Energy

A bill to establish a replacement fuels and alternative fuels program, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 27 October 1990

Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish a replacement fuels development program which: (1) promotes the replacement of gasoline as a motor fuel with alternative motor fuels; (2) ensures the availability of replacement and alternative motor fuels; and (3) will have the greatest impact in improving air quality in urban areas, along transportation corridors, and nationwide. Prescribes program guidelines. Requires the Secretary to establish optimal replacement and alternative motor fuel production goals for 1996 and 1997 and to report to the Congress about program status. Prescribes minimum percentages of domestically produced replacement fuel to be sold in specified calendar years. Sets a deadline by which the Secretary must prescribe the minimum percentage of domestically produced replacement and alternative fuel which must be contained in the total annual gasoline sales by refiners for motor fuel use in certain years. Requires refiners and manufacturers to report annually to the Secretary regarding the amount of domestically produced replacement and alternative fuel sold. Requires the Secretary to promulgate regulations by a specified deadline regarding the exchange of marketable credits among: (1) refiners; (2) manufacturers of replacement fuels; and (3) distributors of alternative motor fuels sold in commerce for transportation purposes. Amends the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act with respect to average fuel economy standards to require the Secretary to not consider the fuel economy of alcohol powered automobiles or natural gas powered automobiles, and to consider dual energy automobiles and natural gas dual energy automobiles operated on gasolines and diesel fuel, to the extent that alternative motor fuel sales indicate that such fuels are being used to displace the use of gasoline and diesel fuel as a transportation fuel. Establishes civil penalties for violations of this Act. Authorizes appropriations. Requires the Secretary to issue regulations requiring gasoline retailers to have replacement motor fuels and nonpetroleum motor fuels to sell for the transportation needs of consumers. Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to report to the Congress on the environmental impact potential of developing replacement fuels and nonpetroleum motor fuels.

Natural Gas Competition Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 27 October 1990

Natural Gas Competition Act of 1990 - Requires, upon issuing a certificate for construction or operation of natural gas importation facilities, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission immediately to: (1) determine if the rates and practices of domestic pipelines confer a competitive disadvantage upon domestic producers of natural gas; and (2) establish by Commission order rates and practices which do not confer such competitive disadvantage upon such producers if it finds that a competitive disadvantage does in fact exist.

A resolution to establish the sense of Congress regarding petroleum prices and to request that the President develop a plan to prevent the prices of petroleum and petroleum products from rising beyond levels reflecting actual supply and demand and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 27 October 1990

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should develop a petroleum product price plan which includes: (1) steps to prevent prices from rising beyond actual supply and demand levels; (2) ceiling prices based upon acquisition and production costs as well as reasonable profit margins; (3) measures to discourage speculative spot market price variations; (4) civil remedies and penalties for exceeding the established ceiling prices; and (5) use of the sums collected through civil remedies to reduce the Federal deficit. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Senate should enact legislation to implement such a plan if the President has not developed one by a specified deadline.

Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1991, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 27 October 1990

Makes continuing appropriations for FY 1991 appropriations, funds, or other authority as provided for in the following Acts: (1) the Department of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991; (2) the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1991; (3) the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1991; (4) the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 1991; (5) the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1991; (6) the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991; (7) the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991; (8) the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1991; (9) the Military Construction Appropriations Act, 1991; (10) the Rural Development, Agriculture, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991; (11) the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991; (12) the Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government Appropriations Act, 1991; and (13) the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991. Sets forth limitations on the use of such funds. Suspends any order on sequestration for FY 1991 issued pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) until November 5, 1990. Extends the temporary increase in the public debt through November 5, 1990.

Regional Energy Development Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 24 October 1990

Chapter I: Introductory - Regional Energy Development Act of 1990 - Sets forth the purposes of this Act, including the creation of a corporation to promote long-term cooperation among specified Northeastern States regarding energy development and conservation. Chapter II: Organization, Management, Powers - Authorizes creation of a non-Federal, for-profit organization known as the Energy Corporation of the Northeast. Sets forth corporation membership eligibility criteria for the Northeastern States. Requires annual fiscal status reports. Authorizes withdrawals by member States. Chapter III: Projects and Programs of the Corporation - Empowers the Corporation to: (1) engage in financial activities with any combination of equity or debt; (2) provide technical and legal assistance for regional energy projects; and (3) provide for research and development activities related to the energy development of its member States in connection with energy projects. Prescribes guidelines under which the Corporation may become a project participant. Sets limits upon the Corporation's investment obligations, loan guarantees, and capital costs start-up expenses. Prescribes guidelines for: (1) the waiver of such limitations; (2) resource allocation among member States; (3) gubernatorial review of the Corporation's commitments; and (4) the Corporation's active participation as a regional instrumentality in the formulation of the National Energy Policy Plan. Chapter IV: Financing - Sets forth the Corporation's financial structure, including: (1) capital contributions by member States; (2) issuance of securities and obligations by the Corporation; (3) the degree of authorized indebtedness; and (4) the pledging of security for the Corporation's obligations. States that the Corporation's liabilities shall not be deemed a U.S. obligation. Chapter V: Guarantee of Obligations - Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to guarantee the obligations of the Corporation with the full faith and credit of the United States. Sets forth the guarantee terms. Establishes in the Treasury an administrative expense fund to pay administrative expenses with respect to guaranteed obligations. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) establish loan guarantee funds to provide for timely payments to holders of guaranteed obligations after default; and (2) use the proceeds derived from the sales of certain Liberty bonds to cover administrative expenses and loan guarantee obligations. Directs the Secretary to report periodically to the Congress regarding the Corporation's financial status. Sets forth mandatory demand payment terms if the Corporation defaults on its obligations. Declares that the guaranteed obligations are not exempt from Federal taxation. Prohibits the United States from purchasing guaranteed obligations. Chapter VI: State Legislation - Sets forth conditions for Northeastern State membership in the Corporation. Exempts the Corporation from State taxation. Outlines the terms for coordination between the Corporation and the member States, including eminent domain, interagency assistance, and obligations as legal investments. Chapter VII: Miscellaneous - Sets forth construction and separability provisions.

To require the President of the United States to use the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in the event of a domestic energy supply shortage, to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act and the Export Administration Act of 1979 to prohibit the exportation of refined petroleum products except under certain circumstances, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 24 October 1990

Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to direct the President to use the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in the event of a domestic energy supply shortage. Amends the Export Administration Act of 1979 to prohibit the export of a refined petroleum product except pursuant to an export license specifically authorizing it. Precludes the issuance of such license without the approval of the Secretary of Energy. Requires the Secretary to notify certain congressional committees of the export license application, the name of the exporter, the destination, and the amount and price of the proposed export. Directs the Attorney General to report to specified congressional committees the findings of a special investigation to determine the extent to which domestic or foreign petroleum product suppliers may be charging excessive prices or manipulating the market in violation of antitrust laws. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should seek equitable payments from Saudi Arabia for the deployment and maintenance of troops in that country.

Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1991, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 24 October 1990

Makes continuing appropriations for FY 1991 projects or activities as provided for in the following Acts: (1) the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991; (2) the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1991; (3) the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 1991; (4) the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1991; (5) the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991; (6) the Military Construction Appropriations Act, 1991; (7) the Rural Development, Agriculture, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991; (8) the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991; (9) the Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government Appropriations Act, 1991; and (10) the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991. Sets forth limitations on the use of such funds. Suspends any order on sequestration for FY 1991 issued pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) until October 27, 1990. Extends the temporary increase in the public debt through October 27, 1990.

Expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should prepare and submit a proposed National Energy Policy Plan before December 31, 1990.

United States · United States Congress · 24 October 1990

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should submit to the Congress a proposed National Energy Policy Plan before December 31, 1990.

Waiving certain points of order against consideration of the conference report on the bill (H.R. 4739) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1991 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes, and against its consideration.

United States · United States Congress · 23 October 1990

Waives points of order against the consideration of the conference report on H.R. 4739 (armed forces funding).

Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1991, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 22 October 1990

Makes continuing appropriations for FY 1991 programs, projects, or activities as provided for in the following Acts: (1) the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991; (2) the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1990; (3) the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1991; (4) the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 1991; (5) the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1991; (6) the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991; (7) the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991; (8) the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1991; (9) the Military Construction Appropriations Act, 1991; (10) the Rural Development, Agriculture, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991; (11) the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 1991; (12) the Treasury, Postal Services, and General Government Appropriations Act, 1991; and (13) the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991. Sets forth limitations on the use of such funds. Suspends any order on sequestration for FY 1991 issued pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) until February 15, 1991, or the enactment of the applicable appropriations Act, if sooner.

Outer Continental Shelf Revenue Sharing Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 19 October 1990

Outer Continental Shelf Revenue Sharing Act of 1990 - Establishes the Outer Continental Shelf Revenue Sharing Fund. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) pay specified amounts into the Fund; and (2) provide each coastal State with an outer Continental Shelf revenue sharing block grant. Requires a recipient coastal State to submit an assessment of the expenditure of funds provided by the block grants.

To authorize private sector participation in designing, constructing, owning, and operating facilities which support Department of Energy waste cleanup and modernization missions.

United States · United States Congress · 19 October 1990

Authorizes the Secretary of Energy to enter into 30-year agreements with private contractors for the construction, ownership, and operation of specified waste cleanup and modernization facilities if the facilities are: (1) provided at the contractors' expense; (2) near a Federal site under the Secretary's jurisdiction; and (3) support defense waste cleanup, research, or modernization efforts. Prescribes agreement guidelines. Precludes the Secretary from entering into an agreement without prior submission to the Congress of a needs justification with respect to the engagement of a private contractor, and a demonstration that the proposed agreement is in the best economic interests of the United States. Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress regarding the benefits of the agreements entered into, and recommendations for possible extension of the agreement authority.

Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1991, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 18 October 1990

Makes continuing appropriations for FY 1991 projects or activities as provided for in the following Acts: (1) the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991; (2) the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1991; (3) the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 1991; (4) the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1991, notwithstanding certain sections of specified law; (5) the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991; (6) the Military Construction Appropriations Act, 1991; (7) the Rural Development, Agriculture, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991; (8) the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991; (9) the Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government Appropriations Act, 1991; and (10) the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991. Sets forth limitations on the use of such funds. Suspends any order on sequestration for FY 1991 issued pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) until October 24, 1990. Extends the temporary increase in the public debt through October 24, 1990.

National Global Warming Energy Research and Development Policy Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 17 October 1990

National Global Warming Energy Research and Development Policy Act of 1990 - Title I: General - Sets forth criteria which the Secretary of Energy must consider when establishing energy research and development priorities. Directs the Secretary to prepare an energy technologies management research and development plan that includes a technical management plan and a strategy that identifies priorities for the development of energy efficient technologies. Requires the Secretary to submit the first management plan to the Congress by a specified deadline, and subsequently a revised management plan at the time of the President's annual budget submission to the Congress. Title II: Hydrogen Research and Development - Subtitle A: Hydrogen Production and Use - Directs the Secretary to submit to specified congressional committees a comprehensive five-year management plan for a research and development program designed to permit the development of a domestic hydrogen fuel production capability within the shortest time practicable. Requires the Secretary to send the Congress annual plan descriptions and modifications. Directs the Secretary to establish within the Department of Energy a program consistent with the plan. Lists research areas and priority criteria. Directs the Secretary to conduct demonstrations to evaluate technical and nontechnical parameters to determine commercial applicability of hydrogen technology and to prepare a comprehensive large-scale hydrogen demonstration plan. Directs the Secretary, with the advice and help of industry, academic, and governmental interests, to implement a program in the interest of accelerating broader application of hydrogen technologies and of increasing the participation of private sector interests in near commercial applications. Lists the Secretary's duties in connection with the program. Establishes a Hydrogen Technical Advisory Panel to advise the Secretary and to submit a program status report. Terminates the panel after submittal of such report. Directs the Secretary to work with other specified Federal officers to ensure that Federal laws are carried out in a way favorable to increased use of hydrogen. Authorizes appropriations. Subtitle B: Hydrogen-Fueled Aircraft Research and Development - Directs the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to prepare and submit to specified congressional committees a comprehensive five-year management plan for a research and development program for a domestic hydrogen-fueled aircraft capability within the shortest time practicable. Mandates that such plan include activities of the National Aero-Space Plane Program. Requires the Administrator to: (1) transmit to the Congress an annual plan description, including any necessary plan modifications; (2) establish such a program within NASA and incorporate within it the goals and activities of the National Aero-Space Plane Program; and (3) prepare and transmit to the Congress a comprehensive flight demonstration plan whose implementation will confirm the technical feasibility, economic viability, and safety of liquid hydrogen as a fuel for commercial transport aircraft. Prescribes required subjects of the research and development program. Establishes a Hydrogen-Fueled Aircraft Advisory Committee to advise the Administrator. Requires the Committee to report annually to the Administrator and the Congress. Authorizes appropriations. Subtitle C: General Provisions - Sets forth guidelines under which the Secretary or the Administrator may award to a domestic firm a contract that under ordinary competitive procedures would be awarded to a foreign firm. Requires the Secretary and the Administrator to report to the Congress regarding such contracts. Title III: Advanced Nuclear Reactor Technology - Requires the Secretary to: (1) report to the Congress on the extent to which nuclear fission-generated energy can safely and reliably supply electricity and reduce greenhouse gases; (2) expeditiously complete the reactor certification program with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; (3) submit to the Congress a plan for completing research and demonstration with respect to fail safe prototype reactors and facilities which neutralize nuclear waste; and (4) establish the Research Reactor User Complex at the Hanford Reservation in Richland, Washington, as a research and production center with respect to isotopes and energy. Establishes the Research Reactor Complex Fund in the Treasury to consist of user charges assessed against non-Federal entities. Title IV: Fusion - Amends the Magnetic Fusion Energy Engineering Act of 1980 to direct the Secretary to: (1) provide for U.S. participation as a full partner in the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor program; (2) propose site selection criteria for the Engineering Development Activity of such program in countries which are major contributors to certain major international science programs; and (3) submit a proposal for siting such Engineering Development Activity in the United States. Title V: Hydrocarbon Research and Development - Directs the Secretary to: (1) enter into an agreement with the National Research Council to use the resources of the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering to evaluate ongoing Federal fossil energy research and demonstration projects; and (2) give priority to fossil energy research and development programs that can contribute to more efficient use of fossil resources, energy import reductions, and greenhouse gas reductions. Directs the Secretary to: (1) conduct a natural gas cofiring research, development, and demonstration program with respect to electric utility units and large industrial boilers; and (2) expand a research and demonstration program to increase the availability of natural gas from specified sources. Outlines the parameters of a joint venture research program with respect to the natural gas expansion program. Requires the Secretary to submit to the Congress a research and demonstration plan with respect to technologies for the nonfuel use of coal. Title VI: Transportation Research and Development - Directs the Secretary to implement a research and development program on: (1) techniques related to improving natural gas and other alternative fueled vehicle technology; and (2) electric vehicle and battery technology. Title VII: Energy Efficiency Technologies - Directs the Secretary to: (1) expand the research and development program with respect to natural gas and electric heating and cooling technologies for residential and commercial buildings; (2) pursue a research and development program to improve energy efficiency and productivity in energy-intensive industries and industrial pwocessess; and (3) undertake joint research and development ventures to encourage the commercialization of such technologies. Title VIII: Methane Assessment - Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress on: (1) specified aspects of methane generation; (2) measures that could reduce atmospheric methane concentrations from sources within the United States; and (3) methane emissions from countries other than the United States.

Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1991, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 16 October 1990

Makes continuing appropriations for FY 1991 projects or activities as provided for in the following Acts: (1) the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991; (2) the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1991; (3) the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1991; (4) the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 1991; (5) the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1991; (6) the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991; (7) the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991; (8) the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1991; (9) the Military Construction Appropriations Act, 1991; (10) the Rural Development, Agriculture, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991; (11) the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991; (12) the Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government Appropriations Act, 1991; and (13) the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991. Sets forth limitations on the use of such funds. Suspends any order on sequestration for FY 1991 issued pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) October 27, 1990. Extends the temporary increase in the public debt through October 27, 1990.

A bill to establish a replacement fuels program, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 15 October 1990

Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish a replacement fuels development program which: (1) promotes the replacement of gasolines as a motor fuel with nonpetroleum motor fuels; (2) ensures the availability of replacement and nonpetroleum motor fuels; and (3) will have the greatest impact in improving air quality in urban areas, along transportation corridors, and nationwide. Prescribes program guidelines. Requires the Secretary to establish optimal replacement fuel production goals for 1996 and 1997 and to report to the Congress about program status. Prescribes minimum percentages of domestically produced replacement fuel to be sold in specified calendar years. Sets a deadline by which the Secretary must prescribe the minimum percentage of domestically produced replacement fuel which must be contained in the total annual gasoline sales by refiners for motor fuel use in certain years. Requires refiners and manufacturers to report annually to the Secretary regarding the amount of domestically produced replacement fuel and nonpetroleum fuel sold. Requires the Secretary to promulgate regulations by a specified deadline regarding the exchange of marketable credits among: (1) refiners; (2) manufacturers of replacement fuels; and (3) distributors of nonpetroleum motor fuels sold into commerce for transportation purposes. Establishes civil penalties for violations of this Act. Authorizes appropriations. Requires the Secretary to issue regulations requiring gasoline retailers to have replacement motor fuels and nonpetroleum motor fuels for sale for the transportation needs of consumers. Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to report to the Congress on the environmental impact potential of developing replacement fuels and nonpetroleum motor fuels.

To provide equity in the Pacific Northwest in the event of the loss of a regional electric generating resource through a state initiative.

United States · United States Congress · 10 October 1990

Amends the Pacific Northwest Electric Power and Conservation Act to provide that if a Federal electric generating base resource is closed in the Northwest region due to passage of a State voting initiative, the resulting outages, transmission problems, and costs shall not be passed on to the consumers of other States in the region.

Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 1991, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 7 October 1990

Makes continuing appropriations for FY 1991 programs, projects, or activities as provided for in the following Acts: (1) the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991; (2) the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1991; (3) the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 1991; (4) the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1991, notwithstanding certain sections of specified laws; (5) the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991; (6) the Military Construction Appropriations Act; (7) the Rural Development, Agriculture, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991; (8) the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991; (9) the Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government Appropriations Act, 1991; and (10) the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991. Sets forth limitations on the use of such funds. Suspends any order on sequestration for FY 1991 issued before, on, or after the date of enactment of this joint resolution. Declares that such suspension ceases to be effective on October 20, 1990. Extends the temporary increase in the public debt to October 20, 1990.

Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1991, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 6 October 1990

Makes continuing appropriations for FY 1991 programs, projects, or activities as provided for in the following Acts: (1) the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991; (2) the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1991; (3) the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 1991; (4) the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1991, notwithstanding certain sections of specified laws; (5) the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991; (6) the Military Construction Appropriations Act, 1991; (7) the Rural Development, Agriculture, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991; (8) the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991; (9) the Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government Appropriations Act, 1991; and (10) the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991. Sets forth limitations on the use of such funds. Modifies the order on sequestration for FY 1991 by reducing the across-the-board percentage reduction reflected in such order from 32.4 percent for nondefense programs and 35.3 percent for defense programs to 14.4 percent for nondefense programs and 16.6 percent for defense programs. Extends a temporary increase in the public debt limit from October 6, 1990, until October 12, 1990.

Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1991, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 5 October 1990

Makes continuing appropriations for FY 1991 programs, projects, or activities as provided for in the following Acts: (1) the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991; (2) the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1991; (3) the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 1991; (4) the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1991, notwithstanding certain sections of specified laws; (5) the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991; (6) the Military Construction Appropriations Act, 1991; (7) the Rural Development, Agriculture, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991; (8) the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991; (9) the Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government Appropriations Act, 1991; and (10) the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991. Sets forth limitations on the use of such funds. Suspends any order on sequestration for FY 1991 issued before, on, or after the date of enactment of this joint resolution.

A bill to correct a clerical error in Public Law 101-383.

United States · United States Congress · 3 October 1990

Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to direct the Secretary of Energy to include in the report to the Congress on a petroleum products storage testing program any recommendations with regard to future storage of refined petroleum products.

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress of the desirability of promoting energy efficiency and conservation, setting energy efficiency and conservation goals for the United States, and calling an energy summit.

United States · United States Congress · 3 October 1990

Expresses the sense of the Congress that, in furtherance of the shared responsibility of the executive and legislative branches to oversee and develop energy efficiency and conservation policies, the Congress: (1) urges the President to convene a national energy summit including experts on the environment and energy from both governmental and private sectors; and (2) believes the National Energy Strategy being developed by the Department of Energy should be an important part of the discussion at the energy summit.

