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‘‘(2) any other areas under the jurisdiction of 
an Indian tribe. 
The Administrator shall make the report under this sub-
section available to the public. 
‘‘(c) NOT A SAFE HARBOR.—This section does not 
relieve any person from any obligation or requirement 
under this subtitle. 
‘‘(d) STATE AUTHORITY.—Nothing in this section 
applies to any underground storage tank that is located 
in an area under the jurisdiction of a State, or that is 
subject to regulation by a State, as of the date of enact-
ment of this section.’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
such subtitle I is amended by adding the following new 
item at the end thereof: 
‘‘Sec. 9013. Tanks on Tribal lands.’’. 
SEC. 1530. FUTURE RELEASE CONTAINMENT TECHNOLOGY. 
Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Pro-
tection Agency, after consultation with States, shall make 
available to the public and to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Sen-
ate information on the effectiveness of alternative possible 
methods and means for containing releases from under-
ground storage tanks systems.
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SEC. 1531. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle I of the Solid Waste Dis-
posal Act (42 U.S.C. 6991 et seq.) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 9014. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to the Ad-
ministrator the following amounts: 
‘‘(1) To carry out subtitle I (except sections 
9003(h), 9005(c), 9011 and 9012) $50,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2004 through 2008. 
‘‘(2) From the Trust Fund, notwithstanding 
section 9508(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986: 
‘‘(A) to carry out section 9003(h) (except 
section 9003(h)(12)) $200,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2004 through 2008; 
‘‘(B) to carry out section 9003(h)(12), 
$200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 
through 2008; 
‘‘(C) to carry out sections 9004(f) and 
9005(c) $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2004 through 2008; and 
‘‘(D) to carry out sections 9011 and 9012 
$55,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 
through 2008.’’.
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(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
such subtitle I is amended by adding the following new 
item at the end thereof: 
‘‘Sec. 9014. Authorization of appropriations.’’. 
SEC. 1532. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 9001 of the Solid Waste 
Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6991) is amended as follows: 
(1) By striking ‘‘For the purposes of this sub-
title—’’ and inserting ‘‘In this subtitle:’’. 
(2) By redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), 
(4), (5), (6), (7), and (8) as paragraphs (10), (7), 
(4), (3), (8), (5), (2), and (6), respectively. 
(3) By inserting before paragraph (2) (as redes-
ignated by paragraph (2) of this subsection) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) INDIAN TRIBE.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘Indian 
tribe’ means any Indian tribe, band, nation, or 
other organized group or community that is rec-
ognized as being eligible for special programs 
and services provided by the United States to 
Indians because of their status as Indians. 
‘‘(B) 
INCLUSIONS.—The 
term 
‘Indian 
tribe’ includes an Alaska Native village, as de-
fined in or established under the Alaska Native
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Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et 
seq.); and’’. 
(4) By inserting after paragraph (8) (as redes-
ignated by paragraph (2) of this subsection) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(9) TRUST
FUND.—The term ‘Trust Fund’ 
means the Leaking Underground Storage Tank 
Trust Fund established by section 9508 of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The Solid Waste 
Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 and following) is amended 
as follows: 
(1) Section 9003(f) (42 U.S.C. 6991b(f)) is 
amended— 
(A) 
in 
paragraph 
(1), 
by 
striking 
‘‘9001(2)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘9001(7)(B)’’; and 
(B) in paragraphs (2) and (3), by striking 
‘‘9001(2)(A)’’ each place it appears and insert-
ing ‘‘9001(7)(A)’’. 
(2) Section 9003(h) (42 U.S.C. 6991b(h)) is 
amended in paragraphs (1), (2)(C), (7)(A), and (11) 
by striking ‘‘Leaking Underground Storage Tank 
Trust Fund’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘Trust Fund’’.
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(3) Section 9009 (42 U.S.C. 6991h) is amend-
ed— 
(A) 
in 
subsection 
(a), 
by 
striking 
‘‘9001(2)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘9001(7)(B)’’; and 
(B) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘section 
9001(1) (A) and (B)’’ and inserting ‘‘subpara-
graphs (A) and (B) of section 9001(10)’’. 
