[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 175 Introduced in House (IH)]







111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 175

To amend title 40, United States Code, to provide additional authority 
         and definitions relating to public utility contracts.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 6, 2009

  Mr. Schiff (for himself and Ms. Giffords) introduced the following 
 bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
                                 Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 40, United States Code, to provide additional authority 
         and definitions relating to public utility contracts.

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

SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF LENGTH OF CONTRACTS FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY 
              SOURCES AND ASSOCIATED SERVICES.

    Section 501(b)(1)(B) of title 40, United States Code, is amended to 
read as follows:
                    ``(B) Public utility contracts.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Except as provided in 
                        clause (ii), a contract for public utility 
                        services may be made for a period of not more 
                        than 10 years.
                            ``(ii) Renewable energy contracts.--A 
                        contract for renewable energy public utility 
                        services may be made for a period of not more 
                        than 30 years.
                            ``(iii) Definitions.--In this paragraph:
                                    ``(I) Public utility services.--The 
                                term `public utility services' means 
                                generation, transmission, distribution, 
                                or other services directly used in 
                                providing electrical energy to 
                                consumers.
                                    ``(II) Renewable energy.--The term 
                                `renewable energy' means electrical 
                                energy generated from solar, wind, 
                                biomass, landfill gas, ocean (including 
                                tidal, wave, current, and thermal), 
                                geothermal, municipal solid waste, or 
                                new hydroelectric generation capacity 
                                achieved from increased efficiency, or 
                                additional new capacity at an existing 
                                hydroelectric project, and the 
                                transmission, distribution, or other 
                                services directly used in providing 
                                electrical energy from such sources.''.
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