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House Bill 8784
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Worldwide Wind Turbine Act
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H. R. 8784 (Introduced-in-House)


116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8784


To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the United States Agency for International Development to accept or purchase used property for planning and implementation of wind energy programs under that Act.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

November 19, 2020

Mr. Curtis (for himself and Mr. Phillips) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

A BILL

To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the United States Agency for International Development to accept or purchase used property for planning and implementation of wind energy programs under that Act.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Worldwide Wind Turbine Act”.

SEC. 2. Findings.

Congress finds the following:

(1) Eighty-five to 90 percent of a wind turbine is recyclable, and is done so economically. However, some pieces of the turbine, notably the blade, do not have economical recycling options in the United States.

(2) These blades are often made out of either glass or carbon fiber and held together with a series of resins and polymers.

(3) These blades are built to last for decades and withstand the harshest conditions, making their strength their weakness for recyclability.

(4) Currently, these blades are landfilled at a low cost and because they are an inert product, can safely be stored for long periods of time without contaminating local soil or aquifers.

(5) These blades often have useful life left and can be used on a new turbine, potentially lowering costs on other projects or enabling projects that may not otherwise have been carried out.

SEC. 3. Authority of United States Agency for International Development to accept or purchase used property for planning and implementation of wind energy programs.

Section 106 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151d) is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(g) Authority To accept or purchase used property.—

“(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development is authorized to accept as donation or purchase, use, and dispose of used property for the planning and implementation of wind energy programs under this chapter as appropriate and consistent with country needs and the Agency’s Country Development Cooperation Strategy. In the case of donation of used property described in this paragraph, the Administrator shall require the donor to provide the Administrator with information on the age and origins of the used property.

“(2) CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF APPLICATIONS.—The Administrator shall establish a process to—

“(A) consider applications submitted to the Administrator for the donation of used property described in paragraph (1); and

“(B) approve any such application if the Administrator determines that it meets the requirements described in paragraph (1).”.