Presidential DocumentExecutive Order 140822022-20210
Implementation of the Energy and Infrastructure Provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
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September 12, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 179 (Friday, September 16, 2022)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 56861-56864]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-20210]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 179 / Friday, September 16, 2022 /
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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.
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September 12, 2022.
[FR Doc. 2022-20210
Filed 9-15-22; 8:45 am]
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