4-21-05
Bill Passed House 249-183
7-29-05
Bill Passed Senate 74-26
8-8-05
Became Public Law
109th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6
AN ACT
To ensure jobs for our future with secure, affordable, and reliable
energy.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title- This Act may be cited as the `Energy Policy Act of 2005'.
(b) Table of Contents- The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Subtitle A--Federal Programs
Sec. 101. Energy and water saving measures in congressional buildings.
Sec. 102. Energy management requirements.
Sec. 103. Energy use measurement and accountability.
Sec. 104. Procurement of energy efficient products.
Sec. 105. Energy Savings Performance Contracts.
Sec. 107. Voluntary commitments to reduce industrial energy intensity.
Sec. 108. Advanced Building Efficiency Testbed.
Sec. 109. Federal building performance standards.
Sec. 111. Daylight savings.
Sec. 112. Enhancing energy efficiency in management of Federal lands.
Subtitle B--Energy Assistance and State Programs
Sec. 121. Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program.
Sec. 122. Weatherization assistance.
Sec. 123. State energy programs.
Sec. 124. Energy efficient appliance rebate programs.
Sec. 125. Energy efficient public buildings.
Sec. 126. Low income community energy efficiency pilot program.
Subtitle C--Energy Efficient Products
Sec. 131. Energy Star Program.
Sec. 132. HVAC maintenance consumer education program.
Sec. 133. Energy conservation standards for additional products.
Sec. 134. Energy labeling.
Sec. 136. State consumer product energy efficiency standards.
Sec. 137. Intermittent escalators.
Subtitle D--Public Housing
Sec. 141. Capacity building for energy-efficient, affordable housing.
Sec. 142. Increase of CDBG public services cap for energy conservation and
efficiency activities.
Sec. 143. FHA mortgage insurance incentives for energy efficient housing.
Sec. 144. Public housing capital fund.
Sec. 145. Grants for energy-conserving improvements for assisted housing.
Sec. 147. Energy-efficient appliances.
Sec. 148. Energy efficiency standards.
Sec. 149. Energy strategy for HUD.
TITLE II--RENEWABLE ENERGY
Subtitle A--General Provisions
Sec. 201. Assessment of renewable energy resources.
Sec. 202. Renewable energy production incentive.
Sec. 203. Federal purchase requirement.
Sec. 204. Insular areas energy security.
Sec. 205. Use of photovoltaic energy in public buildings.
Sec. 206. Biobased products.
Sec. 207. Renewable energy security.
Sec. 208. Installation of photovoltaic system.
Sec. 209. Sugar cane ethanol pilot program.
Subtitle C--Hydroelectric
Part I--Alternative conditions
Sec. 231. Alternative conditions and fishways.
Part II--Additional hydropower
Sec. 241. Hydroelectric production incentives.
Sec. 242. Hydroelectric efficiency improvement.
Sec. 243. Small hydroelectric power projects.
TITLE III--OIL AND GAS--COMMERCE
Subtitle A--Petroleum Reserve and Home Heating Oil
Sec. 301. Permanent authority to operate the Strategic Petroleum Reserve
and other energy programs.
Sec. 302. National Oilheat Research Alliance.
Sec. 303. Site selection.
Sec. 304. Suspension of Strategic Petroleum Reserve deliveries.
Subtitle B--Production Incentives
Sec. 320. Liquefaction or gasification natural gas terminals.
Sec. 327. Hydraulic fracturing.
Sec. 328. Oil and gas exploration and production defined.
Sec. 329. Outer Continental Shelf provisions.
Sec. 330. Appeals relating to pipeline construction or offshore mineral
development projects.
Sec. 332. Natural gas market reform.
Sec. 333. Natural gas market transparency.
Sec. 334. Oil, gas, and mineral industry workers.
Subtitle C--Access to Federal Land
Sec. 344. Consultation regarding oil and gas leasing on public land.
Sec. 346. Compliance with Executive Order No. 13211; actions concerning
regulations that significantly affect energy supply, distribution, or use.
Sec. 355. Encouraging Great Lakes oil and gas drilling ban.
Sec. 358. Federal coalbed methane regulation.
Subtitle D--Refining Revitalization
Sec. 374. Designation of Refinery Revitalization Zones.
Sec. 375. Memorandum of understanding.
Sec. 376. State environmental permitting assistance.
Sec. 377. Coordination and expeditious review of permitting process.
Sec. 378. Compliance with all environmental regulations required.
TITLE IV--COAL
Subtitle A--Clean Coal Power Initiative
Sec. 401. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 402. Project criteria.
