,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aae  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #c1 #bjac   
,mr4 ,holt 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,tsongas1 
,mr4 ,grijalva1 and ,mr4 ,polis7        
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,education and the ,workforce  ,a ,,bill
  ,to provide for grants from the       
,secretary of ,education to ,state and  
local educational agencies for          
,energy,smart schools and ,energy ,star 
programs4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,school ,building   
,enhancement ,act4  #b4 ,grant program  
,the ,secretary of ,education may       
provide grants--  7#a7 to ,state        
educational agencies and local          
educational agencies for providing      
intensive technical assistance for1 and 
assisting the implementation of1 the    
,energy,smart ,schools ,program of the  
,department of ,energy and the ,energy  
,star for ,k-#ab ,school ,districts     
program of the ,environmental           

,protection ,agency2  7#b7 to local     
educational agencies that become        
partners through the ,energy ,star for  
,k-#ab ,school ,districts program of the
 ,environmental ,protection ,agency2 and
  7#c7 to ,state educational agencies   
for use in the development of           
,state-level school energy efficiency   
quality plans1 in partnership with the  
,secretary of ,energy1 including--  7,a7
 standards for school building design1  
construction1 and renovation2 and  7,b7 
proposals for the systematic improvement
 7including benchmarks and timelines7 of
 environmental conditions in and around 
schools throughout the ,state1          
including--  7i7 environmentally        
preferable purchasing of products for   
instruction and maintenance2  7ii7      
increasing the use of alternative energy
 fuels in school buses2  7iii7          
maximization of transportation choices  
for students1 staff1 and other members  
of the community2 and  7iv7 individual  
prescriptive efficiency improvements    

such as lighting improvements1 roofing1 
high efficiency ,,hvac systems1 and     
mechanical and envelope insulation4  #c4
 ,federal share ,the ,federal share of  
the cost of a project or activity       
carried out using funds from a grant    
under this ,act shall not exceed #ij    
percent4  #d4 ,grant priority ,in       
providing grants under section #b7a71   
the ,secretary of ,education shall give 
priority to projects to provide         
assistance to ,state educational        
agencies and local educational agencies 
that have a demonstrated need for energy
 efficiency improvement4  #e4           
,definition ,for purposes of this ,act1 
the terms ,state educational agency and 
local educational agency have the       
meanings given those terms in section   
#iaja of the ,elementary and ,secondary 
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ghja74  #f4 ,authorization of          
appropriations ,there are authorized to 
be appropriated to the ,secretary of    
,education to carry out this ,act such  

sums as may be necessary for the period 
encompassing fiscal years #bjad through 
#bjai4