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Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2015 [S.1407]
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Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2015 Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to extend through FY2020 the authorization for deposit and use of lease revenues under the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970. Makes such funds available to the Department of the Interior for FY2015 and afterwards to implement both the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970. Directs the Bureau of Land Management to establish priority and variance areas on covered land for geothermal, solar, and wind energy projects. Requires Interior to establish
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Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Hearings Held. on 06/09/2015
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Severe Fuel Supply Emergency Response Act of 2015 [S.1405]
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[Public Safety ]
[Infrastructure ]
Severe Fuel Supply Emergency Response Act of 2015 This bill amends the Federal Power Act to direct the Department of Energy (DOE) to lead a coordinated federal response to severe fuel supply emergencies. A severe fuel supply emergency is a coal supply deficiency reported to DOE that has the potential to affect at least 500 megawatts of electricity generation or 100,000 electricity customers. DOE's duties are to: promptly investigate the circumstances of the emergency; notify the Surface Transportation Board and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
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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 Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and improve the Indian coal production tax credit. [S.1361]
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[Native American Affairs ]
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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and improve the Indian coal production tax credit. Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax credit for producing electricity from an Indian coal production facility, to eliminate: (1) the requirement that such a facility be placed in service before January 1, 2009, and (2) the limitation on the period during which such coal is required to be produced and sold.
Sponsored by: Sen. Heidi Heitkamp
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S2973) on 05/18/2015
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E-Prize Competition Pilot Program Act of 2015 [S.1346]
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E-Prize Competition Pilot Program Act of 2015 This bill directs the Department of Energy to establish for a limited time: (1) a prize competition for the development and demonstration of technology that reduces by at least 25% the cost of electricity or space heat in high-cost regions; and (2) a Competition Board to award a maximum of 4 prizes of not more than $1 million each. Funds for the awards shall be available from the Energy Technology Commercialization Fund. The Competition Board must use prescribed criteria to evaluate competing technologies.
Sponsored by: Sen. Lisa Murkowski
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Hearings Held. on 06/09/2015
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Small HyDRO Act of 2015 Small Hydropower Dependable Regulatory Order Act of 2015 [S.1338]
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[Water ]
Small HyDRO Act of 2015 Small Hydropower Dependable Regulatory Order Act of 2015 This bill amends the Federal Power Act to prescribe the licensing procedures for a project that: (1) does not alter the existing flowrate of the body of water the project is on, and (2) either has a power production capacity not exceeding 5 megawatts or is used to power a nonpowered dam. The bill establishes a rebuttable presumption that a license shall be issued following application. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) shall resolve any conflict over environmental
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Sponsored by: Sen. Angus S. King
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Hearings Held. on 06/09/2015
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Klamath Basin Water Recovery and Economic Restoration Act of 2015 [S.133]
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Klamath Basin Water Recovery and Economic Restoration Act of 2015 Authorizes, ratifies, and confirms the Hydroelectric Settlement (Settlement), the Klamath River Basin Restoration Agreement for the Sustainability of Public and Trust Resources and Affected Communities (Restoration Agreement), and the Upper Klamath Basin Comprehensive Agreement (Upper Basin Agreement) and any amendments that are executed to make them consistent with this Act. Directs: (1) the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary), the Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary of Agriculture
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S102) on 01/08/2015
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Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act of 2015 [S.1324]
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Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act of 2015 (Sec. 3) This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to meet certain conditions prior to issuing, implementing, or enforcing a rule under the Clean Air Act that: (1) establishes a performance standard for greenhouse gas emissions from new, modified, or reconstructed fossil fuel-fired power plants (new power plants); and (2) addresses carbon dioxide emissions from existing fossil fuel-fired power plants (existing power plants). In issuing those rules for new power plants, the EPA must:
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Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain
Committee On Environment And Public Works. Reported By Senator Inhofe Without Amendment. With Written Report No. 114-159. Minority Views Filed. on 10/29/2015
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Oregon and California Land Grant Act of 2015 [S.132]
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[Energy ]
[Water ]
[Native American Affairs ]
