Energy

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow credits for the installation of energy efficiency home improvements, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 20 December 2001

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that, in the case of an individual, there shall be allowed a limited tax credit (up to $2,000 a dwelling) for qualified energy efficiency home improvements. Provides, for a business, a limited (up to $2,000 a dwelling) new energy efficient home credit for energy efficient property installed during the construction of a home.

National Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory and Registry Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 20 December 2001

National Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory and Registry Act of 2001 - Amends the Clean Air Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish and administer: (1) a national greenhouse gas emissions information system to collect annual lists required to be submitted under this Act of an entity's greenhouse gas emissions and their sources; and (2) a national greenhouse gas registry to collect voluntarily reported information on emissions reductions. Specifies factors for adjustment of emissions records by a reporting entity. Directs the Administrator and the Secretaries of Commerce, Agriculture, and Energy to develop greenhouse gas emissions quantification and verification protocols, electronic reporting methods, and accounting and reporting standards. Requires verification of reported emissions information. Requires the Administrator to publish an annual national greenhouse gas emissions inventory.

Pipeline Safety Improvement Act of 2002

United States · United States Congress · 20 December 2001

Pipeline Infrastructure Protection to Enhance Security and Safety Act - Amends Federal transportation law "one-call notification system" provisions concerning notification to underground facility operators of excavations to: (1) require participation by government operators; and (2) encourage the adoption of the "Common Ground" report. Revises pipeline safety provisions to require the Secretary of Transportation: (1) when assessing the security and safety of pipeline facilities, to assess the vulnerabilities of such facilities to terrorist attacks; (2) when prescribing minimum safety standards for pipeline transportation and for pipeline facilities, to include in such standards a requirement that pipeline facility operators participate in a public safety program; and (3) to establish pipeline public education and safety standards. Directs the Secretary of Transportation, in coordination with the Secretary of Energy, to develop and implement a cooperative program of research, development, and demonstration to ensure the integrity of pipeline facilities. Requires the establishment of a Pipeline Integrity Technical Advisory Committee to develop a cooperative pipeline facility integrity program. Establishes a pipeline controller certification qualification program. Requires a pipeline facility operator to provide: (1) geospatial data appropriate for use in the National Pipeline Mapping System; (2) identification of the person with primary operational control; (3) develop and implement terrorism security programs; and (4) with a condition deemed potentially unsafe condition to take necessary corrective actions. Authorizes to pipelines: (1) technical assistance; and (2) security recommendations. Requires a coordinated environmental review process for pipeline repair and rehabilitation projects. Permits withholding from the public certain pipeline information that could reveal the systemic vulnerability of a pipeline to attack.

United States Security (`USA') Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 20 December 2001

United States Security (USA) Act of 2001 - Sets forth "Buy America" provisions permitting, subject to exception, Federal financial assistance under this Act for a project only if steel and manufactured goods used in the project are of U.S. origin. Authorizes appropriations to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to: (1) design, construct, and equip new facilities and renovate existing facilities for defending against and combating bioterrorism and other public health threats; (2) establish a Scientific Communication Center; and (3) improve security at CDC facilities. Amends the: (1) Atomic Energy Act to provide for sufficient potassium iodide tablet stockpiles; and (2) Public Health Service Act to provide for a contingency bone marrow donor program. Requires national standards for the implementation of quarantines. Authorizes appropriations for sequencing the genomes of biological pathogens. Directs the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to make grants to units of local government and emergency response units to plan, train, and equip emergency responders. Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to provide staffing for adequate fire and emergency response. Directs the Secretary of Education to make grants to local educational agencies and institutions of higher learning to enhance security and emergency preparedness. Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Transportation to establish programs to: (1) address the lack of security on critical highway infrastructure; (2) improve interagency training for and communication among first responders to a terrorist attack; (3) provide real-time information and guidance for the traveling and non-traveling public; and (4) address the lack of adequate security for locks and dams, the lack of cargo information, and the inability to share information in a timely fashion with agencies such as the Coast Guard. Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to assess the vulnerability of the 50 busiest U.S. seaports and establish: (1) in the Coast Guard the position of Assistant Commandant for Maritime Security; (2) a sea marshal program; (3) a national port security task force; (4) a maritime security institute; and (5) terrorism response plans for responding to a maritime terrorist attack. Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Transportation for the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) for specified passenger rail and freight rail protection projects. Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Transportation with respect to public transit security, including installation of communications, surveillance, detection systems, and personal protective and detection equipment at public transit facilities. Requires a National Academy of Sciences energy pipeline security study. Authorizes appropriations for upgrading and expanding the current infrastructure of the Aviation Safety Reporting System of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Directs the Secretary of Transportation to carry out pilot projects with air carriers for real-time transmission to the FAA of cockpit voice and flight data and cabin video data from aircraft. Establishes a pilot program to deploy commercially available fuel cells at public use airports to ensure a reliable energy supply for new and emerging aviation security technologies, airport control towers, airport terminals, and other airport facilities. Requires the following officials to submit risk management assessment reports to Congress: (1) the Secretary of Energy regarding oil refineries, natural gas, and liquid natural gas storage facilities; (2) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency regarding chemical manufacturing facilities; (3) the Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) regarding nuclear facilities; (4) the Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission regarding the domestic electric power grid; (5) the Secretary of Commerce regarding the Nation's fiber optic infrastructure; and (6) the Administrator of the General Services Administration regarding Federal buildings. Directs the Secretary of Energy to coordinate development and implementation of an interagency plan to prepare for and defend against terrorist attacks against high-level nuclear waste transportation facilities and infrastructure, interim storage facilities, intermodal transfer facilities, and central repositories. Directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency to coordinate and develop a plan to ensure that Federal, State, and local governments can respond adequately to the consequences of a terrorist attack against the transportation or storage of high-level nuclear waste. Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to direct the NRC to: (1) establish a system to ensure that transportation of nuclear materials under its jurisdiction meets certain requirements; and (2) commence a rulemaking to consider changes to the design basis threat for NRC-licensed facilities. Authorizes the President, whenever a state of war or national emergency exists, to: (1) deploy either the Armed Forces or the National Guard to defend NRC-licensed facilities from terrorist attack or threat from any foreign power; and (2) restrict air space in the vicinity of such facilities. Requires each Federal agency to take certain steps to enhance cyber security. Authorizes appropriations for State and local governments to do the same. Requires the Attorney General to update a specified study assessing the vulnerability of Federal facilities. Requires the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Director of Central Intelligence to investigate whether existing computer knowledge assessment technologies meeting specified criteria can be used to detect individuals with terrorist training. Directs the Attorney General to create a pilot program for establishing civilian supplemental incident response teams. Authorizes appropriations to the U.S. Postal Service to enhance its ability to detect and neutralize, or otherwise respond to, any dangerous matter entered into the mails without authorization. Directs the United States Customs Service to expedite the development and deployment of pulsed fast neutron analysis technology and authorizes appropriations for the development of scanners capable of sensing biological and chemical contaminants in microscopic airborne quantities. Directs the Attorney General to: (1) take specified measures for identifying individuals crossing U.S. Borders; and (2) increase to specified levels the number of U.S. Border Patrol personnel, U.S. marshals, and Immigration and Naturalization Service and Customs Service inspectors at ports of entry by 2003. Requires the Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization to establish a border health inspectors corps to inspect individuals who may be intending to infect others for infectious disease. Requires the Director of Homeland Security to consider a program to improve aerial reconnaissance activities at U.S. borders, to include the use of unmanned aerial vehicle systems. Directs the President, acting through the Office of Homeland Security, to oversee the appropriate sharing of information among Federal, State, and local agencies involved in intelligence collection and law enforcement. Directs the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security to develop within such Office an entity to develop a system-wide information network to integrate existing watch lists of suspected terrorists. Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require the prompt assignment of specified channels for public safety purposes. Requires the Attorney General to establish regional emerging threat workspaces. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to maintain a secure database on select biological agents that pose a threat to public health by terrorist attack. Directs the President to establish within the Office for Homeland Security a center to develop an interagency clearinghouse for new counterterrorism technologies. States the policy of the United States to work with other nations, especially Russia, to prevent the spread of weapons of mass destruction and the proliferation of necessary materials and expertise. Authorizes appropriations for cooperative threat reduction programs. Requires the Secretary of Defense to develop an integrated plan for the use of technology to combat terrorism. Creates within the Executive Office of the President a Director of Homeland Security who shall conduct a comprehensive risk assessment of threat to the United States and develop a five-year homeland security strategy in response.

A bill to extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of Wyoming.

United States · United States Congress · 19 December 2001

Authorizes the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to extend for three consecutive two-year periods, at the request of the FERC Swift Creek Power Company, Inc. project licensee, the deadline for commencement of construction of hydroelectric project number 1651 in the State of Wyoming.

Mineral Leasing Act Revision of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 19 December 2001

Mineral Leasing Act Revision of 2001 - Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to exclude specified oil or gas leases from its acreage limitations on taking, holding, owning, and controlling of leases and lease options on Federal lands ("producing acreage"). Provides for a separate application of limitations for leases or lease options for acquired land.

A bill to extend hydro-electric licenses in the State of Alaska.

United States · United States Congress · 18 December 2001

Instructs the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, upon licensee request, to: (1) issue an order staying a specified hydroelectric license in the State of Alaska; (2) lift such stay, but not later than six years after the date that it receives written notice that construction of the Swan-Tyee transmission line is completed; and (3) extend for not more than three consecutive two-year periods the time during which such licensee is required to commence project construction.

A bill to prohibit oil and gas drilling in Finger Lakes National Forest in the State of New York.

United States · United States Congress · 18 December 2001

Prohibits issuance of any Federal permit or lease for oil or gas drilling in Finger Lakes National Forest in New York.

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the credit for the production of electricity from renewable resources to include production of energy from agricultural and animal waste.

United States · United States Congress · 14 December 2001

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify the credit for production of electricity from renewable resources to include production of energy from agricultural and animal waste, including by-products and associated materials. Limits such credit to facilities placed in service after 2001 and before 2007.

Renewable Fuel Equity Act

United States · United States Congress · 13 December 2001

Renewable Fuel Equity Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand the renewable resources credit to include geothermal and solar energy, incremental hydropower and biomass (other than closed-loop biomass). Sets forth qualifying dates of service for facilities using such means to produce electricity. Expands the investment tax credit to include equipment used to produce electricity from certain renewable resources.

Waiving points or order against the conference report to accompany the bill (S. 1438) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2002 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 13 December 2001

Waives points of order against the consideration of the conference report on S. 1438 (FY 2002 Department of Defense funding authorization)

Home and Farm Wind Energy Systems Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 12 December 2001

Home and Farm Wind Energy Systems Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a limited credit for amounts paid for qualified wind energy property from which at least 50 percent of the energy produced is consumed on site.

Mineral Leasing Act Revision of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 12 December 2001

Mineral Leasing Act Revision of 2001 - Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to exempt an oil or gas lease from the statutory acreage limitation if it is a lease: (1) for which certain royalty has either been paid or waived by the Secretary of the Interior; or (2) that has been committed to a federally approved cooperative plan, unit plan, or communitization agreement. States that the lease limitations of the Mineral Leasing Act shall apply separately to land leased under the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands.

Raymond L. Orbach, of California, to be Director of the Office of Science, Department of Energy, vice Mildred Spiewak Dresselhaus.

