INVESTMENT IN ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE IS CRITICALLY NEEDED, BROAD-RANGING COALITION TELLS SENATE LEADERS
April 30 (News Release)
Over 100 companies and national organizations called upon the Senate leadership today to take immediate action on S.1637, the “JOBS" bill. Organizations joining the letter represent every aspect of the American economy ranging from agriculture and manufacturing to home building and renewable technologies. The group emphasized that the bill’s provisions encouraging investment in domestic energy supply and infrastructure are "critical to US economic recovery."
Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist has announced that S. 1637 will be the
Senate’s first order of business upon its return on Monday, May 3rd. Senator
Daschle also has expressed his support for completing action on this
legislation, and the bill’s energy provisions enjoy broad bipartisan support.
In recent weeks, S. 1637 has been delayed as a result of a large number of
amendments that have been offered to the underlying bill. While recognizing that
a number of Senators in both parties want to offer amendments, the letter urged
leadership and members on both sides of the aisle to “work cooperatively to
expedite this process.”
Over 100 organizations and companies signed the letter, including more than
20 national associations. The collection of national associations signed onto
the letter represents both renewable and traditional energy sectors, as well as
state and local government organizations and utility regulators.
Full text of the letter and list of signatories follows:
"Dear Senators Frist and Daschle:
We are writing to express our strong support for prompt Senate consideration
and approval of S. 1637, the FSC/ETI (“JOBS”) Act. In general, the
underlying bill and the bill's provisions to encourage investment in domestic
energy supply and infrastructure are critical to the United States’ economic
recovery.
Both S. 1637 and the energy tax package have strong bipartisan support in the
Senate, and the leadership of the Finance Committee has worked hard to ensure
that all revenue provisions in the bill have been fully offset. While we
understand that Senators in both parties are anxious to have the opportunity to
vote on a number of amendments, we urge the leadership and members to work
together cooperatively to expedite this process. Failure to pass this
legislation is already having serious negative consequences for the American
economy and our industry.
We support efforts by both parties to promote investment in critically needed
energy infrastructure. The overarching importance of energy issues today – at
gas pumps, pipelines, power lines, power plants, and overseas – argues
strongly for the Senate to complete action immediately on this bill and its
energy tax incentives. With every month that passes without passage of energy
tax legislation, the energy industry faces continuing uncertainty and
disincentives to investing in areas such as renewable energy, energy efficiency
and new technologies.
Prompt passage of this legislation is vital for supporting continued economic
growth, maintaining the health of our industries, and addressing our nation’s
need for expanded domestic energy supplies. Thank you for your support of both
S. 1637 and the bipartisan energy tax package.
Sincerely,
Signatories (109)
ALLETE/Minnesota Power Alliance for Competitive Electricity Alliant Energy
Corporation American International Automobile Dealers Association American Wind
Energy Association Arcadia Windpower Atlantic Renewable Energy Corporation
Bergey Windpower, Inc. Bob Lawrence and Associates Boreal Energy, Inc. CAB Inc.
Caithness Energy California Independent Petroleum Association Calpine
Corporation Central Ohio Clean Fuels Coalition Cielo Windpower, LLC Clean Cities
Coachella Valley Region Clipper Windpower, Inc. CMS Energy Continental Milk
Producers Coram Energy, LLC Credit Union Solutions Group/Preferred Dealer
Network Dairy Producers of New Mexico Denver Metro Clean Cities Coalition Deuel
County National Bank DMI Industries DTE Energy Company Earth Power Resources,
Inc. Edison Electric Institute Electric Drive Transportation Association Empire
Energy, LLC Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. Energy Maintenance Service, LLC
Energy Photovoltaics, Inc Energy Unlimited, Inc. Enterprise Products Partners,
L.P. Exelon Corporation Florida Power & Light Ford Motor Company Geothermal
Energy Association GeothermEx, Inc Global Energy Concepts, Inc. Global Wind
Harvest GulfTerra Energy Partners, L.P. Hampton Roads Clean Cities Coalition
Hexcel Corporation Independent Petroleum Association of America Integrated Waste
Services Association Inter-Island Solar Supply Invenergy, LLC Kaneb Pipe Line
Partners, L.P. Las Vegas Regional Clean Cities Coalition Magellan Midstream
Partners, L.P. MHA Environmental Consulting, Inc. MidAmerican Energy Holdings
Company M.A. Mortenson Company National Association of Home Builders National
Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners National Association of State
Energy Officials National Clean Cities, Inc. National Ethanol Vehicle
Association National Hydropower Association National Propane Gas Association
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Natural Gas Vehicles Coalition
Navitas Energy, Inc. NedPower U.S., LLC New Uses Council Northern Alternative
Energy, Inc. NRG Systems, Inc. Nuclear Energy Institute OGE Energy Corporation
ORMAT Technologies, Inc. PacifiCorp Padoma Windpower, LLC Portland General
Electric PPM Energy Progress Energy Project Resources Corporation Propane
Vehicle Council RAM Associates Renewable Energy Systems, Inc Salt Lake Clean
Cities Coalition San Gorgonio Farms, Inc. Select Milk Producers Sharp Solar
Solar Energy Industries Association Solar Source Solar Supply of Hawaii
Solarponics Energy Systems SOLEC Spire Solar Sun Earth, Inc. Technology North,
Inc. TECO Energy Thermasource, Inc TPI Composites Trans-Elect, Inc. U.S. Sugar
Corporation Valero, L.P. Vestas American Wind Technology, Inc. Western
Renewables Group Western United Dairymen Whitewater Energy Corp. Whitewater
Maintenance Corp. WindLogics, Inc. Wisconsin Energy Corp. Xcel Energy, Inc.
Zilkha Renewable Energy
National Organizations Included Above (21)
Alliance for Competitive Electricity American International Automobile
Dealers Association American Wind Energy Association Edison Electric Institute
Electric Drive Transportation Association Geothermal Energy Association
Independent Petroleum Association of America Integrated Waste Services
Association National Association of Home Builders National Association of
Regulatory Utility Commissioners National Association of State Energy Officials
National Clean Cities, Inc. National Ethanol Vehicle Association National
Hydropower Association National Propane Gas Association National Rural Electric
Cooperative Association Natural Gas Vehicles Coalition New Uses Council Nuclear
Energy Institute Propane Vehicle Council Solar Energy Industries Association Copyright © 1996-2004 by CyberTech,
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