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“BROWNBACK-CORZINE AMENDMENT TO THE ENERGY BILL” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Commerce was published in the Senate section on pages S5033-S5034 on June 5, 2002.
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BROWNBACK-CORZINE AMENDMENT TO THE ENERGY BILL
Mr. BROWNBACK. Mr. President, I want to engage the Senator from New Jersey in a colloquy regarding our amendment, Senate amendment number 3239, which was adopted by the Senate and became Title XI of the final Senate energy bill. In particular, I would like to clarify the intended role of the Department of Commerce in implementing the greenhouse gas reporting system and registry that our amendment would create.
Mr. CORZINE. I believe the intent of the amendment in this regard is that the Department of Commerce would primarily be involved in developing measurement standards for monitoring of emissions, as well as verification technologies and methods to ensure the maintenance of a consistent and technically accurate record or emissions, emission reductions and atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases for the database. This is clearly stated in Sections 1103(b)(2) and 1106(a)(2)(D) of the bill. Within the Department of Commerce, it is my intent that these functions would primarily be carried out by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, or NIST. Is this also the intent of the Senator from Kansas?
Mr. BROWNBACK. I concur with my colleague that NIST is the intended organization within the Department of Commerce that would primarily be responsible for carrying out the Department's role in implementing Title XI of the energy bill. I thank the Senator from New Jersey for joining me in this colloquy.
Mr. CORZINE. I thank the Senator from Kansas for his work on this important issue.
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