U.S. Congress - S.3202 Gas Price Reduction Act of 2008
S.3202 - Gas Price Reduction Act of 2008
A bill to address record high gas prices at the pump, and for other purposes. view all titles (2)
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- Official: A bill to address record high gas prices at the pump, and for other purposes. as introduced.
- Short: Gas Price Reduction Act of 2008 as introduced.
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6/26/2008--Introduced.Gas Price Reduction Act of 2008 - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) to prescribe procedures for petition, by the governor of a state with a new producing area within the offshore administrative boundaries beyond the state's submerged land, to mOfficial Summary
6/26/2008--Introduced.Gas Price Reduction Act of 2008 - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) to prescribe procedures for petition, by the governor of a state with a new producing area within the offshore administrative boundaries beyond the state's submerged land, to make the new producing area available for oil and gas leasing. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to deposit specified percentages of outer Continental Shelf revenues into:
(1) the general fund of the Treasury; and
(2) into a special account in the Treasury for disbursal to both new producing states and to the Land and Water Conservation Fund. Amends the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, to repeal the prohibition against funding:
(1) regulations regarding a commercial leasing program for oil shale resources on public lands; or
(2) an oil shale lease sale. Instructs the Secretary of Energy to:
(1) expand and accelerate research and development efforts for advanced batteries; and
(2) implement a direct loan program for up to 30% of the costs of advanced battery production. Expresses the sense of the Senate that the federal government should implement policies to increase federal purchases of plug-in electric drive vehicles. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury, the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to study jointly and report to Congress on the international regime for regulating trading in energy commodity futures and derivatives. Amends the Commodity Exchange Act to prohibit the CFTC from permitting a foreign board of trade to provide to participants subject to CFTC jurisdiction direct access to electronic trading and order matching unless specified requirements are met. Directs the CFTC to:
(1) promulgate rules for routine reporting requirements for index traders and swap dealers in energy and agricultural transactions; and
(2) disaggregate and make public monthly information on the positions and value of index funds and other passive, long-only positions in the energy and agricultural futures markets.
Instructs the CFTC to report to certain congressional committees on:
(1) the scope of commodity index trading in the futures markets;
(2) whether classification of index traders and swap dealers in the futures markets can be improved for regulatory and reporting purposes; and
(3) whether index trading activity is adversely impacting the price discovery process in the futures markets and whether different practices and controls should be required. Instructs the CFTC to hire additional employees.
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Price of gas hits lowest point in nearly 5 years - BizChuck
Forty-four Republican Senators support S. 3202, the Gas Price Reduction Act, to find more American energy and use less. The bill's balanced approach is designed to attract bipartisan support. To find ... 20-06-2008 China raises prices ...
ARGE-Freiburg.de: Herbert Masslau,,Alg II -- BGH verbessert ...
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