Summary: Domestic Fuels Act of 2012 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide that no person shall be liable under any federal, state, or local law, and no provider of financial assurance may deny payment for a claim, because an underground storage tank, underground storage tank system, or associated dispensing equipment at a stationary facility is not compatible with any fuel or fuel additive for use in a motor vehicle, nonroad vehicle, or engine if such tank or equipment has been determined to be compatible pursuant to the guidelines and regulations issued under this Act.Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to issue regulations setting standards for determining whether underground storage tanks and systems and associated dispensing equipment are compatible with any fuel or fuel additive that is authorized and registered by the Administrator or by statute for use in a motor vehicle or engine or nonroad vehicle, engine, or equipment. Deems tanks, systems, and equipment that have been listed by a nationally recognized testing laboratory as compatible with such a fuel or fuel additive as of the date of enactment of this Act to be compatible under such regulations. Amends the Clean Air Act to prohibit a person selling such fuel who complies with such regulations from being liable under any federal, state, or local law if: (1) a self-service purchaser introduces any such fuel into a vehicle, engine, or equipment for which the fuel has not been approved under such Act; or (2) the introduction of any such fuel voids the warranty of the manufacturer of such vehicles, engines, or equipment. Excludes from such protection: (1) a person who sells a transportation fuel and does not comply with the misfueling regulations adopted by the Administrator, and (2) a person who intentionally misfuels. Prohibits filing or maintaining in any U.S. or state court any civil action or proceeding against an entity engaged in the design, manufacture, sale, or distribution of any qualified product, component thereof, or blend stock or of any motor vehicle, engine, or nonroad equipment for damages, abatement, restitution, fines, penalties, or other relief resulting from the introduction of any such product into a motor vehicle, engine, or nonroad equipment. Requires pending actions to be dismissed with prejudice. Defines a "qualified product" as any transportation fuel or fuel additive that is registered under federal law or any transportation fuel or fuel additive that contains renewable fuel and that is designated for introduction into interstate commerce under federal law. Prohibits a qualified product, any component of such product, or any blend stock from being considered a defective product if it does not violate a control or prohibition with respect to any of its characteristics or components imposed by the Administrator under the Clean Air Act.

domestic amends solid waste disposal act provide person shall liable federal state local law provider financial assurance deny payment claim underground storage tank underground storage tank system associated dispensing equipment stationary facility compatible fuel fuel additive use motor vehicle nonroad vehicle engine tank equipment determined compatible pursuant guidelines regulations issued act directs administrator environmental_protection_agency epa issue regulations setting standards determining underground storage tanks systems associated dispensing equipment compatible fuel fuel additive authorized registered administrator statute use motor vehicle engine nonroad vehicle engine equipment deems tanks systems equipment listed nationally recognized testing laboratory compatible fuel fuel additive date enactment act compatible regulations amends clean air act prohibit person selling fuel complies regulations liable federal state local law self service purchaser introduces fuel vehicle engine equipment fuel approved act introduction fuel voids warranty manufacturer vehicles engines equipment excludes protection person sells transportation fuel comply misfueling regulations adopted administrator person intentionally prohibits filing maintaining state court civil action proceeding entity engaged design manufacture sale distribution qualified product component thereof blend stock motor vehicle engine nonroad equipment damages abatement restitution fines penalties relief resulting introduction product motor vehicle engine nonroad equipment requires pending actions dismissed prejudice defines qualified product transportation fuel fuel additive registered federal law transportation fuel fuel additive contains renewable fuel designated introduction interstate commerce federal law prohibits qualified product component product blend stock considered defective product violate control prohibition respect characteristics components imposed administrator clean air act


Summary: Helium Stewardship Act of 2012 - Amends the Helium Act to name all U.S.-owned helium reserves the Federal Helium Reserve, including: (1) the Cliffside Field helium storage reservoir; (2) the federally owned helium pipeline system; and (3) all associated infrastructure owned, leased, or managed under contract by the Secretary of the Interior for helium storage, transportation, withdrawal, purification, or management. Revises the authority of the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to offer crude helium for sale for federal, medical, scientific, and commercial uses, dividing such sales into three phases the second of which is to maximize total recovery of helium from the Reserve. Authorizes extramural holders of federal research grants, as well as federal agencies, to purchase refined helium for federal uses, including medical and scientific uses, from persons who have entered into enforceable contracts to purchase an equivalent quantity of crude helium from the Secretary. Replaces the current formula for determining the price of helium with guidelines referring to current market crude helium prices. Instructs the Secretary to undertake a national helium gas assessment. Directs the Secretary of Energy to support research, development, commercial application, and conservation to: (1) expand domestic production of low-Btu gas and helium resources, (2) separate and capture helium from natural gas streams at the wellhead, and (3) reduce venting helium and helium-bearing low-Btu gas during natural gas operations. Instructs the Secretary of Energy to support or carry out directly research programs to develop: (1) advanced membrane technology, (2) helium separation technology, and (3) an industrial helium program. Directs the Secretary to cooperate with the Secretary of Energy on any assessment or research regarding extraction and refinement of the isotope helium-3 from crude helium at the Reserve or along the helium pipeline system. Amends the Soda Ash Royalty Reduction Act of 2006 to extend from 5 to 7 years the reduced royalty rate on soda ash produced from federal land.

helium stewardship act amends helium act helium reserves including field helium storage reservoir federally owned helium pipeline system associated infrastructure owned leased managed contract secretary interior helium storage transportation withdrawal management revises authority secretary interior secretary offer crude helium sale federal medical scientific commercial uses dividing sales phases second maximize total recovery helium reserve authorizes extramural holders federal research grants federal agencies purchase refined helium federal uses including medical scientific uses persons entered enforceable contracts purchase equivalent quantity crude helium secretary replaces current formula determining price helium guidelines referring current market crude helium prices instructs secretary undertake national helium gas assessment directs secretary energy support research development commercial application conservation expand domestic production low btu gas helium resources separate capture helium natural gas streams reduce venting helium helium bearing low btu gas natural gas operations instructs secretary energy support carry directly research programs develop advanced membrane technology helium separation technology industrial helium program directs secretary cooperate secretary energy assessment research extraction refinement isotope crude helium reserve helium pipeline system amends extend years reduced royalty rate soda ash produced federal land


Summary: End Polluter Welfare Act of 2012 - 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 Defense (DOD), and other international financing entities to carry out any project that supports coal, oil, or natural gas. Terminates the Office of Fossil Energy Research and Development in the Department of Energy (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 coal, oil, or natural gas. 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 coal, oil, or natural gas. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to limit or repeal provisions allowing tax incentives for investment in fossil fuels. Increases the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund financing rate. Imposes 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_defense dod international financing entities carry project supports coal oil natural gas terminates 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 coal oil natural gas prohibits use department_of_transportation dot funds award grant direct assistance rail port project transports coal oil natural gas amends internal revenue code limit repeal provisions allowing tax incentives investment fossil fuels increases oil_spill_liability_trust_fund financing rate imposes 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


Summary: South Carolina Offshore Drilling Act - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) to direct the Secretary of the Interior to include in a specified schedule of proposed lease sales under the outer Continental Shelf (OCS) leasing program for FY2012-FY2017 any areas located within the administrative boundaries of South Carolina that lie more than 50 miles off its coast. Authorizes the governor of South Carolina to petition the Secretary to make available for leasing any portion of the area within the state's administrative boundaries that is between 10 and 50 miles off the coast. Instructs the Secretary to: (1) approve such a petition within 90 days after receipt, and (2) initiate a new five-year OCS oil and gas leasing program to replace the OCS oil and gas leasing program in effect on the approval date. Authorizes such governor to petition the Secretary to prohibit the leasing of areas within the administrative boundaries of the state that are between 50 and 100 miles off the coast. Allocates to a coastal state 37.5% of: (1) any bonus bid paid for leasing rights in an OCS area if the Secretary has approved the state's request to allow leasing in that area; (2) lease rental payments, lease royalty payments, and royalty proceeds from a sale of royalties taken in kind by the Secretary; and (3) any other revenues from a specified bidding system. Instructs the Secretary to: (1) pay 20% of the allocable share of each coastal state directly to certain of its coastal political subdivisions, (2) distribute a certain conservation royalty into the Land and Water Conservation Fund, and (3) distribute 50% of federal royalty revenues from areas leased under this Act into direct federal deficit reduction.

