1.Short title; table of
contents
(a)This Act may be cited
as the National Energy Security Act of
2009
or the NESA of 2009
.
(b)The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Definition of Secretary.
DIVISION A—Transmission and transportation
TITLE I—Electricity transmission
Sec. 101. Siting of interstate electric transmission
facilities.
Sec. 102. Recovery of costs for smart grid technology and
advanced materials.
TITLE II—Transportation sector
Subtitle A—Electrification of transportation
sector
Sec. 201. Minimum Federal fleet requirement.
Sec. 202. Use of HOV facilities by light-duty plug-in electric
drive vehicles.
Sec. 203. Recharging infrastructure.
Sec. 204. Loan guarantees for advanced battery
purchases.
Sec. 205. Study of end-of-useful life options for motor vehicle
batteries.
Subtitle B—Medium- and heavy-duty vehicles
Sec. 211. Maximum weight study.
Sec. 212. Fuel economy.
Subtitle C—Alternative transportation technologies
Sec. 221. Flexible fuel automobiles.
Sec. 222. Transportation roadmap study.
DIVISION B—Domestic production and workforce
development
TITLE I—Increasing supply
Subtitle A—Increasing production from domestic
resources
Sec. 300. Amendment of 1986 Code.
Part I—Investment in renewable energy
Sec. 301. Extension of renewable electricity production
credit.
Sec. 302. Expansion and extension of new clean renewable energy
bonds.
Sec. 303. Extension of investment tax credit for certain energy
property.
Sec. 304. Increase in credit for investment in advanced energy
facilities.
Part II—Investment in alternative fuel property
Sec. 311. Extension of credits for alcohol fuels.
Sec. 312. Extension of credits for biodiesel and renewable
diesel.
Part III—Investment in electric drive and advanced
vehicles
Sec. 321. Extension of credit and extension of temporary
increase in credit for alternative fuel vehicle refueling property.
Sec. 322. Extension and expansion of credit for new qualified
plug-in electric drive motor vehicles.
Sec. 323. Extension of credit for certain plug-in electric
vehicles.
Sec. 324. Extension of credit for medium and heavy duty hybrid
vehicles.
Sec. 325. Credit for heavy duty natural gas
vehicles.
Part IV—Low carbon loan guarantee program
Sec. 331. Innovative low-carbon loan guarantee
program.
Part V—Investment in ethanol
Sec. 341. Research and development of fungible
biofuels.
Part VI—Studies on market penetration of renewable
resources
Sec. 351. Studies on market penetration of renewable
resources.
Subtitle B—Increasing production from fossil
resources
Part I—Outer Continental Shelf
Sec. 361. Inventory of outer Continental Shelf oil and gas
resources.
Sec. 362. Leasing of offshore areas estimated to contain
commercially recoverable oil or gas resources.
Sec. 363. Environmental stewardship and allowable
activities.
Sec. 364. Moratorium of oil and gas leasing in certain areas of
the Gulf of Mexico.
Sec. 365. Treatment of revenues.
Part II—Other fossil resources
Sec. 371. Authorization of activities and exports involving
hydrocarbon resources.
Sec. 372. Travel in connection with authorized hydrocarbon
exploration and extraction activities.
Sec. 373. Alaska OCS joint lease and permitting processing
office.
Sec. 374. Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline.
TITLE II—Clean energy technology workforce
development
Sec. 401. Clean energy technology workforce.
DIVISION C—Global risk management
Sec. 501. Sense of Congress on geopolitical consequences of oil
dependence.
Sec. 502. Study of foreign fuel subsidies.
2.Congress finds that—
(1)(A)high and volatile
international oil prices represent an unsustainable threat to the economic and
national security of the United States; and
(B)approximately 40 percent of the
primary energy demand of the United States is met by petroleum, the price for
which is set in a fungible and opaque international market vulnerable to
geopolitical instability and increasingly complex barriers to
investment;
(2)(A)it should be the goal
of the United States to reduce the oil intensity (the number of barrels of oil
required to generate $1 of gross domestic product) of the national economy from
2008 levels by at least 50 percent by calendar year 2030 and by at least 80
percent by calendar year 2050; and
(B)reduced oil intensity is a primary
means for improving the resilience of the economy to high and volatile
international oil prices;
(3)the
transportation sector of the United States is critical to breaking the oil
dependence of the United States because the transportation sector—
(A)accounts for
nearly 70 percent of total national oil consumption;
(B)is 97 percent
reliant on petroleum for the delivered energy needs of the sector; and
(C)remains an
industry of vital national significance and importance;
(4)(A)electrification of
short-haul transportation represents a likely pathway to reduced oil
dependence;
(B)electrified ground transport—
(i)promotes fuel diversity because the
electric power sector uses a diverse range of feedstocks; and
(ii)relies on a portfolio of fuels
that are largely domestic and have prices that are generally less volatile than
oil; and
(C)electricity prices are generally
stable relative to oil because the price of fuel in the electric power sector
is a small portion of the cost of delivered energy;
(5)(A)electrification of
transportation will require a more modern, technologically advanced national
electric power system that draws on a variety of location-constrained
generation sources sited in a range of geographic areas; and
(B)a national transmission system that
efficiently delivers power across long distances to load centers should be a
high priority;
(6)(A)widespread deployment
of electric vehicles and supporting infrastructure is a long-term process that
will require a national commitment over many years;
(B)in the interim, steps can be taken to
minimize the danger that oil dependence poses to the economic and national
security of the United States; and
(C)it is critical to—
(i)support the continued growth of the
domestic biofuels industry;
(ii)foster domestic production of
conventional fuels for which infrastructure and technology exist; and
(iii)support deployment of additional
renewable, cleaner fossil, and nuclear generating capacity for providing the
necessary low emissions, reliable, and dispatchable power that is essential for
the electricity supply of the United States;
(7)(A)a robust, dynamic, and
diverse biofuels industry is an important component of a secure United States
liquid fuels system; and
(B)a stable market for biofuels,
including widespread deployment of flexible fuel vehicles, can reduce oil
consumption as the United States transitions to electrified ground
transport;
(8)(A)domestic production of
oil and natural gas from the Outer Continental Shelf of the United States is a
safe and secure means for increasing energy security in the near-term;
(B)high oil import levels in the United
States present an added threat to the economy in addition to general price
volatility; and
(C)in 2008, the United States net deficit
in petroleum trade amounted to more than $380,000,000,000, or nearly 60 percent
of the total trade deficit;
(9)a highly skilled,
well trained, and adaptable workforce is vital to the economic and energy
security of the United States; and
(10)(A)addressing the twin
challenges of energy security and global climate change now and in the future
will require the United States to use all instruments of national power,
including the military and diplomatic and intelligence services;
(B)the United States must develop
short-term policies and strategies that—
(i)protect key energy
infrastructure;
(ii)secure critical geographic transit
areas;
(iii)mitigate political instability
from energy suppliers; and
(iv)strengthen the domestic industrial
base required for the development and widespread implementation of clean energy
technologies; and
(C)over the long-term, the United States
must focus national security organizations on gaining greater clarity on world
reserves of energy and strengthening relationships with certain key
nations.
3.In this Act, the
term Secretary means the Secretary of Energy.
ATransmission and
transportation
<enum>I</enum><header>Electricity
transmission</header>
<section id="idDAFDF3F75911485A92BE7AA32E431B7E"><enum>101.</enum><header>Siting of
interstate electric transmission facilities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 216 of the Federal Power Act (16
U.S.C. 824p) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id0FCE69C67C064D7E9C3D4787A6EAE0C6"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsections (a) through (g) and
inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFA418420E16D4543BB613B03BE0BEB87" style="OLC">
<subsection id="id8F31A40BAA1D4E159042631B282F9E5E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="idF32AA105C5ED446282A24BD297F00383"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Beneficiary</header><text>The
term <term>beneficiary</term> means a wholesale or retail customer, market
participant, or other entity that benefits from a transmission upgrade,
enhancement, or expansion under a regional transmission plan, including an
economic benefit, improvement in service reliability, or reduction in
greenhouse gas emissions.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID60136b812e694dbc952961ff275c8606"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clean energy
superhighway</header><text>The term <term>Clean Energy Superhighway</term>
means the interstate extra-high voltage transmission grid overlay established
under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9B1B73DCC9A14FBBA700A2F454FB0B02"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Clean Energy
Superhighway facility</header><text>The term <term>Clean Energy Superhighway
facility</term> means an overhead or underground transmission facility of the
Clean Energy Superhighway included in a plan certified under subsection (b)(9)
(including conductors, cables, towers, manhole duct systems, phase shifting
transformers, reactors, capacitors, and any ancillary facilities and equipment
necessary for the proper operation of the facility) that—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID6dbb962c9e3445c196f686da5867c334"><enum>(A)</enum><text>operates at or
above a voltage of 345 kilovolt alternating current;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1750d30d47ca4ad5ba9acd0aaeabbf32"><enum>(B)</enum><text>operates at or
above a voltage of 400 kilovolts direct current;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7d1fa8f203874d35ae1fd67b09ba2dc0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>is a renewable
feeder line that transmits electricity directly or indirectly to the Clean
Energy Superhighway; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID482de1d0094344a79d6935b49628c716"><enum>(D)</enum><text>is a necessary
upgrade to an existing transmission facility.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id407400D8833841F79DCEA14E65FB53DC"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Grid-enabled
vehicle</header><text>The term <term>grid-enabled vehicle</term> means an
electric drive vehicle, electric hybrid vehicle, or fuel cell vehicle that has
the ability to communicate electronically with an electric power provider or
localized energy storage system to charge or discharge an on-board energy
storage device, such as a battery.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id66AF1AF2A9BD49798115247245EE5A49"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Interconnection</header><text>The
term <term>Interconnection</term> has the meaning given the term in section
215(a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idA7BBA6A213F846F89E3D0CAF99D53EFA"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Load-serving
entity</header><text>The term <term>load-serving entity</term> means any
person, Federal, State, or local agency or instrumentality, public utility, or
electric cooperative (including an entity described in section 201(f)) that
delivers electric energy to end-use customers.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idF621CE749530471CBBD847938BC99384"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Location-constrained
resource</header>
<subparagraph id="id44E3A48D658F4147AEAC3B1D1371BD06"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <term>location-constrained resource</term> means
a low-carbon resource used to produce electricity that is geographically
constrained such that the resource cannot be relocated to an existing
transmission line.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE96E565C273C4461AEC749A37A36CAFF"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The
term <term>location-constrained resource</term> includes the following types of
resources described in subparagraph (A):</text>
<clause id="IDea4df2ce6f554907b8108148418d1f02"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Renewable
energy.</text>
</clause><clause id="ID54b1a95c540e41e1ba140de6581cdb4d"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>A fossil fuel
electricity plant equipped with carbon capture technology that is located at a
site that is appropriate for carbon storage or beneficial reuse.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idEF8EED2690BD41438DCD1451491E870D"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Renewable
energy</header><text>The term <term>renewable energy</term> means electric
energy generated from—</text>
<subparagraph id="idD237BE991B404B14984ADC22D47CA941"><enum>(A)</enum><text>solar energy,
wind, landfill gas, renewable biogas, or geothermal energy;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB649628839C5424B8A93FE9C9D5D2A6A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>new hydroelectric
generation capacity achieved from increased efficiency, or an addition of new
capacity, at an existing nonhydroelectric project if—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="IDe8301ed539aa4c58a6aa2373f949a41e"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the hydroelectric
project installed on the nonhydroelectric dam—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="id3BB9AA5475D643DFA51BD26E91BE0F85"><enum>(I)</enum><text>is licensed by
the Commission; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="id533F92A12CA8480999A35A04B0466369"><enum>(II)</enum><text>meets all other
applicable environmental, licensing, and regulatory requirements, including
applicable fish passage requirements;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="ID29a28986e16a4caf924d37584305bcd8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
nonhydroelectric dam—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="id57493EB05A1F40B2992E24611882FF71"><enum>(I)</enum><text>was placed in
service before the date of enactment of the <short-title>National Energy Security Act of 2009</short-title>;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="id0CA78E292C134676BE7CD4DB55AAAFA1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>was operated for
flood control, navigation, or water supply purposes; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="id4FDC2420BFCB44DD86A002A30785A99C"><enum>(III)</enum><text>did not produce
hydroelectric power as of the date of enactment of the
<short-title>National Energy Security Act of
2009</short-title>; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="ID1161cccd99f34eb282fc4165939b2b42"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the
hydroelectric project is operated so that the water surface elevation at any
given location and time that would have occurred in the absence of the
hydroelectric project is maintained, subject to any license requirements
imposed under applicable law that change the water surface elevation for the
purpose of improving the environmental quality of the affected waterway, as
certified by the Commission;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3AE0402AF9DC4BD2968ADCEA5500EB9D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>hydrokinetic
energy, including—</text>
<clause id="id84D1132A5E8F42EF96AE1D25B69E3B49"><enum>(i)</enum><text>waves, tides, and
currents in oceans, estuaries, and tidal areas;</text>
</clause><clause id="idE4781F8943044F9EB8BCA9C143949941"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>free flowing
water in rivers, lakes, and streams;</text>
</clause><clause id="id8FA5540E4C0849EF864912281642BA83"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>free flowing
water in man-made channels, including projects that use nonmechanical
structures to accelerate the flow of water for electric power production
purposes; or</text>
</clause><clause id="idEF03A20A595F4D118AFE3E651DFFD2A7"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>differentials in
ocean temperature through ocean thermal energy conversion; or</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3092D29450834C14BDCEAC9EA1927347"><enum>(D)</enum><text>electricity that
is generated from the combustion of the biogenic portion of municipal solid
waste materials from facilities that comply with the maximum pollutant
emissions standards established by the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id759BA8EFFBF44787839886B35835F90D"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Renewable
feeder line</header>
<subparagraph id="idCEB4287001E94F3D899BB3B4362A5F98"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <term>renewable feeder line</term> means an
electricity transmission line that—</text>
<clause id="id29C3644C31754A0EBC55BFAE3B4CEEC9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>operates at or
above 100 kilovolts alternating current;</text>
</clause><clause id="id578935CD0D84443B8DE9F8B4489E5AEF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>connects 1 or
more renewable energy generators directly or indirectly to the Clean Energy
Superhighway; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id128AAAE17B2F45DCB3727E71E195F05A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>is identified
in the Clean Energy Superhighway plan certified under subsection (b)(9).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id95714CFC2F78472E94F28609DA708844"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusion</header><text>The
term <term>renewable feeder line</term> includes an upgrade to an existing
transmission line necessary for interconnection to a new transmission line
described in subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idEF7090E0FC3041A198D88D951F7952C4"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Energy.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idB519B186727C48B3AC8DF14DAFBB177D"><enum>(11)</enum><header>State</header><text>The
term <term>State</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="id3AB0E6457C5240C3A42780DA17DF4B72"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a State;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7C8FA6CC1F144A0A8C87746DB3D86C38"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the District of
Columbia.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id6FE2EE4D508E430787326C92CD315EC6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Planning</header>
<paragraph id="id442733E6DE374168BED83E567708D25D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The
purpose of this subsection is to plan for a Clean Energy Superhighway
that—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDb4da54d4d5bd431aa22d7efd2d212040"><enum>(A)</enum><text>expands and
modernizes the electrical transmission grid of the United States to meet the
goals of increasing energy security and protecting the environment;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1f43481488024cfcb55a92211130d19e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>integrates
location-constrained resources, including renewable and low-carbon electricity
generation;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd8b1549883164790acc4998961f86b4e"><enum>(C)</enum><text>improves delivery
of electricity from location-constrained resources to load centers;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4a6db85813714b3991d30e58d81f0d0f"><enum>(D)</enum><text>ensures
sufficient transmission capacity for future demand growth, including energy
efficiency, distributed generation and storage, and demand response
resources;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb76204662c2f4b5bb49585c0df1fc5ce"><enum>(E)</enum><text>integrates smart
grid technologies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID00bd109b5d23435d9c3f93de704636a3"><enum>(F)</enum><text>enhances the
reliability and efficiency of the electrical transmission grid;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDcbf303bb721449029325af23fb6fcd66"><enum>(G)</enum><text>relieves
congestion on the electrical transmission grid;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0bc3690eb3194c0eace55f32d2f8ec94"><enum>(H)</enum><text>plans, to the
maximum extent practicable, for at least 50 percent of light-duty vehicles used
in the United States by calendar year 2030 to be light-duty grid-enabled
vehicles;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa246152ff1574c3daecf4cea8c0cacb6"><enum>(I)</enum><text>meets any
renewable electricity standard established by law; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID48662217c3d64cc4856ed29ab041bae6"><enum>(J)</enum><text>provides the
