D3E5"><enum>224.</enum><header>Advanced royalties required for suspension of production</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5 of the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/1004">30 U.S.C. 1004</external-xref>) is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HF0D8757784E645F38F92AA52B57C00A6"> <subsection id="H7A1A58D9D76D434C989485213668B303"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Advanced royalties required for suspension of production</header> <paragraph id="H2DB74CE1BA5F4841BB4D7F1368B8CF77"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Continuation of lease following cessation of production</header><text>If, at any time after commercial production under a lease is achieved, production ceases for any cause the lease shall remain in full force and effect—</text> <subparagraph id="HE9D2B6376B814AFEAA81C2E5D525BD2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>during the 1-year period beginning on the date production ceases; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H09F834FCFDB24057B21884BFF9A2006C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>after such period if, and so long as, the lessee commences and continues diligently and in good faith until such production is resumed the steps, operations, or procedures necessary to cause a resumption of such production.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8AAB8828ED7741EC00A97D6CCD3E214D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>If production of heat or energy under a geothermal lease is suspended after the date of any such production for which royalty is required under subsection (a) and the terms of paragraph (1) are not met, the Secretary shall require the lessee, until the end of such suspension, to pay royalty in advance at the monthly pro-rata rate of the average annual rate at which such royalty was paid each year in the 5-year-period preceding the date of suspension.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HED098EB0A8504E20ACF87516DF4DE5DA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Paragraph (2) shall not apply if the suspension is required or otherwise caused by the Secretary, the Secretary of a military department, a State or local government, or a force majeure.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section> <section id="HFAA249AADDD34B43BF84761D2BF93D00"><enum>225.</enum><header>Annual rental</header> <subsection id="H4097C751FEB04821AAAE86E10073E65"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Annual rental rate</header><text>Section 5 of the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/1004">30 U.S.C. 1004</external-xref>) is further amended in subsection (a) in paragraph (3) by striking <quote>$1 per acre or fraction thereof for each year of the lease</quote> and all that follows through the end of the paragraph and inserting <quote>$1 per acre or fraction thereof for each year of the lease through the tenth year in the case of a lease awarded in a noncompetitive lease sale; or $2 per acre or fraction thereof for the first year, $3 per acre or fraction thereof for each of the second through tenth years, in the case of a lease awarded in a competitive lease sale; and $5 per acre or fraction thereof for each year after the 10th year thereof for all leases.</quote>.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H8B43D03213AC475FA0AD1D28B0AC4EEE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Termination of lease for failure to pay rental</header><text>Section 5 of the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/1004">30 U.S.C. 1004</external-xref>) is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H489421697B0B4EE2A7307CCAA96DA400"> <subsection id="H7CDBFFC64E824C8FB87BA095D0CF37C5"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Termination of lease for failure to pay rental</header> <paragraph id="H6CE13CB9D1CD49F197A4A89CA344B9DB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In General</header><text>The Secretary shall terminate any lease with respect to which rental is not paid in accordance with this Act and the terms of the lease under which the rental is required, upon the expiration of the 45-day period beginning on the date of the failure to pay such rental.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H380DEDC71819441FB4E542EA00A7257D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Notification</header><text>The Secretary shall promptly notify a lessee that has not paid rental required under the lease that the lease will be terminated at the end of the period referred to in paragraph (1).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7DC72DA1960F49D9BE41BCBA9429605"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Reinstatement</header><text>A lease that would otherwise terminate under paragraph (1) shall not terminate under that paragraph if the lessee pays to the Secretary, before the end of the period referred to in paragraph (1), the amount of rental due plus a late fee equal to 10 percent of such amount.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section> <section id="H8312974431614257BA4C4C5F00A3719B"><enum>226.</enum><header>Leasing and permitting on Federal lands withdrawn for military purposes</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with each military service and with interested States, counties, representatives of the geothermal industry, and other persons, shall submit to Congress a joint report concerning leasing and permitting activities for geothermal energy on Federal lands withdrawn for military purposes. Such report shall include the following:</text> <paragraph id="H1DEF5833D1BF4BDDB3F2A41C2048F8F7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>A description of the Military Geothermal Program, including any differences between it and the non-Military Geothermal Program, including required security procedures, and operational considerations, and discussions as to the differences, and why they are important. Further, the report shall describe revenues or energy provided to the Department of Defense and its facilities, royalty structures, where applicable, and any revenue sharing with States and counties or other benefits between—</text> <subparagraph id="H0953F4407133461DA687A0A065B6EEC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the implementation of the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C 1001 et seq.) and other applicable Federal law by the Secretary of the Interior; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H07A85F68C405478ABF9CD8FF73B25F21"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the administration of geothermal leasing under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/2689">section 2689</external-xref> of title 10, United States Code, by the Secretary of Defense.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF836F6BB0356453BA39E4EB0941F00AD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>If appropriate, a description of the current methods and procedures used to ensure interagency coordination, where needed, in developing renewable energy sources on Federal lands withdrawn for military purposes, and an identification of any new procedures that might be required in the future for the improvement of interagency coordination to ensure efficient processing and administration of leases or contracts for geothermal energy on Federal lands withdrawn for military purposes, consistent with the defense purposes of such withdrawals.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H71D28D7026724B76A9404955E95F2440"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Recommendations for any legislative or administrative actions that might better achieve increased geothermal production, including a common royalty structure, leasing procedures, or other changes that increase production, offset military operation costs, or enhance the Federal agencies’ ability to develop geothermal resources.</text></paragraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="section">Except as provided in this section, nothing in this subtitle shall affect the legal status of the Department of the Interior and the Department of the Defense with respect to each other regarding geothermal leasing and development until such status is changed by law.</continuation-text></section> <section id="H5D524F73501F464E86A2A5B257B0842E"><enum>227.</enum><header>Technical amendments</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/1001">30 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.</external-xref>) is further amended as follows:</text> <paragraph id="HD432C83595EC4B7A91B911F03E83BA95"><enum>(1)</enum><text>By striking <quote>geothermal steam and associated geothermal resources</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>geothermal resources</quote>.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB8AC652D68E848F69DF86BB54AEBDBF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section 2(e) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/1001">30 U.S.C. 1001(e)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block id="H29378C8CB9BB43229C00B96BBEB6100"> <paragraph id="HD16FB68467BB44CB981ED138533CCF91"><enum>(e)</enum><text><quote>direct use</quote> means utilization of geothermal resources for commercial, residential, agricultural, public facilities, or other energy needs other than the commercial production of electricity; and</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF129D1886DB249E80053C779DDD9007F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Section 21 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/1020">30 U.S.C. 1020</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>(a) Within one hundred</quote> and all that follows through <quote>(b) Geothermal</quote> and inserting <quote>Geothermal</quote>.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H61D2892430A947039F581E12C951F3F0"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The first section (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/1001">30 U.S.C. 1001</external-xref> note) is amended by striking <quote>That this</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HE153834A326641FF85859477EE1F9883"> <section id="H4C570A25ECF340C59BD47FE06198A07C"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This</text></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9C9DE34C532544AEA9154157F5A73F58"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Section 2 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/1001">30 U.S.C. 1001</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection">Sec. 2.</header-in-text> As</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H007D60BEFAE74E0EB9A8101D45002C76"> <section id="HE4D63DFA7CB44747B8D3936064F40013"><enum>2.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">As</text></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCE0C3F63526D477A8B7F39C1084DBED1"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Section 3 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/1002">30 U.S.C. 1002</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection">Sec. 3.</header-in-text> Subject</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H525182E4AFE74164841F1E0031A816FC"> <section id="HE93FB8B054764DC68947C300BD1C3C00"><enum>3</enum><header>. lands subject to Geothermal leasing</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subject</text></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H88CE11D8A93441D08F9C8963FF68A4C1"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Section 5 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/1004">30 U.S.C. 1004</external-xref>) is further amended by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection">Sec. 5.</header-in-text></quote>, and by inserting immediately before and above subsection (a) the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H74C98232B3A140C3B9F6F6342154122D"> <section id="H09C133C929C0400984A666BB6D1E4D7B"><enum>5.</enum><header>Rents and royalties</header></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5BA3F69B3A3349DD831B984C6609F18D"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Section 7 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/1006">30 U.S.C. 1006</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection">Sec. 7.</header-in-text> A geothermal</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H62BFB6826AA64880B44664002EB545DB"> <section id="H1DCCA1CD96484CEBAC00A5D86C149938"><enum>7.</enum><header>Acreage of Geothermal lease</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">A geothermal</text></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9589A5A347E646F39469B736AEDD24A5"><enum>(9)</enum><text>Section 8 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/1007">30 U.S.C. 1007</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection">Sec. 8.</header-in-text> (a) The</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HE6C0B13D587E4D3D89ADAE63FCC559C9"> <section id="H3DF037AFF2B443E08B24272D22028C4C"><enum>8.</enum><header>Readjustment of lease terms and conditions</header> <subsection id="HC9CF004B6A0543AC87F8C988B4BCF91F"><enum>(a)</enum><text>The</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H10CFD3D73C61453EB3BF930048AAC8B8"><enum>(10)</enum><text>Section 9 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/1008">30 U.S.C. 1008</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection">Sec. 9.</header-in-text> If</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HCF51208558764DD8AEE849CCA02EED69"> <section id="H152F0EC219A34BFC917E0194D500EE34"><enum>9.</enum><header>Byproducts</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">If</text></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBF083074B6DF4BE6A4006F35DE10CAFE"><enum>(11)</enum><text>Section 10 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/1009">30 U.S.C. 1009</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection">Sec. 10.</header-in-text> The</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H3935B65DE0374DA3B583A061E23745D0"> <section id="H6C7CAF3639744B5EBE94006DADE391F"><enum>10.</enum><header>Relinquishment of Geothermal rights</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The</text></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="HAA31FDC5EEBE43CD84DF081D1D553731"><enum>(12)</enum><text>Section 11 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/1010">30 U.S.C. 1010</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection">Sec. 11.</header-in-text> The</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H0206FEE67CBE45A0825000E116064785"> <section id="HD2D50F305E7E4F9AA362CF6195E9E37"><enum>11.</enum><header>Suspension of operations and production</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The</text></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6BF7B854A5FD43BEA67FD4549979A63C"><enum>(13)</enum><text>Section 12 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/1011">30 U.S.C. 1011</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection">Sec. 12.</header-in-text> Leases</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HFB1777D272F64EA7BB503B57F6FF7E69"> <section id="HCFAC7B7B9FBE47618F0015AE22BB405E"><enum>12.</enum><header>Termination of leases</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Leases</text></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H24A3F21B24874C1D92565100A4A9D5AB"><enum>(14)</enum><text>Section 13 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/1012">30 U.S.C. 1012</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection">Sec. 13.</header-in-text> The</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H82A366EA331E4AB5BAAE039746CC59E5"> <section id="H222383F35CEA4C95B31329EC9942682"><enum>13.</enum><header>Waiver, suspension, or reduction of rental or royalty</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The</text></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFDBF624ADE09462397100010B06892AC"><enum>(15)</enum><text>Section 14 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/1013">30 U.S.C. 1013</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection">Sec. 14.</header-in-text> Subject</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HF945BC757F12480890F16074B42337E1"> <section id="H60B7C14366674B859998A509946BF450"><enum>14.</enum><header>Surface land use</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subject</text></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5167E4A318584893BD96CFD5CD001700"><enum>(16)</enum><text>Section 15 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/1014">30 U.S.C. 1014</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection">Sec. 15.</header-in-text> (a) Geothermal</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HEC6B4E60234E49F8A7C693D54FA00618"> <section id="HC545BC66271A49DD90F1E2E7E06BB3AE"><enum>15.</enum><header>Lands subject to Geothermal leasing</header> <subsection id="H36CD08CA9C57416C85CD8C41C535A44F"><enum>(a)</enum><text>Geothermal</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFD67E6B21EE448FE90797CC1BC38DC2"><enum>(17)</enum><text>Section 16 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/1015">30 U.S.C. 1015</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection">Sec. 16.</header-in-text> Leases</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H180E473E6A6F438CB594A7DA7C52E4FF"> <section id="H187008686CF54FF39E8617067B6067F9"><enum>16.</enum><header>Requirement for lessees</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Leases</text></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD5483C775CC74B30BFCDD629E3C942F"><enum>(18)</enum><text>Section 17 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/1016">30 U.S.C. 1016</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection">Sec. 17.</header-in-text> Administration</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H84E5E2CEB9174E8084FE00D25985242C"> <section id="HD8F5EEC5B8424A41B378221F88DC50D"><enum>17.</enum><header>Administration</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Administration</text></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6F0314DAE3A8439DAB3DC35B945E92AD"><enum>(19)</enum><text>Section 19 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/1018">30 U.S.C. 1018</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection">Sec. 19.</header-in-text> Upon</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H5675ECCA4EF742E0AA24E3A08F40AEE"> <section id="H6720AF54FE71427CA755797E1402ADC5"><enum>19.</enum><header>Data from Federal agencies</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Upon</text></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4A8331880C9948D08F6857EF74F80046"><enum>(20)</enum><text>Section 21 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/1020">30 U.S.C. 1020</external-xref>) is further amended by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection">Sec. 21.</header-in-text></quote>, and by inserting immediately before and above the remainder of that section the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HC5D9381117FF41228B22CD838BCCF609"> <section id="H7A1510227ACB44168E70FCABA3FBD372"><enum>21.</enum><header>Publication in Federal register; reservation of mineral rights</header></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5DCBB999D6D6461B92FDA4F8374B924"><enum>(21)</enum><text>Section 22 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/1021">30 U.S.C. 1021</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection">Sec. 22.</header-in-text> Nothing</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H1AFEE1F4370C413D96589B3D6EDC08B6"> <section id="HE9FDB9B1CC184D0383D932ED16C42430"><enum>22.</enum><header>Federal exemption from State water laws</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Nothing</text></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H093D5B34B76E4F88AE259729D13E14D1"><enum>(22)</enum><text>Section 23 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/1022">30 U.S.C. 1022</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection">Sec. 23.</header-in-text> (a) All</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HB3311DC93925414AA82F81831176F017"> <section id="H9B0D771DEB804F54A4A7BC40DD73502D"><enum>23.</enum><header>Prevention of waste; exclusivity</header> <subsection id="H1D67C7F69E0647829ED7A479F630FB16"><enum>(a)</enum><text>All</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H13497D4135084AF39C742D337B91092B"><enum>(23)</enum><text>Section 24 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/1023">30 U.S.C. 1023</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection">Sec. 24.</header-in-text> The</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HA3E2ED336D084AB19764FE3FB54B5B79"> <section id="H4655C6D0D9EF450C9C497980C681DD05"><enum>24.</enum><header>Rules and regulations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The</text></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB3E22684A14F4072A0E8897797066D1E"><enum>(24)</enum><text>Section 25 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/1024">30 U.S.C. 1024</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection">Sec. 25.</header-in-text> As</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HFD4D498B82E34D5D8EFC1470A441C21"> <section id="H73CD7C81310041FEA4CE9FBC83238864"><enum>25.</enum><header>Inclusion of Geothermal leasing under certain other laws</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">As</text></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2A83717BCC6643C3A7F54FE07F75ADB2"><enum>(25)</enum><text>Section 26 is amended by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection">Sec. 26.</header-in-text> The</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HF8D77599044C4DD59453B2FDD896E0E"> <section id="H9CAE9525872048CFA320CCC203288FBB"><enum>26.</enum><header>Amendment</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The</text></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="HAC6A5ED677294CE9819FCAAA86F0846F"><enum>(26)</enum><text>Section 27 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/1025">30 U.S.C. 1025</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection">Sec. 27.</header-in-text> The</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HC14575935CFB4261BAD886E23EDEAD99"> <section id="H9B938BED31C0402395C900DD3D114C29"><enum>27.</enum><header>Federal reservation of certain mineral rights</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The</text></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDFE9908199B646FE81636299CE10CFA4"><enum>(27)</enum><text>Section 28 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/1026">30 U.S.C. 1026</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection">Sec. 28. </header-in-text>(a)(1) The</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HE6F45E6279EA44AB9EE6E058518EB3AC"> <section id="HC03196C3708A4BA19CAACE097F8245C5"><enum>28.</enum><header>Significant thermal features</header> <subsection id="HAD1F1D2EC93943579BB7397D3CD03C9E"><enum>(a)</enum> <paragraph display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HA567654B0461448FB892789CFFD4D496"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB860289CC3F34B4A87661F247E51CE8B"><enum>(28)</enum><text>Section 29 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/1027">30 U.S.C. 1027</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection">Sec. 29.</header-in-text> The</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H8FB3984F8402485DBFC12401CAB299AE"> <section id="H2292821CD25B4B2DB8C07ABB3C7F6B"><enum>29.</enum><header>Land subject to prohibition on leasing</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The</text></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section></subtitle> <subtitle id="H0CD5CD8FA5AB44D6AB6EA6BCCDC6CA53"><enum>C</enum><header>Hydroelectric</header> <part id="H11CF45E77FCF42148449D604605FE124"><enum>I</enum><header>Alternative conditions</header> <section id="HE4CA127DBFDA48E0BBB52BC21ECE466C"><enum>231.</enum><header>Alternative conditions and fishways</header> <subsection id="H26CC8F76E3614C0CAF2EA2FE98898650"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Federal reservations</header><text>Section 4(e) of the Federal Power Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/797">16 U.S.C. 797(e)</external-xref>) is amended by inserting after <quote>adequate protection and utilization of such reservation.</quote> at the end of the first proviso the following: <quote>The license applicant shall be entitled to a determination on the record, after opportunity for an expedited agency trial-type hearing of any disputed issues of material fact, with respect to such conditions. Such hearing may be conducted in accordance with procedures established by agency regulation in consultation with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.</quote>.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H8B726D1AB95F459D8BAA62A7309F3C35"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Fishways</header><text>Section 18 of the Federal Power Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/811">16 U.S.C. 811</external-xref>) is amended by inserting after <quote>and such fishways as may be prescribed by the Secretary of Commerce.</quote> the following: <quote>The license applicant shall be entitled to a determination on the record, after opportunity for an expedited agency trial-type hearing of any disputed issues of material fact, with respect to such fishways. Such hearing may be conducted in accordance with procedures established by agency regulation in consultation with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.</quote>.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HE433E75AB2984E478B050011B162187C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Alternative conditions and prescriptions</header><text>Part I of the Federal Power Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/791a">16 U.S.C. 791a et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding the following new section at the end thereof:</text> <quoted-block id="H58E1ED10E65F4C4C920002BBF84BF7D"> <section id="HF7E61C42BC1F4B61829FA37CA759D58"><enum>33.</enum><header>Alternative conditions and prescriptions</header> <subsection id="HB73C6DC187374EEE893B96995C003B46"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Alternative conditions</header> <paragraph display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H760C234D83FD4D60A9C9E07C614E4E6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Whenever any person applies for a license for any project works within any reservation of the United States, and the Secretary of the department under whose supervision such reservation falls (referred to in this subsection as <quote>the Secretary</quote>) deems a condition to such license to be necessary under the first proviso of section 4(e), the license applicant may propose an alternative condition.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7A334153812D4E4BAED0BE16071B6AA" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Notwithstanding the first proviso of section 4(e), the Secretary shall accept the proposed alternative condition referred to in paragraph (1), and the Commission shall include in the license such alternative condition, if the Secretary determines, based on substantial evidence provided by the license applicant or otherwise available to the Secretary, that such alternative condition—</text> <subparagraph id="HE69AAD1F15E848E1BEDFD1CF6C8661BB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provides for the adequate protection and utilization of the reservation; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6D10C693E9234FE3A12081A64DB917A0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>will either—</text> <clause id="H37C563840DA64A42A8B6E45E67E4D190"><enum>(i)</enum><text>cost less to implement; or</text></clause> <clause id="H7085B845D20647689C05E21F25E91CC4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>result in improved operation of the project works for electricity production,</text></clause><continuation-text continuation-text-level="subparagraph">as compared to the condition initially deemed necessary by the Secretary.</continuation-text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph indent="up1" id="HB586C71364B04C5DBA6B589E72E1A112"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The Secretary shall submit into the public record of the Commission proceeding with any condition under section 4(e) or alternative condition it accepts under this section, a written statement explaining the basis for such condition, and reason for not accepting any alternative condition under this section. The written statement must demonstrate that the Secretary gave equal consideration to the effects of the condition adopted and alternatives not accepted on energy supply, distribution, cost, and use; flood control; navigation; water supply; and air quality (in addition to the preservation of other aspects of environmental quality); based on such information as may be available to the Secretary, including information voluntarily provided in a timely manner by the applicant and others. The Secretary shall also submit, together with the aforementioned written statement, all studies, data, and other factual information available to the Secretary and relevant to the Secretary’s decision.</text></paragraph> <paragraph indent="up1" id="HF23BB79C18A64A0FA7F54E042C56CB3D"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Nothing in this section shall prohibit other interested parties from proposing alternative conditions.</text></paragraph> <paragraph indent="up1" id="H323C4752AC814198B371FF1B5ED3A4A1"><enum>(5)</enum><text>If the Secretary does not accept an applicant’s alternative condition under this section, and the Commission finds that the Secretary’s condition would be inconsistent with the purposes of this part, or other applicable law, the Commission may refer the dispute to the Commission’s Dispute Resolution Service. The Dispute Resolution Service shall consult with the Secretary and the Commission and issue a non-binding advisory within 90 days. The Secretary may accept the Dispute Resolution Service advisory unless the Secretary finds that the recommendation will not provide for the adequate protection and utilization of the reservation. The Secretary shall submit the advisory and the Secretary’s final written determination into the record of the Commission’s proceeding.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HD82C311FA92E4C809423AF3DA4231C29"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Alternative prescriptions</header> <paragraph display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HE8DD441316AB467EBCFAA1003B58F3A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Whenever the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Commerce prescribes a fishway under section 18, the license applicant or licensee may propose an alternative to such prescription to construct, maintain, or operate a fishway.</text></paragraph> <paragraph indent="up1" id="H39695F0BF0764151A97C41DD10CC003C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Notwithstanding section 18, the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Commerce, as appropriate, shall accept and prescribe, and the Commission shall require, the proposed alternative referred to in paragraph (1), if the Secretary of the appropriate department determines, based on substantial evidence provided by the licensee or otherwise available to the Secretary, that such alternative—</text> <subparagraph id="H8460D8FFE477401CB051CFBC1ED2057"><enum>(A)</enum><text>will be no less protective than the fishway initially prescribed by the Secretary; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF652E687BBB74EB9977CB4C45CF1681"><enum>(B)</enum><text>will either—</text> <clause id="H9EB9BDAAB0C942C9B6B370A252B5D200"><enum>(i)</enum><text>cost less to implement; or</text></clause> <clause id="HCADF0073D76D477391B4F994129ED5F6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>result in improved operation of the project works for electricity production,</text></clause><continuation-text continuation-text-level="subparagraph">as compared to the fishway initially deemed necessary by the Secretary.</continuation-text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph indent="up1" id="HCEE16C34AEEA48BBA5A182B1F4BBAABF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The Secretary concerned shall submit into the public record of the Commission proceeding with any prescription under section 18 or alternative prescription it accepts under this section, a written statement explaining the basis for such prescription, and reason for not accepting any alternative prescription under this section. The written statement must demonstrate that the Secretary gave equal consideration to the effects of the condition adopted and alternatives not accepted on energy supply, distribution, cost, and use; flood control; navigation; water supply; and air quality (in addition to the preservation of other aspects of environmental quality); based on such information as may be available to the Secretary, including information voluntarily provided in a timely manner by the applicant and others. The Secretary shall also submit, together with the aforementioned written statement, all studies, data, and other factual information available to the Secretary and relevant to the Secretary’s decision.</text></paragraph> <paragraph indent="up1" id="HF9BCAF1D2E65472D9D122E8120ACCC56"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Nothing in this section shall prohibit other interested parties from proposing alternative prescriptions.</text></paragraph> <paragraph indent="up1" id="H9E86CDB2B8B44FBBBC5389978672E793"><enum>(5)</enum><text>If the Secretary concerned does not accept an applicant’s alternative prescription under this section, and the Commission finds that the Secretary’s prescription would be inconsistent with the purposes of this part, or other applicable law, the Commission may refer the dispute to the Commission’s Dispute Resolution Service. The Dispute Resolution Service shall consult with the Secretary and the Commission and issue a non-binding advisory within 90 days. The Secretary may accept the Dispute Resolution Service advisory unless the Secretary finds that the recommendation will be less protective than the fishway initially prescribed by the Secretary. The Secretary shall submit the advisory and the Secretary’s final written determination into the record of the Commission’s proceeding.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section></part> <part id="HF4903A08687E4CC8BAF850742EE6E16D"><enum>II</enum><header>Additional hydropower</header> <section id="HB0D25196B06D40FC87EDEECF0093B5EA"><enum>241.</enum><header>Hydroelectric production incentives</header> <subsection id="H00AB7737A7F048ECB9A7A0000EE0345"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Incentive payments</header><text>For electric energy generated and sold by a qualified hydroelectric facility during the incentive period, the Secretary of Energy (referred to in this section as the <quote>Secretary</quote>) shall make, subject to the availability of appropriations, incentive payments to the owner or operator of such facility. The amount of such payment made to any such owner or operator shall be as determined under subsection (e) of this section. Payments under this section may only be made upon receipt by the Secretary of an incentive payment application which establishes that the applicant is eligible to receive such payment and which satisfies such other requirements as the Secretary deems necessary. Such application shall be in such form, and shall be submitted at such time, as the Secretary shall establish.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HA5E807517D0740C8B7D100AD7700A400"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>For purposes of this section:</text> <paragraph id="H84D548D2997E4600A83F4CC7EA08309F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Qualified hydroelectric facility</header><text>The term <term>qualified hydroelectric facility</term> means a turbine or other generating device owned or solely operated by a non-Federal entity which generates hydroelectric energy for sale and which is added to an existing dam or conduit.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCDFF562324A0440497A8C97C09798D70"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Existing dam or conduit</header><text>The term <term>existing dam or conduit</term> means any dam or conduit the construction of which was completed before the date of the enactment of this section and which does not require any construction or enlargement of impoundment or diversion structures (other than repair or reconstruction) in connection with the installation of a turbine or other generating device.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2E5C99CFC6B649D49FE423A68CCEB7DB"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Conduit</header><text>The term <term>conduit</term> has the same meaning as when used in section 30(a)(2) of the Federal Power Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/823a">16 U.S.C. 823a(a)(2)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="subsection">The terms defined in this subsection shall apply without regard to the hydroelectric kilowatt capacity of the facility concerned, without regard to whether the facility uses a dam owned by a governmental or nongovernmental entity, and without regard to whether the facility begins operation on or after the date of the enactment of this section.</continuation-text></subsection> <subsection id="H0B05D85A0620401B87CE44D930F4BE04"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Eligibility window</header><text>Payments may be made under this section only for electric energy generated from a qualified hydroelectric facility which begins operation during the period of 10 fiscal years beginning with the first full fiscal year occurring after the date of enactment of this subtitle.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H002D91D5C659403F830006A81CB49EC3"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Incentive period</header><text>A qualified hydroelectric facility may receive payments under this section for a period of 10 fiscal years (referred to in this section as the <quote>incentive period</quote>). Such period shall begin with the fiscal year in which electric energy generated from the facility is first eligible for such payments.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H0D40E5701BE84045AAD30495694B20A"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Amount of payment</header> <paragraph id="H3F2E59958D704B1C8E928DC58738F9C7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In General</header><text>Payments made by the Secretary under this section to the owner or operator of a qualified hydroelectric facility shall be based on the number of kilowatt hours of hydroelectric energy generated by the facility during the incentive period. For any such facility, the amount of such payment shall be 1.8 cents per kilowatt hour (adjusted as provided in paragraph (2)), subject to the availability of appropriations under subsection (g), except that no facility may receive more than $750,000 in 1 calendar year.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4E2C4CE889134624B0CE3E3D30E06239"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Adjustments</header><text>The amount of the payment made to any person under this section as provided in paragraph (1) shall be adjusted for inflation for each fiscal year beginning after calendar year 2003 in the same manner as provided in the provisions of <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/29">section 29(d)(2)(B)</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, except that in applying such provisions the calendar year 2003 shall be substituted for calendar year 1979.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H5C29F98EE4654D8D96DA821FBF9933C8"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Sunset</header><text>No payment may be made under this section to any qualified hydroelectric facility after the expiration of the period of 20 fiscal years beginning with the first full fiscal year occurring after the date of enactment of this subtitle, and no payment may be made under this section to any such facility after a payment has been made with respect to such facility for a period of 10 fiscal years.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H68069BBA1D684075AC67498171365BBB"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out the purposes of this section $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2004 through 2013.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H7AEC83F4C4D043BA8338E889B858C00"><enum>242.</enum><header>Hydroelectric efficiency improvement</header> <subsection id="HF665F914B1EA4B14B252EB148445F293"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Incentive payments</header><text>The Secretary of Energy shall make incentive payments to the owners or operators of hydroelectric facilities at existing dams to be used to make capital improvements in the facilities that are directly related to improving the efficiency of such facilities by at least 3 percent.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H044AF935E519476CACDD8E00E531FF7F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limitations</header><text>Incentive payments under this section shall not exceed 10 percent of the costs of the capital improvement concerned and not more than 1 payment may be made with respect to improvements at a single facility. No payment in excess of $750,000 may be made with respect to improvements at a single facility.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H10C4585BC2164E96B74EF2FF1BADE2D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section not more than $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2004 through 2013.</text></subsection></section> <section id="HA33B49D210AF4B13A562249CE82D1DE1"><enum>243.</enum><header>Small hydroelectric power projects</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 408(a)(6) of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/2708">16 U.S.C. 2708(a)(6)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>April 20, 1977</quote> and inserting <quote>March 4, 2003</quote>.</text></section> <section id="H36B5850AB5D54761AD00EDFCBCFC4F00"><enum>244.</enum><header>Increased hydroelectric generation at existing Federal facilities</header> <subsection id="HF244EC652AC94F999EB5B96230CBE800"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In General</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the Secretary of the Army, shall jointly conduct a study of the potential for increasing electric power production capability at federally owned or operated water regulation, storage, and conveyance facilities.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H7790095C4B03446500DF65CBA11D7138"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Content</header><text>The study under this section shall include identification and description in detail of each facility that is capable, with or without modification, of producing additional hydroelectric power, including estimation of the existing potential for the facility to generate hydroelectric power.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H8C48BE66DA2D42AEA8D470FC00D3F2A9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The Secretaries shall submit to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Resources, and Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report on the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the study under this section by not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act. The report shall include each of the following:</text> <paragraph id="HF8CE793F200F485AA2C40188DEB8B393"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The identifications, descriptions, and estimations referred to in subsection (b).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H08CACE848B0D4662BD71706E3D6B1DBF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A description of activities currently conducted or considered, or that could be considered, to produce additional hydroelectric power from each identified facility.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1A109B2290324A2982CCAC4BBDA7808B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>A summary of prior actions taken by the Secretaries to produce additional hydroelectric power from each identified facility.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H973A397DA58C4F3E94FFE969FFD3EBD"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The costs to install, upgrade, or modify equipment or take other actions to produce additional hydroelectric power from each identified facility and the level of Federal power customer involvement in the determination of such costs.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4FA9E5D8FFB242C5B16F75FF6D3CD1E1"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The benefits that would be achieved by such installation, upgrade, modification, or other action, including quantified estimates of any additional energy or capacity from each facility identified under subsection (b).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBDDC5FB86C2F4A46B3B700AB00A9B04C"><enum>(6)</enum><text>A description of actions that are planned, underway, or might reasonably be considered to increase hydroelectric power production by replacing turbine runners, by performing generator upgrades or rewinds, or construction of pumped storage facilities.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H58473F1111084E7E99CF4BD994B9C509"><enum>(7)</enum><text>The impact of increased hydroelectric power production on irrigation, fish, wildlife, Indian tribes, river health, water quality, navigation, recreation, fishing, and flood control.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFF134EBBCC3A47DBB3019C5679C6B70"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Any additional recommendations to increase hydroelectric power production from, and reduce costs and improve efficiency at, federally owned or operated water regulation, storage, and conveyance facilities.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H3E0D0A25651647CE9273FD87691204CB"><enum>245.</enum><header>Shift of project loads to off-peak periods</header> <subsection id="H091CBD683D2D4F88B7DA1300675184A6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In General</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior shall—</text> <paragraph id="H43107E257D564349BB7DC9003C81E9C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>review electric power consumption by Bureau of Reclamation facilities for water pumping purposes; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H95AC420CD34145089BEDB214FDF2E3B7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>make such adjustments in such pumping as possible to minimize the amount of electric power consumed for such pumping during periods of peak electric power consumption, including by performing as much of such pumping as possible during off-peak hours at night.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HF6C0F731081B4AD99B09E0FE6D4CD3C6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Consent of affected irrigation customers required</header><text>The Secretary may not under this section make any adjustment in pumping at a facility without the consent of each person that has contracted with the United States for delivery of water from the facility for use for irrigation and that would be affected by such adjustment.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H8081684BA61E47469C26147DBACA36C8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Existing obligations not affected</header><text>This section shall not be construed to affect any existing obligation of the Secretary to provide electric power, water, or other benefits from Bureau of Reclamation facilities, including recreational releases.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H57F10759F95C411DBC6B7C77FC7077C"><enum>246.</enum><header>Corps of Engineers hydropower operation and maintenance funding</header> <subsection id="HA5405C408E704B878F9694D700F94F1F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In General</header><text>Notwithstanding the last sentence of section 5 of the Act of December 22, 1944 (commonly known as the <quote>Flood Control Act of 1944</quote>) (58 Stat. 890, chapter 665; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/825s">16 U.S.C. 825s</external-xref>), the 11th paragraph under the heading <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph">office of the secretary</header-in-text></quote> in title I of the Act of October 12, 1949 (63 Stat. 767, chapter 680; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/825s-1">16 U.S.C. 825s–1</external-xref>), the matter under the heading <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph">continuing fund, southeastern power administration</header-in-text></quote> in title I of the Act of August 31, 1951 (65 Stat. 249, chapter 375; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/825s-2">16 U.S.C. 825s–2</external-xref>), <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/3302">section 3302</external-xref> of title 31, United States Code, or any other law, and without further appropriation or fiscal year limitation, for fiscal year 2004, the Administrator of the Southeastern Power Administration, the Administrator of the Southwestern Power Administration, and the Administrator of the Western Area Power Administration may credit to the Secretary of the Army (referred to in this section as the <quote>Secretary</quote>), receipts, in an amount determined under subsection (c), from the sale of power and related services.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HEB31C4B1C0ED43C38386DC18B0A0968B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use of funds</header> <paragraph id="H597A569D166C4D5EB82EF388D33734CC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In General</header><text>The Secretary—</text> <subparagraph id="H4D382FDD70E54E698B6F69484E66594B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall, except as provided in paragraph (2), use the amounts credited under subsection (a) to fund only the Corps of Engineers annual operation and maintenance activities that are allocated exclusively to the power function and assigned to the respective power marketing administration and respective project system as applicable for repayment; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8DF0C7F246014D14A28E36489B40EE03"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall not use the amounts for any costs allocated to non-power functions of Corps of Engineer operations.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7BA73B3D15784BFA004475BE455B5042"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>The Secretary may use amounts credited by the Southwestern Power Administration under subsection (a) for capital and nonrecurring costs.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H3BE3357205B642E687433BC4DF1574EA"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Amount</header><text>The amount of the receipts credited under subsection (a) shall be equal to such amount as—</text> <paragraph id="H00896FFBCCD849DB9F465B8B217C4DF9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Secretary of the Army requests; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC3631514F1C142AA0028987C41A7C9CB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the appropriate Administrator, in consultation with the power customers of the Administrator’s power marketing administration, determines to be appropriate to apply to the costs referred to in subsection (b).</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H9F9C61E8E8C94C97B9BFC6B2393D6EEE"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Applicable law</header><text>The amounts credited under subsection (a) are exempt from sequestration under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/901">2 U.S.C. 901 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></subsection></section> <section id="HBF98B87DBB2441AC8CF9C6D96C0B5A"><enum>247.</enum><header>Limitation on certain charges assessed to the flint creek project, Montana</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Notwithstanding section 10(e)(1) of the Federal Power Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/803">16 U.S.C. 803(e)(1)</external-xref>) or any other provision of Federal law providing for the payment to the United States of charges for the use of Federal land for the purposes of operating and maintaining a hydroelectric development licensed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (referred to in this section as the <quote>Commission</quote>), any political subdivision of the State of Montana that holds a license for Commission Project No. 1473 in Granite and Deer Lodge Counties, Montana, shall be required to pay to the United States for the use of that land for each year during which the political subdivision continues to hold the license for the project, the lesser of—</text> <paragraph id="HD13271F5ACD3471A808C70A3123ED744"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$25,000; or</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8BB9E5878C6541478D8F9D26CA4BE895"><enum>(2)</enum><text>such annual charge as the Commission or any other department or agency of the Federal Government may assess.</text></paragraph></section> <section id="H80695BD337964DB2A08C9B5422EAE3E8"><enum>248.</enum><header>Reinstatement and transfer</header> <subsection id="H875D718AAC8B487D93CC747FFCCDBD0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Reinstatement and transfer of Federal license for project numbered 2696</header><text>Notwithstanding section 8 of the Federal Power Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/801">16 U.S.C. 801</external-xref>) or any other provision of such Act, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission shall reinstate the license for Project No. 2696 and transfer the license, without delay or the institution of any proceedings, to the Town of Stuyvesant, New York, holder of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Preliminary Permit No. 11787, within 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H16A4AE17759D46C6BB0340BA00AE87DE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Hydroelectric incentives</header><text>Project No. 2696 shall be entitled to the full benefit of any Federal legislation that promotes hydroelectric development that is enacted within 2 years either before or after the date of enactment of this Act.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HDF6DFFF99E4049D2AC90FF4554179343"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Project development and financing</header><text>The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission shall permit the Town of Stuyvesant to add as a colicensee any private or public entity or entities to the reinstated license at any time, notwithstanding the issuance of a preliminary permit to the Town of Stuyvesant and any consideration of municipal preference. The town shall be entitled, to the extent that funds are available or shall be made available, to receive loans under sections 402 and 403 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2702 and 2703), or similar programs, for the reimbursement of feasibility studies or development costs, or both, incurred since January 1, 2001, through and including December 31, 2006. All power produced by the project shall be deemed incremental hydropower for purpose of qualifying for any energy credit or similar benefits.</text></subsection></section></part></subtitle> <enum>III</enum><header>Oil and gas</header> <subtitle id="HF0D3FD957CF34D6AAC167559E900D3C8"><enum>A</enum><header>Petroleum Reserve and home heating oil</header> <section id="HAF3AAF7CE25F479AB1354375A872CB90" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>301.</enum><header>Permanent authority to operate the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and other energy programs</header> <subsection id="H39647D9D3D7B4CDBA884BB2C142FB0EE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Amendment to title i of the <act-name parsable-cite="EPCA">Energy Policy and Conservation Act</act-name></header><text>Title I of the <act-name parsable-cite="EPCA">Energy Policy and Conservation Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6211">42 U.S.C. 6211 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H771ECE0E5F2D4CB8A5C3B19FE09E00E4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking section 166 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6246">42 U.S.C. 6246</external-xref>) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block style="traditional" id="H0B9D3EAA52234343B0BFBBE77300441"> <section id="HA50511827E3F44239481567D11C03CA6"><enum>166.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as may be necessary to carry out this part and part D, to remain available until expended.</text></section><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4E2D557454204EFA8FB8E4829141F0FA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking section 186 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6250e">42 U.S.C. 6250e</external-xref>); and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3F1308CFFAFF4E78A7CBE4196D61DB82"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking part E (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6251">42 U.S.C. 6251</external-xref>; relating to the expiration of title I of the Act).</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H66C934F44E424F9088C7F690D7B2CCAA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Amendment to title II of the <act-name parsable-cite="EPCA">Energy Policy and Conservation Act</act-name></header><text>Title II of the <act-name parsable-cite="EPCA">Energy Policy and Conservation Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6271">42 U.S.C. 6271 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H23DF9B2D5F50448EB2A5320700012D51"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting before section 273 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6283">42 U.S.C. 6283</external-xref>) the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HABFB00A06AE0407BA04CE34BC1C58EC5"> <part id="H555F81F85E2449F0A53124DB7D94E835"><enum>C</enum><header>Summer fill and fuel budgeting programs</header></part><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5E2852E404B84C45ABA925D5FB584423"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking section 273(e) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6283">42 U.S.C. 6283(e)</external-xref>; relating to the expiration of summer fill and fuel budgeting programs); and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H75C5127D7A0F4F0AAC5621776114AA34"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking part D (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6285">42 U.S.C. 6285</external-xref>; relating to the expiration of title II of the Act).</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HD33FF63B66C340B9B250D46DEC0000F8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Technical amendments</header><text>The table of contents for the <act-name parsable-cite="EPCA">Energy Policy and Conservation Act</act-name> is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HFC03B13E8ACD49C59944CDE107C277CC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting after the items relating to part C of title I the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HA1264EC5F3D24CF89C74F500C500BE77"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="part">Part D—Northeast home heating oil Reserve</toc-entry> <toc-entry level="section">Sec. 181. Establishment</toc-entry> <toc-entry level="section">Sec. 182. Authority</toc-entry> <toc-entry level="section">Sec. 183. Conditions for release; plan</toc-entry> <toc-entry level="section">Sec. 184. Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve Account</toc-entry> <toc-entry level="section">Sec. 185. Exemptions</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="HEC3E52224BA54226B54218C3102C1B30"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by amending the items relating to part C of title II to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H67962A014BEA457A8CA41D9CD4AA61EA"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="part">Part C—Summer fill and fuel budgeting programs</toc-entry> <toc-entry level="section">Sec. 273. Summer fill and fuel budgeting programs</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFB3FF055F1B6486096DEE2BE34E2C9E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking the items relating to part D of title II.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H7662AF09698447CFAE64363CD34E4E60"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Amendment to the <act-name parsable-cite="EPCA">Energy Policy and Conservation Act</act-name></header><text>Section 183(b)(1) of the <act-name parsable-cite="EPCA">Energy Policy and Conservation Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6250">42 U.S.C. 6250(b)(1)</external-xref>) is amended by striking all after <quote>increases</quote> through to <quote>mid-October through March</quote> and inserting <quote>by more than 60 percent over its 5-year rolling average for the months of mid-October through March (considered as a heating season average)</quote>.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H518478586D2C482986F532F7605DF16D"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Fill Strategic Petroleum Reserve to capacity</header><text>The Secretary of Energy shall, as expeditiously as practicable, acquire petroleum in amounts sufficient to fill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to the 1,000,000,000 barrel capacity authorized under section 154(a) of the <act-name parsable-cite="EPCA">Energy Policy and Conservation Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6234">42 U.S.C. 6234(a)</external-xref>), consistent with the provisions of sections 159 and 160 of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6239">42 U.S.C. 6239</external-xref>, 6240).</text></subsection></section> <section id="H630D679C43AB47709F509DC23B45FF35"><enum>302.</enum><header>National oilheat research alliance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 713 of the Energy Act of 2000 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6201">42 U.S.C. 6201</external-xref> note) is amended by striking <quote>4</quote> and inserting <quote>9</quote>.</text></section></subtitle> <subtitle id="H0221BF43D1A346AD823B6816A87C13BF"><enum>B</enum><header>Production incentives</header> <section id="H328C68EC63F94391B13EA0E8A3CE2FC3"><enum>311.</enum><header>Definition of Secretary</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subtitle, the term <quote>Secretary</quote> means the Secretary of the Interior.</text></section> <section id="HBAA77E8703EB4FEE8426F766607BED3"><enum>312.</enum><header>Program on oil and gas royalties in-kind</header> <subsection id="H131E0827B6D04E79BE14D5756352672"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Applicability of Section</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, this section applies to all royalty in-kind accepted by the Secretary on or after the date of enactment of this Act under any Federal oil or gas lease or permit under section 36 of the <act-name parsable-cite="MLA">Mineral Leasing Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/192">30 U.S.C. 192</external-xref>), section 27 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1353">43 U.S.C. 1353</external-xref>), or any other Federal law governing leasing of Federal land for oil and gas development.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HE041DE2809914FDA9CEA65F92800468B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Terms and conditions</header><text>All royalty accruing to the United States shall, on the demand of the Secretary, be paid in oil or gas. If the Secretary makes such a demand, the following provisions apply to such payment:</text> <paragraph id="H20137CCE2F6E49D7941454595231706C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Satisfaction of royalty obligation</header><text>Delivery by, or on behalf of, the lessee of the royalty amount and quality due under the lease satisfies the lessee’s royalty obligation for the amount delivered, except that transportation and processing reimbursements paid to, or deductions claimed by, the lessee shall be subject to review and audit.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H215EC07DEBAD4C43BB84374628FBE201"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Marketable condition</header> <subparagraph id="H17021C580B9148A0A8752473C5654BB4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In General</header><text>Royalty production shall be placed in marketable condition by the lessee at no cost to the United States.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7A3CB907CDFC41EAAFF900250513FC43"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Definition of marketable condition</header><text>In this paragraph, the term <term>in marketable condition</term> means sufficiently free from impurities and otherwise in a condition that the royalty production will be accepted by a purchaser under a sales contract typical of the field or area in which the royalty production was produced.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H912AA459C56F441B8C58B4FC88D5A636"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Disposition by the Secretary</header><text>The Secretary may—</text> <subparagraph id="H3262829428C14E56A9D9AD0067A700B0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>sell or otherwise dispose of any royalty production taken in-kind (other than oil or gas transferred under section 27(a)(3) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1353">43 U.S.C. 1353(a)(3)</external-xref>) for not less than the market price; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB1406E84F23D4C6B9FF34EF38C88487B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>transport or process (or both) any royalty production taken in-kind.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1B052F6CD7EF4E39B2D553008700EC2D"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Retention by the Secretary</header><text>The Secretary may, notwithstanding <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/3302">section 3302</external-xref> of title 31, United States Code, retain and use a portion of the revenues from the sale of oil and gas taken in-kind that otherwise would be deposited to miscellaneous receipts, without regard to fiscal year limitation, or may use oil or gas received as royalty taken in-kind (in this paragraph referred to as <quote>royalty production</quote>) to pay the cost of—</text> <subparagraph id="H40F3ABAB25194219A2D508D1E8A7D53C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>transporting the royalty production;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC4CD8670A33948019564EB0079C8F300"><enum>(B)</enum><text>processing the royalty production;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD7EB83F41BC0445CA2516E3EF41B3E6E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>disposing of the royalty production; or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8D09F7865E28453F8B97843CDAADDC5C"><enum>(D)</enum><text>any combination of transporting, processing, and disposing of the royalty production.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE05853B04F1F49E199FAC9214C4E2EA9"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Limitation</header> <subparagraph id="HEED99308DED64CABBB65F2A7042B6DB8"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In General</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the Secretary may not use revenues from the sale of oil and gas taken in-kind to pay for personnel, travel, or other administrative costs of the Federal Government.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA00086E1E73D4F3D986B89107B65D68"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), the Secretary may use a portion of the revenues from the sale of oil taken in-kind, without fiscal year limitation, to pay transportation costs, salaries, and other administrative costs directly related to filling the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H9CF5106FE58F47D0BCDA5993F7A22352"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Reimbursement of cost</header><text>If the lessee, pursuant to an agreement with the United States or as provided in the lease, processes the royalty gas or delivers the royalty oil or gas at a point not on or adjacent to the lease area, the Secretary shall—</text> <paragraph id="H0801A23C3AAC4D41963000FEBEB5CF63"><enum>(1)</enum><text>reimburse the lessee for the reasonable costs of transportation (not including gathering) from the lease to the point of delivery or for processing costs; or</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9B33CDAB19CE4E0A9675D851B86D5EB2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>allow the lessee to deduct the transportation or processing costs in reporting and paying royalties in-value for other Federal oil and gas leases.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HF26D848455254E4A9C8E39805F586500"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Benefit to the United States required</header><text>The Secretary may receive oil or gas royalties in-kind only if the Secretary determines that receiving royalties in-kind provides benefits to the United States that are greater than or equal to the benefits that are likely to have been received had royalties been taken in-value.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HCD83C1C0FB3047258DA1FA73ECB80499"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Reports</header> <paragraph id="HED819F352DB24CB686C99B565981D01F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In General</header><text>Not later than September 30, 2005, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that addresses—</text> <subparagraph id="H6D3891AC88574D13BD29FD009D6200A2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>actions taken to develop businesses processes and automated systems to fully support the royalty-in-kind capability to be used in tandem with the royalty-in-value approach in managing Federal oil and gas revenue; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H548F888CD7814C6A9562DE61FBE4A323"><enum>(B)</enum><text>future royalty-in-kind businesses operation plans and objectives.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4A262AF393C5465581AFDDDB1D4CBC00"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Reports on oil or gas royalties taken in-kind</header><text>For each of fiscal years 2004 through 2013 in which the United States takes oil or gas royalties in-kind from production in any State or from the outer Continental Shelf, excluding royalties taken in-kind and sold to refineries under subsection (h), the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that describes—</text> <subparagraph id="HCC21A475F8AF431790D74C72E33E3A7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the methodology or methodologies used by the Secretary to determine compliance with subsection (d), including the performance standard for comparing amounts received by the United States derived from royalties in-kind to amounts likely to have been received had royalties been taken in-value;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H14A118FDEFD84E4883A783E3F5887749"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an explanation of the evaluation that led the Secretary to take royalties in-kind from a lease or group of leases, including the expected revenue effect of taking royalties in-kind;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAFE1401E513441239B39E100E197B306"><enum>(C)</enum><text>actual amounts received by the United States derived from taking royalties in-kind and costs and savings incurred by the United States associated with taking royalties in-kind, including, but not limited to, administrative savings and any new or increased administrative costs; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8499354FCE0645CC8892D22C67F009C"><enum>(D)</enum><text>an evaluation of other relevant public benefits or detriments associated with taking royalties in-kind.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H239D26EB38774CE6B4285956D5BD07F1"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Deduction of expenses</header> <paragraph id="H4356D172C73C4124840078658B64559F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In General</header><text>Before making payments under section 35 of the <act-name parsable-cite="MLA">Mineral Leasing Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/191">30 U.S.C. 191</external-xref>) or section 8(g) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1337">43 U.S.C. 1337(g)</external-xref>) of revenues derived from the sale of royalty production taken in-kind from a lease, the Secretary shall deduct amounts paid or deducted under subsections (b)(4) and (c) and deposit the amount of the deductions in the miscellaneous receipts of the United States Treasury.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD85A2139DDDB4A249BF8B962293BF542"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Accounting for deductions</header><text>When the Secretary allows the lessee to deduct transportation or processing costs under subsection (c), the Secretary may not reduce any payments to recipients of revenues derived from any other Federal oil and gas lease as a consequence of that deduction.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H843DD0BE97E8444289745EFFD621DA00"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Consultation with States</header><text>The Secretary—</text> <paragraph id="HD508A7C2A0284CF3A5FAB5EFAA3FA7FC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall consult with a State before conducting a royalty in-kind program under this subtitle within the State, and may delegate management of any portion of the Federal royalty in-kind program to the State except as otherwise prohibited by Federal law; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC3956522BB4D4CFAB8977CF60442F5EA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall consult annually with any State from which Federal oil or gas royalty is being taken in-kind to ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that the royalty in-kind program provides revenues to the State greater than or equal to those likely to have been received had royalties been taken in-value.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HFC02AE8621DB47EC98927B52D249C1A3"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Small refineries</header> <paragraph id="H5C3E00427B9B47498698005CF294B54B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Preference</header><text>If the Secretary finds that sufficient supplies of crude oil are not available in the open market to refineries that do not have their own source of supply for crude oil, the Secretary may grant preference to such refineries in the sale of any royalty oil accruing or reserved to the United States under Federal oil and gas leases issued under any mineral leasing law, for processing or use in such refineries at private sale at not less than the market price.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDAA367C4EEB0442AB0D60858065F75B4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Proration among refineries in production area</header><text>In disposing of oil under this subsection, the Secretary of Energy may, at the discretion of the Secretary, prorate the oil among refineries described in paragraph (1) in the area in which the oil is produced.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HF36AFB158BAE4091BB4C291FD96085E"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Disposition to Federal agencies</header> <paragraph id="HE08EC01BA2CD4245AC937C65BACE0091"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Onshore royalty</header><text>Any royalty oil or gas taken by the Secretary in-kind from onshore oil and gas leases may be sold at not less than the market price to any Federal agency.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H69BF6972F157428E00E53D4FC53383C7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Offshore royalty</header><text>Any royalty oil or gas taken in-kind from a Federal oil or gas lease on the outer Continental Shelf may be disposed of only under section 27 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1353">43 U.S.C. 1353</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H1BB4DF5B5F6B44DE8902B3B6470606F"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Federal low-income energy assistance programs</header> <paragraph id="H040E5207BBAA4090B92F67ADDAF181B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Preference</header><text>In disposing of royalty oil or gas taken in-kind under this section, the Secretary may grant a preference to any person, including any Federal or State agency, for the purpose of providing additional resources to any Federal low-income energy assistance program.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3C7E6A99A71A48D9AF3533A9AFF27558"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit a report to Congress, assessing the effectiveness of granting preferences specified in paragraph (1) and providing a specific recommendation on the continuation of authority to grant preferences.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H900D9F45665F4A58AB39CB305179FF74"><enum>313.</enum><header>Marginal property production incentives</header> <subsection id="H1F7342E062CC469298AF8C3A8065F92"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition of marginal property</header><text>Until such time as the Secretary issues regulations under subsection (e) that prescribe a different definition, in this section the term <term>marginal property</term> means an onshore unit, communitization agreement, or lease not within a unit or communitization agreement, that produces on average the combined equivalent of less than 15 barrels of oil per well per day or 90 million British thermal units of gas per well per day calculated based on the average over the 3 most recent production months, including only wells that produce on more than half of the days during those 3 production months.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H4F94323BA523408DBD5CCC7350B13F8F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conditions for Reduction of royalty rate</header><text>Until such time as the Secretary issues regulations under subsection (e) that prescribe different thresholds or standards, the Secretary shall reduce the royalty rate on—</text> <paragraph id="H9FA71B3A764A4B6F8FDB827DE05B74CB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>oil production from marginal properties as prescribed in subsection (c) when the spot price of West Texas Intermediate crude oil at Cushing, Oklahoma, is, on average, less than $15 per barrel for 90 consecutive trading days; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7DA7FD63F6E449A495E5F73B39A2681E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>gas production from marginal properties as prescribed in subsection (c) when the spot price of natural gas delivered at Henry Hub, Louisiana, is, on average, less than $2.00 per million British thermal units for 90 consecutive trading days.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H30F22587BAC3469CABFE2569E33C8E00"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Reduced royalty rate</header> <paragraph id="H1C4E2EE72C9B4C9999B77137E1470062"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In General</header><text>When a marginal property meets the conditions specified in subsection (b), the royalty rate shall be the lesser of—</text> <subparagraph id="HC881C93E11CF4CE59F2733B919428D57"><enum>(A)</enum><text>5 percent; or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2503B4CCEE824115991DA2A61262C908"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the applicable rate under any other statutory or regulatory royalty relief provision that applies to the affected production.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H25A91372B0B5426E9500C70100EFF51"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Period of effectiveness</header><text>The reduced royalty rate under this subsection shall be effective beginning on the first day of the production month following the date on which the applicable condition specified in subsection (b) is met.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H5E3CCD8C0A0D4CD8B58D8172056CDF4"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Termination of reduced royalty rate</header><text>A royalty rate prescribed in subsection (d)(1)(A) shall terminate—</text> <paragraph id="H98D8A71940F94636806D7698814061C8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>with respect to oil production from a marginal property, on the first day of the production month following the date on which—</text> <subparagraph id="HA6A9DD60E75E4211A7DD55F9F17EB872"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the spot price of West Texas Intermediate crude oil at Cushing, Oklahoma, on average, exceeds $15 per barrel for 90 consecutive trading days; or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H853FFB70E00D4524BC82A9279DF1D40"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the property no longer qualifies as a marginal property; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5CEA4DBB37744271A0A013BA1E2400B0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>with respect to gas production from a marginal property, on the first day of the production month following the date on which—</text> <subparagraph id="HA054A630B20D4CD4B3B6004C72ECACD6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the spot price of natural gas delivered at Henry Hub, Louisiana, on average, exceeds $2.00 per million British thermal units for 90 consecutive trading days; or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H161CE758DD124DD18C0805D048F3DA5C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the property no longer qualifies as a marginal property.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H23A185BA10FA44509B00DED3585065CC"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Regulations prescribing different Relief</header> <paragraph id="H32626535BBE54373AE8987CB36A79FE0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Discretionary regulations</header><text>The Secretary may by regulation prescribe different parameters, standards, and requirements for, and a different degree or extent of, royalty relief for marginal properties in lieu of those prescribed in subsections (a) through (d).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H62D2EF77BEBE4ADBA8DCBF8D7970EEB9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Mandatory regulations</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall by regulation—</text> <subparagraph id="H5D90EC24635B4059A3B85BC300317DFF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>prescribe standards and requirements for, and the extent of royalty relief for, marginal properties for oil and gas leases on the outer Continental Shelf; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H378666642C2A41A99051902EB7DD35AB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>define what constitutes a marginal property on the outer Continental Shelf for purposes of this section.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H244DC12163D04F4800251F2F75CDC662"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In promulgating regulations under this subsection, the Secretary may consider—</text> <subparagraph id="H1E3DBEA1F9DD422785411E6593434D57"><enum>(A)</enum><text>oil and gas prices and market trends;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HCB25527D2DB948C8BC52BDD93FB077F6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>production costs;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC2C3CF977F5C4124915651997EC0BC3D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>abandonment costs;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1E82F5DCA7A747C6A5C95617C78F7E36"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Federal and State tax provisions and the effects of those provisions on production economics;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HCAF43060BB69401C84D8D1BDD15B9955"><enum>(E)</enum><text>other royalty relief programs;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF465CB925F174C63B53E60D8CC914927"><enum>(F)</enum><text>regional differences in average wellhead prices;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H36F1CB21394547E1B328AEB0126F9684"><enum>(G)</enum><text>national energy security issues; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4904CD252D224931BB3D4CC2A1C27385"><enum>(H)</enum><text>other relevant matters.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H9917D5B302C84C87BA00AC90F99265F7"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Savings provision</header><text>Nothing in this section prevents a lessee from receiving royalty relief or a royalty reduction pursuant to any other law (including a regulation) that provides more relief than the amounts provided by this section.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H7926641582E44AD5B2BBDE007BF41765"><enum>314.</enum><header>Incentives for natural gas production from deep wells in the shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico</header> <subsection id="HB985C2346BB642FB82C3AF3C75534201"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Royalty incentive regulations</header><text>The Secretary shall publish a final regulation to complete the rulemaking begun by the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking entitled <quote>Relief or Reduction in Royalty Rates—Deep Gas Provisions</quote>, published in the Federal Register on March 26, 2003 (Federal Register, volume 68, number 58, 14868-14886).</text></subsection> <subsection id="H545E4795AAEB4586A7FCA0870084E6EB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Royalty incentive regulations for ultra deep gas wells</header> <paragraph id="H362C514466674D129DEF7F969C394CF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In General</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, in addition to any other regulations that may provide royalty incentives for natural gas produced from deep wells on oil and gas leases issued pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1331">43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.</external-xref>), the Secretary shall issue regulations, in accordance with the regulations published pursuant to subsection (a), granting royalty relief suspension volumes of not less than 35,000,000,000 cubic feet with respect to the production of natural gas from ultra deep wells on leases issued before January 1, 2001, in shallow waters less than 200 meters deep located in the Gulf of Mexico wholly west of 87 degrees, 30 minutes West longitude. Regulations issued under this subsection shall be retroactive to the date that the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking is published in the Federal Register.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD1BF3FEDEB1248E699392BBC32D59E28"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Definition of ultra deep well</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>ultra deep well</term> means a well drilled with a perforated interval, the top of which is at least 20,000 feet true vertical depth below the datum at mean sea level.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H71F3827C2DE441E491A671609F636D17"><enum>315.</enum><header>Royalty Relief for deep water production</header> <subsection id="H9E8FB0901B734842B1A416ED432B7E22"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In General</header><text>For all tracts located in water depths of greater than 400 meters in the Western and Central Planning Area of the Gulf of Mexico, including the portion of the Eastern Planning Area of the Gulf of Mexico encompassing whole lease blocks lying west of 87 degrees, 30 minutes West longitude, any oil or gas lease sale under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1331">43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.</external-xref>) occurring within 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act shall use the bidding system authorized in section 8(a)(1)(H) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1337">43 U.S.C. 1337(a)(1)(H)</external-xref>), except that the suspension of royalties shall be set at a volume of not less than—</text> <paragraph id="H434487D2D38745D89174A93B94978F74"><enum>(1)</enum><text>5,000,000 barrels of oil equivalent for each lease in water depths of 400 to 800 meters;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HAF62B9CC72814441946DC49FF48E538D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>9,000,000 barrels of oil equivalent for each lease in water depths of 800 to 1,600 meters; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF7489BE61B3E47D9B25749BD306CC9D9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>12,000,000 barrels of oil equivalent for each lease in water depths greater than 1,600 meters.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H350A01ADBB0F4180A032BD263EE05E13"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The Secretary may place limitations on the suspension of royalty relief granted based on market price.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H2BE9E0CC2DB8422C9B2501BFAF6EE5FD"><enum>316.</enum><header>Alaska offshore royalty suspension</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 8(a)(3)(B) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1337">43 U.S.C. 1337(a)(3)(B)</external-xref>) is amended by inserting <quote>and in the Planning Areas offshore Alaska</quote> after <quote>West longitude</quote>.</text></section> <section id="H29CEEA9D1D294289B9C5F79DE640F92"><enum>317.</enum><header>Oil and gas leasing in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska</header> <subsection id="HE40F17866EB946C7B7C2AD7FEC114030"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Transfer of authority</header> <paragraph id="H7C0827A9428F4089AE00C9FFD5CECD5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Redesignation</header><text>The Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act of 1976 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6501">42 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by redesignating section 107 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6507">42 U.S.C. 6507</external-xref>) as section 108.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF0F06FE76A83455191A8FD247300E1D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Transfer</header><text>The matter under the heading <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph">exploration of national petroleum reserve in alaska</header-in-text></quote> under the heading <quote>ENERGY AND MINERALS</quote> of title I of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/96/514">Public Law 96–514</external-xref> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6508">42 U.S.C. 6508</external-xref>) is—</text> <subparagraph id="HCF2637A65DA245C9829CC52F74362018"><enum>(A)</enum><text>transferred to the Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act of 1976 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6501">42 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.</external-xref>);</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2CF308B55F13459CBDF7E9385C227F01"><enum>(B)</enum><text>redesignated as section 107 of that Act; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7A7CD308D4824B5598CBBC44B8DBC6A1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>moved so as to appear after section 106 of that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6506">42 U.S.C. 6506</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H039AC6BB9C8B4C3785F8BC4C02ED6426"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Competitive leasing</header><text>Section 107 of the Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act of 1976 (as amended by subsection (a) of this section) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HC04C9FA929644B71BB743F9B58FF9606"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking the heading and all that follows through <quote><italic>Provided</italic>, That (1) activities</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H8BBDCE6BA13444748B2089F858509373"> <section id="H88599552B10547FCA986D5B8CF0000BF"><enum>107.</enum><header>Competitive leasing of oil and gas</header> <subsection id="HDE8F2B66FEAA4F3BA9CD84518880C7F1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In General</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law and pursuant to regulations issued by the Secretary, the Secretary shall conduct an expeditious program of competitive leasing of oil and gas in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (referred to in this section as the <quote>Reserve</quote>).</text></subsection> <subsection id="H475F080909FB4EDDB488685C287B3DBD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Mitigation of adverse effects</header><text>Activities</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H984B3A6655E441988D6FC7727F86BEDF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Alaska (the Reserve); (2) the</quote> and inserting</text> <quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HFF75F79AA50B41C6009957C5F33035CC"><text>Alaska.</text> <subsection id="HA09CE08BE3A347B3AEE729B33B18123"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Land use planning; BLM wilderness study</header><text>The</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1183830C5C3043BD8548AA1923187DB7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Reserve; (3) the</quote> and inserting</text> <quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H77A6A76FB3A9457CAB07A06D00F9B826"><text>Reserve.</text> <subsection id="HA1F37C81FB854C729F1FA74CC16C5BD2"><enum>(d)</enum><header>First lease sale</header><text>The</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="HEBBDBFAF2AC94F38BFDD1E0024393670"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking <quote>4332); (4) the</quote> and inserting</text> <quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H6979F185F0694472BA9E78974D4CDDCB"><text>4321 et seq.).</text> <subsection id="H91393CF21DC04C69B56E097800D349A8"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Withdrawals</header><text>The</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA8AEF12B47224988B981129C970515A6"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by striking <quote>herein; (5) bidding</quote> and inserting</text> <quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H86CC5A054A464FA49497CF6FEDB62E"><text>under this section.</text> <subsection id="HA0056DA9C0F745699D74D00263497CF"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Bidding systems</header><text>Bidding</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2F5BD61656464277BD85B3875F7F52DC"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by striking <quote>629); (6) lease</quote> and inserting</text> <quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H164B8D7A2463480CB7F69F4B15AB0090"><text>629).</text> <subsection id="H3BF47F7C8B894E3B9DD8B5951BEA913"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Geological structures</header><text>Lease</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC0CACAB0FC3244ECB5C73200B7BE792F"><enum>(7)</enum><text>by striking <quote>structures; (7) the</quote> and inserting</text> <quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H6DE38FB703454EA9B6C3C8990D64C09"><text>structures.</text> <subsection id="H1DC552D316A44A0A90E9CBCFC3AA9D8F"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Size of lease tracts</header><text>The</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H947B01E81EB54863AA70F081F8E51215"><enum>(8)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Secretary; (8)</quote> and all that follows through <quote>Drilling, production,</quote> and inserting</text> <quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H24A789494A4E481FBFC58519C4E9222"><text>Secretary.</text> <subsection id="H7670DEB567244A92A2B99B5CAE748008"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Terms</header> <paragraph id="H8845471E0955490399AD967EBF1CFF01"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In General</header><text>Each lease shall be—</text> <subparagraph id="H62F35255ACC244D8A2CE7B9705CB0797"><enum>(A)</enum><text>issued for an initial period of not more than 10 years; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8CB3C72F8088434ABC24E84A2B1005F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>renewed for successive 10-year terms if—</text> <clause id="H1306CAE4A3894CC7A8C997F847E9CE1D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>oil or gas is produced from the lease in paying quantities;</text></clause> <clause id="HAF162E6A999D48D7BD311B8807C3EF88"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>oil or gas is capable of being produced in paying quantities; or</text></clause> <clause id="HDEAFF2CB1C164FE3A6448F2EB4F67940"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>drilling or reworking operations, as approved by the Secretary, are conducted on the leased land.