drilling act amends outer_continental_shelf lands act ocsla direct secretary interior include specified schedule proposed lease sales outer continental_shelf ocs leasing program fy2012 fy2017 areas located administrative boundaries south_carolina lie miles coast authorizes governor south_carolina petition secretary available leasing portion area state administrative boundaries miles coast instructs secretary approve petition days receipt initiate new year ocs oil gas leasing program replace ocs oil gas leasing program effect approval date authorizes governor petition secretary prohibit leasing areas administrative boundaries state miles coast allocates coastal state bonus bid paid leasing rights ocs area secretary approved state request allow leasing area lease rental payments lease royalty payments royalty proceeds sale royalties taken kind secretary revenues specified bidding system instructs secretary pay allocable share coastal state directly certain coastal political subdivisions distribute certain conservation royalty land_and_water_conservation_fund distribute federal royalty revenues areas leased act direct federal deficit reduction


Summary: Deems the Draft Proposed Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program 2010-2015, issued by the Secretary of the Interior, to be the final oil and gas leasing program for the period FY2012-FY2017. Considers the Secretary to have issued a final environmental impact statement to the FY2012-FY2017 leasing program in accordance with certain requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. Excludes Lease Sales 214, 232, and 239, from the FY2012-FY2017 final oil and gas leasing program. Declares that this Act does not affect restrictions on oil and gas leasing under the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006.

deems draft proposed outer continental shelf oil gas leasing program issued secretary interior final oil gas leasing program period fy2012 fy2017 considers secretary issued final environmental impact statement fy2012 fy2017 leasing program accordance certain requirements national_environmental_policy_act excludes lease sales fy2012 fy2017 final oil gas leasing program declares act affect restrictions oil gas leasing gulf_of_mexico_energy_security_act


Summary: State Natural Gas Act of 2012 - Amends the Natural Gas Act to require the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to make grants available to states to independently carry out initiatives to promote the following purposes: (1) the use of natural gas as a transportation fuel, and (2) investment in natural gas vehicles and transportation infrastructure. Establishes $1 million as the minimum grant amount to a state. Requires the Secretary to increase the grant amount above the minimum to reflect the potential of applications and plans to promote the purposes of this Act, taking into consideration: (1) the relative amount of funds likely to be leveraged by initiatives described in the state plan, (2) the degree that initiatives will support a need unlikely to be met by the private sector absent program funding, (3) the degree that initiatives will be a bridge to private investment and sustainable market conditions, and (4) the amount of funds invested in public and private investment in states in natural gas transportation and infrastructure.

amends natural gas act require secretary energy doe grants available states independently carry initiatives promote following purposes use natural gas transportation fuel investment natural gas vehicles transportation infrastructure establishes million minimum grant state requires secretary increase grant minimum reflect potential applications plans promote purposes act taking consideration relative funds likely leveraged initiatives described state plan degree initiatives support need unlikely met private sector absent program funding degree initiatives bridge private investment sustainable market conditions funds invested public private investment states natural gas transportation infrastructure


Summary: Offshore Petroleum Expansion Now Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to implement the Proposed Oil & Gas Leasing Program: 2012-2017 in accordance with the schedule for conducting oil and gas lease sales set forth in it and in the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. Directs the Secretary to conduct each of specified oil and gas lease sales in the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Planning Areas, including certain ones in the Draft Proposed Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program (2010-2015), during its specified year. Requires the Secretary to offer for sale, no later than December 31, 2013, leases of tracts in the Santa Maria and Santa Barbara or Ventura Basins of the Southern California OCS Planning Area. Directs the Secretary to revise a specified Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement map, dated January 2010, to ensure that the square footage of the leasable area in the Mid-Atlantic planning area is directly proportional to the length of the tidal shoreline of the Mid-Atlantic States (Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, and Virginia). Retains the authority of the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to designate national defense areas on the OCS. Requires the Secretary to prepare a multisale environmental impact statement pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 for lease sales required under this Act that are not included in the Proposed Leasing Program (2012-2017). Declares that nothing in this Act affects restrictions on oil and gas leasing under the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006. Requires all lease sales conducted pursuant to this Act, with specified exceptions, to be area-wide lease sales. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury, for each of FY2012-FY2022, to deposit in a special account in the Treasury 37.5 % of all revenues due and payable to the United States from OCS areas not scheduled for lease sale under Proposed Oil and Gas Leasing Program: 2012-2017. Instructs the Secretary of the Interior to disburse such funds to coastal states and coastal political subdivisions. Prescribes an allocation formula for coastal states and coastal political subdivisions. Amends the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 to repeal limitations placed upon the amount of distributed qualified OCS revenues.

directs secretary interior implement accordance schedule conducting oil gas lease sales set forth outer_continental_shelf_lands_act directs secretary conduct specified oil gas lease sales outer_continental_shelf ocs planning areas including certain ones draft proposed outer continental shelf ocs specified year requires secretary offer sale later december leases tracts santa_maria santa_barbara southern_california ocs planning area directs secretary revise specified map dated january ensure square footage leasable area mid-atlantic planning area directly proportional length tidal shoreline delaware maryland north_carolina virginia retains authority secretary defense dod designate national defense areas ocs requires secretary prepare multisale environmental impact statement pursuant national_environmental_policy_act lease sales required act included declares act affects restrictions oil gas leasing gulf_of_mexico_energy_security_act requires lease sales conducted pursuant act specified exceptions area wide lease sales directs secretary treasury fy2012 fy2022 deposit special account treasury revenues payable united_states ocs areas scheduled lease sale instructs secretary interior disburse funds coastal states coastal political subdivisions prescribes allocation formula coastal states coastal political subdivisions amends gulf_of_mexico_energy_security act repeal limitations placed distributed qualified ocs revenues


Summary: Domestic Energy and Jobs Act - Title I: Keystone XL Permit Approval - Declares that no presidential permit shall be required for a specified pipeline application filed on May 4, 2012, by TransCanada Corporation to the Department of State for the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border. Title II: Impacts of EPA Rules and Actions on Energy Prices - Gasoline Regulations Act of 2012 - Requires the President to establish the Transportation Fuels Regulatory Committee to analyze and report on the cumulative impacts of certain covered rules and actions under the Clean Air Act. Prohibits the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from finalizing the following rules until at least six months after the Committee submits its final report: (1) "Control of Air Pollution From New Motor Vehicles: Tier 3 Motor Vehicle Emission and Fuel Standards" and any successor or substantially similar rule; (2) any rule proposed after March 15, 2012, establishing or revising a performance or emission standard for new stationary sources or hazardous air pollutants that is applicable to petroleum refineries; and (3) any rule revising or supplementing the national ambient air quality standards for ozone under the Clean Air Act. Requires the EPA Administrator to consider feasibility and cost in revising or supplementing any such standards for ozone. Amends the Clean Air Act to: (1) authorize the Administrator to waive temporarily a control or prohibition governing the use of a regulated fuel or fuel additive following a determination that unusual and extreme fuel additive supply circumstances are the result of a problem with distribution or delivery equipment necessary for the transportation or delivery of fuel or fuel additives, and (2) grant a presumptive approval to a request for a waiver if the Administrator does not approve or deny such request within three days after its receipt. Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to direct the Administrator and the Secretary of Energy to include biofuels in their joint Fuel System Requirements Harmonization Study, as well as an assessment of the effect of such requirements upon achievement of the renewable fuel standard. Extends from June 1, 2008, to June 1, 2014, the deadline for the report to Congress on the results of the Study. Title III: Quadrennial Strategic Federal Onshore Energy Production Strategy - Planning for American Energy Act of 2012 - Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) and the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to publish every four years a Quadrennial Federal Onshore Energy Production Strategy, which shall direct federal land energy development and department resource allocation in order to promote the energy security of the United States. Requires the Secretary to determine a domestic strategic production objective for the development of energy resources from federal onshore lands. Expresses the sense of Congress that federally recognized Indian tribes may elect to set their own production objectives as part of the Strategy. Title IV: Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing Certainty - Providing Leasing Certainty for American Energy Act of 2012 - Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to direct the Secretary, in conducting lease sales, to offer for sale at least 25% of the annual nominated acreage not previously made available for lease. Shields such acreage from review and the test of extraordinary circumstances. Makes such acreage eligible for certain categorical exclusions under the Energy Policy Act of 2005 in connection with review under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). (A categorical exclusion is a category of actions which do not individually or cumulatively have a significant effect on the human environment and for which, as a consequence, neither an environmental assessment nor an environmental impact statement is required.) Directs the Secretary to consider leasing only federal lands that are available for leasing at the time the lease sale occurs. Prohibits the Secretary from: (1) withdrawing approval of any covered energy project involving a lease issued under the Act without finding a violation by the lessee of lease terms; (2) delaying indefinitely issuance of project approvals, drilling and seismic permits, and rights-of-way for activities under a lease; or (3) cancelling or withdrawing any lease parcel after a competitive lease sale has occurred and a winning bidder has made the last payment for the parcel. Directs the Secretary to complete the review of any appeal of a lease sale within 60 days after its receipt. Declares without force or effect Bureau of Land Management Instruction Memorandum 2010-117. Title V: Streamlined Energy Permitting - Streamlining Permitting of American Energy Act of 2012 - Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to revise requirements for the issuance of permits to drill in energy projects on federal lands. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to extend the initial 30-day permit application review period for up to 2 periods of 15 days each, if the Secretary has given written notice of the delay to the applicant. Deems a permit application approved if the Secretary has made no decision on it 60 days after its receipt. Directs the Secretary to collect a single $6,500 permit processing fee per application from each applicant at the time the decision is made whether or not to issue a permit. Requires that 50% of fees collected as annual wind energy and solar energy right-of-way authorization fees be retained by the Secretary for use by: (1) the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to process permits, right-of-way applications, and other activities necessary for renewable energy development; and (2) either the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service or other federal agencies involved in wind and solar permitting reviews in order to facilitate the processing of wind energy and solar energy permit applications on BLM lands. Requires the Secretary to collect a $5,000 documentation fee to accompany each appeal of an action on a lease, right-of-way, or application for permit to drill. Requires the Secretary to: (1) establish a Federal Permit Streamlining Project in each BLM Field office with responsibility for issuing permits energy projects on federal land; and (2) enter into a related memorandum of understanding to this end with the Secretary of Agriculture, the EPA Administrator, and the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers. Authorizes the Secretary to request the governor of any state with energy projects on federal lands to be a signatory to the memorandum of understanding. Prohibits the Secretary from requiring a finding of extraordinary circumstances related to a categorical exclusion in administering the Energy Policy Act of 2005 with respect to review under NEPA. Directs the Secretary, when practicable, to encourage the use of U.S. workers and equipment manufactured in the United States in all construction related to mineral resource development under this title. Declares venue for any covered civil action to lie in the U.S. district court in which the project or leases exist or are proposed. Prescribes judicial review procedures for leasing federal lands for the exploration, development, production, processing, or transmission of oil, natural gas, wind, or any other energy source. Title VI: Expeditious Oil and Gas Leasing Program in National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska - National Petroleum Reserve Alaska Access Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the National Petroleum Reserve (NPR) in Alaska remains explicitly designated to provide oil and natural gas resources to the United States, and (2) it is national policy to actively advance oil and gas development within the NPR. Amends the Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act of 1976 to require that the mandatory program of competitive leasing of oil and gas in the NPR include at least one lease sale annually in those NPR areas most likely to produce commercial quantities of oil and natural gas each year during 2011-2021. Directs the Secretary to facilitate and ensure, according to a specified timeline, permits for all surface development activities (including pipelines and road construction) in order to: (1) develop and bring into production areas within the NPR that are subject to oil and gas leases, and (2) transport oil and gas from and through the NPR to existing transportation or processing infrastructure on the North Slope of Alaska. Instructs the Secretary to approve, within 180 days after enactment of this Act, and after public comment and consultation with the state of Alaska, right-of-way corridors for the construction of two separate additional bridges and pipeline rights-of-way to facilitate oil and gas development in the NPR. Requires the Secretary, through the U.S. Geological Survey, to assess all technically recoverable fossil fuel resources within the NPR, including conventional and unconventional oil and natural gas. Declares without force or effect with respect to this title the designation by EPA of the Colville River Delta as an Aquatic Resource of National Importance. Title VII: Internet-Based Onshore Oil and Gas Lease Sales - BLM Live Internet Auctions Act - Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to authorize the Secretary to conduct onshore oil and gas lease sales through Internet-based bidding methods. Title VIII: Advancing Offshore Wind Production - Advancing Offshore Wind Production Act - Exempts projects determined by the Secretary to be an offshore meteorological site testing and monitoring project from environmental impact statement requirements under NEPA. Defines an "offshore meteorological site testing and monitoring project" as a project administered by the Department of the Interior and carried out on or in the waters of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) to test or monitor weather (including wind, tidal, current, and solar energy) using towers, buoys, or other temporary ocean infrastructure and that meets specified other requirements. Directs the Secretary to: (1) require that any applicant seeking to conduct an offshore meteorological site testing and monitoring project on the OCS obtain a permit and right of way for the project; and (2) decide whether to issue such a permit and right of way within 30 days after receiving an application. Title IX: Critical Minerals - Directs the Secretary, acting through the Director of the U.S. Geological Survey, to publish in the Federal Register a draft methodology for determining which minerals qualify as critical minerals, based upon an assessment of whether they are subject to potential supply restrictions and important in use. Directs the President to coordinate federal agency actions to facilitate development and production of domestic resources to meet national critical minerals needs. Directs the Secretary to conduct a specified national assessment of critical minerals. Establishes within the Department of the Interior the Critical Minerals Working Group to facilitate federal agency: (1) efforts to optimize efficiencies associated with the permitting of activities that will increase exploration and development of domestic critical minerals; and (2) review of laws, regulations, and policies that discourage investment in domestic critical minerals. Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to conduct research and development to promote the efficient production, use, recycling of, and alternatives to critical minerals. Instructs the Secretary of Labor to assess the domestic availability of technically trained personnel necessary for critical mineral enterprises, including skills in the shortest supply. Directs the Secretaries of the Interior and of Labor to arrange jointly with the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) and the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) to coordinate with the National Science Foundation (NSF) on a study to design an interdisciplinary program on critical minerals that will support the critical mineral supply chain. Directs the Secretary of the Interior and the NSF to conduct jointly a competitive program of four-year grants to institutions of higher education to implement programs addressing integrated critical mineral education, training, innovation, and workforce development. Directs the Secretary of State to promote international cooperation with U.S. allies regarding critical mineral supply chain issues. Repeals the National Critical Materials Act of 1984. Title X: Miscellaneous - Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from transferring to the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement any responsibility or authority to perform any function performed on the day before enactment of this Act under the solid minerals leasing program of the Department of the Interior. Amends the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 to: (1) shorten from FY2055 to FY2022 the time period during which the maximum amount of distributed qualified OCS shelf revenues available for distribution to certain states remains $500 million, and (2) increase to $750 million the maximum amount of distributed qualified OCS revenues for each of FY2023-FY2055. Directs the Secretary to carry out Lease Sale 220 off the coast of Virginia within the proposed OCS oil and gas leasing program for the 2012-2017 period. Directs the Secretary and the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to work jointly to: (1) preserve the ability of the Armed Forces to maintain an optimum state of readiness through their continued use of OCS energy resources; and (2) allow effective exploration, development, and production of U.S. oil, gas, and renewable energy resources. Prohibits any exploration, development, or production of oil or natural gas off the coast of Virginia that would conflict with any military operation agreed upon in a certain Memorandum. Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior, before December 31, 2013, from issuing or approving any proposed or final regulation under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 that would adversely impact employment in coal mines in the United States, or cause reductions in the quantity of coal in the United States available for mining or in federal, state, local, and tribal revenues from coal mining.