Sec. 404. Clean Coal Centers of Excellence.
Subtitle B--Clean Power Projects
Sec. 411. Coal technology loan.
Sec. 412. Coal gasification.
Sec. 414. Petroleum coke gasification.
Sec. 416. Electron scrubbing demonstration.
Subtitle D--Coal and Related Programs
Sec. 441. Clean air coal program.
TITLE V--INDIAN ENERGY
Sec. 502. Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs.
Sec. 504. Consultation with Indian tribes.
Sec. 505. Four Corners transmission line project.
TITLE VI--NUCLEAR MATTERS
Subtitle A--Price-Anderson Act Amendments
Sec. 602. Extension of indemnification authority.
Sec. 603. Maximum assessment.
Sec. 604. Department of Energy liability limit.
Sec. 605. Incidents outside the United States.
Sec. 607. Inflation adjustment.
Sec. 608. Treatment of modular reactors.
Sec. 610. Prohibition on assumption by United States Government of liability
for certain foreign incidents.
Sec. 611. Civil penalties.
Sec. 612. Financial accountability.
Subtitle B--General Nuclear Matters
Sec. 622. NRC training program.
Sec. 623. Cost recovery from government agencies.
Sec. 624. Elimination of pension offset.
Sec. 625. Antitrust review.
Sec. 626. Decommissioning.
Sec. 627. Limitation on legal fee reimbursement.
Sec. 629. Report on feasibility of developing commercial nuclear energy
generation facilities at existing Department of Energy sites.
Sec. 631. Cooperative research and development and special demonstration
projects for the uranium mining industry.
Sec. 632. Whistleblower protection.
Sec. 633. Medical isotope production.
Sec. 634. Fernald byproduct material.
Sec. 635. Safe disposal of greater-than-class c radioactive waste.
Sec. 636. Prohibition on nuclear exports to countries that sponsor terrorism.
Sec. 638. National uranium stockpile.
Sec. 639. Nuclear Regulatory Commission meetings.
Sec. 640. Employee benefits.
Subtitle C--Additional Hydrogen Production Provisions
Sec. 651. Hydrogen production programs.
Subtitle D--Nuclear Security
Sec. 661. Nuclear facility threats.
Sec. 662. Fingerprinting for criminal history record checks.
Sec. 663. Use of firearms by security personnel of licensees and certificate
holders of the Commission.
Sec. 664. Unauthorized introduction of dangerous weapons.
Sec. 665. Sabotage of nuclear facilities or fuel.
Sec. 666. Secure transfer of nuclear materials.
Sec. 667. Department of Homeland Security consultation.
Sec. 668. Authorization of appropriations.
TITLE VII--VEHICLES AND FUELS
Subtitle A--Existing Programs
Sec. 701. Use of alternative fuels by dual-fueled vehicles.
Sec. 704. Incremental cost allocation.
Sec. 705. Lease condensates.
Sec. 706. Review of Energy Policy Act of 1992 programs.
Sec. 707. Report concerning compliance with alternative fueled vehicle purchasing
requirements.
Subtitle B--Hybrid Vehicles, Advanced Vehicles, and Fuel Cell Buses
Part 1--Hybrid vehicles
Sec. 711. Hybrid vehicles.
Sec. 712. Hybrid retrofit and electric conversion program.
Sec. 713. Efficient hybrid and advanced diesel vehicles.
Part 2--Advanced vehicles
Sec. 723. Reports to Congress.
Sec. 724. Authorization of appropriations.
Part 3--Fuel cell buses
Sec. 731. Fuel cell transit bus demonstration.
Subtitle C--Clean School Buses
Sec. 742. Program for replacement of certain school buses with clean school
buses.
Sec. 743. Diesel retrofit program.
Sec. 743A. Diesel truck retrofit and fleet modernization program.
Sec. 744. Fuel cell school buses.
Subtitle D--Miscellaneous
Sec. 751. Railroad efficiency.
Sec. 752. Mobile emission reductions trading and crediting.
Sec. 753. Aviation fuel conservation and emissions.
Sec. 754. Diesel fueled vehicles.
Sec. 755. Conserve by bicycling program.
Sec. 756. Reduction of engine idling of heavy-duty vehicles.
Sec. 757. Biodiesel engine testing program.
Sec. 758. High occupancy vehicle exception.
Sec. 759. Ultra-efficient engine technology for aircraft.
Subtitle E--Automobile Efficiency
Sec. 771. Authorization of appropriations for implementation and enforcement
of fuel economy standards.
