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Union Calendar No. 119 

107TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2187 

[Report No. 107–202, Part I] 

To amend title 10, United States Code, to make receipts collected from 

mineral leasing activities on certain naval oil shale reserves available 

to cover environmental restoration, waste management, and environmental compliance costs incurred by the United States with respect 

to the reserves. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 14, 2001 

Mr. HEFLEY (for himself, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, and Mr. MCINNIS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 

SEPTEMBER 10, 2001 

Referral to the Committee on Energy and Commerce extended for a period 

ending not later than September 10, 2001 

SEPTEMBER 10, 2001 

The Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be 

printed 

SEPTEMBER 10, 2001 

Reported from the Committee on Resources with an amendment 

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[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To amend title 10, United States Code, to make receipts 

collected from mineral leasing activities on certain naval 

oil shale reserves available to cover environmental restoration, waste management, and environmental compliance costs incurred by the United States with respect 

to the reserves. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. TREATMENT OF RECEIPTS FROM MINERAL 

4 LEASING ACTIVITIES ON CERTAIN NAVAL OIL 

5 SHALE RESERVES. 

6 Section 7439(f)(1) of title 10, United States Code, 

7 is amended in the second sentence by striking ‘‘Subject 

8 to a specific authorization and appropriation for this pur9 pose, such moneys may be used for reimbursement of’’ and 

10 inserting ‘‘The moneys received shall be available, without 

11 further appropriation and until September 30, 2006, for 

12 expenditure by the Secretary of the Interior to cover’’. 

13 SECTION 1. USE OF RECEIPTS FROM MINERAL LEASING AC14 TIVITIES ON CERTAIN NAVAL OIL SHALE RE15 SERVES. 

16 Section 7439 of title 10, United States Code, is amend17 ed— 

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1 (1) in subsection (f)(1), by striking the second 

2 sentence; and 

3 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub4 section: 

5 ‘‘(g) USE OF RECEIPTS.—(1) The Secretary of the In6 terior may use, without further appropriation, not more 

7 than $1,500,000 of the moneys covered into the Treasury 

8 under subsection (f)(1) to cover the cost of any additional 

9 analysis, site characterization, and geotechnical studies 

10 deemed necessary by the Secretary to support environ11 mental restoration, waste management, or environmental 

12 compliance with respect to Oil Shale Reserve Numbered 3. 

13 Upon the completion of such studies, the Secretary of the 

14 Interior shall submit to Congress a report containing— 

15 ‘‘(A) the results and conclusions of such studies; 

16 and 

17 ‘‘(B) an estimate of the total cost of the Sec18 retary’s preferred alternative to address environ19 mental restoration, waste management, and environ20 mental compliance needs at Oil Shale Reserve Num21 bered 3. 

22 ‘‘(2) If the cost estimate required by paragraph (1)(B) 

23 does not exceed the total of the moneys covered into the 

24 Treasury under subsection (f)(1) and remaining available 

25 for obligation as of the date of submission of the report 

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1 under paragraph (1), the Secretary of the Interior may ac2 cess such moneys, beginning 60 days after submission of 

3 the report and without further appropriation, to cover the 

4 costs of implementing the preferred alternative to address 

5 environmental restoration, waste management, and envi6 ronmental compliance needs at Oil Shale Reserve Numbered 

7 3. If the cost estimate exceeds such available moneys, the 

8 Secretary of the Interior may only access such moneys as 

9 authorized by subsequent Act of Congress.’’. 

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Union Calendar No. 119 

107TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2187 

[Report No. 107–202, Part I] 

A BILL 

To amend title 10, United States Code, to make rethe United States with respect to the reserves. and environmental compliance costs incurred by environmental restoration, waste management, certain naval oil shale reserves available to cover ceipts collected from mineral leasing activities on 

SEPTEMBER 10, 2001 

Referral to the Committee on Energy and Commerce ex10, 2001 tended for a period ending not later than September The Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged; 

Reported from the Committee on Resources with an 

the State of the Union and ordered to be printed committed to the Committee of the Whole House on 

amendment 

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