American Energy Innovation Act
Latest action · May 19, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
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.
- IntroducedMay 7, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
American Energy Innovation Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide incentives for energy production and conservation, including by: (1) allowing accelerated depreciation of cellulosic biomass ethanol plant property, coal-to-liquid plant property, dedicated ethanol distribution lines, solar and fuel cell property, smart electric meters, and certain clean coal power plants; (2) making permanent tax credits for increasing research activities, nonbusiness energy property, gas produced from biomass, and synthetic fuels produced from coal; (3) allowing new tax credits for pollution abatement equipment, the manufacture of natural gas-powered vehicles, nuclear power manufacturing and construction projects, and carbon dioxide capture from industrial sources; (4) extending the income tax credits for the production of electricity from renewable resources, for energy efficient home expenditures, and for the conversion of motor vehicles to natural gas powered vehicles; (5) extending the excise tax credit for alternative fuels and alternative fuel vehicles; (6) extending the tax deduction for energy efficient commercial buildings; and (7) increasing the tax credit for carbon dioxide sequestration.
Establishes: (1) a pilot project for leasing federal lands for the development of commercial photovoltaic and concentrating solar power energy systems; (2) an Alternative Fuel Vehicle Innovation Prize; (3) the Office of the Federal Oil and Gas Permit Coordinator; and (4) the Deficit Reduction Trust Fund into which Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) receipts derived from leases of tracts available as a result of this Act shall be deposited.
Amends the Clean Air Act to: (1) exclude from the meaning of "air pollutant" carbon dioxide, water vapor, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride; and (2) revise the renewable fuel standard.
Repeals: (1) the authorization to withdraw or reissue the "Interagency Cooperation under the Endangered Species Act" rule and the "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Special Rule for Polar Bear"; (2) specified energy efficiency standards for lamps; (3) the prohibition against oil and gas leasing in certain areas of Gulf of Mexico and oil and gas production in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; (4) the limitation on using funds for implementing a commercial leasing program for oil shale resources on public land; and (5) the Oil Shale, Tar Sands, and Other Strategic Unconventional Fuels Act of 2005.
Requires the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) establish the Alaska Offshore Continental Shelf Coordination Office; and (2) assess the capacity of a storage formation that can retain carbon dioxide.
Revises the Coal-to-Liquid Fuel Program. Sets forth provisions concerning loans for the construction of coal-to-liquid facilities and technology.
Requires the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to: (1) conduct a natural gas vehicle research, development, and demonstration program; and (2) audit coal-fired electric generation facilities.
Provides for: (1) oil and gas leasing in the OCS, the Atlantic Planning Area, the Pacific Planning Area, the Alaska Planning Area, the Gulf of Mexico Planning Area, and the Coastal Plain; (2) the leasing of oil shale resources; and (3) the treatment of revenues received through oil shale or tar sand leases.
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to designate certain Coastal Plain lands, including the Sadlerochit Spring area, as Special Areas requiring special management and regulatory protection.
Requires the DOE Secretary to implement a Nuclear Power 2010 Program and establish a National Nuclear Energy Council. Authorizes the DOE Secretary to use amounts in the Waste Fund to make grants or contracts with private sector entities for the recycling of spent nuclear fuel.
Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to conduct a research and demonstration program to evaluate the air quality benefits of ultra-clean Fischer-Tropsch transportation fuel.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 6
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred May 7, 2009 |
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred May 7, 2009 |
| Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee | Referred May 19, 2009 | |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred May 7, 2009 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Referred May 11, 2009 | |
| House | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Referred May 7, 2009 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Referred May 18, 2009 | |
| House | Rules Committee | Referred May 7, 2009 |
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred May 7, 2009 |
Actions 11
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 19, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
- May 18, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
- May 11, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
- May 7, 2009Introduced in House
- May 7, 2009Referred to House Ways and Means
In the Congressional Record 5
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H6328, H6336 | Steve Scalise R-LA, Tom Price R-GA | Jun 9, 2009 |
| House | Debate and remarks H6089, H6125, H6138 | Lynn Jenkins R-KS, Rob Bishop R-UT, Virginia Foxx R-NC | Jun 3, 2009 |
| House | Debate and remarks H6068 | Rob Bishop R-UT | Jun 2, 2009 |
| House | Debate and remarks H5557, H5558 | Rob Bishop R-UT, W. Todd Akin R-MO | May 13, 2009 |
| House | Debate and remarks H5384, H5385 | Phil Gingrey R-GA, Rob Bishop R-UT | May 7, 2009 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 111-54 | ACQUISITION DEFICIENCIES AT THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS133 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Dec 16, 2009 |
| Serial No. 111-44 | ALLOWANCE ALLOCATION POLICIES IN CLIMATE LEGISLATION: ASSISTING CONSUMERS, INVESTING IN A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE, AND ADAPTING TO CLIMATE CHANGE238 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Jun 9, 2009 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL34201 | Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA): Selected Regulatory and Legislative Issues Archived | Report | Jan 31, 2011 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2828 | American Energy Innovation Act | Related bill | Jun 18, 2009 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide the United States with a comprehensive energy package to place Americans on a path to a secure economic future through increased energy innovation, conservation, and production.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- American Energy Innovation Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
- Administrative remedies
- Advanced technology and technological innovations
- Advisory bodies
- Air quality
- Alaska
- Alternative and renewable resources
- Budget deficits and national debt
- Building construction
- Business investment and capital
- Civil actions and liability
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Coal
- Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
- Congressional oversight
- Department of the Interior
- District of Columbia
- Electric power generation and transmission
- Endangered and threatened species
- Energy
- Energy efficiency and conservation
- Energy research
- Energy revenues and royalties
- Energy storage, supplies, demand
- Environmental technology
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Federal appellate courts
- Federal district courts
- Government lending and loan guarantees
- Government trust funds
- Gulf of Mexico
- Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
- Income tax credits
- Income tax deductions
- Industrial facilities
- Intergovernmental relations
- Judicial review and appeals
- Jurisdiction and venue
- Land transfers
- Licensing and registrations
- Lighting and heating
- Lighting, heating, cooling
- Manufacturing
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Motor fuels
- Nuclear power
- Oil and gas
- Pipelines
- Public contracts and procurement
- Radioactive wastes and releases
- Research and development
- Sales and excise taxes
- Securities
- Solid waste and recycling
- State and local finance
- State and local government operations
- User charges and fees
- Water quality
- Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 7, 2009Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
