3.0.0 5402 2023-01-11T13:15:45Z 2023-01-11T13:15:45Z House H HR 2008-02-12 110 hssm00 Small Business Committee House Standing Referred to 2008-02-12T17:32:25Z 2008-02-12 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hssm00 Small Business Committee 2008-02-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-02-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress W000800 Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] Peter Welch D VT N I000026 Rep. Inslee, Jay [D-WA-1] JAY INSLEE D WA 1 2008-02-12 True H000627 Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] MAURICE HINCHEY D NY D. 22 2008-02-12 True D000096 Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] DANNY DAVIS D IL K. 7 2008-02-12 True M000404 Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] JIM MCDERMOTT D WA 7 2008-02-12 True M001154 Rep. Miller, Brad [D-NC-13] Brad Miller D NC 13 2008-02-12 True V000128 Rep. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD-8] Chris Van Hollen D MD 8 2008-02-12 True W000784 Rep. Wynn, Albert Russell [D-MD-4] ALBERT WYNN D MD R. 4 2008-02-12 True H001039 Rep. Hall, John J. [D-NY-19] John Hall D NY J. 19 2008-02-12 True C001060 Rep. Carnahan, Russ [D-MO-3] Russ Carnahan D MO 3 2008-02-12 True H001043 Rep. Hodes, Paul W. [D-NH-2] Paul Hodes D NH W. 2 2008-05-22 False S001169 Rep. Sestak, Joe [D-PA-7] Joe Sestak D PA 7 2008-06-17 False Commerce Air pollution control Alternative energy sources Carbon dioxide Climate change and greenhouse gases Cost control Electronic government information Emissions trading Energy Energy efficiency Environmental Protection Executive reorganization Fluorocarbons Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Governmental investigations Green products Income tax Industrial pollution Methane Nitrogen oxides Pollution control Public Lands and Natural Resources Rebates Science, Technology, Communications Small Business Administration Small business State taxation Tax incentives Taxation Web sites Commerce 00 2008-02-12 Introduced in House 2008-04-23T20:21:12Z Climate Change Center and Clearinghouse Act of 2008 - Amends the Small Business Act to establish: (1) the Office of Environment, Energy, and Climate Change within the Small Business Administration (SBA); and (2) the Climate Change Center and Clearinghouse within such Office.

Requires the Office to: (1) oversee and administer the Center; (2) promote energy efficiency efforts for, and efforts to reduce energy costs of, small businesses; and (3) oversee efforts by small businesses to develop renewable energy technologies.

Requires the Center to: (1) provide information to small businesses on assessing and managing the impacts of climate change and on cost savings and revenue gains possible through carbon credit trading opportunities and federal and state renewable energy and energy efficiency tax relief programs, purchase incentives, and rebate programs; (2) ensure that such information is provided to small businesses on an accessible website and through nationwide workshops; (3) coordinate federal agency efforts to provide support to small businesses for the purpose of maintaining competitiveness while developing green products or services, implementing green business practices, or reducing pollution; (4) develop a baseline study that provides a broad analysis that aggregates small business energy consumption and emissions; (5) raise awareness among small businesses of the information, technical support, and network opportunities made available through the Energy Star Program to reduce energy waste and energy costs; (6) develop a carbon footprint website that contains information on how small business concerns can reduce their carbon footprint, links to other carbon footprint websites, and a calculator for obtaining an estimate of a small business's carbon emissions based on electricity usage, heating fuel usage, and fleet mileage; and (7) develop a marketing plan.

Directs: (1) the President to establish an interagency working group to establish goals and priorities for the Center and to provide for interagency coordination of Center activities; and (2) the Administrator of SBA to specify a detailed definition for the terms "green products or services" and "green business practices."

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