An Act to authorize and direct the Secretary of Energy to sell the Alaska Power Administration, and to authorize the export of Alaska North Slope crude oil, and for other purposes.
Public Law 104-58 · S. 395 · 104th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Nov 28, 1995 · Energy
Sponsor: Sen. Frank Murkowski (R-AK)
Cosponsors (3): Sen. Ted Stevens, Sen. Dianne Feinstein,
Passage votesYeaNay
- HouseRecorded vote: 289 yea, 134 nay289–134
- SenateRecorded vote: 69 yea, 29 nay69–29
Data notes
The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.
Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Alaska Power Administration Asset Sale and
Termination
Title II: Exports of Alaskan North Slope Oil
Title III: Outer Continental Shelf Deep Water Royalty Relief
Title IV: Miscellaneous
Title I: Alaska Power Administration Asset Sale and Termination - Alaska Power Administration Asset Sale and Termination Act - Directs the Secretary of Energy to sell: (1) the Snettisham Hydroelectric Project to the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority (or its successor State agency or authority); and (2) the Eklutna Hydroelectric Project to the Municipality of Anchorage, the Chugach Electric Association, Inc., and the Matanuska Electric Association, Inc. Mandates that sale proceeds be deposited into the Treasury to the credit of miscellaneous receipts. Authorizes appropriations to prepare and acquire Eklutna and Snettisham assets for sale and conveyance.
Authorizes the Alaska Power Administration to expend certain funds contributed by the purchasers or customers to improve and maintain Eklutna or Snettisham.
(Sec. 104) Declares that both Projects shall continue to be exempt from certain Federal Power Act licensing requirements (subject to a certain Memorandum of Agreement). Denies such exemption to subsequent assignments of interest, unless the transferee is the Alaska Electric Generation and Transmission Cooperative Inc.
Grants jurisdiction to the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska to review and enforce such Memorandum, including the remedy of specific performance.
Provides for an action seeking review of a Fish and Wildlife Program of the Governor of Alaska under the Memorandum, or challenging actions of the Memorandum parties before adoption of the Program, if it is brought within 90 days after the Governor adopts such Program.
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) issue rights-of-way with respect to certain Eklutna lands to the Alaska Power Administration for subsequent reassignment to the Eklutna Purchasers at no cost to them; and (2) convey to the State of Alaska (with respect to certain Eklutna and Snettisham lands) improved lands under certain statutory selection entitlements.
(Sec. 105) Declares that the sale of the Alaska Power Administration's hydroelectric projects, and their subsequent exemption from the licensing requirements of the Federal Power Act, do not apply to other Federal hydroelectric projects.
Title II: Exports of Alaskan North Slope Oil - Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to permit the export of Alaskan North Slope oil unless the President finds, within five months after enactment of this Act, that such exportation is not in the national interest. Sets forth mandatory considerations in evaluating whether such exportation is in the national interest, including an environmental review and supply and employment impact analysis. Mandates that, except in certain cases, such oil be transported by U.S.-owned merchant marine vessels. Retains the President's authority to prohibit exportation of the oil.
Instructs the Secretary of Commerce to issue, within 30 days after the President's national interest determination, necessary rules, including any licensing requirements and conditions, to implement such determination.
Directs the Secretary to recommend that the President take appropriate action (including modification of export authorization) if oil exports under authority of this Act have caused sustained material supply shortages or price increases significantly above world market levels, together with sustained material adverse effects upon domestic employment.
(Sec. 202) Instructs the Comptroller General to review and report to specified congressional committees on energy production in California and Alaska, and on the effects of Alaskan North Slope crude oil exports upon consumers, independent refiners, shipbuilding and ship repair yards on the West Coast and in Hawaii.
(Sec. 203) Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to the Multnomah County Tax Supervising and Conservation Commission of Multnomah County, Oregon, subject to certain required findings regarding the need to levy port district ad valorem taxes. Authorizes appropriations.
Title III: Outer Continental Shelf Deep Water Royalty Relief - Outer Continental Shelf Deep Water Royalty Relief Act - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to reduce or eliminate any royalty or net profit share set forth in existing leases for oil or gas resources in certain areas of deep water on the Outer Continental Shelf in the Gulf of Mexico.
(Sec. 302) Declares that, with specified exceptions, no royalty payments shall be due on new production from any lease or unit located in specified water depths in the Western and Central Planning Areas of the Gulf until certain volumes of oil equivalent are produced.
(Sec. 303) Provides for new leases and lease sales on the basis of a cash bonus bid meeting certain criteria.
(Sec. 304) Suspends royalties for a five-year period for new leases in specified water depths in the Gulf. Subjects sales of such leases to such cash bonus bidding system.
Title IV: Miscellaneous - Instructs the Commandant of the Coast Guard to submit a plan to the Congress on the most cost-effective means of implementing an international private sector tug-of-opportunity system using existing towing vessels to provide timely emergency response to a vessel in distress transiting the waters within the boundaries of the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary or the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
Who voted for it
Every senator of the 104th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 69 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.
