,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aief  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #bh 7legislative  
day1 ,may #bg71 #bjba,mr4 ,man*9 7=     
himself1 ,mr4 ,graham1 & ,mr4           
,hick5loop]7 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 e/abli% a         
manufactur+ clean en]gy & en]gy         
effici5cy grant program1 & = o!r        
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,manufactur+ ,clean ,en]gy 
& ,en]gy ,effici5cy ,act ( #bjba4  #b4  
,manufactur+ ,clean ,en]gy & ,en]gy     
,effici5cy ,grant ,program  7a7         
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,cov]$ 
project ,! t]m cov]$ project means a    
project t-- 7,a7 has be5 recomm5d$ 9 an 
en]gy assessm5t describ$ 9 p>agraph     
7#b77;,a7 conduct$ = an eligible entity2
 &  7,b7 ) respect to ! plant site ( t  
eligible entity-- 7i7 improves-- 7,i7   
en]gy effici5cy2  7,,ii7 mat]ial        

effici5cy2  7,,iii7 cyb]security2 or    
7,,iv7 productivity2 or  7ii7 r$uces--  
7,i7 wa/e production2  7,,ii7 gre5h\se  
gas emissions2 or  7,,iii7 nongre5h\se  
gas pollution4  7#b7 ,eligible entity ,!
 t]m eligible entity means a small- or  
m$ium-siz$ manufactur] t has _h an en]gy
 assessm5t complet$-- 7,a7 by-- 7i7 an  
,indu/rial ,assessm5t ,c5t]2 or  7ii7 a 
?ird p>ty assessor t provides an        
assessm5t equival5t to t ( an ,indu/rial
 ,assessm5t ,c5t]1 z det]m9$ by !       
,secret>y2 &  7,b7 9 ! #e-ye> p]iod     
prec$+ ! date on :i* ! small- or        
m$ium-siz$ manufactur] submits an       
application "u subsection 7c74  7#c7    
,indu/rial assessm5t c5t] ,! t]m        
,indu/rial ,assessm5t ,c5t] means a c5t]
 locat$ at an in/itution ( high]        
education t-- 7,a7 receives fund+ f !   
,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy2  7,b7 provides an   
9-dep? assessm5t ( small- or m$ium-siz$ 
manufactur]s to evaluate ! facilities1  
s]vices1 & manufactur+ op]ations ( !    
plant sites ( ^? manufactur]s2 &  7,c7 z

 a result ( ! assessm5t describ$ 9      
subp>agraph 7,b71 id5tifies             
opportunities = pot5tial sav+s f1 )     
respect to ^? plant sites-- 7i7 en]gy   
effici5cy improvem5ts2  7ii7 wa/e       
m9imization2  7iii7 pollution prev5tion2
  7iv7 cyb]security improvem5ts2 &  7v7 
productivity improvem5t4  7#d7          
,in/itution ( high] education ,! t]m    
in/itution ( high] education has ! mean+
 giv5 ! t]m 9 section #aja7;a7 ( !      
,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj     
,u4,s4,c4 #ajja7;a774  7#e7 ,program ,! 
t]m program means ! program e/abli%$ "u 
subsection 7b74  7#f7 ,small- or        
m$ium-siz$ manufactur] ,! t]m small- or 
m$ium-siz$ manufactur] means a          
manufactur+ firm-- 7,a7 ! gross annual  
sales ( :i* are less ?an #ajj1jjj1jjj2  
7,b7 t has few] ?an #ejj employees at ! 
plant site ( ! manufactur+ firm2 &  7,c7
 ! annual en]gy bills ( :i* total m ?an 
#ajj1jjj b less ?an #b1ejj1jjj4  7b7    
,e/abli%m5t ,! ,secret>y %all e/abli% a 
program )9 ! ,(fice ( ,en]gy ,effici5cy 

& ,r5ewable ,en]gy "u :i* ! ,secret>y   
%all provide grants to eligible entities
 to implem5t cov]$ projects4  7c7       
,application ,an eligible entity seek+ a
 grant "u ! program %all submit to !    
,secret>y an application at su* "t1 9   
su* mann]1 & conta9+ su* in=mation z !  
,secret>y may require1 includ+ a        
demon/ration ( ne$ = f9ancial assi/ance 
to implem5t ! propos$ cov]$ project4    
7d7 ,priority ,9 aw>d+ grants "u !      
program1 ! ,secret>y %all give priority 
to eligible entities t-- 7#a7 h _h an   
en]gy assessm5t complet$ by an          
,indu/rial ,assessm5t ,c5t]2 &  7#b7    
propose to c>ry out a cov]$ project ) a 
great] pot5tial =-- 7,a7 en]gy effici5cy
 ga9s2 or  7,b7 gre5h\se gas emissions  
r$uctions4  7e7 ,grant ,am\nt  7#a7     
,maximum am\nt ,! am\nt ( a grant       
provid$ to an eligible entity "u !      
program %all n exce$ #cjj1jjj4  7#b7    
,f$]al %>e ,a grant aw>d$ "u ! program =
 a cov]$ project %all be 9 an am\nt t is
 n m ?an #ej p]c5t ( ! co/ ( ! cov]$    

project4  7#c7 ,supplem5t ,a grant      
receiv$ by an eligible entity "u !      
program %all supplem5t1 n supplant1 any 
private or ,/ate funds available to !   
eligible entity to c>ry out ! cov]$     
project4  7f7 ,au?orization (           
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ to ! ,secret>y to c>ry out  
?is section #ajj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal 
ye>s #bjbb ?r\gh #bjbf1 to rema9        
available until exp5d$4  #c4 ,indu/rial 
assessm5t c5t] te*nical assi/ance       
,section #deb ( ! ,en]gy ,indep5d5ce &  
,security ,act ( #bjjg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#agaaa7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection    
7a71 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#f7   
,small- or m$ium-siz$ manufactur] ,! t]m
 small- or m$ium-siz$ manufactur] means 
a manufactur+ firm-- 7,a7 ! gross annual
 sales ( :i* are less ?an #ajj1jjj1jjj2 
7,b7 t has few] ?an #ejj employees at ! 
plant site ( ! manufactur+ firm2 &  7,c7
 ! annual en]gy bills ( :i* total m ?an 
#ajj1jjj b less ?an #b1ejj1jjj4  2 &    
7#b7 9 subsection 7e7-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph 

7#d71 by /rik+ & at ! end2  7,b7 9      
p>agraph 7#e71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end
 & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7,c7 by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+3  7#f7 to provide te*nical     
assi/ance to small- & m$ium-siz$        
manufactur]s1 = :i* ! indu/rial rese>* &
 assessm5t c5t] has complet$ an en]gy   
assessm5t1 to upgrade1 retr(it1 or      
replace sy/ems or infra/ructure consi/5t
 ) recomm5dations made 9 ! en]gy        
assessm5t4  4