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[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Reducing Lead in Drinking Water
Act''.

SEC. 2. REDUCING LEAD IN DRINKING WATER.

(a) Definition of Lead Service Line.--Section 1401 of the Safe
Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f) is amended by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:
''(17) Lead service line.--The term 'lead service line'
means a service line that is not lead free (within the meaning
of section 1417).''.
(b) Replacing Lead Service Lines.--Section 1417 of the Safe
Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300g-6) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
''(f) Replacing Lead Service Lines.--
''(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
''(A) Eligible entity.--The term 'eligible entity'
means--
''(i) an owner or operator of a public
water system;
''(ii) a qualified nonprofit organization,
as determined by the Administrator; or
''(iii) a municipality or a State,
interstate, or intermunicipal agency.
''(B) Lead pipe replacement program.--The term
'lead pipe replacement program' means a project or
activity the primary purpose of which is to eliminate
lead in water for human consumption by--
''(i) replacing lead service lines;
''(ii) testing, planning, or carrying out
other relevant activities, as determined by the
Administrator, to identify the location and
condition of lead service lines; or
''(iii) providing assistance to low-income
homeowners to replace privately owned lead
service lines.
''(C) Low-income homeowner.--The term 'low-income
homeowner' has such meaning as may be given the term by
the Governor of the applicable State.
''(2) Grant program.--
''(A) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after
the date of enactment of this subsection, the
Administrator shall establish a grant program to
provide assistance to eligible entities for lead pipe
replacement programs.
''(B) Evaluation.--In determining whether to
provide assistance to an eligible entity under this
subsection, the Administrator shall evaluate whether
the eligible entity has--
''(i) a current inventory of lead service
lines in the applicable public water system;
''(ii) a plan to notify customers of such
public water system of the replacement of any
publicly owned portion of a lead service line;
''(iii) a plan to replace the privately
owned portion of a lead service line at the
cost of replacement;
''(iv) a plan for a program of assistance
to low-income homeowners to replace the
privately owned portion of lead service lines;
or
''(v) a plan of recommended measures to
avoid exposure of the public to short-term
increases in lead levels following a lead
service line replacement.
''(C) Priority application.--In providing
assistance under this subsection, the Administrator
shall give priority to an eligible entity that--
''(i) will carry out a lead pipe
replacement program at a public water system
that has exceeded the lead action level
established by the Administrator at any time
during the 3-year period preceding the date of
submission of the application of the eligible
entity;
''(ii) will address lead levels in water
for human consumption at a school, daycare, or
other facility that primarily serves children
or subpopulations at greater risk as identified
under section 1458(a);
''(iii) will include in the lead pipe
replacement program a program to provide
assistance to low-income homeowners; or
''(iv) addresses such priority criteria as
the Administrator may establish, consistent
with the goal of reducing lead in water for
human consumption.
''(D) Cost sharing.--
''(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii),
the non-Federal share of the total cost of a
program funded by a grant provided under this
subsection shall be not less than 20 percent.
''(ii) Waiver.--The Administrator may
reduce or eliminate the non-Federal share
required under clause (i) for reasons of
affordability, as the Administrator determines
to be appropriate.
''(E) Low-income homeowner assistance.--
''(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii),
an eligible entity may use a grant provided
under this subsection to provide assistance to
low-income homeowners to replace privately
owned lead service lines.
''(ii) Limitation.--The amount of
assistance provided to an individual low-income
homeowner under this subparagraph shall not
exceed $10,000.
''(3) Guidance.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this subsection, the Administrator shall, in
cooperation with States and qualified nonprofit organizations,
develop guidance for owners and operators of public water
systems to assist such owners and operators in the preparation
of an inventory of lead service lines in their public water
system.
''(4) Authorization of appropriations.--There are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection
$100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021.''.
[EX A]: Reducing Lead in Drinking Water Act This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to direct the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a grant program to remove lead service lines from public water systems. Grant recipients may use grant funds to assist low-income homeowners with replacing privately owned lead service lines.

