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[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE, ETC.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Powering American 
Jobs Act of 2014''.
    (b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly 
provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in 
terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, 
the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other 
provision of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
    (c) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title, etc.
Sec. 2. Extension and modification of credit for nonbusiness energy 
                            property.
Sec. 3. Extension of excise tax credits relating to certain fuels.
Sec. 4. Extension of credit for alternative fuel vehicle refueling 
                            property.
Sec. 5. Extension of incentives for biodiesel and renewable diesel.
Sec. 6. Equalization of excise tax on liquefied natural gas and 
                            liquefied petroleum gas.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF CREDIT FOR NONBUSINESS ENERGY 
              PROPERTY.

    (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 25C(g) is amended by 
striking ``December 31, 2013'' and inserting ``December 31, 2015''.
    (b) Updated Energy Star Requirements for Windows, Doors, Skylights, 
and Roofing.--
            (1) In general.--Paragraph (1) of section 25C(c) is amended 
        by striking ``which meets'' and all that follows through 
        ``requirements)''.
            (2) Energy efficient building envelope component.--
        Subsection (c) of section 25C is amended by redesignating 
        paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively, 
        and by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
        paragraph:
            ``(2) Energy efficient building envelope component.--The 
        term `energy efficient building envelope component' means a 
        building envelope component which meets--
                    ``(A) applicable Energy Star program requirements, 
                in the case of a roof or roof products,
                    ``(B) version 6.0 Energy Star program requirements, 
                in the case of an exterior window, a skylight, or an 
                exterior door, and
                    ``(C) the prescriptive criteria for such component 
                established by the 2009 International Energy 
                Conservation Code, as such Code (including supplements) 
                is in effect on the date of the enactment of the 
                American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009, in 
                the case of any other component.''.
            (3) Conforming amendment.--Subparagraph (D) of section 
        25C(c)(3), as so redesignated, is amended to read as follows:
                    ``(D) any roof or roof products which are installed 
                on a dwelling unit and are specifically and primarily 
                designed to reduce the heat gain of such dwelling 
                unit.''.
    (c) Separate Standards for Tankless and Storage Water Heaters.--
Subparagraph (D) of section 25C(d)(3) is amended by striking ``which 
has either'' and all that follows and inserting ``which has--
                            ``(i) in the case of a natural gas, 
                        propane, or oil storage water heater, an energy 
                        factor of at least 0.80 or a thermal efficiency 
                        of at least 90 percent,
                            ``(ii) in the case of an electric heat pump 
                        storage water heater, an energy factor of at 
                        least 2.0,
                            ``(iii) effective April 16, 2015, in the 
                        case of a natural gas, propane, or oil storage 
                        water heater, with a rated BTU input of no more 
                        than 75,000 BTU/hr, an energy factor of at 
                        least 0.80 or, with a rated BTU input greater 
                        than 75,000 BTU/hr, a thermal efficiency of at 
                        least 90 percent,
                            ``(iv) effective April 16, 2015, in the 
                        case of an electric heat pump storage water 
                        heater, with a water storage capacity equal to 
                        or less than 55 gallons, an energy factor of at 
                        least 2.0 or, with a water storage capacity 
                        equal to or greater than 55 gallons, an energy 
                        factor of at least 2.2, and
                            ``(v) in the case of any other water 
                        heater, an energy factor of at least 0.90 or a 
                        thermal efficiency of at least 90 percent, 
                        and''.
    (d) Modification of Testing Standards for Biomass Stoves.--
Subparagraph (E) of section 25C(d)(3) is amended by inserting before 
the period the following: ``, when tested using the higher heating 
value of the fuel and in accordance with the Canadian Standards 
Administration B415.1 test protocol''.
    (e) Modifications to Residential Energy Property Expenditures.--
            (1) Qualified natural gas, propane, or oil furnaces or hot 
        water boilers.--Paragraph (4) of section 25C(d) is amended to 
        read as follows:
            ``(4) Qualified natural gas, propane, or oil furnace or hot 
        water boiler.--The term `qualified natural gas, propane, or oil 
        furnace or hot water boiler' means--
                    ``(A) a natural gas or propane furnace which 
                achieves an annual fuel utilization efficiency rate of 
                not less than 95,
                    ``(B) a natural gas or propane hot water boiler 
                which achieves an annual fuel utilization efficiency 
                rate of not less than 90, and
                    ``(C) an oil furnace or hot water boiler which--
                            ``(i) achieves an annual fuel utilization 
                        efficiency rate of not less than 87, and
                            ``(ii)(I) in the case of a hot water 
                        boiler, is installed with an indirect water 
                        heater, and
                            ``(II) in the case of a furnace, is 
                        installed with an electronically commutated 
                        blower motor.''.
    (f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2013.

SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF EXCISE TAX CREDITS RELATING TO CERTAIN FUELS.

    (a) Excise Tax Credits and Outlay Payments for Biodiesel and 
Renewable Diesel Fuel Mixtures.--
            (1) Paragraph (6) of section 6426(c) is amended by striking 
        ``December 31, 2013'' and inserting ``December 31, 2015''.
            (2) Subparagraph (B) of section 6427(e)(6) is amended by 
        striking ``December 31, 2013'' and inserting ``December 31, 
        2015''.
    (b) Extension of Alternative Fuels Excise Tax Credits.--
            (1) In general.--Sections 6426(d)(5) and 6426(e)(3) are 
        each amended by striking ``December 31, 2013'' and inserting 
        ``December 31, 2015''.
            (2) Outlay payments for alternative fuels.--Subparagraph 
        (C) of section 6427(e)(6) is amended by striking ``December 31, 
        2013'' and inserting ``December 31, 2015''.
    (c) Extension of Alternative Fuels Excise Tax Credits Relating to 
Liquefied Hydrogen.--
            (1) In general.--Sections 6426(d)(5) and 6426(e)(3), as 
        amended by subsection (b), are each amended by striking 
        ``(September 30, 2014 in the case of any sale or use involving 
        liquefied hydrogen)''.
            (2) Outlay payments for alternative fuels.--Paragraph (6) 
        of section 6427(e) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``except as provided in 
                subparagraph (D), any'' in subparagraph (C), as amended 
                by this Act, and inserting ``any'',
                    (B) by striking the comma at the end of 
                subparagraph (C) and inserting ``, and'', and
                    (C) by striking subparagraph (D) and redesignating 
                subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (D).
    (d) Effective Dates.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
        amendments made by this section shall apply to fuel sold or 
        used after December 31, 2013.
            (2) Liquefied hydrogen.--The amendments made by subsection 
        (c) shall apply to fuels sold or used after September 30, 2014.
    (e) Special Rule for Certain Periods During 2014.--Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, in the case of--
            (1) any biodiesel mixture credit properly determined under 
        section 6426(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for 
        periods after December 31, 2013, and before the date of the 
        enactment of this Act, and
            (2) any alternative fuel credit properly determined under 
        section 6426(d) of such Code for such periods,
such credit shall be allowed, and any refund or payment attributable to 
such credit (including any payment under section 6427(e) of such Code) 
shall be made, only in such manner as the Secretary of the Treasury (or 
the Secretary's delegate) shall provide. Such Secretary shall issue 
guidance within 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act 
providing for a one-time submission of claims covering periods 
described in the preceding sentence. Such guidance shall provide for a 
180-day period for the submission of such claims (in such manner as 
prescribed by such Secretary) to begin not later than 30 days after 
such guidance is issued. Such claims shall be paid by such Secretary 
not later than 60 days after receipt. If such Secretary has not paid 
pursuant to a claim filed under this subsection within 60 days after 
the date of the filing of such claim, the claim shall be paid with 
interest from such date determined by using the overpayment rate and 
method under section 6621 of such Code.

SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF CREDIT FOR ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLE REFUELING 
              PROPERTY.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (g) of section 30C is amended by 
striking ``placed in service'' and all that follows and inserting 
``placed in service after December 31, 2015.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply 
to property placed in service after December 31, 2013.

SEC. 5. EXTENSION OF INCENTIVES FOR BIODIESEL AND RENEWABLE DIESEL.

    (a) Credits for Biodiesel and Renewable Diesel Used as Fuel.--
Subsection (g) of section 40A is amended by striking ``December 31, 
2013'' and inserting ``December 31, 2015''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply 
to fuel sold or used after December 31, 2013.

SEC. 6. EQUALIZATION OF EXCISE TAX ON LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS AND 
              LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS.

