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Refinery Streamlined Permitting Act of 2007

Introduced: May 24, 2007 See on congress.gov
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May 25, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1175-1176)
May 24, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
May 24, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 24, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Refinery Streamlined Permitting Act of 2007 - Instructs the Secretary of Energy to offer assistance to enable states to assign responsibilities delegated to them regarding construction or expansion of a petroleum refining facility in a coordinated and expeditious manner.

Requires all federal and state agencies, to which permitting responsibilities for petroleum refining facilities have been delegated, to enter into a memorandum of understanding about facility construction or expansion.

Requires an agency to: (1) prepare and submit a Statement of Energy Effects to the Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, for each proposed significant energy action; and (2) publish such Statement, or a summary of it, in each related Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and in any resulting Final Rule.

What's happening now May 25, 2007

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1175-1176)

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
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Carter, John R.
Texas · Jun 27, 2007
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · May 24, 2007
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · May 24, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2471: Refinery Streamlined Permitting Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2471/
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"H.R. 2471: Refinery Streamlined Permitting Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2471/.
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H.R. 2471, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2471/.
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