[EX Q]: SECTION 1. RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARD.

(a) In General.--Title VI of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies
Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end
the following:

''SEC. 610. FEDERAL RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARD.

''(a) Renewable Energy Requirement.--
''(1) In general.--Each electric utility that sells
electricity to electric consumers shall obtain a percentage of
the base amount of electricity it sells to electric consumers
in any calendar year from new renewable energy or existing
renewable energy. The percentage obtained in a calendar year
shall not be less than the amount specified in the following
table:

''Calendar year: Minimum annual percentage:
2010............................ 1
2011............................ 2
2012............................ 4
2013............................ 6
2014............................ 8
2015............................ 10
2016............................ 12
2017............................ 14
2018............................ 16
2019............................ 18
2020............................ 20
2021............................ 21
2022............................ 22
2023............................ 23
2024............................ 24
2025............................ 25.

''(2) Means of compliance.--An electric utility shall meet
the requirements of paragraph (1) by--
''(A) submitting to the Secretary renewable energy
credits issued under subsection (b);
''(B) making alternative compliance payments to the
Secretary at the rate of 2 cents per kilowatt hour (as
adjusted for inflation under subsection (g)); or
''(C) a combination of activities described in
subparagraphs (A) and (B).
''(b) Renewable Energy Credit Trading Program.--
''(1) In general.--Not later than July 1, 2009, the
Secretary shall establish a renewable energy credit trading
program under which electric utilities shall submit to the
Secretary renewable energy credits to certify the compliance of
the electric utilities with respect to obligations under
subsection (a)(1).
''(2) Administration.--As part of the program, the
Secretary shall--
''(A) issue tradeable renewable energy credits to
generators of electric energy from new renewable
energy;
''(B) issue nontradeable renewable energy credits
to generators of electric energy from existing
renewable energy;
''(C) issue renewable energy credits to electric
utilities associated with State renewable portfolio
standard compliance mechanisms pursuant to subsection
(h);
''(D) ensure that a kilowatt hour, including the
associated renewable energy credit, shall be used only
once for purposes of compliance with this Act;
''(E) allow double credits for generation from
facilities on Indian land, and triple credits for
generation from small renewable distributed generators
(meaning those no larger than 1 megawatt); and
''(F) ensure that, with respect to a purchaser
that, as of the date of enactment of this section, has
a purchase agreement from a renewable energy facility
placed in service before that date, the credit
associated with the generation of renewable energy
under the contract is issued to the purchaser of the
electric energy.
''(3) Duration.--A credit described in subparagraph (A) or
(B) of paragraph (2) may only be used for compliance with this
section during the 3-year period beginning on the date of
issuance of the credit.
''(4) Transfers.--An electric utility that holds credits in
excess of the quantity of credits needed to comply with
subsection (a) may transfer the credits to another electric
utility in the same utility holding company system.
''(5) Delegation of market function.--The Secretary may
delegate to an appropriate market-making entity the
administration of a national tradeable renewable energy credit
market for purposes of creating a transparent national market
for the sale or trade of renewable energy credits.
''(c) Enforcement.--
''(1) Civil penalties.--Any electric utility that fails to
meet the compliance requirements of subsection (a) shall be
subject to a civil penalty.
''(2) Amount of penalty.--The amount of the civil penalty
shall be determined by multiplying the number of kilowatt-hours
of electric energy sold to electric consumers in violation of
subsection (a) by the greater of 2 cents (adjusted for
inflation under subsection (g)) or 200 percent of the average
market value of renewable energy credits during the year in
which the violation occurred.
''(3) Mitigation or waiver.--The Secretary may mitigate or
waive a civil penalty under this subsection if the electric
utility was unable to comply with subsection (a) for reasons
outside of the reasonable control of the utility. The Secretary
