Federal Policy
The Council provides its views on the following federal policy issues: clean air and climate change, COVID-19 and economic stimulus, energy, finance and appropriations, infrastructure, resilience and tax. As a diverse business coalition, not all BCSE members endorse the coalition’s position or take their own position on these issue areas.
Clean Air, Climate Change & Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHGs)
- BCSE Comments to U.S. Department of Agriculture on the Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad (April 29, 2021)
- BCSE Comments on FERC Policy Statement on Carbon Pricing (November 26, 2020)
- BCSE Submission to Center for Resource Solutions in Response to the Draft Green-e Renewable Fuels Standard for Canada and the United States (October 30, 2020)
- BCSE Recommendations for Energy and Climate Change Policy (October 27, 2020)
- BCSE Submission to Center for Resource Solutions in Response to the Open Comment Period for the Green-e Renewable Fuels Standard for Canada and the United States (April 30, 2020)
- BCSE Comments to EPA on the proposed Renewable Fuels Standard (November 29, 2019)
- BCSE Comments in Response to the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis' Request for Information to Inform Climate Policy Development (November 22, 2019)
- BCSE Comments in Response to the Energy and Commerce Committee’s Request For Stakeholder Input on Comprehensive Climate Change Legislation (September 16, 2019)
- BCSE Comments to EPA on Proposed 2020 Standards for the Renewable Fuel Standard Program (August 30, 2019)
- BCSE Issue Brief: H.R. 9 and Why the Paris Agreement Matters to U.S. Clean Energy Industries (April 30, 2019)
- BCSE Climate Change Policy Principles (2019)
- BCSE Comments to EPA on the Proposed Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) Rule (October 31, 2018)
- BCSE Comments to the EPA on the Proposed Safer and Affordable Fuel Efficient Vehicles (SAFE) Rule (October 26, 2018)
- BCSE Public Hearing Comments to EPA on Proposed Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) Rule (October 1, 2018)
- Comments to EPA on Proposed Renewable Fuel Standard RVO for 2019 (August 17, 2018)
- BCSE Comments to the EPA on the Proposed Repeal of Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Stationary Sources: Electric Generating Units (Clean Power Plan) (April 26, 2018)
- BCSE Comments to the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality on the Proposed Carbon Emission Trading Program (April 9, 2018)
- BCSE Comments to the EPA on the Proposed State Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Existing Electric Utility Generating Units (February 26, 2018)
- BCSE Comments to the EPA on the Clean Energy Incentive Program Under the Clean Power Plan (November 1, 2016)
- BCSE Comments to the EPA and States on the EPA’s Draft Federal Plan and Model Rule under the Clean Power Plan Regulating Existing Power Plants under Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act (January 21, 2016)
COVID-19 and Economic Stimulus
- BCSE Federal Legislative Priorities for Infrastructure and Economic Recovery (March 11, 2021)
- BCSE Letter to Congressional Leadership on Phase IV COVID-19 Relief (July 18, 2020)
- BCSE Written Testimony Submitted to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Hearing to Examine the Impacts of COVID-19 on the Energy Industry (June 16, 2020)
- BCSE Submission to House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology on COVID-19 Economic and Energy Response Measures (April 16, 2020)
Energy
- BCSE Comments on U.S. Department of Energy’s Hydrogen Energy Earthshot Initiative (July 7, 2021)
- BCSE Recommendations to Incoming Biden-Harris Administration for Executive Actions to Increase Energy Efficiency and Clean Energy Deployment (December 15, 2020)
- BCSE Letter to Congressional Leadership on Legislative Priorities for Lame Duck Session (November 24, 2020)
- BCSE Recommendations for Energy and Climate Change Policy (October 27, 2020)
- BCSE Response to the Request for Information regarding Executive Order 13920 issued May 1, 2020, Securing the United States Bulk-Power System (August 19, 2020)
- BCSE Written Testimony Submitted to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Hearing to Examine the Electricity Sector in a Changing Climate (March 5, 2019)
- BCSE Letter to House and Senate Agriculture Committees on Farm Bill Energy Provisions (May 3, 2018)
- BCSE Letter to Energy Conferees and House and Senate Leadership (September 6, 2016)
- BCSE Letter on Federal Energy Legislation (June 20, 2016)
Finance and Appropriations
- BCSE Letter to House Appropriations Committee on FY2022 State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs (SFOPs) Appropriations Bill (June 4, 2021)
- BCSE Letter to Senate Appropriations Committee on FY2022 State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs (SFOPs) Appropriations Bill (June 3, 2021)
