3.0.0 1036 2023-01-11T13:36:31Z 2023-01-11T13:36:31Z Senate S 2017-05-03 115 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-05-03T22:42:58Z 2017-05-03 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2017-05-03 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR N K000383 Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] Angus King I ME S. 2017-05-03 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2017-05-03 True S001194 Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] Brian Schatz D HI 2017-05-03 True H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2017-05-03 True R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. 2018-12-13 False Energy Alternative and renewable resources Electric power generation and transmission Energy efficiency and conservation Energy research Energy storage, supplies, demand Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Environmental technology Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Research and development Technology transfer and commercialization Energy 00 2017-05-03 Introduced in Senate 2017-12-22T19:18:34Z Marine Energy Act

This bill amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to revise and reauthorize through FY2022 the program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application to accelerate the introduction of marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy production. The program must give priority to fostering accelerated research, development, and commercialization of technology.

The meaning of "marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy" is expanded to include all forms of energy, not just electricity, from: (1) waves, tides, and currents in oceans, estuaries, and tidal areas; (2) free flowing water in rivers, lakes, and streams; (3) free flowing water in man-made channels; and (4) differentials in ocean temperature (ocean thermal energy conversion).

National Marine Renewable Energy Research, Development, and Demonstration Centers must support in-water testing and demonstration of marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy technologies, including facilities capable of testing: (1) marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy systems of various technology readiness levels and scales, (2) a variety of technologies in multiple test berths at a single location, and (3) arrays of technology devices.

]]> Marine Energy Act Display Title Marine Energy Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to promote research, development, and demonstration of marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy technologies, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Marine Energy Act Introduced in Senate 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s1036is/xml/BILLS-115s1036is.xml 2017-05-03 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.