,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gaig  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #bi1       
#bjah,miss ,rice of ,new ,york          
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,education and the ,workforce  ,a ,,bill
  ,to authorize the ,secretary of       
,energy to make grants to local         
educational agencies for purposes of    
supporting renewable energy-based       
heating and cooling systems in schools4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,renewable ,,hvac ,energy ,and  
,technology for ,schools ,act or the    
,renewable ,,heat for ,schools ,act4    
#b4 ,renewable energy heating and       
cooling systems grant program  7a7      
,establishment ,the ,secretary of       
,energy shall1 from funds appropriated  
pursuant to subsection 7g71 make grants 
to local educational agencies for       
purposes of encouraging schools to use  
heating and cooling systems that use    
renewable energy4  7b7 ,application ,to 

be eligible to receive a grant under    
this section1 a local educational agency
 shall submit an application to the     
,secretary1 in a time and manner to be  
prescribed by the ,secretary1 that      
identifies proposed projects such grant 
would be used to fund4  7c7 ,selection  
,in selecting grant recipients1 the     
,secretary shall give priority to       
applicants whose applications-- 7#a7    
propose projects that address the needs 
of schools with heating or cooling      
systems in need of immediate            
replacement2 and  7#b7 propose an       
effective plan for the evaluation1      
measurement1 and verification of energy 
savings4  7d7 ,use of funds ,funds made 
available by a grant made under this    
section may be used by a recipient only 
to--  7#a7 install a heating or cooling 
system that uses renewable energy in an 
elementary school or secondary school2  
or  7#b7 maintain and repair such a     
system installed using funds from a     
grant made under this section4  7e7     

,cost-,sharing ,a local educational     
agency that receives a grant under this 
section shall provide1 from non-,federal
 sources1 not less than #ej percent of  
the funds for the total cost of each    
project funded by such grant4 ,the      
non-,federal share may be provided in   
the form of in-kind contributions4  7f7 
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,elementary school ,the term elementary 
school has the meaning given such term  
in section #haja of the ,elementary and 
,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj
 ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74  7#b7 ,geothermal    
heat pump ,the term geothermal heat pump
 means a system that provides heating   
and cooling by exchanging heat directly 
or indirectly with the ground using--   
7,a7 a closed loop system1 which        
transfers heat by way of buried or      
immersed pipes that contain a mix of    
water and working fluid2  7,b7 an open  
loop system1 which circulates ground or 
surface water directly into the building
 and returns the water to the same      

aquifer or surface water source2 or     
7,c7 a food grade plate heat exchanger  
to transfer heat between a municipal or 
private potable water supply system and 
a closed interior loop employing heat   
pumps1 in which the potable water       
utilized could be returned to the       
municipal or private supply system after
 passing through the heat exchanger4    
7#c7 ,local educational agency ,the term
 local educational agency has the       
meaning given such term in section #haja
 of the ,elementary and ,secondary      
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ghja74  7#d7 ,renewable energy ,the    
term renewable energy means energy      
generated from-- 7,a7 a renewable energy
 resource1 as defined in section #djc7b7
 of the ,renewable ,energy ,resources   
,act of #aihj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gcgb7b772 
7,b7 geothermal resources1 including a  
geothermal heat pump2 or  7,c7 any other
 source the ,secretary determines       
appropriate for purposes of this        
section4  7#e7 ,secondary school ,the   

term secondary school has the meaning   
given such term in section #haja of the 
,elementary and ,secondary ,education   
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74    
7#f7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary    
means the ,secretary of ,energy4  7g7   
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
are authorized to be appropriated to the
 ,secretary #aj1jjj1jjj for each of     
fiscal years #bjai through #bjbc for    
purposes of carrying out this section4