Combined Heat and Power Advancement Act of 2001

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Bill Number

HR 1945

Introduced

May 22, 2001

Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

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Topics

Administrative procedure Biomass energy Cogeneration of electric power and heat Department of Energy Electric power distribution Electric power production Electric power transmission Electric utilities Electric utility rates Energy Energy efficiency Energy tax credits Environmental Protection Federal advisory bodies Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Geothermal power plants Government Operations and Politics Income tax Independent power producers Independent regulatory commissions Investment tax credit Law Refuse as fuel Solar power plants Standards Taxation Wind power

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Summary

Combined Heat and Power Advancement Act of 2001 - Amends the Federal Power Act to prescribe implementation guidelines for: (1) the interconnection of a generating facility with the distribution facilities of the local distribution utility; (2) the interconnection of a generating facility with the transmission facilities of a transmitting utility; and (3) sales of backup power by a local distribution utility and by a transmitting utility to an interconnected generating facility.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code relating to energy property to provide an investment tax credit for such combined heat and power systems.

Actions

Jun 8, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
May 22, 2001

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
May 22, 2001

Introduced in House

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