Volume 152, No. 99 covering the 2nd Session of the 109th Congress (2005 - 2006) was published by the Congressional Record.
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“TEXT OF AMENDMENTS” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the Senate section on pages S8203-S8206 on July 25, 2006.
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TEXT OF AMENDMENTS
SA 4691. Mr. ALLARD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 3711, to enhance the energy independence and security of the United States by providing for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources in the Gulf of Mexico, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 11, line 21, insert after ``Treasury'' the following: ``, from which the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Secretary such amounts as are necessary to carry out the payment in lieu of taxes program under chapter 69 of title 31, United States Code''.
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SA 4692. Mr. BINGAMAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 3711, to enhance the energy independence and security of the United States by providing for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources in the Gulf of Mexico, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end, add the following:
TITLE II--OIL CONSERVATION
Subtitle A--National Oil Savings Plan and Requirements
SEC. 201. OIL SAVINGS TARGET AND ACTION PLAN.
Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
(referred to in this subtitle as the ``Director'') shall publish in the Federal Register an action plan consisting of--
(1) a list of requirements proposed or to be proposed pursuant to section 102 that are authorized to be issued under law in effect on the date of enactment of this Act, and this Act, that will be sufficient, when taken together, to save from the baseline determined under section 105--
(A) 2,500,000 barrels of oil per day on average during calendar year 2016;
(B) 7,000,000 barrels of oil per day on average during calendar year 2026; and
(C) 10,000,000 barrels per day on average during calendar year 2031; and
(2) a Federal Government-wide analysis of--
(A) the expected oil savings from the baseline to be accomplished by each requirement; and
(B) whether all such requirements, taken together, will achieve the oil savings specified in this section.
SEC. 202. STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
(a) In General.--On or before the date of publication of the action plan under section 201, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and the head of any other agency the President determines appropriate shall each propose, or issue a notice of intent to propose, regulations establishing each standard or other requirement listed in the action plan that is under the jurisdiction of the respective agency using authorities described in subsection (b).
(b) Authorities.--The head of each agency described in subsection (a) shall use to carry out this section--
(1) any authority in existence on the date of enactment of this Act (including regulations); and
(2) any new authority provided under this Act (including an amendment made by this Act).
(c) Final Regulations.--Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the head of each agency described in subsection (a) shall promulgate final versions of the regulations required under this section.
(d) Agency Analyses.--Each proposed and final regulation promulgated under this section shall--
(1) be designed to achieve at least the oil savings resulting from the regulation under the action plan published under section 201; and
(2) be accompanied by an analysis by the applicable agency describing the manner in which the regulation will promote the achievement of the oil savings from the baseline determined under section 205.
SEC. 203. INITIAL EVALUATION.
(a) In General.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall publish in the Federal Register a Federal Government-wide analysis of the oil savings achieved from the baseline established under section 205.
(b) Inadequate Oil Savings.--If the oil savings are less than the targets established under section 201, simultaneously with the analysis required under subsection
(a)--
(1) the Director shall publish a revised action plan that is adequate to achieve the targets; and
(2) the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Transportation, and the Administrator shall propose new or revised regulations under subsections (a), (b), and (c), respectively, of section 202.
(c) Final Regulations.--Not later than 180 days after the date on which regulations are proposed under subsection
(b)(2), the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Transportation, and the Administrator shall promulgate final versions of those regulations.
SEC. 204. REVIEW AND UPDATE OF ACTION PLAN.
(a) Review.--Not later than January 1, 2011, and every 3 years thereafter, the Director shall submit to Congress, and publish, a report that--
(1) evaluates the progress achieved in implementing the oil savings targets established under section 201;
(2) analyzes the expected oil savings under the standards and requirements established under this Act and the amendments made by this Act; and
(3)(A) analyzes the potential to achieve oil savings that are in addition to the savings required by section 201; and
(B) if the President determines that it is in the national interest, establishes a higher oil savings target for calendar year 2017 or any subsequent calendar year.
(b) Inadequate Oil Savings.--If the oil savings are less than the targets established under section 201, simultaneously with the report required under subsection
(a)--
(1) the Director shall publish a revised action plan that is adequate to achieve the targets; and
(2) the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Transportation, and the Administrator shall propose new or revised regulations under subsections (a), (b), and (c), respectively, of section 202.
