To provide incentives for the use of hydrogen fuel, and for other purposes.

Bill: 110-hr-805
Sponsor: Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14]
Introduced: 2007-02-05 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Commerce
Commercialization
Congressional reporting requirements
Energy storage
Engines
Federal advisory bodies
Federal office buildings
Federal-local relations
Federal-state relations
Fuel cells
Government Operations and Politics
Government publicity
Governmental investigations
Hydrogen
Income tax
Intergovernmental fiscal relations
Law
Natural gas vehicles
Safety measures
Science, Technology, Communications
Service stations
Tax credits
Taxation
Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2007-02-05
text: 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow a tax credit for expenditures for producing energy from certain hydrogen sources; and (2) extend through 2013 the energy tax credits for fuel cell and microturbine property.
 
Prohibits the construction after 2008 of any public building in excess of 50,000 square feet, unless such building has a fuel cell as an independent backup source of electric power.
 
Requires the Secretary of Transportation to establish: (1) an interagency task force and comprehensive study team to study and identify the necessary regulatory actions for transitioning to the commercialization of hydrogen and fuel cell devices and fueling stations, and for transitioning from a hydrocarbon to a hydrogen economy; and (2) a cooperative program to facilitate the commercial development of such hydrogen energy sources.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-02-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2007-02-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
action_date: 2007-02-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2007-02-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2007-02-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2007-02-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2007-02-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-02-05
text: Introduced in House