PUBLIC UTILITIES

Amendments

Dept. of Agriculture: authorize loans to certain entities to make loans to consumers to implement energy efficiency measures to reduce home energy use (H.R. 4785), H6782, H6785, H6786, H6787, H6790 [16SE]

———authorize loans to certain entities to make loans to consumers to implement energy efficiency measures to reduce home energy use (H.R. 4785), consideration (H. Res. 1620), H6773 [16SE]

Electric power: establish a Federal renewable electricity standard for certain electric utilities (S. 3813), S7757 [29SE]

Power resources: promote clean energy jobs and oil company accountability (S. 3663), S6654, S6655 [3AU], S7756 [29SE]

Taxation: provide incentives for small business job creation, extend Build America Bonds program, and provide other infrastructure job creation tax incentives (H.R. 4849), S10308 [15DE]

———provide incentives for small business job creation, extend Build America Bonds program, and provide other infrastructure job creation tax incentives (H.R. 4849), consideration (H. Res. 1205), H2226 [23MR]

Articles and editorials

Energy Strategy for Grown-Ups, S4901 [15JN]

State's Renewable-Energy Focus Risks Power Shortages, S5224 [22JN]

Bills and resolutions

Air pollution: provide a point of order against adding legislation establishing a global warming pollution emission cap and trade program to other legislation unless previously approved by the Senate (see S. 3655), S6302 [27JY]

Community development: further continued economic viability in communities on the High Plains by promoting sustainable groundwater management of the Ogallala Aquifer (see S. 3904), S7788 [29SE]

Consumers: provide electric consumers the right to access certain electric energy information (see S. 3487), S4938 [15JN] (see H.R. 4860), H1518 [16MR] (see H.R. 5696), H5502 [1JY]

Corps of Engineers: require calculation of the aggregate water withdrawals from a Federal reservoir by local entities (see S. 13), S7786 [29SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow Rural Utilities Service to finance natural gas infrastructure in rural communities (see S. 3439), S4528 [27MY]

———authorize loans to certain entities to make loans to consumers to implement energy efficiency measures to reduce home energy use (see S. 3102), S1359 [10MR] (see H.R. 4785), H1219 [9MR]

———authorize loans to certain entities to make loans to consumers to implement energy efficiency measures to reduce home energy use (H.R. 4785), consideration (see H. Res. 1620), H6762 [15SE]

Dept. of Energy: disapprove motion with the NRC to withdraw the license application for a high-level nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain with prejudice (see H. Res. 1209), H2261 [23MR]

———establish a motor efficiency rebate program (see S. 3436), S4528 [27MY]

———promulgate regulations to allow electric utilities to use renewable energy to comply with any Federal renewable electricity standard (see S. 3021), S698 [23FE]

Dept. of the Interior: convey certain Federal features of the electric system to the South Utah Valley Electric Service District (see S. 3917), S7788 [29SE] (see H.R. 6271), H7390 [29SE]

———provide grants and enter into cooperative agreements for integrated regional water conservation plans (see H.R. 6281), H7390 [29SE]

Ecology and environment: establish a Federal clean energy standard (see S. 20), S7786 [29SE]

———provide financial incentives and a regulatory framework to facilitate the development and early deployment of carbon capture and sequestration technologies (see S. 3589, 3591), S5850 [14JY]

Electric power: establish a Federal renewable electricity standard for certain electric utilities (see S. 3813), S7267 [21SE]

———promote energy independence and self-sufficiency through net metering by certain small electric energy generation systems (see H.R. 5692), H5502 [1JY]

Endangered Species Act: improve information to consumers of Federal power marketing administrations about the costs associated with compliance (see H.R. 5964), H6404 (see H.R. 5964), H6456 [29JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (see S. 3635), S6200 [22JY]

EPA: establish a multiple air pollutant regulatory program for the electric generating sector (see S. 2995), S481 [4FE]

———reduce or eliminate the risk of releases of hazardous chemicals from public water systems and wastewater treatment works (see S. 3598), S5964 [15JY]

