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Consolidate Heavy-handed and Outdated Programs Act of 2014

H.R. 5322 · 113th Congress · Jul 31, 2014 · Lineage

A BILL

To establish the Department of Energy and the Environment, and for other purposes.

Section 1 Short title; table of contents

(a)
Short title— This Act may be cited as the “Consolidate Heavy-handed and Outdated Programs Act of 2014”.
(b)
Table of contents— The table of contents of this Act is as follows:

Sec. 2 Definitions

In this Act:
(1)
Assets— The term assets includes contracts, facilities, property, records, unobligated or unexpended balances of appropriations, and other funds or resources (other than personnel).
(2)
Commission— The term Commission means the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
(3)
Department— The term Department means the Department of Energy and the Environment.
(4)
Function— The term function includes any authority, power, right, privilege, immunity, program, project, activity, duty, and responsibility.
(5)
Local government— The term local government means—
(A)
a county, municipality, city, town, township, local public authority, school district, special district, intrastate district, council of governments (regardless of whether the council of governments is incorporated as a nonprofit corporation under State law), regional or interstate government entity, or agency or instrumentality of a local government;
(B)
an Indian tribe or authorized tribal organization or, in the State of Alaska, a Native village or Alaska Regional Native Corporation; and
(C)
a rural community, unincorporated town or village, or other public entity.
(6)
National Laboratory— The term National Laboratory has the meaning given the term in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801).
(7)
Perform— The term perform, with respect to a function, includes—
(A)
the undertaking, fulfillment, or execution of any duty or obligation; and
(B)
the exercise of any power, authority, right, or privilege.
(8)
Personnel— The term personnel means officers and employees.
(9)
Secretary— The term Secretary means the Secretary of Energy and the Environment.
(10)
State— The term State means—
(A)
each of the several States of the United States;
(B)
the District of Columbia;
(C)
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico;
(D)
Guam;
(E)
American Samoa;
(F)
the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; and
(G)
any other territory or possession of the United States.
(11)
United States— The term United States, when used in a geographical sense, means—
(A)
all of the States; and
(B)
any waters within the jurisdiction of the United States.