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108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1343

To establish an energy program for the United States that unlocks the 

potential of renewable energy and energy efficiency, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 18, 2003

Ms. WOOLSEY (for herself, Mr. LAMPSON, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. 

MOORE, Mr. MILLER of North Carolina, Mr. HONDA, and Mr. MATHESON) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Science 

A BILL

To establish an energy program for the United States that 

unlocks the potential of renewable energy and energy 

efficiency, and for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Act of 2003’’. 

6 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Findings. 

Sec. 3. National research and development policy. 

Sec. 4. Definitions. 
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TITLE I—RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND DEMONSTRATION 

Sec. 101. Enhanced renewable energy research, development, and demonstration. 

Sec. 102. Enhanced energy efficiency research, development, and demonstration. 

Sec. 103. Enhanced aeronautical system energy efficiency research, development, and demonstration. 

Sec. 104. Assessment of renewable energy resources. 

Sec. 105. Next Generation Lighting Initiative. 

Sec. 106. National Building Performance Initiative. 

Sec. 107. Progress report. 

TITLE II—COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS 

Sec. 201. Study of financing for prototype technologies. 

Sec. 202. Renewable energy in public buildings. 

Sec. 203. Regulatory reviews for new technologies and processes. 

Sec. 204. Small business commercialization assistance. 

Sec. 205. Education and outreach. 

Sec. 206. Industrial energy and water conservation.

1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

2 The Congress finds that—

3 (1) there is a need for a robust renewable en4 ergy and energy efficiency research and development 

5 program that provides a basis for the development, 

6 demonstration, and deployment of new energy tech7 nologies in partnership with industry; 

8 (2) Federal budget authority for renewable en9 ergy and energy efficiency research and development 

10 has declined significantly since 1980; and 

11 (3) the President’s budget request for fiscal 

12 year 2004 continues to shortchange the core pro13 grams, imperiling promising technologies that have 

14 the potential to reduce energy consumption and 

15 United States dependence on foreign oil, and in16 crease energy efficiency. 
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1 SEC. 3. NATIONAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT POLICY. 

2 It shall be the policy of the United States that its 

3 research, development, demonstration, and commercial ap4 plications programs be designed to enable 20 percent of 

5 the energy generated in the United States from stationary 

6 sources to be generated from nonhydropower renewable 

7 energy sources by the year 2020. 

8 SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 

9 For purposes of this Act—

10 (1) the term ‘‘biomass’’ means any organic 

11 matter that is available on a renewable or recurring 

12 basis, including agricultural crops and trees, wood 

13 and wood wastes and residues, plants (including 

14 aquatic plants), grasses, residues, fibers, animal 

15 wastes, and municipal wastes; and 

16 (2) the term ‘‘renewable energy source’’ 

17 means— 

18 (A) wind; 

19 (B) biomass; 

20 (C) a geothermal source; 

21 (D) a solar source; 

22 (E) a photovoltaic source; or 

23 (F) additional hydroelectric generation ca24 pacity achieved from increased efficiency at an 

25 existing hydroelectric dam. 
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1 TITLE I—RESEARCH, DEVELOP2 MENT, AND DEMONSTRATION 

3 SEC. 101. ENHANCED RENEWABLE ENERGY RESEARCH, DE4 VELOPMENT, AND DEMONSTRATION. 

5 (a) GOALS.—In order to achieve the goal stated in 

6 section 3, the United States shall have an energy research, 

7 development, and demonstration program to enhance re8 newable energy with the following goals: 

9 (1) For wind power, the program should reduce 

10 the cost of wind electricity by 50 percent by 2008, 

11 compared to the cost as of the date of the enactment 

12 of this Act, so that wind power can be widely com13 petitive with fossil-fuel-based electricity in a restruc14 tured electric industry, with concentration within the 

15 program on a variety of advanced wind turbine con16 cepts and manufacturing technologies. 

17 (2) For photovoltaics, the programs should pur18 sue research, development, and demonstration that 

19 would lead to photovoltaic systems prices of $3,000 

20 per kilowatt by January 1, 2005, and $1,500 per 

21 kilowatt by January 1, 2008. Program activities 

22 should include assisting industry in developing man23 ufacturing technologies, giving greater attention to 

24 balance of system issues, and expanding funda25 mental research on relevant advanced materials. 
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1 (3) For solar thermal electric systems the pro2 gram should strengthen ongoing research, develop3 ment, and demonstration combining high-efficiency 

4 and high-temperature receivers with advanced ther5 mal storage and power cycles, with the goal of mak6 ing solar-only power (including baseload solar power) 

7 widely competitive with fossil fuel power by 2017. 