lowest-cost delivered energy to markets.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id0C11E277E6C241A8A266428303CA39C2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Planning
requirement</header>
<subparagraph id="idFB23479582704E15802A72DCE5D401C4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header>
<clause id="id22E5FCF7D0224FD8AEA41FC9D091B43F"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>Not
later than 90 days after the date of enactment of the
<short-title>National Energy Security Act of
2009</short-title>, the Commission shall promulgate regulations consistent with
this section for—</text>
<subclause id="id634FD7E5AF3F46758FA69057B6516C96"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the operation,
composition, and selection of the regional planning authorities; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idA476D70D627249859FC3623C8D2CF2B1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the contents of,
and certification requirements for, the regional plans produced by regional
planning authorities.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="idD59D1917D35F4A2A8846B88A9E373E6F"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>The
Commission shall certify not less than 1, and not more than 4, regional
planning authorities for each of the Eastern and Western Interconnections of
the United States.</text>
</clause><clause id="id0F19B9EDF2DC48799A56CD9BD06B57FC"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Clean Energy
Superhighway</header><text>Each regional planning authority certified by the
Commission shall participate in the development of the Clean Energy
Superhighway.</text>
</clause><clause id="id54DE3C91981143C187D5757D0DEDBDC6"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Number of
regional planning authorities</header><text>The Commission shall minimize, to
the maximum extent practicable, the number of regional planning authorities in
the Eastern and Western Interconnections while ensuring that the entire
domestic footprint of the Interconnections is covered.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC07654BD906749EC87E847B493B2CB12"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Certification
of regional planning authorities</header>
<clause id="id29DDE60022194AEE956D0F2FFFC02FAB"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>To be eligible to be certified as a regional planning
authority for a region under this subsection, a regional planning organization
shall apply to, and be approved by, the Commission.</text>
</clause><clause id="id0BFF5EA6C5E143E6B956E4CD6E2756AC"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Request for
applications</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment
of <short-title>National Energy Security Act of
2009</short-title>, the Commission shall issue a request for from entities
seeking to be certified as a regional planning authority for the Eastern or
Western Interconnection.</text>
</clause><clause id="id05F9DAB898AB4445AAFE3BC3B844EC5C"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Eligibility</header>
<subclause id="id810D4C86178343E9888E025586E7C253"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Any group of Regional Transmission Organizations,
Independent System Operators, regional entities (as defined in section 215(a)),
or other multistate organizations or entities may apply to be certified as a
regional planning authority under this subsection.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idD08E299009F3450196E0E81F47C19E0B"><enum>(II)</enum><header>State
participation</header><text>An organization that applies for certification
under subclause (I) shall invite the Governor or the designee of the Governor
from each affected State and a representative from each affected Indian tribe
to participate in the organization.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id3A8F0F70AE164A70B291EC8C23F22998"><enum>(III)</enum><header>Minimum
size</header><text>To be certified as a regional planning authority under this
subparagraph, an organization shall represent a region that is of sufficient
size—</text>
<item id="idC39A64572AD64DA5BE7867B08756948E"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>to
encompass generation resources that are sufficient to meet load requirements in
the region, taking into account potential generation from location-constrained
resources and projected load growth; and</text>
</item><item id="id668BC9D89EF547FEA8431F564A893C96"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>to
possess sufficient market scope to produce economic and operational
efficiencies.</text>
</item></subclause></clause><clause id="idC1CB4F1908BF4B2ABB3A60656E9314DC"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Planning
principles</header><text>The Commission shall establish rules and procedures
for the designation of regional planning authorities to ensure that the
planning process proposed by an applicant—</text>
<subclause id="idC68921DE2A314B8997C01293E43045F8"><enum>(I)</enum><text>is consistent
with the purposes described in paragraph (1);</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id2A0FBA8C4145419AB2BFFD64F70F1614"><enum>(II)</enum><text>is open,
transparent, and nondiscriminatory;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idD0DC07451DB24376A56A043E5DE099B7"><enum>(III)</enum><text>includes
consultation with all affected Federal land management agencies, Indian tribes,
and States within a region;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idF0F4FB5E6A784998903D7668AFA6B114"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>builds on
planning undertaken by States, Indian tribes, Federal transmitting utilities,
Regional Transmission Organizations, Independent System Operators, utilities,
and others;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id38101E1FB8DA4CA0B5F542945DF06404"><enum>(V)</enum><text>is developed in
conformance with Commission requirements for planning using open access
transmission tariffs;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id9D65C4F2B8D04F04AFB8CC7777BD7ECA"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>solicits input
from load-serving and wholesale entities, transmission owners and operators,
renewable energy developers, environmental organizations, Indian tribes, and
other interested parties;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id25EC3F0FDA314579A82DC79FA8C3817B"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>includes an
interim process to evaluate expeditiously whether new renewable feeder lines
should be added to the plan; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDd9f2e7299de24077b5cd7e01a9eadea1"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text>uses the best
available information on resources, load, and demand projections.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="idF2A1F5B7E04A482E9425F6B7FEF893B7"><enum>(v)</enum><header>Certification</header>
<subclause id="idE4CA0D6F885E48BD8BF6D6C604FC2C68"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in subclauses (II) and (III), not
later than 90 days after the date on which the Commission issues a request for
applications under clause (ii), the Commission shall certify at least 1
regional planning authority for each of the Eastern and Western
Interconnections.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idE243712730C7427FB25EA368B1D6D518"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Insufficient
application</header><text>Subclause (I) shall not apply if the
Commission—</text>
<item id="id2E4087778E6D42519AC17A5B32865F19"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>has not received
an application from any entity in the applicable Interconnection; or</text>
</item><item id="idE3C18F905C234382A171CA625153FF21"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>has received
applications from entities that do not satisfy the criteria established by the
Commission for a regional planning authority.</text>
</item></subclause><subclause id="idDB5B5EA4CFF6496685F4E80F1C495AEF"><enum>(III)</enum><header>Commission
responsibility</header><text>If the Commission does not receive sufficient
applications as described in subclause (II) for any portion of an
Interconnection, the Commission shall—</text>
<item id="id40F35F7788CD45D18F7848EFB23F603C"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>assume the
responsibilities of a regional planning authority for the uncovered portion of
the Interconnection; and</text>
</item><item id="ID018073ce3f1e460e86481961aa180522"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>submit to
Congress written notification of an intent to assume responsibility under this
subclause at least 30 days before the date that responsibility is
assumed.</text>
</item></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3F0344103BD84D7C9DD0B3829695334C"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Oversight of
regional planning authorities</header><text>The Commission shall establish
procedures to oversee certified regional planning authorities under this
subsection.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id80D03929E098496490BF447B95164620"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Duties of
Secretary</header>
<subparagraph id="id9DE81762FAEB4BC799CA5A34A3981FE7"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Resource
assessments</header>
<clause id="idDD4923F11A0048618715DC1995747CD9"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall conduct nationwide assessments to
identify areas with a significant potential for the development of
location-constrained resources.</text>
</clause><clause id="id0B93E6DA42B748B0A7AB83B45802592E"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Formats</header><text>The
resource assessments shall be made available to the public in multiple formats,
including in a Geographical Information System compatible format.</text>
</clause><clause id="idB0DDA53634A844458FB0670A8AD7361C"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Timing</header><text>The
Secretary shall—</text>
<subclause id="idFFF8A96698234D27BE7A321307D2F040"><enum>(I)</enum><text>make the initial
resource assessment required under this subparagraph not later than 180 days
after the date of enactment of the <short-title>National
Energy Security Act of 2009</short-title>; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idD235E62AC84F452EA3712E7F55D0F391"><enum>(II)</enum><text>refine the
resource assessment on a regular basis that is consistent with regional
planning cycles.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6B2921BFEC904AD3B3F10FF5EFE8928A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Technical
assistance</header><text>The Secretary shall provide technical assistance to
regional planning authorities, on request, to assist the authorities in
carrying out this section.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2803DD9AC63B4D278D20ECBA696B56F5"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Congestion
studies</header>
<clause id="idB90E4A0B9D76496EB054B4121E805AEF"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall conduct or update a study of electric
transmission congestion and report the results of the study to certified
regional planning authorities to assist the authorities in carrying out this
section.</text>
</clause><clause id="id73E940AE4D1A4FA8B45CA9F2E6CCDD69"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Recent
study</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that a congestion study that is
not more than 2 years old is available at the time regional planning
authorities are certified by the Commission.</text>
</clause><clause id="idA4C92296644445659EA97E95AEF0BACB"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Updates</header><text>The
Secretary shall update a congestion study at least once every 2 years,
consistent with the planning cycle.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idB2424C814DE745EE879F56690994E178"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Planning
process</header>
<subparagraph id="id459C6672F53945E08893A89D154BC35B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Once certified, a regional planning authority shall
establish a regional or Interconnection-wide Clean Energy Superhighway plan
that—</text>
<clause id="idD2EFFF7EE7EE458FBAD8AF4DDFC07E86"><enum>(i)</enum><text>meets the
purposes of this subsection; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id4187E8C2ECA24942843EC068D0FBD3DF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>identifies
necessary Clean Energy Superhighway facilities and transmission infrastructure
that need to be added or upgraded to achieve the planned Clean Energy
Superhighway.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0315795CF4254A6A84198EF7E0EE4FBE"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Stakeholder
involvement</header>
<clause id="id959A7B9BA3B045CDA618718B1E28EBCE"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In carrying out this section, a regional planning
authority shall establish a consultative public process that, to the maximum
extent practicable, engages regional stakeholders, including—</text>
<subclause id="id7882CFB7F2CE4ED0ABD5268D8E8F4792"><enum>(I)</enum><text>public service
commissions and other relevant State agencies;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id336851E86A4B41268185EB5D19CA963A"><enum>(II)</enum><text>load-serving
entities and wholesale entities that provide transmission and power supply
services;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id5F5F1A845CDE42D3BE884102DE75C179"><enum>(III)</enum><text>representatives
of the retail customers of the load-serving entities;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idA7A63ADC7BCB44F9919759B8EF9E063A"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>transmission
owners and operators;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID135a8199a729402b83651d7d848983c3"><enum>(V)</enum><text>utilities and
merchant generators;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id29EABF87884B415992CEC9E12814D770"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>renewable energy
developers;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idCA89E87B565B463580842D6EB915387E"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>environmental
organizations;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idB9CD92D4653E437798666CF94048DF99"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text>Indian
tribes;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idA66BF12419694DA29A57AA76E2E51812"><enum>(IX)</enum><text>Federal land use
agencies; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idD401078B8D9240D2B4BB3AE91C0758F7"><enum>(X)</enum><text>other interested
parties.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="idFA905E024B024594B9D451593D5B0D57"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Criteria</header><text>A
regional planning authority shall encourage stakeholders, to the maximum extent
practicable, to provide input to establish criteria based on paragraphs (1) and
(2)(B)(iv) to create a Clean Energy Superhighway plan.</text>
</clause><clause id="idC43A487D09494661AD75808B09312F34"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Public
meetings</header><text>A regional planning authority shall provide notice and
hold public meetings to solicit public input in carrying out this
subsection.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id096F5297F0044857AC9B2139222CF3F1"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Planning</header><text>Not
later than 1 year after the certification of a regional planning authority
under this subsection, the certified regional planning authority shall submit
to the Commission for approval a Clean Energy Superhighway plan that—</text>
<subparagraph id="idABD035B0527B4FECBADBFAB2ABBB2EB9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>evaluates
potential location-constrained resources;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCFF0023EEA364516B7C14FED4287ADBB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provides for
long-term planning for both the 10 year- and 20 year-horizons, that takes into
account future demand growth and reasonable models of future generation growth,
including energy efficiency, demand response, and distributed storage and
generation;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2857103430954C58B64628B08C1F21D4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>establishes (in
consultation with Federal and State land agencies, environmental groups, and
Indian tribes) appropriate areas to be avoided in siting of Clean Energy
Superhighway facilities, to the maximum extent practicable, including—</text>
<clause id="id5F47BFEEB14044ED8FE9ABF212146023"><enum>(i)</enum><text>national parks,
national marine sanctuaries, reserves, recreation areas, and other similar
units of the National Park System;</text>
</clause><clause id="id12A34EC303BB4F1AAA8ABA3D25A4C504"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>designated
wilderness, designated wilderness study areas, and other areas managed for
wilderness characteristics;</text>
</clause><clause id="idBE64F6A2D066400C99B5760C258D13F8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>national
historic sites and historic parks;</text>
</clause><clause id="id16E6445BD3AD4EAFBC1EC9591B197413"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>inventoried
roadless areas and significant noninventoried roadless areas within the
National Forest System;</text>
</clause><clause id="idB94F0303DD264F5CB3A7CE13E6F65DE8"><enum>(v)</enum><text>national
monuments;</text>
</clause><clause id="idD246EFF6B0C849C1A6B0C4BD986C795D"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>national
conservation areas;</text>
</clause><clause id="idCEA2A0B728DF4C5C952488AD1A379D69"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>national
wildlife refuges and areas of critical environmental concern;</text>
</clause><clause id="idCF7C5D5400144FB99A96E82B601ED327"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>national
historic and national scenic trails;</text>
</clause><clause id="id4AF738502258401685C21C48F863AD68"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>areas designated
as critical habitat;</text>
</clause><clause id="id6498F280325B4CB6BE9BB582CC70DF1C"><enum>(x)</enum><text>national wild,
scenic, and recreational rivers;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID1911b87b8ca343ba887cca56667b90aa"><enum>(xi)</enum><text>any area in
which Federal law prohibits energy development; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID57c15afcd83f46e19020708e112479b4"><enum>(xii)</enum><text>any area in
which applicable State law or Indian tribal code enacted prior to the date of
enactment of the <short-title>National Energy Security Act
of 2009</short-title> prohibits transmission development;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC6FC2B1416764DDDA7335A1C79510875"><enum>(D)</enum><text>identifies the
transmission infrastructure to be included as Clean Energy Superhighway
facilities, taking into consideration—</text>
<clause id="id4BD3DCA507044524AB3D1707F82F2B9C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>that, to the
maximum extent practicable—</text>
<subclause id="id4E7DF5106DEB40A296A5B5BEA596C82F"><enum>(I)</enum><text>areas with the
potential for the development of location-constrained resources shall be
connected to the Clean Energy Superhighway;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idA19CDA2A460D4119BD6706A6027B7AF5"><enum>(II)</enum><text>load centers
shall be connected to the Clean Energy Superhighway; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id7FE26FD6886247ACB8699D399A8B9AF9"><enum>(III)</enum><text>areas in
subparagraph (C) shall be avoided by the Clean Energy Superhighway; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id71F295D7169A4A0F827790814CDF7D09"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>all other
relevant factors;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id03E34D91F0A948898AB3F0ED595D318B"><enum>(E)</enum><text>performs
necessary engineering analyses;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID88b894e7272f4b12a010bc89cbfe4702"><enum>(F)</enum><text>permits persons
to propose to the regional planning authority Clean Energy Superhighway
facilities to meet the needs identified in the long-term plan of the regional
planning authority; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id96111454EF52410FB9E0139C559BA9F3"><enum>(G)</enum><text>considers staging
of projects, including the logical order of building and construction
timelines.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idD80CD7B7F0914F0995EFC90DD071AFE7"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Allowance of
waivers for certain lines</header><text>A regional planning authority may
petition the Commission to allow the inclusion of 230 kilovolt lines in an
approved plan if the regional planning authority demonstrates to the Commission
that unique regional conditions exist that require a lower voltage line.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id858619E69EBB48D1AE283584C10E0A6D"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Multiple
regional planning authorities</header>
