,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #abah  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #be1 #bjac ,mr4  
,w>n] 7= himself & ,mr4 ,man*97         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy
 & ,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
e/abli% a ,/ate ,en]gy ,race to ! ,top  
,initiative to assi/ en]gy policy       
innovation 9 ! ,/ates to promote ! goal 
( d\bl+ electric & !rmal en]gy          
productivity by ,janu>y #a1 #bjcj4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,/ate ,en]gy ,race to ! ,top ,initiative
 ,act ( #bjac4  #b4 ,purpose ,! purpose 
( ?is ,act is to assi/ en]gy policy     
innovation 9 ! ,/ates to promote ! goal 
( d\bl+ electric & !rmal en]gy          
productivity by ,janu>y #a1 #bjcj4  #c4 
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3  7#a7 ,cov]$   
entity ,! t]m cov]$ entity means--  7,a7
 a public p[] utility2  7,b7 an electric
 coop]ative2 &  7,c7 an ,indian tribe 7z
 def9$ 9 section #d ( ! ,indian         
,self-,det]m9ation & ,education         

,assi/ance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #dej;b774
  7#b7 ,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate has ! mean+   
giv5 ! t]m 9 section #c ( ! ,en]gy      
,policy & ,cons]vation ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #fbjb74  #d4 ,phase #a3       
,initial allocation ( grants to ,/ates  
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #cj days aft] !
 date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y
 %all issue an invitation to ,/ates to  
submit plans to p>ticipate 9 an electric
 & !rmal en]gy productivity *all5ge 9   
accordance ) ?is section4  7b7 ,grants  
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,subject to section #g1 ! 
,secret>y %all use funds made available 
"u section #h7;b77#a7 to provide an     
initial allocation ( grants to n m ?an  
#be ,/ates4  7#b7 ,am\nt ,! am\nt ( a   
grant provid$ to a ,/ate "u ?is section 
%all be n less ?an #a1jjj1jjj nor m ?an 
#c1ejj1jjj4  7c7 ,submission ( plans ,to
 receive a grant "u ?is section1 n lat] 
?an #ij days aft] ! date ( issuance ( ! 
invitation "u subsection 7a71 a ,/ate   
%all submit to ! ,secret>y an           
application to receive ! grant by       

submitt+ a revis$ ,/ate en]gy           
cons]vation plan "u section #cfb ( !    
,en]gy ,policy & ,cons]vation ,act 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #fcbb74  7d7 ,decision by     
,secret>y  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ij
 days aft] ! submission ( revis$ ,/ate  
en]gy cons]vation plans "u subsection   
7c71 ! ,secret>y %all make a f9al       
decision on ! allocation ( grants "u ?is
 section4  7#b7 ,basis ,! ,secret>y %all
 base ! decision ( ! ,secret>y "u       
p>agraph 7#a7 on--  7,a7 plans =        
improvem5t 9 electric & !rmal en]gy     
productivity consi/5t ) ?is ,act2 &     
7,b7 o!r factors det]m9$ appropriate by 
! ,secret>y1 includ+ geographic         
div]sity4  7#c7 ,rank+ ,! ,secret>y     
%all--  7,a7 rank revis$ plans submitt$ 
"u ?is section 9 ord] ( ! greate/ to    
lea/ likely contribution to improv+     
en]gy productivity 9 a ,/ate2 &  7,b7   
provide grants "u ?is section 9         
accordance ) ! rank+ & ! scale & scope (
 a plan4  7e7 ,plan requirem5ts ,a      
revis$ ,/ate en]gy cons]vation plan     

submitt$ "u subsection 7c7 %all         
provide--  7#a7 a description ( ! mann] 
9 :i*--  7,a7 en]gy sav+s w be monitor$ 
& v]ifi$2  7,b7 a /atewide basel9e (    
en]gy use & pot5tial res\rces = cal5d>  
ye> #bjaj w be e/abli%$ to measure      
improvem5ts2  7,c7 ! plan w promote     
a*ievem5t ( en]gy sav+s & dem& r$uction 
goals2  7,d7 public & private sector    
inve/m5ts 9 en]gy effici5cy w be        
lev]ag$1 includ+ ?r\gh banks1 cr$it     
unions1 & in/itutional inve/ors2 &  7,e7
 ! plan w n cause co/-%ift+ among       
utility cu/om] classes or negatively    
impact l[-income populations2 &  7#b7 an
 assurance t--  7,a7 ! ,/ate en]gy (fice
 requir$ to submit ! plan & ! ,/ate     
public s]vice commission are coop]at+ & 
coord9at+ programs & activities "u ?is  
,act2  7,b7 ! ,/ate is coop]at+ ) local 
units ( gov]nm5t to exp& programs z     
appropriate2 &  7,c7 grants provid$ "u  
?is ,act w be us$ to supplem5t & n      
supplant ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or              
ratepay]-fund$ programs or activities 9 

