ELECTRIC POWER

Amendments

FERC: impose cost-of-service based rates on sales by public utilities of electric energy at wholesale in the western energy market (S. 287), S1529 [15FE]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), H4863, H4864 [30JY], H4950, H4951 [31JY], H5049, H5106, H5111, H5114, H5128, H5130, H5134, H5142, H5146, H5148, H5150, H5152, H5154, H5160, H5169, H5171 [1AU]

Analyses

Climate Change Risk Management Act (S. 1294), S8590 [1AU]

Hydroelectric Licensing Process Improvement Act (S. 71), S330 [22JA]

Securing America's Future Energy (SAFE) Act (H.R. 4): Boehlert Amendment on Average Fuel Economy Standards for Sport Utility Vehicles and Other Light Trucks, H5116 [1AU]

Articles and editorials

California's Ruinous Deregulation Caper, E1049-E1051 [7JN]

California's Utility Sent Parent Firm $4.8 Billion—Audit Results Anger Consumer Groups, S2207 [13MR], S2275 [14MR]

Canada Urges Against Hasty U.S. Move on Arctic Oil, S9847 [26SE]

Coming Energy Wars, E1014 [5JN]

Drilling for Oil on Gwich'in Land, S9847-S9849 [26SE]

Falling Energy Prices Could Spark the Economy, S8695 [2AU]

FERC Likely To Put New Limits on California Energy Prices, H3183 [14JN]

Masssive Herd Remains Soul of Native Band—Debate Rages Over the Environmental Costs of Drilling in Refuge, S9849 [26SE]

National Energy Policy Needs Farmers' Support, E2207 [5DE]

No Immediate Relief Is Promised, E1024 [6JN]

Power of Advertising Fights Electricity Rate Caps—Worried GOP, White House Give Blessing to Utilities' California Campaign, H3121 [13JN]

Price Caps Make It Worse, E1058 [7JN]

Selling the Energy Policy, S4408 [7MY]

States Rediscover Energy Policies—Looming Power Crises Spur a Return to Strategies Fostering Conservation, S2771 [22MR]

Bills and resolutions

Air pollution: modernize generation capacity, improve efficiency, reduce hazardous emissions, require compliance with certain review requirements by generating units, and promote alternative, clean energy sources (see S. 1131), S7083 [28JN]

———reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see S. 556), S2388 [15MR] (see H.R. 1256), H1189 [27MR]

Alaska: extend hydroelectric licenses (see S. 1843), S13465 [18DE]

Coal: authorize research, development, demonstration, and commercial application activities for clean coal technologies (see H.R. 2626), H4633 [25JY]

———develop and implement advanced clean coal technology programs and provide tax incentives to encourage the retrofitting, repowering, or replacement of coal-based electricity generating facilities (see S. 60), S99 [22JA] (see H.R. 2323), H3618 [26JN]

———develop and implement advanced clean coal technology programs for use in coal-based electricity generating facilities (see H.R. 2365), H3802 [28JN]

Congress: establish joint committee to investigate causes of, and solutions for, increasing energy prices (see S. Res. 87), S4822 [10MY]

Conservation of energy: authorize grants to utilities to be passed through as credits toward electric bills and to consumers that reduce consumption, and establish an Electric Energy Conservation Fund (see S. 1213), S8014 [20JY]

Consumers: establish a system for market participants, regulators, and the public to have access to certain information about the operation of electricity power markets and transmission systems (see S. 1231), S8123 [24JY]

———promote reliability of the bulk-power system (see S. 172), S527 [24JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: encourage use of agricultural products in producing renewable energy (see H.R. 2000), H2710 [24MY]

Dept. of Commerce: establish a program to make no-interest loans to eligible small businesses to address economic harm resulting from shortages or price increases in electricity or natural gas (see S. 286), S1218 [8FE]

Dept. of Defense: require electric generation facilities owned and operated by the Dept. of Defense in the western U.S. to generate electricity and to conserve energy in electric emergencies (see H.R. 2141), H3067 [12JN]

Dept. of Education: establish grant program to compensate schools for rising energy prices (see H.R. 2731), H5333 [2AU]

Dept. of Energy: assign equal priority to providing renewable energy production incentive payments for landfill gas facilities as other biomass facilities (see H.R. 983), H875 [13MR]

———authorize loans through a revolving loan fund for States to construct electricity generation facilities for use in electricity supply emergencies (see S. 221), S707 [30JA]

———congressional disapproval of clothes washer regulations (see H.J. Res. 44), H1487 (see H.J. Res. 44), H1499 [4AP]

———congressional disapproval of delay in effective date for residential central air conditioner energy conservation standards (see S.J. Res. 15), S5439 [22MY]

———congressional disapproval of residential central air conditioner and heat pump regulations (see H.J. Res. 43), H1487 (see H.J. Res. 43), H1499 [4AP]

———develop and implement a strategy for research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of distributed power hybrid energy systems (see H.R. 2496), H4009 [12JY]

———establish Next Generation Lighting Initiative (see S. 1166), S7495 [11JY]

———impose interim limitations on the cost of electric energy to protect consumers from unjust and unreasonable prices in the electric energy market (see S. 26), S98 [22JA] (see H.R. 238), H76 [20JA]

———study potential regulatory improvements that may help alleviate high fuel prices (see H.R. 1834), H2183 [15MY]

Dept. of the Interior: waive restrictions on operation of certain facilities used to address an emergency power shortage declared by a State Governor (see H.R. 1664), H1715 [1MY]

