To provide for the establishment at the Department of Energy of a program for hydrogen fuel cell vehicles and infrastructure, and for other purposes.

Bill: 108-hr-1777
Sponsor: Rep. Boehlert, Sherwood [R-NY-24]
Introduced: 2003-04-11 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Alcohol as fuel
Alternative energy sources
Authorization
Automobile engines
Automobile industry
Commerce
Commercialization
Communication in science
Conferences
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Cost effectiveness
Data banks
Department of Energy
Economic impact statements
Economics and Public Finance
Electric vehicles
Energy conservation
Energy efficiency
Energy industries
Energy research
Energy storage
Environmental Protection
Environmental assessment
Executive reorganization
Federal advisory bodies
Federal aid to research
Fossil fuels
Fuel cells
Fuel consumption
Gas pipelines
Government Operations and Politics
Government publicity
Government vehicles
Hydrogen
Infrastructure
Infrastructure (Economics)
International Affairs
International cooperation
Methanol
Motor buses
Motor vehicle pollution control
Motor vehicle safety
Natural gas vehicles
Nuclear energy
Planning
Public-private partnerships
Research and development
Research grants
Science, Technology, Communications
Service stations
Standards
Technological innovations
Technology assessment
Technology transfer
Transportation and Public Works
Transportation research
Trucks

Summary:
action_date: 2003-04-11
text: 
Instructs the Secretary of Energy to transmit to Congress a coordinated plan for a program conducted in partnership with the private sector that addresses: (1) hydrogen production from diverse energy sources, including fossil fuels; (2) safe delivery and storage of hydrogen or hydrogen-carrier fuels (including ethanol and methanol); (3) advanced vehicle technologies; (4) development of fuel cells and fuel-flexible fuel cell power systems; and (5) development of necessary codes and standards and safety practices for the production, distribution, storage, and use of hydrogen, hydrogen-carrier fuels, and related products. 
 
Directs the Secretary, in partnership with the private sector, to facilitate the deployment of: (1) hydrogen energy and energy infrastructure; (2) fuel cells; (3) advanced vehicle technologies; and (4) clean fuels in addition to hydrogen. 
 
Directs the President to establish an interagency task force chaired by the Secretary to work toward the specified goals of this Act.
 
Establishes the Hydrogen Technical and Fuel Cell Advisory Committee to advise the Secretary on programs and activities. 
 
Mandates review of the implementation plan by a competitively selected nongovernmental entity, such as the National Academy of Sciences.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-04-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2003-04-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
action_date: 2003-04-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Science, 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.
action_date: 2003-04-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Science, 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.
action_date: 2003-04-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Science, 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.
action_date: 2003-04-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-04-11
text: Introduced in House