Hydrogen Transportation Wins Over Growing Reliance on Oil (H2 GROW) Act

Bill: 108-hr-1180
Sponsor: Rep. Cox, Christopher [R-CA-48]
Introduced: 2003-03-11 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Alcohol as fuel
Alternative energy sources
Automobile industry
Automobiles
Commerce
Commercialization
Corporation taxes
Depreciation and amortization
Electric vehicles
Energy efficiency
Energy industries
Environmental Protection
Excise tax
Federal advisory bodies
Fringe benefits
Fuel cells
Fuel consumption
Geothermal resources
Government Operations and Politics
Government procurement
Government vehicles
Hydroelectric power
Hydrogen
Income tax
Infrastructure
Infrastructure (Economics)
Labor and Employment
Landfills
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Methane
Motor vehicle pollution control
Motor vehicle safety
Natural gas
Natural gas vehicles
Ocean energy resources
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Renewable natural resources
Retail trade
Science, Technology, Communications
Service stations
Solar energy
Standards
Subsidies
Tax credits
Tax deductions
Tax exclusion
Tax exemption
Taxation
Transportation and Public Works
Trucks
Wind power

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-11
text: 
Hydrogen Transportation Wins Over Growing Reliance on Oil (H2 GROW) Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish, with respect to hydrogen fuel cell vehicles and the production and use of hydrogen used in hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, tax credits, tax deductions, depreciation benefits, and income exemptions and exclusions.
 
Amends the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to establish minimum Federal fleet requirements with respect to hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.
 
Establishes, as a goal, to replace reliance on 30 million barrels of foreign oil through the use of hydrogen fuel cells by December 31, 2012.
 
Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish an advisory commission regarding the commercialization of fuel cell motor vehicles, including the achievement of the above goal.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-03-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
action_date: 2003-03-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Government Reform, 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.
action_date: 2003-03-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Government Reform, 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.
action_date: 2003-03-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Government Reform, 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.
action_date: 2003-03-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Government Reform, 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.
action_date: 2003-03-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-03-11
text: Introduced in House