On May 11, Sens. Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Gordon Smith (R-OR) and John Kerry (D-MA) introduced, S. 1370, a comprehensive energy tax incentives bill, entitled the "Clean Energy Incentive Assurance Act," to advance development of renewable energy and energy efficiency efforts. The bill includes, among other things, a five-year extension of the Clean Renewable Energy Bond (CREB) program, with an annual volume cap of $5 billion. Morgan Meguire, on behalf of NEPPA, contacted Sen. Kerry's office to encourage him to become an original co-sponsor of the bill.