To ensure that cost-effective procedures are used to fill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

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   Struck: The Secretary shall

   Inserted: (1) In general.--The Secretary shall

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   Inserted: (2) Procedures.--

   Inserted: (A) In general.--The Secretary shall develop, with an opportunity for public comment, procedures to obtain oil for the Reserve with the intent of maximizing the overall domestic supply of crude oil (including quantities stored in private sector inventories) and minimizing the costs to the Department of the Interior and the Department of Energy of acquiring such oil (including foregone revenues to the Treasury when oil for the Reserve is obtained through the royalty-in-kind program), consistent with national security.

   Inserted: (B) Considerations.--The procedures shall provide that, for purposes of determining whether to acquire oil for the Reserve or defer deliveries of oil, the Secretary shall take into account--

   Inserted: (i) current and future prices, supplies, and inventories of oil;

   Inserted: (ii) national security; and

   Inserted: (iii) other factors that the Secretary determines to be appropriate.

   Inserted: (C) Review of requests for deferrals of scheduled deliveries.--The procedures shall include procedures and criteria for the review of requests for the deferrals of scheduled deliveries.

   Inserted: (D) Deadlines.--The Secretary shall--

   Inserted: (i) propose the procedures required under this paragraph not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act;

   Inserted: (ii) promulgate the procedures not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act; and

   Inserted: (iii) comply with the procedures in acquiring oil for Reserve effective beginning on the date that is 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

   Inserted: AMENDMENT 870

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   Inserted: (Purpose: To require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to complete its investigation and order refunds on the unjust and unreasonable rates charged to California during the 2000-2001 electricity crisis)

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   Inserted: Amendment to be proposed by Mrs. Boxer.

   Inserted: SEC. . FINAL ACTION ON REFUNDS FOR EXCESSIVE CHARGES.

   Inserted: (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--

   Inserted: (1) The state of California experienced an energy crisis;

   Inserted: (2) FERC issued an order requiring a refund of the portion of charges on the sale of electric energy that was unjust or unreasonable during that crisis;

   Inserted: (3) As of the date of enactment of this act, none of the refunds ordered to date have been received by the state of California; and

   Inserted: (4) the Commission has ruled that the state of California is entitled to approximately $3 billion in refunds; the state of California maintains that that $8.9 billion in refunds is owed.

   Inserted: (b) FERC shall--

   Inserted: (1) seek to conclude its investigation into the unjust or unreasonable charges incurred by California during the 2000-2001 electricity crisis as soon as possible;

   Inserted: (2) seek to ensure that refunds the Commission determines are owned to the State of California are paid to the state of California; and

   Inserted: (3) submit to congress a report by December 31, 2005 describing the actions taken by the Commission to date under this section and timetables for further actions.

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