giffords of arizona, mr. ryan of ohio, ms. kaptur of ohio and ms. jackson lee of texas. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, and under a previous order of the house, the following members are recognized for five minutes each. ms. woolsey from california. for what purpose does the gentlelady from arizona rise? ms. giffords: i ask animous consent to speak out of order. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. giffords: our nation today is facing many great challenges, but there are three in particular that specifically, i think are of great concern to the american people. achieving energy independence, addressing climate change and stimulating our economy. these are all significant challenges, but they also present great opportunities. as we confront these issues, we have the chance to make our world stronger, safer and more prosperous. one of the best ways to do this is by deploying renewable energy. renewable energy sources, especially solar, our nation's bose abundant energy source, offer

miss giffords -- ms. giffords: i rise today in support of this bill and to raise the ranking member and the subcommittees and the staff for getting this bill right. this week we are having a great debate about energy in our country. most americans don't realize the department of defense is responsible for approximately 80% of all the energy used by the federal government. the final bill that we were able to pass out of committee this week includes groundbreaking language to encourage continued advances on responsible energy. working with the department we included a series of new reporting requirements. we increase the use of electric and hybrid vehicles. we speed up the development of biofuels. and we encourage

giffords of arizona. this amendment will make sure that the federal government leads by example on clean energy. in my district, kirkland air force base has tried for a number of years to contract with local clean energy producers to purchase electricity to help power the base. but there are several federal policies that stand in the way of these kinds of projects. new mexico is second in the nation for solar energy potential. and we have a thriving clean energy industry in albuquerque, creating jobs today. so this is a natural partnership. however many federal agencies have discovered that the 10-year limit on federal power purchase agreements made these kinds of agreements uneconomical for their private sector partners in the solar industry. our amendment will extend the length of these contracts to 20 years, allowing more federal agencies to sign agreements with clean energy producers. this will put americans to work and ensure the federal government leads by example in the use of clean energy. i urge

giffords of arizona, ms. pingree of minnesota and ms. kaptur of ohio. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, and under a previous order of the house, the following members are recognized for five minutes each, mr. dingell of michigan. for what purpose does the gentleman from california rise? mr. costa: five minutes, mr. speaker to address the house, i ask unanimous consent. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from california is recognized for five minutes. mr. costa: thank you very much, mr. speaker. i rise this evening to discuss what continues to be a pernicious drought conditions that affect the people of the san joaquin valley. those in my district and my colleagues' district. i hope most of the members and -- if not all of you recognize we are in extreme drought conditions in san joaquin valley that is affected not only the richest agricultural region in california but the united states as well. a drought caused by mother nature, expanded by numerous judicial issues

titus: i rise today in strong support of the teague-titus-giffords amendment. this new program will strengthen research educational exchange and international cooperation with the aim of promoting the development and deployment of clean and efficient energy technologies. the development of next generation solar, wind, geothermal, carbon capture and storage and other clean energy technologies that will reduce our dependens on foreign oil is going to take cooperative efforts from every corner of the world. our amendment provides much needed support for exchange programs dedicated to developing clean energy and energy-initiate technologies. these exchange programs between the united states and other countries will be available to teachers, students and entrepreneurs. in addition to promoting the development and deployment of clean energy technology, this exchange program will help address issues of energy poverty in the developing countries and extend the reach of america's clean energy technologies and innovation that could be beneficial to developing countries.

in may following retirements, many of our local leaders left office, including bill jentee, scott gifford, keith hunt, dick hyde, cindy irwin, kathryn bartlett, rita mullins, tim perry, sal and john. their longstanding service embodies what leadership is about. our mayors often serve as the voice of our local communities and is the closest contact for people on government issues. i thank them for their dealings with my office on federal issues. i've enjoyed working with each and every one of them and wish them the best of success. they assisted our office in betting serving our communities and all illinois families. i ask unanimous consent to enter into the recordhis list of past presidents and mayors. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. ms. bean: and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia rise? mr. moran: to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. moran: thank

right now-- >> under those circumstances you would gifford the authority to modify transmission plants? >> i think there are legitimate issues with anything involved in transmission but if you are going to create that it got the bee equally available to both the proponents and those that have concerns. >> let me go down the line again. how many of you would support a greenhouse gas interconnection standard of the type proposed by mr. hendsley? can we go down and ask how many of you would support that? >> i would not for the sump or reason that the interconnection standard does not speak to existing carbon intensive generation being able to piggyback. >> thank you. mr. joos? >> to qualify my answer, i am not 100% sure the specifics of the sandra. i have not read them. we have standards for interconnecting all kinds of renewable capacity already. i would not be supported that something that limited the transmission line to certain types of technologies simply because they agree with what has been said earlier that you cannot labeled the electrons. >> mr. nipper? >> we would not support i

i rise today in strong support of the titus-gifford-heinrich amendment which the manager's amendment incorporates into the american clean energy and security act. our amendment will create clean energy jobs, promote deployment of renewable energy technology, and put the federal government in a position to lead by example. our amendment extends the limit for the federal government to 20 years on a contract for the acquisition of electricity generated from a renewable energy resource. often referred to as a power purchase agreement. this provision will encourage wide scale deployment of renewable energy technology at federal buildings, b.l.m. land and superfund sites. additionally it will allow agencies to plan for more sustainable and affordable energy use over an extended period of time. the small change will allow the door to government investments in cleern, more sustainable, and ultimately more cost beneficial energy technologies. our amendment also establishes a renewable electricity standard for federal agencies. this res will ensure that the federal government meets 27% of its

giffords. the chair: the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. ms. girds: thank you, chairman berman for your leadership and ranking member ros-lehtinen as well. i want to let you know that it's important that this provision that's going to be entered into the manager's amendment with support is important to the fundamental job we have as a member of congress, our u.s. national security. a recent report of the national academies found that u.s. and national security and economic prosperity depend on full engagement in science, technology, and commerce. however, some of the unintended consequences of our current u.s. export control system have contributed to a situation in which the u.s. is now among leaders in science and technology but we no longer dominate. as chair of the science and technologies committee subcommittee on space and aeronautics, i'm concerned about our future leadership in space, especially as more nations seek to increase their space activities this provision directs the president to take into account the views of the federal depa