[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2952 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2952

   To suspend temporarily the duty on certain power converter panels 
           specifically designed for wind turbine generators.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 8, 2012

 Ms. Klobuchar introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
                  referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
   To suspend temporarily the duty on certain power converter panels 
           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 POWER CONVERTER PANELS 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      Power converter     Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/  ''.
                        panels                                                             31/2015.......
                        specifically
                        designed for wind
                        turbine
                        generators in
                        excess of 2MW,
                        the foregoing
                        designed to
                        optimize the
                        power factor of
                        the asynchronous
                        induction
                        generator in a
                        wind turbine,
                        each measuring
                        1800 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
                        (provided for in
                        subheading
                        8537.10.90)......

    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) applies 
with respect 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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