Hill Heat: Amendments to House Energy Bill Announced: RES, No CAFEScience Policy Legislation Actiontag:hillheat.com,2005:TypoTypo2013-10-06T02:11:14-04:00Brad Johnsonurn:uuid:555d058b-aaef-48de-b606-c84e080dd7e92007-08-02T16:47:00-04:002013-10-06T02:11:14-04:00Amendments to House Energy Bill Announced: RES, No CAFE<p>The proposed amendments to <span class="caps">HR 3221</span> have been submitted and are <a href="http://www.rules.house.gov/amendment_details.aspx?NewsID=2840">available for review</a>, as are <a href="http://www.rules.house.gov/amendment_details.aspx?NewsID=2841">those for <span class="caps">HR 2776</span></a>.</p>
Of significance for <span class="caps">HR 3221</span>:
<ul>
<li>Both major <span class="caps">CAFE</span> standards bills, Markey-Platts, and Hill-Terry, were withdrawn. Barton’s <span class="caps">CAFE</span> bill is still on the slate as <a href="http://www.rules.house.gov/110/special_rules/hr3221/62-110_hr3221_barton.pdf">Amendment #62</a> </li>
<li>Udall-Platts (HR 969), the Renewable Energy Standard, is on the slate as <a href="http://www.rules.house.gov/110/special_rules/hr3221/96-110_hr3221_udall.pdf">Amendment #96</a> and probably has enough votes for passage</li>
<li>Herseth Sandlin submitted <a href="http://www.rules.house.gov/110/special_rules/hr3221/81-110_hr3221_herseth.pdf">Amendment #81</a> to change the Renewable Fuels Standard program to require the production of 36 billion gallons of renewable fuels by 2022</li>
<li>Boustany’s <a href="http://www.rules.house.gov/110/special_rules/hr3221/9-110_hr3221_boustany.pdf">Amendment #9</a> makes the Secretary of Energy a statutory member of the National Security Council</li>
<li>Shay’s <a href="http://www.rules.house.gov/110/special_rules/hr3221/105-110_hr3221_shays.pdf">Amendment #105</a> doubles the funding for the Weatherization Assistance Program</li>
</ul>
<span class="caps">HR 2776</span>:
<ul>
<li>McCrery submitted the Republican substitute for the tax package as <a href="http://www.rules.house.gov/110/special_rules/hr2776/7-110_hr2776_mcrery.pdf">Amendment #7</a></li>
</ul><p>The proposed amendments to <span class="caps">HR 3221</span> have been submitted and are <a href="http://www.rules.house.gov/amendment_details.aspx?NewsID=2840">available for review</a>, as are <a href="http://www.rules.house.gov/amendment_details.aspx?NewsID=2841">those for <span class="caps">HR 2776</span></a>.</p>
Of significance for <span class="caps">HR 3221</span>:
<ul>
<li>Both major <span class="caps">CAFE</span> standards bills, Markey-Platts, and Hill-Terry, were withdrawn. Barton’s <span class="caps">CAFE</span> bill is still on the slate as <a href="http://www.rules.house.gov/110/special_rules/hr3221/62-110_hr3221_barton.pdf">Amendment #62</a> </li>
<li>Udall-Platts (HR 969), the Renewable Energy Standard, is on the slate as <a href="http://www.rules.house.gov/110/special_rules/hr3221/96-110_hr3221_udall.pdf">Amendment #96</a> and probably has enough votes for passage</li>
<li>Herseth Sandlin submitted <a href="http://www.rules.house.gov/110/special_rules/hr3221/81-110_hr3221_herseth.pdf">Amendment #81</a> to change the Renewable Fuels Standard program to require the production of 36 billion gallons of renewable fuels by 2022</li>
<li>Boustany’s <a href="http://www.rules.house.gov/110/special_rules/hr3221/9-110_hr3221_boustany.pdf">Amendment #9</a> makes the Secretary of Energy a statutory member of the National Security Council</li>
<li>Shay’s <a href="http://www.rules.house.gov/110/special_rules/hr3221/105-110_hr3221_shays.pdf">Amendment #105</a> doubles the funding for the Weatherization Assistance Program</li>
</ul>
<span class="caps">HR 2776</span>:
<ul>
<li>McCrery submitted the Republican substitute for the tax package as <a href="http://www.rules.house.gov/110/special_rules/hr2776/7-110_hr2776_mcrery.pdf">Amendment #7</a></li>
</ul>stomvurn:uuid:e9dbefed-8edd-4997-9267-2379d614bf572007-08-04T07:49:00-04:002007-08-07T15:39:47-04:00Comment on Amendments to House Energy Bill Announced: RES, No CAFE by stomv<p>Yawn. Safety and size are uncorrelated. Vehicular choice isn’t a right on public roads, nor is personal freedom relevant. Furthermore, CAFE doesn’t prohibit vehicles with low MPG capability. But, you knew that.</p>Speedzzter, Nationwideurn:uuid:bc3b88fd-dfa4-4c26-b4c8-d256a5ec6d9e2007-08-03T08:51:35-04:002007-08-07T15:39:47-04:00Comment on Amendments to House Energy Bill Announced: RES, No CAFE by Speedzzter, Nationwide<p>Thankfully, the radical anti-safety, anti-vehicular choice, anti-personal freedom power grabs known as the Markey-Platts and Hill-Terry are sidelined (for the moment). But this is probably just a temporary ruse to “lull opponents to sleep.” See, <a href="http://speedzzter.blogspot.com/2007/08/café-rope-dope-as-invaders-win.html" rel="nofollow">http://speedzzter.blogspot.com/2007/08/café-rope-dope-as-invaders-win.html</a></p>
<p>For more on the problems with CAFE, See,
<a href="http://speedzzter.blogspot.com/2007/07/pee-eewww-liberal-pew-campaign-spews.html" rel="nofollow">http://speedzzter.blogspot.com/2007/07/pee-eewww-liberal-pew-campaign-spews.html</a></p>
<p>and
<a href="http://speedzzter.blogspot.com/2007/04/epa-hack-back-to-dismal-70s-again.html" rel="nofollow">http://speedzzter.blogspot.com/2007/04/epa-hack-back-to-dismal-70s-again.html</a></p>