,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #chf #aafth         
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,s4 #bcii    
,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united 
,,states  ,july #ca1 #bjai,ms4          
,murkowski introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,energy and        
,natural ,resources  ,december #ah1     
#bjai,reported by ,ms4 ,murkowski1 with 
amendments,omit the part struck through 
and insert the part printed in italic   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,energy ,policy
 ,act of #bjje to improve ,state loan   
eligibility for projects for innovative 
technologies4  #a4 ,state loan          
eligibility  7a7 ,definitions ,section  
#agja of the ,energy ,policy ,act of    
#bjje 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #afeaa7 is amended 
by adding at the end the following3     
7#f7 ,state ,the term ,state has the    
meaning given the term in section #bjb  
of the ,energy ,conservation and        
,production ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fhjb74 
7#g7 ,state energy financing institution
  7,a7 ,in general ,the term ,state     

energy financing institution means a    
quasi-independent entity or an entity   
within a ,state agency or financing     
authority established by a ,state--  7i7
 to provide financing support or credit 
enhancements1 including loan guarantees 
and loan loss reserves1 for eligible    
projects2 and  7ii7 to create liquid    
markets for eligible projects1 including
 warehousing and securitization1 or take
 other steps to reduce financial        
barriers to the deployment of existing  
and new eligible projects4  7,b7        
,inclusion ,the term ,state energy      
financing institution includes an entity
 or organization established to achieve 
the purposes described in clauses 7i7   
and 7ii7 of subparagraph 7,a7 by an     
,indian ,tribal entity or an ,alaska    
,native ,corporation4  4  7b7 ,terms and
 conditions ,section #agjb of the       
,energy ,policy ,act of #bjje 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #afeab7 is amended--  7#a7 in 
subsection 7a71 by inserting 1 including
 projects receiving financial support or

 credit enhancements from a ,state      
energy financing institution1 after for 
projects2  7#b7 in subsection 7d77#a71  
by inserting 1 including a guarantee for
 a project receiving financial support  
or credit enhancements from a ,state    
energy financing institution1 after ,no 
guarantee2 and  7#c7 by adding at the   
end the following3  7#a7 in subsection  
7a71 by inserting or to a ,state energy 
financing institution after for         
projects2 and  7#b7 by adding at the end
 the following3  7l7 ,state energy      
financing institutions  7#a7            
,eligibility ,to be eligible for a      
guarantee under this title1 a ,state    
energy financing institution--  7l7     
,state energy financing institutions    
7#a7 ,eligibility ,to be eligible for a 
guarantee under this title1 a project   
receiving financial support or credit   
enhancements from a ,state energy       
financing institution--  7,a7 shall meet
 the requirements of section            
#agjc7;a77#a72 and  7,b7 shall not be   

required to meet the requirements of    
section #agjc7;a77#b74  7#b7            
,partnerships authorized ,in carrying   
out a project receiving a loan guarantee
 under this title1 ,state energy        
financing institutions may enter into   
partnerships with private entities1     
,tribal entities1 and ,alaska ,native   
corporations4  7#c7 ,prohibition on use 
of appropriated funds ,amounts          
appropriated to the ,department of      
,energy before the date of enactment of 
this subsection shall not be available  
to be used for the cost of loan         
guarantees made to ,state energy        
financing institutions under this       
subsection4  4  ,december #ah1          
#bjai,reported with amendments