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111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2347 
To encourage the manufacture and use of efficient and advanced electric 
transmission cables, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 12, 2009 
Mr. HOYER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science 
and Technology, 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 
A BILL 
To encourage the manufacture and use of efficient and 
advanced electric transmission cables, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Advanced Cable De-
ployment Authorization Act of 2009’’. 
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SEC. 2. SUPPORT FOR QUALIFIED ADVANCED ELECTRIC 
TRANSMISSION 
MANUFACTURING 
PLANTS, 
QUALIFIED HIGH EFFICIENCY TRANSMISSION 
PROPERTY, 
AND 
QUALIFIED 
ADVANCED 
ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION PROPERTY. 
(a) LOAN GUARANTEES PRIOR TO SEPTEMBER 30, 
2011.—Section 1705(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 
(42 U.S.C. 15801 and following), as added by section 406 
of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 
(Public Law 109–58; 119 Stat. 594) is amended by add-
ing the following new paragraph at the end thereof: 
‘‘(5) The development, construction, acquisition, 
retrofitting, or engineering integration of a qualified 
advanced electric transmission manufacturing plant 
or the construction of a qualified high efficiency 
transmission property or a qualified advanced elec-
tric transmission property (whether by construction 
of new facilities or the modification of existing facili-
ties). For purposes of this paragraph— 
‘‘(A) The term ‘qualified advanced electric 
transmission property’ means any high voltage 
electric transmission cable, related substation, 
converter station, or other integrated facility 
that— 
‘‘(i) utilizes advanced ultra low resist-
ance superconductive material or other ad-
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interest and thereby eligible for inclu-
sion in regulated rates; and 
‘‘(III) can be located safely and 
economically in a right of way not to 
exceed that used by conventional 
‘‘ACSR’’ conductors; and 
‘‘(ii) TERMINATION.—The term ‘qualified 
high efficiency transmission property’ shall not 
include any property placed in service after De-
cember 31, 2016. 
‘‘(C) The term ‘qualified advanced electric 
transmission manufacturing plant’ means any 
industrial facility located in the United States 
which can be equipped, re-equipped, expanded, 
or established to produce in whole or in part 
qualified advanced electric transmission prop-
erty.’’. 
(b) ADDITIONAL LOAN GUARANTEE AUTHORITY.— 
Section 1703 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
15801 and following) is amended by adding the following 
new paragraph at the end of subsection (b): 
‘‘(11) The development, construction, acquisi-
tion, retrofitting, or engineering integration of a 
qualified advanced electric transmission manufac-
turing plant or the construction of a qualified ad-
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vanced electric transmission property (whether by 
construction of new facilities or the modification of 
existing facilities). For purposes of this paragraph, 
the terms ‘qualified advanced electric transmission 
property’ and ‘qualified advanced electric trans-
mission manufacturing plant’ have the meanings 
provided by section 1705(a)(5).’’. 
(c) GRANTS.—The Secretary of Energy is authorized 
to provide grants for up to 50 percent of costs incurred 
in connection with the development, construction, acquisi-
tion of components or engineering of a qualified advanced 
electric transmission property defined in paragraph (5) of 
section 1705(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 15801 and following). Such grants may only be 
made to the first project which qualifies under that para-
graph. There are authorized to be appropriated for pur-
poses of this section not more than $100,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2010. The United States shall take no equity or other 
ownership interest in the qualified advanced electric trans-
mission manufacturing plant or qualified advanced electric 
transmission property for which funding is provided under 
this section. 
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