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A bill to clarify the treatment of carbon emissions from forest biomass, and for other purposes. [S.1284]
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A bill to clarify the treatment of carbon emissions from forest biomass, and for other purposes. This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency, when taking an action regarding air emissions from an energy source or facility that uses forest biomass, to assume that forest biomass emissions do not increase overall carbon accumulations in the atmosphere if: (1) a Department of Agriculture's Forest Inventory and Analysis that is current at the time the action is taken shows that forest carbon stocks in the United States are stable or increasing;
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Sponsored by: Sen. Angus S. King
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 05/11/2015
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Southern Atlantic Energy Security Act [S.1279]
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Southern Atlantic Energy Security Act Directs the Department of the Interior, before conducting a lease sale that would offer leases within 30 nautical miles of the coastline, to consult with the governor of each potentially affected state to establish lease stipulations for the management of the surface occupancy of the areas between the coastline and 30 nautical miles to mitigate potential concerns regarding impacts to coastal viewsheds. Prescribes formal considerations for production facilities. Prohibits Interior from approving a development
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mark R. Warner
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Hearings Held. on 05/19/2015
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Job Creation through Energy Efficient Manufacturing Act [S.1275]
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Job Creation through Energy Efficient Manufacturing Act This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a Financing Energy Efficient Manufacturing Program to provide grants to establish or expand programs to finance energy efficiency retrofit, onsite clean and renewable energy, smart grid systems, and alternative vehicle fleet projects for industrial businesses. DOE must establish a process to identify financing opportunities for manufacturing and industrial business with asset portfolios across multiple states. Grant recipients must
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Merkley
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Hearings Held. on 06/09/2015
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A bill to amend the National Energy Conservation Policy Act to reauthorize Federal agencies to enter into long-term contracts for the acquisition of energy. [S.1274]
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A bill to amend the National Energy Conservation Policy Act to reauthorize Federal agencies to enter into long-term contracts for the acquisition of energy. This bill amends the National Energy Conservation Policy Act to allow federal agencies to contract for the acquisition of renewable energy or energy from cogeneration facilities for the federal government for up to 30 years. The Department of Energy's (DOE) Federal Energy Management Program must publish a standardized energy purchase agreement setting forth commercial terms and conditions that
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mazie K. Hirono
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Hearings Held. on 06/09/2015
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RIVER Act Reliable Investment in Vital Energy Reauthorization Act [S.1270]
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RIVER Act Reliable Investment in Vital Energy Reauthorization Act This bill amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize through FY2025 the program of hydroelectric production incentives and incentive payments to the owners or operators of hydroelectric facilities at existing dams to make capital improvements directly related to improving efficiency.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Gardner
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Hearings Held. on 05/19/2015
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Renewable Electricity Standard Act [S.1264]
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Renewable Electricity Standard Act Amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to require a retail electric supplier to submit to the Department of Energy (DOE) for 2015 and thereafter one or more of the following: (1) specified federal renewable energy credits, (2) certification of the renewable energy generated and electricity savings, and (3) specified alternative compliance payments. Prescribes, for 2015 through 2039, a schedule of graduated annual percentages of a retail electric supplier's base amount that shall be generated
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Sponsored by: Sen. Edward J. Markey
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Hearings Held. on 05/19/2015
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Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Act of 2015 [S.1263]
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Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Act of 2015 This bill requires the Department of Commerce to: (1) establish a Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Fund to ensure that U.S. clean energy technology firms have the information and assistance they need to be competitive and to create clean energy technology sector jobs; and (2) administer the Fund to promote policies that will reduce production costs and encourage innovation, investment, and productivity in the clean energy technology sector, and implement
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mazie K. Hirono
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Hearings Held. on 06/09/2015
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Local Energy Supply and Resiliency Act of 2015 [S.1258]
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Local Energy Supply and Resiliency Act of 2015 This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish certain programs to support distributed energy systems, which are energy sources and systems that: (1) produce electric or thermal energy close to the point of use using renewable energy resources or waste thermal energy, (2) generate electricity using a combined heat and power system, (3) distribute electricity in microgrids, (4) store electric or thermal energy, or (5) distribute or transfer thermal energy to building heating and cooling
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Sponsored by: Sen. Al Franken
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Hearings Held. on 06/09/2015
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Advancing Grid Storage Act of 2015 [S.1256]
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Advancing Grid Storage Act of 2015 This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish certain energy storage programs. The bill establishes a program for the research of energy storage systems within DOE's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy. DOE must establish a loan program to provide loans to states and other government entities, educational institutions, and electric utilities for: (1) the demonstration and deployment of energy storage systems in a specific project, and (2) programs to finance the demonstration and deployment
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Sponsored by: Sen. Al Franken
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Hearings Held. on 06/09/2015
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A bill to amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for the Reid vapor pressure limitations under that Act. [S.1239]
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A bill to amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for the Reid vapor pressure limitations under that Act. This bill amends the Clean Air Act to apply limitations on Reid vapor pressure (a measure of gasoline's volatility) applicable to gasoline blended with 10% ethanol (E10) to gasoline blended with more than 10% ethanol. Limitations on Reid vapor pressure are placed on gasoline during the summer ozone season.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 05/07/2015
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Hydropower Improvement Act of 2015 [S.1236]