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB05BBF07F6234834B0FD7FA893F8BFEC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Renewal of nonproducing leases</header><text>The Secretary shall renew for an additional 10-year term a lease that does not meet the requirements of paragraph (1)(B) if the lessee submits to the Secretary an application for renewal not later than 60 days before the expiration of the primary lease and—</text> <subparagraph id="H09C6377BA59646C881E1B46200BA00C2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the lessee certifies, and the Secretary agrees, that hydrocarbon resources were discovered on 1 or more wells drilled on the leased land in such quantities that a prudent operator would hold the lease for potential future development;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H38DD90D4A2C244BDAE758C062C86E4EC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the lessee—</text> <clause id="HCA42198E4CDD4D7ABA83A6AC20812E59"><enum>(i)</enum><text>pays the Secretary a renewal fee of $100 per acre of leased land; and</text></clause> <clause id="H896DC0FE0EAC40C397D0C5C398C6CD5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>provides evidence, and the Secretary agrees that, the lessee has diligently pursued exploration that warrants continuation with the intent of continued exploration or future development of the leased land; or</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5047856D6274479E8689233CF749A732"><enum>(C)</enum><text>all or part of the lease—</text> <clause id="H065EFE10993C46AB903239F57EE3C484"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is part of a unit agreement covering a lease described in subparagraph (A) or (B); and</text></clause> <clause id="H994B00EF4B7F41D085D6CD1CE1A631C5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>has not been previously contracted out of the unit.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA2CAE8A2A6284CC69200F5FD66F7F83"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>This subsection applies to a lease that—</text> <subparagraph id="HB8E3F7CAF7B64476BDBFC8C8FC21F7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is entered into before, on, or after the date of enactment of the Energy Policy Act of 2003; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2E050CCF52F2493D97C66D00D8B106F4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is effective on or after the date of enactment of that Act.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H4257CC10AC8F4ED1B23B8C517B3D1714"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Unit agreements</header> <paragraph id="H18641541F19149EE9FD38BC057006183"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In General</header><text>For the purpose of conservation of the natural resources of all or part of any oil or gas pool, field, reservoir, or like area, lessees (including representatives) of the pool, field, reservoir, or like area may unite with each other, or jointly or separately with others, in collectively adopting and operating under a unit agreement for all or part of the pool, field, reservoir, or like area (whether or not any other part of the oil or gas pool, field, reservoir, or like area is already subject to any cooperative or unit plan of development or operation), if the Secretary determines the action to be necessary or advisable in the public interest.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3976979687714DE48041ACAEC3D24500"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Participation by State of Alaska</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that the State of Alaska is provided the opportunity for active participation concerning creation and management of units formed or expanded under this subsection that include acreage in which the State of Alaska has an interest in the mineral estate.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6219A2B8609643B8B6655CE1FA92E707"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Participation by regional corporations</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that any Regional Corporation (as defined in section 3 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1602">43 U.S.C. 1602</external-xref>)) is provided the opportunity for active participation concerning creation and management of units that include acreage in which the Regional Corporation has an interest in the mineral estate.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H103650EA02474FFAB6DB9CE270F523BF"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Production allocation methodology</header><text>The Secretary may use a production allocation methodology for each participating area within a unit created for land in the Reserve, State of Alaska land, or Regional Corporation land shall, when appropriate, be based on the characteristics of each specific oil or gas pool, field, reservoir, or like area to take into account reservoir heterogeneity and a real variation in reservoir producibility across diverse leasehold interests.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD25A11A58CAA41F200EB07206CFFF9F2"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Benefit of operations</header><text>Drilling, production,</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="HAD2FD8DD3DC84CEF8797AF71FD525568"><enum>(9)</enum><text>by striking <quote>When separate</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HC185EBFE498D4F19B999CFF7001C10F3"> <paragraph id="H6241C81C762A43558C7BB38EA27C9414"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Pooling</header><text>If separate</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDFA51BBBEFAE4361A14C273727BAC40"><enum>(10)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>(in consultation with the owners of the other land)</quote> after <quote>determined by the Secretary of the Interior</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9190CFB0D57048DFA92B911421B1B3E6"><enum>(11)</enum><text>by striking <quote>thereto; (10) to</quote> and all that follows through <quote>the terms provided therein</quote> and inserting</text> <quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H87435B4CE922417CA3BC07D66EC39C33"><text>to the agreement.</text> <subsection id="H204879B35233404489F00776B264684"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Exploration incentives</header> <paragraph id="H5A50FD206E0F4C62B5D1F3921B7C33C0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In General</header> <subparagraph id="HB55BC75092B94233B30013238BB40944"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Waiver, suspension, or Reduction</header><text>To encourage the greatest ultimate recovery of oil or gas or in the interest of conservation, the Secretary may waive, suspend, or reduce the rental fees or minimum royalty, or reduce the royalty on an entire leasehold (including on any lease operated pursuant to a unit agreement), if (after consultation with the State of Alaska and the North Slope Borough of Alaska and the concurrence of any Regional Corporation for leases that include lands available for acquisition by the Regional Corporation under the provisions of section 1431(o) of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3101">16 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.</external-xref>)) the Secretary determines that the waiver, suspension, or reduction is in the public interest.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF733F39C7636448CA8827FD97D3F2300"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>This paragraph applies to a lease that—</text> <clause id="H84450BA90DDB436CAA35AF00A8F600A8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is entered into before, on, or after the date of enactment of the Energy Policy Act of 2003; and</text></clause> <clause id="H8D65072CEFB1457481DEA064D0C9D2BF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is effective on or after the date of enactment of that Act.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4E0A97DF6C954CE495EDBD89A814F0D6"><enum>(12)</enum><text>by striking <quote>The Secretary is authorized to</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HB0B059097EEA4589B013711846815161"> <paragraph id="HEA4822771E5348C4A144DD61D69E102E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Suspension of operations and production</header><text>The Secretary may</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF9D27B34BAD4417093FDF00473589149"><enum>(13)</enum><text>by striking <quote>In the event</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H9E7AFF9E05D44B41A3319858EC815E2C"> <paragraph id="H9D59281A701244D98BCBDC77C5920874"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Suspension of payments</header><text>If</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H07A2FB6747CF4C3F97FB00DF575BF552"><enum>(14)</enum><text>by striking <quote>thereto; and (11) all</quote> and inserting</text> <quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HB84202FC8EC049A18336651D5DEF1EEF"><text>to the lease.</text> <subsection id="H8F7C0CF3685343C2B59B41B07E335698"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Receipts</header><text>All</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H01746167A9914068BEE21C36724C4724"><enum>(15)</enum><text>by redesignating clauses (A), (B), and (C) as clauses (1), (2), and (3), respectively;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1FE44241404B4DE3ADAC309CCF3C756B"><enum>(16)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Any agency</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HCC3ECF52036B42B084F78F85E183F6E2"> <subsection id="H03C3572196824FE7AFE3040995A5CA81"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Explorations</header><text>Any agency</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H109030D7E8CF459A82E07CD4B9486538"><enum>(17)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Any action</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H7FB057D156F54160A977FCA085E04C90"> <subsection id="HE7C7FE498BB2445DACA6008C5EB030"><enum>(n)</enum><header>Environmental impact statements</header> <paragraph id="HD950B47383D54DA8B8144BE2EB5DEDA1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Judicial review</header><text>Any action</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H486A0B46B06A4337A700BFFC48A544EC"><enum>(18)</enum><text>by striking <quote>The detailed</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H9FE75D0E163D4F9B924F87ACC543D900"> <paragraph id="H58FB9E6D802B490480CA527C0907E185"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Initial lease sales</header><text>The detailed</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H282B148A68EF4EC98CB0FFE81003848"><enum>(19)</enum><text>by striking <quote>of the Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act of 1976 (90 Stat. 304; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6504">42 U.S.C. 6504</external-xref>)</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2E8301019E1E40ADBBE55735448586F"><enum>(20)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H32556679361B44E2A2D97F845EAE1E00"> <subsection id="HCD4F1B3F361D433080C62D28633390CC"><enum>(o)</enum><header>Waiver of administration for conveyed lands</header><text>Notwithstanding section 14(g) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1613">43 U.S.C. 1613(g)</external-xref>) or any other provision of law—</text> <paragraph id="H4CFC759B198742C1A5DF42D7D266A100"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Secretary of the Interior shall waive administration of any oil and gas lease insofar as such lease covers any land in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska in which the subsurface estate is conveyed to the Arctic Slope Regional Corporation; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA53C5F5BF2214709AD225756A4283EA5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>if any such conveyance of such subsurface estate does not cover all the land embraced within any such oil and gas lease—</text> <subparagraph id="H48CD659AD8A94C87BA7C83F191C3A0AF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the person who owns the subsurface estate in any particular portion of the land covered by such lease shall be entitled to all of the revenues reserved under such lease as to such portion, including, without limitation, all the royalty payable with respect to oil or gas produced from or allocated to such particular portion of the land covered by such lease; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF9B9D9C2155743A3AB11C00078DB494D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Secretary of the Interior shall segregate such lease into 2 leases, 1 of which shall cover only the subsurface estate conveyed to the Arctic Slope Regional Corporation, and operations, production, or other circumstances (other than payment of rentals or royalties) that satisfy obligations of the lessee under, or maintain, either of the segregated leases shall likewise satisfy obligations of the lessee under, or maintain, the other segregated lease to the same extent as if such segregated leases remained a part of the original unsegregated lease.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="HC6D0D13453E8475CBB365C474F3B008C"><enum>318.</enum><header>Orphaned, abandoned, or idled wells on Federal land</header> <subsection id="H59A4E4CBBEDA4F8097D5C1AC3267EC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In General</header><text>The Secretary, in cooperation with the Secretary of Agriculture, shall establish a program not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act to remediate, reclaim, and close orphaned, abandoned, or idled oil and gas wells located on land administered by the land management agencies within the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H171FC5275C7642328093DB29334622D9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Activities</header><text>The program under subsection (a) shall—</text> <paragraph id="H430D1C9046214B9BB1B287C75BC8ABB9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>include a means of ranking orphaned, abandoned, or idled wells sites for priority in remediation, reclamation, and closure, based on public health and safety, potential environmental harm, and other land use priorities;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA426D9EB3FFC4FCAA7508113D01D90DA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provide for identification and recovery of the costs of remediation, reclamation, and closure from persons or other entities currently providing a bond or other financial assurance required under State or Federal law for an oil or gas well that is orphaned, abandoned, or idled; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H628FD71E68B84D6DBC9BA2E5B6993C85"><enum>(3)</enum><text>provide for recovery from the persons or entities identified under paragraph (2), or their sureties or guarantors, of the costs of remediation, reclamation, and closure of such wells.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HB69F297FA9D5478289FEF3A3007C1D23"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Cooperation and consultations</header><text>In carrying out the program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall—</text> <paragraph id="H83A68810C681482D92386352CA469C62"><enum>(1)</enum><text>work cooperatively with the Secretary of Agriculture and the States within which Federal land is located; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HAC31D7EA5F8F40278F1D3895EB00D175"><enum>(2)</enum><text>consult with the Secretary of Energy and the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HEBDE51F865E24C82ACE4FD5E45C7B76"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Plan</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in cooperation with the Secretary of Agriculture, shall submit to Congress a plan for carrying out the program under subsection (a).</text></subsection> <subsection id="HE954044EDF4F40BCB539AC38E188E198"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Idled well</header><text>For the purposes of this section, a well is idled if—</text> <paragraph id="HF1C95CC9136B4E80B0E9D2C2EF8C058"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the well has been nonoperational for at least 7 years; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1C8CC8F166244460B45C950300028026"><enum>(2)</enum><text>there is no anticipated beneficial use for the well.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H2BAD6C6EA6E74A8E8E81C080B8AE9D90"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Technical assistance Program for non-federal land</header> <paragraph id="HC756E93E96394C11889907753351B000"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In General</header><text>The Secretary of Energy shall establish a program to provide technical and financial assistance to oil and gas producing States to facilitate State efforts over a 10-year period to ensure a practical and economical remedy for environmental problems caused by orphaned or abandoned oil and gas exploration or production well sites on State or private land.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H86B8553F05B249008E5543C3F842E3E3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Assistance</header><text>The Secretary of Energy shall work with the States, through the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission, to assist the States in quantifying and mitigating environmental risks of onshore orphaned or abandoned oil or gas wells on State and private land.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5736AB13F4634836B67EEA099CB0D6F5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Activities</header><text>The program under paragraph (1) shall include—</text> <subparagraph id="HDA491A661EB847A59543979C2D5B7173"><enum>(A)</enum><text>mechanisms to facilitate identification, if feasible, of the persons currently providing a bond or other form of financial assurance required under State or Federal law for an oil or gas well that is orphaned or abandoned;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA7EA03BEE1814F3C85B6D2BE2597C242"><enum>(B)</enum><text>criteria for ranking orphaned or abandoned well sites based on factors such as public health and safety, potential environmental harm, and other land use priorities;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H23E4DC511D5D4F67A5F10000C201754"><enum>(C)</enum><text>information and training programs on best practices for remediation of different types of sites; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8B46D19EC802489B83B29350AA564D4B"><enum>(D)</enum><text>funding of State mitigation efforts on a cost-shared basis.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H88F04699796B488686E8DCB575043B2D"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Federal reimbursement for orphaned well reclamation pilot Program</header> <paragraph id="HCDFEE8C77432466EAC568927B1BEA7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Reimbursement for remediating, reclaiming, and closing wells on land Subject to a new lease</header><text>The Secretary shall carry out a pilot program under which, in issuing a new oil and gas lease on federally owned land on which 1 or more orphaned wells are located, the Secretary—</text> <subparagraph id="H7007C577A58F474D8BE60B9FC393B66"><enum>(A)</enum><text>may require, but not as a condition of the lease, that the lessee remediate, reclaim, and close in accordance with standards established by the Secretary, all orphaned wells on the land leased; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2630F1374B1B4783A3D1BFF215014100"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall develop a program to reimburse a lessee, through a royalty credit against the Federal share of royalties owed or other means, for the reasonable actual costs of remediating, reclaiming, and closing the orphaned well pursuant to that requirement.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H036D42CA758B4DB4872945A4FE1F5E88"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Reimbursement for reclaiming orphaned wells on other land</header><text>In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary—</text> <subparagraph id="HCA840200EF7D4890BC423988C66B9E00"><enum>(A)</enum><text>may authorize any lessee under an oil and gas lease on federally owned land to reclaim in accordance with the Secretary’s standards—</text> <clause id="H37CF6C3F7AE04FDEAB4B1D202BCE7711"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an orphaned well on unleased federally owned land; or</text></clause> <clause id="HD525D379FD234C22B2D917ACA7A08992"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an orphaned well located on an existing lease on federally owned land for the reclamation of which the lessee is not legally responsible; and</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H95E51443DBBF43F18C821DB924A3268E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall develop a program to provide reimbursement of 115 percent of the reasonable actual costs of remediating, reclaiming, and closing the orphaned well, through credits against the Federal share of royalties or other means.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H03FBEDFF7D814478BA56DF8EF6FA6EED"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Effect of remediation, reclamation, or closure of well pursuant to an approved remediation plan</header> <subparagraph id="HC46422BC7A7E4C95AB1940148CFBD582"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Definition of remediating party</header><text>In this paragraph the term <term>remediating party</term> means a person who remediates, reclaims, or closes an abandoned, orphaned, or idled well pursuant to this subsection.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC94AAB6CC5934D2EB0B4C84F6462E1B5"><enum>(B)</enum><header>General Rule</header><text>A remediating party who remediates, reclaims, or closes an abandoned, orphaned, or idled well in accordance with a detailed written remediation plan approved by the Secretary under this subsection, shall be immune from civil liability under Federal environmental laws, for—</text> <clause id="HE95B43984C714D81B9C48D43057FC6C3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>pre-existing environmental conditions at or associated with the well, unless the remediating party owns or operates, in the past owned or operated, or is related to a person that owns or operates or in the past owned or operated, the well or the land on which the well is located; or</text></clause> <clause id="HF29A83A8720747C29046CFB5C0A7B2B7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any remaining releases of pollutants from the well during or after completion of the remediation, reclamation, or closure of the well, unless the remediating party causes increased pollution as a result of activities that are not in accordance with the approved remediation plan.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE41F6A8A541647A29B00DAA0B4B355CF"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Limitations</header><text>Nothing in this section shall limit in any way the liability of a remediating party for injury, damage, or pollution resulting from the remediating party’s acts or omissions that are not in accordance with the approved remediation plan, are reckless or willful, constitute gross negligence or wanton misconduct, or are unlawful.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H455F77C615AF4768BEF33476B91B46AB"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>The Secretary may issue such regulations as are appropriate to carry out this subsection.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H697B2DEA9EC84F95B5553C28CAEE27C1"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header> <paragraph id="HB04356ED41204296925189D91F8DB177"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In General</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA71B68CE10C544F7A9743DA9CDB78019"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use</header><text>Of the amounts authorized under paragraph (1), $5,000,000 are authorized for each fiscal year for activities under subsection (f).</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="HB59437CD6DB041738168EEB89E656785"><enum>319.</enum><header>Combined hydrocarbon leasing</header> <subsection id="HB63E1AB08174497E9D44BAB1F189384"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Special provisions regarding leasing</header><text>Section 17(b)(2) of the <act-name parsable-cite="MLA">Mineral Leasing Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/226">30 U.S.C. 226(b)(2)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H1E9EFD5E1ACF406BB8D7E65F9EDB7C5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>(A)</quote> after <quote>(2)</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5FE13C9A26304648AC3959843B43F0C0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HD9000594EAF045DBBB3F076FE855C751"> <subparagraph indent="up2" id="H4467DDBF6F354C3BA532121BDB36178E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>For any area that contains any combination of tar sand and oil or gas (or both), the Secretary may issue under this Act, separately—</text> <clause id="H926A483233AF42F5A934E55200FE0005"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a lease for exploration for and extraction of tar sand; and</text></clause> <clause id="H3763F46C1CDC4AFFA7006B6418D9EAFC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a lease for exploration for and development of oil and gas.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph indent="up2" id="H2AF4DF0678C64946B000E290CBA8CDD7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>A lease issued for tar sand shall be issued using the same bidding process, annual rental, and posting period as a lease issued for oil and gas, except that the minimum acceptable bid required for a lease issued for tar sand shall be $2 per acre.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph indent="up2" id="HE432A32DC717461889ABAC7284C4981F"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The Secretary may waive, suspend, or alter any requirement under section 26 that a permittee under a permit authorizing prospecting for tar sand must exercise due diligence, to promote any resource covered by a combined hydrocarbon lease.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H4F6D51753F48455B999E4954517CE314"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>Section 17(b)(1)(B) of the <act-name parsable-cite="MLA">Mineral Leasing Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/226">30 U.S.C. 226(b)(1)(B)</external-xref>) is amended in the second sentence by inserting <quote>, subject to paragraph (2)(B),</quote> after <quote>Secretary</quote>.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H3B238DA715824694005246FE90B49339"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>Not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue final regulations to implement this section.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H1295C7ED532947F99E2106F69EA5B6D4"><enum>320.</enum><header>Liquified natural gas</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 3 of the Natural Gas Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/717b">15 U.S.C. 717b</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H80B4EB6F3DC445C0913FF0E6359D3EB"> <subsection id="HB87F4B11102F4DD49DAA9AC82622426"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Limitation on Commission authority</header><text>If an applicant under this section proposes to construct or expand a liquified natural gas terminal either onshore or in State waters for the purpose of importing liquified natural gas into the United States, the Commission shall not deny or condition the application solely on the basis that the applicant proposes to utilize the terminal exclusively or partially for gas that the applicant or any affiliate thereof will supply thereto. In all other respects, subsection (a) shall remain applicable to any such proposal.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section> <section id="H09FF548B8EF54EFEA6208FB5E2F0D542"><enum>321.</enum><header>Alternate energy-related uses on the outer Continental Shelf</header> <subsection id="HCC328561E87D4A6FA56849A76E35E1B1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Amendment to Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act</header><text>Section 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1337">43 U.S.C. 1337</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HFBCC0D21FD6D4044B7AAA79849AACEF7"> <subsection id="HBF5E3B01BD00424396C444B769DEA0AB"><enum>(p)</enum><header>Leases, easements, or rights-of-way for energy and related purposes</header> <paragraph id="H577B5AAE6E9241BF86FBAE49EB912C23"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In General</header><text>The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating and other relevant departments and agencies of the Federal Government, may grant a lease, easement, or right-of-way on the outer Continental Shelf for activities not otherwise authorized in this Act, the Deepwater Port Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1501">33 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.</external-xref>), or the Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Act of 1980 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9101">42 U.S.C. 9101 et seq.</external-xref>), or other applicable law, if those activities—</text> <subparagraph id="HBCECA604E39749EF802BC2BC7D5F335F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>support exploration, development, production, transportation, or storage of oil, natural gas, or other minerals;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H483692BBF1EA48D0002D568873E3ADD4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>produce or support production, transportation, or transmission of energy from sources other than oil and gas; or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7270F857C0594356A4E7E8A718A1ED17"><enum>(C)</enum><text>use, for energy-related or marine-related purposes, facilities currently or previously used for activities authorized under this Act.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H145DE78EA0144BDEADE142C357A4775E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Payments</header><text>The Secretary shall establish reasonable forms of payments for any easement or right-of-way granted under this subsection. Such payments shall not be assessed on the basis of throughput or production. The Secretary may establish fees, rentals, bonus, or other payments by rule or by agreement with the party to which the lease, easement, or right-of-way is granted.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5C07D6DCC59D4DF8BCCED7D9F1BB439B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>Before exercising authority under this subsection, the Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of Defense and other appropriate agencies concerning issues related to national security and navigational obstruction.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7AA34E03223B483A8E4352660632807C"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Competitive or noncompetitive basis</header> <subparagraph id="HBB075D88AFEE4F77AB0046ED2485A5D0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In General</header><text>The Secretary may issue a lease, easement, or right-of-way for energy and related purposes as described in paragraph (1) on a competitive or noncompetitive basis.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5095D9D3AC0048B6863BA4D414D3500"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In determining whether a lease, easement, or right-of-way shall be granted competitively or noncompetitively, the Secretary shall consider such factors as—</text> <clause id="H8CF0A33D8A8945E686B67EFE5505C03F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>prevention of waste and conservation of natural resources;</text></clause> <clause id="H38CE6FC68CFC4F57B0F3AC5943BFD604"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the economic viability of an energy project;</text></clause> <clause id="HBE0FBF51466C4384BED5AEAD7CEB1282"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>protection of the environment;</text></clause> <clause id="H1448166B4ADE4343817CBE40EDBB2324"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the national interest and national security;</text></clause> <clause id="H7A99F11F9F7A41D689BB6282D31FBBC2"><enum>(v)</enum><text>human safety;</text></clause> <clause id="H6AAB9B3CEBCC4B3ABD31DBE7E19057BD"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>protection of correlative rights; and</text></clause> <clause id="HC97EC3BE4EA94A6A86247661AA44E4D9"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>potential return for the lease, easement, or right-of-way.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD66FB8FBCC7F4C68A4900072509F4358"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of the Energy Policy Act of 2003, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating and other relevant agencies of the Federal Government and affected States, shall issue any necessary regulations to ensure safety, protection of the environment, prevention of waste, and conservation of the natural resources of the outer Continental Shelf, protection of national security interests, and protection of correlative rights in the outer Continental Shelf.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7C942E0FFA9547D1B2F199326FE997D"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Security</header><text>The Secretary shall require the holder of a lease, easement, or right-of-way granted under this subsection to furnish a surety bond or other form of security, as prescribed by the Secretary, and to comply with such other requirements as the Secretary considers necessary to protect the interests of the United States.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H98C8C8E7044D4329B69710E4D0F3EF00"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Effect of subsection</header><text>Nothing in this subsection displaces, supersedes, limits, or modifies the jurisdiction, responsibility, or authority of any Federal or State agency under any other Federal law.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6C348168C1BD442897B0BF91FBD20097"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>This subsection does not apply to any area on the outer Continental Shelf designated as a National Marine Sanctuary.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="HA13F288D092B45A1AB5642B772E39462"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>Section 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1337">43 U.S.C. 1337</external-xref>) is amended by striking the section heading and inserting the following: <quote><header-in-text level="subsection">Leases, Easements, and Rights-of-Way on the Outer Continental Shelf</header-in-text>.—</quote>.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H7DA174371B1F4A80A7947EF5E3847BB4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Savings provision</header><text>Nothing in the amendment made by subsection (a) requires, with respect to any project—</text> <paragraph id="H8F2509A586374E089F305C69AA4733D3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>for which offshore test facilities have been constructed before the date of enactment of this Act; or</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB87DFD0B3DC44DF7A1A86006D95BE142"><enum>(2)</enum><text>for which a request for proposals has been issued by a public authority,</text></paragraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="subsection">any resubmittal of documents previously submitted or any reauthorization of actions previously authorized.</continuation-text></subsection></section> <section id="H0E9FE50CE15B49ED804E1C68D416BD75"><enum>322.</enum><header>Preservation of geological and geophysical data</header> <subsection id="H107EF5EA91BA4FF682EAF1649C109834"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Short title</header><text>This section may be cited as the <quote><short-title>National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program Act of 2004</short-title></quote>.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H1B28873F2EDA41F68D4DACB909D461C3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Program</header><text>The Secretary shall carry out a National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program in accordance with this section—</text> <paragraph id="HC3464DDA2C7F45AABAD5916200B1BEFB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to archive geologic, geophysical, and engineering data, maps, well logs, and samples;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDC8663A3EFC04CA091244B8E00013853"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to provide a national catalog of such archival material; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9BB80E1AD5524AB1BD51A6D21EC42884"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to provide technical and financial assistance related to the archival material.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HC952523C9BDD4DBBB9C7C0001E6E88FF"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Plan</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a plan for the implementation of the Program.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H6F3DA9009A804FF09BE223FF39EDF984"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Data archive system</header> <paragraph id="H435F8BC555744E59B08F108C1DDCC4A1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary shall establish, as a component of the Program, a data archive system to provide for the storage, preservation, and archiving of subsurface, surface, geological, geophysical, and engineering data and samples. The Secretary, in consultation with the Advisory Committee, shall develop guidelines relating to the data archive system, including the types of data and samples to be preserved.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC4424B205CC14809B6D724E0D59E755"><enum>(2)</enum><header>System components</header><text>The system shall be comprised of State agencies that elect to be part of the system and agencies within the Department of the Interior that maintain geological and geophysical data and samples that are designated by the Secretary in accordance with this subsection. The Program shall provide for the storage of data and samples through data repositories operated by such agencies.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0186149D284243BFB923B8992626DD16"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Limitation of designation</header><text>The Secretary may not designate a State agency as a component of the data archive system unless that agency is the agency that acts as the geological survey in the State.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H82DDC7FEDC234F4E8F7F152531905C1B"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Data from Federal land</header><text>The data archive system shall provide for the archiving of relevant subsurface data and samples obtained from Federal land—</text> <subparagraph id="H2996998901FE4F7580A4E1B65F61E806"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the most appropriate repository designated under paragraph (2), with preference being given to archiving data in the State in which the data were collected; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7F202FAD49154045BA25D24BAA0A163"><enum>(B)</enum><text>consistent with all applicable law and requirements relating to confidentiality and proprietary data.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HFF846C270BFE4D00B0B3FB9C8B398CA3"><enum>(e)</enum><header>National catalog</header> <paragraph id="H239DACB2079D45F9AF3FCA00B894F250"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In General</header><text>As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop and maintain, as a component of the Program, a national catalog that identifies—</text> <subparagraph id="H12E413F0E0264CEC94C0214BB0AB4C8F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>data and samples available in the data archive system established under subsection (d);</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H476EEBE5FDBB4BFDAACB548806625D00"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the repository for particular material in the system; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8F84584FB0914DFA85AC385E85EBC14D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the means of accessing the material.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0C27E2BD73BD4E3DB866549D001CF400"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>The Secretary shall make the national catalog accessible to the public on the site of the Survey on the Internet, consistent with all applicable requirements related to confidentiality and proprietary data.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H28F007D665504E38AF8E57E0C4B11615"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Advisory Committee</header> <paragraph id="HB8DD29793F424723BB7325BF4EA7B14"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In General</header><text>The Advisory Committee shall advise the Secretary on planning and implementation of the Program.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HAD45ECB17966484EA6823CDE1C128C9F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>New duties</header><text>In addition to its duties under the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/31a">43 U.S.C. 31a et seq.</external-xref>), the Advisory Committee shall perform the following duties:</text> <subparagraph id="HD8D994F3F9F440D7B64E41F3F786DAC6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Advise the Secretary on developing guidelines and procedures for providing assistance for facilities under subsection (g)(1).</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H72AC7BD764C44F86B267BC293FD3C484"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Review and critique the draft implementation plan prepared by the Secretary under subsection (c).</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFB39A8903E5C4A67B8B774B7529850DC"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Identify useful studies of data archived under the Program that will advance understanding of the Nation’s energy and mineral resources, geologic hazards, and engineering geology.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA90A72D357AE47ABA63CD7D34B2F9433"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Review the progress of the Program in archiving significant data and preventing the loss of such data, and the scientific progress of the studies funded under the Program.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H08AB62FA957F402900EBC0BC5934A051"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Include in the annual report to the Secretary required under section 5(b)(3) of the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/31d">43 U.S.C. 31d(b)(3)</external-xref>) an evaluation of the progress of the Program toward fulfilling the purposes of the Program under subsection (b).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H405C38A92C8443CE96AF2F5F4FDB379"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Financial assistance</header> <paragraph id="HDEADC866F5BE4DD49F1BE1B3EF461850"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Archive facilities</header><text>Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary shall provide financial assistance to a State agency that is designated under subsection (d)(2) for providing facilities to archive energy material.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2DAC115AD476414F95C0A8F755A84995"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Studies</header><text>Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary shall provide financial assistance to any State agency designated under subsection (d)(2) for studies and technical assistance activities that enhance understanding, interpretation, and use of materials archived in the data archive system established under subsection (d).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3097BF4F4CAE408A8D69ABFFFF4D348B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Federal share</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of an activity carried out with assistance under this subsection shall be not more than 50 percent of the total cost of the activity.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H43553F8E6BDA429693D556A1EFFF0052"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Private contributions</header><text>The Secretary shall apply to the non-Federal share of the cost of an activity carried out with assistance under this subsection the value of private contributions of property and services used for that activity.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H1D2702B26E0247758F00825524B0A4DD"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The Secretary shall include in each report under section 8 of the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/31g">43 U.S.C. 31g</external-xref>)—</text> <paragraph id="HB2C92CCC757740E09690F84F009B75CC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a description of the status of the Program;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF5E055783CEC4F07AE6E8EA4567EEC3C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an evaluation of the progress achieved in developing the Program during the period covered by the report; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H399C9F16D0EB4D9285D27100944CD1C2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>any recommendations for legislative or other action the Secretary considers necessary and appropriate to fulfill the purposes of the Program under subsection (b).</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H678BA1F0999346739B2E7BEBBF528C19"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Maintenance of State effort</header><text>It is the intent of Congress that the States not use this section as an opportunity to reduce State resources applied to the activities that are the subject of the Program.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H308E3EF8F5FB48BF9C022E79858D661C"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text> <paragraph id="HB6290E1629B44BC7A0DFFC80304D0015"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Advisory Committee</header><text>The term <term>Advisory Committee</term> means the advisory committee established under section 5 of the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/31d">43 U.S.C. 31d</external-xref>).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H45A3B443F33C4AA5B6C738C5255627AD"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Program</header><text>The term <term>Program</term> means the National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program carried out under this section.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H717D9EC349A249799813E2B75642F904"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Geological Survey.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4A076EE6BDA34AB9AE876E493E962129"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Survey</header><text>The term <term>Survey</term> means the United States Geological Survey.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HFA7AEB7DC1ED4873BF3FF3786275D2AB"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 through 2008.</text></subsection></section> <section id="HC5823813D92248D78C00D771C4A9484"><enum>323.</enum><header>Oil and gas lease acreage limitations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 27(d)(1) of the <act-name parsable-cite="MLA">Mineral Leasing Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/184">30 U.S.C. 184(d)(1)</external-xref>) is amended by inserting after <quote>acreage held in special tar sand areas</quote> the following: <quote>, and acreage under any lease any portion of which has been committed to a federally approved unit or cooperative plan or communitization agreement or for which royalty (including compensatory royalty or royalty in-kind) was paid in the preceding calendar year,</quote>.</text></section> <section id="H36D27EDD0E934A8BBF01FA17CB4527ED"><enum>324.</enum><header>Assessment of dependence of State of Hawaii on oil</header> <subsection id="H08694FE104184CD2AA102D64F2C9813F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Assessment</header><text>The Secretary of Energy shall assess the economic implication of the dependence of the State of Hawaii on oil as the principal source of energy for the State, including—</text> <paragraph id="HD85EE97E6F694E738106793668E6666E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the short- and long-term prospects for crude oil supply disruption and price volatility and potential impacts on the economy of Hawaii;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF9A7CC8AC3834B110028CC4F9EAAF2CD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the economic relationship between oil-fired generation of electricity from residual fuel and refined petroleum products consumed for ground, marine, and air transportation;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6ED9A9453216499097412DDA05DF4FFE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the technical and economic feasibility of increasing the contribution of renewable energy resources for generation of electricity, on an island-by-island basis, including—</text> <subparagraph id="HFF28DB20DE034A0E00407FF827F14E5C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>siting and facility configuration;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H96438FB6557D4E1592A9B25DF231C069"><enum>(B)</enum><text>environmental, operational, and safety considerations;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA98382452BA343A7803343969334E23B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the availability of technology;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H20FBBB4C675C46C0BEA9202C72CA16D3"><enum>(D)</enum><text>effects on the utility system including reliability;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBF4B93E492EE45DB94115760F6CFC2F1"><enum>(E)</enum><text>infrastructure and transport requirements;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBB656A43A937415CA84E4F430098EC31"><enum>(F)</enum><text>community support; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HEC924C5089A54D70A56BCA8300801896"><enum>(G)</enum><text>other factors affecting the economic impact of such an increase and any effect on the economic relationship described in paragraph (2);</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H105A464BC1F4493BABBE7B49FE0035CF"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the technical and economic feasibility of using liquified natural gas to displace residual fuel oil for electric generation, including neighbor island opportunities, and the effect of the displacement on the economic relationship described in paragraph (2), including—</text> <subparagraph id="H56B6FE9FA7DB48A59EA2D7E2E83D272F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the availability of supply;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA75D21F98ADA427E99D87FA6185100EF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>siting and facility configuration for onshore and offshore liquified natural gas receiving terminals;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3C9C0CE83AEC416BB4859638A775C141"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the factors described in subparagraphs (B) through (F) of paragraph (3); and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6914C286F0D14BD0958F84DE423B9299"><enum>(D)</enum><text>other economic factors;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA7E1E4C0D24A43D3AAFB043436D0BCC8"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the technical and economic feasibility of using renewable energy sources (including hydrogen) for ground, marine, and air transportation energy applications to displace the use of refined petroleum products, on an island-by-island basis, and the economic impact of the displacement on the relationship described in (2); and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H52E6FB8EBB55431197F1F61112DFA75C"><enum>(6)</enum><text>an island-by-island approach to—</text> <subparagraph id="H8F4423B62D4D4971BBC2922E65F026E1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the development of hydrogen from renewable resources; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD22AE00F873A4FAB9BAD4207C9FEFAFA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the application of hydrogen to the energy needs of Hawaii</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H7EA2750852C246FB8414F4A9C5642067"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contracting authority</header><text>The Secretary of Energy may carry out the assessment under subsection (a) directly or, in whole or in part, through 1 or more contracts with qualified public or private entities.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H4BEDED9F2D774B74A3B6DF80065D3520"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 300 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall prepare, in consultation with agencies of the State of Hawaii and other stakeholders, as appropriate, and submit to Congress, a report detailing the findings, conclusions, and recommendations resulting from the assessment.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H8D63190D18EF4AFCAFC566E8E7218BCA"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H8FA2F48D9D0C4F09A2E0C670710777FF"><enum>325.</enum><header>Deadline for decision on appeals of consistency determination under the <act-name parsable-cite="CZMA72">Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972</act-name></header> <subsection id="H5A4D78C8360F402480B285C33102DDE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In General</header><text>Section 319 of the <act-name parsable-cite="CZMA72">Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1465">16 U.S.C. 1465</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="traditional" act-name="Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972" id="HD7B0CE0B9FDC40E8AB678E891FD1CDFB"> <section id="H84D7A08D786D4053B695E9F186E9F658"><enum>319.</enum><header>Appeals to the Secretary</header> <subsection display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HC743ACFA8CCE4F07BC9D7FEA2E888377"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Notice</header><text>The Secretary shall publish an initial notice in the Federal Register not later than 30 days after the date of the filing of any appeal to the Secretary of a consistency determination under section 307.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HAA1AE9D245884DD5BE67147255008C5E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Closure of record</header> <paragraph id="H9F5FA1C2884949CD00335C1BEAC600C5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In General</header><text>Not later than the end of the 120-day period beginning on the date of publication of an initial notice under subsection (a), the Secretary shall receive no more filings on the appeal and the administrative record regarding the appeal shall be closed.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDFFFDB07101C4988A44DCFC8BDC8176E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Notice</header><text>Upon the closure of the administrative record, the Secretary shall immediately publish a notice that the administrative record has been closed.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HC42C4AD40FC245C889EAAFBA5104DBCB"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Deadline for decision</header><text>The Secretary shall issue a decision in any appeal filed under section 307 not later than 120 days after the closure of the administrative record.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HA944570191014A0487C2FE5F6DF51379"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Application</header><text>This section applies to appeals initiated by the Secretary and appeals filed by an applicant.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="HCE9AEDEA58EA4C3F8302DE6E203E826"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Application</header> <paragraph id="HF8B6706F7FC545508E0570AD35B2657B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In General</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any appeal initiated or filed before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H59C6622C6F424B9F8178F36DA5A5EC71"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>Subsection (a) of section 319 of the <act-name parsable-cite="CZMA72">Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972</act-name> (as amended by subsection (a)) shall not apply with respect to an appeal initiated or filed before the date of enactment of this Act.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H1307747C08DE41DABCB3391E9F7E48BE"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Closure of record for appeal filed before date of enactment</header><text>Notwithstanding section 319(b)(1) of the <act-name parsable-cite="CZMA72">Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972</act-name> (as amended by this section), in the case of an appeal of a consistency determination under section 307 of that Act initiated or filed before the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall receive no more filings on the appeal and the administrative record regarding the appeal shall be closed not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H81EAA82D5FFE4471B1906E98BCD36FF8"><enum>326.</enum><header>Reimbursement for costs of NEPA analyses, documentation, and studies</header> <subsection id="H00FD47CB77E54D9D9B008C4EB3CC13BE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In General</header><text>The <act-name parsable-cite="MLA">Mineral Leasing Act</act-name> is amended by inserting after section 37 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/193">30 U.S.C. 193</external-xref>) the following:</text> <quoted-block style="traditional" act-name="Mineral Leasing Act" id="H93B7202BD1094C60B8B2C9B95B47ED53"> <section id="HB88F91A01CFC4474B5F1EDB450E53922"><enum>38.</enum><header>Reimbursement for costs of certain analyses, documentation, and studies</header> <subsection display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H8437DA318049418E817BD0CFEC990055"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In General</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior may reimburse a person that is a lessee, operator, operating rights owner, or applicant for any lease under this Act for reasonable amounts paid by the person for preparation for the Secretary by a contractor or other person selected by the Secretary of any project-level analysis, documentation, or related study required pursuant to the <act-name parsable-cite="NEPA69">National Environmental Policy Act of 1969</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>) with respect to the lease.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HDD4E5B03E6504D20819DB47478B2FDAF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conditions</header><text>The Secretary may provide reimbursement under subsection (a) only if—</text> <paragraph id="H8645C0FE39084268855BB952C2AD0216"><enum>(1)</enum><text>adequate funding to enable the Secretary to timely prepare the analysis, documentation, or related study is not appropriated;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8940C61A2E9C4D819237915FF73B7F27"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the person paid the costs voluntarily;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA1E83BB768BC455581241C56088B36E5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the person maintains records of its costs in accordance with regulations issued by the Secretary;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9CE6AFBD763D496EAD3BAA285F00A186"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the reimbursement is in the form of a reduction in the Federal share of the royalty required to be paid for the lease for which the analysis, documentation, or related study is conducted, and is agreed to by the Secretary and the person reimbursed prior to commencing the analysis, documentation, or related study; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H913711FC44CD4F5FBA44F89B2718758E"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the agreement required under paragraph (4) contains provisions—</text> <subparagraph id="H8F48DC8B00394C77AA0782D3D02D7042"><enum>(A)</enum><text>reducing royalties owed on lease production based on market prices;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4FA27C38B67346778CD485B3F567A155"><enum>(B)</enum><text>stipulating an automatic termination of the royalty reduction upon recovery of documented costs; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA2C6B6E05D3C4C11B357C093DED44798"><enum>(C)</enum><text>providing a process by which the lessee may seek reimbursement for circumstances in which production from the specified lease is not possible.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H420012A446FC483CA18134068211B6A9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Application</header><text>The amendment made by this section shall apply with respect to an analysis, documentation, or a related study conducted on or after the date of enactment of this Act for any lease entered into before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H588D409D8C0346F9BDC7E935B42D05D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Deadline for regulations</header><text>The Secretary shall issue regulations implementing the amendment made by this section by not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.</text></subsection></section> <section id="HD4EFE8651D2D4D5EB016D9307EC5CAEB"><enum>327.</enum><header>Hydraulic fracturing</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Paragraph (1) of section 1421(d) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300h">42 U.S.C. 300h(d)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block id="HB0391F1787EE43CBB6F412553876D363"> <paragraph id="H2EF1EAD6015E4F5A91A24EF7DAEF055B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Underground injection</header><text>The term <term>underground injection</term>—</text> <subparagraph id="H288EA9B09B3F49DF88E9DB7D84D8251"><enum>(A)</enum><text>means the subsurface emplacement of fluids by well injection; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5EFEAEDBECB7478494227B94312F0053"><enum>(B)</enum><text>excludes—</text> <clause id="H02192BF3C463461EA789761EC7BC801E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the underground injection of natural gas for purposes of storage; and</text></clause> <clause id="HE7235E1583BA4620981C8D436004EAFE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the underground injection of fluids or propping agents pursuant to hydraulic fracturing operations related to oil or gas production activities.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section> <section id="H184867997DEB4816BB35EEEA723922FB"><enum>328.</enum><header>Oil and gas exploration and production defined</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 502 of the <act-name parsable-cite="FWPCA">Federal Water Pollution Control Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1362">33 U.S.C. 1362</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block act-name="Federal Water Pollution Control Act" id="H11CA72F02B4A40119E02A1D8D21D2BF1"> <paragraph id="H90B8EFD3338B4B92A6986C9B01686051"><enum>(24)</enum><header>Oil and gas exploration and production</header><text>The term <term>oil and gas exploration, production, processing, or treatment operations or transmission facilities</term> means all field activities or operations associated with exploration, production, processing, or treatment operations, or transmission facilities, including activities necessary to prepare a site for drilling and for the movement and placement of drilling equipment, whether or not such field activities or operations may be considered to be construction activities.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section> <section id="HBFD820C0C6B54F98B22C83A63C90928D"><enum>329.</enum><header>Outer Continental Shelf provisions</header> <subsection id="H961088ED995947198B598ECEF94703E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Storage on the outer Continental Shelf</header><text>Section 5(a)(5) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1334">43 U.S.C. 1334(a)(5)</external-xref>) is amended by inserting <quote>from any source</quote> after <quote>oil and gas</quote>.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H0256F6EE666242958D76928E39AF7B87"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Deepwater projects</header><text>Section 6 of the Deepwater Port Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1505">33 U.S.C. 1505</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H7DD9C57DE66D49808907325D961CA27F"> <subsection id="H929E37357791408AB856A0A8348B4668"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Reliance on activities of other agencies</header><text>In fulfilling the requirements of section 5(f)—</text> <paragraph id="H0BE258C9FF544AA984DE365E099F3C8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to the extent that other Federal agencies have prepared environmental impact statements, are conducting studies, or are monitoring the affected human, marine, or coastal environment, the Secretary may use the information derived from those activities in lieu of directly conducting such activities; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5C2E6B0DC9FE4963B7C6911301EB3B5E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Secretary may use information obtained from any State or local government or from any person.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="HD06D4897FD7545A5B846B7454EB5394"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Natural gas defined</header><text>Section 3(13) of the Deepwater Port Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1502">33 U.S.C. 1502(13)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block id="H0AB9FE88DE3F437EBAC68F0861C59C88"> <paragraph id="HB62D58D9FF294A43A840F12BF3902C61"><enum>(13)</enum><text>natural gas means—</text> <subparagraph id="H10102E550B9341738898CDDA2B770042"><enum>(A)</enum><text>natural gas unmixed; or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA7AD888B4E0842A300005E516765A4C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any mixture of natural or artificial gas, including compressed or liquefied natural gas, natural gas liquids, liquefied petroleum gas, and condensate recovered from natural gas;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section> <section id="HBA615A8040FB4157BF57C710770030C9"><enum>330.</enum><header>Appeals relating to pipeline construction or offshore mineral development projects</header> <subsection id="H4375817F14D3418800AB4815002708E3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Agency of record, pipeline construction projects</header><text>Any Federal administrative agency proceeding that is an appeal or review under section 319 of the <act-name parsable-cite="CZMA72">Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1465">16 U.S.C. 1465</external-xref>), as amended by this Act, related to Federal authority for an interstate natural gas pipeline construction project, including construction of natural gas storage and liquefied natural gas facilities, shall use as its exclusive record for all purposes the record compiled by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission pursuant to the Commission’s proceeding under sections 3 and 7 of the Natural Gas Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/717b">15 U.S.C. 717b</external-xref>, 717f).</text></subsection> <subsection id="H1CCF51B29EAC41D9B962EADB22F8935"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sense of Congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that all Federal and State agencies with jurisdiction over interstate natural gas pipeline construction activities should coordinate their proceedings within the timeframes established by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission when the Commission is acting under sections 3 and 7 of the Natural Gas Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/717b">15 U.S.C. 717b</external-xref>, 717f) to determine whether a certificate of public convenience and necessity should be issued for a proposed interstate natural gas pipeline.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HACEBD59C8C5649D8B1F92E8B1761F651"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Agency of record, offshore mineral development projects</header><text>Any Federal administrative agency proceeding that is an appeal or review under section 319 of the <act-name parsable-cite="CZMA72">Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1465">16 U.S.C. 1465</external-xref>), as amended by this Act, related to Federal authority for the permitting, approval, or other authorization of energy projects, including projects to explore, develop, or produce mineral resources in or underlying the outer Continental Shelf shall use as its exclusive record for all purposes (except for the filing of pleadings) the record compiled by the relevant Federal permitting agency.</text></subsection></section> <section id="HC954E6B53131440CBFF01E69A58E6BAF"><enum>331.</enum><header>Bilateral international oil supply agreements</header> <subsection id="H0AFC6D259B9148ACB600F792778D207D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In General</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President may export oil to, or secure oil for, any country pursuant to a bilateral international oil supply agreement entered into by the United States with the country before June 25, 1979, or to any country pursuant to the International Emergency Oil Sharing Plan of the International Energy Agency.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HF2C727D646B9455186DD01D4A128DEF5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Memorandum of Agreement</header><text>The following agreements are deemed to have entered into force by operation of law and are deemed to have no termination date:</text> <paragraph id="H29DEBFE54E4549BE8C339E9934FB034B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The agreement entitled <quote>Agreement amending and extending the memorandum of agreement of June 22, 1979</quote>, entered into force November 13, 1994 (TIAS 12580).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8018DD041876448FBD5904D9064C30D7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The agreement entitled <quote>Agreement amending the contingency implementing arrangements of October 17, 1980</quote>, entered into force June 27, 1995 (TIAS 12670).</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="HC462FAFAA8EE4752AF2679BFCC6593F0"><enum>332.</enum><header>Natural gas market reform</header> <subsection id="H6B3265FE6A78405CB791AB3166268E01"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Clarification of existing CFTC authority</header> <paragraph id="H38C37B14E49A4B13AAAF6B8E6C2D83D9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>False reporting</header><text>Section 9(a)(2) of the <act-name parsable-cite="COMEX">Commodity Exchange Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/13">7 U.S.C. 13(a)(2)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>false or misleading or knowingly inaccurate reports</quote> and inserting <quote>knowingly false or knowingly misleading or knowingly inaccurate reports</quote>.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H355AA28BEDB64CF998006F201147CD41"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Commission administrative and civil authority</header><text>Section 9 of the <act-name parsable-cite="COMEX">Commodity Exchange Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/13">7 U.S.C. 13</external-xref>) is amended by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (e), and adding:</text> <quoted-block act-name="Commodity Exchange Act" id="H8E7145CFFD8F4F50922FAE24D100BC00"> <subsection id="H257B947AB5DD4FBAB618E7B103759C98"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Commission administrative and civil authority</header><text>The Commission may bring administrative or civil actions as provided in this Act against any person for a violation of any provision of this section including, but not limited to, false reporting under subsection (a)(2).</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0256976EFC134B8C984DCD2860C80328"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Effect of amendments</header><text>The amendments made by paragraphs (1) and (2) restate, without substantive change, existing burden of proof provisions and existing Commission civil enforcement authority, respectively. These clarifying changes do not alter any existing burden of proof or grant any new statutory authority. The provisions of this section, as restated herein, continue to apply to any action pending on or commenced after the date of enactment of this Act for any act, omission, or violation occurring before, on, or after, such date of enactment.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H93D06D91A10A4F7CBF8EF12741FD4165"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Fraud authority</header><text>Section 4b of the <act-name parsable-cite="COMEX">Commodity Exchange Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6b">7 U.S.C. 6b</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HA39FA5C9451C42EEA32024D954487E60"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (c) and (d), respectively; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H69556B8ED2A243AA922B6852C3F1A537"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H644EF2467DEB427FACAA9CD212369322"> <subsection id="HD9E68A520ACD4301ABCB59000029D085"><enum>(a)</enum><text>It shall be unlawful—</text> <paragraph id="H9E7FE27B249A47729DC1C517DB657E9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>for any person, in or in connection with any order to make, or the making of, any contract of sale of any commodity for future delivery or in interstate commerce, that is made, or to be made, on or subject to the rules of a designated contract market, for or on behalf of any other person; or</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3D0D728F998A4AAC9D7D8DE2628B8107"><enum>(2)</enum><text>for any person, in or in connection with any order to make, or the making of, any contract of sale of any commodity for future delivery, or other agreement, contract, or transaction subject to section 5a(g) (1) and (2) of this Act, that is made, or to be made, for or on behalf of, or with, any other person, other than on or subject to the rules of a designated contract market—</text> <subparagraph id="H53056C828FE041388C924E826FC2C97"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to cheat or defraud or attempt to cheat or defraud such other person;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8F97E63645ED4AF6B31F7393290091D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>willfully to make or cause to be made to such other person any false report or statement or willfully to enter or cause to be entered for such other person any false record;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7F8E75EF2DC04E01BFD6E1B073BAF047"><enum>(C)</enum><text>willfully to deceive or attempt to deceive such other person by any means whatsoever in regard to any order or contract or the disposition or execution of any order or contract, or in regard to any act of agency performed, with respect to any order or contract for or, in the case of subsection (a)(2), with such other person; or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6D386D5EED87429E956CAE5517D8CE35"><enum>(D)</enum> <clause display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H8FF5C0D0639548E2B2000177C48C5E9C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to bucket an order if such order is either represented by such person as an order to be executed, or required to be executed, on or subject to the rules of a designated contract market; or</text></clause> <clause indent="up1" id="HE63325A7B84B409799F941657D155253"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to fill an order by offset against the order or orders of any other person, or willfully and knowingly and without the prior consent of such other person to become the buyer in respect to any selling order of such other person, or become the seller in respect to any buying order of such other person, if such order is either represented by such person as an order to be executed, or required to be executed, on or subject to the rules of a designated contract market.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H7FFAF7A0432741BA8959F48C79503762"><enum>(b)</enum><text>Subsection (a)(2) shall not obligate any person, in connection with a transaction in a contract of sale of a commodity for future delivery, or other agreement, contract or transaction subject to section 5a(g) (1) and (2) of this Act, with another person, to disclose to such other person nonpublic information that may be material to the market price of such commodity or transaction, except as necessary to make any statement made to such other person in connection with such transaction, not misleading in any material respect.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HC81A3BA0BD88411D8435CF9249466C56"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Jurisdiction of the CFTC</header><text>The Natural Gas Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/717">15 U.S.C. 717 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end:</text> <quoted-block id="HEABB9A01B42C4711BB94D45088F59B41"> <section id="H5A28C8D4B7C54EC4B7B8D56968F7F9ED"><enum>26.</enum><header>Jurisdiction</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act shall not affect the exclusive jurisdiction of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission with respect to accounts, agreements, contracts, or transactions in commodities under the <act-name parsable-cite="COMEX">Commodity Exchange Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1">7 U.S.C. 1 et seq.</external-xref>). Any request for information by the Commission to a designated contract market, registered derivatives transaction execution facility, board of trade, exchange, or market involving accounts, agreements, contracts, or transactions in commodities (including natural gas, electricity, and other energy commodities) within the exclusive jurisdiction of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission shall be directed to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, which shall cooperate in responding to any information request by the Commission.</text></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H97D09F6EE2B641F893C373C772EE4ECD"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Increased penalties</header><text>Section 21 of the Natural Gas Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/717t">15 U.S.C. 717t</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H1DB6A8D7BF744A9CBC962833D3F9DAE6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text> <subparagraph id="H35AC87A75AF5412D0084D4DAB584505E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>$5,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$1,000,000</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H39F78098C49D4E10AF405DA8A1FE515D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>two years</quote> and inserting <quote>5 years</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC66A302BBF094A19B972D614C490F107"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b), by striking <quote>$500</quote> and inserting <quote>$50,000</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H874001941E814C62A33450001826E968"><enum>333.</enum><header>Natural gas market transparency</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C 717 et seq.) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H0640D1FD151B413281B639697C17ACD3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating section 24 as section 25; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBC6C4EDEDF4B4F4C9D3DE4AAECC45C1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after section 23 the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H57D93EAD3D384B6700AFCBB0424BF539"> <section id="HB07EA1E28BCE4432B517F278C3733522"><enum>24.</enum><header>Natural gas market transparency</header> <subsection id="H39F54E32E793402A947899CCCB358794"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization</header> <paragraph display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HFB611475C2B94931BDB20352C2F383ED"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the Energy Policy Act of 2003, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission shall issue rules directing all entities subject to the Commission’s jurisdiction as provided under this Act to timely report information about the availability and prices of natural gas sold at wholesale in interstate commerce to the Commission and price publishers.</text></paragraph> <paragraph indent="up1" id="HEB350D3304A840C1000166FF9878FEB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The Commission shall evaluate the data for adequate price transparency and accuracy.</text></paragraph> <paragraph indent="up1" id="H7005A224F55D472CBB995E106EE73F4B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Rules issued under this subsection requiring the reporting of information to the Commission that may become publicly available shall be limited to aggregate data and transaction-specific data that are otherwise required by the Commission to be made public.</text></paragraph> <paragraph indent="up1" id="HE0E561A3C86C4E97B8AB008889FE000"><enum>(4)</enum><text>In exercising its authority under this section, the Commission shall not—</text> <subparagraph id="H44A5F114F7FF43EA86A8FDBE1DAF2129"><enum>(A)</enum><text>compete with, or displace from the market place, any price publisher; or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5F1642486C1E4721B4EE43C4E165EBCC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>regulate price publishers or impose any requirements on the publication of information.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HEF7A3428C6FA4873AB195C385800512C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Timely enforcement</header><text>No person shall be subject to any penalty under this section with respect to a violation occurring more than 3 years before the date on which the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission seeks to assess a penalty.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H893B1F9DE41349678FA0F90066513773"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Limitation on Commission authority</header> <paragraph display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H0CEFA18F8AB64270AB9DD6ECFCE3D3A5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Commission shall not condition access to interstate pipeline transportation upon the reporting requirements authorized under this section.</text></paragraph> <paragraph indent="up1" id="H4F927A7E6E7247ED909D0300B5305592"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Natural gas sales by a producer that are attributable to volumes of natural gas produced by such producer shall not be subject to the rules issued pursuant to this section.</text></paragraph> <paragraph indent="up1" id="H2D2A506438A94DB4A0C49210F07EB4D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The Commission shall not require natural gas producers, processors, or users who have a de minimis market presence to participate in the reporting requirements provided in this section.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section></subtitle> <subtitle id="H7B7DDBB3A4CA45DEAECF49D996A591C3"><enum>C</enum><header>Access to Federal land</header> <section id="HC03406CDF1004CF59C8EFA6F9C0924B3"><enum>341.</enum><header>Office of Federal Energy Project Coordination</header> <subsection id="HFD5373B4C7CC46B4848EAFA5A7CA7B00"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The President shall establish the Office of Federal Energy Project Coordination (referred to in this section as the <quote>Office</quote>) within the Executive Office of the President in the same manner and with the same mission as the White House Energy Projects Task Force established by Executive Order No. 13212 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/13201">42 U.S.C. 13201</external-xref> note).</text></subsection> <subsection id="H2C9E05C48794454898141ECC718C4FBB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Staffing</header><text>The Office shall be staffed by functional experts from relevant Federal agencies on a nonreimbursable basis to carry out the mission of the Office.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H26331B08062F4391AA90787DD1D5D1AA"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The Office shall transmit an annual report to Congress that describes the activities put in place to coordinate and expedite Federal decisions on energy projects. The report shall list accomplishments in improving the Federal decisionmaking process and shall include any additional recommendations or systemic changes needed to establish a more effective and efficient Federal permitting process.</text></subsection></section> <section id="HABF0AF43A0474A34BE7B00DC6E9951D4"><enum>342.</enum><header>Federal onshore oil and gas leasing and permitting practices</header> <subsection id="H0E9EB3BE659A4084A030E9F457D12240"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Review of onshore oil and gas leasing practices</header> <paragraph id="H57B1C6B2598B4BE881F32FBFBBAD2AC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In General</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture with respect to National Forest System lands under the jurisdiction of the Department of Agriculture, shall perform an internal review of current Federal onshore oil and gas leasing and permitting practices.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8341F95DAA364534B3D3E8D9BE00E2CF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The review shall include the process for—</text> <subparagraph id="HBE31D24890D84D39A414F4D0C523002C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>accepting or rejecting offers to lease;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HACF3834404E54BDA80913F10CBD6C7F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>administrative appeals of decisions or orders of officers or employees of the Bureau of Land Management with respect to a Federal oil or gas lease;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H36F36735F71440EA9800FD947BBEAD26"><enum>(C)</enum><text>considering surface use plans of operation, including the timeframes in which the plans are considered, and any recommendations for improving and expediting the process; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2DB3D1BA900E44A7AD0418D2C3A291B1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>identifying stipulations to address site-specific concerns and conditions, including those stipulations relating to the environment and resource use conflicts.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HC63AD52FC22848E0AB1E7EFCDE76ABA5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture shall transmit a report to Congress that describes—</text> <paragraph id="H807C131FDD074E04B4A5A6E2BDBE5895"><enum>(1)</enum><text>actions taken under section 3 of Executive Order No. 13212 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/13201">42 U.S.C. 13201</external-xref> note); and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H88668A5FC17A480E942E29CC1614BB57"><enum>(2)</enum><text>actions taken or any plans to improve the Federal onshore oil and gas leasing program.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H5235A7A7CE3342F08495004FF500007F"><enum>343.</enum><header>Management of Federal oil and gas leasing programs</header> <subsection id="H044AAC56C40148BE9F92EC17A31784D7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Timely action on leases and permits</header><text>To ensure timely action on oil and gas leases and applications for permits to drill on land otherwise available for leasing, the Secretary of the Interior (in this section referred to as the <quote>Secretary</quote>) shall—</text> <paragraph id="HEC4E7272875D4550B68727BB057494A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>ensure expeditious compliance with section 102(2)(C) of the <act-name parsable-cite="NEPA69">National Environmental Policy Act of 1969</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4332">42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)</external-xref>);</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8C5618F4B2BA40EB8C8596D541683710"><enum>(2)</enum><text>improve consultation and coordination with the States and the public; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5F966EE16C0E4E15A4537DC255E2E48F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>improve the collection, storage, and retrieval of information relating to the leasing activities.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HD1E90CB058E94CAC9B872227E8F67F52"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Best management practices</header> <paragraph id="HFEF3F15760A843A1AB1D780737E8A121"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In General</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop and implement best management practices to—</text> <subparagraph id="HBBBC340CC43B4530A52136EFEAA983B4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>improve the administration of the onshore oil and gas leasing program under the <act-name parsable-cite="MLA">Mineral Leasing Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/181">30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.</external-xref>); and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H369B2C68B76D4FC48F8BE300E147912D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>ensure timely action on oil and gas leases and applications for permits to drill on lands otherwise available for leasing.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8357D05130574BAABC43CA9627E12CDC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In developing the best management practices under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider any recommendations from the review under section 342.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA01354DD130E48EB87B846D08FBB5E56"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the development of best management practices under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall publish, for public comment, proposed regulations that set forth specific timeframes for processing leases and applications in accordance with the practices, including deadlines for—</text> <subparagraph id="H68F8B7CFFDF747D8817663F037FD7EE2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>approving or disapproving resource management plans and related documents, lease applications, and surface use plans; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H89938289398241CA9B11D593DE6369AC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>related administrative appeals.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H4522E788A29842E20008371E47D58800"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Improved enforcement</header><text>The Secretary shall improve inspection and enforcement of oil and gas activities, including enforcement of terms and conditions in permits to drill.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HD71DB4E987E14BA9A8E0FDF8DEC294F1"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>In addition to amounts authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 17 of the <act-name parsable-cite="MLA">Mineral Leasing Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/226">30 U.S.C. 226</external-xref>), there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for each of fiscal years 2004 through 2007—</text> <paragraph id="HBB23874960D14617838875C8A5919C73"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$40,000,000 to carry out subsections (a) and (b); and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H48E65426F4FA4930815F11B682B71812"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$20,000,000 to carry out subsection (c).</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="HE20F4F3BFD57445391469E62D6FC542E"><enum>344.</enum><header>Consultation regarding oil and gas leasing on public land</header> <subsection id="H39D8CC15486346EE88EAFAF829B3CD29"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In General</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture shall enter into a memorandum of understanding regarding oil and gas leasing on—</text> <paragraph id="H743869589338469196E8E8656B5820BE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>public lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8487D81CBF6848DF00D0DB3CFF96FADD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>National Forest System lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H3D287580C22141FB9390BA79CF781C59"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The memorandum of understanding shall include provisions that—</text> <paragraph id="H069F27FE2D5B4F449700CD652912CE5C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>establish administrative procedures and lines of authority that ensure timely processing of oil and gas lease applications, surface use plans of operation, and applications for permits to drill, including steps for processing surface use plans and applications for permits to drill consistent with the timelines established by the amendment made by section 348;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1201B2A723814BD19D463DB63FBE7330"><enum>(2)</enum><text>eliminate duplication of effort by providing for coordination of planning and environmental compliance efforts; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HEB204AEDF1E84E54BD45405F512684CB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>ensure that lease stipulations are—</text> <subparagraph id="H8175AAFFFC6445018B452B432F95B5D6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>applied consistently;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7A4ABEB70E5B4A90BFC13DC7555F3E76"><enum>(B)</enum><text>coordinated between agencies; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H37C4ED048ADD4D5C90F21FF333D167B5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>only as restrictive as necessary to protect the resource for which the stipulations are applied.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HD05E06BFB4DA496BA82DFF8725D7B9B8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Data retrieval system</header> <paragraph id="H9E369E162D764AC19FAC72A0008D361F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In General</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture shall establish a joint data retrieval system that is capable of—</text> <subparagraph id="H017133F9F19146AB869BAB50F9252815"><enum>(A)</enum><text>tracking applications and formal requests made in accordance with procedures of the Federal onshore oil and gas leasing program; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H00AD76E18F25453CAFE6074021CF5FEB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>providing information regarding the status of the applications and requests within the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3804402107BC4902B3BCCF8F008863BF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Resource mapping</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture shall establish a joint Geographic Information System mapping system for use in—</text> <subparagraph id="H8E21DBFC2B204EAE8F058E59AC18D7E0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>tracking surface resource values to aid in resource management; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9DF267B3C5DF423D826246BF76194D09"><enum>(B)</enum><text>processing surface use plans of operation and applications for permits to drill.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H5C5F6511F59140BA97D278A403D5CEEA"><enum>345.</enum><header>Estimates of oil and gas resources underlying onshore Federal land</header> <subsection id="H24BA45DB6AB24B31906B23ED21A44137"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Assessment</header><text>Section 604 of the Energy Act of 2000 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6217">42 U.S.C. 6217</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H46647562A5234984BCFAC9C000B5B0CF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text> <subparagraph id="H8E162EDB041442A18D252B2DF3D5D0FC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text> <clause id="H8226C864E034468D8249304CB4542F53"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>reserve</quote>; and</text></clause> <clause id="H688E1B945D3D43ABA587E2E600E25657"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon; and</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6E175BE340864D0BA89B50258CE577E1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HF8802F44C9A74181A402F7228F9BAC8B"> <paragraph id="H9FB4D77A9FCE481AB7EB239EB27DFF5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the extent and nature of any restrictions or impediments to the development of the resources, including—</text> <subparagraph id="HBF8B713B86DC415394806C33153BA769"><enum>(A)</enum><text>impediments to the timely granting of leases;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE3880A89E0FB448DA1D064B0D32B8D16"><enum>(B)</enum><text>post-lease restrictions, impediments, or delays on development for conditions of approval, applications for permits to drill, or processing of environmental permits; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H42657D688F9B4184BA89703818828E8C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>permits or restrictions associated with transporting the resources for entry into commerce; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H182C13CEBA674CE1B17779016C48517C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the quantity of resources not produced or introduced into commerce because of the restrictions.