8 (4) For geothermal energy, the program should 

9 continue work on hydrothermal systems, and reac10 tivate research, development, and demonstration on 

11 advanced concepts, giving top priority to high-grade 

12 hot dry-rock geothermal energy. 

13 (5) For hydrogen-based energy systems, the 

14 program should support research, development, and 

15 demonstration on hydrogen-using and hydrogen-pro16 ducing technologies. The program should also co17 ordinate hydrogen-using technology development 

18 with proton exchange membrane fuel cell vehicle de19 velopment activities under the enhanced energy effi20 ciency program described in section 102. 

21 (6) For biomass energy—

22 (A) the program should enable the United 

23 States to triple bioenergy use by 2010; 

24 (B) for biomass-based power systems, the 

25 program should enable commercialization, with-
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1 in five years after the date of the enactment of 

2 this Act, of integrated power-generating tech3 nologies that employ gas turbines and fuel cells 

4 integrated with biomass gasifiers; and 

5 (C) for biofuels, the program should accel6 erate research, development, and demonstration 

7 on advanced cellulosic conversion. 

8 (7) For hydropower, the program should pro9 vide a new generation of turbine technologies that 

10 will increase generating capacity and will be less 

11 damaging to fish and aquatic ecosystems. 

12 (8) For electric energy and storage, the pro13 gram should develop high capacity superconducting 

14 transmission lines and generators, and develop dis15 tributed generating systems to accommodate mul16 tiple types of energy sources under a common inter17 connect standard. 

18 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

19 are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of En20 ergy for carrying out activities to achieve the goals de21 scribed in subsection (a)—

22 (1) $575,000,000 for fiscal year 2004; 

23 (2) $651,000,000 for fiscal year 2005; 

24 (3) $736,000,000 for fiscal year 2006; 

25 (4) $831,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; and 
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1 (5) $942,000,000 for fiscal year 2008. 

2 SEC. 102. ENHANCED ENERGY EFFICIENCY RESEARCH, DE3 VELOPMENT, AND DEMONSTRATION. 

4 (a) GOALS.—In order to achieve the goal stated in 

5 section 3, the United States shall have an energy research, 

6 development, and demonstration program to enhance en7 ergy efficiency with the following goals: 

8 (1) For energy efficiency in housing, the pro9 gram should develop technologies, housing compo10 nents, designs, and production methods that will, by 

11 2010—

12 (A) reduce the time needed to move tech13 nologies to market by 50 percent, compared to 

14 the time needed as of the date of the enactment 

15 of this Act; 

16 (B) reduce the monthly cost of new hous17 ing by 20 percent, compared to the cost as of 

18 the date of the enactment of this Act; 

19 (C) cut the environmental impact and en20 ergy use of new housing by 50 percent, com21 pared to the impact and use as of the date of 

22 the enactment of this Act; 

23 (D) ensure that at least 15,000,000 homes 

24 existing as of the date of the enactment of this 

25 Act reduce their energy use by 30 percent, com-
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1 pared to the use as of the date of the enact2 ment of this Act; and 

3 (E) improve durability and reduce mainte4 nance costs by 50 percent compared to the du5 rability and costs as of the date of the enact6 ment of this Act. 

7 (2) For industrial energy efficiency, the pro8 gram should, in cooperation with the affected indus9 tries—

10 (A) develop a microturbine (40 to 300 kilo11 watt) that is more than 40 percent efficient by 

12 2008, compared to the efficiency as of the date 

13 of the enactment of this Act; 

14 (B) develop a microturbine that is more 

15 than 50 percent efficient by 2012, compared to 

16 the efficiency as of the date of the enactment 

17 of this Act; 

18 (C) develop advanced materials for com19 bustion systems that reduce emissions of nitro20 gen oxides by 30 to 50 percent while increasing 

21 efficiency 5 to 10 percent by 2009, compared to 

22 such emissions as of the date of the enactment 

23 of this Act; and 

24 (D) improve the energy intensity of the 

25 major energy-consuming industries by at least 
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1 25 percent by 2012, compared to the energy in2 tensity as of the date of the enactment of this 

