,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gaig  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #bi1         
#bjah,miss ,rice ( ,new ,york introduc$ 
! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !        
,committee on ,education & ! ,work=ce   
,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize ! ,secret>y (   
,en]gy to make grants to local          
educational ag5cies = purposes (        
support+ r5ewable en]gy-bas$ heat+ &    
cool+ sy/ems 9 s*ools4  #a4 ,%ort title 
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,r5ewable     
,,hvac ,en]gy ,& ,te*nology = ,s*ools   
,act or ! ,r5ewable ,,heat = ,s*ools    
,act4  #b4 ,r5ewable en]gy heat+ & cool+
 sy/ems grant program  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t  
,! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy %all1 f funds     
appropriat$ pursuant to subsection 7g71 
make grants to local educational ag5cies
 = purposes ( enc\rag+ s*ools to use    
heat+ & cool+ sy/ems t use r5ewable     
en]gy4  7b7 ,application ,to be eligible
 to receive a grant "u ?is section1 a   
local educational ag5cy %all submit an  
application to ! ,secret>y1 9 a "t &    

mann] to be prescrib$ by ! ,secret>y1 t 
id5tifies propos$ projects su* grant    
w\ld be us$ to fund4  7c7 ,selection ,9 
select+ grant recipi5ts1 ! ,secret>y    
%all give priority to applicants ^:     
applications-- 7#a7 propose projects t  
address ! ne$s ( s*ools ) heat+ or cool+
 sy/ems 9 ne$ ( imm$iate replacem5t2 &  
7#b7 propose an effective plan = !      
evaluation1 measurem5t1 & v]ification ( 
en]gy sav+s4  7d7 ,use ( funds ,funds   
made available by a grant made "u ?is   
section may be us$ by a recipi5t only   
to--  7#a7 in/all a heat+ or cool+ sy/em
 t uses r5ewable en]gy 9 an elem5t>y    
s*ool or second>y s*ool2 or  7#b7 ma9ta9
 & repair su* a sy/em in/all$ us+ funds 
f a grant made "u ?is section4  7e7     
,co/-,%>+ ,a local educational ag5cy t  
receives a grant "u ?is section %all    
provide1 f non-,f$]al s\rces1 n less ?an
 #ej p]c5t ( ! funds = ! total co/ ( ea*
 project fund$ by su* grant4 ,!         
non-,f$]al %>e may be provid$ 9 ! =m (  
9-k9d contributions4  7f7 ,def9itions ,9

 ?is section3 7#a7 ,elem5t>y s*ool ,!   
t]m elem5t>y s*ool has ! mean+ giv5 su* 
t]m 9 section #haja ( ! ,elem5t>y &     
,second>y ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj  
,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74  7#b7 ,geo!rmal heat  
pump ,! t]m geo!rmal heat pump means a  
sy/em t provides heat+ & cool+ by       
ex*ang+ heat directly or indirectly ) ! 
gr\nd us+--  7,a7 a clos$ loop sy/em1   
:i* transf]s heat by way ( buri$ or     
imm]s$ pipes t conta9 a mix ( wat] &    
work+ fluid2  7,b7 an op5 loop sy/em1   
:i* circulates gr\nd or surface wat]    
directly into ! build+ & returns ! wat] 
to ! same aquif] or surface wat] s\rce2 
or  7,c7 a food grade plate heat ex*ang]
 to transf] heat betwe5 a municipal or  
private potable wat] supply sy/em & a   
clos$ int]ior loop employ+ heat pumps1 9
 :i* ! potable wat] utiliz$ c\ld be     
return$ to ! municipal or private supply
 sy/em aft] pass+ ?r\gh ! heat ex*ang]4 
7#c7 ,local educational ag5cy ,! t]m    
local educational ag5cy has ! mean+ giv5
 su* t]m 9 section #haja ( ! ,elem5t>y &

 ,second>y ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj 
,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74  7#d7 ,r5ewable en]gy 
,! t]m r5ewable en]gy means en]gy g5]at$
 f-- 7,a7 a r5ewable en]gy res\rce1 z   
def9$ 9 section #djc7b7 ( ! ,r5ewable   
,en]gy ,res\rces ,act ( #aihj 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #gcgb7b772  7,b7 geo!rmal     
res\rces1 includ+ a geo!rmal heat pump2 
or  7,c7 any o!r s\rce ! ,secret>y      
det]m9es appropriate = purposes ( ?is   
section4  7#e7 ,second>y s*ool ,! t]m   
second>y s*ool has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 
9 section #haja ( ! ,elem5t>y &         
,second>y ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj  
,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74  7#f7 ,secret>y ,! t]m
 ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy4  
7g7 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re 
are au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to !     
,secret>y #aj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal    
ye>s #bjai ?r\gh #bjbc = purposes (     
c>ry+ out ?is section4