To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to improve energy efficiency and production.
Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL)Legislative Activity
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Senate amendment submitted
March 13, 2008
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Senate amendment submitted
March 13, 2008
Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 4329 proposed by Senator Nelson FL.(consideration: CR S2047-2048; text: CR S2048)
March 13, 2008
Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 4329 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 56 - 43. Record Vote Number: 55.
March 13, 2008
Roll call votes on amendments in Senate: Amendment SA 4329 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 56 - 43. Record Vote Number: 55.
March 13, 2008
Amendment SA 4329 proposed by Senator Nelson FL. (consideration: CR S2047-2048; text: CR S2048) To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to improve energy efficiency and production.
March 13, 2008
Amendment SA 4329 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 56 - 43. Record Vote Number: 55.
March 13, 2008
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Submitted
SA 4329. Mr. NELSON of Florida (for himself, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr.
Salazar, and Mr. Menendez) submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 70, setting
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for
fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013; which was ordered to lie on
the table; as follows:
At the end of title III, add the following:
SEC. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO IMPROVE ENERGY
EFFICIENCY AND PRODUCTION.
(a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), the Chairman of
the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the
allocations, aggregates, and other levels in this resolution
by the amounts provided by a bill, joint resolution,
amendment, motion, or conference report that would
encourage--
(1) consumers to replace old conventional wood stoves with
new clean wood, pellet, or corn stoves certified by the
Environmental Protection Agency;
(2) consumers to install smart electricity meters in homes
and businesses;
(3) the capture and storage of carbon dioxide emissions
from coal projects; and
(4) the development of oil and natural gas resources
beneath the outer Continental Shelf in areas not covered by a
Presidential or Congressional moratorium.
(b) Deficit Neutrality.--Subsection (a) applies only if the
legislation described in subsection (a) would not increase
the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2008
through 2013 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2008
through 2018.
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