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H16AC372628F941C9B6B4C849B102007F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text> <subparagraph id="H0E219EA0866B454290640317EF15FB74"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>reserve</quote> and inserting <quote>resource</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC4A888D81BE542C19B8CA64FCF18BC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>publically</quote> and inserting <quote>publicly</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDE934A70236140DD80C7D06306E10203"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H0868A7938E9747C7916C3D7C78AF319B"> <subsection id="H50BBDD2198B4498300038CE2C70CA00"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Assessments</header><text>Using the inventory, the Secretary of Energy shall make periodic assessments of economically recoverable resources accounting for a range of parameters such as current costs, commodity prices, technology, and regulations.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H3493416C36F44642A9B3C7ADF6496016"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Methodology</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior shall use the same assessment methodology across all geological provinces, areas, and regions in preparing and issuing national geological assessments to ensure accurate comparisons of geological resources.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H2CF50839BBD94F8F9EB5F15694C722C5"><enum>346.</enum><header>Compliance with executive order 13211; actions concerning regulations that significantly affect energy supply, distribution, or use</header> <subsection id="HC180036A9B9D491E9FE118063C7775B8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>The head of each Federal agency shall require that before the Federal agency takes any action that could have a significant adverse effect on the supply of domestic energy resources from Federal public land, the Federal agency taking the action shall comply with Executive Order No. 13211 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/13201">42 U.S.C. 13201</external-xref> note).</text></subsection> <subsection id="HC3726779ADA941F5AA4FC2FF3D692826"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Guidance</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall publish guidance for purposes of this section describing what constitutes a significant adverse effect on the supply of domestic energy resources under Executive Order No. 13211 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/13201">42 U.S.C. 13201</external-xref> note).</text></subsection> <subsection id="HC8092EF9895143F9A9361D1B787400B5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Memorandum of understanding</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture shall include in the memorandum of understanding under section 344 provisions for implementing subsection (a) of this section.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H792C4FDC357649E28E92A3357DAD0D0"><enum>347.</enum><header>Pilot Project to improve Federal permit coordination</header> <subsection id="HEAE8725195AE492985C9D712D266B5AB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior (in this section referred to as the <quote>Secretary</quote>) shall establish a Federal Permit Streamlining Pilot Project (in this section referred to as the <quote>Pilot Project</quote>).</text></subsection> <subsection id="H25A7E1D6AEEA403B96B5DCC9BEE0F01B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Memorandum of understanding</header> <paragraph id="H52A3B24D26F0462591B5004BF4F6135D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In General</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Secretary of Agriculture, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Chief of Engineers of the Army Corps of Engineers for purposes of this section.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE1DAE52AE03A477A9F2D2B8372D17158"><enum>(2)</enum><header>State participation</header><text>The Secretary may request that the Governors of Wyoming, Montana, Colorado, Utah, and New Mexico be signatories to the memorandum of understanding.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H7BF99E3D5A5340ACAC30CDB586EE056"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Designation of qualified staff</header> <paragraph id="H76F3A98E08934723BC390040EC19C4E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In General</header><text>Not later than 30 days after the date of the signing of the memorandum of understanding under subsection (b), all Federal signatory parties shall assign to each of the field offices identified in subsection (d), on a nonreimbursable basis, an employee who has expertise in the regulatory issues relating to the office in which the employee is employed, including, as applicable, particular expertise in—</text> <subparagraph id="H975405DA65E6486AAD47B006FC41E41"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the consultations and the preparation of biological opinions under section 7 of the <act-name parsable-cite="ESA">Endangered Species Act of 1973</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1536">16 U.S.C. 1536</external-xref>);</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1C8BAA3FE26C47E091F415C1AA445F09"><enum>(B)</enum><text>permits under section 404 of <act-name parsable-cite="FWPCA">Federal Water Pollution Control Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1344">33 U.S.C. 1344</external-xref>);</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H818566454CA6416F8CF96640B9C1BC4B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>regulatory matters under the <act-name parsable-cite="CAA">Clean Air Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7401">42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.</external-xref>);</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF70A165FE92440A09345F665F15E0940"><enum>(D)</enum><text>planning under the National Forest Management Act of 1976 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/472a">16 U.S.C. 472a et seq.</external-xref>); and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H45B3B5416D764A4D97B2B20092E0F606"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the preparation of analyses under the <act-name parsable-cite="NEPA69">National Environmental Policy Act of 1969</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBD0AF9379B3E467D8FA9FEB32CA3FBB4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>Each employee assigned under paragraph (1) shall—</text> <subparagraph id="HB9B9C82C268E4F2CB05DA635C5A74E3B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not later than 90 days after the date of assignment, report to the Bureau of Land Management Field Managers in the office to which the employee is assigned;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7BA685B4A3BD47C59837A070892D89ED"><enum>(B)</enum><text>be responsible for all issues relating to the jurisdiction of the home office or agency of the employee; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H39D98B2D3FFC4697B711C30083F8F596"><enum>(C)</enum><text>participate as part of the team of personnel working on proposed energy projects, planning, and environmental analyses.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HC043D2493ECE4E62A3D51936DB932252"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Field offices</header><text>The following Bureau of Land Management Field Offices shall serve as the Pilot Project offices:</text> <paragraph id="HA2F737724433453383627D7D023BA7C8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Rawlins, Wyoming.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4B9558BF1F28495DAB1F97CB3B20453B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Buffalo, Wyoming.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H274C123469384512B8DC57EE1CF13AB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Miles City, Montana</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H66D6B1F9B8A14207A9EA86572D637018"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Farmington, New Mexico.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H07FB304BFC284CC3BA67CABB75B8D3C3"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Carlsbad, New Mexico.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBA18E7999A244399BC356717C9D5BDBB"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Glenwood Springs, Colorado.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6501A30BB5F6495C91E67989AA787B5E"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Vernal, Utah.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HC042A3C505B74C9F9B5EF87358333301"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report that—</text> <paragraph id="HF8C54E0A8F2B46699DC23759E671C204"><enum>(1)</enum><text>outlines the results of the Pilot Project to date; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9CF01B11DB06451F9733E87E2B231886"><enum>(2)</enum><text>makes a recommendation to the President regarding whether the Pilot Project should be implemented throughout the United States.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HA41716A833D64A75B4C1841125F7DAA7"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Additional personnel</header><text>The Secretary shall assign to each field office identified in subsection (d) any additional personnel that are necessary to ensure the effective implementation of—</text> <paragraph id="H105627A67621468E84D4DDDDE73E1B1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Pilot Project; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H72B4E85DABCA4CDFB6A59B81D5BA2EE2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>other programs administered by the field offices, including inspection and enforcement relating to energy development on Federal land, in accordance with the multiple use mandate of the <act-name parsable-cite="FLPMA">Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976</act-name> (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq).</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HC38596735BBB4623AE90BA86E9966EAD"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Savings provision</header><text>Nothing in this section affects—</text> <paragraph id="HAA7F936CE4E84F3EBA003619F4F7916F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the operation of any Federal or State law; or</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCD8CFE06A4FE44A292A562CF673023C7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any delegation of authority made by the head of a Federal agency whose employees are participating in the Pilot Project.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H9141F184580C44DAB1BDB21C18379400"><enum>348.</enum><header>Deadline for consideration of applications for permits</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 17 of the <act-name parsable-cite="MLA">Mineral Leasing Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/226">30 U.S.C. 226</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block act-name="Mineral Leasing Act" id="H6B9142735CE94002B279713D762E0016"> <subsection id="H8432278041C346168620C000AB6237BE"><enum>(p)</enum><header>Deadlines for consideration of applications for permits</header> <paragraph id="H7C032DF9249B45009940B9B8A2AA7417"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In General</header><text>Not later than 10 days after the date on which the Secretary receives an application for any permit to drill, the Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph id="HC6D7AD4D35FD4627005B48C49036D860"><enum>(A)</enum><text>notify the applicant that the application is complete; or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0778F0BC15D24342AC56FA1852AE7CB1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>notify the applicant that information is missing and specify any information that is required to be submitted for the application to be complete.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H312B993D0AA0473FB82ED6F746EE71DD"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Issuance or deferral</header><text>Not later than 30 days after the applicant for a permit has submitted a complete application, the Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph id="H419BD5D0E2BE42B6A140FB00E3490094"><enum>(A)</enum><text>issue the permit; or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAED5BD8DAF534075855CEB2163F62D42"><enum>(B)</enum> <clause display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H9FC3266BA0474781BBDFC4C362514B58"><enum>(i)</enum><text>defer decision on the permit; and</text></clause> <clause indent="up1" id="HC88AF3C6869C4D8D86935E49F75083E3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>provide to the applicant a notice that specifies any steps that the applicant could take for the permit to be issued.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9B2AC0068D234DE0BC00FC9B38AFC75"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Requirements for deferred applications</header> <subparagraph id="H9CCF7FCD313049B290A664A6A1630722"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In General</header><text>If the Secretary provides notice under paragraph (2)(B)(ii), the applicant shall have a period of 2 years from the date of receipt of the notice in which to complete all requirements specified by the Secretary, including providing information needed for compliance with the <act-name parsable-cite="NEPA69">National Environmental Policy Act of 1969</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H95C5E168ED674BCBB0C0348702A8C113"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Issuance of decision on permit</header><text>If the applicant completes the requirements within the period specified in subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall issue a decision on the permit not later than 10 days after the date of completion of the requirements described in subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB51A3186B1BC40CAA741EC43DAAD9E07"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Denial of permit</header><text>If the applicant does not complete the requirements within the period specified in subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall deny the permit.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H93DBD99D8EAE49E7BBCDF85012EE4843"><enum>(q)</enum><header>Report</header><text>On a quarterly basis, each field office of the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service shall transmit to the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture, respectively, a report that—</text> <paragraph id="HEDC82000EA9945D08B3900C4948F7D3D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>specifies the number of applications for permits to drill received by the field office in the period covered by the report; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9882B757A31143989258C603A8F5B084"><enum>(2)</enum><text>describes how each of the applications was disposed of by the field office.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section> <section id="H6867A46A96AF4638AFFD98DD54A4FB4C"><enum>349.</enum><header>Clarification of fair market rental value determinations for public land and Forest Service rights-of-way</header> <subsection id="H54F82EE6B74E421DB8694C0617EEEDB4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Linear rights-of-way under <act-name parsable-cite="FLPMA">Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976</act-name></header><text>Section 504 of the <act-name parsable-cite="FLPMA">Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1764">43 U.S.C. 1764</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block act-name="Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976" id="H5E88FC33942A40459F6FC4E74FACD55E"> <subsection id="H69B52438B7D54AF3B686415667D6A8E4"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Determination of fair market value of linear rights-of-way</header> <paragraph id="HD7E25439886244D5A5EF087649557C9E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In General</header><text>Effective beginning on the date of the issuance of the rules required by paragraph (2), for purposes of subsection (g), the Secretary concerned shall determine the fair market value for the use of land encumbered by a linear right-of-way granted, issued, or renewed under this title using the valuation method described in paragraphs (2), (3), and (4).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3C5D13DF824E433F95A22EADFC1E32C5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Revisions</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subsection—</text> <subparagraph id="H257590CEE54044E18261AC8CF24CE07F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Secretary of the Interior shall amend <external-xref legal-doc="regulation" parsable-cite="cfr/43/2803.1">section 2803.1–2</external-xref> of title 43, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date of enactment of this subsection, to revise the per acre rental fee zone value schedule by State, county, and type of linear right-of-way use to reflect current values of land in each zone; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HEEE2A4DF2EDB44F096DE1F1C002EA81E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Secretary of Agriculture shall make the same revision for linear rights-of-way granted, issued, or renewed under this title on National Forest System land.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA852851BCA92447500C07492721F2096"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Updates</header><text>The Secretary concerned shall annually update the schedule revised under paragraph (2) by multiplying the current year’s rental per acre by the annual change, second quarter to second quarter (June 30 to June 30) in the Gross National Product Implicit Price Deflator Index published in the Survey of Current Business of the Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7646CC5751894803AC06D7225DCBC570"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Review</header><text>If the cumulative change in the index referred to in paragraph (3) exceeds 30 percent, or the change in the 3-year average of the 1-year Treasury interest rate used to determine per acre rental fee zone values exceeds plus or minus 50 percent, the Secretary concerned shall conduct a review of the zones and rental per acre figures to determine whether the value of Federal land has differed sufficiently from the index referred to in paragraph (3) to warrant a revision in the base zones and rental per acre figures. If, as a result of the review, the Secretary concerned determines that such a revision is warranted, the Secretary concerned shall revise the base zones and rental per acre figures accordingly. Any revision of base zones and rental per acre figure shall only affect lease rental rates at inception or renewal.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H112A27F704124174ADA50000C5903579"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Rights-of-way under <act-name parsable-cite="MLA">Mineral Leasing Act</act-name></header><text>Section 28(<italic>l</italic>) of the <act-name parsable-cite="MLA">Mineral Leasing Act</act-name> (30 U.S.C. 185(<italic>l</italic>)) is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: <quote>using the valuation method described in <external-xref legal-doc="regulation" parsable-cite="cfr/43/2803.1">section 2803.1–2</external-xref> of title 43, Code of Federal Regulations, as revised in accordance with section 504(k) of the <act-name parsable-cite="FLPMA">Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1764">43 U.S.C. 1764(k)</external-xref>)</quote>.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H4CB8582BFC4040E0B7C2C2AE8C00C44C"><enum>350.</enum><header>Energy facility rights-of-way and corridors on Federal land</header> <subsection id="H7554B294B9154FEA868FDE63D72E1F25"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header> <paragraph id="HE1F4C82880364CF8B17F00D0BD9CD01D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In General</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Energy, and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, shall submit to Congress a joint report—</text> <subparagraph id="H5F38AD004C9E4141A654BF97650283BC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>that addresses—</text> <clause id="H61E4E900FA3F47B0B0DC896B16011632"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the location of existing rights-of-way and designated and de facto corridors for oil and gas pipelines and electric transmission and distribution facilities on Federal land; and</text></clause> <clause id="H3C4F6C28B7F8478198906EF1A188EC18"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>opportunities for additional oil and gas pipeline and electric transmission capacity within those rights-of-way and corridors; and</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB745DD7DB9994BC0BA6BF9C9815BE89E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that includes a plan for making available, on request, to the appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies, tribal governments, and other persons involved in the siting of oil and gas pipelines and electricity transmission facilities Geographic Information System-based information regarding the location of the existing rights-of-way and corridors and any planned rights-of-way and corridors.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1BE91C08B9C34E918CF13E575030A234"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consultations and considerations</header><text>In preparing the report, the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture shall consult with—</text> <subparagraph id="H01AB01FE13F34B01AEDFFC7C19B52C9B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>other agencies of Federal, State, tribal, or local units of government, as appropriate;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5823B74FD73A4317AF2954A4BB1F3AA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>persons involved in the siting of oil and gas pipelines and electric transmission facilities; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6BA510D846744E4AB1B3DAD6C89459AF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>other interested members of the public.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3C2DE0ADA0E2436D895FE7A08297FF6F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture shall limit the distribution of the report and Geographic Information System-based information referred to in paragraph (1) as necessary for national and infrastructure security reasons, if either Secretary determines that the information may be withheld from public disclosure under a national security or other exception under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/552">section 552(b)</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H831D16B903C64BAD9BAA03E8CC2920FE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Corridor designations</header> <paragraph id="HC94D466B23774F28A16E58B0D87CC2E5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>11 contiguous Western States</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Energy, and the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the affected utility industries, shall jointly—</text> <subparagraph id="H323D55D338FB4541A340E971B1B2425E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>designate, under title V of the <act-name parsable-cite="FLPMA">Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1761">43 U.S.C. 1761 et seq.</external-xref>) and other applicable Federal laws, corridors for oil and gas pipelines and electricity transmission and facilities on Federal land in the eleven contiguous Western States (as defined in section 103 of the <act-name parsable-cite="FLPMA">Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1702">43 U.S.C. 1702</external-xref>));</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1AE01485DC1D43578B94B638BF20F33C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>perform any environmental reviews that may be required to complete the designations of corridors for the facilities on Federal land in the eleven contiguous Western States; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAEB93A5DD070435FAE521500525DB0C4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>incorporate the designated corridors into—</text> <clause id="HC5BCDA638709473C8FE4C6C323E3CF72"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the relevant departmental and agency land use and resource management plans; or</text></clause> <clause id="H9B2632DB9C8345F29F4100897F814161"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>equivalent plans.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB135D3C7CC9C45ABB623133900BB5C37"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Other States</header><text>Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Energy, and the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the affected utility industries, shall jointly—</text> <subparagraph id="H5108ACAAA32E4CAF8D87F5B23356CDBE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>identify corridors for oil and gas pipelines and electricity transmission and distribution facilities on Federal land in the States other than those described in paragraph (1); and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6F5C8D70299C405688BDA9DAF8F2EA2E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>schedule prompt action to identify, designate, and incorporate the corridors into the land use plan.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCF8E29D425A544DAB1C07F6B6EA7DB19"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Ongoing responsibilities</header><text>After completing the requirements under paragraphs (1) and (2), the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Energy, and the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to lands under their respective jurisdictions, in consultation with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the affected utility industries, shall establish procedures that—</text> <subparagraph id="H89A18D8C11944D5E9BE41895DBCC17A7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>ensure that additional corridors for oil and gas pipelines and electricity transmission and distribution facilities on Federal land are promptly identified and designated; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA56A6C53B6EA4338A9597C58C30008DF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>expedite applications to construct or modify oil and gas pipelines and electricity transmission and distribution facilities within the corridors, taking into account prior analyses and environmental reviews undertaken during the designation of corridors.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H283A104D5ADB4AF093D0CFC20020F2D7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In carrying out this section, the Secretaries shall take into account the need for upgraded and new electricity transmission and distribution facilities to—</text> <paragraph id="H68CBAC0E656A4234B1B23F804F19D5D7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>improve reliability;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBAF524FA1DA8461B9D77B917CB25C105"><enum>(2)</enum><text>relieve congestion; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA70A4348409B488CA7B5B71F4BCC36E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>enhance the capability of the national grid to deliver electricity.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H4E55502ECFE74356A99D2633174F0093"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Definition of corridor</header> <paragraph id="H78C3A73F56B2494599447D66334E9D12"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In General</header><text>In this section and title V of the <act-name parsable-cite="FLPMA">Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1761">43 U.S.C. 1761 et seq.</external-xref>), the term <term>corridor</term> means—</text> <subparagraph id="H10C8D540A79D417C832FBDB853F674A8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a linear strip of land—</text> <clause id="HC4227724865E4AC4A6F2005224DB0355"><enum>(i)</enum><text>with a width determined with consideration given to technological, environmental, and topographical factors; and</text></clause> <clause id="H39F6EECF216E4829B2D0B7C59749B5E2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>that contains, or may in the future contain, 1 or more utility, communication, or transportation facilities;</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF8DE8F98659F4D31B8013E7E8C4840B7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a land use designation that is established—</text> <clause id="H78F87F3C282E49619710E0BC9EAE0094"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by law;</text></clause> <clause id="H1C8567FAF27F46C600A900FDE6167613"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by Secretarial Order;</text></clause> <clause id="HB021D3C1C9D4427CB6EE6BE91DD944D5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>through the land use planning process; or</text></clause> <clause id="HA6BBBB0654724776A2F512988B39D4E4"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by other management decision; and</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0267582AC06A471EBDEADA2279826EF9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a designation made for the purpose of establishing the preferred location of compatible linear facilities and land uses.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2CED97AA1CC64348A2B8AA40A4225149"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Specifications of corridor</header><text>On designation of a corridor under this section, the centerline, width, and compatible uses of a corridor shall be specified.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H3624CE4A462046949E70958D9BBC0523"><enum>351.</enum><header>Consultation regarding energy rights-of-way on public land</header> <subsection id="H741481FE0EDE4A4E96B2177FA02E8900"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Memorandum of understanding</header> <paragraph id="H4D0B82B721A5405EA4AB14F600F2957E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In General</header><text>Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Secretary of Defense with respect to lands under their respective jurisdictions, shall enter into a memorandum of understanding to coordinate all applicable Federal authorizations and environmental reviews relating to a proposed or existing utility facility. To the maximum extent practicable under applicable law, the Secretary of Energy shall, to ensure timely review and permit decisions, coordinate such authorizations and reviews with any Indian tribes, multi-State entities, and State agencies that are responsible for conducting any separate permitting and environmental reviews of the affected utility facility.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF26022D1EF4E45ABB7CA27C578849400"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The memorandum of understanding shall include provisions that—</text> <subparagraph id="H537914A2462D4976AC9FF73C45D42300"><enum>(A)</enum><text>establish—</text> <clause id="HC6B1829DE59B43CFA7D66F673ED7A59F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a unified right-of-way application form; and</text></clause> <clause id="H772816B9451D47C0A45F1D93E8894694"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an administrative procedure for processing right-of-way applications, including lines of authority, steps in application processing, and timeframes for application processing;</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H05E730699895435A8E896CDA5B024342"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provide for coordination of planning relating to the granting of the rights-of-way;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC2FA060FDB6E4C1291001D00FEF400B2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>provide for an agreement among the affected Federal agencies to prepare a single environmental review document to be used as the basis for all Federal authorization decisions; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE549117501174861B6974B5492228F14"><enum>(D)</enum><text>provide for coordination of use of right-of-way stipulations to achieve consistency.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H2C703CAAB5C94901A885AB1EB565DAFE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Natural gas pipelines</header> <paragraph id="HA5DA613AE63B4E1297F86E8B612322AE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In General</header><text>With respect to permitting activities for interstate natural gas pipelines, the May 2002 document entitled <quote>Interagency Agreement On Early Coordination Of Required Environmental And Historic Preservation Reviews Conducted In Conjunction With The Issuance Of Authorizations To Construct And Operate Interstate Natural Gas Pipelines Certificated By The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission</quote> shall constitute compliance with subsection (a).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0C72A0F52C7D4DDEA61BDA5284F2E361"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header> <subparagraph id="H42D672F6BF6E49ACBD9FAFC5E9222099"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In General</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 2 years thereafter, agencies that are signatories to the document referred to in paragraph (1) shall transmit to Congress a report on how the agencies under the jurisdiction of the Secretaries are incorporating and implementing the provisions of the document referred to in paragraph (1).</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6D57CD3F52E84F7DB9131106E66C8AD"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The report shall address—</text> <clause id="H33296E73F4AC48E6B9497F6797C1963"><enum>(i)</enum><text>efforts to implement the provisions of the document referred to in paragraph (1);</text></clause> <clause id="H4D1D56320A3A45A6A9F2B778A3E4A149"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>whether the efforts have had a streamlining effect;</text></clause> <clause id="H65631EC7BBBD405E99E0D5EBFF0C16B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>further improvements to the permitting process of the agency; and</text></clause> <clause id="H46E4E8A1C93044FFA09ED83834A746B6"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>recommendations for inclusion of State and tribal governments in a coordinated permitting process.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HFBCF1FAE83D14A05A493D526FEDC4BD8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definition of utility facility</header><text>In this section, the term <term>utility facility</term> means any privately, publicly, or cooperatively owned line, facility, or system—</text> <paragraph id="H1C9F4191E1FF463DBCF8EED26D663F9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>for the transportation of—</text> <subparagraph id="HF298A01ED56643C3AE46A7335366E546"><enum>(A)</enum><text>oil, natural gas, synthetic liquid fuel, or gaseous fuel;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF5F3FE3DD2B3496CAD471F798D9D032D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any refined product produced from oil, natural gas, synthetic liquid fuel, or gaseous fuel; or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3FCF29855CFD44E88C256705C6D052F1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>products in support of the production of material referred to in subparagraph (A) or (B);</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1E9C6E56D5974DBE88B116ECAE19C460"><enum>(2)</enum><text>for storage and terminal facilities in connection with the production of material referred to in paragraph (1); or</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H57583E44CDC044439BD65433BFBE6FD2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>for the generation, transmission, and distribution of electric energy.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H26731157B1754DC3B38BEC11E962C931"><enum>352.</enum><header>Renewable energy on Federal land</header> <subsection id="HA484669083844D60BEA5C3BA22F23B04"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Report</header> <paragraph id="H8E2E5D7A462242D1AA71FD74C8F1B56D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In General</header><text>Not later than 24 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior, in cooperation with the Secretary of Agriculture, shall develop and transmit to Congress a report that includes recommendations on opportunities to develop renewable energy on—</text> <subparagraph id="H868F597FBACA41A08C004E77C2E1977D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>public lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1668D61B5C9045D893C4F01F9B6981ED"><enum>(B)</enum><text>National Forest System lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5C5CEABF180E4A20842D28DEE96C00AF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The report shall include—</text> <subparagraph id="H33D182BDBB0B4D16B3EE540183F3AD72"><enum>(A)</enum><text>5-year plans developed by the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, respectively, for encouraging the development of renewable energy consistent with applicable law and management plans;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H72348F3639F142DD8EC60BD04B6F0EF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an analysis of—</text> <clause id="HF1F1E2D97EB54F4F9DB66E02004EB781"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the use of rights-of-way, leases, or other methods to develop renewable energy on such lands;</text></clause> <clause id="HA48B1AA610F442D991027E99539DF324"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the anticipated benefits of grants, loans, tax credits, or other provisions to promote renewable energy development on such lands; and</text></clause> <clause id="H0B17751D02984D8A992FDBDA2E3B50DF"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>any issues that the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture have encountered in managing renewable energy projects on such lands, believe are likely to arise in relation to the development of renewable energy on such lands;</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H97F9C370D2CC4E088E869C8900A9946B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a list, developed in consultation with the Secretary of Energy and the Secretary of Defense, of lands under the jurisdiction of the Department of Energy or the Department of Defense that would be suitable for development for renewable energy, and any recommended statutory and regulatory mechanisms for such development; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF8EBE04D04B34549B43E2D48DE8BA0C6"><enum>(D)</enum><text>any recommendations relating to the issues addressed in the report.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HF692657063D349258D4F203157782FA7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>National Academy of Sciences study</header> <paragraph id="H42F38FB050794B6EB92E9CCD002FD022"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In General</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall contract with the National Academy of Sciences to—</text> <subparagraph id="H23AF7E8B606A4BB2BF759027FE8D4C56"><enum>(A)</enum><text>study the potential for the development of wind, solar, and ocean energy (including tidal, wave, and thermal energy) on the outer Continental Shelf;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE48932FB8BBE4F6DAC50D8B7C55E49F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>assess existing Federal authorities for the development of such resources; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7D9F3D5963BB47C686273CB1B1C5943D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>recommend statutory and regulatory mechanisms for such development.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H27F67E772FB2474BA015DC510AD431"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Transmittal</header><text>The results of the study shall be transmitted to Congress not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H4858655BDC404354A6235167917700CE"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Generation capacity of electricity from renewable energy resources on public land</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior shall, not later than 10 years after the date of enactment of this Act, seek to approve renewable energy projects located (or to be located) on public lands with a generation capacity of at least 10,000 megawatts of electricity.</text></subsection></section> <section id="HAAA81B40E88B4CCBB483CB8000BB1756"><enum>353.</enum><header>Electricity transmission line right-of-way, cleveland national forest and adjacent public land, California</header> <subsection id="HCDC9E9FF1A2F4B688FD362B7DA7C1EDB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Issuance</header> <paragraph id="H4DFE508D9FBE47AF9909F54F00212BF2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In General</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the completion of the environmental reviews under subsection (c), the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture shall issue all necessary grants, easements, permits, plan amendments, and other approvals to allow for the siting and construction of a high-voltage electricity transmission line right-of-way running approximately north to south through the Trabuco Ranger District of the Cleveland National Forest in the State of California and adjacent lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H642B9258CC824176A50297B909B9C667"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The right-of-way approvals under paragraph (1) shall provide all necessary Federal authorization from the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture for the routing, construction, operation, and maintenance of a 500-kilovolt transmission line capable of meeting the long-term electricity transmission needs of the region between the existing Valley-Serrano transmission line to the north and the Telega-Escondido transmission line to the south, and for connecting to future generating capacity that may be developed in the region.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HBA35D8729FA349F68F055BA3D6F5FEDB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Protection of wilderness areas</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture shall not allow any portion of a transmission line right-of-way corridor identified in subsection (a) to enter any identified wilderness area in existence as of the date of enactment of this Act.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H2A5B0A7519804222B52DCD4E5BAF4298"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Environmental and administrative reviews</header> <paragraph id="HE18ACAE9F5894C158946196F314E9FAC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Department of interior or local agency</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, shall be the lead Federal agency with overall responsibility to ensure completion of required environmental and other reviews of the approvals to be issued under subsection (a).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7B0801D5F6B347E7927885F01D548668"><enum>(2)</enum><header>National Forest System land</header><text>For the portions of the corridor on National Forest System lands, the Secretary of Agriculture shall complete all required environmental reviews and administrative actions in coordination with the Secretary of the Interior.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF0C80AE733324A30A08ED427B100001B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Expeditious completion</header><text>The reviews required for issuance of the approvals under subsection (a) shall be completed not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H9588059A70044D1DB99DF54CEC97C864"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Other terms and conditions</header><text>The transmission line right-of-way shall be subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture consider necessary, based on the environmental reviews under subsection (c), to protect the value of historic, cultural, and natural resources under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HDFCD94FB53124E71B2FBC99440ED805D"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Preference among proposals</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture shall give a preference to any application or preapplication proposal for a transmission line right-of-way referred to in subsection (a) that was submitted before December 31, 2002, over all other applications and proposals for the same or a similar right-of-way submitted on or after that date.</text></subsection></section> <section id="HBBF407F6D62645279DEE00B1971F1CFB"><enum>354.</enum><header>Sense of Congress regarding development of MINERALS under Padre Island National Seashore</header> <subsection id="H4139A93BB89147079600DAE1DB817221"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress finds the following:</text> <paragraph id="H25C358DDA87D49D287C7B296755E6BD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Pursuant to <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/87/712">Public Law 87–712</external-xref> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/459d">16 U.S.C. 459d et seq.</external-xref>; popularly known as the <quote>Federal Enabling Act</quote>) and various deeds and actions under that Act, the United States is the owner of only the surface estate of certain lands constituting the Padre Island National Seashore.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7652C17D0DE74B0F9E2EF1D9D2A8D000"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Ownership of the oil, gas, and other minerals in the subsurface estate of the lands constituting the Padre Island National Seashore was never acquired by the United States, and ownership of those interests is held by the State of Texas and private parties.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFFA68114A9A541F59743E2EBED5BE5CF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Public Law 87–712 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/459d">16 U.S.C. 459d et seq.</external-xref>)—</text> <subparagraph id="HF3FF610E9E3B491FB4F1BA028D070966"><enum>(A)</enum><text>expressly contemplated that the United States would recognize the ownership and future development of the oil, gas, and other minerals in the subsurface estate of the lands constituting the Padre Island National Seashore by the owners and their mineral lessees; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H525EB33924224E87905F4BA3A13FF78B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>recognized that approval of the State of Texas was required to create Padre Island National Seashore.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5E8EAADF84DB49A9AFA6905E63DF1BA3"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Approval was given for the creation of Padre Island National Seashore by the State of Texas through Tex. Rev. Civ. Stat. Ann. Art. 6077(t) (Vernon 1970), which expressly recognized that development of the oil, gas, and other minerals in the subsurface of the lands constituting Padre Island National Seashore would be conducted with full rights of ingress and egress under the laws of the State of Texas.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H5F3A04BCE5FD485094AC4F604831B0F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sense of Congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that with regard to Federal law, any regulation of the development of oil, gas, or other minerals in the subsurface of the lands constituting Padre Island National Seashore should be made as if those lands retained the status that the lands had on September 27, 1962.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H8BB54D85D2534465A2DCF7425CA5393C"><enum>355.</enum><header>Encouraging prohibition of off-shore Drilling in the Great Lakes</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Congress encourages—</text> <paragraph id="H8622C247852046C2B6F967663ABC9E5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the States of Illinois, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin to continue to prohibit offshore drilling in the Great Lakes for oil and gas; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3D6FCC83529D485F9877BCE218C146AB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the States of Indiana, Minnesota, and Ohio to enact a prohibition of such drilling.</text></paragraph></section> <section id="H1640915DB04248ACB69E812B6969C8C0"><enum>356.</enum><header>Finger Lakes National Forest withdrawal</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">All Federal land within the boundary of Finger Lakes National Forest in the State of New York is withdrawn from—</text> <paragraph id="H9751AE5A1302447CB3DA648CFF8A290"><enum>(1)</enum><text>all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6B61E1E47BE64F8F822658F9A705EB7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>disposition under all laws relating to oil and gas leasing.</text></paragraph></section> <section id="H0CE31F405BF04D89B04E9D1903F54349"><enum>357.</enum><header>Study on lease exchanges in the rocky mountain front</header> <subsection id="HA84199CF65434EF0BE5BE1801D8B40B2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>For the purposes of this section:</text> <paragraph id="H16CE2B447B3E495294C5013194464DA5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Badger-Two Medicine Area</header><text>The term <term>Badger-Two Medicine Area</term> means the Forest Service land located in—</text> <subparagraph id="H52CDD46CF7ED442EAAC1F376E26DF6BD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>T. 31 N., R. 12–13 W.;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1B2CA55DEAE7405AA500160258ADA1EF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>T. 30 N., R. 11–13 W.;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9B8E06F03FD74A8B9575F9CC19155B51"><enum>(C)</enum><text>T. 29 N., R. 10–16 W.; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H29AA6AFAA7BE4DE1ABFECEF014C4F052"><enum>(D)</enum><text>T. 28 N., R. 10–14 W.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H43824DD50F39426EB9B0E44500304CB0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Blackleaf Area</header><text>The term <term>Blackleaf Area</term> means the Federal land owned by the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management that is located in—</text> <subparagraph id="H71F016D1D81C471FABC43DE00065F968"><enum>(A)</enum><text>T. 27 N., R. 9 W.;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5451A6AEC91147DB9CC43671004BA252"><enum>(B)</enum><text>T. 26 N., R. 9–10 W.;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7E1200F80C954DAF86B602B01E077900"><enum>(C)</enum><text>T. 25 N., R. 8–10 W.; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB1739256E3804CD88E792C2432E6A365"><enum>(D)</enum><text>T. 24 N., R. 8–9 W.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9831B71F46134437BD1E00200000C09E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Eligible lessee</header><text>The term <term>eligible lessee</term> means a lessee under a nonproducing lease.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA6E2E6EA654546278612D86846EB1185"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Nonproducing lease</header><text>The term <term>nonproducing lease</term> means a Federal oil or gas lease—</text> <subparagraph id="HBC8B3E6FAC9E45218C88C4D73C885039"><enum>(A)</enum><text>that is in existence and in good standing on the date of enactment of this Act; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE2C3E9D7732C472CBA1CD04810AE996E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that is located in the Badger-Two Medicine Area or the Blackleaf Area.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H137FA3A12B5D4D6FB42932C03D250954"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of the Interior.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2FF3E98369894CB7B228FC8A64C004E"><enum>(6)</enum><header>State</header><text>The term <term>State</term> means the State of Montana.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HE3AE4FCD8F3549F7BF4B53CC344B4ED2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Evaluation</header> <paragraph id="HE5CE6E1936094E52A4BCCF73770298E0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In General</header><text>The Secretary, in consultation with the Governor of the State, and the eligible lessees, shall evaluate opportunities for domestic oil and gas production through the exchange of the nonproducing leases.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE7F5114828F94ADFBB963289BAE5773B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>In carrying out the evaluation under subsection (a), the Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph id="HD3445B07097D4213B0ED7D6D00227627"><enum>(A)</enum><text>consider opportunities for domestic production of oil and gas through—</text> <clause id="HCF898EE7366E429900D800B5F9864709"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the exchange of the nonproducing leases for oil and gas lease tracts of comparable value in the State; and</text></clause> <clause id="H46E82DA64CA240E000FBE5002688A650"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the issuance of bidding, royalty, or rental credits for Federal oil and gas leases in the State in exchange for the cancellation of the nonproducing leases;</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6C7EA8E4FC2F4B2881CCB42D7C1F9C24"><enum>(B)</enum><text>consider any other appropriate means to exchange, or provide compensation for the cancellation of, nonproducing leases, subject to the consent of the eligible lessees;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H91F067C5527A4B4E83EA9B325ED7353F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>consider the views of any interested persons, including the State;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H09635F57AA794E0C8D70B71243ED6124"><enum>(D)</enum><text>determine the level of interest of the eligible lessees in exchanging the nonproducing leases;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBE2006AA4D5447ECB42D833FAF9C6621"><enum>(E)</enum><text>assess the economic impact on the lessees and the State of lease exchange, lease cancellation, and final judicial or administrative decisions related to the nonproducing leases; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H57F2E4EEDF334A4DAFA8A9A2EC967B64"><enum>(F)</enum><text>provide recommendations on—</text> <clause id="HB1D8215693B241BF96D087C6A559C4E5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>whether to pursue an exchange of the nonproducing leases;</text></clause> <clause id="H2F56E9915A5D40F6A168C78BF13C8C62"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any changes in laws (including regulations) that are necessary for the Secretary to carry out the exchange; and</text></clause> <clause id="H21D3F2FBBE634D9CACB141272FCA8245"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>any other appropriate means to exchange or provide compensation for the cancellation of a nonproducing lease, subject to the consent of the eligible lessee.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H889E574310B44356ADD1E9BA5900F5E7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Valuation of nonproducing leases</header><text>For the purpose of the evaluation under subsection (a), the value of a nonproducing lease shall be an amount equal to the difference between—</text> <paragraph id="H999191CB5E9A4916B46800025C00002D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the sum of—</text> <subparagraph id="HB0D8492A421A4042B66EB53F51A85507"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the amount paid by the eligible lessee for the nonproducing lease;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3F77788D206A4B4A9FBCD7958713398F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any direct expenditures made by the eligible lessee before the transmittal of the report in subsection (c) associated with the exploration and development of the nonproducing lease; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3F07A020F777444AACEC1CC3BDA9A6A4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>interest on any amounts under subparagraphs (A) and (B) during the period beginning on the date on which the amount was paid and ending on the date on which credits are issued under subsection (b)(2)(A)(ii); and</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7B9E1551556E4D798727B6696F18E6A9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the sum of the revenues from the nonproducing lease.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HDD875FD2FA644EEA8E5CC3F9A05B68DB"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall initiate the evaluation in subsection (b) and transmit to Congress a report on the evaluation.</text></subsection></section> <section id="HEF5FE6C50AE645F18C3728CCFFCF078F"><enum>358.</enum><header>Federal coalbed methane regulation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Any State currently on the list of Affected States established under section 1339(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/13368">42 U.S.C. 13368(b)</external-xref>) shall be removed from the list if, not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the State takes, or prior to the date of enactment has taken, any of the actions required for removal from the list under such section 1339(b).</text></section> <section id="H81FEC660813143C4A568C8DFD5F57D86"><enum>359.</enum><header>Livingston parish mineral rights transfer</header> <subsection id="HEAD1407A219D43C386D02219C1243857"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Amendments</header><text>Section 102 of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/102/562">Public Law 102–562</external-xref> (106 Stat. 4234) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H7FEA026428544643A9BE84CFF484E620"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>(a) <header-in-text level="subsection">In General</header-in-text>.—</quote>; </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7002A89AD5374B9AA0B946523EB996D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>and subject to the reservation in subsection (b),</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7F8B6F66F4DE4667B54EB9249BA41828"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking subsection (b).</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H2983CD593B854E4A93CA39816615FA2C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Implementation of amendment</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior shall execute the legal instruments necessary to effectuate the amendment made by subsection (a)(3).</text></subsection></section></subtitle> <subtitle id="HCE4170DFAD984BD0B873A32B00B9DDF4"><enum>D</enum><header>Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline</header> <section id="H826225B60BC54F7986FFE86142190062"><enum>371.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Act</short-title></quote>.</text></section> <section id="H98216FF8CAAE44F4B4EE68A0FF255DB7"><enum>372.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subtitle:</text> <paragraph id="H37D27CF32EDB48D48BF41E3E00D6467F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Alaska natural gas</header><text>The term <term>Alaska natural gas</term> means natural gas derived from the area of the State of Alaska lying north of 64 degrees north latitude.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF4FEED5A38C3439B93DAF6C9593D96D6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Alaska natural gas transportation project</header><text>The term <term>Alaska natural gas transportation project</term> means any natural gas pipeline system that carries Alaska natural gas to the border between Alaska and Canada (including related facilities subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission) that is authorized under—</text> <subparagraph id="H96229D91FE6448EFABE322A1A2C30009"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Act of 1976 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/719">15 U.S.C. 719 et seq.</external-xref>); or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1631130BDF2E4B5F92DF4DF5D28717EA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>section 373.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5542A34D7EF3453E8F46458EBE6915D1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Alaska Natural Gas Transportation System</header><text>The term <term>Alaska natural gas transportation system</term> means the Alaska natural gas transportation project authorized under the Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Act of 1976 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/719">15 U.S.C. 719 et seq.</external-xref>) and designated and described in section 2 of the President’s decision.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDA538B7551EB45BD9EE425514CADAAD7"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Commission</header><text>The term <term>Commission</term> means the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HAC101612509D44ED9F8C31D73F020037"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Federal Coordinator</header><text>The term <term>Federal Coordinator</term> means the head of the Office of the Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects established by section 376(a).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H91E20346D1B44708B534547088A2CEB"><enum>(6)</enum><header>President’s decision</header><text>The term <term>President’s decision</term> means the decision and report to Congress on the Alaska natural gas transportation system—</text> <subparagraph id="HC79F0A6C6C004FE99DB3CD9F99BE450"><enum>(A)</enum><text>issued by the President on September 22, 1977, in accordance with section 7 of the Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Act of 1976 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/719e">15 U.S.C. 719e</external-xref>); and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H47E75033BD6A4E5E95D99F007CEAD554"><enum>(B)</enum><text>approved by <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/95/158">Public Law 95–158</external-xref> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/719f">15 U.S.C. 719f</external-xref> note; 91 Stat. 1268).</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5C5FF293E6304564B1011724C03E7146"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Energy.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HEAA25FC825B1459BA5107C91F5E400C6"><enum>(8)</enum><header>State</header><text>The term <term>State</term> means the State of Alaska.</text></paragraph></section> <section id="H5C580C35096A42B0B1DB2B8D040059FE"><enum>373.</enum><header>Issuance of certificate of public convenience and necessity</header> <subsection id="H1FAFA5494C8344BD80E566B174A2135E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authority of the Commission</header><text>Notwithstanding the Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Act of 1976 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/719">15 U.S.C. 719 et seq.</external-xref>), the Commission may, in accordance with section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/717f">15 U.S.C. 717f(c)</external-xref>), consider and act on an application for the issuance of a certificate of public convenience and necessity authorizing the construction and operation of an Alaska natural gas transportation project other than the Alaska natural gas transportation system.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H90F2960F8AFD40BE9DC40000EFBDACB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Issuance of certificate</header> <paragraph id="HCE53312C68F547E59E00B2AB4B73F141"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In General</header><text>The Commission shall issue a certificate of public convenience and necessity authorizing the construction and operation of an Alaska natural gas transportation project under this section if the applicant has satisfied the requirements of section 7(e) of the Natural Gas Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/717f">15 U.S.C. 717f(e)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF263E83F42524E070023BC5159312CF6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In considering an application under this section, the Commission shall presume that—</text> <subparagraph id="H4C5E5D9DBD3048E483F95FCC803C87B0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a public need exists to construct and operate the proposed Alaska natural gas transportation project; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8A87643E3BC940D08768B4ED4D6E578"><enum>(B)</enum><text>sufficient downstream capacity will exist to transport the Alaska natural gas moving through the project to markets in the contiguous United States.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H2EAEB6EA12A4451689E0B95060E6698"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Expedited approval process</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the date of issuance of the final environmental impact statement under section 374 for an Alaska natural gas transportation project, the Commission shall issue a final order granting or denying any application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity for the project under section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/717f">15 U.S.C. 717f(c)</external-xref>) and this section.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HD26A462FEBBA465DB0F26E9EC362EFF9"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Prohibition of certain pipeline route</header><text>No license, permit, lease, right-of-way, authorization, or other approval required under Federal law for the construction of any pipeline to transport natural gas from land within the Prudhoe Bay oil and gas lease area may be granted for any pipeline that follows a route that—</text> <paragraph id="H6DD1111FDE3743489E569677E66520A8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>traverses land beneath navigable waters (as defined in section 2 of the Submerged Lands Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1301">43 U.S.C. 1301</external-xref>)) beneath, or the adjacent shoreline of, the Beaufort Sea; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H81A21B67CCDE4870941E985E9440AC12"><enum>(2)</enum><text>enters Canada at any point north of 68 degrees north latitude.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HABADFE8753F94FD0BEFF8896F55E06D3"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Open season</header> <paragraph id="H13BC40A55AD94F3DACF6846BA71148D0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In General</header><text>Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall issue regulations governing the conduct of open seasons for Alaska natural gas transportation projects (including procedures for the allocation of capacity).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6C6A36970A53476F909F2E3FEE35A431"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>The regulations referred to in paragraph (1) shall—</text> <subparagraph id="H0F5F926995E946479D1477B45B6DFEE0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>include the criteria for and timing of any open seasons;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H43F5F57CD6ED40898CA0C4FA7995C839"><enum>(B)</enum><text>promote competition in the exploration, development, and production of Alaska natural gas; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H98B7E20094824E10B9BBC0384E9E8E99"><enum>(C)</enum><text>for any open season for capacity exceeding the initial capacity, provide the opportunity for the transportation of natural gas other than from the Prudhoe Bay and Point Thomson units.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8342D3B671174678A10944D8EF8CC26"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>Except in a case in which an expansion is ordered in accordance with section 375, initial or expansion capacity on any Alaska natural gas transportation project shall be allocated in accordance with procedures to be established by the Commission in regulations issued under paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HBDE2A3725FB14100B5E4057E14C45DF"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Projects in the contiguous United States</header> <paragraph id="HE7D17315D5EB4296AE3C74CEE7757F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In General</header><text>An application for additional or expanded pipeline facilities that may be required to transport Alaska natural gas from Canada to markets in the contiguous United States may be made in accordance with the Natural Gas Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/717a">15 U.S.C. 717a et seq.</external-xref>).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8765264602DC4AFE89BA827BCC77ECC1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Expansion</header><text>To the extent that a pipeline facility described in paragraph (1) includes the expansion of any facility constructed in accordance with the Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Act of 1976 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/719">15 U.S.C. 719 et seq.</external-xref>), that Act shall continue to apply.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HC6D8247C2781481581D4C9E47B53CEA9"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Study of in-state needs</header><text>The holder of the certificate of public convenience and necessity issued, modified, or amended by the Commission for an Alaska natural gas transportation project shall demonstrate that the holder has conducted a study of Alaska in-State needs, including tie-in points along the Alaska natural gas transportation project for in-State access.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H601D0F4066834E22B4AC89C5173742F"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Alaska royalty gas</header> <paragraph id="H8431F4AAB0A540F6004634A040C81950"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In General</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Commission, on a request by the State and after a hearing, may provide for reasonable access to the Alaska natural gas transportation project by the State (or State designee) for the transportation of royalty gas of the State for the purpose of meeting local consumption needs within the State.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCD52F812AAE6498E86B1F106D3DE39D5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>The rates of shippers of subscribed capacity on an Alaska natural gas transportation project described in paragraph (1), as in effect as of the date on which access under that paragraph is granted, shall not be increased as a result of such access.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H481AAFB5145D4961B3D552660046692E"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>The Commission may issue such regulations as are necessary to carry out this section.</text></subsection></section> <section id="HF41ED5C18B7F484696F0D5B1C3E16C34"><enum>374.</enum><header>Environmental reviews</header> <subsection id="H6F1713019A934C21BE65EC488F86AF52"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Compliance with NEPA</header><text>The issuance of a certificate of public convenience and necessity authorizing the construction and operation of any Alaska natural gas transportation project under section 373 shall be treated as a major Federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment within the meaning of section 102(2)(C) of the <act-name parsable-cite="NEPA69">National Environmental Policy Act of 1969</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4332">42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)</external-xref>).</text></subsection> <subsection id="HB0EE99651E54423B9C8B48C3B3E62634"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Designation of lead agency</header> <paragraph id="HF5F70B8BFF7940B89CC9102B85D42E87"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In General</header><text>The Commission—</text> <subparagraph id="H6C1B2F51906A47F8B1A500B000FA2F86"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall be the lead agency for purposes of complying with the <act-name parsable-cite="NEPA69">National Environmental Policy Act of 1969</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>); and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA9C1FEF267634EAC005CFDE93EEAEBB2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall be responsible for preparing the environmental impact statement required by section 102(2)(c) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(c)) with respect to an Alaska natural gas transportation project under section 373.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5009322C9B5A4F21A32FA30081F0148E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consolidation of statements</header><text>In carrying out paragraph (1), the Commission shall prepare a single environmental impact statement, which shall consolidate the environmental reviews of all Federal agencies considering any aspect of the Alaska natural gas transportation project covered by the environmental impact statement.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H3B8005D839F649E4AA62EFCC47B5F1F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Other agencies</header> <paragraph id="H329362CF621642CF98EE3043DD756014"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In General</header><text>Each Federal agency considering an aspect of the construction and operation of an Alaska natural gas transportation project under section 373 shall—</text> <subparagraph id="HAD2D50C986044B759B041000DEE3A7F5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>cooperate with the Commission; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0CA9EF02C6CC4325AB85FE87138B3697"><enum>(B)</enum><text>comply with deadlines established by the Commission in the preparation of the environmental impact statement under this section.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0B838D93175449AC95835D0327986E6F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Satisfaction of NEPA requirements</header><text>The environmental impact statement prepared under this section shall be adopted by each Federal agency described in paragraph (1) in satisfaction of the responsibilities of the Federal agency under section 102(2)(C) of the <act-name parsable-cite="NEPA69">National Environmental Policy Act of 1969</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4332">42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)</external-xref>) with respect to the Alaska natural gas transportation project covered by the environmental impact statement.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HFF14B4E35E9A4315933C2C177076F01D"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Expedited process</header><text>The Commission shall—</text> <paragraph id="H377AD1AB4C6B4E79BE3E88005925DBE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>not later than 1 year after the Commission determines that the application under section 373 with respect to an Alaska natural gas transportation project is complete, issue a draft environmental impact statement under this section; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA26ACBC80DBC442397DEB12247C6DA12"><enum>(2)</enum><text>not later than 180 days after the date of issuance of the draft environmental impact statement, issue a final environmental impact statement, unless the Commission for good cause determines that additional time is needed.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="HEF315315AC00406393298C89E8A0ED0"><enum>375.</enum><header>Pipeline expansion</header> <subsection id="HD571A9DBBDFC4D5CBD1BE99B56EA249F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authority</header><text>With respect to any Alaska natural gas transportation project, on a request by 1 or more persons and after giving notice and an opportunity for a hearing, the Commission may order the expansion of the Alaska natural gas project if the Commission determines that such an expansion is required by the present and future public convenience and necessity.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HD598005745C340C2A004EDBB2B00E443"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Responsibilities of Commission</header><text>Before ordering an expansion under subsection (a), the Commission shall—</text> <paragraph id="HD7DDE0FCAED84CF5B345A1D254A189D9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>approve or establish rates for the expansion service that are designed to ensure the recovery, on an incremental or rolled-in basis, of the cost associated with the expansion (including a reasonable rate of return on investment);</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HAB01685C66184AC3B98986D7B0E84E7E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>ensure that the rates do not require existing shippers on the Alaska natural gas transportation project to subsidize expansion shippers;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0CB1F77E8B394E199EA979CB24B47EC3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>find that a proposed shipper will comply with, and the proposed expansion and the expansion of service will be undertaken and implemented based on, terms and conditions consistent with the tariff of the Alaska natural gas transportation project in effect as of the date of the expansion;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H36523E4DAC474A9C9FC14BAB64EE4B8"><enum>(4)</enum><text>find that the proposed facilities will not adversely affect the financial or economic viability of the Alaska natural gas transportation project;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HEE17D84419C741B697913DAEDB1B372"><enum>(5)</enum><text>find that the proposed facilities will not adversely affect the overall operations of the Alaska natural gas transportation project;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7B5FC5C791A04C67A48700F7F3BCA917"><enum>(6)</enum><text>find that the proposed facilities will not diminish the contract rights of existing shippers to previously subscribed certificated capacity;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5B0FECB6ADBA4B95ABD316FFA5735CE5"><enum>(7)</enum><text>ensure that all necessary environmental reviews have been completed; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC00C7205E78540509E81E1D8910FAC3"><enum>(8)</enum><text>find that adequate downstream facilities exist or are expected to exist to deliver incremental Alaska natural gas to market.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H46A98A502F64463FA353AEE6A35FC1F3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Requirement for a firm transportation Agreement</header><text>Any order of the Commission issued in accordance with this section shall be void unless the person requesting the order executes a firm transportation agreement with the Alaska natural gas transportation project within such reasonable period of time as the order may specify.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HA12B6B3B1DA64C23B611AD15B323A044"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>Nothing in this section expands or otherwise affects any authority of the Commission with respect to any natural gas pipeline located outside the State.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HD6642BB58D85450600233D6BBBFA00E2"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>The Commission may issue such regulations as are necessary to carry out this section.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H97D77F194FB74B28B9B8FA3AEB1291"><enum>376.</enum><header>Federal Coordinator</header> <subsection id="H8A7DAB63533241358814DE3032269BE6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There is established, as an independent office in the executive branch, the Office of the Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HC7A8588F54FF4C75A876E5058B4134C5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Federal Coordinator</header> <paragraph id="HA744876809784D82B9ED167ECCE5F505"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Appointment</header><text>The Office shall be headed by a Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to serve a term to last until 1 year following the completion of the project referred to in section 373.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H68E7365AFEE74A2695C4CF3DE266D48E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Compensation</header><text>The Federal Coordinator shall be compensated at the rate prescribed for level III of the Executive Schedule (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5314">5 U.S.C. 5314</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H5BFAD6E0F0C9431DA386689260E79829"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The Federal Coordinator shall be responsible for—</text> <paragraph id="H5AC2C690F1044791A56C24C44DDB7E87"><enum>(1)</enum><text>coordinating the expeditious discharge of all activities by Federal agencies with respect to an Alaska natural gas transportation project; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA6C89A13C16949A287AB7021ED53F55D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>ensuring the compliance of Federal agencies with the provisions of this subtitle.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HB3F2E65953A947178BD88EA401A2ED9"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Reviews and actions of other Federal agencies</header> <paragraph id="HF4D1AA1BD8854E75B242E6F7B5008989"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Expedited reviews and actions</header><text>All reviews conducted and actions taken by any Federal agency relating to an Alaska natural gas transportation project authorized under this section shall be expedited, in a manner consistent with completion of the necessary reviews and approvals by the deadlines under this subtitle.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB3BBE80664A944F09EF2C1E7DC566E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Prohibition of certain terms and conditions</header><text>No Federal agency may include in any certificate, right-of-way, permit, lease, or other authorization issued to an Alaska natural gas transportation project any term or condition that may be permitted, but is not required, by any applicable law if the Federal Coordinator determines that the term or condition would prevent or impair in any significant respect the expeditious construction and operation, or an expansion, of the Alaska natural gas transportation project.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8B1C1503399B408BB48418AC00F33E51"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Prohibition of certain actions</header><text>Unless required by law, no Federal agency shall add to, amend, or abrogate any certificate, right-of-way, permit, lease, or other authorization issued to an Alaska natural gas transportation project if the Federal Coordinator determines that the action would prevent or impair in any significant respect the expeditious construction and operation, or an expansion, of the Alaska natural gas transportation project.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3DD16BDD248B4AB89F4DAA0000ED83E5"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The Federal Coordinator shall not have authority to—</text> <subparagraph id="H608F25067C4340609F7351460529FCBE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>override—</text> <clause id="H280C6E82B0F843589788A2DBB652C7D4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the implementation or enforcement of regulations issued by the Commission under section 373; or</text></clause> <clause id="H114DFBADADC44B3E9E37644849E70085"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an order by the Commission to expand the project under section 375; or</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8E4CB21CDCFA41C7A28853B596880037"><enum>(B)</enum><text>impose any terms, conditions, or requirements in addition to those imposed by the Commission or any agency with respect to construction and operation, or an expansion of, the project.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H9AA1B64D59824A988FFF71D1CD46D4A4"><enum>(e)</enum><header>State coordination</header> <paragraph id="H111A1EBD8525421087AEE768E3B4979B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In General</header><text>The Federal Coordinator and the State shall enter into a joint surveillance and monitoring agreement similar to the agreement in effect during construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline, to be approved by the President and the Governor of the State, for the purpose of monitoring the construction of the Alaska natural gas transportation project.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5A3729B5A8B74248B8086400DF591E4E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Primary responsibility</header><text>With respect to an Alaska natural gas transportation project—</text> <subparagraph id="H2171282FA70840E19900009BBBEDCFD2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Federal Government shall have primary surveillance and monitoring responsibility in areas where the Alaska natural gas transportation project crosses Federal land or private land; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA3797B33B1764DF88249945C33BE0006"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the State government shall have primary surveillance and monitoring responsibility in areas where the Alaska natural gas transportation project crosses State land.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H8E772475DD5A475695A251B1A0B9BF3B"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Transfer of Federal inspector functions and authority</header><text>On appointment of the Federal Coordinator by the President, all of the functions and authority of the Office of Federal Inspector of Construction for the Alaska Natural Gas Transportation System vested in the Secretary under section 3012(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/719e">15 U.S.C. 719e</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/102/486">Public Law 102–486</external-xref>), including all functions and authority described and enumerated in the Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1979 (44 Fed. Reg. 33663), Executive Order No. 12142 of June 21, 1979 (44 Fed. Reg. 36927), and section 5 of the President’s decision, shall be transferred to the Federal Coordinator.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HDBBEBCDBE91147CD976D5EF216D33333"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Temporary authority</header><text>The functions, authorities, duties, and responsibilities of the Federal Coordinator shall be vested in the Secretary until the later of the appointment of the Federal Coordinator by the President, or 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act.</text></subsection></section> <section id="HABCBA71CB02541D5003400FC53007DDF"><enum>377.</enum><header>Judicial review</header> <subsection id="HDA632A3A779F45518FBCE29719FEDDD3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Exclusive jurisdiction</header><text>Except for review by the Supreme Court on writ of certiorari, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit shall have original and exclusive jurisdiction to determine—</text> <paragraph id="HEB4F36C0E27E487581AA72CB13532274"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the validity of any final order or action (including a failure to act) of any Federal agency or officer under this subtitle;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE7BE861EECF544C0A196481B6552147E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the constitutionality of any provision of this subtitle, or any decision made or action taken under this subtitle; or</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCAF3D4A1DB204C8881CF2D2C22946D5F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the adequacy of any environmental impact statement prepared under the <act-name parsable-cite="NEPA69">National Environmental Policy Act of 1969</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>) with respect to any action under this subtitle.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H0583CDAEBE674F54AB006012530004F7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Deadline for filing claim</header><text>A claim arising under this subtitle may be brought not later than 60 days after the date of the decision or action giving rise to the claim.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H0153FB93F190498FBFA644304BC62277"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Expedited consideration</header><text>The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit shall set any action brought under subsection (a) for expedited consideration, taking into account the national interest of enhancing national energy security by providing access to the significant gas reserves in Alaska needed to meet the anticipated demand for natural gas.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HB8359F63FC0143B5B4CB40DABDBEEC52"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Amendment of the Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Act of 1976</header><text>Section 10(c) of the Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Act of 1976 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/719h">15 U.S.C. 719h</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HDAC75285A4304D4D85057B3EDC2125B7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>(c)(1) A claim</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HB621E3123F884833A675D0C09489A1A"> <subsection id="H3343FD86E4D345D1A4AE88060039A14B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Jurisdiction</header> <paragraph id="H5F1668E675A046FE9BE799A16B390042"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Special courts</header> <subparagraph id="H8E3E1E3C0FBC470D95E98482CFD3D55"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In General</header><text>A claim</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H717FF44636B946D6BE8538FA5C472860"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Such court shall have</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H39BB3685C7014A67AB74B5563848AA00"> <subparagraph id="H3AB7C9F0C3F14D6D872C47D163BCD67C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exclusive jurisdiction</header><text>The Special Court shall have</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H43806E3B58B24F5E9E813C79BE9D755B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HC97CFF40B8354EC997009CC99E9F4080"> <paragraph id="H99F029BA113A48B7B6727448C1047586"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Expedited consideration</header><text>The Special Court shall set any action brought under this section for expedited consideration, taking into account the national interest described in section 2.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1AB142F9FA1E419F81260052CDC9B6AF"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by striking <quote>(3) The enactment</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HC5C644B476DC4E6599AFF3A194A22714"> <paragraph id="H1B495841AA5D42468FFA9FC9A4D46FA1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Environmental impact statements</header><text>The enactment</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H1EC6334E288C4489983655F1B164F4C"><enum>378.</enum><header>State jurisdiction over in-State delivery of natural gas</header> <subsection id="H694EB2589F8444858D28173B001D45EA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Local distribution</header><text>Any facility receiving natural gas from an Alaska natural gas transportation project for delivery to consumers within the State—</text> <paragraph id="HBC658C3EEC3549ABA0005E4745EB3CA7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall be deemed to be a local distribution facility within the meaning of section 1(b) of the Natural Gas Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/717">15 U.S.C. 717(b)</external-xref>); and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H431BAD440F674695958673509BACC4A2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall not be subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HAD56BD14B92D4891BAD1BF8D014F33FC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Additional pipelines</header><text>Except as provided in section 373(d), nothing in this subtitle shall preclude or otherwise affect a future natural gas pipeline that may be constructed to deliver natural gas to Fairbanks, Anchorage, Matanuska-Susitna Valley, or the Kenai peninsula or Valdez or any other site in the State for consumption within or distribution outside the State.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HA8C163CA5EFC41B3AEF9F4EDD30000E2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Rate coordination</header> <paragraph id="HEBA69FBE3A354DD095C11558A93F9480"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In General</header><text>In accordance with the Natural Gas Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/717a">15 U.S.C. 717a et seq.</external-xref>), the Commission shall establish rates for the transportation of natural gas on any Alaska natural gas transportation project.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H079E874ACD94408298A5AD8352D6FC48"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>In carrying out paragraph (1), the Commission, in accordance with section 17(b) of the Natural Gas Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/717p">15 U.S.C. 717p(b)</external-xref>), shall consult with the State regarding rates (including rate settlements) applicable to natural gas transported on and delivered from the Alaska natural gas transportation project for use within the State.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H5D666BFA30A947FBB6D152EEDCF0171C"><enum>379.</enum><header>Study of alternative means of construction</header> <subsection id="H78B6EC56BBF6455A82F912E6F19E3DAC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Requirement of study</header><text>If no application for the issuance of a certificate or amended certificate of public convenience and necessity authorizing the construction and operation of an Alaska natural gas transportation project has been filed with the Commission by the date that is 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall conduct a study of alternative approaches to the construction and operation of such an Alaska natural gas transportation project.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HBE77A70666504D2C903F4483F57C3F37"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Scope of study</header><text>The study under subsection (a) shall take into consideration the feasibility of—</text> <paragraph id="HB303344AA6CD4D16AF3F2574721EE97B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>establishing a Federal Government corporation to construct an Alaska natural gas transportation project; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H804E60252609468FA69105B0B58053E5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>securing alternative means of providing Federal financing and ownership (including alternative combinations of Government and private corporate ownership) of the Alaska natural gas transportation project.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H1028E049D1944ADCA656B5CC11871082"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>In conducting the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of the Army (acting through the Chief of Engineers).</text></subsection> <subsection id="H46ABB588EC6941E89E3FB06C26E33BD0"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report</header><text>On completion of any study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that describes—</text> <paragraph id="H31AE9023240143F19FC7DF6FEDE7578F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the results of the study; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H84F5F1905E8F444DA9792096F555F286"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any recommendations of the Secretary (including proposals for legislation to implement the recommendations).</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H2280EB9C04E945FD8279490452109544"><enum>380.