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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1115 

To promote the efficient use of oil, natural gas, and electricity, reduce oil 

consumption, and heighten energy efficiency standards for consumer 

products and industrial equipment, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 16, 2007 

Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. DOMENICI, Mr. DORGAN, Mr. LUGAR, Mr. 

AKAKA, Ms. MURKOWSKI, and Mr. CRAIG) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To promote the efficient use of oil, natural gas, and electricity, reduce oil consumption, and heighten energy efficiency standards for consumer products and industrial 

equipment, 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 ‘‘Energy Efficiency Promotion Act of 2007’’. 

6 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 

7 this Act is as follows: 

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Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Definition of Secretary. 

TITLE I—PROMOTING ADVANCED LIGHTING TECHNOLOGIES 

Sec. 101. Accelerated procurement of energy efficient lighting. 

Sec. 102. Incandescent reflector lamp efficiency standards. 

Sec. 103. Bright Tomorrow Lighting Prizes. 

Sec. 104. Sense of Senate concerning efficient lighting standards. 

TITLE II—EXPEDITING NEW ENERGY EFFICIENCY STANDARDS 

Sec. 201. Definition of energy conservation standard. 

Sec. 202. Regional standards for heating and cooling products. 

Sec. 203. Furnace fan rulemaking. 

Sec. 204. Expedited rulemakings. 

Sec. 205. Preemption limitation. 

Sec. 206. Energy efficiency labeling for consumer products. 

Sec. 207. Residential boiler efficiency standards. 

Sec. 208. Technical corrections. 

Sec. 209. Electric motor efficiency standards. 

Sec. 210. Energy standards for home appliances. 

Sec. 211. Improved energy efficiency for appliances and buildings in cold climates. 

Sec. 212. Deployment of new technologies for high-efficiency consumer products. 

TITLE III—PROMOTING HIGH EFFICIENCY VEHICLES, ADVANCED 

BATTERIES, AND ENERGY STORAGE 

Sec. 301. Lightweight materials research and development. 

Sec. 302. Loan guarantees for fuel-efficient automobile parts manufacturers. 

Sec. 303. Advanced technology vehicles manufacturing incentive program. 

Sec. 304. Energy storage competitiveness. 

TITLE IV—SETTING ENERGY EFFICIENCY GOALS 

Sec. 401. National goals for energy savings in transportation. 

Sec. 402. National energy efficiency improvement goals. 

Sec. 403. Nationwide media campaign to increase energy efficiency. 

TITLE V—PROMOTING FEDERAL LEADERSHIP IN ENERGY 

EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY 

Sec. 501. Federal fleet conservation requirements. 

Sec. 502. Federal requirement to purchase electricity generated by renewable 

energy. 

Sec. 503. Energy savings performance contracts. 

Sec. 504. Energy management requirements for Federal buildings. 

Sec. 505. Combined heat and power and district energy installations at Federal 

sites. 

Sec. 506. Federal building energy efficiency performance standards. 

Sec. 507. Application of International Energy Conservation Code to public and 

assisted housing. 

TITLE VI—ASSISTING STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN 

ENERGY EFFICIENCY 

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Sec. 601. Weatherization assistance for low-income persons. 

Sec. 602. State energy conservation plans. 

Sec. 603. Utility energy efficiency programs. 

Sec. 604. Energy efficiency and demand response program assistance. 

Sec. 605. Energy and environmental block grant. 

Sec. 606. Energy sustainability and efficiency grants for institutions of higher 

education. 

Sec. 607. Workforce training. 

Sec. 608. Assistance to States to reduce school bus idling. 

1 SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF SECRETARY. 

2 In this Act, the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Sec3 retary of Energy. 

4 TITLE I—PROMOTING AD5 VANCED LIGHTING TECH6 NOLOGIES 

7 SEC. 101. ACCELERATED PROCUREMENT OF ENERGY EFFI8 CIENT LIGHTING. 

9 Section 553 of the National Energy Conservation 

10 Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8259b) is amended by adding the 

11 following: 

12 ‘‘(f) ACCELERATED PROCUREMENT OF ENERGY EF13 FICIENT LIGHTING.— 

14 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than October 1, 

15 2010, in accordance with guidelines issued by the 

16 Secretary, all general purpose lighting in Federal 

17 buildings shall be Energy Star products or products 

18 designated under the Federal Energy Management 

19 Program. 

20 ‘‘(2) GUIDELINES.—Not later than 180 days 

21 after the date of enactment of this subsection, the 

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1 Secretary shall issue guidelines to carry out this sub2 section.’’. 