Ecology and environment: establish new national policy designed to manage risk of potential climate change, ensure long-term energy security, and strengthen laws relative to potential climate change (see S. 1294), S8575 [1AU]

———suspend certain environmental and siting requirements applicable to fossil fuel fired powerplants to alleviate power shortages (see H.R. 979), H875 [13MR]

Federal Power Act: require guaranteed payment whenever any electric energy supplier is required to sell electric energy to a purchaser under the emergency authority (see H.R. 971), H827 [8MR]

FERC: extension of deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in Ohio (see H.R. 2028), H2847 [25MY]

———extension of deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in Wyoming (see S. 1852), S13700 [19DE]

———extension of deadline for commencement of construction of hydroelectric projects in Nevada (see S. 1043), S6318 [14JN] (see H.R. 2169), H3150 [13JN]

———extension of deadline for commencement of construction of hydroelectric projects in North Carolina (see S. 1010), S6054 [11JN]

———extension of deadline for commencement of construction of hydroelectric projects in Pennsylvania (see H.R. 2382), H3803 [28JN] (see H.R. 3453), H9239 [11DE]

———extension of deadline for commencement of construction of hydroelectric projects in West Virginia (see S. 639), S3052 [28MR] (see H.R. 1315), H1344 [29MR]

———hydroelectric projects licensing reform (see S. 71), S99 [22JA] (see H.R. 1832), H2183 [15MY]

———impose cost-of-service based rates on sales by public utilities of electric energy at wholesale in the western energy market (see S. 287), S1218 [8FE]

———impose just and reasonable load-differentiated demand rates or cost-of-service based rates on sales by public utilities of electric energy at wholesale in the western energy market (see S. 764), S3852 [24AP]

———order refunds of unjust, unreasonable, unduly discriminatory, or preferential electricity rates and establish a cap on rates in the Western System Coordinating Council (see S. 80), S99 [22JA] (see H.R. 268), H109 [30JA]

———order refunds of unjust and unreasonable electricity rates (see S. 1068), S6518 [20JN] (see H.R. 2274), H3464 [21JN]

———provide authority to order certain refunds of electric rates (see H.R. 1941), H2570 [22MY]

———provide authority to order certain refunds of electric rates and under certain circumstances to expand and revoke the market mitigation plan (see H.R. 1974), H2679 [23MY]

———refund of certain overcharges for electricity in Western States (see H.R. 2757), H5335 [2AU]

———return cost-based regulation of wholesale interstate sales of electricity (see H.R. 264), H109 [30JA]

Fund for Environmental Priorities: establish and fund with a portion of consumer savings resulting from retail electricity choice (see H.R. 416), H219 [7FE]

Government regulations: promote energy independence and self-sufficiency through net metering by certain small electric energy generation systems (see S. 1403), S9123 [5SE] (see H.R. 954), H826 [8MR]

———promote energy security, environmental protection, price stability, and reliability through net metering by certain small electric energy generation systems (see H.R. 3089), H6700 [11OC]

———provide that no electric utility shall be required to enter into a new contract or obligation to purchase or to sell electricity or capacity (see S. 552), S2388 [15MR] (see H.R. 381), H165 [31JA]

GSA: procurement of photovoltaic solar electric systems for public buildings (see H.R. 2407), H3804 [28JN]

———require identification of all potential electrical capacity at Federal facilities available from existing installed backup generators (see H.R. 2399), H3804 [28JN]

Hazardous substances: reduce emissions of mercury, carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and sulfur dioxide from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (see H.R. 1335), H1407 [3AP]

———require powerplants, industrial plants, and incinerators to reduce mercury emissions (see S. 1875), S13943 [20DE] (see H.R. 2729), H5333 [2AU]

Henry, Joseph: tribute (see S. Con. Res. 89), S12682 [7DE] (see H. Con. Res. 157), H3067 [12JN]

Nigeria: authorize assistance for electric power utility privatization efforts (see H.R. 1529), H1498 [4AP]

Nuclear energy: ensure continued contribution to the domestic energy supply (see S. 472), S1971 [7MR] (see S. 1667), S11612 [8NO]

———ensure continued contribution to the U.S. electricity supply (see H.R. 1679), H1860 [2MY]

Power resources: allow any business or individual in any State experiencing a power emergency to operate any type of power generation available to ensure their economic stability (see H.R. 1075), H954 [15MR] (see H.R. 1874), H2280 [16MY]

———assist municipalities and local communities to explore and determine options for the alternative provision of electricity and to create new public power systems (see H.R. 2233), H3259 [19JN]

———decrease energy costs, increase electric system reliability, and provide environmental improvements through rapid deployment of distributed energy resources (see H.R. 1045), H953 [15MR]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (see H.R. 4), H4779 [27JY]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), consideration (see H. Res. 216), H4948 [31JY]

———enhance energy conservation and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (see H.R. 2587), H4427 [23JY]

———ensure the energy self-sufficiency of the U.S. (see S. 883), S4940 [15MY] (see H.R. 1830), H2182 [15MY]

———establish a balanced energy policy that unlocks the potential of renewable energy and energy efficiency (see H.R. 2324), H3618 [26JN] (see H.R. 2478), H3960 [11JY]

———establish loan guarantee program for renewable energy source facilities (see H.R. 2774), H5335 [2AU]

———improve environmental review process for construction, operation, or maintenance of energy facilities (see S. 1590), S11198 [30OC]

———national energy policy (see S. 597), S2730 [22MR] (see S. 1766), S12447 [5DE]

