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‘‘SEC. 709. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
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‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to the Service
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such sums as are necessary to fulfill the requirements of
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this title.’’.
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TITLE XVII—STUDIES
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SEC. 1701. REGULATORY REVIEWS.
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(a) R
EGULATORY
R
EVIEWS
.—Not later than 1 year
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after the date of enactment of this section and every 5 years
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thereafter, each Federal agency shall review relevant regula-
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tions and standards to identify—
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(1) existing regulations and standards that act
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as barriers to—
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(A) market entry for emerging energy tech-
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nologies (including fuel cells, combined heat and
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power, distributed power generation, and small-
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scale renewable energy), and
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(B) market development and expansion for
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existing energy technologies (including combined
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heat and power, small-scale renewable energy,
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geothermal heat pump technology, and energy re-
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covery in industrial processes), and
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(2) actions the agency is taking or could take
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to—
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(A) remove barriers to market entry for
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emerging energy technologies and to market ex-
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pansion for existing technologies,
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(B) increase energy efficiency and conserva-
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tion, or
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(C) encourage the use of new and existing
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processes to meet energy and environmental
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goals.
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(b) R
EPORT TO
C
ONGRESS
.—Not later than 18 months
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after the date of enactment of this section, and every 5 years
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thereafter, the Director of the Office of Science and Tech-
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nology Policy shall report to the Congress on the results of
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the agency reviews conducted under subsection (a).
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(c) C
ONTENTS OF THE
R
EPORT
.—The report shall—
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(1) identify all regulatory barriers to—
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(A) the development and commercialization
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of emerging energy technologies and processes,
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and
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(B) the further development and expansion
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of existing energy conservation technologies and
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processes,
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(2) actions taken, or proposed to be taken, to re-
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move such barriers, and
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(3) recommendations for changes in laws or reg-
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ulations that may be needed to—
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(A) expedite the siting and development of
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energy production and distribution facilities,
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(B) encourage the adoption of energy effi-
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ciency and process improvements,
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(C) facilitate the expanded use of existing
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energy conservation technologies, and
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(D) reduce the environmental impacts of en-
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ergy facilities and processes through transparent
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and flexible compliance methods.
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SEC. 1702. ASSESSMENT OF DEPENDENCE OF STATE OF HA-
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WAII ON OIL.
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(a) A
SSESSMENT
.—The Secretary of Energy shall as-
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sess the economic implications of the dependence of the State
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of Hawaii on oil as the principal source of energy for the
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State, including—
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(1) the short- and long-term prospects for crude
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oil supply disruption and price volatility and poten-
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tial impacts on the economy of Hawaii;
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(2) the economic relationship between oil-fired
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generation of electricity from residual fuel and refined
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petroleum products consumed for ground, marine,
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and air transportation;
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(3) the technical and economic feasibility of in-
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creasing the contribution of renewable energy re-
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sources for generation of electricity, on an island-by-
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island basis, including—
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(A) siting and facility configuration;
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(B) environmental, operational, and safety
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considerations;
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(C) the availability of technology;
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(D) effects on the utility system, including
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reliability;
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(E) infrastructure and transport require-
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ments;
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(F) community support; and
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(G) other factors affecting the economic im-
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pact of such an increase and any effect on the
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economic relationship described in paragraph
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(2);
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(4) the technical and economic feasibility of
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using liquefied natural gas to displace residual fuel
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oil for electric generation, including neighbor island
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opportunities, and the effect of such displacement on
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the economic relationship described in paragraph (2),
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including—
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(A) the availability of supply;
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(B) siting and facility configuration for on-
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shore and offshore liquefied natural gas receiving
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terminals;
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(C) the factors described in subparagraphs
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(B) through (F) of paragraph (3); and
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(D) other economic factors;
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(5) the technical and economic feasibility of
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using renewable energy sources (including hydrogen)
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for ground, marine, and air transportation energy
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applications to displace the use of refined petroleum
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products, on an island-by-island basis, and the eco-
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nomic impact of such displacement on the relation-
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ship described in paragraph (2); and
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(6) an island-by-island approach to—
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(A) the development of hydrogen from re-
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newable resources; and
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(B) the application of hydrogen to the en-
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ergy needs of Hawaii.