</enum><header>Clarification of angta status and authorities</header> <subsection id="H545B4AD45B10471BAE49907200E5D064"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Savings clause</header><text>Nothing in this subtitle affects—</text> <paragraph id="H9108C9796198409CA2C8C0785746C00"><enum>(1)</enum><text>any decision, certificate, permit, right-of-way, lease, or other authorization issued under section 9 of the Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Act of 1976 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/719g">15 U.S.C. 719g</external-xref>); or</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H41BC1BEE40FA4904B22788123D7BD086"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any Presidential finding or waiver issued in accordance with that Act.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H7EA4335B96724EABB9791DAECC4EFA09"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clarification of authority to amend terms and conditions to meet current project requirements</header><text>Any Federal agency responsible for granting or issuing any certificate, permit, right-of-way, lease, or other authorization under section 9 of the Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Act of 1976 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/719g">15 U.S.C. 719g</external-xref>) may add to, amend, or rescind any term or condition included in the certificate, permit, right-of-way, lease, or other authorization to meet current project requirements (including the physical design, facilities, and tariff specifications), if the addition, amendment, or rescission—</text> <paragraph id="H5D39E622B2654E9EBA7210CDD03CA650"><enum>(1)</enum><text>would not compel any change in the basic nature and general route of the Alaska natural gas transportation system as designated and described in section 2 of the President’s decision; or</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H70486C319D7B448089CAA1B5ED725214"><enum>(2)</enum><text>would not otherwise prevent or impair in any significant respect the expeditious construction and initial operation of the Alaska natural gas transportation system.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HC67D44EBA13548AFBB7F00D086ED56F9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Updated environmental reviews</header><text>The Secretary shall require the sponsor of the Alaska natural gas transportation system to submit such updated environmental data, reports, permits, and impact analyses as the Secretary determines are necessary to develop detailed terms, conditions, and compliance plans required by section 5 of the President’s decision.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H1683E211877F4C5D9B7F51A2026CE237"><enum>381.</enum><header>Sense of Congress concerning use of steel manufactured in North America negotiation of a project labor Agreement</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that—</text> <paragraph id="HB64272B6C774405AAD06E5CF9FCEB323"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an Alaska natural gas transportation project would provide significant economic benefits to the United States and Canada; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H15D1543FE4A444EEB48616F2BF35258F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to maximize those benefits, the sponsors of the Alaska natural gas transportation project should make every effort to—</text> <subparagraph id="H9B44E635A55C4D4F9FFE00E1D1C1C638"><enum>(A)</enum><text>use steel that is manufactured in North America; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE2ADA1FE39894B9CB4C4D3C6E38DC54"><enum>(B)</enum><text>negotiate a project labor agreement to expedite construction of the pipeline.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section> <section id="H91C4E125B93F49DFA52765532D848DF9"><enum>382.</enum><header>Sense of Congress and study concerning participation by small business concerns</header> <subsection id="HE0BD140E2D9341FBBD3325FE47314BAC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition of small business concern</header><text>In this section, the term <term>small business concern</term> has the meaning given the term in section 3(a) of the <act-name parsable-cite="SBA">Small Business Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/632">15 U.S.C. 632(a)</external-xref>).</text></subsection> <subsection id="HB0F7C97B815F475AA7002CEF9050EF5C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sense of Congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that—</text> <paragraph id="H6B3B2951BF0C4341A6A71F41C1C7C299"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an Alaska natural gas transportation project would provide significant economic benefits to the United States and Canada; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB7EB248EC6E34516B292656494765BF6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to maximize those benefits, the sponsors of the Alaska natural gas transportation project should maximize the participation of small business concerns in contracts and subcontracts awarded in carrying out the project.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H74169EC707B845C197A448E8008151D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Study</header> <paragraph id="H149F225467D44C83964658AF60357220"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In General</header><text>The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study to determine the extent to which small business concerns participate in the construction of oil and gas pipelines in the United States.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB5C5607CB7F940DB82AF07CA3C629F7C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later that 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report that describes results of the study under paragraph (1).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H02D81B3391D9482C87B9F76442CB4167"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Updates</header><text>The Comptroller General shall—</text> <subparagraph id="H054D48C554BB46CF8CFEB161862D9667"><enum>(A)</enum><text>update the study at least once every 5 years until construction of an Alaska natural gas transportation project is completed; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB6691C8E485D438A98798FAEECB669BA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>on completion of each update, submit to Congress a report containing the results of the update.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H77746C2BB41E497285FA9B10B93002DC"><enum>383.</enum><header>Alaska pipeline construction training Program</header> <subsection id="HFDFBFF758F764937BC473F1B04039FC2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Program</header> <paragraph id="HC45A83EB421D4EB485E33414CDE23400"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary of Labor (in this section referred to as the <quote>Secretary</quote>) shall make grants to the Alaska Workforce Investment Board—</text> <subparagraph id="H13DC2E5FC5DA425A0098C11823390325"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to recruit and train adult and dislocated workers in Alaska, including Alaska Natives, in the skills required to construct and operate an Alaska gas pipeline system; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9FE079D6166E4F45BB20B000A1F29F0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for the design and construction of a training facility to be located in Fairbanks, Alaska, to support an Alaska gas pipeline training program.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC23E88ADA07042190036221B00DCA1DA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Coordination with existing programs</header><text>The training program established with the grants authorized under paragraph (1) shall be consistent with the vision and goals set forth in the State of Alaska Unified Plan, as developed pursuant to the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/2801">29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HE175BB02149945A4ABA8F2D7B2CB9E7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements for grants</header><text>The Secretary shall make a grant under subsection (a) only if—</text> <paragraph id="H8074851BE13D4BAF909635009E9D1347"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Governor of the State of Alaska requests the grant funds and certifies in writing to the Secretary that there is a reasonable expectation that the construction of the Alaska natural gas pipeline system will commence by the date that is 2 years after the date of the certification; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H57875BDE89B84B10001CD00596891994"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Secretary of Energy concurs in writing to the Secretary with the certification made under paragraph (1) after considering—</text> <subparagraph id="H305A596F924E4DC290123C44B6F7BE96"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the status of necessary Federal and State permits;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD99C43CA0790459488B736D6DEE5C898"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the availability of financing for the Alaska natural gas pipeline project; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H93C7084A0185497D81A3F248C91592DF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>other relevant factors.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H09013215801249CF9455FA06C475407B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $20,000,000. Not more than 15 percent of the funds may be used for the facility described in subsection (a)(1)(B).</text></subsection></section> <section id="H546FB9DB8CF8428689D448A5ADB329DD"><enum>384.</enum><header>Sense of Congress concerning natural gas demand</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that—</text> <paragraph id="H3D77C89775E442408C5476E0CF727044"><enum>(1)</enum><text>North American demand for natural gas will increase dramatically over the course of the next several decades;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCE1824CB71EA4D149638373F1920682B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>both the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline and the Mackenzie Delta Natural Gas project in Canada will be necessary to help meet the increased demand for natural gas in North America;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFC85AE86FA1E4381A97B3B60842D01B8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Federal and State officials should work together with officials in Canada to ensure both projects can move forward in a mutually beneficial fashion;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBB7DEE8071F54E11A193E9D162E5EAA0"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Federal and State officials should acknowledge that the smaller scope, fewer permitting requirements, and lower cost of the Mackenzie Delta project means it will most likely be completed before the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC7883CD4EBAD4F848EF010D59D44D2EA"><enum>(5)</enum><text>natural gas production in the 48 contiguous States and Canada will not be able to meet all domestic demand in the coming decades; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7750766978B147698C4905E49127352"><enum>(6)</enum><text>as a result, natural gas delivered from Alaskan North Slope will not displace or reduce the commercial viability of Canadian natural gas produced from the Mackenzie Delta or production from the 48 contiguous States.</text></paragraph></section> <section id="HF77913C6C03C4EDC96FB96A04BF34BFF"><enum>385.</enum><header>Sense of Congress concerning Alaskan ownership</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that—</text> <paragraph id="H4B2C37460100453F9676BB8012059BF3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Alaska Native Regional Corporations, companies owned and operated by Alaskans, and individual Alaskans should have the opportunity to own shares of the Alaska natural gas pipeline in a way that promotes economic development for the State; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE884627F51A54BFBA9946BA738E63770"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to facilitate economic development in the State, all project sponsors should negotiate in good faith with any willing Alaskan person that desires to be involved in the project.</text></paragraph></section> <section id="HFD62CD6D9EBA47B2A605931B51058EBC"><enum>386.</enum><header>Loan guarantees</header> <subsection id="HA0B7671544D14667B5CDF76D7EF7600"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authority</header> <paragraph display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HF77FA096C8D14AB6A34DC1FB9221FE69"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Secretary may enter into agreements with 1 or more holders of a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued under section 373(b) of this Act or section 9 of the Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Act of 1976 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/719g">15 U.S.C. 719g</external-xref>) to issue Federal guarantee instruments with respect to loans and other debt obligations for a qualified infrastructure project.</text></paragraph> <paragraph indent="up1" id="HB47FE8D7CDCE44DB00FA49549E884E11"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Subject to the requirements of this section, the Secretary may also enter into agreements with 1 or more owners of the Canadian portion of a qualified infrastructure project to issue Federal guarantee instruments with respect to loans and other debt obligations for a qualified infrastructure project as though such owner were a holder described in paragraph (1).</text></paragraph> <paragraph indent="up1" id="H7EBCA4DC174F410386D39FF4CFFDE9A3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The authority of the Secretary to issue Federal guarantee instruments under this section for a qualified infrastructure project shall expire on the date that is 2 years after the date on which the final certificate of public convenience and necessity (including any Canadian certificates of public convenience and necessity) is issued for the project. A final certificate shall be considered to have been issued when all certificates of public convenience and necessity have been issued that are required for the initial transportation of commercially economic quantities of natural gas from Alaska to the continental United States.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H014587FC62CF450290176EC0AD53A6F4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conditions</header> <paragraph display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H29E3555C816F44A0834DA6E974BBBA7E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Secretary may issue a Federal guarantee instrument for a qualified infrastructure project only after a certificate of public convenience and necessity under section 373(b) of this Act or an amended certificate under section 9 of the Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Act of 1976 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/719g">15 U.S.C. 719g</external-xref>) has been issued for the project.</text></paragraph> <paragraph indent="up1" id="H420B28E202D344D8A481881279AF229F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The Secretary may issue a Federal guarantee instrument under this section for a qualified infrastructure project only if the loan or other debt obligation guaranteed by the instrument has been issued by an eligible lender.</text></paragraph> <paragraph indent="up1" id="H983094095728435DA3FBD4567123A00"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The Secretary shall not require as a condition of issuing a Federal guarantee instrument under this section any contractual commitment or other form of credit support of the sponsors (other than equity contribution commitments and completion guarantees), or any throughput or other guarantee from prospective shippers greater than such guarantees as shall be required by the project owners.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HF6611C591E904E25930906807B8B79FE"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Limitations on amounts</header> <paragraph display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HB69E1986DB664C6A938E2612003DADC0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The amount of loans and other debt obligations guaranteed under this section for a qualified infrastructure project shall not exceed 80 percent of the total capital costs of the project, including interest during construction.</text></paragraph> <paragraph indent="up1" id="HF823664CCB1F4566A5476BF708EB8139"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The principal amount of loans and other debt obligations guaranteed under this section shall not exceed, in the aggregate, $18,000,000,000, which amount shall be indexed for United States dollar inflation from the date of enactment of this Act, as measured by the Consumer Price Index.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H2E85FEAE765F4EC900E4B32E1DAF6880"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Loan terms and fees</header> <paragraph display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H4E82D16527F246E2AA00F27DE386F2A7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Secretary may issue Federal guarantee instruments under this section that take into account repayment profiles and grace periods justified by project cash flows and project-specific considerations. The term of any loan guaranteed under this section shall not exceed 30 years.</text></paragraph> <paragraph indent="up1" id="HBBFD0F04796D4D7D8CCE629FB9DB1154"><enum>(2)</enum><text>An eligible lender may assess and collect from the borrower such other fees and costs associated with the application and origination of the loan or other debt obligation as are reasonable and customary for a project finance transaction in the oil and gas sector.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H3859653374444713979DF506CFB4C7B5"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>The Secretary may issue regulations to carry out this section.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HD4B01E50C70B4010B3EEDF9E9554DA77"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to cover the cost of loan guarantees under this section, as defined by section 502(5) of the <act-name parsable-cite="FCRA90">Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/661a">2 U.S.C. 661a(5)</external-xref>). Such sums shall remain available until expended.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H7BADAB904CA648E5AD0424447CE1A794"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section, the following definitions apply:</text> <paragraph id="H10D0B1AA15FC46BF983E544C03D7E4D7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The term <term>Consumer Price Index</term> means the Consumer Price Index for all-urban consumers, United States city average, as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, or if such index shall cease to be published, any successor index or reasonable substitute thereof.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HAA24FA251647487CB793FA6F89BAB0BD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The term <term>eligible lender</term> means any non-Federal qualified institutional buyer (as defined by <external-xref legal-doc="regulation" parsable-cite="cfr/17/230.144">section 230.144A(a)</external-xref> of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation), known as Rule 144A(a) of the Securities and Exchange Commission and issued under the <act-name parsable-cite="SA33">Securities Act of 1933</act-name>), including—</text> <subparagraph id="H0C326E6465A246D88D909DB95D75C613"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a qualified retirement plan (as defined in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/4974">section 4974(c)</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/4974">26 U.S.C. 4974(c)</external-xref>) that is a qualified institutional buyer; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0A0FBB8FBEAF4CCE91378DE443E475B7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a governmental plan (as defined in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/414">section 414(d)</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/414">26 U.S.C. 414(d)</external-xref>) that is a qualified institutional buyer.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2AD58373A22D4B0B9E32A6A9CFE5E193"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The term <term>Federal guarantee instrument</term> means any guarantee or other pledge by the Secretary to pledge the full faith and credit of the United States to pay all of the principal and interest on any loan or other debt obligation entered into by a holder of a certificate of public convenience and necessity.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H51AE20C0024542A79157119E094FDBB7"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The term <term>qualified infrastructure project</term> means an Alaskan natural gas transportation project consisting of the design, engineering, finance, construction, and completion of pipelines and related transportation and production systems (including gas treatment plants), and appurtenances thereto, that are used to transport natural gas from the Alaska North Slope to the continental United States.</text></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle> <enum>IV</enum><header>Coal</header> <subtitle id="H0D724DA81B21460DB100F0C86085C1A4"><enum>A</enum><header>Clean Coal Power Initiative</header> <section id="HA88C489183844B038C3C318F9DD01B70" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>401.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header> <subsection id="H3069BBA14CE349F48C1C006FEDD563E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Clean coal power initiative</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Energy (referred to in this title as the <quote>Secretary</quote>) to carry out the activities authorized by this subtitle $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 through 2012, to remain available until expended.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H9312E4AB10CD4D8F976FF1BE6B7E984E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The Secretary shall submit to Congress the report required by this subsection not later than March 31, 2005. The report shall include, with respect to subsection (a), a 10-year plan containing—</text> <paragraph id="H546C96D49700446C8463FA00D4009504"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a detailed assessment of whether the aggregate funding levels provided under subsection (a) are the appropriate funding levels for that program;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8EFBBC25F194437781381DD3884F2EE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a detailed description of how proposals will be solicited and evaluated, including a list of all activities expected to be undertaken;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H027CD1B5E00E44A1A1F36EA919ABB876"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a detailed list of technical milestones for each coal and related technology that will be pursued; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5C4B89A4134D4951A281267D5C374558"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a detailed description of how the program will avoid problems enumerated in General Accounting Office reports on the Clean Coal Technology Program, including problems that have resulted in unspent funds and projects that failed either financially or scientifically.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="HC4BCA9B1DE9B4AF2A0B3C9B18A311F8"><enum>402.</enum><header>Project criteria</header> <subsection id="H77FC637AF0C74F2DB502AA56B936E071"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall not provide funding under this subtitle for any project that does not advance efficiency, environmental performance, and cost competitiveness well beyond the level of technologies that are in commercial service or have been demonstrated on a scale that the Secretary determines is sufficient to demonstrate that commercial service is viable as of the date of enactment of this Act.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H08DF4BDCD9B44DAE897C1D76801FB6B4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Technical criteria for clean coal power initiative</header> <paragraph id="HF3E7CE93B69C4BA1860010C064408C40"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Gasification projects</header> <subparagraph id="H0BF890017CCE4879B946F1E4E38628F"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In allocating the funds made available under section 401(a), the Secretary shall ensure that at least 60 percent of the funds are used only for projects on coal-based gasification technologies, including gasification combined cycle, gasification fuel cells, gasification coproduction, and hybrid gasification/combustion.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9B1B255D3D6444F284D7936F8FE4BCAE"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Technical milestones</header><text>The Secretary shall periodically set technical milestones specifying the emission and thermal efficiency levels that coal gasification projects under this subtitle shall be designed, and reasonably expected, to achieve. The technical milestones shall become more restrictive during the life of the program. The Secretary shall set the periodic milestones so as to achieve by 2020 coal gasification projects able—</text> <clause id="H2CB8E381648140D4B8EF923724BDDEB9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to remove 99 percent of sulfur dioxide;</text></clause> <clause id="HDFDC152F96E84E2297C486EE00243EFB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to emit not more than .05 lbs of NO<subscript>x</subscript> per million Btu;</text></clause> <clause id="HF7C5310889BD46C68FDAC61D6318CA43"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to achieve substantial reductions in mercury emissions; and</text></clause> <clause id="H8D7FDEF35AC04C23960120EB619CC7C3"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>to achieve a thermal efficiency of—</text> <subclause id="H94DE2B887C194AA18D6DE0C9823C377C"><enum>(I)</enum><text>60 percent for coal of more than 9,000 Btu;</text></subclause> <subclause id="H94ADA66FA27E465EA65C39C01C598116"><enum>(II)</enum><text>59 percent for coal of 7,000 to 9,000 Btu; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="H9C48CDDC71E84DADAC74EC37ABFD424D"><enum>(III)</enum><text>50 percent for coal of less than 7,000 Btu.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H714FFA8C0BCA4A40003067871B7D7232"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Other projects</header><text>The Secretary shall periodically set technical milestones and ensure that up to 40 percent of the funds appropriated pursuant to section 401(a) are used for projects not described in paragraph (1). The milestones shall specify the emission and thermal efficiency levels that projects funded under this paragraph shall be designed to and reasonably expected to achieve. The technical milestones shall become more restrictive during the life of the program. The Secretary shall set the periodic milestones so as to achieve by 2010 projects able—</text> <subparagraph id="H76C91D9939914406001CE2524244F5B1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to remove 97 percent of sulfur dioxide;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBC420CEB58C3495189FD9546894BCD4B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to emit no more than .08 lbs of NO<subscript>x</subscript> per million Btu;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H160B158AEDD14FDCA9BAE75565E18FE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to achieve substantial reductions in mercury emissions; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAF5C02473C2E4E90AE7E5230B5029517"><enum>(D)</enum><text>to achieve a thermal efficiency of—</text> <clause id="H13FB104FBEF041678F11F4FE7B8C206D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>45 percent for coal of more than 9,000 Btu;</text></clause> <clause id="HD4B6C730A81E4A2FA2E1E8D693D79713"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>44 percent for coal of 7,000 to 9,000 Btu; and</text></clause> <clause id="HDC52751F1B00486FBA38ED2F000479D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>40 percent for coal of less than 7,000 Btu.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8559CB5297074B47858CE2511B905E95"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>Before setting the technical milestones under paragraphs (1)(B) and (2), the Secretary shall consult with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and interested entities, including coal producers, industries using coal, organizations to promote coal or advanced coal technologies, environmental organizations, and organizations representing workers.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H00D33DF68834419A9B6D96ABB15DA0BB"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Existing units</header><text>In the case of projects at units in existence on the date of enactment of this Act, in lieu of the thermal efficiency requirements set forth in paragraph (1)(B)(iv) and (2)(D), the milestones shall be designed to achieve an overall thermal design efficiency improvement, compared to the efficiency of the unit as operated, of not less than—</text> <subparagraph id="HCB1D1304D06340B0ADCED717129050F2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>7 percent for coal of more than 9,000 Btu;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H73C4322EEDC3469496E6D13E00AA9CC8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>6 percent for coal of 7,000 to 9,000 Btu; or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8C60CAC74CC34CAE9F4E4B6F261FAA73"><enum>(C)</enum><text>4 percent for coal of less than 7,000 Btu.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA38779BC11804A4BBFAFAEB8EBE903D2"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Permitted uses</header><text>In carrying out this subtitle, the Secretary may fund projects that include, as part of the project, the separation and capture of carbon dioxide.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HDF257CD991384FDC94F5753500A614EF"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Financial criteria</header><text>The Secretary shall not provide a funding award under this subtitle unless the recipient documents to the satisfaction of the Secretary that—</text> <paragraph id="H7ED450153EFC449C816BC68138D96629"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the award recipient is financially viable without the receipt of additional Federal funding;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H02EC732DF4A4487194B8E944C1AE3FDD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the recipient will provide sufficient information to the Secretary to enable the Secretary to ensure that the award funds are spent efficiently and effectively; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H69F01D05853A46F5A92D15FC95326995"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a market exists for the technology being demonstrated or applied, as evidenced by statements of interest in writing from potential purchasers of the technology.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HBC53EF1D342F457986326C9D410029C2"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Financial assistance</header><text>The Secretary shall provide financial assistance to projects that meet the requirements of subsections (a), (b), and (c) and are likely to—</text> <paragraph id="H8460F49CFC3A45A9B1009B0000C00859"><enum>(1)</enum><text>achieve overall cost reductions in the utilization of coal to generate useful forms of energy;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6F02D60B6F194E608F0091F813B6AE86"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2A2BF3482C9E40FE87E6DFBB654BE75F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>demonstrate methods and equipment that are applicable to 25 percent of the electricity generating facilities, using various types of coal, that use coal as the primary feedstock as of the date of enactment of this Act.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H178C3F918A584D8294A824D5150303A0"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Federal share</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of a coal or related technology project funded by the Secretary under this subtitle shall not exceed 50 percent.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H2F9CC16F619840B2BC0082400012AA57"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>No technology, or level of emission reduction, shall be treated as adequately demonstrated for purposes of section 111 of the Clean Air Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7411">42 U.S.C. 7411</external-xref>), achievable for purposes of section 169 of that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7479">42 U.S.C. 7479</external-xref>), or achievable in practice for purposes of section 171 of that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7501">42 U.S.C. 7501</external-xref>) solely by reason of the use of such technology, or the achievement of such emission reduction, by 1 or more facilities receiving assistance under this subtitle.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H35680B6A2B8F4F68B343515FD86D806C"><enum>403.</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and once every 2 years thereafter through 2012, the Secretary, in consultation with other appropriate Federal agencies, shall submit to Congress a report describing—</text> <paragraph id="HC4EA1A44882F4C788FFD7953376FFAB8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the technical milestones set forth in section 402 and how those milestones ensure progress toward meeting the requirements of subsections (b)(1)(B) and (b)(2) of section 402; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6961CC8148394F5CBAF5856848667BD9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the status of projects funded under this subtitle.</text></paragraph></section> <section id="H4581A822BE7140E598AF151B8697ED41"><enum>404.</enum><header>Clean coal centers of excellence</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">As part of the program authorized in section 401, 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 show the greatest potential for advancing new clean coal technologies.</text></section></subtitle> <subtitle id="H9E3EAF648849433190E370E2FCC54592"><enum>B</enum><header>Clean Power Projects</header> <section id="H17185AA52A0D4A86B45CAA64E8F92E60"><enum>411.</enum><header>Coal technology loan</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $125,000,000 to provide a loan to the owner of the experimental plant constructed under United States Department of Energy cooperative agreement number DE-FC-22-91PC90544 on such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines, including interest rates and upfront payments.</text></section> <section id="H386AADA300854BECBD08B59BE9AE0069"><enum>412.</enum><header>Coal gasification</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary is authorized to provide loan guarantees for a project to produce energy from a plant using integrated gasification combined cycle technology of at least 400 megawatts in capacity that produces power at competitive rates in deregulated energy generation markets and that does not receive any subsidy (direct or indirect) from ratepayers.</text></section> <section id="H03853D885FB64414B644BD60113F4951"><enum>413.</enum><header>Integrated gasification combined cycle technology</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary is authorized to provide loan guarantees for a project to produce energy from a plant using integrated gasification combined cycle technology located in a taconite-producing region of the United States that is entitled under the law of the State in which the plant is located to enter into a long-term contract approved by a State Public Utility Commission to sell at least 450 megawatts of output to a utility.</text></section> <section id="H79C2ADF15F5C4BF7A79D976039BF993E"><enum>414.</enum><header>Petroleum coke gasification</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary is authorized to provide loan guarantees for at least 1 petroleum coke gasification polygeneration project.</text></section> <section id="HDCC6781FE8EB4B279E219B54C6149DC8"><enum>415.</enum><header>Integrated coal/renewable energy system</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary is authorized, subject to the availability of appropriations, to provide loan guarantees for a project to produce energy from coal of less than 7000 btu/lb using appropriate advanced integrated gasification combined cycle technology, including repowering of existing facilities, that is combined with wind and other renewable sources, minimizes and offers the potential to sequester carbon dioxide emissions, and provides a ready source of hydrogen for near-site fuel cell demonstrations. The facility may be built in stages, combined output shall be at least 200 megawatts at successively more competitive rates, and the facility shall be located in the Upper Great Plains. Section 402(b) technical criteria apply, and the Federal cost share shall not exceed 50 percent. The loan guarantees provided under this section do not preclude the facility from receiving an allocation for investment tax credits under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/48A">section 48A</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Utilizing this investment tax credit does not prohibit the use of other Clean Coal Program funding.</text></section> <section id="HDA8E4225A20A4895A3901916EA64A325"><enum>416.</enum><header>Electron scrubbing demonstration</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary shall use $5,000,000 from amounts appropriated to initiate, through the Chicago Operations Office, a project to demonstrate the viability of high-energy electron scrubbing technology on commercial-scale electrical generation using high-sulfur coal.</text></section></subtitle> <subtitle id="HC129A2F306DB4020BF010600EF05EF72"><enum>C</enum><header>Federal Coal Leases</header> <section id="HCA0A60A1F11A414C9B0504003EEAD501"><enum>421.</enum><header>Repeal of the 160-acre limitation for coal leases</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 3 of the Mineral Leasing Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/203">30 U.S.C. 203</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H3C95B164BB314476B7E94ECAECAB63DC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the first sentence—</text> <subparagraph id="H6B25B54EE4074D7EB56F385513C698DD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Any person</quote> and inserting <quote>(a) Any person</quote>;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFB1EDCE39F964CF100A9055F78D9A9A9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting a comma after <quote>may</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8D53E42306F548CE90288FE7E147CE7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking <quote>upon</quote> and all that follows through the period and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H36B651DD9C72430EA2D39820E0372431" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">upon a finding by the Secretary that the lease—</text> <paragraph id="H1BB3D0AFC63E40E2BC3DBD22D794EF37"><enum>(1)</enum><text>would be in the interest of the United States;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H781275ED09CC43DB85C77D44ADA8D9AF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>would not displace a competitive interest in the land; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H72BEFB61BD6D43AB8B1B2277D2A0E24"><enum>(3)</enum><text>would not include land or deposits that can be developed as part of another potential or existing operation;</text><continuation-text continuation-text-level="subsection">secure modifications of the original coal lease by including additional coal land or coal deposits contiguous or cornering to those embraced in the lease, but in no event shall the total area added by any modifications to an existing coal lease exceed 1280 acres, or add acreage larger than the acreage in the original lease.</continuation-text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDDE1E750324F4708BDF0F3ABC1846142"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the second sentence, by striking <quote>The Secretary</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HF853887FA48742128B63ACDEF4AD1E4" style="OLC"> <subsection id="H7DFA4B88918B45238D049B288C7F0930"><enum>(b)</enum><text>The Secretary</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H79DF612AC81147388E73C5CE27827422"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in the third sentence, by striking <quote>The minimum</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H78B3AB19C3014C55AE3C57EBF0EE4800" style="OLC"> <subsection id="H996EB84A86C7418A885C27DDF63D9BAE"><enum>(c)</enum><text>The minimum</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section> <section id="H3BC5B08D042E442BA1EAB90071BF5DCF"><enum>422.</enum><header>Mining plans</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2(d)(2) of the Mineral Leasing Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/202a">30 U.S.C. 202a(2)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H4D07C77D469A48148696EFF913E6CAA3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>(A)</quote> after <quote>(2)</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8BF30446503A4647B184E776EED21700"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H3EF43F164EE841D0A4EAF0F355D0399B" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="H2E44370F49844F9D95738D427000ACD1" indent="up2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The Secretary may establish a period of more than 40 years if the Secretary determines that the longer period—</text> <clause id="H14817C48256D420CB0F263CA2222614C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>will ensure the maximum economic recovery of a coal deposit; or</text></clause> <clause id="H1EDFA9899DA740DCA2B300C004F1AA1D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the longer period is in the interest of the orderly, efficient, or economic development of a coal resource.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section> <section id="H9CD7EAEF92F84019B7E7AFCA6C4EDE1E"><enum>423.</enum><header>Payment of advance royalties under coal leases</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 7(b) of the Mineral Leasing Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/207">30 U.S.C. 207(b)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block id="H4A1B9DE424F54C52B9AEEB493F13A495" style="OLC"> <subsection id="H85B54BD66F134C00AB758B7564238C37"><enum>(b)</enum> <paragraph id="HC12C7C6ED47642ADA322E4F7B39CE0" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Each lease shall be subjected to the condition of diligent development and continued operation of the mine or mines, except in a case in which operations under the lease are interrupted by strikes, the elements, or casualties not attributable to the lessee.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE0132CFF2ECF44BCBD1C6923D173A2B1" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum> <subparagraph id="H243703B9580B483EB7786C2B0947CB19" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The Secretary of the Interior may suspend the condition of continued operation upon the payment of advance royalties, if the Secretary determines that the public interest will be served by the suspension.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H422F056084DA47C48044D57D8D6C61B1" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Advance royalties required under subparagraph (A) shall be computed based on—</text> <clause id="H045B18564F7240538EEED99BE9EAAD61"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the average price for coal sold in the spot market from the same region during the last month of each applicable continued operation year; or</text></clause> <clause id="H4EE121B017714F378B3B8153E6361B36"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by using other methods established by the Secretary of the Interior to capture the commercial value of coal,</text></clause><continuation-text continuation-text-level="subparagraph">and based on commercial quantities, as defined by regulation by the Secretary of the Interior.</continuation-text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1104C4A47AC54D569C6E42C34500222B" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The aggregate number of years during the initial and any extended term of any lease for which advance royalties may be accepted in lieu of the condition of continued operation shall not exceed 20.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4664CD4716614301BE7B938BAD66958B" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The amount of any production royalty paid for any year shall be reduced (but not below 0) by the amount of any advance royalties paid under the lease, to the extent that the advance royalties have not been used to reduce production royalties for a prior year.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6436FE85D908424E9D5D90D122234158" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The Secretary may, upon 6 months’ notice to a lessee, cease to accept advance royalties in lieu of the requirement of continued operation.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC2BDB3F5E8154F00B72F04D18F91E2DA" indent="up1"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Nothing in this subsection affects the requirement contained in the second sentence of subsection (a) relating to commencement of production at the end of 10 years.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section> <section id="H16A0B4BE7E614FB99F8607D5912B3996"><enum>424.</enum><header>Elimination of deadline for submission of coal lease operation and reclamation plan</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 7(c) of the Mineral Leasing Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/207">30 U.S.C. 207(c)</external-xref>) is amended in the first sentence by striking <quote>and not later than three years after a lease is issued,</quote>.</text></section> <section id="H80EFAF39E87B44BF9DCADEFEB1D100E5"><enum>425.</enum><header>Amendment relating to financial assurances with respect to bonus bids</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2(a) of the Mineral Leasing Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/201">30 U.S.C. 201(a)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H5533A4FF9B05484EAD7BC5F0E3D0D27C" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H60CC73BF04BD4C18A1F9F7224FAD70C7" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum> <subparagraph id="H42B1DE13877144A18FB78E002D5D97AD" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The Secretary shall not require a surety bond or any other financial assurance to guarantee payment of deferred bonus bid installments with respect to any coal lease issued on a cash bonus bid to a lessee or successor in interest having a history of a timely payment of noncontested coal royalties and advanced coal royalties in lieu of production (where applicable) and bonus bid installment payments.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD3828DACD8DE4FECA38F45C48FDBE0F5" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The Secretary may waive any requirement that a lessee provide a surety bond or other financial assurance for a coal lease issued before the date of the enactment of the Energy Policy Act of 2003 only if the Secretary determines that the lessee has a history of making timely payments referred to in subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF95E4B479CEB4062B2B19C971CC7E049" indent="up1"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the lessee under a coal lease fails to pay any installment of a deferred cash bonus bid within 10 days after the Secretary provides written notice that payment of the installment is past due—</text> <subparagraph id="H36401FC09ADE41378E2746BFB302F62"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the lease shall automatically terminate; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC4F43C32FB8A44969D4D5D50101ED9BA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any bonus payments already made to the United States with respect to the lease shall not be returned to the lessee or credited in any future lease sale.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section> <section id="H4A32C533DAD640C582D5DFBCB091473F"><enum>426.</enum><header>Inventory requirement</header> <subsection id="HA487E86CCBDD4710992049D5BA08CCF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Review of assessments</header> <paragraph id="H7BA743399DDD49469668958BFB92C867"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary, shall review coal assessments and other available data to identify—</text> <subparagraph id="HB808BA38A2624B18B13DE607EAD47316"><enum>(A)</enum><text>public lands, other than National Park lands, with coal resources;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7565C55C6A5247CA972838484C431845"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the extent and nature of any restrictions or impediments to the development of coal resources on public lands identified under subparagraph (A); and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H73202A135BF34663832041A7495FEBFE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>with respect to areas of such lands for which sufficient data exists, resources of compliant coal and supercompliant coal.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6C952E8FF83842E59C6C901DE596F7D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this subsection:</text> <subparagraph id="H27E92A5181314AC482EF90876F22AC1B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Compliant coal</header><text>The term <quote>compliant coal</quote> means coal that contains not less than 1.0 and not more than 1.2 pounds of sulfur dioxide per million Btu.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE298F37F0E9E4A50989CCFBFED28345"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Supercompliant coal</header><text>The term <quote>supercompliant coal</quote> means coal that contains less than 1.0 pounds of sulfur dioxide per million Btu.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H52FEF42236164D9DA4388489FEF2727D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Completion and updating of the inventory</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior—</text> <paragraph id="H7146EBA65476463BBFD9E164A8FB36E5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall complete the inventory under subsection (a)(1) by not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD09363995E73445EB6000032CF965069"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall update the inventory as the availability of data and developments in technology warrant.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HE3EBB871550245448B440150DCED7D2F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior shall submit to Congress, and make publicly available—</text> <paragraph id="H8C055DB15BBD4E9D910024E31E5D8201"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a report containing the inventory under this section by not later than 2 years after the effective date of this section; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HAF3C526FDF9F4D10AE9C3BA5FF9EBD07"><enum>(2)</enum><text>each update of that inventory.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H6563C5C46CC546FDA8801BD15E48E993"><enum>427.</enum><header>Application of amendments</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The amendments made by this subtitle apply—</text> <paragraph id="H08AA1633DC2F4761864FDF5613006D63"><enum>(1)</enum><text>with respect to any coal lease issued on or after the date of enactment of this Act; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H595BA5CE628845F38634009C0010A0D6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>with respect to any coal lease issued before the date of enactment of this Act, upon the earlier of—</text> <subparagraph id="HF81B70A6ACC049378827FEBB938B5B8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the date of readjustment of the lease as provided for by section 7(a) of the Mineral Leasing Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/207">30 U.S.C. 207(a)</external-xref>); or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H842FF3A8CB7B4D378CFBE4568C109BF5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the date the lessee requests such application.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section></subtitle> <subtitle id="H4BB71034B70944E782285E7CF0D4D5A2"><enum>D</enum><header>Coal and related programs</header> <section id="HF4BF30563ACF481ABDA35FD46260AEF2"><enum>441.</enum><header>Clean air coal program</header> <subsection id="HCD8BB67BBE5148BDB05CDB899BB91DFF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Amendment</header><text>The Energy Policy Act of 1992 is amended by adding the following new title at the end thereof:</text> <quoted-block id="H6CCCEC96C8E04EA49276E9CB75CA4ECA"> <title id="HAE8999E7B7D148FDB1441BDBD610075"><enum>XXXI</enum><header>Clean air coal program</header> <section id="H50DA6B0A714849CEB4466D72AE959B6"><enum>3101.</enum><header>Findings; purposes; definitions</header> <subsection id="H79E66F60C47E475C971DFBE204309369"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>The Congress finds that—</text> <paragraph id="HB4B8FDC06F7549A38200092896BD7132"><enum>(1)</enum><text>new environmental regulations present additional challenges for coal-fired electrical generation in the private marketplace; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2C7563180E1F4A2A999F2EB795F8A14D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Department of Energy, in cooperation with industry, has already fully developed and commercialized several new clean-coal technologies that will allow the clean use of coal.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H7068A5932ECB46DDA0A2683FF06E44E3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The purposes of this title are to—</text> <paragraph id="HE5151755330D4902BC4CB610BD296EE6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>promote national energy policy and energy security, diversity, and economic competitiveness benefits that result from the increased use of coal;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA74C98C6599F40D6905CC819FAADA200"><enum>(2)</enum><text>mitigate financial risks, reduce the cost, and increase the marketplace acceptance of the new clean coal technologies; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H19091580FBE2418EA8004046F8873C86"><enum>(3)</enum><text>advance the deployment of pollution control equipment to meet the current and future obligations of coal-fired generation units regulated under the <act-name parsable-cite="CAA">Clean Air Act</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 7402 and following).</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H694F961B55E448B4B60015FC1ED680A7"><enum>3102.</enum><header>Authorization of program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary shall carry out a program to facilitate production and generation of coal-based power and the installation of pollution control equipment.</text></section> <section id="HA836A9A8D8B74B479321E6006877A69F"><enum>3103.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header> <subsection id="HD6204739B74A491CA202EAF7AE638FFF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Pollution control projects</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $300,000,000 for fiscal year 2005, $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, and $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2009, to remain available until expended, for carrying out the program for pollution control projects, which may include—</text> <paragraph id="H8D9D498A56664E3793443710F6DA68D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>pollution control equipment and processes for the control of mercury air emissions;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCE5AF022183F4372ADAE00E8B27DFAFA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>pollution control equipment and processes for the control of nitrogen dioxide air emissions or sulfur dioxide emissions;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H823BAC8A09414FCFAC98C5FED74E4165"><enum>(3)</enum><text>pollution control equipment and processes for the mitigation or collection of more than one pollutant;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB5DA70466B0940CCAD6554A1E512BC3B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>advanced combustion technology for the control of at least two pollutants, including mercury, particulate matter, nitrogen oxides, and sulfur dioxide, which may also be designed to improve the energy efficiency of the unit; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFAC95A9D89004F12B6511E9215B2EF88"><enum>(5)</enum><text>advanced pollution control equipment and processes designed to allow use of the waste byproducts or other byproducts of the equipment or an electrical generation unit designed to allow the use of byproducts.</text></paragraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="subsection">Funds appropriated under this subsection which are not awarded before fiscal year 2011 may be applied to projects under subsection (b), in addition to amounts authorized under subsection (b).</continuation-text></subsection> <subsection id="H77D6EEE9B8B24F36A0D34FAFD87CAB6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Generation projects</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, $250,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2007 through 2011, and $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2012, to remain available until expended, for generation projects and air pollution control projects. Such projects may include—</text> <paragraph id="H4914147D41C94A9DA29D3648EDDB547"><enum>(1)</enum><text>coal-based electrical generation equipment and processes, including gasification combined cycle or other coal-based generation equipment and processes;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDC8CD91E151F4CEC81451E9EF81DA24D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>associated environmental control equipment, that will be cost-effective and that is designed to meet anticipated regulatory requirements;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H437A57A7EC7C44119B5794DDFC987160"><enum>(3)</enum><text>coal-based electrical generation equipment and processes, including gasification fuel cells, gasification coproduction, and hybrid gasification/combustion projects; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H73CF57E6FDF8449082AD40E287CAFC39"><enum>(4)</enum><text>advanced coal-based electrical generation equipment and processes, including oxidation combustion techniques, ultra-supercritical boilers, and chemical looping, which the Secretary determines will be cost-effective and could substantially contribute to meeting anticipated environmental or energy needs.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HD138B2E1FF2F4AE8AB726E13166F2E5C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>Funds placed at risk during any fiscal year for Federal loans or loan guarantees pursuant to this title may not exceed 30 percent of the total funds obligated under this title.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H581F92336DD64049B5C8F808CA80474"><enum>3104.</enum><header>Air pollution control project criteria</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary shall pursuant to authorizations contained in section 3103 provide funding for air pollution control projects designed to facilitate compliance with Federal and State environmental regulations, including any regulation that may be established with respect to mercury.</text></section> <section id="HA061508C452B4E50A87F27310088B9F4"><enum>3105.</enum><header>Criteria for generation projects</header> <subsection id="H8BA6B130D0754FBF986C56E20077FA84"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Criteria</header><text>The Secretary shall establish criteria on which selection of individual projects described in section 3103(b) should be based. The Secretary may modify the criteria as appropriate to reflect improvements in equipment, except that the criteria shall not be modified to be less stringent. These selection criteria shall include—</text> <paragraph id="HC5C72045DF114B289ED9B495FECC4E91"><enum>(1)</enum><text>prioritization of projects whose installation is likely to result in significant air quality improvements in nonattainment air quality areas;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDEF08D3438564FD7A84E183F004955AF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>prioritization of projects that result in the repowering or replacement of older, less efficient units;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF941D80D44AB4CB09CF7CD90C878BB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>documented broad interest in the procurement of the equipment and utilization of the processes used in the projects by electrical generator owners or operators;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC7EFCE80E0C8499AA2B6C1DC26164395"><enum>(4)</enum><text>equipment and processes beginning in 2005 through 2010 that are projected to achieve an thermal efficiency of—</text> <subparagraph id="H2150E7445E9948C486A1632B94B37F68"><enum>(A)</enum><text>40 percent for coal of more than 9,000 Btu per pound based on higher heating values;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD211F1F9DAAD446F80C22922916500F9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>38 percent for coal of 7,000 to 9,000 Btu per pound based on higher heating values; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H72361436A7154C37B9EC1771B03B0237"><enum>(C)</enum><text>36 percent for coal of less than 7,000 Btu per pound based on higher heating values,</text></subparagraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">except that energy used for coproduction or cogeneration shall not be counted in calculating the thermal efficiency under this paragraph; and</continuation-text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC0DB76EC527B4D3DB8717E5E2EAE8358"><enum>(5)</enum><text>equipment and processes beginning in 2011 and 2012 that are projected to achieve an thermal efficiency of—</text> <subparagraph id="H0D42500EAD194060B6D171F29658DBDD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>45 percent for coal of more than 9,000 Btu per pound based on higher heating values;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFEDF00F29F4842CEAEB1D46D825A2EE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>44 percent for coal of 7,000 to 9,000 Btu per pound based on higher heating values; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H530BC601CDB7441A9885C89C6904A0FF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>40 percent for coal of less than 7,000 Btu per pound based on higher heating values,</text></subparagraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">except that energy used for coproduction or cogeneration shall not be counted in calculating the thermal efficiency under this paragraph.</continuation-text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HA458C037947C439784CADAF8EF91D98C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Selection</header> <paragraph display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H68B89BAEDF854C9580E3FD44FAC2D1D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>In selecting the projects, up to 25 percent of the projects selected may be either coproduction or cogeneration or other gasification projects, but at least 25 percent of the projects shall be for the sole purpose of electrical generation, and priority should be given to equipment and projects less than 600 MW to foster and promote standard designs.</text></paragraph> <paragraph indent="up1" id="H819FEE7622114EDAA0ACD8791849CEE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The Secretary shall give priority to projects that have been developed and demonstrated that are not yet cost competitive, and for coal energy generation projects that advance efficiency, environmental performance, or cost competitiveness significantly beyond the level of pollution control equipment that is in operation on a full scale.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H16B34EB959E44741AE7CFA534D0098B"><enum>3106.</enum><header>Financial criteria</header> <subsection id="H6DD865608B84412086103536E585C93F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall only provide financial assistance to projects that meet the requirements of sections 3103 and 3104 and are likely to—</text> <paragraph id="H50648665147E490E914571FDBAA112E0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>achieve overall cost reductions in the utilization of coal to generate useful forms of energy; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9A722A33DCF44C968B29B463EDC06628"><enum>(2)</enum><text>improve the competitiveness of coal in order to maintain a diversity of domestic fuel choices in the United States to meet electricity generation requirements.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H553AFB7C2A5B4F5EB9166D9918BB55D2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conditions</header><text>The Secretary shall not provide a funding award under this title unless—</text> <paragraph id="HEFB9AF9016254D2D00997CD20056AB4B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the award recipient is financially viable without the receipt of additional Federal funding; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC1ACB52A3F8A478193D00358C4260CC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the recipient provides sufficient information to the Secretary for the Secretary to ensure that the award funds are spent efficiently and effectively.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H09068989F5F949CEAAD4FF01EC1492B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Equal access</header><text>The Secretary shall, to the extent practical, utilize cooperative agreement, loan guarantee, and direct Federal loan mechanisms designed to ensure that all electrical generation owners have equal access to these technology deployment incentives. The Secretary shall develop and direct a competitive solicitation process for the selection of technologies and projects under this title.</text></subsection></section> <section id="HE4EBB3AC6E8F46B38F00D808BBAE5BF"><enum>3107.</enum><header>Federal share</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Federal share of the cost of a coal or related technology project funded by the Secretary under this title shall not exceed 50 percent. For purposes of this title, Federal funding includes only appropriated funds.</text></section> <section id="HDFDC04D260C144CF90E4DB98F1EE895C"><enum>3108.</enum><header>Applicability</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">No technology, or level of emission reduction, shall be treated as adequately demonstrated for purposes of section 111 of the <act-name parsable-cite="CAA">Clean Air Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7411">42 U.S.C. 7411</external-xref>), achievable for purposes of section 169 of the <act-name parsable-cite="CAA">Clean Air Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7479">42 U.S.C. 7479</external-xref>), or achievable in practice for purposes of section 171 of the <act-name parsable-cite="CAA">Clean Air Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7501">42 U.S.C. 7501</external-xref>) solely by reason of the use of such technology, or the achievement of such emission reduction, by one or more facilities receiving assistance under this title.</text></section>. 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The table of contents of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 is amended by adding at the end the following: TITLE XXXI Clean air coal program Sec. 3101. Findings; purposes; definitions Sec. 3102. Authorization of program Sec. 3103. Authorization of appropriations Sec. 3104. Air pollution control project criteria Sec. 3105. Criteria for generation projects Sec. 3106. Financial criteria Sec. 3107. Federal share Sec. 3108. Applicability. <enum>V</enum><header>Indian energy</header> <section id="H5E1D23ADEA8941F88CCD2D00FF59E5D6"><enum>501.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act of 2004</short-title></quote>.</text></section> <section id="HBE8338732A52406A893EBE317D5FA18"><enum>502.</enum><header>Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs</header> <subsection id="HAB2D7AA012474B2E91BDFB5244836FA1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Title II of the Department of Energy Organization Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7131">42 U.S.C. 7131 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="traditional" id="H3E910410EB3F47D1B45892BC665E89F6"> <section id="HB96E5DE70E1E415B8025837417CC78DE"><enum>217.</enum><header>Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs</header> <subsection display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H29E3909E8ED94C4486F474A6C0CB56AF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There is established within the Department an Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs (referred to in this section as the <quote>Office</quote>). The Office shall be headed by a Director, who shall be appointed by the Secretary and compensated at a rate equal to that of level IV of the Executive Schedule under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5315">section 5315</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HEA0A3FB328914843BE2C28FC19DAD458"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duties of Director</header><text>The Director, in accordance with Federal policies promoting Indian self-determination and the purposes of this Act, shall provide, direct, foster, coordinate, and implement energy planning, education, management, conservation, and delivery programs of the Department that—</text> <paragraph id="H7166A5BD2CC1400DB33FF3F44B6918D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>promote Indian tribal energy development, efficiency, and use;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HAC1C4E6A3E164798B73D427ECC8EF2B1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>reduce or stabilize energy costs;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H33AF35C317B348AE9582B842FC6905F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>enhance and strengthen Indian tribal energy and economic infrastructure relating to natural resource development and electrification; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2A66355B63E44F41A8C3CDA8B9BCFB5C"><enum>(4)</enum><text>bring electrical power and service to Indian land and the homes of tribal members located on Indian lands or acquired, constructed, or improved (in whole or in part) with Federal funds.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="HCA751906A67240FAA3BA23BCF900073F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header> <paragraph id="H0B735344FC08414B928D30E18E4570A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The table of contents of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. prec. 7101) is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="H8E439BCD855749B7A293098500D5C0A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the item relating to section 209, by striking <quote>Section</quote> and inserting <quote>Sec.</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7EF8E47F174A4B85ACE7AA1580827B86"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking the items relating to sections 213 through 216 and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H3DDDD7D7E7DF4054AAAF52608DE51F"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section">Sec. 213. Establishment of policy for National Nuclear Security Administration</toc-entry> <toc-entry level="section">Sec. 214. Establishment of security, counterintelligence, and intelligence policies</toc-entry> <toc-entry level="section">Sec. 215. Office of Counterintelligence</toc-entry> <toc-entry level="section">Sec. 216. Office of Intelligence</toc-entry> <toc-entry level="section">Sec. 217. Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3A2EA87E6D7B4C388E273B7ECF3BFBB4"><enum>(2)</enum><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5315">Section 5315</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting <quote>Director, Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs, Department of Energy.</quote> after <quote>Inspector General, Department of Energy.</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="HD8AE9E72ED75461E8B74C0EA971C00D4"><enum>503.</enum><header>Indian energy</header> <subsection id="H6738C453D28941C780B4766E00B7BDF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Title XXVI of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/3501">25 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block id="HD5CA419309BE46CDB9F75891DDC8B09"> <title id="HCDC609328E4C45A2B13950AE335C1857"><enum>XXVI</enum><header>Indian energy</header> <section id="HCF29374C0CF44060B6596374EEA5DF19"><enum>2601.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For purposes of this title:</text> <paragraph id="H48B373E31FF84AD7A72D58E3C8BEBE69"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The term <term>Director</term> means the Director of the Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs, Department of Energy.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7D809ECDE4E645A7B12C3916FD753D3C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The term <term>Indian land</term> means—</text> <subparagraph id="HDD05FB1E27F84C5B8CA1BB179CA15300"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any land located within the boundaries of an Indian reservation, pueblo, or rancheria;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H913827A145554418B6BEDAFBAD4B4E50"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any land not located within the boundaries of an Indian reservation, pueblo, or rancheria, the title to which is held—</text> <clause id="HA698AE33916042ED82B7424CD9E200C5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in trust by the United States for the benefit of an Indian tribe or an individual Indian;</text></clause> <clause id="H26FB96B4AF0643BE8C1B1E4832D5549F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by an Indian tribe or an individual Indian, subject to restriction against alienation under laws of the United States; or</text></clause> <clause id="H92D485FFFBFF46999BB3D6361C594033"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by a dependent Indian community; and</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H78945A13A9DC4C988633D5ADF2787CC8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>land that is owned by an Indian tribe and was conveyed by the United States to a Native Corporation pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1601">43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.</external-xref>), or that was conveyed by the United States to a Native Corporation in exchange for such land.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HEB363885D3CE43929DCC45A14017C242"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The term <term>Indian reservation</term> includes—</text> <subparagraph id="H7A3757ADEED846069D2042263453B559"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an Indian reservation in existence in any State or States as of the date of enactment of this paragraph;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4FED1C25C9544103896EAA8BF25C7D75"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a public domain Indian allotment; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC05159DEFC5E43EAB7BD038BDBA9557C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a dependent Indian community located within the borders of the United States, regardless of whether the community is located—</text> <clause id="H1940C079708849E3B36800D9007200C1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>on original or acquired territory of the community; or</text></clause> <clause id="H95187CD1D50C46029E0097E431590374"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>within or outside the boundaries of any particular State.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5A2C2B7059454C93AEE10015FA5C31FE"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The term <term>Indian tribe</term> has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the <act-name parsable-cite="ISDA">Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/450b">25 U.S.C. 450b</external-xref>), except that the term <term>Indian tribe</term>, for the purpose of paragraph (11) and sections 2603(b)(3) and 2604, shall not include any Native Corporation.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDDF8F65DA6214780BC93A8725440FBCB"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The term <term>integration of energy resources</term> means any project or activity that promotes the location and operation of a facility (including any pipeline, gathering system, transportation system or facility, or electric transmission or distribution facility) on or near Indian land to process, refine, generate electricity from, or otherwise develop energy resources on, Indian land.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H875E869EA6704ED792F3B59B3861B3B0"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The term <term>Native Corporation</term> has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1602">43 U.S.C. 1602</external-xref>).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H50B9AB30958245FC9EA5CE0091CB00AD"><enum>(7)</enum><text>The term <term>organization</term> means a partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, or other unincorporated association or entity that is established to develop Indian energy resources.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4E64799E232147A393D6848B93C7D6FC"><enum>(8)</enum><text>The term <term>Program</term> means the Indian energy resource development program established under section 2602(a).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H807F2E2FA33C4C36841BA26308F9423C"><enum>(9)</enum><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of the Interior.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB6CB9523169B4542AA550490EAB289E"><enum>(10)</enum><text>The term <term>tribal energy resource development organization</term> means an organization of 2 or more entities, at least 1 of which is an Indian tribe, that has the written consent of the governing bodies of all Indian tribes participating in the organization to apply for a grant, loan, or other assistance authorized by section 2602.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H43738B663B944AD4A85628888EDED05"><enum>(11)</enum><text>The term <term>tribal land</term> means any land or interests in land owned by any Indian tribe, title to which is held in trust by the United States or which is subject to a restriction against alienation under laws of the United States.</text></paragraph></section> <section id="HB8528F7D6B6842D0A8D437DD07CB58A4"><enum>2602.</enum><header>Indian tribal energy resource development</header> <subsection id="HBE1DC19F1EC240BE8C6BAE8D1371DD27"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Department of the interior Program</header> <paragraph id="H21EB45AF678C4C7AAEDE3337F611D0C0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>To assist Indian tribes in the development of energy resources and further the goal of Indian self-determination, the Secretary shall establish and implement an Indian energy resource development program to assist consenting Indian tribes and tribal energy resource development organizations in achieving the purposes of this title.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H19984FFD5FA341A700F455108825C300"><enum>(2)</enum><text>In carrying out the Program, the Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph id="H1DA333838B3944298176D00C900BC05"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provide development grants to Indian tribes and tribal energy resource development organizations for use in developing or obtaining the managerial and technical capacity needed to develop energy resources on Indian land, and to properly account for resulting energy production and revenues;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H412B22CD58B948D08F81937074C34307"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provide grants to Indian tribes and tribal energy resource development organizations for use in carrying out projects to promote the integration of energy resources, and to process, use, or develop those energy resources, on Indian land; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC26F51B47B184E039DBDB604C3A267BD"><enum>(C)</enum><text>provide low-interest loans to Indian tribes and tribal energy resource development organizations for use in the promotion of energy resource development on Indian land and integration of energy resources.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA67E0F66D8A94F9587BAEE57CAFD18E8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal years 2004 through 2014.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H1A759C014F8D4F199F1E027517EB00C7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Department of energy Indian energy education planning and management assistance Program</header> <paragraph id="H34A33EB96C0E49DBAEA3E943FC02C952"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Director shall establish programs to assist consenting Indian tribes in meeting energy education, research and development, planning, and management needs.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD8C488021499447C86F60335DEBA5C53"><enum>(2)</enum><text>In carrying out this subsection, the Director may provide grants, on a competitive basis, to an Indian tribe or tribal energy resource development organization for use in carrying out—</text> <subparagraph id="H8AC73B27F70A439EB689C9C09CBD863C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>energy, energy efficiency, and energy conservation programs;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H03A1F1E3489C4579897C949530027D87"><enum>(B)</enum><text>studies and other activities supporting tribal acquisitions of energy supplies, services, and facilities;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8A35FA7C0CAE48E000F3C216214E3506"><enum>(C)</enum><text>planning, construction, development, operation, maintenance, and improvement of tribal electrical generation, transmission, and distribution facilities located on Indian land; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC550A862076B4EB38DB35FF58DDADC4"><enum>(D)</enum><text>development, construction, and interconnection of electric power transmission facilities located on Indian land with other electric transmission facilities.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5BE1008B6F0F4537AF38323498DA6052"><enum>(3)</enum> <subparagraph display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H4050F49F85BE4A908C00922142AA5DF7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The Director may develop, in consultation with Indian tribes, a formula for providing grants under this subsection.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph indent="up1" id="H87C17B52C1334B819C4DE888D74592F3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>In providing a grant under this subsection, the Director shall give priority to an application received from an Indian tribe with inadequate electric service (as determined by the Director).</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H74ED98CACA984E0F96AB90BEAAFA3F3C"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The Secretary of Energy may issue such regulations as necessary to carry out this subsection.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4512BB2A6EDD47DAAA95F75EC8B6E85"><enum>(5)</enum><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 through 2014.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H3CECF3722E7D4C5E914397F17644E312"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Department of energy loan guarantee Program</header> <paragraph id="H3B0B5FE51482478E85ABD9487545E9AC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Subject to paragraph (3), the Secretary of Energy may provide loan guarantees (as defined in section 502 of the <act-name parsable-cite="FCRA90">Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/661a">2 U.S.C. 661a</external-xref>)) for not more than 90 percent of the unpaid principal and interest due on any loan made to any Indian tribe for energy development.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H05F62283FA6A460DB977E4E5D692C6BD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A loan guarantee under this subsection shall be made by—</text> <subparagraph id="H6CAFBF0665CB4EC3AE7185F7664C7BBF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a financial institution subject to examination by the Secretary of Energy; or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFEF41989BC71448E8339BF702C77BAA4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an Indian tribe, from funds of the Indian tribe.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC127625AE4434313B862B7C65C0866BA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The aggregate outstanding amount guaranteed by the Secretary of Energy at any time under this subsection shall not exceed $2,000,000,000.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H36DF42213D3B4EAAB3498C8901FF7707"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The Secretary of Energy may issue such regulations as the Secretary of Energy determines are necessary to carry out this subsection.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0F9E322D83814DA3B836C128AFA001B"><enum>(5)</enum><text>There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this subsection, to remain available until expended.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD97BB6EEA64642E0B01C1382E8EDBDB3"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Not later than 1 year from the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary of Energy shall report to Congress on the financing requirements of Indian tribes for energy development on Indian land.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H40F9F4BB34974A0783506355C400F6E4"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Federal agencies-indian energy preference</header> <paragraph id="HE795F4D0AEA743089353FD75DD348CD3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>In purchasing electricity or any other energy product or byproduct, a Federal agency or department may give preference to an energy and resource production enterprise, partnership, consortium, corporation, or other type of business organization the majority of the interest in which is owned and controlled by 1 or more Indian tribes.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H724900354ACC4D0C9F4C373E09D400D5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>In carrying out this subsection, a Federal agency or department shall not—</text> <subparagraph id="H78FC2A45F3274C778FC981F4C8F22859"><enum>(A)</enum><text>pay more than the prevailing market price for an energy product or byproduct; or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF71BAB4E5F294BC80084F61405BC3559"><enum>(B)</enum><text>obtain less than prevailing market terms and conditions.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="HF37EDC5EFEBA4425BC75E301EF9FDEA9"><enum>2603.</enum><header>Indian tribal energy resource regulation</header> <subsection id="HF190FB398ECE40DC81AF836886A5BF11"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Grants</header><text>The Secretary may provide to Indian tribes, on an annual basis, grants for use in accordance with subsection (b).</text></subsection> <subsection id="HC9019D9CC14C4688BE5538A71DEF6461"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text>Funds from a grant provided under this section may be used—</text> <paragraph id="H571B8CCCFBA1485099DDB12EFCE8F6C1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by an Indian tribe for the development of a tribal energy resource inventory or tribal energy resource on Indian land;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H83D2E5C85AB64762B462EBB8339523E9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by an Indian tribe for the development of a feasibility study or other report necessary to the development of energy resources on Indian land;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA7A37DEF75CD4C74AB3468B55CC06DD0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by an Indian tribe (other than an Indian Tribe in Alaska except the Metlakatla Indian Community) for the development and enforcement of tribal laws (including regulations) relating to tribal energy resource development and the development of technical infrastructure to protect the environment under applicable law; or</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H46FACEC7D3184644808FF2C09510F001"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by a Native Corporation for the development and implementation of corporate policies and the development of technical infrastructure to protect the environment under applicable law; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HAC305193D4E94470AF24D32638D13C50"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by an Indian tribe for the training of employees that—</text> <subparagraph id="HDC2B24C101184F178E7B603769B28DD4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>are engaged in the development of energy resources on Indian land; or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB8C497B029E849BABDC4B48AF5181E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>are responsible for protecting the environment.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HBEE7D3D0EBB44BD492BD1DD48C798310"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Other assistance</header><text>In carrying out the obligations of the United States under this title, the Secretary shall ensure, to the maximum extent practicable and to the extent of available resources, that upon the request of an Indian tribe, the Indian tribe shall have available scientific and technical information and expertise, for use in the Indian tribe’s regulation, development, and management of energy resources on Indian land. The Secretary may fulfill this responsibility either directly, through the use of Federal officials, or indirectly, by providing financial assistance to the Indian tribe to secure independent assistance.</text></subsection></section> <section id="HDC6DB04E13E644EF8116E9536382EEFA"><enum>2604.</enum><header>Leases, business agreements, and rights-of-way involving energy development or transmission</header> <subsection id="H336383DF50424410B99410BD5CACAAB2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Leases and business agreements</header><text>Subject to the provisions of this section—</text> <paragraph id="H0EDA8F109A8B4A01BBD8BE97F006B30"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an Indian tribe may, at its discretion, enter into a lease or business agreement for the purpose of energy resource development on tribal land, including a lease or business agreement for—</text> <subparagraph id="H6EB5BBC3B8AD43CAB5AF49AB11001134"><enum>(A)</enum><text>exploration for, extraction of, processing of, or other development of the Indian tribe’s energy mineral resources located on tribal land; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8C79108F35D34042942DBA8466001F6E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>construction or operation of an electric generation, transmission, or distribution facility located on tribal land or a facility to process or refine energy resources developed on tribal land; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD5F56E21EB7B4967B6DCEFB7BEB8911C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>such lease or business agreement described in paragraph (1) shall not require the approval of the Secretary under section 2103 of the Revised Statutes (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/81">25 U.S.C. 81</external-xref>) or any other provision of law, if—</text> <subparagraph id="HB4A72FC46CF9439FB6DBD65640F3B0E9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the lease or business agreement is executed pursuant to a tribal energy resource agreement approved by the Secretary under subsection (e);</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2CBAD9FE2A674AA0AD6C6DBDA2265608"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the term of the lease or business agreement does not exceed—</text> <clause id="H36C311949EBF4D36AE26F2E69C152ED"><enum>(i)</enum><text>30 years; or</text></clause> <clause id="H721DD823936A495AA0852E3970928C6E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in the case of a lease for the production of oil resources, gas resources, or both, 10 years and as long thereafter as oil or gas is produced in paying quantities; and</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF6EE7CC003DD4EE083E72F2592C07D96"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Indian tribe has entered into a tribal energy resource agreement with the Secretary, as described in subsection (e), relating to the development of energy resources on tribal land (including the periodic review and evaluation of the activities of the Indian tribe under the agreement, to be conducted pursuant to the provisions required by subsection (e)(2)(D)(i)).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HD6315DA91B344BEB00F5C7DCC43B8166"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Rights-of-way for pipelines or electric transmission or distribution lines</header><text>An Indian tribe may grant a right-of-way over tribal land for a pipeline or an electric transmission or distribution line without approval by the Secretary if—</text> <paragraph id="H1E9168ED1699410CBEC964052E1D9A2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the right-of-way is executed in accordance with a tribal energy resource agreement approved by the Secretary under subsection (e);</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7767807575BA48FA8FF2AE155FE9AC3D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the term of the right-of-way does not exceed 30 years;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9DDBAC547BDC4B9F911C4C4D6D003F7D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the pipeline or electric transmission or distribution line serves—</text> <subparagraph id="HE8438C396AAB4E649D37A38D52CF4585"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an electric generation, transmission, or distribution facility located on tribal land; or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC0C5B8C1C34A406A8DEB2FB2CACBDF15"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a facility located on tribal land that processes or refines energy resources developed on tribal land; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6267AF95EDB0437B94EE5D47B2C166F4"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the Indian tribe has entered into a tribal energy resource agreement with the Secretary, as described in subsection (e), relating to the development of energy resources on tribal land (including the periodic review and evaluation of the Indian tribe’s activities under such agreement described in subparagraphs (D) and (E) of subsection (e)(2)).</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H884F9C6947C04729ABD684E09D8636"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Renewals</header><text>A lease or business agreement entered into or a right-of-way granted by an Indian tribe under this section may be renewed at the discretion of the Indian tribe in accordance with this section.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H36DEA4B82BAB4B20BD33D29C41D0F1A3"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Validity</header><text>No lease, business agreement, or right-of-way relating to the development of tribal energy resources pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be valid unless the lease, business agreement, or right-of-way is authorized by the provisions of a tribal energy resource agreement approved by the Secretary under subsection (e)(2).</text></subsection> <subsection id="H142C394253DB4B45A08C889500510701"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Tribal energy resource agreements</header> <paragraph id="H3992E9B4E269468F8EFB156B71752CA3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>On issuance of regulations under paragraph (8), an Indian tribe may submit to the Secretary for approval a tribal energy resource agreement governing leases, business agreements, and rights-of-way under this section.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2F49BE11B0EF429B983C0310BADFB1F7"><enum>(2)</enum> <subparagraph display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H1EA7AF71DDA14195AA1E9BF4CB92677"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Not later than 180 days after the date on which the Secretary receives a tribal energy resource agreement submitted by an Indian tribe under paragraph (1), or not later than 60 days after the Secretary receives a revised tribal energy resource agreement submitted by an Indian tribe under paragraph (4)(C), (or such later date as may be agreed to by the Secretary and the Indian tribe), the Secretary shall approve or disapprove the tribal energy resource agreement.