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(2) create an incentive for oil and gas operators 
to adopt best management practices that minimize 
adverse impacts to wildlife habitat, by providing ex-
pedited permit review for any operator that commits 
to adhering to those practices without seeking waiver 
of such stipulations. 
SEC. 7106. FEDERAL CONSISTENCY APPEALS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Federal Consistency Appeals Decision Refinement Act’’. 
(b) CLARIFICATION OF APPEAL DECISION TIME PE-
RIODS
AND
INFORMATION
REQUIREMENTS.—Section 
319(b) of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 
U.S.C. 1465(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘160-day’’ 
and inserting ‘‘200-day’’; 
(2) in paragraph (3)(A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘160-day’’ and inserting 
‘‘200-day’’; and 
(B) by amending clause (ii) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(ii) as the Secretary determines nec-
essary to receive, on an expedited basis, 
any supplemental or clarifying information 
relevant to the consolidated record com-
piled by the lead Federal permitting agen-
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cy to complete a consistency review under 
this title.’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (3)(B) by striking ‘‘160-day’’ 
and inserting ‘‘200-day’’. 
Subtitle B—Federal Energy Public 
Accountability, 
Integrity, 
and 
Public Interest 
CHAPTER 1—ACCOUNTABILITY AND IN-
TEGRITY IN THE FEDERAL ENERGY 
PROGRAM 
SEC. 7201. AUDITS. 
(a) REQUIREMENT TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF 
AUDITS.—The Secretary of the Interior shall ensure that 
by fiscal year 2009 the Minerals Management Service 
shall perform no less that 550 audits of oil and gas leases 
each fiscal year. 
(b) STANDARDS.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior 
shall issue regulations that require that all employees that 
conduct audits or compliance reviews must meet profes-
sional auditor qualifications that are consistent with the 
latest revision of the Government Auditing Standards pub-
lished by the Government Accountability Office. Such reg-
ulations shall also ensure that all audits conducted by the 
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I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 30 
To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities 
Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the 
Eastern Municipal Water District Recycled Water System Pressurization 
and Expansion Project. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 4, 2007 
Mr. ISSA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater 
Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of 
the Interior to participate in the Eastern Municipal 
Water District Recycled Water System Pressurization 
and Expansion Project. 
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 ‘‘Eastern Municipal 
Water District Recycled Water System Pressurization and 
Expansion Project’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROJECT AUTHORIZATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Reclamation Wastewater and 
Groundwater Study and Facilities Act (Public Law 102- 
575, title XVI; 43 U.S.C. 390h et seq.) is amended by 
adding after section 16XX the following: 
‘‘SEC. 16XX. EASTERN MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT RECY-
CLED WATER SYSTEM PRESSURIZATION AND 
EXPANSION PROJECT, CALIFORNIA. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera-
tion with the Eastern Municipal Water District, Cali-
fornia, may participate in the design, planning, and con-
struction of permanent facilities needed to establish oper-
ational pressure zones that will be used to provide recycled 
water in the district. 
‘‘(b) COST SHARING.—The Federal share of the cost 
of the project described in subsection (a) shall not exceed 
25 percent of the total cost of the project. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—Funds provided by the Secretary 
shall not be used for operation or maintenance of the 
project described in subsection (a). 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$12,000,000. 
‘‘(e) SUNSET OF AUTHORITY.—The authority of the 
Secretary to carry out any provisions of this section shall 
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terminate 10 years after the date of enactment of this sec-
tion.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
in section 2 of Public Law 102-575 is amended by insert-
ing after the item relating to section 16XX the following: 
‘‘Sec. 16XX. Eastern Municipal Water District Recycled Water System Pres-
surization and Expansion Project, California.’’. 
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Department of the Interior are performed in accordance 
with such standards. 
SEC. 7202. FINES AND PENALTIES. 
(a) SANCTIONS FOR VIOLATIONS RELATING TO FED-
ERAL OIL AND GAS ROYALTIES.—Section 109 of the Fed-
eral Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 (30 
U.S.C. 1719) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘CIVIL PENALTIES 
‘‘SEC. 109. (a) ROYALTY VIOLATIONS.—(1) No per-
son shall— 
‘‘(A) after due notice of violation or after such 
violation has been reported under paragraph (3)(A), 
fail or refuse to comply with any requirement of any 
mineral leasing law or any regulation, order, lease, 
or permit under such a law; 
‘‘(B) fail or refuse to make any royalty pay-
ment in the amount or value required by any min-
eral leasing law or any regulation, order, or lease 
under such a law, with the intent to defraud; 
‘‘(C) fail or refuse to make any royalty payment 
by the date required by any mineral leasing law or 
any regulation, order, or lease under such a law, 
with the intent to defraud; or 
‘‘(D) prepare, maintain, or submit any false, in-
accurate, or misleading report, notice, affidavit, 
record, data, or other written information or filing 
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related to royalty payments that is required under 
any mineral leasing law or regulation issued under 
any mineral leasing law, with the intent to defraud. 
