I 112th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2196 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 15, 2011 Mr. Markey introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To direct President, utilizing the Western Area Power Administration, to acquire renewable energy in amounts sufficient to ensure that, of the total amount of electric energy the Federal Government consumes during any fiscal year, certain minimum amounts shall be renewable energy, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Federal Renewable Energy Expansion Act or the FREE Act.

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Renewable energy requirement

(a)

In general

Subsection (a) of section 203 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15852(a)) is amended to read as follows: (a)

Requirement

(1)The President, utilizing the Western Area Power Administration for electric energy procurement when practicable, shall ensure that, to the extent economically feasible and technically practicable, of the total amount of electric energy the Federal Government consumes during any fiscal year, the following amounts shall be renewable energy: (A)Not less than 10 percent in fiscal year 2014. (B)Not less than 12.5 percent in fiscal years 2015 through 2016. (C)Not less than 15 percent in fiscal years 2017 through 2018. (D)Not less than 17.5 percent in fiscal years 2019 through 2020. (E)Not less than 20 percent in fiscal years 2021 through 2022. (F)Not less than 22.5 percent in fiscal years 2023 through 2024. (G)Not less than 25 percent in fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter. (2)Nothing in this subsection shall require existing electric energy customers of the Western Area Power Administration to pay any of the costs the Administration incurs associated with compliance with this subsection. . (b)

Production on Federal and Indian lands

Section 203 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15852) is amended— (1)by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and (2)by inserting after subsection (c) the following: (d)

Production on Federal and Indian lands

The Secretary of the Interior shall seek to maximize the amounts of renewable energy produced on Federal lands and Indian land as defined in title XXVI of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (25 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) for purposes of compliance with subsection (a). .