3 Act. 

4 (3) For transportation energy efficiency, the 

5 program should, in cooperation with affected indus6 tries— 

7 (A) develop a production prototype pas8 senger automobile that has fuel economy equiv9 alent to 80 miles per gallon of gasoline by 

10 2006; 

11 (B) develop class 7 and 8 heavy duty 

12 trucks and buses with ultra low emissions and 

13 the ability to use an alternative fuel that has an 

14 average fuel economy equivalent to—

15 (i) 10 miles per gallon of gasoline by 

16 2009; and 

17 (ii) 13 miles per gallon of gasoline by 

18 2012; 

19 (C) develop a production prototype of a 

20 passenger automobile with zero equivalent emis21 sions that has an average fuel economy of 100 

22 miles per gallon of gasoline by 2012; 

23 (D) improve, by 2012, the average fuel 

24 economy of trucks—
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1 (i) in classes 1 and 2 by 300 percent; 

2 and 

3 (ii) in classes 3 through 6 by 200 per4 cent, 

5 compared to the fuel economy as of the date of 

6 the enactment of this Act; and 

7 (E) mimimize the production of hydrogen 

8 from fossil fuels. 

9 (b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section—

10 (1) the term ‘‘alternative fuel’’ has the meaning 

11 given that term in section 301(2) of the Energy Pol12 icy Act of 1992; and 

13 (2) the term ‘‘major energy-consuming indus14 tries’’ means—

15 (A) the forest product industry; 

16 (B) the steel industry; 

17 (C) the aluminum industry; 

18 (D) the metal casting industry; 

19 (E) the chemical industry; 

20 (F) the petroleum refining industry; and 

21 (G) the glass-making industry. 

22 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

23 are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of En24 ergy for carrying out activities to achieve the goals de25 scribed in subsection (a)—
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1 (1) $900,000,000 for fiscal year 2004; 

2 (2) $950,000,000 for fiscal year 2005; 

3 (3) $1,025,000,000 for fiscal year 2006; 

4 (4) $1,110,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; and 

5 (5) $1,200,000,000 for fiscal year 2008. 

6 (d) LIMITS ON USE OF FUNDS.—None of the funds 

7 authorized to be appropriated under this section may be 

8 used for—

9 (1) the promulgation and implementation of en10 ergy efficiency regulations; 

11 (2) the Weatherization Assistance Program 

12 under part A of title IV of the Energy Conservation 

13 and Production Act; 

14 (3) the State Energy Program under part D of 

15 title III of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act; 

16 or 

17 (4) the Federal Energy Management Program 

18 under part 3 of title V of the National Energy Con19 servation Policy Act.

20 SEC. 103. ENHANCED AERONAUTICAL SYSTEM ENERGY EF21 FICIENCY RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND 

22 DEMONSTRATION. 

23 (a) GOALS.—For aeronautical system energy effi24 ciency, the National Aeronautics and Space Administra25 tion shall seek to—
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1 (1) develop technologies that will enable a 10 

2 percent increase in aircraft engine energy efficiencies 

3 by 2013 as compared to the most energy efficient 

4 engine in the United States commercial aircraft fleet 

5 as of the date of the enactment of this Act; and 

6 (2) develop air transportation management 

7 operational concepts and procedures that will enable 

8 a 15 percent increase in the energy efficiency of the 

9 overall air transport system on a per flight basis by 

10 2013 as compared to the efficiency as of the date of 

11 the enactment of this Act. 

12 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

13 are authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator of 

14 the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for 

15 carrying out activities to achieve the goals described in 

16 subsection (a)—

17 (1) $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2004; 

18 (2) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2005; 

19 (3) $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2006; 

20 (4) $85,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; and 

21 (5) $90,000,000 for fiscal year 2008. 

22 SEC. 104. ASSESSMENT OF RENEWABLE ENERGY RE23 SOURCES. 

24 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 

25 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy 
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1 shall submit to the Congress an assessment of all renew2 able energy resources available for commercial applica3 tions within the United States. 