- BCSE Letter to House Appropriations Committee on FY2022 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill (April 27, 2021)
- BCSE Letter to Senate Appropriations Committee on FY2022 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill (April 30, 2021)
- BCSE Letter to House Appropriations Committee on FY2022 Agriculture and Rural Development Appropriations Bill (April 27, 2021)
- BCSE Letter to Senate Appropriations Committee on FY2022 Agriculture and Rural Development Appropriations Bill (April 30, 2021)
- BCSE Letter to House Appropriations Committee on FY2022 Department of Homeland Security and FEMA Appropriations (April 27, 2021)
- BCSE Letter to Senate Appropriations Committee on FY2022 Department of Homeland Security and FEMA Appropriations (April 30, 2021)
- BCSE Letter to House Appropriations Committee on FY2022 Department of Defense Appropriations Bill (April 27, 2021)
- BCSE Letter to Senate Appropriations Committee on FY2022 Department of Defense Appropriations Bill (April 30, 2021)
- BCSE Letter to House Appropriations Committee on FY2022 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill (April 27, 2021)
- BCSE Letter to Senate Appropriations Committee on FY2022 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill (April 30, 2021)
- BCSE Letter to House Appropriations Committee on FY2021 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill (April 3, 2020)
- BCSE Letter to Senate Appropriations Committee on FY2021 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill (April 3, 2020)
- BCSE Letter to House Appropriations Committee on FY2021 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill (April 2, 2020)
- BCSE Letter to Senate Appropriations Committee on FY2021 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill (April 3, 2020)
- BCSE Letter to House Appropriations Committee on FY2021 Department of Homeland Security and FEMA Appropriations (April 2, 2020)
- BCSE Letter to Senate Appropriations Committee on FY2021 Department of Homeland Security and FEMA Appropriations (April 3, 2020)
- BCSE Letter to House Appropriations Committee on FY2021 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill (April 2, 2020)
- BCSE Letter to Senate Appropriations Committee on FY 2021 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill (April 3, 2020)
- BCSE Letter to House Appropriations Committee on FY2021 Energy & Water Development Appropriations (March 18, 2020)
- BCSE Letter to Senate Appropriations Committee on FY2021 Energy & Water Development Appropriations Bill (March 18, 2020)
Infrastructure
- BCSE Letter to Senator Joe Manchin, Chairman, Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Energy Infrastructure Act Proposal (July 8, 2021)
- BCSE Federal Legislative Priorities for Infrastructure and Economic Recovery (March 11, 2021)
- BCSE Testimony Submitted to House Small Business Committee Subcommittee on Contracting and Infrastructure for Hearing on "Moving America’s Infrastructure Forward" (February 27, 2020)
- BCSE Principles on Federal Energy Infrastructure Priorities (January 2019)
Resilience
- BCSE, NASEO, NEMA Joint Letter to Secretary Granholm Calling for DOE Coordination on Resilience (March 19, 2021)
- BCSE Comments to Federal Emergency Management Agency on Policy Regarding the Building Resilient Infrastructure & Communities Program” (May 11, 2020)
- BCSE Response to Department of Energy's Request for Information on Codes, Standards, Specifications and Other Guidance for Enhancing the Resilience of Electric Infrastructure Systems Against Severe Weather Events (Federal Register Number: 2019-14547) (August 23, 2019)
- BCSE Comments regarding the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) development and implementation of the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) Program under the Disaster Recovery and Reform Act (DRRA) (July 15, 2019)
- BCSE-NASEO Views on Energy Emergency Preparedness and Response (April 2018)
- BCSE Comments to FERC on Grid Resiliency Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (October 2017)
Tax
- BCSE Letter to Congress Calling for Inclusion of Clean Energy Tax Measures in Infrastructure Legislation (May 26, 2021)
- BCSE Comments to Energy Tax Task Force (June 28, 2019)
- BCSE Testimony to House Ways & Means Tax Policy Subcommittee (March 14, 2018)
- BCSE Letter to House and Senate Conferees on Tax Cut and Jobs Act (December 7, 2017)
- BCSE Submission to Senate Committee on Finance on Tax Reform (July 17, 2017)
- BCSE Letter to Congress, Business Leaders on Tax Extenders (December 5, 2016)
- BCSE Letter to House of Representatives on Tax Extenders (October 28, 2016)
- BCSE Letter to Senate on Clean Energy Tax Extenders (October 28, 2016)
- BCSE Statement on Senate Finance Committee Hearing on Energy Policy (June 14, 2016)