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Hydropower Improvement Act of 2015 This bill declares that hydropower is a renewable resource for purposes of all federal programs and is an essential source of energy in the United States. The Federal Power Act is amended to limit the conditions placed on construction licenses issued for dams, conduits and reservoirs within any federal to those that: (1) pertain to the reservation land on which project works are located; and (2) have a clear and direct nexus to the presence or operations of the project being licensed, as determined by the Federal
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Sponsored by: Sen. Lisa Murkowski
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Hearings Held. on 05/19/2015
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PURPA PLUS Act PURPA's Legislative Upgrade to State Authority Act [S.1233]
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PURPA PLUS Act PURPA's Legislative Upgrade to State Authority Act Amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978, with respect to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) authority to prescribe rules requiring electric utilities to offer to sell and purchase electric energy to and from any qualifying cogeneration or small power production facility. Permits state regulatory authorities or nonregulated electric utilities, acting under state authority, to set rates exceeding the incremental cost of alternative electric energy for purchases
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Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Hearings Held. on 05/14/2015
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A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to develop an implementation strategy to promote the development of hybrid micro-grid systems for isolated communities. [S.1227]
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A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to develop an implementation strategy to promote the development of hybrid micro-grid systems for isolated communities. This bill requires the Department of Energy to develop an implementation strategy to promote the development of hybrid micro-grid systems for isolated communities, particularly communities exposed to extreme weather conditions and high costs of energy, including electricity, space heating and cooling, and transportation. A hybrid micro-grid system is a stand-alone electrical system composed
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Sponsored by: Sen. Lisa Murkowski
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Hearings Held. on 05/14/2015
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Energy Loan Program Improvement Act of 2015 [S.1223]
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Energy Loan Program Improvement Act of 2015 This bill amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to repeal the condition of a full appropriation under which the Department of Energy (DOE) may make loan guarantees intended to serve as incentives for innovative technologies, but retains as the sole condition for the making of a guarantee that DOE has received from the borrower payment in full for the cost of the guarantee, and has deposited such payment into the Treasury. Any reorganization, restructuring, or termination of a debt obligation, as well as
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Sponsored by: Sen. Lisa Murkowski
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Hearings Held. on 06/09/2015
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Free Market Energy Act of 2015 [S.1213]
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Free Market Energy Act of 2015 This bill amends the Federal Power Act to identify the elements of a distributed energy resource, including fuel cells, microgrids, and combined heat and power systems. Distributed energy resources shall have a general right of interconnection under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA), and all rates and fees for interconnection shall provide for the two-way benefit for the distributed energy resource and the electricity grid. Each state regulatory authority shall consider requiring that distributed
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Sponsored by: Sen. Angus S. King
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Hearings Held. on 05/14/2015
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HEAT Act Heat Efficiency through Applied Technology Act [S.1202]
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HEAT Act Heat Efficiency through Applied Technology Act This bill amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978, with respect to electric utilities ratemaking standards, to direct the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish: guidance for technical interconnection standards that ensure interoperability with federal rules for interconnection between electric utilities and electric consumers; model interconnection procedures, including appropriate fast track procedures; and model rules for determining and assigning interconnection costs.
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jeanne Shaheen
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Hearings Held. on 05/14/2015
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Clean Distributed Energy Grid Integration Act [S.1201]
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Clean Distributed Energy Grid Integration Act This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to: (1) study the status of integration of clean distributed energy into electric grids, (2) identify issues requiring additional research or regulatory development, and (3) make grants for research proposals that address technical barriers identified in the study. "Clean distributed energy" means energy technologies that are located on the customer site operating on the customer side of the electric meter and are interconnected with the electric grid.
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jeanne Shaheen
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Hearings Held. on 05/14/2015
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A bill to authorize Federal agencies to provide alternative fuel to Federal employees on a reimbursable basis, and for other purposes. [S.1199]
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A bill to authorize Federal agencies to provide alternative fuel to Federal employees on a reimbursable basis, and for other purposes. This bill allows federal agencies to: (1) construct, operate, and maintain alternative fuel infrastructure on their property; and (2) provide alternative fuel on a reimbursable basis on their property for use by privately-owned vehicles used by federal employees, members of a uniformed service, contractors, or a visitor to a federal agency or facility (covered individuals). Agencies: (1) cannot provide compensation,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Merkley
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Hearings Held. on 05/19/2015
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Geothermal Exploration and Technology Act of 2015 [S.1155]
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Geothermal Exploration and Technology Act of 2015 This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a direct loan program for high risk geothermal exploration wells, and gives preference to loans to carry out projects that are likely to lead to successful new geothermal development leading to electricity production. Data from exploratory wells must be provided to DOE and the Department of the Interior for use in mapping national geothermal resources and other uses. DOE must determine the number of wells for each selected geothermal
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jon Tester
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 04/30/2015
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Blackfeet Water Rights Settlement Act of 2015 [S.1125]
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Blackfeet Water Rights Settlement Act of 2015 Authorizes, ratifies, and confirms the Blackfeet-Montana water rights Compact to the extent it does not conflict with this Act. Requires the Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation of Montana and the Fort Belknap Indian Community to enter into an agreement for the exercise of the respective water rights on the respective reservations of the Tribe and the Community in the Milk River. Requires the Department of the Interior to contract with the Tribe for the delivery of 5,000 acre-feet per
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Sponsored by: Sen. Steve Daines
Committee On Indian Affairs. Ordered To Be Reported With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute Favorably. on 02/03/2016