Congress 114 - HR 5349 - Energy Contracting Opportunities Act

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Alternative and renewable resources Animal protection and human-animal relationships Birds Electric power generation and transmission Energy Energy efficiency and conservation Energy storage, supplies, demand Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Lighting and heating Lighting, heating, cooling Public contracts and procurement Public utilities and utility rates Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

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Energy Contracting Opportunities Act

This bill expands, from 10 to 30 years, the maximum length of a federal agency contract for the acquisition of renewable energy or energy from cogeneration facilities.

In addition, the Department of Energy and the Department of the Interior must establish an interagency working group to study the impact that energy development has had on bird populations.

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Jun 2, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Jun 2, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
May 26, 2016

Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Natural Resources, 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.
May 26, 2016

Introduced in House

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