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Calendar No.97
111TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2454
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JULY 6, 2009
Received and read the first time
JULY7, 2009
Read the second time and placed on the calendar
AN ACT

To create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
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(a) SHORTTITLE.\u2014This Act may be cited as the
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\u2018\u2018American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009\u2019\u2019.
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(b) TABLE OFCONTENTS.\u2014The table of contents for
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this Act is as follows:
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Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
Sec. 3. International participation.
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HR 2454 PCS
TITLE I\u2014CLEAN ENERGY
Subtitle A\u2014Combined Efficiency and Renewable Electricity Standard
Sec. 101. Combined efficiency and renewable electricity standard.

\u2018\u2018Sec. 610. Combined efficiency and renewable electricity standard.
Sec. 102. Clarifying State authority to adopt renewable energy incentives.
Sec. 103. Federal renewable energy purchases.

Subtitle B\u2014Carbon Capture and Sequestration
Sec. 111. National strategy.
Sec. 112. Regulations for geologic sequestration sites.
\u2018\u2018Sec. 813. Geologic sequestration sites.
Sec. 113. Studies and reports.
Sec. 114. Carbon capture and sequestration demonstration and early deploy-
ment program.
Sec. 115. Commercial deployment of carbon capture and sequestration tech-
nologies.
\u2018\u2018Sec. 786. Commercial deployment of carbon capture and sequestration
technologies.
Sec. 116. Performance standards for coal-fueled power plants.
\u2018\u2018Sec. 812. Performance standards for new coal-fired power plants.
Subtitle C\u2014Clean Transportation
Sec. 121. Electric vehicle infrastructure.

Sec. 122. Large-scale vehicle electrification program.
Sec. 123. Plug-in electric drive vehicle manufacturing.
Sec. 124. Investment in clean vehicles.
Sec. 125. Advanced technology vehicle manufacturing incentive loans.
Sec. 126. Definition of renewable biomass.
Sec. 127. Open fuel standard.

\u2018\u2018Sec. 32920. Open fuel standard for transportation.
Sec. 128. Diesel emissions reduction.
Sec. 129. Loan guarantees for projects to construct renewable fuel pipelines.

Sec. 130. Fleet vehicles.
Sec. 130A. Report on natural gas vehicle emissions reductions.
Subtitle D\u2014State Energy and Environment Development Accounts
Sec. 131. Establishment of SEED Accounts.
Sec. 132. Support of State renewable energy and energy efficiency programs.
Sec. 133. Support of Indian renewable energy and energy efficiency programs.
Subtitle E\u2014Smart Grid Advancement
Sec. 141. Definitions.
Sec. 142. Assessment of Smart Grid cost effectiveness in products.
Sec. 143. Inclusions of Smart Grid capability on appliance ENERGY GUIDE
labels.
Sec. 144. Smart Grid peak demand reduction goals.
Sec. 145. Reauthorization of energy efficiency public information program to
include Smart Grid information.
Sec. 146. Inclusion of Smart Grid features in appliance rebate program.
Subtitle F\u2014Transmission Planning
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HR 2454 PCS
Sec. 151. Transmission planning and siting.
\u2018\u2018Sec. 216A Transmission planning.
\u2018\u2018Sec. 216B. Siting and construction in the Western Interconnection.
Sec. 152. Net metering for Federal agencies.

Sec. 153. Support for qualified advanced electric transmission manufacturing plants, qualified high efficiency transmission property, and qualified advanced electric transmission property.

Subtitle G\u2014Technical Corrections to Energy Laws
Sec. 161. Technical corrections to Energy Independence and Security Act of
2007.
Sec. 162. Technical corrections to Energy Policy Act of 2005.
Subtitle H\u2014Energy and Efficiency Centers and Research
Sec. 171. Energy Innovation Hubs.

Sec. 172. Advanced energy research.
Sec. 173. Building Assessment Centers.
Sec. 174. Centers for Energy and Environmental Knowledge and Outreach.

Sec. 175. High efficiency gas turbine research, development, and demonstra-
tion.
Subtitle I\u2014Nuclear and Advanced Technologies
Sec. 181. Revisions to loan guarantee program authority.
Sec. 182. Purpose.
Sec. 183. Definitions.

Sec. 184. Clean energy investment fund.
Sec. 185. Energy technology deployment goals.
Sec. 186. Clean energy deployment administration.

Sec. 187. Direct support.
Sec. 188. Indirect support.
Sec. 189. Federal credit authority.
Sec. 190. General provisions.
Sec. 191. Conforming amendments.
Subtitle J\u2014Miscellaneous

Sec. 195. Increased hydroelectric generation at existing Federal facilities.
Sec. 196. Clean technology business competition grant program.
Sec. 197. National Bioenergy Partnership.
Sec. 198. Office of Consumer Advocacy.

\u2018\u2018Sec. 319. Office of Consumer Advocacy.
Sec. 199. Development corporation for renewable power borrowing authority.
Sec. 199A. Study.
TITLE II\u2014ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Subtitle A\u2014Building Energy Efficiency Programs
Sec. 201. Greater energy efficiency in building codes.

\u2018\u2018Sec. 304. Greater energy efficiency in building codes.
Sec. 202. Building retrofit program.
Sec. 203. Energy efficient manufactured homes.
Sec. 204. Building energy performance labeling program.
Sec. 205. Tree planting programs.
Sec. 206. Energy efficiency for data center buildings.

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