[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6125 Introduced in House (IH)]

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110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6125

To provide a mechanism for the construction of petroleum refineries on 
   military installations to provide a reliable source of petroleum 
     products for use by the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 22, 2008

 Mr. Burgess introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
   Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on 
   Oversight and Government Reform, 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

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide a mechanism for the construction of petroleum refineries on 
   military installations to provide a reliable source of petroleum 
     products for use by the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. MILITARY USE REFINERIES.

    (a) Authorization.--The President may authorize the design and 
construction of one petroleum refinery for each of the Army, Navy, Air 
Force, and Marine Corps that will be--
            (1) located at a site--
                    (A) on a military installation designated by the 
                President, other than a closed military installation or 
                portion thereof; or
                    (B) on a closed military installation, or portion 
                thereof, made available for the siting of a refinery in 
                the manner provided by the base closure law applicable 
                to the installation; and
            (2) reserved for the exclusive purpose of manufacturing 
        petroleum products designated for consumption by units and 
        elements of that branch of the Armed Forces.
    (b) Solicitation for Design and Construction Proposals.--The 
President shall solicit proposals for the design and construction of a 
refinery under this section. In selecting a proposal or proposals under 
this subsection, the President shall consider--
            (1) the ability of the applicant to undertake and complete 
        the project;
            (2) the extent to which the applicant's proposal serves the 
        purposes of the project; and
            (3) the ability of the applicant to best satisfy the 
        criteria set forth in subsection (c).
    (c) Refinery Criteria.--A refinery constructed under this section 
shall meet or exceed the industry average for--
            (1) construction efficiencies; and
            (2) operational efficiencies, including cost efficiencies.
    (d) Operation of Refinery.--In the case of a site referred to in 
subsection (a)(1)(A), after the construction of the refinery, the site 
shall be leased for operation, for its fair market value, to an 
applicant selected in the manner described in subsection (b). In the 
case of a site referred to in subsection (a)(1)(B), after the 
construction of the refinery, the site shall be disposed of in the 
manner provided by the applicable base closure law.
    (e) Use of Products.--All petroleum products manufactured at a 
refinery constructed under this section shall be sold to the Federal 
Government, at a price not to exceed the fair market value of the 
petroleum products, for use by the Armed Forces.
    (f) Funding.--A contract for the design or construction of a 
refinery may not be entered into under this section in advance of the 
appropriation of funds sufficient for such purpose. Funds appropriated 
for the Department of Defense or for Department of Energy national 
security programs may not be used to enter into contracts under this 
section for the design, construction, or operation of a refinery. Funds 
appropriated for the Department of Defense may be used to purchase 
petroleum products manufactured at a refinery constructed under this 
section for use by the Armed Forces.
    (g) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``base closure law'' means the Defense Base 
        Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of 
        Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) and title II of the 
        Defense Authorization Amendments and Base Closure and 
        Realignment Act (Public Law 100-526; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note).
            (2) The term ``closed military installation'' means a 
        military installation closed or approved for closure pursuant 
        to a base closure law.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT RELATING TO PROCUREMENT AND ACQUISITION 
              OF ALTERNATIVE FUELS.

    Section 526 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 
U.S.C. 17142) is repealed.

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