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Offshore Energy and Jobs Act - Title I: Outer Continental Shelf Leasing Program Reforms - (Sec. 101) Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) to direct the Secretary of the Interior to implement a leasing program that includes at least 50% of the available unleased acreage within each outer Continental Shelf (OCS) planning area considered to have the largest undiscovered, technically recoverable oil and gas resources, with an emphasis on offering the most geologically prospective parts of the planning area.

(Sec. 102) Instructs the Secretary, in developing a five-year oil and gas leasing program, to determine a specified domestic strategic production goal for the development of oil and natural gas as a result of that program.

(Sec. 103) Requires the Secretary to: (1) develop and submit to Congress a new five-year oil and gas leasing program. (2) conduct offshore oil and gas Lease Sale 220 within one year after enactment of this Act, and (3) make replacement lease blocks available in the Virginia lease sale planning area that are acceptable for oil and gas exploration and production if the Secretary of Defense proposes deferral from a lease offering due to defense-related activities irreconcilable with mineral exploration and development.

 (Sec. 104) Prohibits construction of this Act as authorizing the issuance of a lease under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to any person designated for the imposition of sanctions pursuant to the following:

 the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996; the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability and Divestiture Act of 2010; the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012; the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 or the Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012; Executive Orders 13622, 13628, or 13645 (Iran sanctions); Executive Order 13224 (transactions with those who commit or support terrorism); Executive Order 13338 (Syria sanctions); or the Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2003. Title II: Directing the President to Conduct New OCS Sales in Virginia, South Carolina, and California - (Sec. 201) Instructs the Secretary to: (1) conduct offshore oil and gas Lease Sale 220 within one year after enactment of this Act, and (2) make replacement lease blocks available in the Virginia lease sale planning area that are acceptable for oil and gas exploration and production if the Secretary of Defense (DOD) proposes deferral from a lease offering due to defense-related activities irreconcilable with mineral exploration and development.

 (Sec. 202) Instructs the Secretary to conduct a lease sale within two years after enactment of this Act for areas off the coast of South Carolina that have the most geologically promising hydrocarbon resources and constituting at least 25% of the leasable area within the South Carolina offshore administrative boundaries. Directs the Secretary to: (1) offer for sale by December 31, 2014, leases of tracts in the Santa Maria and Santa Barbara/Ventura Basins of the Southern California OCS Planning Area; and (2) prepare a multisale environmental impact statement pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 for all lease sales required under this Act.

 Title III: Equitable Sharing of Outer Continental Shelf Revenues - (Sec. 301) Allocates 37.5% of the amount of new federal leasing revenues to coastal states that are: (1) impacted by the leases under which those revenues are received by the United States, and (2) within 200 miles of the leased tract.

 Title IV: Reorganization of Minerals Management Agencies of the Department of the Interior - (Sec. 401) Establishes in the Department of the Interior: (1) an Under Secretary for Energy, Lands, and Minerals; (2) an Assistant Secretary of Ocean Energy and Safety; (3) an Assistant Secretary of Land and Minerals Management; (4) a Bureau of Ocean Energy; (5) an Ocean Energy Safety Service; and (6) an Office of Natural Resources Revenue. Instructs the Secretary to establish a National Offshore Energy Safety Academy.

 (Sec. 405) Requires the Secretary to: (1) certify annually that all Interior Department personnel having regular, direct official contact with government contractors, or conducting investigations, issuing permits, or overseeing energy programs, comply fully with federal employee ethics laws and regulations; and (2) conduct a program of random drug testing of such personnel.

 (Sec. 406) Abolishes the Minerals Management Service.

(Sec. 408) Directs the Secretary to establish an Outer Continental Shelf Energy Safety Advisory Board.

 (Sec. 409) Directs the Secretary to collect non-refundable fees from the operators of facilities subject to inspection. Establishes in the Treasury the Ocean Energy Enforcement Fund as depository for such fees.

 (Sec. 410) Prohibits the Bureau of Ocean Energy and the Ocean Energy Safety Service from developing, proposing, finalizing, administering, or implementing any limitation on activities under their jurisdiction as a result of the coastal and marine spatial planning component of the National Ocean Policy developed under Executive Order 13547. Requires the President to report to Congress on all federal expenditures in FY2011-FY2013 by such agencies concerning that component.

 Title V: United States Territories - Redefines the OCS to include all submerged lands lying within the U.S. exclusive economic zone and the Continental Shelf adjacent to any U.S. territory.

 Title VI: Miscellaneous Provisions - (Sec. 601) Directs the Secretary to issue rules to provide more clarity, certainty, and stability to the revenue streams contemplated by the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006, including clarification of the timing and methods of disbursements of OCS revenues among Gulf producing states.

 (Sec. 602) Increases, for FY2024-FY2055, the maximum amount of qualified OCS revenues distributed to Gulf producing states.

 (Sec. 603) Requires the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, not later than December 31, 2013, to publish a record of decision on the Atlantic G&G Programmatic Final Environmental Impact Statement. (The statement evaluates the potential significant environmental effects of geological and geophysical survey activities in federal waters of the Mid- and South Atlantic OCS and adjacent state waters.)

 Title VII: Judicial Review - (Sec. 701) Requires a cause of action arising from any action or decision by a federal official regarding the issuance of an energy lease under this Act to be filed not later than the end of the 60-day period beginning on the date of such action or decision, except that the limitation will not apply to a cause of action brought by a party to such a lease.

 (Sec. 702) Sets forth: (1) deadlines for the initiation and resolution of such cases in U.S. district court and review by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, (2) limitations on judicial review, and (3) a requirement that a person who is not a prevailing party shall pay legal fees in connection with judicial review to the prevailing parties.

