End Polluter Welfare Act of 2020

To eliminate certain subsidies for fossil-fuel production. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the End Polluter Welfare Act of 2020 2. Table of contents The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title. Sec. 2. Table of contents. TITLE I—Elimination of subsidies for fossil-fuel production Sec. 101. Definition of fossil fuel. Sec. 102. Royalty relief. Sec. 103. Royalties under Mineral Leasing Act. Sec. 104. Elimination of interest payments for royalty overpayments. Sec. 105. Removal of limits on liability for offshore facilities and pipeline operators. Sec. 106. Restrictions on use of appropriated funds by international financial institutions for projects that support fossil fuel. Sec. 107. Fossil Energy Research and Development Program. Sec. 108. Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy. Sec. 109. Incentives for innovative technologies. Sec. 110. Rural Utility Service loan guarantees. Sec. 111. Prohibition on use of funds by the United States International Development Finance Corporation or the Export-Import Bank of the United States for financing projects, transactions, or other activities that support fossil fuel. Sec. 112. Transportation funds for grants, loans, loan guarantees, and other direct assistance. Sec. 113. Elimination of exclusion of certain lenders as owners or operators under CERCLA. Sec. 114. Termination of various tax expenditures relating to fossil fuels. Sec. 115. Termination of certain deductions and credits related to fossil fuels. Sec. 116. Uniform seven-year amortization for geological and geophysical expenditures. Sec. 117. Natural gas gathering lines treated as 15-year property. Sec. 118. Termination of last-in, first-out method of inventory for oil, natural gas, and coal companies. Sec. 119. Repeal of percentage depletion for coal and hard mineral fossil fuels. Sec. 120. Termination of capital gains treatment for royalties from coal. Sec. 121. Modifications of foreign tax credit rules applicable to oil and gas industry taxpayers receiving specific economic benefits. Sec. 122. Increase in oil spill liability trust fund financing rate. Sec. 123. Application of certain environmental taxes to synthetic crude oil. Sec. 124. Denial of deduction for removal costs and damages for certain oil spills. Sec. 125. Tax on crude oil and natural gas produced from the outer Continental Shelf in the Gulf of Mexico. Sec. 126. Repeal of corporate income tax exemption for publicly traded partnerships with qualifying income and gains from activities relating to fossil fuels. Sec. 127. Amortization of qualified tertiary injectant expenses. Sec. 128. Amortization of development expenditures. Sec. 129. Amortization of certain mining exploration expenditures. Sec. 130. Amortization of intangible drilling and development costs in the case of oil and gas wells and geothermal wells. Sec. 131. Permanent excise tax rate for funding of Black Lung Disability Trust Fund. Sec. 132. Termination of renewable electricity production credit eligibility for refined coal. Sec. 133. Treatment of foreign oil related income as subpart F income. Sec. 134. Repeal of exclusion of foreign oil and gas extraction income from the determination of tested income. Sec. 135. Termination of credit for carbon oxide sequestration. Sec. 136. Powder River Basin. Sec. 137. Study and elimination of additional fossil fuel subsidies. TITLE II—Additional limitations on certain fossil-fuel production subsidies Sec. 201. Limitation on certain forms of assistance under the CARES Act. Sec. 202. Limitations on banks operating fossil fuel companies. Sec. 203. Moratorium on oil and natural gas lease sales, noncompetitive leases for oil or natural gas, the issuance of coal leases, and modifications to certain regulations. Sec. 204. Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Sec. 205. Limitation on availability of funds under the Defense Production Act of 1950. Sec. 206. Repeal of royalty relief provisions. Sec. 207. Extension of public comment periods and suspension of rulemaking. I Elimination of subsidies for fossil-fuel production 101. Definition of fossil fuel In this Act, the term fossil fuel 102. Royalty relief (a) In general (1) Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Section 8(a)(3) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1337(a)(3) (A) by striking subparagraph (B); and (B) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B). (2) Energy Policy Act of 2005 (A) Incentives for natural gas production from deep wells in the shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico Section 344 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 15904 (B) Deep water production Section 345 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 15905 (b) Future provisions Notwithstanding any other provision of law, royalty relief shall not be permitted under a lease issued under section 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1337 103. Royalties under Mineral Leasing Act (a) Coal leases Section 7(a) of the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 207(a) 12 1/2 18 3/4 (b) Leases on land on which oil or natural gas is discovered Section 14 of the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 223 12 1/2 18 3/4 (c) Leases on land known or believed To contain oil or natural gas Section 17 of the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 226 (1) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (1)(A), in the fifth sentence, by striking 12.5 percent 18 3/4 (B) in paragraph (2)(A)(ii), by striking 12 1/2 18 3/4 (2) in subsection (c)(1), in the second sentence, by striking 12.5 percent 18 3/4 (3) in subsection (l), by striking 12 1/2 18 3/4 (4) in subsection (n)(1)(C), by striking 12 1/2 18 3/4 104. Elimination of interest payments for royalty overpayments Section 111 of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 ( 30 U.S.C. 1721 (k) Payment of interest Interest shall not be paid on any overpayment. . 105. Removal of limits on liability for offshore facilities and pipeline operators Section 1004(a) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 ( 33 U.S.C. 2704(a) (1) in paragraph (3), by striking plus $75,000,000; and and the liability of the responsible party under section 1002; (2) in paragraph (4)— (A) by inserting (except an onshore pipeline transporting diluted bitumen, bituminous mixtures, or any oil manufactured from bitumen) for any onshore facility (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (5) for any onshore facility transporting diluted bitumen, bituminous mixtures, or any oil manufactured from bitumen, the liability of the responsible party under section 1002. . 