<subparagraph id="idDDB41199ED1F46838B410A6254BFCDEC"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>If more than 1 regional planning authority is certified
in an Interconnection, the regional planning authorities in the Interconnection
shall ensure that the submitted plan integrates with the other plans in the
Interconnection.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6EE444B492894AD995FB35376A484B44"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Modification</header><text>The
Commission shall modify the plans submitted under paragraph (9)(B), as
necessary, to ensure that plans established under this section are
integrated.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id1CDB02C7AB5846409A4486F89DA8680A"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>In
the development of a Clean Energy Superhighway plan, a regional planning
authority shall coordinate, as appropriate, with planning authorities and other
interested parties in Canada, Mexico, the Electric Reliability Council of
Texas, and other Interconnections.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idCB0F1E04059D46399654CF615818FB15"><enum>(9)</enum><header>National plan
certification</header>
<subparagraph id="id644FB543A234451A9D1CC8CCA8D1DE35"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Commission shall determine whether the plans
submitted by the regional planning authorities under this subsection carry out
the purposes of this section.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB008614DECEF4A32A58EDCD00918353D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Administration</header>
<clause id="idEBBB125F7E194F09B3B1B719495D06FC"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Public
comment</header><text>The Commission shall provide an opportunity for public
comment on each plan submitted by a regional planning authority.</text>
</clause><clause id="id0F75B1FDF3CC47A48FA610DF59D8570C"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Modifications</header>
<subclause id="id4CFE8AE356D449BDB2E79336C4732DC0"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Commission may modify or reject a plan as necessary
to achieve the purposes of this section.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id146E386457D54EAFB0AA4E1DACFCBD73"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Opinion</header><text>If
the Commission modifies or rejects a plan, not later than 60 days after the
date the plan is submitted by the regional planning authority, the Commission
shall provide a written opinion to the regional planning authority that
contains the facts and reasons supporting the action of the Commission.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id7F3DA753481E4AE285F22990468B4966"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Resubmission</header><text>Subject
to paragraph (10)(A)(iii), if the Commission rejects a plan, the regional
planning authority may submit a revised plan within 90 days of the Commission’s
rejection.</text>
</clause><clause id="id991EA2A628F245B59240B338ACCA2F4D"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Certification</header><text>If
the Commission determines that a plan meets the purposes of this section, the
Commission shall certify the plan for establishing a Clean Energy
Superhighway.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idD9B0F68922D54A058E80BC01C9409B9B"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Best
practices</header><text>The Commission shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="idFF976075635049FCB1BCF6512FDF3F32"><enum>(A)</enum><text>conduct regular
reviews of best practices in planning under this subsection; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4A548889F06C4BAE9D7004FC73B7B6C1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>make available
and use those best practices in carrying out this subsection.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id9786263BA0A2460E8E1075E682C0ED5E"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Timing</header>
<subparagraph id="idDD182947B732463F970799CB6E8CC7D2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Implementation</header>
<clause id="idF7CBCFB8109A425EB7CF444E96F38661"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of certification by
the Commission, a regional planning authority shall complete the planning
process required under this section.</text>
</clause><clause id="idF5E1D11B5A08475381BB0FBB465BF679"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Withholding of
planning funds</header><text>If the Commission has not received a plan from a
regional planning authority by the date that is 1 year after the date of the
certification of the regional planning authority by the Commission, the
Commission shall—</text>
<subclause id="id3DF0F9A5E7AC4C2493823936AB6D44E2"><enum>(I)</enum><text>determine the
cause for the delay; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idB4EDADC3858F489CAB5CAFF7986A47AB"><enum>(II)</enum><text>inform the
Secretary, who may withhold future planning funds from the regional planning
authority under this subsection, if the Commission determines that the process
of the regional planning authority is not sufficiently implementing this
subsection.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="idDD6EC2D2107045CFBFF165115D1F6AA6"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Assumption of
planning responsibility</header><text>If the Commission has not certified the
regional plan for a region by the date that is 18 months after the date of the
certification of the regional planning authority by the Commission, the
Commission shall assume the responsibility for creating a regional plan for the
region consistent with the planning process established under paragraph
(4).</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="ID75197d936b7d4649a8ad4b8c16a5001c"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Notification</header><text>The
Commission shall submit to Congress written notification of an intent to assume
responsibility under clause (iii) at least 30 days before the date that
responsibility is assumed.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC4D582C7747D4F25BC71B19C92E63245"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Updates</header><text>Not
later than 2 years after the initial establishment of a plan under this section
and every 2 years thereafter, a regional planning authority shall (in
accordance with procedures required for the initial establishment of a plan)
review and (as necessary) modify the plan established under this section to
ensure that the plan promotes the purposes of this section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id96DCEDAFD53E492883D58EB07AC744C5"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Recovery of
costs associated with Interconnection-wide transmission grid project
planning</header>
<subparagraph id="id58D89CD7B4C74489BFBFB8D20F21801B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A regional planning authority and a participating State
shall be permitted to recover prudently incurred costs to carry out the
planning activities required under this subsection pursuant to a Federal
transmission surcharge that will be established by the Commission for the
purposes of carrying out this section.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4C4D5A4261394B158A24E48DB90BA37A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Surcharge</header><text>A
regional planning authority shall—</text>
<clause id="id73A61B5FB7B94D0B9397C012D80B3221"><enum>(i)</enum><text>establish a
Federal transmission surcharge based on a formula rate that is submitted to the
Commission for approval; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id9028A207374F402F9F5B47111F26899C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>adjust the
formula and surcharge on an annual basis.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9AB1DC4013704A70B25894F7BDA9498B"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Cost
responsibility</header><text>Cost responsibility under each surcharge shall be
assigned based on energy usage to all load-serving entities within each
regional planning authority.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id7F6406F11230411DA46A9257A10C1D6B"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The
total amount of surcharges that may be imposed or collected nationally under
this paragraph shall not exceed $80,000,000 for any calendar year.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idFD07ECA4930B4E67838DF3F5D553699E"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Other
funds</header><text>Funds made available for transmission planning under the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–5) may be used
to carry out this subsection.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idD1CA181C11804EB9A94D461171A770C7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Cost
allocation</header>
<paragraph id="id30865CF8DAEA4FA2882EE327E2BF1535"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The
purposes of this subsection are—</text>
<subparagraph id="id6C235FFBE7684F64A968BEF4F0F0E344"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to ensure that
the costs of the Clean Energy Superhighway are borne widely by all
beneficiaries of new transmission and are not borne disproportionately by
ratepayers or generators in specific areas; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB186B417131A43DB8754D2FC7848B33F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to promote the
national interest in an Clean Energy Superhighway in accordance with the
purposes of this part.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id67F30B8622094B93B2B89A83A172E491"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Submission</header><text>Not
later than 1 year after the date of the certification of the last regional
planning authority, all regional planning authorities within an Interconnection
may submit jointly a single integrated Interconnection-wide cost allocation
proposal to the Commission for allocating the costs of Clean Energy
Superhighway facilities under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idCFDE3B929EC34BD7884D3499331765B6"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Action by
Commission</header><text>Not later than 120 days after the date of receipt of a
cost-allocation plan submitted under paragraph (2), the Commission
shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="id2B090484B4204B3DA2EA49811971DABD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provide notice
and an opportunity for a hearing;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9EB33FED28654AA585D98E9F0053CDA9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>evaluate the
plan; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7089877CDF9547C6B1B5B2C0E66FE903"><enum>(C)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idB8D80461933340AB9C4E0726DFF6011E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>approve the plan if the
Commission finds that the plan results in just and reasonable rates that
promote the purposes of this section (including this subsection); or</text>
</clause><clause id="id3324BC69171840CCA2F20D11124BD457" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>reject or modify the plan if the
Commission finds that the plan does not result in just and reasonable rates
that promote the purposes of this section (including this subsection).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8170780B6C844BC8A6574D5FC6AE983C"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Resubmission of
plan</header>
<subparagraph id="idD367F2D55C7044AAA557926B68000E8B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>If the Commission rejects the cost allocation plan under
paragraph (3)(C)(ii), the Commission shall give guidance to the regional
planning authorities on remediation measures.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id807ACF22037744179982E9A23D5E5F25"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Resubmission</header><text>Not
later than 90 days after the date of the rejection, the regional planning
authorities may submit to the Commission a revised cost allocation plan for the
region under this subsection.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA67CC247D559405C940196BD86D6B062"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Modifications</header>
<clause id="id95488F4DD9584ADFB2E1DC6617AD6F6C"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the date of resubmission of
a cost-allocation plan, the Commission shall approve, modify, or reject the
plan as necessary to achieve the purposes of this section.</text>
</clause><clause id="id545343C8607F412F8273657D042A6120"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Opinion</header><text>If
the Commission modifies or rejects a plan, not later than 60 days after the
date the plan is resubmitted by the regional planning authority, the Commission
shall provide a written opinion to the regional planning authority that
contains the facts and reasons supporting the action of the Commission.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id1A90E2C922B644F7A77AAEFC3626D57C"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Commission
allocation of costs</header><text>If the regional planning authorities do not
submit an Interconnection-wide cost allocation plan within the time periods
specified in paragraphs (2) and (4) or if the Commission does not approve a
cost allocation plan submitted by the regional planning authorities for an
Interconnection, the Commission shall allocate the costs of new transmission in
the region under this section to all of the load-serving entities in the
Interconnection on a load-ratio share basis.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idF3EE69BF8E9648AD90961847F6C084AE"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Implementation</header>
<subparagraph id="id1A424DF765E54820B2AEBA07FA0665BD"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Commission shall adopt such rules, require inclusion
of such provisions in transmission tariffs, and take such other actions as are
necessary to efficiently—</text>
<clause id="idB124B19FAAD6486DBCEF25EBC5EB4CD1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>collect the costs
for development and operation of Clean Energy Superhighway facilities;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="id4DDEA478B28C4DAF9E9167F48C298E0E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>distribute the
resultant revenues to owners of the facilities.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9CB5F7EF9B2D48579F35E266B4AAB5AF"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Transmission
customer</header><text>The rules or tariffs may consider each load-serving
entity in an Interconnection to be a transmission customer under 1 or more of
the tariffs established for collection of the costs for development and
operation of Clean Energy Superhighway facilities.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id306C5831E2964971956604E132741527"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Siting</header>
<paragraph id="IDc8a316e5de904d4cb04f7d909f970e4d"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The
purpose of the integrated siting process provided for in this subsection is to
provide an efficient and timely certification process that ensures
participation of Federal land management agencies, States, and Indian tribes,
and the appropriate protection of resources, in siting applications before the
Commission.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idA01BDF6C14F444618204C902B4995100"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Prefiling</header>
<subparagraph id="idF68FF4DB2300402AB2E6DAA4D100252A"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
the <short-title>National Energy Security Act of
2009</short-title>, the Commission shall promulgate regulations to implement an
integrated prefiling process for the preparation of an application for the
certification of a Clean Energy Superhighway facility.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa3e338a6fe9d40fcbdeb5da46dae4f1b"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Preapplication
information</header>
<clause id="id48C40FEAE662440B8CCD7A47C9F59676"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The regulations for the prefiling process shall include
the appropriate information required for the Commission to determine if the
proposed facility is included in the Clean Energy Superhighway plan certified
by the Commission under subsection (b)(9).</text>
</clause><clause id="id702011CC3DFA4184943743DBD99075FE"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Steps</header><text>The
regulations shall establish a list of steps that shall be completed before
submitting an application for a certificate, including the steps required under
this subparagraph.</text>
</clause><clause id="id541C59A0D4A8486AB26B1877BC2AD59C"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Notice of
intent to apply</header><text>The applicant shall submit to the Commission a
notice of intent to apply for a Clean Energy Superhighway certificate that
includes a preliminary routing plan.</text>
</clause><clause id="ID5c503ed764fd4a1f8a94614c0cf146ff"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Determination
of inclusion in plan</header><text>The Commission shall determine whether the
proposed facility is included in a Clean Energy Superhighway plan certified
under subsection (b)(9).</text>
</clause><clause id="IDf6b970c714794c3396f6a398ff12a26b"><enum>(v)</enum><header>Notification</header><text>The
Commission shall provide notice to the public, affected States, Federal land
agencies, and Indian tribes of a notice of any intent to apply for a
certificate.</text>
</clause><clause id="ID7b89bb7199ce4093b9bfa375b46135f3"><enum>(vi)</enum><header>Prefiling
schedule</header><text>The Commission shall establish a prefiling schedule for
the applicant, agencies, and Indian tribes.</text>
</clause><clause id="ID683eb7956e81424cb70d911ff0c7efff"><enum>(vii)</enum><header>State siting
constraints</header><text>The applicant shall consider the State siting
constraints identified under paragraph (3).</text>
</clause><clause id="ID89a274c06e28415eb871398f1d381844"><enum>(viii)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>The
applicant shall consult with affected States, Federal land agencies, and Indian
tribes in carrying out this subsection</text>
</clause><clause id="IDc2970fa001d54c82809d8a0eb1329620"><enum>(ix)</enum><header>Early scoping
process</header><text>The Commission shall conduct an early scoping process
that is consistent with the terms and conditions of section 5.8 of title 18,
Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor section), as determined by the
Commission.</text>
</clause><clause id="IDc5b7845bc9fa4cd7ae9519b3b4616502"><enum>(x)</enum><header>Consolidated
record</header><text>The Commission shall create and maintain a consolidated
record for all decisions made or actions taken by the Commission or by a
Federal, State, Indian tribe administrative agency, or officer under this
subsection.</text>
</clause><clause id="ID562cba2743ab46cb9ec5de15c6949d90"><enum>(xi)</enum><header>Siting dispute
resolution board</header><text>The Commission shall establish a siting dispute
resolution board that is consistent with the terms and conditions of section
5.14 of title 18, Code of Federal Regulations and paragraph (3)(B), as
determined by the Commission.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id84A9FE5AF0CB43E0ABD00CA449BE5ACD"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Certificate of
public convenience and necessity</header><text>An applicant shall comply with
the prefiling process established under this paragraph before filing an
application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity with the
Commission.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id90FE6306A0E64373B4E5A4B6A584AA64"><enum>(3)</enum><header>State siting
constraints</header>
<subparagraph id="id6154780772944EA8B232C8BF80FC27F2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>State
agency</header>
<clause id="id984BD640BAA441F6935132D5E67ED636"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Governor of a State in which a Clean Energy
Superhighway facility is proposed pursuant to paragraph (2) shall designate the
appropriate State agency to coordinate with the Commission on siting.</text>
</clause><clause id="id9C484EE4B9BD4370A2D0F1C7CD03DB06"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Siting
constraints and mitigation measures</header>
<subclause id="idC746F5706DD54456BBD159EF8775DA34"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Applicants shall work with affected States in the
prefiling process described in paragraph (2).</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id49F7EF1C4A0A465082705777B6A36469"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Designated
State agency</header><text>At the conclusion of the prefiling process, the
designated State agency may identify and communicate to the applicant and the
Commission information on siting constraints and mitigation measures (including
habitat protection, environmental considerations, cultural site protection, or
other factors) for a Clean Energy Superhighway facility within the
