S. 1020 · 110th Congress
CREST Act
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Creating Renewable Energy through Science and Technology Act, or the CREST Act - Amends the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 to instruct the Director of the National Science Foundation to establish the Council on Renewable Energy (CORE) to: (1) advise Congress on renewable energy development, strategy, research, and marketability; and (2) facilitate…
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Mar 28, 2007
Creating Renewable Energy through Science and Technology Act, or the CREST Act - Amends the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 to instruct the Director of the National Science Foundation to establish the Council on Renewable Energy (CORE) to: (1) advise Congress on renewable energy development, strategy, research, and marketability; and (2) facilitate collaboration among federal agencies regarding the execution of national renewable energy objectives.
Requires the CORE to: (1) promote renewable energy research and development in the areas of wind, wave, solar, geothermal, and biofuels production, particularly cellulosic; (2) consult with renewable energy experts regarding renewable energy policies and make policy recommendations to federal agencies; and (3) identify and recommend public and private research institutions to carry out renewable energy research.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: CREST Act
Also known as: Creating Renewable Energy through Science and Technology Act
Latest action (Mar 28, 2007): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Policy area: Energy · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Mar 28, 2007
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.