Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill to implement comprehensive energy legislation.

Highlights:

• Adjusts energy reduction goals and performance requirements for federal buildings and for many new commercial and consumer products.

• Provides funding for energy efficiency programs for public buildings and low-income communities.

• Reauthorizes the Renewable Energy Production program to include incentives for renewable resource production.

• Includes a renewable fuels requirement to add five billion gallons per year of ethanol and other renewable resources to the nation's gasoline.

• Provides funding for existing and new coal-based research and development.

• Establishes a national center or consortium for clean power and energy.

• Creates a transportation fuel program involving alternative fuels for duel-fueled vehicles, fuel credits for medium and heavy duty dedicated vehicles, and lease condensates.

• Implements pilot programs that focuses on alternative fueled vehicles, fuel cell vehicles and hybrid vehicles.

• Allows for the construction of a natural gas pipeline from the Alaskan North Slope to the lower 48 States.

• Establishes energy production incentives that include natural gas production in the Gulf of Mexico and oil and gas leasing in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska.

• Sets guidelines to improve the operation and reliability of electric transmission networks.

• Expands FERC's merger authority and requires review of elimination of duplication and onerous conditions under FERC's merger review authority.

• Prohibits the use of methyl tertiary butyl in motor vehicle fuel by December 31, 2014 but gives the President the authority to nullify this prohibition by June 30, 2014.

Full Bill Text

Full Bill Text