SEC. 1533. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. 
The Solid Waste Disposal Act is amended as follows: 
(1) Section 9001(4)(A) (42 U.S.C. 6991(4)(A)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘sustances’’ and inserting 
‘‘substances’’. 
(2) Section 9003(f)(1) (42 U.S.C. 6991b(f)(1)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘subsection (c) and (d) of 
this section’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections (c) and 
(d)’’. 
(3) Section 9004(a) (42 U.S.C. 6991c(a)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘in 9001(2) (A) or (B) or 
both’’ and inserting ‘‘in subparagraph (A) or (B) of 
section 9001(7)’’. 
(4) Section 9005 (42 U.S.C. 6991d) is amend-
ed— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘study 
taking’’ and inserting ‘‘study, taking’’;
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(B) in subsection (b)(1), by striking 
‘‘relevent’’ and inserting ‘‘relevant’’; and 
(C) in subsection (b)(4), by striking 
‘‘Evironmental’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘Environ-
mental’’. 
TITLE XVI—STUDIES 
SEC. 1601. STUDY ON INVENTORY OF PETROLEUM AND 
NATURAL GAS STORAGE. 
(a) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section ‘‘pe-
troleum’’ means crude oil, motor gasoline, jet fuel, dis-
tillates, and propane. 
(b) STUDY.—The Secretary of Energy shall conduct 
a study on petroleum and natural gas storage capacity and 
operational inventory levels, nationwide and by major geo-
graphical regions. 
(c) CONTENTS.—The study shall address— 
(1) historical normal ranges for petroleum and 
natural gas inventory levels; 
(2) historical and projected storage capacity 
trends; 
(3) estimated operation inventory levels below 
which outages, delivery slowdown, rationing, inter-
ruptions in service, or other indicators of shortage 
begin to appear;
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(4) explanations for inventory levels dropping 
below normal ranges; and 
(5) the ability of industry to meet United 
States demand for petroleum and natural gas with-
out shortages or price spikes, when inventory levels 
are below normal ranges. 
(d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Energy shall submit a report to Congress on the results 
of the study, including findings and any recommendations 
for preventing future supply shortages. 
SEC. 1602. NATURAL GAS SUPPLY SHORTAGE REPORT. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 6 months after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall 
submit to Congress a report on natural gas supplies and 
demand. In preparing the report, the Secretary shall con-
sult with experts in natural gas supply and demand as 
well as representatives of State and local units of govern-
ment, tribal organizations, and consumer and other orga-
nizations. As the Secretary deems advisable, the Secretary 
may hold public hearings and provide other opportunities 
for public comment. The report shall contain recommenda-
tions for Federal actions that, if implemented, will result 
in a balance between natural gas supply and demand at 
a level that will ensure, to the maximum extent prac-
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ticable, achievement of the objectives established in sub-
section (b). 
(b) OBJECTIVES OF REPORT.—In preparing the re-
port, the Secretary shall seek to develop a series of rec-
ommendations that will result in a balance between nat-
ural gas supply and demand adequate to— 
(1) provide residential consumers with natural 
gas at reasonable and stable prices; 
(2) accommodate long-term maintenance and 
growth of domestic natural gas-dependent industrial, 
manufacturing, and commercial enterprises; 
(3) facilitate the attainment of national ambient 
air quality standards under the Clean Air Act; 
(4) permit continued progress in reducing emis-
sions associated with electric power generation; and 
(5) support development of the preliminary 
phases of hydrogen-based energy technologies. 