outer continental shelf leasing program reforms sec amends outer_continental_shelf lands act ocsla direct secretary interior implement leasing program includes available unleased acreage outer continental_shelf ocs planning area considered largest undiscovered technically recoverable oil gas resources emphasis offering geologically prospective parts planning area sec instructs secretary developing year oil gas leasing program determine specified domestic strategic production goal development oil natural gas result program sec requires secretary develop submit congress new year oil gas leasing program conduct offshore oil gas lease_sale year enactment act replacement lease blocks available virginia lease sale planning area acceptable oil gas exploration production secretary defense proposes deferral lease offering defense related activities irreconcilable mineral exploration development sec prohibits construction act authorizing issuance lease outer_continental_shelf_lands_act person designated imposition sanctions pursuant following iran sanctions act comprehensive iran sanctions accountability divestiture act iran threat reduction syria human rights act national_defense_authorization_act fiscal year iran freedom counter-proliferation_act executive orders iran sanctions executive order transactions commit support terrorism executive order syria sanctions syria_accountability_and_lebanese_sovereignty_restoration_act title directing president conduct new ocs sales virginia south_carolina california sec instructs secretary conduct offshore oil gas lease_sale year enactment act replacement lease blocks available virginia lease sale planning area acceptable oil gas exploration production secretary defense dod proposes deferral lease offering defense related activities irreconcilable mineral exploration development sec instructs secretary conduct lease sale years enactment act areas coast south_carolina geologically promising hydrocarbon resources constituting leasable area south_carolina offshore administrative boundaries directs secretary offer sale december leases tracts santa_maria santa_barbara ventura basins southern_california ocs planning area prepare multisale environmental impact statement pursuant national_environmental_policy_act lease sales required act title iii equitable sharing outer continental shelf revenues sec allocates new federal leasing revenues coastal states impacted leases revenues received united_states miles leased tract title reorganization minerals management agencies department_of_the_interior sec establishes department_of_the_interior secretary energy lands minerals assistant secretary ocean_energy_and_safety assistant secretary land_and_minerals_management bureau_of_ocean_energy ocean_energy_safety_service office_of_natural_resources_revenue instructs secretary establish national_offshore_energy_safety_academy sec requires secretary certify annually personnel having regular direct official contact government contractors conducting investigations issuing permits overseeing energy programs comply fully federal employee ethics laws regulations conduct program random drug testing personnel sec abolishes minerals_management_service sec directs secretary establish outer_continental_shelf_energy_safety_advisory_board sec directs secretary collect non refundable fees operators facilities subject inspection establishes treasury ocean_energy_enforcement_fund depository fees sec prohibits bureau_of_ocean_energy ocean_energy_safety_service developing proposing finalizing administering implementing limitation activities jurisdiction result coastal marine spatial planning component developed executive order requires president report congress federal expenditures fy2011 fy2013 agencies concerning component title ocs include submerged lands lying exclusive economic zone continental shelf adjacent territory title miscellaneous provisions sec directs secretary issue rules provide clarity certainty stability revenue streams contemplated gulf_of_mexico_energy_security_act including clarification timing methods disbursements ocs revenues gulf producing states sec increases maximum qualified ocs revenues distributed gulf producing states sec requires bureau_of_ocean_energy_management later december publish record decision statement evaluates potential significant environmental effects geological geophysical survey activities federal waters mid- south_atlantic ocs adjacent state waters title vii sec requires cause action arising action decision federal official issuance energy lease act filed later end day period beginning date action decision limitation apply cause action brought party lease sec sets forth deadlines initiation resolution cases district court review limitations judicial review requirement person prevailing party shall pay legal fees connection judicial review prevailing parties


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Gas Price and Refinery Capacity Relief Act of 2013 - Amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to require a refinery owner or operator to report to the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration (EIA): (1) at least one year in advance the schedule for any planned removal from service for maintenance, repair, or modification of any refinery or a unit (planned refinery outage); and (2) as soon as practicable any unplanned refinery outages.

Directs the Secretary of Energy to: (1) review, analyze, and make available to refinery operators information on unplanned refinery outages in order to prevent significant market disruptions; and (2) analyze the costs and benefits of creating a national strategic refined petroleum products reserve for refined petroleum products.

gas price relief act amends energy independence security act require refinery owner operator report administrator energy_information_administration eia year advance schedule planned removal service maintenance repair modification refinery unit planned refinery soon practicable unplanned refinery outages directs secretary energy review analyze available refinery operators information unplanned refinery outages order prevent significant market disruptions analyze costs benefits creating national strategic refined petroleum products reserve refined petroleum products


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More Energy More Jobs Act - Instructs the Secretary of the Interior to issue a new oil and gas leasing program under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) for a five-year period in lieu of the existing Five-Year OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program.

Terminates the existing Five-Year OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2012-2017.

Prescribes requirements for development of proposed new leasing programs. Requires the Secretary to: (1) allow the governor of a coastal state to nominate for leasing any OCS areas adjacent to state waters, (2) include each nominated area in the draft leasing program, and (3) consider the leasing of such areas as an alternative federal action.

Requires the Secretary to include each state-nominated area in the final program unless the impacts of oil and gas development in a particular area cannot be effectively mitigated and the development is not in the national economic interest.

energy jobs act instructs secretary interior issue new oil gas leasing program outer_continental_shelf_lands_act ocsla year period lieu existing year ocs oil gas leasing program terminates existing year ocs oil gas leasing program prescribes requirements development proposed new leasing programs requires secretary allow governor coastal state nominate leasing ocs areas adjacent state waters include nominated area draft leasing program consider leasing areas alternative federal action requires secretary include state nominated area final program impacts oil gas development particular area effectively mitigated development national economic interest


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American Fuel Protection Act of 2013 - Deems a claim for liability against a qualified entity as a claim against the United States for damages resulting from, or aggravated by, the use of transportation fuel containing ethanol in concentrations greater than 10% to operate an internal combustion engine. Abrogates U.S. sovereign immunity and makes the United States exclusively liable for such claims. Limits awards to actual damages sustained by a claimant.

Defines "qualified entity" to mean an entity engaged in the manufacture, use, sale, or distribution of: (1) transportation fuel or renewable fuel, or (2) products which use transportation fuel.

Grants U.S. district courts exclusive jurisdiction of any civil actions on such claims.

deems claim liability qualified entity claim united_states damages resulting aggravated use transportation fuel containing ethanol concentrations greater operate internal combustion engine abrogates sovereign immunity makes united_states exclusively liable claims limits awards actual damages sustained claimant defines qualified entity mean entity engaged manufacture use sale distribution transportation fuel renewable fuel products use transportation fuel grants district courts exclusive jurisdiction civil actions claims


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Expedite Our Economy Act of 2013 - Amends the Department of Energy Organization Act to transfer from the Secretary of Energy to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) the regulation of the exportation of natural gas under the Natural Gas Act.

Directs the Secretary of State to report to Congress on: (1) how the economic policies of foreign countries with natural gas resources and reserves relate to the development and production of their natural gas resources and reserves, as well as the extent and status of their natural gas resources and reserves; (2) the potential of such countries to export their natural gas production to the global market, including the impact of such exports upon the global market; and (3) U.S. actions to foster natural gas exports to foreign countries having an interest in importing natural gas from the United States.

expedite economy act amends act transfer secretary energy federal_energy_regulatory_commission ferc regulation exportation natural gas natural gas act directs secretary state report congress economic policies foreign countries natural gas resources reserves relate development production natural gas resources reserves extent status natural gas resources reserves potential countries export natural gas production global market including impact exports global market actions foster natural gas exports foreign countries having interest importing natural gas united_states


Summary: California Ocean and Coastal Protection Act - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in areas of the Outer Continental Shelf located off the coast of California.

california_ocean coastal protection act amends outer_continental_shelf lands act prohibit oil gas preleasing leasing related activities areas outer_continental_shelf located coast california


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Open Fuel Standard Act of 2013 - Requires each fleet of a manufacturer of passenger automobiles (including light-duty motor vehicles) to comprise at least: (1) 30% qualified vehicles in model year 2016, and (2) 50% qualified vehicles in model year 2017 and each subsequent year.

