Efficient Energy Through Certified Technologies and Electricity Reliability (EFFECTER) Act of 2004

Bill: 108-s-2311
Sponsor: Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME]
Introduced: 2004-04-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Administrative remedies
Air conditioning
Alternative energy sources
Apartment houses
Building construction
Building materials
Canada
Cogeneration of electric power and heat
Commerce
Computer software
Condominium (Housing)
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Construction industries
Cooperative housing
Corporation taxes
Cost effectiveness
Department of Agriculture
Department of Energy
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Department of the Treasury
Economics and Public Finance
Electric appliances
Electric power distribution
Electric power production
Electric power transmission
Electric utilities
Energy conservation
Energy consumption
Energy efficiency
Environmental Protection
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Federal Trade Commission
Federal aid to housing
Federal office buildings
Finance and Financial Sector
Fines (Penalties)
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Foreign corporations
Fuel cells
Geothermal resources
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Government procurement
Government service contracts
Heat pumps
Heating
Housing and Community Development
Housing authorities
Income tax
Independent regulatory commissions
Industrialized building
International Affairs
International cooperation
Jurisdiction
Labeling
Latin America
Law
Licenses
Lighting
Mexico
Natural gas
Negotiations
Performance measurement
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Public housing
Public utilities
Refrigeration
Regional planning
Regulatory impact statements
Rental housing
Residential rehabilitation
Science, Technology, Communications
Signs and signboards
Solar energy
Standards
Sunset legislation
Tax credits
Tax deductions
Tax returns
Taxation
Technological innovations
Traffic signs and signals
Transportation and Public Works
Treaties
User charges
Valuation
Vending machines
Waste water treatment
Water Resources Development
Water conservation
Water pollution control

Summary:
action_date: 2004-04-08
text: 
 Efficient Energy Through Certified Technologies and Electricity Reliability (EFFECTER) Act of 2004 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide tax incentives affecting: (1) energy efficient commercial building property; (2) new energy efficient homes; (3) certain energy efficient property used in business; (4) nonbusiness energy property; (5) combined heat and power system property; and (6) energy efficient appliances.
 
Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to expand the scope of consumer products that fall within the Energy Conservation Program (other than automobiles).
 
Directs the Federal Trade Commission to initiate a rulemaking regarding: (1) the effectiveness of the current consumer products labeling program in assisting consumers to make purchasing decisions and to improve energy efficiency; and (2) changes to the labeling rules that would improve the effectiveness of consumer product labels.
 
Amends the National Energy Conservation Policy Act to prescribe guidelines under which the head of an executive agency shall procure either an Energy Star product; or a Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP)-designated product in order to meet agency requirements for an energy consuming product.
 
Repeals the termination of authority to enter into new energy savings performance contracts (thereby making such authority permanent).
 
Amends the Energy Conservation and Production Act to direct the Secretary of Energy to establish certain revised Federal building energy efficiency performance standards.
 
Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to include within the mandatory activities funded by the Capital Fund: (1) installing fixtures and fittings to improve energy and water-use efficiency; and (2) integrated utility management and capital planning to maximize energy conservation and efficiency measures.
 
Amends the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Secretary of Agriculture to promulgate energy efficiency standards for rehabilitation and new construction of certain public and assisted housing.
 
Amends the Federal Power Act to grant the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) jurisdiction over the FERC-certified Electric Reliability Organization, including any regional entities, and all users, owners and operators of the bulk-power system for purposes of approving specified reliability standards.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-04-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2004-04-08
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4050-4051)
action_date: 2004-04-08
text: Introduced in Senate