Update: The 1,724-page conference report was filed today in the Senate. A copy can be found at http://energy.senate.gov/public/_files/ConferenceReport0.pdf

House and Senate leaders hope to send the energy policy legislation to President Bush by the end of the week.

The package, years in the making, includes provisions aimed at encouraging development on Indian lands by streamlining the federal review process. A copy of the Indian title can be found at http://energy.senate.gov/public/_files/IndianEnergy.pdf.

The bill also extends daylight savings time by four weeks in hopes of saving electricity. Starting in 2007, daylight savings time will begin on the second Sunday in March and end on the first Sunday in November.

Get the Story:
Congress, After Years of Effort, Is Set to Pass Broad Energy Bill (The New York Times 7/27)
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Negotiators Agree on Tax Breaks in Energy Bill (The Washington Post 7/27)
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Energy bill powers up (The Denver Post 7/27)
Energy bill a boost to state (The Sioux Falls Argus Leader 7/27)
Energy bill with no ANWR provisions nears passage (The Anchorage Daily News 7/27)
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ANWR not in final draft, but millions for Alaska included (The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner 7/27)

Get the Bill:
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (H.R.6)

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