Defines "qualified vehicle" as: (1) a vehicle that operates on natural gas, hydrogen, or biodiesel; (2) a flexible fuel vehicle capable of operating on gasoline, E85, and M85; (3) a plug-in electric drive vehicle; or (4) a vehicle propelled solely by fuel cell or by something other than an internal combustion engine.

Authorizes a manufacturer to request an exemption from such requirement from the Secretary of Transportation (DOT).

open fuel standard act requires fleet manufacturer passenger automobiles including light duty motor vehicles comprise qualified vehicles model year qualified vehicles model year subsequent year defines qualified vehicle vehicle operates natural gas hydrogen biodiesel flexible fuel vehicle capable operating gasoline e85 plug electric drive vehicle vehicle propelled solely fuel cell internal combustion engine authorizes manufacturer request exemption requirement secretary transportation dot


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Fracturing Regulations are Effective in State Hands Act - Grants any state sole authority to promulgate or enforce any regulation, guidance, or permit requirement regarding the treatment of a well by the application of fluids under pressure to which propping agents may be added for the expressly designed purpose of initiating or propagating fractures in a target geologic formation in order to enhance production of oil, gas, or geothermal production activities on or under land within the boundaries of that state.

Subjects such a well treatment on federal land to state law as well.

fracturing regulations effective state hands act grants state sole authority promulgate enforce regulation guidance permit requirement treatment application fluids pressure propping agents added expressly designed purpose initiating fractures target geologic formation order enhance production oil gas geothermal production activities land boundaries state subjects treatment federal land state law


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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Revises certain minimum pipeline safety standards requirements to delay from January 3, 2012, to January 3, 2015, the requirement that the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) issue a regulation that incorporates by reference any pipeline safety regulatory documents or portions only if such documents are made available to the public, free of charge, on an Internet website.

Eliminates the prohibition against issuing guidance unless such requirements are met.

Eliminates also the restriction that such documents be made available to the public only on the Internet.

measure amended introduced summary version repeated revises certain minimum pipeline safety standards requirements delay january january requirement secretary transportation dot issue regulation incorporates reference pipeline safety regulatory documents portions documents available public free charge internet website eliminates prohibition issuing guidance requirements met eliminates restriction documents available public internet


Summary: Mayflower Oil Spill Tax Relief Act of 2013 - Excludes from gross income, for income tax purposes, any compensation provided to or for the benefit of a victim of the pipeline rupture and oil spill in Mayflower, Arkansas, on March 29, 2013.

excludes gross income income tax purposes compensation provided benefit victim pipeline rupture oil spill arkansas march


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Title I: State Authority for Hydraulic Fracturing Regulation - Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act - (Sec. 102) Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to prohibit the Department of the Interior (Department) from enforcing any federal regulation, guidance, or permit requirement regarding hydraulic fracturing (including any component of that process), relating to oil, gas, or geothermal production activities on or under any land in any state that has regulations, guidance, or permit requirements for that activity.

Defines "hydraulic fracturing" as the process by which fracturing fluids (including a fracturing fluid system) are pumped into an underground geologic formation to generate fractures or cracks, thereby increasing rock permeability near the wellbore and improving production of natural gas or oil.

Requires the Department to recognize and defer to state regulations, permitting, and guidance for all activities regarding hydraulic fracturing relating to oil, gas, or geothermal production activities on federal land.

Requires each state to submit to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) a copy of its regulations that: (1) apply to hydraulic fracturing operations on federal land, and (2) require disclosure of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing operations on federal land.

Directs the Secretary of the Interior to make such state regulations available to the public.

(Sec. 103) Directs the Comptroller General (GAO) to examine the economic benefits of domestic shale oil and gas production resulting from hydraulic fracturing, including identification of: (1) state and federal revenue generated as a result of shale gas production, (2) jobs created as a result of shale oil and gas production, and (3) an estimate of potential energy prices without domestic shale oil and gas production.

(Sec. 104) Prohibits the Department from enforcing any federal regulation, guidance, or permit requirement governing the hydraulic fracturing process, or any of its components, relating to oil, gas, or geothermal production activities on land held either in trust or restricted status for the benefit of Indians except with the express consent of the beneficiary on whose behalf such land is held in trust or restricted status.

Title II: EPA Hydraulic Fracturing Research - EPA Hydraulic Fracturing Study Improvement Act - (Sec. 202) Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in conducting the study of the potential impacts of hydraulic fracturing on drinking water resources, with respect to which a request for information was issued in November 2012, to:

 prior to issuance and dissemination of any final or interim report summarizing EPA research on such relationship, consider such reports to be Highly Influential Scientific Assessments requiring peer review in accordance with specified EPA and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) policy documents; require the reports to meet the standards and procedures for the dissemination of influential scientific, financial, or statistical information set forth in the EPA's Guidelines for Ensuring and Maximizing the Quality, Objectivity, Utility, and Integrity of Information Disseminated by the Environmental Protection Agency, developed in response to guidelines issued by OMB under the Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2001; and ensure that identification of the possible impacts included in such reports be accompanied by objective estimates of the probability, uncertainty, and consequence of each identified impact. Requires public release of the final report by September 30, 2016.

Title III: Miscellaneous Provisions - (Sec. 301) Directs the Secretary to review and report annually to Congress on all state activities relating to hydraulic fracturing.

title state authority hydraulic fracturing regulation protecting states rights promote american energy security act sec amends mineral leasing act prohibit enforcing federal regulation guidance permit requirement hydraulic fracturing including component process relating oil gas geothermal production activities land state regulations guidance permit requirements activity defines hydraulic fracturing process fracturing fluids including fracturing fluid system pumped underground geologic formation generate fractures increasing rock near wellbore improving production natural gas oil requires department recognize defer state regulations permitting guidance activities hydraulic fracturing relating oil gas geothermal production activities federal land requires state submit bureau_of_land_management blm copy regulations apply hydraulic fracturing operations federal land require disclosure chemicals hydraulic fracturing operations federal land directs secretary interior state regulations available public sec directs comptroller_general gao examine economic benefits domestic shale oil gas production resulting hydraulic fracturing including identification state federal revenue generated result shale gas production jobs created result shale oil gas production estimate potential energy prices domestic shale oil gas production sec prohibits department enforcing federal regulation guidance permit requirement governing hydraulic fracturing process components relating oil gas geothermal production activities land held trust restricted status benefit indians express consent beneficiary behalf land held trust restricted status title sec requires administrator environmental_protection_agency epa conducting study potential impacts hydraulic fracturing drinking water resources respect request information issued november prior issuance dissemination final interim report summarizing epa research relationship consider reports highly scientific assessments requiring peer review accordance specified epa office_of_management_and_budget omb policy documents require reports meet standards procedures dissemination scientific financial statistical information set forth epa environmental_protection_agency developed response guidelines issued omb treasury general government appropriations act fiscal year ensure identification possible impacts included reports accompanied objective estimates probability uncertainty consequence identified impact requires public release final report september title iii miscellaneous provisions sec directs secretary review report annually congress state activities relating hydraulic fracturing


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Expedite Our Economy Act of 2013 - Amends the Natural Gas Act to repeal the authority of the Secretary of Energy over the exportation or importation of natural gas, including the related free trade agreements and applications and approval process.

