To require the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to carry out a grant and revolving loan program to provide funding for projects to increase the resiliency and energy efficiency of communications networks, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To require the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to carry out a grant and revolving loan program to provide funding for projects to increase the resiliency and energy efficiency of communications networks, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers. The main policy domain is Energy, Technology, Government Operations.
Who Benefits and How
energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Generating Resilient and Energy Efficient Network Communications Act or the GREEN Communications Act.
- Section id1B72977F0D0C408B8D5052CEBC291DFB: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term Assistant Secretary means the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information. The term Commission...
- Section id8AC92598B37546998F4FE57C2CF69764: 3. Financial assistance for communications network resiliency and energy efficiency Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the...
- Section idB4B553FF3FD1482D8AE57FE80C59EE1B: 4. Regulatory framework The Commission, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To require the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to carry out a grant and revolving loan program to provide funding for projects to increase the resiliency and energy efficiency of communications networks, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers.
Key Policy Areas
Energy, Technology, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
This bill, To require the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to carry out a grant and revolving loan program to provide funding for projects to increase the resiliency and energy efficiency of communications networks, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Markey introduced the following bill; which was read twice …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
- "secretary_of_energy"
- → Secretary of Energy
- "administrator_of_epa"
- → Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
- "administrator_of_fema"
- → Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
- "secretary_of_commerce"
- → Secretary of Commerce
- "secretary_of_homeland_security"
- → Secretary of Homeland Security
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
any equipment, tower, support structure, facility, product, or technology that is essential to the operation of a communications network. The term communications network means— a broadband network
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