,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bbfg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #bf1 #bjba,mr4   
,wel* 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,mc,kinley1 &    
,ms4 ,blunt ,ro*e/]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ 
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !
 ,en]gy ,policy & ,cons]vation ,act to  
provide ,f$]al f9ancial assi/ance to    
,/ates to implem5t exp&$ en]gy sav+s    
p]=mance contract+ programs1 & = o!r    
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,improv+ ,/ate & ,local    
,gov]nm5t ,access to ,p]=mance          
,contract+ ,act4  #b4 ,/ate en]gy sav+s 
p]=mance contract+ program expansion    
7a7 ,program expansion  7#a7 ,9 g5]al   
,"p ,d ( title ,,iii ( ! ,en]gy ,policy 
& ,cons]vation ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fcba
 et seq47 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !   
foll[+3  #cfg4 ,/ate en]gy sav+s        
p]=mance contract+ program expansion    
7a7 ,assi/ance ,^u reque/ ( ! ,gov]nor (
 any ,/ate1 ! ,secret>y %all provide1   
subject to ! availability ( funds1      

,f$]al f9ancial assi/ance to su* ,/ate  
to assi/ su* ,/ate 9 ! implem5tation1   
improvem5t1 or expansion ( a ,/ate en]gy
 sav+s p]=mance contract+ program4  7b7 
,fund+  7#a7 ,supplem5t ,f$]al f9ancial 
assi/ance provid$ to a ,/ate pursuant to
 ?is section %all be us$ to supplem5t1 n
 supplant1 any ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or o!r    
funds o!rwise made available to su*     
,/ate "u-- 7,a7 ?is "p2 or  7,b7 !      
wea!rization assi/ance program develop$ 
& conduct$ "u "p ,a ( title ,,iv ( !    
,en]gy ,cons]vation & ,production ,act4 
7#b7 ,availability ,a ,/ate may only    
receive ,f$]al f9ancial assi/ance "u ?is
 section if ! ,gov]nor ( su* ,/ate      
submits a reque/ = su* f9ancial         
assi/ance n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date 
( enactm5t ( ?is section4  7#c7 ,f9anc+ 
,to ! ext5t practicable1 a ,/ate %all   
implem5t a ,/ate en]gy sav+s p]=mance   
contract+ program prim>ily utiliz+      
private f9anc+1 public f9anc+1 or any   
o!r s\rces ( funds4  7#d7 ,allocation ,9
 provid+ ,f$]al f9ancial assi/ance to   

,/ates "u ?is section1 ! ,secret>y      
%all-- 7,a7 to ! ext5t practicable      
allocate funds made available = su*     
purpose-- 7i7 9 accordance ) ! =mula =  
allocat+ funds describ$ 9 section       
#dbj4aa ( title #aj1 ,code ( ,f$]al     
,regulations1 z 9 effect on ,janu>y #a1 
#bjba2 &  7ii7 = a fiscal ye> dur+ su*  
fiscal ye>2 &  7,b7 require any ,/ate t 
is provid$ f9ancial assi/ance & t has n 
exp5d$ su* funds )9 #e ye>s ( receipt to
 return su* funds = reallocation1 to !  
ext5t practicable1 9 accordance ) !     
=mula describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a74  7c7 
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,en]gy 
sav+s p]=mance contract ,! t]m en]gy    
sav+s p]=mance contract means a contract
 t provides = ! p]=mance ( s]vices = !  
design1 acquisition1 in/allation1 te/+1 
&1 :]e appropriate1 op]ation1 ma9t5ance1
 & repair1 ( an en]gy cons]vation       
measure1 wat] cons]vation measure1      
resili5cy-relat$ measure1 utility co/   
sav+s measure1 or s]ies ( measures1 at  
#a or m locations4  7#b7 ,/ate en]gy    

sav+s p]=mance contract+ program ,! t]m 
,/ate en]gy sav+s p]=mance contract+    
program-- 7,a7 means a ,/ate program to 
support ! design & implem5tation ( en]gy
 sav+s p]=mance contracts1 includ+ 7to !
 ext5t au?oriz$ by law7 en]gy sav+s     
p]=mance contracts ent]$ into by local  
gov]nm5ts1 public educational           
in/itutions1 & o!r public1 gov]nm5tal1 &
 quasi-gov]nm5tal entities2 &  7,b7 may 
include-- 7i7 ! developm5t & provision (
 model1 template1 or /&>diz$ contracts1 
guidel9es1 proc$ures1 manuals1 & o!r    
relat$ docum5ts2  7ii7 a ,/ate program =
 prequalification & c]tification ( en]gy
 sav+s p]=mance contractors2  7iii7     
provision ( te*nical & adm9i/rative     
assi/ance2 &  7iv7 monitor+1 track+1 &  
report+ ( en]gy sav+s p]=mance          
contracts1 includ+ id5tify+ ! numb] &   
value ( contracts1 en]gy sav+s1 wat]    
sav+s1 & f9ancial p]=mance4  7#c7 ,wat] 
cons]vation measure ,! t]m wat]         
cons]vation measure means a measure t   
improves ! effici5cy ( wat] use1 is     

life-cycle co/-effective1 & involves    
wat] cons]vation1 wat] recycl+ or reuse1
 m effici5t treatm5t ( wa/ewat] or      
/ormwat]1 improvem5ts 9 op]ation or     
ma9t5ance effici5cies1 retr(it          
activities1 or o!r relat$ activities1 n 
at a ,f$]al hydroelectric facility4  4  
7#b7 ,con=m+ am5dm5ts  7,a7 ,/ate en]gy 
cons]vation plan inclusion ,section     
#cfb7;d77#e77;,a7 ( ! ,en]gy ,policy &  
,cons]vation ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4        
#fcbb7;d77#e77;,a77 is am5d$ by ins]t+  
7includ+ ,/ate en]gy sav+s p]=mance     
contract+ programs1 z provid$ 9 section 
#cfg7 aft] p]=mance contract+ programs4 
7,b7 ,table ( cont5ts am5dm5t ,! table (
 cont5ts = ! ,en]gy ,policy &           
,cons]vation ,act is am5d$ by add+ aft] 
! item relat+ to section #cff ! foll[+3 
,sec4 #cfg4 ,/ate en]gy sav+s p]=mance  
contract+ program expansion4  4  7b7    
,au?orization ( appropriations ,section 
#cfe7;f7 ( ! ,en]gy ,policy &           
,cons]vation ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4        
#fcbe7;f77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by /rik+ ,= !

 purpose ( c>ry+ out ?is "p & ins]t+    
7#a7 ,= ! purpose ( c>ry+ out ?is "p2   
7#b7 by /rik+ #abe1jjj1jjj = ea* (      
fiscal ye>s #bjjg ?r\gh #bjab & ins]t+  
#ajj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbb  
?r\gh #bjbf2 &  7#c7 by add+ at ! end ! 
foll[+3  7#b7 ,9 addition to !          
au?orization ( appropriations "u        
p>agraph 7#a71 = ! purposes ( c>ry+ out 
section #cfg1 !re are au?oriz$ to be    
appropriat$ #ej1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal  
ye>s #bjbb ?r\gh #bjbf4  4  #c4 ,o!r    
assi/ance  7a7 ,te*nical assi/ance ,^u  
reque/ by a ,/ate en]gy ag5cy1 !        
,secret>y %all provide in=mation &      
te*nical assi/ance 9 ! developm5t &     
implem5tation ( a ,/ate en]gy sav+s     
p]=mance contract+ program4  7b7        
,project facilitator c]tification       
program  7#a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,! ,secret>y1 
9 consultation ) ,/ates & ! private     
sector1 %all e/abli% a national project 
facilitator c]tification program to exp&
 ! availability ( individuals1 includ+  
,/ate & local gov]nm5t employees &      

indep5d5t private sector pr(essionals1  
:o are tra9$ & c]tifi$ to "w on behalf (
 ! ,/ate & local gov]nm5t z project     
facilitators :o w-- 7,a7 ensure t a     
project c>ri$ out "u an en]gy sav+s     
p]=mance contract "u a ,/ate en]gy sav+s
 p]=mance contract+ program a*ieves !   
en]gy co/ sav+s & p]=mance requirem5ts  
set =? 9 ! contracts develop$ "u su*    
,/ate en]gy sav+s p]=mance contract+    
program2 &  7,b7 o!rwise assi/ ) !      
ov]sight ( projects describ$ 9          
subp>agraph 7,a74  7#b7 ,cont5ts ,9     
c>ry+ out ! program e/abli%$ pursuant to
 p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y may-- 7,a7  
tra9 & c]tify individuals z project     
facilitators describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a72  
7,b7 develop model crit]ia = !          
c]tification & tra9+ ( individuals to   
become project facilitators describ$ 9  
p>agraph 7#a72 &  7,c7 transition1 ov] a
 f\r-ye> p]iod1 ! tra9+ & c]tification  
activities ( ! ,secret>y ) respect to a 
,/ate to a non-pr(it entity manag$ by ! 
applicable ,/ate en]gy ag5cy1 & fund$ ) 

fees g5]at$ ?r\gh ! c]tification        
process4  7c7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is        
section3 7#a7 ,en]gy sav+s p]=mance     
contract & ,/ate en]gy sav+s p]=mance   
contract+ program ,! t]ms en]gy sav+s   
p]=mance contract & ,/ate en]gy sav+s   
p]=mance contract+ program h ! mean+    
giv5 su* t]ms 9 section #cfg7;c7 ( !    
,en]gy ,policy & ,cons]vation ,act 7z   
add$ by section #b ( ?is ,act774  7#b7  
,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means !      
,secret>y ( ,en]gy4  7#c7 ,/ate en]gy   
ag5cy ,! t]m ,/ate en]gy ag5cy has !    
mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #cia7aj7 ( 
! ,en]gy ,policy & ,cons]vation ,act    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fcga7aj774  7d7 ,fund+  
,! ,secret>y may use am\nts made        
available to c>ry out ! programs &      
activities ( ! ,(fice ( ,/rategic       
,programs )9 ! ,(fice ( ,en]gy          
,effici5cy & ,r5ewable ,en]gy ( !       
,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy to c>ry out ?is      
section4