Directs the Secretary of State to report to Congress on: (1) how the economic policies of foreign countries with natural gas resources and reserves relate to the development and production of their natural gas resources and reserves, as well as the extent and status of their natural gas resources and reserves; (2) the potential of such countries to export their natural gas production to the global market, including the impact of such exports upon the global market; and (3) U.S. actions to foster natural gas exports to foreign countries having an interest in importing natural gas from the United States.

expedite economy act amends natural gas act repeal authority secretary energy exportation importation natural gas including related free trade agreements applications approval process directs secretary state report congress economic policies foreign countries natural gas resources reserves relate development production natural gas resources reserves extent status natural gas resources reserves potential countries export natural gas production global market including impact exports global market actions foster natural gas exports foreign countries having interest importing natural gas united_states


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American-Made Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) to direct the Secretary of the Interior to implement a leasing program that includes at least 50% of the available unleased acreage within each outer Continental Shelf (OCS) planning area considered to have the largest undiscovered, technically recoverable oil and gas resources, with an emphasis on offering the most geologically prospective parts of the planning area.

Instructs the Secretary, in developing a five-year oil and gas leasing program, to determine a specified domestic strategic production goal for the development of oil and natural gas as a result of that program.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) develop and submit a new five-year oil and gas leasing program, (2) conduct offshore oil and gas Lease Sale 220 within one year after enactment of this Act, and (3) make replacement lease blocks available in the Virginia lease sale planning area that are acceptable for oil and gas exploration and production if the Secretary of Defense (DOD) proposes deferral from a lease offering due to defense-related activities irreconcilable with mineral exploration and development.

Instructs the Secretary to conduct a lease sale within two years after enactment of this Act for areas off the coast of South Carolina that have the most geologically promising hydrocarbon resources and constituting at least 25% of the leasable area within the South Carolina offshore administrative boundaries.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) offer for sale by December 31, 2014, leases of tracts in the Santa Maria and Santa Barbara/Ventura Basins of the Southern California OCS Planning Area; and (2) prepare for all lease sales required under this Act a multisale environmental impact statement pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA).

Allocates 37.5% of the amount of new federal leasing revenues to coastal states that are: (1) impacted by the leases under which those revenues are received by the United States, and (2) within 200 miles of the leased tract.

Amends the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 to revise revenue allocations among Gulf producing states and coastal political subdivisions for FY2007-FY2014 (currently FY2007-FY2016) and for FY2015 (currently FY2017) and thereafter.

Increases by $250 million the $500 million limitation placed upon the amount of distributed qualified outer Continental Shelf revenues made available for each of FY2016-FY2055, upon the issuance of each five-year OCS oil and gas leasing program.

Establishes in the Department of the Interior: (1) an Under Secretary for Energy, Lands, and Minerals; (2) an Assistant Secretary of Ocean Energy and Safety; (3) an Assistant Secretary of Land and Minerals Management; (4) a Bureau of Ocean Energy; (5) an Ocean Energy Safety Service; and (6) an Office of Natural Resources Revenue.

Prohibits an individual that conducts permitting or inspections under this Act from either participating in a strike, or asserting the right to strike.

Instructs the Secretary to establish: (1) a National Offshore Energy Safety Academy, and (2) an Outer Continental Shelf Energy Safety Advisory Board.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) certify annually that all Interior Department personnel having either regular, direct official contact with government contractors, or conducting investigations, issuing permits, or overseeing energy programs, comply fully with federal employee ethics laws and regulations; and (3) conduct a random drug testing program of such personnel.

Abolishes the Minerals Management Service.

Directs the Secretary to collect non-refundable fees from the operators of facilities subject to inspection under this Act.

Establishes in the Treasury the Ocean Energy Enforcement Fund as depository for such fees.

Redefines the OCS to include all submerged lands lying within the U.S. exclusive economic zone and the Continental Shelf adjacent to any U.S. territory.

Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury, with the President's approval, to: (1) borrow for highway and transportation project expenditures and for water infrastructure expenditures, and (2) issue interest-bearing infrastructure revenue bonds for the amounts borrowed.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to appropriate to the Highway Trust Fund 95% of any proceeds from the issuance of such infrastructure revenue bonds.

Makes available to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for making capitalization grants to eligible states: (1) 2.5% of infrastructure revenue bond proceeds for grants under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, and (2) 2.5% of such proceeds for grants under Safe Drinking Water Act.

american-made_energy infrastructure jobs_act_-_amends outer_continental_shelf lands act ocsla direct secretary interior implement leasing program includes available unleased acreage outer continental_shelf ocs planning area considered largest undiscovered technically recoverable oil gas resources emphasis offering geologically prospective parts planning area instructs secretary developing year oil gas leasing program determine specified domestic strategic production goal development oil natural gas result program requires secretary develop submit new year oil gas leasing program conduct offshore oil gas lease_sale year enactment act replacement lease blocks available virginia lease sale planning area acceptable oil gas exploration production secretary defense dod proposes deferral lease offering defense related activities irreconcilable mineral exploration development instructs secretary conduct lease sale years enactment act areas coast south_carolina geologically promising hydrocarbon resources constituting leasable area south_carolina offshore administrative boundaries directs secretary offer sale december leases tracts santa_maria santa_barbara ventura basins southern_california ocs planning area prepare lease sales required act multisale environmental impact statement pursuant national_environmental_policy_act nepa allocates new federal leasing revenues coastal states impacted leases revenues received united_states miles leased tract amends gulf_of_mexico_energy security act revise revenue allocations gulf producing states coastal political subdivisions currently fy2015 currently fy2017 increases million million limitation placed distributed qualified outer continental_shelf revenues available issuance year ocs oil gas leasing program establishes department_of_the_interior secretary energy lands minerals assistant secretary ocean_energy_and_safety assistant secretary land_and_minerals_management bureau_of_ocean_energy ocean_energy_safety_service office_of_natural_resources_revenue prohibits individual conducts permitting inspections act participating strike asserting right strike instructs secretary establish national_offshore_energy_safety_academy outer_continental_shelf_energy_safety_advisory_board requires secretary certify annually personnel having regular direct official contact government contractors conducting investigations issuing permits overseeing energy programs comply fully federal employee ethics laws regulations conduct random drug testing program personnel directs secretary collect non refundable fees operators facilities subject inspection act establishes treasury ocean_energy_enforcement_fund depository fees redefines ocs include submerged lands lying exclusive economic zone continental shelf adjacent territory authorizes secretary treasury president approval borrow highway transportation project expenditures water infrastructure expenditures issue interest bearing infrastructure revenue bonds amounts borrowed amends internal revenue code appropriate highway_trust_fund proceeds issuance infrastructure revenue bonds makes available administrator environmental_protection_agency epa making capitalization grants eligible states infrastructure revenue bond proceeds grants federal_water_pollution_control_act proceeds grants safe drinking water act


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Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE), through the Office of Fossil Energy, to carry out a research, development, and technology demonstration program to improve the efficiency of gas turbines used in power generation systems and to identify the technologies that will lead to gas turbine combined cycle efficiency of 65% or simple cycle efficiency of 50%.

