HR 6256 110th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Air pollution control Alternative energy sources Climate change and greenhouse gases Continental shelf Economics and Public Finance Electric batteries Electric power distribution Electric power transmission Electric vehicles Energy Energy assistance for the poor Energy conservation Energy efficiency Energy research Energy storage Environmental Protection Environmental technology Fees Gas in submerged lands

Responsible Ownership of Public Lands Act

Introduced: June 12, 2008 Introduced by: Markey, Edward J. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov

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Jul 1, 2008

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.

Jun 12, 2008

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Science and Technology, Energy and Commerce, and Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Jun 12, 2008

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1217)

Jun 12, 2008

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Responsible Ownership of Public Land Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish an annual production incentive fee for federal onshore and offshore lands subject to a lease for production of oil or natural gas under which production is not occurring.

Prescribes the fee amount for each acre of land from which oil or natural gas is produced for less than 90 days in a calendar year.

Establishes the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Fund to serve as depository for fees received under this Act.

Enumerates energy programs to be funded with such fees, including: (1) low-income home energy assistance; (2) advanced vehicles research, development, and demonstration; (3) new technologies to improve the energy efficiency of and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from buildings; (4) energy storage systems to support electric drive vehicles, stationary applications, and electricity transmission and distribution; (5) next-generation wind turbines; (6) weatherization assistance low income housing; and (7) wind and solar energy research and development.

What's happening now July 1, 2008

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.

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