[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 66 (Tuesday, May 15, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4944-S4945]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

      By Mr. DODD:
  S. 883. A bill to ensure the energy self-sufficiency of the United 
States by 2011, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources.
  Mr. DODD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the 
bill be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the bill was ordered printed in the Record, 
as follows:

                                 S. 883

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

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Energy Independence Act of 
     2001''.

     SEC. 2. DOMESTIC ENERGY SELF-SUFFICIENCY PLAN.

       (a) Strategic Plan.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall develop 
     and submit to Congress a strategic plan to ensure that the 
     United States is energy self-sufficient by the year 2011.
       (2) Recommendations.--The plan developed under paragraph 
     (1) shall include recommendations for legislative and 
     regulatory actions needed to achieve the goal of the plan 
     described in that paragraph.

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       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $20,000,000.

     SEC. 3. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FUEL CELL PILOT PROGRAM.

       (a) Program.--The Secretary of Energy shall establish a 
     program for the acquisition, for use at federally owned or 
     operated facilities, of--
       (1) not to exceed 100 commercially available 200 kilowatt 
     fuel cell power plants;
       (2) not to exceed 20 megawatts of power generated from 
     commercially available fuel cell power plants; or
       (3) a combination of the power plants described in 
     paragraphs (1) and (2).
       (b) Funding.--The Secretary shall provide funding and any 
     other necessary assistance for the purchase, site 
     engineering, installation, startup, training, operation, and 
     maintenance costs associated with the acquisition of the 
     power plants under subsection (a).
       (c) Domestic Assembly.--All fuel cell systems and fuel cell 
     stacks in power plants acquired, or from which power is 
     acquired, under subsection (a) shall be assembled in the 
     United States.
       (d) Site Selection.--In the selection of a federally owned 
     or operated facility as a site for the location of a power 
     plant acquired under this section, or as a site to receive 
     power acquired under this section, priority shall be given to 
     a site with 1 or more of the following attributes:
       (1) A location in an area classified as a nonattainment 
     area under title I of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et 
     seq.).
       (2) Computer or electronic operations that are sensitive to 
     power supply disruptions.
       (3) A need for a reliable, uninterrupted power supply.
       (4) A remote location or other factors requiring off-grid 
     power generation.
       (5) Critical manufacturing or other activities that support 
     national security efforts.
       (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $140,000,000 for 
     the period of fiscal years 2002 through 2004.

     SEC. 4. PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Establishment.--The President, in coordination with the 
     Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Transportation, the 
     Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development, shall establish a program for the demonstration 
     of fuel cell proton exchange membrane technology in the areas 
     of responsibility of those Secretaries with respect to 
     commercial, residential, and transportation applications, 
     including buses.
       (2) Focus.--The program established under paragraph (1) 
     shall focus specifically on promoting the application of, and 
     improving manufacturing production and processes for, proton 
     exchange membrane fuel cell technology.
       (3) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $140,000,000 
     for the period of fiscal years 2002 through 2004.
       (b) Bus Demonstration Program.--
       (1) Establishment.--The President, in coordination with the 
     Secretary of Energy and the Secretary of Transportation, 
     shall establish a comprehensive proton exchange membrane fuel 
     cell bus demonstration program to address hydrogen 
     production, storage, and use in transit bus applications.
       (2) Components.--The program established under paragraph 
     (1) shall--
       (A) cover all aspects of the introduction of proton 
     exchange membrane fuel cells; and
       (B) include provisions for--
       (i) the development, installation, and operation of a 
     hydrogen delivery system located on-site at transit bus 
     terminals;
       (ii) the development, installation, and operation of--

       (I) on-site storage associated with the hydrogen delivery 
     systems; and
       (II) storage tank systems incorporated into the structure 
     of a transit bus;

       (iii) the demonstration of the use of hydrogen as a 
     practical, safe, renewable energy source in a highly 
     efficient, zero-emission power system for buses;
       (iv) the development of a hydrogen proton exchange membrane 
     fuel cell power system that is confirmed and verified as 
     being compatible with transit bus application requirements;
       (v) durability testing of the fuel cell bus at a national 
     testing facility;
       (vi) the identification and implementation of necessary 
     codes and standards for the safe use of hydrogen as a fuel 
     suitable for bus application, including the fuel cell power 
     system and related operational facilities;
       (vii) the identification and implementation of maintenance 
     and overhaul requirements for hydrogen proton exchange 
     membrane fuel cell transit buses; and
       (viii) the completion of a fleet vehicle evaluation program 
     by bus operators along normal transit routes to provide 
     equipment manufacturers and transit operators with the 
     necessary analyses to enable operation of the hydrogen proton 
     exchange membrane fuel cell bus under a range of operating 
     environments.
       (3) Domestic assembly.--All fuel cell systems and fuel cell 
     stacks in power plants acquired, or from which power is 
     acquired, under paragraph (1) shall be assembled in the 
     United States.
       (4) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $150,000,000 
     for the period of fiscal years 2002 through 2004.

     SEC. 5. FEDERAL VEHICLES.

       (a) In General.--The head of each agency of the Federal 
     Government that maintains a fleet of motor vehicles shall 
     develop, implement by not later than October 1, 2006, and 
     carry out through September 30, 2011, a plan for a transition 
     of the fleet to vehicles powered by fuel cell technology.
       (b) Requirements of Plan.--A plan developed under 
     subsection (a) shall--
       (1) incorporate and build on the results of completed and 
     ongoing Federal demonstration programs, including the program 
     established under section 4; and
       (2) include additional demonstration programs and pilot 
     programs as the head of the applicable agency determines to 
     be necessary to test or investigate available technologies 
     and transition procedures.

     SEC. 6. LIFE-CYCLE COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS.

       Any life-cycle cost benefit analysis carried out by a 
     Federal agency under this Act that concerns an investment in 
     a product, a service, construction, or any other project 
     shall include an analysis of environmental and power 
     reliability factors.

     SEC. 7. STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT INCENTIVES.

       (a) Grant Program.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Energy shall establish a 
     program for to make grants to State or local governments for 
     the use of fuel cell technology in meeting energy 
     requirements of the State or local governments, including the 
     use of fuel cell technology as a source of power for motor 
     vehicles.
       (2) Cost sharing.--The Federal share of the cost of any 
     project or activity funded with a grant under this section 
     shall not exceed 90 percent.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $110,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 2002 through 2006.
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