S.Amdt. 3271

SA 3271. Mr. MANCHIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 3044 submitted by Mr. Manchin and intended to be
proposed to the amendment SA 2953 proposed by Ms. Murkowski to the bill
S. 2012, to provide for the modernization of the energy policy of the
United States, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the
table; as follows:

Beginning on page 8 of the amendment, strike line 9 and all
that follows through the end of the amendment and insert the
following:
``(d) Funding.--
``(1) Authorization of appropriations.--There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out
this section, to remain available until expended--
``(A) for activities under the research and development
program component described in subsection (b)(2)(A)--
``(i) $275,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 through
2020; and
``(ii) $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2021;
``(B) for activities under the demonstration projects
program component described in subsection (b)(2)(C)--
``(i) $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 through
2020; and
``(ii) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2021;
``(C) subject to paragraph (2), for activities under the
large-scale pilot projects program component described in
subsection (b)(2)(B), $285,000,000 for each of fiscal years
2017 through 2021; and
``(D) for activities under the net-negative carbon dioxide
emissions projects program component described in subsection
(b)(2)(D), $22,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 through
2021.
``(2) Cost sharing for large-scale pilot projects.--
Activities under subsection (b)(2)(B) shall be subject to the
cost-sharing requirements of section 988(b).''.
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