Government regulations: establish uniform national standards for the interconnection of certain small power production facilities (see H.R. 5082), H2695 [20AP]

———provide for an annual electric production cost report (see H.R. 5423), H4021 (see H.R. 5423), H4082 [27MY]

Hazardous substances: honor commitment to establish Yucca Mountain, NV, as the nation's primary permanent nuclear waste storage site (see H. Res. 1123), H971 [26FE]

———reduce mercury emissions from electric utility steam generating units (see H.R. 5674), H5501 [1JY]

Housing: authorize public housing agencies to use operating funds as collateral for financing energy conservation improvements and to freeze utility consumption levels (see H.R. 5154), H2936 [27AP]

Hydroelectric power: extend certain Federal benefits and income tax provisions to energy generated by hydropower resources (see S. 3571), S5786 [13JY]

———improve (see S. 3570), S5786 [13JY]

National Public Works Week: designate (see S. Res. 484), S2377 [15AP]

———support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1125), H1027 [2MR]

National Safe Digging Month: support (see S. Res. 472), S2162 [26MR] (see H. Res. 1278), H2696 [20AP]

National Telephone Discount Lifeline Awareness Week: support (see H. Res. 1616), H6682 [14SE]

NRC: condemn decision to begin the closure of the Yucca Mountain license application review relative to high-level nuclear waste storage (see H. Res. 1732), H7614 [18NO]

Power resources: allow use of renewable energy bonds to finance clean energy infrastructure in rural communities (see S. 3438), S4528 [27MY]

———promote clean energy jobs and oil company accountability (see S. 3663), S6397 [28JY]

———protect the bulk-power system and electric infrastructure critical to the defense of the U.S. from cybersecurity and other threats and vulnerabilities (see H.R. 5026), H2578 [14AP]

Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act: clarify authority of States to adopt renewable energy incentives (see S. 3923), S7788 [29SE]

Renewable energy: extend, expand, and improve tax incentives and grant programs for renewable energy, especially solar energy (see H.R. 5931), H6403 (see H.R. 5931), H6454 [29JY]

———promote development and use of marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy technologies and identify and address potential impacts of such technologies (see H.R. 6344), H7392 [29SE]

———provide triple credits toward a renewable electricity standard for renewable energy produced on brownfields (see S. 3329), S3407 [7MY]

———spur rapid and sustainable growth in renewable electricity generation in the U.S. through priority interconnection and renewable energy payments (see H.R. 5883), H6163 [27JY]

San Bruno, CA: exclude from gross income compensation provided by Pacific Gas and Electric Co., for victims of natural gas explosion and treat as nontaxable gains from conversion of affected property (see H.R. 6428), H7613 [18NO]

Taxation: allow credit for installation of composite, recyclable power line poles (see H.R. 5952), H6404 (see H.R. 5952), H6455 [29JY]

———clarify types of energy conservation subsidies provided by public utilities eligible for income exclusion (see S. 3634), S6200 [22JY] (see H.R. 5839), H5984 [22JY]

———provide a carbon sequestration investment tax credit (see S. 15), S7786 [29SE]

———provide a refundable credit against income tax to assist individuals with high residential energy costs (see H.R. 4706), H932 [25FE]

———provide financial incentives to facilitate development and early deployment of carbon capture and sequestration technologies (see S. 3590), S5850 [14JY]

———provide incentives for small business job creation, extend Build America Bonds program, and provide other infrastructure job creation tax incentives (see H.R. 4849), H1517 [16MR]

———provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of water and sewage facilities (see S. 3262), S2708 [27AP]

Water: allow small public water systems to request exemption from national primary drinking water requirements for a naturally occurring contaminant (see H.R. 4798), H1220 [9MR] (see H.R. 6393), H7394 [29SE]

———assist municipalities experiencing significant hardships raising revenue to finance projects and activities for construction of wastewater treatment works (see H.R. 6353), H7393 [29SE]

