3.0.0 826 2023-01-11T13:19:23Z 2023-01-11T13:19:23Z Senate S S 2009-04-03 111 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2009-04-03T04:05:23Z 2009-04-03 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2009-04-03 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN N S000663 Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] Olympia Snowe R ME J. 2009-04-03 False Energy Alternative and renewable resources Electric power generation and transmission Employment and training programs Energy efficiency and conservation Health care costs and insurance Income tax deductions Manufacturing Energy 00 2009-04-03 Introduced in Senate 2009-06-19T19:49:10Z American Renewable Energy Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to require electric utilities that sell electricity to consumers to generate or purchase a specified percentage (increasing from 2% in 2010 to 25% in 2025) of their electricity from renewable resources (e.g., solar, wind, geothermal, or ocean energy, biomass, landfill gas, solid waste, or hydropower).

Instructs the Secretary of Energy to: (1) establish a renewable energy credit trading program to determine compliance of electric utilities with renewable energy standards established by this Act; (2) establish a state renewable energy account program for grants to state agencies to promote renewable energy production (including programs that promote technologies that reduce the use of electricity at customer sites, such as solar water heating); and (3) study and report to Congress on methods to increase transmission line capacity for wind energy development.

Authorizes appropriations for the Hollings Manufacturing Partnership Program to reduce barriers to supply chain manufacturing of renewable energy equipment.

Amends the Wind Energy Systems Act of 1980 to authorize appropriations for FY2010-FY2014 for wind energy research and training programs.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt taxpayers who invest in wind facilities used to produce electricity from limitations on passive activity losses. Terminates such exemption for taxable years beginning after 2010.

]]> American Renewable Energy Act of 2009 Display Title American Renewable Energy Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced A bill to promote renewable energy, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced American Renewable Energy Act of 2009 Introduced in Senate 2009-04-03T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s826is/xml/BILLS-111s826is.xml 2009-04-03 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. 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.