,,ii #aahth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #cjii ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,october #ai1 #bjbc,mr4 ,heinrich 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,cortez ,masto1 ,mr4 ,kelly1 ,mr4 ,padilla1 and ,mr4 ,wyden7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural ,resources ,a ,,bill ,to require the ,secretary of ,energy to further develop and support the adoption of a voluntary streamlined permitting and inspection process for authorities having jurisdiction over the permitting of qualifying distributed energy systems1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,streamlining ,home ,installation of ,new ,energies ,act of #bjbc or the ,,shine ,act of #bjbc4 #b4 ,establishment of program to facilitate voluntary streamlined process for local permitting of qualifying distributed energy systems 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,authority having jurisdiction ,the term authority having jurisdiction means any ,state1 county1 local1 or ,tribal office or official with jurisdiction-- 7,a7 to issue permits relating to qualifying distributed energy systems2 7,b7 to conduct inspections to enforce the requirements of a relevant code or standard relating to qualifying distributed energy systems2 or 7,c7 to approve the installation of1 or the equipment and materials used in the installation of1 qualifying distributed energy systems4 7#b7 ,qualifying distributed energy system ,the term qualifying distributed energy system means any equipment or materials installed in1 on1 or near a residential building to support onsite or local energy use1 including-- 7,a7 to generate electricity from distributed renewable energy sources1 including from-- 7i7 solar photovoltaic systems or similar solar energy technologies2 and 7ii7 wind power systems2 7,b7 to store and discharge electricity from batteries with a capacity of at least #b kilowatt hours2 7,c7 to charge a plug-in electric drive vehicle at a power rate of at least #b kilowatts2 or 7,d7 to refuel a hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle4 7#c7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of ,energy4 7b7 ,program ,not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary1 in consultation with trade associations and other entities representing distributed energy system installers and organizations representing ,state1 local1 and ,tribal governments engaged in permitting1 shall carry out a program to further develop1 expand1 and support the adoption of a voluntary streamlined permitting and inspection process for authorities having jurisdiction to use for the permitting of qualifying distributed energy systems4 7c7 ,activities of the program ,in carrying out the program established under subsection 7b71 the ,secretary shall-- 7#a7 further develop and expand an exemplary streamlined permitting process that includes an online permitting platform-- 7,a7 for expediting1 standardizing1 and streamlining permitting2 and 7,b7 that authorities having jurisdiction may voluntarily use to receive1 review1 and approve permit applications relating to qualifying distributed energy systems2 7#b7 establish targets for the adoption of a streamlined1 expedited permitting process by authorities having jurisdiction2 7#c7 provide technical assistance and training directly or indirectly to authorities having jurisdiction on using and adopting the exemplary streamlined permitting process described in paragraph 7#a71 including the adoption of any necessary building codes2 7#d7 develop a voluntary inspection protocol and related tools to expedite1 standardize1 and streamline the inspection of qualifying distributed energy systems1 including-- 7,a7 by investigating the potential for using remote inspections2 7,b7 by investigating the potential for sample-based inspection for distributed energy system installers with a demonstrated track record of high-quality work2 and 7,c7 by investigating opportunities to integrate the voluntary inspection protocol into the online permitting platform described in paragraph 7#a7 and the platforms of government software providers2 and 7#e7 take any other action to expedite1 standardize1 streamline1 or improve the process for permitting1 inspecting1 or interconnecting qualifying distributed energy systems4 7d7 ,support services ,the ,secretary shall-- 7#a7 support the provision of technical assistance to authorities having jurisdiction1 any administrator of the online permitting platform described in subsection 7c77#a71 government software providers1 and any other entity determined appropriate by the ,secretary in carrying out the activities described in subsection 7c72 and 7#b7 provide such financial assistance as the ,secretary determines appropriate from any funds appropriated to carry out this section4 7e7 ,authority having jurisdiction certification program 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary may certify authorities having jurisdiction that implement the exemplary streamlined permitting process described in subsection 7c77#a74 7#b7 ,process ,the ,secretary may confer a certification under paragraph 7#a7 through existing programs within the ,department of ,energy4 7#c7 ,prizes ,the ,secretary may award prizes to authorities having jurisdiction1 using funds appropriated to the ,secretary to carry out this section1 to encourage authorities having jurisdiction to adopt the exemplary streamlined permitting process or the voluntary inspection protocol established under paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#d7 of subsection 7c71 respectively4 7f7 ,authorization of appropriations ,there is authorized to be appropriated to the ,secretary to carry out this section #bj1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years #bjbd through #bjbg4