106. Restrictions on use of appropriated funds by international financial institutions for projects that support fossil fuel (a) Rescission of unobligated funds (1) In general Of the unobligated balance of amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for a contribution of the United States to an international financial institution, an amount specified in paragraph (2) shall be rescinded if the institution provides support for a project that supports the production or use of fossil fuels. (2) Amount specified The amount specified in this paragraph is an amount the Secretary of the Treasury determines to be equivalent to the amount of support provided by an international financial institution described in paragraph (1) for a project that supports the production or use of fossil fuels. (b) Prohibition on use of future funds No amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for a contribution of the United States to an international financial institution may be provided to the institution unless the institution agrees to not use the amount to provide support for any project that supports the production or use of fossil fuels. (c) International financial institution defined In this section, the term international financial institution 22 U.S.C. 262r(c) 107. Fossil Energy Research and Development Program (a) Termination of authority Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the authority of the Secretary of Energy to carry out the Fossil Energy Research and Development Program of the Department of Energy is terminated. (b) Rescission Notwithstanding any other provision of law— (1) all amounts made available for the Fossil Energy Research and Development Program that remain unobligated as of the date of enactment of this Act are rescinded; and (2) no amounts made available after the date of enactment of this Act for the Fossil Energy Research and Development Program shall be expended, other than such amounts as are necessary to cover costs incurred in terminating ongoing research of the Fossil Energy Research and Development Program, as determined by the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with other appropriate Federal agencies. 108. Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy None of the funds made available to the Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy shall be used to carry out any project that supports fossil fuel. 109. Incentives for innovative technologies (a) In general Section 1703 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 16513 (1) in subsection (b)— (A) by striking paragraph (2); (B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (9) as paragraphs (2) through (8), respectively; and (C) by striking paragraph (10); (2) by striking subsection (c); and (3) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (c) and (d), respectively. (b) Conforming amendment Section 1704 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 16514 (1) by striking the section designation and heading and all that follows through There are 1704. Authorization of appropriations There are ; and (2) by striking subsection (b). 110. Rural Utility Service loan guarantees Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Agriculture may not make a loan under title III of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 ( 7 U.S.C. 931 111. Prohibition on use of funds by the United States International Development Finance Corporation or the Export-Import Bank of the United States for financing projects, transactions, or other activities that support fossil fuel Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for the United States International Development Finance Corporation or the Export-Import Bank of the United States that are available for obligation on or after the date of the enactment of this Act may be obligated or expended to support any project, transaction, or other activity that supports the production or use of fossil fuels. 112. Transportation funds for grants, loans, loan guarantees, and other direct assistance Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any amounts made available to the Department of Transportation (including the Federal Railroad Administration) may not be used to award any grant, loan, loan guarantee, or provide any other direct assistance to any rail facility or port project that transports fossil fuel. 113. Elimination of exclusion of certain lenders as owners or operators under CERCLA Section 101(20)(F) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ( 42 U.S.C. 9601(20)(F) (iii) Ineligible lenders The exclusions under clauses (i) and (ii) shall not apply to a person that is a lender that is— (I) an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 ( 15 U.S.C. 80a–1 15 U.S.C. 80b–2(a) 15 U.S.C. 78c(a) (II) a bank holding company (as defined in section 2 of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 ( 12 U.S.C. 1841 . 114. Termination of various tax expenditures relating to fossil fuels (a) In general Subchapter C of chapter 80 7875. Termination of certain provisions relating to fossil-fuel incentives (a) In general The following provisions shall not apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of the End Polluter Welfare Act of 2020 (1) Section 43 (relating to enhanced oil recovery credit). (2) Section 45I (relating to credit for producing oil and natural gas from marginal wells). (3) Section 461(i)(2) (relating to special rule for spudding of oil or natural gas wells). (4) Section 469(c)(3)(A) (relating to working interests in oil and natural gas property). (5) Section 613A (relating to limitations on percentage depletion in case of oil and natural gas wells). (b) Provisions relating to property The following provisions shall not apply to property placed in service after the date of the enactment of the End Polluter Welfare Act of 2020 (1) Section 168(e)(3)(C)(iii) (relating to classification of certain property). (2) Section 169 (relating to amortization of pollution control facilities) with respect to any atmospheric pollution control facility. (c) Provisions relating to costs and expenses The following provisions shall not apply to costs or expenses paid or incurred after the date of the enactment of the End Polluter Welfare Act of 2020 (1) Section 179B (relating to deduction for capital costs incurred in complying with Environmental Protection Agency sulfur regulations). (2) Section 468 (relating to special rules for mining and solid waste reclamation and closing costs). (d) Allocated credits No new credits shall be certified under section 48A (relating to qualifying advanced coal project credit) or section 48B (relating to qualifying gasification project credit) after the date of the enactment of the End Polluter Welfare Act of 2020 (e) Arbitrage bonds Section 148(b)(4) (relating to safe harbor for prepaid natural gas) shall not apply to obligations issued after the date of the enactment of the End Polluter Welfare Act of 2020 . (b) Conforming amendments (1) Section 613(d) Except as provided in section 613A, in the case In the case (2) The table of sections for subchapter C of chapter 90 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new item: Sec. 7875. Termination of certain provisions. . 