United States · United States Senate · 11 December 2001

Security Assistance Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 11 December 2001

Security Assistance Act of 2001 - Mandates specified allocations of appropriations to the Bureau of Verification and Compliance of the Department of State, for activities related to verification of arms control and nonproliferation agreements, including the Key Verification Assets Fund. Requires use of the Special Defense Acquisition Fund for nonproliferation and counter-narcotics purposes. Authorizes appropriations under the Arms Export Control Act, the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and the Security Assistance Act of 2000 with respect to foreign military sales and financing, international military education and training (IMET), security assistance for Israel, Egypt, Greece, Turkey, and specified other countries, antiterrorism assistance, nonproliferation and export control assistance, destruction of surplus weapons stockpiles, and demining programs. Authorizes funds for excess defense articles for certain countries. Amends the Arms Export Control Act's prohibition on transactions with countries that repeatedly support acts of international terrorism by providing access to nuclear explosive devices or material to include chemical, biological, and radiological agents as well. Authorizes the establishment of an interagency program of law enforcement designed to prevent the diversion of sensitive United States technology. Amends the Soviet Scientists Immigration Act of 1992 to expand the number of foreign scientists eligible for immigration. Expresses the sense of Congress favoring a gradual increase in the budget of the International Atomic Energy Agency. Russian Federation Debt Reduction for Nonproliferation Act of 2001 - Authorizes the President to engage in debt-for-nonproliferation exchanges and other specified transactions to reduce the amount of outstanding Soviet-era debt owed by the Russian Federation to the United States. Nonproliferation Assistance Coordination Act of 2001- Establishes the Committee on Nonproliferation Assistance to the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union to monitor U.S. nonproliferation efforts in the independent states of the former Soviet Union and coordinate the implementation of related U.S. policy. Prescribes requirements for expediting the munitions export licensing process. Directs the Secretary of State to establish and report to the appropriate congressional committees on a National Security Assistance Strategy for the United States. Declares U.S. policy regarding nuclear and missile proliferation in South Asia. Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives regarding nonproliferation commitments and export controls in free trade agreements with foreign countries. Prescribes requirements with respect to: (1) real-time public availability of raw seismological data; (2) the detailing of U.S. Government personnel to international arms control and nonproliferation organizations; (3) establishment of a Counselor for Nonproliferation and Political Military Affairs in U.S. diplomatic missions overseas; (4) the fingerprinting of crop and livestock pathogens to enhance Government ability and research in pathogen epidemiology; (5) compliance with the Chemical Weapons Convention; and (6) authority to transfer naval vessels to certain foreign countries.

A resolution to amend the rules of the Senate to improve legislative efficiency, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 11 December 2001

Amends rule XXV of the Standing Rules of the Senate to revise current committee structure by designating the following standing committees of the Senate: (1) National Priorities; (2) Agricultural Policy; (3) Defense Policy; (4) Commercial Policy; (5) Economic Policy; (6) Energy Policy; (7) Environmental Policy; (8) Foreign Policy; (9) Governmental Policy; (10) Judicial Policy; (11) Social Policy; (12) Native American Programs; (13) Senior American Programs; (14) Veteran American Programs; and (15) Entrepreneurial American Programs. Maintains the committees on Rules, Ethics, and Intelligence. Sets forth procedures for making committee assignments. Provides that each standing committee shall be responsible for appropriations legislation.

To extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of Pennsylvania.

United States · United States Congress · 11 December 2001

Amends the Federal Power Act to direct the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, upon licensee request, to extend until December 31, 2002, the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of Pennsylvania. Provides for license reinstatement if the license for the project has expired before the date of enactment of this Act.

To prohibit oil and gas drilling in Finger Lakes National Forest in New York.

United States · United States Congress · 11 December 2001

Prohibits issuance of any Federal permit or lease for oil or gas drilling in Finger Lakes National Forest in New York.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives to introduce new technologies to reduce energy consumption in buildings.

United States · United States Congress · 11 December 2001

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish, for a limited time period, deductions and credits for commercial and residential properties using specified energy efficient construction or reconstruction approaches (component or performance-based). Sets forth provisions concerning allocation of deductions for public property. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to establish specified certification and compliance procedures.

A concurrent resolution recognizing and honoring Joseph henry for his significant and distinguished role in the development and advancement of science and the use of electricity.

United States · United States Congress · 7 December 2001

Recognizes and honors Joseph Henry for his significant and distinguished role in the development and advancement of science and the use of electricity.

Emission Reductions Incentive Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 6 December 2001

Emission Reductions Incentive Act of 2001 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish a national voluntary registry system for industry greenhouse gas trading under which emission reductions are assigned unique identifiers. Establishes in the Department of Commerce an implementing panel which shall: (1) promulgate standards for certification and operation of registries (operators of greenhouse gas emissions recording databases) and for measuring, verifying, and recording greenhouse gas emissions and reductions proposed by certified registries; and (2) maintain and publicize a list of certified registries. Amends the Global Change Research Act of 1990 to establish a Global Change Research Program Support Office in the Office of Science and Technology Policy. Adds treaty coordination and experimental research program functions to the responsibilities of the Committee on Earth and Environmental Sciences. Directs the Chairman of the Federal Coordinating Council on Science, Engineering, and Technology to develop a strategic plan for the Program and submit a report and a revised implementation plan to Congress. Requires the National Science Foundation to establish a scholarship program for the study of global climate change. Directs the Department of Commerce's Assistant Secretary of Technology Policy to: (1) develop a plan to accelerate introduction of highly efficient, low-emission vehicles; (2) refine the charter and goals of the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles and develop a detailed systems-modeling effort to assess the effect of using different technologies to meet emission requirements upon fuel economy; and (3) study the transfer of energy efficient technologies. Amends the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980, with respect to royalties received by Federal agencies, to increase amounts payable to: (1) inventors of climate change-related technologies; and (2) Federal laboratory employees for such inventions. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to report to Congress on the effects the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change will have on U.S. international competitiveness, scientific cooperation, and participation in international climate change mitigation efforts.