‘‘(2) A person who violates paragraph (1) shall be lia-
ble— 
‘‘(A) in the case of a violation of subparagraph 
(B) or (C) of paragraph (1) for an amount equal to 
3 times the royalty the person fails or refuses to 
pay, plus interest on that trebled amount measured 
from the first date the royalty payment was due; 
and 
‘‘(B) in the case of any violation, for a civil 
penalty of— 
‘‘(i) except as provided in clause (ii), up to 
$25,000 per violation for each day the violation 
continues; or 
‘‘(ii) if the person failed or refused to 
make a payment of royalty owed in an amount 
less than $25,000, an amount equal to 150 per-
cent of the royalty owed that was not paid; 
‘‘(3) Paragraph (2) shall not apply to a violation of 
paragraph (1) if the person who commits the violation, 
within 30 days of knowing of the violation— 
‘‘(A) reports the violation to the Secretary or a 
representative designated by the Secretary; and 
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IIB 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 30 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MAY 8, 2007 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources 
AN ACT 
To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater 
Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of 
the Interior to participate in the Eastern Municipal 
Water District Recycled Water System Pressurization 
and Expansion Project. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Eastern Municipal 
Water District Recycled Water System Pressurization and 
Expansion Project’’. 
SEC. 2. PROJECT AUTHORIZATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Reclamation Wastewater and 
Groundwater Study and Facilities Act (Public Law 102– 
575, title XVI; 43 U.S.C. 390h et seq.) is amended by 
adding after section 16XX the following: 
‘‘SEC. 16XX. EASTERN MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT RECY-
CLED WATER SYSTEM PRESSURIZATION AND 
EXPANSION PROJECT, CALIFORNIA. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera-
tion with the Eastern Municipal Water District, Cali-
fornia, may participate in the design, planning, and con-
struction of permanent facilities needed to establish oper-
ational pressure zones that will be used to provide recycled 
water in the district. 
‘‘(b) COST SHARING.—The Federal share of the cost 
of the project described in subsection (a) shall not exceed 
25 percent of the total cost of the project. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—Funds provided by the Secretary 
shall not be used for operation or maintenance of the 
project described in subsection (a). 
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‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$12,000,000. 
‘‘(e) SUNSET OF AUTHORITY.—The authority of the 
Secretary to carry out any provisions of this section shall 
terminate 10 years after the date of enactment of this sec-
tion.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
in section 2 of Public Law 102–575 is amended by insert-
ing after the item relating to section 16XX the following: 
‘‘Sec. 16XX. Eastern Municipal Water District Recycled Water System Pres-
surization and Expansion Project, California.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 7, 2007. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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‘‘(B) corrects the violation. 
‘‘(b) LEASE
ADMINISTRATION
VIOLATIONS.—Any 
person who— 
‘‘(1) fails to notify the Secretary of— 
‘‘(A) any designation by the person under 
section 102(a); or 
‘‘(B) any other assignment of obligations 
or responsibilities of the person under a lease; 
‘‘(2) fails or refuses to permit— 
‘‘(A) lawful entry; 
‘‘(B) inspection, including any inspection 
authorized by section 108; or 
‘‘(C) audit, including any failure or refusal 
to promptly tender requested documents; 
‘‘(3) fails or refuses to comply with subsection 
102(b)(3) (relating to notification regarding begin-
ning or resumption of production); or 
‘‘(4) fails to correctly report and timely provide 
operations or financial records necessary for the Sec-
retary or any authorized designee of the Secretary to 
accomplish lease management responsibilities, 
shall be liable for a penalty of up to $10,000 per violation 
for each day such violation continues. 
‘‘(c) THEFT.—Any person who— 
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‘‘(1) knowingly or willfully takes or removes, 
transports, uses or diverts any oil or gas from any 
lease site without having valid legal authority to do 
so; or 
‘‘(2) purchases, accepts, sells, transports, or 
conveys to another, any oil or gas knowing or having 
reason to know that such oil or gas was stolen or 
unlawfully removed or diverted, 
shall be liable for a penalty of up to $25,000 per violation 
for each day such violation continues without correction. 