(c) Final Regulations.--Not later than 180 days after the date on which regulations are proposed under subsection
(b)(2), the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Transportation, and the Administrator shall promulgate final versions of those regulations.
SEC. 205. BASELINE AND ANALYSIS REQUIREMENTS.
In performing the analyses and promulgating proposed or final regulations to establish standards and other requirements necessary to achieve the oil savings required by this subtitle, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and the head of any other agency the President determines to be appropriate shall--
(1) determine oil savings as the projected reduction in oil consumption from the baseline established by the reference case contained in the report of the Energy Information Administration entitled ``Annual Energy Outlook 2005'';
(2) determine the oil savings projections required on an annual basis for each of calendar years 2009 through 2026; and
(3) account for any overlap among the standards and other requirements to ensure that the projected oil savings from all the promulgated standards and requirements, taken together, are as accurate as practicable.
Subtitle B--Federal Oil Conservation Programs
SEC. 211. FUNDING FOR ALTERNATIVE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE
DISTRIBUTION OF TRANSPORTATION FUELS.
(a) In General.--There is established in the Treasury of the United States a trust fund, to be known as the
``Alternative Fueling Infrastructure Trust Fund'' (referred to in this section as the ``Trust Fund''), consisting of such amounts as are deposited into the Trust Fund under subsection
(b) and any interest earned on investment of amounts in the Trust Fund.
(b) Penalties.--The Secretary of Transportation shall remit 90 percent of the amount collected in civil penalties under section 32912 of title 49, United States Code, to the Trust Fund.
(c) Grant Program.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Energy shall obligate such sums as are available in the Trust Fund to establish a grant program to increase the number of locations at which consumers may purchase alternative transportation fuels.
(2) Administration.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary of Energy may award grants under this subsection to--
(i) individual fueling stations; and
(ii) corporations (including nonprofit corporations) with demonstrated experience in the administration of grant funding for the purpose of alternative fueling infrastructure.
(B) Maximum amount of grants.--A grant provided under this subsection may not exceed--
(i) $150,000 for each site of an individual fueling station; and
(ii) $500,000 for each corporation (including a nonprofit corporation).
(C) Prioritization.--The Secretary of Energy shall prioritize the provision of grants under this subsection to recognized nonprofit corporations that have proven experience and demonstrated technical expertise in the establishment of alternative fueling infrastructure, as determined by the Secretary of Energy.
(D) Administrative expenses.--Not more than 10 percent of the funds provided in any grant may be used by the recipient of the grant to pay administrative expenses.
(E) Number of vehicles.--In providing grants under this subsection, the Secretary of Energy shall consider the number of vehicles in service capable of using a specific type of alternative fuel.
(F) Match.--Grant recipients shall provide a non-Federal match of not less than $1 for every $3 of grant funds received under this subsection.
(G) Locations.--Each grant recipient shall select the locations for each alternative fuel station to be constructed with grant funds received under this subsection on a formal, open, and competitive basis.
(H) Use of information in selection of recipients.--In selecting grant recipients under this subsection, the Secretary of Energy may consider--
(i) public demand for each alternative fuel in a particular county based on State registration records indicating the number of vehicles that may be operated using alternative fuel; and
(ii) the opportunity to create or expand corridors of alternative fuel stations along interstates or highways.
(3) Use of grant funds.--Grant funds received under this subsection may be used to--
(A) construct new facilities to dispense alternative fuels;
(B) purchase equipment to upgrade, expand, or otherwise improve existing alternative fuel facilities; or
(C) purchase equipment or pay for specific turnkey fueling services by alternative fuel providers.
(4) Facilities.--Facilities constructed or upgraded with grant funds under this subsection shall--
(A) provide alternative fuel available to the public for a period not less than 4 years;
(B) establish a marketing plan to advance the sale and use of alternative fuels;
(C) prominently display the price of alternative fuel on the marquee and in the station;
(D) provide point of sale materials on alternative fuel;
(E) clearly label the dispenser with consistent materials;
(F) price the alternative fuel at the same margin that is received for unleaded gasoline; and
(G) support and use all available tax incentives to reduce the cost of the alternative fuel to the lowest practicable retail price.