keystone permit approval declares presidential permit shall required specified pipeline application filed transcanada_corporation department_of_state northern portion keystone_xl pipeline canadian border south_dakota nebraska border title impacts regulations act requires president establish analyze report cumulative impacts certain covered rules actions clean air act prohibits administrator environmental_protection_agency epa finalizing following rules months committee submits final report tier motor vehicle emission fuel standards successor substantially similar rule rule proposed march establishing revising performance emission standard new stationary sources hazardous air pollutants applicable petroleum refineries rule revising supplementing national ambient air quality standards ozone clean air act requires epa administrator consider feasibility cost revising supplementing standards ozone amends clean air act authorize administrator waive temporarily control prohibition governing use regulated fuel fuel additive following determination unusual extreme fuel additive supply circumstances result problem distribution delivery equipment necessary transportation delivery fuel fuel additives grant presumptive approval request waiver administrator approve deny request days receipt amends energy policy act direct administrator secretary energy include biofuels joint assessment effect requirements achievement renewable fuel standard extends june june deadline report congress results study title iii quadrennial strategic federal onshore energy production strategy planning american energy act amends mineral leasing act direct secretary interior secretary secretary agriculture usda publish years quadrennial_federal_onshore_energy_production_strategy shall direct federal land energy development department resource allocation order promote energy security united_states requires secretary determine domestic strategic production objective development energy resources federal onshore lands expresses sense congress federally recognized indian tribes elect set production objectives strategy title onshore oil gas leasing certainty providing leasing certainty american energy act amends mineral leasing act direct secretary conducting lease sales offer sale annual nominated acreage previously available lease shields acreage review test extraordinary circumstances makes acreage eligible certain categorical exclusions energy policy act connection review national environmental policy act nepa categorical exclusion category actions individually cumulatively significant effect human environment consequence environmental assessment environmental impact statement required directs secretary consider leasing federal lands available leasing time lease sale occurs prohibits secretary withdrawing approval covered energy project involving lease issued act finding violation lessee lease terms delaying indefinitely issuance project approvals drilling seismic permits rights way activities lease cancelling withdrawing lease parcel competitive lease sale occurred winning bidder payment parcel directs secretary complete review appeal lease sale days receipt declares force effect title streamlined energy permitting streamlining permitting american energy act amends mineral leasing act revise requirements issuance permits drill energy projects federal lands authorizes secretary interior extend initial day permit application review period periods days secretary given written notice delay applicant deems permit application approved secretary decision days receipt directs secretary collect single permit processing fee application applicant time decision issue permit requires fees collected annual wind energy solar energy right way authorization fees retained secretary use bureau_of_land_management blm process permits right way applications activities necessary renewable energy development fish wildlife service federal agencies involved wind solar permitting reviews order facilitate processing wind energy solar energy permit applications blm lands requires secretary collect documentation fee accompany appeal action lease right way application permit drill requires secretary establish federal_permit_streamlining_project office responsibility issuing permits energy projects federal land enter related memorandum understanding end secretary agriculture epa administrator secretary army acting chief engineers authorizes secretary request governor state energy projects federal lands signatory memorandum understanding prohibits secretary requiring finding extraordinary circumstances related categorical exclusion administering energy policy act respect review nepa directs secretary practicable encourage use workers equipment manufactured united_states construction related mineral resource development title declares venue covered civil action lie district court project leases exist proposed prescribes judicial review procedures leasing federal lands exploration development production processing transmission oil natural gas wind energy source title national_petroleum_reserve act expresses sense congress national_petroleum_reserve npr alaska remains explicitly designated provide oil natural gas resources united_states national policy actively advance oil gas development npr amends naval_petroleum_reserves_production_act require mandatory program competitive leasing oil gas npr include lease sale annually npr areas likely produce commercial quantities oil natural gas year directs secretary facilitate ensure according specified timeline permits surface development activities including pipelines road construction order develop bring production areas npr subject oil gas leases transport oil gas npr existing transportation processing infrastructure north_slope alaska instructs secretary approve days enactment act public comment consultation state alaska right way corridors construction separate additional bridges pipeline rights way facilitate oil gas development npr requires secretary assess technically recoverable fossil fuel resources npr including conventional unconventional oil natural gas declares force effect respect title designation epa title vii mineral leasing act authorize secretary conduct onshore oil gas lease sales internet based bidding methods title viii advancing offshore wind production advancing offshore wind production act exempts projects determined secretary offshore meteorological site testing monitoring project environmental impact statement requirements nepa defines offshore meteorological site testing monitoring project project administered department_of_the_interior carried waters outer_continental_shelf ocs test monitor weather including wind tidal current solar energy towers buoys temporary ocean infrastructure meets specified requirements directs secretary require applicant seeking conduct offshore meteorological site testing monitoring project ocs obtain permit right way project decide issue permit right way days receiving application title critical minerals directs secretary acting director publish federal_register draft methodology determining minerals qualify critical minerals based assessment subject potential supply restrictions important use directs president coordinate federal agency actions facilitate development production domestic resources meet national critical minerals needs directs secretary conduct specified national assessment critical minerals establishes facilitate federal agency efforts optimize efficiencies associated permitting activities increase exploration development domestic critical minerals review laws regulations policies discourage investment domestic critical minerals directs secretary energy doe conduct research development promote efficient production use recycling alternatives critical minerals instructs secretary labor assess domestic availability technically trained personnel necessary critical mineral enterprises including skills shortest supply directs secretaries interior labor arrange jointly national_academy_of_sciences nas national_academy_of_engineering coordinate national_science_foundation nsf study design interdisciplinary program critical minerals support critical mineral supply chain directs secretary interior nsf conduct jointly competitive program year grants institutions higher education implement programs addressing integrated critical mineral education training innovation workforce development directs secretary state promote international cooperation allies critical mineral supply chain issues repeals national_critical_materials_act title miscellaneous prohibits secretary interior transferring office_of_surface_mining_reclamation_and_enforcement responsibility authority perform function performed day enactment act solid minerals leasing program department_of_the_interior amends gulf_of_mexico_energy_security act fy2022 time period maximum distributed qualified ocs shelf revenues available distribution certain states remains million increase million maximum distributed qualified ocs revenues directs secretary carry lease sale coast virginia proposed ocs oil gas leasing program period directs secretary secretary defense dod work jointly preserve ability armed_forces maintain optimum state readiness continued use ocs energy resources allow effective exploration development production oil gas renewable energy resources prohibits exploration development production oil natural gas coast virginia conflict military operation agreed certain memorandum prohibits secretary interior december issuing approving proposed final regulation surface_mining_control reclamation act adversely impact employment coal mines united_states cause reductions quantity coal united_states available mining federal state local tribal revenues coal mining


Summary: Declares that no presidential permit shall be required for a specified pipeline application filed on May 4, 2012, by TransCanada Corporation to the Department of State for the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border. Considers the final environmental impact statement regarding such pipeline issued by the Secretary of State on August 26, 2011, to satisfy all requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. States that nothing in this Act affects the ongoing work of the state of Nebraska with regard to the fully intrastate portion of the Keystone XL pipeline.

declares presidential permit shall required specified pipeline application filed transcanada_corporation department_of_state northern portion keystone_xl pipeline canadian border south_dakota nebraska border considers final environmental impact statement pipeline issued secretary state august satisfy requirements national_environmental_policy_act states act affects ongoing work state nebraska regard fully intrastate portion keystone_xl pipeline


Summary: Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Act of 2012 - Amends the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Act to redefine the term "Alaska natural gas transportation project" to include in the natural gas pipeline system carrying Alaska natural gas to a market any pipeline segment that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) finds could feasibly be incorporated into, and serve as an integrated segment of, that system regardless of whether the segment: (1) is proposed and constructed before the construction of the system, or (2) initially transports Alaska natural gas solely for delivery to consumers within Alaska. Confers upon the Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects responsibility for providing federal agencies with comprehensive information about Alaska natural gas transportation projects, including industry developments, market factors, technology, and regulatory issues that could affect such projects. Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the accelerated cost recovery system, to redefine the term "Alaska natural gas pipeline" as the natural gas pipeline system: (1) located in the area of Alaska lying north of 64 degrees North latitude, and (2) carrying Alaska natural gas from the area of the United States lying north of 64 degrees North latitude to a market. Removes from qualified enhanced oil recovery costs, with respect to the qualified enhanced oil recovery tax credit, any amount paid or incurred during the taxable year to construct a gas treatment plant which: (1) is located in the area of the United States lying north of 64 degrees North latitude, (2) prepares Alaska natural gas for transportation through a pipeline with a capacity of at least 2 trillion Btu of natural gas per day, and (3) produces carbon dioxide which is injected into hydrocarbon-bearing geological formations.

amends alaska natural gas pipeline act redefine term alaska natural gas transportation project include natural gas pipeline system carrying alaska natural gas market pipeline segment federal_energy_regulatory_commission ferc finds incorporated serve integrated segment system regardless segment proposed constructed construction system initially transports alaska natural gas solely delivery consumers alaska confers alaska_natural_gas_transportation_projects responsibility providing federal agencies comprehensive information alaska natural gas transportation projects including industry developments market factors technology regulatory issues affect projects amends internal revenue code respect accelerated cost recovery system redefine term alaska natural gas pipeline natural gas pipeline system located area alaska lying north degrees north latitude carrying alaska natural gas area united_states lying north degrees north latitude market removes qualified enhanced oil recovery costs respect qualified enhanced oil recovery tax credit paid incurred taxable year construct gas treatment plant located area united_states lying north degrees north latitude prepares alaska natural gas transportation pipeline capacity trillion btu natural gas day produces carbon dioxide injected hydrocarbon bearing geological formations


Summary:
Northern Route Approval Act - (Sec. 1) Declares that a presidential permit shall not be required for the pipeline described in the application filed on May 4, 2012, by TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, L.P. to the Department of State for the Keystone XL pipeline, including the Nebraska reroute evaluated in the Final Evaluation Report issued by the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality in January 2013 and approved by the Nebraska governor.

