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“TEXT OF AMENDMENTS” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Commerce was published in the Senate section on pages S7557 on June 9, 2003.
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TEXT OF AMENDMENTS
SA 865. Mr. DORGAN (for himself, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Akaka, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Reid, Mr. Lautenberg, and Mr. Kennedy) proposed an amendment to the bill S. 14, to enhance the energy security of the United States, and for other purposes; as follows:
On page 296, line 21, before ``Not'' insert ``(a) In General.--''.
On page 297, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:
(b) Contents.--The plan shall describe the activities of the Department of Energy, including a research, development, demonstration, and commercial application program for developing technologies, to support--
(1) the production and deployment of--
(A) 100,000 hydrogen-fueled fuel cell vehicles in the United States by 2010; and
(B) 2,500,000 hydrogen-fueled fuel cell vehicles in the United States by 2020 and annually thereafter; and
(2) the integration of hydrogen activities with associated technical targets and timetables for the development of technologies to provide for the sale of hydrogen at a sufficient number of fueling stations in the United States by 2010 and 2020.
(c) Progress Review.--The Secretary shall include in each annual budget submission a review of the progress toward meeting the targets under subsection (b).
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SA 866. Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Ms. Cantwell, Ms. Murkowski, and Mr. Inouye) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 14, to enhance the energy security of the United States, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table as follows:
On page 150, line 24, strike ``(tidal and thermal)'' and insert ``(wave, tidal, and thermal)''.On page 156, line 4, strike ``(tidal and thermal)'' and insert ``(wave, tidal, and thermal)''.
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SA 867. Mr. BINGAMAN proposed an amendment to the bill S. 14, to enhance the energy security of the United States, and for other purposes; as follows:
On page 278, after line 8, insert the following:
``(h) Triennial Report on Effect on Natural Gas Demand.--Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and every three years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress an assessment of the effect of increased use of hydrogen, as a result of the programs in subsections
(a) and (b), on demand for natural gas.''.
On page 291, strike line 22 and all that follows through page 292, line 8 and insert the following:
``(b) Contents.--At a minimum, each plan shall contain--
``(1) a description of programs under the agency's control in which the use of hydrogen or fuel cells could benefit the operation of the agency, assist in the implementation of the agency's regulatory functions, or enhance the agency's mission;
``(2) a description of any agency management practices, procurement policies, regulations, policies, or guidelines that may inhibit the agency's transitions to the use of fuel cells and hydrogen as an energy source; and
``(3) an assessment of the effect of increased use of hydrogen by the agency, including increased use through programs under section 303(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, as amended by this Act, or section 824 of this Act, on demand for natural gas.''.
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SA 868. Mr. CRAPO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 824, to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of title II, add the following:
SECT. 217. SHARE OF AIRPORT PROJECT COSTS.
(a) In General.--Section 47109 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d) and inserting after subsection (b) the following:
``(c) Grandfather Rule.--
``(1) In general.--In the case of any project approved after September 30, 2003, at an airport that has less than
.25 percent of the total number of passenger boardings at all commercial service airports, and that is located in a State containing unappropriated and unreserved public lands and nontaxable Indian lands (individual and tribal) of more than 5 percent of the total area of all lands in the State, the Government's share of allowable costs of the project shall be increased by the same ratio as the basic share of allowable costs of a project divided into the increased (Public Lands States) share of allowable costs of a project as shown on documents of the Federal Aviation Administration dated August 3, 1979, at airports for which the general share was 80 percent on August 3, 1979. provided that this subsection shall apply only if--
``(A) the State contained unappropriated and unreserved public lands and nontaxable Indian lands of more than 5 percent of the total area of all lands in the State on August 3, 1979; and
``(B) the application under subsection (b), does not increase the Government's share of allowable costs of the project
``(2) Limitation.--The Government's share of allowable project costs determined under this subsection shall not exceed the lesser of 93.75 percent or the highest percentage Government share applicable to any project in any State under subsection (b).''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (a) of Section 47109, title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking ``Except as provided in subsection (b)'', and inserting ``Except as provided in subsection (b) or subsection (c)''.
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SA 869. Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Jeffords, Ms. Cantwell, and Ms. Snowe) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 14, to enhance the energy security of the United States, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 467, after line 16, add the following:
TITLE XII--ABRUPT CLIMATE CHANGE RESEARCH
SEC. 1201. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Abrupt Climate Change Research Act of 2003''.
SEC. 1202. ABRUPT CLIMATE CHANGE RESEARCH PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment of Program.--The Secretary of Commerce shall establish within the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and shall carry out, a program of scientific research on abrupt climate change.
(b) Purposes of Program.--The purposes of the program are as follows:
(1) To develop a global array of terrestrial and oceanographic indicators of paleoclimate in order to sufficiently identify and describe past instances of abrupt climate change.
(2) To improve understanding of thresholds and nonlinearities in geophysical systems related to the mechanisms of abrupt climate change.
(3) To incorporate such mechanisms into advanced geophysical models of climate change.
(4) To test the output of such models against an improved global array of records of past abrupt climate changes.
(c) Abrupt Climate Change Defined.--In this section, the term ``abrupt climate change'' means a change in the climate that occurs so rapidly or unexpectedly that human or natural systems have difficulty adapting to the climate as changed.
SEC. 1203. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Commerce $60,000,000, to remain available until expended, to carry out the research program required under section 1202.
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SA 870. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Allen) proposed an amendment to the resolution S. Res. 158, commending the University of Virginia Cavaliers men's lacrosse team for winning the 2003 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship; as follows:
Strike all after the resolving clause and insert the following: ``That the Senate--
``(1) congratulates the University of Virginia men's lacrosse team for winning the 2003 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse National Championship;
``(2) recognizes the achievements of all the team's players, coaches, and support staff, and invites them to the United States Capitol Building to be honored; and
``(3) directs the Secretary of the Senate to--
``(A) make available enrolled copies of this resolution to the University of Virginia for appropriate display; and
``(B) transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to each coach and member of the 2003 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse national championship team.''.
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