Part 1. Definition
In this task, you are given text for US Congressional and California state bills, your task is to generate a summary for this bill.
Part 2. Example
SECTION 1. LIABILITY OF BUSINESS ENTITIES PROVIDING USE OF FACILITIES
TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.

(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Business entity.--The term ''business entity'' means a
firm, corporation, association, partnership, consortium, joint
venture, or other form of enterprise.
(2) Facility.--The term ''facility'' means any real
property, including any building, improvement, or appurtenance.
(3) Gross negligence.--The term ''gross negligence'' means
voluntary and conscious conduct by a person with knowledge (at
the time of the conduct) that the conduct is likely to be
harmful to the health or well-being of another person.
(4) Intentional misconduct.--The term ''intentional
misconduct'' means conduct by a person with knowledge (at the
time of the conduct) that the conduct is harmful to the health
or well-being of another person.
(5) Nonprofit organization.--The term ''nonprofit
organization'' means--
(A) any organization described in section 501(c)(3)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from
tax under section 501(a) of such Code; or
(B) any not-for-profit organization organized and
conducted for public benefit and operated primarily for
charitable, civic, educational, religious, welfare, or
health purposes.
(6) State.--The term ''State'' means each of the several
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern
Mariana Islands, any other territory or possession of the
United States, or any political subdivision of any such State,
territory, or possession.
(b) Limitation on Liability.--
(1) In general.--Subject to subsection (c), a business
entity shall not be subject to civil liability relating to any
injury or death occurring at a facility of the business entity
in connection with a use of such facility by a nonprofit
organization if--
(A) the use occurs outside of the scope of business
of the business entity;
(B) such injury or death occurs during a period
that such facility is used by the nonprofit
organization; and
(C) the business entity authorized the use of such
facility by the nonprofit organization.
(2) Application.--This subsection shall apply--
(A) with respect to civil liability under Federal
and State law; and
(B) regardless of whether a nonprofit organization
pays for the use of a facility.
(c) Exception for Liability.--Subsection (b) shall not apply to an
injury or death that results from an act or omission of a business
entity that constitutes gross negligence or intentional misconduct,
including any misconduct that--
(1) constitutes a crime of violence (as that term is
defined in section 16 of title 18, United States Code) or act
of international terrorism (as that term is defined in section
2331 of title 18) for which the defendant has been convicted in
any court;
(2) constitutes a hate crime (as that term is used in the
Hate Crime Statistics Act (28 U.S.C. 534 note));
(3) involves a sexual offense, as defined by applicable
State law, for which the defendant has been convicted in any
court; or
(4) involves misconduct for which the defendant has been
found to have violated a Federal or State civil rights law.
(d) Superseding Provision.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2) and subsection
(e), this Act preempts the laws of any State to the extent that
such laws are inconsistent with this Act, except that this Act
shall not preempt any State law that provides additional
protection from liability for a business entity for an injury
or death with respect to which conditions under subparagraphs
(A) through (C) of subsection (b)(1) apply.
(2) Limitation.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed to
supersede any Federal or State health or safety law.
(e) Election of State Regarding Nonapplicability.--This Act shall
not apply to any civil action in a State court against a business
entity in which all parties are citizens of the State if such State
enacts a statute--
(1) citing the authority of this subsection;
(2) declaring the election of such State that this Act
shall not apply to such civil action in the State; and
(3) containing no other provision.
Answer: Shields a business entity from civil liability relating to any injury or death occurring at a facility of that entity in connection with a use of such facility by a nonprofit organization if: (1) the use occurs outside the scope of business of the business entity; (2) such injury or death occurs during a period that such facility is used by such organization; and (3) the business entity authorized the use of such facility by the organization.
Makes this Act inapplicable to an injury or death that results from an act or omission of a business entity that constitutes gross negligence or intentional misconduct, including misconduct that: (1) constitutes a hate crime or a crime of violence or act of international terrorism for which the defendant has been convicted in any court; or (2) involves a sexual offense for which the defendant has been convicted in any court or misconduct for which the defendant has been found to have violated a Federal or State civil rights law.
Preempts State laws to the extent that such laws are inconsistent with this Act, except State law that provides additional protection from liability. Specifies that this Act shall not be construed to supersede any Federal or State health or safety law.
Makes this Act inapplicable to any civil action in a State court against a business entity in which all parties are citizens of the State if such State, citing this Act's authority and containing no other provision, enacts a statute declaring the State's election that this Act shall not apply to such action in the State.
Explanation: This Bill focuses on shielding business entities from civil liability relating to an injury or death depending on the conditions of injury, hence the generated summary is correct.
Part 3. Exercise
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Oil Shale and Tar Sands Leasing Act
of 2008''.

SEC. 2. OIL SHALE AND TAR SANDS LEASING.

