SOLAR ENERGY see also Power Resources

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of Energy: establish a grant program for State and local governments to install solar energy systems (see H.R. 1107), H1394 [13MR]

Depts. of Energy and Labor: establish a program to provide for workforce training and education at community colleges in sustainable energy (see H.R. 2029), H2717 [16MY]

Developing countries: authorize microenterprise assistance for renewable energy projects (see H.R. 3307), H6675 [22OC]

Power resources: eliminate certain subsidies for fossil-fuel production and extend certain renewable energy tax incentives (see S. 329), S772 [14FE]

——— facilitate domestic energy production to reduce energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (see S. 1401), S6126 [31JY]

Renewable energy: establish a Federal renewable electricity standard and a Federal energy efficiency resource standard for electricity and natural gas suppliers (see S. 1627), S7728 [31OC]

——— promote development of renewable energy on public lands (see S. 279), S590 [11FE] (see H.R. 596), H431 [8FE]

Taxation: provide that solar energy property need not be located on the property to which it is generating electricity to qualify for residential energy efficient property credit (see S. 1225), S5264 [26JN]

Remarks in House

Bureau of Reclamation: rural water projects funding through reductions in Dept. of Energy administration and solar energy programs funding, H4255 [9JY]

Dept. of Energy: establish a grant program for State and local governments to install solar energy systems (H.R. 1107), H1362 [13MR]

——— research and development funding, H2279 [24AP]

——— tribute to Go Solar Broward Rooftop Solar Challenge, E215 [28FE]

Dept. of the Interior: BLM field offices wind and solar energy permitting funding, H7223 [19NO]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: include in Quadrennial Strategic Federal Onshore Energy Production Strategy the best estimate of expected increase in production of renewable energy sources on Hawaiian Home Lands, H7228 [19NO], H7288 [20NO]

Nevada: Solar Reserve project funding, H1580 [19MR]

Power resources: national energy policy, H181, H185 [22JA], H553 [15FE], H1894–H1897 [10AP], H2236–H2238 [23AP], H2277–H2283 [24AP], H4002 [25JN], H4848 [22JY], H4866 [23JY], H4983, H4990 [24JY], H6666 [22OC]

——— promote clean energy sources in order to combat effects of climate change, H1534 [15MR]

——— promote clean energy sources to combat climate change, H2598 [14MY]

Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on public lands (H.R. 596), H2855 [22MY]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Energy: evaluate programs to eliminate wasteful Government spending, S2137 [21MR]

Oregon, OH: tribute to Oregon City School District partnership with Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority to transition school buildings to wind and solar power, S3089 [6MY]

Power resources: extend certain renewable energy tax incentives, S8992 [19DE]

——— national energy policy, S2836 [22AP], S3889 [3JN], S4438–S4440 [13JN], S5204 [26JN], S5787–S5790 [18JY]

Renewable energy: establish a Federal renewable electricity standard and a Federal energy efficiency resource standard for electricity and natural gas suppliers (S. 1627), S7730 [31OC]