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Oregon and California Land Grant Act of 2015 Oregon and California Land Grant Act of 2015 - Amends the O&C Lands Act of 1937 to establish uses and management requirements for the Oregon and California Railroad and Coos Bay Wagon Road grant land and other Oregon land administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the Forest Service, and the Army Corps of Engineers. Designates separate portions of the land for conservation and timber harvesting. Specifies requirements for managing the land, including: prohibiting the harvesting of trees of a
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Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Hearings Held. on 07/16/2015
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Bioenergy Act of 2015 [S.1294]
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Bioenergy Act of 2015 This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a working group known as the Bioheat and Biopower Initiative to: coordinate research and development relating to biopower and bioheat projects, provide recommendations to USDA and DOE regarding the implementation of this bill, and ensure that grants are awarded using an open and competitive process. Bioheat is the use of woody biomass to generate heat, and biopower is the use of woody biomass to generate electricity. DOE
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Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Hearings Held. on 05/19/2015
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Coal with Carbon Capture and Sequestration Act of 2015 [S.1285]
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Coal with Carbon Capture and Sequestration Act of 2015 This bill authorizes the Department of Energy to enter into 25-year binding contracts that provide price stabilization support for electricity generated at either an electric generation unit (that uses coal-based generation technology) or carbon dioxide captured from such unit and subsequently sold to a purchaser for either crude oil recovery or other commercial market purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joe Manchin
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Hearings Held. on 05/19/2015
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A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to repeal certain programs, to establish a coal technology program, and for other purposes. [S.1283]
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A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to repeal certain programs, to establish a coal technology program, and for other purposes. This bill amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to repeal: (1) the coal and related technologies program; (2) the carbon capture research, development and demonstration program; and (3) the Clean Coal Power Initiative. In lieu of those programs the Department of Energy (DOE) shall establish a coal technology program encompassing: (1) research and development, (2) large-scale pilot projects, and (3) demonstration
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Sponsored by: Sen. Joe Manchin
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Hearings Held. on 05/19/2015
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Federal Energy Savings Enhancement Act of 2015 [S.1277]
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Federal Energy Savings Enhancement Act of 2015 This bill amends the National Energy Conservation Policy Act to authorize federal agencies to enter into energy savings performance contracts to reduce the costs of fuel supply, delivery, or transport for nonbuilding applications. Payments by agencies to entities that supply, deliver, or transport fuel under such contracts may not exceed the amounts the agencies would have paid entities without the contracts.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Hearings Held. on 06/09/2015
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Job Creation through Energy Efficient Manufacturing Act [S.1275]
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[Small Business ]
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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 direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on the effects of forward capacity auctions and other capacity mechanisms. [S.1272]
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A bill to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on the effects of forward capacity auctions and other capacity mechanisms. This bill directs the Government Accountability Office to study the effects of forward capacity auctions or other capacity mechanisms established by Independent System Operators or Regional Transmission Organizations with respect to: consumer prices for electricity; installation of new electrical generation systems; preservation of existing electrical generation systems; and competition in energy
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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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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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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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Protecting America's Paper for Recycling Act [S.1246]
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[Taxes ]
Protecting America's Paper for Recycling Act Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax credit for producing electricity from renewable resources, to exclude from the definition of "municipal solid waste" solid waste that is collected as part of a system that includes materials recovery and that commingles commonly recycled paper with other solid waste that is not commonly recycled at any point from the time of collection through materials recovery.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Boozman
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 05/07/2015
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Grid Modernization Act of 2015 [S.1243]
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Grid Modernization Act of 2015 This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to conduct a program of research and development of electric grid energy storage that addresses the principal challenges identified in the 2013 Department of Energy Strategic Plan for Grid Energy Storage. DOE shall establish and facilitate a collaborative process to develop model grid architecture and a set of future scenarios for the electric system to examine the impacts of different combinations of resources on the electric grid (including different quantities of
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Sponsored by: Sen. Angus S. King
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Hearings Held. on 05/14/2015