Requires the program to: (1) support first-of-a-kind engineering and detailed gas turbine design for megawatt-scale and utility-scale electric power generation; (2) include technology demonstration through component testing, subscale testing, and full scale testing in existing fleets; (3) include field demonstrations of the developed technology elements to demonstrate technical and economic feasibility; and (4) assess overall combined cycle and simple cycle system performance.

Sets forth as program goals: (1) in phase I, to develop the conceptual design of, and to develop and demonstrate the technology required for, advanced high efficiency gas turbines that can achieve at least 62% combined cycle efficiency or 47% simple cycle efficiency on a lower heating value basis; and (2) in phase II, to develop the conceptual design for advanced high efficiency gas turbines that can achieve at least 65% combined cycle efficiency or 50% simple cycle efficiency on a lower heating value basis.

Directs the Secretary, in selecting program proposals, to emphasize the extent to which the proposal will: (1) stimulate the creation or increased retention of jobs in the United States; and (2) promote and enhance U.S. technology leadership.

Authorizes appropriations.

directs secretary energy doe office_of_fossil_energy carry research development technology demonstration program improve efficiency gas turbines power generation systems identify technologies lead gas turbine combined cycle efficiency simple cycle efficiency requires program support kind engineering detailed gas turbine design megawatt scale utility scale electric power generation include technology demonstration component testing testing scale testing existing fleets include field demonstrations developed technology elements demonstrate technical economic feasibility assess overall combined cycle simple cycle system performance sets forth program goals phase develop conceptual design develop demonstrate technology required advanced high efficiency gas turbines achieve combined cycle efficiency simple cycle efficiency lower heating value basis phase develop conceptual design advanced high efficiency gas turbines achieve combined cycle efficiency simple cycle efficiency lower heating value basis directs secretary selecting program proposals emphasize extent proposal stimulate creation increased retention jobs united_states promote enhance technology leadership authorizes appropriations


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Gas Accessibility and Stabilization Act of 2013 - Amends the Clean Air Act to revise procedures for waiver by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of a control or prohibition regarding the use of a fuel or fuel additive by: (1) allowing waiver if the Administrator determines that extreme and unusual fuel or fuel additive supply circumstances are the result of a problem with distribution or delivery equipment necessary for the transportation or delivery of such fuel or additives, (2) allowing extension of a waiver for more than 20 days if it is determined that the waiver conditions will exist beyond 20 days, and (3) deeming a request for a waiver that is not approved or denied within 3 days to be approved for the period requested.

Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to modify a fuel system requirements harmonization study to: (1) include consideration of biofuels, (2) add consideration of the projected effects of EPA Tier III requirements on air quality and motor fuel prices, and (3) extend to June 1, 2014, the date for submission to Congress of a report on the results of the study.

gas accessibility stabilization act amends clean air act revise procedures waiver administrator environmental_protection_agency epa control prohibition use fuel fuel additive allowing waiver administrator determines extreme unusual fuel fuel additive supply circumstances result problem distribution delivery equipment necessary transportation delivery fuel additives allowing extension waiver days determined waiver conditions exist days deeming request waiver approved denied days approved period requested amends energy policy act modify fuel system requirements harmonization study include consideration biofuels add consideration projected effects epa tier iii requirements air quality motor fuel prices extend june date submission congress report results study


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Describes the following as acts that unreasonably burden and discriminate against interstate commerce, and prohibits states, political subdivisions, and any other taxing authority from: (1) assessing natural gas pipeline property at a value that has a higher ratio to its true market value than the ratio used to assess other commercial and industrial property in the same assessment jurisdiction, (2) levying or collecting a tax on such an assessment, (3) levying or collecting an ad valorem property tax on natural gas pipeline property at a rate that exceeds the rate applicable to commercial and industrial property in the same assessment jurisdiction, or (4) imposing any other tax that discriminates against a natural gas pipeline providing transportation subject to the jurisdiction of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).

 Grants jurisdiction to U.S. District Courts for claims involving discriminatory taxation of natural gas pipeline property and provides for relief for such claims.

describes following acts unreasonably burden discriminate interstate commerce prohibits states political subdivisions taxing authority assessing natural gas pipeline property value higher ratio true market value ratio assess commercial industrial property assessment jurisdiction levying collecting tax assessment levying collecting valorem property tax natural gas pipeline property rate exceeds rate applicable commercial industrial property assessment jurisdiction imposing tax discriminates natural gas pipeline providing transportation subject jurisdiction federal_energy_regulatory_commission ferc grants jurisdiction district_courts claims involving discriminatory taxation natural gas pipeline property provides relief claims


Summary:
End Welfare for Big Oil Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to limit or repeal certain tax benefits for major integrated oil companies (defined as companies with annual gross receipts over $1 billion and an average daily worldwide production of crude oil of at least 500,000 barrels or certain successors in interest of such companies), including: (1) the foreign tax credit for companies that are dual capacity taxpayers; (2) the tax deduction for income attributable to the production, transportation, or distribution of oil, natural gas, or primary products thereof; (3) the tax deduction for intangible drilling and development costs; (4) the percentage depletion allowance for oil and gas wells; and (5) the tax deduction for qualified tertiary injectant expenses.

Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to repeal royalty relief (suspension of royalties) for: (1) natural gas production from deep wells in shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico; and (2) deep water oil and gas production in the Western and Central Planning Area of the Gulf (including the portion of the Eastern Planning Area encompassing whole lease blocks lying west of 87 degrees, 30 minutes west longitude).

Dedicates any increased revenue generated by this Act to the reduction of a federal budget deficit or the federal debt.

end welfare big oil act amends internal revenue code limit repeal certain tax benefits major integrated oil companies defined companies annual gross receipts billion average daily worldwide production crude oil barrels certain successors interest companies including foreign tax credit companies dual capacity taxpayers tax deduction income attributable production transportation distribution oil natural gas primary products thereof tax deduction intangible drilling development costs percentage depletion allowance oil gas wells tax deduction qualified tertiary injectant expenses amends energy policy act repeal royalty relief suspension royalties natural gas production deep wells shallow waters gulf_of_mexico deep water oil gas production western central planning area gulf including portion eastern_planning_area encompassing lease blocks lying west degrees minutes west longitude dedicates increased revenue generated act reduction federal budget deficit federal debt


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Energy Security and Employment Act - Amends the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 to repeal the moratorium on oil and gas leasing in certain areas of the Gulf of Mexico.