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph indent="up1" id="HDD560C75C0684B7FAEAF2673A61E12A7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The Secretary shall approve a tribal energy resource agreement submitted under paragraph (1) if—</text> <clause id="HCBF826E0A0264408006CA886AB11098B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Secretary determines that the Indian tribe has demonstrated that the Indian tribe has sufficient capacity to regulate the development of energy resources of the Indian tribe;</text></clause> <clause id="HBFB4795582934CB69CD5CD5E4F933700"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the tribal energy resource agreement includes provisions required under subparagraph (D); and</text></clause> <clause id="HB078FB12FA2841B6936E904327CC7415"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the tribal energy resource agreement includes provisions that, with respect to a lease, business agreement, or right-of-way under this section—</text> <subclause id="H7ED02AEF5BD6413C87F848351CB0CE7C"><enum>(I)</enum><text>ensure the acquisition of necessary information from the applicant for the lease, business agreement, or right-of-way;</text></subclause> <subclause id="H6272CBEF7A414343ACEAEE6D56D9E73B"><enum>(II)</enum><text>address the term of the lease or business agreement or the term of conveyance of the right-of-way;</text></subclause> <subclause id="H552B7A69D84C49EAAF00B4F430920007"><enum>(III)</enum><text>address amendments and renewals;</text></subclause> <subclause id="HBA3A76C85C7747B2A4102F6F531C006E"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>address the economic return to the Indian tribe under leases, business agreements, and rights-of-way;</text></subclause> <subclause id="HC70724A58EA34CDCA7750092D8E2FF49"><enum>(V)</enum><text>address technical or other relevant requirements;</text></subclause> <subclause id="HA21A6E52FAEA4F5698549B85F51F79D"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>establish requirements for environmental review in accordance with subparagraph (C);</text></subclause> <subclause id="H04FE33C732234D779E5DBD77132CCCD2"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>ensure compliance with all applicable environmental laws;</text></subclause> <subclause id="H3D9EF7E4168B4187B1DE8FC73BE97F9C"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text>identify final approval authority;</text></subclause> <subclause id="H8DD05D3C1B4D481494AE6890DDFDC16"><enum>(IX)</enum><text>provide for public notification of final approvals;</text></subclause> <subclause id="HFA8EA0DD4C894E5B956C00536C8C2F51"><enum>(X)</enum><text>establish a process for consultation with any affected States concerning off-reservation impacts, if any, identified pursuant to the provisions required under subparagraph (C)(i);</text></subclause> <subclause id="H31B15AD006834755BEBF8F630456278B"><enum>(XI)</enum><text>describe the remedies for breach of the lease, business agreement, or right-of-way;</text></subclause> <subclause id="H60850F0800E04166AEE64C3200B33FEE"><enum>(XII)</enum><text>require each lease, business agreement, and right-of-way to include a statement that, in the event that any of its provisions violates an express term or requirement set forth in the tribal energy resource agreement pursuant to which it was executed—</text> <item id="HCF83037CB5FB4C778F7FE06CF2E3B2CF"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>such provision shall be null and void; and</text></item> <item id="HFE2E08EDD9C94967B9BDB7257FEC8D46"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>if the Secretary determines such provision to be material, the Secretary shall have the authority to suspend or rescind the lease, business agreement, or right-of-way or take other appropriate action that the Secretary determines to be in the best interest of the Indian tribe;</text></item></subclause> <subclause id="H07674F2C5EEC4AE589B8FCCA6A0FB6C"><enum>(XIII)</enum><text>require each lease, business agreement, and right-of-way to provide that it will become effective on the date on which a copy of the executed lease, business agreement, or right-of-way is delivered to the Secretary in accordance with regulations adopted pursuant to this subsection; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="HDEECD3ECF5BB4C1183ED2E1EDCCA00"><enum>(XIV)</enum><text>include citations to tribal laws, regulations, or procedures, if any, that set out tribal remedies that must be exhausted before a petition may be submitted to the Secretary pursuant to paragraph (7)(B).</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph indent="up1" id="H9562B5B703C547FAB9E68841726700A3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Tribal energy resource agreements submitted under paragraph (1) shall establish, and include provisions to ensure compliance with, an environmental review process that, with respect to a lease, business agreement, or right-of-way under this section, provides for—</text> <clause id="H790402ADECED436BAD99185826B2AC5B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the identification and evaluation of all significant environmental impacts (as compared with a no-action alternative), including effects on cultural resources;</text></clause> <clause id="HD68A93E39FD24C35BF67FCB3565758C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the identification of proposed mitigation;</text></clause> <clause id="H69739FB2E1E542DDB1A8EA4BED3249"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a process for ensuring that the public is informed of and has an opportunity to comment on the environmental impacts of the proposed action before tribal approval of the lease, business agreement, or right-of-way; and</text></clause> <clause id="HDA082397745B439DA9269DAF56DCB0A6"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>sufficient administrative support and technical capability to carry out the environmental review process.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph indent="up1" id="H8E092B2607A04F028600EA15B7C0F9F1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>A tribal energy resource agreement negotiated between the Secretary and an Indian tribe in accordance with this subsection shall include—</text> <clause id="H105102AC12874195B4A6BD249EB4E2BB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>provisions requiring the Secretary to conduct a periodic review and evaluation to monitor the performance of the Indian tribe’s activities associated with the development of energy resources under the tribal energy resource agreement; and</text></clause> <clause id="HC530DE47FF17481AA207AFCB8F9BAD03"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>when such review and evaluation result in a finding by the Secretary of imminent jeopardy to a physical trust asset arising from a violation of the tribal energy resource agreement or applicable Federal laws, provisions authorizing the Secretary to take appropriate actions determined by the Secretary to be necessary to protect such asset, which actions may include reassumption of responsibility for activities associated with the development of energy resources on tribal land until the violation and conditions that gave rise to such jeopardy have been corrected.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph indent="up1" id="H19AF4DE165DB4134AC8C5C44D4CBF31C"><enum>(E)</enum><text>The periodic review and evaluation described in subparagraph (D) shall be conducted on an annual basis, except that, after the third such annual review and evaluation, the Secretary and the Indian tribe may mutually agree to amend the tribal energy resource agreement to authorize the review and evaluation required by subparagraph (D) to be conducted once every 2 years.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCE57C6172F60492789B8DB76573792B8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The Secretary shall provide notice and opportunity for public comment on tribal energy resource agreements submitted for approval under paragraph (1). The Secretary’s review of a tribal energy resource agreement under the <act-name parsable-cite="NEPA69">National Environmental Policy Act of 1969</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>) shall be limited to the direct effects of that approval.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4E7E713578CA42CDAC1811F5CFCDDED5"><enum>(4)</enum><text>If the Secretary disapproves a tribal energy resource agreement submitted by an Indian tribe under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall, not later than 10 days after the date of disapproval—</text> <subparagraph id="H3D8B7D2C1662474586F46542BBA63921"><enum>(A)</enum><text>notify the Indian tribe in writing of the basis for the disapproval;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2F07E8D4B151409684DA009410A1D01C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>identify what changes or other actions are required to address the concerns of the Secretary; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H47CE537252864BA38B004E5D3150CBE9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>provide the Indian tribe with an opportunity to revise and resubmit the tribal energy resource agreement.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7CA88EFE383D49AD898D30005E72F2F8"><enum>(5)</enum><text>If an Indian tribe executes a lease or business agreement or grants a right-of-way in accordance with a tribal energy resource agreement approved under this subsection, the Indian tribe shall, in accordance with the process and requirements set forth in the Secretary’s regulations adopted pursuant to paragraph (8), provide to the Secretary—</text> <subparagraph id="HDF8151B3D1564DCCAA849225A4050000"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a copy of the lease, business agreement, or right-of-way document (including all amendments to and renewals of the document); and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7D50622D0EB84DFDBDE796C15592EDE6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the case of a tribal energy resource agreement or a lease, business agreement, or right-of-way that permits payments to be made directly to the Indian tribe, information and documentation of those payments sufficient to enable the Secretary to discharge the trust responsibility of the United States to enforce the terms of, and protect the Indian tribe’s rights under, the lease, business agreement, or right-of-way.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2E8F3E4BCE3B45999C79EFA61D33B445"><enum>(6)</enum> <subparagraph display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H42DC7B79C5D5483B8FA6D5CEC2575220"><enum>(A)</enum><text>For purposes of the activities to be undertaken by the Secretary pursuant to this section, the Secretary shall—</text> <clause indent="up1" id="HF2E4353890E746AE8E5D01F0EC452EB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>carry out such activities in a manner consistent with the trust responsibility of the United States relating to mineral and other trust resources; and</text></clause> <clause indent="up1" id="HB0C660BEC9D74BB3B5B6035FA4D936B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>act in good faith and in the best interests of the Indian tribes.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph indent="up1" id="H7565E882827149AB908CDE71EF451307"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Subject to the provisions of subsections (a)(2), (b), and (c) waiving the requirement of Secretarial approval of leases, business agreements, and rights-of-way executed pursuant to tribal energy resource agreements approved under this section, and the provisions of subparagraph (D), nothing in this section shall absolve the United States from any responsibility to Indians or Indian tribes, including, but not limited to, those which derive from the trust relationship or from any treaties, statutes, and other laws of the United States, Executive Orders, or agreements between the United States and any Indian tribe.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph indent="up1" id="HBA8D1BC0AB774E9C9809007C9F3D00B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The Secretary shall continue to have a trust obligation to ensure that the rights and interests of an Indian tribe are protected in the event that—</text> <clause id="H7DACA8E10EE44EE8A9D39E5C2E00CE9E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>any other party to any such lease, business agreement, or right-of-way violates any applicable provision of Federal law or the terms of any lease, business agreement, or right-of-way under this section; or</text></clause> <clause id="H5BD14731F4BE41DA9D5CE83BEE54A5F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any provision in such lease, business agreement, or right-of-way violates any express provision or requirement set forth in the tribal energy resource agreement pursuant to which the lease, business agreement, or right-of-way was executed.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph indent="up1" id="H1B4382FD18434AA4B4F77F6147EC375B"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Notwithstanding subparagraph (B), the United States shall not be liable to any party (including any Indian tribe) for any of the negotiated terms of, or any losses resulting from the negotiated terms of, a lease, business agreement, or right-of-way executed pursuant to and in accordance with a tribal energy resource agreement approved by the Secretary under paragraph (2). For the purpose of this subparagraph, the term <term>negotiated terms</term> means any terms or provisions that are negotiated by an Indian tribe and any other party or parties to a lease, business agreement, or right-of-way entered into pursuant to an approved tribal energy resource agreement.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7C2EEE17EA4F4E2E0000D7EE6B599969"><enum>(7)</enum> <subparagraph display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H7A50ECDB59B340B1AE00F5729DFEA429"><enum>(A)</enum><text>In this paragraph, the term <term>interested party</term> means any person or entity the interests of which have sustained or will sustain a significant adverse environmental impact as a result of the failure of an Indian tribe to comply with a tribal energy resource agreement of the Indian tribe approved by the Secretary under paragraph (2).</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph indent="up1" id="H042103A8BA3143A091F1E5FE9FCCE1F2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>After exhaustion of tribal remedies, and in accordance with the process and requirements set forth in regulations adopted by the Secretary pursuant to paragraph (8), an interested party may submit to the Secretary a petition to review compliance of an Indian tribe with a tribal energy resource agreement of the Indian tribe approved by the Secretary under paragraph (2).</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph indent="up1" id="H15E4E619E7D9492D8594B10021A0AE46"><enum>(C)</enum> <clause display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H443571632E234817A937E2A5B981D9A5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Not later than 120 days after the date on which the Secretary receives a petition under subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall determine whether the Indian tribe is not in compliance with the tribal energy resource agreement, as alleged in the petition.</text></clause> <clause indent="up1" id="H30ED4F96CE0948FA95B0F0E320CED24C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The Secretary may adopt procedures under paragraph (8) authorizing an extension of time, not to exceed 120 days, for making the determination under clause (i) in any case in which the Secretary determines that additional time is necessary to evaluate the allegations of the petition.</text></clause> <clause indent="up1" id="H7C4E6FFF3BC544DF9E92A617E3A2493F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Subject to subparagraph (D), if the Secretary determines that the Indian tribe is not in compliance with the tribal energy resource agreement as alleged in the petition, the Secretary shall take such action as is necessary to ensure compliance with the provisions of the tribal energy resource agreement, which action may include—</text> <subclause id="H18BFA643214E4FB1AF0325B645158C5B"><enum>(I)</enum><text>temporarily suspending some or all activities under a lease, business agreement, or right-of-way under this section until the Indian tribe or such activities are in compliance with the provisions of the approved tribal energy resource agreement; or</text></subclause> <subclause id="H404D3A8E413C4420A066B0A71C8C251"><enum>(II)</enum><text>rescinding approval of all or part of the tribal energy resource agreement, and if all of such agreement is rescinded, reassuming the responsibility for approval of any future leases, business agreements, or rights-of-way described in subsections (a) and (b).</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph indent="up1" id="H2913B4DC2CFC416CAAA3D08799FBF88F"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Prior to seeking to ensure compliance with the provisions of the tribal energy resource agreement of an Indian tribe under subparagraph (C)(iii), the Secretary shall—</text> <clause id="H74B4AC9DCBE2468B836C500000003EE3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>make a written determination that describes the manner in which the tribal energy resource agreement has been violated;</text></clause> <clause id="H378BD8EE00624709AB074045C27B9B6D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>provide the Indian tribe with a written notice of the violations together with the written determination; and</text></clause> <clause id="H9C337273C2E7477594903CFF7C33EF48"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>before taking any action described in subparagraph (C)(iii) or seeking any other remedy, provide the Indian tribe with a hearing and a reasonable opportunity to attain compliance with the tribal energy resource agreement.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph indent="up1" id="H9D1D92307D2A4958AE9E96B5F70033C4"><enum>(E)</enum><text>An Indian tribe described in subparagraph (D) shall retain all rights to appeal as provided in regulations issued by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HAD50E462F6CF47EC84A61B22D2C6DEC5"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act of 2004</short-title>, the Secretary shall issue regulations that implement the provisions of this subsection, including—</text> <subparagraph id="H31C2A2D827204F028DFCA600F86B7B13"><enum>(A)</enum><text>criteria to be used in determining the capacity of an Indian tribe described in paragraph (2)(B)(i), including the experience of the Indian tribe in managing natural resources and financial and administrative resources available for use by the Indian tribe in implementing the approved tribal energy resource agreement of the Indian tribe;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0F756DCD894748028F27958E3B28C630"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a process and requirements in accordance with which an Indian tribe may—</text> <clause id="HB3484E350559460ABD3036EB67325B71"><enum>(i)</enum><text>voluntarily rescind a tribal energy resource agreement approved by the Secretary under this subsection; and</text></clause> <clause id="HC1849F18687F4A90A37BF22F0029439C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>return to the Secretary the responsibility to approve any future leases, business agreements, and rights-of-way described in this subsection;</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6575B0BE0D534F778921566579C365A1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>provisions setting forth the scope of, and procedures for, the periodic review and evaluation described in subparagraphs (D) and (E) of paragraph (2), including provisions for review of transactions, reports, site inspections, and any other review activities the Secretary determines to be appropriate; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7D4A679C8C0B4F349C45F1E82E161FD3"><enum>(D)</enum><text>provisions defining final agency actions after exhaustion of administrative appeals from determinations of the Secretary under paragraph (7).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H53E634A32F5145C1A150FC56F17FC8CE"><enum>(f)</enum><header>No effect on other law</header><text>Nothing in this section affects the application of—</text> <paragraph id="HA5CDB467B14842D4ADC134C346F73000"><enum>(1)</enum><text>any Federal environment law;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H90F9F516995240F09714D0BCBB04CF0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/1201">30 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.</external-xref>); or</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCD85F28B0A614F40AAA385A3DF43A488"><enum>(3)</enum><text>except as otherwise provided in this title, the Indian Mineral Development Act of 1982 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/2101">25 U.S.C. 2101 et seq.</external-xref>) and the <act-name parsable-cite="NEPA69">National Environmental Policy Act of 1969</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HD615F8D43A9A434D9F8EF859262FD5D7"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal years 2004 through 2014 to implement the provisions of this section and to make grants or provide other appropriate assistance to Indian tribes to assist the Indian tribes in developing and implementing tribal energy resource agreements in accordance with the provisions of this section.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H708A861F58CF4F1FAFF3E6636968C500"><enum>2605.</enum><header>Indian mineral development review</header> <subsection id="H5FB3B8DBCF784289A9B2A8DD6DB814A5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall conduct a review of all activities being conducted under the Indian Mineral Development Act of 1982 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/2101">25 U.S.C. 2101 et seq.</external-xref>) as of that date.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H9C534F5BD2F3414A9F43338009155D5C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act of 2004</short-title>, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that includes—</text> <paragraph id="H8BD7A18DB31346508C383CD4F646B870"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the results of the review;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDBE7B68198F44925B422FD2F61DA874D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>recommendations to ensure that Indian tribes have the opportunity to develop Indian energy resources; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4E53E36580DC4194AEB7B83EA656F66"><enum>(3)</enum><text>an analysis of the barriers to the development of energy resources on Indian land (including legal, fiscal, market, and other barriers), along with recommendations for the removal of those barriers.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H6D57944411DC4D22A09C18599D98469F"><enum>2606.</enum><header>Federal Power Marketing Administrations</header> <subsection id="H3A6CA957473A467C99D0F2A0F5035361"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text> <paragraph id="H9BBF580D2F614B6B8DF967201FF19DA5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The term <term>Administrator</term> means the Administrator of the Bonneville Power Administration and the Administrator of the Western Area Power Administration.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H10512F806EAD4602BA14EDE68AA85FF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The term <term>power marketing administration</term> means—</text> <subparagraph id="H18A637E6C09B455D8DD425543D836BFE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Bonneville Power Administration;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD9820970CBF44A5CACA81285E53BBC36"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Western Area Power Administration; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0CCCE4DF5E5447198C5B76EFA11B26C8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any other power administration the power allocation of which is used by or for the benefit of an Indian tribe located in the service area of the administration.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HCEE3E4BDB8C24B75B321273D3B7D70AF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Encouragement of Indian tribal energy development</header><text>Each Administrator shall encourage Indian tribal energy development by taking such actions as are appropriate, including administration of programs of the Bonneville Power Administration and the Western Area Power Administration, in accordance with this section.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HA1F5AEF72E45442B9085FBD226075C54"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Action by the Administrator</header><text>In carrying out this section, and in accordance with existing law—</text> <paragraph id="H866CA6969B1049A39C9B317524159957"><enum>(1)</enum><text>each Administrator shall consider the unique relationship that exists between the United States and Indian tribes;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H70EAFC0AE7B64BECA1C25000865FD395"><enum>(2)</enum><text>power allocations from the Western Area Power Administration to Indian tribes may be used to meet firming and reserve needs of Indian-owned energy projects on Indian land;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H57FFF8698132462AA1AF38DF9497AF75"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the Administrator of the Western Area Power Administration may purchase non-federally generated power from Indian tribes to meet the firming and reserve requirements of the Western Area Power Administration; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4A94A6DA60F6451B8C56F92C7CA59389"><enum>(4)</enum><text>each Administrator shall not pay more than the prevailing market price for an energy product nor obtain less than prevailing market terms and conditions.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HA58AD750F1174DB18E05B006D7C5164D"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Assistance for transmission system use</header> <paragraph display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HF5153AFFB134425DB4AD880F50548AA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>An Administrator may provide technical assistance to Indian tribes seeking to use the high-voltage transmission system for delivery of electric power.</text></paragraph> <paragraph indent="up1" id="H2406D53F319A4805ADFE00B2DD03C49"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The costs of technical assistance provided under paragraph (1) shall be funded by the Secretary of Energy using nonreimbursable funds appropriated for that purpose, or by the applicable Indian tribes.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H45A3BB9DFBEB4B6CBC091B142FC6071B"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Power allocation study</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act of 2004</short-title>, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to Congress a report that—</text> <paragraph id="H9283974EBBC840F5ACDDBA6757A4A600"><enum>(1)</enum><text>describes the use by Indian tribes of Federal power allocations of the Western Area Power Administration (or power sold by the Southwestern Power Administration) and the Bonneville Power Administration to or for the benefit of Indian tribes in service areas of those administrations; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFE98D10678204E9DB5B68B752575AB83"><enum>(2)</enum><text>identifies—</text> <subparagraph id="H27C732EFB3AB41A4B6D4806790644F42"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the quantity of power allocated to, or used for the benefit of, Indian tribes by the Western Area Power Administration;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3F8800DA535649B9BCDE44B4868C3400"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the quantity of power sold to Indian tribes by other power marketing administrations; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0DA639A25889445C8BE699EA1D5600CC"><enum>(C)</enum><text>barriers that impede tribal access to and use of Federal power, including an assessment of opportunities to remove those barriers and improve the ability of power marketing administrations to deliver Federal power.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H168F0C95B1DB41E499A065286EBD3830"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $750,000, which shall remain available until expended and shall not be reimbursable.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H77FA6CF0E6284A2D8DAAE65C4BEAE677"><enum>2607.</enum><header>Wind and hydropower feasibility study</header> <subsection id="H203E8E3C0A794C5098E0D54032E55165"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Study</header><text>The Secretary of Energy, in coordination with the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary, shall conduct a study of the cost and feasibility of developing a demonstration project that would use wind energy generated by Indian tribes and hydropower generated by the Army Corps of Engineers on the Missouri River to supply firming power to the Western Area Power Administration.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H2B72133194D34F60ACC93E5F3BB2680"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Scope of study</header><text>The study shall—</text> <paragraph id="H89CA166237034DC88B7C8EB730ED2FBC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>determine the feasibility of the blending of wind energy and hydropower generated from the Missouri River dams operated by the Army Corps of Engineers;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H175D3302F22F4F9694BD6EC1FFD004B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>review historical and projected requirements for firming power and the patterns of availability and use of firming power;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H77E7227256EC4C2AADDC71E755DBE8AC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>assess the wind energy resource potential on tribal land and projected cost savings through a blend of wind and hydropower over a 30-year period;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8D67C434648F4DE6806D7204D8A312C0"><enum>(4)</enum><text>determine seasonal capacity needs and associated transmission upgrades for integration of tribal wind generation; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD6B65C916BA64061BD9CB3BD00EEE691"><enum>(5)</enum><text>include an independent tribal engineer as a study team member.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HC8C8A68BDD164109BC08C4180083EBFE"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Energy Policy Act of 2003, the Secretary and Secretary of the Army shall submit to Congress a report that describes the results of the study, including—</text> <paragraph id="HD2A91E8BAF6A4C4E9E57E83DF23FCAEA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an analysis of the potential energy cost or benefits to the customers of the Western Area Power Administration through the use of combined wind and hydropower;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC3D307953F00438DA1055DF5D965DCE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an evaluation of whether a combined wind and hydropower system can reduce reservoir fluctuation, enhance efficient and reliable energy production, and provide Missouri River management flexibility;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC82EADF15AAE45459239EBDEB596B715"><enum>(3)</enum><text>recommendations for a demonstration project that could be carried out by the Western Area Power Administration in partnership with an Indian tribal government or tribal energy resource development organization to demonstrate the feasibility and potential of using wind energy produced on Indian land to supply firming energy to the Western Area Power Administration or any other Federal power marketing agency; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC247A9C4FB344CEBB861DFF00926EE32"><enum>(4)</enum><text>an identification of—</text> <subparagraph id="HB9597525C7F0450D89E8AAABE8AA082B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the economic and environmental costs or benefits to be realized through such a Federal-tribal partnership; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3F39E9DF175C46058E95648DC49F1474"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the manner in which such a partnership could contribute to the energy security of the United States.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HE2860784FEFF4ECBA94FA7C3B9002E15"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Funding</header> <paragraph id="H45A1FFE3CC554BB4AAFE2C59DD573C50"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $500,000, to remain available until expended.</text></paragraph> <paragraph indent="up1" id="HF64F04DEEA1147FBA4CCE1D8D729A9C0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Nonreimbursability</header><text>Costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying out this section shall be nonreimbursable.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>. (b)
Conforming amendments
The table of contents for the Energy Policy Act of 1992 is amended by striking the items relating to title XXVI and inserting the following: Sec. 2601. Definitions Sec. 2602. Indian tribal energy resource development Sec. 2603. Indian tribal energy resource regulation Sec. 2604. Leases, business agreements, and rights-of-way involving energy development or transmission Sec. 2605. Indian mineral development review Sec. 2606. Federal Power Marketing Administrations Sec. 2607. Wind and hydropower feasibility study.
504.
Four corners transmission line project
The Dine Power Authority, an enterprise of the Navajo Nation, shall be eligible to receive grants and other assistance as authorized by section 217 of the Department of Energy Organization Act, as added by section 502 of this title, and section 2602 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, as amended by this title, for activities associated with the development of a transmission line from the Four Corners Area to southern Nevada, including related power generation opportunities.
505.
Energy efficiency in federally assisted housing
(a)
In general
The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall promote energy conservation in housing that is located on Indian land and assisted with Federal resources through— (1)the use of energy-efficient technologies and innovations (including the procurement of energy-efficient refrigerators and other appliances); (2)the promotion of shared savings contracts; and (3)the use and implementation of such other similar technologies and innovations as the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development considers to be appropriate. (b)
Amendment
Section 202(2) of the Native American Housing and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4132(2)) is amended by inserting improvement to achieve greater energy efficiency, after planning,.
506.
Consultation with Indian tribes
In carrying out this title and the amendments made by this title, the Secretary of Energy and the Secretary shall, as appropriate and to the maximum extent practicable, involve and consult with Indian tribes in a manner that is consistent with the Federal trust and the government-to-government relationships between Indian tribes and the United States.
<enum>VI</enum><header>Nuclear matters</header> <subtitle id="H4CA2EC6037C94AD0B78FA1AB3BBF2BFD"><enum>A</enum><header>Price-Anderson Act Amendments</header> <section id="HF039F562B82D4E8D8933F7877111448F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>601.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"> This subtitle may be cited as the <quote>Price-Anderson Amendments Act of 2003</quote>.</text></section> <section id="H017B438A1B314A3100FA34ED73F540F8"><enum>602.</enum><header>Extension of indemnification authority</header> <subsection id="HF7C55D49FFF049FA90E8ED74236B001C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Indemnification of nuclear regulatory commission licensees</header><text>Section 170 c. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/2210">42 U.S.C. 2210(c)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H852A4BA83DE4403A86B130232788C6BE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the subsection heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection">Licenses</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection">Licensees</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5B92BA0D40ED42B0A4F9C348797278C3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>December 31, 2003</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>December 31, 2023</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H3E3D72471E9743EEAF06E3B7F6F316D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Indemnification of Department of Energy contractors</header><text>Section 170 d.(1)(A) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/2210">42 U.S.C. 2210(d)(1)(A)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>December 31, 2004</quote> and inserting <quote>December 31, 2023</quote>.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H321B63C8F7F94F9CAC5D4612BC8F7E47"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Indemnification of nonprofit educational institutions</header><text>Section 170 k. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/2210">42 U.S.C. 2210(k)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>August 1, 2002</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>December 31, 2023</quote>.</text></subsection></section> <section id="HF07BC09906424FDFBA2380A79CC1FAB6"><enum>603.</enum><header>Maximum assessment</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Section 170 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/2210">42 U.S.C. 2210</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HE25D0AA5458849B4BF34CE1EE191639C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the second proviso of the third sentence of subsection b.(1)—</text> <subparagraph id="H58913746E5AD481BB0A3F1EB39E0BE2E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>$63,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$95,800,000</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD897F2A9E2DB401FA62E92EE6447E475"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>$10,000,000 in any 1 year</quote> and inserting <quote>$15,000,000 in any 1 year (subject to adjustment for inflation under subsection t.)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFDEE7F74477F46EDAB4715448B8D5647"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection t.(1)—</text> <subparagraph id="HF359353697284720A139F8FCB637513B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>total and annual</quote> after <quote>amount of the maximum</quote>;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HCC4CBBE3C3EF487DB2AE54D1BAE0B300"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>the date of the enactment of the Price-Anderson Amendments Act of 1988</quote> and inserting <quote>August 20, 2003</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2C579A998CB34A8C00BDF58804668DF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>such date of enactment</quote> and inserting <quote>August 20, 2003</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section> <section id="H36A8D42C37AF4D07BDF7BF927C08FF1C"><enum>604.</enum><header>Department of energy liability limit</header> <subsection id="H2013EB33837C452B9BD415BB405B31C6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Indemnification of Department of Energy contractors</header><text>Section 170 d. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/2210">42 U.S.C. 2210(d)</external-xref>) is amended by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H78067CAC0E55469BA47D611300697E84" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H11FBCD37C2344B8DBCDF965475D6A249" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>In an agreement of indemnification entered into under paragraph (1), the Secretary—</text> <subparagraph id="H5646B99A3910467089B5E7308B4C3B3B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>may require the contractor to provide and maintain financial protection of such a type and in such amounts as the Secretary shall determine to be appropriate to cover public liability arising out of or in connection with the contractual activity; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H983D5EA547CB4B589FAE6DAB47AC4DD5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall indemnify the persons indemnified against such liability above the amount of the financial protection required, in the amount of $10,000,000,000 (subject to adjustment for inflation under subsection t.), in the aggregate, for all persons indemnified in connection with the contract and for each nuclear incident, including such legal costs of the contractor as are approved by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H653F5381E0404860B6583D35B049B783"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contract amendments</header><text>Section 170 d. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/2210">42 U.S.C. 2210(d)</external-xref>) is further amended by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following—</text> <quoted-block id="H730AB9C52A8941A680BB28D8B11FF9B" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H0A54D553838F481AB217317CD06224F0" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>All agreements of indemnification under which the Department of Energy (or its predecessor agencies) may be required to indemnify any person under this section shall be deemed to be amended, on the date of enactment of the Price-Anderson Amendments Act of 2003, to reflect the amount of indemnity for public liability and any applicable financial protection required of the contractor under this subsection.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H60798FBB59C54909A76F8BEDC420AE00"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Liability limit</header><text>Section 170 e.(1)(B) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/2210">42 U.S.C. 2210(e)(1)(B)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HF2ADBCAF14404F3DAA138D4C17E28BE7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>the maximum amount of financial protection required under subsection b. or</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H13105CE939294A0EB100FDA7825E162E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>paragraph (3) of subsection d., whichever amount is more</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph (2) of subsection d.</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="HCA88DF6A49074A2500E500C8CF5F1EBD"><enum>605.</enum><header>Incidents outside the United States</header> <subsection id="H1FEC1C3598BE4F61A365F102F8335D00"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Amount of indemnification</header><text>Section 170 d.(5) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/2210">42 U.S.C. 2210(d)(5)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>$100,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$500,000,000</quote>.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H534694A56070431ABDF9F7DFD6003C98"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Liability limit</header><text>Section 170 e.(4) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/2210">42 U.S.C. 2210(e)(4)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>$100,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$500,000,000</quote>.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H75DB997C78E1440E8E3282DD4B7700E5"><enum>606.</enum><header>Reports</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Section 170 p. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/2210">42 U.S.C. 2210(p)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>August 1, 1998</quote> and inserting <quote>December 31, 2019</quote>.</text></section> <section id="H8486BE06007C49139FFB8CB200D898A8"><enum>607.</enum><header>Inflation adjustment</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Section 170 t. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/2210">42 U.S.C. 2210(t)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HFB21A850CB1D479400416F46F0A73998"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H733A544FB05542F2B8473E7C48C7E427"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HA6F8AA2A96FE43A1BA97A4EF8E8896F8" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HF930EA18D10447D2995F2812374D7300" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The Secretary shall adjust the amount of indemnification provided under an agreement of indemnification under subsection d. not less than once during each 5-year period following July 1, 2003, in accordance with the aggregate percentage change in the Consumer Price Index since—</text> <subparagraph id="H6986B15C5337492FBA042B5E8FF0EF53"><enum>(A)</enum><text>that date, in the case of the first adjustment under this paragraph; or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA45DC9E5604E452BAE3FB5AB14F195E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the previous adjustment under this paragraph.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section> <section id="HF732B24EE8E44172B6DE337EC315DF9"><enum>608.</enum><header>Treatment of modular reactors</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Section 170 b. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/2210">42 U.S.C. 2210(b)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HFB6281FD0966436BB9BC022711337DC1" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H1A31D5B81F5146DBB9CBC38F52C1CCA1" indent="up1"><enum>(5)</enum> <subparagraph id="H4F0C54C389214C0CB4185067E0051F2F" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text>For purposes of this section only, the Commission shall consider a combination of facilities described in subparagraph (B) to be a single facility having a rated capacity of 100,000 electrical kilowatts or more.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9136DC4C1D704DE50040FB6D010650A6" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A combination of facilities referred to in subparagraph (A) is 2 or more facilities located at a single site, each of which has a rated capacity of 100,000 electrical kilowatts or more but not more than 300,000 electrical kilowatts, with a combined rated capacity of not more than 1,300,000 electrical kilowatts.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section> <section id="H02453620FD68483096A4BF1900B7DF76"><enum>609.</enum><header>Applicability</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"> The amendments made by sections 603, 604, and 605 do not apply to a nuclear incident that occurs before the date of the enactment of this Act.</text></section> <section id="H4FF2F38F866243E7ADC92A2988DF1C6"><enum>610.</enum><header>Prohibition on assumption by United States government of liability for certain foreign incidents</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Section 170 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/2210">42 U.S.C. 2210</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text> <quoted-block id="HB34A951C13144C88A246C848EA008892" style="other" other-style="nuclear"> <subsection id="H7CA9B62AEC1240E7ACCC3693452013B1"><enum>u.</enum><header>Prohibition on assumption of liability for certain foreign incidents</header><text>Notwithstanding this section or any other provision of law, no officer of the United States or of any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government may enter into any contract or other arrangement, or into any amendment or modification of a contract or other arrangement, the purpose or effect of which would be to directly or indirectly impose liability on the United States Government, or any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government, or to otherwise directly or indirectly require an indemnity by the United States Government, for nuclear incidents occurring in connection with the design, construction, or operation of a production facility or utilization facility in any country whose government has been identified by the Secretary of State as engaged in state sponsorship of terrorist activities (specifically including any country the government of which, as of September 11, 2001, had been determined by the Secretary of State under section 620A(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2371">22 U.S.C. 2371(a)</external-xref>), section 6(j)(1) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc-appendix" parsable-cite="usc-appendix/50/2405">50 U.S.C. App. 2405(j)(1)</external-xref>), or section 40(d) of the Arms Export Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2780">22 U.S.C. 2780(d)</external-xref>) to have repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism). This subsection shall not apply to nuclear incidents occurring as a result of missions, carried out under the direction of the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Defense, or the Secretary of State, that are necessary to safely secure, store, transport, or remove nuclear materials for nuclear safety or nonproliferation purposes.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section> <section id="HD42ADE60E6B142C5001FC800FB1F491B"><enum>611.</enum><header>Civil penalties</header> <subsection id="H02E36269A85D4033910085A8795D0042"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Repeal of automatic remission</header><text>Section 234A b.(2) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/2282a">42 U.S.C. 2282a(b)(2)</external-xref>) is amended by striking the last sentence.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HA13CFFA6FC084926B90332E083A639F2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limitation for not-for-profit institutions</header><text>Subsection d. of section 234A of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/2282a">42 U.S.C. 2282a(d)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block id="H3315A3E80398429DBA6000D607A8EEEF" style="other" other-style="nuclear"> <subsection id="H9D5F8AA83822415DBE4BD854A6245FE7"><enum>d.</enum> <paragraph id="H06473440C6454FE7BB5800CBD727DBB" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Notwithstanding subsection a., in the case of any not-for-profit contractor, subcontractor, or supplier, the total amount of civil penalties paid under subsection a. may not exceed the total amount of fees paid within any 1-year period (as determined by the Secretary) under the contract under which the violation occurs.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HEE52AC4EF95B46D68F4F36833DDCD6D1" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>For purposes of this section, the term <quote>not-for-profit</quote> means that no part of the net earnings of the contractor, subcontractor, or supplier inures to the benefit of any natural person or for-profit artificial person.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="HC915C14CF5664E2A8B04931C6E3578DC"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall not apply to any violation of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/2011">42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.</external-xref>) occurring under a contract entered into before the date of enactment of this section.</text></subsection></section></subtitle> <subtitle id="H4DA863DC36B04886823380E75FD3E0AE"><enum>B</enum><header>General Nuclear Matters</header> <section id="HDFE07736255B438CAFDAF49F22801FD7"><enum>621.</enum><header>Licenses</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Section 103 c. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/2133">42 U.S.C. 2133(c)</external-xref>) is amended by inserting <quote>from the authorization to commence operations</quote> after <quote>forty years</quote>.</text></section> <section id="H67C84C20F38D4C7AADF4EF9565FE1D9E"><enum>622.</enum><header>NRC training program</header> <subsection id="H9E18D59E65E6442487A2C6D7E6356BD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In order to maintain the human resource investment and infrastructure of the United States in the nuclear sciences, health physics, and engineering fields, in accordance with the statutory authorities of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission relating to the civilian nuclear energy program, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall carry out a training and fellowship program to address shortages of individuals with critical nuclear safety regulatory skills.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H291653AAF1DF41E19236F6CF44008376"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header> <paragraph id="H3797836E85C34975B3E967B611F92B4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to carry out this section $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 through 2008.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7AF5B0E8EB8840179417C8439818CD7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>Funds made available under paragraph (1) shall remain available until expended.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="HB853E1764B4D47EF80A59BBFB62F3E2B"><enum>623.</enum><header>Cost recovery from government agencies</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Section 161 w. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/2201">42 U.S.C. 2201(w)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H112A3462E91E4E419FEAA77DACC9DFFA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>for or is issued</quote> and all that follows through <quote>1702</quote> and inserting <quote>to the Commission for, or is issued by the Commission, a license or certificate</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDC1CF095C2D147B89CDCDA00CE73ED46"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>483a</quote> and inserting <quote>9701</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H20F56EACC9D0456898763BC97B0F6F4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking <quote>, of applicants for, or holders of, such licenses or certificates</quote>.</text></paragraph></section> <section id="H49ABCA5B86174707B96300BF2C507D57"><enum>624.</enum><header>Elimination of pension offset</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Section 161 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/2201">42 U.S.C. 2201</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H4BF3CE144FFB48438416A61F35B9CC43" style="other" other-style="nuclear"> <subsection id="H89383F93EF21418AAAB09CEF3B6521D0"><enum>y.</enum><text>Exempt from the application of sections <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/8344">8344</external-xref> and <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/8468">8468</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, an annuitant who was formerly an employee of the Commission who is hired by the Commission as a consultant, if the Commission finds that the annuitant has a skill that is critical to the performance of the duties of the Commission.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section> <section id="HA23427BBA8A54CC9B5BD8FF5A124D085"><enum>625.</enum><header>Antitrust review</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Section 105 c. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/2135">42 U.S.C. 2135(c)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HC87745F4BFD949549ECC4F00D6FF80EF" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HCB9A068BBA1544FA9E489FA6841EBDEE" indent="up1"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>This subsection does not apply to an application for a license to construct or operate a utilization facility or production facility under section 103 or 104 b. that is filed on or after the date of enactment of this paragraph.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section> <section id="HB118AC5B366D476E9E9CDD51B0F9AAF"><enum>626.</enum><header>Decommissioning</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Section 161 i. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/2201">42 U.S.C. 2201(i)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H4AE4A1459133458EA5F300FCEE9BCFAB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>and (3)</quote> and inserting <quote>(3)</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HED24177EC53D496CB3A0049D5417FF5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: <quote>, and (4) to ensure that sufficient funds will be available for the decommissioning of any production or utilization facility licensed under section 103 or 104 b., including standards and restrictions governing the control, maintenance, use, and disbursement by any former licensee under this Act that has control over any fund for the decommissioning of the facility</quote>.</text></paragraph></section> <section id="H7541086302C74B5A977C7D5738CF41F4"><enum>627.</enum><header>Limitation on legal fee reimbursement</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"> The Department of Energy shall not, except as required under a contract entered into before the date of enactment of this Act, reimburse any contractor or subcontractor of the Department for any legal fees or expenses incurred with respect to a complaint subsequent to—</text> <paragraph id="H44D20E310784428AAB5E21ABC30009F4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an adverse determination on the merits with respect to such complaint against the contractor or subcontractor by the Director of the Department of Energy’s Office of Hearings and Appeals pursuant to part 708 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, or by a Department of Labor Administrative Law Judge pursuant to section 211 of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5851">42 U.S.C. 5851</external-xref>); or</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H040D7A7637C444C9A2F3AFD85E497F0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an adverse final judgment by any State or Federal court with respect to such complaint against the contractor or subcontractor for wrongful termination or retaliation due to the making of disclosures protected under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/12">chapter 12</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, section 211 of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5851">42 U.S.C. 5851</external-xref>), or any comparable State law,</text></paragraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="section">unless the adverse determination or final judgment is reversed upon further administrative or judicial review.</continuation-text></section> <section id="HDF0E182F1F4F4DCB9DA9D72547D86DDD"><enum>628.</enum><header>Decommissioning pilot program</header> <subsection id="H6F154B738D14407F00833637D96F008"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Pilot program</header><text>The Secretary of Energy shall establish a decommissioning pilot program to decommission and decontaminate the sodium-cooled fast breeder experimental test-site reactor located in northwest Arkansas in accordance with the decommissioning activities contained in the August 31, 1998, Department of Energy report on the reactor.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H245A4A1062B14F80B32B5F6042D35FD6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Energy to carry out this section $16,000,000.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H7F4691CF762A46418EBDCDA148CBC43"><enum>629.</enum><header>Report on feasibility of developing commercial nuclear energy generation facilities at existing Department of Energy sites</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to Congress a report on the feasibility of developing commercial nuclear energy generation facilities at Department of Energy sites in existence on the date of enactment of this Act.</text></section> <section id="HD8031AE55E2241FA999F5CA70982D06B"><enum>630.</enum><header>Uranium sales</header> <subsection id="H355A2C6D5249413595BEB3B091000083"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Sales, transfers, and services</header><text>Section 3112 of the USEC Privatization Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/2297h-10">42 U.S.C. 2297h–10</external-xref>) is amended by striking subsections (d), (e), and (f) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H9A2EAD72ED204F4389508482583DAFE2" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HF302E04183684B22A90045EB1EFBEFA2" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The Secretary may transfer to the Corporation, notwithstanding subsections (b)(2) and (d), natural uranium in amounts sufficient to fulfill the Department of Energy’s commitments under Article 4(B) of the Agreement between the Department and the Corporation dated June 17, 2002.</text></paragraph> <subsection id="H3C71CEBF014941289C8DB842A595B07E"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Inventory Sales</header> <paragraph id="H74BEB2E6079F440CB826ED7DDC39124E" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text>In addition to the transfers and sales authorized under subsections (b) and (c) and under paragraph (5) of this subsection, the United States Government may transfer or sell uranium in any form subject to paragraphs (2), (3), and (4).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCCC5E6D496F04DD8B167C5F1FCAEE8C" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) and paragraph (5) of this subsection, no sale or transfer of uranium shall be made under this subsection by the United States Government unless—</text> <subparagraph id="HAEDACE9A1DFE4029BBE3D361B9C5ADD8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the President determines that the material is not necessary for national security needs and the sale or transfer has no adverse impact on implementation of existing government-to-government agreements;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5650B2C7862E437680DA043F34D7A32"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the price paid to the appropriate Federal agency, if the transaction is a sale, will not be less than the fair market value of the material; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H39461558F0C947E19809B4E70833CC1D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the sale or transfer to commercial nuclear power end users is made pursuant to a contract of at least 3 years' duration.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9B636EF5298B44C7ACD0B51D15B31173" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Except as provided in paragraph (5), the United States Government shall not make any transfer or sale of uranium in any form under this subsection that would cause the total amount of uranium transferred or sold pursuant to this subsection that is delivered for consumption by commercial nuclear power end users to exceed—</text> <subparagraph id="H6E820ED525B241B7944CD1E3D6109EA4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>3,000,000 pounds of U<subscript>3</subscript> O<subscript>8</subscript> equivalent in fiscal year 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, or 2009;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6E342C15A11342820085B7F41B13D4CB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>5,000,000 pounds of U<subscript>3</subscript>O<subscript>8</subscript> equivalent in fiscal year 2010 or 2011;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2B1D83B1140545D29637889B96365387"><enum>(C)</enum><text>7,000,000 pounds of U<subscript>3</subscript>O<subscript>8</subscript> equivalent in fiscal year 2012; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H34DBFAB6816B40218BB795D921F1C11F"><enum>(D)</enum><text>10,000,000 pounds of U<subscript>3</subscript>O<subscript>8</subscript> equivalent in fiscal year 2013 or any fiscal year thereafter.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H89DB11F28E45403100B6009614582F2B" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Except for sales or transfers under paragraph (5), for the purposes of this subsection, the recovery of uranium from uranium bearing materials transferred or sold by the United States Government to the domestic uranium industry shall be the preferred method of making uranium available. The recovered uranium shall be counted against the annual maximum deliveries set forth in this section, when such uranium is sold to end users.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H685BE57961AA495EB67E4E5D19858683" indent="up1"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The United States Government may make the following sales and transfers:</text> <subparagraph id="H9F78F55C45304E64B893BEDE2592334F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Sales or transfers to a Federal agency if the material is transferred for the use of the receiving agency without any resale or transfer to another entity and the material does not meet commercial specifications.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBD80A1485939454DB70133D3C4CE2387"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Sales or transfers to any person for national security purposes, as determined by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H11EE8FF52B274601AB002EC49FD8FF55"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Sales or transfers to any State or local agency or nonprofit, charitable, or educational institution for use other than the generation of electricity for commercial use.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC423539F6C684C2689F4793D2886D581"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Sales or transfers to the Department of Energy research reactor sales program.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H734C2C2009784174A73564052E4233C4"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Sales or transfers, at fair market value, for emergency purposes in the event of a disruption in supply to commercial nuclear power end users in the United States.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H46E77BBBE768444693B7E3AE7D967B1D"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Sales or transfers, at fair market value, for use in a commercial reactor in the United States with nonstandard fuel requirements.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8B7175616049420D8D7F17005B438F91"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Sales or transfers provided for under law for use by the Tennessee Valley Authority in relation to the Department of Energy’s highly enriched uranium or tritium programs.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7331B93C519445AD96F2FFD9E39AD70" indent="up1"><enum>(6)</enum><text>For purposes of this subsection, the term <quote>United States Government</quote> does not include the Tennessee Valley Authority.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H91161391E4C84BF6AE7768CCCFD2F4EB"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Savings provision</header><text>Nothing in this subchapter modifies the terms of the Russian HEU Agreement.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HF3CF10950D8E41B19B9CF2C8B1CE431C"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Services</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, if the Secretary determines that the Corporation has failed, or may fail, to perform any obligation under the Agreement between the Department of Energy and the Corporation dated June 17, 2002, and as amended thereafter, which failure could result in termination of the Agreement, the Secretary shall notify Congress, in such a manner that affords Congress an opportunity to comment, prior to a determination by the Secretary whether termination, waiver, or modification of the Agreement is required. The Secretary is authorized to take such action as he determines necessary under the Agreement to terminate, waive, or modify provisions of the Agreement to achieve its purposes.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H4267A58E86AC4FAA94F8E6991C8BB515"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall report to Congress on the implementation of this section. The report shall include a discussion of available excess uranium inventories; all sales or transfers made by the United States Government; the impact of such sales or transfers on the domestic uranium industry, the spot market uranium price, and the national security interests of the United States; and any steps taken to remediate any adverse impacts of such sales or transfers.</text></subsection></section> <section id="HDA8761D965FF4A60A566C283F43E2221"><enum>631.</enum><header>Cooperative research and development and special demonstration projects for the uranium mining industry</header> <subsection id="H1F762EC6DCE7439DAAFD19CDA3009511"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Energy $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004, 2005, and 2006 for—</text> <paragraph id="HF4A98207A0D549079884815D61F9D169"><enum>(1)</enum><text>cooperative, cost-shared agreements between the Department of Energy and domestic uranium producers to identify, test, and develop improved in situ leaching mining technologies, including low-cost environmental restoration technologies that may be applied to sites after completion of in situ leaching operations; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB504733D85964507BDEFFFFF902DCBE5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>funding for competitively selected demonstration projects with domestic uranium producers relating to—</text> <subparagraph id="HF1D3254742284CF68DEE877B70569512"><enum>(A)</enum><text>enhanced production with minimal environmental impacts;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC395C546880842F7B6C1DA47480885B9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>restoration of well fields; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD0FD0B1C4D974651AA69434580444161"><enum>(C)</enum><text>decommissioning and decontamination activities.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HCFC83F0F36304B9984A1587B34871912"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Domestic uranium producer</header><text>For purposes of this section, the term <quote>domestic uranium producer</quote> has the meaning given that term in section 1018(4) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/2296b-7">42 U.S.C. 2296b–7(4)</external-xref>), except that the term shall not include any producer that has not produced uranium from domestic reserves on or after July 30, 1998.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HD510865DEFF2428592F2BDFC55B26B8E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>No activities funded under this section may be carried out in the State of New Mexico.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H06B1667422DA450500F10006EE530D7"><enum>632.</enum><header>Whistleblower protection</header> <subsection id="H49E6C5B80D9044008D925EE1DA0000C2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition of employer</header><text>Section 211(a)(2) of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5851">42 U.S.C. 5851(a)(2)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H1CF829D0C40142A7968F7DD5A7F6E0FD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H84211A735318452AB400407E5DFF152C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote> and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDEE61A6BC2E6483D9CB25410A54B2416"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H64DA19F88ACE4FCABC70207C2F9E01B2" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="H334D6E5A9CDA44C18B4FAF65D6D6004B"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a contractor or subcontractor of the Commission.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H27D95119E6304151873CF4DA9B46BDAB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>De novo review</header><text>Subsection (b) of such section 211 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text> <quoted-block id="H1F1CB163A8AA413E85E4D64249BCF42E" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HE65F3AAC29FB43C280DCD96153718DF7"><enum>(4)</enum><text>If the Secretary has not issued a final decision within 540 days after the filing of a complaint under paragraph (1), and there is no showing that such delay is due to the bad faith of the person seeking relief under this paragraph, such person may bring an action at law or equity for de novo review in the appropriate district court of the United States, which shall have jurisdiction over such an action without regard to the amount in controversy.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section> <section id="H437CF1281E5A46348FA4AB8FAD137DC5"><enum>633.</enum><header>Medical isotope production</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 134 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/2160d">42 U.S.C. 2160d</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H66A7CF4BD57343C1B303DC8B1D498122"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection a., by striking <quote>a. The Commission</quote> and inserting <quote>a. <header-in-text level="subsection">In General</header-in-text>.—Except as provided in subsection b., the Commission</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2244496251AD45A1A20091AECC271E99"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating subsection b. as subsection c.; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2336CD4F789A417396AF77C6F399D794"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection a. the following:</text> <quoted-block style="other" id="H9C20492CD4A44E4EBF6E3B36D396D8A4" display-inline="no-display-inline" other-style="nuclear"> <subsection id="HAC427CD3CD4B4F0C821101CEA0A9FE10"><enum>b.</enum><header>Medical Isotope Production</header> <paragraph id="HF2D68DD8D85F4144927F53D6AC11D643"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this subsection:</text> <subparagraph id="HFDEA84508F9B475797F6718024E5DE31"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Highly enriched uranium</header><text>The term <quote>highly enriched uranium</quote> means uranium enriched to include concentration of U–235 above 20 percent.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5F43B1496B6D4D41AF337885CC157CA"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Medical isotope</header><text>The term <quote>medical isotope</quote> includes Molybdenum 99, Iodine 131, Xenon 133, and other radioactive materials used to produce a radiopharmaceutical for diagnostic, therapeutic procedures or for research and development.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB5AD4E068F7247D1B203127B70BF8740"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Radiopharmaceutical</header><text>The term <quote>radiopharmaceutical</quote> means a radioactive isotope that—</text> <clause id="H98BA1F36F2B64B23B26B18AD4ED1F979"><enum>(i)</enum><text>contains byproduct material combined with chemical or biological material; and</text></clause> <clause id="H47ECD9990E2E4DCAACD39B8DDFC5247"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is designed to accumulate temporarily in a part of the body for therapeutic purposes or for enabling the production of a useful image for use in a diagnosis of a medical condition.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H11A7F383EA3542789BE6F8054375ECD"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Recipient country</header><text>The term <quote>recipient country</quote> means Canada, Belgium, France, Germany, and the Netherlands.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HAA35D494B66442E39BF912C4161E6F00"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Licenses</header><text>The Commission may issue a license authorizing the export (including shipment to and use at intermediate and ultimate consignees specified in the license) to a recipient country of highly enriched uranium for medical isotope production if, in addition to any other requirements of this Act (except subsection a.), the Commission determines that—</text> <subparagraph id="H04D99CA59CB24C94003E713F68C977B3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a recipient country that supplies an assurance letter to the United States Government in connection with the consideration by the Commission of the export license application has informed the United States Government that any intermediate consignees and the ultimate consignee specified in the application are required to use the highly enriched uranium solely to produce medical isotopes; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBB8791ADCBB742169880096D6B1BA2B8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the highly enriched uranium for medical isotope production will be irradiated only in a reactor in a recipient country that—</text> <clause id="HFB2CB5CA25B348C385CA29C3EC105981"><enum>(i)</enum><text>uses an alternative nuclear reactor fuel; or</text></clause> <clause id="H9C00A3A0131B4E88AEB7B373EDC1B9D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is the subject of an agreement with the United States Government to convert to an alternative nuclear reactor fuel when alternative nuclear reactor fuel can be used in the reactor.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC395C77A660D49C7A1119BB3EB420020"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Review of physical protection requirements</header> <subparagraph id="HB4B3C578817A48D185A01B7B82A41FA8" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Commission shall review the adequacy of physical protection requirements that, as of the date of an application under paragraph (2), are applicable to the transportation and storage of highly enriched uranium for medical isotope production or control of residual material after irradiation and extraction of medical isotopes.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H401A8F52D8144C7A87959F62DCDFA6E0"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Imposition of additional requirements</header><text>If the Commission determines that additional physical protection requirements are necessary (including a limit on the quantity of highly enriched uranium that may be contained in a single shipment), the Commission shall impose such requirements as license conditions or through other appropriate means.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H94B35224278443808BC72D594FC425B5"><enum>(4)</enum><header>First report to Congress</header> <subparagraph id="H377D5481D0414562B2FEFFB257C714CE"><enum>(A)</enum><header>NAS study</header><text>The Secretary shall enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study to determine—</text> <clause id="HD5ACBE9A3E1E4F5BAE024857B4B6E77E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the feasibility of procuring supplies of medical isotopes from commercial sources that do not use highly enriched uranium;</text></clause> <clause id="HBDE917AEE8AD4AC68FDF4D9B3BBAD89F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the current and projected demand and availability of medical isotopes in regular current domestic use;</text></clause> <clause id="H6F9A871227AD42C2A1C10002D5997B37"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the progress that is being made by the Department of Energy and others to eliminate all use of highly enriched uranium in reactor fuel, reactor targets, and medical isotope production facilities; and</text></clause> <clause id="HB1C9DD6802AD4C2DBC6152D7CA4800B1"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the potential cost differential in medical isotope production in the reactors and target processing facilities if the products were derived from production systems that do not involve fuels and targets with highly enriched uranium.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2A9BFA5D4C7C4E929026C59034D45600"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Feasibility</header><text>For the purpose of this subsection, the use of low enriched uranium to produce medical isotopes shall be determined to be feasible if—</text> <clause id="H9C05AFBEA6C14FA198B3AB99C298864"><enum>(i)</enum><text>low enriched uranium targets have been developed and demonstrated for use in the reactors and target processing facilities that produce significant quantities of medical isotopes to serve United States needs for such isotopes;</text></clause> <clause id="HFF12F08592B14472000159F9CAE0FF71"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>sufficient quantities of medical isotopes are available from low enriched uranium targets and fuel to meet United States domestic needs; and</text></clause> <clause id="H3524375CDE2647E7B796FF77753BC99F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the average anticipated total cost increase from production of medical isotopes in such facilities without use of highly enriched uranium is less than 10 percent.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H14F612AAEF584E8BBDCADD33F2E9BC4D"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Report by the Secretary</header><text>Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of the Energy Policy Act of 2003, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that—</text> <clause id="H707CAC053E7D4BB886E3B1595FD0E476"><enum>(i)</enum><text>contains the findings of the National Academy of Sciences made in the study under subparagraph (A); and</text></clause> <clause id="H3418DBAF8CA24E0D9C00CF47DD2436D1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>discloses the existence of any commitments from commercial producers to provide domestic requirements for medical isotopes without use of highly enriched uranium consistent with the feasibility criteria described in subparagraph (B) not later than the date that is 4 years after the date of submission of the report.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1CB0B3E13B264751954C88CCFA38C705"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Second report to Congress</header><text>If the study of the National Academy of Sciences determines under paragraph (4)(A)(i) that the procurement of supplies of medical isotopes from commercial sources that do not use highly enriched uranium is feasible, but the Secretary is unable to report the existence of commitments under paragraph (4)(C)(ii), not later than the date that is 6 years after the date of enactment of the Energy Policy Act of 2003, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that describes options for developing domestic supplies of medical isotopes in quantities that are adequate to meet domestic demand without the use of highly enriched uranium consistent with the cost increase described in paragraph (4)(B)(iii).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCEA07B2CD08945FC8C9B07C50245A100"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Certification</header><text>At such time as commercial facilities that do not use highly enriched uranium are capable of meeting domestic requirements for medical isotopes, within the cost increase described in paragraph (4)(B)(iii) and without impairing the reliable supply of medical isotopes for domestic utilization, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a certification to that effect.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H09E44A78AE8D481F9E5CF38F7BCC9273"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Sunset provision</header><text>After the Secretary submits a certification under paragraph (6), the Commission shall, by rule, terminate its review of export license applications under this subsection.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section> <section id="H69B2986468DD42ED935105B9FB10E518"><enum>634.</enum><header>Fernald byproduct material</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Notwithstanding any other law, the material in the concrete silos at the Fernald uranium processing facility managed on the date of enactment of this Act by the Department of Energy shall be considered byproduct material (as defined by section 11 e.(2) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/2014">42 U.S.C. 2014(e)(2)</external-xref>)). The Department of Energy may dispose of the material in a facility regulated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission or by an Agreement State. If the Department of Energy disposes of the material in such a facility, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission or the Agreement State shall regulate the material as byproduct material under that Act. This material shall remain subject to the jurisdiction of the Department of Energy until it is received at a commercial, Nuclear Regulatory Commission-licensed, or Agreement State-licensed facility, at which time the material shall be subject to the health and safety requirements of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission or the Agreement State with jurisdiction over the disposal site.</text></section> <section id="HF8D12F0646DC4A569D49A8E21433F8BA"><enum>635.</enum><header>Safe disposal of greater-than-class c radioactive waste</header> <subsection id="HCED514A5D1104DA9A094EC547317B8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Designation of responsibility</header><text>The Secretary of Energy shall designate an Office within the Department of Energy to have the responsibility for activities needed to develop a new, or use an existing, facility for safely disposing of all low-level radioactive waste with concentrations of radionuclides that exceed the limits established by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for Class C radioactive waste (referred to in this section as <quote>GTCC waste</quote>).</text></subsection> <subsection id="HF17B073883A5472CBFCF014277BFA05B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Comprehensive plan</header><text>The Secretary of Energy shall develop a comprehensive plan for permanent disposal of GTCC waste which includes plans for a disposal facility. This plan shall be transmitted to Congress in a series of reports, including the following:</text> <paragraph id="H639241EBE53E4E5F875FA3F5BEFB000"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Report on short-term plan</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to Congress a plan describing the Secretary’s operational strategy for continued recovery and storage of GTCC waste until a permanent disposal facility is available.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H55B20773DE3140A3AF6CEEA9DAD0FC61"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Update of 1987 report</header> <subparagraph id="H3F8C2374AE3B43E5ABA7F2ECEE898B65"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to Congress an update of the Secretary’s February 1987 report submitted to Congress that made comprehensive recommendations for the disposal of GTCC waste.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0A24C90AC6764FD092C12872776400F2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The update under this paragraph shall contain—</text> <clause id="H0D61BEFA44F342E988AF45510567F6E9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a detailed description and identification of the GTCC waste that is to be disposed;</text></clause> <clause id="HE92F23675A3A4719B5C200E4899493C7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a description of current domestic and international programs, both Federal and commercial, for management and disposition of GTCC waste;</text></clause> <clause id="HC00A513AD2954B0E9641B49D0075A5CA"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>an identification of the Federal and private options and costs for the safe disposal of GTCC waste;</text></clause> <clause id="H9AD927B5BCC840869745D13B7B00006D"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>an identification of the options for ensuring that, wherever possible, generators and users of GTCC waste bear all reasonable costs of waste disposal;</text></clause> <clause id="H7FADD61895F64F56A0DF251FF585DB1"><enum>(v)</enum><text>an identification of any new statutory authority required for disposal of GTCC waste; and</text></clause> <clause id="HFB41DBA309744F909D1C9E6C4E10C4D"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>in coordination with the Environmental Protection Agency and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, an identification of any new regulatory guidance needed for the disposal of GTCC waste.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF68CC1F6BFDF437BA37BE32032FFAEA"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report on cost and schedule for completion of environmental impact statement and record of decision</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of submission of the update required under paragraph (2), the Secretary of Energy shall submit to Congress a report containing an estimate of the cost and schedule to complete a draft and final environmental impact statement and to issue a record of decision for a permanent disposal facility, utilizing either a new or existing facility, for GTCC waste.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="HC4CAFDE65DD641968E39EFEBA0C45D36"><enum>636.</enum><header>Prohibition on nuclear exports to countries that sponsor terrorism</header> <subsection id="H203D9332A3684BB4B49395BE81C6D6EE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 129 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/2158">42 U.S.C. 2158</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H5C98C41C1C6D458586B20089F8291317"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>a.</quote> before <quote>No nuclear materials and equipment</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H98006CAAFF59429C90BAE347BD6EBBDF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text> <quoted-block id="H40455D6924954A919B9B2E79276F11B" style="other" other-style="nuclear"> <subsection id="HEF3091F0A6F04FE897A703BF13541B71"><enum>b.</enum> <paragraph id="HB1C451DCDB1B4F4C82CC0555314BD203" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including specifically section 121 of this Act, and except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), no nuclear materials and equipment or sensitive nuclear technology, including items and assistance authorized by section 57 b. of this Act and regulated under part 810 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, and nuclear-related items on the Commerce Control List maintained under part 774 of title 15 of the Code of Federal Regulations, shall be exported or reexported, or transferred or retransferred whether directly or indirectly, and no Federal agency shall issue any license, approval, or authorization for the export or reexport, or transfer, or retransfer, whether directly or indirectly, of these items or assistance (as defined in this paragraph) to any country whose government has been identified by the Secretary of State as engaged in state sponsorship of terrorist activities (specifically including any country the government of which has been determined by the Secretary of State under section 620A(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2371">22 U.S.C. 2371(a)</external-xref>), section 6(j)(1) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc-appendix" parsable-cite="usc-appendix/50/2405">50 U.S.C. App. 2405(j)(1)</external-xref>), or section 40(d) of the Arms Export Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2780">22 U.S.C. 2780(d)</external-xref>) to have repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H22D8B1EDB0514F24B9D4459C818EEB1" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>This subsection shall not apply to exports, reexports, transfers, or retransfers of radiation monitoring technologies, surveillance equipment, seals, cameras, tamper-indication devices, nuclear detectors, monitoring systems, or equipment necessary to safely store, transport, or remove hazardous materials, whether such items, services, or information are regulated by the Department of Energy, the Department of Commerce, or the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, except to the extent that such technologies, equipment, seals, cameras, devices, detectors, or systems are available for use in the design or construction of nuclear reactors or nuclear weapons.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE0D38CB575B245208DB9B83586D4DC9D" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The President may waive the application of paragraph (1) to a country if the President determines and certifies to Congress that the waiver will not result in any increased risk that the country receiving the waiver will acquire nuclear weapons, nuclear reactors, or any materials or components of nuclear weapons and—</text> <subparagraph id="H2ED2D4DF885344E2917CA37B8682FA9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the government of such country has not within the preceding 12-month period willfully aided or abetted the international proliferation of nuclear explosive devices to individuals or groups or willfully aided and abetted an individual or groups in acquiring unsafeguarded nuclear materials;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE84607F8720043ABA41C08E9729931C5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the judgment of the President, the government of such country has provided adequate, verifiable assurances that it will cease its support for acts of international terrorism;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC580BCBDF2A841E8A18B341EC59FADA4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the waiver of that paragraph is in the vital national security interest of the United States; or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H71F9D8D34E4740AF88CF4CB900D85773"><enum>(D)</enum><text>such a waiver is essential to prevent or respond to a serious radiological hazard in the country receiving the waiver that may or does threaten public health and safety.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HECD1EDA628264628A4E570ECC0DA761B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Applicability to exports approved for transfer but Not transferred</header><text>Subsection b. of section 129 of Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as added by subsection (a) of this section, shall apply with respect to exports that have been approved for transfer as of the date of the enactment of this Act but have not yet been transferred as of that date.</text></subsection></section> <section id="HA116AC3360B848B900B9CBCAE06BFE2"><enum>637.</enum><header>Uranium enrichment facilities</header> <subsection id="H54193E2F0CAC4E039D09C7F4D1FE1F0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Nuclear regulatory commission review of applications</header> <paragraph id="H50931807BFDE4925BB40AA070086961C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In order to facilitate a timely review and approval of an application in a proceeding for a license for the construction and operation of a uranium enrichment facility under sections 53 and 63 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/2073">42 U.S.C. 2073</external-xref>, 2093) (referred to in this subsection as a <quote>covered proceeding</quote>), the Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall, not later than 30 days after the receipt of the application, establish, by order, the schedule for the conduct of any hearing that may be requested by any person whose interest may be affected by the covered proceeding.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H41F6E4A376854785B5069503A51DCE39"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Final agency decision</header><text>The schedule shall provide that a final decision by the Commission on the application shall be made not later than the date that is 2 years after the date of submission of the application by the applicant.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5AA890D24443456696391790EA3762C8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Compliance with schedule</header> <subparagraph id="H656006C5F7A14F169ED28DFB3F1020BB"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Commission shall establish a process to assess compliance with the schedule established under paragraph (1) on an ongoing basis during the course of the review of the application, including ensuring compliance with schedules and milestones that are established for the conduct of any covered proceeding by the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2BCF68C696E2438D83916E99B6CBD21"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The Commission shall submit to Congress on a bimonthly basis a report describing the status of compliance with the schedule established under paragraph (1), including a description of the status of actions required to be completed pursuant to the schedule by officers and employees of—</text> <clause id="H2C197AAADE2B442E00B4B97B19155589"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Commission in undertaking the safety and environmental review of applications; and</text></clause> <clause id="H4274BDD358464C6AB9DD2F308C573897"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board in the conduct of any covered proceeding.