———promote safe and efficient supply of energy while maintaining strong environmental protections (see S. 1591), S11198 [30OC]

———provide secure energy supplies (see H.R. 2436), H3861 [10JY]

———research and development funding for ultra-deep water and unconventional natural gas and petroleum exploration and production technologies (see H.R. 2756), H5335 [2AU]

Public utilities: establish programs for electric energy conservation and efficiency, renewable energy, and universal and affordable service (see S. 1333), S8704 [2AU] (see H.R. 3037), H6379 [4OC]

———provide for electricity emergencies (see H.R. 1647), H1714 [1MY]

———provide for expansion of electricity transmission networks to encourage competition, ensure reliability, and modernize regulation in the electric power industry (see H.R. 2814), H5337 [2AU]

———provide for expansion of electricity transmission networks to encourage competition, ensure reliability, and promote renewable and alternative electric power generation sources (see H.R. 3406), H8948 [5DE]

———provide for the reliability of the electric power transmission system (see H.R. 312), H111 [30JA]

———revise regulatory policies governing public utility holding companies (see S. 206), S706 [30JA] (see H.R. 1101), H1010 [20MR]

Small business: provide loans for energy costs (see H.R. 2309), H3617 [26JN]

States: stabilize the dysfunctional wholesale power market in the western U.S. (see H.R. 1468), H1485 (see H.R. 1468), H1495 [4AP]

———stabilize the dysfunctional wholesale power market in the western U.S. (H.R. 1468), consideration (see H. Res. 165), H3150 [13JN]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit for expenditures for renewable energy property (see H.R. 2179), H3201 [14JN]

———allow a tax credit for certain energy-efficient property (see S. 828), S4246 [3MY] (see H.R. 1275), H1294 [28MR] (see H.R. 2206), H3202 [14JN]

———allow a tax credit for incremental hydropower for additional generating capacity and increased efficiency at existing at FERC-licensed dams (see H.R. 1677), H1860 [2MY]

———allow credit for residential solar energy property (see S. 465), S1897 [6MR] (see H.R. 2076), H2955 [6JN]

———encourage energy production (see H.R. 2267), H3464 [21JN]

———exclude certain amounts received by power utilities from gross income as contributions to capital (see H.R. 2431), H3805 [28JN]

———expand renewable resources production tax credit to include additional forms of renewable energy and expand investment tax credit to include equipment used to produce electricity from renewable resources (see H.R. 3493), H10066 [13DE]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from biomass (see S. 756), S3788 [23AP] (see H.R. 1657), H1715 [1MY]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from certain renewable resources to include cool roofing (see H.R. 2184), H3201 [14JN]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from certain renewable resources to include landfill gas (see H.R. 1863), H2280 [16MY]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see S. 94), S100 [22JA] (see S. 530), S2306 [14MR] (see H.R. 269), H109 [30JA] (see H.R. 876), H648 [6MR]

———facilitate electric cooperative participation in a competitive electric power industry (see S. 794), S3994 [26AP] (see H.R. 1601), H1658 [26AP]

———impose a windfall profit tax on electric generating facilities having excess profits (see H.R. 2079), H2955 [6JN]

———impose a windfall profit tax on wholesale electric energy sold in the Western System Coordinating Council (see H.R. 443), H220 [7FE]

———impose a windfall profits adjustment on the production of domestic electricity and use resulting revenues to fund rebates to consumers (see S. 173), S527 [24JA]

———improve electric reliability, enhance transmission infrastructure, and facilitate access to the electric transmission grid (see S. 972), S5694 [25MY] (see H.R. 1459), H1485 (see H.R. 1459), H1495 [4AP]

———incentives for renewable and alternative electric energy, alternative fuels and alternative fuel vehicles, energy efficiency and conservation, and demand management and distributive energy generation (see H.R. 2392), H3803 [28JN]

———incentives to encourage energy conservation, reliability, and production (see H.R. 2511), H4111 [17JY]

———incentives to encourage production and use of efficient energy sources (see S. 596), S2730 [22MR] (see H.R. 2108), H2997 [7JN]

———include swine and bovine waste nutrients as a renewable energy resource under the renewable electricity production credit (see S. 1219), S8064 [23JY]

———modify and expand credit for producing electricity from certain renewable resources and waste products (see S. 1566), S10835 [18OC]

———modify credit for producing electricity from certain renewable resources (see S. 188), S568 [25JA] (see S. 249), S1062 [6FE]

———modify renewable energy credit to include agricultural and animal waste sources as a renewable energy resource (see S. 845), S4508 [8MY] (see S. 1832), S13300 [14DE]

———modify the depreciation of property used in the generation of electricity (see H.R. 1802), H2140 [10MY]

———prevent electric generating facilities having excess profits from obtaining tax incentives by denying accelerated depreciation (see H.R. 2080), H2955 [6JN]

———provide a credit for energy-efficient home improvements (see S. 1873), S13943 [20DE]

———provide a credit for qualified energy management devices (see S. 1212), S8014 [20JY]

———provide a credit to individuals for energy conservation expenditures and energy efficient appliances in residences (see H.R. 2393), H3803 [28JN]

———provide a refundable personal credit for energy conservation expenditures (see S. 196), S636 [29JA]

———provide credits for constructing energy efficient homes or improving existing homes (see H.R. 2147), H3149 [13JN]

———provide credits for the installation of certain wind energy property (see S. 1810), S13051 [12DE] (see H.R. 2322), H3618 [26JN]

———provide interest-free source of capital to cover costs of installing residential solar energy equipment (see H.R. 1969), H2678 [23MY]

———provide tax credits with respect to nuclear facilities (see S. 741), S3706 [6AP]

Tennessee Valley Authority Act: modify provisions relative to TVA Board of Directors (see S. 821), S4245 [3MY] (see S. 1288), S8574 [1AU] (see S. 1331), S8704 [2AU]

Time: permit States in the Pacific time zone to temporarily adjust the standard time relative to the energy crisis (see H.R. 704), H397 [14FE]

TVA: increase ownership of electric power generation assets by municipal and rural electric cooperative utilities that provide retail electric service in the Tennessee Valley region (see S. 608), S2894 [26MR]

———reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2116), H2997 [7JN]

Chronologies

GAO investigation of National Energy Policy Development Group, S10447 [10OC]

Letters

California energy crisis relative to electricity competition program: C. Lourenco Goncalves, California Steel Industries, Inc., S4066 [1MY]

———Henry Knaust, H.K. Canning, Inc., S4068 [1MY]

———Jim Gomes, California Dairy Coalition of Concerned Energy Consumers, S4067 [1MY]

———Jim Relles, California State Floral Association, S4067 [1MY]

———K. Maurice Johannessen, California State Senate, S4068 [1MY]

Effects of air quality regulations on California energy crisis: Winston H. Hickox, California Environmental Protection Agency, S3872 [25AP]

Establish a system for access to certain information about the operation of electricity power markets and transmission systems: Charles D. Gray, National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, S8134 [24JY]

———Travis B. Plunkett, Consumer Federation of America, S8134 [24JY]

FERC authority to order certain refunds of electric rates and under certain circumstances to expand and revoke the market mitigation plan: Joe Ronan, Calpine Corp., H3312 [20JN]

GAO investigation of National Energy Policy Development Group: Vice President Cheney, S10447 [10OC]

National energy policy: Mortimer B. Zuckerman and Malcolm Hoenlein, Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, S12143 [29NO]

Nondischargeability of debts in bankruptcy arising from the exchange of electric energy: Edwin D. Hill and Jerry J. O'Connor, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, S2206 [13MR]

———Gray Davis, Governor of California, S2205 [13MR]

———Jeanne Connelly, Calpine Corp., S2204 [13MR]

———John E. Bryson, Edison International (corporation), S2205 [13MR]

———Keith E. Bailey, Williams Cos., S2204 [13MR]

———Lynne H. Church, Electric Power Supply Association, S2205 [13MR]

———Nettie Hoge, The Utility Reform Network (TURN), S2205 [13MR]

———Robert D. Glynn, PG&E Corp., S2205 [13MR]

———Thomas R. Kuhn, Edison Electric Institute, S2204 [13MR]

Securing America's Future Energy (SAFE) Act: J. Eldon Yates, Vietnam Veterans Institute, S11275 [31OC], S11640 [9NO]

———Joseph W. Lipowski, AMVETS (organization), S11161 [30OC], S11276 [31OC], S11639 [9NO]

———Representatives Gephardt and Frost, H5005 [1AU]

———Richard J. Santos, American Legion, S11162 [30OC], S11275 [31OC], S11639 [9NO]

———Robert E. Wallace, VFW, S11162 [30OC], S11640 [9NO]

Memorandums

National Energy Policy: Senator Bingaman, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S12399 [5DE]

Messages

National Energy Policy: President Bush, S7081 [28JN], H3789 [28JN]

Motions

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), H5137, H5139, H5174 [1AU]

Petitions and memorials

Idaho Republican Party: national energy policy, E1761 [2OC]

Press releases

Energy Committee Suspends Mark-Ups—Will Propose Comprehensive and Balanced Energy Legislation to Majority Leader: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S10423 [10OC]

Securing America's Future Energy (SAFE) Act: Vietnam Veterans Institute, S11640 [9NO]

Remarks in House

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (H.R. 1256), E457 [27MR]

Bonneville Power Administration: transmission upgrading, H7608 [1NO], E1575 [5SE]

Budget: allocation of funds, H5043, H5044 [1AU]

Bulgaria: tribute to efforts to modernize Maritza III East thermal plant, E569 [5AP]

California: energy crisis, H1707, H1709-H1713 [1MY], H2154 [15MY], H2366, H2367, H2374, H2378-H2385 [21MY], H2548, H2549 [22MY], H2576, H2665-H2670 [23MY], H2682-H2685, H2695-H2700 [24MY], H2839 [25MY], H2930, H2933, H2936-H2943 [6JN], H3078, H3079, H3121, H3141-H3144 [13JN], H3154, H3155 [14JN], H3232 [19JN], H3438 [21JN], H3524, H3525 [26JN], H3622, H3623, H3626, H3627, H3691-H3698 [27JN], H3810, H3829, H3832 [10JY], H3939-H3945, H3951-H3955 [11JY], H4029 [17JY], H4785 [30JY], E1049 [7JN]

———energy crisis relative to electricity competition program, H130 [31JA], H305-H307 [13FE], H1475-H1478 [4AP]

Coal: develop and implement advanced clean coal technology programs and provide tax incentives to encourage the retrofitting, repowering, or replacement of coal-based electricity generating facilities, H5011, H5042 [1AU]

Dept. of Agriculture: assist producers in assessing and developing on-farm renewable energy resources, H6344 [4OC]

———establish a Government-owned and farmer-stored renewable energy reserve program, H6226, H6227 [3OC]