4 (b) RESOURCE ASSESSMENT.—Such assessment shall 

5 include a detailed inventory describing the available 

6 amount and characteristics of renewable energy sources, 

7 and an estimate of the research, development, demonstra8 tion, and commercial applications efforts necessary to de9 velop each resource. The assessment shall also include 

10 such other information as the Secretary of Energy believes 

11 would be useful in achieving wider commercial applications 

12 of emerging and state-of-the-art renewable energy genera13 tion facilities or devices. 

14 (c) AVAILABILITY.—The technology development in15 formation and cost estimates in the assessment shall be 

16 updated annually and made available to the public, along 

17 with the data used to create the assessment. 

18 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the 

19 purposes of carrying out this section, there are authorized 

20 to be appropriated to the Secretary of Energy 

21 $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2004, and such sums as may 

22 be necessary for the fiscal years 2005 through 2022. 

23 SEC. 105. NEXT GENERATION LIGHTING INITIATIVE. 

24 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out a 

25 Next Generation Lighting Initiative in accordance with 
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1 this section to support research, development, demonstra2 tion, and commercial application activities related to ad3 vanced solid-state lighting technologies based on white 

4 light emitting diodes. 

5 (b) OBJECTIVES.—The objectives of the initiative 

6 shall be—

7 (1) to develop, by 2012, advanced solid-state 

8 lighting technologies based on white light emitting 

9 diodes that, compared to incandescent and fluores10 cent lighting technologies, are—

11 (A) longer lasting; 

12 (B) more energy-efficient; and 

13 (C) cost-competitive; 

14 (2) to develop an inorganic white light emitting 

15 diode that has an efficiency of 160 lumens per watt 

16 and a 10-year lifetime; and 

17 (3) to develop an organic white light emitting 

18 diode with an efficiency of 100 lumens per watt with 

19 a 5-year lifetime that—

20 (A) illuminates over a full color spectrum; 

21 (B) covers large areas over flexible sur22 faces; and 

23 (C) does not contain harmful pollutants, 

24 such as mercury, typical of fluorescent lamps. 

25 (c) FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH.—
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1 (1) CONSORTIUM.—The Secretary shall carry 

2 out the fundamental research activities of the Next 

3 Generation Lighting Initiative through a private 

4 consortium (which may include private firms, trade 

5 associations and institutions of higher education), 

6 which the Secretary shall select through a competi7 tive process. Each proposed consortium shall submit 

8 to the Secretary such information as the Secretary 

9 may require, including a program plan agreed to by 

10 all participants of the consortium. 

11 (2) JOINT VENTURE.—The consortium shall be 

12 structured as a joint venture among the participants 

13 of the consortium. The Secretary shall serve on the 

14 governing council of the consortium. 

15 (3) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to be selected 

16 as the consortium under paragraph (1), an applicant 

17 must be broadly representative of United States 

18 solid-state lighting research, development, and man19 ufacturing expertise as a whole. 

20 (4) GRANTS.—(A) The Secretary shall award 

21 grants for fundamental research to the consortium, 

22 which the consortium may disburse to researchers, 

23 including those who are not participants of the con24 sortium. 
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1 (B) To receive a grant, the consortium must 

2 provide a description to the Secretary of the pro3 posed research and list the parties that will receive 

4 funding. 

5 (C) At least 20 percent of the cost of a research 

6 and development project for which a grant is made 

7 under this section shall be matched by the consor8 tium, and at least 50 percent of the cost of a dem9 onstration or commercial application project for 

10 which a grant is made under this section shall be 

11 matched by the consortium. 

12 (5) NATIONAL LABORATORIES.—National Lab13 oratories may participate in the research described 

14 in this section, and may receive funds from the con15 sortium. 

16 (6) INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.—Participants in 

17 the consortium and the Federal Government shall 

18 have royalty-free nonexclusive rights to use intellec19 tual property derived from research funded pursuant 

20 to this subsection. 

21 (d) DEVELOPMENT, DEMONSTRATION, AND COM22 MERCIAL APPLICATION.—The Secretary shall carry out 

23 the development, demonstration, and commercial applica24 tion activities of the Next Generation Lighting Initiative 

25 through awards to private firms, trade associations, and 
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1 institutions of higher education. In selecting awardees, the 

2 Secretary may give preference to members of the consor3 tium selected pursuant to subsection (c). 

4 (e) PLANS AND ASSESSMENTS.—(1) The consortium 

5 shall formulate an annual operating plan which shall in6 clude research priorities, technical milestones, and plans 

7 for technology transfer, and which shall be subject to ap8 proval by the Secretary. 

