H.R. 6: Energy Policy Act of 2003

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H.R. 6: Energy Policy Act of 2003

108th Congress · introduced 2003-04-07 · Energy · Latest: Motion by Senator Frist to reconsider the vote by which cloture on the conference report to accompnay H. R. 6 was not invoked (Roll Call Vote No. 456) entered in Senate.

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Energy Policy Act of 2003

Plain summary

Energy Policy Act of 2003 - Amends Federal energy law with respect to specified areas of Federal energy policy. Provides for private development of energy resources on previously proscribed Federal lands. Amends the National Energy Conservation Policy Act and the Energy Policy and Conservation Act with respect to energy conservation, energy assistance, and energy efficiency programs, including the Energy Star programs. Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Act of 2003 - Sets forth a statutory framework for the expedited approval, construction, and operation of an Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Project as an alternative to the framework provided in the Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Act of 1976. Instructs the President to fill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to full capacity. Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to repeal the temporary funding and exercise of authorities governing the SPR (thus making permanent the authority to operate the SPR and other energy programs). Prescribes guidelines for the Secretary of Energy to implement a program for the recovery of unproven oil and natural gas reserves. Price-Anderson Amendments Act of 2003 - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to extend to August 1, 2017, the authority to indemnify Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) licensees, Department of Energy (DOE) contractors, and nonprofit educational institutions. Amends the Federal Power Act to set forth implementation guidelines for: (1) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) establishment of incentive-based transmission rate treatments to promote capital investment in electric energy transmission facilities in interstate commerce; (2) the siting of interstate electrical transmission facilities; and (3) open access transmission by unregulated transmitting utilities. Creates a statutory mechanism for electric reliability standards incorporating Electric Reliability Organizations to establish and enforce reliability standards for the bulk-power system, subject to FERC review. Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2003 - Repeals the Public Utility Holding Company Act. Amends the Federal Power Act to: (1) direct FERC to promulgate market transparency rules governing sales of electric energy at wholesale in interstate commerce, or transmission services in interstate commerce; (2) prohibit round trip trading; and (3) extend FERC jurisdiction to certain interstate sales of electric energy that violate FERC rules. Requires the Federal Trade Commission to issue rules that prohibit in the absence of consumer consent: (1) the change of selection of an electric utility ("slamming"); and (2) the sale of goods and services to an electric consumer ("cramming"). Establishes a safe harbor for renewable fuels containing methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) that is used for or intended as a motor vehicle fuel. Instructs the Secretary of Energy to establish a loan guarantee program for private sector construction of facilities to process and convert municipal solid waste into fuel ethanol and other commercial byproducts. Directs the Secretary of Energy to conduct energy research and development programs concerning: (1) energy efficiency; (2) distributed energy and electric energy systems; and (3) renewable, fossil, and nuclear energy. Targets the following areas for program implementation: (1) bioenergy programs; (2) renewable energy in public buildings; (3) nuclear energy research programs; (4) advanced fuel recycling technology; (5) university nuclear science and engineering support; (6) fossil energy research, including coal mining technologies; and (7) technologies for ultra-deepwater and unconventional natural gas and other petroleum resources. Provides loan guarantees for: (1) a certain coal gasification project that produces power in deregulated energy generation markets; (2) a petroleum coke gasification polygeneration project; and (3) the owner of a specified experimental plant on such terms and conditions as the Secretary of Energy determines, including interest rates and upfront payments. Outer Continental Shelf Shallow Water Deep Gas Royalty Relief Act - Instructs the Secretary of the Interior to suspend royalties under existing leases for natural gas produced from deep wells on oil and gas lease tracts in shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to: (1) mandate that a specified statutory bidding system be used on certain prospective oil or gas lease sales located on tracts within certain Planning Areas in the Gulf of Mexico and all tracts in a frontier area offshore Alaska; and (2) extend the royalty-suspension authority of the Secretary of the Interior to the planning areas offshore Alaska. National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program Act of 2003 - Instructs the Secretary of the Interior to implement a National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program. Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, the Deepwater Port Act of 1974, and the Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Act of 1980 to permit easements for specified activities not otherwise authorized when such activities: (1) support exploration, development, production, transportation, or storage of oil, natural gas, or other minerals; or (2) produce or support production, transportation, or transmission of energy from sources other than oil and gas. Arctic Coastal Plain Domestic Energy Security Act of 2003 - Sets forth an oil and gas leasing program for lands within the Coastal Plain. Repeals the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act of 1980. Coal Leasing Amendments Act of 2003 - Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to repeal the 160-acre limitation for coal leases; (2) authorize further extension of the diligent development period for mining plans beyond the statutory forty-year maximum; and (3) prohibit requirement of financial assurance for certain coal leases. Prescribes implementation guidelines for: (1) corridor designations needed or useful for oil and gas pipelines and electricity transmission and facilities on Federal lands in specified Western States; (2) electricity transmission rights-of-way through a specified National Forest and other public lands; and (3) wind energy development projects on public lands. Energy Tax Policy Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code with respect to credits and deductions pertaining to energy conservation, distribution, and production. Prescribes tax treatment of corporate expatriation. Amends specified statutes relating to Federal housing mortgage insurance to increase mortgage insurance incentives for energy efficient housing.

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Sponsor: Rep. Tauzin, W. J. (Billy) [R-LA-3] · 4 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 6, 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 (2003-04-08); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 6, 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 (2003-04-08); CBO cost estimate: Conference Agreement for H.R. 6, the Energy Policy Act of 2003 (2003-11-18); CBO cost estimate: Conference Agreement for H.R. 6, the Energy Policy Act of 2003 (2003-11-18)

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Recorded votes

• House roll call 132 (2003): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR6 (2003-04-10): Failed
• House roll call 133 (2003): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR6 (2003-04-10): Failed
• House roll call 134 (2003): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR6 (2003-04-10): Agreed to
• House roll call 135 (2003): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR6 (2003-04-10): Failed
• House roll call 136 (2003): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR6 (2003-04-10): Agreed to
• House roll call 137 (2003): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR6 (2003-04-10): Failed
• House roll call 138 (2003): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR6 (2003-04-10): Failed
• House roll call 142 (2003): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR6 (2003-04-11): Failed
• House roll call 143 (2003): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR6 (2003-04-11): Failed
• House roll call 144 (2003): On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, HR6 (2003-04-11): Failed
• House roll call 145 (2003): On Passage, HR6 (2003-04-11): Passed
• Senate vote 317 (2003): On Passage of the Bill, HR6 (2003-07-31): Bill Passed
• House roll call 476 (2003): On Motion to Instruct Conferees, HR6 (2003-09-05): Failed
• House roll call 540 (2003): On Motion to Instruct Conferees, HR6 (2003-10-15): Passed
• House roll call 571 (2003): On Motion to Instruct Conferees, HR6 (2003-10-28): Passed
• House roll call 598 (2003): On motion to instruct conferees, HR6 (2003-10-30): Failed
• House roll call 618 (2003): On Motion to Instruct Conferees, HR6 (2003-11-07): Failed
• House roll call 630 (2003): On Agreeing to the Conference Report, HR6 (2003-11-18): Passed
• Senate vote 456 (2003): On the Cloture Motion, HR6 (2003-11-21): Cloture Motion Rejected

Sources

• Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
• Congress.gov
• Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108hr6.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/hr>

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