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(b) C
ONTRACTING
A
UTHORITY
.—The Secretary may
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carry out the assessment under subsection (a) directly or,
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in whole or in part, through one or more contracts with
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qualified public or private entities.
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(c) R
EPORT
.—Not later than 300 days after the date
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of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare, in
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consultation with agencies of the State of Hawaii and other
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stakeholders, as appropriate, and submit to Congress, a re-
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port detailing the findings, conclusions, and recommenda-
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tions resulting from the assessment.
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(d) A
UTHORIZATION OF
A
PPROPRIATIONS
.—There are
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authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary
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to carry out this section.
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SEC. 1703. STUDY OF SITING AN ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION
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SYSTEM ON AMTRAK RIGHT-OF-WAY.
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(a) S
TUDY
.—The Secretary of Energy shall contract
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with Amtrak to conduct a study of the feasibility of building
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and operating a new electric transmission system on the
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Amtrak right-of-way in the Northeast Corridor.
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(b) S
COPE OF THE
S
TUDY
.—The study shall focus on
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siting the new system on the Amtrak right-of-way within
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the Northeast Corridor between Washington, D.C., and New
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Rochelle, New York, including the Amtrak right-of-way be-
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tween Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Harrisburg, Penn-
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sylvania.
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(c) C
ONTENTS
OF
THE
S
TUDY
.—The study shall
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consider—
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(1) alternative geographic configuration of a new
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electronic transmission system on the Amtrak right-
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of-way;
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(2) alternative technologies for the system;
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(3) the estimated costs of building and operating
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each alternative;
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(4) alternative means of financing the system;
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(5) the environmental risks and benefits of build-
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ing and operating each alternative as well as environ-
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mental risks and benefits of building and operating
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the system on the Northeast Corridor rather than at
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other locations;
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(6) engineering and technological obstacles to
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building and operating each alternative; and
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(7) the extent to which each alternative would
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enhance the reliability of the electric transmission
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grid and enhance competition in the sale of electric
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energy at wholesale within the Northeast Corridor.
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(d) R
ECOMMENDATIONS
.—The study shall recommend
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the optimal geographic configuration, the optimal tech-
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nology, the optimal engineering design, and the optimal
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means of financing for the new system from among the al-
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ternatives considered.
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(e) R
EPORT
.—The Secretary of Energy shall submit
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the completed study to the Committee on Energy and Nat-
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ural Resources of the United States Senate and the Com-
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mittee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Represent-
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atives not later than 270 days after the date of enactment
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of this section.
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(f) D
EFINITIONS
.—For purposes of this section—
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(1) the term ‘‘Amtrak’’ means the National Rail-
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road Passenger Corporation established under chapter
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243 of title 49, United States Code; and
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(2) the term ‘‘Northeast Corridor’’ shall have the
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meaning given such term under section 24102(7) of
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title 49, United States Code.
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SEC. 1704. UPDATING OF INSULAR AREA RENEWABLE EN-
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ERGY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY PLANS.
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Section 604 of Public Law 96–597 (48 U.S.C. 1492)
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is amended—
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(1) in subsection (a) at the end of paragraph (4)
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by striking ‘‘resources.’’ and inserting ‘‘resources; and
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‘‘(5) the development of renewable energy and en-
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ergy efficiency technologies since publication of the
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1982 Territorial Energy Assessment prepared under
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subsection (c) reveals the need to reassess the state of
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energy production, consumption, efficiency, infra-
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structure, reliance on imported energy, and potential
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of the indigenous renewable energy resources and en-
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ergy efficiency in regard to the insular areas.’’; and
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(2) by adding at the end of subsection (e) ‘‘The
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Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the Sec-
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retary of the Interior and the chief executive officer of
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each insular area, shall update the plans required
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under subsection (c) and draft long-term energy plans
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for each insular area that will reduce, to the extent
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feasible, the reliance of the insular area on energy im-
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ports by the year 2010, and maximize, to the extent
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feasible, use of renewable energy resources and energy
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efficiency opportunities. Not later than December 31,
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2002, the Secretary of Energy shall submit the up-
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dated plans to Congress.’’.
