110 HR 2838 IH: Insular Areas Energy Act of U.S. House of Representatives 2007-06-22 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.

I 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2838 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 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.

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Short title

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

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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 Mariana 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. .