Retains the authority of the Secretary of Defense to designate national defense areas on the outer Continental Shelf (OCS).

Deems the Draft Proposed Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program 2010-2015, issued by the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary), to be the final oil and gas leasing program for FY2013-FY2018 under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA).

Considers the Secretary to have issued a final environmental impact statement for such program in accordance with specified law.

Terminates the Five Year Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2012-2017.

Amends the OCSLA to direct the Secretary to share OCS receipts with states and local governments according to a specified allocation formula composed of bonus bids and royalties to adjacent states, including states that: (1) have a coastline point within 300 miles of the center of the leased tract; and (2) allow leasing within at least 25% of the portion of each state's Adjacent Zone that is within 75 miles of the coastline.

Prescribes payment of allocations to: (1) certain states and coastal county-equivalent political subdivisions, and (2) coastal municipal political subdivisions.

Permits payment of such funds to be used as matching funds for other federal programs.

Directs the Secretary to establish and implement a competitive oil and gas leasing program for the exploration, development, and production of oil and gas resources on the Coastal Plain within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR).

Amends the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act of 1980 to repeal the prohibition against leasing or other development leading to production of oil and gas from ANWR.

States that the "Final Legislative Environmental Impact Statement" (April 1987) on the Coastal Plain prepared by the Secretary satisfies the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 regarding prelease activities under this Act, including actions authorized to be taken by the Secretary regarding regulations for the establishment of a leasing program before the first lease sale is conducted.

States the Secretary shall not be required to identify nonleasing alternative courses of action, nor to analyze the environmental effects of those courses of action.

Authorizes the Secretary to designate and exclude from leasing up to 45,000 acres of the Coastal Plain as a special area, and 4,000 acres in the Sadlerochit Spring area as another special area, requiring special management and regulatory protection.

Prohibits surface occupancy of a special area if the Secretary leases all or a portion of it for oil and gas exploration, development, or production.

Authorizes lease terms to permit horizontal drilling technology from sites on lease tracts located outside the special area.

Prohibits the Secretary from closing land within the Coastal Plain to oil and gas leasing, exploration, development, or production except in accordance with this Act.

Directs the Secretary to establish procedures for lease sales to any person qualified to obtain a lease for oil and gas deposits, at a minimum of 200,000 acres for the first lease sale.

Permits lease sales conducted through an Internet leasing program. Prescribes lease sales, terms and conditions, including a timetable for lease sales.

Provides for expedited judicial review.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) issue rights-of-way and easements across the Coastal Plain for oil and gas transportation, (2) convey to the Kaktovik Inupiat Corporation specified surface estate of land in accordance with a certain agreement, and (3) convey to the Arctic Slope Regional Corporation a certain subsurface estate.

Amends the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 to repeal the prohibition on the use of funds for either a commercial oil shale leasing program or for oil shale lease sales.

Directs the Secretary to open lands for leasing of oil shale resources.

Prescribes a standard for judicial review governing energy projects, including a limitation upon injunctive and prospective relief.

Establishes: (1) the Office of the Federal Oil and Gas Permit Coordinator, and (2) regional offices to coordinate review of federal permits for oil and gas projects on federal lands onshore and on the OCS.

Prohibits both the President and the head of a federal department or agency from promulgating regulations providing for the control of emissions of a greenhouse gas, enforce or implement any law or regulation that provides for the control of emissions of a greenhouse gas, take action relating to or take into consideration the climate effects of emissions of a greenhouse gas, consider climate effects in implementing or enforcing any law or condition or deny any approval based upon climate effects.

Precludes the Secretary of Transportation from exercising any authority regarding greenhouse gases.

Retains specified requirements governing Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards.

Nullifies certain rules and actions taken by EPA before the date of enactment of this Act to regulate greenhouse gases for effects relating to atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases and climate change.

Amends the Clean Air Act to prohibit EPA from granting any state request for a waiver of standards to control emissions of greenhouse gas air pollutants from new motor vehicles or new motor vehicle engines of model year 2017.

Deems stricken from a state implementation plan any designation of greenhouse gases as pollutants subject to regulation or as regulated pollutants, or otherwise authorizing or requiring limitations on the emission of greenhouse gases under state law.

Amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to repeal the prohibition against federal procurement of alternative or synthetic fuel unless the contract specifies that the lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions associated with the production and combustion of the fuel supplied must be less than or equal to such emissions from the equivalent conventional fuel produced from conventional petroleum sources.

Amends the Clean Air Act to: (1) prohibit any state from prescribing or attempting to enforce any control or prohibition regarding any characteristic or component of either a fuel or fuel additive in a motor vehicle or motor vehicle engine, (2) require the use of conventional gasoline in a motor vehicle throughout the United States, and (3) repeal certain requirements for oxygenated gasoline.

Requires EPA, upon the request of a state governor or the governing body of an Indian tribe, to enter into a streamlined refinery permitting agreement.

Requires EPA to conduct a research and demonstration program to evaluate the air quality benefits of ultra-clean Fischer-Tropsch transportation fuel, including diesel and jet fuel.

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Coastal States Extension Act of 2013 - Amends the Submerged Lands Act to extend state jurisdiction over submerged lands from 3 geographical miles to 12 nautical miles distant from the coast line of a state.

Authorizes a state admitted subsequent to the date of enactment of this Act to assert its seaward boundaries to a line 12 nautical miles distant from its coast line.

States that any oil lease and natural gas lease executed by the Secretary of the Interior that is in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, and which covers an area within lands transferred to states under this Act, shall remain in full force and effect until it either expires pursuant to its terms or is cancelled pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA).

Authorizes a state in whose territory the leased area is situated to grant oil and natural leases in such area.