    (a) Liquefied Petroleum Gas.--
            (1) In general.--Subparagraph (B) of section 4041(a)(2) of 
        the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking 
        ``and'' at the end of clause (i), by redesignating clause (ii) 
        as clause (iii), and by inserting after clause (i) the 
        following new clause:
                            ``(ii) in the case of liquefied petroleum 
                        gas, 18.3 cents per energy equivalent of a 
                        gallon of gasoline, and''.
            (2) Energy equivalent of a gallon of gasoline.--Paragraph 
        (2) of section 4041(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
        amended by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) Energy equivalent of a gallon of gasoline.--
                For purposes of this paragraph, the term `energy 
                equivalent of a gallon of gasoline' means, with respect 
                to a liquefied petroleum gas fuel, the amount of such 
                fuel having a Btu content of 115,400 (lower heating 
                value).''.
    (b) Liquefied Natural Gas.--
            (1) In general.--Subparagraph (B) of section 4041(a)(2) of 
        the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by subsection 
        (a)(1), is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of clause 
        (ii), by striking the period at the end of clause (iii) and 
        inserting ``, and'' and by inserting after clause (iii) the 
        following new clause:
                            ``(iv) in the case of liquefied natural 
                        gas, 24.3 cents per energy equivalent of a 
                        gallon of diesel.''.
            (2) Energy equivalent of a gallon of diesel.--Paragraph (2) 
        of section 4041(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as 
        amended by subsection (a)(2), is amended by adding at the end 
        the following:
                    ``(D) Energy equivalent of a gallon of diesel.--For 
                purposes of this paragraph, the term `energy equivalent 
                of a gallon of diesel' means, with respect to a 
                liquefied natural gas fuel, the amount of such fuel 
                having a Btu content of 128,700 (lower heating 
                value).''.
            (3) Conforming amendments.--Section 4041(a)(2)(B)(iv) of 
        the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as redesignated by 
        subsection (a)(1) and paragraph (1), is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``liquefied natural gas,'', and
                    (B) by striking ``peat), and'' and inserting 
                ``peat) and''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to any sale or use of fuel after September 30, 2014.
[EX A]: Powering American Jobs Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2015: (1) the tax credit for nonbusiness energy efficient improvements; (2) excise tax credits and payments for alternative fuels, biodiesel and renewable diesel fuel mixtures, and alternative fuels relating to liquefied hydrogen; (3) the tax credit for alternative fuel vehicle refueling property expenditures; and (4) the income tax credit for biodiesel and renewable fuels. Equalizes the excise tax rate for liquefied natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas. Modifies energy efficiency standards for windows, doors, skylights, roofing, water heaters, biomass stoves, and furnaces or hot water boilers. 

[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Soledad Canyon Mine Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDING AND PURPOSES.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
            (1) Transit Mix Concrete Corporation holds two valid 
        Federal contracts, numbered CA-20139 and CA-22901, issued under 
        the Materials Act of 1947, for the extraction of approximately 
        56,000,000 tons of sand and gravel from the Federal mineral 
        estate in lands located in Soledad Canyon adjacent to the city 
        of Santa Clarita, California.
            (2) It is in the best interest of the citizens of 
        California and the Federal Government to cancel the Contracts 
        and prohibit future mining in the Soledad Canyon area of 
        California.
            (3) TMC should receive as just compensation for such 
        cancellation the fair market value of the Contracts and all 
        costs, fees, and covered liabilities incurred by TMC in good 
        faith in its efforts to develop the Contracts.
            (4) A site-specific solution that is fair to TMC and that 
        seeks to protect the environment and minimize impacts on local 
        transportation systems is in the best interest of the Nation.
            (5) Considerable sums of money have been expended by TMC 
        and the city of Santa Clarita on legal and other services in 
        trying to ensure their interests are protected with respect to 
        Contracts CA-20139 and CA-22901.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are the following:
            (1) To provide to the Bureau of Land Management the 
        authority to cancel contracts CA-20139 and CA-22901 and 
        prohibit future mining in the Soledad Canyon.
            (2) To provide a means for TMC to recover as just 
        compensation for the cancellation of the Contracts the fair 
        market value of, and TMC's expenditures and covered liabilities 
        pursuing the development of, the Contracts.
            (3) To provide the Bureau of Land Management tools to 
        verify expenses incurred by TMC and provide relief.
            (4) To provide timelines for the verification of costs 
        incurred by TMC and the determination of just compensation, and 
        to provide a dispute resolution process.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Contracts.--The term ``Contracts'' means Bureau of Land 
        Management mineral contracts numbered CA-20139 and CA-22901.
            (2) Covered liabilities.--The term ``covered liabilities'' 
        includes any court-ordered or court-approved payment, 
        settlement, or other liability on the part of TMC for damages, 
        costs, compensation, or reimbursement to any third party for 
        agreements entered into by TMC in good faith prior to January 
        1, 2008, in order to exercise rights under the Contracts.
            (3) Materials act of 1947.--The term ``Materials Act of 
        1947'' means the Act of July 31, 1947, (chapter 406; 61 Stat. 
        681; 30 U.S.C. 601-604).
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (5) TMC.--The term ``TMC'' means the Transit Mixed Concrete 
        Corporation and its successors in interest, including CEMEX 
        USA.

