3.0.0 1020 2023-01-11T19:47:53Z 2023-01-11T19:47:53Z Senate S S 2007-03-28 110 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-03-28T23:45:44Z 2007-03-28 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2007-03-28 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H001016 Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX] KAY HUTCHISON R TX BAILEY N S000888 Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] THEODORE STEVENS R AK F. 2007-03-28 True M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK 2007-03-28 True A000109 Sen. Allard, Wayne [R-CO] A. ALLARD R CO WAYNE 2007-03-28 True C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX 2007-03-28 True B000611 Sen. Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO] CHRISTOPHER BOND R MO S. 2007-04-11 False Energy Alternative energy sources Biomass energy Cellulose Energy research Federal advisory bodies Geothermal resources Government Operations and Politics Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Ocean energy resources Public Lands and Natural Resources Science, Technology, Communications Solar energy Wind power Energy 00 2007-03-28 Introduced in Senate 2007-04-26T18:19:47Z Creating Renewable Energy through Science and Technology Act, or the CREST Act - Amends the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 to instruct the Director of the National Science Foundation to establish the Council on Renewable Energy (CORE) to: (1) advise Congress on renewable energy development, strategy, research, and marketability; and (2) facilitate collaboration among federal agencies regarding the execution of national renewable energy objectives.

Requires the CORE to: (1) promote renewable energy research and development in the areas of wind, wave, solar, geothermal, and biofuels production, particularly cellulosic; (2) consult with renewable energy experts regarding renewable energy policies and make policy recommendations to federal agencies; and (3) identify and recommend public and private research institutions to carry out renewable energy research.

]]> CREST Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to move toward energy independence through a coordinated development of renewable energy sources, including wave, solar, wind, geothermal, and biofuels production. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title CREST Act Short Titles as Introduced CREST Act Short Titles as Introduced Creating Renewable Energy through Science and Technology Act Introduced in Senate 2007-03-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s1020is/xml/BILLS-110s1020is.xml 2007-03-28 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.