Prohibits a state from granting a lease in an area transferred to it under OCSLA until the Secretary of Commerce determines that the state has either an approved management program, or is making satisfactory progress in developing such a program, pursuant to certain administrative grant requirements of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972.

coastal states extension act amends submerged lands act extend state jurisdiction submerged lands geographical miles nautical miles distant coast line state authorizes state admitted subsequent date enactment act assert seaward boundaries line nautical miles distant coast line states oil lease natural gas lease executed secretary interior effect date enactment act covers area lands transferred states act shall remain force effect expires pursuant terms cancelled pursuant outer_continental_shelf_lands_act ocsla authorizes state territory leased area situated grant oil natural leases area prohibits state granting lease area transferred ocsla secretary commerce determines state approved management program making satisfactory progress developing program pursuant certain administrative grant requirements coastal_zone_management_act


Summary: Amends the Natural Gas Act to exclude from its jurisdiction persons who would not otherwise be subject to the Act if the sole reason for inclusion would be the person's construction or operation of a facility not otherwise subject to the Act that liquefies, stores, processes, or delivers natural gas for vehicular natural gas or other end use purposes even though natural gas may be reinjected into an interstate pipeline, as long as such reinjections are incidental to the facility's provision of natural gas for end use purposes and are required by certain facility needs.

amends natural gas act exclude jurisdiction persons subject act sole reason inclusion person construction operation facility subject act stores processes delivers natural gas vehicular natural gas end use purposes natural gas interstate pipeline long incidental facility provision natural gas end use purposes required certain facility needs


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North American Energy Infrastructure Act - (Sec. 3) Prohibits any person from constructing, connecting, operating, or maintaining a cross-border segment of an oil or natural gas pipeline or electric transmission facility at the national boundary of the United States for the import or export of oil, natural gas, or electricity to or from Canada or Mexico without obtaining a certificate of crossing under this Act.

Requires the Secretary of State, with respect to oil pipelines, or the Secretary of Energy (DOE), with respect to electric transmission facilities, to issue a certificate of crossing for the cross-border segment within 120 days after final action is taken under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), unless it is not in U.S. public interest.

Directs DOE, as a condition of issuing a certificate, to require that the cross-border segment be constructed, connected, operated, or maintained consistent with the policies and standards of: (1) the Electric Reliability Organization and the applicable regional entity, and (2) any Regional Transmission Organization or Independent System Operator with operational or functional control over the segment.

 Exempts from such requirement any construction, connection, operation, or maintenance of a cross-border segment if: (1) it is operating for import, export, or electrical transmission upon the date of enactment of this Act; (2) the relevant permit or certificate of crossing has previously been issued under this Act; or (3) an permit application is pending on the date of enactment of this Act, until it is denied or July 1, 2016, whichever occurs first.

 Retains: (1) the requirement to obtain approval or authorization under the Natural Gas Act for the siting, construction, or operation of any facility to import or export natural gas, and (2) certain authority of the President under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA).

(Sec. 4) Amends the Natural Gas Act to declare that no order of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is required for the export or import of natural gas to or from Canada or Mexico.

 (Sec. 5) Amends the Federal Power Act to repeal the requirement that the transmission of electric energy to a foreign country necessitates prior authorization by FERC.

 (Sec. 6) Declares that no Presidential permit shall be necessary for the construction, connection, operation, or maintenance of an oil or natural gas pipeline or electric transmission facility, including any cross-border segment.

(Sec. 7) Declares that no certificate of crossing or permit shall be required for a modification to the construction, connection, operation, or maintenance of an oil or natural gas pipeline or electric transmission facility that: (1) operates for the import or export of oil or natural gas or the transmission of electricity to or from Canada or Mexico as of the date of enactment of this Act; (2) for which a permit for such construction, connection, operation, or maintenance has been issued; or (3) for which a certificate of crossing for the cross-border segment of the pipeline or facility has previously been issued.

(Sec. 8) Sets forth deadlines for rulemaking.

infrastructure act sec prohibits person constructing connecting operating maintaining cross border segment oil natural gas pipeline electric transmission facility national boundary united_states import export oil natural gas electricity canada mexico obtaining certificate crossing act requires secretary state respect oil pipelines secretary energy doe respect electric transmission facilities issue certificate crossing cross border segment days final action taken national environmental policy act nepa public interest directs doe condition issuing certificate require cross border segment constructed connected operated maintained consistent policies standards applicable regional entity independent system operator operational functional control segment exempts requirement construction connection operation maintenance cross border segment operating import export electrical transmission date enactment act relevant permit certificate crossing previously issued act permit application pending date enactment act denied july whichever occurs retains requirement obtain approval authorization natural gas act siting construction operation facility import export natural gas certain authority president energy_policy_and_conservation_act epca sec amends natural gas act declare order federal_energy_regulatory_commission ferc required export import natural gas canada mexico sec amends federal power act repeal requirement transmission electric energy foreign country prior authorization ferc sec declares presidential permit shall necessary construction connection operation maintenance oil natural gas pipeline electric transmission facility including cross border segment sec declares certificate crossing permit shall required modification construction connection operation maintenance oil natural gas pipeline electric transmission facility operates import export oil natural gas transmission electricity canada mexico date enactment act permit construction connection operation maintenance issued certificate crossing cross border segment pipeline facility previously issued sec sets forth deadlines rulemaking


Summary:
End Polluter Welfare Act of 2013 - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act and the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to repeal the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to reduce or eliminate royalty payments for oil and natural gas leases in the Outer Continental Shelf.

 Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to increase minimum royalty payments for coal, oil, and natural gas leases.

Repeals the program for ultra-deepwater and unconventional natural gas and other petroleum resource exploration and production.

Amends the Oil Pollution Act to eliminate the limitation on liability for offshore facilities and pipeline operators for oil spills.

Rescinds all unobligated balances made available to the World Bank, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the Export-Import Bank, the Advanced Research Projects Agency in the Department of Energy (DOE), and other international financing entities to carry out any project that supports fossil fuel (i.e., coal, petroleum, natural gas, or any derivatives used for fuel).

Terminates the Office of Fossil Energy Research and Development in DOE and the authority to carry out any of its programs.

Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to eliminate from the categories of projects eligible for loan guarantees for innovative technologies: (1) projects involving advanced fossil energy technology, and (2) and crude oil refineries.

Prohibits the Secretary of Agriculture from making loans under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to carry out projects that will use fossil fuel.

Prohibits the use of Department of Transportation (DOT) funds to award any grant or other direct assistance to any rail or port project that transports fossil fuel.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) limit or repeal provisions allowing tax incentives for investment in fossil fuels, (2) increase the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund financing rate, and (3) impose a 13% tax on the removal price of any taxable crude oil or natural gas from the Outer Continental Shelf in the Gulf of Mexico.

