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Union Calendar No. 359
113th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 83
[Report No. 113–483]
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 3, 2013
Mrs. Christensen (for herself, Mr. Pierluisi, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Sablan, and Ms. Bordallo) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
June 19, 2014
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic
A BILL
To require the Secretary of the Interior to assemble a team of technical, policy, and financial experts to address the energy needs of the insular areas of the United States and the Freely Associated States through the development of action plans aimed at reducing reliance on imported fossil fuels and increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources, and for other purposes.
Insular areas and Freely Associated States energy development
Definitions
In this section:
Comprehensive energy plan
The term comprehensive energy plan means a comprehensive energy plan prepared and updated under
subsections (c) and (e) of section
604 of the Act entitled
An Act to authorize appropriations for certain insular areas of the United States, and for other
purposes
, approved December 24, 1980 (
48 U.S.C. 1492
).
Energy action plan
The term energy action plan means the plan required by subsection (d).
Freely Associated States
The term Freely Associated States means the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau.
Insular areas
The term insular areas means American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands.
Secretary
The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior.
Team
The term team means the team established by the Secretary under subsection (b).
Establishment
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a team of technical, policy, and financial experts—
to develop energy action plans addressing the immediate, near-term, and long-term energy and environmental needs of each of the insular areas and Freely Associated States; and
to assist each of the insular areas and Freely Associated States in implementing an energy action plan.
Participation of regional utility organizations
In establishing the team, the Secretary shall consider including regional utility organizations.
Energy action plans
In accordance with subsection (b), the energy action plans shall include—
recommendations, based on the comprehensive energy plan where applicable, to—
promote access to affordable, reliable energy;
develop indigenous, nonfossil fuel energy resources; and
improve performance of energy infrastructure and overall energy efficiency;
a schedule for implementation of such recommendations and identification and prioritization of specific projects;
a financial and engineering plan for implementing and sustaining projects; and
benchmarks for measuring progress toward implementation.
Reports to Secretary
Not later than 1 year after the date on which the Secretary establishes the team and annually thereafter, the team shall submit to the Secretary a report detailing progress made in fulfilling its charge and in implementing the energy action plans.
Annual reports to Congress
Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary receives a report submitted by the team under subsection (e), the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a summary of the report of the team.
Amend the title so as to read: A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to assemble a team of technical, policy, and
financial experts to address the energy needs of the insular areas of the
United States and the Freely Associated States through the development of
energy action plans aimed at promoting access to affordable, reliable
energy, including increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources, and
for other purposes.
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June 19, 2014
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
