3.0.0 5335 2022-10-28T01:46:03Z 2022-10-28T01:46:03Z House HR 2019-12-06 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 195 (Friday, December 6, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. TONKO:H.R. 5335.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1. The Congress shall havePower To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises,to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence andgeneral Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Impostsand Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;[Page H9347]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee Referred to 2019-12-09T17:32:31Z Referred to 2019-12-06T14:02:50Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2019-12-06T14:03:00Z American Energy Opportunity Act of 2019 116 2447 S 2019-09-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Related bill CRS 2019-12-09 hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. Committee 2019-12-06 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2019-12-06 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2019-12-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-12-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress T000469 Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] Paul Tonko D NY 20 N F000449 Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1] Jeff Fortenberry R NE 1 2019-12-06 True L000590 Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] Susie Lee D NV 3 2019-12-06 True Energy Alternative and renewable resources Building construction Electric power generation and transmission Energy storage, supplies, demand Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles Licensing and registrations Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations Tax-exempt organizations User charges and fees Energy 00 2019-12-06 Introduced in House 2019-12-30T11:32:51Z American Energy Opportunity Act of 2019

This bill establishes a process for expediting and standardizing the permitting process for certain distributed energy systems. The bill defines such systems as equipment or materials installed in, on, or near a building to support onsite or local energy use, such as solar energy, batteries, and charging systems for electrical vehicles.

Specifically, the Department of Energy (DOE) must establish or designate a Distributed Energy Opportunity Board to carry out a program to (1) expedite the process for local permitting and inspection of qualifying distributed energy systems, and (2) facilitate the certification of distributed energy system installers.

In addition, DOE must recognize and certify communities as Distributed Energy Opportunity Communities if they adopt and implement a permit-to-build protocol that is established by the board. DOE may award grants to encourage communities to adopt the protocol and standardized inspection processes established by the board.

]]> American Energy Opportunity Act of 2019 Display Title American Energy Opportunity Act of 2019 Official Title as Introduced To require the Secretary of Energy to establish or designate the Distributed Energy Opportunity Board to carry out a program to facilitate a voluntary streamlined processes for local permitting of distributed renewable energy, energy storage, and electric vehicle charging systems, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced American Energy Opportunity Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-12-06T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr5335ih/xml/BILLS-116hr5335ih.xml 2019-12-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. 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.