9 (2) The Secretary shall enter into an arrangement 

10 with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct periodic 

11 reviews of the Next Generation Lighting Initiative. The 

12 Academy shall review the research priorities, technical 

13 milestones, and plans for technology transfer established 

14 under paragraph (1) and evaluate the progress toward 

15 achieving them. The Secretary shall consider the results 

16 of such reviews in evaluating the plans submitted under 

17 paragraph (1). 

18 (f) AUDIT.—The Secretary shall retain an inde19 pendent, commercial auditor to perform an audit of the 

20 consortium to determine the extent to which the funds au21 thorized by this section have been expended in a manner 

22 consistent with the purposes of this section. The auditor 

23 shall transmit a report annually to the Secretary, who 

24 shall transmit the report to the Congress, along with a 

25 plan to remedy any deficiencies cited in the report. 
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1 (g) SUNSET.—The Next Generation Lighting Initia2 tive shall terminate no later than September 30, 2013. 

3 (h) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section: 

4 (1) ADVANCED SOLID-STATE LIGHTING.—The 

5 term ‘‘advanced solid-state lighting’’ means a 

6 semiconducting device package and delivery system 

7 that produces white light using externally applied 

8 voltage. 

9 (2) FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH.—The term 

10 ‘‘fundamental research’’ includes basic research on 

11 both solid-state materials and manufacturing proc12 esses. 

13 (3) INORGANIC WHITE LIGHT EMITTING

14 DIODE.—The term ‘‘inorganic white light emitting 

15 diode’’ means an inorganic semiconducting package 

16 that produces white light using externally applied 

17 voltage. 

18 (4) ORGANIC WHITE LIGHT EMITTING DIODE.—

19 The term ‘‘organic white light emitting diode’’

20 means an organic semiconducting compound that 

21 produces white light using externally applied voltage. 

22 (i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

23 are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for car24 rying out this section $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2004 
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1 and $50,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2005 through 

2 2008. 

3 SEC. 106. NATIONAL BUILDING PERFORMANCE INITIATIVE. 

4 (a) INTERAGENCY GROUP.—Not later than 3 months 

5 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of 

6 the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall establish 

7 an interagency group to develop, in coordination with the 

8 advisory committee established under subsection (e), a 

9 National Building Performance Initiative (in this section 

10 referred to as the ‘‘Initiative’’). The interagency group 

11 shall be cochaired by appropriate officials of the Depart12 ment and the Department of Commerce, who shall jointly 

13 arrange for the provision of necessary administrative sup14 port to the group. 

15 (b) INTEGRATION OF EFFORTS.—The Initiative shall 

16 integrate Federal, State, and voluntary private sector ef17 forts to reduce the costs of construction, operation, main18 tenance, and renovation of commercial, industrial, institu19 tional, and residential buildings. 

20 (c) PLAN.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 

21 enactment of this Act, the interagency group shall submit 

22 to Congress a plan for carrying out the appropriate Fed23 eral role in the Initiative. The plan shall include—

24 (1) research, development, demonstration, and 

25 commercial application of systems and materials for 
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1 new construction and retrofit relating to the building 

2 envelope and building system components; and 

3 (2) the collection, analysis, and dissemination of 

4 research results and other pertinent information on 

5 enhancing building performance to industry, govern6 ment entities, and the public. 

7 (d) DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ROLE.—Within the 

8 Federal portion of the Initiative, the Department shall be 

9 the lead agency for all aspects of building performance re10 lated to use and conservation of energy. 

11 (e) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—

12 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Director of the Of13 fice of Science and Technology Policy shall establish 

14 an advisory committee to—

15 (A) analyze and provide recommendations 

16 on potential private sector roles and participa17 tion in the Initiative; and 

18 (B) review and provide recommendations 

19 on the plan described in subsection (c). 

20 (2) MEMBERSHIP.—Membership of the advisory 

21 committee shall include representatives with a broad 

22 range of appropriate expertise, including expertise 

23 in—

24 (A) building research and technology; 
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1 (B) architecture, engineering, and building 

2 materials and systems; and 

3 (C) the residential, commercial, and indus4 trial sectors of the construction industry. 

5 (f) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section provides 

6 any Federal agency with new authority to regulate build7 ing performance. 

