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[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5352 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5352

To require hydroelectric energy generated in Alaska to be considered as 
    renewable energy for purposes of Federal programs and standards.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 20, 2010

 Mr. Young of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was 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

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                                 A BILL

 
To require hydroelectric energy generated in Alaska to be considered as 
    renewable energy for purposes of Federal programs and standards.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``The Alaska Clean Energy Development 
Act''.

SEC. 2. HYDROELECTRIC ENERGY AS RENEWABLE ENERGY.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation, for 
purposes of any Federal program or standard, renewable energy shall 
include hydroelectric energy generated in the State of Alaska by a 
hydroelectric facility--
            (1) that has a nameplate capacity rating of a wattage that 
        is less than 50 megawatts; or
            (2) through the use of--
                    (A) a lake tap or siphon;
                    (B) pumped storage; or
                    (C) a run of the river system.

SEC. 3. ADDITIONAL HYDROELECTRIC FACILITIES ELIGIBLE FOR THE CREDIT FOR 
              ELECTRICITY GENERATED FROM RENEWABLE RESOURCES.

    (a) In General.--Subparagraph (A) of section 45(c)(8) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (defining qualified hydropower 
production) is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (i), by 
striking the period at the end of clause (ii) and inserting ``, and'', 
and by adding at the end the following new clause:
                            ``(iii) hydropower production from a 
                        hydroelectric facility described in 
                        subparagraph (D).''.
    (b) Eligible Production.--Paragraph (8) of section 45(c) of such 
Code is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(D) Other hydropower production facilities.--A 
                hydroelectric facility is described in this 
                subparagraph if the hydroelectric facility generates 
                power in the State of Alaska and--
                            ``(i) has a nameplate capacity rating of a 
                        wattage that is less than 50 megawatts, or
                            ``(ii) generates the power through the use 
                        of--
                                    ``(I) a lake tap or siphon;
                                    ``(II) pumped storage; or
                                    ``(III) a run of the river 
                                system.''.
    (c) Qualified Facilities.--Paragraph (9) of section 45(d) of such 
Code is amended by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D), 
by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A), and by striking 
subparagraph (B) and inserting the following new subparagraphs:
                    ``(B) any facility which is not described in 
                subparagraph (A) or (C) and which is placed in service 
                after August 8, 2005, and before January 1, 2014, and
                    ``(C) any facility which is described in subsection 
                (c)(8)(D) and which is placed in service after the date 
                of the enactment of this subparagraph.''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to taxable years ending after the date of the enactment of this 
Act.
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