State.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb377cd5f0db4403abbc226a4b9d064be"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Siting dispute
resolution board</header>
<clause id="ID40b9161259144c0faabfb13d4d140520"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>During the prefiling process for each Clean Energy
Superhighway facility application, the Commission shall establish a siting
dispute resolution board to ensure appropriate siting within and across the
borders of the State.</text>
</clause><clause id="ID7cfc6032eade423b95436fd1f34d4def"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Composition</header><text>The
board for a Clean Energy Superhighway facility shall be composed of—</text>
<subclause id="ID642d95c900e14e9b87d744b2661991bc"><enum>(I)</enum><text>1 representative
of the Commission, who is not otherwise involved in the applicable
proceeding;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDa0521c07403345c796c7453056529945"><enum>(II)</enum><text>1 representative
of each affected State, as designated by the Governor, and who is not otherwise
involved in the proceeding; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDf389478418d34fd8ab79ba25ec0758d6"><enum>(III)</enum><text>1 independent
person with expertise in the area, selected by the other 2 panelists from a
preestablished list of individuals who have that expertise (as established by
the Commission).</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id2DE43A2896E44914B5A183787B375A97"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Appeals</header><text>If
the applicant does not agree with the siting constraints and mitigation
measures proposed by a State, the applicant may appeal the constraints and
measures to the appropriate siting dispute resolution board.</text>
</clause><clause id="ID77ca4e8679e64b818680617e2b73d957"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Decision</header><text>The
board shall—</text>
<subclause id="id457C64C2B1944B2190DD640256F46082"><enum>(I)</enum><text>make a decision
on any appeal made under clause (iii); and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id56C4B383A070466BA6800CAEB5491FED"><enum>(II)</enum><text>submit to the
Commission a recommendation for final dispute resolution.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id35A5D60033724D68B08870179BCF06DB"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Federal
action</header>
<clause id="id460750DFDAA946F79B041F6EBAFDB0F4"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Commission shall incorporate State siting constraints
and mitigation measures in the certificate issued under paragraph (9), unless
the Commission finds that any recommendation referred to in subparagraph (A)
(based on the recommendation of the applicable sitting dispute resolution
board) is inconsistent with the purposes and requirements of this section or
other applicable Federal law.</text>
</clause><clause id="id311E8B8CA9F34F75AB52B1442AB48E07"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>If
(after any proceedings of a siting dispute resolution board) the Commission
does not adopt in whole or in part a recommendation of the State agency, the
Commission shall publish (together with a description of the basis for each
finding)—</text>
<subclause id="id850CB5819B1D44748262FD0BE4D45778"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a finding that
adoption of the recommendation of the siting dispute resolution board is
inconsistent with the purposes and requirements of this section or with other
applicable provisions of Federal law; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id7FBA88EB496F46E58B03EAED1EF641D3"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a finding that
adopts the recommendations of the siting dispute resolution board conditions
selected by the Commission comply with the State siting constraints and
mitigation measures described in subparagraph (A).</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDe7820b828bdf4aa0994a2eed0edd15d4"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Federal
authority</header>
<subparagraph id="ID26ce5942eb044f2ba2f4c5684d9cd610"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the
Commission shall have exclusive jurisdiction over the granting of a certificate
for the siting of a Clean Energy Superhighway facility.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID70a9c52300b7448a8186109f712a9039"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Rights of
way</header>
<clause id="idCF4075ACA07E4E06BF110451DEDEF31D"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior shall provide a route for a
Clean Energy Superhighway facility on public land in accordance with the terms
and conditions of agency land use plans.</text>
</clause><clause id="id5B64A59248A14B44A6FEA707ACAD74BF"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Indian
land</header><text>In carrying out this subparagraph, the Secretary of the
Interior shall use the process established under the terms and conditions of
section 2604 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (25 U.S.C. 3504) and the Act of
February 5, 1948 (25 U.S.C. 323 et seq.) (including applicable regulations) to
establish a right-of-way for a Clean Energy Superhighway on Indian land, as
determined by the Secretary of the Interior.</text>
</clause><clause id="id8AD5AC2D5BC24C41ABF2BA9A7E8E45EB"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Connection of
individual lines</header><text>The Commission shall work with the Secretary of
the Interior to ensure that the routing of an individual line across public and
private land is appropriately connected.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID6eb04dafea764d45a8229f9d2bcecd0f"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Schedule</header>
<subparagraph id="IDd916603c074343d8af26f2735d854f70"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Commission shall establish a schedule for all Federal
authorizations under this subsection.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC4DE89E18EA24B43995BE5971A8815CF"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>In
establishing the schedule, the Commission shall—</text>
<clause id="ID3f3e756d56484c249b669a8486e8c9da"><enum>(i)</enum><text>ensure
expeditious completion of all such proceedings; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDc54e41872f604622b6ed3facdab117d4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>comply with
applicable schedules established by Federal law.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDe912a9b7813e4fe6b668ddcdafe2e9d9"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Existing
corridors</header><text>A route for a Clean Energy Superhighway facility shall,
to the maximum extent practicable, use existing corridors, including multiuse
and highway corridors.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID5129e8c0079944da999f912074d8bd5f"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Environmental
protection</header>
<subparagraph id="IDe42328560cef4326b54352a160532886"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as otherwise specifically provided in this
section, nothing in this section affects any requirements of an environmental
law of the United States, including the National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfc1514b986ee4f82aa24311e198f7b9c"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Environmental
review of individual lines</header><text>In the case of a Clean Energy
Superhighway facility, the Commission shall—</text>
<clause id="ID9d82e9eabf024bcfa6c5a42850b11f81"><enum>(i)</enum><text>serve as lead
agency for the purposes of coordinating the environmental review that is
required by law between all relevant Federal agencies;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID270584b0a8f14a939bc5bf1e24a568ab"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in consultation
with the affected Federal and State agencies and Indian tribes, prepare a
single environmental review document as required under the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDed23d89288b848829b9f4fc69c046ff5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in the case of
a line that traverses Federal land, take any action that is required under the
terms and conditions of applicable land use plans.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfcceb0c7aa6f43b387b168a32073c516"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Deadline</header><text>The
environmental reviews described in subparagraph (B) shall be completed not
later than 1 year after date of application for a certificate.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd191cf618ce54618879961720721201f"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Memorandum of
understanding</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment
of the <short-title>National Energy Security Act of
2009</short-title>, the Commission shall enter into a memorandum of
understanding with all applicable Federal land agencies to create a streamlined
and consolidated environmental review process to carry out this section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDc3cc86961ff04169a440a8c7be57aa04"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Certificate of
public convenience and necessity</header>
<subparagraph id="ID9a24a9dc50094bb7b86af30f584e7d3d"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>No individual or entity (including States and entities
described in subsection (f)) shall construct, acquire, or operate any Clean
Energy Superhighway facility, or modify a Clean Energy Superhighway facility
for which a certificate was previously issued under this subsection, unless
there is in force with respect to the individual or entity a certificate of
public convenience and necessity issued by the Commission authorizing such acts
or operation.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID42f98d60482f4c9ea224250bd7b1c49c"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Application for
certificate</header><text>Any individual or entity that seeks to operate,
construct, acquire, or modify any Clean Energy Superhighway facility
shall—</text>
<clause id="id310E8BC4BC314830AE868588350486A2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>complete the
prefiling process under paragraph (2);</text>
</clause><clause id="ID44bcbfd1b7fe42d29e81d9a88aa5e426"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>submit to the
Commission a written application in such form and containing such information
as the Commission may by regulation require; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID832f1d3159814c6eb15150ea2e9aa4d8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>provide notice
of and opportunity for hearing on the application to interested parties in such
manner as the Commission shall by regulation require.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc4c5e33fe11d404aa29593864fc81640"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Hearing</header><text>On
receipt of an application under this paragraph, the Commission—</text>
<clause id="IDabd3ab885b5c4e4c9ecbea84fdd51de4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall—</text>
<subclause id="idE556CD619B754BACBBC839CEA76919A5"><enum>(I)</enum><text>provide notice
and opportunity to interested persons; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id7CD6DD29468441D0AF23580D6EFA140C"><enum>(II)</enum><text>include any
applicable conditions; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="ID530ba4d491114e95a4b286555e451ace"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>may approve or
disapprove the application, in accordance with paragraph (9).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID3bd4319333044059b1dcadbf10818389"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Grant of
certificate</header>
<subparagraph id="ID7d1f14f35f98497091252bcfd7244013"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A certificate shall be issued to a qualified applicant
for the certificate authorizing the whole or partial operation, construction,
acquisition, or modification covered by the application, only if the Commission
determines that—</text>
<clause id="IDe4cce9d6454c481d928ed4d2aee94cb3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the facility is
included in the Clean Energy Superhighway plan certified by the
Commission;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID9953c71d06494cc59cdb11e6c49f4f01"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>1 or more
applicants are able and willing—</text>
<subclause id="ID4a7826b8ce564cadbf69583b20551f5d"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to carry out the
acts and perform the service proposed; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID81c2c3f85d0d43e79daab80f02dfc347"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to comply with
this Act (including regulations); and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="ID0ca4035cea57454fa86b8b96f3ce7dc6"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the proposed
operation, construction, acquisition, or modification, to the extent authorized
by the certificate, is or will be required by the present or future public
convenience and necessity.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbbbabcf3d1be4451baa3f6da05e288d2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Terms and
conditions</header><text>The Commission shall have the power to attach to the
issuance of a certificate under this paragraph and to the exercise of the
rights granted under the certificate such reasonable terms and conditions as
the public convenience and necessity may require, including (as may be required
by applicable law) land use plans or applicable rights-of-way.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID62fb96513de14ae39815dea452fcac06"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Evaluation of
abilities of applicant</header>
<clause id="id5FB1F5C19E1448D9AED443E8D7F5CE58"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In evaluating the ability of 1 or more applicants
described in subparagraph (A)(ii), the Commission shall consider whether the
financial and technical capabilities of the applicant are adequate to support
construction and operation of the project proposed in the application.</text>
</clause><clause id="idD6241DAB9A8C4A79813261A2F7C5BA4B"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Joint
ownership projects</header><text>In evaluating applications that feature joint
ownership projects by multiple load-serving or wholesale entities, the
Commission shall consider benefits from the greater diversification of
financial risk inherent in the applications.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4649c35824914b1294efbc85dd84ed3d"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Public
convenience and necessity</header><text>In making a determination with respect
to public convenience and necessity described in subparagraph (A)(iii), the
Commission shall presume that there is a public need for a proposed project
that is included in the Clean Energy Superhighway plan developed pursuant to
this section or that constitutes all of or a portion of a renewable feeder
line.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID878fac3f26cf4194982050846770d7e3"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Right of
eminent domain</header>
<subparagraph id="ID250c3901c9a547f18340bc2489f85d93"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>If any holder of a certificate issued under paragraph (9)
cannot acquire by contract, or is unable to agree with the owner of property on
the compensation to be paid for, the right-of-way to construct, operate, and
maintain the project to which the certificate relates, and the necessary land
or other property necessary to the proper operation of the project, the holder
may acquire the right-of-way by the exercise of the right of eminent domain
through a proceeding in—</text>
<clause id="IDc78f78d4f03e445da720522930c6fc9b"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the United States
district court for the district in which the property is located; or</text>
</clause><clause id="ID9fa83a5e5a224b34b796a5fb6cb4e944"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a State court,
to the extent permitted under State law.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID486e910d43e146f0ae47c72d559cbb16"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Practice and
procedure</header><text>The practice and procedure for any action or proceeding
described in subparagraph (A) in a United States district court shall conform,
to the maximum extent practicable, to the practice and procedure for similar
actions or proceedings in the courts of the State in which the property is
located.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idF9E5785DFF5C44C18F15F4A24B2B8778"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
subsections (i), (j), and (k);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8996356A6A6745E8891FBA4D5AD6FB5D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsection (h) as subsection (e);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9431460DCD63439EA5E98366DA393EFB"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (e)
(as redesignated by paragraph (3))—</text>
<subparagraph id="idFB95CD57FDD24476BD980413BBF072E6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by striking <quote>Department of Energy</quote> and inserting <quote>Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission (referred to in this subsection as the
<quote>Commission</quote>)</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF9BB5D5E11034359B75534B9A597C866"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3),
by striking <quote>Secretary</quote> and inserting <quote>Commission </quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id2B77855429E54D7CB6A03A0B49872545"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id900F6BFA66B84D6093C5A055564E31E4" style="OLC">
<subsection id="IDe7363f87f6534a4293304672ace151dd"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>This
section does not apply to the State of Alaska or Hawaii or to the Electric
Reliability Council of Texas, unless the State or the Council voluntarily
elects to be covered by this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDd46b38d67f4b47fdbec4119e3a9d00ea"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated such
sums are necessary to carry out this
section.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="idB5605BD6881A4F0385DB79C055F7FAB5"><enum>102.</enum><header>Recovery of
costs for smart grid technology and advanced materials</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 219(b)(4) of the Federal Power Act
(16 U.S.C. 824s(b)(4)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idDBC2D7D8FAC745F4B862DBB21A379737"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A), by striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idBA354108256745D1AFBD009E5A7E8F36"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id98CFF343CEDC489B9B4DF346FF7213C6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id411D06F17BCE487E814E02816228EC14" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="id20BAF950E30E4603B53A608426CEEEDB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>all prudently
incurred costs relating to the deployment of smart grid technology for
transmission infrastructure (within the meaning of title XIII of the Energy
Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17381 et seq.)); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDBA42DBFFE684B66ADCC16E3ED584A78"><enum>(D)</enum><text>all prudently
incurred costs relating to the use of advanced materials for the construction
of technology transmission facilities if the advanced materials are at least 25
percent more efficient than standard transmission
materials.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><enum>II</enum><header>Transportation
sector</header>
<subtitle id="id1FE1ED5FA4E2472E838D7D9B1968795E"><enum>A</enum><header>Electrification
of transportation sector</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID04430d7b3bc64459a6261ebb714857ea" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>201.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Minimum Federal fleet
requirement</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 303 of the
Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13212) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id97FAD606EE084946BC4113ADDA3F17E1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id34D331E9618C4CEEAC18E9C8517C34AB"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as
paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5860B6DE3AC1423E9615F6B3C2A9DB03"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after paragraph (1) the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id77ACBAF250DF452A8C0E56836EDDE66C" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBF4B432358C0496CA05A611903DE4599"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Plug-in
electric drive vehicles</header><text>Of the total number of vehicles acquired
by a Federal fleet under paragraph (1), at least the following percentage of
the vehicles shall be plug-in electric drive vehicles (as defined in section
131(a) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C.