SEC. 4. CANCELLATION OF THE CONTRACTS.

    (a) Contract Cancellations.--The Secretary shall cancel Bureau of 
Land Management mineral contracts CA-20139 and CA-22901 and withdraw 
those areas that were subject to the Contracts from further mineral 
entry under all mineral leasing and sales authorities available to the 
Secretary, effective on the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (b) Compensation.--
            (1) In general.--As compensation for the cancellation of 
        the Contracts, TMC shall receive fair market value of the 
        Contracts and TMC's expenditures and covered liabilities in 
        trying to bring the Contracts into commercial production. As 
        such compensation, the Secretary shall provide to TMC surface 
        and mineral interests and additional value in accordance with 
        subsection (d) having a total value equal to the amount 
        described in paragraph (3). All such expenditures must have 
        been incurred by TMC in good faith in connection with its 
        efforts to bring the Contracts into commercial production: 
        Provided, however, that compensation for covered liabilities 
        may be paid to TMC under this section for up to 15 years 
        following the effective date of this Act.
            (2) Increase in adjusted basis of contract upon 
        cancellation.--For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 
        1986, the adjusted basis of any contract to which section 4(a) 
        applies shall be increased (immediately before the cancellation 
        of such contract under such section) by the excess (if any) 
        of--
                    (A) the fair market value of such contract 
                (determined immediately before such cancellation), over
                    (B) the adjusted basis of such contract (as 
                determined immediately before the application of this 
                section).
            (3) Value described.--The compensation provided for in 
        paragraph (1) is equal to the sum of the following:
                    (A) All amounts paid to the United States by TMC 
                with respect to the Contracts as bonus bids or other 
                prepayments.
                    (B) Interest on amounts referred to in subparagraph 
                (A), from the date of payment of such amounts to the 
                United States, at a rate determined by the Secretary.
                    (C) Amounts expended by TMC in securing the 
                contracts and trying to bring them into production, 
                including--
                            (i) all actual costs, including fees, 
                        associated with the engineering and 
                        environmental studies, and permitting 
                        proceedings, that were incurred in good faith 
                        in TMC's efforts to exercise the rights granted 
                        under the Contract terms; and
                            (ii) all actual legal costs, including fees 
                        and covered liabilities, incurred in good faith 
                        in TMC's efforts to exercise the rights granted 
                        in the Contracts, including all fees and costs 
                        associated with securing permits and 
                        entitlements, litigation to compel, secure, or 
                        defend permits or entitlements, and litigation 
                        in connection with disputes relating to mineral 
                        and surface estate rights to the property that 
                        is the subject of the Contracts.
                    (D) The fair market value of the Contracts.
            (4) Determination of fair market value.--The Secretary 
        shall, within six months after the date of enactment of this 
        Act, determine by mineral appraisal the fair market value of 
        the contracts at the time of such determination for purposes of 
        paragraph (3)(D), determine by mineral appraisal or other 
        generally accepted applicable appraisal techniques the fair 
        market value of the surface and mineral estate identified in 
        the map referred to in subsection (d), and notify TMC of those 
        determinations. In determining the fair market value of the 
        Contracts, the Secretary shall assume that--
                    (A) TMC has obtained all permits and entitlements 
                necessary to mine, produce, process, and sell sand and 
                gravel from the Contracts;
                    (B) mining operations under the Contracts have 
                commenced at the time of the determination, with 
                maximum annual production volumes that--
                            (i) are based on the projected supply and 
                        demand outlook at the time of determination; 
                        and
                            (ii) reflect depletion of the reserves of 
                        the Contracts within the effective periods of 
                        the Contract;
                    (C) the fair market value of the Contracts includes 
                the present value of expected future net cash flows to 
                be derived from the mining, producing, processing, and 
                sale of the sand and gravel contained in the Contracts 
                over the minimum time necessary to mine, produce, 
                process, and sell such sand and gravel, taking into 
                consideration--
                            (i) the material deposit contained in the 
                        contract sites and its quality, volume, 
                        minability, and reclamation requirements;
                            (ii) the proximity of the contract sites to 
                        markets;
                            (iii) the type of market that could be 
                        served from the contract sites, including 
                        future supply, demand, and probable price 
                        increases based upon construction material data 
                        developed by the State of California;
                            (iv) the cost of mining, producing, 
                        processing, and selling the material reserved 
                        in the contract sites;
                            (v) the types and costs of transportation 
                        for such production from the contract sites to 
                        markets;
                            (vi) royalties, taxes, and fees to mine and 
                        sell the production from the contract sites;
                            (vii) similar market sales of materials the 