Energy Policy Act of 2002

United States · United States Congress · 5 December 2001

Energy Policy Act of 2002 - Amends the Federal Power Act to set forth an energy delivery and production scheme that includes: (1) electric reliability standards; (2) electric utility mergers; (3) market-based rates; (4) transmission interconnections; and (5) open access transmission. Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2002 - Repeals the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935. Amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to: (1) adopt real-time pricing standards; (2) terminate mandatory cogeneration and small power production purchase and sale requirements; and (3) mandate net metering service. Provides for renewable energy and rural construction grants. Sets forth alternative mandatory conditions for hydroelectric relicensing on Federal reservation lands. Amends the Department of Energy Organization Act to establish within the Department of Energy (DOE) an Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs. Price-Anderson Amendments Act of 2002 - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to provide permanent DOE contractor indemnification authority and to revise liability limits. Prescribes guidelines for domestic oil production and transportation, including Federal onshore oil and gas leasing programs, and full capacity for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Act of 2002 - Prescribes guidelines for expedited approval, construction, and Federal loan guarantees for Alaska natural gas transportation and delivery systems into the contiguous United States. Amends Federal transportation law to mandate increased Federal fleet vehicle fuel efficiency. Establishes the National Motor Vehicle Efficiency Improvement Program to provide assistance for State programs to retire fuel-inefficient motor vehicles. Prescribes guidelines for increased use of alternative and renewable fuels. Federal Reformulated Fuels Act of 2002 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to permit the use of the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund for methyl tertiary butyl ether (MBTE) remediation purposes. Amends the Clean Air Act to revise guidelines pertaining to: (1) water quality protection from fuels; (2) oxygen content requirements for reformulated gasoline; and (3) public health and environmental impacts of fuels and fuel additives. Provides increased funding for: (1) Low-Income Home Energy Assistance; (2) weatherization assistance; and (3) State energy conservation plans. Amends the National Energy Conservation Policy Act to: (1) revise energy performance and management requirements for Federal buildings; and (2) mandate procurement of energy efficient products. Establishes the Federal Energy Bank to make loans to assist Federal agency implementation of energy conservation measures in Federal buildings. Amends Federal housing laws to provide further support for energy efficient, affordable housing, including: (1) FHA mortgage insurance incentives for energy efficient housing; and (2) grants for energy-conserving improvements for assisted housing. Climate Change Strategy and Technology Innovation Act of 2002 - Establishes the National Office of Climate Change Response within the Executive Office of the President. Establishes related bodies, including: (1) the Office of Climate Change Technology in DOE to manage an energy technology research and development program that directly supports the Strategy; and (2) the United States Climate Change Response Strategy Review Board. Instructs the Secretary of Commerce to establish the National Greenhouse Gas Database. Establishes the Interagency Task Force on Greenhouse Gas Database as an advisory body. Energy Science and Technology Enhancement Act of 2002 - Sets forth a national energy research, development, demonstration, and technology deployment program that operates as an integral part of the national climate change strategy in partnership with industry, the national laboratories, and institutions of higher learning. Includes within such program: (1) energy efficiency; (2) renewable energy; (3) fossil energy; (4) nuclear energy; (5) fundamental energy science; and (6) critical energy infrastructure protection research and development. Establishes: (1) a Clean Energy Technology Exports Program to focus upon transferring clean energy technology to countries expected to experience the most significant growth in energy production and associated greenhouse gas emissions over the next 20 years; (2) an International Energy Technology Deployment Program to construct an energy production facility outside the United States to implement specified greenhouse gas reduction; and (3) in the Office of Science and Technology Policy an integrated program for the global change research program. Instructs the Secretary of Commerce to: (1) submit to Congress a plan of action for a National Climate Service under the National Climate Program; and (2) initiate a program to develop innovative standards and measurement technologies to calculate greenhouse gas emissions. Mandates establishment of: (1) an integrated ocean and coastal observing system; (2) a global climate change standards and processes research program within the National Institute of Standards and Technology; (3) a National Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptation Program for regional impacts related to increased greenhouse gas concentrations; (4) a NASA pilot project exploration of remote sensing and other geospatial information in order to forecast a plan for adaptation to coastal zone and land use changes. Instructs the Secretary of Energy (Secretary) to establish national energy research and development advisory boards to exercise external technical review of DOE research and development programs. Creates a coordination and management framework within DOE for civilian science and technology programs, including: (1) an Under Secretary for Energy and Science to serve as the Science and Technology Advisor to the Secretary and monitor the DOE research and development programs; (2) an Assistant Secretary of Science for fundamental DOE science and engineering research functions, including policy and management; (3) a Technology Transfer Coordinator; (4) a Technology Partnership Working Group; (5) a Technology Transfer Infrastructure Program; and (6) appointment of a small business advocate in connection with each National Laboratory. Authorizes the Secretary to establish security enhancement programs for critical energy infrastructure. Instructs the Secretary of the Interior to establish the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Energy Infrastructure Security Program to: (1) provide financial assistance for State security plans against threats to critical OCS energy infrastructure facilities; and (2) support public service or transportation activities needed to maintain the safety and operation of critical energy infrastructure activities.

Electric Supply and Transmission Act

United States · United States Congress · 5 December 2001

Electric Supply and Transmission Act - Amends the Federal Power Act (FPA) to: (1) prescribe interconnection procedures for local distribution utilities, generating and transmission facilities; (2) mandate net metering programs; and (3) prescribe guidelines to remove regulatory barriers to demand-side programs, distributed generation, and advanced metering. Repeals the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935. Amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to declare that upon enactment of this Act no electric utility shall be required to purchase or sell electric energy or capacity pursuant to its provisions governing cogeneration and small power production (prospective repeal). Repeals Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) oversight of electric utility transactions involving facilities disposition, consolidations, or purchases, including securities acquisitions. Sets forth guidelines for open access transmission under FERC jurisdiction, including certain wholesale stranded cost recovery and retail wheeling in retail competition States. Prescribes parameters for mandatory regional transmission organizations under FERC jurisdiction (RTOs). Repeals: (1) regulations governing interconnection or wheeling orders that result in electric power sales or delivery outside the Tennessee Valley Region; and (2) equitability guidelines governing transmission within the Tennessee Valley Region. Amends the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 to repeal restrictions on the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to sell or deliver power beyond the area for which it was the primary source of power on July 1, 1957. Restricts TVA power sales. Places the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) within RTO jurisdiction and the Bonneville Transmission System within FPA jurisdiction. Bars BPA from selling electric energy or capacity to specified new retail electric consumers (prospective phase-out of BPA). Restricts wholesale power sales by Federal Power Marketing Administrations (FPMAs). Mandates that FPMA rates and charges be the lowest possible to recover all costs incurred for the production of electric energy sold by them. Places FPMA transmission systems under FERC jurisdiction. Makes it unlawful for any person to: (1) change the retail electric supplier without the consumer's consent; or (2) charge a retail electric consumer for electric energy or related services (cramming) unless expressly authorized by law or by the consumer's agreement to purchase such energy or services. Authorizes the Federal Trade Commission to promulgate rules governing these matters as well as retail electric consumer privacy. Permits electric energy purchases by retail electric consumers on an aggregate basis. Expresses the sense of Congress in favor of universal and affordable retail electric energy service.

