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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 828 

To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to establish the Office 

of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy as the lead Federal agency 

for coordinating Federal, State, and local assistance provided to promote 

the energy retrofitting of schools. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 14, 2011 

Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself and Ms. COLLINS) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to establish the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy as the lead Federal agency for coordinating Federal, 

State, and local assistance provided to promote the energy retrofitting of schools. 

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 ‘‘Streamlining Energy 

5 Efficiency for Schools Act of 2011’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. COORDINATION OF ENERGY RETROFITTING ASSIST2 ANCE FOR SCHOOLS. 

3 Section 392 of the Energy Policy and Conservation 

4 Act (42 U.S.C. 6371a) is amended by adding at the end 

5 the following: 

6 ‘‘(e) COORDINATION OF ENERGY RETROFITTING AS7 SISTANCE FOR SCHOOLS.— 

8 ‘‘(1) DEFINITION OF SCHOOL.—In this sub9 section, the term ‘school’ means— 

10 ‘‘(A) an elementary school or secondary 

11 school (as defined in section 9101 of the Ele12 mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 

13 (20 U.S.C. 7801)); 

14 ‘‘(B) an institution of higher education (as 

15 defined in section 102(a) of the Higher Edu16 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002(a)); 

17 ‘‘(C) a school of the defense dependents’ 

18 education system under the Defense Depend19 ents’ Education Act of 1978 (20 U.S.C. 921 et 

20 seq.) or established under section 2164 of title 

21 10, United States Code; 

22 ‘‘(D) a school operated by the Bureau of 

23 Indian Affairs; 

24 ‘‘(E) a tribally controlled school (as de25 fined in section 5212 of the Tribally Controlled 

26 Schools Act of 1988 (25 U.S.C. 2511); and 


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1 ‘‘(F) a Tribal College or University (as de2 fined in section 316(b) of the Higher Education 

3 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059c(b))). 

4 ‘‘(2) DESIGNATION OF LEAD AGENCY.—The 

5 Secretary, acting through the Office of Energy Effi6 ciency and Renewable Energy, shall act as the lead 

7 Federal agency for coordinating and disseminating 

8 information on existing Federal programs and as9 sistance that may be used to help initiate, develop, 

10 and finance energy efficiency, renewable energy, and 

11 energy retrofitting projects for schools. 

12 ‘‘(3) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out coordi13 nation and outreach under paragraph (2), the Sec14 retary shall— 

15 ‘‘(A) in consultation and coordination with 

16 the appropriate Federal agencies, carry out a 

17 review of existing programs and financing 

18 mechanisms (including revolving loan funds and 

19 loan guarantees) available in or from the De20 partment of Agriculture, the Department of 

21 Energy, the Department of Education, the De22 partment of the Treasury, the Internal Revenue 

23 Service, the Environmental Protection Agency, 

24 and other appropriate Federal agencies with ju25 risdiction over energy financing and facilitation 


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1 that are currently used or may be used to help 

2 initiate, develop, and finance energy efficiency, 

3 renewable energy, and energy retrofitting 

4 projects for schools; 

5 ‘‘(B) establish a Federal cross-depart6 mental collaborative coordination, education, 

7 and outreach effort to streamline communica8 tion and promote available Federal opportuni9 ties and assistance described in subparagraph 

10 (A), for energy efficiency, renewable energy, 

11 and energy retrofitting projects that enables 

12 States, local educational agencies, and 

13 schools— 

14 ‘‘(i) to use existing Federal opportuni15 ties more effectively; and 

16 ‘‘(ii) to form partnerships with Gov17 ernors, State energy programs, local edu18 cational, financial, and energy officials, 

19 State and local government officials, non20 profit organizations, and other appropriate 

21 entities, to support the initiation of the 

22 projects; 

23 ‘‘(C) provide technical assistance for 

24 States, local educational agencies, and schools 

25 to help develop and finance energy efficiency, 


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1 renewable energy, and energy retrofitting 

2 projects— 

3 ‘‘(i) to increase the energy efficiency 

4 of buildings or facilities; 

5 ‘‘(ii) to install systems that individ6 ually generate energy from renewable en7 ergy resources; 

8 ‘‘(iii) to establish partnerships to le9 verage economies of scale and additional fi10 nancing mechanisms available to larger 

11 clean energy initiatives; or 

12 ‘‘(iv) to promote— 

13 ‘‘(I) the maintenance of health, 

14 environmental quality, and safety in 

15 schools, including the ambient air 

16 quality, through energy efficiency, re17 newable energy, and energy retrofit 

18 projects; and 

19 ‘‘(II) the achievement of expected 

20 energy savings and renewable energy 

21 production through proper operations 

22 and maintenance practices; 

23 ‘‘(D) develop and maintain a single online 

24 resource Web site with contact information for 

25 relevant technical assistance and support staff 


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1 in the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renew2 able Energy for States, local educational agen3 cies, and schools to effectively access and use 

4 Federal opportunities and assistance described 

5 in subparagraph (A) to develop energy effi6 ciency, renewable energy, and energy retro7 fitting projects; and 

8 ‘‘(E) establish a process for recognition of 

9 schools that— 

10 ‘‘(i) have successfully implemented en11 ergy efficiency, renewable energy, and en12 ergy retrofitting projects; and 

13 ‘‘(ii) are willing to serve as resources 

14 for other local educational agencies and 

15 schools to assist initiation of similar ef16 forts. 

17 ‘‘(4) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 

18 the date of enactment of this subsection, the Sec19 retary shall submit to Congress a report describing 

20 the implementation of this subsection. 

21 ‘‘(5) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

22 There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

23 this subsection such sums as are necessary for each 

24 of fiscal years 2012 through 2016.’’. 

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