,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #acfg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #ae1 #bjag,ms4   
,w>r5 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,crapo7 introduc$
 ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice &      
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
require ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy to conduct 
a /udy & issue a report t quantifies !  
en]gy sav+s b5efits ( op]ational        
effici5cy programs & s]vices =          
comm]cial1 in/itutional1 indu/rial1 &   
gov]nm5tal entities4  #a4 ,/udy & report
 on en]gy sav+s b5efits ( op]ational    
effici5cy programs & s]vices  7a7       
,def9ition ( op]ational effici5cy       
programs & s]vices ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m
 op]ational effici5cy programs & s]vices
 means programs & s]vices t use         
in=mation & communications te*nologies  
7includ+ comput] h>dw>e1 en]gy effici5cy
 s(tw>e1 & p[] managem5t tools7 to      
op]ate build+s & equipm5t 9 ! optimum   
mann] at ! optimum times4  7b7 ,/udy &  
report ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( 

enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (      
,en]gy %all conduct a /udy & issue a    
report t quantifies ! en]gy sav+s       
b5efits ( op]ational effici5cy programs 
& s]vices = comm]cial1 in/itutional1    
indu/rial1 & gov]nm5tal entities1       
includ+ ,f$]al ag5cies4  7c7 ,measurem5t
 & v]ification ( en]gy sav+s ,! report  
requir$ "u ?is section %all recomm5d    
me?odologies or protocols = utilities1  
utility regulators1 & ,f$]al ag5cies to 
evaluate1 measure1 & v]ify en]gy sav+s f
 op]ational effici5cy programs &        
s]vices4