(5) Opening of stations.--
(A) In general.--Not later than the date on which each alternative fuel station begins to offer alternative fuel to the public, the grant recipient that used grant funds to construct the station shall notify the Secretary of Energy of the opening.
(B) Website.--The Secretary of Energy shall add each new alternative fuel station to the alternative fuel station locator on the website of the Department of Energy when the Secretary of Energy receives notification under this subsection.
(6) Reports.--Not later than 180 days after the receipt of a grant award under this subsection, and every 180 days thereafter, each grant recipient shall submit a report to the Secretary of Energy that describes--
(A) the status of each alternative fuel station constructed with grant funds received under this subsection;
(B) the quantity of alternative fuel dispensed at each station during the preceding 180-day period; and
(C) the average price per gallon of the alternative fuel sold at each station during the preceding 180-day period.
SEC. 212. ASSISTANCE TO STATES TO REDUCE SCHOOL BUS IDLING.
(a) Statement of Policy.--Congress encourages each local educational agency (as defined in section 9101(26) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801(26))) that receives Federal funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) to develop a policy to reduce the incidence of school bus idling at schools while picking up and unloading students.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Energy, working in coordination with the Secretary of Education, $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 for use in educating States and local education agencies about--
(1) benefits of reducing school bus idling; and
(2) ways in which school bus idling may be reduced.
SEC. 213. NEAR-TERM VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.
(a) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are--
(1) to enable and promote, in partnership with industry, comprehensive development, demonstration, and commercialization of a wide range of electric drive components, systems, and vehicles using diverse electric drive transportation technologies;
(2) to make critical public investments to help private industry, institutions of higher education, National Laboratories, and research institutions to expand innovation, industrial growth, and jobs in the United States;
(3) to expand the availability of the existing electric infrastructure for fueling light duty transportation and other on-road and nonroad vehicles that are using petroleum and are mobile sources of emissions--
(A) including the more than 3,000,000 reported units (such as electric forklifts, golf carts, and similar nonroad vehicles) in use on the date of enactment of this Act; and
(B) with the goal of enhancing the energy security of the United States, reduce dependence on imported oil, and reduce emissions through the expansion of grid supported mobility;
(4) to accelerate the widespread commercialization of all types of electric drive vehicle technology into all sizes and applications of vehicles, including commercialization of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid fuel cell vehicles; and
(5) to improve the energy efficiency of and reduce the petroleum use in transportation.
(b) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Battery.--The term ``battery'' means an energy storage device used in an on-road or nonroad vehicle powered in whole or in part using an off-board or on-board source of electricity.
(2) Electric drive transportation technology.--The term
``electric drive transportation technology'' means--
(A) vehicles that use an electric motor for all or part of their motive power and that may or may not use off-board electricity, including battery electric vehicles, fuel cell vehicles, engine dominant hybrid electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid fuel cell vehicles, and electric rail; or
(B) equipment relating to transportation or mobile sources of air pollution that use an electric motor to replace an internal combustion engine for all or part of the work of the equipment, including corded electric equipment linked to transportation or mobile sources of air pollution.
(3) Engine dominant hybrid electric vehicle.--The term
``engine dominant hybrid electric vehicle'' means an on-road or nonroad vehicle that--
(A) is propelled by an internal combustion engine or heat engine using--
(i) any combustible fuel;
(ii) an on-board, rechargeable storage device; and
(B) has no means of using an off-board source of electricity.
(4) Fuel cell vehicle.--The term ``fuel cell vehicle'' means an on-road or nonroad vehicle that uses a fuel cell (as defined in section 3 of the Spark M. Matsunaga Hydrogen Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1990).
(5) Nonroad vehicle.--The term ``nonroad vehicle'' has the meaning given the term in section 216 of the Clean Air Act
(42 U.S.C. 7550).
(6) Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle.--The term ``plug-in hybrid electric vehicle'' means an on-road or nonroad vehicle that is propelled by an internal combustion engine or heat engine using--
(A) any combustible fuel;
(B) an on-board, rechargeable storage device; and
(C) a means of using an off-board source of electricity.
