3.0.0 821 2023-01-15T23:33:12Z 2023-01-15T23:33:12Z Senate S S 2003-04-08 108 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2003-04-08T22:29:45Z 2003-04-08 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2003-04-08 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4969-4970) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2003-04-08 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H000206 Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] THOMAS HARKIN D IA RICHARD N Energy Alternative energy sources Biomass energy Building construction Commerce Condominium (Housing) Congress Congressional reporting requirements Cooperative housing Corporation taxes Depreciation and amortization Economics and Public Finance Electric vehicles Energy efficiency Energy research Energy storage Energy transportation Environmental Protection Executive reorganization Federal advisory bodies Federal installations Federal office buildings Fuel Fuel cells Fuel consumption Government Operations and Politics Government procurement Government publicity Governmental investigations Heating Housing and Community Development Hydrogen Income tax International Affairs International cooperation in science Motor vehicle pollution control Motor vehicles Research and development Science, Technology, Communications Service stations Solar energy Sustainable development Tax credits Tax deductions Taxation Technology transfer Transportation and Public Works Trucks Wind power Energy 00 2003-04-08 Introduced in Senate 2003-09-16T20:54:22Z Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Energy Act of 2003 - George E. Brown, Jr. and Robert S. Walker Hydrogen Future Act of 2003 - Reauthorizes through FY 2010 and revises the Spark M. Matsunaga Hydrogen Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1990 to emphasize fuel cell research, development, and demonstration activities.

Renames the Hydrogen Technical Advisory Panel the Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Technical Advisory Panel.

Directs the President shall establish an interagency task force to coordinate Federal hydrogen and fuel cell energy activities.

Directs the Secretary of Energy to conduct a public education program designed to increase public interest in and acceptance of hydrogen energy and fuel cell technologies.

Mandates implementation of pilot projects to demonstrate the viability of: (1) fuel cells and associated hydrogen fueling infrastructure; (2) hydrogen-powered vehicles and hydrogen fueling infrastructure along major transportation routes or in entire regions; and (3) fuel cells and associated hydrogen fueling infrastructure in foreign countries. Requires a program of demonstration projects to test the technical and commercial viability of hydrogen production from renewable resources.

Amends the Energy Conservation and Production Act to direct the Secretary to revise Federal building energy efficiency performance standards to require the use of fuel cells as a primary power source in new Federal buildings.

Amends the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to prescribe increasing percentages of zero-emission vehicles in Federal fleets from ten percent in FY 2007 up to 75 percent in FY 2013.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide as a credit against tax for: (1) acquisition of fuel cell and hydrogen motor vehicles; (2) installation of qualified hydrogen-fuel vehicle refueling property; (3) retail sale of hydrogen fuel as motor vehicle fuel; and (4) expenditures for energy-efficient building property, both business and nonbusiness.

]]> Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Energy Act of 2003 Display Title Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Energy Act of 2003 Official Title as Introduced A bill to accelerate the commercialization and widespread use of hydrogen energy and fuel cell technologies, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Energy Act of 2003 Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill George E. Brown, Jr. and Robert S. Walker Hydrogen Future Act of 2003 Introduced in Senate 2003-04-08T04:00:00Z 2003-04-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.