Unconventional Domestic Natural Gas Research and Development Act - Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to entitle as the Unconventional Domestic Natural Gas Research and Development Program the existing program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of technologies for ultra-deepwater and unconventional natural gas and other petroleum resource exploration and production.
Requires the Secretary of Energy to seek to establish partnerships with research performers in institutions of higher education and the private sector to undertake research and development not likely otherwise to be undertaken in the absence of support from the program.
Directs the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) to submit to the Secretary of Energy its complementary annual research plan for inclusion as a component of the President's annual budget request to Congress.
Authorizes the program to make awards in the form of grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, or other transactions.
Directs the Secretary, instead of the NETL on the Secretary's behalf, to conduct program review and oversight.
Extends the program through FY2017.
Revises the limitation on program administration funds to set a maximum of the greater of $4 million or (as under current law) 10% of the total funds allocated under the program.
Increases from $50 million to $150 million the amount required to be deposited each fiscal year into the Ultra-Deepwater and Unconventional Natural Gas and Other Petroleum Research Fund after certain allocations have been made from federal royalties, rents, and bonuses derived from federal onshore and offshore oil and gas leases issued under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act.
[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5062 Introduced in House (IH)]
111th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5062
To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to promote domestic natural gas
research and development, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 15, 2010
Mr. Teague (for himself and Mr. Hall of Texas) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science and Technology
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A BILL
To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to promote domestic natural gas
research and development, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Unconventional Domestic Natural Gas
Research and Development Act''.
SEC. 2. PROGRAM.
Section 999A(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C.
16371(a)) is amended--
(a) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting the following:
``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary''; and
(b) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) Name.--The program established under this section
shall be known as the `Unconventional Domestic Natural Gas
Research and Development Program'.''.
SEC. 3. PURPOSES.
Section 999A of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16371) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(f) Purposes.--In carrying out the program authorized by this
subtitle, the Secretary shall seek to establish partnerships with
research performers in institutions of higher education and the private
sector to undertake research and development not likely otherwise to be
undertaken in the absence of support from the program.''.
SEC. 4. ANNUAL PLAN.
(a) Section 999B(e)(3) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C.
16372(e)(3)) is amended by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting
``Not later than February 1 of each year, the Secretary''.
(b) Section 999B(e) is amended by adding after paragraph (5) the
following:
``(6) National energy technology laboratory annual plan.--
The National Energy Technology Laboratory shall submit to the
Secretary its complementary annual research plan for inclusion
as a component of the President's annual budget request to
Congress.''.
SEC. 5. FORM OF AWARD.
Section 999B(f) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C.
16372(f)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(4) Form of award.--The program consortium may make
awards in the form of grants, contracts, cooperative
agreements, or other transactions.''.
SEC. 6. PROGRAM REVIEW AND OVERSIGHT.
Section 999B(j) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C.
16372(j)) is amended by striking ``The National Energy Technology
Laboratory, on behalf of the Secretary, shall'' and inserting ``The
Secretary shall''.
SEC. 7. EXTENSION.
Section 999F of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16376) is
amended by striking ``2014'' and inserting ``2017''.
SEC. 8. DEFINITION OF PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION FUNDS.
Section 999G(3) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C.
16377(3)) is amended by inserting ``the greater of $4,000,000 or''
after ``not to exceed''.
SEC. 9. FUNDING.
(a) Section 999H(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C.
16378(a)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``$50,000,000'' and inserting
``$150,000,000''; and
(2) by striking ``Ultra-Deepwater and Unconventional
Natural Gas and Other Petroleum'' and inserting
``Unconventional Domestic Natural Gas''.
(b) Section 999H(f) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C.
16378(f)) is amended by striking ``Ultra-Deepwater and Unconventional
Natural Gas and Other Petroleum'' and inserting ``Unconventional
Domestic Natural Gas''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Science and Technology.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
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