115. Termination of certain deductions and credits related to fossil fuels (a) Special allowance for certain property Section 168(k) (11) Fossil fuel property (A) In general This subsection shall not apply with respect to any property which is primarily used for fossil fuel activities and is placed in service during any taxable year beginning after the date of the enactment of the End Polluter Welfare Act of 2020 (B) Fossil fuel activities For purposes of this paragraph, the term fossil fuel activities (C) Exception The property described in subparagraph (A) shall not include any motor vehicle service station or convenience store which does not qualify as a retail motor fuels outlet under subsection (e)(3)(E)(iii). . (b) Qualified business income Section 199A(c)(3)(B) (viii) Any item of gain or loss derived from fossil fuel activities (as defined in section 168(k)(11)(B)) during any taxable year beginning after the date of the enactment of the End Polluter Welfare Act of 2020 . (c) Credit for increasing research activities Section 41(d)(4) (I) Fossil fuel activities Any research related to fossil fuel activities (as defined in section 168(k)(11)(B)) which is conducted after the date of the enactment of the End Polluter Welfare Act of 2020 . (d) Foreign-Derived intangible income Subclause (V) of section 250(b)(3)(A)(i) (V) any income derived from fossil fuel activities (as defined in section 168(k)(11)(B)) during any taxable year beginning after the date of the enactment of the End Polluter Welfare Act of 2020 . (e) Exchange of real property held for productive use or investment Section 1031(a)(2) (2) Exceptions This subsection shall not apply to— (A) any exchange of real property held primarily for sale, or (B) any exchange of real property which— (i) is used for fossil fuel activities (as defined in section 168(k)(11)(B)), and (ii) occurs after the date of the enactment of the End Polluter Welfare Act of 2020 . 116. Uniform seven-year amortization for geological and geophysical expenditures (a) In general Section 167(h) (1) by striking 24-month period 84-month period (2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following: (2) Mid-month convention For purposes of paragraph (1), any payment paid or incurred during any month shall be treated as paid or incurred on the mid-point of such month. , and (3) by striking paragraph (5). (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts paid or incurred after the date of the enactment of this Act. 117. Natural gas gathering lines treated as 15-year property (a) In general Section 168(e)(3)(E) and , and (vii) any natural gas gathering line the original use of which commences with the taxpayer after the date of the enactment of this clause. . (b) Alternative system The table contained in section 168(g)(3)(B) (E)(vii) 22 . (c) Conforming amendment Clause (iv) of section 168(e)(3)(C) and on or before the date of the enactment of the End Polluter Welfare Act of 2020 April 11, 2005 (d) Effective date (1) In general The amendments made by this section shall apply to property placed in service on and after the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) Exception The amendments made by this section shall not apply to any property with respect to which the taxpayer or a related party has entered into a binding contract for the construction thereof on or before the date of the introduction of this Act, or, in the case of self-constructed property, has started construction on or before such date. 118. Termination of last-in, first-out method of inventory for oil, natural gas, and coal companies (a) In general Section 472 (h) Termination for oil, natural gas, and coal companies Subsection (a) shall not apply to any taxpayer that is in the trade or business of the production, refining, processing, transportation, or distribution of oil, natural gas, or coal for any taxable year beginning after the date of enactment of the End Polluter Welfare Act of 2020 . (b) Additional termination Section 473 (h) Termination for oil, natural gas, and coal companies This section shall not apply to any taxpayer that is in the trade or business of the production, refining, processing, transportation, or distribution of oil, natural gas, or coal for any taxable year beginning after the date of enactment of the End Polluter Welfare Act of 2020 . (c) Change in method of accounting In the case of any taxpayer required by the amendments made by this section to change its method of accounting for its first taxable year beginning after the date of enactment of this Act— (1) such change shall be treated as initiated by the taxpayer, and (2) such change shall be treated as made with the consent of the Secretary of the Treasury. (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of enactment of this Act. 119. Repeal of percentage depletion for coal and hard mineral fossil fuels (a) In general Section 613 (f) Termination with respect to coal and hard mineral fossil fuels In the case of coal, lignite, and oil shale (other than oil shale described in subsection (b)(5)), the allowance for depletion shall be computed without reference to this section for any taxable year beginning after the date of the enactment of the End Polluter Welfare Act of 2020 . (b) Conforming amendments (1) Coal and lignite Section 613(b)(4) coal, lignite, (2) Oil shale Section 613(b)(2) of such Code is amended to read as follows: (2) 15 percent If, from deposits in the United States, gold, silver, copper, and iron ore. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. 120. Termination of capital gains treatment for royalties from coal (a) In general Subsection (c) of section 631 (1) by striking coal (including lignite), or iron ore iron ore (2) by striking coal or iron ore iron ore (3) by striking iron ore or coal iron ore (4) by striking coal or (b) Conforming amendments (1) The heading of section 631 , coal, (2) Section 1231(b)(2) of such Code is amended by striking , coal, (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to dispositions after the date of the enactment of this Act. 121. Modifications of foreign tax credit rules applicable to oil and gas industry taxpayers receiving specific economic benefits (a) In general Section 901 (n) Special rules relating to dual capacity taxpayers (1) General rule Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, any amount paid or accrued to a foreign country or possession of the United States for any period by a dual capacity taxpayer which is in the trade or business of the production, refining, processing, transportation, or distribution of fossil fuel shall not be considered a tax— (A) if, for such period, the foreign country or possession does not impose a generally applicable income tax, or (B) to the extent such amount exceeds the amount (determined in accordance with regulations) which— (i) is paid by such dual capacity taxpayer pursuant to the generally applicable income tax imposed by the country or possession, or (ii) would be paid if no amount other than the amount required to be paid by such taxpayer under the generally applicable income tax imposed by the country or possession were paid or accrued by such dual capacity taxpayer. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to imply the proper treatment of any such amount not in excess of the amount determined under subparagraph (B). (2) Dual capacity taxpayer For purposes of this subsection, the term dual capacity taxpayer (A) is subject to a levy of such country or possession, and (B) receives (or will receive) directly or indirectly a specific economic benefit (as determined in accordance with regulations) from such country or possession. (3) Generally applicable income tax For purposes of this subsection— (A) In general The term generally applicable income tax (B) Exceptions Such term shall not include a tax unless it has substantial application, by its terms and in practice, to— (i) persons who are not dual capacity taxpayers, and (ii) persons who are— (I) citizens or residents of the foreign country or possession, or (II) organized or incorporated under the laws of the foreign country or possession. (4) Fossil fuel For purposes of this subsection, the term fossil fuel . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxes paid or accrued in taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) Special rule for treaties Notwithstanding section 894 or 7852(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the amendments made by this section shall apply without regard to any treaty obligation of the United States. 122. Increase in oil spill liability trust fund financing rate (a) In general Section 4611 (1) in subsection (c)(2)(B)— (A) in clause (i), by striking and (B) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and inserting , and (C) by adding at the end the following: (iii) in the case of crude oil received or petroleum products entered after December 31, 2020, 10 cents a barrel. , and (2) by striking subsection (f) and inserting the following: (f) Application of Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund financing rate The Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund financing rate under subsection (c) shall apply on and after April 1, 2006, or if later, the date which is 30 days after the last day of any calendar quarter for which the Secretary estimates that, as of the close of that quarter, the unobligated balance in the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund is less than $2,000,000,000. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to crude oil received and petroleum products entered after the date of the enactment of this Act. 123. Application of certain environmental taxes to synthetic crude oil (a) In general Paragraph (1) of section 4612(a) (1) Crude oil (A) In general The term crude oil (B) Synthetic crude oil For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term synthetic crude oil (i) any bitumen and bituminous mixtures, (ii) any oil derived from bitumen and bituminous mixtures (including oil derived from tar sands), (iii) any liquid fuel derived from coal, and (iv) any oil derived from kerogen-bearing sources (including oil derived from oil shale). . (b) Regulatory authority To address other types of crude oil and petroleum products Subsection (a) of section 4612 (10) Regulatory authority to address other types of crude oil and petroleum products Under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, the Secretary may include as crude oil or as a petroleum product subject to tax under section 4611, any fuel feedstock or finished fuel product customarily transported by pipeline, vessel, railcar, or tanker truck if the Secretary determines that— (A) the classification of such fuel feedstock or finished fuel product is consistent with the definition of oil under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, and (B) such fuel feedstock or finished fuel product is produced in sufficient commercial quantities as to pose a significant risk of hazard in the event of a discharge. . (c) Technical amendment Paragraph (2) of section 4612(a) from a well located (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to oil and petroleum products received or entered during calendar quarters beginning more than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 124. Denial of deduction for removal costs and damages for certain oil spills (a) In general Section 162(f) (1) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6), and (2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following: (5) Expenses for removal costs and damages relating to certain oil spill liability Notwithstanding paragraphs (2) and (3), no deduction shall be allowed under this chapter for any costs or damages for which the taxpayer is liable under section 1002 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 ( 33 U.S.C. 2702 . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to any liability arising in taxable years ending after the date of the enactment of this Act. 125. Tax on crude oil and natural gas produced from the outer Continental Shelf in the Gulf of Mexico (a) In general Subtitle E of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new chapter: 56 Tax on severance of crude oil and natural gas from the outer Continental Shelf in the Gulf of Mexico Sec. 5901. Imposition of tax. Sec. 5902. Taxable crude oil or natural gas and removal price. Sec. 5903. Special rules and definitions. 5901. Imposition of tax (a) In general In addition to any other tax imposed under this title, there is hereby imposed a tax equal to 13 percent of the removal price of any taxable crude oil or natural gas removed from the premises during any taxable period. (b) Credit for Federal royalties paid (1) In general There shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by subsection (a) with respect to the production of any taxable crude oil or natural gas an amount equal to the aggregate amount of royalties paid under Federal law with respect to such production. (2) Limitation The aggregate amount of credits allowed under paragraph (1) to any taxpayer for any taxable period shall not exceed the amount of tax imposed by subsection (a) for such taxable period. (c) Tax paid by producer The tax imposed by this section shall be paid by the producer of the taxable crude oil or natural gas. 5902. Taxable crude oil or natural gas and removal price (a) Taxable crude oil or natural gas For purposes of this chapter, the term taxable crude oil or natural gas (b) Removal price For purposes of this chapter— (1) In general Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the term removal price (A) in the case of taxable crude oil, the amount for which a barrel of such crude oil is sold, and (B) in the case of taxable natural gas, the amount per 1,000 cubic feet for which such natural gas is sold. (2) Sales between related persons In the case of a sale between related persons, the removal price shall not be less than the constructive sales price for purposes of determining gross income from the property under section 613. (3) Oil or natural gas removed from property before sale If crude oil or natural gas is removed from the property before it is sold, the removal price shall be the constructive sales price for purposes of determining gross income from the property under section 613. (4) Refining begun on property If the manufacture or conversion of crude oil into refined products begins before such oil is removed from the property— (A) such oil shall be treated as removed on the day such manufacture or conversion begins, and (B) the removal price shall be the constructive sales price for purposes of determining gross income from the property under section 613. (5) Property The term property 5903. Special rules and definitions (a) Administrative requirements (1) Withholding and deposit of tax The Secretary shall provide for the withholding and deposit of the tax imposed under section 5901 on a quarterly basis. (2) Records and information Each taxpayer liable for tax under section 5901 shall keep such records, make such returns, and furnish such information (to the Secretary and to other persons having an interest in the taxable crude oil or natural gas) with respect to such oil as the Secretary may by regulations prescribe. (3) Taxable periods; return of tax (A) Taxable period Except as provided by the Secretary, each calendar year shall constitute a taxable period. (B) Returns The Secretary shall provide for the filing, and the time for filing, of the return of the tax imposed under section 5901. (b) Definitions For purposes of this chapter— (1) Producer The term producer (2) Crude oil The term crude oil (3) Premises and crude oil product The terms premises crude oil product (c) Adjustment of removal price In determining the removal price of oil or natural gas from a property in the case of any transaction, the Secretary may adjust the removal price to reflect clearly the fair market value of oil or natural gas removed. (d) Regulations The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this chapter. . (b) Deductibility of tax The first sentence of section 164(a) (5) The tax imposed by section 5901(a) (after application of section 5901(b)) on the severance of crude oil or natural gas from the outer Continental Shelf in the Gulf of Mexico. . (c) Clerical amendment The table of chapters for subtitle E is amended by adding at the end the following new item: Chapter 56. Tax on severance of crude oil and natural gas from the outer Continental Shelf in the Gulf of Mexico. . (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to crude oil or natural gas removed after December 31, 2020. 126. Repeal of corporate income tax exemption for publicly traded partnerships with qualifying income and gains from activities relating to fossil fuels (a) In general Section 7704(d)(1) or any coal, petroleum, natural gas, or any derivative of coal, petroleum, or natural gas that is used for fuel section 613(b)(7) (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. 127. Amortization of qualified tertiary injectant expenses (a) In general Section 193 (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following: (a) Amortization of qualified tertiary injectant expenses (1) In general Any qualified tertiary injectant expenses paid or incurred by the taxpayer shall be allowed as a deduction ratably over the 84-month period beginning on the date that such expense was paid or incurred. (2) Mid-month convention For purposes of paragraph (1), any expenses paid or incurred during any month shall be treated as paid or incurred on the mid-point of such month. , and (2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following: (c) Exclusive method Except as provided in this section, no depreciation or amortization deduction shall be allowed with respect to qualified tertiary injectant expenses. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to expenses paid or incurred in taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. 128. Amortization of development expenditures (a) In general Section 616 616. Amortization of development expenditures (a) In general Any expenditures paid or incurred for the development of a mine or other natural deposit (other than an oil or gas well) if paid or incurred after the existence of ores or minerals in commercially marketable quantities has been disclosed shall be allowed as a deduction ratably over the 84-month period beginning on the date that such expenditure was paid or incurred. (b) Mid-Month convention For purposes of subsection (a), any expenditures paid or incurred during any month shall be treated as paid or incurred on the mid-point of such month. (c) Exclusive method Except as provided in this section, no depreciation or amortization deduction shall be allowed with respect to expenditures described in subsection (a). (d) Treatment upon abandonment If any property with respect to which expenditures described in subsection (a) are paid or incurred is retired or abandoned during the 84-month period described in such subsection, no deduction shall be allowed on account of such retirement or abandonment and the amortization deduction under this section shall continue with respect to such payment. . (b) Conforming amendments (1) The item relating to section 616 in the table of sections for part I of subchapter I of chapter 1 Sec. 616. Amortization of development expenditures. . (2) Section 56(a)(2)(A) of such Code is amended by striking 616(a) or (3) Section 59(e) of such Code is amended— (A) in paragraph (2)— (i) in subparagraph (C), by inserting or (ii) by striking subparagraph (D), and (iii) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (D), and (B) in paragraph (5)(A), by striking , 616(a), (4) Section 263(a)(1) of such Code is amended by striking subparagraph (A). (5) Section 263A(c)(3) of such Code is amended by striking 616, (6) Section 291(b) of such Code is amended— (A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking 616(a) or (B) in paragraph (2), by striking , 616(a), (C) in paragraph (3), by striking , 616(a), (7) Section 312(n)(2)(B) of such Code is amended by striking 616(a) or (8) Section 381(c) of such Code is amended by striking paragraph (10). (9) Section 1016(a) of such Code is amended by striking paragraph (9). (10) Section 1254(a)(1)(A)(i) of such Code is amended by striking , 616, (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to expenditures paid or incurred in taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. 129. Amortization of certain mining exploration expenditures (a) In general Section 617 617. Amortization of certain mining exploration expenditures (a) In general Any expenditures paid or incurred for the purpose of ascertaining the existence, location, extent, or quality of any deposit of ore or other mineral, and paid or incurred before the beginning of the development stage of the mine, shall be allowed as a deduction ratably over the 84-month period beginning on the date that such expense was paid or incurred. (b) Mid-Month convention For purposes of subsection (a), any expenditures paid or incurred during any month shall be treated as paid or incurred on the mid-point of such month. (c) Exclusive method Except as provided in this section, no depreciation or amortization deduction shall be allowed with respect to expenditures described in subsection (a). (d) Treatment upon abandonment If any property with respect to which expenditures described in subsection (a) are paid or incurred is retired or abandoned during the 84-month period described in such subsection, no deduction shall be allowed on account of such retirement or abandonment and the amortization deduction under this section shall continue with respect to such payment. . (b) Conforming amendments (1) The item relating to section 617 in the table of sections for part I of subchapter I of chapter 1 Sec. 617. Amortization of certain mining exploration expenditures. . (2) Section 56(a) of such Code, as amended by section 