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Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 226(f)), the Secretary of the Inte-
rior shall provide notice of the proposed leasing activity 
in writing to the holders of special recreation permits for 
commercial use, competitive events, and other organized 
activities on the lands being offered for lease. 
(b) CONSERVATION EASEMENT HOLDERS.— 
(1) If the holder of a conservation easement or 
similar property interest in the surface estate of 
lands eligible for leasing under the Mineral Leasing 
Act has informed the Secretary of the Interior of the 
existence of such property interest, the Secretary 
shall treat such holder as a surface estate owner for 
purposes of section 7221(d) of this title. 
(2) As soon as possible after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall 
establish a means for holders of property interests 
described in paragraph (1) to provide notice of such 
interests, and shall inform the public regarding such 
means. 
SEC. 7603. DAVIS-BACON ACT. 
All laborers and mechanics employed by contractors 
and subcontractors on construction, repair, or alteration 
projects that are funded in whole or in part or otherwise 
authorized under sections 7304 or 7306 shall be paid 
wages at rates not less than those prevailing on similar 
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construction in the locality, as determined by the Sec-
retary of Labor in accordance with subchapter IV of chap-
ter 31 of title 40, United States Code. The Secretary of 
Labor shall, with respect to the labor standards in this 
title, have the authority and functions set forth in Reorga-
nization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 (15 F.R. 3176; 5 
U.S.C. App.) and section 3145 of title 40, United States 
Code. 
SEC. 7604. ROAN PLATEAU, COLORADO. 
(a) LEASES FOR TOP OF PLATEAU.— 
(1) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary of the Inte-
rior shall include in each lease under the Mineral 
Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) for lands to 
which this subsection applies a prohibition of surface 
occupancy for purposes of exploration for or develop-
ment of oil or gas. 
(2) APPLICATION.—This subsection applies to 
all Federal lands in Colorado that were formerly 
designated as Naval Oil Shale Reserves 1 and 3 that 
are located within the rim boundary, as such bound-
ary is depicted on Map 1 accompanying the Bureau 
of Land Management’s final Resource Management 
Plan Amendment and Environmental Impact State-
ment for the Roan Plateau Planning Area dated Au-
gust, 2006. 
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(b) REPORT ON CLEANUP STATUS.—No later than 
30 days after the date of enactment of this Act— 
(1) the Secretary of the Treasury shall provide 
to the appropriate Committees of Congress a report 
detailing the total amounts received by the United 
States under leases of Federal lands in Colorado for-
merly designated as Naval Oil Shale Reserves 1 and 
3 pursuant to section 7439 of title 10, United States 
Code, and covered into the Treasury pursuant to 
subsection (f) of such section; and 
(2) the Secretary of the Interior shall provide to 
the appropriate committees of Congress a report— 
(A) detailing the amounts expended by the 
United States for environmental restoration, 
waste management, and environmental compli-
ance activities with respect to the lands de-
scribed in paragraph (1), to repay the cost to 
the United States to originally install wells, 
gathering lines, and related equipment on such 
lands, and any other cost incurred by the 
United States with respect to such lands; and 
(B) stating what further actions are re-
quired to complete the needed environmental 
restoration, waste management, and environ-
mental compliance activities with regard to such 
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lands, the estimated cost of such activities, and 
when the Secretary expects such activities will 
be completed. 
TITLE VIII—TRANSPORTATION 
AND INFRASTRUCTURE 
SEC. 8001. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Transportation En-
ergy Security and Climate Change Mitigation Act of 
2007’’. 
SEC. 8002. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings: 
(1) Evidence that atmospheric warming and cli-
mate change are occurring is unequivocal. 
(2) Observed and anticipated impacts of climate 
change can result in economic harm and environ-
mental damage to the United States and the world. 
(3) The Nation’s water resources, ecosystems, 
and infrastructure will be under increasing stress 
and pressure in coming decades, particularly due to 
climate change. 
(4) Greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide, 
methane, and nitrous oxides, can lead to atmos-
pheric warming and climate change. 
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(5) Transportation and buildings are among the 
leading sources of greenhouse gas emissions. 
(6) Increased reliance on energy efficient and 
renewable energy transportation and public buildings 
can strengthen our Nation’s energy security and 
mitigate the effects of climate change by cutting 
greenhouse gas emissions. 
(7) The Federal Government can strengthen 
our Nation’s energy security and mitigate the effects 
of climate change by promoting energy efficient 
transportation and public buildings, creating incen-
tives for the use of alternative fuel vehicles and re-
newable energy, and ensuring sound water resource 
and natural disaster preparedness planning. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this title are to 
strengthen our Nation’s energy security and mitigate the 
effects of climate change by promoting energy efficient 
transportation and public buildings, creating incentives for 
the use of alternative fuel vehicles and renewable energy, 
and ensuring sound water resource and natural disaster 
preparedness planning. 
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