3 SEC. 102. INCANDESCENT REFLECTOR LAMP EFFICIENCY 

4 STANDARDS. 

5 (a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 321 of the Energy Policy 

6 and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6291) is amended— 

7 (1) in paragraph (30)(C)(ii)— 

8 (A) in the matter preceding subclause 

9 (I)— 

10 (i) by striking ‘‘or similar bulb shapes 

11 (excluding ER or BR)’’ and inserting ‘‘ER, 

12 BR, BPAR, or similar bulb shapes’’; and 

13 (ii) by striking ‘‘2.75’’ and inserting 

14 ‘‘2.25’’; and 

15 (B) by striking ‘‘is either—’’ and all that 

16 follows through subclause (II) and inserting 

17 ‘‘has a rated wattage that is 40 watts or high18 er’’; and 

19 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

20 ‘‘(52) BPAR INCANDESCENT REFLECTOR

21 LAMP.—The term ‘BPAR incandescent reflector 

22 lamp’ means a reflector lamp as shown in figure 

23 C78.21–278 on page 32 of ANSI C78.21–2003. 

24 ‘‘(53) BR INCANDESCENT REFLECTOR LAMP; 

25 BR30; BR40.— 

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1 ‘‘(A) BR INCANDESCENT REFLECTOR

2 LAMP.—The term ‘BR incandescent reflector 

3 lamp’ means a reflector lamp that has— 

4 ‘‘(i) a bulged section below the major 

5 diameter of the bulb and above the approx6 imate baseline of the bulb, as shown in fig7 ure 1 (RB) on page 7 of ANSI C79.1– 

8 1994, incorporated by reference in section 

9 430.22 of title 10, Code of Federal Regula10 tions (as in effect on the date of enactment 

11 of this paragraph); and 

12 ‘‘(ii) a finished size and shape shown 

13 in ANSI C78.21–1989, including the ref14 erenced reflective characteristics in part 7 

15 of ANSI C78.21–1989, incorporated by 

16 reference in section 430.22 of title 10, 

17 Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect 

18 on the date of enactment of this para19 graph). 

20 ‘‘(B) BR30.—The term ‘BR30’ means a 

21 BR incandescent reflector lamp with a diameter 

22 of 30/8ths of an inch. 

23 ‘‘(C) BR40.—The term ‘BR40’ means a 

24 BR incandescent reflector lamp with a diameter 

25 of 40/8ths of an inch. 

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1 ‘‘(54) ER INCANDESCENT REFLECTOR LAMP; 

2 ER30; ER40.— 

3 ‘‘(A) ER INCANDESCENT REFLECTOR

4 LAMP.—The term ‘ER incandescent reflector 

5 lamp’ means a reflector lamp that has— 

6 ‘‘(i) an elliptical section below the 

7 major diameter of the bulb and above the 

8 approximate baseline of the bulb, as shown 

9 in figure 1 (RE) on page 7 of ANSI 

10 C79.1–1994, incorporated by reference in 

11 section 430.22 of title 10, Code of Federal 

12 Regulations (as in effect on the date of en13 actment of this paragraph); and 

14 ‘‘(ii) a finished size and shape shown 

15 in ANSI C78.21–1989, incorporated by 

16 reference in section 430.22 of title 10, 

17 Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect 

18 on the date of enactment of this para19 graph). 

20 ‘‘(B) ER30.—The term ‘ER30’ means an 

21 ER incandescent reflector lamp with a diameter 

22 of 30/8ths of an inch. 

23 ‘‘(C) ER40.—The term ‘ER40’ means an 

24 ER incandescent reflector lamp with a diameter 

25 of 40/8ths of an inch. 

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1 ‘‘(55) R20 INCANDESCENT REFLECTOR

2 LAMP.—The term ‘R20 incandescent reflector lamp’ 

3 means a reflector lamp that has a face diameter of 

4 approximately 2.5 inches, as shown in figure 1(R) 

5 on page 7 of ANSI C79.1–1994.’’. 