———increase assistance for States, water systems, and disadvantaged communities, strengthen EPA safe drinking water enforcement, reduce lead, and strengthen endocrine disruptor screening program (see H.R. 5320), H3540 [18MY]

———prevent enforcement of certain national primary drinking water regulations unless sufficient funding is available or variance technology has been identified (see S. 3038), S795 [25FE]

Western Area Power Administration: provide for notice regarding certification of certain projects (see H.R. 6107), H6681 [14SE]

Cost Estimates

Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act (H.R. 5320): CBO, H6438 [29JY]

Letters

Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act: Perry L. Fowler, Associated General Contractors of America, H6438 [29JY]

Rural Energy Savings Program Act: Joseph Stanton, National Association of Home Builders, H6767 [16SE]

Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs Tax Act: Nancy McLernon, Organization for International Investment, H2289 [24MR]

Motions

Dept. of Agriculture: authorize loans to certain entities to make loans to consumers to implement energy efficiency measures to reduce home energy use (H.R. 4785), H6789 [16SE]

Taxation: provide incentives for small business job creation, extend Build America Bonds program, and provide other infrastructure job creation tax incentives (H.R. 4849), H2295 [24MR]

Remarks in House

Air pollution: impact of economy-wide global warming pollution emission cap and trade program, H24 [12JA], H316 [21JA], H476 [3FE], H1157 [4MR], H1814 [20MR], H2782 [21AP], H2804 [22AP], H3189 [5MY], H3259 [6MY], H4254 [9JN], H4411 [14JN], H4438, H4500 [15JN], H4575, H4591 [16JN], H4600, H4626 [17JN], H4671 [22JN], H5537 [13JY], H5969 [22JY], H6051, H6147 [27JY], E57 [21JA]

Bureau of Reclamation: allow the Central Valley Project to facilitate certain water transfers, H1142 [4MR]

Buy American Act: require that steel, iron, and manufactured goods used in a capital project are produced in the U.S., H6437 [29JY]

Consumers: provide electric consumers the right to access certain electric energy information (H.R. 4860), E386 [16MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: authorize loans to certain entities to make loans to consumers to implement energy efficiency measures to reduce home energy use (H.R. 4785), H6777-H6791 [16SE]

———authorize loans to certain entities to make loans to consumers to implement energy efficiency measures to reduce home energy use (H.R. 4785), consideration (H. Res. 1620), H6766-H6775 [16SE]

———authorize loans to certain entities to make loans to consumers to implement energy efficiency measures to reduce home energy use (H.R. 4785), motion to recommit, H6789 [16SE]

———consider passive houses retrofits when identifying qualified energy efficiency measures relative to certain entities making certain energy related loans to rural consumers, H6787 [16SE]

———provide assistance and technical advice to qualified entities making certain energy related loans to rural consumers in order to increase participation in areas of high unemployment, H6786 [16SE]

———require lenders making certain energy related loans to rural consumers give priority to Armed Forces active duty members and veterans, H6787 [16SE]

Dept. of the Interior: provide grants and enter into cooperative agreements for integrated regional water conservation plans (H.R. 6281), E1858 [29SE]

Glendale Community College: tribute to Verdugo Power Academy training program, E86 [26JA]

Hazardous substances: status of proposal to establish Yucca Mountain, NV, as the nation's primary permanent nuclear waste storage site, H7618 [29NO], H7651 [30NO], H8357 [15DE]

———Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site funding, H558 [4FE], H1153 [4MR], H1176 [9MR], H1381, H1383 [12MR], H4088 [28MY], E1400 [22JY]

Lodi, CA: tribute to Lodi Electric Utility, E1356 [19JY]

National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (H.R. 2521), H1015 [2MR]

National Public Works Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1125), H2231-H2233 [23MR], H2418 [25MR]

National Safe Digging Month: support (H. Res. 1278), H3171, H3172 [5MY]

Northwest Arkansas Council: anniversary, H5680 [19JY]