Networking and Information Technology Research Advancement Act

United States · United States Congress · 4 December 2001

Networking and Information Technology Research Advancement Act - Amends the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 to rename the National High-Performance Computing Program the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Program, expanding its focus beyond Federal high-performance computing research and coordination to include all Federal networking and information technology activities. Requires such program to address the issues of network information systems security as well as more general research goals, including network stability and the social and economic consequences of such technology. Requires the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy's annual report to include a detailed description of the Program Component Areas, including changes and activities contributing to network security improvement. Expands the role of the advisory commission to include program evaluation. Repeals provisions concerning the National Research and Education Network and the Next Generation Internet Program. Revises research activities of the National Science Foundation, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Departments of Energy and Commerce (including the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), and the Environmental Protection Agency to incorporate networking and information technology. Requires the Director of the National Science Foundation to: (1) arrange for an assessment of the state of research on networking and information technology in the United States; and (2) continually collect and arrange for the analysis of data on the information technology workforce, including size, occupation category, education, training, compensation, and the role of foreign workers.

Nuclear Security Act of 2002

United States · United States Congress · 29 November 2001

Nuclear Security Act of 2001 - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to instruct the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to: (1) establish a nuclear security force to provide for the security of sensitive nuclear facilities against the design basis threat; (2) develop and implement a security plan to ensure such facilities' security; and (3) periodically revise the design basis threat to address specified threats. Establishes the Nuclear Security Fund to administer such programs. Amends the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 to establish the Operation Safeguards and Response Unit to: (1) conduct operation safeguards and response evaluations; (2) conduct emergency response exercises; and (3) establish a Mock Terrorist Team comparable to special operations forces of the Armed Forces. Mandates establishment of: (1) an operation safeguards and response evaluation program to assess periodically the ability of each sensitive nuclear facility to defend against the design basis threat; and (2) an emergency response program to evaluate emergency response personnel ability to respond to a radiological emergency within a 50-mile radius of a sensitive nuclear facility. Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to direct the Commission to: (1) ensure sufficient stockpiles of potassium iodide tablets to provide adequate protection to the affected population within a 50-mile radius of a sensitive nuclear facility; (2) develop stockpile distribution plans in the event of a release of radionuclides; and (3) in case of war or national emergency, request deployment of the National Guard and Coast Guard to such facilities, and restriction of air space in their vicinity.

Nuclear Security Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 29 November 2001

Nuclear Security Act of 2001 - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to instruct the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to: (1) establish a nuclear security force to provide for the security of sensitive nuclear facilities against the design basis threat; (2) develop and implement a security plan to ensure such facilities' security; and (3) periodically revise the design basis threat to address specified threats. Establishes the Nuclear Security Fund to administer such programs. Amends the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 to establish the Operation Safeguards and Response Unit to: (1) conduct operation safeguards and response evaluations; (2) conduct emergency response exercises; and (3) establish a Mock Terrorist Team comparable to special operations forces of the Armed Forces. Mandates establishment of: (1) an operation safeguards and response evaluation program to assess periodically the ability of each sensitive nuclear facility to defend against the design basis threat; and (2) an emergency response program to evaluate emergency response personnel ability to respond to a radiological emergency within a 50-mile radius of a sensitive nuclear facility. Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to direct the Commission to ensure sufficient stockpiles of potassium iodide tablets to provide adequate protection to the affected population within a 50-mile radius of a sensitive nuclear facility.

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should release emergency funding under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program in view of the large number of people who lost their jobs due to the weak economy or as a result of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

United States · United States Congress · 29 November 2001

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should use his authority under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 to release emergency funds to States immediately to ease the additional financial burden that job loss and depressed consumer confidence have placed on low-income families.

Agriculture, Conservation, and Rural Enhancement Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 27 November 2001

Agriculture, Conservation, and Rural Enhancement Act of 2001 - Amends specified Acts to extend and revise agricultural and related programs with respect to: (1) commodities and price supports; (2) conservation; (3) agricultural trade; (4) nutrition; (5) agricultural credit; (6) rural development; (7) agricultural research, extension, and education; (8) forestry; (9) energy; (10) country of origin and quality grade labeling; (11) crop insurance; and (12) miscellaneous programs.

To amend title X of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 19 November 2001

Amends the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to increase: (1) reimbursement payments made to active thorium site licensees for off-site disposal under the remedial action program; (2) authorization of appropriations for the remedial action program; and (3) the statutorily mandated amount in the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund.

