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109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5633 

To establish a program of demonstration and commercial application of advanced energy efficiency technologies and systems for buildings, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 16, 2006 

Mrs. BIGGERT (for herself, Mr. HONDA, Mr. REICHERT, Mr. SCHWARZ of 

Michigan, Mr. BOEHLERT, Mr. GORDON, Mr. EHLERS, Mr. LIPINSKI, 

Mr. MCCAUL of Texas, and Mr. BAIRD) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Science 

A BILL 

To establish a program of demonstration and commercial 

application of advanced energy efficiency technologies 

and systems for buildings, 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. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Energy Efficient 

5 Buildings Act of 2006’’. 

6 SEC. 2. ENERGY EFFICIENT BUILDING GRANT PROGRAM. 

7 (a) ENERGY EFFICIENT BUILDING PILOT GRANT

8 PROGRAM.— 
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months 

2 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec3 retary of Energy (in this section referred to as the 

4 ‘‘Secretary’’) shall establish a pilot program to 

5 award grants to businesses and organizations for 

6 new construction of energy efficient buildings, or 

7 major renovations of buildings that will result in en8 ergy efficient buildings, to demonstrate innovative 

9 energy efficiency technologies, especially those spon10 sored by the Department of Energy. 

11 (2) AWARDS.—The Secretary shall award 

12 grants under this subsection competitively to those 

13 applicants whose proposals— 

14 (A) best demonstrate— 

15 (i) likelihood to meet or exceed the 

16 standards referred to in subsection (b)(2); 

17 (ii) likelihood to maximize cost-effec18 tive energy efficiency opportunities; and 

19 (iii) advanced energy efficiency tech20 nologies; and 

21 (B) are least likely to be realized without 

22 Federal assistance. 

23 (3) AMOUNT OF GRANTS.—Grants under this 

24 subsection shall be for up to 50 percent of design 

25 and energy modeling costs, not to exceed $50,000 
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1 per building. No single grantee may be eligible for 

2 more than 3 grants per year under this program. 

3 (4) GRANT PAYMENTS.— 

4 (A) INITIAL PAYMENT.—The Secretary 

5 shall pay 50 percent of the total amount of the 

6 grant to grant recipients upon selection. 

7 (B) REMAINDER OF PAYMENT.—The Sec8 retary shall pay the remaining 50 percent of the 

9 grant only after independent certification that 

10 operational buildings are energy efficient build11 ings as defined in subsection (b). 

12 (C) FAILURE TO COMPLY.—The Secretary 

13 shall not provide the remainder of the payment 

14 unless the building is certified within 6 months 

15 after operation of the completed building to 

16 meet the requirements described in subpara17 graph (B), or in the case of major renovations 

18 the building is certified within 6 months of the 

19 completion of the renovations. 

20 (5) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 3 

21 years after awarding the first grant under this sub22 section, the Secretary shall transmit to Congress a 

23 report containing— 

24 (A) the total number and dollar amount of 

25 grants awarded under this subsection; and 
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1 (B) an estimate of aggregate cost and en2 ergy savings enabled by the pilot program 

3 under this subsection. 

4 (6) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Administra5 tive expenses for the program under this subsection 

6 shall not exceed 10 percent of appropriated funds. 

7 (b) DEFINITION OF ENERGY EFFICIENT BUILD8 ING.—For purposes of this section the term ‘‘energy effi9 cient building’’ means a building that— 

10 (1) achieves a reduction in energy consumption 

11 of— 

12 (A) at least 25 percent for new construc13 tion, compared to the energy standards set by 

14 the 2004 International Energy Conservation 

15 Code (in the case of residential buildings) or 

16 ASHRAE Standard 90.1–2004; or 

17 (B) at least 20 percent for major renova18 tions, compared to energy consumption before 

19 renovations are begun; and 

20 (2) is constructed or renovated in accordance 

21 with the most current, appropriate, and applicable 

22 voluntary consensus standards, as determined by the 

23 Secretary, such as those listed in the assessment 

24 under section 914(b), or revised or developed under 

25 section 914(c), of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. 

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1 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

2 are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for car3 rying out this section $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal 

4 years 2008 through 2012. 

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