[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 108 (Monday, July 30, 2001)]
[House]
[Pages H4863-H4864]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                               AMENDMENTS

  Under clause 8 of rule XVIII, proposed amendments were submitted as 
follows:

                                 H.R. 4

                        Offered By: Ms. Berkley

       Amendment No. 1: In division A, in title III, strike 
     section 301, redesignate the subsequent sections accordingly, 
     and make the necessary changes to the table of contents.

                                 H.R. 4

                 Offered By: Mr. Larson of Connecticut

       Amendment No. 2: Page 34, after line 7, insert the 
     following new section and make the necessary conforming 
     changes in the table of contents:

     SEC. 129. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FUEL CELL PILOT PROGRAM.

       Title V of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act is 
     amended by adding the following new part at the end thereof:

               ``Part 5--Federal Fuel Cell Pilot Program

     ``SEC. 571. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FUEL CELL PILOT PROGRAM.

       ``(a) Program.--The Secretary of Energy shall establish a 
     program for the acquisition of--
       ``(1) up to 100 commercially available 200 kilowatt fuel 
     cell power plants;
       ``(2) up to 20 megawatts of power generated from 
     commercially available fuel cell power plants; or
       ``(3) a combination thereof,

     for use at federally owned or operated facilities. The 
     Secretary shall provide funding for purchase, site 
     engineering, installation, startup, training, operation, and 
     maintenance costs associated with the acquisition of such 
     power plants, along with any other necessary assistance.
       ``(b) Site Selection.--In the selection of federally owned 
     or operated facilities as a site for the location of power 
     plants acquired under this section, or as a site to receive 
     power acquired under this section, priority shall be given to 
     sites with 1 or more of the following attributes:
       ``(1) Location (of the Federal facility or the generating 
     power plant) in an area classified as a nonattainment area 
     under title I of the Clean Air Act.
       ``(2) Computer or electronic operations that are sensitive 
     to power supply disruptions.
       ``(3) Need for a reliable, uninterrupted power supply.
       ``(4) Remote location, or other factors requiring off-grid 
     power generation.
       ``(5) Critical manufacturing or other activities that 
     support national security efforts.
       ``(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Energy 
     $140,000,000 for the fiscal year period from fiscal year 2002 
     through 2004 for carrying out this section.''.

                                 H.R. 4

                 Offered By: Mr. Larson of Connecticut

       Amendment No. 3: Page 34, after line 7, insert the 
     following new section and make the necessary conforming 
     changes in the table of contents:

     SEC. 129. ENERGY INDEPENDENCE.

       (a) Domestic Energy Self-sufficiency Plan.--
       (1) Strategic Plan.--The Secretary of Energy shall develop, 
     and transmit to the Congress within 1 year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, a strategic plan to ensure that 
     the United States is energy self-sufficient by the year 2011. 
     The plan shall include recommendations for legislative and 
     regulatory actions needed to accomplish that goal.
       (2) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Secretary of Energy $20,000,000 for 
     carrying out this subsection.
       (b) Federal government fuel cell pilot program.--
       (1) Program.--The Secretary of Energy shall establish a 
     program for the acquisition of--

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       (A) up to 100 commercially available 200 kilowatt fuel cell 
     power plants;
       (B) up to 20 megawatts of power generated from commercially 
     available fuel cell power plants; or
       (C) a combination thereof,
     for use at federally owned or operated facilities. The 
     Secretary shall provide funding for purchase, site 
     engineering, installation, startup, training, operation, and 
     maintenance costs associated with the acquisition of such 
     power plants, along with any other necessary assistance.
       (2) Domestic Assembly.--All fuel cell systems and fuel cell 
     stacks in power plants acquired, or from which power is 
     acquired, under this subsection shall be assembled in the 
     United States.
       (3) Site Selection.--In the selection of federally owned or 
     operated facilities as a site for the location of power 
     plants acquired under this subsection, or as a site to 
     receive power acquired under this section, priority shall be 
     given to sites with 1 or more of the following attributes:
       (A) Location (of the Federal facility or the generating 
     power plant) in an area classified as a nonattainment area 
     under title I of the Clean Air Act.
       (B) Computer or electronic operations that are sensitive to 
     power supply disruptions.
       (C) Need for a reliable, uninterrupted power supply.
       (D) Remote location, or other factors requiring off-grid 
     power generation.
       (E) Critical manufacturing or other activities that support 
     national security efforts.
       (4) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Secretary of Energy $140,000,000 
     for the period encompassing fiscal years 2002 through 2004 
     for carrying out this subsection.
       (c) Federal Vehicles.--Each agency of the Federal 
     Government that maintains a fleet of motor vehicles shall 
     develop a plan for a transition of the fleet to vehicles 
     powered by fuel cell technology. Each such plan shall include 
     implementation beginning by fiscal year 2006, to be completed 
     by fiscal year 2011. Each plan shall incorporate and build on 
     the results of completed and ongoing Federal demonstration 
     programs, and shall include additional demonstration programs 
     and pilot programs as necessary to test or investigate 
     available technologies and transition procedures.
       (d) Life-cycle cost benefit analysis.--Any life-cycle cost 
     benefit analysis undertaken by a Federal agency with respect 
     to investments in products, services, construction, and other 
     projects shall include an analysis of environmental and power 
     reliability factors.
       (e) State and local government incentives.--
       (1) Grant Program.--The Secretary of Energy shall establish 
     a program for making grants to State or local governments for 
     the use of fuel cell technology in meeting their energy 
     requirements, including the use as a source of power for 
     motor vehicles. Each grant made under this section shall 
     require at least a 10 percent matching contribution from the 
     State or local government recipient.
       (2) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Secretary of Energy $110,000,000 
     for each of the fiscal years 2002 through 2006 for carrying 
     out this subsection.

                                 H.R. 4

                 Offered by: Mr. Larson of Connecticut

       Amendment No. 4: Page 42, after line 17, insert the 
     following new section and make the necessary conforming 
     changes in the table of contents:

     SEC. 136. FUEL CELL GRANT PROGRAM.

       Section 363 of the energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 
     U.S.C. 6323) is amended by adding the following at the end 
     thereof:
       ``(g)(1) The Secretary of Energy shall make grants to State 
     or local government for the use of fuel cell technology in 
     meeting their energy requirements, including the use as a 
     source of power for motor vehicles. Each grant made under 
     this section shall require at least 10 percent matching 
     contribution from the State or local government recipient.
       ``(2) There is authorized to be appropriated $20,000,000 in 
     fiscal year 2002, $20,000,000 in fiscal year 2003, 
     $20,000,000 in fiscal year 2004, $20,000,000 in fiscal year 
     2005, and $20,000,000 in fiscal year 2006, to carry out this 
     section.''.

                                 H.R. 4

                 Offered By: Mr. Larson of Connecticut

       Amendment No. 5: Page 95, after line 18, insert:
       (c) Domestic Energy Self-Sufficiency Plan.--Section 801 of 
     the Department of Energy Organization Act (44 U.S.C. 7321) is 
     amended by adding the following new subsection at the end 
     thereof:
       ``(e)(1) Each plan submitted under this section after the 
     date one year after the date of enactment of this subsection 
     shall include a strategic plan to ensure that the United 
     States is energy self-sufficient by the year 2011.
       ``(2) The strategic plan under this subsection shall 
     examine and report on the status of existing energy 
     technology and domestic resources as well as developing 
     energy generation and transmission technologies, including, 
     but not limited to fuel cell technology, and should focus on 
     their integration into an overall national energy portfolio 
     to meet the stated goal of achieving energy self-sufficiency 
     within 10 years.
       ``(3) The strategic plan shall include recommendations to 
     Congress for targeted research and development in promising 
     new energy generation and transmission technologies, and 
     funding levels necessary for specific programs and research 
     efforts necessary to implement a plan providing for the 
     energy self-sufficiency of the United States within the next 
     10 years.''.