I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2828
To ensure that the United States leads the world in developing and manufac-
turing next generation energy technologies, to grow the economy of 
the United States, to create new highly trained, highly skilled American 
jobs, to eliminate American overdependence on foreign oil, and to address 
the threat of global warming. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 9, 2005
Mr. INSLEE (for himself, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. HOLT, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. 
HONDA, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. JACKSON of 
Illinois, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. EMAN-
UEL, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, and Mr. SMITH 
of Washington) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees 
on Science, Ways and Means, Financial Services, Transportation and In-
frastructure, Education and the Workforce, Government Reform, and Ag-
riculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To ensure that the United States leads the world in devel-
oping and manufacturing next generation energy tech-
nologies, to grow the economy of the United States, 
to create new highly trained, highly skilled American 
jobs, to eliminate American overdependence on foreign 
oil, and to address the threat of global warming.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘New Apollo Energy Act of 2005’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 
this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—FINDINGS AND PERFORMANCE GOALS 
Sec. 101. Findings. 
Sec. 102. Performance goals. 
TITLE II—FEDERAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
PARTNERSHIPS WITH INDUSTRY FOR NEW TECHNOLOGY 
Subtitle A—General provisions 
Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 202. Participation. 
Sec. 203. Cost sharing. 
Sec. 204. Education and outreach. 
Sec. 205. Definition. 
Subtitle B—Clean energy technology research program 
Sec. 211. Definitions. 
Sec. 212. Enhanced clean energy research, development, and demonstration. 
Subtitle C—Energy efficiency research, development, and demonstration 
program 
Sec. 221. Enhanced energy efficiency research, development, and demonstra-
tion. 
Sec. 222. Enhanced aeronautical system energy efficiency research, develop-
ment, and public-private partnership. 
Sec. 223. Next Generation Lighting Initiative. 
Sec. 224. National Building Performance Initiative. 
Subtitle D—Additional research programs 
PART 1—FUSION 
Sec. 231. Plan for fusion experiment. 
Sec. 232. Definitions. 
PART 2—ULTRA-DEEPWATER AND EXTENDED REACH DRILLING AND CARBON 
SEQUESTRATION TECHNOLOGIES
Sec. 241. Program authority. 
Sec. 242. Ultra-deepwater and extended reach drilling and carbon sequestration 
and unconventional technologies program. 
Sec. 243. Sunset. 
Sec. 244. Definitions. 
TITLE III—TAX INCENTIVES FOR NEW TECHNOLOGIES 
Sec. 301. References. 
Sec. 302. Administration of title. 
Subtitle A—Near term tax incentives 
Sec. 311. Extension through 2015 for placing qualified facilities in service for 
producing renewable electric energy. 
Sec. 312. Expansion and modification of renewable resource credit. 
Sec. 313. Tradable renewable resource credit for public utilities and other tax 
exempt organizations. 
Sec. 314. Alternative motor vehicle credit. 
Sec. 315. Modification of credit for qualified electric vehicles. 
Sec. 316. Extension of biodiesel tax credits. 
Sec. 317. Credit for retail sale of alternative fuels as motor vehicle fuel. 
Sec. 318. Study of effectiveness of certain provisions by GAO. 
Sec. 319. Extension of deduction for certain refueling property. 
Sec. 320. Credit for installation of alternative fueling stations. 
Sec. 321. Incentive for certain energy efficient property used in business. 
Sec. 322. Energy efficient commercial buildings deduction. 
Sec. 323. Credit for construction of new highly energy-efficient homes. 
Sec. 324. Credit for energy efficient appliances. 
Sec. 325. Credit for distributed energy generation and demand management 
property. 
Sec. 326. Credit for energy efficient recycling or remanufacturing equipment. 
Sec. 327. Credit for distributed energy generation and demand management 
property used in residences. 
Sec. 328. Credit for energy management systems using residential real time 
metering systems. 
Sec. 329. Credit for flywheel property. 
Sec. 330. Credits for clean coal. 
Subtitle B—Long Term Incentives 
Sec. 331. Tax incentives for retooling and investment in new facilities and as-
sets to produce energy efficiency technologies and domestic 
clean energy production technologies. 
Sec. 332. Special rules for automotive industry. 
Sec. 333. Special rules for high-capacity airplanes. 
Sec. 334. New electricity transmission lines designed primarily to carry elec-
tricity from renewable energy resources. 
Sec. 335. New energy technologies commission. 
Sec. 336. Expenditure limitation. 
TITLE IV—FEDERAL GOVERNMENT LEVERAGE TO MOVE NEW 
TECHNOLOGIES TO MARKET 
Sec. 401. Improved coordination of technology transfer activities. 
Sec. 402. Federal support for commercialization of new technologies. 
Sec. 403. Clean energy technology exports program.