8 SEC. 107. PROGRESS REPORT. 

9 The Secretary of Energy shall transmit to the Com10 mittee on Science of the House of Representatives and the 

11 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Sen12 ate an annual report assessing the progress made pursu13 ant to this title in achieving the goal set forth in section 

14 3. The first such report shall be transmitted along with 

15 the first annual budget request from the President occur16 ring at least 6 months after the date of the enactment 

17 of this Act. 

18 TITLE II—COMMERCIAL 

19 APPLICATIONS 

20 SEC. 201. STUDY OF FINANCING FOR PROTOTYPE TECH21 NOLOGIES. 

22 (a) INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT.—The Secretary of 

23 Energy shall commission an independent assessment of in24 novative financing techniques to facilitate construction of 
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1 new renewable energy and energy efficiency facilities that 

2 might not otherwise be built in a competitive market. 

3 (b) CONDUCT OF THE ASSESSMENT.—The Secretary 

4 of Energy shall retain an independent contractor with 

5 proven expertise in financing large capital projects or in 

6 financial services consulting to conduct the assessment 

7 under this section.

8 (c) CONTENT OF THE ASSESSMENT.—The assess9 ment shall include a comprehensive examination of all 

10 available techniques to safeguard private investors against 

11 risks (including both market-based and government-im12 posed risks) that are beyond the control of the investors. 

13 Such techniques may include Federal loan guarantees, 

14 Federal price guarantees, special tax considerations, and 

15 direct Federal investment. 

16 (d) REPORT.—The Secretary of Energy shall submit 

17 the results of the independent assessment to the Congress 

18 not later than 9 months after the date of enactment of 

19 this section. 

20 SEC. 202. RENEWABLE ENERGY IN PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 

21 (a) DEMONSTRATION AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER

22 PROGRAM.—The Secretary of Energy shall establish a 

23 program for the demonstration of innovative technologies 

24 for solar and other renewable energy sources in buildings 

25 owned or operated by a State or local government, and 
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1 for the dissemination of information resulting from such 

2 demonstration to interested parties. 

3 (b) LIMIT ON FEDERAL FUNDING.—The Secretary of 

4 Energy shall provide under this section no more than 40 

5 percent of the incremental costs of the solar or other re6 newable energy source project funded. 

7 (c) PREFERRED PROJECTS.—The Secretary of En8 ergy shall give preference in making awards under this 

9 section to projects by municipalities seeking to achieve sig10 nificant transition to a renewable energy infrastructure. 

11 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

12 are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of En13 ergy for carrying out this section—

14 (1) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2004; 

15 (2) $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2005; 

16 (3) $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2006; 

17 (4) $90,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; and

18 (5) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2008. 

19 SEC. 203. REGULATORY REVIEWS FOR NEW TECHNOLOGIES 

20 AND PROCESSES. 

21 (a) REGULATORY REVIEWS.—Not later than one year 

22 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every five 

23 years thereafter, the Director of the Office of Science and 

24 Technology Policy shall oversee a review of each Federal 

25 agency’s regulations and policies to identify—
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1 (1) existing regulations and policies that act as 

2 barriers to the development and commercialization of 

3 emerging renewable energy and energy efficiency 

4 technologies and processes (including fuel cells, com5 bined heat and power, distributed generation, and 

6 small-scale renewable energy); and 

7 (2) actions the agency is taking or could take 

8 to—

9 (A) remove barriers to market entry for 

10 emerging renewable energy and energy effi11 ciency technologies; 

12 (B) increase energy efficiency; or 

13 (C) encourage the use of new processes to 

14 meet energy and environmental goals. 

15 (b) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 18 

16 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, and 

17 every five years thereafter, the Director of the Office of 

18 Science and Technology Policy shall report to the Con19 gress on the results of the agency reviews conducted under 

20 subsection (a). 

21 (c) CONTENTS OF THE REPORTS.—The reports re22 quired under subsection (b) shall—

23 (1) identify all regulatory and policy barriers to 

24 the development and commercialization of emerging 
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1 renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies 

2 and processes; 

3 (2) actions taken, or proposed to be taken, that 

4 are identified under subsection (a)(2); and 

5 (3) recommendations for changes in laws or 

6 regulations that may be needed to—

7 (A) expedite the siting and development of 

8 energy production and distribution facilities; 

9 and 

10 (B) encourage the adoption of energy effi11 ciency and process improvements. 

