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HR 805 110th Congress House Energy Administrative procedure Commerce Commercialization Congressional reporting requirements Energy storage Engines Federal advisory bodies Federal office buildings Federal-local relations Federal-state relations Fuel cells Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Governmental investigations Hydrogen Income tax Intergovernmental fiscal relations Law Natural gas vehicles

To provide incentives for the use of hydrogen fuel, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 5, 2007 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Feb 6, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Feb 6, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
Feb 5, 2007
Introduced in House
Feb 5, 2007
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow a tax credit for expenditures for producing energy from certain hydrogen sources; and (2) extend through 2013 the energy tax credits for fuel cell and microturbine property.

Prohibits the construction after 2008 of any public building in excess of 50,000 square feet, unless such building has a fuel cell as an independent backup source of electric power.

Requires the Secretary of Transportation to establish: (1) an interagency task force and comprehensive study team to study and identify the necessary regulatory actions for transitioning to the commercialization of hydrogen and fuel cell devices and fueling stations, and for transitioning from a hydrocarbon to a hydrogen economy; and (2) a cooperative program to facilitate the commercial development of such hydrogen energy sources.

What's happening now February 6, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1