(c) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—The report shall provide 
a comprehensive analysis of natural gas supply and de-
mand in the United States for the period from 2004 to 
2015. The analysis shall include, at a minimum— 
(1) estimates of annual domestic demand for 
natural gas that take into account the effect of Fed-
eral policies and actions that are likely to increase 
and decrease demand for natural gas;
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(2) projections of annual natural gas supplies, 
from domestic and foreign sources, under existing 
Federal policies; 
(3) an identification of estimated natural gas 
supplies that are not available under existing Fed-
eral policies; 
(4) scenarios for decreasing natural gas demand 
and increasing natural gas supplies comparing rel-
ative economic and environmental impacts of Fed-
eral policies that— 
(A) encourage or require the use of natural 
gas to meet air quality, carbon dioxide emission 
reduction, or energy security goals; 
(B) encourage or require the use of energy 
sources other than natural gas, including coal, 
nuclear, and renewable sources; 
(C) support technologies to develop alter-
native sources of natural gas and synthetic gas, 
including coal gasification technologies; 
(D) encourage or require the use of energy 
conservation and demand side management 
practices; and 
(E) affect access to domestic natural gas 
supplies; and
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(5) recommendations for Federal actions to 
achieve the objectives of the report, including rec-
ommendations that— 
(A) encourage or require the use of energy 
sources other than natural gas, including coal, 
nuclear, and renewable sources; 
(B) encourage or require the use of energy 
conservation or demand side management prac-
tices; 
(C) support technologies for the develop-
ment of alternative sources of natural gas and 
synthetic gas, including coal gasification tech-
nologies; and 
(D) will improve access to domestic natural 
gas supplies. 
SEC. 1603. SPLIT-ESTATE FEDERAL OIL AND GAS LEASING 
AND DEVELOPMENT PRACTICES. 
(a) REVIEW.—In consultation with affected private 
surface owners, oil and gas industry, and other interested 
parties, the Secretary of the Interior shall undertake a re-
view of the current policies and practices with respect to 
management of Federal subsurface oil and gas develop-
ment activities and their effects on the privately owned 
surface. This review shall include—
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(1) a comparison of the rights and responsibil-
ities under existing mineral and land law for the 
owner of a Federal mineral lease, the private surface 
owners and the Department; 
(2) a comparison of the surface owner consent 
provisions in section 714 of the Surface Mining Con-
trol and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1304) 
concerning surface mining of Federal coal deposits 
and the surface owner consent provisions for oil and 
gas development, including coalbed methane produc-
tion; and 
(3) recommendations for administrative or leg-
islative action necessary to facilitate reasonable ac-
cess for Federal oil and gas activities while address-
ing surface owner concerns and minimizing impacts 
to private surface. 
(b) REPORT.—The Secretary of the Interior shall re-
port the results of such review to Congress not later than 
180 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 1604. RESOLUTION OF FEDERAL RESOURCE DEVELOP-
MENT CONFLICTS IN THE POWDER RIVER 
BASIN. 
The Secretary of the Interior shall— 
(1) undertake a review of existing authorities to 
resolve conflicts between the development of Federal
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coal and the development of Federal and non-Fed-
eral coalbed methane in the Powder River Basin in 
Wyoming and Montana; and 
(2) not later than 6 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act, report to Congress on alter-
natives to resolve these conflicts and identification of 
a preferred alternative with specific legislative lan-
guage, if any, required to implement the preferred 
alternative. 
SEC. 1605. STUDY OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY STANDARDS. 
The Secretary of Energy shall contract with the Na-
tional Academy of Sciences for a study, to be completed 
within 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, to 
examine whether the goals of energy efficiency standards 
are best served by measurement of energy consumed, and 
efficiency improvements, at the actual site of energy con-
sumption, or through the full fuel cycle, beginning at the 
source of energy production. The Secretary shall submit 
the report to Congress. 
SEC. 1606. TELECOMMUTING STUDY. 
(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the Commission, the Director of the Office of 
Personnel Management, the Administrator of General 
Services, and the Administrator of NTIA, shall conduct 
a study of the energy conservation implications of the
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widespread adoption of telecommuting by Federal employ-
ees in the United States. 