Power resources: national energy policy, H176 [19JA], H2786-H2791 [21AP], H4482 [15JN], H4509, H4512, H4573, H4575, H4578-H4584 [16JN], H4599, H4600, H4601 [17JN], H4784 [24JN], H4915 [29JN], H5292, H5293 [30JN], H5901 [21JY], H6752 [15SE], H7203 [28SE], H8583 [16DE], E94 [26JA], E1128 [17JN], E1248 [30JN]

———protect the bulk-power system and electric infrastructure critical to the defense of the U.S. from cybersecurity and other threats and vulnerabilities (H.R. 5026), H4256-H4262 [9JN], H7749 [30NO]

Renewable energy: promote development and use of marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy technologies and identify and address potential impacts of such technologies (H.R. 6344), E1813 [29SE]

San Bruno, CA: express condolences to victims and families affected by natural gas pipeline explosion, H6734 [15SE]

Taxation: allow credit for installation of composite, recyclable power line poles (H.R. 5952), E1479 [29JY]

———provide incentives for small business job creation, extend Build America Bonds program, and provide other infrastructure job creation tax incentives (H.R. 4849), H2244 [23MR], H2281-H2299 [24MR], H2321 [25MR], H3469 [13MY], H4437, H4441 [15JN], H6031 [26JY], H6360 [29JY], E500, E507, E508 [25MR]

———provide incentives for small business job creation, extend Build America Bonds program, and provide other infrastructure job creation tax incentives (H.R. 4849), motion to recommit, H2296, H2297 [24MR]

———provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of water and sewage facilities, H2294 [24MR]

———provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of water and sewage facilities (H.R. 537), H1304 [10MR]

Water: increase assistance for States, water systems, and disadvantaged communities, strengthen EPA safe drinking water enforcement, reduce lead, and strengthen endocrine disruptor screening program (H.R. 5320), H6431-H6440 [29JY], E1511 [30JY], E1541 [9AU]

Remarks in Senate

Air pollution: impact of economy-wide global warming pollution emission cap and trade program, S1493 [15MR], S3797-S3800 [17MY], S4796, S4797 [10JN], S4872-S4876 [14JN], S4899-S4901 [15JN], S4953 [16JN], S5508 [29JN], S5638 [30JN], S6268 [27JY], S7604 [28SE], S8017-S8019 [18NO]

———provide a point of order against adding legislation establishing a global warming pollution emission cap and trade program to other legislation unless previously approved by the Senate (S. 3655), S6269 [27JY]

Consumers: provide electric consumers the right to access certain electric energy information (S. 3487), S4940 [15JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow Rural Utilities Service to finance natural gas infrastructure in rural communities (S. 3439), S4539 [27MY]

———authorize loans to certain entities to make loans to consumers to implement energy efficiency measures to reduce home energy use (S. 3102), S1363 [10MR], S8337 [1DE]

Dept. of Energy: nuclear energy and renewable energy loan guarantee programs funding, S4402 [26MY]

———promulgate regulations to allow electric utilities to use renewable energy to comply with any Federal renewable electricity standard (S. 3021), S703 [23FE]

Electric power: establish a Federal renewable electricity standard for certain electric utilities, S6294-S6296 [27JY]

———establish a Federal renewable electricity standard for certain electric utilities (S. 3813), S7300 [21SE], S7303 [22SE], S7411 [23SE], S8023 [18NO]

EPA: establish a multiple air pollutant regulatory program for the electric generating sector (S. 2995), S491 [4FE], S5690 [30JN]

Hydroelectric power: extend certain Federal benefits and income tax provisions to energy generated by hydropower resources (S. 3571), S5790 [13JY]

———improve (S. 3570), S5787 [13JY]

National Public Works Week: designate (S. Res. 484), S2393 [15AP]

National Safe Digging Month: support (S. Res. 472), S2167 [26MR]

Power resources: allow use of renewable energy bonds to finance clean energy infrastructure in rural communities (S. 3438), S4539 [27MY]