To require the President to make an annual report on the National Energy and Environmental Strategy of the United States to Congress.

United States · United States Congress · 3 October 1990

Requires the President to transmit to the Congress annually a detailed and comprehensive written report on the National Energy and Environmental Strategy of the United States. Requires such report to be sufficiently detailed to assist the Congress in allocating funds to support all energy-related and environment-related policies, plans, and programs of the U.S. Government.

To require the President to submit a National Energy Policy Plan, together with implementing legislation, to the Congress by March 31, 1991, and biennially thereafter through 1999, that will provide for energy self-sufficiency for the United States by the year 2000.

United States · United States Congress · 2 October 1990

Amends the Department of Energy Organization Act to direct the President to submit a National Energy Policy Plan biennially to the Congress that will provide for energy self-sufficiency by the year 2000.

Naval Petroleum Reserve Leasing Act

United States · United States Congress · 2 October 1990

Naval Petroleum Reserve Leasing Act - Authorizes the President to lease Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1 (California) if it is not necessary for national defense purposes. Sets forth leasing and antitrust guidelines. Mandates the use of competitive leasing procedures, minimum royalty payments, and crude oil set asides for sale to small refiners by Reserve lessees. Authorizes the President to take certain steps to arrange and conduct a leasing action. Authorizes the President to acquire privately owned lands or physical improvements within a Naval Petroleum Reserve if a lease of Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1 cannot be arranged. Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to authorize the Secretary of Energy (the Secretary) to store within the Strategic Petroleum Reserve a Defense Petroleum Inventory of petroleum products (in addition to any other acquisition and storage for such Reserve required by law). Directs the Secretary to obligate the United States share of funds available in the Naval Petroleum Reserve Lease Proceeds Special Account (created by this Act) for the acquisition of 10,000,000 barrels of petroleum products for the Defense Petroleum Inventory. Declares that upon request of the Secretary of Defense: (1) petroleum products acquired for or dedicated to the Defense Petroleum Inventory shall be drawn down and distributed by the Secretary of Energy for the Department of Defense for use, sale, or exchange; and (2) the Secretary of Energy shall replace in the Defense Petroleum Inventory those petroleum products drawn down on behalf of the Department of Defense. Requires the Department of Defense to reimburse the Department of Energy for services rendered under this Act. Establishes the Naval Petroleum Reserve Lease Proceeds Special Account in the Treasury to implement this Act. Funds such Special Account with amounts realized from the lease of any United States interest in Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1. Sets forth a payment scheme under which lease proceeds shall be used to make payments to the State of California. Declares that: (1) the authority to lease under this Act extends to specified sections within Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1; and (2) this Act does not affect the withdrawal of lands provided for in certain school land grants.

National Energy Efficiency Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 1 October 1990

National Energy Efficiency Act of 1990 - Establishes as a national goal the identification of policies that have the potential of stabilizing and reducing the generation of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the United States. Title I: Energy Policy Initiatives - Amends the Department of Energy Organization Act to mandate that the first National Energy Policy Plan submitted by the President to the Congress (and each subsequent Plan) include a least-cost energy strategy prepared by the Secretary of Energy (the Secretary). Prescribes strategy guidelines. Amends the Energy Security Act to repeal energy target provisions. Directs the Secretary to appoint a Director of Climate Protection within the Department of Energy to participate in: (1) global climate change policy considerations; and (2) least-cost energy strategy considerations. Title II: Energy Efficiency Initiatives - Requires the Secretary to submit periodic evaluations to the Congress regarding energy efficiency policy options necessary to produce certain percentage decreases in U.S. energy use. Amends the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (NECPA) to set a deadline by which each Federal agency must: (1) install energy conservation measures in its Federal buildings with specified payback periods; (2) submit a list of projects to the Secretary which meet such payback criterion and indicate total energy and cost savings involved; and (3) have substantially completed at least 25 percent of such projects, or those projects that would account for 25 percent of total energy savings. Directs the Secretary to develop guidelines with respect to the selection of energy service contractors. Requires the Secretary of Energy to study and report on the monetary value of the environmental benefits resulting from energy efficiency improvements in Federal buildings. Amends the NECPA to repeal the prohibition against the supply and installation of residential energy conservation measures by utilities. Directs the Secretary to provide financial assistance to support a voluntary, national window rating program to develop window energy ratings and labels. Mandates that such program be administered by the National Fenestration Rating Council which shall report periodically to the Congress and the Secretary regarding the program's status. Directs the Federal Trade Commission to prescribe labeling rules for windows and window systems. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Secretary to provide financial assistance to support a voluntary, national program to devise guidelines for industrial insulation that reflect the benefits that can be achieved by appropriate insulation levels. Mandates that such guidelines be issued by a nonprofit organization by a specified deadline. Requires the Secretary to review the status of industrial energy auditing procedures; (2) conduct an educational and technical assistance program concerning the guidelines and auditing procedures; and (3) report to the Congress regarding such program and the guidelines, including the responsiveness of the industrial sector to the guidelines. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration to report to the Congress regarding the acquisition of energy efficiency information. Requires the Secretary to submit a feasibility report to the Congress regarding the mandatory use in Federal facilities of compact fluorescent lamps instead of incandescent lamps. Amends the NECPA to direct the Secretary to: (1) promulgate procedural guidelines enabling the States to assign energy efficiency ratings to residential buildings; and (2) establish a technical assistance program for State and local governments adopting energy efficiency rating systems or building codes. Amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA) to mandate that State regulatory commissions consider a least-cost ratemaking standard under which utility investments in demand-side measures shall be as profitable as investments in new generation facilities (thus creating an economic incentive for utilities to promote residential energy conservation measures). Requires the Secretary to report to the President and the Congress an evaluation of: (1) the results of least-cost planning methodologies implemented by electric utilities; and (2) the extent to which ratemaking methodologies implementing least-cost planning take into account the impact of such measures on electric utilities' profitability. Removes the size limitations placed upon solar, wind, and geothermal electric energy facilities eligible for PURPA regulatory benefits. Amends the Federal Power Act to make conforming amendments and to direct the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to issue regulations reflecting such amendments. Title III: Energy Supply Initiatives - Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress the results of an assessment of the statutory, economic, and regulatory barriers to expanded hydroelectric capacity development at existing dams. Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to set forth the purposes of the interagency working group with respect to the promotion of renewable energy and energy efficiency resource technologies. Directs such group to develop and disseminate a comprehensive data base and information dissemination system on: (1) specific energy technology needs of lesser-developed countries; (2) the competitiveness of various renewable energy and energy efficiency resource technologies; and (3) the status of ongoing technology assistance programs. Requires the group to report biennially to the Secretary and the Congress regarding the full range of energy and environmental technologies necessary to meet the energy needs of developing countries while reducing the greenhouse gas generation. Authorizes the group to establish renewable energy industry outreach offices in the Pacific Rim and the Caribbean Basin. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Secretary to report to the Congress the results of a comparative fuel cycle cost analysis with respect to the United States, Europe, and Asia. Amends the NECPA to require the Secretary to: (1) conduct a fuel cell systems demonstration program in Federal buildings; and (2) report to the Congress on the program's implementation. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into cooperative agreements or joint ventures with certain urban area transit authorities to demonstrate the feasibility of using natural gas or other alternative mass transit fuels. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Secretary to implement and finance a fleet vehicle program for the commercialization of natural gas and other alternative fuels. Authorizes appropriations.

Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1991, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 1 October 1990

Makes continuing appropriations for FY 1991 programs, projects, or activities as provided for in the following Acts: (1) the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991; (2) the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1991; (3) the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 1991; (4) the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1991, notwithstanding certain sections of specified laws; (5) the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991; (6) the Military Construction Appropriations Act, 1991; (7) the Rural Development, Agriculture, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991; (8) the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991; (9) the Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government Appropriations Act, 1991; and (10) the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991. Sets forth limitations on the use of such funds. Suspends any order on sequestration for FY 1991 issued before, on, or after the date of enactment of this joint resolution.

A bill to allow a host compacting State to contract with another compact for disposal of low-level radioactive waste.

United States · United States Congress · 28 September 1990

Amends the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act to provide that no regional interstate compact for low-level radioactive waste disposal shall be construed to restrict the authority of a host State to contract with another compact for the disposal of low-level radioactive waste that the host State is responsible for disposing of during its tenure as a host State.

A bill to express the Sense of the Congress that the President should drawdown the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in an amount necessary to exert significant downward pressure on the price of gasoline and other petroleum products and should seek international cooperation in that effort, and to increase the authority of the Secretary of Energy to conduct tests relative to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

United States · United States Congress · 28 September 1990

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President shall: (1) draw down reserves from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in an amount necessary to exert significant downward pressure on gasoline and other petroleum prices; and (2) make every effort to coordinate with affected countries the drawdown of oil from their respective strategic petroleum reserves. Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to increase from five million to 15 million the number of barrels which the Secretary of Energy may use for a test drawdown.

A bill to amend the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act to require compact states transporting waste to a compact's disposal facility to use routes within that compact.

United States · United States Congress · 28 September 1990

Amends the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act to require States transporting low-level radioactive waste to a regional disposal facility established under an interstate compact to use routes within the borders of the States that are parties to the compact.

A bill to amend the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act to prescribe that no State may allow a low-level radioactive waste facility to be constructed within 50 miles of another State's border without the approval of that State's legislature.

United States · United States Congress · 28 September 1990

Amends the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act to prohibit a State from licensing a regional low-level radioactive waste disposal facility within 50 miles of another State's border unless the bordering State's legislature approves such site.

Comprehensive Energy Self-Sufficiency Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 27 September 1990

