,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #dfg #aacth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #bfhi ,report ,no4 #aac-fbg ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,july #af1 #bjac ,mr4 ,gardner 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,welch1 ,mr4 ,coffman1 ,mrs4 ,roby1 ,mr4 ,kinzinger of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,matheson1 ,mr4 ,griffin of ,arkansas1 ,ms4 ,kuster1 ,ms4 ,bordallo1 ,mr4 ,peters of ,california1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,mr4 ,bera of ,california1 ,mr4 ,nolan1 ,mr4 ,lowenthal1 ,mr4 ,mc,nerney1 ,mr4 ,young of ,indiana1 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,mr4 ,schrader1 ,mr4 ,blumenauer1 ,mr4 ,maffei1 ,mr4 ,loebsack1 ,mr4 ,cooper1 ,mr4 ,bishop of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,cicilline1 ,mr4 ,sean ,patrick ,maloney of ,new ,york1 and ,mr4 ,owens7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce ,november #ai1 #bjad ,additional sponsors3 ,mr4 ,wolf1 ,mr4 ,barrow of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,mulvaney1 ,mr4 ,rodney ,davis of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,reed1 ,ms4 ,jenkins1 ,mr4 ,dent1 ,ms4 ,gabbard1 ,mrs4 ,bustos1 ,ms4 ,sinema1 ,mr4 ,gibson1 ,mr4 ,fattah1 ,mr4 ,ruiz1 ,ms4 ,brownley of ,california1 ,mr4 ,murphy of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,ribble1 ,mr4 ,runyan1 ,mr4 ,mc,kinley1 ,mr4 ,paulsen1 ,mr4 ,hanna1 ,ms4 ,esty1 ,mr4 ,gene ,green of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,himes1 ,mr4 ,guthrie1 ,mr4 ,cartwright1 ,mr4 ,garcia1 ,mr4 ,joyce1 ,mr4 ,schneider1 ,mr4 ,delaney1 and ,mr4 ,kilmer ,november #ai1 #bjad ,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed ,strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic ,for text of introduced bill1 see copy of bill as introduced on ,july #af1 #bjac ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,national ,energy ,conservation ,policy ,act to encourage the increased use of performance contracting in ,federal facilities4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,energy ,savings ,through ,public-,private ,partnerships ,act of #bjad4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,private sector funding and expertise can help address the energy efficiency challenges facing the ,united ,states4 7#b7 ,the ,federal ,government spends more than #f billion annually in energy costs4 7#c7 ,reducing ,federal energy costs can help save money1 create jobs1 and reduce waste4 7#d7 ,energy savings performance contracts and utility energy service contracts are tools for utilizing private sector investment to upgrade ,federal facilities without any up-front cost to the taxpayer4 7#e7 ,performance contracting is a way to retrofit ,federal buildings using private sector investment in the absence of appropriated dollars4 7#f7 ,retrofits that reduce energy use also improve infrastructure1 protect national security1 and cut facility operations and maintenance costs4 #c4 ,use of energy and water efficiency measures in ,federal buildings 7a7 ,energy management requirements ,section #edc7;f77#d7 of the ,national ,energy ,conservation ,policy ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #hbec7;f77#d77 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b7 as clauses 7i7 and 7ii71 respectively and by moving the margins #b ems to the right2 7#b7 by striking ,not later than and inserting the following3 7,a7 ,in general ,not later than 2 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following new subparagraph3 7,b7 ,measures not implemented ,each energy manager1 as part of the certification system under paragraph 7#g7 and using guidelines developed by the ,secretary1 shall provide an explanation regarding any life-cycle cost-effective measures described in subparagraph 7,a77i7 that have not been implemented4 4 7b7 ,reports ,section #edh7;b7 of the ,national ,energy ,conservation ,policy ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #hbeh7;b77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#c71 by striking and at the end2 7#b7 in paragraph 7#d71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 and2 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following new paragraph3 7#e7 the status of each agency's energy savings performance contracts and utility energy service contracts1 the investment value of such contracts1 the guaranteed energy savings for the previous year as compared to the actual energy savings for the previous year1 the plan for entering into such contracts in the coming year1 and information explaining why any previously submitted plans for such contracts were not implemented4 4 7c7 ,federal energy management definitions ,section #eea7d7 of the ,national ,energy ,conservation ,policy ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #hbei7d77 is amended by striking or retrofit activities and inserting retrofit activities1 or energy consuming devices and required support structures4 7d7 ,authority to enter into contracts ,section #hja7;a77#b77;,f7 of the ,national ,energy ,conservation ,policy ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #hbhg7;a77#b77;,f77 is amended-- 7#a7 in clause 7i71 by striking or at the end2 7#b7 in clause 7ii71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 or2 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following new clause3 7iii7 limit the recognition of operation and maintenance savings associated with systems modernized or replaced with the implementation of energy conservation measures1 water conservation measures1 or any series of energy conservation measures and water conservation measures4 4 7e7 ,miscellaneous ,authority ,section #hja7;a77#b7 of the ,national ,energy ,conservation ,policy ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #hbhg7;a77 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7,h7 ,miscellaneous ,authority ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 a ,federal agency may sell or transfer energy savings and apply the proceeds of such sale or transfer to fund a contract under this title4 4 7f7 ,payment of costs ,section #hjb of the ,national ,energy ,conservation ,policy ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #hbhg;a7 is amended by striking 7and related operation and maintenance expenses7 and inserting 1 including related operations and maintenance expenses4 7g7 ,energy savings performance contracts definitions ,section #hjd7b7 of the ,national ,energy ,conservation ,policy ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #hbhg;c7#b77 is amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking federally owned building or buildings or other federally owned facilities and inserting ,federal building 7as defined in section #eea 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #hbei77 each place it appears2 7#b7 in subparagraph 7,c7 1 by striking 2 and and inserting a semicolon2 7#c7 in subparagraph 7,d71 by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon2 and 7#d7 by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs3 7,e7 the use1 sale1 or transfer of energy incentives1 rebates1 or credits 7including renewable energy credits7 from ,federal1 ,state1 or local governments or utilities2 and 7,f7 any revenue generated from a reduction in energy or water use1 more efficient waste recycling1 or additional energy generated from more efficient equipment4 4 ,november #ai1 #bjad ,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed