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Clean Energy Demonstration Transparency Act of 2023

Source: Congress.gov · 528 words in original text

What This Bill Does

This bill changes how the government reports on clean energy demonstration projects. It requires the Secretary of Energy (the head of the Department of Energy) to give detailed reports to Congress and the public about how these projects are progressing and whether they are meeting their goals.

Who It Affects

The Secretary of Energy, Congress committees, companies or organizations receiving funding for clean energy demonstration projects, and the American public.

Key Provisions

- The Secretary must submit a report to four congressional committees within six months of the law passing and then at least twice a year after that (Sec. 2). - Each report must include copies of initial contracts and financial assistance agreements between the Department of Energy and the organizations receiving money (Sec. 2). - Each report must list any major, technical, or financial goals that projects have or have not completed (Sec. 2). - Each report must describe any major changes to project scope, timing, funding, participating organizations, or budget (Sec. 2). - The Secretary may combine these new reports with other required reports to reduce paperwork (Sec. 2).

What Changes

The Department of Energy will now have to publicly share specific information about clean energy projects on the internet in a digital format that is accessible to anyone.

Important Definitions

None defined in bill text.

IIB 118TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 1069 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES APRIL 30, 2024 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources AN ACT To amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to require reporting regarding clean energy demonstration projects, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:26 Apr 30, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1069.RFS H1069 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 2 HR 1069 RFS SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 1 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Clean Energy Dem- 2 onstration Transparency Act of 2023’’. 3 SEC. 2. PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND OVERSIGHT REPORT- 4 ING REQUIREMENTS. 5 Subsection (h) of section 41201 of the Infrastructure 6 Investment and Jobs Act (42 U.S.C. 18861) is amended 7 by adding at the end following new paragraph: 8 ‘‘(3) FURTHER REPORTS.— 9 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than six 10 months after the date of the enactment of this 11 paragraph and at least semiannually thereafter, 12 the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 13 Science, Space, and Technology and the Com- 14 mittee on Appropriations of the House of Rep- 15 resentatives and the Committee on Energy and 16 Natural Resources and the Committee on Ap- 17 propriations of the Senate a report, and make 18 publicly available in digital online format, that 19 contains, for the period covered by each such 20 report, for each covered project or other dem- 21 onstration project administered or supported by 22 the program, the following: 23 ‘‘(i) A copy of any initial contracts or 24 financial assistance agreements executed 25 between the Department and an award re- 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:26 Apr 30, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1069.RFS H1069 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 3 HR 1069 RFS cipient, including any related documenta- 1 tion, as the Secretary determines appro- 2 priate. 3 ‘‘(ii) A list of any material, technical, 4 or financial milestones that have or have 5 not been met. 6 ‘‘(iii) Any material modifications to 7 the scope, schedule, funding profile (in- 8 cluding cost-share requirements), project 9 partners or participating entities, or budg- 10 et of the project. 11 ‘‘(B) STREAMLINING.—To the extent prac- 12 ticable, the Secretary may synchronize the re- 13 ports required under subparagraph (A) with 14 other required reports, such as those required 15 under— 16 ‘‘(i) paragraph (1); and 17 ‘‘(ii) section 9005(e) of the Energy 18 Act of 2020 (42 U.S.C. 7256c(e); enacted 19 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:26 Apr 30, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1069.RFS H1069 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 4 HR 1069 RFS as division Z of the Consolidated Appro- 1 priations Act, 2021).’’. 2 Passed the House of Representatives April 29, 2024. Attest: KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, Clerk. VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:26 Apr 30, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1069.RFS H1069 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB

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