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SEC. 1705. CONSUMER ENERGY COMMISSION.
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(a) E
STABLISHMENT OF
C
OMMISSION
.—There is estab-
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lished a commission to be known as the ‘‘Consumer Energy
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Commission’’.
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(b) M
EMBERSHIP
.—
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(1) I
N GENERAL
.—The Commission shall be com-
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prised of 11 members who shall be appointed within
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30 days from the date of enactment of this section and
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who shall serve for the life of the Commission.
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(2) A
PPOINTMENTS IN THE SENATE AND THE
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HOUSE
.—The Majority Leader and the Minority
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Leader of the Senate and the Speaker and Minority
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Leader of the House of Representatives shall each ap-
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point 2 members—
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(A) one of whom shall represent consumer
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groups focusing on energy issues; and
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(B) one of whom shall represent the energy
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industry.
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(3) A
PPOINTMENTS
BY
THE
PRESIDENT
.—The
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President shall appoint three members—
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(A) one of whom shall represent consumer
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groups focusing on energy issues;
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(B) one of whom shall represent the energy
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industry; and
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(C) one of whom shall represent the Depart-
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ment of Energy.
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(c) I
NITIAL
M
EETING
.—Not later than 60 days after
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the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall hold
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the first meeting of the Commission regardless of the num-
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ber of members that have been appointed and shall select
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a Chairperson and Vice Chairperson from among the mem-
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bers of the Commission.
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(d) A
DMINISTRATIVE
E
XPENSES
.—Members of the
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Commission shall serve without compensation, except for
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per diem and travel expenses which shall be reimbursed,
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and the Department of Energy shall pay expenses as nec-
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essary to carry out this section, with the expenses not to
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exceed $400,000.
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(e) S
TUDIES
.—The Commission shall conduct a na-
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tionwide study of significant price spikes since 1990 in
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major United States consumer energy products, including
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electricity, gasoline, home heating oil, natural gas and pro-
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pane with a focus on their causes including insufficient in-
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ventories, supply disruptions, refinery capacity limits, in-
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sufficient infrastructure, regulatory failures, demand
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growth, reliance on imported supplies, insufficient avail-
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ability of alternative energy sources, abuse of market power,
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market concentration and any other relevant factors.
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(f) R
EPORT
.—Not later than 180 days after the date
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of the first meeting of the Commission, the Commission
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shall submit to Congress a report that contains the findings
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and conclusions of the Commission and any recommenda-
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tions for legislation, administrative actions, and voluntary
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actions by industry and consumers to protect consumers
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and small businesses from future price spikes in consumer
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energy products.
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(g) C
ONSULTATION
.—The Commission shall consult
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with the Federal Trade Commission, the Federal Energy
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Regulatory Commission, the Department of Energy and
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other Federal and State agencies as appropriate.
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(h) S
UNSET
.—The Commission shall terminate within
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30 days after the submission of the report to Congress.
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SEC. 1706. STUDY OF NATURAL GAS AND OTHER ENERGY
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TRANSMISSION INFRASTRUCTURE ACROSS
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THE GREAT LAKES.
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(a) D
EFINITIONS
.—In this section:
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(1) G
REAT
LAKE
.—The term ‘‘Great Lake’’
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means Lake Erie, Lake Huron (including Lake Saint
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Clair), Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario (including the
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Saint Lawrence River from Lake Ontario to the 45th
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parallel of latitude), and Lake Superior.
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(2) S
ECRETARY
.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
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the Secretary of Energy.
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(b) S
TUDY
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