128(b)(2), (3) Section 59(e) of such Code, as amended by section 128(b)(3), (A) in paragraph (2)— (i) in subparagraph (B), by inserting or (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking the comma at the end and inserting a period, and (iii) by striking subparagraph (D), and (B) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following: (5) Dispositions In the case of any disposition of property to which section 1254 applies (determined without regard to this section), any deduction under paragraph (1) with respect to amounts which are allocable to such property shall, for purposes of section 1254, be treated as a deduction allowable under section 263(c). . (4) Section 170(e) of such Code is amended— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking 617(d)(1), (B) in paragraph (3)(D), by striking 617, (5) Section 263A(c)(3) of such Code, as amended by section 128(b)(5), 291(b)(2), or 617 or 291(b)(2) (6) Section 291(b) of such Code, as amended by section 128(b)(6), (A) in the heading, by striking and mineral exploration and development costs (B) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following: (1) In general In the case of an integrated oil company, the amount allowable as a deduction for any taxable year (determined without regard to this section) under section 263(c) shall be reduced by 30 percent. , (C) in paragraph (2), by striking or 617(a) (as the case may be) (D) in paragraph (3), by striking or 617(a) (whichever is appropriate) (7) Section 312(n), as amended by section 128(b)(7), (2) Intangible drilling costs Any amount allowable as a deduction under section 263(c) in determining taxable income (other than costs incurred in connection with a nonproductive well)— (A) shall be capitalized, and (B) shall be allowed as a deduction ratably over the 60-month period beginning with the month in which such amount was paid or incurred. . (8) Section 703(b) of such Code is amended— (A) in paragraph (1), by adding or (B) by striking paragraph (2), and (C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2). (9) Section 751(c) of such Code is amended— (A) by inserting , as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of the End Polluter Welfare Act of 2020 section 617(f)(2) (B) by striking 617(d)(1), (10) Section 1254(a)(1)(A)(i) of such Code, as amended by section 128(b)(10), or 617 (11) Paragraph (2) of section 1363(c) of such Code is amended to read as follows: (2) Exception In the case of an S corporation, elections under section 901 (relating to taxes of foreign countries and possessions of the United States) shall be made by each shareholder separately. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to expenditures paid or incurred in taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. 130. Amortization of intangible drilling and development costs in the case of oil and gas wells and geothermal wells (a) In general Subsection (c) of section 263 (c) Intangible drilling and development costs in the case of oil and gas wells and geothermal wells Notwithstanding subsection (a), and except as provided in subsection (i), in the case of any expenses paid or incurred in connection with intangible drilling and development costs related to oil and gas wells and wells drilled for any geothermal deposit (as defined in section 613(e)(2))— (1) such expenses shall be allowed as a deduction ratably over the 84-month period beginning on the date that such expense was paid or incurred, (2) any such expenses paid or incurred during any month shall be treated as paid or incurred on the mid-point of such month, (3) except as provided in this subsection, no depreciation or amortization deduction shall be allowed with respect to such expenses, and (4) if any property with respect to which such intangible drilling and development costs are paid or incurred is retired or abandoned during such 84-month period, no deduction shall be allowed on account of such retirement or abandonment and the amortization deduction under this subsection shall continue with respect to such payment. . (b) Conforming amendments (1) Section 57(a)(2)(B)(i) 263(c) or (2) Section 59(e) of such Code, as amended by sections 128 and 129, is amended— (A) in paragraph (2)— (i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting or (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking the comma at the end and inserting a period, and (iii) by striking subparagraph (C), and (B) by striking paragraph (5). (3) Section 263A(c)(3) of such Code, as amended by sections 128 and 129, is amended by striking 263(c), (4) Section 291 of such Code, as amended by sections 128 and 129, is amended by striking subsection (b). (5) Section 312(n) of such Code, as amended by sections 128 and 129, is amended by striking paragraph (2). (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to expenditures paid or incurred in taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. 131. Permanent excise tax rate for funding of Black Lung Disability Trust Fund (a) In general Section 4121 (1) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking $1.10 $1.38 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking $0.55 $0.69 (2) by striking subsection (e). (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply on and after the first day of the first calendar month beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. 132. Termination of renewable electricity production credit eligibility for refined coal Section 45(e)(8)(A)(ii)(II) and before the date of enactment of the End Polluter Welfare Act of 2020 such taxable year 133. Treatment of foreign oil related income as subpart F income (a) In general Section 954(a) and , and (4) the foreign base company oil related income for the taxable year (determined under subsection (g) and reduced as provided in subsection (b)(5)). . (b) Foreign base company oil related income Section 954 (g) Foreign base company oil related income For purposes of this section— (1) In general Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the term foreign base company oil related income (A) oil or gas which was extracted from an oil or gas well located in such foreign country, or (B) oil, gas, or a primary product of oil or gas which is sold by the foreign corporation or a related person for use or consumption within such country or is loaded in such country on a vessel or aircraft as fuel for such vessel or aircraft. Such term shall not include any foreign personal holding company income (as defined in subsection (c)). (2) Paragraph (1) applies only where corporation has produced 1,000 barrels per day or more (A) In general The term foreign base company oil related income (B) Large oil producer For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term large oil producer (C) Related group The term related group (D) Average daily production of foreign crude oil and natural gas For purposes of this paragraph, the average daily production of foreign crude oil or natural gas of any related group for any taxable year (and the conversion of cubic feet of natural gas into barrels) shall be determined under rules similar to the rules of section 613A (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the End Polluter Welfare Act of 2020 . (c) Conforming amendments (1) Section 952(c)(1)(B)(iii) (I) foreign base company oil related income, . (2) Section 954(b) of such Code is amended— (A) by inserting at the end of paragraph (4) the following: The preceding sentence shall not apply to foreign base company oil-related income described in subsection (a)(4). (B) by striking and the foreign base company services income the foreign base company services income, and the foreign base company oil related income (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (6) Foreign base company oil related income not treated as another kind of base company income Income of a corporation which is foreign base company oil related income shall not be considered foreign base company income of such corporation under paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection (a). . (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years of foreign corporations beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act and to taxable years of United States shareholders ending with or within which such taxable years of foreign corporations end. 134. Repeal of exclusion of foreign oil and gas extraction income from the determination of tested income (a) In general Section 951A(c)(2)(A)(i) (1) by adding and (2) by striking and over (3) by striking subclause (V). (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years of foreign corporations beginning after December 31, 2020, and to taxable years of United States shareholders in which or with which such taxable years of foreign corporations end. 135. Termination of credit for carbon oxide sequestration (a) In general Section 45Q (i) Termination This section shall not apply with respect to any qualified carbon oxide captured after the date of enactment of the End Polluter Welfare Act of 2020 . (b) Report (1) In general Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury, or the Secretary's delegate, shall submit a report to Congress, to be made available to available to the public, which provides the following information: (A) The taxpayer identity information of any taxpayer for which the carbon oxide sequestration credit under section 45Q (B) The total amount of the credit allowed pursuant to such section to each taxpayer described in subparagraph (A). (C) With respect to the amount described in subparagraph (B), the amount of such credit allowed with respect to each of the following: (i) Qualified carbon oxide which was captured and disposed of by the taxpayer in secure geological storage and not used by the taxpayer as described in clause (ii) or (iii). (ii) Qualified carbon oxide which was captured and used by the taxpayer as a tertiary injectant in a qualified enhanced oil or natural gas recovery project and disposed of by the taxpayer in secure geological storage. (iii) Qualified carbon oxide which was captured and utilized by the taxpayer in a manner described in section 45Q(f)(5) (2) Exception from rules regarding confidentiality and disclosure of returns and return information Section 6103(l) (23) Disclosure of return information for public report on carbon oxide sequestration credit The Secretary may disclose taxpayer identity information and return information to the extent the Secretary deems necessary for purposes of the report issued pursuant to section 135 of the End Polluter Welfare Act of 2020 . 136. Powder River Basin (a) Designation of the Powder River Basin as a coal producing region As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Bureau of Land Management shall designate the Powder River Basin as a coal producing region. (b) Report Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Bureau of Land Management shall submit to Congress a report that includes— (1) a study of the fair market value and the amount and effective rate of royalties paid on coal leases in the Powder River Basin compared to other national and international coal basins and markets; and (2) any policy recommendations to capture the future market value of the coal leases in the Powder River Basin. 137. Study and elimination of additional fossil fuel subsidies (a) Definition of fossil-Fuel production subsidy In this section, the term subsidy for fossil-fuel production (b) Report to Congress Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury or the Secretary's delegate (referred to in this section as the Secretary (c) Report on modified recovery period (1) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, shall submit to Congress a report on the applicable recovery period under the accelerated cost recovery system provided in section 168 (2) Elimination of subsidy In the case of any type of property that the Secretary determines is receiving a subsidy for fossil-fuel production under such section 168, for property placed in service in taxable years beginning after the date of such determination, such section 168 shall not apply. The preceding sentence shall not apply to any property with respect to a taxable year unless such determination is published before the first day of such taxable year. II Additional limitations on certain fossil-fuel production subsidies 201. Limitation on certain forms of assistance under the CARES Act (a) Exclusion of certain businesses from financial assistance (1) Definition of eligible business Section 4002(4)(B) of the CARES Act ( Public Law 116–136 (other than a United States business for which not less than 15 percent of the revenue is derived from the extraction, transport, storage, export, or refining of oil, natural gas, and coal) United States business (2) Loans and loan guarantees for businesses critical to maintaining national security Section 4003(b)(3) of the CARES Act ( Public Law 116–136 (other than a United States business for which not less than 15 percent of the revenue is derived from the extraction, transport, storage, export, or refining of oil, natural gas, and coal) national security (b) Limitation on acquisition of federal leases by loan recipients Section 4003(c)(1) of the CARES Act ( Public Law 116–136 (C) Limitation on acquisition of federal leases by loan recipients An eligible business that receives a loan or loan guarantee under this section may not bid on, purchase, or acquire any Federal lease or acquire a Federal lease from a third party until the date on which the Secretary certifies that any loans received or guaranteed under this section have been repaid. . (c) Limitation on loans and loan guarantees to certain financial institutions Section 4003 of the CARES Act ( Public Law 116–136 (i) Limitation on loans and loan guarantees to certain financial institutions The Secretary shall not make a loan or loan guarantee to, or other investment in, a financial institution under this section for the purpose of assisting any business for which not less than 15 percent of the revenue is derived from the extraction, transport, storage, export, or refining of oil, natural gas, and coal. . 