Dept. of Energy: conduct study and review of Federal Energy Savings Performance Contract Program, E1568 [3AU]

———congressional disapproval of clothes washer regulations (H.J. Res. 44), E567 [5AP]

———congressional disapproval of residential central air conditioner and heat pump regulations (H.J. Res. 43), E567 [5AP]

———develop and implement a strategy for research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of distributed power hybrid energy systems (H.R. 2496), E1328 [12JY]

———impose interim limitations on the cost of electric energy to protect consumers from unjust and unreasonable prices in the electric energy market (H.R. 238), H2552 [22MY], H3154 [14JN]

———increase assistance to schools impacted by rising energy prices, H3343 [20JN]

———provide loans and loan guarantees to improve existing electric power transmission systems, H3316-H3318 [20JN]

———Renewable Energy Research Program funding through reductions in Corps of Engineers' General Investigation Account, H3657, H3658 [27JN]

Dept. of HUD: public housing agencies energy costs funding, H3335 [20JN]

Ecology and environment: fundraising and lobbying tactics used by environmental groups, H2012-H2019 [8MY]

EPA: New York University School of Medicine study on related rates of breast cancer in Rockland County, NY, and the East Side of Manhattan to air pollution and powerplant radiation funding, H7931 [8NO]

FERC: impose cost-of-service based rates on sales by public utilities of electric energy at wholesale in the western energy market, H3183 [14JN], H3289, H3310-H3315 [20JN], H5142-H5146 [1AU]

———imposition of caps on electricity rates, H3263, H3283, H3284, H3287, H3288 [20JN], H3524, H3525 [26JN], H3623 [27JN]

———order refunds of unjust, unreasonable, unduly discriminatory, or preferential electricity rates and establish a cap on rates, H3321, H3322 [20JN]

———order refunds of unjust, unreasonable, unduly discriminatory, or preferential electricity rates and establish a cap on rates in the Western System Coordinating Council (H.R. 268), H130 [31JA], H829 [12MR], H1119 [26MR]

———price regulations relative to national energy crisis, H2684 [24MY], H2930, H2933, H2936-H2942 [6JN], H2982 [7JN], H3078, H3079 [13JN], H3155 [14JN], H3234 [19JN]

———refund of certain overcharges for electricity in Western States (H.R. 2757), E1517 [3AU]

Government regulations: promote energy independence and self-sufficiency through net metering by certain small electric energy generation systems (H.R. 954), H911 [14MR]

GSA: procurement of photovoltaic solar electric systems for public buildings (H.R. 2407), E1240 [28JN]

Hazardous substances: reduce emissions of mercury, carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and sulfur dioxide from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units, H883 [14MR], H1045 [21MR]

Henry, Joseph: tribute (H. Con. Res. 157), H8356-H8358 [27NO]

House of Representatives: use of energy-efficient compact fluorescent light bulbs, H4893, H4894 [31JY]

Hydroelectric power: research projects funding, H3869 [11JY]

New York, NY: economic impact of terrorist attacks, H8540-H8547 [28NO]

Nuclear energy: ensure continued contribution to the U.S. electricity supply, H4548 [25JY]

Pacific Gas and Electric Co.: decision to provide bonuses to senior executives during bankruptcy filing, H3008 [12JN]

———payment of bonuses to managers, H4546 [25JY]

Power resources: bioenergy marketing training and education for disadvantaged farmers and ranchers, H5146-H5148 [1AU]

———conservation efforts, H3144 [13JN]

———decrease dependence of foreign petroleum through enhancement of alternative, renewable, domestic agricultural sources, H6370, H6371 [4OC]

———effect of certain environmental groups on utility costs, H114 [31JA]

———energy assistance funding, H1221, H1222, H1223, H1224, H1226 [28MR]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), H4761, H4762 [27JY], H4782 [30JY], H4969-H4976, H4987-H4989 [31JY], H4992, H4993, H4994, H5008-H5122, H5127-H5176 [1AU], H5329 [2AU], E1517, E1523, E1526, E1558, E1559, E1560, E1561, E1562, E1563, E1564, E1566, E1567, E1568, E1569 [3AU], E1575, E1576 [5SE], E1634 [11SE]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), consideration (H. Res. 216), H4994-H5007 [1AU]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), motion to recommit, H5174-H5176 [1AU]

———establish a balanced energy policy that unlocks the potential of renewable energy and energy efficiency (H.R. 2324), E1281 [29JN]

———establish a balanced energy policy that unlocks the potential of renewable energy and energy efficiency (H.R. 2478), H3933 [11JY]

———fuel cell power system development funding, H2551, H2552 [22MY], H3789 [28JN]

———impact of environmentalists on the development of a national energy policy, H1389 [3AP], H1609 [26AP], H2058 [9MY]

———impose temporary wholesale price cap, H882 [14MR]