exi/5ce on ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4
  7f7 ,uses ,a ,/ate may use grants     
provid$ "u ?is section to promote--     
7#a7 ! expansion ( indu/rial en]gy      
effici5cy1 comb9$ heat & p[]1 & wa/e    
heat-to-p[] utilization2  7#b7 !        
expansion ( policies & programs t w     
advance en]gy effici5cy retr(its =      
public & private comm]cial build+s1     
s*ools1 hospitals1 & resid5tial build+s 
7includ+ multifamily build+s7 ?r\gh     
exp&$ en]gy s]vice p]=mance contracts1  
z]o net-en]gy build+s1 or improv$ build+
 en]gy effici5cy codes2  7#c7 !         
e/abli%m5t or expansion ( inc5tives 9 ! 
electric utility sector to enhance dem& 
response & en]gy effici5cy1 includ+     
consid]ation ( additional inc5tives to  
promote ! purposes ( section #aaa7;d7 ( 
! ,public ,utility ,regulatory ,policies
 ,act ( #aigh 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #bfba7;d771
 su* z appropriate1 co/-effective       
policies reg>d+ rate /ructures1 grid    
improvem5ts1 behavior *ange1 comb9$ heat
 & p[] & wa/e heat-to-p[] inc5tives1    

f9anc+ ( en]gy effici5cy programs1 data 
use inc5tives1 di/rict heat+1 & regul>  
en]gy audits2 &  7#d7 lead]%ip by       
example1 9 :i* ,/ate activities involv+ 
bo? facilities & vehicle fleets c be a  
model = o!r action to promote en]gy     
effici5cy & c be exp&$ ) ,f$]al grants  
provid$ "u ?is ,act4  #e4 ,phase #b3    
,subsequ5t allocation ( grants to ,/ates
  7a7 ,reports ,n lat] ?an #ah mon?s    
aft] ! receipt ( grants "u section #d1  
ea* ,/ate t receiv$ grants "u section #d
 may submit to ! ,secret>y a report t   
describes--  7#a7 ! p]=mance ( !        
programs & activities c>ri$ out ) !     
grants2 &  7#b7 ! mann] 9 :i* additional
 funds w\ld be us$ to c>ry out programs 
& activities to promote ! purposes ( ?is
 ,act4  7b7 ,grants  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n   
lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( !      
receipt ( ! reports requir$ "u          
subsection 7a71 subject to section #g1 !
 ,secret>y %all use am\nts made         
available "u section #h7;b77#b7 to      
provide grants to n m ?an #f ,/ates to  

c>ry out ! programs & activities        
describ$ 9 subsection 7a77#b74  7#b7    
,am\nt ,! am\nt ( a grant provid$ to a  
,/ate "u ?is section %all be n m ?an    
#cj1jjj1jjj4  7#c7 ,basis ,! ,secret>y  
%all base ! decision ( ! ,secret>y to   
provide grants "u ?is section on--  7,a7
 ! p]=mance ( ! ,/ate 9 ! programs &    
activities c>ri$ out ) grants provid$ "u
 section #d2  7,b7 ! pot5tial ( !       
programs & activities descri$ 9         
subsection 7a77#b7 to a*ieve ! purposes 
( ?is ,act2  7,c7 ! desirability (      
ma9ta9+ a total project portfolio t is  
geographically & functionally div]se2 & 
7,d7 ! am\nt ( non-,f$]al funds t are   
lev]ag$ z a result ( ! grants to ensure 
t ,f$]al doll>s are lev]ag$ effectively4
  #f4 ,allocation ( grants to cov]$     
entities  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #cj  
days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 
! ,secret>y %all invite cov]$ entities  
to submit plans to p>ticipate 9 an      
electric & !rmal en]gy productivity     
*all5ge 9 accordance ) ?is section4  7b7

