H.R. 5462: To suspend the Federal highway fuels taxes, to authorize the leasing, development, production, and transportation of oil and gas in and from the Coastal Plain of Alaska, and for other purposes.

H.R. 5462: To suspend the Federal highway fuels taxes, to authorize the leasing, development, production, and transportation of oil and gas in and from the Coastal Plain of Alaska, and for other purposes.

109th Congress · introduced 2006-05-23 · Energy · Latest: Executive Comment Requested from Interior.

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Where it came from: introduced 2006-05-23 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Musgrave, Marilyn N. [R-CO-4] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

To suspend the Federal highway fuels taxes, to authorize the leasing, development, production, and transportation of oil and gas in and from the Coastal Plain of Alaska, and for other purposes.

Plain summary

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to suspend excise taxes on gasoline, diesel fuel, and kerosene for a 90-day period after the enactment of this Act (suspension period). Provides for the reimbursement of the Highway Trust Fund and the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund for tax receipts lost during the suspension period. Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), to: (1) establish an oil and gas leasing program in the Coastal Plain, defined as the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) 102 Coastal Plain Area; and (2) conduct two lease sales before October 1, 2010.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

To suspend the Federal highway fuels taxes, to authorize the leasing, development, production, and transportation of oil and gas in and from the Coastal Plain of Alaska, and for other purposes.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Musgrave, Marilyn N. [R-CO-4] · 7 cosponsors

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Virginia Foxx (R-NC), John R. Carter (R-TX)

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Authorization: A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109hr5462.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/hr>

Record fed-us-cong109-hr5462 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109