Department of Defense and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Recovery from and Response to Terrorist Attacks on the United States Act, 2002

United States · United States Congress · 19 November 2001

Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2002 - Appropriates funds for FY 2002 for the Department of Defense (DOD) for: (1) military personnel; (2) operation and maintenance (including for the Overseas Contingency Operations Transfer Fund, the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, and environmental restoration); (3) procurement(including for shipbuilding and conversion); (4) research, development, test, and evaluation; (5) revolving and management funds; (6) the Defense Health Program; (7) chemical agents and munitions destruction; (8) drug interdiction and counter-drug activities; (9) the Office of the Inspector General; (10) the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System Fund; (11) the Intelligence Community Management Account; (12) payment to the Kaho'olawe Island Conveyance, Remediation, and Environmental Restoration Fund; (13) the National Security Education Trust Fund; (14) the Counter-Terrorism and Operational Response Transfer Fund to prosecute Operation Enduring Freedom; (15) former Soviet Union threat reduction; (16) the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization;(17) DOD chemical and biological weapon defense programs; and (18) the Defense Threat Reduction Agency. Emergency Supplemental Act, 2002 - Appropriates funds for FY 2002 for emergency expenses to respond to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States for: (1) the Departments of Agriculture, Health and Human Services, Justice, Commerce, State and related agencies, Defense, the Interior, Energy, Labor, Education and related agencies, Transportation and related agencies, the Treasury, Veterans Affairs, and Housing and Urban Development; (2) the Judiciary; (3) the District of Columbia; (4) the Smithsonian Institution; (5) the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; (6) the National Capital Planning Commission; (7) the Legislative Branch; (8) the Commodity Futures Trading Commission; (9) the General Services Administration; (10) the Environmental Protection Agency: (11) the Federal Emergency Management Agency; (12) the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; and (13) the National Science Foundation.

Beverly Cook, of Idaho, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Environment, Safety and Health), vice David Michaels, resigned.

United States · United States Senate · 15 November 2001

Global Climate Change Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 15 November 2001

Global Climate Change Act of 2001 - Provides for establishment of a number of new Government entities, including: (1) a National Office of Climate Change Action and an integrated program office for the global change research program within the Office of Science and Technology Policy; (2) an interagency climate change action task force to develop a national strategy for, among other things, substantially reducing U.S. greenhouse gas emissions and promoting energy efficiency research and development; and (3) a Science and Technology Assessment Service in the legislative branch. Requires the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to develop a comprehensive measurement and verification system for greenhouse gas emissions. Requires the task force to initiate a mandatory emissions reporting system for the industrial, energy-producing, and transportation sectors. Requires the Secretary of Commerce to: (1) establish an atmospheric greenhouse gas monitoring and verification program; (2) conduct research on climate variability in the Asia-Pacific sector; (3) initiate a program for development of innovative greenhouse gas standards and measurement technologies; (4) establish a technology transfer program for emissions reduction and energy efficiency technologies; and (5) conduct regional coastal vulnerability assessments, develop a national coastal adaptation plan, and provide financial assistance. Amends the National Climate Program Act to, among other things: (1) include in the program methods to guide decision making on land use, water hazards, and related issues; (2) extend funding; and (3) require submission to Congress of a plan of action. Amends the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act to authorize the Secretary to perform research to develop standards and technology enabling reduced production in the United States of greenhouse gases associated with global warming. Requires the Director to establish a program of research on global climate change standards and processes. Authorizes the Director to: (1) hold a portion of competitions in areas designed to develop and commercialize technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions; and (2) develop a program to support "green" manufacturing technologies, emphasizing energy efficiency of electric motors. Directs the President to: (1) establish within the Department of Commerce a National Climate Vulnerability and Adaptation Program to address regional impacts; and (2) establish and maintain an integrated ocean and coastal observing system. Directs the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to establish a program to explore the use of geospatial information to address governmental needs to forecast a coastal zone adaptation plan.

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives to introduce new technologies to reduce energy consumption in buildings.

United States · United States Congress · 15 November 2001

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish, for a limited time period, deductions and credits for commercial and residential properties using specified energy efficient construction or reconstruction approaches (component or performance-based). Sets forth provisions concerning allocation of deductions for public property. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to establish specified certification and compliance procedures.

Nuclear Waste Terrorist Threat Assessment and Protection Act

United States · United States Congress · 14 November 2001

Nuclear Waste Terrorist Threat Assessment and Protection Act - Directs the Office of Homeland Security to coordinate the development and implementation of an interagency plan to prepare for and defend against terrorist crimes targeting the Yucca Mountain Project (high-level nuclear waste repository being studied at Yucca Mountain, Nevada). Requires that the plan: (1) include a comprehensive analysis of the safety and vulnerability of the Project to terrorism; (2) address specified types of attacks; (3) give special emphasis to addressing the use of nuclear waste as a radiological weapon, the use of specified technologies, and sabotage or theft of high-level nuclear waste; and (4) include a comprehensive strategy for defending against terrorism and an analysis of the economic, public health, and environmental costs and impacts of implementing the plan. Directs: (1) the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to coordinate the development and implementation of a comprehensive interagency plan; and (2) the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and FEMA to enter into appropriate arrangements with the National Research Council for technical review of the plans and to report to Congress on the potential liability costs and damages resulting from terrorism against the Project. Prohibits the Secretary of Energy from making a positive recommendation regarding, and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission from issuing a license for, a Yucca Mountain repository unless specified conditions are met, including that public hearings have been held for affected populations and the Secretary has certified that the Project is not vulnerable to terrorism.

Russian Fissile Materials Disposition Loan Guarantee Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 14 November 2001

Russian Fissile Materials Disposition Loan Guarantee Act of 2001 - Authorizes the Secretary of Energy, with the President's approval, to guarantee loans (principal and up to three percent per year on interest) made to the Government of the Russian Federation for: (1) retirement of the sovereign debt of the Russian Federation; and (2) nuclear nonproliferation programs and activities. Sets forth certain guaranteed loan requirements. Mandates allocation of certain funds each fiscal year to cover the expenses of the International Atomic Energy Agency in implementing and maintaining safeguards at a Russian facility on specified metric tons of weapons-usable plutonium and highly enriched uranium.

Margaret S.Y. Chu, of New Mexico, to be Director of the Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management, Department of Energy, vice Ivan Itkin, resigned.

