Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007

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The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 is a major U.S. federal law aimed at improving vehicle fuel economy, increasing renewable fuel production, and enhancing overall energy efficiency and security.

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instanceOf United States federal statute ⓘ
amends Clean Air Act ⓘ
Energy Policy Act of 2005 ⓘ
Energy Policy and Conservation Act ⓘ
National Energy Conservation Policy Act ⓘ
authorizes funding for smart grid demonstration projects ⓘ
loan guarantees and grants for biofuel and biorefinery projects ⓘ
containsTitle Title I – Energy Security Through Improved Vehicle Fuel Economy ⓘ
Title II – Energy Security Through Increased Production of Biofuels ⓘ
Title III – Energy Savings Through Improved Standards for Appliance and Lighting ⓘ
Title IV – Energy Savings in Buildings and Industry ⓘ
Title IX – International Energy Programs ⓘ
Title V – Energy Savings in Government and Public Institutions ⓘ
Title VI – Accelerated Research and Development ⓘ
Title VII – Carbon Capture and Sequestration ⓘ
Title VIII – Improved Management of Energy Policy ⓘ
Title X – Green Jobs ⓘ
Title XI – Energy Transportation and Infrastructure ⓘ
Title XII – Small Business Energy Programs ⓘ
Title XIII – Smart Grid ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
createsProgram expanded Renewable Fuel Standard ⓘ
enactedInCongressNumber 110th United States Congress ⓘ
establishes Office of Climate Change and Environment in the Department of Transportation ⓘ
Smart Grid Advisory Committee ⓘ
Smart Grid Task Force ⓘ
new Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards ⓘ
focusesOn energy security ⓘ
reduction of greenhouse gas emissions ⓘ
jurisdiction United States federal government ⓘ
legislativeBody United States Congress ⓘ
policyArea climate and greenhouse gas mitigation ⓘ
energy efficiency ⓘ
energy policy ⓘ
renewable fuels ⓘ
transportation fuel economy ⓘ
primaryGoal improve energy efficiency of products, buildings, and vehicles ⓘ
improve energy independence and security of the United States ⓘ
increase production of clean renewable fuels ⓘ
reduce dependence on imported oil ⓘ
publicLawNumber Public Law 110-140 ⓘ
requires efficiency standards for lighting including general service lamps ⓘ
federal agencies to improve energy efficiency in federal buildings ⓘ
higher efficiency standards for appliances and equipment ⓘ
increased use of advanced biofuels ⓘ
setsTarget 35 miles per gallon fleetwide average for passenger cars and light trucks by 2020 ⓘ
shortName EISA 2007 ⓘ
signedBy George W. Bush ⓘ
signingDate 2007-12-19 ⓘ
sponsorChamber United States House of Representatives ⓘ
statutesAtLargeCitation 121 Stat. 1492 ⓘ
titleCount XIII ⓘ

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110th United States Congress → passedAct → Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 ⓘ
Title VI – Nuclear Matters → relatedTo → United States energy security policy ⓘ
linked to: Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007
Energy Policy and Conservation Act → amendedBy → Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 ⓘ
Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 → containsTitle → Title II – Energy Security Through Increased Production of Biofuels ⓘ
linked to: Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007
United States energy policy apparatus → hasFramework → Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 ⓘ
Corporate Average Fuel Economy program → legalBasis → Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 ⓘ
Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008 → relatedTo → Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 ⓘ
Division B – Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008 → relatedTo → Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 ⓘ
United States federal energy legislation → hasComponent → Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 ⓘ
Energy Act of 2020 → amends → Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 ⓘ