American Energy Innovation Act [HB-2300]
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[Environmental ]
[Air Quality ]
[Taxes ]
[Climate Change ]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
American Energy Innovation Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide incentives for energy production and conservation, including by: (1) allowing accelerated depreciation of cellulosic biomass ethanol plant property, coal-to-liquid plant property, dedicated ethanol distribution lines, solar and fuel cell property, smart electric meters, and certain clean coal power plants; (2) making permanent tax credits for increasing research activities, nonbusiness energy property, gas produced from biomass, and synthetic fuels produced from coal; (3)
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HB-2300: American Energy Innovation Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Mineral Resources. on 05/19/2009
Energy Independence Now Act of 2009 [HB-2250]
[Energy ]
[Taxes ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Defense ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Air Quality ]
[Healthcare ]
[Military ]
[Science ]
[Climate Change ]
[Public Health ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Environmental ]
Energy Independence Now Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to: (1) authorize tax-exempt bond financing for domestic use oil refinery facilities; (2) set forth an ASME Nuclear Certification credit; (3) modify the credit against tax for specified energy production, including certain vehicles acquired from domestic corporations; and (4) eliminate certain restrictions on the use of energy alternatives. Directs the President to designate federal lands and closed military installations for private sector development of oil or natural
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HB-2250: Energy Independence Now Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Dan Burton
Referred To The Subcommittee On Readiness. on 05/22/2009
American Conservation and Clean Energy Independence Act [HB-2227]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Air Quality ]
[Climate Change ]
[Taxes ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
American Conservation and Clean Energy Independence Act - Deems the Draft Proposed Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program 2010-2015 issued by the Secretary of the Interior to be approved as a final oil and gas leasing program under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. Deems the Secretary to have issued a final environmental impact statement for the Program under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. Directs the Secretary to: (1) conduct a lease sale in each outer Continental Shelf (OCS) planning area for which there is a
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HB-2227: American Conservation and Clean Energy Independence Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Collin Peterson
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 09/09/2009
Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act of 2009 [HB-2120]
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[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Trade ]
[Water ]
[Mining ]
[Climate Change ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act of 2009 - Amends the Submerged Lands Act (SLA) regarding delineation of lateral offshore state boundaries with respect to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA), as well as related oil and gas mineral rights. Amends the OCSLA with respect to Adjacent Zones and Planning Areas in the outer Continental Shelf (OCS) subsoil and seabed. Revises procedures governing natural gas lease administration. Prohibits the President from: (1) revising or revoking a withdrawal that is extended by a state; or (2) withdrawing
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HB-2120: Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Sue Myrick
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, And International Law. on 06/12/2009
Arkansas Valley Conduit Act of 2008 [HB-172]
[Water ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Arkansas Valley Conduit Act of 2008 [sic] - Provides for the payment of not more than 35% of the cost of the Arkansas Valley Conduit, Colorado, by the Secretary of the Interior. Requires revenue derived from contracts for the use of Fryingpan-Arkansas project excess capacity or exchange contracts using project facilities to be credited towards payment of the actual cost of Ruedi Dam and Reservoir, the Fountain Valley Pipeline, and the South Outlet Works at Pueblo Dam and Reservoir, until the date on which the payments for the Conduit begin, and
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HB-172: Arkansas Valley Conduit Act of 2008
Sponsored by: Rep. Betsy Markey
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water And Power. on 02/04/2009
FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act [HB-1586]
[Education ]
[Finance ]
[Healthcare ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Social Security ]
[Veterans ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Agriculture ]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Student Loans ]
[Public Health ]
Title I: Education Jobs Fund - Authorizes appropriations for the necessary expenses for an Education Jobs Fund and appropriates $10 billion for such purpose. Requires the allocation of such funds to states by the Department of Education in accordance with provisions of title XIV (State Fiscal Stabilization Fund) of Division A of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Requires that allocated funds be used solely: (1) to make awards to local educational agencies for the support of elementary and secondary education; and (2) for compensation and
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HB-1586: FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Mr. Obey Moved That The House Agree To The Senate Amendment To The House Amendment To The Senate Amendment. (consideration: Cr H6604-6625; Text As House Agreed To The Senate Amendment To The House Amendment To The Senate Amendment: Cr H6604-6609) on 08/10/2010
Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 [HB-146]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Recreation ]
[Mining ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Energy ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Animals ]
[Climate Change ]
[Science ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Construction ]
