Energy and Natural Resources Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-1460
Sponsor: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]
Introduced: 2017-06-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advanced technology and technological innovations
Advisory bodies
Air quality
Alaska
Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Alternative and renewable resources
Archaeology and anthropology
Atmospheric science and weather
Biological and life sciences
California
Chemistry
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Colorado
Commemorative events and holidays
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Connecticut
Dams and canals
Department of Energy
Department of the Interior
Disaster relief and insurance
District of Columbia
Earth sciences
Economic development
Electric power generation and transmission
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Emergency planning and evacuation
Employment and training programs
Energy assistance for the poor and aged
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy prices
Energy research
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental technology
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal-Indian relations
Firearms and explosives
Fires
First responders and emergency personnel
Fishes
Floods and storm protection
Forests, forestry, trees
Freedom of information
Gambling
General energy matters
Genetics
Geography and mapping
Georgia
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government liability
Government studies and investigations
Gulf of Mexico
Higher education
Historic sites and heritage areas
Historical and cultural resources
Housing finance and home ownership
Hunting and fishing
Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
Illinois
Indian lands and resources rights
Indian social and development programs
Industrial facilities
Infrastructure development
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Kansas
Lakes and rivers
Land transfers
Land use and conservation
Licensing and registrations
Life, casualty, property insurance
Lighting and heating
Lighting, heating, cooling
Mammals
Manufacturing
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine and inland water transportation
Maryland
Materials
Medical research
Metals
Military history
Mining
Minnesota
Minority education
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Monuments and memorials
Motor carriers
Motor fuels
Motor vehicles
Native Americans
Natural disasters
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York State
North Carolina
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
Nuclear power
Oil and gas
Oregon
Outdoor recreation
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Pennsylvania
Performance measurement
Photography and imaging
Pipelines
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Protest and dissent
Public contracts and procurement
Public utilities and utility rates
Public-private cooperation
Racial and ethnic relations
Radiation
Regional and metropolitan planning
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Residential rehabilitation and home repair
Roads and highways
Rural conditions and development
Seashores and lakeshores
Small towns
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Solid waste and recycling
State and local government operations
Strategic materials and reserves
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Technology transfer and commercialization
Telephone and wireless communication
Television and film
Tennessee
Transportation costs
U.S. history
User charges and fees
Vermont
Virginia
Washington State
Water resources funding
Water storage
Water use and supply
Watersheds
West Virginia
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Wyoming

Summary:
action_date: 2017-06-28
text: 

Energy and Natural Resources Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the Energy Conservation and Production Act, the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, and the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 with respect to energy efficiency for sectors such as buildings, transportation, schools, and manufacturing.
 
Energy infrastructure concerns are addressed, including cybersecurity threats, pipeline permitting, and requirements for enhanced electric grid storage and security as well as bulk-power system reliability.
 
The bill amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and specified other Acts regarding: (1)hydroelectric power, (2)geothermal energy, (3)marine hydrokinetic renewable energy, (4)thermal energy, (5)oil and gas, (6)helium,(7)specified critical minerals, (8)fossil energy, (9)nuclear energy, (10)21st century energy workforce development, and (11)recycled carbon fiber and non-recycled mixed plastics.
 
The bill revises the Department of Energy's loan program for innovative technologies. Additionally, the bill addresses energy and water sustainability; energy innovation, management, markets, and affordability; and repeals the mandates for various specified studies, reports, plans, and programs.
 
The bill establishes and revises requirements for specified conservation programs and sets forth polices regarding land conveyances, national park system management, and hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting on federal land.
 
The bill also addresses matters regarding water infrastructure projects, natural hazards systems and programs, and Indian tribal energy development.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-09-19
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-485.
action_date: 2017-06-29
text: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 162.
action_date: 2017-06-28
text: Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
action_date: 2017-06-28
text: Introduced in Senate