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S 1590 111th Congress Senate Energy Air quality Alternative and renewable resources Business investment and capital Energy efficiency and conservation Small business Solid waste and recycling Tax-exempt organizations Water quality

A bill to establish a clean energy technology business competition grant program.

Introduced: August 6, 2009 Introduced by: Gillibrand, Kirsten E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Aug 6, 2009
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes the Secretary of Energy to provide grants to organizations to conduct business competitions that provide incentives, training, and mentorship to entrepreneurs and early stage startup companies throughout the United States to meet high priority economic, environmental, and energy security goals in areas including energy efficiency, renewable energy, air quality, water quality and conservation, transportation, smart grid, green buildings, and waste management.

Grants priority to such competitions that: (1) are led by the private sector; (2) encourage regional and interregional cooperation; and (3) can demonstrate the creation of cost-effective green jobs through an annual publication of competition activities and directory of companies.

Requires an organization, to be eligible for such a grant, to be a tax-exempt, charitable organization, or any sponsored entity of such organization that is operated as a nonprofit entity. Directs the Secretary to give priority to organizations that can demonstrate broad funding support from private and other non-federal funding sources to leverage federal investment.

What's happening now August 6, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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