Implementation of the Energy and Infrastructure Provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, 56861-56864 [2022-20210]

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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 179 (Friday, September 16, 2022)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 56861-56864]
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[FR Doc No: 2022-20210]




                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 179 / Friday, September 16, 2022 / 
Presidential Documents

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Title 3--
The President

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                Executive Order 14082 of September 12, 2022

                
Implementation of the Energy and Infrastructure 
                Provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

                By the authority vested in me as President by the 
                Constitution and the laws of the United States of 
                America, and in order to effectively implement the 
                historic energy and infrastructure provisions in Public 
                Law 117-169, commonly referred to as the Inflation 
                Reduction Act of 2022 (the ``Act''), and to accelerate 
                United States global leadership in clean energy 
                innovation, manufacturing, and deployment in a way that 
                cuts consumer energy costs, creates well-paying union 
                jobs and sustainable and equitable economic 
                opportunity, advances environmental justice, and 
                addresses the climate crisis, it is hereby ordered as 
                follows:

                Section 1. Background. The Act is the single largest 
                and most ambitious investment in the ability of the 
                United States to advance clean energy, cut consumer 
                energy costs, confront the climate crisis, promote 
                environmental justice, and strengthen energy security, 
                among other vital provisions that will lower costs for 
                families, reduce the deficit, and grow and strengthen 
                the economy. The Act will:

                    (a) build on the once-in-a-generation investment in 
                the infrastructure and competitiveness of the United 
                States set forth in the Infrastructure Investment and 
                Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58) by accelerating the 
                deployment of clean energy technologies, making home 
                energy efficiency and clean energy installations more 
                affordable, and incentivizing the purchase of electric 
                vehicles;
                    (b) boost energy security and lower energy costs 
                for families, businesses, and government;
                    (c) revitalize American manufacturing by investing 
                in domestic clean energy supply chains and creating 
                well-paying union jobs, including in traditional energy 
                communities;
                    (d) improve public health and advance environmental 
                justice and economic opportunity for frontline 
                communities who disproportionately bear the brunt of 
                cumulative exposure to industrial and energy pollution;
                    (e) promote climate justice by reducing harmful 
                greenhouse gas emissions in line with the goal of 
                realizing net-zero emissions by no later than 2050;
                    (f) harness nature-based solutions--including 
                climate-smart agriculture and forestry--that deliver 
                economic benefits for rural communities, Tribes, 
                farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners;
                    (g) expand research and accelerate innovation in 
                the development of clean energy, climate, and related 
                technologies; and
                    (h) increase the resilience of our communities in 
                the face of a changing climate.

                Achieving these goals will require effective 
                implementation of the Act by my Administration, as well 
                as by State, local, Tribal, and territorial 
                governments.

                Sec. 2. Implementation Priorities. In implementing the 
                Act, all agencies (as described in section 3502(1) of 
                title 44, United States Code, except for the agencies 
                described in section 3502(5) of title 44) shall, as 
                appropriate and to the extent consistent with law, 
                prioritize:

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                    (a) investing public dollars effectively and 
                efficiently, working to avoid waste, and achieving 
                measurable, demonstrable outcomes for the American 
                people;
                    (b) driving progress to achieve the climate goals 
                of the United States to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 
                50-52 percent below 2005 levels in 2030, achieve a 
                carbon pollution-free electricity sector by 2035, and 
                achieve net-zero emissions by no later than 2050;
                    (c) advancing environmental and climate justice 
                through an all-of-government approach, including 
                through the Justice40 Initiative set forth in Executive 
                Order 14008 of January 27, 2021 (Tackling the Climate 
                Crisis at Home and Abroad), to protect and improve the 
                health and well-being of fence-line and frontline 
                communities in the United States;
                    (d) promoting construction of clean energy 
                generation, storage, and transmission, and enabling 
                technologies through efficient, effective mechanisms 
                that incorporate community engagement;
                    (e) increasing the competitiveness of the United 
                States economy and investment in critical supply 
                chains, including through the Act's incentives and 
                measures to strengthen domestic manufacturing and 
                supply chains;
                    (f) increasing high-quality job opportunities for 
                American workers and improving equitable access to 
                these jobs, including in traditional energy 
                communities, through the timely implementation of the 
                Act's requirements for prevailing wages and registered 
                apprenticeships and by focusing on high labor standards 
                and the free and fair chance to join a union;
                    (g) reducing energy costs for working families, 
                businesses, and governments at all levels while 
                increasing energy security for the benefit of United 
                States economic competitiveness and national security;
                    (h) accelerating innovation by directing the 
                scientific and technical expertise of America's 
                researchers, businesses, and workers toward achieving 
                breakthroughs in clean energy and climate technologies; 
                and
                    (i) effectively coordinating with State, local, 
                Tribal, and territorial governments, as well as with 
                private-sector stakeholders and nongovernmental 
                organizations, in implementing the critical investments 
                outlined in this section to build sustainable, 
                resilient communities.

                Sec. 3. White House Office on Clean Energy Innovation 
                and Implementation. There is hereby established the 
                White House Office on Clean Energy Innovation and 
                Implementation within the Executive Office of the 
                President, which shall coordinate the policymaking 
                process with respect to implementing the energy and 
                infrastructure provisions of the Act and other 
                essential initiatives. The White House Office on Clean 
                Energy Innovation and Implementation shall have a staff 
                headed by the Senior Advisor for Clean Energy 
                Innovation and Implementation; shall have such staff 
                and other assistance as may be necessary to carry out 
                the provisions of this order, subject to the 
                availability of appropriations; and may work with 
                established or ad hoc committees and interagency 
                groups.

                Sec. 4. Interagency Coordination. (a) To further the 
                robust implementation of the energy and infrastructure 
                provisions of the Act, Executive Order 14008 is amended 
                as follows:

(i) The introductory text following the heading for section 203 is revised 
to read as follows: ``There is hereby established a National Climate Task 
Force (Task Force). The Task Force shall be chaired by the Senior Advisor 
for Clean Energy Innovation and Implementation. The National Climate 
Advisor shall serve as Vice Chair.''.

(ii) Section 203(a) is revised to read as follows:

  ``(a) Membership. The Task Force shall consist of the following 
additional members:

(i) the Secretary of the Treasury;

(ii) the Secretary of Defense;

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(iii) the Attorney General;

(iv) the Secretary of the Interior;

(v) the Secretary of Agriculture;

(vi) the Secretary of Commerce;

(vii) the Secretary of Labor;

(viii) the Secretary of Health and Human Services;

(ix) the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development;

(x) the Secretary of Transportation;

(xi) the Secretary of Energy;

(xii) the Secretary of Education;

(xiii) the Secretary of Homeland Security;

(xiv) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency;

(xv) the Director of the Office of Management and Budget;

(xvi) the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy;

(xvii) the Administrator of the Small Business Administration;

(xviii) the Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality;

(xix) the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs;

(xx) the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy;

(xxi) the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and 
Counterterrorism;

(xxii) the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy;

(xxiii) the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration;

(xxiv) the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and 
Community Service;

(xxv) the Administrator of General Services;

(xxvi) the White House Infrastructure Coordinator; and

(xxvii) the heads of such other departments, agencies, and offices as the 
Chair or Vice Chair may from time to time invite to participate.''.

(iii) To expand the mission of the National Climate Task Force to include 
coordinating effective implementation of the Act, as outlined in section 2 
of this order, the second sentence of section 203(b) is revised to read as 
follows: ``This Task Force shall facilitate planning and implementation of 
key Federal actions to reduce climate pollution; increase resilience to the 
impacts of climate change; protect public health; conserve our lands, 
waters, oceans, and biodiversity; deliver environmental justice; spur well-
paying union jobs and economic growth; coordinate effective implementation 
of Public Law 117-169, commonly referred to as the Inflation Reduction Act 
of 2022, in coordination with the Infrastructure Implementation Task Force 
established in Executive Order 14052 of November 15, 2021 (Implementation 
of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act), as appropriate; and 
accelerate clean energy innovation and deployment.''.

(iv) The introductory text following the heading for section 218 is revised 
to read as follows: ``There is hereby established an Interagency Working 
Group on Coal and Power Plant Communities and Economic Revitalization 
(Interagency Working Group). The National Climate Advisor, the Assistant to 
the President for Economic Policy, and the Senior Advisor for Clean Energy 
Innovation and Implementation shall serve as Co-Chairs of the Interagency 
Working Group.''.

                    (b) Section 1-102(b) of Executive Order 12898 of 
                February 11, 1994 (Federal Actions to Address 
                Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-
                Income Populations), as amended by section 220(a) of 
                Executive Order 14008, is further amended by revising 
                subsection (xvii) and (xviii) and adding subsection 
                (xix) to read as follows: ``(xvii) the Assistant to the 
                President for Domestic Policy; (xviii) the Assistant to 
                the President for Economic Policy; and (xix) the Senior 
                Advisor for Clean Energy Innovation and 
                Implementation.''.
                    (c) To further support implementation of the energy 
                and infrastructure provisions of the Act, section 3(d) 
                of Executive Order 14052 of November 15, 2021 
                (Implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and 
                Jobs Act), is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of 
                subsection (xi), striking subsection

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                (xii), and adding in lieu thereof the following: 
                ``(xii) the Senior Advisor for Clean Energy Innovation 
                and Implementation; and (xiii) the heads of such other 
                executive departments, agencies, and offices as the Co-
                Chairs may from time to time invite to participate.''.

                Sec. 5. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order 
                shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:

(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or 
the head thereof; or

(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.

                    (b) This order shall be implemented consistent with 
                applicable law and subject to the availability of 
                appropriations.
                    (c) This order is not intended to, and does not, 
                create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, 
                enforceable at law or in equity by any party against 
                the United States, its departments, agencies, or 
                entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any 
                other person.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

                THE WHITE HOUSE,

                    September 12, 2022.

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