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US HR2132
US HR2132To require the Secretary of Energy to establish an energy efficiency retrofit pilot program.
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Introduced
04/30/2015
04/30/2015
In Committee
05/01/2015
05/01/2015
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2017
01/03/2017
Introduced Session
114th Congress
Bill Summary
To require the Secretary of Energy to establish an energy efficiency retrofit pilot program. This bill directs the Department of Energy to establish a pilot program to award grants, through FY2020, to nonprofit organizations for retrofitting their buildings with energy-efficiency improvements. This bill amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to offset the costs of the grants by decreasing the amount of appropriations authorized for the Zero Net Energy Commercial Buildings Initiative in FY2016.
AI Summary
This bill mandates that the Secretary of Energy establish an energy efficiency retrofit pilot program by awarding grants to nonprofit organizations for improving the energy efficiency of their buildings, with "energy-efficiency improvement" defined broadly to include measures like roof and lighting upgrades, window and door replacements, and HVAC system enhancements, as well as renewable energy systems. The program, authorized for $10 million annually from fiscal years 2016 through 2020, requires a minimum 50 percent non-Federal cost-sharing for each grant, which cannot exceed $200,000 per project. To offset the costs of these grants, the bill amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to reduce the authorized appropriations for the Zero Net Energy Commercial Buildings Initiative, specifically by lowering its funding caps for fiscal years 2016 through 2018.
Committee Categories
Business and Industry, Transportation and Infrastructure
Sponsors (33)
Matt Cartwright (D)*,
David Cicilline (D),
Gerry Connolly (D),
Robert Dold (R),
Eliot Engel (D),
Chaka Fattah (D),
Michael Fitzpatrick (R),
Christopher Gibson (R),
Raúl Grijalva (D),
Michael Honda (D),
Bill Keating (D),
Peter King (R),
Ann Kuster (D),
James Langevin (D),
Barbara Lee (D),
Ted Lieu (D),
Alan Lowenthal (D),
Carolyn Maloney (D),
Jim McGovern (D),
Grace Meng (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Bill Pascrell (D),
Scott Peters (D),
Chellie Pingree (D),
Mark Pocan (D),
Kathleen Rice (D),
John Sarbanes (D),
Adam Schiff (D),
Mark Takai (D),
Mark Takano (D),
Paul Tonko (D),
Chris Van Hollen (D),
Peter Welch (D),
Last Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. (on 05/01/2015)
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