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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Jun 14, 2001
Preserving Our World's Energy and Resources Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to include as energy property for purposes of claiming the energy (investment) credit equipment which uses wind to generate electricity and cool roof property.Allows a nonrefundable personal credit for qualified renewable resource property (solar, wind, and geothermal) and qualified cool roof property.Amends the Federal Power Act to require retail electric suppliers to comply with specified requirements concerning net metering.
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Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-17] · D–NY
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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