                        area or region of the contract sites; and
                            (viii) the net present values of expected 
                        future cash flows from proposed mining 
                        operations of the Contract sites taking into 
                        consideration, at a minimum, the matters 
                        referred to in clauses (i) through (viii).
    (c) Submission of Expenses Incurred.--
            (1) In general.--To assist in the verification of the 
        amounts expended referred to in subsection (b)(3)(C), TMC shall 
        submit to the Secretary within 60 days after the date of 
        enactment of this Act an itemized list of such amounts, with 
        enough detail and supporting documentation so the Secretary can 
        determine that the expenses are associated with the Contracts.
            (2) Arbitration.--The Secretary shall issue the 
        determination of the amounts expended referred to in subsection 
        (b)(3)(C) within 60 days after receipt of the itemized list 
        required under paragraph (1). If the Secretary disapproves such 
        list, the Secretary shall, upon request of TMC, determine the 
        economic value invested for purposes of subsection (b)(3) 
        through arbitration in accordance with subchapter IV of chapter 
        5 of title 5, United States Code.
    (d) Return of Value Opportunities for TMC.--
            (1) In general.--Within six months after the completion of 
        the requirements of subsections (b) and (c), the Secretary 
        shall provide to TMC the following:
                    (A) Surface and mineral estate interests and 
                additional value under subsection (b)(1) using the 
                surface and mineral estate as described and delineated 
                as Area A on the map entitled ``Cemex USA and City of 
                Victorville, California Land Disposal and Acquisition 
                Agreement'' and on file with the Secretary, consisting 
                of approximately 5,000 acres.
                    (B) If the fair market value of the surface and 
                mineral estate used under subparagraph (A) is less than 
                the sum described in subsection (b)(3), additional 
                mineral or surface estate under subsection (b)(1) using 
                the surface and mineral estate as described and 
                delineated as Area B on the map entitled ``Cemex USA 
                and City of Victorville, California Land Disposal and 
                Acquisition Agreement'' and on file with the Secretary, 
                consisting of approximately 3,000 acres as is necessary 
                so that the sum of the values provided under 
                subparagraph (A) and this subparagraph does not exceed 
                the sum described in subsection (b)(3).
                    (C) If the sum of the fair market values of the 
                surface and mineral estates and additional value 
                provided under subparagraphs (A) and (B) is less that 
                the sum described in subsection (b)(3), additional 
                value as is necessary so that the sum of the values 
                provided under subparagraphs (A) and (B) and this 
                subparagraph does not exceed the sum described in 
                subsection (b)(3), in the form of one or more of the 
                following that are mutually agreed to by the Secretary 
                and TMC:
                            (i) Credits that may be applied against 
                        future royalties, bonus bids, or rental fees 
                        for Federal lands administered by the Secretary 
                        and located within the State of California, 
                        including leases for all submerged lands of the 
                        outer Continental Shelf.
                            (ii) Interest in the mineral estate in 
                        Federal lands in the State of California that 
                        are available for sale under the Mineral 
                        Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) or other 
                        law administered by the Secretary.
                            (iii) Interests in the surface estate in 
                        Federal lands in the State of California that 
                        are under the administrative jurisdiction of 
                        the Secretary and that are available for 
                        disposal.
    (e) Treatment of Credits.--
            (1) Term.--Credits provided under subsection (d) shall 
        expire at the end of the 10-year period beginning on the date 
        the credits are issued by the Secretary.
            (2) Assignment.--TMC may assign credits provided to TMC 
        under subsection (d) to any person who satisfies the same 
        requirements to hold the Contracts as those that applied to TMC 
        under the Materials Act of 1947.
    (f) Referral to Court of Claims.--
            (1) Referral.--If within 12 months after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary and TMC do not reach 
        agreement under subsections (b), (c), and (d) regarding the 
        financial and mineral production opportunities to be provided 
        by the Secretary to TMC under subsection (b)(1), or, if within 
        3 months after TMC receives notice in accordance with 
        subsection (b)(4) of the fair market value determined by the 
        Secretary of the surface and mineral estate identified in the 
        maps referred to in subsection (d) TMC or the city of 
        Victorville, California, notifies the Secretary that it 
        disagrees with the Secretary's determination, the Secretary 
        shall refer the issues upon which TMC, or the city of 
        Victorville, California, and the Secretary are not in agreement 
        with respect to such an agreement or fair market value to the 
        United States Court of Federal Claims for resolution
            (2) Resolution by court.--In any referral under this 
        subsection, the court shall--
                    (A) determine de novo the values described in 
                subsection (b) and (d), including the fair market 
                values of the surface and mineral estates as described 
                and delineated on the maps referred to in subsection 
                (d)(1); and
                    (B) determine and order the Secretary to provide 
                financial and mineral production opportunities 
                consistent with subparagraph (A), for purposes of 
                subsections (b)(1) and (d).

