I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3505 
To increase the supply of American made energy, reduce energy costs to 
the American taxpayer, provide a long-term energy framework to reduce 
dependence on foreign oil, tap into American sources of energy, and 
reduce the size of the Federal deficit. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 31, 2009 
Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California (for himself and Mr. ROONEY) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Re-
sources, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Energy 
and Commerce, the Judiciary, and Science and Technology, for a period 
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
A BILL 
To increase the supply of American made energy, reduce 
energy costs to the American taxpayer, provide a long- 
term energy framework to reduce dependence on foreign 
oil, tap into American sources of energy, and reduce 
the size of the Federal deficit. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘American Energy Pro-
duction and Price Reduction Act’’. 
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SEC. 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—SENSE OF CONGRESS 
Sec. 101. Sense of Congress. 
TITLE II—AMERICAN OIL PRODUCTION 
Subtitle A—Outer Continental Shelf 
Sec. 201. Definitions under the Submerged Lands Act. 
Sec. 202. Seaward boundaries of States. 
Sec. 203. Exceptions from confirmation and establishment of States’ title, 
power, and rights. 
Sec. 204. Definitions under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. 
Sec. 205. Determination of Adjacent Zones and Planning Areas. 
Sec. 206. Administration of leasing. 
Sec. 207. Grant of leases by Secretary. 
Sec. 208. Disposition of receipts. 
Sec. 209. Reservation of lands and rights. 
Sec. 210. Outer Continental Shelf leasing program. 
Sec. 211. Coordination with Adjacent States. 
Sec. 212. Environmental studies. 
Sec. 213. Outer Continental Shelf incompatible use. 
Sec. 214. Repurchase of certain leases. 
Sec. 215. Offsite environmental mitigation. 
Sec. 216. OCS regional headquarters. 
Sec. 217. Leases for areas located within 100 miles of California or Florida. 
Sec. 218. Coastal impact assistance. 
Sec. 219. Repeal of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006. 
Subtitle B—ANWR 
Sec. 231. Short title. 
Sec. 232. Definitions. 
Sec. 233. Leasing program for lands within the Coastal Plain. 
Sec. 234. Lease sales. 
Sec. 235. Grant of leases by the Secretary. 
Sec. 236. Lease terms and conditions. 
Sec. 237. Coastal Plain environmental protection. 
Sec. 238. Expedited judicial review. 
Sec. 239. Federal and State distribution of revenues. 
Sec. 240. Rights-of-way across the Coastal Plain. 
Sec. 241. Conveyance. 
Sec. 242. Local government impact aid and community service assistance. 
TITLE III—NUCLEAR POWER 
Sec. 301. Waste Confidence. 
Sec. 302. ASME Nuclear Certification credit. 
TITLE IV—REGULATORY BURDENS 
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Sec. 401. Greenhouse gas regulation under Clean Air Act. 
Sec. 402. NEPA judicial review. 
Sec. 403. Repeal of 2007 amendments to renewable fuel standard. 
Sec. 404. Repeal of requirement to consult regarding impacts on global warm-
ing and polar bear population. 
Sec. 405. Light bulb choice. 
Sec. 406. Repeal of deduction for income attributable to domestic production 
activities. 
TITLE V—SOLAR POWER 
Sec. 501. Short title. 
Sec. 502. Exemption of solar energy projects from environmental impact state-
ment requirement. 
TITLE VI—NATURAL GAS 
Sec. 601. Natural gas vehicle research, development, and demonstration 
projects. 
Sec. 602. Alternative fuel credit with respect to compressed or liquefied natural 
gas made permanent. 
Sec. 603. Alternative fuel vehicle credit made permanent with respect to vehi-
cles powered by compressed or liquefied natural gas. 
Sec. 604. Allowance of vehicle and infrastructure credits against regular and 
minimum tax and transferability of credits. 
Sec. 605. Credit for producing vehicles fueled by natural gas or liquified nat-
ural gas. 
TITLE VII—CLEAN COAL 
Sec. 701. Coal-to-liquid facilities. 
