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the Commission has permitted the abandonment of the
transportation facility pursuant to subsection (b) of this
section.’’.
TITLE IX—MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
SEC. 901. WASTE REDUCTION AND USE OF ALTERNATIVES.
(a) GRANT AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Energy is
authorized to make a single grant to a qualified institution
to examine and develop the feasibility of burning post-con-
sumer carpet in cement kilns as an alternative energy
source. The purposes of the grant shall include
determining—
(1) how post-consumer carpet can be burned
without disrupting kiln operations;
(2) the extent to which overall kiln emissions
may be reduced; and
(3) how this process provides benefits to both
cement kiln operations and carpet suppliers.
(b) QUALIFIED INSTITUTION.—For the purposes of
subsection (a), a qualified institution is a research-inten-
sive institution of higher learning with demonstrated ex-
pertise in the fields of fiber recycling and logistical mod-
eling of carpet waste collection and preparation.
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of En-
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ergy for carrying out this section $275,000 for fiscal year
2002, to remain available until expended.
SEC. 902. ANNUAL REPORT ON UNITED STATES ENERGY
INDEPENDENCE.
(a) REPORT.—The Secretary of Energy, in consulta-
tion with the heads of other relevant Federal agencies,
shall include in each report under section 801(c) of the
Department of Energy Organization Act a section which
evaluates the progress the United States has made toward
obtaining the goal of not more than 50 percent dependence
on foreign oil sources by 2010.
(b) 
ALTERNATIVES.—The 
information 
required
under this section to be included in the reports under sec-
tion 801(c) of the Department of Energy Organization Act
shall include a specification of what legislative or adminis-
trative actions must be implemented to meet this goal and
set forth a range of options and alternatives with a cost/
benefit analysis for each option or alternative together
with an estimate of the contribution each option or alter-
native could make to reduce foreign oil imports. The Sec-
retary shall solicit information from the public and request
information from the Energy Information Agency and
other agencies to develop the information required under
this section. The information shall indicate, in detail, op-
tions and alternatives to—
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(1) increase the use of renewable domestic en-
ergy sources, including conventional and nonconven-
tional sources;
(2) conserve energy resources, including improv-
ing efficiencies and decreasing consumption; and
(3) increase domestic production and use of oil,
natural gas, nuclear, and coal, including any actions
necessary to provide access to, and transportation
of, these energy resources.
SEC. 903. STUDY OF AIRCRAFT EMISSIONS.
The Administrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency, in consultation with the Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall commence a study within 60 days after the
enactment of this Act to investigate the impact of aircraft
emissions at all airports located within areas that are con-
sidered to be in nonattainment for the national ambient
air quality standard for ozone. As part of such study, the
Administrator should investigate all significant factors
which may serve to increase air emission levels from air-
ports and use the most recent data available. Within 180
days of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall
submit a report to the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce of the United States House of Representatives and
to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of
the United States Senate containing the results of the
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study and recommendations with respect to a plan to
maintain comprehensive data on aircraft emissions and
methods by which such emissions may be reduced in order
to assist in the attainment of the national ambient air
quality standard for ozone.
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