———national energy policy, H1394 [3AP], H2006-H2012 [8MY], H2065 [9MY], H2150, H2154, H2176-H2181 [15MY], H2188, H2204, H2205, H2219, H2256, H2259-H2278 [16MY], H2324-H2330 [17MY], H2366, H2367, H2372-H2385 [21MY], H2390, H2391, H2548-H2557, H2562, H2563, H2567 [22MY], H2575, H2576, H2645, H2646, H2647, H2652, H2653, H2662-H2670 [23MY], H2682-H2685 [24MY], H2716-H2718 [25MY], H2864 [5JN], H2929, H2930, H2933, H2936-H2942 [6JN], H2960, H2961, H2982 [7JN], H3141-H3147 [13JN], H3154, H3155, H3183 [14JN], H3233, H3250 [19JN], H3264, H3265, H3284, H3349-H3354 [20JN], H3438, H3440, H3441, H3447 [21JN], H3496-H3502 [25JN], H3525, H3526, H3602-H3608 [26JN], H3621, H3622, H3623, H3624, H3625, H3626, H3627, H3691-H3698, H3705 [27JN], H3789 [28JN], H3810, H3811, H3832 [10JY], H3869, H3872, H3933-H3945, H3951-H3955 [11JY], H3964 [12JY], H4118, H4119 [18JY], H4368 [20JY], H4437 [24JY], H4548, H4577-H4586 [25JY], H4762 [27JY], H4865, H4870, H4969-H4976 [31JY], H7286 [24OC], H8429 [28NO], H9755, H9756 [12DE], E831, E851 [17MY], E903 [23MY], E994 [26MY], E1024, E1037 [6JN], E1111 [14JN], E1209 [26JN], E1347 [17JY], E1761 [2OC], E2207 [5DE]

———ocean thermal energy production incentives, H5042 [1AU], E1567 [3AU]

———provide secure energy supplies (H.R. 2436), H3963 [12JY], H4029 [17JY], H4118, H4120 [18JY]

———renewable energy funding through reductions in Dept. of Energy missile program funding, H3669-H3671 [27JN]

Public utilities: provide for electricity emergencies (H.R. 1647), H2269 [16MY], H2930, H2933, H2936-H2942 [6JN]

———revise regulatory policies governing public utility holding companies (H.R. 1101), E401 [20MR]

San Diego, CA: manipulation of electricity prices at the South Bay Power Plant by Duke Energy Corp., H3829 [10JY], H3936, H3937 [11JY]

Securing America's Future Energy (SAFE) Act: make tax benefits contingent on the availability of sufficient surpluses outside Social Security and Medicare trust funds, H5174-H5176 [1AU]

States: stabilize the dysfunctional wholesale power market in the western U.S. (H.R. 1468), H2374 [21MY], H2840 [25MY]

———stabilize the dysfunctional wholesale power market in the western U.S. (H.R. 1468), consideration (H. Res. 165), H3622, H3623, H3624, H3625, H3627 [27JN], H3810 [10JY], E1509 [2AU]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit for expenditures for renewable energy property (H.R. 2179), E1108 [14JN]

———allow a tax credit for certain energy-efficient property, H5045 [1AU]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from certain renewable resources to include landfill gas, H5045 [1AU]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from certain renewable resources to include landfill gas (H.R. 1863), E839 [17MY]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind, E1568 [3AU]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (H.R. 876), E314 [8MR]

———modify the depreciation of property used in the generation of electricity (H.R. 1802), E786 [10MY]

———provide credits for constructing energy efficient homes or improving existing homes, E1568 [3AU]

U.S. Enrichment Corp.: impact of closure of Portsmouth, OH, uranium enrichment plant, E2523 [3JA]

Vice Presidents of the U.S.: consolidation of Naval Observatory official residence utility costs with other Navy activities, H4577-H4586 [25JY]

West Virginia: energy crisis, E841 [17MY]

Williams, Robert W., Jr.: National Rural Electric Cooperative Association National Distinguished Presidential Award recipient, E2077 [14NO]

Remarks in Senate

Air pollution: modernize generation capacity, improve efficiency, reduce hazardous emissions, require compliance with certain review requirements by generating units, and promote alternative, clean energy sources (S. 1131), S7099 [28JN]

———reduce emissions from electric powerplants (S. 556), S2411 [15MR]

Army: High Mobility Artillery Rocket System conversion to Hybrid Electric Vehicles funding, S12669 [7DE]

Bankruptcy: ensure additional expenses associated with home energy costs are included in debtors' monthly expenses, S2198, S2199 [13MR], S2274 [14MR]

———nondischargeability of debts arising from the exchange of electric energy, S2197-S2212 [13MR], S2272-S2276 [14MR], S2385 [15MR]

California: effects of deregulation on energy crisis, S3870-S3874 [25AP]

———energy crisis, S4408 [7MY], S6507 [20JN]

———energy crisis relative to electricity competition program, S508-S510 [24JA], S4066-S4069 [1MY], S4412 [7MY]

Coal: develop and implement advanced clean coal technology programs and provide tax incentives to encourage the retrofitting, repowering, or replacement of coal-based electricity generating facilities (S. 60), S4394 [4MY]

Congress: establish joint committee to investigate causes of, and solutions for, increasing energy prices, S4871 [14MY]

———establish joint committee to investigate causes of, and solutions for, increasing energy prices (S. Res. 87), S4846 [10MY], S5806 [5JN]

Consumers: establish a system for market participants, regulators, and the public to have access to certain information about the operation of electricity power markets and transmission systems (S. 1231), S8133-S8135 [24JY]

———promote reliability of the bulk-power system (S. 172), S543 [24JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: bio-based energy development funding, S11085 [25OC]

Dept. of Commerce: establish a program to make no-interest loans to eligible small businesses to address economic harm resulting from shortages or price increases in electricity or natural gas (S. 286), S1219 [8FE]

Dept. of Energy: authorize loans through a revolving loan fund for States to construct electricity generation facilities for use in electricity supply emergencies (S. 221), S784 [30JA]

———Clean Coal Power Initiative project eligibility limitations, S11097 [25OC]

———energy efficiency programs funding, S7571, S7572 [12JY]