17011(a))):</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id14012EE899634617BC330BCBC11854B8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>10 percent for
fiscal year 2012.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id707D15E308964A4983EE7E400A025144"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The applicable
percentage for the preceding fiscal year increased by 5 percentage points (but
not to exceed a total of 50 percent) for fiscal year 2013 and each subsequent
fiscal year.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7EA7997316B947948ECF5214D7CAF2E2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)
(as redesignated by subparagraph (A)), by inserting <quote>or (2)</quote> after
<quote>paragraph (1)</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDd59e61d686fb4f60ad351ada4eca2ca3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (c) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9B11EC0DFE9D428C90D0D19F1F4F7CB1" style="OLC">
<subsection id="ID33265e368ca149be929d6774c1b93dee"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Allocation of
incremental costs</header><text>Subject to the availability of funds
appropriated to carry out this subsection (to remain available until expended),
the General Services Administration shall pay the incremental cost of
alternative fueled vehicles over the cost of comparable gasoline vehicles for
vehicles that the Administration purchased for the use of the Administration or
on behalf of other agencies, in a total amount of not to exceed $300,000,000
for any of fiscal years 2012 through
2016.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDb1926b482c3049d884a857e047957c16"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection
(f), by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id55D8346E539945D8B8C619AC217F82C6" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="ID442b28e75c03436ba3ef792cb40ac873"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Compliance</header><text>Compliance
with this subsection shall not relieve the Federal agency of the obligations of
the agency under subsection (b).</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3214C6D4C88B4B4999B690CC6A492E51"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection
(g), by striking <quote>fiscal years 1993 through 1998</quote> and inserting
<quote>each fiscal year</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="idA9627FCD3EE44ACABF952E16AD4BF12F"><enum>202.</enum><header>Use of HOV
facilities by light-duty plug-in electric drive vehicles</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 166(b)(5) of title 23, United States
Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id584A0FB87F914D90B03CCA7E31BDF8E4"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A), by striking
<quote>Before</quote> and inserting <quote>Except as provided in subparagraph
(D), before</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id38F3718C819F4BA2A0B014B245ECCA13"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B), by striking <quote>Before</quote> and inserting <quote>Except as provided
in subparagraph (D), before</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id35417053F06345D4B660EFEF96E6FB1D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7CC9BEE6194B4942900CD1B87CAA5A99" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="id18EFD1D813874046B5896FF8E46152F8"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Use by plug-in
electric drive vehicles</header>
<clause id="idEB88334CFAF1465DA9FBB9B720B608B3"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Definition of
plug-in electric drive vehicle</header><text>In this subparagraph, the term
<term>plug-in electric drive vehicle</term> has the meaning given the term in
section 131(a) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C.
17011(a)).</text>
</clause><clause id="id79627B55323944CDB27DB5705463E41D"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Use of HOV
facilities</header><text>A State agency—</text>
<subclause id="idD213A9F0939842B38BEB8CBE3AAC3DBF"><enum>(I)</enum><text>shall permit
vehicles that are certified as low emission and energy-efficient vehicles in
accordance with subsection (e) that are light-duty plug-in electric drive
vehicles, and that are purchased on or before December 31 of the calendar year
described in clause (iii), as determined by the Secretary, to use HOV
facilities in the State; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idC68CAE61C3D44FDAA2B0DAA18F5BAEBF"><enum>(II)</enum><text>shall not impose
any toll or other charge on such a vehicle for use of a HOV facility in the
State.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="idD4B2ABCCADC8440B91909AC992EDACCA"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Calendar
year</header><text>The calendar year referred to in clause (ii)(I) is the
calendar year during which, as determined by the Secretary, the aggregate
number of plug-in electric drive vehicles sold in the United States during all
calendar years exceeds 2,000,000.</text>
</clause><clause id="IDd26f0f1ee13242d6ba5bdc703afb8994"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Petition</header><text>A
State may petition the Secretary to limit or discontinue the use of a HOV
facility by plug-in electric drive vehicles if the State demonstrates to the
Secretary that the presence of the plug-in electric drive vehicles has degraded
the operation of the HOV
facility.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="id3DE4C4FDEB2A4CE9A13BC0B0B2FC3F12"><enum>203.</enum><header>Recharging
infrastructure</header>
<subsection id="id6D7D00CA4BFC48E7A7D607D9CE5B9AF2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="ID099e66692aa244f28936fdfe6d4ea98d"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Local
government</header><text>The term <term>local government</term> has the meaning
given the term in section 3371 of title 5, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDe4435f2f1f264081bc5ee80df6736df7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Plug-in
electric drive vehicle</header><text>The term <term>plug-in electric drive
vehicle</term> has the meaning given the term in section 131(a) of the Energy
Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17011(a)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0B386ABB741E49D6BB7D194DBD4F9F1B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Range extension
infrastructure</header><text>The term <term>range extension
infrastructure</term> includes equipment, products, or services for recharging
plug-in electric drive vehicles that—</text>
<subparagraph id="id283479290CB2443BB1D2788C68D9A91E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>are available to
retail consumers of electric drive vehicles on a non-discriminatory
basis;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id636FA02F1E1044AE8A460CAFA7ACD356"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provide for
extending driving range through battery exchange or rapid recharging;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD2DADD6EA6324108B5CA104280D63FE6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>are comparable in
convenience and price to petroleum-based refueling services.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID11fb3d377c5640c683241cddcbab228e"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Study</header>
<paragraph id="idBCBA398E286B487991DE2D7B9244E478"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall conduct a study of—</text>
<subparagraph id="id6A06715B85BA436D96F4FFF58D5F7BF8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the number and
distribution of recharging facilities, including range extension
infrastructure, that will be required for drivers of plug-in electric drive
vehicles to reliably recharge the electric drive vehicles;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1FDAC265E2CB460A9E3773EF07C6A9E4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>minimum technical
standards for public recharging facilities in coordination with the National
Institute of Standards and Technology; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idAD2FEE78C33349358AF13B4CBBD7D219"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the concurrent
technical and infrastructure investments that electric utilities and
electricity providers will be required to make to support widespread deployment
of recharging infrastructure and the estimated costs of the investments.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idD6C6C2830ABC4396B5A67B4F27030167"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Components</header><text>In
conducting the study required under this subsection, the Secretary shall
analyze—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID6d8bccff4d474d40aef0f7de173a50c2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the variety and
density of recharging infrastructure options necessary to power plug-in
electric drive vehicles under diverse scenarios, including—</text>
<clause id="ID3a0f829c51e8468596d22e826e9b021e"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
ratio of residential, commercial, and public recharging infrastructure options
necessary to support 10 percent, 20 percent, and 50 percent penetration of
plug-in electric vehicles on a city fleet basis;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID4762cbda2ea142e88f643961fc2eaad0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the ratio of
residential, commercial, and public recharging infrastructure options necessary
to support 10 percent, 20 percent, and 50 percent penetration of plug-in
electric vehicles on a national fleet basis; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDc3ee8bdaeec347adbb1b5536a357e6ef"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the potential
impact of fast charging on penetration rates and utility power management
requirements;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5afa88a3859243b4b8cc170625972463"><enum>(B)</enum><text>whether use of
parking spots with access to recharging facilities should be limited to plug-in
electric drive vehicles;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb4ef18fc038647a8b308e3b03bf91ddd"><enum>(C)</enum><text>whether model
building codes should be amended to cover recharging facilities; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1a253ca16d374b2f861eca43423fac58"><enum>(D)</enum><text>such other issues
as the Secretary considers appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID2279b9e719e24e6e8359356e83697518"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the results of the
study conducted under this subsection, including any recommendations.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID06cb5734c3c847e5a83be0b24b3e0054"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Grants and
loans to state and local governments for recharging infrastructure</header>
<paragraph id="ID9ad73b8c8e914479968132017c99c46d"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Effective beginning October 1, 2010, the Secretary shall
establish a program under which the Secretary shall provide grants and loans to
local governments to assist in the installation of recharging facilities for
electric drive vehicles in areas under the jurisdiction of the local
governments. The Secretary shall provide funding under this section to State or
local governments to pay not more than fifty percent of the recharging
infrastructure cost.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID5ec303a3c3614000b2a7928a09d917d1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>To
be eligible to obtain a grant or loan under this subsection, a local government
shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID1c0857bb273d43d3842e275b32d01bfe"><enum>(A)</enum><text>demonstrate to
the Secretary that the applicant has taken into consideration the findings of
the report submitted under subsection (b)(3), unless the local government
demonstrates to the Secretary that an alternative variety and density of
recharging infrastructure options would better meet the purposes of this
section; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7329c1e8df634246a91d2b28c95a5844"><enum>(B)</enum><text>agree not to
charge a premium for use of a parking space used to recharge an electric drive
vehicle other than a charge for electric energy.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDa9051b0938e54f1d8e41cd8035f6776f"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Guidelines</header><text>The
Secretary shall establish guidelines for carrying out this subsection that are
consistent with the report submitted under subsection (b)(3).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID5d20f9cf1c7e4e198b73e6d50677435b"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary to carry out this subsection a total of $250,000,000 for grants and a
total of $250,000,000 for loans, to remain available until expended.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDe949b31fb217440f9e80f9b287da1128"><enum>204.</enum><header>Loan
guarantees for advanced battery purchases</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subtitle B of title I of the Energy and
Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17011 et seq.) is amended by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id82FB98F82E2D4704AF8FE91317C80F32" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" id="id056C9550FC3644D1A064B56B66F967DC"><enum>137.</enum><header>Loan
guarantees for advanced battery purchases</header>
<subsection id="id91A09A53EE0A42F3AAACBA54E2AE3C5D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="idF26245A86A0B4FD0AE0596597993E15A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Plug-in
electric drive vehicle</header><text>The term <term>plug-in electric drive
vehicle</term> has the meaning given the term in section 131(a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDa93a2f16563b4ecfbafc542def766951"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Range extension
infrastructure</header><text>The term <term>range extension
infrastructure</term> includes equipment, products, or services for recharging
plug-in electric drive vehicles that—</text>
<subparagraph id="id6F35F856701448B190DA20117C65828E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>are available to
retail consumers of electric drive vehicles on a nondiscriminatory
basis;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id540B2C162BD745058590B98C794C42E2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provide for
extended driving range through battery exchange or rapid recharging; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFE639DBD243D42C5BE667E39EA52AFDF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>are comparable in
convenience and price to petroleum-based refueling services.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="idE3E75C58467849E3BA23FB17372FF444"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Loan
guarantees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary
shall guarantee loans made to eligible entities for the aggregate purchase by
an eligible entity of not less than 5,000 batteries that use advanced battery
technology within a calendar year.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id45ACCE5456BA48FABB6933C126FE9EE7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Eligible
entities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To be eligible to
obtain a loan guarantee under this section, an entity shall be—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id4DE2BFDEB9974156986AE85477DD5FB7"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an original equipment manufacturer;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id958A9378BDBE4D6CA4BD409C03F8DB7B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a vehicle manufacturer;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idF0784CC163FB4B2DABA666B9EA788C60"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an electric utility;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id75673CC11A2347268E6FCF79499AD8A8"><enum>(4)</enum><text>any provider of
range extension infrastructure; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id405C17D26A804CBAB2C21B5DCC2C0B7A"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other qualified entity, as determined
by the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="idC61F7D27A1BC46F483E872E5A05C7A8A"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall promulgate such
regulations as are necessary to carry out this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="idC84757FF000744E79FF6A492649590AA"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this
section.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="id362FE75779F54D49BCAB23E0A26A20D9"><enum>205.</enum><header>Study of
end-of-useful life options for motor vehicle batteries</header>
<subsection id="ID54f5dcde11df4dcebd6e1a18be3addeb"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In combination with the research, demonstration, and
deployment activities conducted under section 641(k) of the Energy and
Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17231(k)), the Secretary shall
conduct a study on the end-of-useful life options for motor vehicle batteries,
including recommendations for stationary storage applications and recyclability
design specifications.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idC479772739734E77AC2366AC7C09B650"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the results of the
study conducted under subsection (a), including any recommendations.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="idB27EBC6A15B142AA8BFC5BAA354DD168"><enum>B</enum><header>Medium- and
heavy-duty vehicles</header>
<section id="id060869257D794C86B714CE2C71E764AC"><enum>211.</enum><header>Maximum weight
study</header>
<subsection id="id13CA997626FE4154945F0648A18AA792"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
Transportation, in consultation with the Administrator of the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration, shall conduct a study to investigate whether oil
savings goals can be achieved in the trucking industry without adverse safety
consequences by determining the safety impacts and other effects of increasing
the maximum allowable gross weight for vehicles using the Interstate System to
allow for larger, more fuel-efficient tractor-trailers.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDa641cd0bb29a451bb879af6317d55980"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Study
components</header><text>In conducting the study under this section, the
Secretary of Transportation shall—</text>
<paragraph id="ID50ef03a0dc534f43aee56cef921ae952"><enum>(1)</enum><text>determine whether
a vehicle with a supplementary sixth axle and a gross weight of up to 97,000
pounds that is traveling at 60 miles per hour is capable of stopping at a
distance of 355 feet or less;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7bda9fd881eb43b5af601ce51d7fc51b"><enum>(2)</enum><text>determine whether
the use of the Interstate System by vehicles described in paragraph (1) would
require a fundamental alteration of the vehicle architecture that is commonly
used for the transportation of goods as of the day before the date of the
enactment of this Act;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID466fd6f285ad4009a701483169725f3e"><enum>(3)</enum><text>analyze the
safety impacts of allowing vehicles described in paragraph (1) to use the
Interstate System; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDa8029ec9dff744d8bea0dd6de89006de"><enum>(4)</enum><text>consider the
potential impact on highway safety of applying lower speed limits on such
vehicles than the speed limits in effect on the day before the date of the
enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDa98b96b9351f4bed89209e4880cc08c3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
shall submit a report to Congress that contains the results of the study
conducted under this section, including a determination by the Secretary as to
whether permitting vehicles with a supplementary sixth axle and a gross weight
of not more than 97,000 pounds to use the Interstate System would have an
adverse impact on highway safety.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID421ffaf3a6914daf9c3d6f74cd9a9f4d"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>In
this section, the term <term>Interstate System</term> has the meaning given
that term in section 101(a) of title 23, United States Code.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id9293C46617284C54A79307DB0FB475E9"><enum>212.</enum><header>Fuel
economy</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 32912(e)(1) of
title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting <quote>provide equipment
and facilities for the program established under section 32902(k), and
to</quote> after <quote>shall be used by the Secretary to</quote>.</text>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="id9E5F03AD6047427B82B71B5962E0EDF3"><enum>C</enum><header>Alternative
transportation technologies</header>
<section id="id329225040D1F4C8BA8CD1E8C7713C410"><enum>221.</enum><header>Flexible fuel
automobiles</header>
<subsection id="id4ADD961F0D6441BE8F5DFC9A84C9ECFC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chapter 329 of title
49, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id1ED3A449298E447AA5BA1ED6B6C39D86"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 32901(a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="idA7A7D45B7A9F48BE9B4E4AE932736EF9"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (10) through
