text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Energy Independence Act of 2000''.
  
  SEC. 2. DOMESTIC ENERGY SELF-SUFFICIENCY PLAN.
  
      (a) Strategic Plan.--The Secretary of Energy shall develop, and 
  transmit to the Congress within 1 year after the date of the enactment 
  of this Act, a strategic plan to ensure that the United States is 
  energy self-sufficient by the year 2010. The plan shall include 
  recommendations for legislative and regulatory actions needed to 
  accomplish that goal.
      (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
  appropriated to the Secretary of Energy $20,000,000 for carrying out 
  this section.
  
  SEC. 3. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FUEL CELL PILOT PROGRAM.
  
      (a) Program.--The Secretary of Energy shall establish a program for 
  the acquisition of--
              (1) up to 100 commercially available 200 kilowatt fuel cell 
          power plants;
              (2) up to 20 megawatts of power generated from commercially 
          available fuel cell power plants; or
              (3) a combination thereof,
  for use at federally owned or operated facilities. The Secretary shall 
  provide funding for purchase, site engineering, installation, startup, 
  training, operation, and maintenance costs associated with the 
  acquisition of such power plants, along with any other necessary 
  assistance.
      (b) Domestic Assembly.--All fuel cell systems and fuel cell stacks 
  in power plants acquired, or from which power is acquired, under 
  subsection (a) shall be assembled in the United States.
      (c) Site Selection.--In the selection of federally owned or 
  operated facilities as a site for the location of power plants acquired 
  under this section, or as a site to receive power acquired under this 
  section, priority shall be given to sites with 1 or more of the 
  following attributes:
              (1) Location (of the Federal facility or the generating 
          power plant) in an area classified as a nonattainment area 
          under title I of the Clean Air Act.
              (2) Computer or electronic operations that are sensitive to 
          power supply disruptions.
              (3) Need for a reliable, uninterrupted power supply.
              (4) Remote location, or other factors requiring off-grid 
          power generation.
              (5) Critical manufacturing or other activities that support 
          national security efforts.
      (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
  appropriated to the Secretary of Energy $140,000,000 for the period 
  encompassing fiscal years 2001 through 2003 for carrying out this 
  section.
  
  SEC. 4. PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS.
  
      (a) In General.--
              (1) Establishment.--The President, in coordination with the 
          Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Transportation, the 
          Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
          Development, shall establish a program for the demonstration of 
          fuel cell proton exchange membrane technology in the areas of 
          responsibility of those Secretaries with respect to commercial, 
          residential, and transportation applications, including buses. 
          Such program shall specifically focus on promoting the 
          application of and improved manufacturing production and 
          processes for proton exchange membrane fuel cell technology.
              (2) Authorization of appropriations.--For the purpose of 
          carrying out this subsection, there are authorized to be 
          appropriated $140,000,000 for the period encompassing fiscal 
          years 2001 through 2003.
      (b) Bus Demonstration Program.--
              (1) Establishment.--The President, in coordination with the 
          Secretary of Energy and the Secretary of Transportation, shall 
          establish a comprehensive proton exchange membrane fuel cell 
          bus demonstration program to address hydrogen production, 
  storage, and use in transit bus applications. Such program shall cover 
  all aspects of the introduction of this new technology, and shall 
  include the following components:
                      (A) Development, installation, and operation of a 
                  hydrogen delivery system located on-site at transit bus 
                  terminals.
                      (B) Development, installation, and operation of on-
                  site storage associated with the hydrogen delivery 
                  systems as well as storage tank systems incorporated 
                  into the bus itself.
                      (C) Demonstration of use of hydrogen as a 
                  practical, safe, renewable energy source in a highly 
                  efficient, zero-emission power system for buses.
                      (D) Development of a hydrogen proton exchange 
                  membrane fuel cell power system that is confirmed and 
                  verified as being compatible with transit bus 
                  application requirements.
                      (E) Durability testing of the fuel cell bus at a 
                  national testing facility.
                      (F) Identification and implementation of necessary 
                  codes and standards for the safe use of hydrogen as a 
                  fuel suitable for bus application, including the fuel 
                  cell power system and related operational facilities.
                      (G) Identification and implementation of 
                  maintenance and overhaul requirements for hydrogen 
                  proton exchange membrane fuel cell transit buses.
                      (H) Completion of fleet vehicle evaluation program 
                  by bus operators along normal transit routes, providing 
                  equipment manufacturers and transit operators with the 
                  necessary analyses to enable operation of the hydrogen 
                  proton exchange membrane fuel cell bus under a range of 
                  operating environments.
              (2) Domestic assembly.--All fuel cell systems and fuel cell 
          stacks in power plants acquired, or from which power is 
          acquired, under paragraph (1) shall be assembled in the United 
          States.
              (3) Authorization of appropriations.--For the purpose of 
          carrying out this subsection, there are authorized to be 
          appropriated $150,000,000 for the period encompassing fiscal 
          years 2001 through 2003.
  
  SEC. 5. FEDERAL VEHICLES.
  
      Each agency of the Federal Government that maintains a fleet of 
  motor vehicles shall develop a plan for a transition of the fleet to 
  vehicles powered by fuel cell technology. Each such plan shall include 
  implementation beginning by fiscal year 2005, to be completed by fiscal 
  year 2010. Each plan shall incorporate and build on the results of 
  completed and ongoing Federal demonstration programs, including the 
  program established under section 4, and shall include additional 
  demonstration programs and pilot programs as necessary to test or 
  investigate available technologies and transition procedures.
  
  SEC. 6. LIFE-CYCLE COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS.
  
      Any life-cycle cost benefit analysis undertaken by a Federal agency 
  with respect to investments in products, services, construction, and 
  other projects shall include an analysis of environmental and power 
  reliability factors.
  
  SEC. 7. STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT INCENTIVES.
  
      (a) Grant Program.--The Secretary of Energy shall establish a 
  program for making grants to State or local governments for the use of 
  fuel cell technology in meeting their energy requirements, including 
  the use as a source of power for motor vehicles. Each grant made under 
  this section shall require at least a 10 percent matching contribution 
  from the State or local government recipient.
      (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
  appropriated to the Secretary of Energy $110,000,000 for each of the 
  fiscal years 2001 through 2005 for carrying out this section.
target: Directs the President, in coordination with designated Secretaries, to establish: (1) a demonstration program for fuel cell proton exchange membrane technology for commercial, residential, and transportation applications (including buses) within the Secretaries' respective areas; and (2) a comprehensive proton exchange membrane fuel cell bus demonstration program to address hydrogen production, storage, and use in transit bus applications.
  Mandates that each Federal agency that maintains a motor vehicle fleet develop a plan for fleet transition to vehicles powered by fuel cell technology.
  Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish a fuel cell technology grant program for State or local government to meet their energy requirements, including such technology as a motor vehicle power source.
  Authorizes appropriations.
feat_title: Energy Independence Act of 2000