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDD1D3678E6A64AB4ABEBB6F65E6C07CD"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Environmental review</header> <subparagraph id="H6C620A75987F42CC9E70B87FD2756E13"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In evaluating an application under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>) for licensing of a facility in a covered proceeding, the Commission shall limit the consideration of need to whether the licensing of the facility would advance the national interest of encouraging in the United States—</text> <clause id="H7EF67D6E22824EA1806DB6D41D841E95"><enum>(i)</enum><text>additional secure, reliable uranium enrichment capacity;</text></clause> <clause id="H2B1EF35FA46945779C971DCC1E2C37D2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>diverse supplies and suppliers of uranium enrichment capacity; and</text></clause> <clause id="HF895CDEB0C8447E9B91C003175CF721B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the deployment of advanced centrifuge enrichment technology.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H191FC4FC933848D9A9BF7D50E3A02ED1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Comment</header><text>In carrying out subparagraph (A), the Commission shall consider and solicit the views of other affected Federal agencies.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE0DC88BED5B64F709F5D1CDC73CCD54"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Atomic safety and licensing board</header> <clause id="H788E9EDB17EF489F96B2502B62053DC3"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in clause (ii), in any covered proceeding, the Commission shall allow the litigation and resolution by the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board of issues arising under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>), on the basis of information submitted by the applicant in its environmental report, prior to publication of any required environmental impact statement.</text></clause> <clause id="H8A513D4CE27046F5A265AE3EF2D2B798"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><text>On the publication of any required environmental impact statement, issues may be proffered for resolution by the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board only if information or conclusions in the environmental impact statement differ significantly from the information or conclusions in the environmental report submitted by the applicant.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0418A2207B6F41C1008DCEBE448E1CBF"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Environmental justice</header><text>In a covered proceeding, the Commission shall apply the criteria in Appendix C of the final report entitled <quote>Environmental Review Guidance for Licensing Actions Associated with NMSS Programs</quote> (NUREG-1748), published in August 2003, in any required review of environmental justice.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB4819E4E8F5F450391F6A1E005BB17"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Low-level waste</header><text>In any covered proceeding, the Commission shall—</text> <subparagraph id="HCF66154C3E324C1CB823E985B566F9D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>deem the obligation of the Secretary of Energy pursuant to section 3113 of the USEC Privitization Act (42 U.S.C. 2297 h-11) to constitute a plausible strategy with regard to the disposition of depleted uranium generated by such facility; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5D19F1B0410E4F9B9DF9464BA192F0DE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>treat any residual material that remains following the extraction of any usable resource value from depleted uranium as low-level radioactive waste under part 61 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDBC889DC9D4F4F73BEBDED84F95E8BA0"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Adjudicatory hearing on licensing of uranium enrichment facilities</header><text>Section 193(b) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/2243">42 U.S.C. 2243(b)</external-xref>) is amended by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HFECAD4BE19824B42A7B700CFCA4CA405" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H4758FC5C3D264448978784F97D320093"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Timing</header><text>On the issuance of a final decision on the application by the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board, the Commission shall issue and make immediately effective any license for the construction and operation of a uranium enrichment facility under sections 53 and 63, on a determination by the Commission that the issuance of the license would not cause irreparable injury to the public health and safety or the common defense and security, notwithstanding the pendency before the Commission of any appeal or petition for review of any decision of the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HABCA037703BE4768B716ECE185E44FE0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Department of energy responsibilities</header> <paragraph id="H2AE125D980B04B46AD00A4D15DCB9F0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after a request is made to the Secretary of Energy by an applicant for or recipient of a license for a uranium enrichment facility under section 53, 63, or 193 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 ((<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/2073">42 U.S.C. 2073</external-xref>, 2093, 2243), the Secretary shall enter into a memorandum of agreement with the applicant or licensee that provides a schedule for the transfer to the Secretary, not later than 5 years after the generation of any depleted uranium hexafluoride, of title and possession of the depleted uranium hexafluoride to be generated by the applicant or licensee.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HEA0C2E50E8504F59B032F85E8C9DA1AD"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Cost</header> <subparagraph id="H12BF6B32BF204F0082C4B4F95D11531D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), the memorandum of agreement shall specify the cost to be assessed by the Secretary for the transfer to the Secretary of the depleted uranium hexafluoride.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC92DD12EA4304E059293BFB0C0F2CE7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Nondiscriminatory basis</header><text>The cost shall be determined by the Secretary on a nondiscriminatory basis.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H145CD7D327984C28AC1BE31C0231306F"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Cost</header><text>Taking into account the physical and chemical characteristics of such depleted uranium hexafluoride, the cost shall not exceed the cost assessed by the Secretary for the acceptance of depleted uranium hexafluoride under—</text> <clause id="H9279B7E6AA01466FAC0716EDB0CAA748"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the memorandum of agreement between the United States Department of Energy and the United States Enrichment Corporation Relating to Depleted Uranium, dated June 30, 1998; and</text></clause> <clause id="H2EE2CB53C3E543A7AEBC56574A9F6C6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Agreement Between the U.S. Department of Energy and USEC Inc., dated June 17, 2002.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H95CCCFEA69D24B99ABE25CF9E414CDA7"><enum>638.</enum><header>National uranium stockpile</header> <subsection id="H92E53DB97E4A44CD8B6E9F0600DACD32"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Stockpile creation</header><text>The Secretary of Energy may create a national low-enriched uranium stockpile with the goals to—</text> <paragraph id="HDF981EEBF1AB4189B822A33BC2692BAB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>enhance national energy security; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC72EAA68BCB04E99A272D1F066481F6D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>reduce global proliferation threats.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H4FBF9252A727434C97FCAC6854B35B0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Source of material</header><text>The Secretary shall obtain material for the stockpile from—</text> <paragraph id="H99575063296B44B4A823F7713B830000"><enum>(1)</enum><text>material derived from blend-down of Russian highly enriched uranium derived from weapons materials; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3BF0C644C1494854966671B8B8DF5302"><enum>(2)</enum><text>domestically mined and enriched uranium.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HDE59D95D0A8E4DF797E2B906880019EA"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Limitation on sales or transfers</header><text>Sales or transfer of materials in the stockpile shall occur pursuant to section 3112 of the USEC Privitization Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/2297h-10">42 U.S.C. 2297h–10</external-xref>), as amended by section 630 of this Act.</text></subsection></section></subtitle> <subtitle id="H5156F9CFD80949AE892792D0F7E18282"><enum>C</enum><header>Advanced Reactor Hydrogen Cogeneration Project</header> <section id="HA5750DBB0EE342E08438E1F4DD477FD"><enum>651.</enum><header>Project establishment</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"> The Secretary of Energy (in this subtitle referred to as the <quote>Secretary</quote>) is directed to establish an Advanced Reactor Hydrogen Cogeneration Project.</text></section> <section id="H68C003D2B2724266ABE02B9CFBFE2082"><enum>652.</enum><header>Project definition</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"> The project shall consist of the research, development, design, construction, and operation of a hydrogen production cogeneration research facility that, relative to the current commercial reactors, enhances safety features, reduces waste production, enhances thermal efficiencies, increases proliferation resistance, and has the potential for improved economics and physical security in reactor siting. This facility shall be constructed so as to enable research and development on advanced reactors of the type selected and on alternative approaches for reactor-based production of hydrogen.</text></section> <section id="HF833299304E24C4A8E87D900004E0076"><enum>653.</enum><header>Project management</header> <subsection id="H36FEF09EB904446093522C5359C928D8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Management</header><text>The project shall be managed within the Department by the Office of Nuclear Energy, Science, and Technology.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H8B77A6860EE2412583F571214BF9EC26"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Lead laboratory</header><text>The lead laboratory for the project, providing the site for the reactor construction, shall be the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (in this subtitle referred to as <quote>INEEL</quote>).</text></subsection> <subsection id="HC7D1AAD09282411698CC42E7A9E3FE18"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Steering committee</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a national steering committee with membership from the national laboratories, universities, and industry to provide advice to the Secretary and the Director of the Office of Nuclear Energy, Science, and Technology on technical and program management aspects of the project.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H9ACA290AFB104060B836ECB9015EA2F3"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Collaboration</header><text>Project activities shall be conducted at INEEL, other national laboratories, universities, domestic industry, and international partners.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H1DEB580E70484ADB905F29BDFADDE100"><enum>654.</enum><header>Project requirements</header> <subsection id="H125752836ECD4F309FE8E9622ED9B165"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Research and development</header> <paragraph id="H9D52AC72CB38416AA43B43301BCBF1D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The project shall include planning, research and development, design, and construction of an advanced, next-generation, nuclear energy system suitable for enabling further research and development on advanced reactor technologies and alternative approaches for reactor-based generation of hydrogen.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H377F4201AAB74F81832489E454BD60FB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Reactor test capabilities at ineel</header><text>The project shall utilize, where appropriate, extensive reactor test capabilities resident at INEEL.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H38D1B2BB3C334CA08F36046922EF5163"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Alternatives</header><text>The project shall be designed to explore technical, environmental, and economic feasibility of alternative approaches for reactor-based hydrogen production.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H13ADBE359D3E4EF4A446C4342E30473F"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Industrial lead</header><text>The industrial lead for the project shall be a company incorporated in the United States.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H3AF74616C2B542B5AD679315E7E57930"><enum>(b)</enum><header>International collaboration</header> <paragraph id="H2AA06A6D61D04E0195FD01D57D692E1B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall seek international cooperation, participation, and financial contribution in this project.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFC64AF57F7844F2BAF141339F68566DC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Assistance from international partners</header><text>The Secretary may contract for assistance from specialists or facilities from member countries of the Generation IV International Forum, the Russian Federation, or other international partners where such specialists or facilities provide access to cost-effective and relevant skills or test capabilities.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H34B1971C132F424D9D3BBB7E301CC0EB"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Generation iv international forum</header><text>International activities shall be coordinated with the Generation IV International Forum.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6CAC0DD8F6E548658CD10048C5EAA20"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Generation iv nuclear energy systems program</header><text>The Secretary may combine this project with the Generation IV Nuclear Energy Systems Program.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H0717A924A3B34682995600B325B1203C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Demonstration</header><text>The overall project, which may involve demonstration of selected project objectives in a partner nation, must demonstrate both electricity and hydrogen production and may provide flexibility, where technically and economically feasible in the design and construction, to enable tests of alternative reactor core and cooling configurations.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HB4C646AE0BEF4B4AA6A362C371002DB9"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Partnerships</header><text>The Secretary shall establish cost-shared partnerships with domestic industry or international participants for the research, development, design, construction, and operation of the research facility, and preference in determining the final project structure shall be given to an overall project which retains United States leadership while maximizing cost sharing opportunities and minimizing Federal funding responsibilities.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H48C223AF1A744CE9A3E32F40384C3219"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Target date</header><text>The Secretary shall select technologies and develop the project to provide initial testing of either hydrogen production or electricity generation by 2010, or provide a report to Congress explaining why this date is not feasible.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HA27B672AB5A7491E90B51D299C6CDC9E"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Waiver of construction timelines</header><text>The Secretary is authorized to conduct the Advanced Reactor Hydrogen Cogeneration Project without the constraints of DOE Order 413.3, relating to program and project management for the acquisition of capital assets, as necessary to meet the specified operational date.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HE883A42776654715BC658F117D57CE8"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Competition</header><text>The Secretary may fund up to 2 teams for up to 1 year to develop detailed proposals for competitive evaluation and selection of a single proposal and concept for further progress. The Secretary shall define the format of the competitive evaluation of proposals.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H09CFDDC3C5B04B16A2DB83D17D35AF9E"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Use of facilities</header><text>Research facilities in industry, national laboratories, or universities either within the United States or with cooperating international partners may be used to develop the enabling technologies for the research facility. Utilization of domestic university-based facilities shall be encouraged to provide educational opportunities for student development.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H0CD7C0D79DC8418DA4A84D6583CAA552"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Role of nuclear regulatory commission</header> <paragraph id="H7378D493E1C94E939F8E0119D69BA835"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall have licensing and regulatory authority for any reactor authorized under this subtitle, pursuant to section 202 of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5842">42 U.S.C. 5842</external-xref>).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCAB2C56E6E6C45AFB6A3E8951C6CAA5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Risk-based criteria</header><text>The Secretary shall seek active participation of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission throughout the project to develop risk-based criteria for any future commercial development of a similar reactor architecture.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HA73830177A144198B854F900008C80D7"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The Secretary shall develop and transmit to Congress a comprehensive project plan not later than April 30, 2004. The project plan shall be updated annually with each annual budget submission.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H2D2E896D747F45A2A96DA811CDA8CE00"><enum>655.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header> <subsection id="H0586EB7CA42E495BBE3EFF64334F36F8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Research, development, and design programs</header><text>The following sums are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for all activities under this subtitle except for construction activities described in subsection (b):</text> <paragraph id="HB08A6A8EF69641D29D53533D005106A3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2004, $35,000,000.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9E4DD19B20264B7F8BE0E6C44614401B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>For each of fiscal years 2005 through 2008, $150,000,000.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H07B44A1138DA4524BCBBEEA1D2B6B30"><enum>(3)</enum><text>For fiscal years beyond 2008, such sums as are necessary.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H70B7E322BAD54F0893F67601F09F948E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Construction</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for all project-related construction activities, to be available until expended, $500,000,000.</text></subsection></section></subtitle> <subtitle id="H5BE87FA319B84C00003CAF31EF0000AD"><enum>D</enum><header>Nuclear Security</header> <section id="HFB9C3262BD024CD48BB40041756C01C6"><enum>661.</enum><header>Nuclear facility threats</header> <subsection id="H68B06984B9784BC7A38205C5A83650AB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Study</header><text>The President, in consultation with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (referred to in this subtitle as the <quote>Commission</quote>) and other appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies and private entities, shall conduct a study to identify the types of threats that pose an appreciable risk to the security of the various classes of facilities licensed by the Commission under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/2011">42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.</external-xref>). Such study shall take into account, but not be limited to—</text> <paragraph id="HC6630C2FA5C34BC18921A2A7739D4286"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the events of September 11, 2001;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H70D13C31D7BA4FA3BDC8773136838CFC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an assessment of physical, cyber, biochemical, and other terrorist threats;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H00CE9C7839644EFCAAF8FFBC3C8E2009"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the potential for attack on facilities by multiple coordinated teams of a large number of individuals;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H137FE7E1B67D4E7685A7FF40DF1F2292"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the potential for assistance in an attack from several persons employed at the facility;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HEDCE3D2815814BB4913FBB15720919E3"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the potential for suicide attacks;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2DDB426596814D0AB74E99D06334A713"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the potential for water-based and air-based threats;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0BE2BF988CC34EDFA1D726418D2F54BB"><enum>(7)</enum><text>the potential use of explosive devices of considerable size and other modern weaponry;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H69036957C34D47D39DE2539901FC62F0"><enum>(8)</enum><text>the potential for attacks by persons with a sophisticated knowledge of facility operations;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3D37005FEE164BFAA53028E015718175"><enum>(9)</enum><text>the potential for fires, especially fires of long duration;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H69A611F32AD34935B74B29ADD54F477E"><enum>(10)</enum><text>the potential for attacks on spent fuel shipments by multiple coordinated teams of a large number of individuals;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5EEA6772CAAD41159EFAF1D2E0426FD8"><enum>(11)</enum><text>the adequacy of planning to protect the public health and safety at and around nuclear facilities, as appropriate, in the event of a terrorist attack against a nuclear facility; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HEA5866E0302943069839C303666FF389"><enum>(12)</enum><text>the potential for theft and diversion of nuclear materials from such facilities.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H7A343A5A9BD84FD997004B8D6B7175C7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Summary and classification report</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall transmit to Congress and the Commission a report—</text> <paragraph id="H314765D61150458FAA3859640077B579"><enum>(1)</enum><text>summarizing the types of threats identified under subsection (a); and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H14DF47A6E3B14D22B95CB71BFC656B36"><enum>(2)</enum><text>classifying each type of threat identified under subsection (a), in accordance with existing laws and regulations, as either—</text> <subparagraph id="H88CEBDDC1A84477486EBB85375683C5E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>involving attacks and destructive acts, including sabotage, directed against the facility by an enemy of the United States, whether a foreign government or other person, or otherwise falling under the responsibilities of the Federal Government; or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD82BF0C0C3DB4E48006400203500DE35"><enum>(B)</enum><text>involving the type of risks that Commission licensees should be responsible for guarding against.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HDC0904C7E76B4CFC99D47425E300AB08"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Federal action report</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date on which a report is transmitted under subsection (b), the President shall transmit to Congress a report on actions taken, or to be taken, to address the types of threats identified under subsection (b)(2)(A), including identification of the Federal, State, and local agencies responsible for carrying out the obligations and authorities of the United States. Such report may include a classified annex, as appropriate.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HC7BCB82B2E2140179F87E9FB828783DC"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date on which a report is transmitted under subsection (b), the Commission may revise, by rule, the design basis threats issued before the date of enactment of this section as the Commission considers appropriate based on the summary and classification report.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H6B182A8DC9874586B3CDA477A39786CF"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Physical security program</header><text>The Commission shall establish an operational safeguards response evaluation program that ensures that the physical protection capability and operational safeguards response for sensitive nuclear facilities, as determined by the Commission consistent with the protection of public health and the common defense and security, shall be tested periodically through Commission approved or designed, observed, and evaluated force-on-force exercises to determine whether the ability to defeat the design basis threat is being maintained. For purposes of this subsection, the term <quote>sensitive nuclear facilities</quote> includes at a minimum commercial nuclear power plants and category I fuel cycle facilities.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H7B471BE5765A4C8DB98C7B1D5FD498B5"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Control of information</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Commission may undertake any rulemaking under this subtitle in a manner that will fully protect safeguards and classified national security information.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HE32409A90DFE485D843EB7F29019836"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Federal security coordinators</header> <paragraph id="HE4ED54430F664E17BFB53DC0A2BA65E2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Regional offices</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall assign a Federal security coordinator, under the employment of the Commission, to each region of the Commission.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H31EAFCD7369E4204A8398E8538A3DFB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Responsibilities</header><text>The Federal security coordinator shall be responsible for—</text> <subparagraph id="H43D7A43618574ED0899FE47D98AB3500"><enum>(A)</enum><text>communicating with the Commission and other Federal, State, and local authorities concerning threats, including threats against such classes of facilities as the Commission determines to be appropriate;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H825A6E9D4F684F418876BF0025772531"><enum>(B)</enum><text>ensuring that such classes of facilities as the Commission determines to be appropriate maintain security consistent with the security plan in accordance with the appropriate threat level; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC7C54A0F4B464186B3BCE38D837C47DE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>assisting in the coordination of security measures among the private security forces at such classes of facilities as the Commission determines to be appropriate and Federal, State, and local authorities, as appropriate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HBEE7F511D7CE4C6890918BAC01F5D2AF"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Training program</header><text>The President shall establish a program to provide technical assistance and training to Federal agencies, the National Guard, and State and local law enforcement and emergency response agencies in responding to threats against a designated nuclear facility.</text></subsection></section> <section id="HB43C143B763A43D6B7AF1B51C4DA3CC5"><enum>662.</enum><header>Fingerprinting for criminal history record checks</header> <subsection id="H7C437D73022D4288970020616EC1F592"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subsection a. of section 149 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/2169">42 U.S.C. 2169(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H6DCAF35D4F9C44A380598545585E339B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>a. The Nuclear</quote> and all that follows through <quote>section 147.</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HFBC78DABC85649D5A08DE95FAA70BEC7" style="other" other-style="nuclear"> <subsection id="HEB029C9A50004A69AB02915DEA521EB3"><enum>a.</enum><header>In general</header> <paragraph id="H24C3F469B8144EE7AB442D7320971BFB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Requirements</header> <subparagraph id="H54828EB82A5F468090A2227E0066257C"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Commission shall require each individual or entity—</text> <clause id="H12A51B245E7141AAA97347CF70D14C28"><enum>(i)</enum><text>that is licensed or certified to engage in an activity subject to regulation by the Commission;</text></clause> <clause id="HC083EA47F0514BC3A9ABC9BC3C5E0785"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>that has filed an application for a license or certificate to engage in an activity subject to regulation by the Commission; or</text></clause> <clause id="H54D158A616564E098B3D38012E7EC52D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>that has notified the Commission, in writing, of an intent to file an application for licensing, certification, permitting, or approval of a product or activity subject to regulation by the Commission,</text></clause><continuation-text continuation-text-level="subparagraph">to fingerprint each individual described in subparagraph (B) before the individual is permitted unescorted access or access, whichever is applicable, as described in subparagraph (B).</continuation-text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE5D1DA837D134E2BA0900799CF407532"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Individuals required to be fingerprinted</header><text>The Commission shall require to be fingerprinted each individual who—</text> <clause id="HCC545654525241628C11B9C9B2CF57B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is permitted unescorted access to—</text> <subclause id="H8CE41ED063A843ECB1FB14AD31181064"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a utilization facility; or</text></subclause> <subclause id="HA46425940F4A4CE69E6F188FB648BDF3"><enum>(II)</enum><text>radioactive material or other property subject to regulation by the Commission that the Commission determines to be of such significance to the public health and safety or the common defense and security as to warrant fingerprinting and background checks; or</text></subclause></clause> <clause id="H240D93D27937460800001EC1D86059BC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is permitted access to safeguards information under section 147.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE13C5ED62F53457285415CF56675D174"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>All fingerprints obtained by a licensee or applicant as required in the preceding sentence</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H8C4A9DD4781C488F93AADE5F86A6D92D" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H243880414550450E82454122B85EE3AC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Submission to the Attorney General</header><text>All fingerprints obtained by an individual or entity as required in paragraph (1)</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H90B9519182414CD4907C3486B8BBC11"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking <quote>The costs of any identification and records check conducted pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be paid by the licensee or applicant.</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H314E7B88E4414658A0E5691F94EE7ECF" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H2A09D9293C844EDEAD2C2C6926D3126D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Costs</header><text>The costs of any identification and records check conducted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be paid by the individual or entity required to conduct the fingerprinting under paragraph (1)(A).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6BADCA672D424EA599DCA9E742636CDF"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Attorney General may provide all the results of the search to the Commission, and, in accordance with regulations prescribed under this section, the Commission may provide such results to licensee or applicant submitting such fingerprints.</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H732C7B9D867A45B38C5B70D4DD7DA9E1" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H6C46A4E5F9084055B6B08CCD8813C862"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Provision to individual or entity required to conduct fingerprinting</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Attorney General may provide all the results of the search to the Commission, and, in accordance with regulations prescribed under this section, the Commission may provide such results to the individual or entity required to conduct the fingerprinting under paragraph (1)(A).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H6702CED4DBA34981875BA1695FF38E82"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>Subsection c. of section 149 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/2169">42 U.S.C. 2169(c)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HB2B6D20AD6A6496A91D681C9CAEF3F8B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>, subject to public notice and comment, regulations—</quote> and inserting <quote>requirements—</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3E8A33661A574567B5BA9458833103D1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking, in paragraph (2)(B), <quote>unescorted access to the facility of a licensee or applicant</quote> and inserting <quote>unescorted access to a utilization facility, radioactive material, or other property described in subsection a.(1)(B)</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HF66B84F47DE44BD495B13EBB1B8186C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Biometric methods</header><text>Subsection d. of section 149 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/2169">42 U.S.C. 2169(d)</external-xref>) is redesignated as subsection e., and the following is inserted after subsection c.:</text> <quoted-block id="H689CA052EA6E4F9B8C2469042B94376E" style="other" other-style="nuclear"> <subsection id="H3ECA035E1A42460FAD2B322DB64295C4"><enum>d.</enum><header>Use of other biometric methods</header><text>The Commission may satisfy any requirement for a person to conduct fingerprinting under this section using any other biometric method for identification approved for use by the Attorney General, after the Commission has approved the alternative method by rule.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section> <section id="HDF68CD9B1B0947CF96218F00A5DEC283"><enum>663.</enum><header>Use of firearms by security personnel of licensees and certificate holders of the commission</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Section 161 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/2201">42 U.S.C. 2201</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following subsection:</text> <quoted-block id="H6BC3C137840D4C6DA357D63C6B8E812D" style="other" other-style="nuclear"> <subsection id="HB1D6EA3179484D87A52789001D1505FD" indent="down1"><enum>(z)</enum> <paragraph id="H2A0B42A1B80E4D6FA34157C9451F7F81" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text>notwithstanding section 922(o), (v), and (w) of title 18, United States Code, or any similar provision of any State law or any similar rule or regulation of a State or any political subdivision of a State prohibiting the transfer or possession of a handgun, a rifle or shotgun, a short-barreled shotgun, a short-barreled rifle, a machinegun, a semiautomatic assault weapon, ammunition for the foregoing, or a large capacity ammunition feeding device, authorize security personnel of licensees and certificate holders of the Commission (including employees of contractors of licensees and certificate holders) to receive, possess, transport, import, and use 1 or more of those weapons, ammunition, or devices, if the Commission determines that—</text> <subparagraph id="H870D8E134390419E833DD06F15E015E0" indent="subparagraph"><enum>(A)</enum><text>such authorization is necessary to the discharge of the security personnel’s official duties; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4C0FCD2715334E97A875404D4BBDC5FB" indent="subparagraph"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the security personnel—</text> <clause id="HCB4B6DADDB884393BBBFED82FE79EEC" indent="clause"><enum>(i)</enum><text>are not otherwise prohibited from possessing or receiving a firearm under Federal or State laws pertaining to possession of firearms by certain categories of persons;</text></clause> <clause id="HAC1D6D79F52944998016702B213D18A4" indent="clause"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>have successfully completed requirements established through guidelines implementing this subsection for training in use of firearms and tactical maneuvers;</text></clause> <clause id="HAB34B053E28545D88FE8D2794B96DDEE" indent="clause"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>are engaged in the protection of—</text> <subclause id="HD67A486909C149C39DB5C875A5FB6C47" indent="subclause"><enum>(I)</enum><text>facilities owned or operated by a Commission licensee or certificate holder that are designated by the Commission; or</text></subclause> <subclause id="HCC1EBDA610D64A6AA98C3C1186D4DCB" indent="subclause"><enum>(II)</enum><text>radioactive material or other property owned or possessed by a person that is a licensee or certificate holder of the Commission, or that is being transported to or from a facility owned or operated by such a licensee or certificate holder, and that has been determined by the Commission to be of significance to the common defense and security or public health and safety; and</text></subclause></clause> <clause id="HF63650C6B45748AD9FF3A6F3EE77BEB" indent="clause"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>are discharging their official duties.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2A673F1AB9E84FDDB4C93688FD25479D" indent="paragraph"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Such receipt, possession, transportation, importation, or use shall be subject to—</text> <subparagraph id="H8B4AED48ED5248CDA25700D7772E02AF" indent="subparagraph"><enum>(A)</enum><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/18/44">chapter 44</external-xref> of title 18, United States Code, except for section 922(a)(4), (o), (v), and (w);</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4517FC05D2854626BDA6B800E571617D" indent="subparagraph"><enum>(B)</enum><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/26/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 26, United States Code, except for section 5844; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6782A19412524F8EB036E4545635200" indent="subparagraph"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a background check by the Attorney General, based on fingerprints and including a check of the system established under section 103(b) of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/922">18 U.S.C. 922</external-xref> note) to determine whether the person applying for the authority is prohibited from possessing or receiving a firearm under Federal or State law.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H41A91FEA77AA405B968F09DBF01DBB61" indent="paragraph"><enum>(3)</enum><text>This subsection shall become effective upon the issuance of guidelines by the Commission, with the approval of the Attorney General, to govern the implementation of this subsection.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H966759EEC5CE429EB023CBD5F2D38169" indent="paragraph"><enum>(4)</enum><text>In this subsection, the terms <quote>handgun</quote>, <quote>rifle</quote>, <quote>shotgun</quote>, <quote>firearm</quote>, <quote>ammunition</quote>, <quote>machinegun</quote>, <quote>semiautomatic assault weapon</quote>, <quote>large capacity ammunition feeding device</quote>, <quote>short-barreled shotgun</quote>, and <quote>short-barreled rifle</quote> shall have the meanings given those terms in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/921">section 921(a)</external-xref> of title 18, United States Code.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section> <section id="H8B2C71EDDF3E41AA8DC0214E1634E3DE"><enum>664.</enum><header>Unauthorized introduction of dangerous weapons</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Section 229 a. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/2278a">42 U.S.C. 2278a(a)</external-xref>) is amended in the first sentence by inserting <quote>or subject to the licensing authority of the Commission or to certification by the Commission under this Act or any other Act</quote> before the period at the end.</text></section> <section id="H87D6B05721E449E38C9BD12307B59095"><enum>665.</enum><header>Sabotage of nuclear facilities or fuel</header> <subsection id="HF069BF3D4B1E4166830947A58979CD76"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 236 a. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/2284">42 U.S.C. 2284(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H90790792FC2B4AC9A6E0DAF60073D766"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>storage facility</quote> and inserting <quote>storage, treatment, or disposal facility</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5C1D9BF661C948BC9250B1FF5500B5C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text> <subparagraph id="H559CAC9A39DE4E9ABBDB00FB8E75F06E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>such a utilization facility</quote> and inserting <quote>a utilization facility licensed under this Act</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3EEAD3681DE34F0D86C5BE07D409CD05"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H006B4289C42A43F999CE6BD8CC7688D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)—</text> <subparagraph id="HF9C61BCECCC24EFBB21E7986EED2F7AB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>facility licensed</quote> and inserting <quote>, uranium conversion, or nuclear fuel fabrication facility licensed or certified</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9FD05DF70FCA4F54A6F61495703C03F9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking the comma at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC05401398DB74B66997369B6CDE58900"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H2F5ABFD8C6BE4104989DE800056426DB" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HE9F4B2FE6C1B4E519726F5EEF49C74F"><enum>(5)</enum><text>any production, utilization, waste storage, waste treatment, waste disposal, uranium enrichment, uranium conversion, or nuclear fuel fabrication facility subject to licensing or certification under this Act during construction of the facility, if the destruction or damage caused or attempted to be caused could adversely affect public health and safety during the operation of the facility;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDFE6B6231A94497FA4BBDC5906655182"><enum>(6)</enum><text>any primary facility or backup facility from which a radiological emergency preparedness alert and warning system is activated; or</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H30614B6375CD4CA48CBE2990996533A8"><enum>(7)</enum><text>any radioactive material or other property subject to regulation by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission that, before the date of the offense, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission determines, by order or regulation published in the Federal Register, is of significance to the public health and safety or to common defense and security,</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H648D8B48592F40239575C537DFC3C7EA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Penalties</header><text>Section 236 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/2284">42 U.S.C. 2284</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>$10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 20 years, or both, and, if death results to any person, shall be imprisoned for any term of years or for life</quote> both places it appears and inserting <quote>$1,000,000 or imprisoned for up to life without parole</quote>.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H6721B93DC7284D1FBADC8DA6E9D5F677"><enum>666.</enum><header>Secure transfer of nuclear materials</header> <subsection id="HC3AC86270E0F4759A560B38E002E45B9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Amendment</header><text>Chapter 14 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/2201">42 U.S.C. 2201–2210b</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:</text> <quoted-block id="H3EC8E17A39004179A572009F80B25189" style="OLC"> <section id="HFBE4D2CC57B9475493507CACC2F2F185"><enum>170C.</enum><header>Secure transfer of nuclear materials</header> <subsection id="H4035C7DB366B431A8ECE2B397BCA00EC"><enum>a.</enum><text>The Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall establish a system to ensure that materials described in subsection b., when transferred or received in the United States by any party pursuant to an import or export license issued pursuant to this Act, are accompanied by a manifest describing the type and amount of materials being transferred or received. Each individual receiving or accompanying the transfer of such materials shall be subject to a security background check conducted by appropriate Federal entities.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H1CE39879AA5C477A970000003D480909"><enum>b.</enum><text>Except as otherwise provided by the Commission by regulation, the materials referred to in subsection a. are byproduct materials, source materials, special nuclear materials, high-level radioactive waste, spent nuclear fuel, transuranic waste, and low-level radioactive waste (as defined in section 2(16) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/10101">42 U.S.C. 10101(16)</external-xref>)).</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="HFC9B4F8D53AE4558AA9018F7227F0098"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and from time to time thereafter as it considers necessary, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall issue regulations identifying radioactive materials or classes of individuals that, consistent with the protection of public health and safety and the common defense and security, are appropriate exceptions to the requirements of section 170C of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as added by subsection (a) of this section.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HDCA269EA7C8641FF89CE097E9083C0F9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect upon the issuance of regulations under subsection (b), except that the background check requirement shall become effective on a date established by the Commission.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HD8F50FF2F5854CAEAA94EED1362CB419"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Effect on other law</header><text>Nothing in this section or the amendment made by this section shall waive, modify, or affect the application of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/51">chapter 51</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, part A of subtitle V of title 49, United States Code, part B of subtitle VI of title 49, United States Code, and title 23, United States Code.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H287E5BBEAA424A2D9218A6A0BE5945C7"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Table of sections amendment</header><text>The table of sections for chapter 14 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 is amended by adding at the end the following new item:</text> <quoted-block id="HBC152B16569642A7B120352BC536E6B5" style="OLC"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section">Sec. 170C. Secure transfer of nuclear materials</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section> <section id="H28DDDCA30168461E97BA541EF41B31DB"><enum>667.</enum><header>Department of homeland security consultation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Before issuing a license for a utilization facility, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall consult with the Department of Homeland Security concerning the potential vulnerabilities of the location of the proposed facility to terrorist attack.</text></section> <section id="HBCCEF843C22F49839CFBA641B46900F3"><enum>668.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header> <subsection id="H143449D2EC094AC08CD3303933457F54"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this subtitle and the amendments made by this subtitle.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H06BC747036F14111AEDC3C2C28864F90"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Aggregate amount of charges</header><text>Section 6101(c)(2)(A) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/2214">42 U.S.C. 2214(c)(2)(A)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HF52F14E5D2124ECDA7C2C2073140041"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in clause (i), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC015CB14B381451786DC8CC906B00BF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote> and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HAC5440F3B2DC450187623E602026C247"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HB3C5B899C08A499398FC0045EE47E9BA" style="OLC"> <clause id="H2F6927B59F0B426681F43D02A810CB7D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>amounts appropriated to the Commission for homeland security activities of the Commission for the fiscal year, except for the costs of fingerprinting and background checks required by section 149 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/2169">42 U.S.C. 2169</external-xref>) and the costs of conducting security inspections.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle> <enum>VII</enum><header>Vehicles and fuels</header> <subtitle id="HF59F0C22CDCB49AAAB3445E27CCF14E"><enum>A</enum><header>Existing programs</header> <section id="H50F6D0E13E4244059F4EC419004925CF" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>701.</enum><header>Use of alternative fuels by dual-fueled vehicles</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 400AA(a)(3)(E) of the <act-name parsable-cite="EPCA">Energy Policy and Conservation Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6374">42 U.S.C. 6374(a)(3)(E)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block act-name="Energy Policy and Conservation Act" id="HA25D4111F5664272A861343D8D49F72B"> <subparagraph indent="up2" id="H4E9785A653FF40828D62A960C4881BB8"><enum>(E)</enum> <clause display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H749B3019C07C4E718462D2D59905E382"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Dual fueled vehicles acquired pursuant to this section shall be operated on alternative fuels unless the Secretary determines that an agency qualifies for a waiver of such requirement for vehicles operated by the agency in a particular geographic area in which—</text> <subclause indent="up1" id="H17B237780E644E35A7B5F4972BAE3C8"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the alternative fuel otherwise required to be used in the vehicle is not reasonably available to retail purchasers of the fuel, as certified to the Secretary by the head of the agency; or</text></subclause> <subclause indent="up1" id="H16EE778366BD49679D5FDBED38126B60"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the cost of the alternative fuel otherwise required to be used in the vehicle is unreasonably more expensive compared to gasoline, as certified to the Secretary by the head of the agency.</text> <item indent="up2" id="H14F0DB2523BC48E9924F47A06BB4EEA2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The Secretary shall monitor compliance with this subparagraph by all such fleets and shall report annually to Congress on the extent to which the requirements of this subparagraph are being achieved. The report shall include information on annual reductions achieved from the use of petroleum-based fuels and the problems, if any, encountered in acquiring alternative fuels.</text></item></subclause></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section> <section id="HDD78653C34AC4CC694F7120043CB2323"><enum>702.</enum><header>Neighborhood electric vehicles</header> <subsection id="HE8007A0AB34C48B49403C1A3B0A40019"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Amendments</header><text>Section 301 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/13211">42 U.S.C. 13211</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H32A6494D5419416491CB533229046F29"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by striking <quote>or a dual fueled vehicle</quote> and inserting <quote>, a dual fueled vehicle, or a neighborhood electric vehicle</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3AB71A07A7FA4B6C9BD0CACFF9BE1AA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (13), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H25EAE8174E7E4BF682ECE7F0D88CEB00"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (14), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9A66C2DBFDF845DCA089FBD4008EBE76"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H0927A6A2B68740FCAA8D5F846FF92449"> <paragraph id="H7D553F1D429A414DB957EB428EEF27B6"><enum>(15)</enum><text>the term <term>neighborhood electric vehicle</term> means a motor vehicle that—</text> <subparagraph id="H8096023E658249899961B000B888BF5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>meets the definition of a low-speed vehicle (as defined in part 571 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations);</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H935631947FC64463A5AD843BFE50B7F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>meets the definition of a zero-emission vehicle (as defined in <external-xref legal-doc="regulation" parsable-cite="cfr/40/86.1702">section 86.1702–99</external-xref> of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations);</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2592370C108C4A5FA5F0C3E8BEF778A2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>meets the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 500; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H02F63871D781433485DDC8118545A1A1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>has a maximum speed of not greater than 25 miles per hour.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H430DBE5D26F84E589D4083D2A250E900"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Credits</header><text>Notwithstanding section 508 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/13258">42 U.S.C. 13258</external-xref>) or any other provision of law, a neighborhood electric vehicle shall not be allocated credit as more than 1 vehicle for purposes of determining compliance with any requirement under title III or title V of such Act.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H28B9D06E4834483B978F5F7F009DD9F3"><enum>703.</enum><header>Credits for medium and heavy duty dedicated vehicles</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 508 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/13258">42 U.S.C. 13258</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H7AEC9CE988B5408BBAC2F38E1998B3B6"> <subsection id="HDCB47AB88DA441868857114385D2A1D6"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Credit for purchase of medium and heavy duty dedicated vehicles</header> <paragraph id="H57648BC84EEF440FB4294DD1D957984D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this subsection:</text> <subparagraph id="HF689FD895B994FE18B1216A4B5EB6FDD"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Heavy duty dedicated vehicle</header><text>The term <term>heavy duty dedicated vehicle</term> means a dedicated vehicle that has a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 14,000 pounds.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H05BBA1C2269C48BC90F00040068D5C3"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Medium duty dedicated vehicle</header><text>The term <term>medium duty dedicated vehicle</term> means a dedicated vehicle that has a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 8,500 pounds but not more than 14,000 pounds.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7C4E4DDD8BC14D679910AB42CD01C7C3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Credits for medium duty vehicles</header><text>The Secretary shall issue 2 full credits to a fleet or covered person under this title, if the fleet or covered person acquires a medium duty dedicated vehicle.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB272051D5EEE4644B477897B16E94E35"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Credits for heavy duty vehicles</header><text>The Secretary shall issue 3 full credits to a fleet or covered person under this title, if the fleet or covered person acquires a heavy duty dedicated vehicle.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5DE96143F417490E8F42EC9006E4124"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Use of credits</header><text>At the request of a fleet or covered person allocated a credit under this subsection, the Secretary shall, for the year in which the acquisition of the dedicated vehicle is made, treat that credit as the acquisition of 1 alternative fueled vehicle that the fleet or covered person is required to acquire under this title.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section> <section id="H0B6C4F6266944AD8A1322BB065CE1C27"><enum>704.</enum><header>Incremental cost allocation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 303(c) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/13212">42 U.S.C. 13212(c)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>may</quote> and inserting <quote>shall</quote>.</text></section> <section id="H8B15B231B3854D86A426E0BB778BCF5E"><enum>705.</enum><header>Alternative compliance and flexibility</header> <subsection id="H7B36E5A1DB62488CAE35334C2EDBE3B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Alternative compliance</header> <paragraph id="HFF6F5D5411FF490F95FC5C2203072CC1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Title V of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/13251">42 U.S.C. 13251 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="H4B1ED300D3654CCD8F368C46C73C8500"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating section 514 as section 515; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H04E20D4BD863498F935C576D5721D8E5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting after section 513 the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HA5A6AFC0D67B43DF84542F7B15238E02"> <section id="H37ABF4E5A02F488983643BDBE3D73210"><enum>514.</enum><header>Alternative compliance</header> <subsection id="HE42AB23B652849A089024D1F5473E350"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Application for waiver</header><text>Any covered person subject to section 501 and any State subject to section 507(o) may petition the Secretary for a waiver of the applicable requirements of section 501 or 507(o).</text></subsection> <subsection id="H98175DD2DC0246169BC019E99DB16995"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Grant of waiver</header><text>The Secretary may grant a waiver of the requirements of section 501 or 507(o) upon a showing that the fleet owned, operated, leased, or otherwise controlled by the State or covered person—</text> <paragraph id="H72DDD4175161475EBB4400B8DD023698"><enum>(1)</enum><text>will achieve a reduction in its annual consumption of petroleum fuels equal to the reduction in consumption of petroleum that would result from 100 percent compliance with fuel use requirements in section 501, or, for entities covered under section 507(o), a reduction equal to the covered State entity’s consumption of alternative fuels if all its alternative fuel vehicles given credit under section 508 were to use alternative fuel 100 percent of the time; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H62C451A600AB41A6AA6561AC53E7CEAF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>is in compliance with all applicable vehicle emission standards established by the Administrator under the <act-name parsable-cite="CAA">Clean Air Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7401">42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H6BDAD0FA80B24CDF86D5123DB21CEBD9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Revocation of waiver</header><text>The Secretary shall revoke any waiver granted under this section if the State or covered person fails to comply with subsection (b).</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0D28E6CD273B42BCBAFEC7F0E17CB33B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Table of contents amendment</header><text>The table of contents of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. prec. 13201) is amended by striking the item relating to section 514 and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H620D27187A314AA79C5088F071FB3E4"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section">Sec. 514. Alternative compliance</toc-entry> <toc-entry level="section">Sec. 515. Authorization of appropriations</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H32A89D11EF2F4F77A8224066F606CBD6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Credits</header><text>Section 508 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/13258">42 U.S.C. 13258</external-xref>) (as amended by section 703) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H25D03F6604504BDBB85BFDBF669F459B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (b) through (e) as subsections (c) through (f), respectively;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7512524B8A8C4847940020E27C1E8ED4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HBC91A2ACA5524E7AB16FD742F04BC455"> <subsection id="H484A452E7682499AAE22EDAA2FB1008F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall allocate a credit to a fleet or covered person that is required to acquire an alternative fueled vehicle under this title, if that fleet or person acquires an alternative fueled vehicle—</text> <paragraph id="HE038E2A978BC4689AD177421C5157500"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in excess of the number that fleet or person is required to acquire under this title;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDF2C0F29A6B943E082D8FE0973575987"><enum>(2)</enum><text>before the date on which that fleet or person is required to acquire an alternative fueled vehicle under this title; or</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H27876E6FAFD64D7E9C689FBB94675584"><enum>(3)</enum><text>that is eligible to receive credit under subsection (b).</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H09792238AA544CF0A44539F639265560"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Maximum available power</header><text>The Secretary shall allocate credit to a fleet under subsection (a)(3) for the acquisition by the fleet of a hybrid vehicle as follows:</text> <paragraph id="HD7C2448657504D9F954D5EFDC05077CA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>For a hybrid vehicle with at least 4 percent but less than 10 percent maximum available power, the Secretary shall allocate 25 percent of 1 credit.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3FAE033F62234DE9A9F1B9979EBA645"><enum>(2)</enum><text>For a hybrid vehicle with at least 10 percent but less than 20 percent maximum available power, the Secretary shall allocate 50 percent of 1 credit.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H125C19A64AB749859C9B64BF675B7FB7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>For a hybrid vehicle with at least 20 percent but less than 30 percent maximum available power, the Secretary shall allocate 75 percent of 1 credit.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE64D33BB838E4713B541CB2573000553"><enum>(4)</enum><text>For a hybrid vehicle with 30 percent or more maximum available power, the Secretary shall allocate 1 credit.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA49388608516431F94F3F6483E8D4DD"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HC03CBAEEC410479EB89CA6E94D0488D5"> <subsection id="H38F45CDE24EE48A596A3E3752621B271"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Credit for investment in alternative fuel infrastructure</header> <paragraph id="HB3D7E08AEAA2471392FDB0399112CB59"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definition of qualifying infrastructure</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>qualifying infrastructure</term> means—</text> <subparagraph id="H6D4240DAA8D0486680CCAD8019A4B600"><enum>(A)</enum><text>equipment required to refuel or recharge alternative fueled vehicles;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H07E70EF8E10C4477BFBC1D64A000893E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>facilities or equipment required to maintain, repair, or operate alternative fueled vehicles; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4D80C001CA474546BF99188DAE43125"><enum>(C)</enum><text>such other activities as the Secretary considers to constitute an appropriate expenditure in support of the operation, maintenance, or further widespread adoption of or utilization of alternative fueled vehicles.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFD39ED26D97A45BC8167A7810CCDA7F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Issuance of credits</header><text>The Secretary shall issue a credit to a fleet or covered person under this title for investment in qualifying infrastructure if the qualifying infrastructure is open to the general public during regular business hours.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H85E685DD77EC4B30B13E1F5028D2F3C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Amount</header><text>For the purpose of credits under this subsection—</text> <subparagraph id="H9ABA2D9A3225479E8079DAA24DA4EC9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>1 credit shall be equal to a minimum investment of $25,000 in cash or equivalent expenditure, as determined by the Secretary; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9821FA00BFB1427EA92B67AFC10A7B3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>except in the case of a Federal or State fleet, no part of the investment may be provided by Federal or State funds.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H593D2C0F84724BEB9EFA7862DA32F73"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Use of credits</header><text>At the request of a fleet or covered person allocated a credit under this subsection, the Secretary shall, for the year in which the investment is made, treat that credit as the acquisition of 1 alternative fueled vehicle that the fleet or covered person is required to acquire under this title.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H0B9279898756416BA6E0AA59F3A626B9"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Definition of maximum available power</header><text>In this section, the term <term>maximum available power</term> means the quotient obtained by dividing—</text> <paragraph id="HEB177211F1AA4F5DA617312B6DF0C3D0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the maximum power available from the energy storage device of a hybrid vehicle, during a standard 10-second pulse power or equivalent test; by</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF119655B98C6484984EF88112000A589"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the sum of—</text> <subparagraph id="HC2D2FF9251DE4A338674A0B26669C2E6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the maximum power described in subparagraph (A); and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD6FDF8E88AE94B069767E24B16004413"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the net power of the internal combustion or heat engine, as determined in accordance with standards established by the Society of Automobile Engineers.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H7C1C7BF263C24353819CA9A79540D50"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Lease condensate fuels</header><text>Section 301 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/13211">42 U.S.C. 13211</external-xref>) (as amended by section 702) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H91B82987F5E44EB398E567A9B53B94F6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by inserting <quote>mixtures containing 50 percent or more by volume of lease condensate or fuels extracted from lease condensate;</quote> after <quote>liquefied petroleum gas;</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD6643AC1F490464DB9223D2BB73C9C35"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (14)—</text> <subparagraph id="H95AE0E54DEE34D60B3BA24E717A49900"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>mixtures containing 50 percent or more by volume of lease condensate or fuels extracted from lease condensate,</quote> after <quote>liquefied petroleum gas,</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4185D574E1C143E6BD962DC8507EEF2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2F8E21B788A1431FB5CFB9E67F5F5541"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (15), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HEEFB6FAD21B246CAAD2581A745D50054"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HFE37E274A2044A868DC5113EDA37F020"> <paragraph id="HEF0F85E0A15F446AA353868000ED52D6"><enum>(16)</enum><text>the term <term>lease condensate</term> means a mixture, primarily of pentanes and heavier hydrocarbons, that is recovered as a liquid from natural gas in lease separation facilities.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HE6A4B485358E473693587E24131B5CC6"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Lease condensate use credits</header> <paragraph id="H0F0128B4522D4D9A99302E97E2758D7D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Title III of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/13211">42 U.S.C. 13211 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HBDB5614BD64D4C09A30096F26FA6D68F"> <section id="H8CF11B8EB528437084C075DDAC70569D"><enum>313.</enum><header>Lease condensate use credits</header> <subsection id="H65DA090006AB4C47BFB7C38313D2E7A1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to subsection (d), the Secretary shall allocate 1 credit under this section to a fleet or covered person for each qualifying volume of the lease condensate component of fuel containing at least 50 percent lease condensate, or fuels extracted from lease condensate, after the date of enactment of this section for use by the fleet or covered person in vehicles owned or operated by the fleet or covered person that weigh more than 8,500 pounds gross vehicle weight rating.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HF480053AD56846AA90BF94624E834FD9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>A credit allocated under this section—</text> <paragraph id="HB79F98A424B74891B34883E844DE74F0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall be subject to the same exceptions, authority, documentation, and use of credits that are specified for qualifying volumes of biodiesel in section 312; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2C3B961449054EDAB40000F511E7F12"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall not be considered a credit under section 508.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H6C024948FB3445A2BA143F3C12A1588B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Regulation</header> <paragraph id="H1694ABE55C9E4535984D35432C90EA2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to subsection (d), not later than January 1, 2004, after the collection of appropriate information and data that consider usage options, uses in other industries, products, or processes, potential volume capacities, costs, air emissions, and fuel efficiencies, the Secretary shall issue a regulation establishing requirements and procedures for the implementation of this section.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H105A6E7EA8904F25A0E8404B81DDB55E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Qualifying volume</header><text>The regulation shall include a determination of an appropriate qualifying volume for lease condensate, except that in no case shall the Secretary determine that the qualifying volume for lease condensate is less than 1,125 gallons.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H3FA9764144174AC8A1BB88183E4216AB"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>This section applies unless the Secretary finds that the use of lease condensate as an alternative fuel would adversely affect public health or safety or ambient air quality or the environment.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3326A65B4DA2472DB8D7E920BCC46662"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Table of contents amendment</header><text>The table of contents of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. prec. 13201) is amended by adding at the end of the items relating to title III the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HFC9F7C97F890439F8CCEAB414BC744D1"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section">Sec. 313. Lease condensate use credits</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HF3F4026E6EED41DDA2A73CDA64B43D7E"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Emergency exemption</header><text>Section 301 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/13211">42 U.S.C. 13211</external-xref>) (as amended by section 702 and this section) is amended in paragraph (9)(E) by inserting before the semicolon at the end <quote>, including vehicles directly used in the emergency repair of transmission lines and in the restoration of electricity service following power outages, as determined by the Secretary</quote>.</text></subsection></section> <section id="HB124102E2962461A9574C9C39BDF2797"><enum>706.</enum><header>Review of Energy Policy Act of 1992 programs</header> <subsection id="H23DC1BFDA44A49DE9E98ACFAE4403C9F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary of Energy shall complete a study to determine the effect that titles III, IV, and V of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/13211">42 U.S.C. 13211 et seq.</external-xref>) have had on—</text> <paragraph id="H5E0F26859C1143B282EEDFFF7FFCC9E7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the development of alternative fueled vehicle technology;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC535FDCD14FE4A9CAC792BEDABD635F9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the availability of that technology in the market; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0D001615F3A44E50B4661F4E6D99AA00"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the cost of alternative fueled vehicles.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H26DE550FB63D44798CEEED6CBFAB95E2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Topics</header><text>As part of the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall specifically identify—</text> <paragraph id="H2AEC104EAA8E45CDBD8D52DF37FE286"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the number of alternative fueled vehicles acquired by fleets or covered persons required to acquire alternative fueled vehicles;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H75D511AFADE74735A40319E6277DE53"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the quantity, by type, of alternative fuel actually used in alternative fueled vehicles acquired by fleets or covered persons;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H28DA33944D614F4A8C94B720436E9757"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the quantity of petroleum displaced by the use of alternative fuels in alternative fueled vehicles acquired by fleets or covered persons;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H09770EB75EE344B3BBD048C510B96566"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the direct and indirect costs of compliance with requirements under titles III, IV, and V of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/13211">42 U.S.C. 13211 et seq.</external-xref>), including—</text> <subparagraph id="HB9EFAB9073B840C4901380F9DF282F7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>vehicle acquisition requirements imposed on fleets or covered persons;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8ABCAFE61BAC4640BD20381C0333A012"><enum>(B)</enum><text>administrative and recordkeeping expenses;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD49132EC1BD84909AB9DCF1E878436E4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>fuel and fuel infrastructure costs;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H30613708EFFC4FEA9215A267224B80B"><enum>(D)</enum><text>associated training and employee expenses; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB92638D432F04AFF9871D03B76987D9D"><enum>(E)</enum><text>any other factors or expenses the Secretary determines to be necessary to compile reliable estimates of the overall costs and benefits of complying with programs under those titles for fleets, covered persons, and the national economy;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD4FF2BA17F764442BDD85596E22D6084"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the existence of obstacles preventing compliance with vehicle acquisition requirements and increased use of alternative fuel in alternative fueled vehicles acquired by fleets or covered persons; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC9F6BFB8ED0442339E8084A11300625E"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the projected impact of amendments to the Energy Policy Act of 1992 made by this title.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H06C3E99844A241B2850532C0F908C810"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Upon completion of the study under this section, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that describes the results of the study and includes any recommendations of the Secretary for legislative or administrative changes concerning the alternative fueled vehicle requirements under titles III, IV and V of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/13211">42 U.S.C. 13211 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></subsection></section> <section id="H21A06C48E57D4D28A43056B83FA950F"><enum>707.</enum><header>Report concerning compliance with alternative fueled vehicle purchasing requirements</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 310(b)(1) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/13218">42 U.S.C. 13218(b)(1)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>1 year after the date of enactment of this subsection</quote> and inserting <quote>February 15, 2004</quote>.</text></section></subtitle> <subtitle id="HE0A89A31FB0345618BAF205463821E49"><enum>B</enum><header>Hybrid vehicles, advanced vehicles, and fuel cell buses</header> <part id="H68AC2ED8A3A04F4092B0BFF6DF9DE01F"><enum>I</enum><header>Hybrid vehicles</header> <section id="H139386C3558F41B69CE8F7C13878300"><enum>711.</enum><header>Hybrid vehicles</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of Energy shall accelerate efforts directed toward the improvement of batteries and other rechargeable energy storage systems, power electronics, hybrid systems integration, and other technologies for use in hybrid vehicles.</text></section></part> <part id="H276B92874F644B04AA329F00AEEECD1D"><enum>II</enum><header>Advanced vehicles</header> <section id="H3F3384644DB849DEAAE5D82DEB0017D9"><enum>721.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this part:</text> <paragraph id="H43A6111D7FA544FA8C6141FA27A5786C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Alternative fueled vehicle</header> <subparagraph id="H82E54A67D6EE4A8C9E05809E87ED652D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>alternative fueled vehicle</term> means a vehicle propelled solely on an alternative fuel (as defined in section 301 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/13211">42 U.S.C. 13211</external-xref>)).</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H849744FF8B004713B63D25788200E7E2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exclusion</header><text>The term <term>alternative fueled vehicle</term> does not include a vehicle that the Secretary determines, by regulation, does not yield substantial environmental benefits over a vehicle operating solely on gasoline or diesel derived from fossil fuels.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB40E6B99B2884D38A1C3C9CBB946CE7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Fuel cell vehicle</header><text>The term <term>fuel cell vehicle</term> means a vehicle propelled by an electric motor powered by a fuel cell system that converts chemical energy into electricity by combining oxygen (from air) with hydrogen fuel that is stored on the vehicle or is produced onboard by reformation of a hydrocarbon fuel. Such fuel cell system may or may not include the use of auxiliary energy storage systems to enhance vehicle performance.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8D3F79A9484D4B3D86ECD1194EC9A677"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Hybrid vehicle</header><text>The term <term>hybrid vehicle</term> means a medium or heavy duty vehicle propelled by an internal combustion engine or heat engine using any combustible fuel and an onboard rechargeable energy storage device.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H488809837E044DF589B9F9000053E96D"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Neighborhood electric vehicle</header><text>The term <term>neighborhood electric vehicle</term> means a motor vehicle that—</text> <subparagraph id="H06991096498F42A0AE75D23D558F4C92"><enum>(A)</enum><text>meets the definition of a low-speed vehicle (as defined in part 571 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations);</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H867A79EE039040E0A23DBF8C882E6607"><enum>(B)</enum><text>meets the definition of a zero-emission vehicle (as defined in <external-xref legal-doc="regulation" parsable-cite="cfr/40/86.1702">section 86.1702–99</external-xref> of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations);</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7CBF96A0091C4A61B658ABD9DBBE04F6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>meets the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 500; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7BD8FE478ADA4BB3952672FBF07B9CBD"><enum>(D)</enum><text>has a maximum speed of not greater than 25 miles per hour.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB013D17077C647620000EBE8B6348CC4"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Pilot program</header><text>The term <term>pilot program</term> means the competitive grant program established under section 722.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD0ED59FE662746D69E99FAF9E8026EAF"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Energy.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4A65E6CC0A1940C481D95F48D97F07CE"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Ultra-low sulfur diesel vehicle</header><text>The term <term>ultra-low sulfur diesel vehicle</term> means a vehicle manufactured in any of model years 2003 through 2006 powered by a heavy-duty diesel engine that—</text> <subparagraph id="HD99817606D254ACDA241D678B8E06E24"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is fueled by diesel fuel that contains sulfur at not more than 15 parts per million; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H76D978478FB148DC905183DBBA9E73AE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>emits not more than the lesser of—</text> <clause id="H6321E698309140F69635828130E59EA9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>for vehicles manufactured in—</text> <subclause id="HDDA85218F9D14E8BA17469BFCAB180B5"><enum>(I)</enum><text>model year 2003, 3.0 grams per brake horsepower-hour of oxides of nitrogen and .01 grams per brake horsepower-hour of particulate matter; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="H4EF35790A5234C98866E75C09FF257CB"><enum>(II)</enum><text>model years 2004 through 2006, 2.5 grams per brake horsepower-hour of nonmethane hydrocarbons and oxides of nitrogen and .01 grams per brake horsepower-hour of particulate matter; or</text></subclause></clause> <clause id="H7C4989441E42404CA6D7032D2CB09B24"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the quantity of emissions of nonmethane hydrocarbons, oxides of nitrogen, and particulate matter of the best-performing technology of ultra-low sulfur diesel vehicles of the same class and application that are commercially available.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></section> <section id="HA0FD82C30B5E431ABDE1C9001235BABC"><enum>722.</enum><header>Pilot program</header> <subsection id="HEB5833E4F792414192EDAFF77908D7FC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, shall establish a competitive grant pilot program, to be administered through the Clean Cities Program of the Department of Energy, to provide not more than 15 geographically dispersed project grants to State governments, local governments, or metropolitan transportation authorities to carry out a project or projects for the purposes described in subsection (b).</text></subsection> <subsection id="H12A1A66B07974D04AC2414F6FEE2FAAD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Grant purposes</header><text>A grant under this section may be used for the following purposes:</text> <paragraph id="HBDB7BB5366DB42329B04C679F209601E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The acquisition of alternative fueled vehicles or fuel cell vehicles, including—</text> <subparagraph id="H939765191F3E4B64BDCB8F63CDF8180"><enum>(A)</enum><text>passenger vehicles (including neighborhood electric vehicles); and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB49D0A2E22E445768D65DD3B9061B2D8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>motorized 2-wheel bicycles, scooters, or other vehicles for use by law enforcement personnel or other State or local government or metropolitan transportation authority employees.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H436618940E054377A6A5D9EA03C59578"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The acquisition of alternative fueled vehicles, hybrid vehicles, or fuel cell vehicles, including—</text> <subparagraph id="H84158B1A982641B0ADE17E00FC40D88"><enum>(A)</enum><text>buses used for public transportation or transportation to and from schools;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H904C4788EC7F4A01BC111067F98417F7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>delivery vehicles for goods or services; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H466B3A93A16A4DF2AEB95841125099A4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>ground support vehicles at public airports (including vehicles to carry baggage or push or pull airplanes toward or away from terminal gates).</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA22453E32D4547AF8E7B2E47D5028451"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The acquisition of ultra-low sulfur diesel vehicles.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H84F9467EBE0847D9818B83F2942754B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Installation or acquisition of infrastructure necessary to directly support an alternative fueled vehicle, fuel cell vehicle, or hybrid vehicle project funded by the grant, including fueling and other support equipment.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDC3D5B900FD4406DA95F1F0998DD9E00"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Operation and maintenance of vehicles, infrastructure, and equipment acquired as part of a project funded by the grant.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HADAAC2CFB38A4EA9B4AA8659E14EB200"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Applications</header> <paragraph id="HF6A933A632004CCA83A038ADEDBB6E4F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Requirements</header> <subparagraph id="HAFEFBC21A8C3439900F42E8D348C49CD"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall issue requirements for applying for grants under the pilot program.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFC5BA20BCF3042E5A34F798F7B82D056"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Minimum requirements</header><text>At a minimum, the Secretary shall require that an application for a grant—</text> <clause id="H9532592AC14541EE85E8BBA29704EE14"><enum>(i)</enum><text>be submitted by the head of a State or local government or a metropolitan transportation authority, or any combination thereof, and a registered participant in the Clean Cities Program of the Department of Energy; and</text></clause> <clause id="H453003966DD2466DB54B622F01119065"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>include—</text> <subclause id="HFDA6B2FBF6C64EA5BC7069A877CA8585"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a description of the project proposed in the application, including how the project meets the requirements of this part;</text></subclause> <subclause id="HD7F95DF4592D489F997562A16264371D"><enum>(II)</enum><text>an estimate of the ridership or degree of use of the project;</text></subclause> <subclause id="HD82E5E53FFA94B70ADAC80A611CAFBF7"><enum>(III)</enum><text>an estimate of the air pollution emissions reduced and fossil fuel displaced as a result of the project, and a plan to collect and disseminate environmental data, related to the project to be funded under the grant, over the life of the project;</text></subclause> <subclause id="H3DDE8AF64CB54138A0408B006CC69C5"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>a description of how the project will be sustainable without Federal assistance after the completion of the term of the grant;</text></subclause> <subclause id="HA7CDCEC77C2E433A83C4C0F75759914B"><enum>(V)</enum><text>a complete description of the costs of the project, including acquisition, construction, operation, and maintenance costs over the expected life of the project;</text></subclause> <subclause id="HB2A48693428440A9A9F8BA26E742AF6D"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>a description of which costs of the project will be supported by Federal assistance under this part; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="H24BAE66E3BCD4CFC90DE449B75FAEAF"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>documentation to the satisfaction of the Secretary that diesel fuel containing sulfur at not more than 15 parts per million is available for carrying out the project, and a commitment by the applicant to use such fuel in carrying out the project.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE794FF51D31E4736A4DAE9B9E73DBB42"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Partners</header><text>An applicant under paragraph (1) may carry out a project under the pilot program in partnership with public and private entities.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H9BDDD4E3223449E889D0E6F3454A1FE"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Selection criteria</header><text>In evaluating applications under the pilot program, the Secretary shall—</text> <paragraph id="HEEC4DEB3B1224B9FB0ABAB4673182440"><enum>(1)</enum><text>consider each applicant’s previous experience with similar projects; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0C2C87D0F6BF4CB7A0E2114F2EBC51E3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>give priority consideration to applications that—</text> <subparagraph id="H874CD1A6562D4FA3AC195113CD89001D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>are most likely to maximize protection of the environment;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H231FDA0A15EC45349F0714706DFC00B9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>demonstrate the greatest commitment on the part of the applicant to ensure funding for the proposed project and the greatest likelihood that the project will be maintained or expanded after Federal assistance under this part is completed; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8C0ECB497587457EB0428B747FD0E2C8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>exceed the minimum requirements of subsection (c)(1)(B)(ii).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HD975E090FC0642C9803726068F13B536"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Pilot project requirements</header> <paragraph id="H680669004DE1471786E6C2952553B83B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Maximum amount</header><text>The Secretary shall not provide more than $20,000,000 in Federal assistance under the pilot program to any applicant.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4EC1B8C6F9294066B169073C69003286"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Cost sharing</header><text>The Secretary shall not provide more than 50 percent of the cost, incurred during the period of the grant, of any project under the pilot program.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H32B6367D1E7340AB9430E5BBC4552720"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Maximum period of grants</header><text>The Secretary shall not fund any applicant under the pilot program for more than 5 years.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC794448FEDB54651B83C3FCAA728D0AD"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Deployment and distribution</header><text>The Secretary shall seek to the maximum extent practicable to ensure a broad geographic distribution of project sites.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HEC5D27BC18A0472F8CE51EF96785ED68"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Transfer of information and knowledge</header><text>The Secretary shall establish mechanisms to ensure that the information and knowledge gained by participants in the pilot program are transferred among the pilot program participants and to other interested parties, including other applicants that submitted applications.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HAD11B83786E4426CBA88A1BC673BC6C1"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Schedule</header> <paragraph id="H970B661C35B34C8CBD588788ADEE56"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Publication</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register, Commerce Business Daily, and elsewhere as appropriate, a request for applications to undertake projects under the pilot program. Applications shall be due not later than 180 days after the date of publication of the notice.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H50D990E2EBD7452EB19B11FBBFEE00D2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Selection</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date by which applications for grants are due, the Secretary shall select by competitive, peer reviewed proposal, all applications for projects to be awarded a grant under the pilot program.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H816B5B74E09D4D3FB676FE2132812024"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Limit on funding</header><text>The Secretary shall provide not less than 20 nor more than 25 percent of the grant funding made available under this section for the acquisition of ultra-low sulfur diesel vehicles.</text></subsection></section> <section id="HC49E75EB366F4BF481694E2565280544"><enum>723.</enum><header>Reports to Congress</header> <subsection id="H27FE2A992CE44A23B3F2D43047003379"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Initial report</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the date on which grants are awarded under this part, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report containing—</text> <paragraph id="H526BCC1F20AA438DBEE402A5B1648D42"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an identification of the grant recipients and a description of the projects to be funded;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBEA4B1FB7A564D55962541E9A6197E74"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an identification of other applicants that submitted applications for the pilot program; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6E3C9B33FFAA468E9C7F0344ED3787E5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a description of the mechanisms used by the Secretary to ensure that the information and knowledge gained by participants in the pilot program are transferred among the pilot program participants and to other interested parties, including other applicants that submitted applications.