まずは、概要から。CBO（Congressional Budget Office）のサイトに出ていた23ページもののサマリーによると、"Energy and Water"に振り向けられる予算（期間は2009-2019の10年強）は総額で$48.9 billion（4.36兆円）。うち、$4.5 billionは陸軍工兵隊、$500 millionは内務省開墾局（という訳でいいのか?? the Bureau of Reclamation）の公共事業に宛てられ、残りの$43.9 billionが新エネ・省エネ関連。ちなみに全額、DoE（Department of Energy）の予算です。中身は以下の通り。
- $18.5 billion for energy efficiency and renewable energy programs (including $6.2 billion to expand existing weatherization activities and $7.9 billion forenergy-related grants to states);
- $8.0 billion to cover the subsidy costs of federal loan guarantees for renewable energy systems and electric transmission projects;
- $6.5 billion for capital investments by certain federal power marketing administrations in electric power transmission systems;
- $4.5 billion to modernize the nation’s electricity grid; and
- $6.4 billion for various other activities.
- 送電線・送電網関係の公共事業費が結構デカイ。（3つ目+4つ目＝$11 billion）
- energy efficiency and renewable energy programs（1つ目）とfederal loan guarantees （2つ目）の中身が謎。
- $2,000,000,000 shall be for expenses necessary for energy efficiency and renewable energy research, development, demonstration and deployment activities, to accelerate the development of technologies, to include advanced batteries, of which not less than $800,000,000 is for biomass and $400,000,000 is for geothermal technologies.
―省エネ・再生可能エネのR&Dに$2.0 billion、うち$800 millionはバイオマス、$400 millionは地熱利用技術に― - $500,000,000 shall be for expenses necessary to implement the programs authorized under part E of title III of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6341 et seq.).
―the Energy Policy and Conservation Actで承認されたプログラムへの予算拡充のようですが、詳細不明です。― - $1,000,000,000 shall be for the cost of grants to institutional entities for energy sustainability and efficiency under section 399A of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6371h-1).
―研究機関（？）への助成金― - $6,200,000,000 shall be for the Weatherization Assistance Program under part A of title IV of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6861 et seq.).
―建物の断熱化助成プログラムの拡充― - $3,500,000,000 shall be for Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants, for implementation of programs authorized under subtitle E of title V of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17151 et seq.).
―EECBGプログラムの拡充。EECBGというのは、地域（Block）単位で行う省エネ対策に助成を与えるプログラムのようです― - $3,400,000,000 shall be for the State Energy Program authorized under part D of title III of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6321).
―詳細不明ですが、州が行うエネルギー政策に対する補助の拡充― - $200,000,000 shall be for expenses necessary to implement the programs authorized under section 131 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17011).
- $300,000,000 shall be for expenses necessary to implement the program authorized under section 124 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15821) and the Energy Star program.
- $400,000,000 shall be for expenses necessary to implement the program authorized under section 721 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16071).
―7.～9.は元の法案を見ないとわかりません…― - $1,000,000,000 shall be for expenses necessary for the manufacturing of advanced batteries authorized under section 136(b)(1)(B) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17013(b)(1)(B)):
―先進型蓄電池への開発補助の拡充―
また、$8.0 billionのfederal loan guaranteesについてですが、これは、"the Energy Policy Act of 2005"のsection 1705に基づく"Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program"として承認を受けたプログラムへの政府保証の拡充に使われるとのこと。これも引用元を調べないことには詳細はわかりません…。
文中、既存法への引用が多く、読みづらくて恐縮なんですが、今度気が向いたとき、引用元の法律を調べやすいように（あるいは、どなたかが調べてくださるんじゃないかとほのかに期待しつつ…??）、載せさせていただきました。
かなり乱暴ではありますが、敢えて"green stimulus"を一言でまとめるとすると、「一に送電網、二に断熱化、三に地方補助、四にR&D（特に蓄電池）」といったところかと。いい勉強になりました。はて、宿題やんないとね…。
Maxwell, Syracuse, Feb. 3, 17:13
No comments:
Post a Comment