3.0.0 2730 2020-01-29T20:30:07Z 2020-01-29T20:30:07Z Senate S S 2008-03-06 110 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Hearings by 2008-07-15T16:12:18Z Referred to 2008-03-06T21:16:12Z 2008-07-15 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Committee 2008-03-06 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1708-1711) IntroReferral 2008-03-06 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1707-1708) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2008-03-06 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000407 Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] PETE DOMENICI R NM VICHI N L000550 Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] MARY LANDRIEU D LA 2008-03-06 True M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK 2008-03-06 True M001162 Sen. Martinez, Mel [R-FL] Mel Martinez R FL 2008-03-06 True B001066 Sen. Bunning, Jim [R-KY] JIM BUNNING R KY 2008-03-06 True C000858 Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID] LARRY CRAIG R ID EDWIN 2008-03-06 True A000360 Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] Lamar Alexander R TN 2008-03-06 True D000601 Sen. Dole, Elizabeth [R-NC] Elizabeth Dole R NC H. 2008-03-06 True Energy Air pollution control Alternative energy sources Capital Carbon cycle Carbon dioxide Climate change and greenhouse gases Commerce Commercialization Economics and Public Finance Energy efficiency Environmental Protection Environmental technology Executive reorganization Federally-guaranteed loans Finance and Financial Sector Government Operations and Politics Government corporations Government lending Government trust funds Investments Science, Technology, Communications Securities Technological innovations Energy 00 2008-03-06 Introduced in Senate 2008-05-30T15:50:26Z Clean Energy Investment Bank Act of 2008 - Establishes the Clean Energy Investment Bank of the United States, which shall be a U.S. agency and a government corporation.

Requires the bank to assist in the financing, and facilitate the commercial use, of clean energy and energy efficient technologies within the United States. Authorizes the Bank to make investments: (1) in projects in the United States related to the production or use of energy that use a commercial technology that avoids, reduces, or sequesters one or more air pollutants or anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases more effectively than other technology options available to the project developer; or (2) under provisions of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 concerning incentives for innovative technologies.

Authorizes the Bank to establish an equity finance program under which it may purchase, invest in, or otherwise acquire equity or quasi-equity securities of firms or entities for the purpose of providing capital for any project that is consistent with this Act.

Establishes in the Treasury the Clean Energy Investment Bank Fund that shall be available for discharge of Bank liabilities.

Transfers to the Bank's Board of Directors specified functions and authority of the Secretary of Energy concerning guarantees, loans, and credit assistance, including programs and authorities under the Energy Policy Act of 2005 concerning incentives for innovative technologies. Revises provisions of such Act concerning the terms and conditions of loan guarantees for such incentives.

]]> Clean Energy Investment Bank Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Clean Energy Investment Bank Act of 2008 Display Title Clean Energy Investment Bank Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced A bill to facilitate the participation of private capital and skills in the strategic, economic, and environmental development of a diverse portfolio of clean energy and energy efficiency technologies within the United States, to facilitate the commercialization and market penetration of the technologies, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2008-03-06T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s2730is/xml/BILLS-110s2730is.xml 2008-07-15 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. 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.