WASHINGTON, DC — In response to the California energy problems, Joe Barton (R-TX), Chair of the Energy and Air Quality subcommittee of the House Commerce Committee, has introduced H.R. 1647, better known as the Electricity Emergency Relief Act.
Section 201 of the new bill calls for emergency conservation awareness campaigns. It also orders the Secretary of Energy, in coordination with affected states, to conduct an awareness campaign in order to promote conservation of energy where demand is expected to exceed available supplies.