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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2220 

To promote research, development, and demonstration of marine and 

hydrokinetic renewable energy technologies, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 1, 2015 

Mr. DEUTCH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology 

A BILL 

To promote research, development, and demonstration of marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy technologies, and 

for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Marine and 

5 Hydrokinetic Renewable Energy Act of 2015’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF MARINE AND HYDROKINETIC RE7 NEWABLE ENERGY. 

8 Section 632 of the Energy Independence and Security 

9 Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17211) is amended in the matter 

10 preceding paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘electrical’’. 


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1 SEC. 3. MARINE AND HYDROKINETIC RENEWABLE ENERGY 

2 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. 

3 Section 633 of the Energy Independence and Security 

4 Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17212) is amended to read as 

5 follows: 

6 ‘‘SEC. 633. MARINE AND HYDROKINETIC RENEWABLE EN7 ERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. 

8 ‘‘The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of 

9 the Interior, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Federal 

10 Energy Regulatory Commission, shall carry out a program 

11 of research, development, demonstration, and commercial 

12 application to accelerate the introduction of marine and 

13 hydrokinetic renewable energy production into the United 

14 States energy supply, giving priority to fostering acceler15 ated research, development, and commercialization of 

16 technology, including— 

17 ‘‘(1) to assist technology development to im18 prove the components, processes, and systems used 

19 for power generation from marine and hydrokinetic 

20 renewable energy resources; 

21 ‘‘(2) to establish critical testing infrastructure 

22 necessary— 

23 ‘‘(A) to cost effectively and efficiently test 

24 and prove the efficacy of marine and 

25 hydrokinetic renewable energy devices; and 


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1 ‘‘(B) to accelerate the technological readi2 ness and commercialization of those devices; 

3 ‘‘(3) to support efforts to increase the efficiency 

4 of energy conversion, lower the cost, increase the 

5 use, improve the reliability, and demonstrate the ap6 plicability of marine and hydrokinetic renewable en7 ergy technologies by participating in demonstration 

8 projects; 

9 ‘‘(4) to investigate variability issues and the ef10 ficient and reliable integration of marine and 

11 hydrokinetic renewable energy with the utility grid; 

12 ‘‘(5) to identify and study critical short- and 

13 long-term needs to create a sustainable marine and 

14 hydrokinetic renewable energy supply chain based in 

15 the United States; 

16 ‘‘(6) to increase the reliability and survivability 

17 of marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy tech18 nologies; 

19 ‘‘(7) to verify the performance, reliability, main20 tainability, and cost of new marine and hydrokinetic 

21 renewable energy device designs and system compo22 nents in an operating environment; 

23 ‘‘(8) to coordinate and avoid duplication of ac24 tivities across programs of the Department and 

25 other applicable Federal agencies, including National 


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1 Laboratories, and to coordinate public-private col2 laboration in all programs under this section; 

3 ‘‘(9) to identify opportunities for joint research 

4 and development programs and development of 

5 economies of scale between— 

6 ‘‘(A) marine and hydrokinetic renewable 

7 energy technologies; and 

8 ‘‘(B) other renewable energy and fossil en9 ergy programs, offshore oil and gas production 

10 activities, and activities of the Department of 

11 Defense; and 

12 ‘‘(10) to support in-water technology develop13 ment with international partners using existing co14 operative procedures (including memoranda of un15 derstanding)— 

16 ‘‘(A) to allow cooperative funding and 

17 other support of value to be exchanged and le18 veraged; and 

19 ‘‘(B) to encourage international research 

20 centers and international companies to partici21 pate in the development of water technology in 

22 the United States and to encourage United 

23 States research centers and United States com24 panies to participate in water technology 

25 projects abroad.’’. 


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1 SEC. 4. NATIONAL MARINE RENEWABLE ENERGY RE2 SEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND DEMONSTRA3 TION CENTERS. 

4 Section 634(b) of the Energy Independence and Se5 curity Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17213(b)) is amended to 

6 read as follows: 

7 ‘‘(b) PURPOSES.—A Center (in coordination with the 

8 Department and National Laboratories) shall— 

9 ‘‘(1) advance research, development, demonstra10 tion, and commercial application of marine and 

11 hydrokinetic renewable energy technologies; 

12 ‘‘(2) support in-water testing and demonstra13 tion of marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy 

14 technologies, including facilities capable of testing— 

15 ‘‘(A) marine and hydrokinetic renewable 

16 energy systems of various technology readiness 

17 levels and scales; 

18 ‘‘(B) a variety of technologies in multiple 

19 test berths at a single location; and 

20 ‘‘(C) arrays of technology devices; and 

21 ‘‘(3) serve as information clearinghouses for the 

22 marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy industry 

23 by collecting and disseminating information on best 

24 practices in all areas relating to developing and 

25 managing marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy 

26 resources and energy systems.’’. 


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1 SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

2 Section 636 of the Energy Independence and Security 

3 Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17215) is amended by striking 

4 ‘‘2008 through 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2016 through 

5 2019’’. 

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