[Economic Development ]
[Real Estate ]
[Tourism ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Property Tax ]
[Community Development ]
[Agriculture ]
Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 - Title I: Additions to the National Wilderness Preservation System - Subtitle A: Wild Monongahela Wilderness - (Sec. 1001) Designates specified federal lands in the Monongahela National Forest, West Virginia, as wilderness and as either a new component, or an addition to an existing component, of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to continue the competitive running event permitted from 2003 through 2007 in the vicinity of the boundaries of the Dolly Sods
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HB-146: Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin
Became Public Law No: 111-11. on 03/30/2009
Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act of 2009 [HB-1393]
[Water ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Environmental ]
Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act of 2009 - Amends the Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act of 2000 to authorize specified additional projects, including projects for water conservation and improvement in Cameron, Hidalgo, Willacy, Hudspeth, and El Paso counties, Texas. Permits each project that the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation, conducts or participates in to include: (1) the replacement of irrigation canals and lateral
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HB-1393: Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Ruben Hinojosa
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources Subcommittee On Water And Power. Hearings Held. on 04/27/2010
Iran Threat Reduction Act of 2009 [HB-1208]
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[Taxes ]
[Energy ]
[National Security ]
[Defense ]
Iran Threat Reduction Act of 2009 - Amends the Iran Freedom Support Act to maintain specified U.S. sanctions with respect to Iran until the President certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that Iran has verifiably dismantled its weapons of mass destruction programs and ceased its support for international terrorism. Amends the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 to: (1) include transshipment among sanctionable activities; and (2) exclude from the United States an alien who is a senior government official of a foreign government or a corporate
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HB-1208: Iran Threat Reduction Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, And International Law. on 07/23/2009
Grow American Supply Act [HB-1108]
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[Environmental ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Taxes ]
[Mining ]
[Climate Change ]
[Social Security ]
Grow American Supply Act - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) with respect to Adjacent Zones and Planning Areas in the outer Continental Shelf (OCS) subsoil and seabed. Revises procedures governing natural gas lease administration. Requires deposit of a portion of OCS receipts from certain new leases into a Special Dedicated Account in the Social Security Trust Fund to reduce Social Security debt. Establishes the Deficit Reduction Trust Fund to accept specified OCS receipts to reduce the federal debt. Prohibits oil and gas leasing
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HB-1108: Grow American Supply Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise
Referred To The Subcommittee On Readiness. on 03/17/2009
Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 [HB-1105]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Energy ]
[Water ]
[Environmental ]
[Trade ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Immigration ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[National Security ]
[Defense ]
[Military ]
[Construction ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Veterans ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Insurance ]
[Animals ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Air Quality ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Poverty ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Crime ]
Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 - (Sec. 4) Declares that the explanatory statement regarding this Act printed in the House of Representatives section of the Congressional Record on or about February 23, 2009, by the Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations of the House shall have the same effect with respect to the allocation of funds and implementation of this Act as if it were a joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference. (Sec. 5) Makes the following appropriations for FY2009. Division A: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food
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HB-1105: Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. David Obey
Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 03/11/2009
Suspend Uniform Rules For Hb 369 [SCR-21]
[Energy ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Suspending Rules 24(c), 35, 41(b), and 42(e), Uniform Rules of the Alaska State Legislature, concerning House Bill No. 369, relating to an in-state natural gas pipeline, the office of in-state gasline project manager, and the Joint In-State Gasline Development Team; requiring the development of an in-state natural gas pipeline plan, to be delivered to the legislature by July 1, 2011, that provides for a gasline that is operational by December 31, 2015; directing the Joint In-State Gasline Development Team to assume responsibilities under sec. 19,
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SCR-21: Suspend Uniform Rules For Hb 369
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Permanently Filed 8/2 Legis Resolve 50 on 08/27/2010
In-state Gas Pipeline [SB-287]
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[Housing ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Economic Development ]
An Act amending the powers and duties of the Alaska Railroad Corporation and the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation related to the exercise of authority to purchase, transport, and sell natural gas produced on the North Slope for in-state use, and transferring exclusive and primary responsibility for the initiation and development of that project from the Office of the Governor and the Department of Natural Resources to those corporations; and providing for an effective date.
