Skip to content
PoliticalRepoPoliticalRepo

United States · Bill · HR

H.R. 6344 (111th)

Marine and Hydrokinetic Renewable Energy Promotion Act of 2010

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

29 September 2010

Last action

15 October 2010 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.

Sponsors

Rep. Inslee, Jay [D-WA-1], Rep. Baird, Brian [D-WA-3]

Subjects

Environment, Energy

Source updated

14 August 2025

Environment · Energy

Official sourceDownload fileView documentsShare

Summary

Marine and Hydrokinetic Renewable Energy Promotion Act of 2010 - Amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to revise the program of marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy technology research, development, demonstration, and commercial application, including by requiring the program to include specified activities, including: (1) determining the potential availability, extractability, and cost-effectiveness of marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy generation in the United States; (2) designing and developing evaluation and performance standards domestically and with international partners; and (3) improving interagency collaboration to address challenges associated with the development of such technologies. Requires such program to be separate from the Department of Energy's (DOE) Wind and Hydropower Program. Requires the Secretary of Energy to establish a competitive marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy technology demonstration grant program to: (1) verify the performance, reliability, maintainability, environmental impact, and cost of technology components, devices, and system designs in an operating environment; and (2) facilitate the commercial application of technology components, devices, and systems at a variety of scales. Requires the Secretary to establish a competitive research, development, and demonstration grant program to identify and assess ways to avoid and minimize environmental impacts potentially arising from marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy technologies, devices, and systems. Requires the Secretary to award competitive grants to support modifying or constructing three or more geographically dispersed marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy technology research, development, and demonstration test facilities for the demonstration of multiple technologies in actual operating environments. Authorizes National Marine Renewable Energy Research, Development, and Demonstration Centers to serve as technology test facilities.

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

  1. 29 September 2010

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Science and Technology.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 29 September 2010

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1813)

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 29 September 2010

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 29 September 2010

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 15 October 2010

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.

    Source: Committee

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

Documents

3 official files

Introduced in House (text)

View fileDownload file

This file cannot be previewed here. Use View or Download.

Leesvertaling

Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

  • Introduced in House (text)

    Introduced in House · EN · 29 September 2010

    ViewDownloadOpen at official source

  • Introduced in House (PDF)

    Introduced in House · EN · 29 September 2010

    ViewDownloadOpen at official source

    Leesvertaling

    Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

    Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

  • Introduced in House

    summary · EN · 29 September 2010

    Open at official source

    Leesvertaling

    Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

    Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

Sponsors

Related records

No cross-record relationships stored yet.

Sources

PoliticalRepo is an index and interpretation layer, not the authoritative legal source.