Hydrogen Act
Latest action · Mar 25, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 17, 2003
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Hydrogen Fuel Act of 2003, or Hydrogen Act - Amends the Spark M. Matsunaga Hydrogen Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1990 to authorize the Secretary of Energy to: (1) prepare a comprehensive interagency coordination plan for research, development, and demonstration programs and activities designated under such Act; and (2) conduct a program to transfer technology to the private sector in order to foster the exchange of generic, nonproprietary information and technology developed under this Act among industry, academia, and the Federal Government.
Declares that the goals of the research and development program are to enable: (1) a decision by automakers by 2015 to offer affordable and technically viable hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in the mass consumer market; and (2) production and delivery to consumers of model year 2020 hydrogen fuel cell vehicles meeting specified requirements.
Instructs the Secretary to conduct a research and development and demonstration programs for: (1) hydrogen infrastructure; (2) fuel cells and fuel cell technologies including hydrogen-powered fuel cell vehicles; and (3) hydrogen codes, standards, and safety protocols. Prescribes implementation guidelines.
Directs the President to establish an interagency task force to: (1) address development of designated hydrogen infrastructure, fuel cells in government applications, and vehicle hydrogen fuel system integrity safety; and (2) coordinate interagency programs and activities, including information exchange.
Replaces the Hydrogen Technnical Advisory Panel with the Hydrogen Technical and Fuel Cell Advisory Committee to advise the Secretary on the programs and activities under such Act.
Repeals the Hydrogen Future Act of 1996.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 25, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
- Mar 17, 2003Introduced in House
- Mar 17, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Science.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
- Automobile industry
- Commerce
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Cost effectiveness
- Economics and Public Finance
- Electric vehicles
- Energy
- Energy research
- Energy storage
- Environmental Protection
- Executive reorganization
- Federal advisory bodies
- Federal aid to research
- Fuel cells
- Gas pipelines
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government vehicles
- Hydrogen
- Infrastructure
- Infrastructure (Economics)
- Motor vehicle pollution control
- Motor vehicle safety
- Natural gas vehicles
- Product safety
- Public-private partnerships
- Research and development
- Research grants
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Service stations
- Standards
- Surveys
- Technology assessment
- Technology transfer
- Transportation and Public Works
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