Congress 107 - HR 2365 - National Electricity and Environmental Technology Research and Development Act

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Administrative procedure Air pollution control Alternative energy sources Alternative fuels Carbon dioxide Carbon monoxide Coal Coal research Coal-fired power plants Commercialization Congress Congressional reporting requirements Cost accounting Cost effectiveness Department of Energy Economics and Public Finance Electric power production Energy Energy development Energy efficiency Environmental Protection Feedstock Government Operations and Politics Law Mercury Nitrogen oxides Recycling of waste products Research and development Science, Technology, Communications Smog Subsidies Sulphur dioxide Technological innovations Technology assessment

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National Electricity and Environmental Technology Research and Development 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, as chemical feedstocks, and as 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) carry out under specified Federal law a program of research on and development, demonstration, and commercial application of coal-based technologies.

Directs the Secretary to establish a clean coal power commercial applications initiative to demonstrate commercial applications of advanced coal-based technologies for new or existing power plants, including coproduction plants. Provides for financial assistance to initiative projects.

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Jul 11, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Jun 28, 2001

Referred to the House Committee on Science.
Jun 28, 2001

Introduced in House

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