S.Amdt. 281

SA 281. Mr. BAYH (for himself, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Begich)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 98
proposed by Mr. Inouye (for himself and Mr. Baucus) to the bill H.R. 1,
making supplemental appropriations for job preservation and creation,
infrastructure investment, energy efficiency and science, assistance to
the unemployed, and State and local fiscal stabilization, for fiscal
year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 70, line 16, after ``That'' insert the following:
``$200,000,000 shall be available for grants under section
131 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42
U.S.C. 17011) to plan, develop, and demonstrate electrical
infrastructure projects that encourage the use of electric
drive vehicles, including plug-in electric drive vehicles,
and for near-term, large-scale electrification projects aimed
at the transportation section: Provided further, That
$590,000,000 shall be available under section 641 of the
Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C.
17231) to carry out a research, development, and
demonstration program to support the ability of the United
States to remain globally competitive in energy storage
systems for electric drive vehicles, stationary application,
and electricity transmission and distribution: Provided
further, That''.
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