Sec. 404. International energy technology deployment program. 
Sec. 405. Risk pool for qualifying advanced clean energy technology. 
Sec. 406. Federal renewable and clean energy use. 
Sec. 407. Require the Export-Import Bank of the United States to meet renew-
able energy targets in its lending practices. 
Sec. 408. Grants for transit programs. 
Sec. 409. Grants for water and sewer improvement programs. 
Sec. 410. Loans for high-efficiency vehicles. 
Sec. 411. Requirement regarding purchase of motor vehicles by Executive agen-
cies. 
Sec. 412. Federal energy efficiency. 
Sec. 413. Federal agency ethanol-blended gasoline and biodiesel purchasing re-
quirement. 
Sec. 414. Permitting of wind energy development projects on public lands. 
Sec. 415. Energy savings performance contracts. 
Sec. 416. Municipality grants for distributed energy plans. 
Sec. 417. Green building standards for Federal buildings. 
TITLE V—CONSUMER PROTECTION AND ASSISTANCE 
Sec. 501. Strategic Petroleum Reserve. 
Sec. 502. Regulatory oversight over energy trading markets and metals trading 
markets. 
Sec. 503. Increased funding for liheap, weatherization assistance. 
Sec. 504. National energy efficient housing. 
Sec. 505. National net metering requirement for utilities and interconnection 
standards for distributive energy generation. 
Sec. 506. Appliance standards. 
Sec. 507. Energy Star certification for solar water heaters. 
Sec. 508. Electric reliability standards. 
TITLE VI—MARKET-BASED INITIATIVES TO REDUCE 
GREENHOUSE GASES 
Sec. 600. Definitions. 
Subtitle A—Federal climate change research and related activities 
Sec. 601. National Science Foundation fellowships. 
Sec. 602. Research grants. 
Sec. 603. Abrupt climate change research. 
Sec. 604. NIST greenhouse gas functions. 
Sec. 605. Development of new measurement technologies. 
Sec. 606. Enhanced environmental measurements and standards. 
Sec. 607. Technology development and diffusion. 
Sec. 608. Agricultural outreach program. 
Sec. 609. NOAA report on climate change effects; preparation assistance. 
Subtitle B—National Greenhouse Gas Database 
Sec. 611. National Greenhouse Gas Database and registry established. 
Sec. 612. Inventory of greenhouse gas emissions for covered entities. 
Sec. 613. Greenhouse gas reduction reporting. 
Sec. 614. Measurement and verification. 
Subtitle C—Market-driven greenhouse gas reductions
CHAPTER 1—EMISSION REDUCTION REQUIREMENTS; USE OF TRADEABLE 
ALLOWANCES 
Sec. 621. Covered entities must submit allowances for emissions. 
Sec. 622. Compliance. 
Sec. 623. Borrowing against future reductions. 
Sec. 624. Other uses of tradeable allowances. 
Sec. 625. Exemption of source categories. 
CHAPTER 2—ESTABLISHMENT AND ALLOCATION OF TRADEABLE 
ALLOWANCES 
Sec. 631. Establishment of tradeable allowances. 
Sec. 632. Determination of tradeable allowance allocations. 
Sec. 633. Allocation of tradeable allowances. 
Sec. 634. Ensuring target adequacy. 
Sec. 635. Initial allocations for early participation and accelerated participation. 
Sec. 636. Bonus for accelerated participation. 
CHAPTER 3—CLIMATE CHANGE CREDIT CORPORATION 
Sec. 641. Establishment. 
Sec. 642. Purposes and functions. 
CHAPTER 4—SEQUESTRATION ACCOUNTING; PENALTIES 
Sec. 651. Penalties. 
Sec. 652. Sequestration accounting. 
TITLE VII—ENERGY INDEPENDENCE 
Subtitle A—Renewable fuels standard 
Sec. 701. Renewable fuels standard. 
Sec. 702. Elimination of oxygen content requirement for reformulated gasoline. 
Sec. 703. Public health and environmental impacts of fuels and fuel additives. 
Sec. 704. Analyses of motor vehicle fuel changes. 
Sec. 705. Additional Opt-in areas under reformulated gasoline program. 
Sec. 706. Federal enforcement of State fuels requirements. 
Sec. 707. Fuel system requirements harmonization study. 
Sec. 708. Report on renewable motor fuel. 
Subtitle B—Renewable portfolio standard 
Sec. 711. Renewable portfolio standard. 
Subtitle C—Oil Savings 
Sec. 721. Oil savings. 
Sec. 722. Determination of Equivalency between CAFE credits and greenhouse 
gas credits. 
Sec. 723. Elimination of 2–FLEET rule. 
Subtitle D—Loan guarantees for biorefineries and renewable electricity 
generation facilities 
Sec. 731. Loan guarantees for biorefineries and renewable energy production 
facilities.