Designates the Powder River Basin in southeast Montana and northeast Wyoming as a coal producing region. Eliminates accelerated depreciation for property that is receiving a subsidy for fossil fuel production.

end polluter welfare act amends outer_continental_shelf lands act energy policy act repeal authority secretary interior reduce eliminate royalty payments oil natural gas leases outer_continental_shelf amends mineral leasing act increase minimum royalty payments coal oil natural gas leases repeals program ultra deepwater unconventional natural gas petroleum resource exploration production amends oil pollution act eliminate limitation liability offshore facilities pipeline operators oil spills rescinds unobligated balances available world_bank opic export-import_bank advanced_research_projects_agency department_of_energy doe international financing entities carry project supports fossil fuel coal petroleum natural gas derivatives fuel doe authority carry programs amends energy policy act eliminate categories projects eligible loan guarantees innovative technologies projects involving advanced fossil energy technology crude oil refineries prohibits secretary agriculture making loans rural electrification act carry projects use fossil fuel prohibits use department_of_transportation dot funds award grant direct assistance rail port project transports fossil fuel amends internal revenue code limit repeal provisions allowing tax incentives investment fossil fuels increase oil_spill_liability_trust_fund financing rate impose tax removal price taxable crude oil natural gas outer_continental_shelf gulf_of_mexico designates powder_river_basin southeast montana northeast wyoming coal producing region eliminates accelerated depreciation property receiving subsidy fossil fuel production


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Update, Promote, and Develop America's Transportation Essentials Act of 2013 - Expresses the sense of Congress that by 2024, the gas tax should be repealed and replaced with a more sustainable, stable funding source.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the excise tax on motor fuels, to increase the rate of tax on: (1) gasoline other than aviation gasoline to 33.3 cents per gallon after 2015 and before 2025, (2) diesel fuel or kerosene to 39.3 cents per gallon after 2015 and before 2025, and (3) diesel-water fuel emulsion. Delays the termination of such increased rates from the end of FY2016 to December 31, 2024.

Imposes a floor stocks tax on rate increases for gasoline, diesel fuel, and  kerosene (other than aviation-grade kerosene), subject to specified exemptions for exempt uses and low-volume producers.

update promote transportation act expresses sense congress gas tax repealed replaced sustainable stable funding source amends internal revenue code respect excise tax motor fuels increase rate tax gasoline aviation gasoline cents gallon diesel fuel kerosene cents gallon diesel water fuel emulsion delays termination increased rates end fy2016 december imposes floor stocks tax rate increases gasoline diesel fuel kerosene aviation grade kerosene subject specified exemptions exempt uses low volume producers


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Approve the Pipeline Now Act - Directs the Secretary of State to: (1) issue a Presidential permit approving the pipeline described in a specified application filed by TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, L.P. to the Department of State for the Keystone XL pipeline, as supplemented to include the Nebraska reroute evaluated in a certain Final Evaluation Report issued by the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality; and (2) issue a final environmental impact statement for such pipeline.

Deems such final environmental impact statement, coupled with the Final Evaluation Report, to satisfy all requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the National Historic Preservation Act, and the Endangered Species Act of 1973.

Prohibits the expenditure of federal funds to pay more than 75% of the salary of any senior official in the Department of State if either the Presidential permit or the final environmental impact statement remains unissued 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

Directs the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of the Army to issue all permits associated with the pipeline project that were applied for before enactment of this Act.

Prohibits the expenditure of federal funds, if the relevant permit remains unissued 30 days after enactment of this Act, to pay more than 75% of the salary of: (1) any senior official in the Department of the Interior, or (2) the Secretary of the Army and the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works.

approve pipeline act directs secretary state issue presidential permit approving pipeline described specified application filed department_of_state keystone pipeline include nebraska reroute evaluated certain final_evaluation_report issued nebraska_department_of_environmental_quality issue final environmental impact statement pipeline deems final environmental impact statement final_evaluation_report satisfy requirements national_environmental_policy_act national_historic_preservation_act endangered species act prohibits expenditure federal funds pay salary senior official department_of_state presidential permit final environmental impact statement remains days date enactment act directs secretary interior secretary army issue permits associated pipeline project applied enactment act prohibits expenditure federal funds relevant permit remains days enactment act pay salary senior official department_of_the_interior secretary army assistant secretary army_for_civil_works


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Export American Natural Gas Act of 2013 - Amends the Natural Gas Act to direct the Secretary of Energy to either approve or deny an application to export liquefied natural gas (LNG), whether through an onshore or offshore terminal, within 60 days after the later of: (1) receiving a completed application; and (2) the applicant's contracting with a customer for the LNG proposed to be exported.

Deems the application approved if the Secretary has neither approved nor denied it by such 60-day deadline.

Declares this Act inapplicable to applications for export to a nation to which export is prohibited by law. Directs the Secretary of State to report to Congress on: (1) how the economic policies of foreign countries with natural gas resources and reserves relate to the development and production of their natural gas resources and reserves, as well as the extent and status of their natural gas resources and reserves; (2) the potential of such countries to export their natural gas production to the global market, including the impact of such exports upon the global market; and (3) U.S. actions to foster natural gas exports to foreign countries having an interest in importing natural gas from the United States.

amends natural gas act direct secretary energy approve deny application export liquefied natural gas lng onshore offshore terminal days later receiving completed application applicant contracting customer lng proposed exported deems application approved secretary approved denied day deadline declares act inapplicable applications export nation export prohibited law directs secretary state report congress economic policies foreign countries natural gas resources reserves relate development production natural gas resources reserves extent status natural gas resources reserves potential countries export natural gas production global market including impact exports global market actions foster natural gas exports foreign countries having interest importing natural gas united_states


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Ocean Energy Safety and Technology Improvement Act of 2013 - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, with respect to the consideration of permits for geological explorations and development and production, to allow the Secretary of the Interior to give priority to reviewing and processing plans and applications that use, develop, or demonstrate new safety-enhancing technologies.

Directs the Secretary to establish: (1) a small business innovation research program or technology transfer program, or both, to broaden participation in the development of safer technologies for offshore oil and gas exploration and development; and (2) an Ocean Energy Safety Institute, as a collaborative federally funded research and development center or university-affiliated research center, to enhance safe and responsible operations across the offshore oil and gas industry. Funds operations of the Institute through an annual fee applicable to areas of the outer Continental Shelf subject to an oil or gas lease under which production is not occurring.

improvement act amends outer_continental_shelf lands act respect consideration permits geological development production allow secretary interior priority reviewing processing plans applications use develop demonstrate new safety enhancing technologies directs secretary establish small business innovation research program technology transfer program broaden participation development safer technologies offshore oil gas exploration development collaborative federally funded research development center university affiliated research center enhance safe responsible operations offshore oil gas industry funds operations institute annual fee applicable areas outer continental_shelf subject oil gas lease production occurring


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Oil and Gas Leasing Inflation Adjustment Act - Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to increase from $2 per acre to $4 per acre the national minimum acceptable bid for oil and gas leases.

Increases from $2 per acre to $5 per acre the minimum acceptable bid for a tar sand lease.

Increases the annual rental of a lease from $1.50 per acre to $3 per acre for the first through the fifth year of the lease.

Increases the annual lease rental from $2 per acre to $4 per acre for each year after such fifth year.

Directs the Secretary of the Interior to make a cost-of-living adjustment of such dollar amounts at least once every four years and to publish each one in the Federal Register.

mineral leasing act increase acre acre national minimum acceptable bid oil gas leases increases acre acre minimum acceptable bid tar sand lease increases annual rental lease acre acre fifth year lease increases annual lease rental acre acre year fifth year directs secretary interior cost living adjustment dollar amounts years publish federal_register