Section 369 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15927) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (d)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by striking ''Not later than 18 months
after the date of enactment of this Act, in''
and inserting the following:
''(A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the
date of enactment of the Oil Shale and Tar Sands
Leasing Act of 2008, in''; and
(ii) by adding at the end the following:
''(B) Additional comment period.--The Governors of
each of the States of Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming shall
be afforded an additional 90 days beyond the public
comment period during which to comment on the final
programmatic environmental impact statement prior to
issuance of a record of decision by the Secretary.'';
and
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) in the heading by striking ''(2) Final
regulation.--Not'' and inserting the following:
''(2) Proposed regulation.--
''(A) In general.--Not'';
(ii) by striking ''6 months'' and inserting
''1 year'';
(iii) by striking ''final'' and inserting
''proposed''; and
(iv) by adding at the end the following:
''(B) Public comment.--The proposed regulations
under this paragraph shall be open to public comment
for not less than 120 days.'';
(2) by redesignating subsections (e) through (s) as
subsections (g) through (u), respectively;
(3) by inserting after subsection (d) the following:
''(e) Analysis of Commercial Leasing Program.--
''(1) In general.--Not later than 18 months after the date
of enactment of the Oil Shale and Tar Sands Leasing Act of
2008, and concurrent with the development of the proposed
regulations as required by this section, the Secretary shall,
in cooperation with the Secretary of Energy and the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, prepare
and submit to Congress a report (including recommendations)
that analyzes the elements of a commercial leasing program for
oil shale and tar sands, taking into account any findings from
the research and development program conducted under subsection
(c).
''(2) Inclusions.--The report under paragraph (1) shall
include--
''(A) an analysis of--
''(i) technologies and research and
development programs for the production of oil
and other materials from oil shale and tar
sands in existence on the date on which the
report is prepared;
''(ii) whether leases under the program
should be issued on a competitive basis;
''(iii) the term of the leases;
''(iv) the maximum size of the leases;
''(v) the minimum size of the leases;
''(vi) the use and distribution of bonus
bid payments;
''(vii) the royalty rate to be applied,
including whether a sliding scale royalty rate
should be used;
''(viii) the maximum number of leases and
maximum acreage to be leased under the leasing
program to a single lessee or an individual;
''(ix) any infrastructure required to
support oil shale and tar sands development in
industry and communities;
''(x) any conditions that should be imposed
in leases to minimize the impacts on--
''(I) air quality and conditions,
including greenhouse gas emissions;
''(II) water quality and quantity;
''(III) human health;
''(IV) local communities; and
''(V) wildlife habitat;
''(xi) policies that are necessary to
mitigate the adverse impacts of commercial oil
shale and tar sands exploration, development,
and production activities on wildlife and other
environmental resources that may be affected by
a commercial oil shale and tar sands leasing
and development program;
''(xii) reclamation bonding requirements
that should be imposed to guarantee the
reclamation of areas disturbed by oil shale and
tar sands exploration, development, and
production activities; and
''(xiii) appropriate diligent development
and minimum production requirements;
''(B) an identification of events that should serve
as a precursor to commercial leasing, including--
''(i) the development of environmentally
and commercially viable technologies; and
''(ii) the completion of land use planning
and environmental reviews; and
''(C) an analysis, developed in conjunction with
the appropriate State water resources agencies, of the
demand for, and availability of, water with respect to
the development of oil shale and tar sands, including
the best available estimates of the impacts of
population growth and climate change on availability
and timing of freshwater throughout the Colorado River
Basin.
''(3) Public participation.--In preparing the report under
this subsection, the Secretary shall provide notice to, and
solicit comment from--
''(A) the public;
''(B) representatives of local government;
''(C) representatives of industry; and
''(D) other interested parties.
''(4) Participation by certain states.--In preparing the
report under this subsection, the Secretary shall--
''(A) provide timely notice to, and solicit comment
from, the Governors of each of the States of Colorado,
Utah, and Wyoming;
''(B) allow each of the Governors of Colorado,
Utah, and Wyoming a period of not less than 90 days to
provide comments on the report; and
''(C) incorporate into the report submitted to
Congress under paragraph (1) any response of the
Secretary to those comments.
''(5) Incorporation of findings by nas.--In preparing the
report required by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall refer to
and use information and recommendations made by the National
Academy of Sciences in the report described in subsection (f).
''(f) National Academy of Sciences Report and Recommendations.--
''(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of the Oil Shale and Tar Sands Leasing Act of 2008,
the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the
Secretary of Energy and the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency, shall enter into an arrangement with the
National Academy of Sciences under which the Academy shall
conduct a study to assess the environmental and commercial
framework for oil shale and tar sands development in the United
States.
''(2) Matters to be addressed.--The study shall address--
''(A) the importance of oil shale and tar sands
production to meet the energy needs of the United
States;
''(B) the status of oil shale and tar sands
research and development efforts;
''(C) the likely positive and negative implications
of the various technologies for the commercial
production of oil from oil shale and tar sands
resources, including the cumulative effects of other
energy infrastructure necessary for such production,
on--
''(i) water resources (including surface
water and groundwater), including the quantity
and quality of water;
''(ii) air quality, including greenhouse
gas emissions;
''(iii) human health;
''(iv) local communities;
''(v) wildlife habitat; and