Comprehensive Energy Self-Sufficiency Act of 1990 - Declares it the policy of the United States to encourage cost effective energy conservation and to facilitate research and development of domestic energy resources. Title I: Conservation and Energy Efficiency - Amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA) to provide that the permissible State-regulated electric utility charges shall be such that a utility's return on energy investments is commensurate with returns earned on other utility investments of similar risk. Requires the Secretary of Energy to report to the President and the Congress regarding specified effects of least-cost energy planning upon electric utility rates. Requires the Tennessee Valley Authority to use least cost planning in its decision-making regarding increased electric power demand. Amends the National Enregy Conservation Policy Act (NECPA) to set a deadline by which each Federal agency must: (1) install energy conservation measures in Federal buildings with a specified payback period; (2) submit a list of projects to the Secretary which meets such payback criterion and which indicates total energy and cost savings involved; and (3) have substantially completed at least 25 percent of such projects or as many as would account for 25 percent of total energy savings. Directs the Secretary to develop guidelines for the selection of energy service contractors. Directs the Secretary to provide financial assistance to support a voluntary, national window rating program to develop a window energy ratings and labels. Directs the Federal Trade Commission to prescribe labeling rules for windows and window systems. Authorizes approriations. Amends NECPA to direct the Secretary to: (1) promulgate procedural guidelines enabling the States to assign energy efficiency ratings to residential buildings; and (2) establish a technical assistance program to State and local governments adopting energy efficiency rating systems or building codes. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income: (1) the value of any subsidy provided by a public utility to a customer for the purchase or installation of any energy or water conservation measures; and (2) the value of any qualified transportation benefit provided by an employer. Restores the tax credit for residential energy conservation expenditures where heating oil is the primary source of heating. Title II: Renewable Energy Sources - Amends the Federal Power Act to prohibit the issuance of licenses for certain hydroelectric project works to anyone but the owner. Amends PURPA and the Federal Power Act to remove the size limitations placed upon hydroelectric generating facilities eligible for PURPA regulatory benefits. Amends the Internal Revnue Code to extend: (1) the time during which credit will be granted for producing fuel from nonconventional source; (2) excise tax rate reductions will apply to alcohol fuel mixtures; (3) credit will be applied for alcohol used as fuel. Title III: Electric Power - Competitive Wholesale Electric Generation Act of 1990 - Authorizes public utility holding companies that are exempt from the provisions of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 to acquire business interests in generators used exclusively for selling electric energy at wholesale (exempts wholesale generators). Declares that the ownership of exempt wholesale generators shall not result in the owner's being considered as primarily engaged in the sale or generation of electric power under the Federal Power Act. Preserves the ratemaking authority of the States. Amends the Federal Power Act to direct the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), before approving rates agreed to between a public utility and a wholesale seller, to require the purchasing utility to certify that the rate conforms with least-costing planning schemes. Defines circumstances under which electric energy charges by a public utility exempt wholesale generator will be considered unjust and unreasonable. Authorizes appropriations for electronic switching research. Directs the Secretary of Energy to report to the Congress on legislative and regulatory reforms and incentives for more reliable electric transmission transfer capability within the reliability councils comprising the North American Electric Reliability Council. Title IV: Natural Gas - Directs FERC to: (1) issue regulations to expedite pipeline certifications; and (2) report to certain congressional committees on recommended reforms to facilitate increased deliverability of natural gas to consumers. Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to repeal the current 60-day waiting period requirement after notification of certain congressional committees before certain pipeline rights-of-way may be granted. Title V: Oil -Subtitle A: Use of MMT in Unleaded Gasoline - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to approve the use of methylcyclopentadienyl manganese tricarbonyl (MMT) in unleaded gasoline. Subtitle B: Tax Incentives for Oil and Natural Gas Exploration and Production - Part I: National Energy Security Tax Credits - Amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to establish a crude oil and natural gas exploration and development tax credit. Allows a 20 percent credit for qualified investments. Establishes a marginal production income tax credit for producers who maintain economically unproductive oil wells. Applies the credit to domestic crude that is: (1) from stripper well property; (2) heavy oil; (3) oil recovered through a tertiary recovery method; or (4) harsh environment oil (produced from Arctic areas in submerged lands). Fixes the credit at 20 percent of the qualified cost (determined in accordance with a formula set forth in this Act) of each barrel produced by the producer during the taxable year. Part II: Additional Exploration and Production Incentives - Amends the IRC to treat certain geological and geophysical costs and surface casing costs as intangible drilling and development costs that a taxpayer may elect to capitalize or to deduct for income tax purposes. Precludes a percentage depletion income tax deduction for proven oil and gas wells from application of the net income limitation percentage depletion. Increases from 65 percent to 100 percent the taxable income limitation on the percentage depletion deduction for oil and gas property. Affirms natural gas found in tight sands formations as a qualified fuel with respect to the credit, without exceptions. Defines "tar sands" for purposes of such credit. Part III: Amendments to the Alternative Minimum Tax - Repeals provisions that identify intangible drilling costs as a tax preference item for purposes of determining alternative minimum tax liability and corporate preference reductions. Part IV: Miscellaneous Tax and Administrative Amendments - Declares Revenue Ruling 77-176 (and other rulings that reach similar results) to be inapplicable with respect to the income tax treatment of mineral sharing arrangements. (The Revenue Ruling address situations in which a driller receives from a lessee an operating interest in oil and gas property as consideration for drilling a well on the leased tract.) Revises provisions governing the time when economic performance occurs for the purpose of income tax deductions or credits in connection with removal of offshore oil or gas production facilities. Specifies expressly the types of oil and gas exploration and development costs that are exempt from the required application of uniform cost capitalization rules. Subtitle C: Recovery Depletion Allowance; Research and Development Credit - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to set a depletion allowance of 27.5 percent in connection with domestic oil and natural gas recovered through enhanced recovery techniques. Reduces this percentage (but not below 15 percent) as the average annual removal price during the calendar year exceeds $30 (indexed for inflation). Terminates this provision with respect to production after 2009. Increases from 50 percent to 100 percent the net income limitation on percentage depletion in connection with incremental tertiary oil or natural gas. Permits a ten percent income tax credit for research to discover or improve tertiary recovery methods for domestic crude oil or natural gas. Subtitle D: Arctic National Wildlife Refuge - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to implement a competitive oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. States that this subtitle shall be considered the primary land management authorization for all exploration and production activities on the Coastal Plain. Provides that no land management review shall be required except as management specifically authorized by this subtitle. Mandates that all receipts from sales, rentals, bonuses, and royalties on leases under this subtitle be deposited into the Treasury. Directs the Secretary to promulgate regulations to ensure that oil and gas exploration and transportation activities are conducted to achieve the reasonable protection of animals and environmental resources (including subsistence uses of the Coastal Plain). States that the "Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, Coastal Plain Resource Assessment," prepared by the Secretary, satisfies all legal requirements for such promulgation and that no further studies or assessments shall be required. Directs the Secretary to provide impact aid and other assistance to communities on the North Slope and elsewhere in Alaska in order to ensure the public services needed to accommodate oil and gas production and transportation activities on the Coastal Plain. Title VI: Coal - Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish research and demonstration goals for the timely development of: (1) coal production, transportation, and use technologies; and (2) cost-effective advanced coal-based technologies to be available for widespread commercial use after the year 2010, and which can control sulfur and nitrogen oxides at greater proficiency levels than are currently available; and (3) cost-effective energy production systems which use coal and achieve greater efficiency in the conversion of coal to useful energy. Requires the Secretary to submit an assessment to the Congress of the commercial development potential of technologies for non-fuel use of coal. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to restore investment credits for pollution devices required by the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990. Title VII: Nuclear - Nuclear Standardization and Safety Reform Act of 1990 - Subtitle A: Standardization and Licensing - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to direct the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to establish procedures for the preapproval of a limited number of standardized facility designs for production or utilization facilities for a ten-year period. Authorizes the Commission to design approval requests for any major subsystem that represents discrete elements of a production or utilization facility. Requires the Agency to specify by regulation the criteria and requirements for any subsystem approval. States that a design approval shall be considered to be a license. Sets forth guidelines for the issuance of a design approval, including ten-year renewal terms. Authorizes the Director to issue a site approval permit for a ten-year period even if an application for a construction permit or operating license has not been filed. Outlines the site approval procedure and the procedures for facility construction permits and operating licenses. Subtitle B: Conforming Amendments - Makes conforming Amendments to the Act. Subtitle C: Amendments of PUHCA - Amends the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 to allow the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to grant exempt status to certain public utility holding companies which would otherwise meet specified criteria but for their control of utility assets pursuant to a management agreement approved by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). Permits the acquisition of public utility assets or securities without SEC approval if the acquiring public utility controls assets pursuant to a management agreement approved by the NRC. Subtitle D: Effective Date - Sets forth the effective date of this title. Title VIII: National Energy Strategy Implementation - Amends the Department of Energy Organization Act to direct the President to submit a proposed National Energy Policy Plan to the Congress by a specified deadlilne. Amends the Department of Energy Act to revise procedural guidelines for congressional consideration of an implementing bill for such Plan. Title IX: Impact of Federal Actions on Energy Security - Mandates that all Federal agencies shall: (1) develop measures to ensure that energy security concerns are given appropriate consideration in decisionmaking; and (2) include in their legislative proposals a detailed statement regarding the impact of such proposals upon energy production, transportation, or use, and alternatives to the proposed action. Title X: Outer Continental Shelf - Subtitle A: Revised Outer Continental Shelf Leasing Program - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to submit to the Congress a revised Outer Continental Shelf leasing program which includes plans for the expeditious development of oil and gas resources consistent with environmental safeguards. Subtitle B: Revenue Sharing - Outer Continental Shelf Revenue Sharing Act of 1990 - Establishes the Outer Continental Shelf Revenue Sharing Fund. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) pay specified amounts into the Fund; and (2) provide each coastal State with an Outer Continental Shelf revenue sharing block grant. Requires a recipient coastal State to submit an assessment of the expenditure of funds provided by the block grants.

To increase the amount of petroleum products that may be withdrawn from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve under a certain provision of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act.

United States · United States Congress · 27 September 1990

Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to increase from 5,000,000 to 15,000,000 barrels the amount of crude oil which may be sold from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

Emergency Oil Market Stability Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 26 September 1990

Emergency Oil Market Stability Act of 1990 - Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to direct the President to promulgate and transmit to the Congress a standby regulation providing for mandatory allocation of petroleum products and, if deemed necessary, price limits on any petroleum product. Specifies emergency circumstances in which the President may implement such regulation. Mandates that the regulation include an optional standby program for crude oil sharing among refiners. Declares the President shall have no authority to: (1) impose any tax, tariff, or user fee; (2) prescribe minimum petroleum prices; (3) establish a program for the assignment of rights for end-user purchases of gasoline or diesel fuel; or (4) restrict or allocate consumer petroleum inventories. Preempts State and local law about petroleum product pricing or allocation, except where exempted by the President. Permits a Governor to implement a State set aside program for residual fuel oil or any refined petroleum and, if the President approves it, also win exemption. Establishes a civil penalty for violation of the standby regulation. Directs the President to collect information on a State-by-State basis regarding petroleum products pricing, supply, and distribution. Terminates all authority under this Act on a specified date.