(Sec. 3) Deems the final environmental impact statement issued by the Secretary of State on August 26, 2011, coupled with such Final Evaluation Report, to satisfy all requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and of the National Historic Preservation Act.

(Sec. 4) Grants original and exclusive jurisdiction to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to determine specified issues (except for review by the Supreme Court on writ of certiorari).

(Sec. 5) Deems the Secretary of the Interior to have issued a written statement setting forth the Secretary's opinion that the Keystone XL pipeline project will not jeopardize the continued existence of the American burying beetle or destroy or adversely modify American burying beetle critical habitat.

States that any taking of the American burying beetle that is incidental to the construction or operation and maintenance of the Keystone XL pipeline shall not be considered a prohibited taking of such species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.

(Sec. 6) Deems the Secretary to have issued a grant of right-of-way and temporary use permit pursuant to the Mineral Leasing Act and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976.

(Sec. 7) Requires the Secretary of the Army, within 90 days after receipt of an application, to issue certain permits under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and the Rivers and Harbors Appropriations Act of 1899 which are necessary for pipeline construction, operation, and maintenance described in the May 4, 2012, application, as supplemented by the Nebraska reroute. Deems such a permit issued on the 91st day if the Secretary has not issued them within 90 days after receipt of a permit application.

Authorizes such Secretary to waive any procedural requirement of law or regulation that the Secretary considers desirable to waive in order to accomplish the purposes of this Act.

Prohibits the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from prohibiting or restricting an activity or use of an area authorized under this Act.

(Sec. 8) Deems the Secretary to have issued a special purpose permit under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, as described in the application filed with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service for the Keystone XL pipeline on January 11, 2013.

(Sec. 9) Requires a pipeline owner or operator required under federal law to develop an oil spill response plan for the Keystone XL pipeline to make such plan available to the governor of each state in which the pipeline operates. Requires a plan update to be submitted to the governor within seven days after it is made.

northern route approval act sec declares presidential permit shall required pipeline described application filed department_of_state keystone pipeline including nebraska reroute evaluated final_evaluation_report issued nebraska_department_of_environmental_quality january approved nebraska governor sec deems final environmental impact statement issued secretary state august final_evaluation_report satisfy requirements national_environmental_policy_act national_historic_preservation_act sec grants original exclusive jurisdiction determine specified issues review supreme_court writ certiorari sec deems secretary interior issued written statement setting forth secretary opinion keystone_xl pipeline project jeopardize continued existence american beetle destroy adversely modify american beetle critical habitat states taking american beetle incidental construction operation maintenance keystone_xl pipeline shall considered prohibited taking species endangered species act sec deems secretary issued grant right way temporary use permit pursuant mineral_leasing_act federal_land_policy_and_management_act sec requires secretary army days receipt application issue certain permits federal_water_pollution_control_act necessary pipeline construction operation maintenance described application nebraska reroute deems permit issued day secretary issued days receipt permit application authorizes secretary waive procedural requirement law regulation secretary considers desirable waive order accomplish purposes act prohibits administrator environmental_protection_agency epa prohibiting restricting activity use area authorized act sec deems secretary issued special purpose permit migratory bird treaty act described application filed united_states fish_and_wildlife_service keystone pipeline january sec requires pipeline owner operator required federal law develop oil spill response plan keystone pipeline plan available governor state pipeline operates requires plan update submitted governor seven days


Summary:
Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act - (Sec. 2) Directs the Department of Energy (DOE), for proposals that must also obtain authorization from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission or the United States Maritime Administration to site, construct, expand, or operate liquified natural gas (LNG) export facilities, to issue a decision on an application for authorization to export natural gas within 30 days after the later of: (1) the conclusion of the review to site, construct, expand, or operate the LNG facilities required by the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA); or (2) the date of enactment of this Act.

Deems any NEPA review to be concluded: (1) 30 days after publication of a required Environmental Impact Statement if the project needs one; (2) 30 days after publication by DOE of a Finding of No Significant Impact if the project needs an Environmental Assessment; and (3) upon a determination by the lead agency that an application is eligible for a categorical exclusion pursuant to regulations under NEPA.

(A "categorical exclusion" under NEPA is a category of actions which do not individually or cumulatively have a significant effect on the human environment and which have been found to have no such effect in procedures adopted by a federal agency in implementing environmental regulations and for which, therefore, neither an Environmental Assessment nor an Environmental Impact Statement is required.) Confers original and exclusive jurisdiction upon the U.S. Court of Appeals for the circuit in which the export facility under an application will be located over any civil action for the review of: (1) a DOE order regarding the application, or (2) DOE failure to issue a final decision on the application.

Requires the Court, if it finds in a civil action that DOE has failed to issue a final decision on an application, to order DOE to issue one within 30 days.

Requires the Court to set any civil action brought under this Act on the docket, for expedited consideration, as soon as practical after the filing date of the initial pleading.

(Sec. 3) Amends the Natural Gas Act to set, as a condition for approval of any authorization to export LNG, that the DOE Secretary require the applicant to disclose publicly the specific destination or destinations of any such authorized LNG exports.

global freedom act sec directs department_of_energy doe proposals obtain authorization federal_energy_regulatory_commission site construct expand operate liquified natural gas lng export facilities issue decision application authorization export natural gas days later conclusion review site construct expand operate lng facilities required national_environmental_policy_act nepa date enactment act deems nepa review concluded days publication required project needs days publication doe finding significant impact project needs environmental assessment determination lead agency application eligible categorical exclusion pursuant regulations nepa categorical exclusion nepa category actions individually cumulatively significant effect human environment found effect procedures adopted federal agency implementing environmental regulations environmental assessment environmental impact statement required confers original exclusive jurisdiction circuit export facility application located civil action review doe order application doe failure issue final decision application requires court finds civil action doe failed issue final decision application order doe issue days requires court set civil action brought act docket expedited consideration soon practical filing date initial pleading sec amends natural gas act set condition approval authorization export lng doe secretary require applicant disclose publicly specific destination destinations authorized lng exports


Summary:
American Energy Independence and Price Reduction Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to implement a competitive leasing program for the exploration, development, and production of the oil and gas resources on the Coastal Plain of Alaska.

Permits lease sales to be conducted through an Internet leasing program if such a system will result in savings to the taxpayer, an increase in the number of bidders participating, and higher returns than oral bidding or a sealed bidding system.

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 the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR).

Deems any oil and gas leasing programs and activities authorized by this Act to be in compliance with ANWR purposes.

Authorizes the Secretary to designate up to 45,000 acres of the Coastal Plain as a Special Area, after consultation with the state of Alaska, the city of Kaktovik, and the North Slope Borough.

Permits directional drilling in the Special Area.

Prescribes procedures governing Coastal Plain lease sales, as well as terms and conditions, including: (1) environmental protection; (2) federal and state distribution of revenues; and (3) rights-of-way.

Sets forth: (1) a "no significant adverse effect" standard to govern Coastal Plain activities; and (2) guidelines for expedited judicial review of complaints.

Establishes the ANWR Alternative Energy Trust Fund, into which shall be deposited 50% of the amount of bonus, rental, and royalty revenues from Federal oil and gas leasing and operations authorized under this Act.

american_energy_independence price reduction act directs secretary interior implement competitive leasing program exploration development production oil gas resources coastal_plain_of_alaska permits lease sales conducted internet leasing program system result savings taxpayer increase number bidders participating higher returns oral bidding sealed bidding system amends alaska_national_interest_lands_conservation_act repeal prohibition leasing development leading production oil gas arctic_national_wildlife_refuge anwr deems oil gas leasing programs activities authorized act compliance anwr purposes authorizes secretary designate acres coastal_plain special_area consultation state alaska city kaktovik north_slope_borough permits directional drilling special_area prescribes procedures governing coastal_plain lease sales terms conditions including environmental protection federal state distribution revenues rights way sets forth significant adverse effect standard govern coastal_plain activities guidelines expedited judicial review complaints establishes anwr_alternative_energy_trust_fund shall deposited bonus rental royalty revenues federal oil gas leasing operations authorized act


Summary:
Deficit Reduction, Job Creation, and Energy Security Act - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to conduct oil and gas lease sales under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act for an additional 10% of acreage of the outer Continental Shelf proposed to be leased under the Proposed Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2012-2017. Requires: (1) such additional acreage to be known as the Deficit Reduction Acreage, and (2) the Secretary to lease at least 20% of such Deficit Reduction Acreage in each such year.

Establishes the Deficit Reduction Energy Security Fund. Requires all sums due under Deficit Reduction Acreage lease sales during the 15 fiscal years beginning when sums are first received from such sales to be deposited into such Fund.

Establishes the Coastal and Ocean Sustainability and Health Fund to be administered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for: (1) the Coastal and Ocean Disaster Grant Program for restoring, mitigating, monitoring, or otherwise managing coastal and ocean natural resources in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida impacted by coastal or ocean disasters; and (2) the National Grant Program for Coastal and Ocean Sustainability and Health for restoring, protecting, maintaining, managing, or understanding marine resources and their habitats and resources in coastal and ocean water.

Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to reinstate expired producible leases in the offshore Gulf or Mexico upon the petition of a prior leaseholder if such reinstatement furthers the purposes and objectives of such Act.

Requires the Secretary to establish: (1) an Office of Energy Employment and Training to oversee the efforts of the Department of the Interior's energy planning, permitting, and regulatory activities to carry out the purposes, objectives, and requirements of this Act; and (2) an Office of Minority and Women Inclusion to be responsible for all matters of the Department of the Interior relating to diversity in management, employment, and business activities. Requires the Secretary to take affirmative steps to seek diversity in all levels of such Department.

deficit reduction job creation energy security act requires secretary interior conduct oil gas lease sales outer_continental_shelf_lands_act additional acreage outer continental_shelf proposed leased proposed outer continental shelf oil gas leasing program requires additional acreage known deficit reduction acreage secretary lease deficit reduction acreage year establishes deficit reduction energy security fund requires sums deficit reduction acreage lease sales fiscal years beginning sums received sales deposited fund establishes coastal administered national_oceanic_and_atmospheric_administration noaa coastal ocean disaster grant program restoring mitigating monitoring managing coastal ocean natural resources texas louisiana mississippi alabama florida impacted coastal ocean disasters coastal restoring protecting maintaining managing understanding marine resources habitats resources coastal ocean water amends outer_continental_shelf lands act authorize secretary interior reinstate expired producible leases offshore gulf mexico petition prior leaseholder reinstatement furthers purposes objectives act requires secretary establish training oversee efforts department_of_the_interior energy planning permitting regulatory activities carry purposes objectives requirements act responsible matters department_of_the_interior relating diversity management employment business activities requires secretary affirmative steps seek diversity levels department


Summary: Keystone For a Secure Tomorrow Act - Approves a specified permit regarding certain energy-related facilities and land transportation crossings on the international boundaries of the United States for the Keystone XL pipeline project. Includes within such permit the Nebraska reroute evaluated in the Final Evaluation Report issued the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality in January 2013. Prescribes permit requirements.

tomorrow act approves specified permit certain energy related facilities land transportation crossings international boundaries united_states keystone pipeline project includes permit nebraska reroute evaluated final_evaluation_report issued nebraska_department_of_environmental_quality january prescribes permit requirements


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Oil Pollution Research and Development Program Reauthorization Act of 2013 - Amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to revise provisions concerning the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Oil Pollution Research. Revises Committee membership. Requires the Committee, acting through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), to: (1) develop a national information clearinghouse on oil discharge; and (2) submit a plan for the implementation of the oil pollution research, development, and demonstration program at least every five years.

Requires oil pollution research and technology plans to identify: (1) regional oil pollution research needs; (2) information needed to conduct risk assessment and risk analysis research to effectively prevent oil discharges; and (3) a methodology for the solicitation, evaluation, preapproval, funding, and utilization of technologies and research projects in advance of oil discharges.

Requires the oil pollution research, development, and demonstration program to provide for research, development, and demonstration of new or improved technologies which are effective in preventing, detecting, containing, recovering, or mitigating (currently preventing or mitigating) oil discharges and which protect the environment. Revises provisions concerning the evaluation of such technologies.

Requires the Committee, in establishing a research program to monitor and scientifically evaluate the environmental effects of oil discharge (including long-term effects), to act through the Administrator of NOAA. Revises requirements for program elements.

Requires the Committee, acting through the Administrator of NOAA (currently the Department of Commerce), to monitor and scientifically evaluate the long-term environmental effects of oil discharges under certain circumstances.

Removes requirements that the Coast Guard conduct port oil pollution minimization demonstration projects with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the Port of New Orleans, Louisiana.

Requires oil pollution technology testing and evaluations to be given priority over all other activities performed at the Oil and Hazardous Materials Simulated Environmental Test Tank Research Center in New Jersey.

 Requires the Committee to engage in international cooperation on oil pollution research, development, and demonstration activities.

 Requires the Committee Chair to establish the Oil Pollution Research Advisory Committee to: (1) review, advise, and comment on Interagency Committee activities; and (2) submit biennial reports to Congress on the Interagency Committee's function, activities, and progress.

Increases the maximum amount that may be authorized for the oil pollution research, development, and demonstration program from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund.

Requires any entity that receives federal funding for research, the methodologies or results of which may be useful for response activities in the event of an oil discharge incident, to make such methodologies or results of such research available to the Interagency Committee and the Federal On-Scene Coordinator of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act).

amends oil pollution act revise provisions concerning membership requires committee acting national_oceanic_and_atmospheric_administration noaa develop national information clearinghouse oil discharge submit plan implementation oil pollution research development demonstration program years requires oil pollution research technology plans identify regional oil pollution research needs information needed conduct risk assessment risk analysis research effectively prevent oil discharges methodology solicitation evaluation preapproval funding utilization technologies research projects advance oil discharges requires oil pollution research development demonstration program provide research development demonstration new improved technologies effective preventing detecting containing recovering mitigating currently preventing mitigating oil discharges protect environment revises provisions concerning evaluation technologies requires committee establishing research program monitor scientifically evaluate environmental effects oil discharge including long term effects act administrator noaa revises requirements program elements requires committee acting administrator noaa currently department_of_commerce monitor scientifically evaluate long term environmental effects oil discharges certain circumstances removes requirements coast_guard conduct port oil pollution minimization demonstration projects port_authority_of_new_york new_jersey port new orleans louisiana requires oil pollution technology testing evaluations given priority activities performed oil hazardous materials simulated environmental test tank research center new_jersey requires committee engage international cooperation oil pollution research development demonstration activities requires establish review advise comment interagency_committee activities submit biennial reports congress interagency committee function activities progress increases maximum authorized oil pollution research development demonstration program oil_spill_liability_trust_fund requires entity receives federal funding research methodologies results useful response activities event oil discharge incident methodologies results research available interagency_committee federal_water_pollution_control_act commonly known clean water act


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

 BLM Live Internet Auctions Act - Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct onshore oil and gas lease sales through Internet-based live bidding methods.

Requires each individual Internet-based lease sale to conclude within seven days.

Directs the Secretary to analyze the first 10 such lease sales, including estimates of: (1) increases or decreases in such lease sales, compared to sales conducted by oral bidding; and (2) the total cost or savings to the Department of the Interior as a result of such sales, compared to sales conducted by oral bidding.

Requires the report to evaluate the demonstrated or expected effectiveness of different structures for lease sales which may provide an opportunity to better maximize bidder participation, ensure the highest return to the federal taxpayers, minimize opportunities for fraud or collusion, and ensure the security and integrity of the leasing process.

measure amended introduced summary version repeated mineral leasing act authorize secretary interior conduct onshore oil gas lease sales internet based live bidding methods requires individual internet based lease sale conclude seven days directs secretary analyze lease sales including estimates increases decreases lease sales compared sales conducted oral bidding total cost savings department_of_the_interior result sales compared sales conducted oral bidding requires report evaluate demonstrated expected effectiveness different structures lease sales provide opportunity better maximize bidder participation ensure highest return federal taxpayers minimize opportunities fraud collusion ensure security integrity leasing process


Summary: Expedited LNG for American Allies Act of 2013 - Amends the Natural Gas Act to deem consistent with the public interest an expedited application and approval process without modification or delay for the exportation of natural gas to a foreign country that is: (1) a nation with which there is in effect a free trade agreement requiring national treatment for trade in natural gas (as under existing law); (2) a member country of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO); (3) Japan, as long as the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan remains in effect; and (4) any other foreign country if the Secretary of State determines that such exportation promotes U.S. national security interests.

expedited lng american allies act amends natural gas act deem consistent public interest expedited application approval process modification delay exportation natural gas foreign country nation effect free trade agreement requiring national treatment trade natural gas existing law member country north_atlantic_treaty_organization nato japan long treaty mutual cooperation security united_states japan remains effect foreign country secretary state determines exportation promotes national security interests


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Permanent Repeal of Oil Subsidies Act - United States Exploration on Idle Tracts Act or USE IT Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) issue regulations establishing a graduated annual production incentive fee governing federal onshore and offshore lands subject to an oil or natural gas production lease but for which such production is not occurring, and (2) deposit the prescribed fee assessment into the general fund of the Treasury.