(19) as paragraphs (11) through (20), respectively; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8D2C147D9B724505913DE623A952C5D8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting
after paragraph (9) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0716896AD6504F6A9E74B252C6A649D0" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id1AF847C754FA46188FC417EA2BD45C90"><enum>(10)</enum><text><term>flexible
fuel automobile</term> means an automobile that has been warranted by the
manufacturer of the automobile to operate on gasoline and fuel mixtures
containing 15 percent gasoline and 85 percent ethanol or
methanol.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID1e45c26d1f434cce871decf12fc01b09"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting
after section 32902 the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBE6AED12DA5C43A2B3903916CC6908C4" style="USC">
<section id="ID9EEC7B1167BB45D2BD6C53E8E4EA80BF"><enum>32902A.</enum><header>Requirement
to manufacture flexible fuel automobiles</header>
<subsection id="idEB72F13A664B41338A03E3D579787917"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For each model year
listed in the following table, each manufacturer shall ensure that the
percentage of automobiles manufactured by the manufacturer for sale in the
United States that are flexible fuel automobiles is not less than the
percentage set forth for that model year in the following table:</text>
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<thead>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" morerows="0" namest="column1" rowsep="0"><bold>Model Year</bold></entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" morerows="0" namest="column2" rowsep="0"><bold>Percentage</bold></entry>
</row>
</thead>
<tbody>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">Model year
2012</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0"> 50 percent</entry>
</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">Model year
2013</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0"> 60 percent</entry>
</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">Model year
2014</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">70 percent</entry>
</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">Model year
2015</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">80 percent</entry>
</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">Model year
2016</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">90 percent</entry>
</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">Model year
2017</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">100 percent.</entry>
</row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</table>
</subsection><subsection id="id7197487E9831410CABE1B53DC263B52E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Automobiles
excluded</header><text>The requirement under subsection (a) shall not apply to
any automobile that operates on diesel, natural gas, hydrogen, or
electricity.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDAECD9EA9DE5442FFA820AD91780865CF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical
amendment</header><text>The table of sections for chapter 329 of title 49,
United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section
32902 the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="id5f9b60b7-f10f-4dc9-a16a-1a7a76a8477d" style="USC">
<toc>
<toc-entry idref="ID9EEC7B1167BB45D2BD6C53E8E4EA80BF" level="section">32902A. Requirement to manufacture flexible fuel
automobiles.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1EAAE99C8AC5493C86E10CAA7BE191AF"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Rulemaking</header><text>Not
later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Transportation shall prescribe regulations to carry out section 32902A of title
49, United States Code, as added by subsection (a).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id3F30E91B3C644958929AC85D53E9F9D8"><enum>222.</enum><header>Transportation
roadmap study</header>
<subsection id="ID77da8dd22d8345a1b70332a761ad0e87"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall enter into an arrangement with the
National Academy of Sciences under which the Academy shall—</text>
<paragraph id="id0CEDE51DEB3B47399FBE8355DDA79953"><enum>(1)</enum><text>conduct a
comprehensive analysis of energy use by automobiles; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id527B3E9688E64CF8B88D6E05FA04D4F8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>use the analysis
to conduct an integrated assessment of the technological options that could
lead to reduced petroleum consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id210E04091A2D48A4BD56200F09926FDA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Components</header><text>The
study required under this section shall—</text>
<paragraph id="id829668EB9E88452C90018AA5A85BAEDB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>assess the status
of technology options, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID6f7950ce4fa5484893062a9b9c4956aa"><enum>(A)</enum><text>prospects of
future fuels and pathways;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID80b598e0f93147b48121ab365bab49c5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the
infrastructure and other barriers for increased market penetration;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb46574d9f5fc4840825f23a488c7af74"><enum>(C)</enum><text>potential timing
of market adoption;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5fbfc3b90f894fabaa41686c72a9f203"><enum>(D)</enum><text>potential
reductions of petroleum consumption and greenhouse gas emissions; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID91dd1b244cde4b69ab2d914076b2bf94"><enum>(E)</enum><text>improvements in
and priorities for Federal research and development program activities;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDdf2a321939cf428ca5319ed931b58dc2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>consider issues
relating to duty cycles, regional distinctions, and technological development
timelines;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID0e96e4bc52704f0f9248d17e42aa42cf"><enum>(3)</enum><text>build on and
integrate applicable research conducted in recent years, including by the
Academy;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7caf9ce75db644e088da99dcdbc29a14"><enum>(4)</enum><text>evaluate
technical options and assess the extent to which the United States can employ
the options to reduce oil intensity by 80 percent by calendar year 2050 and
reduce carbon dioxide emissions at a rate that is consistent with national
goals; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDfa4a5cfbb268496da5b0d6e5290b866d"><enum>(5)</enum><text>recommend
policies to help facilitate the United States to meet national goals.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id47F7275F3C104901B46DF62BACC19BA1"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 21 months after funds are first made available to carry out this
section, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a
report on the results of the study conducted under subsection (a), including
any recommendations.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id83BF3C7EC3C44A41907E6B73886FF791"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Updates</header>
<paragraph id="id0916FC31BABA4B419DD792F6D83C9900"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 5 years after the initial study is
conducted under this section and every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary shall
enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences under which the
Academy shall update the study required under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7A64B512FF0A4D9093D811C311AADEA5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 21 months after the date an arrangement is entered into under
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of
Congress a report on the results of the updated study conducted under paragraph
(1), including any recommendations.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID3c1895a233fb42dd925b24f104bd20cf"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this section $2,200,000.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle>BDomestic
production and workforce development
<enum>I</enum><header>Increasing
supply</header>
<subtitle id="id59182A078AB74096A2927958E055B0BA"><enum>A</enum><header>Increasing
production from domestic resources</header>
<section id="id88E94A8135A84E57BC35E9CDF29F6547"><enum>300.</enum><header>Amendment of
1986 Code</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Except as otherwise
expressly provided, whenever in this subtitle an amendment or repeal is
expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other
provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other
provision of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.</text>
</section><part id="idA38995B7058E48AEBFE22A2E7D0CA38C"><enum>I</enum><header>Investment in
renewable energy</header>
<section id="id2CC4F71D61E445AA999625294F017065"><enum>301.</enum><header>Extension of
renewable electricity production credit</header>
<subsection id="id38DD12B7DB4B425C83093B75BC447892"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (d) of
section 45 is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H3BD9B055AF8C499BB58CF0A3E9790C05"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>January 1, 2013</quote> in paragraph (1) and inserting <quote>January 1,
2015</quote>, and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0B6547C1F4914C16BB0542A168066E71"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>January 1, 2014</quote> each place it appears in paragraphs (2), (3),
(4), (6), (7), (9), and (11)(B) and inserting <quote>January 1,
2015</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE90F57C2EED8430B8E5CDA4236628F79"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall apply to property
placed in service after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCF480B54B9DF435BA2744B27931D66AA"><enum>302.</enum><header>Expansion and
extension of new clean renewable energy bonds</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFA9135FAC8784A56BD5B42AC124B12A0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Paragraph (2) of section 54C(c) is amended by inserting
<quote>, for calendar years 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014, an additional
$500,000,000 for each year, and, except as provided in paragraph (5) for years
after 2014, zero,</quote> after <quote>$800,000,000</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD4BC54B338CF45A186B171F522666C00"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Carryover of
unused limitation</header><text>Subsection (c) of section 54C is amended by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA20F76A5B65A4E9AB2A6E67093323A1F" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id59B95638415249978FD328B3ED87A571"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Carryover of
unused limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If for any
calendar year—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2B2541F29A264C2D9930C0948D5DB418"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the amount allocated under paragraph (2)
for such calendar year, exceeds</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id701031AEB5784C35983AD70304032783"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the amount of bonds issued during such year
which are designated under subsection (a) pursuant to such allocation,</text>
</subparagraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">then the
limitation amount under paragraph (2) for the following calendar year shall be
increased by the amount of such
excess.</continuation-text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id14D4B1ABD7FC4C45A0353613584D3498"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall apply to bonds
issued after December 31, 2010.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="idA28E923C8897472CA47AD8A797FB0797"><enum>303.</enum><header>Extension of
investment tax credit for certain energy property</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFC6744B18055436B8602A900AED923DF"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Solar energy property</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraphs (2)(A)(i)(II) and (3)(A)(ii) of
section 48(a) are each amended by striking <quote>January 1, 2017</quote> and
inserting <quote>January 1, 2019</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H838DC9DE619D40A597363C73B985297E"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Fuel cell property</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subparagraph (E) of section 48(c)(1) is
amended by striking <quote>December 31, 2016</quote> and inserting
<quote>December 31, 2018</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDF58305D6CD041CF8EE0FC0420D9EEC3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Qualified small
wind energy property</header><text>Subparagraph (D) of section 48(c)(4) is
amended by striking <quote>December 31, 2016</quote> and inserting
<quote>December 31, 2018</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF9257B2666304CC78BC8F62BAA5256B6"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Geothermal heat
Pump systems</header><text>Clause (vii) of section 48(a)(3)(A) is amended by
striking <quote>January 1, 2017</quote> and inserting <quote>January 1,
2019</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idC708D80BAF764AC4AACA04E00416DA8F"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall apply to property
placed in service after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H4E32819377B241D7B1B53F07B7A2D7C6"><enum>304.</enum><header>Increase in
credit for investment in advanced energy facilities</header>
<subsection id="idFA0AD764B59D40048A398CE898DE2936"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subparagraph (B) of section 48C(d)(1) is amended by
striking <quote>$2,300,000,000</quote> and inserting
<quote>$4,000,000,000</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id0CC2B140C20C499E8CB5DAC69B2B881D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendment made by this section shall take effect as if
included in the amendments made by section 1302 of the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009.</text>
</subsection></section></part><part id="idA859A18877344DCEB8726B2DFD09C917"><enum>II</enum><header>Investment in
alternative fuel property</header>
<section id="idD2ECA4B50B774B448855B235A6ED47BB"><enum>311.</enum><header>Extension of
credits for alcohol fuels</header>
<subsection id="idBE16CC61378044DDA80E0B2DBF90CD67"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Sections 40, 6426(b)(6), and 6427(e)(6)(A) are amended by
striking <quote>2010</quote> each place it appears and inserting
<quote>2011</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idBBF1A03A30194AAAB4A2A02E8EAFFDEF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>Section 40(e)(1)(B) is amended by striking
<quote>2011</quote> and inserting <quote>2012</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idDB2895195A12467A9599FAD78EA678CC"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall apply to sales and
uses after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H61262086E76E44CBA8716386B48B68C6" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>312.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Extension of credits for biodiesel and
renewable diesel</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2E8C468BED0240AF884C479F5651FFBE"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sections 40A(g), 6426(c)(6), and
6427(e)(6)(B) are each amended by striking <quote>December 31, 2009</quote> and
inserting <quote>December 31, 2011</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id4C798BB9EF53458297A2CA064FF9E0DD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall apply to sales and
uses after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section></part><part id="idEDAE1FC9E0634341A57DB90094CEA106"><enum>III</enum><header>Investment in
electric drive and advanced vehicles</header>
<section id="HC5AC392C916248159E7BC0486C94064B"><enum>321.</enum><header>Extension of
credit and extension of temporary increase in credit for alternative fuel
vehicle refueling property</header>
<subsection id="idB0FEEFC020394F598A0A83F5B2D20676"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Extension of
credit</header><text>Subsection (g) of section 30C is amended by striking
<quote>service—</quote> and all that follows and inserting <quote>service after
December 31, 2018.</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id95DC3B37886943E2872BB59EF03DC725"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Extension of
temporary increase</header><text>Paragraph (6) of section 30C(e) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id18F608610905494FBB411032207FF42A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>January 1, 2011</quote> and inserting <quote>January 1, 2019</quote>,
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idF59877ABA799438EB4B5D5496CB9ED3C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">and
2010</header-in-text></quote> in the heading and inserting
<quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">through
2018</header-in-text></quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF7657A76EB7B4E9DAC3C1B0E5582168C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable
years beginning after December 31, 2010.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="idBB8A5F3CE8E747E5BC815D6B77EBD604"><enum>322.</enum><header>Extension and
expansion of credit for new qualified plug-in electric drive motor
vehicles</header>
<subsection id="id653B31969E7743B48773035AE542CE4F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Extension</header><text>Section
30D is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1A76A64B9EF34346A0EF73C263212265" style="OLC">
<subsection id="idE23B9A52CDBA4EE69300BFD462E2E272"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>This
section shall not apply to any property purchased after December 31,
2018.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id9960A2AA8A72445DB02C03D9D9177A84"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Restoration of
credit for large new qualified plug-In electric drive motor vehicles weighing
over 14,000 pounds</header>
<paragraph id="idE3C51AB4C73544448BFA1155D16D3180"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The last sentence of section 30D(b)(3) is amended to read
as follows: “The amount determined under this paragraph shall not
exceed—</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id14344C1C2CBE4C0E821FD1C13F04D002" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="id4C0C882EB23D4B8AB86B71067D126329"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$5,000, in the
case of any new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicle with a gross
vehicle weight rating of not more than 14,000 pounds,</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id182F68A8C4784835BEEB6C343B9CBBE0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$10,000, in the
case of any new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicle with a gross
vehicle weight rating of more than 14,000 pounds but not more than 26,000
pounds, and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id37C50EF6A2224A61BA0E2808BD33AE9D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$12,500, in the
case of any new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicle with a gross
vehicle weight rating of more than 26,000
pounds.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1F46A5CA21DA487F82876957BC30CBB3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conforming
amendments</header><text>Paragraph (1) of section 30D(d) is amended by adding
<quote>and</quote> at the end of subparagraph (D), by striking subparagraph
(E), and by redesignating subparagraph (F) as subparagraph (E).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idDBE331252E094C28957350423AD21903"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Increase in per
manufacturer cap</header><text>Paragraph (2) of section 30D(e) is amended by
striking <quote>200,000</quote> and inserting <quote>400,000</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H76076CD4FD054B9EA7B1A64369FE41B5"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by
this section shall apply to vehicles acquired after the date of the enactment
of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id5F3A0E2AD6F44A2B8307A1713D266691"><enum>323.</enum><header>Extension of
credit for certain plug-in electric vehicles</header>
<subsection id="id61CF8680E7084266BB02E1432B780662"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (f) of
section 30 is amended by striking <quote>December 31, 2011</quote> and
inserting <quote>December 31, 2018</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idD75136B45D7D42999C17E0065456BE83"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendment made by
this section shall apply to vehicles acquired after the date of the enactment
of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id697038F249164AF88AFB49B070608726"><enum>324.</enum><header>Extension of
