ENERGY BUREAUCRACY WOULD INTERFERE WITH ENERGY BUREAUCRACY: BUREAUCRAT

Proposed Agency Deterred By Energy Department
April 26, 2007 (UPI)

WHO
Senate Finance Committee chairman Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman, John Marburger, science adviser to the president and director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy
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WHAT
Advanced Research Projects Authority-Energy (ARPA-E ) is a proposed government research agency intended to guide the nation away from dependence on imported energy.

WHEN
ARPA-E is a proposal in the Energy Research Act of 2007.

WHERE
ARPA-E is part of a Senate subcommittee proposal. It would become a Washington, D.C., agency.

WHY
The stated purpose of ARPA-E is to develop and fund domestic and renewable energy production and cut US imports by 20% over 10 years. DOE contends a new agency would interfere with on-going R & D projects.
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QUOTES
Bodman and Marburger: "A new bureaucracy at DOE would drain resources from priority basic research efforts…"We ask you to oppose legislation that establishes ARPA-E as an independent Federal activity outside the Energy Department. The Administration is supportive of the mechanisms of ARPA-E, provided they are maintained within Department of Energy…"