A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to assess the economic implications of the dependence of the State…

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A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to assess the economic implications of the dependence of the State of Hawaii on oil as the principal source of energy for the State.

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Instructs the Secretary to report to Congress, detailing the findings, conclusions, and recommendations resulting from such assessment.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Feb 17, 2005

Directs the Secretary of Energy to assess the economic implications of the dependence of the State of Hawaii on oil as its principal source of energy, including: (1) the short- and long-term prospects for crude oil supply disruption and price volatility and potential impacts on the economy of Hawaii; (2) the economic relationship between oil-fired generation of electricity from residual fuel and refined petroleum products consumed for ground, marine, and air transportation; (3) the technical and economic feasibility of increasing the contribution of renewable energy resources for generation of electricity, on an island-by-island basis; (4) the technical and economic feasibility of using liquefied natural gas to displace residual fuel oil for electric generation; and (5) the technical and economic feasibility of using renewable energy sources (including hydrogen) for ground, marine, and air transportation energy applications to displace the use of refined petroleum products.

Instructs the Secretary to report to Congress, detailing the findings, conclusions, and recommendations resulting from such assessment.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

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Official title: A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to assess the economic implications of the dependence of the State of Hawaii on oil as the principal source of energy for the State.

Latest action (Feb 17, 2005): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1654)

Policy area: Energy · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Feb 17, 2005

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No recorded floor vote found.