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HAMDT 320 (111th)

An amendment numbered 1 printed in Part A of House Report 111-209 to reduce the appropriation for the Corps of Engineers Expenses by $9 million; would add $1.8 million to the Regulatory account for the Army Corps of Engineers to help address the chronic backlog of project applications, offset by cutting the Corps of Engineers Expenses; would add $45 million for the Hydrogen, Fuel Cells, and Infrastructure Technologies program. The increase is offset by a $30 million reduction for Departmental Administration in the Department of Energy and a $15 million reduction for Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. The amendment would increase funding for the Northern Border Regional Commission by $2.5 million, offset by a $2.5 million reduction to Other Defense Activities. The amendment would prohibit funds in the bill from being used to purchase light bulbs unless they have the `Energy Star' or `Federal Energy Management Program' designation. Finally, the amendment would prohibit any funds in the bill from being used to purchase passenger motor vehicles unless they are purchased from Ford, GM, or Chrysler.

Defence · Energy