[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2961 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2961

 To suspend temporarily the duty on certain switchgear assemblies and 
    panel boards 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 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 12/  ''.
                        assemblies and                                                     31/2015.......
                        panel boards
                        specifically
                        designed for wind
                        turbine
                        generators in
                        excess of 2 MW;
                        such panels
                        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 
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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