[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2347 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2347

To encourage the manufacture and use of efficient and advanced electric 
              transmission cables, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 12, 2009

  Mr. Hoyer 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 encourage the manufacture and use of efficient and advanced electric 
              transmission cables, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Advanced Cable Deployment 
Authorization Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. SUPPORT FOR QUALIFIED ADVANCED ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION 
              MANUFACTURING PLANTS, QUALIFIED HIGH EFFICIENCY 
              TRANSMISSION PROPERTY, AND QUALIFIED ADVANCED ELECTRIC 
              TRANSMISSION PROPERTY.

    (a) Loan Guarantees Prior to September 30, 2011.--Section 1705(a) 
of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801 and following), as 
added by section 406 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 
2009 (Public Law 109-58; 119 Stat. 594) is amended by adding the 
following new paragraph at the end thereof:
            ``(5) The development, construction, acquisition, 
        retrofitting, or engineering integration of a qualified 
        advanced electric transmission manufacturing plant or the 
        construction of a qualified high efficiency transmission 
        property or a qualified advanced electric transmission property 
        (whether by construction of new facilities or the modification 
        of existing facilities). For purposes of this paragraph--
                    ``(A) The term `qualified advanced electric 
                transmission property' means any high voltage electric 
                transmission cable, related substation, converter 
                station, or other integrated facility that--
                            ``(i) utilizes advanced ultra low 
                        resistance superconductive material or other 
                        advanced technology that has been determined by 
                        the Secretary of Energy as--
                                    ``(I) reasonably likely to become 
                                commercially viable within 10 years 
                                after the date of enactment of this 
                                paragraph;
                                    ``(II) capable of reliably 
                                transmitting at least 5 gigawatts of 
                                high-voltage electric energy for 
                                distances greater than 300 miles with 
                                energy losses not exceeding 3 percent 
                                of the total power transported; and
                                    ``(III) not creating an 
                                electromagnetic field;
                            ``(ii) has been determined by an 
                        appropriate energy regulatory body, upon 
                        application, to be in the public interest and 
                        thereby eligible for inclusion in regulated 
                        rates;
                            ``(iii) can be located safely and 
                        economically in a permanent underground right 
                        of way not to exceed 25 feet in width; and
                            ``(iv) Termination.--The term `qualified 
                        advanced electric transmission property' shall 
                        not include any property placed in service 
                        after December 31, 2016.
                    ``(B)(i) The term `qualified high efficiency 
                transmission property' means any high voltage overhead 
                electric transmission line, related substation, or 
                other integrated facility that--
                                    ``(I) utilizes advanced conductor 
                                core technology that--
                                            ``(aa) has been determined 
                                        by the Secretary of Energy as 
                                        reasonably likely to become 
                                        commercially viable within 10 
                                        years after the date of 
                                        enactment of this paragraph;
                                            ``(bb) is suitable for use 
                                        on transmission lines up to 
                                        765kV; and
                                            ``(cc) exhibits power 
                                        losses at least 30 percent 
                                        lower than that of transmission 
                                        lines using conventional 
                                        ``ACSR'' conductors;
                                    ``(II) has been determined by an 
                                appropriate energy regulatory body, 
                                upon application, to be in the public 
                                interest and thereby eligible for 
                                inclusion in regulated rates; and
                                    ``(III) can be located safely and 
                                economically in a right of way not to 
                                exceed that used by conventional 
                                ``ACSR'' conductors; and
                    ``(ii) Termination.--The term `qualified high 
                efficiency transmission property' shall not include any 
                property placed in service after December 31, 2016.
                    ``(C) The term `qualified advanced electric 
                transmission manufacturing plant' means any industrial 
                facility located in the United States which can be 
                equipped, re-equipped, expanded, or established to 
                produce in whole or in part qualified advanced electric 
                transmission property.''.
    (b) Additional Loan Guarantee Authority.--Section 1703 of the 
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801 and following) is amended by 
adding the following new paragraph at the end of subsection (b):
            ``(11) The development, construction, acquisition, 
        retrofitting, or engineering integration of a qualified 
        advanced electric transmission manufacturing plant or the 
        construction of a qualified advanced electric transmission 
        property (whether by construction of new facilities or the 
        modification of existing facilities). For purposes of this 
        paragraph, the terms `qualified advanced electric transmission 
        property' and `qualified advanced electric transmission 
        manufacturing plant' have the meanings provided by section 
        1705(a)(5).''.
    (c) Grants.--The Secretary of Energy is authorized to provide 
grants for up to 50 percent of costs incurred in connection with the 
development, construction, acquisition of components or engineering of 
a qualified advanced electric transmission property defined in 
paragraph (5) of section 1705(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 15801 and following). Such grants may only be made to the first 
project which qualifies under that paragraph. There are authorized to 
be appropriated for purposes of this section not more than $100,000,000 
for fiscal year 2010. The United States shall take no equity or other 
ownership interest in the qualified advanced electric transmission 
manufacturing plant or qualified advanced electric transmission 
property for which funding is provided under this section.
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