———national energy policy, S555-S557 [11FE], S2447 [20AP], S4402-S4404 [26MY], S4589, S4600 [7JN], S4710 [9JN], S4809, S4829 [10JN], S4872-S4876 [14JN], S4899-S4901 [15JN], S4953 [16JN], S5146 [18JN], S5167-S5169 [21JN], S5223-S5225 [22JN], S5638-S5641 [30JN], S6005 [20JY], S6268, S6286 [27JY], S6561-S6563, S6574 [2AU], S7457 [27SE], S8023-S8025 [18NO], S8743 [10DE]

———promote clean energy jobs and oil company accountability (S. 3663), S6346-S6348, S6356, S6366, S6457 [28JY], S6459, S6493, S6510 [29JY]

Renewable energy: extend, expand, and improve tax incentives and grant programs for renewable energy, S8688 [9DE], S8844 [13DE], S9013 [14DE], S10252 [15DE]

Taxation: provide incentives for small business job creation, extend Build America Bonds program, and provide other infrastructure job creation tax incentives (H.R. 4849), unanimous-consent request, S7148, S7149 [16SE], S10247 [15DE]

Water: prevent enforcement of certain national primary drinking water regulations unless sufficient funding is available or variance technology has been identified (S. 3038), S797 [25FE]

Reports filed

Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 5320) (H. Rept. 111-524), H5500 [1JY]

Consideration of H.R. 4785, Rural Energy Savings Program Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1620) (H. Rept. 111-594), H6762 [15SE]

Consideration of H.R. 4849, Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs Tax Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1205) (H. Rept. 111-455), H2215 [22MR]

Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3635) (S. Rept. 111-228), S6200 [22JY]

Grid Reliability and Infrastructure Defense (GRID) Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 5026) (H. Rept. 111-493), H3822 [25MY]

———Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 5026) (S. Rept. 111-331), S7507 [27SE]

Rural Energy Savings Program Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 4785) (H. Rept. 111-585), H6681 [14SE]

Sewage Overflow Community Right-To-Know Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 937) (S. Rept. 111-170), S2476 [20AP]

Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs Tax Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4849) (H. Rept. 111-447), H1743 [19MR]

Support Goals and Ideals of National Public Works Week: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Res. 1125) (H. Rept. 111-440), H1396 [12MR]

Support National Safe Digging Month: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Res. 1278) (H. Rept. 111-473), H3122 [4MY]

Tule River Tribe Water Development Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1945) (S. Rept. 111-153), S944 [2MR]

Water Transfer Facilitation Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1759) (S. Rept. 111-144), S944 [2MR]

Summaries

Establish EPA Multiple Air Pollutant Regulatory Program for the Electric Generating Sector (S. 2995), S491 [4FE]

Tables

Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 5026, Grid Reliability and Infrastructure Defense (GRID) Act, H4328 [9JN]

Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 5320, Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act, H6452 [29JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 1125, support goals and ideals of National Public Works Week, H2231 [23MR]

H. Res. 1205, consideration of H.R. 4849, Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs Tax Act, H2219 [23MR]

H. Res. 1278, support National Safe Digging Month, H3171 [5MY]

H. Res. 1620, consideration of H.R. 4785, Rural Energy Savings Program Act, H6766 [16SE]

H.R. 4849, Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs Tax Act, H2281-H2285 [24MR]

H.R. 5026, Grid Reliability and Infrastructure Defense (GRID) Act, H4256-H4258 [9JN]

H.R. 5320, Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act, H6431-H6436 [29JY]

S. 3102, Rural Energy Savings Program Act, S1363 [10MR]

S. 3438, Clean Transmission for Rural Communities Act, S4540 [27MY]

S. 3439, Clean Energy Infastructure for Rural Communities Act, S4540 [27MY]

S. 3570, Hydropower Improvement Act, S5788-S5790 [13JY]

S. 3571, Hydropower Renewable Energy Development Act, S5790 [13JY]

S. 3663, Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act, S6398-S6440 [28JY]

S. Res. 472, support National Safe Digging Month, S2164, S2168 [26MR]

S. Res. 484, National Public Works Week, S2389, S2393 [15AP]