credit for medium and heavy duty hybrid vehicles</header>
<subsection id="id8E92992195B04F7497F675525D279E0A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraph (3) of
section 30B(k) is amended by striking <quote>December 31, 2009</quote> and
inserting <quote>December 31, 2014</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idE8A4B07DC97B441288D1BDEF14873CB4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendment made by
this section shall apply to vehicles acquired after the date of the enactment
of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id4D1890D0C1AE4804AF4F4AA914ACE769"><enum>325.</enum><header>Credit for
heavy duty natural gas vehicles</header>
<subsection id="id84003DEC265145B18E68B1C9CFB81616"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Paragraph (4) of section 30B(k) is amended by inserting
<quote>(December 31, 2018, in the case of such a vehicle which has a gross
vehicle weight rating of more than 26,000 pounds and which operates on
compressed natural gas or liquified natural gas)</quote> after <quote>December
31, 2010</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id78F2154E2F4A4AC1AFE4D0E54A2ABC09"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendment made by
this section shall apply to vehicles acquired after the date of the enactment
of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section></part><part id="idCE795466040147FF836C9CE994D0255D"><enum>IV</enum><header>Low
carbon loan guarantee program</header>
<section commented="no" id="ID7db6dda34646422aa69722b69dc70943"><enum>331.</enum><header>Innovative
low-carbon loan guarantee program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1703 of the Energy Policy Act of
2005 (42 U.S.C. 16513) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="idA9D533F03B98406CA3F4CB54DF3E9CEA"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b), by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id54101FF13F1A4E5B9BF1F41B115218EF" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" id="id7B086E20E1EF4852AD3B34C0E3D8B894"><enum>(11)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Innovative low-carbon technology projects
in accordance with subsection (f).</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id123A07A0E529475CB48F61C3D282F4AA"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAAA850FAFF184E8CA618ADD1103419A7" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" id="idC3BB87A22574445C8A9E52E396EF7C17"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Innovative
low-carbon technology projects</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="idA648C8584B2346A9AF8A5AE2F00F2FE8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may
make guarantees to carry out innovative low-carbon technologies
projects.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idEC0FE0510B9C4C95BDF6AFCFB57889BD"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Funding</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id7BE1DA3216EA4E2DA741BD54975F775C"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to the
Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661 et seq.), the total principal
amount of loans guaranteed to carry out projects under this subsection shall
not exceed $50,000,000,000, to remain available until committed.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id429D99F6BBFE4E648B99D8FD5EC6C50E"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Additional
amounts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts made
available to carry out this subsection shall be in addition to any other
authority provided for fiscal year 2010 or any previous fiscal year.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id0C7563FAA30B43A4B8F741769E6495A5"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Source of
funds</header>
<clause commented="no" id="id10DA42749FAD456CA06C9C88E715C9B1"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts made
available to carry out this subsection shall be—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="idBB884958799A4B10AD660135D4F0ED6D"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">derived from amounts received from
borrowers pursuant to section 1702(b)(2) for fiscal year 2010 or any previous
fiscal year; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="idB3ABF36A0FAB4B8EB8AFCFB1472DD8FF"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">collected in accordance with the Federal
Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661 et seq.).</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="idEAB85B3B96CB4565A9C25D83318FE6F5"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Treatment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The source of payment received from
borrowers described in clause (i) shall be not considered a loan or other debt
obligation that is guaranteed by the Federal Government.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id1E53CD70644F45EF9729291A682E3230"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Subsidy
cost</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In accordance with
section 1702(b)(2), no appropriations to carry out this subsection shall be
available to pay the subsidy cost of
guarantees.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section></part><part id="idC76AE48B473346D28816FE7E794A27AC"><enum>V</enum><header>Investment in
ethanol</header>
<section id="ID88379ffb702d417c814e296f614a1df6"><enum>341.</enum><header>Research and
development of fungible biofuels</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated for
advanced biofuels research, development, and demonstration that will create
fuels that are fungible in existing infrastructure $100,000,000.</text>
</section></part><part id="id21CCA103B4A8461EB13B85FE37DC468E"><enum>VI</enum><header>Studies on
market penetration of renewable resources</header>
<section id="id48774B8DEFBF4E7397DA773CC148A62C"><enum>351.</enum><header>Studies on
market penetration of renewable resources</header>
<subsection id="id9AF3FBAD25C247EF9FC5A5D5D9223E92"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Secretary shall conduct—</text>
<paragraph id="ID58194e4f466b49efaa770d803cefa57a"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a study on the
quantity of solar energy (including photovoltaic and solar thermal energy) that
can reasonably be expected to be deployed in the United States by calendar year
2030 and the requirements and costs associated with that deployment;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID3a09268306084d86a71268c7cf5fdc5d"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a study on the
quantity of geothermal energy (including regular and advanced geothermal
energy) that can reasonably be expected to be deployed in the United States by
calendar year 2030 and the requirements and costs associated with that
deployment;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID96c2758b04784e20bf9055c7bbad5c3c"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a study on the
quantity of hydrokinetic energy that can reasonably be expected to be deployed
in the United States by calendar year 2030 and the requirements and costs
associated with that deployment; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID844ee6dd75424dbb9068fa7f036cb49f"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in consultation
with the Secretary of Agriculture, a study on the quantity of renewable biomass
energy that can reasonably be expected to be deployed in the United States by
calendar year 2030, including consideration of—</text>
<subparagraph id="idDD7E035696BD449EA6AC40FB63C07109"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the needs of
biofuels, biomass-based electricity, and thermal applications;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBAAC2DB2A1104D49B1560527A5910900"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the highest
efficiency energy use of biomass resources; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA818B07AD2B3461381CA23E1C1922711"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the requirements
and costs associated with deployment.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDc916ec959473409c8ab983ce8aced5da"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress, and make publicly available,
a report that integrates the results of the studies conducted under subsection
(a), and other relevant studies, including an analysis and recommendations
on—</text>
<paragraph id="id7250EFD55E814887ADCCDA6026DDC20F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the best areas
and rates for deployment of solar, geothermal, wind, biomass, and hydrokinetic
energy by calendar year 2030 (based on multiple alternative scenarios);
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idC7CBD462351D4821B541AEDFE455BA2C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the levels of
market penetration that can be accomplished by calendar year 2030 (based on
multiple alternative scenarios).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></part></subtitle><subtitle id="idE74446677C364B1CB5C78F5DEE47CE43"><enum>B</enum><header>Increasing
production from fossil resources</header>
<part id="id27E924983024482AA159E2DA14D74E90"><enum>I</enum><header>Outer
Continental Shelf</header>
<section id="ID566f2871a9a84427b55744261cc43cc8"><enum>361.</enum><header>Inventory of
outer Continental Shelf oil and gas resources</header>
<subsection id="ID37849cd93ff649dfb887e078036ef1e0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
General</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of
this Act and subject to subsection (b), the Secretary of the Interior (referred
to in this subtitle as the <term>Secretary</term>) shall complete an inventory
of oil and natural gas resources in areas of the Outer Continental Shelf (as
defined in section 2 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331))
with the greatest potential for containing oil or gas reserves.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID9893d7a698d74c918dfb82e3bf10f343"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements</header>
<paragraph id="id39394600B5384E86AEB5FD3471F2DF66"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall carry out the inventory under
subsection (a) in stages, focusing first on areas that the Secretary identifies
as having the greatest potential for oil and gas reserves.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id977091C43E35426CBF2EAE181898C764"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Public
comments</header><text>To assist the Secretary in identifying areas that have
the greatest potential for oil and gas reserves under paragraph (1), the
Secretary shall, not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this
Act, issue a notice in the Federal Register requesting comments from the public
on areas of the Outer Continental Shelf that may contain the most significant
oil and gas deposits.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idD4F30F723FC5449CAD24FFC0A5274A2D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Initiation of
certain inventories</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall begin conducting any inventories in
the Atlantic and Pacific areas of the Outer Continental Shelf.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID2a40a63ab4a54a3694dc34fb6a03011f"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Best Available
Technology</header><text>In conducting the inventory under subsection (a), the
Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="idC1F4994F75CC436C9345E80ACA3DDAAC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>use the best
technology available to obtain accurate resource estimates; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9A73C9FC7D4A42838A9B0978D6A4C554"><enum>(B)</enum><text>include the
results of geological and geophysical explorations carried out—</text>
<clause id="id3F8E3BDD2501420CA1A380CBBE37798A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>under existing or
expired leases; or</text>
</clause><clause id="idCAE3F8578A7D426899846B117BCAB53A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>under part 251
of title 30, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id2B584E5E2EBA4A35A2B65770D89F12F1"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>On
completion of any independent reports prepared as part of an inventory under
this section, the Secretary shall make the independent reports immediately
available to the public.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id3FE49B9EF6BE4325806BED9C34043E5E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Environmental
studies</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall complete any environmental studies necessary to
gather information essential to an accurate inventory, including geological and
geophysical explorations under part 251 of title 30, Code of Federal
Regulations (or successor regulations).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID562c792bb6224e85ad4375ad2584816d"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Reports</header>
<paragraph id="id1A724C5968ED4531A0198F049472CABE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>On completion of an inventory under this section, the
Secretary shall submit to Congress and the Governors of any affected coastal
States a report that describes the results of the inventory.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id97D9DB624B9A41788C51DC3EC35C9A98"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Assessment</header><text>A
report submitted under paragraph (1) shall include an assessment of the
economic, energy, environmental, and national security impacts on the United
States, any affected coastal States, and any affected local units of government
if the oil and natural gas resources identified by the inventory were developed
and produced, including estimates of any direct and indirect revenues that
would be available to the Federal Government, the affected coastal State
governments, and units of local government.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID9fe4c407c85c4c26beeebef5c08dbc5f"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Effect on Oil
and Gas Leasing</header><text>No inventory that is conducted under this section
or any other Federal law (including regulations) shall restrict, limit, delay,
or otherwise adversely affect—</text>
<paragraph id="id75BA9348A5E64D4EAC8D0C85686DC449"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the development
of any Outer Continental Shelf leasing program under section 18 of the Outer
Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1344); or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8824D3FACCCF496D86F20B76FF32AC42"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any leasing,
exploration, development, or production of any Federal offshore oil and gas
leases.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="ID771c64eae88f4d36a4db3308c0559ccd"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Funding</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id8E9BABFE33144BD4843357315CCA1E30"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of the Treasury shall make a 1-time
transfer to the Secretary, from royalties collected in conjunction with the
production of oil and gas, such sums as are necessary to carry out this
section, including the completion of environmental studies necessary to conduct
geological and geophysical explorations in all of the Outer Continental Shelf
areas of the Atlantic and the Pacific under part 251 of title 30, Code of
Federal Regulations (or successor regulations).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID46c013f59951427681197192ea736b26"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Receipt and
acceptance</header><text>The Secretary shall be entitled to receive, shall
accept, and shall use to carry out this section the funds transferred under
paragraph (1), without further appropriation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id6CA2EF48588A4F07837E20C6134E579B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The
amounts transferred under paragraph (1) shall not exceed $150,000,000.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID7adee18e98394d6fac0d92b2474897a7"><enum>362.</enum><header>Leasing of
offshore areas estimated to contain commercially recoverable oil or gas
resources</header>
<subsection id="id0B9D86F1F40345D884C61B2F3FCC6D94"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition of
potential producing area</header><text>In this section, the term
<quote>potential producing area</quote> means any area in an Outer Continental
Shelf planning area, as defined by the Minerals Management Service, that a
seismic survey or other geologic study identifies as exhibiting geologic
characteristics similar to the characteristics found in other commercial oil
and gas producing regions in the Outer Continental Shelf or other oil and gas
producing areas.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID1f890c94c2f147e4934790815ee8834b"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Leasing of
potential producing areas</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of
the release of an inventory or report under section 361 that identifies a
potential producing area, the Secretary may make the potential producing area
available for oil and gas leasing under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act
(43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID77f886e9adf842c896057922d0a286d3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Leasing
plan</header><text>The omission of a potential producing area from the
applicable 5-year plan developed by the Secretary pursuant to section 18 of the
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1344) may allow the leasing of a
potential producing area under subsection (b).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="IDd179552f308d42e8acb4b7653a9b577c"><enum>363.</enum><header>Environmental
stewardship and allowable activities</header>
<subsection id="IDaf50d87a71104605943cda9c0d5ccfef"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall promulgate regulations that establish
appropriate environmental safeguards for the exploration and production of oil
and natural gas on the Outer Continental Shelf.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID653506e87fc34d80a14d5395cb1f7797"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Minimum
requirements</header><text>At a minimum, the regulations shall include—</text>
<paragraph id="ID6671ec349dd24fb0b008600578e20d57"><enum>(1)</enum><text>provisions
requiring surety bonds of sufficient value to ensure the mitigation of any
reasonably foreseeable incident that could be directly caused by persons
engaged in oil and natural gas development, in accordance with subpart A of
part 256 of title 30, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor
regulations);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDf124739e039543b18b6a47e329bfa38d"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provisions
assigning liability to responsible parties of environmental damage to the Outer
Continental Shelf to the extent that the damage is not otherwise implicitly or
explicitly authorized or permitted by Federal law (including
regulations);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID913b72a9f8414988ab039c1d20e9879a"><enum>(3)</enum><text>provisions no
less stringent than the regulations promulgated under the Oil Pollution Act of
1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID5bbbb5ba688742c781c66fd4d4721fdb"><enum>(4)</enum><text>provisions
ensuring that—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID92f1a92aeb474bb298f077b7b3b3262d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>no surface
facility is installed for the purpose of production of oil or gas resources in
any area visible to the unassisted eye from any shore of any coastal State in
any areas in the Outer Continental Shelf that have not previously been made
available for oil and gas leasing;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1174570e621e4f6db0cac057aa931e9e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>only temporary
surface facilities are installed for areas that are—</text>
<clause id="id6218BA14C6644613A6A21D22CECE8918"><enum>(i)</enum><text>beyond the area
described in subparagraph (A); and</text>
</clause><clause id="id854C1E574CCA410DB8FC43D39CF02524"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>located not more
than 25 miles from the shore of any coastal State in any areas in the Outer
Continental Shelf that have not previously been made available for oil and gas
leasing; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID53ea6a40c5af4c46bb83118ff25f4c59"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the impact of
offshore production facilities on coastal vistas is otherwise mitigated.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID6c0ecbc8f9d0446d8fb3acb52432018a"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Exclusions</header><text>No
regulations promulgated under this section shall apply to the development,
construction, or operation of renewable energy facilities on the Outer
Continental Shelf.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDf1c0554e78e446e1b0b2be87859a3a0b"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Conforming
Amendment</header><text>Section 105 of the Department of the Interior,
Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 (Public Law 109–54;
119 Stat. 521) (as amended by section 103(d) of the Gulf of Mexico Energy
