3.0.0 298 2023-01-11T20:05:36Z 2023-01-11T20:05:36Z Senate S S 2007-01-16 110 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-01-16T18:28:45Z 2007-01-16 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S598) IntroReferral 2007-01-16 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S596-598) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-01-16 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK N S000888 Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] THEODORE STEVENS R AK F. 2007-01-16 True Energy Agriculture and Food Automobile tires Automobiles Congress Congressional reporting requirements Economic impact statements Economics and Public Finance Electric batteries Electric vehicles Federal aid to transportation Fuel consumption Geothermal resources Governmental investigations Grants-in-aid Income tax Irrigation Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Ocean energy resources Standards Tax credits Taxation Technological innovations Telecommuting Traffic congestion Transportation and Public Works Trucks Water Resources Development Energy 00 2007-01-16 Introduced in Senate 2007-03-15T19:05:59Z Renewable Energy, Fuel Reduction, and Economic Stabilization and Enhancement Act of 2007 or REFRESH Act - Directs the Secretary of Energy to make grants to: (1) promote geothermal power development; (2) develop all forms of ocean energy; and (3) assist in the development of new technology for the production of plug-in hybrid electric-combustion engine vehicles.

Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in calculating average fuel economy, to use the procedures described in the final rule relating to fuel economy labeling published in the Federal Register on December 27, 2006.

Requires the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to study anticipated economic impacts and fuel savings from a requirement that all vehicles manufactured in the United States with a gross vehicle weight of not less than 10,000 pounds meet specific average fuel economy standards.

Requires all passenger automobile tires sold in the United States to meet low rolling resistance standards prescribed by the NHTSA Administrator.

Authorizes the Secretary to award grants to states to develop telecommuting and flexible work scheduling incentives to reduce traffic congestion in urban areas.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) include wave, current, tidal, and ocean thermal resources as qualified energy resources under the renewable energy tax credit; (2) extend through 2012 the qualified hybrid motor vehicle credit for plug-in hybrids; and (3) eliminate the limit on new qualified hybrid and advanced lean burn technology vehicles eligible for the full alternative motor vehicle tax credit.

]]> Renewable Energy, Fuel Reduction, and Economic Stabilization and Enhancement Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide incentives for renewable energy production, to increase fuel economy standards for automobiles, and to provide tax incentives for renewable energy production. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title Renewable Energy, Fuel Reduction, and Economic Stabilization and Enhancement Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced Renewable Energy, Fuel Reduction, and Economic Stabilization and Enhancement Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced REFRESH Act Introduced in Senate 2007-01-16T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s298is/xml/BILLS-110s298is.xml 2007-01-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S598) 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.