Clean Coal Power Act of 2003

Bill: 108-hr-1213
Sponsor: Rep. Whitfield, Ed [R-KY-1]
Introduced: 2003-03-11 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Air pollution control
Building construction
Carbon dioxide
Chemicals
Coal
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Cooperative societies
Corporation taxes
Cost effectiveness
Department of Energy
Economics and Public Finance
Electric power production
Electric utilities
Energy efficiency
Energy research
Environmental Protection
Federal aid to education
Federal aid to research
Feedstock
Government Operations and Politics
Government corporations
Higher education
Income tax
Indexing (Economic policy)
Investment tax credit
Law
Mercury
Nitrogen oxides
Public utilities
Research and development
Research centers
Science, Technology, Communications
Smog
Social Welfare
Sulphur dioxide
Tax credits
Tax-exempt organizations
Taxation
Technological innovations
Technology assessment
Tennessee Valley Authority

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-11
text: Clean Coal Power Act of 2003 - Instructs the Secretary of Energy to: (1) perform an assessment that identifies cost and performance goals of technologies permitting continued cost-competitive use of coal for electricity generation, as chemical feedstocks, and as transportation fuel in 2007, 2015, and the years after 2020; and (2) implement a technology research, development, and demonstration program to facilitate production and generation of coal-based power through methods and equipment under designated statutes.
Prescribes conditions and criteria for the authorization of appropriations for a clean coal power initiative program.
Instructs the Secretary to: (1) fund coal energy generation projects that advance efficiency, environmental performance, and cost competitiveness well beyond the level of technologies in operation as of the date of enactment of this Act; and (2) award competitive, merit-based grants to universities for the establishment of Centers of Excellence for Energy Systems of the Future.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish income tax credits for investment in and for production from a qualifying advanced clean coal technology facility.
Prescribes guidelines for the treatment of persons not able to use the entire credit relating to clean coal technology.

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: 2003-03-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2003-03-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Science, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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.
action_date: 2003-03-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Science, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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.
action_date: 2003-03-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Science, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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.
action_date: 2003-03-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Science, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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.
action_date: 2003-03-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-03-11
text: Introduced in House