(b) REQUIRED SUBJECTS OF STUDY.—The study re-
quired by subsection (a) shall analyze the following sub-
jects in relation to the energy saving potential of telecom-
muting by Federal employees: 
(1) Reductions of energy use and energy costs 
in commuting and regular office heating, cooling, 
and other operations. 
(2) Other energy reductions accomplished by 
telecommuting. 
(3) Existing regulatory barriers that hamper 
telecommuting, including barriers to broadband tele-
communications services deployment. 
(4) Collateral benefits to the environment, fam-
ily life, and other values. 
(c) REPORT REQUIRED.—The Secretary shall submit 
to the President and Congress a report on the study re-
quired by this section not later than 6 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act. Such report shall include 
a description of the results of the analysis of each of the 
subject described in subsection (b). 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section: 
(1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Energy.
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(2) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 
means the Federal Communications Commission. 
(3) NTIA.—The term ‘‘NTIA’’ means the Na-
tional Telecommunications and Information Admin-
istration of the Department of Commerce. 
(4) TELECOMMUTING.—The term ‘‘telecom-
muting’’ means the performance of work functions 
using communications technologies, thereby elimi-
nating or substantially reducing the need to com-
mute to and from traditional worksites. 
(5) FEDERAL EMPLOYEE.—The term ‘‘Federal 
employee’’ has the meaning provided the term ‘‘em-
ployee’’ by section 2105 of title 5, United States 
Code. 
SEC. 1607. LIHEAP REPORT. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
shall transmit to Congress a report on how the Low-In-
come Home Energy Assistance Program could be used 
more effectively to prevent loss of life from extreme tem-
peratures. In preparing such report, the Secretary shall 
consult with appropriate officials in all 50 States and the 
District of Columbia.
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SEC. 1608. OIL BYPASS FILTRATION TECHNOLOGY. 
The Secretary of Energy and the Administrator of 
the Environmental Protection Agency shall— 
(1) conduct a joint study of the benefits of oil 
bypass filtration technology in reducing demand for 
oil and protecting the environment; 
(2) examine the feasibility of using oil bypass 
filtration technology in Federal motor vehicle fleets; 
and 
(3) include in such study, prior to any deter-
mination of the feasibility of using oil bypass filtra-
tion technology, the evaluation of products and var-
ious manufacturers. 
SEC. 1609. TOTAL INTEGRATED THERMAL SYSTEMS. 
The Secretary of Energy shall— 
(1) conduct a study of the benefits of total inte-
grated thermal systems in reducing demand for oil 
and protecting the environment; and 
(2) examine the feasibility of using total inte-
grated thermal systems in Department of Defense 
and other Federal motor vehicle fleets. 
SEC. 1610. UNIVERSITY COLLABORATION. 
Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall transmit to Con-
gress a report that examines the feasibility of promoting 
collaborations between large institutions of higher edu-
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cation and small institutions of higher education through 
grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements made by the 
Secretary for energy projects. The Secretary shall also 
consider providing incentives for the inclusion of small in-
stitutions of higher education, including minority-serving 
institutions, in energy research grants, contracts, and co-
operative agreements. 
SEC. 1611. RELIABILITY AND CONSUMER PROTECTION AS-
SESSMENT. 
Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, and each 5 years thereafter, the Federal En-
ergy Regulatory Commission shall assess the effects of the 
exemption of electric cooperatives and government-owned 
utilities from Commission regulation under section 201(f) 
of the Federal Power Act. The assessment shall include 
any effects on— 
(1) reliability of interstate electric transmission 
networks; 
(2) benefit to consumers, and efficiency, of 
competitive wholesale electricity markets; 
(3) just and reasonable rates for electricity con-
sumers; and 
(4) the ability of the Commission to protect 
electricity consumers.
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If the Commission finds that the 201(f) exemption results 
in adverse effects on consumers or electric reliability, the 
Commission shall make appropriate recommendations to 
Congress pursuant to section 311 of the Federal Power 
Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 15, 2004. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk.