Coal-to-Liquid Fuel Energy Act of 2006

Bill: 109-hr-5778
Sponsor: Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3]
Introduced: 2006-07-12 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Alternative energy sources
Armed Forces and National Security
Coal
Commerce
Congressional reporting requirements
Construction costs
Economics and Public Finance
Energy facilities
Excise tax
Federally-guaranteed loans
Fuel
Government lending
Governmental investigations
Petroleum reserves
Petroleum storage
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Strategic materials
Tax credits
Tax refunds
Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2006-07-12
text: 
Coal-to-Liquid Fuel Energy Act of 2006 - Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to include among the projects eligible for Department of Energy (DOE) loan guarantees large-scale coal-to-liquid fuel facilities that will produce at least 10,000 barrels a day of coal-to-liquid fuel.
 
Instructs the Secretary of Energy to establish a federal loan program for use by eligible recipients pay the federal share of the cost of obtaining services necessary for the planning, permitting, and construction of a coal-to-liquid fuel facility.
 
Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to direct the Secretary to study and report to certain congressional committees on the feasibility and suitability of maintaining coal-to-liquid products in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR).
 
Authorizes the Secretary to acquire, place in storage, transport, or exchange coal-to-liquid products, not to exceed 20% of the total quantity of petroleum products in the SPR.
 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend excise tax credits for certain alternative fuels and alternative fuel mixtures.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-08-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
action_date: 2006-07-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2006-07-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Science, and Ways and Means, 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.
action_date: 2006-07-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Science, and Ways and Means, 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.
action_date: 2006-07-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Science, and Ways and Means, 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.
action_date: 2006-07-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Science, and Ways and Means, 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.
action_date: 2006-07-12
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1385)
action_date: 2006-07-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-07-12
text: Introduced in House