Deficit Reduction Through Fair Oil Royalties Act - Prohibits the Secretary from issuing new oil or natural gas production leases in the Gulf of Mexico under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) to a person that does not renegotiate its existing leases in order to require royalty payments if oil and natural gas prices are greater than or equal to specified price thresholds.

Authorizes the Secretary, in the case of multiple lessees, to implement a separate agreement modifying payment responsibilities (including such price thresholds) with any lessee that owns a lease share. Prescribes analogous requirements for lease transfers.

Requires rentals or royalties received by the United States to be deposited in the Treasury for federal budget deficit reduction or, if there is no federal budget deficit, for reducing the federal debt.

Directs the Secretary to agree to a lessee's request to amend any lease issued for any Central and Western Gulf of Mexico tract in the period of January 1, 1996, through November 28, 2000, to incorporate price thresholds applicable to royalty suspension requirements that are equal to or less than the price thresholds specified under OCSLA.

No Free Inspections for Oil Companies Act - Amends the OCSLA to direct the Secretary to establish and collect nonrefundable facility inspection fees from operators of Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) facilities.

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

Requires amounts collected by the Secretary to be credited as offsetting collections and to be made available for expenditure only for implementing inspections of OCS facilities (including mobile offshore drilling units) and for administration of the inspection program.

End Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the amortization of geological and geophysical expenditures, to apply the special rule for major integrated oil companies to any covered large oil company with gross receipts exceeding $50 million for the taxable year.

Excepts any taxpayer with gross receipts exceeding $50 million for the taxable year from: (1) the requirement to include all items of gross income in gross income for the year, (2) the enhanced oil recovery credit, (3) the deduction for intangible drilling and development costs in the case of oil and gas wells, (4) the percentage oil depletion allowance, (5) the deduction for tertiary injectants, (6) passive activity losses and credits, and (7) the deduction for income attributable to domestic production activities.

Denies the use of last-in, first-out (LIFO) accounting for major integrated oil companies.

Prescribes a special rule for the treatment of foreign taxes paid by a dual capacity taxpayer that is a major integrated oil company.

permanent repeal oil subsidies act united states exploration idle tracts act use act directs secretary interior issue regulations establishing graduated annual production incentive fee governing federal onshore offshore lands subject oil natural gas production lease production occurring deposit prescribed fee assessment general fund treasury deficit reduction fair oil royalties act prohibits secretary issuing new oil natural gas production leases gulf_of_mexico outer_continental_shelf_lands_act ocsla person renegotiate existing leases order require royalty payments oil natural gas prices greater equal specified price thresholds authorizes secretary case multiple lessees implement separate agreement modifying payment responsibilities including price thresholds lessee owns lease share prescribes analogous requirements lease transfers requires rentals royalties received united_states deposited treasury federal budget deficit reduction federal budget deficit reducing federal debt directs secretary agree lessee request amend lease issued central western gulf mexico tract period january november incorporate price thresholds applicable royalty suspension requirements equal price thresholds specified ocsla free inspections oil companies act amends ocsla direct secretary establish collect nonrefundable facility inspection fees operators outer_continental_shelf ocs facilities establishes treasury ocean_energy_enforcement_fund depository fees requires amounts collected secretary credited offsetting collections available expenditure implementing inspections ocs facilities including mobile offshore drilling units administration inspection program end amends internal revenue code respect amortization geological geophysical expenditures apply special rule major integrated oil companies covered large oil company gross receipts exceeding million taxable year excepts taxpayer gross receipts exceeding million taxable year requirement include items gross income gross income year enhanced oil recovery credit deduction intangible drilling development costs case oil gas wells percentage oil depletion allowance deduction tertiary passive activity losses credits deduction income attributable domestic production activities denies use lifo accounting major integrated oil companies prescribes special rule treatment foreign taxes paid dual capacity taxpayer major integrated oil company


Summary:
End Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require seven-year amortization of the geological and geophysical expenditures of covered large oil companies. Defines "covered large oil company" as a taxpayer which is a major integrated oil company or which has gross receipts in excess of $50 million in a taxable year.

Denies certain tax benefits to any taxpayer that is not a small, independent oil and gas company, including: (1) the tax credits for producing oil and gas from marginal wells and for enhanced oil recovery, (2) expensing of intangible drilling and development costs in the case of gas wells and geothermal wells, (3) percentage depletion, (4) the tax deduction for qualified tertiary injectant expenses, (5) the exemption from limitations on passive activity losses, and (6) the tax deduction for income attributable to domestic production activities.

Prohibits the use of the last-in, first-out (LIFO) accounting method by major integrated oil companies.

Limits or denies the foreign tax credit and tax deferrals for amounts paid or accrued by a dual capacity taxpayer to a foreign country or U.S. possession for any period with respect to combined foreign oil and gas income. Defines "dual capacity taxpayer" as a person who is subject to a levy of a foreign country or U.S. possession and receives (or will receive) directly or indirectly a specific economic benefit from such county or possession..

end amends internal revenue code require seven year amortization geological geophysical expenditures covered large oil companies defines covered large oil company taxpayer major integrated oil company gross receipts excess million taxable year denies certain tax benefits taxpayer small independent oil gas company including tax credits producing oil gas marginal wells enhanced oil recovery expensing intangible drilling development costs case gas wells geothermal wells percentage depletion tax deduction qualified tertiary injectant expenses exemption limitations passive activity losses tax deduction income attributable domestic production activities prohibits use lifo accounting method major integrated oil companies limits denies foreign tax credit tax deferrals amounts paid accrued dual capacity taxpayer foreign country possession period respect combined foreign oil gas income defines dual capacity taxpayer person subject levy foreign country possession receives receive directly indirectly specific economic benefit county possession


Summary: South Carolina Offshore Drilling Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, when determining the areas off the coast of South Carolina that are to be made available for leasing under Final Outer Continental Shelf Oil & Gas Leasing Program (2012-2017), to: (1) consider the laws, goals, and policies of the state of South Carolina; and (2) focus upon areas considered to have the most geologically promising energy resources.

drilling act directs secretary interior determining areas coast south_carolina available leasing consider laws goals policies state south_carolina focus areas considered geologically promising energy resources


Summary: Tar Sands Tax Loophole Elimination Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to include tar sands in the definition of "crude oil" for purposes of the excise tax on petroleum.

include tar sands definition crude oil purposes excise tax petroleum


Summary: Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from issuing a lease, permit, or license for oil exploration or extraction from specified submerged Outer Continental Shelf lands located within 125 miles of the coast of New Jersey, including areas with respect to which a moratorium on oil and gas leasing activities existed before enactment of this Act.

prohibits secretary interior issuing lease permit license oil exploration extraction specified submerged outer_continental_shelf lands located miles coast new_jersey including areas respect moratorium oil gas leasing activities existed enactment act


Summary: Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to exempt from the requirement to obtain a hazardous material (hazmat) endorsement all class A commercial driver's license (CDL) holders who are custom harvesters, agricultural retailers, agricultural business employees, agricultural cooperative employees, or agricultural producers who operate a service vehicle with a fuel tank containing 3,785 liters (1,000) gallons or less of diesel fuel if the tank is clearly marked with a placard reading "Diesel Fuel."

directs secretary transportation dot exempt requirement obtain hazardous material hazmat endorsement class commercial driver license cdl holders custom agricultural retailers agricultural business employees agricultural cooperative employees agricultural producers operate service vehicle fuel tank containing gallons diesel fuel tank clearly marked reading diesel fuel


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

Public Power Risk Management Act of 2013 - Amends the Commodity Exchange Act to direct the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), when it determines whether to provide an exemption to designation as a swap dealer, to treat a utility operations-related swap entered into with a utility special entity as if such swap were entered into with an entity that is not a special entity. (Thus exempts an entity entering into a utility operations-related swap with a utility special entity from mandatory registration as a swap dealer.)