———establish Next Generation Lighting Initiative (S. 1166), S7516 [11JY]

———impose interim limitations on the cost of electric energy to protect consumers from unjust and unreasonable prices in the electric energy market (S. 26), S298 [22JA], S1184 [8FE]

———renewable energy research and development funding, S7789, S7790 [17JY], S7899, S7900 [19JY]

———Small Wind Turbine Project funding, S7899 [19JY]

Ecology and environment: establish new national policy designed to manage risk of potential climate change, ensure long-term energy security, and strengthen laws relative to potential climate change (S. 1294), S8583-S8591 [1AU]

FERC: ensure refund calculations for consumers in the Northwest and California harmed by unjust electricity rates are equitable, S7665-S7667 [16JY]

———extension of deadline for commencement of construction of hydroelectric projects in Nevada (S. 1043), S6323 [14JN]

———extension of deadline for commencement of construction of hydroelectric projects in North Carolina (S. 1010), S6056 [11JN]

———hydroelectric projects licensing reform (S. 71), S328 [22JA]

———impose cost-of-service based rates on sales by public utilities of electric energy at wholesale in the western energy market (S. 287), S1220 [8FE], S1529 [15FE]

———impose just and reasonable load-differentiated demand rates or cost-of-service based rates on sales by public utilities of electric energy at wholesale in the western energy market (S. 764), S3859 [24AP], S4412 [7MY]

———order refunds of unjust, unreasonable, unduly discriminatory, or preferential electricity rates and establish a cap on rates in the Western System Coordinating Council (S. 80), S338 [22JA]

———order refunds of unjust and unreasonable electricity rates (S. 1068), S6522 [20JN]

New York, NY: economic impact of terrorist attacks, S12047-S12049 [27NO], S12096-S12098 [28NO], S12130 [29NO]

Nuclear energy: ensure continued contribution to the domestic energy supply (S. 472), S1973-S1976, S1982-S1984 [7MR]

———ensure continued contribution to the domestic energy supply (S. 1667), S11618 [8NO]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply, S11773 [14NO], S12114, S12116, S12139-S12151 [29NO], S12222-S12231, S12233-S12238 [30NO], S12276-S12306 [3DE]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), S8993 [3AU], S9013 [4SE], S10030 [2OC], S10416, S10421-S10423 [10OC], S11161, S11162 [30OC], S11275-S11280 [31OC], S11524 [7NO], S11637-S11639 [9NO], S12043-S12045 [27NO], S12067, S12069, S12083-S12091 [28NO]

———fuel cell power system development funding, S7568 [12JY]

———impact of environmentalists on the development of a national energy policy, S4403 [4MY]

———national energy policy, S71 [22JA], S3804 [24AP], S4407-S4410 [7MY], S4851 [14MY], S4932 [15MY], S4999-S5001 [16MY], S5199 [21MY], S5572-S5574 [24MY], S5667, S5668-S5671, S5679 [25MY], S6507 [20JN], S6657 [22JN], S7298-S7300 [9JY], S7476 [11JY], S7793-S7796 [17JY], S7839, S7851 [18JY], S8150 [25JY], S8373-S8378 [30JY], S9013 [4SE], S9156-S9159 [6SE], S9480 [19SE], S9571 [21SE], S9843, S9846-S9851 [26SE], S9945, S9946 [1OC], S10029-S10031 [2OC], S10404-S10407, S10413-S10417, S10420-S10423, S10430 [10OC], S10526, S10636 [11OC], S10674-S10676 [15OC], S10806, S10822-S10824 [18OC], S11161, S11162 [30OC], S11275-S11280 [31OC], S11355 [1NO], S11401 [2NO], S11584-S11587 [8NO], S12019 [27NO], S12083-S12091, S12094 [28NO], S13917, S14042-S14045 [20DE]

———national energy policy (S. 597), S2697, S2735-S2772 [22MR], S2814, S2817-S2820 [23MR]

———national energy policy (S. 1766), S12398-S12400, S12426-S12432, S12448, S12449, S12463 [5DE], S12465, S12466 [6DE], S13352-S13354 [17DE]

Public utilities: electric power transmission reliability system funding, S7899 [19JY]

———establish programs for electric energy conservation and efficiency, renewable energy, and universal and affordable service (S. 1333), S8752-S8755 [2AU], S13353 [17DE]

———provide for the reliability of the electric power transmission system, S4851 [14MY]

———revise regulatory policies governing public utility holding companies (S. 206), S710 [30JA], S4816 [10MY]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for certain energy-efficient property (S. 828), S4262 [3MY]

———allow credit for residential solar energy property (S. 465), S1905 [6MR]

———allow tax credit for use of hybrid vehicles, S5001 [16MY]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from biomass (S. 756), S3791 [23AP]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (S. 94), S358 [22JA], S2112 [9MR]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (S. 530), S2309 [14MR]

———impose a windfall profits adjustment on the production of domestic electricity and use resulting revenues to fund rebates to consumers (S. 173), S548 [24JA]

———improve electric reliability, enhance transmission infrastructure, and facilitate access to the electric transmission grid (S. 972), S5704 [25MY]

———incentives to encourage production and use of efficient energy sources, S5222-S5224 [21MY]

———incentives to encourage production and use of efficient energy sources (S. 596), S2697, S2735-S2772 [22MR]

———include swine and bovine waste nutrients as a renewable energy resource under the renewable electricity production credit, S13268 [14DE]

