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H.R. 5507: Department of Defense Alternative Energy Mapping Act

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H.R. 5507: Department of Defense Alternative Energy Mapping Act

111th Congress · introduced 2010-06-10 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2010-06-10 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Heller, Dean [R-NV-2] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Department of Defense Alternative Energy Mapping Act

Plain summary

Department of Defense Alternative Energy Mapping Act - Requires the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to: (1) prepare maps of military installations and eligible adjacent property that classify locations on the installations and property as acceptable, unacceptable, or unassessed regarding their suitability for placement of geothermal, wind, solar photovoltaic, or solar thermal trough systems; (2) enter into agreements with entities involved in the production or installation of alternative energy systems to utilize their expertise and to share the costs of preparing such maps; and (3) disseminate such maps to Congress, the states in which the installations are located, local governments having jurisdiction over adjacent land, and the owners of adjacent private property.

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Official text

Department of Defense Alternative Energy Mapping Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Heller, Dean [R-NV-2] · 0 cosponsors

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong111-hr5507 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111