Clean Energy Promotion Act
Latest action · Jun 5, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
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.
- IntroducedJun 2, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Clean Energy Promotion Act - Requires the United States to annually deposit into the BLM Wind Energy and Solar Energy Permit Processing Improvement Fund up to $5 million received as annual wind energy and solar energy right-of-way authorization fees under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976.
Makes the amounts deposited available for salaries and expenses related to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) offices dedicated to the coordination and processing of wind energy and solar energy permit applications.
Authorizes the expenditure or transfer of such amounts as are necessary to: (1) the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; (2) the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); and (3) state agencies involved in the processing of wind and solar permits on federal lands under the jurisdiction of the BLM.
Cosponsors 26
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 2, 2009 to Oct 7, 2009; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Original | Jun 2, 2009 |
| D-CO | Betsy Markey | Original | Jun 2, 2009 |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Original | Jun 2, 2009 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Jun 2, 2009 |
| D-NM | Harry Teague | Original | Jun 2, 2009 |
| D-WA | Jay Inslee | Original | Jun 2, 2009 |
| R-UT | Rob Bishop | Original | Jun 2, 2009 |
| D-ID | Walter Minnick | Original | Jun 2, 2009 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Jun 4, 2009 | |
| R-WY | Cynthia M. Lummis | Jun 4, 2009 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Jun 4, 2009 | |
| R-CA | Mary Bono | Jun 4, 2009 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Jun 4, 2009 | |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | Jun 8, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Joe Sestak | Jun 8, 2009 | |
| D-OK | Dan Boren | Jun 9, 2009 | |
| R-MN | Erik Paulsen | Jun 9, 2009 | |
| D-PR | Pedro R. Pierluisi | Jun 9, 2009 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Jun 9, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | Jun 9, 2009 | |
| D-MD | Frank Kratovil, Jr. | Jun 26, 2009 | |
| D-IN | Brad Ellsworth | Jul 9, 2009 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Jul 9, 2009 | |
| R-MD | Roscoe G. Bartlett | Jul 9, 2009 | |
| D-MN | Timothy J. Walz | Jul 28, 2009 | |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | Oct 7, 2009 |
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 Jun 2, 2009 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Jun 5, 2009 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 5, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
- Jun 2, 2009Introduced in House
- Jun 2, 2009Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6080)
- Jun 2, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 H6080 | Martin Heinrich D-NM | Jun 3, 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. 111-35 | H.R. 3534, ``THE CONSOLIDATED LAND, ENERGY, AND AQUATIC RESOURCES ACT OF 2009'' (PARTS 1 AND 2)271 pages | Natural Resources Committee | Sep 16, 2009–Sep 17, 2009 |
| Serial No. 111-30 | STRENGTHENING SCHOOL SAFETY THROUGH PREVENTION OF BULLYING122 pages | Education and Workforce Committee | Jul 8, 2009 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To dedicate a portion of the rental fees from wind and solar energy projects on Federal land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management for the administrative costs of processing applications for new wind and solar projects, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Clean Energy Promotion Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 2, 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.
