Government spending on renewables and other green energy programs would be halved and incandescent light bulbs dropped from federal regulation under the fiscal 2014 Energy-Water Development appropriations bill passed today in the House.
The 227-198 vote on H.R. 2609 was largely along party lines.
The $30.4 billion bill would bring nearly across-the-board cuts to the Energy Department, the Army Corps of Engineers, the Bureau of Reclamation and other energy- and water-related agencies and offices. That funding would be $2.9 billion less than fiscal 2013 appropriated levels and $6.3 billion less than what was actually spent -- a figure that included supplemental disaster aid in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.
See full Article: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-07-11/house-passes-30-4-billion-energy-water-spending-measure.html
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