United States · United States Senate · 9 November 2001

Comprehensive Energy Conservation Act for the 21st Century

United States · United States Congress · 9 November 2001

Comprehensive Energy Conservation Act for the 21st Century - Amends the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981, the Energy Conservation and Production Act, and the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to provide increased funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, weatherization assistance, and State energy grants, respectively. Increases funding for the Energy Star program. Raises average fuel economy standards for passenger automobiles and light trucks. Amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to set forth a Federal renewable portfolio standard that requires every retail electric supplier to submit Renewable Energy Credits to the Secretary of Energy according to prescribed annual percentages of the total electric energy sold by the supplier to electric consumers during the calendar year. Amends Federal transportation law to mandate: (1) certain tire rating standards; and (2) a national tire fuel efficiency program. Amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow credits against the income tax for specified percentages of: (1) purchases of Energy Star products; and (2) the purchase of fuel-efficient American-made passenger vehicles. Imposes an excise tax upon the windfall profit on sale of any electricity, fuel oil, natural gas, coal, or other taxable product. Establishes the Windfall Profits Fund as the depository for such tax. Establishes the Reasonable Profits Board to make profit determinations relating to windfall profit on the sale of electricity, fuel oil, natural gas, coal, and products thereof.

Nuclear Energy Electricity Supply Assurance Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 8 November 2001

Nuclear Energy Electricity Supply Assurance Act of 2001 - Price-Anderson Amendments Act of 2001 - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to extend the indemnification authority of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) regarding licensees and nonprofit educational institutions. Makes such authority permanent with respect to Department of Energy (DOE) contractors. Revises guidelines governing: (1) licensee insurance premiums; and (2) liability and indemnification limits. Limits any civil penalty for a tax-exempt nonprofit contractor, subcontractor, or supplier to the amount of the performance fee paid by the Secretary. Amends the Department of Energy Organization Act to add two Assistant Secretaries of Energy to serve, respectively, as Director of: (1) the Office of Science; and (2) the Office of Nuclear Energy, Science, and Technology. Instructs the Secretary of Energy to establish or continue certain programs including: (1) specified nuclear energy research and technology programs; (2) investments to increase electricity capacity at commercial nuclear plants; (3) continued domestic capability for uranium mining, conversion, and enrichment industries; and (4) university nuclear engineering education research and infrastructure. Amends the USEC Privatization Act to prohibit the Secretary from selling surplus natural uranium and conversion services through 2006. Requires the sale of uranium hexaflouride. Authorizes the Secretary to place the Portsmouth gaseous diffusion plant into cold standby condition for a five-year period. Mandates a program to: (1) demonstrate the NRC Early Site Permit process; (2) evaluate opportunities for completion of partially constructed nuclear plants; (3) assess opportunities for Generation IV reactors; and (4) research potential licensing issues associated with new reactor technologies and designs. Declares electricity generated by a nuclear plant to be an environmentally preferable product. Conditions Federal funding for a domestic or international organization that supports electricity production facilities upon inclusion of emission-free electricity production facility projects that use nuclear fuel. Establishes the Office of Spent Nuclear Fuel Research to implement a research and development regarding treatment, recycling, and disposal of high-level nuclear radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel. Directs the Secretary to: (1) conduct advanced fuel recycling technology research and development to promote electrometallurgical technology as a proliferation-resistant alternative to aqueous reprocessing; and (2) establish the Advanced Accelerator Applications Program. Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to: (1) revise certain commercial license requirements; (2) repeal restrictions pertaining to foreign ownership of commercial licensees; and (3) grant firearms and arrest authority to employees of NRC licensees.

Bioterrorism Protection Act (BioPAct) of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 8 November 2001

Bioterrorism Protection Act (BioPAct) of 2001 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to provide for grants, scholarships, and loans in order to strengthen the nursing profession. Establishes the National Nursing Service Corps Scholarship Program. Authorizes appropriations to: (1) increase hospital and provider capacity, training, and resources for treating bioterrorism victims; (2) increase and improve vaccine and antibiotic supplies for attack victims; and (3) provide for the coordination, training, and equipping of bioterrorism emergency responders. Authorizes appropriations for Department of Agriculture activities to: (1) reduce agricultural pathogen and insect pest threats; and (2) increase Department information systems security. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to expand the Food and Drug Administration's capacity to ensure the safety of the food supply system, including imported food, and protect against the threat of bioterrorism. Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to: (1) permit debarment for repeated or serious food import violations; (2) deem as misbranded imported food without country-of-origin labeling; (3) deem as adulterated a food item imported by a debarred person; and (4) require registration of food manufacturing, processing, and handling facilities. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to: (1) undertake public water systems vulnerability assessments and review related emergency response plans; and (2) provide such systems with assistance for basic security enhancements and information systems protection. Amends the Federal criminal code to set penalties for possessing a select agent known to be a biological agent, with reckless disregard for the public health and safety. Authorizes appropriations for neutron scanner technology and technology to detect biological or chemical agents and for increased numbers of border patrol and immigration officers. Directs the Attorney General to develop or carry out various programs, including programs to improve identification of those appearing on law enforcement "watch lists" and to mandate better tracking of visas. Requires the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security to: (1) assess terrorist threats within the United States and its territories and possible responses to such threats; (2) implement a public education campaign concerning appropriate response to a terrorist attack; and (3) coordinate the deployment of chemical and biological detection capabilities. Requires the President to: (1) establish a database of information concerning terrorist activity; and (2) reduce barriers to the sharing of such information among Federal law enforcement agencies and the intelligence community. Requires the Secretary of Defense to: (1) increase military capability to respond to domestic crises involving chemical or biological weapons; (2) implement interagency crisis response and consequence management; and (3) accelerate response research and development. Requires the Secretary of Energy to increase efforts relating to nonproliferation verification of chemical and biological materials in countries other than the United States. Urges the President to seek to establish a United States-Russian Federation Biological-Chemical Working Group.

To extend the benefits of the weatherization assistance program under part A of title IV of the Energy Conservation and Production Act to Puerto Rico.

