S 388 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

National Energy Security Act of 2001

Introduced Feb 26, 2001 Originated Senate Sponsor Frank H. Murkowski R-AK

Fact sheet

Latest action · Feb 28, 2002 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1333-13336)

Progress

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  1. IntroducedFeb 26, 2001
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

National Energy Security Act of 2001 - Mandates Federal studies and reports to Congress regarding specified national energy needs and resources.

Prescribes research and development programs pertaining to designated energy technologies.

Outer Continental Shelf Deep Water and Frontier Royalty Relief Act - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to reduce or eliminate the royalty or net profit share set forth in leases in the Western, Eastern and Central Planning Areas of the Gulf of Mexico.

Mandates that: (1) Federal oil or gas royalties accruing to the United States under any lease or permit be paid in kind in oil or gas; and (2) such royalty-in-kind oil be transferred to the Secretary of Energy to fill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

Federal Oil and Gas Lease Management Improvement Act of 2000 (sic) - Mandates transfer to a State, upon its request, of Federal authority over oil and gas lease operations on Federal land within the State.

Directs the Secretary, when the price of West Texas Intermediate crude oil or natural gas reach certain levels, to grant a specified credit against the payment of royalties on oil and gas exploration and development on Federal land and the Outer Continental Shelf in order to encourage those activities.

Price-Anderson Amendments Act of 2001 - Establishes Federal grant programs for incentive payments for nuclear energy technology and research.

Arctic Coastal Plain Domestic Energy Security Act of 2001 - Prescribes leasing guidelines for the Arctic Coastal Plain (Arctic National Wildlife Refuge) for private sector oil and gas exploration, development, and production, including rights-of-way and easements for oil and gas transportation.

Establishes Federal grant programs for: (1) local governmental use of alternative fuel vehicles; and (2) residential renewable energy.

Hydroelectric Licensing Process Improvement Act of 2001 - Delineates mandatory factors for consideration by Federal agencies in connection with hydroelectric power licensing procedures.

National Electric Reliability Act - Amends the Federal Power Act to direct the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to approve an Electric Reliability Organization, which shall adopt standards for the reliable operation of a bulk power system.

Amends the Public Utility Regulatory Practices Act of 1978 to repeal the requirement that an electric utility enter into a new contract to purchase or sell electric energy or capacity pursuant to requirements governing cogeneration and small power production.

Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2001 - Repeals the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935.

Deems State actions to support emission-free electricity sources to be control measures meeting Clean Air Act requirements and included in a State Implementation Plan.

Cosponsors 20

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 26, 2001 to Jul 16, 2001, with 12 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-COBen Nighthorse CampbellOriginalFeb 26, 2001
R-NEChuck HagelOriginalFeb 26, 2001
R-MTConrad R. BurnsOriginalFeb 26, 2001
R-WYCraig ThomasOriginalFeb 26, 2001
R-OHGeorge V. VoinovichOriginalFeb 26, 2001
D-LAJohn B. BreauxOriginalFeb 26, 2001
R-IDLarry E. CraigOriginalFeb 26, 2001
R-NMPete V. DomeniciOriginalFeb 26, 2001
D-ALRichard C. ShelbyOriginalFeb 26, 2001
R-AKTed StevensOriginalFeb 26, 2001
R-ARTim HutchinsonOriginalFeb 26, 2001
R-MSTrent LottOriginalFeb 26, 2001
R-OKJames M. InhofeFeb 28, 2001
R-UTRobert F. BennettMar 7, 2001
R-KSSam BrownbackMar 7, 2001
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Actions 15

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 28, 2002Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1333-13336)
  2. Dec 5, 2001Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12399)
  3. Jul 26, 2001Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held and concluded. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 107-144 pt.3.
  4. Jul 25, 2001Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
  5. Jul 24, 2001Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
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Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.

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