,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cgec  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #g1 #bjbd,mr4 
,wel* 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mrs4    
,%ahe51 ,mr4 ,van ,holl51 & ,ms4 ,smi?7 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy
 & ,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
am5d ! ,en]gy ,policy & ,cons]vation    
,act to provide 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+ ,act ( #bjbd4  #b4 ,/ate     
en]gy sav+s p]=mance contract+ program  
expansion  7a7 ,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 ,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 z    
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 ( su* measures  
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 means a ,/ate program-- 7,a7 to 
support ! design & implem5tation ( en]gy
 sav+s p]=mance contracts1 includ+1 to !
 ext5t au?oriz$ by law1 en]gy sav+s     
p]=mance contracts ent]$ into by ,/ate  
or local gov]nm5ts1 public educational  
in/itutions1 & o!r public1 gov]nm5tal1 &
 quasigov]nm5tal entities 9 ! ,/ate2    
7,b7 "p ( :i* is to support effici5cy   
improvem5ts 9 rural & und]s]v$          
communities2 &  7,c7 t 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-- 
7,a7 improves ! effici5cy ( wat] use2   
7,b7 is life-cycle co/-effective2 &     
7,c7 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$       
activities t d n occur at a ,f$]al      
hydroelectric facility4  7b7 ,f9ancial  
assi/ance ,on reque/ ( ! ,gov]nor ( a   
,/ate by n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date (
 enactm5t ( ?is section1 ! ,secret>y    
%all provide1 subject to ! availability 
( funds1 f9ancial assi/ance to ! ,/ate  

en]gy ag5cy 7z def9$ 9 section #cia7 = !
 implem5tation1 improvem5t1 or expansion
 ( a ,/ate en]gy sav+s p]=mance         
contract+ program4  7c7 ,use ( funds    
7#a7 ,supplem5t ,f9ancial assi/ance     
provid$ to a ,/ate "u subsection 7b7    
%all be us$ to supplem5t1 n supplant1   
any o!r ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or o!r funds made
 available to t ,/ate "u-- 7,a7 ?is "p2 
or  7,b7 ! wea!rization assi/ance       
program e/abli%$ "u "p ,a ( title ,,iv (
 ! ,en]gy ,cons]vation & ,production    
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fhfa et seq474     
7#b7 ,o!r s\rces ,to ! maximum ext5t    
practicable1 a ,/ate receiv+ f9ancial   
assi/ance "u subsection 7b7 %all        
implem5t1 improve1 or exp& a ,/ate en]gy
 sav+s p]=mance contract+ program by    
prim>ily us+ private f9anc+1 public     
f9anc+1 or any o!r s\rce ( ,f$]al or    
non-,f$]al funds4  7#c7 ,return ( unus$ 
funds ,a ,/ate t receives f9ancial      
assi/ance "u subsection 7b7 b does n    
exp5d ^? funds )9 #e ye>s ( receipt ( ! 
funds %all return ! unexp5d$ funds to ! 

,secret>y4  7d7 ,allocation ,9 provid+  
f9ancial assi/ance to ,/ates "u         
subsection 7b71 ! ,secret>y %all-- 7#a7 
to ! maximum ext5t practicable1 allocate
 funds made available = t purpose-- 7,a7
 9 accordance ) ! =mula describ$ 9      
section #dbj4aa ( title #aj1 ,code (    
,f$]al ,regulations 7z 9 effect on      
,janu>y #a1 #bjba72 &  7,b7 dur+ !      
fiscal ye> = :i* ! allocation is made2 &
  7#b7 reallocate1 to ! maximum ext5t   
practicable1 any funds return$ "u       
subsection 7c77#c7 9 accordance ) !     
=mula describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a77;,a74    
7e7 ,te*nical assi/ance ,on reque/ ( a  
,/ate ag5cy1 ! ,secret>y %all provide   
in=mation & te*nical assi/ance 9 !      
developm5t & implem5tation ( a ,/ate    
en]gy sav+s p]=mance contract+ program4 
7f7 ,project facilitator c]tification   
program  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,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 (
 a ,/ate or local gov]nm5t to be 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 ! contract2 &  7,b7 o!rwise    
assi/ ) ! ov]sight ( projects describ$ 9
 subp>agraph 7,a74  7#b7 ,activities ,9 
c>ry+ out ! program e/abli%$ "u 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
 #d-ye> p]iod1 ! tra9+ & c]tification   
activities ( ! ,secret>y describ$ 9     
subp>agraph 7,a7 to a nonpr(it entity   
fund$ ) fees g5]at$ ?r\gh ! c]tification
 process4  7g7 ,fund+  7#a7             

,au?orization ( appropriations ,9       
addition to funds au?oriz$ to be        
appropriat$ "u section #cfe7;f71 !re is 
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to !         
,secret>y to c>ry out ?is section       
7except = subsections 7e7 & 7f77        
#ce1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbd   
?r\gh #bjbh4  7#b7 ,available am\nts ,( 
am\nts made available to c>ry out !     
programs & activities ( ! ,f$]al ,en]gy 
,managem5t ,program ( ! ,dep>tm5t (     
,en]gy ea* fiscal ye>1 ! ,secret>y %all 
use n m ?an #b1jjj1jjj ea* fiscal ye> to
 c>ry out subsections 7e7 & 7f74  4  7b7
 ,con=m+ am5dm5t ,section               
#cfb7;d77#e77;,a7 ( ! ,en]gy ,policy &  
,cons]vation ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4        
#fcbb7;d77#e77;,a77 is am5d$ by ins]t+ 1
 includ+ ,/ate en]gy sav+s p]=mance     
contract+ programs "u section #cfg1 aft]
 p]=mance contract+ programs4  7c7      
,te*nical am5dm5t ,! table ( cont5ts = !
 ,en]gy ,policy & ,cons]vation ,act     
7,public ,law #id-afc2 #hi ,/at4 #hgb7  
is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to

 section #cff ! foll[+3  ,sec4 #cfg4    
,/ate en]gy sav+s p]=mance contract+    
program expansion4  4