6 (b) STANDARDS FOR FLUORESCENT LAMPS AND IN7 CANDESCENT REFLECTOR LAMPS.—Section 325(i) of the 

8 Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6925(i)) 

9 is amended by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 

10 following: 

11 ‘‘(1) STANDARDS.— 

12 ‘‘(A) DEFINITION OF EFFECTIVE DATE.— 

13 In this paragraph (other than subparagraph 

14 (D)), the term ‘effective date’ means, with re15 spect to each type of lamp specified in a table 

16 contained in subparagraph (B), the last day of 

17 the period of months corresponding to that type 

18 of lamp (as specified in the table) that follows 

19 October 24, 1992. 

20 ‘‘(B) MINIMUM STANDARDS.—Each of the 

21 following general service fluorescent lamps and 

22 incandescent reflector lamps manufactured 

23 after the effective date specified in the tables 

24 contained in this paragraph shall meet or exmstockstill on PROD1PC66 with BILLS

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1 ceed the following lamp efficacy and CRI stand2 ards: 

‘‘FLUORESCENT LAMPS 

Lamp Type 

Nominal 

Lamp 

Wattage 

Minimum 

CRI 

Minimum Average 

Lamp Efficacy 

(LPW) 

Effective 

Date (Period of 

Months) 

4-foot medium bi-pin ................. >35 W 69 75.0 36 

≤35 W 45 75.0 36 

2-foot U-shaped ......................... >35 W 69 68.0 36 

≤35 W 45 64.0 36 

8-foot slimline ............................ 65 W 69 80.0 18 

≤65 W 45 80.0 18 

8-foot high output ...................... >100 W 69 80.0 18 

≤100 W 45 80.0 18 

‘‘INCANDESCENT REFLECTOR LAMPS 

Nominal Lamp Wattage 

Minimum Average 

Lamp Efficacy 

(LPW) 

Effective 

Date (Period of 

Months) 

40–50 ...................................................................................... 10.5 36 

51–66 ...................................................................................... 11.0 36 

67–85 ...................................................................................... 12.5 36 

86–115 .................................................................................... 14.0 36 

116–155 .................................................................................... 14.5 36 

156–205 .................................................................................... 15.0 36 

3 ‘‘(C) EXEMPTIONS.—The standards speci4 fied in subparagraph (B) shall not apply to the 

5 following types of incandescent reflector lamps: 

6 ‘‘(i) Lamps rated at 50 watts or less 

7 that are ER30, BR30, BR40, or ER40 

8 lamps. 

9 ‘‘(ii) Lamps rated at 65 watts that 

10 are BR30, BR40, or ER40 lamps. 

11 ‘‘(iii) R20 incandescent reflector 

12 lamps rated 45 watts or less. 

13 ‘‘(D) EFFECTIVE DATES.— 

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1 ‘‘(i) ER, BR, AND BPAR LAMPS.—The 

2 standards specified in subparagraph (B) 

3 shall apply with respect to ER incandes4 cent reflector lamps, BR incandescent re5 flector lamps, BPAR incandescent reflector 

6 lamps, and similar bulb shapes on and 

7 after January 1, 2008. 

8 ‘‘(ii) LAMPS BETWEEN 2.25–2.75

9 INCHES IN DIAMETER.—The standards 

10 specified in subparagraph (B) shall apply 

11 with respect to incandescent reflector 

12 lamps with a diameter of more than 2.25 

13 inches, but not more than 2.75 inches, on 

14 and after January 1, 2008.’’. 

15 SEC. 103. BRIGHT TOMORROW LIGHTING PRIZES. 

16 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 1 year after 

17 the date of enactment of this Act, as part of the program 

18 carried out under section 1008 of the Energy Policy Act 

19 of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16396), the Secretary shall establish 

20 and award Bright Tomorrow Lighting Prizes for solid 

21 state lighting in accordance with this section. 