SEC. 5. LIMITATIONS ON FUTURE LEASING FOR LAND OR MINERAL ESTATE IN THE 
              VICTOR VALLEY AREA OF CALIFORNIA.

    Notwithstanding anything in this Act to the contrary, prior to any 
lease, transfer, or other disposition of land or any mineral or surface 
estate for any area that is located in the city of Victorville, 
California, the city of Victorville's sphere of influence, or the city 
of Victorville's proposed sphere of influence, all as delineated on the 
map entitled ``Cemex USA and City of Victorville, California Land 
Disposal and Acquisition Agreement'' and on file with the Secretary, 
the Secretary shall--
            (1) consult with the city of Victorville, California, and 
        surface owners in that area; and
            (2) prohibit mining in that area.
[EX A]: Soledad Canyon Mine Act - Instructs the Secretary of the Interior to cancel Bureau of Land Management mineral contracts CA-20139 and CA-22901 and withdraw from further mineral entry the areas subject to them, which are located in Soledad Canyon adjacent to Santa Clarita, California.

Requires Transit Mixed Concrete Corporation to receive, as compensation for cancellation of the contracts, their fair market value and its expenditures and covered liabilities in trying to bring the contracts into commercial production.

Increases the adjusted basis of the contracts upon cancellation for federal tax purposes.

Directs the Secretary, before any disposition of land, mineral or surface estate for any area located in the city of Victorville, California, to: (1) consult with the city and surface owners; and (2) prohibit mining in such area.

[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Virginia Access to Energy Act'' or 
the ``VA Energy Act''.

SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT TO CONDUCT PROPOSED OIL AND GAS LEASE SALE 220 ON 
              THE OCS OFF VIRGINIA.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior shall conduct 
offshore oil and gas Lease Sale 220 under section 8 of the Outer 
Continental Shelf Lands Act (33 U.S.C. 1337) by as soon as practicable, 
but not later than one year, after the date the Secretary receives a 
petition from the Governor requesting that the lease sale be conducted.
    (b) Prohibition on Leasing Within 50 Miles of the Coastal Zone.--
The Secretary shall not issue any lease under this Act for any tract 
located within 50 miles of the coastal zone of the State unless 
requested by the Governor.
    (c) Prohibition on Conflicts With Military Operations.--The 
Secretary shall not make any tract available for leasing under this 
section if the Secretary of Defense determines that drilling activity 
on that tract would conflict with any military operation.