Sec. 702. Permanent extension of the credit for nonbusiness energy property 
and the credit for gas produced from biomass and for synthetic 
fuels produced from coal. 
Sec. 703. Coal-to-liquid fuel loan guarantee program. 
Sec. 704. Coal-to-liquid facilities loan program. 
Sec. 705. 7-year depreciation for clean coal technology or for carbon sequestra-
tion technology installed or retro-fit at power-plants. 
Sec. 706. Extension of 50 cent per gallon alternative fuels excise tax credit. 
Sec. 707. Provides a 20 percent investment tax credit capped at $200 million 
total per ctl plant placed in service before 2016. 
Sec. 708. Reduces recovery period for certain energy production and distribu-
tion facilities. 
Sec. 709. DOE clean coal technology loan guarantees and direct loans. 
Sec. 710. Carbon dioxide storage capacity assessment. 
Sec. 711. Efficiency audit and quantification. 
TITLE VIII—TAX INCENTIVES 
Sec. 801. Extension of credit for energy efficient appliances. 
Sec. 802. Extension of credit for nonbusiness energy property. 
Sec. 803. Extension of credit for residential energy efficient property. 
Sec. 804. Extension of new energy efficient home credit. 
Sec. 805. Extension of energy efficient commercial buildings deduction. 
Sec. 806. Extension of special rule to implement FERC and State electric re-
structuring policy. 
Sec. 807. Home energy audits. 
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Sec. 808. Extension of renewable electricity, refined coal, and Indian coal pro-
duction credit. 
Sec. 809. Extension of energy credit. 
Sec. 810. Credit for clean renewable energy bonds made permanent. 
Sec. 811. Extension of credits for biodiesel and renewable diesel. 
Sec. 812. Alternative fuel vehicle refueling property credit made permanent. 
TITLE I—SENSE OF CONGRESS 
SEC. 101. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that at no time shall Con-
gress enact legislation that will lead to the increase of do-
mestic energy prices. 
TITLE II—AMERICAN OIL 
PRODUCTION 
Subtitle A—Outer Continental 
Shelf 
SEC. 201. DEFINITIONS UNDER THE SUBMERGED LANDS 
ACT. 
Section 2 of the Submerged Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 
1301) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (2) of paragraph (a) by 
striking all after ‘‘seaward to a line’’ and inserting 
‘‘twelve nautical miles distant from the coast line of 
such State;’’; 
(2) by striking out paragraph (b) and redesig-
nating the subsequent paragraphs in order as para-
graphs (b) through (g); 
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(3) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (g) (as so redesignated) and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; 
(4) by adding the following: 
‘‘(i) The term ‘Secretary’ means the Secretary of the 
Interior.’’; and 
(5) by defining ‘‘State’’ as it is defined in sec-
tion 2(r) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act 
(43 U.S.C. 1331(r)). 
SEC. 202. SEAWARD BOUNDARIES OF STATES. 
Section 4 of the Submerged Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 
1312) is amended— 
(1) in the first sentence by striking ‘‘original’’, 
and in the same sentence by striking ‘‘three geo-
graphical’’ and inserting ‘‘twelve nautical’’; and 
(2) by striking all after the first sentence and 
inserting the following: ‘‘Extension and delineation 
of lateral offshore State boundaries under the provi-
sions of this Act shall follow the lines used to deter-
mine the Adjacent Zones of coastal States under the 
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to the extent 
such lines extend twelve nautical miles for the near-
est coastline.’’. 
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SEC. 203. EXCEPTIONS FROM CONFIRMATION AND ESTAB-
LISHMENT OF STATES’ TITLE, POWER, AND 
RIGHTS. 
