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S.1957: A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to authorize the Secretary of Energy to make loans to publicly owned electric utilities to finance and refinance projects to comply with any Federal energy efficiency resource standard, an
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 111th Congress
- This bill is primarily about energy
- Introduced Oct. 28, 2009
- Latest Major Action Oct. 28, 2009
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Bill Summary
Amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA) to instruct the Secretary of Energy to make loans to publicly owned electric utilities to carry out qualified projects, approved by the Secretary, which comply with federal energy efficiency resource standards. Authorizes such loans to be used to: (1) finance or refinance the costs of the acquisition, construction, or improvement of an electric generation, transmission,...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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| Oct. 28, 2009 |
Introduced in the Senate by Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) |