Environmental Priorities Act of 2003
Latest action · Feb 14, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
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 7, 2003
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a National Environmental Priorities Board to establish regulations governing creation of an Environmental Priorities Program.
Authorizes States in which retail electric service choice has been established for any consumer sector to establish public purpose programs and apply for matching funding to support environmental priorities programs.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Feb 7, 2003 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Referred Feb 14, 2003 | |
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Feb 7, 2003 |
| Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee | Referred Feb 10, 2003 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 14, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
- Feb 10, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- Feb 7, 2003Introduced in House
- Feb 7, 2003Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish a Fund for Environmental Priorities to be funded by a portion of the consumer savings resulting from retail electricity choice, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Environmental Priorities Act of 2003
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
- Administrative fees
- Administrative procedure
- Animals
- Auditing
- Commerce
- Competition
- Deregulation
- Economics and Public Finance
- Electric power production
- Electric utilities
- Electric utility rates
- Energy
- Environmental Protection
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Executive reorganization
- Federal aid to air pollution control
- Federal aid to water pollution control
- Federally-guaranteed loans
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Government lending
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government trust funds
- Indexing (Economic policy)
- Law
- Open space lands
- Outdoor recreation
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Recreation areas
- Revolving funds
- Rivers
- Sewage treatment
- Sports and Recreation
- Waste water treatment
- Water Resources Development
- Wildlife conservation
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 7, 2003Introduced in House
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