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H090BE7A302C744E981FCF9BBC9B566A5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Evaluation</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until the pilot program ends, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report containing an evaluation of the effectiveness of the pilot program, including—</text> <paragraph id="HA17B2D6544904CC49DB516D3A5D732A9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an assessment of the benefits to the environment derived from the projects included in the pilot program; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H48559C99C2F64E058E2064EB3E7200E5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an estimate of the potential benefits to the environment to be derived from widespread application of alternative fueled vehicles and ultra-low sulfur diesel vehicles.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="HEA9AA869DA9A4E138918B8AE53191F8C"><enum>724.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this part $200,000,000, to remain available until expended.</text></section></part> <part id="HE495D46B3EF74E529B18F33B5D1429ED"><enum>III</enum><header>Fuel cell buses</header> <section id="H7113888F102E476AB7B5ADF2A5FA33E3"><enum>731.</enum><header>Fuel cell transit bus demonstration</header> <subsection id="H470B7F931AA64D5CAB3CD6A2A065BA88"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, shall establish a transit bus demonstration program to make competitive, merit-based awards for 5-year projects to demonstrate not more than 25 fuel cell transit buses (and necessary infrastructure) in 5 geographically dispersed localities.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H23BB6CBF05B94A62AE39ACDB00EBBC3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Preference</header><text>In selecting projects under this section, the Secretary of Energy shall give preference to projects that are most likely to mitigate congestion and improve air quality.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HAAD863BF87F34004BABBACC96F007785"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Energy to carry out this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 through 2008.</text></subsection></section></part></subtitle> <subtitle id="HA04C6691546046A59DED78E7AEA586DB"><enum>C</enum><header>Clean school buses</header> <section id="H9BE943055084461FBB4638B588580096"><enum>741.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subtitle:</text> <paragraph id="HD16F02FE5D654D91B9BF888F02E0B9FD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Administrator</header><text>The term <term>Administrator</term> means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H13C53E0221364E9C99F0D31527E9191"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Alternative fuel</header><text>The term <term>alternative fuel</term> means liquefied natural gas, compressed natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, hydrogen, propane, or methanol or ethanol at no less than 85 percent by volume.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA9026AB6A5E64987B9EA0050E7A45259"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Alternative fuel school bus</header><text>The term <term>alternative fuel school bus</term> means a school bus that meets all of the requirements of this subtitle and is operated solely on an alternative fuel.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6DAF6BB464344008919B7373F205B954"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Emissions control retrofit technology</header><text>The term <term>emissions control retrofit technology</term> means a particulate filter or other emissions control equipment that is verified or certified by the Administrator or the California Air Resources Board as an effective emission reduction technology when installed on an existing school bus.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF9977ECE1B3842538719B92791629984"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Idling</header><text>The term <term>idling</term> means operating an engine while remaining stationary for more than approximately 15 minutes, except that the term does not apply to routine stoppages associated with traffic movement or congestion.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H88450B28B1894405BA8EEDD245394B39"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Energy.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H55CDE7B20A214C74BFC7B2F159824B00"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel</header><text>The term <term>ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel</term> means diesel fuel that contains sulfur at not more than 15 parts per million.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC2097C8251AB44C4869FFD00787175EF"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel school bus</header><text>The term <term>ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel school bus</term> means a school bus that meets all of the requirements of this subtitle and is operated solely on ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel.</text></paragraph></section> <section id="H87191F132BE84329805CCCAB54B15BF"><enum>742.</enum><header>Program for replacement of certain school buses with clean school buses</header> <subsection id="H5D6CF33266FB4600B1369BD4AF7B07D3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary and other appropriate Federal departments and agencies, shall establish a program for awarding grants on a competitive basis to eligible entities for the replacement of existing school buses manufactured before model year 1991 with alternative fuel school buses and ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel school buses.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H8552C5CD6DD64E22AD01CFCEB54E963F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements</header> <paragraph id="HE52A0791678440B8A10024E4005909E7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall establish and publish in the Federal Register grant requirements on eligibility for assistance, and on implementation of the program established under subsection (a), including instructions for the submission of grant applications and certification requirements to ensure compliance with this subtitle.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H29349381377545B4BD9B47BC00C5F043"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Application deadlines</header><text>The requirements established under paragraph (1) shall require submission of grant applications not later than—</text> <subparagraph id="H8272577805444F0A93AAD94333E0A789"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the case of the first year of program implementation, the date that is 180 days after the publication of the requirements in the Federal Register; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE26CD5DF1C044106AA9D24843E374C71"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the case of each subsequent year, June 1 of the year.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H4CC6F2CACC094D7D99913E08716094D1"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Eligible recipients</header><text>A grant shall be awarded under this section only—</text> <paragraph id="H4728DBBD65924E94AEC5C48F78C5178F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to 1 or more local or State governmental entities responsible for providing school bus service to 1 or more public school systems or responsible for the purchase of school buses;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3A514F1935BD479EB10067A8DA3300BE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to 1 or more contracting entities that provide school bus service to 1 or more public school systems, if the grant application is submitted jointly with the 1 or more school systems to be served by the buses, except that the application may provide that buses purchased using funds awarded shall be owned, operated, and maintained exclusively by the 1 or more contracting entities; or</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9051D5AB3F2B418780B62A8D0D1F421"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to a nonprofit school transportation association representing private contracting entities, if the association has notified and received approval from the 1 or more school systems to be served by the buses.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H5AC9B29C0CE94E1595BF185300E88632"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Award deadlines</header> <paragraph id="H83ADFB8E19FD4936A77FC7A3CF873463"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), the Administrator shall award a grant made to a qualified applicant for a fiscal year—</text> <subparagraph id="H8806CB2CD219449695EE5F56249F8574"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the case of the first fiscal year of program implementation, not later than the date that is 90 days after the application deadline established under subsection (b)(2); and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2CE145091A4E45E5A9C64C33EF31F6EF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the case of each subsequent fiscal year, not later than August 1 of the fiscal year.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9F2B5F6F410C41A28F07CC36571739C5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Insufficient number of qualified grant applications</header><text>If the Administrator does not receive a sufficient number of qualified grant applications to meet the requirements of subsection (i)(1) for a fiscal year, the Administrator shall award a grant made to a qualified applicant under subsection (i)(2) not later than September 30 of the fiscal year.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H1666BA71B4F94DEF994494B33D5D9BC"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Types of grants</header> <paragraph id="H33C12977C7C647299D5B9DC64C266F09"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A grant under this section shall be used for the replacement of school buses manufactured before model year 1991 with alternative fuel school buses and ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel school buses.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE228905C88F74548A045FCD825C47258"><enum>(2)</enum><header>No economic benefit</header><text>Other than the receipt of the grant, a recipient of a grant under this section may not receive any economic benefit in connection with the receipt of the grant.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H37DD32A334114CA9A051A33509CCF35E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Priority of grant applications</header><text>The Administrator shall give priority to applicants that propose to replace school buses manufactured before model year 1977.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HB0C62101A917405F955E8DBDBB42C710"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Conditions of grant</header><text>A grant provided under this section shall include the following conditions:</text> <paragraph id="HE9C2D7375FB64D5F80184B4EFE4CAA3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>School bus fleet</header><text>All buses acquired with funds provided under the grant shall be operated as part of the school bus fleet for which the grant was made for a minimum of 5 years.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCF670FCF22D94512B3F6EC12A97D4200"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text>Funds provided under the grant may only be used—</text> <subparagraph id="H2A75A6A0B54648D1B1BC092200CB0014"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to pay the cost, except as provided in paragraph (3), of new alternative fuel school buses or ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel school buses, including State taxes and contract fees associated with the acquisition of such buses; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE02EA41C488345AC994556ED94056835"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to provide—</text> <clause id="HE03E3F4F34B74AAD903E5106858E40F1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>up to 20 percent of the price of the alternative fuel school buses acquired, for necessary alternative fuel infrastructure if the infrastructure will only be available to the grant recipient; and</text></clause> <clause id="H5C3680C2BF20494BAA78FABDD4C72C46"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>up to 25 percent of the price of the alternative fuel school buses acquired, for necessary alternative fuel infrastructure if the infrastructure will be available to the grant recipient and to other bus fleets.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0F470ACEFC28492A9B6700E29D3C0056"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Grant recipient funds</header><text>The grant recipient shall be required to provide at least—</text> <subparagraph id="H88620069EC7343E892632C515D1C7E41"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the case of a grant recipient described in paragraph (1) or (3) of subsection (c), the lesser of—</text> <clause id="HCE3E6FC2246E432893BD67F138192ECC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an amount equal to 15 percent of the total cost of each bus received; or</text></clause> <clause id="H97B7DC5825C34721A84137DDA3D486CB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>$15,000 per bus; and</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB2D1582A800D424096F46CDDD79CA66B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the case of a grant recipient described in subsection (c)(2), the lesser of—</text> <clause id="H6D6D805389BE4758AED1FDA5EE70758"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an amount equal to 20 percent of the total cost of each bus received; or</text></clause> <clause id="H923638B3B09447FCB6A6834E3889A8C9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>$20,000 per bus.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H61A6F464898C4313B801E06DC61B002D"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel</header><text>In the case of a grant recipient receiving a grant for ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel school buses, the grant recipient shall be required to provide documentation to the satisfaction of the Administrator that diesel fuel containing sulfur at not more than 15 parts per million is available for carrying out the purposes of the grant, and a commitment by the applicant to use such fuel in carrying out the purposes of the grant.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBC3C7020B08741CDABA06FF7A5E7D025"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Timing</header><text>All alternative fuel school buses, ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel school buses, or alternative fuel infrastructure acquired under a grant awarded under this section shall be purchased and placed in service as soon as practicable.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HB790BA9776344E0EA3E2C3AD2E7ED2C2"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Buses</header> <paragraph id="H139E7F38F6894C78AB749CE73CEE29FF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (2), funding under a grant made under this section for the acquisition of new alternative fuel school buses or ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel school buses shall only be used to acquire school buses—</text> <subparagraph id="HC4CC039599FE4ADABF74C948199582F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>with a gross vehicle weight of greater than 14,000 pounds;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8772CEB3F5D94B878586538B4984375E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that are powered by a heavy duty engine;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H20333EA746074028997DE0622F7FF0A0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in the case of alternative fuel school buses manufactured in model years 2004 through 2006, that emit not more than 1.8 grams per brake horsepower-hour of nonmethane hydrocarbons and oxides of nitrogen and .01 grams per brake horsepower-hour of particulate matter; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD4A8EFC8F038493595CECF9886D0405"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in the case of ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel school buses manufactured in model years 2004 through 2006, that emit not more than 2.5 grams per brake horsepower-hour of nonmethane hydrocarbons and oxides of nitrogen and .01 grams per brake horsepower-hour of particulate matter.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFB4A44654EB14C08A855DE407527BE81"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitations</header><text>A bus shall not be acquired under this section that emits nonmethane hydrocarbons, oxides of nitrogen, or particulate matter at a rate greater than the best performing technology of the same class of ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel school buses commercially available at the time the grant is made.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HCBED79BECA1F4537AD0638AE2F2C76C3"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Deployment and distribution</header><text>The Administrator shall—</text> <paragraph id="H2921472630804E43921D7300C2005F5E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>seek, to the maximum extent practicable, to achieve nationwide deployment of alternative fuel school buses and ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel school buses through the program under this section; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H50AC925AC07F4B8CAEFA08E743AEE35F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>ensure a broad geographic distribution of grant awards, with a goal of no State receiving more than 10 percent of the grant funding made available under this section for a fiscal year.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H26BB0E4ABC13408900DFD889B2C16217"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Allocation of funds</header> <paragraph id="H3780B8A7EFC94235AEA75A89B5EF57"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), of the amount of grant funding made available to carry out this section for any fiscal year, the Administrator shall use—</text> <subparagraph id="HAAEE6CE6CFC54E759C78BB6355713637"><enum>(A)</enum><text>70 percent for the acquisition of alternative fuel school buses or supporting infrastructure; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H85A17C895BD14355A747F9F017692D01"><enum>(B)</enum><text>30 percent for the acquisition of ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel school buses.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9A3AFA963CC741ED8681BBB74EA70730"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Insufficient number of qualified grant applications</header><text>After the first fiscal year in which this program is in effect, if the Administrator does not receive a sufficient number of qualified grant applications to meet the requirements of subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) for a fiscal year, effective beginning on August 1 of the fiscal year, the Administrator shall make the remaining funds available to other qualified grant applicants under this section.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HC78CA62E76D943D08D1EFC6666AAF9CF"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Reduction of school bus idling</header><text>Each local educational agency (as defined in section 9101 of the <act-name parsable-cite="ESEA">Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/7801">20 U.S.C. 7801</external-xref>)) that receives Federal funds under the <act-name parsable-cite="ESEA">Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/6301">20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.</external-xref>) is encouraged to develop a policy, consistent with the health, safety, and welfare of students and the proper operation and maintenance of school buses, to reduce the incidence of unnecessary school bus idling at schools when picking up and unloading students.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HFD6ADAADCBDA41F7B8744C2B1CFEC015"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Annual report</header> <paragraph id="HCB6F926557AE47B996C747BDEEF9149"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than January 31 of each year, the Administrator shall transmit to Congress a report evaluating implementation of the programs under this section and section 743.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD040DCC9136A430C90C0306776422200"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Components</header><text>The reports shall include a description of—</text> <subparagraph id="HDCDFA205274B48AB91738B278E1CAB27"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the total number of grant applications received;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1297CD183BC246629CA4E75F7CBED3D6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the number and types of alternative fuel school buses, ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel school buses, and retrofitted buses requested in grant applications;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDC8189D8840C40C7BA302D7852DDC1CE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>grants awarded and the criteria used to select the grant recipients;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H111C90B7BB0F4EF38D03FA20AD8BE9B1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>certified engine emission levels of all buses purchased or retrofitted under the programs under this section and section 743;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6A7D50AE30134901B96963FDD223AD64"><enum>(E)</enum><text>an evaluation of the in-use emission level of buses purchased or retrofitted under the programs under this section and section 743; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA3B807CA64954F49B07510917DCBC61"><enum>(F)</enum><text>any other information the Administrator considers appropriate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HA5FC36A4FD45483DB8C19BF029790006"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator to carry out this section, to remain available until expended—</text> <paragraph id="HFCC3931A10774B33BBA90156D7571191"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$45,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7C303FBE4575497D85D3AA3344EBFF32"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$65,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7396467BFFD14C5D86A9094DD020187B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>$90,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HAFC9C01726CF45C0AC0056957B3335E7"><enum>(4)</enum><text>such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal years 2008 and 2009.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H3174B2CBAEA448C98BA3A8FAA676BDDF"><enum>743.</enum><header>Diesel retrofit program</header> <subsection id="H16F8FB7175A54EAB971246049C641CA5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary, shall establish a program for awarding grants on a competitive basis to entities for the installation of retrofit technologies for diesel school buses.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H50FB4E89B1A94F42AFD66171DFAF20D0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligible recipients</header><text>A grant shall be awarded under this section only—</text> <paragraph id="H5C0770E4E40A46CDA81FFD8C1302002C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to a local or State governmental entity responsible for providing school bus service to 1 or more public school systems;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDA42C892ACF24BDF95E5D21757B600D6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to 1 or more contracting entities that provide school bus service to 1 or more public school systems, if the grant application is submitted jointly with the 1 or more school systems that the buses will serve, except that the application may provide that buses purchased using funds awarded shall be owned, operated, and maintained exclusively by the 1 or more contracting entities; or</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA075AEF775DD4533A7B8B596363A335"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to a nonprofit school transportation association representing private contracting entities, if the association has notified and received approval from the 1 or more school systems to be served by the buses.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HE109BD81A3644B81B801357442DBDF16"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Awards</header> <paragraph id="HACAA420160A34349A201C58FD4DFA212"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Administrator shall seek, to the maximum extent practicable, to ensure a broad geographic distribution of grants under this section.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC5DFA85CDFD646FE97B349E067DA35F1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Preferences</header><text>In making awards of grants under this section, the Administrator shall give preference to proposals that—</text> <subparagraph id="H4FCD8E1216A54CFA8202ECBD4DB2DE4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>will achieve the greatest reductions in emissions of nonmethane hydrocarbons, oxides of nitrogen, or particulate matter per proposal or per bus; or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5365EAABC86145C6A8EFBBF67F42F560"><enum>(B)</enum><text>involve the use of emissions control retrofit technology on diesel school buses that operate solely on ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H6E41281CA94046549588C3B17BCB0714"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Conditions of grant</header><text>A grant shall be provided under this section on the conditions that—</text> <paragraph id="H0CC040C6D0294985BD1441B4E81FB0B6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>buses on which retrofit emissions-control technology are to be demonstrated—</text> <subparagraph id="HBF45703563444090A2F6D0E1D78DE7F1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>will operate on ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel where such fuel is reasonably available or required for sale by State or local law or regulation;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7F43FF40DF394DE78E637C72F3408EE4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>were manufactured in model year 1991 or later; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2EC9B8936C2F4AADB668A9617697EAF6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>will be used for the transportation of school children to and from school for a minimum of 5 years;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5F153833D39C4365BEA34E7D41007B00"><enum>(2)</enum><text>grant funds will be used for the purchase of emission control retrofit technology, including State taxes and contract fees; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H98DB8A1E07F64634873F5BF760E908BF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>grant recipients will provide at least 15 percent of the total cost of the retrofit, including the purchase of emission control retrofit technology and all necessary labor for installation of the retrofit.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H6331EF23233E47880053D83E77A1B2C8"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Verification</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall publish in the Federal Register procedures to verify—</text> <paragraph id="H86274C01024A42AB8F3CBA00A439C8C7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the retrofit emissions-control technology to be demonstrated;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA370A851174A4E368DD15E26EBC3C17E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>that buses powered by ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel on which retrofit emissions-control technology are to be demonstrated will operate on diesel fuel containing not more than 15 parts per million of sulfur; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2F39B136FB2D414889716873EE1FBD35"><enum>(3)</enum><text>that grants are administered in accordance with this section.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H201A21BC1E2B47D9B9BC73929594E930"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator to carry out this section, to remain available until expended—</text> <paragraph id="H7E5B982ACFE0414EAAF2957BB07932A2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$20,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCEC1746C1B3A4AFF976B2161A3E1D900"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$35,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H45AB8E9D9D0C450C9214EE9C51D651A9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>$45,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFFE95DF565D648B6AC567BF17B301BA5"><enum>(4)</enum><text>such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal years 2008 and 2009.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="HB1F6624BED7A477B8F4097CA8C416008"><enum>744.</enum><header>Fuel cell school buses</header> <subsection id="HD208DAFA9A154C8E9C444D324BA1E52B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a program for entering into cooperative agreements—</text> <paragraph id="H2136D288477D4C349E78E2048C57D51C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>with private sector fuel cell bus developers for the development of fuel cell-powered school buses; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBB323332456D4867AB1EC99B52D52733"><enum>(2)</enum><text>subsequently, with not less than 2 units of local government using natural gas-powered school buses and such private sector fuel cell bus developers to demonstrate the use of fuel cell-powered school buses.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H285ABD83409E4934A20055FE5CD53902"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Cost sharing</header><text>The non-Federal contribution for activities funded under this section shall be not less than—</text> <paragraph id="H026947DC2FF34BD4862FC61BCC44FF0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>20 percent for fuel infrastructure development activities; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HEBC67F583A924C34A13011A838883F94"><enum>(2)</enum><text>50 percent for demonstration activities and for development activities not described in paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HA9D14C8795114E05A1BC0056D8EBE83"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Reports to Congress</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report that—</text> <paragraph id="H8110B45A908544F1B73BB31008351F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>evaluates the process of converting natural gas infrastructure to accommodate fuel cell-powered school buses; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC5F5BAD1465E4A4691E0128C1640F200"><enum>(2)</enum><text>assesses the results of the development and demonstration program under this section.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HD6A059B9093F48C5A1752B28B697C291"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $25,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2004 through 2006.</text></subsection></section></subtitle> <subtitle id="H3A8EA1B87B9546B7B1075BD39CC6DB8C"><enum>D</enum><header>Miscellaneous</header> <section id="H302267B5D2B743EE992C264FE957EE3"><enum>751.</enum><header>Railroad efficiency</header> <subsection id="H0C2FB99F5D3E483683E9A59F48F4C420"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary of Energy shall, in cooperation with the Secretary of Transportation and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, establish a cost-shared, public-private research partnership involving the Federal Government, railroad carriers, locomotive manufacturers and equipment suppliers, and the Association of American Railroads, to develop and demonstrate railroad locomotive technologies that increase fuel economy, reduce emissions, and lower costs of operation.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H83951F3A9DC24FD3800897292808005C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Energy to carry out this section—</text> <paragraph id="HF8C5D3169E49403FBC43677B2B00FE40"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$25,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC706AF73D9F746E1BBB3D5C86BD00096"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$35,000,000 for fiscal year 2006; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H293410CFAD5F4873A4A949000768C8DE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>$50,000,000 for fiscal year 2007.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="HAF0EF9FDE91C4DEEA39E9369F683547B"><enum>752.</enum><header>Mobile emission reductions trading and crediting</header> <subsection id="H5CEAD12943C74075A7DE0400FE06AF1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall submit to Congress a report on the experience of the Administrator with the trading of mobile source emission reduction credits for use by owners and operators of stationary source emission sources to meet emission offset requirements within a nonattainment area.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H074C1952656E41D0A0ED6E78E537F11B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The report shall describe—</text> <paragraph id="HDCBA0AA68B9E462187F569B8964D9762"><enum>(1)</enum><text>projects approved by the Administrator that include the trading of mobile source emission reduction credits for use by stationary sources in complying with offset requirements, including a description of—</text> <subparagraph id="H927BA0F23D2941AE8000F9F5CF56A4F9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>project and stationary sources location;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC0ADA2CDD3AF447298EB8CD683B4E54"><enum>(B)</enum><text>volumes of emissions offset and traded;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H95259AE2EED648C180304569005C10C2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the sources of mobile emission reduction credits; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA772F0FEFD2C473A9EB7BD1061D9E75D"><enum>(D)</enum><text>if available, the cost of the credits;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H94D6AFBB1014417080508549049F7C8D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the significant issues identified by the Administrator in consideration and approval of trading in the projects;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE29A424C2F8C453EB208C13E37B6CAE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the requirements for monitoring and assessing the air quality benefits of any approved project;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H052470B0BFA848D9AAC423B9B9F52C00"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the statutory authority on which the Administrator has based approval of the projects;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDB108AE5A69440008187FE91D2626369"><enum>(5)</enum><text>an evaluation of how the resolution of issues in approved projects could be used in other projects; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2D028DEB9C6845069DB76B3E653575D2"><enum>(6)</enum><text>any other issues that the Administrator considers relevant to the trading and generation of mobile source emission reduction credits for use by stationary sources or for other purposes.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="HF071A0A3512F42FF828824E9E3DB1BEF"><enum>753.</enum><header>Aviation fuel conservation and emissions</header> <subsection id="H2510A7EC74D744C5863FF7892B3097F4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall jointly initiate a study to identify—</text> <paragraph id="H6134EEB19B55491B884FF7EC6B5DA4B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the impact of aircraft emissions on air quality in nonattainment areas; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC880EA55833E4F1EAED7875421B8509"><enum>(2)</enum><text>ways to promote fuel conservation measures for aviation to—</text> <subparagraph id="H660E30D3B0F8492199004D2781233C3F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>enhance fuel efficiency; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H96777177877E4422B748B22C5E5CE4A0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>reduce emissions.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H04A77747AE14452CB44C1D4F117EC19E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Focus</header><text>The study under subsection (a) shall focus on how air traffic management inefficiencies, such as aircraft idling at airports, result in unnecessary fuel burn and air emissions.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H2641206955634BCE8FE251EDF454D290"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of the initiation of the study under subsection (a), the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall jointly submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report that—</text> <paragraph id="HDC26ADCFD010419983748E983351CA47"><enum>(1)</enum><text>describes the results of the study; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4D447F5483A84A52BE168BA084301347"><enum>(2)</enum><text>includes any recommendations on ways in which unnecessary fuel use and emissions affecting air quality may be reduced—</text> <subparagraph id="HBB835E4A69754F9FB5B6176C473CB777"><enum>(A)</enum><text>without adversely affecting safety and security and increasing individual aircraft noise; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H66F96515177A426A9EADE913F7851364"><enum>(B)</enum><text>while taking into account all aircraft emissions and the impact of the emissions on human health.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H2DE53CE7284D4006A20601442077A9B5"><enum>754.</enum><header>Diesel fueled vehicles</header> <subsection id="HB7239ED8CD564A04AB03EDFCEAEBB344"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition of tier 2 emission standards</header><text>In this section, the term <term>tier 2 emission standards</term> means the motor vehicle emission standards that apply to passenger cars, light trucks, and larger passenger vehicles manufactured after the 2003 model year, as issued on February 10, 2000, by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency under sections 202 and 211 of the <act-name parsable-cite="CAA">Clean Air Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7521">42 U.S.C. 7521</external-xref>, 7545).</text></subsection> <subsection id="HBF7E5D652BA94462B1CADDE23406BEAE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Diesel combustion and after-treatment technologies</header><text>The Secretary of Energy shall accelerate efforts to improve diesel combustion and after-treatment technologies for use in diesel fueled motor vehicles.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H171AD0A31A914B71BF89E7B6AAED5CC9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Goals</header><text>The Secretary shall carry out subsection (b) with a view toward achieving the following goals:</text> <paragraph id="H622CC9C562094F72AF09753008FDF60"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Developing and demonstrating diesel technologies that, not later than 2010, meet the following standards:</text> <subparagraph id="H676C7205F0DD4F9CB183272DAE372B95"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Tier 2 emission standards.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC1D079BC213B466A99C5EA73652BE600"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The heavy-duty emissions standards of 2007 that are applicable to heavy-duty vehicles under regulations issued by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency as of the date of enactment of this Act.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H330A235998584E90839500D303479191"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Developing the next generation of low-emission, high efficiency diesel engine technologies, including homogeneous charge compression ignition technology.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H301C2F7AF6174370B74B15F274C8F6A3"><enum>755.</enum><header>Conserve by Bicycling Program</header> <subsection id="H5720AA6EA096433C8F16CD2920FFD1DD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text> <paragraph id="H2949F9640C34415FB2CA11C7BD2D9672"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Program</header><text>The term <term>program</term> means the Conserve by Bicycling Program established by subsection (b).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5DCA7354C8C948909C06726D680028C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Transportation.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HA2DEA8C83D0E49B3AD8C0032C300C5CA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There is established within the Department of Transportation a program to be known as the <quote>Conserve by Bicycling Program</quote>.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HA97490A111B0432B878C1F067FD10068"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Projects</header> <paragraph id="HD7602197703A46999E092EEA097CB85D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In carrying out the program, the Secretary shall establish not more than 10 pilot projects that are—</text> <subparagraph id="H550082881B704995954715CDCB01EF2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>dispersed geographically throughout the United States; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDD286841981F403FA2393FB0034FE284"><enum>(B)</enum><text>designed to conserve energy resources by encouraging the use of bicycles in place of motor vehicles.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H706F0D773135489797A4853D3900EC50"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>A pilot project described in paragraph (1) shall—</text> <subparagraph id="H1620CC9C31924F78A2673871E78A210"><enum>(A)</enum><text>use education and marketing to convert motor vehicle trips to bicycle trips;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H980828FE66CC440D8F46CFF05D8E6D77"><enum>(B)</enum><text>document project results and energy savings (in estimated units of energy conserved);</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H51A1C24D90034DE3822466EB419EED2E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>facilitate partnerships among interested parties in at least 2 of the fields of—</text> <clause id="H08ADFFF343B74B02845198C23E41C87"><enum>(i)</enum><text>transportation;</text></clause> <clause id="H9C7D6807D0E74CE4829F91384C8F8980"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>law enforcement;</text></clause> <clause id="H381BD66CCB8F4C7D8B386209DFD236A8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>education;</text></clause> <clause id="H90C216D96F934AE6B5108537407DBF91"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>public health;</text></clause> <clause id="HF74AD23C4E1D4D24BFBD009EE77E98D"><enum>(v)</enum><text>environment; and</text></clause> <clause id="H876A3559D39349FDB493EAC934691B9F"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>energy;</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB9A4B14D7B204AA3A3D0EDFD7CC4DE2"><enum>(D)</enum><text>maximize bicycle facility investments;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF074A7E518374DF9B4DBE0D36EDC7B00"><enum>(E)</enum><text>demonstrate methods that may be used in other regions of the United States; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H69267D74FF6D46E600E5FD7CED4333AC"><enum>(F)</enum><text>facilitate the continuation of ongoing programs that are sustained by local resources.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC1B97AD25C2542B49307626EB5DFE5AC"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Cost sharing</header><text>At least 20 percent of the cost of each pilot project described in paragraph (1) shall be provided from State or local sources.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H45A6233448CC4ADEB18946271FBBB900"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Energy and bicycling research study</header> <paragraph id="HEDB8BB2279AB4A6299E6137C7E00DE51"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall enter into a contract with the National Academy of Sciences for, and the National Academy of Sciences shall conduct and submit to Congress a report on, a study on the feasibility of converting motor vehicle trips to bicycle trips.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE403290ABD694C0E9E8859844DE82C29"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Components</header><text>The study shall—</text> <subparagraph id="H9E6EEA7FB9554251BF1C42E8818FB043"><enum>(A)</enum><text>document the results or progress of the pilot projects under subsection (c);</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFBCE67813F6A4474BBBCC500A5F802B2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>determine the type and duration of motor vehicle trips that people in the United States may feasibly make by bicycle, taking into consideration factors such as—</text> <clause id="HB9992B12CCEA42CC84F0B576EEDCADED"><enum>(i)</enum><text>weather;</text></clause> <clause id="H9DA06F2565D744FA8E2714DDE1ABEAE6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>land use and traffic patterns;</text></clause> <clause id="HABD3820B3491499FBA7769AE6DCF648B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the carrying capacity of bicycles; and</text></clause> <clause id="HFCA72DF535BB466B9D898351FADC3464"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>bicycle infrastructure;</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF3DDF159CDF541D6BD0808B8208419F6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>determine any energy savings that would result from the conversion of motor vehicle trips to bicycle trips;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE1B5AD796ABE4192B455958602B7596"><enum>(D)</enum><text>include a cost-benefit analysis of bicycle infrastructure investments; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H46058991955741F889B46243A1F53F30"><enum>(E)</enum><text>include a description of any factors that would encourage more motor vehicle trips to be replaced with bicycle trips.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H92FD766E50A34C5582AE529EEF895F6"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $6,200,000, to remain available until expended, of which—</text> <paragraph id="HA94F4BAE8179430A00D000FA9F404C51"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$5,150,000 shall be used to carry out pilot projects described in subsection (c);</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H91E8AA71351141E191C8A87E1D83D8DF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$300,000 shall be used by the Secretary to coordinate, publicize, and disseminate the results of the program; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HAFEC2C928C8F410BB5B2E43B65E5233"><enum>(3)</enum><text>$750,000 shall be used to carry out subsection (d).</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="HE5FA6D3DCC524FFCAF67CC0011D255E2"><enum>756.</enum><header>Reduction of engine idling of heavy-duty vehicles</header> <subsection id="H73E1C41562A3456BACFAAABC4F3B3D09"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text> <paragraph id="H7D56BC6DE3924B6F92E22200944EA432"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Administrator</header><text>The term <term>Administrator</term> means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDFFAB75A4F844FE688E7D932084FBA83"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Advanced truck stop electrification system</header><text>The term <term>advanced truck stop electrification system</term> means a stationary system that delivers heat, air conditioning, electricity, and communications, and is capable of providing verifiable and auditable evidence of use of those services, to a heavy-duty vehicle and any occupants of the heavy-duty vehicle without relying on components mounted onboard the heavy-duty vehicle for delivery of those services.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H348704D77CBF40E2B349A9F6FEA887E7"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Auxiliary power unit</header><text>The term <term>auxiliary power unit</term> means an integrated system that—</text> <subparagraph id="H2BF52B859C964CF700EF1E331B90D63E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provides heat, air conditioning, engine warming, and electricity to the factory-installed components on a heavy-duty vehicle as if the main drive engine of the heavy-duty vehicle were running; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H112365336B1E4A6499D3F37F11E39CD6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is certified by the Administrator under part 89 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation), as meeting applicable emission standards.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8DA9A1DB7B0D47B1A8F070CE6CA95302"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Heavy-duty vehicle</header><text>The term <term>heavy-duty vehicle</term> means a vehicle that—</text> <subparagraph id="H114BD8C1B769491B804F81EC15A936C0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>has a gross vehicle weight rating greater than 12,500 pounds; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H00CC6B192E51458298834187D56746B7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is powered by a diesel engine.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF4A6AC7FF51E4E93B534EDD940DD366F"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Idle reduction technology</header><text>The term <term>idle reduction technology</term> means an advanced truck stop electrification system, auxiliary power unit, or other device or system of devices that—</text> <subparagraph id="H56A9F112E9304746AA19E7F9A6A869E4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is used to reduce long-duration idling of a heavy-duty vehicle; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HABAC28DAA39942ABB11CC7EF358C8200"><enum>(B)</enum><text>allows for the main drive engine or auxiliary refrigeration engine of a heavy-duty vehicle to be shut down.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H351583304C2F4C0DBDE48553DD949E59"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Long-duration idling</header> <subparagraph id="H3D122B37B5D2483C9414C0A7BFDF2C60"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>long-duration idling</term> means the operation of a main drive engine or auxiliary refrigeration engine of a heavy-duty vehicle, for a period greater than 15 consecutive minutes, at a time at which the main drive engine is not engaged in gear.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1A3B572DA70B4DBD85CF529E12F2AE57"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exclusions</header><text>The term <term>long-duration idling</term> does not include the operation of a main drive engine or auxiliary refrigeration engine of a heavy-duty vehicle during a routine stoppage associated with traffic movement or congestion.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H087FAACC459E4EC785FB00D3D4E261FF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Idle reduction technology benefits, programs, and studies</header> <paragraph id="HC2AFCD4267F64716A540A11CD796002"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall—</text> <subparagraph id="H663139A58E144110864753C3798776B"><enum>(A)</enum> <clause display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H76E8A25DE381459E983FCC942D51BCF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>commence a review of the mobile source air emission models of the Environmental Protection Agency used under the <act-name parsable-cite="CAA">Clean Air Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7401">42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.</external-xref>) to determine whether the models accurately reflect the emissions resulting from long-duration idling of heavy-duty vehicles and other vehicles and engines; and</text></clause> <clause indent="up1" id="H731AA926DDD74AF9BA1BB05CAE921264"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>update those models as the Administrator determines to be appropriate; and</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9B937BACF0724ADE0011C1AEBE9173B4"><enum>(B)</enum> <clause display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H343FADFFC7704E6EB300EEA8E8D03EEB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>commence a review of the emission reductions achieved by the use of idle reduction technology; and</text></clause> <clause indent="up1" id="H3BB02E643A9842CC914476D4BA1B2CEC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>complete such revisions of the regulations and guidance of the Environmental Protection Agency as the Administrator determines to be appropriate.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H87761FE1F2B24CC4AFC0BD77BDB5B53B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Deadline for completion</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall—</text> <subparagraph id="HF35318BA3AA54D2600EF47DB90DCA3D0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>complete the reviews under subparagraphs (A)(i) and (B)(i) of paragraph (1); and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC0AC0A2AE3E445EB8C321D3E5531F69E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>prepare and make publicly available 1 or more reports on the results of the reviews.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE0CE316132B74D9EBC80167D927335B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Discretionary inclusions</header><text>The reviews under subparagraphs (A)(i) and (B)(i) of paragraph (1) and the reports under paragraph (2)(B) may address the potential fuel savings resulting from use of idle reduction technology.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3A0254055E0D43E3A2CEEC3B5F298010"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Idle reduction deployment program</header> <subparagraph id="HD95DBBE753BD417FA8697B007BD1C1D5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Establishment</header> <clause id="H0E6E02233A6B4BFE9380BDDD4945917"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, shall establish a program to support deployment of idle reduction technology.</text></clause> <clause id="H49E29BEFFA1D4F8C9B918F36AF3CB33D"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>The Administrator shall give priority to the deployment of idle reduction technology based on beneficial effects on air quality and ability to lessen the emission of criteria air pollutants.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H278F11EC1F5E4DD092797ECECF752328"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Funding</header> <clause id="H8A3A41CEFCE64400858C5BB6579E86B3"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator to carry out subparagraph (A) $19,500,000 for fiscal year 2004, $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2005, and $45,000,000 for fiscal year 2006.</text></clause> <clause id="HDF5D007ACC4C4F209FC700F2E962F09B"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Cost sharing</header><text>Subject to clause (iii), the Administrator shall require at least 50 percent of the costs directly and specifically related to any project under this section to be provided from non-Federal sources.</text></clause> <clause id="H283DAF9DA8F24DE9B1B53F96681DC8A8"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Necessary and appropriate reductions</header><text>The Administrator may reduce the non-Federal requirement under clause (ii) if the Administrator determines that the reduction is necessary and appropriate to meet the objectives of this section.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H69F9A35669B242F1A87079FCD45E46F3"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Idling location study</header> <subparagraph id="HCD3C4252D73249A3BBA12508BCDF75D7"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, shall commence a study to analyze all locations at which heavy-duty vehicles stop for long-duration idling, including—</text> <clause id="HC5F0A2CE383343BDA700844C6C44315B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>truck stops;</text></clause> <clause id="H27C1EBAC545D4B7B00ADC0262FD21BA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>rest areas;</text></clause> <clause id="HD385F41F44E941E280A36D8268097DD8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>border crossings;</text></clause> <clause id="H80C72F839B4843389F378142AA2EE8B6"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>ports;</text></clause> <clause id="HF92C9EC02BA346EA97D7758636DE0535"><enum>(v)</enum><text>transfer facilities; and</text></clause> <clause id="HBBD601728759420D8B488033A7C4807F"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>private terminals.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H48A3F76F248C4D6A907300D3CF1CF4F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Deadline for completion</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall—</text> <clause id="H0423A70E873D4F0998B2CB52E4FBAB7C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>complete the study under subparagraph (A); and</text></clause> <clause id="HA12A067FEABB4C8EB6EF2487F628CEA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>prepare and make publicly available 1 or more reports of the results of the study.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H2D72E99192504A71A8E94B00E5296D76"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Vehicle weight exemption</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/127">Section 127(a)</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H67668C765C9F46839D00A5DD009188E3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by designating the first through eleventh sentences as paragraphs (1) through (11), respectively; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD9FEF84C028441158B929D3CFDE1ED1D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H89F2173B869A4D3E80C051BD704046BD"> <paragraph id="H8F7BE420FC5246E1B738188947C1FFF7"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Heavy duty vehicles</header> <subparagraph id="H4F8A5C27E3274535801D630218B281A5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), in order to promote reduction of fuel use and emissions because of engine idling, the maximum gross vehicle weight limit and the axle weight limit for any heavy-duty vehicle equipped with an idle reduction technology shall be increased by a quantity necessary to compensate for the additional weight of the idle reduction system.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H57437E65D5A94079B821A93B0015E500"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Maximum weight increase</header><text>The weight increase under subparagraph (A) shall be not greater than 250 pounds.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6212DF8DBB1A41AB91FCEA8567F1887D"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Proof</header><text>On request by a regulatory agency or law enforcement agency, the vehicle operator shall provide proof (through demonstration or certification) that—</text> <clause id="HB83D78E0FAF040C2B9851C43C3C86EF7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the idle reduction technology is fully functional at all times; and</text></clause> <clause id="H4650A580978A4B6687FFE6638FD8C763"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the 250-pound gross weight increase is not used for any purpose other than the use of idle reduction technology described in subparagraph (A).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H349817D5F26D4CA5A92B66009860E987"><enum>757.</enum><header>Biodiesel engine testing program</header> <subsection id="HD08B7E40BF5D4E5FA47132817F64D53B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later that 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall initiate a partnership with diesel engine, diesel fuel injection system, and diesel vehicle manufacturers and diesel and biodiesel fuel providers, to include biodiesel testing in advanced diesel engine and fuel system technology.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H77F2008E8DA149D7AD058C7FB781A269"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Scope</header><text>The program shall provide for testing to determine the impact of biodiesel from different sources on current and future emission control technologies, with emphasis on—</text> <paragraph id="HB2F5B5F362564DDD9F572FFF004293FD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the impact of biodiesel on emissions warranty, in-use liability, and antitampering provisions;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H79AC02EBE36F486BBB17642DCE213510"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the impact of long-term use of biodiesel on engine operations;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2C4BCAB8CE5C4C34A8607F48693373F7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the options for optimizing these technologies for both emissions and performance when switching between biodiesel and diesel fuel; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HAA33F2FED8054D2FB8CF90DF6B50DD4E"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the impact of using biodiesel in these fueling systems and engines when used as a blend with 2006 Environmental Protection Agency-mandated diesel fuel containing a maximum of 15-parts-per-million sulfur content.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H31C1FE39E307495784978C29888118E2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide an interim report to Congress on the findings of the program, including a comprehensive analysis of impacts from biodiesel on engine operation for both existing and expected future diesel technologies, and recommendations for ensuring optimal emissions reductions and engine performance with biodiesel.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H1D000AB4EB694A91BB5478877CAB1593"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 through 2008 to carry out this section.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HC5618114852A4A9E95A6D7485C9782D"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>For purposes of this section, the term <term>biodiesel</term> means a diesel fuel substitute produced from nonpetroleum renewable resources that meets the registration requirements for fuels and fuel additives established by the Environmental Protection Agency under section 211 of the <act-name parsable-cite="CAA">Clean Air Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7545">42 U.S.C. 7545</external-xref>) and that meets the American Society for Testing and Materials D6751-02a Standard Specification for Biodiesel Fuel (B100) Blend Stock for Distillate Fuels.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H3243F92F8B394C309C4DD810EC02C7E9"><enum>758.</enum><header>High occupancy vehicle exception</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Notwithstanding <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/102">section 102(a)</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, a State may permit a vehicle with fewer than 2 occupants to operate in high occupancy vehicle lanes if the vehicle—</text> <paragraph id="HF3AEC7BF1F294ED3BC8BBEB0CEB7EF74"><enum>(1)</enum><text>is a dedicated vehicle (as defined in section 301 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S. 13211)); or</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5382197B90F846798BA44100B6F42BB2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>is a hybrid vehicle (as defined by the State for the purpose of this section).</text></paragraph></section></subtitle> <subtitle id="H61AA5BD3AFAC4C4D81781B3C5274BB48"><enum>E</enum><header>Automobile efficiency</header> <section id="H64C7498E9ED448D184FC4CAFF7ACB5E4"><enum>771.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations for implementation and enforcement of fuel economy standards</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In addition to any other funds authorized by law, there are authorized to be appropriated to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to carry out its obligations with respect to average fuel economy standards $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 through 2008.</text></section> <section id="H86A077DAB68B4D49A852E3071EB2D548"><enum>772.</enum><header>Revised considerations for decisions on maximum feasible average fuel economy</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/32902">Section 32902(f)</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block id="HD020711F68D7435300D072512794CB84"> <subsection id="HC964E418C6C24C3BBCE77D33C65064D2"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Considerations for decisions on maximum feasible average fuel economy</header><text>When deciding maximum feasible average fuel economy under this section, the Secretary of Transportation shall consider the following matters:</text> <paragraph id="H0FB7FD1D72554E0ABEF90520EEE9F94B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Technological feasibility.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD8ECAC6C011B4476B1AD8471B361F48"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Economic practicability.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H491E0A10D999446EBC5496AD2610FC02"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The effect of other motor vehicle standards of the Government on fuel economy.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBB18287FA1F44606A7A53D8476AE83B2"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The need of the United States to conserve energy.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD7F31FA633834A4991B13D74B8D1A76E"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The effects of fuel economy standards on passenger automobiles, nonpassenger automobiles, and occupant safety.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE7A93FD5FADB4416867B47FD9555C754"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The effects of compliance with average fuel economy standards on levels of automobile industry employment in the United States.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section> <section id="H8810A9508959428281DB83131AA7183"><enum>773.</enum><header>Extension of maximum fuel economy increase for alternative fueled vehicles</header> <subsection id="HE27844EABC63424C98E4B5D37180542"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Manufacturing incentives</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/32905">Section 32905</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H410DB1E582E14A68A8B5D62B7700D471"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in each of subsections (b) and (d), by striking <quote>1993–2004</quote> and inserting <quote>1993–2008</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1FB88723E13D433DB7E9C9FDD93CFECB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (f), by striking <quote>2001</quote> and inserting <quote>2005</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6855E9E32EBA443688001DCD8295C889"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (f)(1), by striking <quote>2004</quote> and inserting <quote>2008</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H4D72D8C4AA0D4616ACFAE0144ECB00B6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Maximum fuel economy increase</header><text>Subsection (a)(1) of <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/32906">section 32906</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H8B9575EB8BC34C80844E42256BEE34C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>the model years 1993–2004</quote> and inserting <quote>model years 1993–2008</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCADDDCC3349245CB91A7919B96E3E91"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>the model years 2005–2008</quote> and inserting <quote>model years 2009–2012</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H134E5EB9B56A44C29D2DCBD63FD4E9F6"><enum>774.</enum><header>Study of feasibility and effects of reducing use of fuel for automobiles</header> <subsection id="H8731262E7C51418393B497A788A0344F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shall initiate a study of the feasibility and effects of reducing by model year 2012, by a significant percentage, the amount of fuel consumed by automobiles.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HB8918830939D40A182B300D3D3300CF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Subjects of study</header><text>The study under this section shall include—</text> <paragraph id="H34B6C272884740A09C9579961DF23742"><enum>(1)</enum><text>examination of, and recommendation of alternatives to, the policy under current Federal law of establishing average fuel economy standards for automobiles and requiring each automobile manufacturer to comply with average fuel economy standards that apply to the automobiles it manufactures;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCF868949B762427BA2862209F5B8BA37"><enum>(2)</enum><text>examination of how automobile manufacturers could contribute toward achieving the reduction referred to in subsection (a);</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA086D3D812ED43418772E85FD8BAA36C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>examination of the potential of fuel cell technology in motor vehicles in order to determine the extent to which such technology may contribute to achieving the reduction referred to in subsection (a); and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H781EAF947E824D01BAAF3BB0329453BD"><enum>(4)</enum><text>examination of the effects of the reduction referred to in subsection (a) on—</text> <subparagraph id="H67A91A70ABC74DDEA484C654C8C4F1D0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>gasoline supplies;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDD818D3A8C1442D291A0F161CBF0DD64"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the automobile industry, including sales of automobiles manufactured in the United States;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H20EE050BDAF84B74B65BE85DFAD311EE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>motor vehicle safety; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H18A5A11E4F4141D6008E42A74E7DBC8"><enum>(D)</enum><text>air quality.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HA2769939E4A34933ABC83113EAFC9F8D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The Administrator shall submit to Congress a report on the findings, conclusion, and recommendations of the study under this section by not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text></subsection></section></subtitle> <enum>VIII</enum><header>Hydrogen</header> <section id="H00D95B460B274AF0BA8D14EFC6084B5B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>801.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text> <paragraph id="H7701FE6397234BCA97CA30AAC750F045"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Advisory Committee</header><text>The term <term>Advisory Committee</term> means the Hydrogen Technical and Fuel Cell Advisory Committee established under section 805.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE5B67382F25B41AAA0192EE33428B3C4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Department</header><text>The term <term>Department</term> means the Department of Energy.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1125152C3D284C1790CD00D600A473B3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Fuel cell</header><text>The term <term>fuel cell</term> means a device that directly converts the chemical energy of a fuel and an oxidant into electricity by an electrochemical process taking place at separate electrodes in the device.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB1F5299F8C5F4714AEF703B956141640"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Infrastructure</header><text>The term <term>infrastructure</term> means the equipment, systems, or facilities used to produce, distribute, deliver, or store hydrogen.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HEEEC60BA8AC34E4CAC058C805E24A23"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Light duty vehicle</header><text>The term <term>light duty vehicle</term> means a car or truck classified by the Department of Transportation as a Class I or IIA vehicle.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC28FAF9BCBAB4C038EA331F283034FE8"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Energy.</text></paragraph></section> <section id="H21D9864E56DB45F8932D24877C27C4B9"><enum>802.</enum><header>Plan</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to Congress a coordinated plan for the programs described in this title and any other programs of the Department that are directly related to fuel cells or hydrogen. The plan shall describe, at a minimum—</text> <paragraph id="HCFEB3773B0764716BE11006DEAF46DFC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the agenda for the next 5 years for the programs authorized under this title, including the agenda for each activity enumerated in section 803(a);</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1521E62A0B5142BEA292E18C73867E55"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the types of entities that will carry out the activities under this title and what role each entity is expected to play;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5605CE14A909429B935DFAE32DB782AC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the milestones that will be used to evaluate the programs for the next 5 years;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H19B7851890D045099EDAF4D17D789399"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the most significant technical and nontechnical hurdles that stand in the way of achieving the goals described in section 803(b), and how the programs will address those hurdles; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H53FA9440C0354B7EA4A73605F82F0E6"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the policy assumptions that are implicit in the plan, including any assumptions that would affect the sources of hydrogen or the marketability of hydrogen-related products.</text></paragraph></section> <section id="H6854B8685EF849E09C3990C0A81771CC"><enum>803.</enum><header>Programs</header> <subsection id="H2EC881536804400E005874F0A58E957C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Activities</header><text>The Secretary, in partnership with the private sector, shall conduct programs to address—</text> <paragraph id="H416E29F9E0E24569972EF11611F41712"><enum>(1)</enum><text>production of hydrogen from diverse energy sources, including—</text> <subparagraph id="H8E7541D2143A4EEA8472D885E4DAF892"><enum>(A)</enum><text>fossil fuels, which may include carbon capture and sequestration;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H204416A981294084938BC03800F1FD83"><enum>(B)</enum><text>hydrogen-carrier fuels (including ethanol and methanol);</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7F39F40310694600A5E6710943E5D748"><enum>(C)</enum><text>renewable energy resources, including biomass; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2329F7F8CEB04D7600224C00ECBA8032"><enum>(D)</enum><text>nuclear energy;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0D09FF61521346FCAEF920BC59FB6808"><enum>(2)</enum><text>use of hydrogen for commercial, industrial, and residential electric power generation;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8A6A5694E4B74E7694D6A3B7DCF51DE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>safe delivery of hydrogen or hydrogen-carrier fuels, including—</text> <subparagraph id="H3E95451880E64A51AA8F091C42D9F72F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>transmission by pipeline and other distribution methods; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H59C073729AF14EBFBB8089AA62918FF1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>convenient and economic refueling of vehicles either at central refueling stations or through distributed on-site generation;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4F4BD48FF42D4160B68BBF44E2547CFD"><enum>(4)</enum><text>advanced vehicle technologies, including—</text> <subparagraph id="HFBC21664936F44FE95EA43A6CD001642"><enum>(A)</enum><text>engine and emission control systems;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H892C0A278BDF4278844185EAD309D7F9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>energy storage, electric propulsion, and hybrid systems;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2FFF7872560341D7BC9ECC454DD77B35"><enum>(C)</enum><text>automotive materials; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC032F2369E544A3BB4F0B4BA00E4E220"><enum>(D)</enum><text>other advanced vehicle technologies;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE7B3C953E5554279B844E989752D2100"><enum>(5)</enum><text>storage of hydrogen or hydrogen-carrier fuels, including development of materials for safe and economic storage in gaseous, liquid, or solid form at refueling facilities and onboard vehicles;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HAFA277DEFE2D40D78B076EE7EEEE84E2"><enum>(6)</enum><text>development of safe, durable, affordable, and efficient fuel cells, including fuel-flexible fuel cell power systems, improved manufacturing processes, high-temperature membranes, cost-effective fuel processing for natural gas, fuel cell stack and system reliability, low temperature operation, and cold start capability;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1F6A5EC53B394CF99FA98FAE3B169F64"><enum>(7)</enum><text>development, after consultation with the private sector, of necessary codes and standards (including international codes and standards and voluntary consensus standards adopted in accordance with OMB Circular A–119) and safety practices for the production, distribution, storage, and use of hydrogen, hydrogen-carrier fuels, and related products; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HEBF32A3087CE4B9DB6F2B2404B294484"><enum>(8)</enum><text>a public education program to develop improved knowledge and acceptability of hydrogen-based systems.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H3A20BC520DA741F38171B2BA1D814C2F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Program goals</header> <paragraph id="H660BD28F21A7495D9E2E8B41725B356D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Vehicles</header><text>For vehicles, the goals of the program are—</text> <subparagraph id="H93453A81634D473B9210B4004CDF2C8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to enable a commitment by automakers no later than year 2015 to offer safe, affordable, and technically viable hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in the mass consumer market; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF1A9B78B7C854168B21D66AE4355A0BA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to enable production, delivery, and acceptance by consumers of model year 2020 hydrogen fuel cell and other hydrogen-powered vehicles that will have—</text> <clause id="H422569933B7445EDBCDCE53402005644"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a range of at least 300 miles;</text></clause> <clause id="H7144D9FA5D5243768091AECF60B90956"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>improved performance and ease of driving;</text></clause> <clause id="HD4A5BFF2335443649DD3D896A88EC336"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>safety and performance comparable to vehicle technologies in the market; and</text></clause> <clause id="H2E4D39925CF342BB8D4FEBB34184BD00"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>when compared to light duty vehicles in model year 2003—</text> <subclause id="HF61321D2C4BF41F7BADD339785D460DE"><enum>(I)</enum><text>fuel economy that is substantially higher;</text></subclause> <subclause id="HFA97271A8F9F4BBEBCD3D48FAEC6BC"><enum>(II)</enum><text>substantially lower emissions of air pollutants; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="H568E965D8FF945B59930E483007E4CA9"><enum>(III)</enum><text>equivalent or improved vehicle fuel system crash integrity and occupant protection.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H051C54AB452C407AABE2EBF5952F1B8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Hydrogen energy and energy infrastructure</header><text>For hydrogen energy and energy infrastructure, the goals of the program are to enable a commitment not later than 2015 that will lead to infrastructure by 2020 that will provide—</text> <subparagraph id="H637256A1A1B04D1990BB52543DD47700"><enum>(A)</enum><text>safe and convenient refueling;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2DD2CD5053C64398A748711900B44C9E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>improved overall efficiency;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF8D0412F257448DCB81137234F7122FD"><enum>(C)</enum><text>widespread availability of hydrogen from domestic energy sources through—</text> <clause id="HB61A3310A982403497365F11AE5DE46E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>production, with consideration of emissions levels;</text></clause> <clause id="HE8A9324E7657419BB366A3E1744CB714"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>delivery, including transmission by pipeline and other distribution methods for hydrogen; and</text></clause> <clause id="H085C33D344D2476891F198B9232E3D8C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>storage, including storage in surface transportation vehicles;</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE0F7909D714C40D88FA2E9D465DD391"><enum>(D)</enum><text>hydrogen for fuel cells, internal combustion engines, and other energy conversion devices for portable, stationary, and transportation applications; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFBCC8E61FC634053913F42CA00F14238"><enum>(E)</enum><text>other technologies consistent with the Department’s plan.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HAE4A83BAD7DD4144911F8CFD28C5F7B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Fuel cells</header><text>The goals for fuel cells and their portable, stationary, and transportation applications are to enable—</text> <subparagraph id="H41B70B2495C84AC0B0DEC3E79900B8E9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>safe, economical, and environmentally sound hydrogen fuel cells;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAD4E5485A13F46D2BED8CAC988631B5B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>fuel cells for light duty and other vehicles; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDC422BEFD2D045FFB1BA87F6F3A33119"><enum>(C)</enum><text>other technologies consistent with the Department’s plan.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H1ABDE1318E844FD5BF641FB446A909F4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Demonstration</header><text>In carrying out the programs under this section, the Secretary shall fund a limited number of demonstration projects, consistent with a determination of the maturity, cost-effectiveness, and environmental impacts of technologies supporting each project. In selecting projects under this subsection, the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable and in the public interest, select projects that—</text> <paragraph id="HE8FAD9BAFCCF4D33824500E05DADB534"><enum>(1)</enum><text>involve using hydrogen and related products at existing facilities or installations, such as existing office buildings, military bases, vehicle fleet centers, transit bus authorities, or units of the National Park System;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5619B10C8B1E44ED815BFC4B9C79849C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>depend on reliable power from hydrogen to carry out essential activities;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6FDAE33340DC45D89CDEAE63BCEE1D54"><enum>(3)</enum><text>lead to the replication of hydrogen technologies and draw such technologies into the marketplace;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3D5F6FDCB8344510B5546958D98E6D1B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>include vehicle, portable, and stationary demonstrations of fuel cell and hydrogen-based energy technologies;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE7BE89BE7D8645279023C86A9C0F7DE"><enum>(5)</enum><text>address the interdependency of demand for hydrogen fuel cell applications and hydrogen fuel infrastructure;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H41FF58865D704CD79FE77DDBCCB6A765"><enum>(6)</enum><text>raise awareness of hydrogen technology among the public;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD3F32FC325C24813B495368B3EF642D0"><enum>(7)</enum><text>facilitate identification of an optimum technology among competing alternatives;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7136740EE27942629700F45999EA79CF"><enum>(8)</enum><text>address distributed generation using renewable sources; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8C219BA16CB24D05BDF46CC00E6ABBF"><enum>(9)</enum><text>address applications specific to rural or remote locations, including isolated villages and islands, the National Park System, and tribal entities.</text></paragraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="subsection">The Secretary shall give preference to projects which address multiple elements contained in paragraphs (1) through (9).</continuation-text></subsection> <subsection id="H632225895C5C45E98BFC4399052F795C"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Deployment</header><text>In carrying out the programs under this section, the Secretary shall, in partnership with the private sector, conduct activities to facilitate the deployment of hydrogen energy and energy infrastructure, fuel cells, and advanced vehicle technologies.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HD7C2A11E5F4B488B00A463F6237B00C8"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Funding</header> <paragraph id="HC2885293E4AA4FF0AE94C1F8B5D49502"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall carry out the programs under this section using a competitive, merit-based review process and consistent with the generally applicable Federal laws and regulations governing awards of financial assistance, contracts, or other agreements.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H73553EE794A84252A210C7B63FB8293"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Research centers</header><text>Activities under this section may be carried out by funding nationally recognized university-based or Federal laboratory research centers.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H3E4F603AB0F04F8F820679ADD87F8C00"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Cost sharing</header> <paragraph id="H51B5770846444F76B4DDDFDD655C68E2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Research and development</header><text>Except as otherwise provided in this title, for research and development programs carried out under this title the Secretary shall require a commitment from non-Federal sources of at least 20 percent of the cost of the project. The Secretary may reduce or eliminate the non-Federal requirement under this paragraph if the Secretary determines that the research and development is of a basic or fundamental nature or involves technical analyses or educational activities.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE630B4E82DBF4151A090ED17752E7087"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Demonstration and commercial application</header><text>Except as otherwise provided in this title, the Secretary shall require at least 50 percent of the costs directly and specifically related to any demonstration or commercial application project under this title to be provided from non-Federal sources. The Secretary may reduce the non-Federal requirement under this paragraph if the Secretary determines that the reduction is necessary and appropriate considering the technological risks involved in the project and is necessary to meet the objectives of this title.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7125A13DF9724EE3888832AA3E149969"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Calculation of amount</header><text>In calculating the amount of the non-Federal commitment under paragraph (1) or (2), the Secretary may include personnel, services, equipment, and other resources.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3CCB9157100C47C193D3924F815EB185"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Size of non-federal share</header><text>The Secretary may consider the size of the non-Federal share in selecting projects.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H46EB3A156A5B428E92F5515033673DBE"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Disclosure</header><text>Section 623 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/13293">42 U.S.C. 13293</external-xref>) relating to the protection of information shall apply to projects carried out through grants, cooperative agreements, or contracts under this title.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H6C7C066F5D9546718F7405B0D7A3EA37"><enum>804.</enum><header>Interagency task force</header> <subsection id="HC441E92A3EAD4465953372B1559B800"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the President shall establish an interagency task force chaired by the Secretary with representatives from each of the following:</text> <paragraph id="HAEDE9EB9B09840CB9B8CD67C403068B5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Office of Science and Technology Policy within the Executive Office of the President.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA246391C9328446CB7329B867EC42506"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The Department of Transportation.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H258454ED770E4B84AE741143A1776362"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The Department of Defense.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H940A527905024B7DB9706FB027957CF1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The Department of Commerce (including the National Institute of Standards and Technology).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4570550F6CD247F68F92E40627574EC9"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The Department of State.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H39E68990A1124C1085A0AAC143FD4E09"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The Environmental Protection Agency.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0DBCFD5784E64DA784EC5ECC6CF92275"><enum>(7)</enum><text>The National Aeronautics and Space Administration.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8D7CFDB16AD048079F9CF5056300F0A2"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Other Federal agencies as the Secretary determines appropriate.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HCABDFFE003EF47B19E9C7B6F7B90DCAD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duties</header> <paragraph id="H13E9DB97E4D242D592CADFF727BCAB9E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Planning</header><text>The interagency task force shall work toward—</text> <subparagraph id="HCB3F9B724925477CB897AA17CC9042DA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a safe, economical, and environmentally sound fuel infrastructure for hydrogen and hydrogen-carrier fuels, including an infrastructure that supports buses and other fleet transportation;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5D56A64337374701BE66A95508E6918E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>fuel cells in government and other applications, including portable, stationary, and transportation applications;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H690C8FABC46C448F9D0223CC24C2788E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>distributed power generation, including the generation of combined heat, power, and clean fuels including hydrogen;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC3B89875C8F34CDE80005D03CFA02DDC"><enum>(D)</enum><text>uniform hydrogen codes, standards, and safety protocols; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H96AB00B94C2444A4BCC58C6CE24D50A5"><enum>(E)</enum><text>vehicle hydrogen fuel system integrity safety performance.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2B1824434E3C43D48D4C3DC8A2510029"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Activities</header><text>The interagency task force may organize workshops and conferences, may issue publications, and may create databases to carry out its duties. The interagency task force shall—</text> <subparagraph id="H696883E8A6824E23B65C54C9E9F1B33B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>foster the exchange of generic, nonproprietary information and technology among industry, academia, and government;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD1249FCEF5594CD98797762E0597424F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>develop and maintain an inventory and assessment of hydrogen, fuel cells, and other advanced technologies, including the commercial capability of each technology for the economic and environmentally safe production, distribution, delivery, storage, and use of hydrogen;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HCFB5586EDDBA4E658B722FD73D6800DD"><enum>(C)</enum><text>integrate technical and other information made available as a result of the programs and activities under this title;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HEFE5B704D165478B80733E284BE562E1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>promote the marketplace introduction of infrastructure for hydrogen fuel vehicles; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7B5A27DA0FB64B31818518BD7B54A3CA"><enum>(E)</enum><text>conduct an education program to provide hydrogen and fuel cell information to potential end-users.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HC1D852F6462D4D819B1965EE50E4A403"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Agency cooperation</header><text>The heads of all agencies, including those whose agencies are not represented on the interagency task force, shall cooperate with and furnish information to the interagency task force, the Advisory Committee, and the Department.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H458C3BD5F95840BAA9C6009BF9A0DEE6"><enum>805.</enum><header>Advisory Committee</header> <subsection id="HA362FF411A174452B0BC10E77B52BA36"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Hydrogen Technical and Fuel Cell Advisory Committee is established to advise the Secretary on the programs and activities under this title.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H4DC0CC192D894357AA9CAF6BA60075AF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Membership</header> <paragraph id="H11B60062BAE44EACBB7573036139DBDC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Members</header><text>The Advisory Committee shall be comprised of not fewer than 12 nor more than 25 members. The members shall be appointed by the Secretary to represent domestic industry, academia, professional societies, government agencies, Federal laboratories, previous advisory panels, and financial, environmental, and other appropriate organizations based on the Department’s assessment of the technical and other qualifications of committee members and the needs of the Advisory Committee.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB9B72AADF4E3459EB162958757B2046E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Terms</header><text>The term of a member of the Advisory Committee shall not be more than 3 years. The Secretary may appoint members of the Advisory Committee in a manner that allows the terms of the members serving at any time to expire at spaced intervals so as to ensure continuity in the functioning of the Advisory Committee. A member of the Advisory Committee whose term is expiring may be reappointed.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0A49A48ED98B4ED4BC6E5DF2A492C065"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Chairperson</header><text>The Advisory Committee shall have a chairperson, who is elected by the members from among their number.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HB748DEDBCCF548EBAEB2865891A4AEA7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Review</header><text>The Advisory Committee shall review and make recommendations to the Secretary on—</text> <paragraph id="H525B743561CF4BB2B9F0FFC1929FABF4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the implementation of programs and activities under this title;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD4B37D501E104D6FAED08DDB582EEAE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the safety, economical, and environmental consequences of technologies for the production, distribution, delivery, storage, or use of hydrogen energy and fuel cells; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9AE9F02A88EA4D21A95914D9FE7B04B2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the plan under section 802.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HEBAFB45AA8A4411BAD3234B9DABE2708"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Response</header> <paragraph id="H4859E1BA76A44F6BABB6624F95ED59B0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Consideration of recommendations</header><text>The Secretary shall consider, but need not adopt, any recommendations of the Advisory Committee under subsection (c).