Section 5 of the Submerged Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 
1313) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (a) through (c) 
in order as paragraphs (1) through (3); 
(2) by inserting ‘‘(a)’’ before ‘‘There is ex-
cepted’’; and 
(3) by inserting at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) EXCEPTION
OF
OIL
AND
GAS
MINERAL 
RIGHTS.—There is excepted from the operation of sections 
3 and 4 all of the oil and gas mineral rights for lands 
beneath the navigable waters that are located within the 
expanded offshore State seaward boundaries established 
under this Act. These oil and gas mineral rights shall re-
main Federal property and shall be considered to be part 
of the Federal outer Continental Shelf for purposes of the 
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et 
seq.) and subject to leasing under the authority of that 
Act and to laws applicable to the leasing of the oil and 
gas resources of the Federal outer Continental Shelf. All 
existing Federal oil and gas leases within the expanded 
offshore State seaward boundaries shall continue un-
changed by the provisions of this Act, except as otherwise 
provided herein. However, a State may exercise all of its 
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sovereign powers of taxation within the entire extent of 
its expanded offshore State boundaries.’’. 
SEC. 204. DEFINITIONS UNDER THE OUTER CONTINENTAL 
SHELF LANDS ACT. 
Section 2 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act 
(43 U.S.C. 1331) is amended— 
(1) by amending paragraph (f) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(f) The term ‘affected State’ means the ‘Adjacent 
State’.’’; 
(2) by striking the semicolon at the end of each 
of paragraphs (a) through (o) and inserting a pe-
riod; 
(3) by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(p) and inserting a period; 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(r) The term ‘Adjacent State’ means, with respect 
to any program, plan, lease sale, leased tract, or other ac-
tivity, proposed, conducted, or approved pursuant to the 
provisions of this Act, any State the laws of which are 
declared, pursuant to section 4(a)(2), to be the law of the 
United States for the portion of the outer Continental 
Shelf on which such program, plan, lease sale, leased tract, 
or activity appertains or is, or is proposed to be, con-
ducted. For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘State’ 
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includes the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Common-
wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Is-
lands, American Samoa, Guam, and the other territories 
of the United States. 
‘‘(s) The term ‘Adjacent Zone’ means, with respect 
to any program, plan, lease sale, leased tract, or other ac-
tivity proposed, conducted, or approved pursuant to the 
provisions of this Act, the portion of the outer Continental 
Shelf for which the laws of a particular Adjacent State 
are declared, pursuant to section 4(a)(2), to be the law 
of the United States. 
‘‘(t) The term ‘miles’ means statute miles. 
‘‘(u) The term ‘coastline’ has the same meaning as 
the term ‘coast line’ as defined in section 2(c) of the Sub-
merged Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1301(c)). 
‘‘(v) The term ‘Neighboring State’ means a coastal 
State having a common boundary at the coastline with the 
Adjacent State.’’; and 
(5) in paragraph (a), by inserting after ‘‘con-
trol’’ the following: ‘‘or lying within the United 
States exclusive economic zone adjacent to the terri-
tories of the United States’’. 
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SEC. 205. DETERMINATION OF ADJACENT ZONES AND 
PLANNING AREAS. 
Section 4(a)(2)(A) of the Outer Continental Shelf 
Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1333(a)(2)(A)) is amended in the 
first sentence by striking ‘‘, and the President’’ and all 
that follows through the end of the sentence and inserting 
the following: ‘‘. The lines extending seaward and defining 
each State’s Adjacent Zone, and each OCS Planning Area, 
are as indicated on the maps for each outer Continental 
Shelf region entitled ‘Alaska OCS Region State Adjacent 
Zone and OCS Planning Areas’, ‘Pacific OCS Region 
State Adjacent Zones and OCS Planning Areas’, ‘Gulf of 
Mexico OCS Region State Adjacent Zones and OCS Plan-
ning Areas’, and ‘Atlantic OCS Region State Adjacent 
Zones and OCS Planning Areas’, all of which are dated 
September 2005 and on file in the Office of the Director, 
Minerals Management Service.’’. 
SEC. 206. ADMINISTRATION OF LEASING. 
Section 5 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act 
(43 U.S.C. 1334) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(k) VOLUNTARY PARTIAL RELINQUISHMENT OF A 
LEASE.—Any lessee of a producing lease may relinquish 
to the Secretary any portion of a lease that the lessee has 
no interest in producing and that the Secretary finds is 
geologically prospective. In return for any such relinquish-
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