[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2838 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2838

    To enhance the Department of Energy Innovative Technology Loan 
Guarantee Program established under title XVII of the Energy Policy Act 
   of 2005 by explicitly permitting its application on United States 
Government installations worldwide, in the Insular Areas of the United 
   States, and in those nations in free association with the United 
States, as well as explicitly authorize loans for ocean thermal energy 
                          conversion projects.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 22, 2007

    Mr. Faleomavaega (for himself and Ms. Bordallo) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
 Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science and Technology, 
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

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                                 A BILL


 
    To enhance the Department of Energy Innovative Technology Loan 
Guarantee Program established under title XVII of the Energy Policy Act 
   of 2005 by explicitly permitting its application on United States 
Government installations worldwide, in the Insular Areas of the United 
   States, and in those nations in free association with the United 
States, as well as explicitly authorize loans for ocean thermal energy 
                          conversion projects.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Insular Areas Energy Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM.

    (a) Section 1703(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
16513(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(11) Ocean thermal energy conversion systems, whether for 
        the production of electricity, cold water cooling, or fresh 
        water, or any combination thereof.''.
    (b) Section 1703 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16513) 
is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(f) Geographic Limitations.--The Secretary may make guarantees 
for projects that are located within the United States, as well as 
Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas 
Islands, the United States Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto 
Rico, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of 
Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau, as well as any United States 
Government installation worldwide, including military bases, embassies, 
and other facilities, whether owned or leased by the United States 
Government, including all areas described in section 638 of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and all territorial waters, seabed, and 
subsoil of submarine areas adjacent to such installations.''.
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