[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 83 Reported in House (RH)]
Union Calendar No. 359
113th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 83
[Report No. 113-483]
To require the Secretary of the Interior to assemble a team of
technical, policy, and financial experts to address the energy needs of
the insular areas of the United States and the Freely Associated States
through the development of action plans aimed at reducing reliance on
imported fossil fuels and increasing use of indigenous clean-energy
resources, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 3, 2013
Mrs. Christensen (for herself, Mr. Pierluisi, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr.
Sablan, and Ms. Bordallo) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
June 19, 2014
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House
on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
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A BILL
To require the Secretary of the Interior to assemble a team of
technical, policy, and financial experts to address the energy needs of
the insular areas of the United States and the Freely Associated States
through the development of action plans aimed at reducing reliance on
imported fossil fuels and increasing use of indigenous clean-energy
resources, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
<DELETED>SECTION 1. INSULAR AREAS AND FREELY ASSOCIATED STATES ENERGY
DEVELOPMENT.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) Definitions.--In this section:</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) Comprehensive energy plan.--The term
``comprehensive energy plan'' means a comprehensive energy plan
prepared and updated under subsections (c) and (e) of section
604 of the Act entitled ``An Act to authorize appropriations
for certain insular areas of the United States, and for other
purposes'', approved December 24, 1980 (48 U.S.C.
1492).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Energy action plan.--The term ``energy action
plan'' means the plan required by subsection (d).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) Freely associated states.--The term ``Freely
Associated States'' means the Federated States of Micronesia,
the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of
Palau.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) Insular areas.--The term ``insular areas''
means American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin
Islands.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the
Secretary of the Interior.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (6) Team.--The term ``team'' means the team
established by the Secretary under subsection (b).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a team of
technical, policy, and financial experts--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) to develop an energy action plan addressing
the energy needs of each of the insular areas and Freely
Associated States; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) to assist each of the insular areas and Freely
Associated States in implementing such plan.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Participation of Regional Utility Organizations.--In
establishing the team, the Secretary shall consider including regional
utility organizations.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (d) Energy Action Plan.--In accordance with subsection
(b), the energy action plan shall include--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) recommendations, based on the comprehensive
energy plan where applicable, to--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) reduce reliance and expenditures on
imported fossil fuels;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) develop indigenous, nonfossil fuel
energy sources; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) improve performance of energy
infrastructure and overall energy efficiency;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) a schedule for implementation of such
recommendations and identification and prioritization of
specific projects;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) a financial and engineering plan for
implementing and sustaining projects; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) benchmarks for measuring progress toward
implementation.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (e) Reports to Secretary.--Not later than 1 year after the
date on which the Secretary establishes the team and annually
thereafter, the team shall submit to the Secretary a report detailing
progress made in fulfilling its charge and in implementing the energy
action plan.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (f) Annual Reports to Congress.--Not later than 30 days
after the date on which the Secretary receives a report submitted by
the team under subsection (e), the Secretary shall submit to the
appropriate committees of Congress a summary of the report of the
team.</DELETED>
SECTION 1. INSULAR AREAS AND FREELY ASSOCIATED STATES ENERGY
DEVELOPMENT.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Comprehensive energy plan.--The term ``comprehensive
energy plan'' means a comprehensive energy plan prepared and
updated under subsections (c) and (e) of section 604 of the Act
entitled ``An Act to authorize appropriations for certain
insular areas of the United States, and for other purposes'',
approved December 24, 1980 (48 U.S.C. 1492).
(2) Energy action plan.--The term ``energy action plan''
means the plan required by subsection (d).
(3) Freely associated states.--The term ``Freely Associated
States'' means the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic
of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau.
(4) Insular areas.--The term ``insular areas'' means
American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin
Islands.
(5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
(6) Team.--The term ``team'' means the team established by
the Secretary under subsection (b).
(b) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a team of
technical, policy, and financial experts--
(1) to develop energy action plans addressing the
immediate, near-term, and long-term energy and environmental
needs of each of the insular areas and Freely Associated
States; and
(2) to assist each of the insular areas and Freely
Associated States in implementing an energy action plan.
(c) Participation of Regional Utility Organizations.--In
establishing the team, the Secretary shall consider including regional
utility organizations.
(d) Energy Action Plans.--In accordance with subsection (b), the
energy action plans shall include--
(1) recommendations, based on the comprehensive energy plan
where applicable, to--
(A) promote access to affordable, reliable energy;
(B) develop indigenous, nonfossil fuel energy
resources; and
(C) improve performance of energy infrastructure
and overall energy efficiency;
(2) a schedule for implementation of such recommendations
and identification and prioritization of specific projects;
(3) a financial and engineering plan for implementing and
sustaining projects; and
(4) benchmarks for measuring progress toward
implementation.
(e) Reports to Secretary.--Not later than 1 year after the date on
which the Secretary establishes the team and annually thereafter, the
team shall submit to the Secretary a report detailing progress made in
fulfilling its charge and in implementing the energy action plans.
(f) Annual Reports to Congress.--Not later than 30 days after the
date on which the Secretary receives a report submitted by the team
under subsection (e), the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate
committees of Congress a summary of the report of the team.
Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to require the
Secretary of the Interior to assemble a team of technical,
policy, and financial experts to address the energy needs of
the insular areas of the United States and the Freely
Associated States through the development of energy action
plans aimed at promoting access to affordable, reliable energy,
including increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources,
and for other purposes.''.
Union Calendar No. 359
113th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 83
[Report No. 113-483]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To require the Secretary of the Interior to assemble a team of
technical, policy, and financial experts to address the energy needs of
the insular areas of the United States and the Freely Associated States
through the development of action plans aimed at reducing reliance on
imported fossil fuels and increasing use of indigenous clean-energy
resources, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
June 19, 2014
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House
on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed