H.R.175 - To amend title 40, United States Code, to provide additional authority and definitions relating to public utility contracts.

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HR 175 IHCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
111th CONGRESSCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
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H. R. 175CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
To amend title 40, United States Code, to provide additional authority and definitions relating to public utility contracts.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
January 6, 2009CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Mr. SCHIFF (for himself and Ms. GIFFORDS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government ReformCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
A BILLCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
To amend title 40, United States Code, to provide additional authority and definitions relating to public utility contracts.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(B) PUBLIC UTILITY CONTRACTS-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(i) IN GENERAL- Except as provided in clause (ii), a contract for public utility services may be made for a period of not more than 10 years.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(ii) RENEWABLE ENERGY CONTRACTS- A contract for renewable energy public utility services may be made for a period of not more than 30 years.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(iii) DEFINITIONS- In this paragraph:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(I) PUBLIC UTILITY SERVICES- The term ‘public utility services’ means generation, transmission, distribution, or other services directly used in providing electrical energy to consumers.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(II) RENEWABLE ENERGY- The term ‘renewable energy’ means electrical energy generated from solar, wind, biomass, landfill gas, ocean (including tidal, wave, current, and thermal), geothermal, municipal solid waste, or new hydroelectric generation capacity achieved from increased efficiency, or additional new capacity at an existing hydroelectric project, and the transmission, distribution, or other services directly used in providing electrical energy from such sources.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
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