(7) Plug-in hybrid fuel cell vehicle.--The term ``plug-in hybrid fuel cell vehicle'' means a fuel cell vehicle with a battery powered by an off-board source of electricity.
(c) Program.--The Secretary of Energy shall conduct a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application for electric drive transportation technology, including--
(1) high capacity, high efficiency batteries;
(2) high efficiency on-board and off-board charging components;
(3) high power drive train systems for passenger and commercial vehicles and for nonroad equipment;
(4) control system development and power train development and integration for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid fuel cell vehicles, and engine dominant hybrid electric vehicles, including--
(A) development of efficient cooling systems;
(B) analysis and development of control systems that minimize the emissions profile when clean diesel engines are part of a plug-in hybrid drive system; and
(C) development of different control systems that optimize for different goals, including--
(i) battery life;
(ii) reduction of petroleum consumption; and
(iii) green house gas reduction;
(5) nanomaterial technology applied to both battery and fuel cell systems;
(6) large-scale demonstrations, testing, and evaluation of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles in different applications with different batteries and control systems, including--
(A) military applications;
(B) mass market passenger and light-duty truck applications;
(C) private fleet applications; and
(D) medium- and heavy-duty applications;
(7) a nationwide education strategy for electric drive transportation technologies providing secondary and high school teaching materials and support for university education focused on electric drive system and component engineering;
(8) development, in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, of procedures for testing and certification of criteria pollutants, fuel economy, and petroleum use for light-, medium- and heavy-duty vehicle applications, including consideration of--
(A) the vehicle and fuel as a system, not just an engine; and
(B) nightly off-board charging; and
(9) advancement of battery and corded electric transportation technologies in mobile source applications by--
(A) improvement in battery, drive train, and control system technologies; and
(B) working with industry and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to--
(i) understand and inventory markets; and
(ii) identify and implement methods of removing barriers for existing and emerging applications.
(d) Goals.--The goals of the electric drive transportation technology program established under subsection (c) shall be to develop, in partnership with industry and institutions of higher education, projects that focus on--
(1) innovative electric drive technology developed in the United States;
(2) growth of employment in the United States in electric drive design and manufacturing;
(3) validation of the plug-in hybrid potential through fleet demonstrations; and
(4) acceleration of fuel cell commercialization through comprehensive development and commercialization of the electric drive technology systems that are the foundational technology of the fuel cell vehicle system.
(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $300,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2012.
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SA 4693. Mr. SMITH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 3711, to enhance the energy independence and security of the United States by providing for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources in the Gulf of Mexico, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 12, strikes lines 1 through 7 and insert the following:
(B) 25 percent in a special account of the Treasury, which shall be used by the Secretary of the Treasury, subject to subsection (g), to make payments under sections 102 and 103 of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 500 note; Public Law 106-393).
On page 18, after line 14, add the following:
(g) Secure Rural Schools Program Payments.--
(1) No additional funds.--Amounts made available under subsection (a)(2)(B) to make payments under sections 102 and 103 of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 500 note; Public Law 106-393) shall be used in lieu of the amounts made available for those purposes under section 102(b)(3) and 103(b)(2) of that Act.
(2) Condition on availability.--Amounts made available for a fiscal year under subsection (a)(2)(B) shall be used for payments under sections 102 and 103 of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 500 note; Public Law 106-393) only if--
(A) title I of that Act has been reauthorized through at least the applicable fiscal year; and
(B) the authority to initiate projects under titles II and III of the Act has been extended through at least the applicable fiscal year.
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SA 4694. Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mr. Ensign) proposed an amendment to the bill S. 403, to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit taking minors across State lines in circumvention of laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions; as follows:
On page 4, line 5, strike the period and insert ``, unless the parent has committed an act of incest with the minor subject to subsection (a).''.
On page 5, after line 12 insert the following:
``Sec. 2432. Transportation of minors in circumvention of certain laws relating to abortion
``Notwithstanding section 2431(b)(2), whoever has committed an act of incest with a minor and knowingly transports the minor across a State line with the intent that such minor obtain an abortion, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.''
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