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HR 2323 107th Congress House

National Electricity and Environmental Technology Act

Official title: To authorize Department of Energy programs to develop and implement an accelerated research and development program for advanced clean coal technologies for us… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To authorize Department of Energy programs to develop and implement an accelerated research and development program for advanced clean coal technologies for use in coal-based electricity generating facilities and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide financial incentives to encourage new construction and the retrofitting, repowering, or replacement of coal-based electricity generating facilities to protect the environment and improve efficiency and encourage the early commerical application of advanced clean coal technologies, so as to allow coal to help meet the growing need to the United States for the generation of reliable and afforable electricity.

Introduced: June 26, 2001 See on congress.gov
Energy Agricultural cooperativesAgriculture and FoodAir pollution controlAir pollution control equipment
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Business income taxCarbon dioxideCarbon monoxideCoalCoal researchCoal-fired power plantsCogeneration of electric power and heatCommerceCommercializationCongressCongressional reporting requirementsConstruction costsCooperative societiesEconomics and Public FinanceElectric power productionElectric utilitiesElectric utility ratesEnergy efficiencyEnergy tax creditsEnvironmental ProtectionFeedstockGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment and businessGovernment corporationsGovernmental investigationsHousing and Community DevelopmentIncome taxIndexing (Economic policy)InsuranceInvestment tax creditLeasesMercuryNitrogen oxidesRecycling of waste productsResearch and developmentRisk managementRural electrificationScience, Technology, CommunicationsSmogSubsidiesSulphur dioxideTax refundsTaxationTechnological innovationsTechnology assessmentTennessee Valley AuthorityTennessee Valley developmentWater Resources Development
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Jul 9, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Jun 26, 2001
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Science, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 26, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 9, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
National Electricity and Environmental Technology Act - Directs the Secretary of Energy to: (1) perform an assessment that establishes cost and performance goals with respect to technologies that would permit the continued cost-competitive use of coal for electricity generation, chemical feedstocks, and transportation fuel in 2007, 2015, and 2020; (2) biennially transmit to Congress the results of a study to identify technologies capable of achieving specified cost and performance goals; and (3) implement under specified Federal law a research and development program, including commercial application of coal-based technologies.

Directs the Secretary to establish a clean coal power commercial applications initiative that will demonstrate commercial applications of advanced coal-based technologies applicable to new or existing power plants, including coproduction plants.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish tax credits for: (1) investment in qualifying clean coal technology; (2) production from a qualifying clean coal technology unit; (3) investment in qualifying advanced clean coal technology facilities; and (4) production from qualifying advanced clean coal technology. Mandates creation of a Federal risk pool for qualifying advanced clean coal technology.

Treats such tax credits as refundable overpayments (excessive credits) with respect to specified organizations and governmental units.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 3
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · Jul 24, 2001
LUCAS, KEN
· Jul 10, 2001
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Jun 26, 2001
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Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Jun 26, 2001
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