SB-287: In-state Gas Pipeline
Sponsored by: Sen. Bettye Davis
Res Rpt Cs 2dp 1nr 2am New Title on 03/23/2010
Oil And Gas Production Tax [SB-267]
[Energy ]
[Taxes ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
An Act relating to the duties of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development; relating to the tax rate applicable to the production of oil and gas; relating to a rebate of the production tax on oil and gas based on the employment of resident workers; relating to credits against the oil and gas production tax; relating to the period in which oil and gas production taxes may be assessed; relating to the interest rates applicable on certain amounts due related to various taxes, penalties, payments, and the Alaska Gasline Inducement Act; and providing
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SB-267: Oil And Gas Production Tax
Sponsored by: Sen. Lesil McGuire
Read The First Time - Referrals on 02/10/2010
Supplemental/capital/other Appropriations [SB-254]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
An Act making supplemental appropriations, capital appropriations, and other appropriations; amending appropriations; repealing appropriations; making appropriations to capitalize funds; and providing for an effective date.
SB-254: Supplemental/capital/other Appropriations
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Read The First Time - Referrals on 02/03/2010
Pipeline Contract Carriers [SB-191]
[Energy ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Economic Development ]
An Act authorizing the negotiation for the lease, sale, or other disposal of state land with a common carrier that is engaged in the intrastate transportation of natural gas by pipeline or with a public utility; relating to the authority of the Alaska Natural Gas Development Authority; relating to a right-of-way across state land for the purpose of developing an intrastate gas pipeline project identified by the governor; relating to the authority of the governor to identify an intrastate gas pipeline project to be developed in conjunction with the
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SB-191: Pipeline Contract Carriers
Sponsored by: Sen. Lesil McGuire
Read The First Time - Referrals on 04/10/2009
In-state Pipelines: Leases; Certification [SB-136]
[Energy ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
An Act relating to noncompetitive leases of state land and for rights-of-way for oil or natural gas pipelines that originate and terminate within the state and to the regulation and certification of those pipelines; relating to conditional certification for certain new natural gas pipelines; relating to definitions of "common carrier" and "firm transportation service" in the Pipeline Act.
SB-136: In-state Pipelines: Leases; Certification
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Read The First Time - Referrals on 03/02/2009
Alaska Natural Gas Development Authority [SB-135]
[Energy ]
An Act clarifying the purpose of the Alaska Natural Gas Development Authority; and relating to definitions of certain terms in AS 41.41.
SB-135: Alaska Natural Gas Development Authority
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Read The First Time - Referrals on 03/02/2009
Requesting Status Reports On Agia Project [HR-11]
[Energy ]
[Taxes ]
Requesting the Department of Natural Resources and the Department of Revenue to prepare biannual reports to the legislature on the status of the project licensed under the Alaska Gasline Inducement Act.
HR-11: Requesting Status Reports On Agia Project
Sponsored by: Rep. Craig Johnson
Read The Second Time on 04/19/2009
Const. Am: Limiting Taxes On Gas [HJR-36]
[Taxes ]
[Energy ]
[Construction ]
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Alaska authorizing a contractual limitation on taxes related to the production of gas for the purpose of providing fiscal certainty for the construction of a natural gas pipeline.
HJR-36: Const. Am: Limiting Taxes On Gas
Sponsored by: Rep. Jay Ramras
Prefile Released 1/8/10 on 01/19/2010