69 yea29 nay1 present or did not vote
Democrats who voted yea(18)
Sen. Ted KennedyD-MA- Sen. Tom DaschleD-SD
- Sen. Claiborne PellD-RI
Sen. Kent ConradD-ND
Sen. Byron DorganD-ND- Sen. John GlennD-OH
Sen. Daniel InouyeD-HI
Sen. Jeff BingamanD-NM- Sen. Wendell FordD-KY
- Sen. Richard BryanD-NV
- Sen. Fritz HollingsD-SC
Sen. Dianne FeinsteinD-CA- Sen. John JohnstonD-LA
- Sen. John BreauxD-LA
- Sen. Charles RobbD-VA
Sen. Max BaucusD-MT- Sen. Samuel NunnD-GA
- Sen. Howell HeflinD-AL
Republicans who voted yea(51)
- Sen. Jim JeffordsR-VT
Sen. Arlen SpecterR-PA- Sen. William CohenR-ME
Sen. Olympia SnoweR-ME- Sen. John ChafeeR-RI
- Sen. Ben CampbellD-CO
- Sen. Nancy KassebaumR-KS
- Sen. Alan SimpsonR-WY
- Sen. Alfonse D’AmatoR-NY
Sen. Ted StevensR-AK- Sen. Mike DeWineR-OH
Sen. Pete DomeniciR-NM- Sen. William RothR-DE
Sen. Richard LugarR-IN
Sen. Kit BondR-MO
Sen. John WarnerR-VA
Sen. Robert BennettR-UT
Sen. Thad CochranR-MS- Sen. Larry PresslerR-SD
- Sen. Spencer AbrahamR-MI
Sen. Chuck GrassleyR-IA- Sen. Bill FristR-TN
- Sen. Rick SantorumR-PA
Sen. Orrin HatchR-UT- Sen. Conrad BurnsR-MT
Sen. Richard ShelbyR-AL- Sen. Frank MurkowskiR-AK
Sen. Mitch McConnellR-KY- Sen. Robert DoleR-KS
- Sen. Fred ThompsonR-TN
Sen. Judd GreggR-NH- Sen. Strom ThurmondR-SC
Sen. Kay HutchisonR-TX- Sen. Connie MackR-FL
- Sen. Craig ThomasR-WY
- Sen. Paul CoverdellR-GA
Sen. Daniel CoatsR-IN- Sen. Dirk KempthorneR-ID
Sen. Trent LottR-MS
Sen. Larry CraigR-ID
Sen. John McCainR-AZ- Sen. Rod GramsR-MN
- Sen. John AshcroftR-MO
- Sen. Don NicklesR-OK
- Sen. Hank BrownR-CO
- Sen. Phil GrammR-TX
Sen. Jim InhofeR-OK
Sen. Jon KylR-AZ- Sen. Bob SmithR-NH
- Sen. Jesse HelmsR-NC
- Sen. Lauch FairclothR-NC
Data notes
The Senate’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 574 in Voteview), matched to the vote the record cites and checked against its totals. Positions are each member’s DW-NOMINATE score for that Congress, as on the Ideology page; left to right is more liberal to more conservative. Paired and announced yea votes count as yea. Lists follow the compass, most liberal first. A name links to a profile only for members of the current Congress. A law passed by voice vote or unanimous consent has no member list, and neither does a vote Voteview has not yet recorded.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Senate · hearings by (full committee), markup by, referred to, reported by
Data notes
A committee links to its page only where it exists in the current Congress; older and renamed committees are named without a link.
Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 50 actions.
- Nov 28, 1995Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 104-58.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Nov 16, 1995PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Nov 14, 1995Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 69-29. Record Vote No: 574.Senate roll call 574
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 69-29. Record Vote No: 574.Senate roll call 574
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report considered in Senate.
- Nov 8, 1995Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference papers: message on House action held at the desk in Senate.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 289 - 134 (Roll no. 772).House roll call 772
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report agreed to in House: On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 289 - 134 (Roll no. 772).House roll call 772
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · On motion to recommit with instructions to conference committee Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 160 - 261 (Roll no. 771).House roll call 771
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Mr. Miller (CA) moved to recommit with instructions to the conference committee.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Mr. Young (AK) brought up conference report H. Rept. 104-312 for consideration under the provisions of H. Res. 256.
- FloorFloor · The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions to conference committee was ordered without objection.
- FloorFloor · DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 256, the House proceeded with one hour of general debate on the conference report.
- FloorFloor · Rule H. Res. 256 passed House.
- Nov 7, 1995Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference papers: Senate report and managers' statement held at the desk in Senate.
- FloorFloor · Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 256 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of the conference report to S. 395. Waiving all points of order against the conference report and against its consideration.
- Nov 6, 1995Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report H. Rept. 104-312 filed. Filed late, pursuant to previous special order.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report filed: Conference report H. Rept. 104-312 filed. Filed late, pursuant to previous special order.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conferees agreed to file conference report.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.
- Oct 17, 1995Resolving differencesResolving differences · The Speaker appointed an additional conferee for consideration of House amendment No. 4 to fill the vacancy resulting from the resignation from the House of Mr. Mineta: Oberstar.
- Oct 11, 1995Resolving differencesResolving differences · The Speaker appointed an additional conferee for consideration of House amendment No. 2, to fill the vacancy resulting from the resignation from the House of Mr. Mineta: Oberstar.
- Sep 29, 1995Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference held.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference committee actions: Conference held.
- Aug 5, 1995Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to request for conference. Appointed conferees. Murkowski; Hatfield; Domenici; Johnston; Ford.
- FloorFloor · Senate disagreed to the amendments of the House by Voice Vote.
- Jul 26, 1995FloorFloor · Message on House action received in Senate and at the desk: House amendments to Senate bill and House requests a conference.
- Jul 25, 1995Resolving differencesResolving differences · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Data notes
Shows the introduction, each committee and subcommittee step the source dates (referral, hearings, markup, report, discharge), and the floor, conference, presidential and became-law steps. Calendar placements, messages between the chambers, amendments and committee report numbers are not shown for laws before the 108th Congress. Two entries the source lists twice are shown once.
Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.



























































































