———include swine and bovine waste nutrients as a renewable energy resource under the renewable electricity production credit (S. 1219), S8065 [23JY]

———modify and expand credit for producing electricity from certain renewable resources and waste products (S. 1566), S10840 [18OC]

———modify credit for producing electricity from certain renewable resources (S. 188), S575 [25JA]

———modify credit for producing electricity from certain renewable resources (S. 249), S1066 [6FE]

———modify renewable energy credit to include agricultural and animal waste sources as a renewable energy resource (S. 845), S4515 [8MY]

———provide a business credit for clean coal technology research expenses, S5234 [21MY]

———provide a refundable personal credit for energy conservation expenditures (S. 196), S644 [29JA]

———provide credits for the installation of certain wind energy property (S. 1810), S13053 [12DE]

Tennessee Valley Authority Act: modify provisions relative to TVA Board of Directors (S. 1288), S8579 [1AU]

———modify provisions relative to TVA Board of Directors (S. 821), S4254 [3MY]

Vermont: Small Wind Turbine Project funding, S11339 [1NO]

Reports

Hitting the Jackpot—How the House Energy Bill (H.R. 4) Rewards Millions in Contributions With Billions in Returns: Committee on Government Reform (House) Minority Staff, H5000 [1AU]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 4, Securing America's Future Energy (SAFE) Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 216) (H. Rept. 107-178), H4948 [31JY]

Energy Advancement and Conservation Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 2587) (H. Rept. 107-162), H4633 [25JY], H5124 [1AU]

Energy Tax Policy Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2511) (H. Rept. 107-157), H4539 [24JY]

Public Utility Holding Company Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 206) (S. Rept. 107-15), S4589 [9MY]

Statements

Demand for Documents Relative to GAO Investigation of National Energy Policy Development Group: Office of the Vice President, S10448 [10OC]

National Energy Policy: Several Organizations and Bush Administration Officials, S12085 [28NO]

Securing America's Future Energy (SAFE) Act: J. Eldon Yates, Vietnam Veterans Institute, and Joseph Satriano, Catholic War Veterans (organization), S11162 [30OC], S11276 [31OC], S11640 [9NO]

———President Bush, S11524 [7NO]

Summaries

Comprehensive Retirement Security and Pension Reform Act (H.R. 10): Lott Amendment on Enhancement of Energy Conservation, Research, and Development and Providing for Security and Diversity in the Energy Supply, S12238 [30NO]

Home and Farm Wind Energy Systems Act (S. 1810), S13053 [12DE]

Securing America's Future Energy (SAFE) Act (H.R. 4), H5013-H5040 [1AU]

Surveys

Citizens for Real Energy Solutions: Ipsos-Reid Group, S12399 [5DE]

Tables

California power plants coming online, S3871 [25AP]

H.K. Canning, Inc., natural gas billing analysis, S4068 [1MY]

Testimonies

Effects of Air Quality Regulations on California Energy Crisis: Alan C. Lloyd, California Air Resources Board, S3872-S3874 [25AP]

National Energy Policy Relative to Hydrogen and Nuclear Energy Research and Development: Arthur T. Katsaros, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., E1112 [14JN]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 157, tribute to Joseph Henry, H8356 [27NO]

H. Res. 216, consideration of H.R. 4, Securing America's Future Energy (SAFE) Act, H4994 [1AU]

H.R. 4, Securing America's Future Energy (SAFE) Act, H5049-H5106 [1AU]

S. 71, Hydroelectric Licensing Process Improvement Act, S329 [22JA]

S. 172, Electric Reliability Act, S544-S548 [24JA]

S. 206, Public Utility Holding Company Act, S710-S712 [30JA]

S. 221, State Electricity Reserve Fund Act, S785 [30JA]

S. 465, Residential Solar Energy Tax Credit Act, S1905 [6MR]

S. 472, Nuclear Energy Electricity Supply Assurance Act, S1976-S1982 [7MR]

S. 530, Bipartisan Renewable, Efficient Energy With Zero Effluent (BREEZE) Act, S2309 [14MR]

S. 596, Energy Security and Tax Incentive Policy Act, S2738-S2752 [22MR]

S. 597, Comprehensive and Balanced Energy Policy Act, S2752-S2771 [22MR]

S. 756, Growing Renewable Energy for Emerging Needs (GREEN) Act, S3792 [23AP]

S. 821, modify Tennessee Valley Authority Act provisions relative to TVA Board of Directors, S4255 [3MY]

S. 845, modify renewable energy credit to include agricultural and animal waste sources as a renewable energy resource, S4515 [8MY]

S. 883, Energy Independence Act, S4944 [15MY]

S. 1010, extension of deadline for commencement of construction of hydroelectric projects in North Carolina, S6056 [11JN]

S. 1068, Electricity Gouging Relief Act, S6522 [20JN]

S. 1166, Next Generation Lighting Initiative Act, S7517 [11JY]

S. 1288, modify provisions of Tennessee Valley Authority Act relative to TVA Board of Directors, S8579 [1AU]

S. 1294, Climate Change Risk Management Act, S8586-S8590 [1AU]

S. 1333, Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Investment Act, S8752-S8755 [2AU]

S. 1667, Nuclear Energy Electricity Supply Assurance Act, S11618-S11625 [8NO]

S. 1852, FERC extension of deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in Wyoming, S13709 [19DE]

S. Con. Res. 89, tribute to Joseph Henry, S12686 [7DE]

S. Res. 87, establish joint congressional committee to investigate causes of, and solutions for, increasing energy prices, S4846 [10MY]