United States · United States Congress · 7 November 2001

Amends the Energy Conservation and Production Act to make Puerto Rico eligible for the weatherization assistance program.

A bill to provide farmers with better prices and higher profits through the marketplace.

United States · United States Congress · 5 November 2001

Amends the Agricultural Market Transition Act, respecting crop years 2002 through 2008, to provide nonrecourse commodity loans, based upon planted acres and payment yield, up to a specified maximum acreage. Requires conservation and wetlands program compliance. Provides for an annual national and individual loan rate determination. Increases 2002 loan rates for wheat, corn, soybeans, upland cotton, and rice. States that the national average loan rate for a commodity shall be 80 percent of economic production costs. Makes loan deficiency payments available for eligible producers who forgo such nonrecourse loans. Establishes loan eligibility income and production limitations. Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a Farmer Owned Production Loss Reserve. Authorizes the Secretary to establish: (1) a Humanitarian Food Assistance Reserve; and (2) a Renewable Energy Reserve. Discretionary Inventory Management, Program Cost-Containment, and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2001 - Amends the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act to authorize the Secretary to establish a voluntary inventory management program for loan commodities, which shall, in a year of projected surpluses, provide increased loan rates for conservation use acreage set-asides.

Agriculture, Conservation, and Rural Enhancement Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 2 November 2001

Agriculture, Conservation, and Rural Enhancement Act of 2001 - Amends specified Acts to extend and revise agricultural and related programs with respect to: (1) commodities and price supports; (2) conservation; (3) agricultural trade; (4) nutrition; (5) agricultural credit; (6) rural development; (7) agricultural research, extension, and education; (8) forestry; (9) energy; and (10) agricultural competition.

A bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to authorize the carrying of firearms by employees of licensees, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 30 October 2001

Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to permit the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to authorize employees of its contractors, licensees, or certificate holders to: (1) carry firearms during the course of official duties and while engaged in the protection of relevant facilities; and (2) arrest without warrant for any felony or for any offense against the United States committed in their presence. Establishes a fine or imprisonment for sabotage of any production, utilization, waste storage, waste treatment, waste disposal, uranium enrichment, or nuclear fuel fabrication facility subject to NRC licensing or certification during its construction.

Nuclear Safety and Promotion Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 30 October 2001

Nuclear Safety and Promotion Act - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to reauthorize until August 1, 2012, mandatory indemnification and holding harmless of certain licensees for nuclear incidents (Price-Anderson Act). Repeals the prohibition against foreign ownership of commercial, medical therapy, and research and development licenses issued by the NRC. Provides that the duration of the operating phase of the license period for certain combined construction and operating licenses shall not be less than the duration of the operating license if application had been made for separate construction and operating licenses. Prohibits the NRC from giving any consideration to need or alternative when conducting any environmental review regarding a facility license application or renewal. Eliminates antitrust review of NRC license applications. Authorizes the NRC to prescribe regulations to ensure the availability of sufficient decommissioning funds for certain production or utilization facilities, including standards and restrictions governing former licensee control and disbursement over any facility decommissioning fund. Authorizes the NRC to eliminate the pension offset governing former NRC employees rehired as consultants if the annuitant has skills critical to the performance of NRC duties. Repeals the requirements that the NRC promulgate implementation rules governing conflicts of interest relating to contracts. Authorizes the NRC enter into a contract with a national laboratory if it takes reasonable steps to mitigate the effect of the conflict of interest. Instructs the NRC to implement a training and fellowship program to address shortages of critical safety skills.

Environmental Streamlining of Energy Facilities Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 30 October 2001

Environmental Streamlining of Energy Facilities Act of 2001 - Amends the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to establish an integrated review process for the environmental review required for construction, operation, and maintenance of energy facilities for which an authorization (license, permit, or other form of approval) is required to be issued under Federal law. Includes in the process the following components: (1) designation of a lead agency and delineation of lead agency and participating agency responsibilities; (2) integration of the preparation of environmental impact statements or assessments and the conduct of any other review or determination, and the issuance of any authorization, required under Federal law; (3) public participation requirements; (4) procedures for resolution of environmental concerns that have not been resolved; (5) guidelines for participation of State agencies in the review and delegation to them of authority to prepare environmental impact statements or assessments; and (6) financial assistance to States that assume responsibility for environmental review that would otherwise be conducted by the lead agency.

Waiving points of order against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2311) making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 30 October 2001

Waives points of order against the consideration of the conference report on H.R. 2311 (FY 2002 energy and water development appropriations).

Charles Lester Pritchard, of Virginia, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as Special Envoy for Negotiations with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and United States Representative to the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization (KEDO).

United States · United States Senate · 23 October 2001

Farm and Ranch Equity Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 18 October 2001

Farm and Ranch Equity Act of 2001 - Amends specified Acts to extend and revise agricultural and related programs with respect to: (1) commodities and price supports; (2) conservation; (3) agricultural trade; (4) nutrition; (5) agricultural credit; (6) rural development; (7) agricultural research, extension, and education; (8) forestry; (9) energy; and (10) agricultural security.

Renewable Energy Incentives Act

United States · United States Congress · 18 October 2001

Renewable Energy Incentives Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code respecting the renewable resource credit to: (1) include alternative resources (solar, open loop biomass, incremental hydropower, incremental geothermal, geothermal, and landfill gas); (2) provide an increased credit for certain co-production facilities, and for qualified facilities on Indian and Alaskan Native Indian lands; (3) allow a credit (and its subsequent transferability) for a qualified facility of a tax-exempt organization or governmental unit; (4) provide for credit transferability; (5) require facility compliance with pollution laws; and (6) eliminate the January 1, 2002, placed-in-service date for purposes of qualified facility eligibility.

Investment Tax Credit Act of 2001

United States · United States Congress · 16 October 2001

Investment Tax Credit Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an investment credit for certain investment credit property acquired, completed, or placed in service within 18 months of enactment. Covers tangible personal property and other non-building tangible property as specified. Makes such property ineligible for other investment credits (energy or rehabilitation).