US Congress House Bill 2170 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 12)
Status: Introduced on June 14 2011 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2011-10-14 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 166.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Cutting Federal Red Tape to Facilitate Renewable Energy Act - Requires federal agencies, in complying with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) with respect to: (1) any action authorizing or facilitating a proposed renewable energy project, to consider and analyze at the election of the applicant only the proposed action alternative and the no action alternative and to identify and analyze potential mitigation measures only for such alternatives; and (2) a proposed renewable energy project, to only consider public comments that specifically address such alternatives and that are filed within 30 days after publication of a draft environmental assessment or environmental impact statement. Defines a "renewable energy project" as a project on federal lands or in federal waters, including a project on the Outer Continental Shelf, using wind, solar power, geothermal power, biomass, or marine and hydrokinetic energy to generate energy, that is constructed encouraging the use of equipment and materials manufactured in the United States.

Cutting Federal Red Tape to Facilitate Renewable Energy Act

Rep. Doc Hastings [R-WA]	Rep. Paul Broun [R-GA]	Rep. Jeff Duncan [R-SC]	Rep. John Duncan [R-TN]
Rep. Bill Flores [R-TX]	Rep. Raul Labrador [R-ID]	Rep. Doug Lamborn [R-CO]	Rep. Jeffrey Landry [R-LA]
Rep. Tom McClintock [R-CA]	Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R-WA]	Rep. Steve Southerland [R-FL]	Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-10-14	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 166.
2011-10-14	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 112-250.
2011-07-13	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 16.
2011-07-13	House	Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged.
2011-07-13	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2011-06-23	House	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2011-06-16	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
2011-06-14	House	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/2170/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr2170/BILLS-112hr2170ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr2170/BILLS-112hr2170rh.pdf