‘‘(d) ADMINISTRATIVE APPEAL.—(1) Any determina-
tion by the Secretary or a designee of the Secretary of 
the amount of any royalties or civil penalties owed under 
subsection (a), (b), or (c) shall be final, unless within 120 
days after notification by the Secretary or designee the 
person liable for such amount files an administrative ap-
peal in accordance with regulations issued by the Sec-
retary. 
‘‘(2) If a person files an administrative appeal pursu-
ant to paragraph (1), the Secretary or designee shall make 
a final determination in accordance with the regulations 
referred to in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(e) DEDUCTION.—The amount of any penalty under 
this section, as finally determined may be deducted from 
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any other indexes or measures that the Director considers 
appropriate. 
‘‘(b) GAO AUDIT.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—At such times as are re-
quired under paragraph (2), the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall conduct an audit of the 
methodology established by the Director under sub-
section (a) to determine whether the methodology es-
tablished is an accurate and appropriate means of 
measuring changes to the national average 1-family 
house price. 
‘‘(2) TIMING.—An audit referred to in para-
graph (1) shall be conducted and completed not later 
than the expiration of the 180-day period that begins 
upon each of the following dates: 
‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—The date upon 
which such methodology is initially established 
under subsection (a) in final form by the Direc-
tor. 
‘‘(B) MODIFICATION
OR
AMENDMENT.— 
Each date upon which any modification or 
amendment to such methodology is adopted in 
final form by the Director. 
‘‘(3) REPORT.—Within 30 days of the comple-
tion of any audit conducted under this subsection, the
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any sums owing by the United States to the person 
charged. 
‘‘(f) COMPROMISE AND REDUCTION.—On a case-by- 
case basis the Secretary may compromise or reduce civil 
penalties under this section. 
‘‘(g) NOTICE.—Notice under this subsection (a) shall 
be by personal service by an authorized representative of 
the Secretary or by registered mail. Any person may, in 
the manner prescribed by the Secretary, designate a rep-
resentative to receive any notice under this subsection. 
‘‘(h) RECORD OF DETERMINATION.—In determining 
the amount of such penalty, or whether it should be remit-
ted or reduced, and in what amount, the Secretary shall 
state on the record the reasons for his determinations. 
‘‘(i) JUDICIAL REVIEW.—Any person who has re-
quested a hearing in accordance with subsection (e) within 
the time the Secretary has prescribed for such a hearing 
and who is aggrieved by a final order of the Secretary 
under this section may seek review of such order in the 
United States district court for the judicial district in 
which the violation allegedly took place. Review by the dis-
trict court shall be de novo. Such an action shall be barred 
unless filed within 90 days after the Secretary’s final 
order. 
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‘‘SEC. 6045A. INFORMATION REQUIRED IN CONNECTION 
WITH TRANSFERS OF COVERED SECURITIES 
TO BROKERS. 
‘‘(a) FURNISHING OF INFORMATION.—Every applica-
ble person which transfers to a broker (as defined in section 
6045(c)(1)) a security which is a covered security (as de-
fined in section 6045(g)(3)) in the hands of such applicable 
person shall furnish to such broker a written statement in 
such manner and setting forth such information as the Sec-
retary may by regulations prescribe for purposes of ena-
bling such broker to meet the requirements of section 
6045(g). 
‘‘(b) APPLICABLE PERSON.—For purposes of sub-
section (a), the term ‘applicable person’ means— 
‘‘(1) 
any 
broker 
(as 
defined 
in 
section 
6045(c)(1)), and 
‘‘(2) any other person as provided by the Sec-
retary in regulations. 
‘‘(c) TIME FOR FURNISHING STATEMENT.—Except as 
otherwise provided by the Secretary, any statement required 
by subsection (a) shall be furnished not later than 15 days 
after the date of the transfer described in such subsection.’’. 
(2) ASSESSABLE PENALTIES.—Paragraph (2) of 
section 6724(d) (defining payee statement) is amend-
ed by redesignating subparagraphs (I) through (CC) 
as subparagraphs (J) through (DD), respectively, and
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3101 
To amend the Biomass Research and Development Act of 2000 to include 
heating fuel produced from biomass in the definition of biobased fuel. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 19, 2007 
Ms. SHEA-PORTER (for herself, Mr. WELCH of Vermont, Mr. MCHUGH, Mr. 
MICHAUD, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. DELAHUNT, Mr. HODES, Mr. CAPUANO, 
and Mr. ALLEN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Science 
and Technology, 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 
A BILL 
To amend the Biomass Research and Development Act of 
2000 to include heating fuel produced from biomass in 
the definition of biobased fuel. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. BIOBASED FUEL DEFINITION. 
