,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #ih #aaeth          
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,s4 #bci     
,report ,no4 #aae-gi ,,in ,,the ,,senate
 ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january 
#cj1 #bjag,mr4 ,gardner 7for himself1   
,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4 ,portman1 and ,mrs4   
,shaheen7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural  
,resources  ,may #bd1 #bjag,reported by 
,ms4 ,murkowski1 without amendment  ,a  
,,bill  ,to amend the ,national ,energy 
,conservation ,policy ,act to encourage 
the increased use of performance        
contracting in ,federal facilities1 and 
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,energy  
,savings ,through ,public-,private      
,partnerships ,act of #bjag4  #b4 ,use  
of energy and water efficiency measures 
in ,federal buildings  7a7 ,energy      
management requirements ,section        
#edc7;f77#d7 of the ,national ,energy   
,conservation ,policy ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #hbec7;f77#d77 is amended by  

striking may and inserting shall4  7b7  
,reports ,section #edh7;b7 of the       
,national ,energy ,conservation ,policy 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #hbeh7;b77 is       
amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#c71 by    
striking and at the end2  7#b7 in       
paragraph 7#d71 by striking the period  
at the end and inserting 2 and2 and     
7#c7 by adding at the end the following3
  7#e7 7,a7 the status of the energy    
savings performance contracts and       
utility energy service contracts of each
 agency2  7,b7 the investment value of  
the contracts2  7,c7 the guaranteed     
energy savings for the previous year as 
compared to the actual energy savings   
for the previous year2  7,d7 the plan   
for entering into the contracts in the  
coming year2 and  7,e7 information      
explaining why any previously submitted 
plans for the contracts were not        
implemented4  4  7c7 ,definition of     
energy conservation measures ,section   
#eea7d7 of the ,national ,energy        
,conservation ,policy ,act 7#db         

,u4,s4,c4 #hbei7d77 is amended by       
striking or retrofit activities and     
inserting retrofit activities1 or energy
 consuming devices and required support 
structures4  7d7 ,authority ,to enter   
into contracts ,section                 
#hja7;a77#b77;,f7 of the ,national      
,energy ,conservation ,policy ,act 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #hbhg7;a77#b77;,f77 is        
amended--  7#a7 in clause 7i71 by       
striking or at the end2  7#b7 in clause 
7ii71 by striking the period at the end 
and inserting 2 or2 and  7#c7 by adding 
at the end the following3  7iii7 limit  
the recognition of operation and        
maintenance savings associated with     
systems modernized or replaced with the 
implementation of energy conservation   
measures1 water conservation measures1  
or any combination of energy            
conservation measures and water         
conservation measures4  4  7e7          
,miscellaneous authority ,section       
#hja7;a77#b7 of the ,national ,energy   
,conservation ,policy ,act 7#db         

,u4,s4,c4 #hbhg7;a77#b77 is amended by  
adding at the end the following3  7,h7  
,miscellaneous authority                
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 a ,federal agency may sell or      
transfer energy savings and apply the   
proceeds of the sale or transfer to fund
 a contract under this title4  4  7f7   
,payment of costs ,section #hjb of the  
,national ,energy ,conservation ,policy 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #hbhg;a7 is amended 
by striking 7and related operation and  
maintenance expenses7 and inserting 1   
including related operations and        
maintenance expenses4  7g7 ,definition  
of ,federal building ,section #eea7f7 of
 the ,national ,energy ,conservation    
,policy ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #hbei7f77 is
 amended by striking the semicolon at   
the end and inserting the term does not 
include a dam1 reservoir1 or hydropower 
facility owned or operated by a ,federal
 agency24  7h7 ,definition of energy    
savings ,section #hjd7b7 of the         
,national ,energy ,conservation ,policy 

,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #hbhg;c7#b77 is     
amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by 
striking federally owned building or    
buildings or other federally owned      
facilities and inserting ,federal       
building 7as defined in section #eea7   
each place it appears2  7#b7 in         
subparagraph 7,c71 by striking 2 and and
 inserting a semicolon2  7#c7 in        
subparagraph 7,d71 by striking the      
period at the end and inserting a       
semicolon2 and  7#d7 by adding at the   
end the following3  7,e7 the use1 sale1 
or transfer of energy incentives1       
rebates1 or credits 7including renewable
 energy credits7 from ,federal1 ,state1 
or local governments or utilities2 and  
7,f7 any revenue generated from a       
reduction in energy or water use1 more  
efficient waste recycling1 or additional
 energy generated from more efficient   
equipment4  4  ,may #bd1 #bjag,reported 
without amendment