Security Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 1331 note; Public Law 109–432)) is amended by
inserting <quote>and any other area that the Secretary of the Interior may
offer for leasing, preleasing, or any related activity under section 104 of
that Act</quote> after <quote>2006)</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="IDde5a1a7c335440bcb5d84c831a4bc820"><enum>364.</enum><header> Moratorium of
oil and gas leasing in certain areas of the Gulf of Mexico</header>
<subsection id="IDf36954d8787e48f5960070cb911e0539"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Moratorium</header><text>Section
104 of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 1331 note;
Public Law 109–432) is amended by striking subsection (a) and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1633EC5FD86947F38CF1C773337CF71E" style="OLC">
<subsection id="ID6c8e8de252354402bb8343b0cfd2d2cb"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Effective during the period beginning on the date of
enactment of this Act and ending on June 30, 2022, the Secretary shall not
offer for leasing, preleasing, or any related activity any area east of 85
degrees, 50 minutes West Longitude in the Eastern Planning Area that is within
45 miles of the coastline of the State of
Florida.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="IDad6dcfa98f83490f9195fa39e22c2cf4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>National
defense area</header><text>Section 12(d) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands
Act (43 U.S.C. 1341(d)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id2F29FDCF07E44E5F9681D0396C41B6A3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>The United States</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3D66AA8BE8374D968BEF659978B7AD35" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id779C10D728274D8288ABAAB6C6A19904"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The United States</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idD3845EFAE1C645AF8F0BDC72B3D17FDA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8FC69AE7ADAD4832A3387E38252E1D4A" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id0ACCA3AB82184477A05640C213FB6F26"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Review</header><text>Annually,
the Secretary of Defense shall review the areas of the outer Continental Shelf
that have been designated as restricted from exploration and operation to
determine whether the areas should remain under
restriction.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDaf4b2ab70e8340a48501ea04f0e592fb"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Leasing of
moratorium areas</header>
<paragraph id="idCF15F9AF1F64433FAF9054A33EC80EBC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>As soon as practicable, after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall offer for leasing under the Outer Continental
Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.), any areas made available for leasing
as a result of the amendment made by subsection (a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDdc9097cf0cfa4720833da3563d7716c8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>Any
areas made available for leasing under paragraph (1) shall be offered for lease
under this section—</text>
<subparagraph id="id42C04ABD137E4669819E2A2315AE94FB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>notwithstanding
the omission of any of these respective areas from the applicable 5-year plan
developed by the Secretary pursuant to section 18 of the Outer Continental
Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1344); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1257B53DB3F844289F0AEBE55C6B6F72"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in a manner
consistent with section 363.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idEE1F44ED814642F5B83E9CE2F99A59BD"><enum>365.</enum><header>Treatment of
revenues</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 8(g) of the
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337(g)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="IDa4fa95eb3b37461eac53b4b2a60c6672"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by striking <quote>Notwithstanding</quote> and inserting <quote>Except as
provided in paragraph (6), and notwithstanding</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID714dffd969d84a99b11093510be1b4a9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (6) and (7) as paragraphs (7) and (8), respectively; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID85edff34c55248d1b33711547b3e77c6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting
after paragraph (5) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id41BF753A57DC4D3F99096915B170988F" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="ID52e10f2c214c4242a01098b9ff30a52a"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Renewable
energy reserve fund</header>
<subparagraph id="ID21862faaa63d4c3692cf83aec9e91846"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this paragraph:</text>
<clause id="id4A417F2ABD3E4B70AD1FE303D9926133"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Fund</header><text>The
term <quote>fund</quote> means the Renewable Energy Reserve Fund established by
subparagraph (B).</text>
</clause><clause id="id17E0691091BF4A1E84AFCE9C8C6CB691"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Qualified
lease</header><text>The term <quote>qualified lease</quote> means a natural gas
or oil lease granted under this Act after the date of enactment of the
<short-title>National Energy Security Act of
2009</short-title> for an area that is made available for leasing under part I
of subtitle B of title I of division B of that Act.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDB87E6EB3E15A423C9459B522069F2D1F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There
is established in the Treasury of the United States a reserve account, to be
known as the <quote>Renewable Energy Reserve Account</quote>, consisting of
such amounts as are appropriated to the Fund under subparagraph (C).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID75847D4BD6B24B8E83CBB81F88EF90BB"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Transfers to
Fund</header><text>There are appropriated to the Fund, out of funds of the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, amounts equivalent to amounts received by
the United States after September 30, 2009, as bonus bids, royalties, or
rentals from, or otherwise collected under, any qualified lease on submerged
land made available for leasing under this Act by the
<short-title>National Energy Security Act of
2009</short-title> (including any amendment made by that Act).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id145CCFD8395E43449C848C724B549289"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Use of
fund</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (E), amounts in the Fund shall be
used to offset the costs of carrying out the <short-title>National Energy Security Act of 2009</short-title>.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idAD2CD408BEA34A7695E96E97950AAEC5"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Termination of
fund</header>
<clause id="idF542251307B149CE9ED58B20D7713E5E"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Fund shall terminate on the date on which the
Secretary determines that the costs of carrying out the
<short-title>National Energy Security Act of
2009</short-title> have been repaid.</text>
</clause><clause id="idC32404A55A71488BB2DEDC9E6BD516EB"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Transfer</header><text>On
termination of the Fund under clause (i), the remaining balance in the Fund
shall be transferred to the appropriate fund of the
Treasury.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section></part><part id="id1D728619DCC7454BA9F5846C36BE5510"><enum>II</enum><header>Other fossil
resources</header>
<section id="ID41327794b83b4d5f973357856d80328e"><enum>371.</enum><header>Authorization
of activities and exports involving hydrocarbon resources</header>
<subsection id="ID9e0468e965ab4f8a9f41f4475aa673c9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>In
this section, the term <term>United States person</term> means—</text>
<paragraph id="IDc026afedcbda4996a6ea769e4222d282"><enum>(1)</enum><text>any United States
citizen or alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United
States; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID9960e17f3e3d4341b27123a7b5fd5a51"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any person other
than an individual, if 1 or more individuals described in paragraph (1) own or
control at least 51 percent of the securities or other equity interest in the
person.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID175b3b8f325249199a8f49e50f5befc0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization</header><text>Notwithstanding
any other provision of law (including a regulation), United States persons
(including agents and affiliates of those United States persons) may—</text>
<paragraph id="ID520cb630ead5464abd8d19bd24b2e8ec"><enum>(1)</enum><text>engage in any
transaction necessary for the exploration for and extraction of hydrocarbon
resources from any portion of any foreign exclusive economic zone that is
contiguous to the exclusive economic zone of the United States; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDa1a00f1be7ed4340ae27ccd5ffde4ec0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>export without
license authority all equipment necessary for the exploration for or extraction
of hydrocarbon resources described in paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDb5ba59385b9d4c2eb85b10f861df4089"><enum>372.</enum><header>Travel in
connection with authorized hydrocarbon exploration and extraction
activities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 910 of the
Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7209) is
amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0AD7EF0C440842C7BE8B0F59112DAEF5" style="OLC">
<subsection id="IDaf1cf69b23c34c8ea2cbb933946b1e84"><enum>(c)</enum><header>General License
Authority for Travel-Related Expenditures by Persons Engaging in Hydrocarbon
Exploration and Extraction Activities</header>
<paragraph id="ID29d6940b81cc4c2cbffbefa8cfe2a2e3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of the Treasury shall authorize under a
general license the travel-related transactions listed in section 515.560(c) of
title 31, Code of Federal Regulations, for travel to, from, or within Cuba in
connection with exploration for and the extraction of hydrocarbon resources in
any part of a foreign maritime Exclusive Economic Zone that is contiguous to
the United States' Exclusive Economic Zone.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDe8b8fad9ab6d46b082ecc9cb222a3394"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Persons
authorized</header><text>Persons authorized to travel to Cuba under this
section include full-time employees, executives, agents, and consultants of oil
and gas producers, distributors, and
shippers.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="IDd183945e79e649229feee09c352dc9f9"><enum>373.</enum><header>Alaska OCS
joint lease and permitting processing office</header>
<subsection id="IDa9085df3e311454594bf2e771ee871cd"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The
Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this section as the
<quote>Secretary</quote>) shall establish a regional joint outer Continental
Shelf lease and permit processing office for the Alaska Outer Continental Shelf
region.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID7498480b0ce044be839b6ed1d6c01997"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Memorandum of
understanding</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary shall enter into a memorandum of understanding for
the purposes of carrying out this section with—</text>
<paragraph id="idF5285A6B532F4C419C548205C9CF978C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Secretary of
Commerce;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id60ED93B840FE49D09AA4F0874BC0379C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Chief of
Engineers;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8EA608450AF7402D92258EAE248B440B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the Administrator
of the Environmental Protection Agency; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDde8411989e2d4a57b16239a8db1ae5e3"><enum>(4)</enum><text>any other Federal
agency that may have a role in permitting activities.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDf1c04da3a05e4ad2901d50f78296a05c"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Designation of
qualified staff</header>
<paragraph id="ID5036e3f22e874573b0ecd593da3bc23b"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 30 days after the date of the signing of
the memorandum of understanding under subsection (b), each Federal signatory
party shall, if appropriate, assign to the office described in subsection (a)
an employee who has expertise in the regulatory issues administered by the
office in which the employee is employed relating to leasing and the permitting
of oil and gas activities on the Outer Continental Shelf.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID65d4163e9b4e474c87a3b34998609997"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>An
employee assigned under paragraph (1) shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID6184beb6b28a44c9b216b6cebc1feac2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not later than 90
days after the date of assignment, report to the office described in subsection
(a);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0f8c91e1588a4423913ab20ee3567d7d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>be responsible
for all issues relating to the jurisdiction of the home office or agency of the
employee; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDddb99a9ae4764444a136cd2c3ec2448d"><enum>(C)</enum><text>participate as
part of the team of personnel working on proposed oil and gas leasing and
permitting, including planning and environmental analyses.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idB2F6ACE78E2841DAA5518E33DDC4BF3B"><enum>374.</enum><header>Alaska Natural
Gas Pipeline</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 116(c)(2)
of the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Act (15 U.S.C. 720n(c)(2)) is amended by
striking <quote>$18,000,000,000</quote> and inserting
<quote>$30,000,000,000</quote>.</text>
</section></part></subtitle><enum>II</enum><header>Clean energy
technology workforce development</header>
<section id="id5B82D23D7B5343E6BFB58F09873ABB29"><enum>401.</enum><header>Clean energy
technology workforce</header>
<subsection id="IDcddf23cc2b074706b0d5b8bbf9beeca2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Grants</header>
<paragraph id="id17E19361429542CBB1574AF7BD2EB6AA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall award competitive, merit-based grants
to institutions of higher education (as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a))) for the establishment of programs
providing training and education for vocational workforce development through
centers of excellence for a broad range of clean energy sector needs in the
clean energy technology workforce of the United States, as determined by the
Secretary.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1F681658300646F0B32C56C7B8443022"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Other
institutions</header><text>In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall
accept proposals for centers from institutions of higher education that have or
are prepared to develop a meaningful curriculum and program described in
paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID2f1c5908fc454ba0983dc8eb6da19320"><enum>(b)</enum><header>National merit
scholarship program</header>
<paragraph id="idA8E12C95593D4039A7ED6465AF0E3E1E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a national merit
scholarship program that provides scholarships each fiscal year for at least
1,000 undergraduate and 500 graduate students that are studying engineering,
geosciences, and other energy-related fields.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idE03A004DC3F748A8A6864B33EFFCC7C3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>To
be eligible to obtain a scholarship under this subsection, a student shall be
enrolled in a program offered by an institution of higher education that
provides training and education for a clean energy workforce described in
subsection (a)(1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H204779EADD3F4392875D2D9348A2FA54"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated such sums
as are necessary to carry out this section.</text>
</subsection></section>C
501.Sense of
Congress on geopolitical consequences of oil dependence
(a)Congress
finds that—
(1)it is imperative
to the national security, economic prosperity, and environmental integrity of
the United States to have reliable, diverse, and affordable energy
supplies;
(2)(A)the United States faces
a multifaceted and growing threat to energy security;
(B)State-owned energy companies,
especially those of adversarial governments, are using the energy supplies of
the companies as leverage to promote foreign policies of states; and
(C)politically motivated domestic groups,
pirates, and terrorists further present an increasing risk to critical energy
infrastructure and key corridors of international energy supplies;
(3)efforts to
develop a long-term energy policy for the United States is partially hindered
by the lack of consistent and accurate information on world energy
reserves;
(4)the United States
should develop short-term policies and strategies that—
(A)protect key
energy infrastructure;
(B)secure critical
geographic transit routes; and
(C)mitigate
political instability from energy suppliers;
(5)over the
long-term, the United States should focus national security organizations on
obtaining better information on world reserves of energy and strengthening
relationships with certain key nations;
(6)addressing the
challenge of energy security now and in the future will require the United
States to use all instruments of national power, including the military,
diplomatic, and intelligence services; and
(7)the United States
should make it a priority to engage key developing nations such as China and
India on fossil fuel use in order to address global energy security and climate
change challenges.
(b)It is the sense of Congress that—
(1)sufficient
resources should be provided to United States national security agencies to
enable the agencies to protect tankers and other vessels, critical
infrastructure, and supply routes;
(2)the President
should work with Congress—
(A)to coordinate
efforts between the Department of State and the Department of Justice to
bolster programs to train national police and domestic security forces tasked
with defending energy infrastructure in key countries;
(B)to promote
initiatives by the Department of State and the Department of Defense—
(i)to
provide allied nations with the technical expertise to minimize the
consequences of an infrastructure accident or attack;
(ii)to
engage the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and other allies in
negotiations on creating a security architecture to protect the strategic
terrain; and
(iii)to work with
the Coast Guard to strengthen the capacity of local, national, and regional
maritime security forces;
(C)to mobilize the
Department of Defense and the Department of Energy, in conjunction with the
intelligence community, to conduct detailed scenario planning exercises on the
repercussions of attacks on critical energy infrastructure; and
(D)(i)to authorize the
Department of State to provide the President with diplomatic options, including
the imposition of sanctions, for addressing states that use energy as a
political weapon; and
(ii)to improve the capacity of the
Department of State to provide diplomatic support to resolve conflicts that
impact the energy security of the United States; and
(3)the intelligence
community should be given an integral role in bolstering United States national
energy security interests by—
(A)completing a
comprehensive national intelligence estimate on energy security that assesses
the most vulnerable aspects of critical energy infrastructure and the future
stability of major energy suppliers;
(B)improving warning
time to prevent attacks on key energy infrastructure;
(C)expanding the
collection of intelligence on national energy companies and the energy reserves
of those companies; and
(D)bolstering
collection and analysis of potential strategic conflicts that could disrupt key
energy supplies.
502.Study of
foreign fuel subsidies
(a)The Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the
Secretary of State and the Secretary of Commerce, shall conduct a study of
foreign fuel subsidies, including—
(1)the impact of the
subsidies on global energy supplies, global energy demand, and global economic
impacts; and
(2)recommendations
on actions that should be taken to reduce the impact of the subsidies.
(b)Not
later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary
shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that describes
the results of the study conducted under this section, including any
recommendations.