[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5495 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5495

 To suspend temporarily the duty on certain switchgear assemblies and 
    panel boards specifically designed for wind turbine generators.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 7, 2012

Ms. Schakowsky introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
 To suspend temporarily the duty on certain switchgear assemblies and 
    panel boards specifically designed for wind turbine generators.

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

SECTION 1. CERTAIN SWITCHGEAR ASSEMBLIES AND PANEL BOARDS SPECIFICALLY 
              DESIGNED FOR WIND TURBINE GENERATORS.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 99 of the Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by inserting in 
numerical sequence the following new heading:


``     9902.01.00        Switchgear          Free            No change      No change      On or before     ''.
                          assemblies and                                                    12/31/2015
                          panel boards
                          specifically
                          designed for wind
                          turbine
                          generators in
                          excess of 2 MW;
                          designed to
                          transfer electric
                          power to and from
                          a utility power
                          grid at 2100 kW
                          at 600 V with a
                          nominal full load
                          of 2190 amperes;
                          each measuring
                          1950 mm or more
                          but not over 2050
                          mm in length, 550
                          mm or more but
                          not over 650 mm
                          in width and 1950
                          mm or more but
                          not over 2050 mm
                          in height;
                          capable of
                          monitoring
                          minimum wind
                          speed, yaw
                          position and
                          blade pitch angle
                          (provided for in
                          subheading
                          8537.10.90)......

    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) applies 
to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or 
after the 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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