Section 303(2) of the Biomass Research and Devel-
opment Act of 2000 (7 U.S.C. 8602(2)) is amended by 
inserting ‘‘or heating’’ after ‘‘transportation’’. 
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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3102 
To increase the authorization for the major medical facility project to consoli-
date the medical centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs at the 
University Drive and H. John Heinz III divisions, Pittsburgh, Pennsyl-
vania. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 19, 2007 
Mr. DOYLE (for himself, Mr. TIM MURPHY of Pennsylvania, and Mr. 
ALTMIRE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To increase the authorization for the major medical facility 
project to consolidate the medical centers of the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs at the University Drive and 
H. John Heinz III divisions, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. INCREASE IN AUTHORIZATION FOR MAJOR 
MEDICAL FACILITY PROJECT TO CONSOLI-
DATE THE MEDICAL CENTERS OF THE DE-
PARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AT THE 
UNIVERSITY DRIVE AND H. JOHN HEINZ III 
DIVISIONS, PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA. 
Section 802(12) of the Veterans Benefits, Health 
Care, and Information Technology Act of 2006 (Public 
Law 109–461; 120 Stat. 3443) is amended by striking 
‘‘$189,205,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$248,000,000’’. 
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by inserting after subparagraph (H) the following 
new subparagraph: 
‘‘(I) section 6045A (relating to information 
required in connection with transfers of covered 
securities to brokers),’’. 
(3) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for subpart B of part III of subchapter A of 
chapter 61 is amended by inserting after the item re-
lating to section 6045 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 6045A. Information required in connection with transfers of covered securi-
ties to brokers.’’. 
(d) ADDITIONAL ISSUER INFORMATION TO AID BRO-
KERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subpart B of part III of sub-
chapter A of chapter 61, as amended by subsection 
(b), is amended by inserting after section 6045A the 
following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 6045B. RETURNS RELATING TO ACTIONS AFFECTING 
BASIS OF SPECIFIED SECURITIES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—According to the forms or regula-
tions prescribed by the Secretary, any issuer of a specified 
security shall make a return setting forth— 
‘‘(1) a description of any organizational action 
which affects the basis of such specified security of 
such issuer,
I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3104 
To permit each of the territories of the United States to provide and furnish 
a statue honoring a citizen of the territory to be placed in Statuary 
Hall in the same manner as statues honoring citizens of the States 
are placed in Statuary Hall. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 19, 2007 
Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA (for himself, Ms. BORDALLO, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, and 
Mr. FORTUN˜O) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on House Administration 
A BILL 
To permit each of the territories of the United States to 
provide and furnish a statue honoring a citizen of the 
territory to be placed in Statuary Hall in the same 
manner as statues honoring citizens of the States are 
placed in Statuary Hall. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PLACEMENT OF STATUES OF CITIZENS OF TER-
RITORIES IN STATUARY HALL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1814 of the Revised Stat-
utes of the United States (2 U.S.C. 2131) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘For pur-
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poses of this section, the term ‘State’ shall include Amer-
ican Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 
and the United States Virgin Islands, except that the 
number of statues which may be provided and furnished 
by each such jurisdiction may not exceed one.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT REGARDING PROCE-
DURES FOR REPLACEMENT OF STATUES.—Section 311 of 
the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2001 (2 
U.S.C. 2132), is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c), by inserting after ‘‘more 
than two statues’’ the following: ‘‘(or, in the case of 
American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of 
Puerto Rico, and the United States Virgin Islands, 
more than one statue)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(f) For purposes of this section, the term ‘State’ 
shall include American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth 
of Puerto Rico, and the United States Virgin Islands.’’. 
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CHAPTER 4—WIND ENERGY 
SEC. 7231. WIND TURBINE GUIDELINES ADVISORY COM-
MITTEE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior, 
within 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
shall convene or utilize an existing Wind Turbine Guide-
lines Advisory Committee to study and make recommenda-
tions to the Secretary on guidance for avoiding or mini-
mizing impacts to wildlife and their habitats related to 
land-based wind energy facilities. The matters assessed by 
the Committee shall include the following: 
(1) The Service Interim Guidance on Avoiding 
and Minimizing Wildlife Impacts from Wind Tur-
bines of 2003. 
(2) Balancing potential impacts to wildlife with 
requirements for acquiring the information necessary 
to assess those impacts prior to selecting sites and 
designing facilities. 
(3) The scientific tools and procedures best able 
to assess pre-development risk or benefits provided 
to wildlife, measure post-development mortality, as-
sess behavioral modification, and provide compen-
satory mitigation for unavoidable impacts. 
(4) A process for coordinating State, tribal, 
local, and national review and evaluation of the im-
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