202. Limitations on banks operating fossil fuel companies (a) Definitions In this section: (1) CARES Act The term CARES Act Public Law 116–136 (2) Covered entity The term covered entity (A) a solvent insured depository institution or solvent depository institution holding company (including any affiliate thereof) that issues debt that is guaranteed under the program authorized by subsection (h) of section 1105 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, as added by section 4008 of the CARES Act; (B) any entity issuing loans or extensions of credit described in section 5200(c)(7) of the Revised Statutes, as amended by section 4011 of the CARES Act; (C) any bank sponsoring a money market mutual fund that benefits from a guarantee as a result of the application of section 4015(a) of the CARES Act; (D) a qualifying community bank that is subject to interim rule issued under section 4012(b)(1) of the CARES Act; and (E) an insured depository institution, bank holding company, or any affiliate thereof that does not comply with the current expected credit losses methodology for estimating allowances for credit losses described in section 4014(b) of the CARES Act. (3) Covered period The term covered period (A) with respect to a covered entity described in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2), the date on which the program described in that subparagraph terminates; (B) with respect to a covered entity described in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2), the date on which the period described in section 4011(b) of the CARES Act expires; (C) with respect to a covered entity described in subparagraph (C) of paragraph (2), the date on which the guarantee described in that subparagraph terminates; (D) with respect to a covered entity described in subparagraph (D) of paragraph (2), the date on which the period described in section 4012(b)(2) of the CARES Act expires; and (E) with respect to a covered entity described in subparagraph (E) of paragraph (2), the date on which the period described in section 4014(b) of the CARES Act expires. (b) Prohibition During the covered period, no covered entity, or subsidiary or affiliate of a covered entity, may take a new equity stake or otherwise own or operate, or sponsor or retain an ownership interest in any fund that takes an ownership stake in during the covered period, any business for which 15 percent or more of the revenue is derived from the extraction, transport, storage, export, and refining of oil, natural gas, and coal. 203. Moratorium on oil and natural gas lease sales, noncompetitive leases for oil or natural gas, the issuance of coal leases, and modifications to certain regulations Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on the termination date of the national emergency declared by the President under the National Emergencies Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1601 (1) conduct any lease sales for oil or natural gas; (2) issue any noncompetitive leases for oil or natural gas; (3) issue any coal leases; or (4) modify any regulations relating to oil, natural gas, or coal. 204. Strategic Petroleum Reserve (a) Maximum storage capacity (1) In general Section 154(a) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6234(a) 1 billion barrels 714,500,000 barrels (2) Conforming amendments (A) Section 301(e) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 6240 Public Law 109–58 (B) Section 159 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6239 (b) Development, operation, and maintenance of Reserve Section 159 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6239 (1) by redesignating subsections (f), (g), (k), and (l) as subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subsection (d) (as so redesignated) the following: (e) Prohibition of storage of petroleum products not owned by the United States The Secretary may not store in a storage or related facility of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve owned by or leased to the United States any petroleum products that are not owned by the United States. . (c) Repeal of royalty-in-Kind provision Title I of the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 ( Public Law 109–54 Royalty and offshore minerals management Minerals Management Service Department of the Interior 30 U.S.C. 1758 205. Limitation on availability of funds under the Defense Production Act of 1950 A fossil fuel company shall not be eligible for financial assistance made available in connection with the national emergency declared by the President under the National Emergencies Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1601 50 U.S.C. 4531 206. Repeal of royalty relief provisions (a) Repeal Section 39 of the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 209 (b) Conforming amendments (1) Section 8721(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking 202-209 202-208 (2) Section 8735(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking 202-209 202-208 (3) Section 31(h) of the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 188(h) and the provisions of section 39 of this Act 207. Extension of public comment periods and suspension of rulemaking (a) Extension of public comment periods Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the heads of Federal agencies shall keep open any public comment period that was open as of March 13, 2020, during the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on a date, as designated by the head of the applicable Federal agency, that is not earlier than 30 days after the date on which the National Emergency declared by the President under the National Emergencies Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1601 (b) Suspension of rulemaking Notwithstanding any other provision of law, unless the head of a Federal agency determines that a rulemaking is specifically required to respond to, or recover from, the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19) pandemic, the head of a Federal agency shall not initiate any new administrative rulemaking during the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on a date, as designated by the head of the applicable Federal agency, that is not earlier than the date 30 days after the date on which the National Emergency declared by the President under the National Emergencies Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1601

Summary: End Polluter Welfare Act of 2020 This bill limits or eliminates certain fossil fuel oil and gas subsidies for oil companies, including by (1) eliminating the authority of the Department of Energy to carry out the Fossil Energy Research and Development Program; (2) expanding the definition of crude oil for purposes of the excise tax on petroleum and petroleum products to include any oil derived from a bitumen or bituminous mixture (tar sands), any liquid fuel derived from coal, and any oil derived from kerogen-bearing sources (oil shale); (3) limiting the financial assistance that such companies may receive from programs that provide relief to businesses affected by the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic; (4) terminating certain tax incentives relating to fossil fuels, including the percentage depletion allowance and capital gains treatment for royalties from coal; and (5) increasing the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund financing rate.