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S.3329 -- Cleanfields Act (Introduced in Senate - IS)

S 3329 IS

111th CONGRESS

2d Session

S. 3329

To provide triple credits for renewable energy on brownfields, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

May 7, 2010

Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, and Mr. BROWN of Ohio) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

A BILL

To provide triple credits for renewable energy on brownfields, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the `Cleanfields Act'.

SEC. 2. TRIPLE CREDITS FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY ON BROWNFIELDS.

    Section 610 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (as added by section 132 of the American Clean Energy and Leadership Act of 2009) is amended--

      (1) in subsection (a)--

        (A) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (12) as paragraphs (5) through (13), respectively; and

        (B) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:

      `(4) BROWNFIELD SITE GENERATION FACILITY- The term `brownfield site generation facility' means a facility that--

        `(A) generates renewable electricity from wind energy, solar energy, or geothermal energy; and

        `(B) occupies a brownfield site (as defined in section 101 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601)).';

      (2) in subsection (c)--

        (A) in paragraph (2)--

          (i) in subparagraph (H), by striking `and' after the semicolon at the end;

          (ii) in subparagraph (I)(iv), by striking the period at the end and inserting `; and'; and

          (iii) by adding at the end the following:

        `(J) allow triple credits for generation of energy from brownfield site generation facilities.'; and

        (B) by adding at the end the following:

      `(6) BROWNFIELDS CAP- Subject to a revision under subsection (l)(2)(D), not more than 1 percent of total renewable electricity generation described in this section may be eligible for consideration for the triple credit multiplier for brownfields in paragraph (2)(J).'; and

      (3) in subsection (l)(2)--

        (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking `; and' and inserting a semicolon;

        (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting `; and'; and

        (C) by adding at the end the following:

        `(D) the amount of renewable energy generation permitted on brownfields sites described in subsection (c)(6) should be revised.'.


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