Sec. 772. Revised considerations for decisions on maximum feasible average
fuel economy.
Sec. 773. Extension of maximum fuel economy increase for alternative fueled
vehicles.
Sec. 774. Study of feasibility and effects of reducing use of fuel for automobiles.
Sec. 775. Update testing procedures.
TITLE VIII--HYDROGEN
Sec. 804. Interagency task force.
Sec. 805. Advisory Committee.
Sec. 806. External review.
Sec. 807. Miscellaneous provisions.
Sec. 808. Savings clause.
Sec. 809. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 810. Solar and wind technologies.
Sec. 811. Hydrogen fuel cell buses.
TITLE IX--RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Sec. 900. Short title; definitions.
Subtitle A--Science Programs
Sec. 901. Office of Science programs.
Sec. 902. Systems biology program.
Sec. 903. Catalysis Research and Development Program.
Sec. 905. Advanced scientific computing research.
Sec. 906. Fusion Energy Sciences program.
Sec. 907. Science and Technology Scholarship Program.
Sec. 908. Office of Scientific and Technical Information.
Sec. 909. Science and engineering pilot program.
Sec. 910. Authorization of appropriations.
Subtitle B--Research Administration and Operations
Sec. 913. Merit-based competition.
Sec. 914. External technical review of departmental programs.
Sec. 915. Competitive award of management contracts.
Sec. 916. National Laboratory designation.
Sec. 917. Report on equal employment opportunity practices.
Sec. 918. User facility best practices plan.
Sec. 919. Support for science and energy infrastructure and facilities.
Sec. 920. Coordination plan.
Sec. 921. Availability of funds.
Subtitle C--Energy Efficiency
Chapter 1--Vehicles, Buildings, and Industries
Sec. 926. Demonstration and commercial application.
Sec. 927. Secondary electric vehicle battery use program.
Sec. 928. Next generation lighting initiative.
Sec. 930. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 931. Limitation on use of funds.
Chapter 2--Distributed Energy and Electric Energy Systems
Sec. 932. Distributed energy.
Sec. 933. Electricity transmission and distribution and energy assurance.
Sec. 933A. Advanced portable power devices.
Sec. 934. Authorization of appropriations.
Subtitle D--Renewable energy
Sec. 939. Bioenergy programs.
Sec. 942. Photovoltaic demonstration program.
Sec. 943. Additional programs.
Sec. 944. Analysis and evaluation.
Sec. 945. Authorization of appropriations.
Subtitle E--Nuclear Energy Programs
Chapter 1--Nuclear Energy Research Programs
Sec. 948. Advanced fuel recycling program.
Sec. 949. University nuclear science and engineering support.
Sec. 950. University-National Laboratory interactions.
Sec. 951. Nuclear Power 2010 Program.
Sec. 952. Generation IV Nuclear Energy Systems Initiative.
Sec. 953. Civilian infrastructure and facilities.
Sec. 954. Nuclear energy research and development infrastructure plan.
Sec. 955. Idaho National Laboratory facilities plan.
Sec. 956. Authorization of appropriations.
Chapter 2--Next Generation Nuclear Plant Program
Sec. 958. Next generation nuclear power plant.
Sec. 959. Advisory committee.
Sec. 960. Program requirements.
Sec. 961. Authorization of appropriations.
Subtitle F--Fossil Energy
Chapter 1--Research Programs
Sec. 962. Enhanced fossil energy research and development programs.
Sec. 963. Fossil research and development.
Sec. 964. Oil and gas research and development.
Sec. 965. Transportation fuels.
Sec. 967. Carbon dioxide capture research and development.
Sec. 968. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 968A. Western michigan demonstration project.
Sec. 968B. Western hemisphere energy cooperation.
Sec. 968C. Arctic engineering research center.
Sec. 968D. Barrow geophysical research facility.
Chapter 2--Ultra-Deepwater and Unconventional Natural Gas and Other Petroleum
Resources
Sec. 969. Program authority.
Sec. 970. Ultra-deepwater and unconventional onshore natural gas and other
petroleum research and development program.
Sec. 971. Additional requirements for awards.
Sec. 972. Advisory committees.
Sec. 973. Limits on participation.
TITLE X--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY MANAGEMENT
Sec. 1002. Other transactions authority.
Sec. 1003. University collaboration.
Sec. 1004. Sense of Congress.
TITLE XII--ELECTRICITY
Subtitle A--Reliability Standards
Sec. 1211. Electric reliability standards.
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