''(vi) regional energy needs;
''(D) the timeframe for viable large-scale
commercial oil shale and tar sands production and
events that should serve as a precursor to commercial
leasing, such as development of commercially viable and
environmentally safe technologies;
''(E) the feasibility and advisability of
initiating a pilot program for commercial leasing;
''(F) energy sources needed for extraction
technologies and the resulting energy balance and
associated costs;
''(G) potential greenhouse gas emissions for each
technology and sequestration opportunities;
''(H) potential social and environmental impacts of
commercial oil shale and tar sands production,
including groundwater and surface water usage;
''(I) workforce capacity requirements associated
with large-scale commercial development; and
''(J) appropriate terms and conditions for
commercial oil shale leases on public land, including
royalty rates, diligent development requirements,
environmental conditions, and length of the lease term.
''(3) Recommendations.--The study shall--
''(A) analyze the viability of, and timeframe for,
environmentally safe commercial oil shale and tar sands
development; and
''(B) make recommendations as to changes, if any,
to Federal law (including regulations) needed to
facilitate the commercial production of oil shale and
tar sands resources in a manner that minimizes adverse
social and environmental impacts and ensures a fair
return to the public.
''(4) Completion of study.--The National Academy of
Sciences shall--
''(A) not later than 18 months after the date of
enactment of the Oil Shale and Tar Sands Leasing Act of
2008, submit the findings and recommendations of the
study to the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary
of Energy, and the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency; and
''(B) on completion of the study, make the results
of the study available to the public.
''(5) Report to congress.--Not later than 180 days after
receiving the results of the study, the Secretary of the
Interior, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy and the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall
report to Congress on--
''(A) the findings and recommendations of the
study;
''(B) the agreement or disagreement of the
Secretary with each of the findings and recommendations
of the study; and
''(C)(i) a plan and timeframe for implementing the
recommendations of the study through regulations or
otherwise; or
''(ii) if the Secretary declines to implement a
recommendation, the justification for declining to
implement the recommendation.'';
(4) in subsection (g) (as redesignated by paragraph (2))--
(A) by striking ''Not later'' and inserting the
following:
''(1) In general.--Not later'';
(B) in the first sentence, by striking ''of the
final regulation required by subsection (d)'' and
inserting ''of final regulations issued under this
section (taking into account the findings and
recommendations of the studies and reports required by
subsections (e) and (f) and the results of research and
development carried out under leases entered into for
that purpose)'';
(C) in the second sentence, by striking ''If the
Secretary finds sufficient support and interest exists
in a State,'' and inserting the following:
''(2) Lease sale.--If the Secretary finds sufficient
support and interest exists in a State and determines that the
technology for the development of tar sands and oil shale
resources is commercially and technically viable,'';
(D) in the third sentence, by striking ''Evidence
of'' and inserting the following:
''(3) Evidence of interest.--Evidence of''; and
(E) by adding at the end the following:
''(4) Recommendations of states on proposed lease sales and
development and production plans.--
''(A) In general.--Any Governor of an affected
State or the executive of any affected local government
in the State may submit recommendations to the
Secretary regarding the size, timing, or location of a
proposed lease sale or with respect to a proposed
development and production plan.
''(B) Forwarding local recommendations to
governor.--Prior to submitting recommendations to the
Secretary, the executive of any affected local
government in any affected State shall forward the
recommendations of the executive to the Governor of the
State.
''(C) Deadline.--The recommendations shall be
submitted not later than 60 days after the date of
notice of the proposed lease sale or the date of
receipt of the development and production plan.
''(D) Approval.--The Secretary shall accept the
recommendations of the Governor, and may accept the
recommendations of the executive of any affected local
government, if the Secretary determines, after having
provided an opportunity for consultation, that the
recommendations provide for a reasonable balance
between the national interest and the well-being of the
citizens of the affected State.
''(E) Rationale.--The Secretary shall communicate
to the Governor, in writing, the reasons for the
determination of the Governor--
''(i) to accept or reject the
recommendations of the Governor; or
''(ii) to implement any alternative means,
identified in consultation with the Governor,
to provide for a reasonable balance between the
national interest and the well-being of the
citizens of the affected State.
''(5) Environmental compliance.--An environmental impact
statement or similar analysis required under the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) shall
be required--
''(A) prior to any lease sale with respect to the
land proposed to be leased under the commercial leasing
program established under this subsection; and
''(B) on a site-specific basis prior to the
authorization of any development activity on any leased
land.''; and
(5) in subsection (i)(1)(B) (as redesignated by paragraph
(2)), by striking ''subsection (e)'' and inserting ''subsection
(g)''.
Answer:
Oil Shale and Tar Sands Leasing Act of 2008 - Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to direct the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) report to Congress on a commercial leasing program for oil shale and tar sands; and (2) arrange with the National Academy of Sciences to assess for a report to Congress the environmental and commercial framework for oil shale and tar sands development.

Authorizes the senior executive of an affected state or local governmental unit to submit recommendations to the Secretary with respect to size, timing, or location of either a proposed lease sale, or a proposed development and production plan.

Requires an environmental impact statement prior to: (1) any lease sale under the commercial leasing program under this Act; and (2) authorization, on a site-specific basis, of development activity on leased land.