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE830325D8B71480DB3B3EBE53D43EC2E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Biennial report</header><text>The Secretary shall transmit a biennial report to Congress describing any recommendations made by the Advisory Committee since the previous report. The report shall include a description of how the Secretary has implemented or plans to implement the recommendations, or an explanation of the reasons that a recommendation will not be implemented. The report shall be transmitted along with the President’s budget proposal.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H5CA8E6C19ED64439A1D535CAA5433CF6"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Support</header><text>The Secretary shall provide resources necessary in the judgment of the Secretary for the Advisory Committee to carry out its responsibilities under this title.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H0758CCF8E4C7457195B7BBF87FBB6BF1"><enum>806.</enum><header>External review</header> <subsection id="H93486D90920B40B282C83D354E5DB08"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Plan</header><text>The Secretary shall enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences to review the plan prepared under section 802, which shall be completed not later than 6 months after the Academy receives the plan. Not later than 45 days after receiving the review, the Secretary shall transmit the review to Congress along with a plan to implement the review’s recommendations or an explanation of the reasons that a recommendation will not be implemented.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H00A62CF8689F46EDB547B0529457E169"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Additional review</header><text>The Secretary shall enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences under which the Academy will review the programs under section 803 during the fourth year following the date of enactment of this Act. The Academy’s review shall include the research priorities and technical milestones, and evaluate the progress toward achieving them. The review shall be completed not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act. Not later than 45 days after receiving the review, the Secretary shall transmit the review to Congress along with a plan to implement the review’s recommendations or an explanation for the reasons that a recommendation will not be implemented.</text></subsection></section> <section id="HE2E9D6E2995446770067D7895B4C1760"><enum>807.</enum><header>Miscellaneous provisions</header> <subsection id="HBA8598D72D89404289D4F0F020E412C1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Representation</header><text>The Secretary may represent the United States interests with respect to activities and programs under this title, in coordination with the Department of Transportation, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and other relevant Federal agencies, before governments and nongovernmental organizations including—</text> <paragraph id="HD294FCBF520545DABFC3C033008FDDC0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>other Federal, State, regional, and local governments and their representatives;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA94411C067664FABBDF65ECA178F91B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>industry and its representatives, including members of the energy and transportation industries; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2399371B569D4FAF8147853B267948E3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in consultation with the Department of State, foreign governments and their representatives including international organizations.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H32ADF9CE549142D1866E6449849535E5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Regulatory authority</header><text>Nothing in this title shall be construed to alter the regulatory authority of the Department.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H16570ABD154D4774B071A7AE4CB1E750"><enum>808.</enum><header>Savings clause</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Nothing in this title shall be construed to affect the authority of the Secretary of Transportation that may exist prior to the date of enactment of this Act with respect to—</text> <paragraph id="HB774DFBE71C040269E5D6885E78EACC3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>research into, and regulation of, hydrogen-powered vehicles fuel systems integrity, standards, and safety under subtitle VI of title 49, United States Code;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE24BE4ABE1AA4E4E8DFE1FB969335825"><enum>(2)</enum><text>regulation of hazardous materials transportation under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/51">chapter 51</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0F3EF03CE4EE42A9B016723B184F0019"><enum>(3)</enum><text>regulation of pipeline safety under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/601">chapter 601</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H26678473688A4C58B4C0E2723EB7A637"><enum>(4)</enum><text>encouragement and promotion of research, development, and deployment activities relating to advanced vehicle technologies under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/5506">section 5506</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA9C2739B3A0746438D9D234DBCF2D8F6"><enum>(5)</enum><text>regulation of motor vehicle safety under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/301">chapter 301</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H50E420DDA02042C2A5BA5098D4C8BE36"><enum>(6)</enum><text>automobile fuel economy under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/329">chapter 329</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code; or</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFDD50B01DBEC4F4BA093CA7C1AFF68C"><enum>(7)</enum><text>representation of the interests of the United States with respect to the activities and programs under the authority of title 49, United States Code.</text></paragraph></section> <section id="H4773A1F7A2E74B4EAF00D1B9F143A860"><enum>809.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this title, in addition to any amounts made available for these purposes under other Acts—</text> <paragraph id="HF906F037C7744BD69822BB23EE832E68"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$273,500,000 for fiscal year 2004;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H619D03CD06A344FEAC9B5C428D14A39C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$375,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCE0E055F80A74050AF3DEFB57B6E9CA8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>$450,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H65F7DD4B89984913BDB58E00E37FAB71"><enum>(4)</enum><text>$500,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H60C760294E504D88A4399C4CDAD5A409"><enum>(5)</enum><text>$550,000,000 for fiscal year 2008.</text></paragraph></section> <enum>IX</enum><header>Research and Development</header> <section id="H9D2A9258D7A04671B161BE4B1C15F9FD" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>901.</enum><header>Goals</header> <subsection id="H3E66081918C94385BAFDFC11A6ED2DC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In General</header><text>The Secretary shall conduct a balanced set of programs of energy research, development, demonstration, and commercial application to support Federal energy policy and programs by the Department. Such programs shall be focused on— </text> <paragraph id="HF8F76F4A4BA94BCA9107D7BD0025ACEA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>increasing the efficiency of all energy intensive sectors through conservation and improved technologies;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8C4901CE2ED647588EB66BED6002E62"><enum>(2)</enum><text>promoting diversity of energy supply;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA46E76C751DB4C808485A1339CDA8F78"><enum>(3)</enum><text>decreasing the Nation’s dependence on foreign energy supplies;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCD11C5727740405DBA7EA7A53E2DC8C5"><enum>(4)</enum><text>improving United States energy security; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE7CBA2B474E04E74BBB1ABCCEFFA342B"><enum>(5)</enum><text>decreasing the environmental impact of energy-related activities.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H4147457E73604E52BB5F00537DE78100"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Goals</header><text>The Secretary shall publish measurable 5-year cost and performance-based goals with each annual budget submission in at least the following areas:</text> <paragraph id="HA26B29E1152141228F1CDB75529752C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Energy efficiency for buildings, energy-consuming industries, and vehicles.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HAC4AAD0AC7474BEDB2D9152D5D488201"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Electric energy generation (including distributed generation), transmission, and storage.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD6E814DBF9344E08ADE6770234C43666"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Renewable energy technologies including wind power, photovoltaics, solar thermal systems, geothermal energy, hydrogen-fueled systems, biomass-based systems, biofuels, and hydropower.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6CDFFD9B4A4743019BF4574BD37600FB"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Fossil energy including power generation, onshore and offshore oil and gas resource recovery, and transportation.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H36C27DF71F2E48FEAF9B05EC3100A18F"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Nuclear energy including programs for existing and advanced reactors and education of future specialists.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HB16B76ACBE0E4F0896E7F2132D2D948"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Public comment</header><text>The Secretary shall provide mechanisms for input on the annually published goals from industry, university, and other public sources.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HE2DB40359EF947D4ADB4D82EC6AAB442"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Effect of goals</header> <paragraph id="H12A0960862D64DF700AF00B4A70D405"><enum>(1)</enum><header>No new authority or requirement</header><text>Nothing in subsection (a) or the annually published goals shall—</text> <subparagraph id="H50ADE36F71C44DF29E00731D1108D566"><enum>(A)</enum><text>create any new—</text> <clause id="H724672F523134E9FBA1EF9BDDDFCE300"><enum>(i)</enum><text>authority for any Federal agency; or</text></clause> <clause id="HAE3290B3E1E84749A3112265B7BB24DD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>requirement for any other person;</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE29A713B3DA24AD1AE86726E2E9BCF50"><enum>(B)</enum><text>be used by a Federal agency to support the establishment of regulatory standards or regulatory requirements; or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6DEBAED601944E4D82CBE4F764EE97A5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>alter the authority of the Secretary to make grants or other awards.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6D18F5C089C44BBCA3B951E005015B5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>No limitation</header><text>Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to limit the authority of the Secretary to impose conditions on grants or other awards based on the goals in subsection (a) or any subsequent modification thereto.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="HBC23DC7D3A954C229CDF970744214943"><enum>902.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For purposes of this title:</text> <paragraph id="H7573CD3F697D4FC3A2CDEE7BF27DA513"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Department</header><text>The term <term>Department</term> means the Department of Energy.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H190AAD2B821445E1B6ACE78E23BEC499"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Departmental mission</header><text>The term <term>departmental mission</term> means any of the functions vested in the Secretary of Energy by the Department of Energy Organization Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7101">42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.</external-xref>) or other law.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB0A7E4527D6949D8AB5395F7D10041B6"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Institution of higher education</header><text>The term <term>institution of higher education</term> has the meaning given that term in section 101(a) of the <act-name parsable-cite="HEA65">Higher Education Act of 1965</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1001">20 U.S.C. 1001(a)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC7DB617807F74FC29EF8DA2112CE9133"><enum>(4)</enum><header>National Laboratory</header><text>The term <term>National Laboratory</term> means any of the following laboratories owned by the Department:</text> <subparagraph id="H02047EF5725940CC96B18D474C2B1267"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Ames Laboratory.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF9BFEA5BC70A47CCB4149389744668E2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Argonne National Laboratory.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5521CB8F3FA948C68BDDD6B5A0DFDF51"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Brookhaven National Laboratory.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB9BAE8662E434578B7037BED5B76C4A"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H175E2BE58C194A0CA599FF03184C63FC"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBC770C9A2ED84D3782B6CF7DEA404E00"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H88AFBA72DE8D426183A2953E5156474"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3E562E93C9B7481795F9F3AD2460E188"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Los Alamos National Laboratory.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H51E34F50180B4C2380F9A63037CE041E"><enum>(I)</enum><text>National Energy Technology Laboratory.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H16A02864651A4B0CBE8D90E824145E92"><enum>(J)</enum><text>National Renewable Energy Laboratory.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H907C4A8FA67F4F3D92D43506FF42E291"><enum>(K)</enum><text>Oak Ridge National Laboratory.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7A678AEDF3FD49AAAA2CA300C112D388"><enum>(L)</enum><text>Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H139C337D33194BE3983208315E5D0409"><enum>(M)</enum><text>Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC5D14D1444F0489398821CBCBF7F2466"><enum>(N)</enum><text>Sandia National Laboratories.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBB33E94ECD06424F97EA1B5C68AC2E00"><enum>(O)</enum><text>Stanford Linear Accelerator Center.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD85E33C3E62A4935A5A8009593177F99"><enum>(P)</enum><text>Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF7BAB81FFCD94A8EACADF72995EE00E5"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Nonmilitary energy laboratory</header><text>The term <term>nonmilitary energy laboratory</term> means the laboratories listed in paragraph (4), except for those listed in subparagraphs (G), (H), and (N).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H35B4861DCD874E0FAF8F974C4D52B43C"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Energy.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE8ACCDD8EB38406D87025FF98FCFCBDA"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Single-purpose research facility</header><text>The term <term>single-purpose research facility</term> means any of the primarily single-purpose entities owned by the Department or any other organization of the Department designated by the Secretary.</text></paragraph></section> <subtitle id="HFC6D74C05192441B92FE4503FE9A8D2"><enum>A</enum><header>Energy Efficiency</header> <section id="HC6256B9150AF48A393C747DFA6B1364"><enum>904.</enum><header>Energy efficiency</header> <subsection id="HF0C8EB8346F141F6AC70DF47AFC598D1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The following sums are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for energy efficiency and conservation research, development, demonstration, and commercial application activities, including activities authorized under this subtitle:</text> <paragraph id="HEA8A7AA4A953433D802D77785D00903B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2004, $616,000,000.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBF3D0F0E823A43C6A70562869FD765B3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2005, $695,000,000.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H507A79C9DD444707AB0550BF22250189"><enum>(3)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2006, $772,000,000.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H59A725220777453CA50947D150362B22"><enum>(4)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2007, $865,000,000.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC434F60B7FB54EB9AEF94C7ECE3C1BAA"><enum>(5)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2008, $920,000,000.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H4DB7D1A8D84F4523973172AA3C102859"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Allocations</header><text>From amounts authorized under subsection (a), the following sums are authorized:</text> <paragraph id="H3547BF2F96C34F91AD30FAEEDE8964DF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>For activities under section 905—</text> <subparagraph id="H214E38371AF14026ABECE8576E6D406"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2004, $20,000,000;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0988392B42E64EF28DAD357FCB857E57"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2005, $30,000,000;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H07B1085045C644EBAD69820611819FE7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2006, $50,000,000;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7A2AE80FC7F74B78B37807ACBC482F8C"><enum>(D)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2007, $50,000,000; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6BD549E5259A4DAAB348C93DB4915FA6"><enum>(E)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2008, $50,000,000.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8DF34B6145EA49508F3EE00057774496"><enum>(2)</enum><text>For activities under section 907—</text> <subparagraph id="HF4831DF76DE243529E59BE347C5D8D5B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2004, $4,000,000; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7110AC333FBB400A8C4B26BCFD4DD7EA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2008, $7,000,000.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H76474AEEBC7C4C2CBE08420094BF76D3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>For activities under section 908—</text> <subparagraph id="HC47B5C4EE9AC43248E302E43B5D22928"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2004, $20,000,000;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF787CC00C3044D7EB42E1DE270324638"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2005, $25,000,000;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE29E9E11B0CB4A3CBBC46DC39972CDC5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2006, $30,000,000;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB3D382E4EA474AF296542318EB4C9C00"><enum>(D)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2007, $35,000,000; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8E26314E6E8241E3A884D2AF363BBB6F"><enum>(E)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2008, $40,000,000.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC3344FE372CC4DE6A629F2004455D5EE"><enum>(4)</enum><text>For activities under section 909, $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2008.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HD83100B2E65D4A0A8E4C008BE0AA93E9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Extended authorization</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for activities under section 905, $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2013.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H0CC05A3F15DB46FDAA619B77A8617FE2"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Limitation on use of funds</header><text>None of the funds authorized to be appropriated under this section may be used for—</text> <paragraph id="H0120438B7AFF4D66B420ECCE903DF7D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the issuance and implementation of energy efficiency regulations;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H476B485BB3664A23BD3CB2B09723D2C7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Weatherization Assistance Program under part A of title IV of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6861">42 U.S.C. 6861 et seq.</external-xref>);</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H90332E9E1090444895BBF8CA598EBD83"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the State Energy Program under part D of title III of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6321">42 U.S.C. 6321 et seq.</external-xref>); or</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HED8FDEDB490A4A52968E672512354746"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the Federal Energy Management Program under part 3 of title V of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8251">42 U.S.C. 8251 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H4E9468E6789C4655B4FFB92E3232F471"><enum>905.</enum><header>Next generation lighting initiative</header> <subsection id="H6E4BA8D018AD40F9854196C58CC75985"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall carry out a Next Generation Lighting Initiative in accordance with this section to support research, development, demonstration, and commercial application activities related to advanced solid-state lighting technologies based on white light emitting diodes.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HEF133227F9384868BE8B4DF46CD21B2D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Objectives</header><text>The objectives of the initiative shall be to develop advanced solid-state organic and inorganic lighting technologies based on white light emitting diodes that, compared to incandescent and fluorescent lighting technologies, are longer lasting; more energy-efficient; and cost-competitive, and have less environmental impact.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H761C91218FED4883ACDCEF07AA5F3DAC"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Industry alliance</header><text>The Secretary shall, not later than 3 months after the date of enactment of this section, competitively select an Industry Alliance to represent participants that are private, for-profit firms which, as a group, are broadly representative of United States solid state lighting research, development, infrastructure, and manufacturing expertise as a whole.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H617EF05881764AA1A7956E90303D30D1"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Research</header> <paragraph id="H7AF7708273C743C3BF77C108C608140"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall carry out the research activities of the Next Generation Lighting Initiative through competitively awarded grants to researchers, including Industry Alliance participants, National Laboratories, and institutions of higher education.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC66BC90797934822B72D00C2696DA3A9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Assistance from the industry alliance</header><text>The Secretary shall annually solicit from the Industry Alliance—</text> <subparagraph id="HF3A3F15831094023AF8FB1243D25C022"><enum>(A)</enum><text>comments to identify solid-state lighting technology needs;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC59951D253304457A171676DA2E9189E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>assessment of the progress of the Initiative’s research activities; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H162CAE11C5354A2B81BD9FF773741956"><enum>(C)</enum><text>assistance in annually updating solid-state lighting technology roadmaps.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0E232AB89DA44C79ACF1E304873B4E27"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Availability of information and roadmaps</header><text>The information and roadmaps under paragraph (2) shall be available to the public and public response shall be solicited by the Secretary.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H987C635F596943CA97A2C3A788F408F7"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Development, demonstration, and commercial application</header><text>The Secretary shall carry out a development, demonstration, and commercial application program for the Next Generation Lighting Initiative through competitively selected awards. The Secretary may give preference to participants of the Industry Alliance selected pursuant to subsection (c).</text></subsection> <subsection id="H7DE2D4D0E2D84F4481E5F5204424B360"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Intellectual property</header><text>The Secretary may require, in accordance with the authorities provided in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/35/202">section 202(a)(ii)</external-xref> of title 35, United States Code, section 152 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/2182">42 U.S.C. 2182</external-xref>), and section 9 of the Federal Nonnuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5908">42 U.S.C. 5908</external-xref>), that—</text> <paragraph id="HA63FD3FDDBAC48A59D854DA11EF9C50"><enum>(1)</enum><text>for any new invention resulting from activities under subsection (d)—</text> <subparagraph id="H97620B38DF624620AF00BFB8AD98D85"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Industry Alliance members that are active participants in research, development, and demonstration activities related to the advanced solid-state lighting technologies that are the subject of this section shall be granted first option to negotiate with the invention owner nonexclusive licenses and royalties for uses of the invention related to solid-state lighting on terms that are reasonable under the circumstances; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8002BE8D90BC42619B34C17EECEE79B7"><enum>(B)</enum> <clause id="H4D367B6D34814C5A8C7603001DA04B54" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text>for 1 year after a United States patent is issued for the invention, the patent holder shall not negotiate any license or royalty with any entity that is not a participant in the Industry Alliance described in subparagraph (A); and</text></clause> <clause id="HFA8E346F8E4241F4BC23168BD404BD77" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>during the year described in clause (i), the invention owner shall negotiate nonexclusive licenses and royalties in good faith with any interested participant in the Industry Alliance described in subparagraph (A); and</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8444C0C7984549DB8354F1E58275001B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>such other terms as the Secretary determines are required to promote accelerated commercialization of inventions made under the Initiative.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HD13A125A782745529F47B05FD5BA8FB"><enum>(g)</enum><header>National academy review</header><text>The Secretary shall enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct periodic reviews of the Next Generation Lighting Initiative. The Academy shall review the research priorities, technical milestones, and plans for technology transfer and progress towards achieving them. The Secretary shall consider the results of such reviews in evaluating the information obtained under subsection (d)(2).</text></subsection> <subsection id="H30AAFED49FEF45B3B55D00200044CBA2"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>As used in this section:</text> <paragraph id="H1E17B785E77E48F3A4E6AF85CDA4899D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Advanced solid-state lighting</header><text>The term <quote>advanced solid-state lighting</quote> means a semiconducting device package and delivery system that produces white light using externally applied voltage.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8F4012115CE34003BF4E002D2FCD95DB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Research</header><text>The term <quote>research</quote> includes research on the technologies, materials, and manufacturing processes required for white light emitting diodes.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H46D4AC533B1F4B098CFAB9D867F1FC3E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Industry alliance</header><text>The term <quote>Industry Alliance</quote> means an entity selected by the Secretary under subsection (c).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9575925972CE49448E79847100005D22"><enum>(4)</enum><header>White light emitting diode</header><text>The term <quote>white light emitting diode</quote> means a semiconducting package, utilizing either organic or inorganic materials, that produces white light using externally applied voltage.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="HE04405A4254F4AAEBDC551D39B6BA78B"><enum>906.</enum><header>National building performance initiative</header> <subsection id="HC3C0D70210044A76AB6CF095D75F8D23"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Interagency group</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall establish an interagency group to develop, in coordination with the advisory committee established under subsection (e), a National Building Performance Initiative (in this section referred to as the <quote>Initiative</quote>). The interagency group shall be co-chaired by appropriate officials of the Department and the Department of Commerce, who shall jointly arrange for the provision of necessary administrative support to the group.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H8569A0CB3B8B42CD9377009F616B3D32"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Integration of efforts</header><text>The Initiative, working with the National Institute of Building Sciences, shall integrate Federal, State, and voluntary private sector efforts to reduce the costs of construction, operation, maintenance, and renovation of commercial, industrial, institutional, and residential buildings.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H15E16076AB014E60960477700117BCE5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Plan</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the interagency group shall submit to Congress a plan for carrying out the appropriate Federal role in the Initiative. The plan shall include—</text> <paragraph id="H01E081ADA6EE4AAAAF6CC2F86B74119C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of systems and materials for new construction and retrofit relating to the building envelope and building system components; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF3DA6197A17E487B94581B9E43361275"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the collection, analysis, and dissemination of research results and other pertinent information on enhancing building performance to industry, government entities, and the public.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HE7D78274400A4C718100082BAE102EFD"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Department of energy role</header><text>Within the Federal portion of the Initiative, the Department shall be the lead agency for all aspects of building performance related to use and conservation of energy.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H7C9305D4B9AD4832A43BD1006F0083F9"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Advisory committee</header> <paragraph id="H7D1ADF9542774EFBB991E2AABA2CCBED"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce and the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, shall establish an advisory committee to—</text> <subparagraph id="H62914B085C2C43E2A54E4CB4E04C2C2E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>analyze and provide recommendations on potential private sector roles and participation in the Initiative; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB75475253B064FD0AA6598D6600075B4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>review and provide recommendations on the plan described in subsection (c).</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFA838E76C72D408EB9CBBFCA1D1FD8DE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>Membership of the advisory committee shall include representatives with a broad range of appropriate expertise, including expertise in—</text> <subparagraph id="HE208BE206D6F4D7CA2B316B1F1634A2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>building research and technology;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H29B02B041BDE49DA99648DF22DCCCCB7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>architecture, engineering, and building materials and systems; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB843786758844D94BB6066F0D1408919"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the residential, commercial, and industrial sectors of the construction industry.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HE2EE14A457C948D6B07200A7B01636DE"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Construction</header><text>Nothing in this section provides any Federal agency with new authority to regulate building performance.</text></subsection></section> <section id="HBB6ECFC2039D4F7B91F9ACF07B7923A7"><enum>907.</enum><header>Secondary electric vehicle battery use program</header> <subsection id="H9D3D31DA1F9942BC9BBB89555104D240"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>For purposes of this section:</text> <paragraph id="H4D22559AB183425B9E002E594DE9A74D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Associated equipment</header><text>The term <quote>associated equipment</quote> means equipment located where the batteries will be used that is necessary to enable the use of the energy stored in the batteries.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HEB8A758913D74074BC14C1582942E924"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Battery</header><text>The term <quote>battery</quote> means an energy storage device that previously has been used to provide motive power in a vehicle powered in whole or in part by electricity.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HFA6B2E4DE8344FB7B8C8D64D86C66E00"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Program</header><text>The Secretary shall establish and conduct a research, development, demonstration, and commercial application program for the secondary use of batteries if the Secretary finds that there are sufficient numbers of such batteries to support the program. The program shall be—</text> <paragraph id="H42A13F0E60E548D582762D11DC38131F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>designed to demonstrate the use of batteries in secondary applications, including utility and commercial power storage and power quality;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H40D389BAD92E4786865707ECB290A809"><enum>(2)</enum><text>structured to evaluate the performance, including useful service life and costs, of such batteries in field operations, and the necessary supporting infrastructure, including reuse and disposal of batteries; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9A6135486B364A30A6AA2D0882D5FECC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>coordinated with ongoing secondary battery use programs at the National Laboratories and in industry.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HEC2B963BFCDC442C9F3EDDB11393BEE4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Solicitation</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, if the Secretary finds under subsection (b) that there are sufficient numbers of batteries to support the program, the Secretary shall solicit proposals to demonstrate the secondary use of batteries and associated equipment and supporting infrastructure in geographic locations throughout the United States. The Secretary may make additional solicitations for proposals if the Secretary determines that such solicitations are necessary to carry out this section.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HFB15BE3AEBBD434DB42981EB001F3CF0"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Selection of proposals</header> <paragraph id="H5E62AFDA710A4F039DE854AF62A67203"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall, not later than 90 days after the closing date established by the Secretary for receipt of proposals under subsection (c), select up to 5 proposals which may receive financial assistance under this section, subject to the availability of appropriations.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H96CA4162E41049A8A9FC422009329793"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Diversity; environmental effect</header><text>In selecting proposals, the Secretary shall consider diversity of battery type, geographic and climatic diversity, and life-cycle environmental effects of the approaches.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H021A6CCC28DF4DF1AD9B46069C7DE3C5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>No 1 project selected under this section shall receive more than 25 percent of the funds authorized for the program under this section.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC9CFE8282E7F413EAF7DE74555CEBF3"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Optimization of federal resources</header><text>The Secretary shall consider the extent of involvement of State or local government and other persons in each demonstration project to optimize use of Federal resources.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H925977DBABE443FDB73B033442A6B070"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Other criteria</header><text>The Secretary may consider such other criteria as the Secretary considers appropriate.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HFD9A2226FE144B4BB2B8D4272E50717D"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Conditions</header><text>The Secretary shall require that—</text> <paragraph id="HA4CB071F706B42BA9DD9ECE981EB8C0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>relevant information be provided to the Department, the users of the batteries, the proposers, and the battery manufacturers;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8068A97E758C46179958721FCD65876E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the proposer provide at least 50 percent of the costs associated with the proposal; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HAD0E0E322F13451D8DC735A3BAED0B1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the proposer provide to the Secretary such information regarding the disposal of the batteries as the Secretary may require to ensure that the proposer disposes of the batteries in accordance with applicable law.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H438C78857180435A0065F8E4F2D20710"><enum>908.</enum><header>Energy efficiency science initiative</header> <subsection id="H7D1A0E6646434190870237D675691B5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary shall establish an Energy Efficiency Science Initiative to be managed by the Assistant Secretary in the Department with responsibility for energy conservation under section 203(a)(9) of the Department of Energy Organization Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7133">42 U.S.C. 7133(a)(9)</external-xref>), in consultation with the Director of the Office of Science, for grants to be competitively awarded and subject to peer review for research relating to energy efficiency.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H499E7D62E7AF4CB08B6CCB7D24006E70"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The Secretary shall submit to Congress, along with the President’s annual budget request under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1105">section 1105(a)</external-xref> of title 31, United States Code, a report on the activities of the Energy Efficiency Science Initiative, including a description of the process used to award the funds and an explanation of how the research relates to energy efficiency.</text></subsection></section> <section id="HD45ABD09A90849CD9F3FF239AC55005F"><enum>909.</enum><header>Electric motor control technology</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary shall conduct a research, development, demonstration, and commercial application program on advanced control devices to improve the energy efficiency of electric motors used in heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and comparable systems.</text></section> <section id="HC7EAFCD53EB54277811F9FFABB3043A6"><enum>910.</enum><header>Advanced energy technology transfer centers</header> <subsection id="H00B93FA42FCC48B9ABCA74465CDF084"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Grants</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall make grants to nonprofit institutions, State and local governments, or universities (or consortia thereof), to establish a geographically dispersed network of Advanced Energy Technology Transfer Centers, to be located in areas the Secretary determines have the greatest need of the services of such Centers.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H4FF9260D75EE42ECAEF412E5CC737DFC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Activities</header> <paragraph id="H9F28653BD8754A70B538D576229529C1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Each Center shall operate a program to encourage demonstration and commercial application of advanced energy methods and technologies through education and outreach to building and industrial professionals, and to other individuals and organizations with an interest in efficient energy use.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCA2363BD736B4B7E99496579953B7020"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Advisory panel</header><text>Each Center shall establish an advisory panel to advise the Center on how best to accomplish the activities under paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HD0081972B9E64F108E59DFD3EF46759"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Application</header><text>A person seeking a grant under this section shall submit to the Secretary an application in such form and containing such information as the Secretary may require. The Secretary may award a grant under this section to an entity already in existence if the entity is otherwise eligible under this section.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HCA9157BBF74A4754B5EEA4469EF8C1DD"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Selection criteria</header><text>The Secretary shall award grants under this section on the basis of the following criteria, at a minimum:</text> <paragraph id="H02674D3F90484A91B586008809959DD3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The ability of the applicant to carry out the activities in subsection (b).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H607F2C1DB1A345E79DF5F1FA490060CF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The extent to which the applicant will coordinate the activities of the Center with other entities, such as State and local governments, utilities, and educational and research institutions.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H55B64C7C20544025BF6ECB2CC55BABC2"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Matching funds</header><text>The Secretary shall require a non-Federal matching requirement of at least 50 percent of the costs of establishing and operating each Center.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HD6D310597F6A4100B41961DBD0D9CC5E"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Advisory committee</header><text>The Secretary shall establish an advisory committee to advise the Secretary on the establishment of Centers under this section. The advisory committee shall be composed of individuals with expertise in the area of advanced energy methods and technologies, including at least 1 representative from—</text> <paragraph id="H369B7BE8CF1C4DF69250DCFD19FDF25"><enum>(1)</enum><text>State or local energy offices;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H812AD82CD4A04A14AF52573E595E8BEE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>energy professionals;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE046B37AABD741B4AF9FA4D286CD15A9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>trade or professional associations;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2177A2E8E9D34B5DA91D8F9759031E43"><enum>(4)</enum><text>architects, engineers, or construction professionals;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC98BB7CC02974BBCB976E21F8D2DE68"><enum>(5)</enum><text>manufacturers;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H60DFAF902DEC4F899F087B3BA45606EE"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the research community; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB96D9332F5104EB2A8166F8E94AEEAED"><enum>(7)</enum><text>nonprofit energy or environmental organizations.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HAE71BCFC0E2E45C1A529C5C854DB43"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>For purposes of this section:</text> <paragraph id="H0FC4F2D5CED74CDFBF81F2C99E40B0ED"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Advanced energy methods and technologies</header><text>The term <quote>advanced energy methods and technologies</quote> means all methods and technologies that promote energy efficiency and conservation, including distributed generation technologies, and life-cycle analysis of energy use.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H000C20A00D0841008B46CDCE665B8F13"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Center</header><text>The term <quote>Center</quote> means an Advanced Energy Technology Transfer Center established pursuant to this section.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H04FC8607D3CD4B06007600073CC25700"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Distributed generation</header><text>The term <quote>distributed generation</quote> means an electric power generation facility that is designed to serve retail electric consumers at or near the facility site.</text></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle> <subtitle id="H7CD9853F99454FE696B4A8C565AB00D6"><enum>B</enum><header>Distributed Energy and Electric Energy Systems</header> <section id="H94970F96DAE24DE8B4DB62EE989D6C6D"><enum>911.</enum><header>Distributed energy and electric energy systems</header> <subsection id="H29AE7F0D06C4476500F286119C97CCDE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The following sums are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for distributed energy and electric energy systems activities, including activities authorized under this subtitle:</text> <paragraph id="H0BE9C95898024D66B566CC9D36B4985B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2004, $190,000,000.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFB9B8800A5B4461BA11EDE04A02DD629"><enum>(2)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2005, $200,000,000.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H52DE94771B794742B4941E26278B08D0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2006, $220,000,000.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5573403487324BB786A35E2C4C5EA925"><enum>(4)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2007, $240,000,000.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF40B1A6B994A4C1ABF72323259773904"><enum>(5)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2008, $260,000,000.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HCFC25341341E4DF99D00A7AE96941E27"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Micro-cogeneration energy technology</header><text>From amounts authorized under subsection (a), $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 and 2005 is authorized for activities under section 914.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H259EBD2F45874FBE8510AFD048E92F64"><enum>912.</enum><header>Hybrid distributed power systems</header> <subsection id="H762CA24CF5914C46BBE45EF46000B04B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop and transmit to Congress a strategy for a comprehensive research, development, demonstration, and commercial application program to develop hybrid distributed power systems that combine—</text> <paragraph id="HE8825159579F47DDBBAB5E004C8B2BF5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>1 or more renewable electric power generation technologies of 10 megawatts or less located near the site of electric energy use; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC11ADEBB8F3D4D21B59231611665BFF7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>nonintermittent electric power generation technologies suitable for use in a distributed power system.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HB1E4852819BA4A2FBBA26BB8EE713354"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The strategy shall—</text> <paragraph id="H6AC3861895014C5990DBDABDAB57481"><enum>(1)</enum><text>identify the needs best met with such hybrid distributed power systems and the technological barriers to the use of such systems;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H164758BC80DD46FC9B86D6799831C1CA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provide for the development of methods to design, test, integrate into systems, and operate such hybrid distributed power systems;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1919A2A3C5CE45B6A773847FF584EFF4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>include, as appropriate, research, development, demonstration, and commercial application on related technologies needed for the adoption of such hybrid distributed power systems, including energy storage devices and environmental control technologies;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6599F76D26B04349BC87ACE3B1B85D5"><enum>(4)</enum><text>include research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of interconnection technologies for communications and controls of distributed generation architectures, particularly technologies promoting real-time response to power market information and physical conditions on the electrical grid; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H620C4895627A44F989EDF3032847A7F8"><enum>(5)</enum><text>describe how activities under the strategy will be integrated with other research, development, demonstration, and commercial application activities supported by the Department related to electric power technologies.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H6DC72EA6D1E44726B62EE31696A261CC"><enum>913.</enum><header>High power density industry program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"> The Secretary shall establish a comprehensive research, development, demonstration, and commercial application program to improve energy efficiency of high power density facilities, including data centers, server farms, and telecommunications facilities. Such program shall consider technologies that provide significant improvement in thermal controls, metering, load management, peak load reduction, or the efficient cooling of electronics.</text></section> <section id="HAF884ECA8B394C1CB0B9C8CF4C13D095"><enum>914.</enum><header>Micro-cogeneration energy technology</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"> The Secretary shall make competitive, merit-based grants to consortia for the development of micro-cogeneration energy technology. The consortia shall explore—</text> <paragraph id="H2FBC17FC2844466696D005095E51FC7D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the use of small-scale combined heat and power in residential heating appliances; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H78140F0544C140C79E1703855C9F9962"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the use of excess power to operate other appliances within the residence and supply excess generated power to the power grid.</text></paragraph></section> <section id="HEC0E2BC6C3534A07BDED141288D3451B"><enum>915.</enum><header>Distributed energy technology demonstration program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"> The Secretary, within the sums authorized under section 911(a), may provide financial assistance to coordinating consortia of interdisciplinary participants for demonstrations designed to accelerate the utilization of distributed energy technologies, such as fuel cells, microturbines, reciprocating engines, thermally activated technologies, and combined heat and power systems, in highly energy intensive commercial applications.</text></section> <section id="H8C5E30B8911E4F6A9E6700B16B89FD72"><enum>916.</enum><header>Reciprocating power</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"> The Secretary shall conduct a research, development, and demonstration program regarding fuel system optimization and emissions reduction after-treatment technologies for industrial reciprocating engines. Such after-treatment technologies shall use processes that reduce emissions by recirculating exhaust gases and shall be designed to be retrofitted to any new or existing diesel or natural gas engine used for power generation, peaking power generation, combined heat and power, or compression.</text></section></subtitle> <subtitle id="H58F69B61F8534D109950BE56CEA87CD"><enum>C</enum><header>Renewable energy</header> <section id="HAA2E2C1EE99B4CD68EB4F9B0043EF74"><enum>918.</enum><header>Renewable energy</header> <subsection id="H4B31784C591C48589EA3F9E3EB00C829"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The following sums are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for renewable energy research, development, demonstration, and commercial application activities, including activities authorized under this subtitle:</text> <paragraph id="H4051AE1E2ED045DBB066F8427413BC00"><enum>(1)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2004, $480,000,000.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H55BD4E6CEBBB412883A3C0100380B00"><enum>(2)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2005, $550,000,000.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBE02DBC2CE3D4CA0A4423794905ED510"><enum>(3)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2006, $610,000,000.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3AAA4ED26FAC4A9F96E0DE58AD1C5D50"><enum>(4)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2007, $659,000,000.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H59B93664C527437AADEDA4EBC0E7A69C"><enum>(5)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2008, $710,000,000.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H520F43B4D2034312A079221319A0A9A7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Bioenergy</header><text>From the amounts authorized under subsection (a), the following sums are authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 919:</text> <paragraph id="HFC9D0177E7F64FFB888DDE2613870028"><enum>(1)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2004, $135,425,000.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3CF286D6409D48E88543389FF8875CFE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2005, $155,600,000.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7F04B315CF1E4F6C8092FAE98761E0FC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2006, $167,650,000.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HAF16ABAF18174CF7B4E0DAD19F86C161"><enum>(4)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2007, $180,000,000.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBB0045930DB8449AA954EB16C0A1A435"><enum>(5)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2008, $192,000,000.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HE64ECF3238574ECB89C37990CF11E663"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Concentrating solar power</header><text>From amounts authorized under subsection (a), the following sums are authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 920:</text> <paragraph id="HD66FAF0A552342FA8C4349675D60AB28"><enum>(1)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2004, $20,000,000.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6B523E82E0074C0E9955D6571C5DECEE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2005, $40,000,000.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA9B8F61BE45B49BB80101CE926001FF9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>For each of fiscal years 2006, 2007 and 2008, $50,000,000.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H17186052E97B45FE8777D9BF772E8B98"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Public buildings</header><text>From the amounts authorized under subsection (a), $30,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2004 through 2008 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 922.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H8374DD2408B74BB0AA8B9846E6D9AD09"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Limits on use of funds</header> <paragraph id="H1E703EAEB159441B9E0073CA0688FAA4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>No funds for Renewable Support and Implementation</header><text>None of the funds authorized to be appropriated under this section may be used for Renewable Support and Implementation.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H755E8A93FBE548988074701CFD23D299"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Grants</header><text>Of the funds authorized under subsection (b), not less than $5,000,000 for each fiscal year shall be made available for grants to Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribal Colleges, and Hispanic-Serving Institutions.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1F8DBF9374AB40CFAE7600DB70AB368E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Regional field verification Program</header><text>Of the funds authorized under subsection (a), not less than $4,000,000 for each fiscal year shall be made available for the Regional Field Verification Program of the Department.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H030575F361524FBDA3566D2DBF94B2E1"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Off-stream pumped storage hydropower</header><text>Of the funds authorized under subsection (a), such sums as may be necessary shall be made available for demonstration projects of off-stream pumped storage hydropower.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H1CCED7891DD6493C8335522CCEF3FC0"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>In carrying out this subtitle, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, shall demonstrate the use of advanced wind power technology, including combined use with coal gasification; biomass; geothermal energy systems; and other renewable energy technologies to assist in delivering electricity to rural and remote locations.</text></subsection></section> <section id="HB3BE1B30441E4FF191E88C0780358900"><enum>919.</enum><header>Bioenergy programs</header> <subsection id="H868DAC7DB4514AD397F64F02C01C4C56"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>For the purposes of this section:</text> <paragraph id="H20C035B4E3C045DDADCC02DEF0541759"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The term <term>agricultural byproducts</term> includes waste products, including poultry fat and poultry waste.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3662B2E44A44423DAEB9C108F740E22F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The term <term>cellulosic biomass</term> means any portion of a crop containing lignocellulose or hemicellulose, including barley grain, grapeseed, forest thinnings, rice bran, rice hulls, rice straw, soybean matter, and sugarcane bagasse, or any crop grown specifically for the purpose of producing cellulosic feedstocks.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H76CAF15DC0AF406792F04FA2B6B1B9E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Program</header><text>The Secretary shall conduct a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application for bioenergy, including—</text> <paragraph id="HEF3CC3545EA445F6AE55CA3D7D74CBE2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>biopower energy systems;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD5C2AD4C4BF648BC80774100D167C5D4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>biofuels;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDB02A3D815284C73AF286644882600FC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>bio-based products;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA718AE8C616547C9A42062FE1CE075B8"><enum>(4)</enum><text>integrated biorefineries that may produce biopower, biofuels, and bio-based products;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H74BDDF0A3B2D4CFEA66953D1FF67DE47"><enum>(5)</enum><text>cross-cutting research and development in feedstocks and enzymes; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1CDC90B2BB05460E966CBC475FE53ECF"><enum>(6)</enum><text>economic analysis.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H0CB1861B61A44095A8F1E4323FD7BD2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Biofuels and bio-based products</header><text>The goals of the biofuels and bio-based products programs shall be to develop, in partnership with industry—</text> <paragraph id="HFE2160939B304E7EB6B364792656C000"><enum>(1)</enum><text>advanced biochemical and thermochemical conversion technologies capable of making biofuels that are price-competitive with gasoline or diesel in either internal combustion engines or fuel cell-powered vehicles, and bio-based products from a variety of feedstocks, including grains, cellulosic biomass, and other agricultural byproducts; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H60522F14FC89420084D102477C5D6B8E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>advanced biotechnology processes capable of making biofuels and bio-based products with emphasis on development of biorefinery technologies using enzyme-based processing systems.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="HBB0AC50861344A32A33F1EAAB46D334F"><enum>920.</enum><header>Concentrating solar power research and development Program</header> <subsection id="HADCBDA34A6F1404FAD5CA18F5395C701"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall conduct a program of research and development to evaluate the potential of concentrating solar power for hydrogen production, including cogeneration approaches for both hydrogen and electricity. Such program shall take advantage of existing facilities to the extent possible and shall include—</text> <paragraph id="H1F530B94CC1B43D9B9827ECAE58DB009"><enum>(1)</enum><text>development of optimized technologies that are common to both electricity and hydrogen production;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBC78E1955D7C49C4B2C653CA175E50F9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>evaluation of thermochemical cycles for hydrogen production at the temperatures attainable with concentrating solar power;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA4FB2BA63993489280757636952D004C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>evaluation of materials issues for the thermochemical cycles described in paragraph (2);</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H619970502347495E94540182F8830088"><enum>(4)</enum><text>system architectures and economics studies; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB9D180FC079B47D1B5265843CA002E9F"><enum>(5)</enum><text>coordination with activities in the Advanced Reactor Hydrogen Cogeneration Project on high temperature materials, thermochemical cycles, and economic issues.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H6F9E61D8D94C4CD489FD2376E9FB43D5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Assessment</header><text>In carrying out the program under this section, the Secretary shall—</text> <paragraph id="H89CDB025AA8344AB93AB00368C092EB7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>assess conflicting guidance on the economic potential of concentrating solar power for electricity production received from the National Research Council report entitled <quote>Renewable Power Pathways: A Review of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Renewable Energy Programs</quote> in 2000 and subsequent Department-funded reviews of that report; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF94ABFF64B7B4116BBDEF4EF24072D8C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provide an assessment of the potential impact of the technology before, or concurrent with, submission of the fiscal year 2006 budget.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HB9DDDA73706446C3BFF3498897FBD644"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide a report to Congress on the economic and technical potential for electricity or hydrogen production, with or without cogeneration, with concentrating solar power, including the economic and technical feasibility of potential construction of a pilot demonstration facility suitable for commercial production of electricity or hydrogen from concentrating solar power.</text></subsection></section> <section id="HAF61F9B0F98F448797C74E2E78EF8978"><enum>921.</enum><header>Miscellaneous projects</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary may conduct research, development, demonstration, and commercial application programs for—</text> <paragraph id="H723DC4DBA266406AA500CD72F802A166"><enum>(1)</enum><text>ocean energy, including wave energy; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBD641F94DAE749A09076322F018825E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the combined use of renewable energy technologies with one another and with other energy technologies, including the combined use of wind power and coal gasification technologies.</text></paragraph></section> <section id="H07D1C86679AD4BC59D97A1581EF15783"><enum>922.</enum><header>Renewable energy in public buildings</header> <subsection id="HE5099760D60C42AF95662BE79D0040AE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Demonstration and Technology transfer Program</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a program for the demonstration of innovative technologies for solar and other renewable energy sources in buildings owned or operated by a State or local government, and for the dissemination of information resulting from such demonstration to interested parties.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HF0605FE1ABBB4BC19151AA4448BB9288"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limit on Federal funding</header><text>The Secretary shall provide under this section no more than 40 percent of the incremental costs of the solar or other renewable energy source project funded.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H5C397D3089854C1CAF90DC4F8DE3D700"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>As part of the application for awards under this section, the Secretary shall require all applicants—</text> <paragraph id="H1591911E1F274138A6CDAAF816F224B2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to demonstrate a continuing commitment to the use of solar and other renewable energy sources in buildings they own or operate; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB94538CC44D34D098EE3FD1C10C57826"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to state how they expect any award to further their transition to the significant use of renewable energy.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H660C2804E69A4ECD8BF942AFEE387B3C"><enum>923.</enum><header>Study of marine renewable energy options</header> <subsection id="H02387944757B49B7A6B9E27F08C47491"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study on—</text> <paragraph id="H7D668F0B675F471296C4E88B8750A86B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the feasibility of various methods of renewable generation of energy from the ocean, including energy from waves, tides, currents, and thermal gradients; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H49342CBE7F0042D3A914E45528FCA2C1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the research, development, demonstration, and commercial application activities required to make marine renewable energy generation competitive with other forms of electricity generation.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H35B9295A7D614391AFA5DA58611868B7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Transmittal</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit the study to Congress along with the Secretary’s recommendations for implementing the results of the study.</text></subsection></section></subtitle> <subtitle id="H041AEA34A2054DFFA8D59BD84E98FE20"><enum>D</enum><header>Nuclear energy</header> <section id="H0BE648CEE87343E79B85762F7BB4E2AD"><enum>924.</enum><header>Nuclear energy</header> <subsection id="H3D319665B2904B229B956C4DC7CD319C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Core programs</header><text>The following sums are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for nuclear energy research, development, demonstration, and commercial application activities, including activities authorized under this subtitle, other than those described in subsection (b):</text> <paragraph id="HDCB7542FC1B94F51B4B81E97AD008205"><enum>(1)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2004, $273,000,000.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCACF5948D8134920A2E2D4B7E532C8A2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2005, $355,000,000.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H08E371EFFF654B2785009146F2A633C7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2006, $430,000,000.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5824DFDE5B5C496400A6D7E27B1BB20"><enum>(4)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2007, $455,000,000.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H50915BB008B94954AC1EDB3300EE9116"><enum>(5)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2008, $545,000,000.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H0F7640220B034EC9823B8D0963003300"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Nuclear infrastructure support</header><text>The following sums are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for activities under section 925(e):</text> <paragraph id="H68CB8832E6C64EF08CC59264378FD54D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2004, $125,000,000.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H966E8AAA0B824208A22CBD4D7FFEAB5C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2005, $130,000,000.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4861EC2BB34C4330A7C820AC6C10004C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2006, $135,000,000.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H47CA7DFD44A7484FB13063C0893EC3A8"><enum>(4)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2007, $140,000,000.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H06EA18F7EF0E49A796821D441B151DC8"><enum>(5)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2008, $145,000,000.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H26C1EB4E9902450895360900FB58F4B4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Allocations</header><text>From amounts authorized under subsection (a), the following sums are authorized:</text> <paragraph id="H9E633BE6042D4CEAA9BF93A7E7567EAD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>For activities under section 926—</text> <subparagraph id="HB4098EEC25C84A10A98000390261BAF0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2004, $140,000,000;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H16A9BF2740854358BFB794BC59908C72"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2005, $145,000,000;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2CC1813D9FB7446AAD7389C1F72BAC31"><enum>(C)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2006, $150,000,000;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H54DF8DA910214C64BBBEFCF823CEB8D4"><enum>(D)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2007, $155,000,000; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD1D2451EDA6E45EA9B236E3F11BFBDB6"><enum>(E)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2008, $275,000,000.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1BAB0281AAE44C72B268002F53D4EC2F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>For activities under section 927—</text> <subparagraph id="H3044C041F530467294BE45BCCD58A6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2004, $35,200,000;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5F1C6788A3DD427AA5BE39F85740095"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2005, $44,350,000;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4F720527700A44639CFA7C9877B9FCB4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2006, $49,200,000;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H514C852658D04A93BB94BB5803F39091"><enum>(D)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2007, $54,950,000; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H19AF8E257B2747B7B250702585665C12"><enum>(E)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2008, $60,000,000.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB6D7A4E52A274387923B4C2270030936"><enum>(3)</enum><text>For activities under section 929, for each of fiscal years 2004 through 2008, $6,000,000.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H4DBB5E3A2BE54FE9966F42BEB4BBD703"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Limitation on use of funds</header><text>None of the funds authorized under this section may be used for decommissioning the Fast Flux Test Facility.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H53A91BFC8A544429A0A12CB5327F5572"><enum>925.</enum><header>Nuclear energy research and development programs</header> <subsection id="H3A16FFA6EDE041D4979092167F8976DF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Nuclear Energy Research Initiative</header><text>The Secretary shall carry out a Nuclear Energy Research Initiative for research and development related to nuclear energy.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H190269279744479BBCDF0015C8E7CCFE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Nuclear Energy Plant Optimization Program</header><text>The Secretary shall carry out a Nuclear Energy Plant Optimization Program to support research and development activities addressing reliability, availability, productivity, component aging, safety, and security of existing nuclear power plants.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HF862C0D347B84686A6E5E1EFEC8B8434"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Nuclear Power 2010 Program</header><text>The Secretary shall carry out a Nuclear Power 2010 Program, consistent with recommendations in the October 2001 report entitled <quote>A Roadmap to Deploy New Nuclear Power Plants in the United States by 2010</quote> issued by the Nuclear Energy Research Advisory Committee of the Department. Whatever type of reactor is chosen for the hydrogen cogeneration project under subtitle C of title VI, that type shall not be addressed in the Program under this section. The Program shall include—</text> <paragraph id="H7750F8782C2A4E2098845DB324CAFCFC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>support for first-of-a-kind engineering design and certification expenses of advanced nuclear power plant designs, which offer improved safety and economics over current conventional plants and the promise of near-term to medium-term commercial deployment;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB1BD2A76D2354874A97BC07BFF85D3F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>action by the Secretary to encourage domestic power companies to install new nuclear plant capacity as soon as possible;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2A9B430B6DC344A7A51DBEC38500008F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>utilization of the expertise and capabilities of industry, universities, and National Laboratories in evaluation of advanced nuclear fuel cycles and fuels testing;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0ED31EC23EAA4748A92F82ED5F81603F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>consideration of proliferation-resistant passively-safe, small reactors suitable for long-term electricity production without refueling and suitable for use in remote installations;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9A70F3CEE2B94CE1B88F30F9A7DFB9C"><enum>(5)</enum><text>participation of international collaborators in research, development, design, and deployment efforts as appropriate and consistent with United States interests in nonproliferation of nuclear weapons;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H313757436B9D44E20031657280DAA037"><enum>(6)</enum><text>encouragement for university and industry participation; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDD168202A7F84568883CEF4248BEF7DB"><enum>(7)</enum><text>selection of projects such as to strengthen the competitive position of the domestic nuclear power industrial infrastructure.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H6D9E2485E2964BF3AF46382478C72DCC"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Generation IV Nuclear Energy Systems Initiative</header><text>The Secretary shall carry out a Generation IV Nuclear Energy Systems Initiative to develop an overall technology plan and to support research and development necessary to make an informed technical decision about the most promising candidates for eventual commercial application. The Initiative shall examine advanced proliferation-resistant and passively safe reactor designs, including designs that—</text> <paragraph id="H3EE6F9F317FB4272AEF92B2B16312B44"><enum>(1)</enum><text>are economically competitive with other electric power generation plants;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H176A72A3E81942E49B2EED19AA942BDD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>have higher efficiency, lower cost, and improved safety compared to reactors in operation on the date of enactment of this Act;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H18096C32D2BB4836AB625656CDC005C0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>use fuels that are proliferation-resistant and have substantially reduced production of high-level waste per unit of output; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H83B1AA9734D44D5E841D15593DCC76A9"><enum>(4)</enum><text>use improved instrumentation.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HF2C83048F1A2402C8B1E367B48EBFBBE"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Nuclear infrastructure support</header><text>The Secretary shall develop and implement a strategy for the facilities of the Office of Nuclear Energy, Science, and Technology and shall transmit a report containing the strategy along with the President’s budget request to Congress for fiscal year 2006.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H9AD015ED86A44D518D636310A012B199"><enum>926.</enum><header>Advanced fuel cycle Initiative</header> <subsection id="H05BD3D0F30514420ACD00276DECEDA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary, through the Director of the Office of Nuclear Energy, Science, and Technology, shall conduct an advanced fuel recycling technology research and development program to evaluate proliferation-resistant fuel recycling and transmutation technologies that minimize environmental or public health and safety impacts as an alternative to aqueous reprocessing technologies deployed as of the date of enactment of this Act in support of evaluation of alternative national strategies for spent nuclear fuel and the Generation IV advanced reactor concepts, subject to annual review by the Secretary’s Nuclear Energy Research Advisory Committee or other independent entity, as appropriate. Opportunities to enhance progress of the program through international cooperation should be sought.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H1469C42F92224709A3F6AAB9069D7C37"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>The Secretary shall report on the activities of the advanced fuel recycling technology research and development program as part of the Department’s annual budget submission.</text></subsection></section> <section id="HBAC318E048F644A5AF454BA745E14024"><enum>927.</enum><header>University nuclear science and engineering support</header> <subsection id="H5873175E83214FE1A767B0EEC15DDFD5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary shall support a program to invest in human resources and infrastructure in the nuclear sciences and engineering and related fields (including health physics and nuclear and radiochemistry), consistent with departmental missions related to civilian nuclear research and development.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H6DBCFD59A4124D6FB888E0B1B9E59E39"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>In carrying out the program under this section, the Secretary shall establish fellowship and faculty assistance programs, as well as provide support for fundamental research and encourage collaborative research among industry, National Laboratories, and universities through the Nuclear Energy Research Initiative. The Secretary is encouraged to support activities addressing the entire fuel cycle through involvement of both the Office of Nuclear Energy, Science, and Technology and the Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management. The Secretary shall support communication and outreach related to nuclear science, engineering, and nuclear waste management, consistent with interests of the United States in nonproliferation of nuclear weapons capabilities.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H7B2E0D2BA111484B9172E5C7AF144164"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Strengthening university research and training reactors and associated infrastructure</header><text>Activities under this section may include—</text> <paragraph id="HE558B5DF277246B390CF43A7359DAD00"><enum>(1)</enum><text>converting research and training reactors currently using high-enrichment fuels to low-enrichment fuels, upgrading operational instrumentation, and sharing of reactors among institutions of higher education;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3DF888ECE50E4C5E9806F68E7B3CB17"><enum>(2)</enum><text>providing technical assistance, in collaboration with the United States nuclear industry, in relicensing and upgrading research and training reactors as part of a student training program; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFCC64473196142FAB5D6E0FD82ED279D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>providing funding, through the Innovations in Nuclear Infrastructure and Education Program, for reactor improvements as part of a focused effort that emphasizes research, training, and education.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HBA9712D7B83446C0B941E25BBEACC0E1"><enum>(d)</enum><header>University National Laboratory interactions</header><text>The Secretary shall develop sabbatical fellowship and visiting scientist programs to encourage sharing of personnel between National Laboratories and universities.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H063681F31F8E4F8BA9A9CA00065900D7"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Operating and maintenance costs</header><text>Funding for a research project provided under this section may be used to offset a portion of the operating and maintenance costs of a research and training reactor at an institution of higher education used in the research project.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H027FEA9A8ED9452A002BD2D4723D03E5"><enum>928.</enum><header>Security of reactor designs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary, through the Director of the Office of Nuclear Energy, Science, and Technology, shall conduct a research and development program on cost-effective technologies for increasing the safety of reactor designs from natural phenomena and the security of reactor designs from deliberate attacks.</text></section> <section id="H612CACE9C72148AEAE7ED2834C2FC0C6"><enum>929.</enum><header>Alternatives to industrial radioactive sources</header> <subsection id="HBE312EF796C64737BA4E79657C916B90"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Study</header><text>The Secretary shall conduct a study and provide a report to Congress not later than August 1, 2004. The study shall—</text> <paragraph id="H28B3F58065844BE69CFA3005639CD294"><enum>(1)</enum><text>survey industrial applications of large radioactive sources, including well-logging sources;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H77572EB39AD04630A6FD768035E0CD3C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>review current domestic and international Department, Department of Defense, Department of State, and commercial programs to manage and dispose of radioactive sources;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2712F6973E044A76B6EA97A25972B5B5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>discuss disposal options and practices for currently deployed or future sources and, if deficiencies are noted in existing disposal options or practices for either deployed or future sources, recommend options to remedy deficiencies; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF59DD9DBCBD4475AAFE193A85F16E58C"><enum>(4)</enum><text>develop a program plan for research and development to develop alternatives to large industrial sources that reduce safety, environmental, or proliferation risks to either workers using the sources or the public.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H178E8D569DB749C08CD8ED8FC9D94522"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Program</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a research and development program to implement the program plan developed under subsection (a)(4). The program shall include miniaturized particle accelerators for well-logging or other industrial applications and portable accelerators for production of short-lived radioactive materials at an industrial site.</text></subsection></section> <section id="HDE08FA59E36D466FA78645E7157D198C"><enum>930.</enum><header>Geological isolation of spent fuel</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility of deep borehole disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste. The study shall emphasize geological, chemical, and hydrological characterization of, and design of engineered structures for, deep borehole environments. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit the study to Congress.</text></section></subtitle> <subtitle id="HED27EEFDC21F49CB84883C30A496190"><enum>E</enum><header>Fossil energy</header> <part id="HF9F2D56B8CB7469783B5313E293C38D4"><enum>I</enum><header>Research programs</header> <section id="HFECD935DD8DF44DA8148F279EC2BDFCC"><enum>931.</enum><header>Fossil energy</header> <subsection id="HD658E9A63A1D4080A8CC469135D7B3DA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The following sums are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for fossil energy research, development, demonstration, and commercial application activities, including activities authorized under this part:</text> <paragraph id="H126F17DAC8AA4538A16B61EAEF9E3DE4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2004, $530,000,000.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8D05346F9BDA4EF4A62005F4433028B1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2005, $556,000,000.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0F6CCE4C35DF43E1A1F3651F00EFD5E3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2006, $583,000,000.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA5AB8F61A1A4459085C6C05752D306EF"><enum>(4)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2007, $611,000,000.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5BC0EAF32DBB4A80B83910740404CD85"><enum>(5)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2008, $626,000,000.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H7A53605F7987430192EB3C9B2DEB8700"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Allocations</header><text>From amounts authorized under subsection (a), the following sums are authorized:</text> <paragraph id="H217D65CA20C24A9699667D30F2F91DA8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>For activities under section 932(b)(2), $28,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2004 through 2008.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1118BD94D7BF4F34A6CF35AFEA95C007"><enum>(2)</enum><text>For activities under section 934—</text> <subparagraph id="HCE0AF4C4ABC244CB87F6A2D0AD12646E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2004, $12,000,000;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H50A55C4A2DE142E0BE6F1FEC190600E0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2005, $15,000,000; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB665215A52C34F43A1A192D16D9CEA8F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2008, $20,000,000.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2E9292C837EE46DEAF25F97BC696201E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>For activities under section 935—</text> <subparagraph id="HF55539F493874C499B4B6865B4BB24B8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2004, $259,000,000;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9AD4D6EA62654027AFF591443EC8085"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2005, $272,000,000;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HCFB1AEEA7220426E990081CF27E1285"><enum>(C)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2006, $285,000,000;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0CE0727AE58E469C94875360E7EBE1A0"><enum>(D)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2007, $298,000,000; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H819EC6E597284E6FBB085F15C0E59230"><enum>(E)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2008, $308,000,000.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H10C6B27329E04B15AEDFC2AADB761167"><enum>(4)</enum><text>For the Office of Arctic Energy under section 3197 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7144d">42 U.S.C. 7144d</external-xref>), $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 through 2008.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6D7D01FB3A004D55B249F56309190276"><enum>(5)</enum><text>For activities under section 933, $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2004 and $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2008.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HCE9D151B34A9426CBAE68123F35E0AA"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Extended authorization</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for the Office of Arctic Energy under section 3197 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7144d">42 U.S.C. 7144d</external-xref>), $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2012.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HC0450F1A8427489BB01350F3D6E5A7D1"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Limits on use of funds</header> <paragraph id="HD626E0E806E3498A00F063D7FE4E24CE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>No funds for certain programs</header><text>None of the funds authorized under this section may be used for Fossil Energy Environmental Restoration or Import/Export Authorization.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBA3C8D7166C34257B218E14F8EA68DEA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Institutions of higher education</header><text>Of the funds authorized under subsection (b)(2), not less than 20 percent of the funds appropriated for each fiscal year shall be dedicated to research and development carried out at institutions of higher education.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="HFB5EB1DE7DE7444D80BEA5A6A077E68D"><enum>932.</enum><header>Oil and gas research programs</header> <subsection id="H0FC083E28F654759A113A4CAEB9DA0E6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Oil and gas research</header><text>The Secretary shall conduct a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application on oil and gas, including—</text> <paragraph id="H661AF1ACAE6C44309BB192F42C563BE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>exploration and production;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H24EF6165F1AA465D865E45762610E67B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>gas hydrates;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD74062D9953C4477BAE8FFD890CF6107"><enum>(3)</enum><text>reservoir life and extension;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8C607B624F1F48BF9D203FC3A3E75CBF"><enum>(4)</enum><text>transportation and distribution infrastructure;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5F4D5E9D7E0F447792532E41D9C7E4BB"><enum>(5)</enum><text>ultraclean fuels;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HAF44E8CA09934AB09C35B449A0AD4EF4"><enum>(6)</enum><text>heavy oil and oil shale;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8015EA09CBC143938564B7343B9F8B46"><enum>(7)</enum><text>related environmental research; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H89ECAB01159B4CA981F8B2AE3685E4BC"><enum>(8)</enum><text>compressed natural gas marine transport.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H66E8760F1F074B16B1AA3DF3389FD361"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Fuel cells</header> <paragraph id="HE8D7082E253B4E7B8F13A155E1854015"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall conduct a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application on fuel cells for low-cost, high-efficiency, fuel-flexible, modular power systems.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3CD3BF4D542F403B007F88007F67383D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Improved manufacturing production and processes</header><text>The demonstrations under paragraph (1) shall include fuel cell technology for commercial, residential, and transportation applications, and distributed generation systems, utilizing improved manufacturing production and processes.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H2C981B5AAAA741E18172F54053779237"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Natural gas and oil deposits report</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with other appropriate Federal agencies, shall transmit a report to Congress of the latest estimates of natural gas and oil reserves, reserves growth, and undiscovered resources in Federal and State waters off the coast of Louisiana and Texas.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H0A2150CF83EE43DC957052B88980000"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Integrated clean power and energy research</header> <paragraph id="H8F96C6AA193944D09046008495DD8F65"><enum>(1)</enum><header>National Center or consortium of excellence</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a national center or consortium of excellence in clean energy and power generation, utilizing the resources of the existing Clean Power and Energy Research Consortium, to address the Nation’s critical dependence on energy and the need to reduce emissions.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H328F84A29713441387215D2047F2484D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Program</header><text>The center or consortium shall conduct a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application on integrating the following focus areas:</text> <subparagraph id="HB8C55177546F44DDB4F176B7C4C0E8A1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Efficiency and reliability of gas turbines for power generation.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0C47404F8A4941B09C7B5900E960ED9B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Reduction in emissions from power generation.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1DE7F6345D1647C7A1659CC1F2FA5369"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Promotion of energy conservation issues.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6EFDC6F15B5D46DFAD267C62CCE713E9"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Effectively utilizing alternative fuels and renewable energy.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3868F40D387D42B3B8C82C621035563"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Development of advanced materials technology for oil and gas exploration and utilization in harsh environments.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2DAA9BF2BE7E4993B221C293EA4783C4"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Education on energy and power generation issues.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="HEDF5D