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42 U.S.C. 16513: Eligible projects

Created in 2005 by the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-58). Changed by 4 later laws. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

This Congress

  • H.R. 3151 SHIPS for America Act of 2025 · introduced · would change (b)

How it got here

2021

  • Pub. L. 117–58 added par. (13). (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) Law text · (b)

2020

  • Pub. L. 116–260, §9010(b)(1)(A), inserted ", utilize" after "reduce". (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 116–260, §9010(b)(1)(B), inserted ", including projects that employ elements of commercial technologies in combination with new or significantly improved technologies" before period at end. (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 116–260, §9010(b)(2)(A), inserted ", including manufacturing of nuclear supply components for advanced nuclear reactors" after "facilities". (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 116–260, §9010(b)(2)(B), amended par. (5) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (5) read as follows: "Carbon capture and sequestration practices and technologies, including agricultural and forestry practices that store and sequester carbon." (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 116–260, §9010(b)(2)(C), added pars. (11) and (12). (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021) Law text · (b), (12)
  • Pub. L. 116–260, §9010(b)(3), added subsec. (f). (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021) Law text · (f)

2007

  • Pub. L. 110–140 added par. (8) and struck out former par. (8) which read as follows: "Production facilities for fuel efficient vehicles, including hybrid and advanced diesel vehicles." (Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007) Law text · (b)

2006

  • Pub. L. 109–168 substituted "Department of Energy's Clean Coal Power Initiative for Fischer-Tropsch" for "clean coal power initiative under part A of subchapter IV for". Law text · (c)

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.