Requires transactions in utility operations-related swaps to be reported according to requirements for the reporting of uncleared swaps.

Defines "utility special entity" as a special entity, or any instrumentality, department, or corporation of or established by a state or local government, that: (1) owns or operates an electric or natural gas facility or an electric or natural gas operation; (2) supplies natural gas or electric energy to another utility special entity; (3) has public service obligations under federal, state, or local law or regulation to deliver electric energy or natural gas service to customers; or (4) is a federal power marketing agency.

Redefines swap to include a utility operations-related swap.

Defines "utility operations-related swap" as one that: (1) is entered into to hedge or mitigate commercial risk; (2) is associated with specified transactions in electric energy or natural gas; and (3) is not a contract, agreement, or transaction based on, derived on, or referencing

 an interest rate, credit, equity, or currency asset class; or a metal, agricultural commodity, or crude oil or gasoline commodity of any grade, except as used as fuel for electric energy generation.

measure amended introduced summary version repeated public power risk management act amends commodity_exchange_act direct commodity_futures_trading_commission cftc determines provide exemption designation swap dealer treat utility operations related swap entered utility special entity swap entered entity special entity exempts entity entering utility operations related swap utility special entity mandatory registration swap dealer requires transactions utility operations related swaps reported according requirements reporting swaps defines utility special entity special entity instrumentality department corporation established state local government owns operates electric natural gas facility electric natural gas operation supplies natural gas electric energy utility special entity public service obligations federal state local law regulation deliver electric energy natural gas service customers federal power marketing agency redefines swap include utility operations related swap defines utility operations related swap entered hedge mitigate commercial risk associated specified transactions electric energy natural gas contract agreement transaction based derived referencing interest rate credit equity currency asset class metal agricultural commodity crude oil gasoline commodity grade fuel electric energy generation


Summary: Surface Transportation and Taxation Equity Act or the STATE Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce the federal excise tax on gasoline and special fuels (but not below two cents per gallon) by corresponding increases in fuel taxes imposed by states as of March 12, 2013 (the date of introduction of this Act).

state act amends internal revenue code reduce federal excise tax gasoline special fuels cents gallon corresponding increases fuel taxes imposed states march date introduction act


Summary:
Preserving Jobs in the Oilfield Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to ensure that, with respect to maximum hours of service for drivers, on-duty time does not include waiting time at a natural gas or oil well site for operators of commercial motor vehicles transporting supplies, equipment, or materials, including sand or water, to or from a natural gas or oil well site.

Applies this exclusion without regard to whether operators have received special training or operate vehicles specially constructed to service wells.

preserving jobs act directs secretary transportation dot ensure respect maximum hours service drivers duty time include waiting time natural gas oil site operators commercial motor vehicles transporting supplies equipment materials including sand water natural gas oil site applies exclusion regard operators received special training operate vehicles specially constructed service wells


Summary:
Maximize Offshore Resource Exploration Act of 2013 or MORE Act of 2013 - Declares without force or effect all federal prohibitions against the expenditure of appropriated funds to conduct natural gas leasing and preleasing activities for any area of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).

Revokes all withdrawals of federal submerged lands from leasing for oil and natural gas exploration and production.

Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from granting an oil or natural gas lease for any OCS located within 25 miles of a state coastline unless the state has enacted a law approving the issuance of such leases by the Secretary.

Sets forth an allocation schedule for a: (1) 75% state share of revenues derived from U.S. royalties under qualified oil and gas leases on submerged lands located within the seaward boundaries of a state, and (2) 90% state share of revenues derived from royalties under leases that are located within 25 miles of the coastline of a state and within the seaward boundaries.

Extends the jurisdiction of state civil and criminal law, as appropriate, to the Alaska, Pacific, Gulf of Mexico, and Atlantic OCS Region State Adjacent Zones and OCS Planning Areas.

Establishes a separate account in the Treasury to be known as the Renewable Energy Reserve, consisting of 12.5% of revenues derived from U.S. royalties under such oil and gas leases located within the seaward boundaries and 5% of revenues derived from leases located within 25 miles of the coastline of a state and within the seaward boundaries.

Makes the Reserve available to offset the cost of subsequently enacted legislation to: (1) accelerate the use of cleaner domestic energy resources and alternative fuels; (2) promote the utilization of energy-efficient products and practices; and (3) increase research, development, and deployment of clean renewable energy and efficiency technologies and job training programs for those purposes.

exploration act act declares force effect federal prohibitions expenditure appropriated funds conduct natural gas leasing preleasing activities area outer_continental_shelf ocs revokes withdrawals federal submerged lands leasing oil natural gas exploration production amends outer_continental_shelf lands act prohibit secretary interior granting oil natural gas lease ocs located miles state coastline state enacted law approving issuance leases secretary sets forth allocation schedule state share revenues derived royalties qualified oil gas leases submerged lands located seaward boundaries state state share revenues derived royalties leases located miles coastline state seaward boundaries extends jurisdiction state civil criminal law appropriate alaska pacific gulf mexico atlantic ocs region state adjacent zones ocs planning areas establishes separate account treasury known consisting revenues derived royalties oil gas leases located seaward boundaries revenues derived leases located miles coastline state seaward boundaries makes reserve available offset cost subsequently enacted legislation accelerate use cleaner domestic energy resources alternative fuels promote utilization energy efficient products practices increase research development deployment clean renewable energy efficiency technologies job training programs purposes


Summary:
Focused Reduction of Effluence and Stormwater runoff through Hydrofracking Environmental Regulation Act of 2013 or the FRESHER Act of 2013 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to repeal provisions prohibiting the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from requiring or directing a state to require a permit under the national pollutant discharge elimination system for discharges of stormwater runoff from mining, oil, and gas operations or transmission facilities composed entirely of flows from conveyances used for collecting and conveying precipitation runoff that are not contaminated by contact with any overburden, raw material, intermediate products, finished product, byproduct, or waste products located on the site of such operations.

Requires the Secretary of the Interior to study and report on stormwater impacts with respect to any area that may be contaminated by stormwater runoff associated with oil or gas operations, including an analysis of: (1) measurable contamination in such area, (2) ground water resources in such area, and (3) the susceptibility of aquifers in such area to contamination from stormwater runoff associated with such operations.

focused reduction stormwater runoff act amends federal_water_pollution_control_act commonly known clean water act repeal provisions prohibiting administrator environmental_protection_agency epa requiring directing state require permit national pollutant discharge elimination system discharges stormwater runoff mining oil gas operations transmission facilities composed entirely flows conveyances collecting conveying precipitation runoff contaminated contact raw material intermediate products finished product byproduct waste products located site operations requires secretary interior study report stormwater impacts respect area contaminated stormwater runoff associated oil gas operations including analysis measurable contamination area ground water resources area susceptibility aquifers area contamination stormwater runoff associated operations


Summary:
American Natural Gas Security and Consumer Protection Act - Amends the Natural Gas Act to prohibit any person from exporting any natural gas from the United States to a foreign country without first having secured an order of the Secretary of Energy (DOE) authorizing such person to do so. Allows the Secretary to issue an order authorizing such exportation, upon application, if the Secretary determines that the proposed exportation will be consistent with the public interest.

Requires the Secretary to issue an environmental impact statement (EIS) under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 on such an order, including by analyzing the impacts of extraction of exported natural gas on the environment in communities where the natural gas is extracted.

Directs the Secretary to issue final regulations for determining whether an export of natural gas from the United States to a foreign country is in the public interest.

Exempts any export authorization order from such EIS and public interest requirements if the natural gas would be exported solely to meet certain requirements of: (1) the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (regarding presidential foreign exchange transaction authorities), (2) the Trading with the Enemy Act (regarding such transaction authorities in wartime), or (3) the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (regarding the International Energy Program). Authorizes the Secretary to issue such an order upon application in such cases without modification or delay.

consumer protection act amends natural gas act prohibit person exporting natural gas united_states foreign country having secured order secretary energy doe authorizing person allows secretary issue order authorizing exportation application secretary determines proposed exportation consistent public interest requires secretary issue environmental impact statement eis national_environmental_policy_act order including analyzing impacts extraction exported natural gas environment communities natural gas extracted directs secretary issue final regulations determining export natural gas united_states foreign country public interest exempts export authorization order eis public interest requirements natural gas exported solely meet certain requirements international_emergency_economic_powers_act presidential foreign exchange transaction authorities trading enemy act transaction authorities wartime energy_policy_and_conservation_act authorizes secretary issue order application cases modification delay