 ,submission ( plans ,to receive a grant
 "u ?is section1 n lat] ?an #ij days    
aft] ! date ( issuance ( ! invitation "u
 subsection 7a71 a cov]$ entity %all    
submit to ! ,secret>y a plan to increase
 electric & !rmal en]gy productivity by 
! cov]$ entity4  7c7 ,decision by       
,secret>y  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ij
 days aft] ! submission ( plans "u      
subsection 7b71 ! ,secret>y %all make a 
f9al decision on ! allocation ( grants  
"u ?is section4  7#b7 ,basis ,!         
,secret>y %all base ! decision ( !      
,secret>y "u p>agraph 7#a7 on--  7,a7   
plans = improvem5t 9 electric & !rmal   
en]gy productivity consi/5t ) ?is ,act2 
7,b7 plans = cont9uation ( ! improvem5ts
 aft] ! receipt ( grants "u ?is ,act2 & 
7,c7 o!r factors det]m9$ appropriate by 
! ,secret>y1 includ+--  7i7 geographic  
div]sity2  7ii7 size diff]5ces among    
cov]$ entities2 &  7iii7 equitable      
treatm5t ( ea* sector "u ?is section4   
#g4 ,adm9i/ration  7a7 ,indep5d5t       
evaluation ,to evaluate program p]=mance

 & effectiv5ess "u ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y
 %all consult ) ! ,national ,rese>*     
,c\ncil reg>d+ requirem5ts = data &     
evaluation = recipi5ts ( grants "u ?is  
,act4  7b7 ,coord9ation ) ,/ate en]gy   
cons]vation programs  7#a7 ,9 g5]al     
,grants to ,/ates "u ?is ,act %all be   
provid$ ?r\gh additional fund+ to c>ry  
out ,/ate en]gy cons]vation programs "u 
"p ,d ( title ,,iii ( ! ,en]gy ,policy &
 ,cons]vation ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fcba 
et seq474  7#b7 ,relation%ip to ,/ate   
en]gy cons]vation programs  7,a7 ,9     
g5]al ,a grant provid$ to a ,/ate "u ?is
 ,act %all be us$ to supplem5t 7& n     
supplant7 funds provid$ to ! ,/ate "u "p
 ,d ( title ,,iii ( ! ,en]gy ,policy &  
,cons]vation ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fcba  
et seq474  7,b7 ,m9imum fund+ ,a grant  
provid$ to a ,/ate %all n be provid$ to 
a ,/ate = a fiscal ye> "u ?is ,act if ! 
am\nt ( ! grant provid$ to ! ,/ate = !  
fiscal ye> "u "p ,d ( title ,,iii ( !   
,en]gy ,policy & ,cons]vation ,act 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #fcba et seq47 is less ?an    

#ej1jjj1jjj4  7c7 ,volunt>y p>ticipation
 ,! p>ticipation ( a ,/ate or cov]$     
entity 9 a *all5ge e/abli%$ "u ?is ,act 
%all be volunt>y4  #h4 ,au?orization (  
appropriations  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!re is    
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out  
?is ,act #bjj1jjj1jjj = ! p]iod ( fiscal
 ye>s #bjad ?r\gh #bjag4  7b7           
,allocation ,( ! total am\nt ( funds    
made available "u subsection 7a7--  7#a7
 #cj p]c5t %all be us$ to provide an    
initial allocation ( grants to ,/ates "u
 section #d2  7#b7 #eba_/b p]c5t %all be
 us$ to provide a subsequ5t allocation (
 grants to ,/ates "u section #e2  7#c7  
#aba_/b p]c5t %all be us$ to make grants
 to public p[] utilities1 electric      
coop]atives1 & ,indian tribes "u section
 #f2 &  7#d7 #e p]c5t %all be available 
to ! ,secret>y = ! co/ ( adm9i/ration & 
te*nical support to c>ry out ?is ,act4  
#i4 ,(fset ,section #dbb7;f7 ( ! ,en]gy 
,indep5d5ce & ,security ,act ( #bjjg    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agjhb7;f77 is am5d$--   
7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#c71 by /rik+ & aft] ! 

semicolon at ! end2 &  7#b7 by /rik+    
p>agraph 7#d7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7#d7  
#bjj1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye> #bjac2  7#e7  
#aej1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjad  
?r\gh #bjag2 &  7#f7 #bjj1jjj1jjj =     
fiscal ye> #bjah4  4