[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 82 (Thursday, May 27, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Page S4540]
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      By Mr. REID (for himself, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Tester, Mr. 
        Bennet, and Ms. Klobuchar):
  S. 3439. A bill to promote clean energy infrastructure for rural 
communities; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the 
bill be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be 
printed in the Record, as follows:

                                S. 3439

       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 ``Clean Energy Infrastructure 
     for Rural Communities Act of 2010''.

     SEC. 2. ELECTRIC LOANS FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY.

       Section 317 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 
     U.S.C. 940g) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking ``for electric generation'' and inserting 
     ``for--
       ``(1) electric generation'';
       (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting``; 
     and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) transmission facilities primarily for the purpose of 
     interconnecting one or more renewable energy facilities to a 
     high-voltage transmission line.''; and
       (2) by striking subsection (c).

     SEC. 3. RURAL NATURAL GAS INFRASTRUCTURE.

       Section 310B(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
     Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); 
     and
       (B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
       ``(B) Natural gas.--The term `natural gas' means --
       ``(i) unmixed natural gas; or
       ``(ii) any mixture of natural and artificial gas.''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E); 
     and
       (C) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:
       ``(D) improving the economic and environmental climate by 
     encouraging the development and construction of 
     infrastructure to provide access to natural gas in rural 
     communities; and''.
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