Vehicular Natural Gas Jurisdiction Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 25 September 1990

Vehicular Natural Gas Jurisdiction Act of 1990 - Declares that for purposes of the Natural Gas Act: (1) natural gas for ultimate use in a motor vehicle fuel (VNG) shall be deemed to be "ultimately consumed" within the State in which physical delivery of such VNG occurs, whether or not physical combustion occurs in another State; (2) in the case of a wholesale of VNG by the holder of a service area determination such holder shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the State commission in the State in which physical delivery of VNG occurs; and (3) in the case of VNG transportation by such holder, the VNG shall be deemed to be "consumed" within the State in which physical delivery occurs.

Making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1991, supplemental appropriations for "Operation Desert Shield" for the fiscal year 1990, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 25 September 1990

Title I: Continuing Appropriations - Makes continuing appropriations for FY 1991 for projects or activities provided for in the following Acts: (1) the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991; (2) the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1991; (3) the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 1991; (4) the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1991; (5) the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991; (6) the Military Construction Appropriations Act, 1991; (7) the Rural Development, Agriculture, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991; (8) the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991; (9) the Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government Appropriations Act, 1991; and (10) the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991. Provides for the continuation of projects or activities when the House of Representatives and the Senate differ in amounts or authority. Makes appropriations as necessary for: (1) projects or activities under the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1990; (2) projects or activities under the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1990; (3) projects or activities under the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1990; and (4) the Aerostat Program of the U.S. Customs Service. Prohibits the use of funds appropriated under the Defense Appropriations Act, 1990 for: (1) new production of items not funded in FY 1990 or prior fiscal years; (2) the increase in production rates above those sustained with FY 1990 funds; (3) other specified activities not funded or authorized during FY 1990 (except for activities related to Operation Desert Shield); (4) the initiation of multi-year procurements utilizing advance procurement funding for economic order quantity procurement unless specifically appropriated later; and (5) procurement and research, development, test, and evaluation in excess of the current rate or the estimate for FY 1991, whichever is lower, except for activities related to Operation Desert Shield. Prohibits the use of appropriated funds to initiate or resume any activity for which funds were not available during FY 1990. Makes funds available under this Act until the earliest of: (1) October 20, 1990; (2) enactment of an appropriation for any project or activity provided for in this Act; or (3) enactment of the applicable appropriations without any provision for such project or activity. Suspends any order on sequestration for FY 1991. Makes certain prohibitions of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1990 inapplicable with respect to assistance to Egypt. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, for purposes of determining the amount of Medicare payments made to a hospital for the costs of inpatient hospital services for discharges occurring between October 1 and October 20, 1990, to apply the area wage index applicable to such hospital as of September 30, 1990. Amends the Social Security Act to extend the period through which certain discharges occur to October 20, 1990, for purposes of calculating inpatient hospital service payments on the basis of prospective rates. Title II: Supplemental Appropriations for Operation Desert Shield - Makes supplemental appropriations for FY 1990 for specified branches of the armed forces for: (1) military and reserve personnel; (2) operation and maintenance; (3) other procurement; (4) research, development, test, and evaluation; and (5) the Defense Stock Fund. Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to accept gifts for use by the Department of Defense to finance operations in and around the Arabian Peninsula relating to Operation Desert Shield. Provides for the deposit of any proceeds from such gifts in the National Defense Gift Fund. Permits the President, when exercising the authority to order the Selected Reserve to active duty, to extend the period of such order an additional 180 days (currently, 90 days) in the case of operations in and around the Arabian Peninsula and Operation Desert Shield. Makes supplemental appropriations for the United States Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund.

To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act and the Export Administration Act of 1979 to prohibit the exportation of refined petroleum products except under certain circumstances.

United States · United States Congress · 24 September 1990

Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to authorize the President to restrict exports of petroleum products, including refined petroleum products. Amends the Export Administration Act of 1979 to prohibit the export of a refined petroleum product except pursuant to an export license specifically authorizing it. Precludes the issuance of such license without the approval of the Secretary of Energy. Requires the Secretary to notify certain congressional committees of the export license application, the name of the exporter, the destination, and the amount and price of the proposed export.

Branko Terzic, of Wisconsin, to be a Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for the remainder of the term expiring October 20, 1991, vice Martha O. Hesse.

United States · United States Senate · 20 September 1990

Vehicular Natural Gas Jurisdiction Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 20 September 1990

Vehicular Natural Gas Jurisdiction Act of 1990 - Declares that for purposes of the Natural Gas Act: (1) natural gas for ultimate use in a motor vehicle fuel (VNG) shall be deemed to be "ultimately consumed" within the State in which physical delivery of such VNG occurs, whether or not physical combustion occurs in another State; (2) in the case of a wholesale of VNG by the holder of a service area determination such holder shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the State commission in the State in which physical delivery of VNG occurs; and (3) in the case of VNG transportation by such holder, the VNG shall be deemed to be "consumed" within the State in which physical delivery occurs.

Expressing the sense of the Congress of the desirability of promoting energy efficiency and conservation, setting energy efficiency and conservation goals for the United State, and calling an energy summit.

United States · United States Congress · 17 September 1990

Expresses the sense of the Congress that, in furtherance of the shared responsibility of the executive and legislative branches to oversee and develop energy efficiency and conservation policies, the Congress: (1) urges the President to convene a national energy summit including experts on the environment and energy from both governmental and private sectors; and (2) believes the National Energy Strategy being developed by the Department of Energy should be an important part of the discussion at the energy summit.

Motor Fuel Consumer Protection Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 13 September 1990

Motor Fuel Consumer Protection Act of 1990 - Prohibits any oil producer or refiner from: (1) requiring any retail motor fuel dealer to purchase more than 70 percent of its monthly retail sales of motor fuel from such producer or refiner; or (2) restraining the dealer from purchasing any or all of his or her motor fuel requirements from a wholesaler of the motor fuel produced by such producer or refiner. Prohibits any dealer at a service station displaying a name or other identifying symbol of a refiner or producer from selling fuel not provided by such refiner or producer without providing notice at the point of sale. Prohibits any large integrated refiner from operating any service station in the United States. Permits such refiner to own all or part of a service station, provided it does not engage in selling fuel at such service station through any employee, agent, or representative. Provides for the enforcement of this Act. Provides that this Act shall not supersede any comparable State law to the extent that compliance with the State law can be accomplished consistent with this Act.

Farm and Forestry Energy Conservation Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 13 September 1990

Farm and Forestry Energy Conservation Act of 1990 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, through the Soil Conservation Service, to establish a Federal energy conservation program with respect to: (1) tillage practices; (2) chemical and fertilizer use; (3) irrigation management; (4) livestock management; (5) horticulture; and (6) wood utilization. Directs the Secretary to make grants to individuals or institutions for eligible energy conservation projects. Limits such grant amounts, but authorizes a higher limit for institutions converting their heating systems to wood burning ones. Requires an eligible State to establish a State energy conservation review panel. Directs the Secretary to provide demonstration projects and make educational and technical assistance available. Authorizes appropriations.

Department of Energy Science Education Act

United States · United States Congress · 13 September 1990

Department of Energy Science Education Act - Directs the Secretary of Energy (the Secretary) to establish a Science, Mathematics and Engineering Education Advisory Board (the Board) to provide guidance and assistance for the establishment of the science, mathematics, and engineering education programs of the Department of Energy (the Department) research and development facilities. Requires the Board to report annually to the Secretary and the Congress. Directs the Secretary to develop, with Board advice, a plan for the science, mathematics, and engineering program of the Department's research and development facilities. Requires the Secretary to review such plan annually and report to the Congress on it with the Department's annual budget request. Directs the Secretary to combine the Nuclear Engineering Research and Education Program and the University Research Reactor Program into one program to be called the Nuclear Engineering Education and Research Reactor Program. Directs the Secretary to establish a national clearinghouse to enable the Department's research and development facilities to share, with each other and the education community nationwide, reports, teaching aids, and support materials for science, mathematics, or engineering education. Requires coordination with any other related Federal clearinghouses or related clearinghouses at such facilities. Directs the Secretary to establish a program of paid administrative leave for employees of the Department or its research and development facilities who volunteer to interact with schools, colleges, universities, teachers, or students for science, mathematics, and engineering education. Directs the Secretary to develop alternatives to full Federal funding of science, mathematics, and engineering education programs of the Department's research and development facilities, including use of resources of colleges, universities, local and national businesses, and local and State education agencies. Directs the Secretary to establish a volunteer talent pool of scientists, mathematicians, and engineers who have retired from the Department or its research and development facilities to serve as "Scientists in Residence" at schools. Directs the Secretary, through such facilities, to identify and match such scientists with such schools and districts. Directs the Secretary to establish a Young Americans' Summer Science Camp Program to provide secondary school students with hands-on science experience, exposure to working scientists, and career counseling. Requires such Camps to: (1) be conducted at participating colleges and universities; (2) consist of at least two sessions of two weeks each in the first year of operation, with at least 50 participants in each session at each location; and (3) obtain all financing, after the first four years of operation, through private or other non-Federal sources. Directs the Secretary, by the end of the second year of operation, to expand the program to provide guidance and assistance to other organizations to create similar camps. Makes this Act inapplicable to: (1) activities of the Department or its contractors that are funded as national defense production activities; and (2) science, mathematics, and engineering programs administered under elements of the Department other than the Office of Energy Research.

Domestic Energy Improvement Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 12 September 1990

Domestic Energy Improvement Act of 1990 - Title I: Percentage Depletion and Intangible Drilling Costs - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase to 27.5 percent the depletion allowance for oil and gas wells. Permits the use of such allowance after the transfer of proven oil or gas property. Allows the use of percentage depletion for stripper well production of retailers and certain refiners. Provides that the net income limitation on such allowance does not apply to oil or gas wells. States that intangible drilling costs include geological, geophysical, and surface casing costs. Removes intangible drilling costs from the required 30-percent capitalization of certain exploration and development costs under special rules relating to corporate preference items (thus permitting 100 percent deduction of such costs). Removes intangible drilling costs as an item of tax preference. Title II: Domestic Energy Improvement Tax Credits - Establishes a tax credit of ten percent of the cost of each barrel of crude oil produced from economically unproductive wells. Places limitations on the amount of such credit and provides for the carryback of unused credit. Establishes a formula for determining when such credit will not be allowed for any calendar year based upon the sale price of domestic crude oil. Reduces the deduction for oil-related expenses by the amount of the crude oil production credit. Establishes a tax credit for exploratory domestic oil or gas wells equal to 15-percent of the deduction allowed for intangible drilling and development costs. Places limitations on the amount of such credit and provides for the carryback of unused credit. Allows an investment tax credit for qualified clean-burning motor vehicle fuel property. Includes the air quality percentage as a factor in determining such credit. Establishes credit-equivalent payments for such property owned by State and local governments. Provides for recapturing such credit if the property ceases to be qualified. Establishes an investment tax credit for businesses that convert to natural gas equipment. Includes natural gas conversion equipment under the residential energy credit for individuals. Establishes tax credits for: (1) research relating to clean fuel alternatives and applications; and (2) research to discover or improve one or more tertiary recovery methods for domestic crude oil or natural gas.

Commission on Energy Independence Act

United States · United States Congress · 12 September 1990

Commission on Energy Independence Act - Establishes the Commission on Energy Independence to determine the policies and actions necessary for the United States to become as nearly energy independent by the year 2000 as possible. Requires the Commission to report to the Congress on its determinations by a specified deadline. Terminates the Commission after submission of such report. Authorizes appropriations.

National Energy Security Planning Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 11 September 1990

National Energy Security Planning Act of 1990 - Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from issuing any oil or gas leases until after sending the Congress a National Least-Cost Energy and Conservation Plan. Outlines Plan contents, (including energy demand forecasts and resource inventories) and mandates its revision and resubmissions to the Congress at least every five years.

To amend section 28(w) of the Mineral Leasing Act, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 11 September 1990

Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to repeal the current 60-day waiting period requirement after notification of certain congressional committees before certain pipeline rights-of-way may be granted.

Commercialization of Alternative Energy Sources and Energy Conservation Technology Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 11 September 1990

Commercialization of Alternative Energy Sources and Energy Conservation Technology Act of 1990 - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1991 through 2000 to implement certain provisions of the Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1976. Amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to extend from 1993 to the year 2000 the period of reduced tax rates on fuels containing alcohol. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1991 through 2000 to implement: (1) certain provisions of the Biomass Energy and Alcohol Fuels Act of 1980; and (2) a loan guarantee program for the design and construction of coal liquefaction and oil shale facilities. Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish such a program. Amends the IRC to provide a 20 percent energy investment credit for cogeneration equipment. Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to authorize appropriations for FY 1991 through 1993 for: (1) the State Plan program; (2) the energy conservation program for schools and hospitals; and (3) the weatherization assistance program. Amends the National Energy Extension Service Act to authorize appropriations for FY 1991 through 1993. Amends the Solar Energy and Energy Conservation Bank Act to repeal the termination of the Solar Energy and Energy Conservation Bank. Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to reestablish such Bank. Authorizes appropriations for the Bank's operation.

Richard A. Claytor, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Defense Programs), vice Sylvester R. Foley, Jr., resigned.

United States · United States Senate · 10 September 1990

A bill to amend section 28(w) of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended, to repeal the 60-day waiting period for the granting of pipeline rights of way.

United States · United States Congress · 10 September 1990

Amends the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 to direct the Secretary of the Interior (or the appropriate agency head) to promptly notify certain congressional committees upon receipt of an application for a right-of-way for pipelines 24 inches or more in diameter. Precludes granting such right-of-way until a notice of intention accompanied by detailed findings regarding proposed right-of-way conditions has been submitted to such committees (currently a 60-day waiting period is required).