22 (b) PRIZE SPECIFICATIONS.— 

23 (1) 60-WATT INCANDESCENT REPLACEMENT

24 LAMP PRIZE.—The Secretary shall award a 60-Watt 

25 Incandescent Replacement Lamp Prize to an entrant 

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1 that produces a solid-state light package simulta2 neously capable of— 

3 (A) producing a luminous flux greater than 

4 900 lumens; 

5 (B) consuming less than or equal to 10 

6 watts; 

7 (C) having an efficiency greater than 90 

8 lumens per watt; 

9 (D) having a color rendering index greater 

10 than 90; 

11 (E) having a correlated color temperature 

12 of not less than 2,750, and not more than 

13 3,000, degrees Kelvin; 

14 (F) having a lifetime exceeding 25,000 

15 hours under typical conditions expected in resi16 dential use; 

17 (G) having a light distribution pattern 

18 similar to a soft 60-watt incandescent A19 

19 bulb; 

20 (H) having a size and shape similar to a 

21 60-watt incandescent A19 bulb in accordance 

22 with American National Standards Institute 

23 standard C78.20–2003, figure C78.20–211; 

24 (I) using an incandescent bulb power re25 ceptacle; and 

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1 (J) mass production for a competitive sales 

2 commercial market satisfied by the submission 

3 of 10,000 such units equal to or exceeding the 

4 criteria described in subparagraphs (A) through 

5 (I). 

6 (2) PAR TYPE 38 HALOGEN REPLACEMENT

7 LAMP PRIZE.—The Secretary shall award a 

8 Parabolic Aluminized Reflector Type 38 Halogen 

9 Replacement Lamp Prize (referred to in this section 

10 as the ‘‘PAR Type 38 Halogen Replacement Lamp 

11 Prize’’) to an entrant that produces a solid-state12 light package simultaneously capable of— 

13 (A) producing a luminous flux greater than 

14 or equal to 1,350 lumens; 

15 (B) consuming less than or equal to 10 

16 watts; 

17 (C) having an efficiency greater than 90 

18 lumens per watt; 

19 (D) having a color rendering index greater 

20 than or equal to 90; 

21 (E) having a correlated color coordinate 

22 temperature of not less than 2,750, and not 

23 more than 3,000, degrees Kelvin; 

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1 (F) having a lifetime exceeding 25,000 

2 hours under typical conditions expected in resi3 dential use; 

4 (G) having a light distribution pattern 

5 similar to a PAR 38 halogen lamp; 

6 (H) having a size and shape that fits with7 in the maximum dimensions of a PAR 38 halo8 gen lamp in accordance with American National 

9 Standards Institute standard C78–21–2003, 

10 figure C78.21–238; 

11 (I) using a PAR 38 halogen power recep12 tacle; and 

13 (J) mass production for a competitive sales 

14 commercial market satisfied by the submission 

15 of 10,000 such units equal to or exceeding the 

16 criteria described in subparagraphs (A) through 

17 (I). 

18 (3) TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY LAMP PRIZE.— 

19 The Secretary shall award a Twenty-First Century 

20 Lamp Prize to an entrant that produces a solid21 state-light-light capable of— 

22 (A) producing a light output greater than 

23 1,200 lumens; 

24 (B) having an efficiency greater than 150 

25 lumens per watt; 

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1 (C) having a color rendering index greater 

2 than 90; 

3 (D) having a color coordinate temperature 

4 between 2,800 and 3,000 degrees Kelvin; and 

5 (E) having a lifetime exceeding 25,000 

6 hours. 

7 (c) PRIVATE FUNDS.—The Secretary may accept and 

8 use funding from private sources as part of the prizes 

9 awarded under this section. 

10 (d) TECHNICAL REVIEW.—The Secretary shall estab11 lish a technical review committee composed of non-Federal 

12 officers to review entrant data submitted under this sec13 tion to determine whether the data meets the prize speci14 fications described in subsection (b). 

15 (e) THIRD PARTY ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary 

16 may competitively select a third party to administer 

17 awards under this section. 

18 (f) AWARD AMOUNTS.—Subject to the availability of 

19 funds to carry out this section, the amount of— 

20 (1) the 60-Watt Incandescent Replacement 

21 Lamp Prize described in subsection (b)(1) shall be 

22 $10,000,000; 

23 (2) the PAR Type 38 Halogen Replacement 

24 Lamp Prize described in subsection (b)(2) shall be 

25 $5,000,000; and 

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1 (3) the Twenty-First Century Lamp Prize de2 scribed in subsection (b)(3) shall be $5,000,000. 

