[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Page 14097]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 865. Mr. DORGAN (for himself, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. 
Akaka, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
Harkin, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Reid, Mr. Lautenberg, and Mr. Kennedy) proposed 
an amendment to the bill S. 14, to enhance the energy security of the 
United States, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 296, line 21, before ``Not'' insert ``(a) In 
     General.--''.
       On page 297, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:
       (b) Contents.--The plan shall describe the activities of 
     the Department of Energy, including a research, development, 
     demonstration, and commercial application program for 
     developing technologies, to support--
       (1) the production and deployment of--
       (A) 100,000 hydrogen-fueled fuel cell vehicles in the 
     United States by 2010; and
       (B) 2,500,000 hydrogen-fueled fuel cell vehicles in the 
     United States by 2020 and annually thereafter; and
       (2) the integration of hydrogen activities with associated 
     technical targets and timetables for the development of 
     technologies to provide for the sale of hydrogen at a 
     sufficient number of fueling stations in the United States by 
     2010 and 2020.
       (c) Progress Review.--The Secretary shall include in each 
     annual budget submission a review of the progress toward 
     meeting the targets under subsection (b).
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  SA 866. Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Ms. Cantwell, Ms. Murkowski, and 
Mr. Inouye) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to 
the bill S. 14, to enhance the energy security of the United States, 
and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table as 
follows:

       On page 150, line 24, strike ``(tidal and thermal)'' and 
     insert ``(wave, tidal, and thermal)''.
       On page 156, line 4, strike ``(tidal and thermal)'' and 
     insert ``(wave, tidal, and thermal)''.
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  SA 867. Mr. BINGAMAN proposed an amendment to the bill S. 14, to 
enhance the energy security of the United States, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

       On page 278, after line 8, insert the following:
       ``(h) Triennial Report on Effect on Natural Gas Demand.--
     Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, and every three years thereafter, the Secretary shall 
     submit to Congress an assessment of the effect of increased 
     use of hydrogen, as a result of the programs in subsections 
     (a) and (b), on demand for natural gas.''.
       On page 291, strike line 22 and all that follows through 
     page 292, line 8 and insert the following:
       ``(b) Contents.--At a minimum, each plan shall contain--
       ``(1) a description of programs under the agency's control 
     in which the use of hydrogen or fuel cells could benefit the 
     operation of the agency, assist in the implementation of the 
     agency's regulatory functions, or enhance the agency's 
     mission;
       ``(2) a description of any agency management practices, 
     procurement policies, regulations, policies, or guidelines 
     that may inhibit the agency's transitions to the use of fuel 
     cells and hydrogen as an energy source; and
       ``(3) an assessment of the effect of increased use of 
     hydrogen by the agency, including increased use through 
     programs under section 303(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 
     1992, as amended by this Act, or section 824 of this Act, on 
     demand for natural gas.''.
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  SA 868. Mr. CRAPO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 824, to reauthorize the Federal Aviation 
Administration, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the 
table; as follows:

       At the end of title II, add the following:

     SECT. 217. SHARE OF AIRPORT PROJECT COSTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 47109 of title 49, United States 
     Code, is amended by redesignating subsection (c) as 
     subsection (d) and inserting after subsection (b) the 
     following:
       ``(c) Grandfather Rule.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of any project approved 
     after September 30, 2003, at an airport that has less than 
     .25 percent of the total number of passenger boardings at all 
     commercial service airports, and that is located in a State 
     containing unappropriated and unreserved public lands and 
     nontaxable Indian lands (individual and tribal) of more than 
     5 percent of the total area of all lands in the State, the 
     Government's share of allowable costs of the project shall be 
     increased by the same ratio as the basic share of allowable 
     costs of a project divided into the increased (Public Lands 
     States) share of allowable costs of a project as shown on 
     documents of the Federal Aviation Administration dated August 
     3, 1979, at airports for which the general share was 80 
     percent on August 3, 1979. provided that this subsection 
     shall apply only if--
       ``(A) the State contained unappropriated and unreserved 
     public lands and nontaxable Indian lands of more than 5 
     percent of the total area of all lands in the State on August 
     3, 1979; and
       ``(B) the application under subsection (b), does not 
     increase the Government's share of allowable costs of the 
     project
       ``(2) Limitation.--The Government's share of allowable 
     project costs determined under this subsection shall not 
     exceed the lesser of 93.75 percent or the highest percentage 
     Government share applicable to any project in any State under 
     subsection (b).''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (a) of Section 47109, 
     title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking ``Except 
     as provided in subsection (b)'', and inserting ``Except as 
     provided in subsection (b) or subsection (c)''.
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  SA 869. Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Jeffords, Ms. 
Cantwell, and Ms. Snowe) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill S. 14, to enhance the energy security of the United 
States, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; 
as follows:

       On page 467, after line 16, add the following:

               TITLE XII--ABRUPT CLIMATE CHANGE RESEARCH

     SEC. 1201. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Abrupt Climate Change 
     Research Act of 2003''.

     SEC. 1202. ABRUPT CLIMATE CHANGE RESEARCH PROGRAM.

       (a) Establishment of Program.--The Secretary of Commerce 
     shall establish within the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Research of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, and shall carry out, a program of scientific 
     research on abrupt climate change.
       (b) Purposes of Program.--The purposes of the program are 
     as follows:
       (1) To develop a global array of terrestrial and 
     oceanographic indicators of paleoclimate in order to 
     sufficiently identify and describe past instances of abrupt 
     climate change.
       (2) To improve understanding of thresholds and 
     nonlinearities in geophysical systems related to the 
     mechanisms of abrupt climate change.
       (3) To incorporate such mechanisms into advanced 
     geophysical models of climate change.
       (4) To test the output of such models against an improved 
     global array of records of past abrupt climate changes.
       (c) Abrupt Climate Change Defined.--In this section, the 
     term ``abrupt climate change'' means a change in the climate 
     that occurs so rapidly or unexpectedly that human or natural 
     systems have difficulty adapting to the climate as changed.

     SEC. 1203. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There is authorized to be appropriated to the Department of 
     Commerce $60,000,000, to remain available until expended, to 
     carry out the research program required under section 1202.
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  SA 870. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Allen) proposed an amendment to the 
resolution S. Res. 158, commending the University of Virginia Cavaliers 
men's lacrosse team for winning the 2003 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse 
Championship; as follows:

       Strike all after the resolving clause and insert the 
     following: ``That the Senate--
       ``(1) congratulates the University of Virginia men's 
     lacrosse team for winning the 2003 NCAA Division I Men's 
     Lacrosse National Championship;
       ``(2) recognizes the achievements of all the team's 
     players, coaches, and support staff, and invites them to the 
     United States Capitol Building to be honored; and
       ``(3) directs the Secretary of the Senate to--
       ``(A) make available enrolled copies of this resolution to 
     the University of Virginia for appropriate display; and
       ``(B) transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to each 
     coach and member of the 2003 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse 
     national championship team.''.

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