12 SEC. 204. SMALL BUSINESS COMMERCIALIZATION ASSIST13 ANCE. 

14 (a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Energy shall pro15 vide assistance, to small businesses with less than 100 em16 ployees and startup companies, for the commercial appli17 cation of renewable energy and energy efficiency tech18 nologies developed by or with support from the Depart19 ment of Energy. Such assistance shall be provided through 

20 a competitive review process. 

21 (b) APPLICATIONS.—The Secretary of Energy shall 

22 establish requirements for applications for assistance 

23 under this section. Such applications shall contain a com24 mercial application plan, including a description of the fi25 nancial, business, and technical support (including sup-
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1 port from universities and national laboratories) the appli2 cant anticipates in its commercial application effort. 

3 (c) SELECTION.—The Secretary of Energy shall se4 lect applicants to receive assistance under this section on 

5 the basis of which applications are the most likely to result 

6 in commercial application of renewable energy and energy 

7 efficiency technologies. 

8 (d) LIMIT ON FEDERAL FUNDING.—The Secretary of 

9 Energy shall provide under this section no more than 50 

10 percent of the costs of the project funded. 

11 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

12 are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of En13 ergy for carrying out this section $200,000,000 for each 

14 of the fiscal years 2004 through 2008, and such sums as 

15 may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2009 through 

16 2024. 

17 SEC. 205. EDUCATION AND OUTREACH. 

18 (a) PROGRAM.—The Secretary of Energy shall estab19 lish a program education and outreach, including innova20 tive education and outreach techniques, on renewable en21 ergy and energy efficiency technologies to manufacturers, 

22 consumers, engineers, architects, builders, energy service 

23 companies, universities, facility planners and managers, 

24 State and local governments, and other appropriate enti25 ties. 
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1 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

2 are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of En3 ergy for carrying out this section $100,000,000 for each 

4 of the fiscal years 2004 through 2008, and such sums as 

5 may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2009 through 

6 2022. 

7 SEC. 206. INDUSTRIAL ENERGY AND WATER CONSERVA8 TION. 

9 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish 

10 a competitive matching grant pilot program to support 

11 voluntary local government programs that seek to promote 

12 innovative energy efficiency technologies and processes to 

13 reduce the industrial use of water and the discharge of 

14 wastewater from commercial and industrial entities. The 

15 grant program shall be administered by the Assistant Sec16 retary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy in 

17 partnership with municipal entities, including publicly 

18 owned treatment works, and nongovernmental organiza19 tions and associations, including watershed groups spon20 sored by governmental entities, whose mission relates to 

21 energy or water conservation and efficiency. 

22 (b) ASSISTANCE.—Assistance provided under this 

23 section may include—

24 (1) technical and planning assistance, including 

25 studies, energy and wastewater audits, modeling, 
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1 data collection, surveys, preconstruction, engineer2 ing, and design assistance; 

3 (2) financial assistance (including the provision 

4 either of matching grants of up to 50 percent of 

5 total costs to municipal entities or loan guarantees) 

6 for projects selected; and 

7 (3) funding for a period of up to 2 years for 

8 personnel to assist in the development and imple9 mentation of a program that meets the goals of this 

10 section. 

11 (c) SELECTION CRITERIA.—

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall select 

13 proposals to be funded under this section on the 

14 basis of the following: 

15 (A) Ability to maximize energy efficiency 

16 technology to reduce the demand for water in 

17 commercial or industrial entities. 

18 (B) Reductions in the discharge of waste19 water from commercial or industrial entities. 

20 (C) Technical feasibility and technology 

21 transfer plan for distributing the results of the 

22 proposal to be funded. 

23 (D) Cost-effectiveness. 

24 (E) Other environmental and economic 

25 benefits, including brownfields cleanup and re-
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1 development, job retention, and economic revi2 talization. 

3 (2) GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY.—In selecting pro4 posals to be funded under this section, the Secretary 

5 shall make every effort to ensure geographic diver6 sity in those proposals funded. 

7 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

8 are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for car9 rying out this section—

10 (1) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2004; 

11 (2) $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2005; 

12 (3) $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2006; 

13 (4) $90,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; and 

14 (5) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2008. 

15 Such funds shall remain available until expended.

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