,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ajeb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #bb1    
#bjae ,mr4 ,franken introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
require a study on the impact of ,state 
and local performance benchmarking and  
disclosure policies for commercial and  
multifamily buildings1 to provide for   
competitive awards to utilities1        
,states1 and units of local government1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,energy    
information study  7a7 ,in general ,not 
later than #b years after the date of   
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,energy 7referred to in this ,act as 
the ,secretary7 shall complete a study1 
with opportunity for public comment--   
7#a7 on the impact of--  7,a7 ,state and
 local performance benchmarking and     
disclosure policies1 and any associated 
building efficiency policies1 for       
commercial and multifamily buildings2   

and  7,b7 programs and systems in which 
utilities provide aggregated information
 regarding whole building energy        
consumption and usage information to    
owners of multitenant commercial1       
residential1 and mixed-use buildings2   
7#b7 that identifies best practice      
policy approaches studied under         
paragraph 7#a7 that have resulted in the
 greatest improvements in building      
energy efficiency2 and  7#c7 that       
considers--  7,a7 compliance rates and  
the benefits and costs of the policies  
and programs on building owners1        
utilities1 tenants1 and other parties2  
7,b7 utility practices1 programs1 and   
systems that provide aggregated energy  
consumption information to multitenant  
building owners1 and the impact of      
public utility commissions and ,state   
privacy laws on those practices1        
programs1 and systems2  7,c7 exceptions 
to compliance in existing laws where    
building owners are not able to gather  
or access whole building energy         

information from tenants or utilities2  
7,d7 the treatment of buildings with--  
7i7 multiple uses2  7ii7 uses for which 
baseline information is not available2  
and  7iii7 uses that require high levels
 of energy intensities1 such as data    
centers1 trading floors1 and television 
studios2  7,e7 implementation practices1
 including disclosure methods and       
phase-in of compliance2  7,f7 the safety
 and security of benchmarking tools     
offered by government agencies1 and the 
resiliency of those tools against cyber 
attacks2 and  7,g7 international        
experiences with regard to building     
benchmarking and disclosure laws and    
data aggregation for multitenant        
buildings4  7b7 ,submission to ,congress
 ,at the conclusion of the study1 the   
,secretary shall submit to ,congress a  
report on the results of the study4  #b4
 ,grants to utilities  7a7 ,grants to   
utilities ,based on the results of the  
research for the portion of the study   
described in section #a7;a77#a77;,b71   

and with criteria developed following   
public notice and comment1 the          
,secretary may make competitive awards  
to utilities1 utility regulators1 and   
utility partners to develop and         
implement effective and promising       
programs to provide aggregated whole    
building energy consumption information 
to multitenant building owners4  7b7    
,authorization of ,appropriations ,there
 is authorized to be appropriated to    
carry out this section #e1jjj1jjj for   
each of fiscal years #bjaf through      
#bjbj1 to remain available until        
expended4  #c4 ,grants to ,states and   
units of local government  7a7 ,grants  
to utilities ,based on the results of   
the research for the portion of the     
study described in section              
#a7;a77#a77;,b71 and with criteria      
developed following public notice and   
comment1 the ,secretary may make        
competitive awards to ,states and units 
of local government to develop and      
implement effective and promising       

benchmarking and disclosure policies1   
and any associated building efficiency  
policies1 for commercial and multifamily
 buildings4  7b7 ,authorization of      
,appropriations ,there is authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out this       
section #e1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal   
years #bjaf through #bjbj1 to remain    
available until expended4  #d4 ,input   
,from ,stakeholders ,the ,secretary     
shall seek input from stakeholders to   
maximize the effectiveness of the       
actions taken under this ,act4  #e4     
,report ,not later than #b years after  
the date of enactment of this ,act1 and 
every #b years thereafter1 the          
,secretary shall submit to ,congress a  
report on the progress made in complying
 with this ,act4