shall reduce the amount of any penalty determined under
paragraph (2) by an amount paid by the electric utility to a
State for failure to comply with the requirement of a State
renewable energy program if the State requirement is greater
than the applicable requirement of subsection (a).
''(4) Procedure for assessing penalty.--The Secretary shall
assess a civil penalty under this subsection in accordance with
the procedures prescribed by section 333(d) of the Energy
Policy and Conservation Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 6303).
''(d) State Renewable Energy Account Program.--
''(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish, not later
than December 31, 2008, a State renewable energy account
program.
''(2) Deposits.--All money collected by the Secretary from
alternative compliance payments and the assessment of civil
penalties under this section shall be deposited into the
renewable energy account established pursuant to this
subsection. The State renewable energy account shall be held by
the Secretary and shall not be transferred to the Treasury
Department.
''(3) Use.--Proceeds deposited in the State renewable
energy account shall be used by the Secretary, subject to
appropriations, for a program to provide grants to the State
agency responsible for developing State energy conservation
plans under section 362 of the Energy Policy and Conservation
Act (42 U.S.C. 6322) for the purposes of promoting renewable
energy production, including programs that promote technologies
that reduce the use of electricity at customer sites such as
solar water heating.
''(4) Administration.--The Secretary may issue guidelines
and criteria for grants awarded under this subsection. State
energy offices receiving grants under this section shall
maintain such records and evidence of compliance as the
Secretary may require.
''(5) Preference.--In allocating funds under this program,
the Secretary shall give preference--
''(A) to States in regions which have a
disproportionately small share of economically
sustainable renewable energy generation capacity; and
''(B) to State programs to stimulate or enhance
innovative renewable energy technologies.
''(e) Rules.--The Secretary shall issue rules implementing this
section not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this
section.
''(f) Exemptions.--This section shall not apply in any calendar
year to an electric utility--
''(1) that sold less than 4,000,000 megawatt-hours of
electric energy to electric consumers during the preceding
calendar year; or
''(2) in Hawaii.
''(g) Inflation Adjustment.--Not later than December 31 of each
year beginning in 2008, the Secretary shall adjust for inflation the
price of a renewable energy credit under subsection (b)(2) and the
amount of the civil penalty per kilowatt-hour under subsection (c)(2).
''(h) State Programs.--
''(1) In general.--Nothing in this section diminishes any
authority of a State or political subdivision of a State to
adopt or enforce any law or regulation respecting renewable
energy, but, except as provided in subsection (c)(3), no such
law or regulation shall relieve any person of any requirement
otherwise applicable under this section. The Secretary, in
consultation with States having such renewable energy programs,
shall, to the maximum extent practicable, facilitate
coordination between the Federal program and State programs.
''(2) Regulations.--
''(A) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation
with States, shall promulgate regulations to ensure
that an electric utility subject to the requirements of
this section that is also subject to a State renewable
energy standard receives renewable energy credits in
relation to equivalent quantities of renewable energy
associated with compliance mechanisms, other than the
generation or purchase of renewable energy by the
electric utility, including the acquisition of
certificates or credits and the payment of taxes, fees,
surcharges, or other financial compliance mechanisms by
the electric utility or a customer of the electric
utility, directly associated with the generation or
purchase of renewable energy.
''(B) Prohibition on double counting.--The
regulations promulgated under this paragraph shall
ensure that a kilowatt hour associated with a renewable
energy credit issued pursuant to this subsection shall
not be used for compliance with this section more than
once.
''(i) Recovery of Costs.--
''(1) In general.--The Commission shall issue and enforce
such regulations as are necessary to ensure that an electric
utility recovers all prudently incurred costs associated with
compliance with this section.
''(2) Applicable law.--A regulation under paragraph (1)