SEC. 3. DISPOSITION OF REVENUES.

    (a) Allocation, Generally.--Of the qualified revenues received by 
the United States each fiscal year--
            (1) 50 percent shall be used for non-Federal purposes as 
        provided in subsection (b); and
            (2) 50 percent shall be used for Federal purposes as 
        provided in subsection (c).
    (b) Use for Non-Federal Purposes.--
            (1) In general.--Of the qualified revenues referred to in 
        subsection (a)(1)--
                    (A) 75 shall be paid to the State, without further 
                appropriation;
                    (B) 12.5 percent--
                            (i) shall be used, without further 
                        appropriation, to provide financial assistance 
                        to the State in accordance with section 6 of 
                        the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 
                        1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-8); and
                            (ii) shall be considered income to the Land 
                        and Water Conservation Fund for purposes of 
                        section 2 of that Act (16 U.S.C. 460l-5); and
                    (C) 12.5 percent shall be deposited in a separate 
                account in the Treasury that shall be used, without 
                further appropriation, by the Secretary of the 
                Interior, in consultation with the Governor, to 
                mitigate for any environmental damage that occurs as a 
                result of extraction activities authorized under oil 
                and gas leases issued under this Act, regardless of 
                whether the damage is--
                            (i) reasonably foreseeable; or
                            (ii) caused by negligence or a natural 
                        disaster.
            (2) Use of payments to state.--Amounts paid to the State 
        under paragraph (1)(A) shall be used by the State for one or 
        more of the following:
                    (A) Education.
                    (B) Transportation.
                    (C) Reducing taxes.
                    (D) Coastal and environmental restoration.
                    (E) Energy infrastructure and projects.
                    (F) State seismic monitoring programs.
                    (G) Alternative energy development.
                    (H) Energy efficiency and conservation.
                    (I) Hurricane and natural disaster insurance 
                programs.
    (c) Use for Federal Purposes.--Of the qualified revenues referred 
to in subsection (a)(2)--
            (1) 50 percent shall be applied solely to reduce the 
        outstanding Federal debt; and
            (2) 50 percent shall be deposited into the Alterative 
        Energy Trust Fund established by section 4.

SEC. 4. ALTERNATIVE ENERGY TRUST FUND.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury a separate 
account that shall be known as the Alternative Energy Trust Fund.
    (b) Contents.--The account shall consist of amounts deposited into 
it under section 3(c)(2).
    (c) Use.--Amounts in the account may be used, without further 
appropriation, by the Secretary of Energy for making grants for the 
following:
            (1) Coal and related technologies program.
            (2) To improve the commercial value of forest biomass for 
        electric energy, useful heat, transportation fuels, and other 
        commercial purposes.
            (3) Solar and wind technologies.
            (4) Renewable energy.
            (5) Methane hydrate research.
            (6) Nuclear power loan guarantees.
            (7) Smart grid technology research, development, and 
        demonstration.

SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Coastal zone.--The term ``coastal zone'' has the 
        meaning that term has in the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act 
        (43 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.).
            (2) Governor.--The term ``Governor'' means the Governor of 
        the State.
            (3) Lease sale 220.--The term ``Lease Sale 220'' means 
        proposed OCS Oil and Gas Lease Sale 220 in the Mid-Atlantic OCS 
        Planning Area in the area offshore the State, as included in 
        the OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program, 2007-2012.
            (4) Qualified revenues.--The term ``qualified revenues'' 
        means all rentals, royalties, bonus bids, and other sums due 
        and payable to the United States under leases issued under this 
        Act.
            (5) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Virginia.
[EX A]:
Virginia Access to Energy Act or the VA Energy Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct offshore oil and gas Lease Sale 220 on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) by as soon as practicable, but not later than one year, after the date the Secretary receives a petition from the governor requesting that the lease sale be conducted.

Provides for the disposition of revenues received from such lease sale for both federal and non-federal purposes, including payments to the state of Virginia.

Establishes in the Treasury the Alternative Energy Trust Fund, consisting of a portion of such revenues, which may be used for making grants for a coal and related technologies program, solar and wind technologies, and nuclear power loan guarantees, among other things.