H.R. 3241 would clarify the amount of loans to be guaranteed under title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005.

== Detailed Summary ==

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Amends the wiki andEnergy Policy Act of 2005 to: (1) prohibit loan guarantees for innovative technologies from being less than the minimum amount determined by the Secretary of Energy to be likely to attract nonguaranteed investment adequate to capitalize the firstproject; (2) authorize the Secretary to provideguarantee up to 100 % of any debt obligation of the borrower to fund an eligible project; and (3) prohibit the Secretary from issuing a detailed summaryrule or regulation establishing a lower percentage limit.

Conditions such loan guarantee upon reasonable assurances by the borrower that all laborers and mechanics employed by contractors or subcontractors in the performance of construction work financed in whole or in part with the bill!)loan will be paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing on similar work in the locality as determined by the Secretary of Labor.

Prohibits any appropriation authorized pursuant to the Act from excluding any category of specified eligible projects.
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== Status of the Legislation ==

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Latest Major Action: 8/3/2007: Placed on8/24/2007: Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 196.Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
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