shall be enforceable in accordance with the provisions of law
applicable to enforcement of regulations under the Federal
Power Act (16 U.S.C. 791a et seq.).
''(j) Wind Energy Development Study.--The Secretary, in
consultation with appropriate Federal and State agencies, shall
conduct, and submit to Congress a report describing the results of, a
study on methods to increase transmission line capacity for wind energy
development.
''(k) Definitions.--In this section:
''(1) Base amount of electricity.--The term 'base amount of
electricity' means the total amount of electricity sold by an
electric utility to electric consumers in a calendar year,
excluding municipal waste and electricity generated by a
hydroelectric facility (including a pumped storage facility,
but excluding incremental hydropower).
''(2) Distributed generation facility.--The term
'distributed generation facility' means a facility at a
customer site.
''(3) Existing renewable energy.--The term 'existing
renewable energy' means, except as provided in paragraph
(7)(B), electric energy generated at a facility (including a
distributed generation facility) placed in service prior to
January 1, 2001, from solar, wind, or geothermal energy, ocean
energy, biomass (as defined in section 203(a) of the Energy
Policy Act of 2005), or landfill gas.
''(4) Geothermal energy.--The term 'geothermal energy'
means energy derived from a geothermal deposit (within the
meaning of section 613(e)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986).
''(5) Incremental geothermal production.--
''(A) In general.--The term 'incremental geothermal
production' means for any year the excess of--
''(i) the total kilowatt hours of
electricity produced from a facility (including
a distributed generation facility) using
geothermal energy; over
''(ii) the average annual kilowatt hours
produced at such facility for 5 of the previous
7 calendar years before the date of enactment
of this section after eliminating the highest
and the lowest kilowatt hour production years
in such 7-year period.
''(B) Special rule.--A facility described in
subparagraph (A) that was placed in service at least 7
years before the date of enactment of this section
shall, commencing with the year in which such date of
enactment occurs, reduce the amount calculated under
subparagraph (A)(ii) each year, on a cumulative basis,
by the average percentage decrease in the annual
kilowatt hour production for the 7-year period
described in subparagraph (A)(ii) with such cumulative
sum not to exceed 30 percent.
''(6) Incremental hydropower.--The term 'incremental
hydropower' means additional energy generated as a result of
efficiency improvements or capacity additions made on or after
January 1, 2001, or the effective date of an existing
applicable State renewable portfolio standard program at a
hydroelectric facility that was placed in service before that
date. The term does not include additional energy generated as
a result of operational changes not directly associated with
efficiency improvements or capacity additions. Efficiency
improvements and capacity additions shall be measured on the
basis of the same water flow information used to determine a
historic average annual generation baseline for the
hydroelectric facility and certified by the Secretary or the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
''(7) New renewable energy.--The term 'new renewable
energy' means--
''(A) electric energy generated at a facility
(including a distributed generation facility) placed in
service on or after January 1, 2001, from--
''(i) solar, wind, or geothermal energy or
ocean energy;
''(ii) biomass (as defined in section
203(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42
U.S.C. 15852(b));
''(iii) landfill gas; or
''(iv) incremental hydropower; and
''(B) for electric energy generated at a facility
(including a distributed generation facility) placed in
service prior to the date of enactment of this
section--
''(i) the additional energy above the
average generation in the 3 years preceding the
date of enactment of this section at the
facility from--
''(I) solar or wind energy or ocean
energy;
''(II) biomass (as defined in
section 203(b) of the Energy Policy Act
of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15852(b));
''(III) landfill gas; or
''(IV) incremental hydropower.
''(ii) incremental geothermal production.
''(8) Ocean energy.--The term 'ocean energy' includes
current, wave, tidal, and thermal energy.
''(l) Sunset.--This section expires on December 31, 2040.''.
(b) Table of Contents Amendment.--The table of contents of the
Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. prec. 2601)
is amended by adding at the end of the items relating to title VI the
following:

''Sec. 610. Federal renewable portfolio standard.''.
[EX A]: Amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to set forth a federal renewable energy portfolio standard applicable to calendar years 2010 to 2025.

Instructs the Secretary of Energy to establish: (1) a renewable energy credit trading program under which electric utilities shall submit to the Secretary renewable energy credits to certify their compliance with such standard; and (2) a state renewable energy account program for grants to state agencies to promote renewable energy production (including programs that promote technologies that reduce the use of electricity at customer sites such as solar water heating).

Requires the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to issue and enforce regulations to ensure that an electric utility recovers all prudently incurred costs associated with compliance with this Act.

Instructs the Secretary to study and report to Congress on methods to increase transmission line capacity for wind energy development.

[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Fair Medicaid Drug Payment Act of
2007''.

SEC. 2. PROVIDING ADEQUATE PHARMACY REIMBURSEMENT UNDER MEDICAID.

(a) Pharmacy Reimbursement Limits.--
(1) In general.--Section 1927(e) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1396r-8(e)) is amended--
(A) in paragraph (4), by striking ''(or, effective
January 1, 2007, two or more)''; and
(B) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the
following:
''(5) Use of amp in upper payment limits.--The Secretary
shall calculate the Federal upper reimbursement limit
established under paragraph (4) as no less than 300 percent of
the weighted average (determined on the basis of utilization)
of the most recent average manufacturer prices for
pharmaceutically and therapeutically equivalent multiple source
drug products that are available for purchase by retail
community pharmacies on a nationwide basis. The Secretary shall
implement a smoothing process for average manufacturer prices
to ensure that Federal upper reimbursement limits do not vary
significantly from month to month as a result of rebates,
discounts, and other pricing practices. Such process shall be
similar to the smoothing process used in determining the
average sales price of a drug or biological under section
1847A.''.
(2) Definition of amp.--Section 1927(k)(1) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 1396r-8(k)(1)) is amended--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ''by'' and all
that follows through the period and inserting ''by--
''(i) wholesalers for drugs distributed to
retail community pharmacies; and
''(ii) retail community pharmacies that
purchase drugs directly from the
manufacturer.''; and
(B) in subparagraph (B)--
(i) in the subparagraph heading, by
striking ''extended to wholesalers'' and
inserting ''and other payments''; and
(ii) by striking ''regard to'' and all that
follows through the period and inserting
''regard to--
''(i) customary prompt pay discounts
extended to wholesalers;
''(ii) bona fide service fees paid by
manufacturers to wholesalers or retail
community pharmacies, including (but not
limited to) distribution service fees,
inventory management fees, product stocking
allowances, and fees associated with
administrative services agreements and patient
care programs (such as medication compliance
programs and patient education programs);
''(iii) reimbursement by manufacturers for
recalled, damaged, expired, or otherwise
unsalable returned goods, including (but not
limited to) reimbursement for the cost of the
goods and any reimbursement of costs associated
with return goods handling and processing,
reverse logistics, and drug destruction;
''(iv) payments received from, and rebates
or discounts provided to, pharmacy benefit
managers, managed care organizations, health
maintenance organizations, insurers, hospitals,
clinics, mail order pharmacies, long term care
providers, manufacturers, or any other entity
that does not conduct business primarily as a
wholesaler or a retail community pharmacy;
''(v) any payments made by manufacturers
that are associated with drugs dispensed by
retail community pharmacies; and
''(vi) any other discounts, rebates,
payments, or other financial transactions that
are not received by, paid by, or passed through
to, retail community pharmacies.''.
(3) Definition of multiple source drug.--Section
1927(k)(7)(A)(i) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r-8(k)(7)(A)(i)) is
amended--
(A) in the matter preceding subclause (I), by
striking ''there at least 1 other drug product'' and
inserting ''there are at least 2 other drug products'';
and
(B) in subclauses (I), (II), and (III), by striking
''is'' each place it appears and inserting ''are''.
(4) Definitions of retail community pharmacy; wholesaler.--
Section 1927(k) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r-8(k)) is amended
by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
''(10) Retail community pharmacy.--The term 'retail
community pharmacy' means a traditional independent pharmacy,
traditional chain pharmacy, a supermarket pharmacy, or a mass
merchandiser pharmacy that is licensed as a pharmacy by a State
and that dispenses medications to the general public at retail
prices. Such term does not include a pharmacy that dispenses
prescription medications to patients primarily through the
mail, nursing home pharmacies, long-term care facility
pharmacies, hospital pharmacies, clinics, charitable or not-
for-profit pharmacies, government pharmacies, or pharmacy
benefit managers.
''(11) Wholesaler.--The term 'wholesaler' means a drug
wholesaler that is licensed as a wholesaler by a State and that
is engaged in wholesale distribution of prescription drugs to
retail community pharmacies, including (but not limited to)
manufacturers, repackers, own-label distributors, private-label
distributors, jobbers, brokers, warehouses (including
manufacturer's and distributor's warehouses, chain drug
warehouses, and wholesale drug warehouses) independent
wholesale drug traders, and retail pharmacies that conduct
wholesale distributions.''.
(b) Requirements of Prior Authorization Programs.--Section
1927(d)(5) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r-8(d)(5)) is amended--
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking
''of the drug before its dispensing for any medically accepted
indication (as defined in subsection (k)(6)) only if the system
providing for such approval'' and inserting ''by the State of
the use of the drug before its dispensing for any medically
accepted indication (as defined in subsection (k)(6)). A State
plan under this title shall, as a condition of coverage or
payment for a covered outpatient drug for which Federal
financial participation is available in accordance with this
section, subject to prior authorization all covered outpatient
drug products that are innovator multiple source drugs if such
drug products are more expensive than other biologically and
therapeutically equivalent drug products that are available for
purchase in that State by retail community pharmacies. The
system providing for such approval shall'';
(2) in each of subparagraphs (A) and (B), by striking
''provides'' and inserting ''provide'';
(3) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) (as so
amended) as subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively; and
(4) by inserting before subparagraph (C) (as so
redesignated), the following new subparagraphs:
''(A) require the prescriber to request prior
authorization by substantiating the medical necessity
of dispensing the covered outpatient drug as opposed to
dispensing a substitute covered outpatient drug;
''(B) require that a prior authorization number
assigned to the approved request by the State be
included on the order for the covered outpatient drug
issued by the prescriber or relayed to the dispensing
pharmacist by the prescriber if the prescription is
orally transmitted;''.
(c) Disclosure of Price Information to the Public.--Section
1927(b)(3) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r-8(b)(3)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A)--
(A) in clause (i), in the matter preceding
subclause (I), by inserting ''month of a'' after
''each''; and
(B) in the last sentence, by striking ''and
shall,'' and all that follows through the period; and
(2) in subparagraph (D)--
(A) in clause (iii), by inserting ''and'' after the
comma;
(B) in clause (iv), by striking '', and'' and
inserting a period; and
(C) by striking clause (v).
(d) Technical Amendment.--Section 1927(d)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
1396r-8(d)(1)) is amended in the paragraph heading by inserting ''and
mandatory'' after ''permissible''.
(e) Effective Date.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
amendments made by this section shall take effect as if
included in the enactment of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005
(Public Law 109-171).
(2) Exception.--The amendments made by subsection (b) shall
take effect on the date that is 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act.
[EX A]:
Fair Medicaid Drug Payment Act of 2007 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to calculate the federal upper reimbursement limit as no less than 300% of the weighted average (based on utilization) of the most recent average manufacturer prices (AMPs) for pharmaceutically and therapeutically equivalent multiple source drug products available for purchase by retail community pharmacies on a nationwide basis. Directs the Secretary to implement a smoothing process for AMPs to ensure that federal upper reimbursement limits do not vary significantly from month to month as a result of rebates, discounts, and other pricing practices.

Requires a state plan to subject to prior authorization all covered outpatient drug products that are innovator multiple source drugs, if such drug products are more expensive than other biologically and therapeutically equivalent drug products available for purchase in that state by retail community pharmacies.

Revises requirements for monthly reports to the Secretary of price information by manufacturers subject to rebate agreements.