Desalination Energy Assistance Act of 2004
Latest action · Sep 9, 2004 Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 25, 2004
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Desalination Energy Assistance Act of 2004 - Requires the Secretary of Energy to make specified incentive payments to the owners or operators of qualified desalination facilities (facilities first used to produce desalinated water after enactment of this Act) for up to ten years to partially offset the cost of electrical energy required to operate such facilities.
Cosponsors 34
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 25, 2004 to Nov 16, 2004; 21 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Feb 25, 2004 |
| R-FL | Ander Crenshaw | Original | Feb 25, 2004 |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Original | Feb 25, 2004 |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Original | Feb 25, 2004 |
| R-CA | Darrell Issa | Original | Feb 25, 2004 |
| R-CA | Duncan Hunter | Original | Feb 25, 2004 |
| R-FL | E. Clay Shaw Jr. | Original | Feb 25, 2004 |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Original | Feb 25, 2004 |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Original | Feb 25, 2004 |
| R-FL | Ginny Brown-Waite | Original | Feb 25, 2004 |
| R-NM | Heather Wilson | Original | Feb 25, 2004 |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Original | Feb 25, 2004 |
| R-FL | John L. Mica | Original | Feb 25, 2004 |
| R-CA | John T. Doolittle | Original | Feb 25, 2004 |
| R-FL | Lincoln Diaz-Balart | Original | Feb 25, 2004 |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Original | Feb 25, 2004 |
| R-FL | Mark Foley | Original | Feb 25, 2004 |
| R-CA | Randy (Duke) Cunningham | Original | Feb 25, 2004 |
| R-CA | Richard W. Pombo | Original | Feb 25, 2004 |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Original | Feb 25, 2004 |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Original | Feb 25, 2004 |
| D-NC | Frank W. Ballance Jr. | Mar 16, 2004 | |
| R-NV | Jim Gibbons | Apr 1, 2004 | |
| R-AZ | J. D. Hayworth | May 4, 2004 | |
| D-TX | Martin Frost | Jun 3, 2004 | |
| R-FL | Katherine Harris | Jun 14, 2004 | |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | Jun 16, 2004 | |
| D-FL | Peter Deutsch | Jun 16, 2004 | |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Jun 21, 2004 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Jul 6, 2004 | |
| R-CA | Gary G. Miller | Sep 8, 2004 | |
| R-AZ | Rick Renzi | Sep 9, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Sep 23, 2004 | |
| D-HI | Neil Abercrombie | Nov 16, 2004 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Feb 25, 2004 |
| Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee | Referred Jun 14, 2004Hearings Sep 9, 2004 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 9, 2004Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Jun 14, 2004Re-referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.
- Feb 25, 2004Introduced in House
- Feb 25, 2004Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Secretary of Energy to make incentive payments to the owners or operators of qualified desalination facilities to partially offset the cost of electrical energy required to operate such facilities, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Desalination Energy Assistance Act of 2004
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Water Resources Development.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 25, 2004Introduced in House
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