3 (g) FEDERAL PROCUREMENT OF SOLID-STATE4 LIGHTS.— 

5 (1) 60-WATT INCANDESCENT REPLACEMENT.— 

6 Subject to paragraph (3), as soon as practicable 

7 after the successful award of the 60-Watt Incandes8 cent Replacement Lamp Prize under subsection 

9 (b)(1), the Secretary (in consultation with the Ad10 ministrator of General Services) shall develop gov11 ernmentwide Federal purchase guidelines with a goal 

12 of replacing the use of 60-watt incandescent lamps 

13 in Federal Government buildings with a solid-state14 light package described in subsection (b)(1) by not 

15 later than the date that is 5 years after the date the 

16 award is made. 

17 (2) PAR 38 HALOGEN REPLACEMENT LAMP RE18 PLACEMENT.—Subject to paragraph (3), as soon as 

19 practicable after the successful award of the PAR 

20 Type 38 Halogen Replacement Lamp Prize under 

21 subsection (b)(2), the Secretary (in consultation with 

22 the Administrator of General Services) shall develop 

23 governmentwide Federal purchase guidelines with 

24 the goal of replacing the use of PAR 38 halogen 

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1 state-light package described in subsection (b)(2) by 

2 not later than the date that is 5 years after the date 

3 the award is made. 

4 (3) WAIVERS.— 

5 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary or the 

6 Administrator of General Services may waive 

7 the application of paragraph (1) or (2) if the 

8 Secretary or Administrator determines that the 

9 return on investment from the purchase of a 

10 solid-state-light package described in paragraph 

11 (1) or (2) of subsection (b), respectively, is cost 

12 prohibitive. 

13 (B) REPORT OF WAIVER.—If the Secretary 

14 or Administrator waives the application of para15 graph (1) or (2), the Secretary or Adminis16 trator, respectively, shall submit to Congress an 

17 annual report that describes the waiver and 

18 provides a detailed justification for the waiver. 

19 (h) BRIGHT LIGHT TOMORROW AWARD FUND.— 

20 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in 

21 the United States Treasury a Bright Light Tomor22 row permanent fund without fiscal year limitation to 

23 award prizes under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of 

24 subsection (b). 

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1 (2) SOURCES OF FUNDING.—The fund estab2 lished under paragraph (1) shall accept— 

3 (A) fiscal year appropriations; and 

4 (B) private contributions authorized under 

5 subsection (c). 

6 (i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

7 are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec8 essary to carry out this section. 

9 SEC. 104. SENSE OF SENATE CONCERNING EFFICIENT 

10 LIGHTING STANDARDS. 

11 (a) FINDINGS.—The Senate finds that— 

12 (1) there are approximately 4,000,000,000 

13 screw-based sockets in the United States that con14 tain traditional, energy-inefficient, incandescent light 

15 bulbs; 

16 (2) incandescent light bulbs are based on tech17 nology that is more than 125 years old; 

18 (3) there are radically more efficient lighting al19 ternatives in the market, with the promise of even 

20 more choices over the next several years; 

21 (4) national policy can support a rapid substi22 tution of new, energy-efficient light bulbs for the less 

23 efficient products in widespread use; and, 

24 (5) transforming the United States market to 

25 use of more efficient lighting technologies can— 

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1 (A) reduce electric costs in the United 

2 States by more than $18,000,000,000 annually; 

3 (B) save the equivalent electricity that is 

4 produced by 80 base load coal-fired power 

5 plants; and 

6 (C) reduce fossil fuel related emissions by 

7 approximately 158,000,000 tons each year. 

8 (b) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the sense of the 

9 Senate that the Senate should— 

10 (1) pass a set of mandatory, technology-neutral 

11 standards to establish firm energy efficiency per12 formance targets for lighting products; 

13 (2) ensure that the standards become effective 

14 within the next 10 years; and 

15 (3) in developing the standards— 

16 (A) establish the efficiency requirements to 

17 ensure that replacement lamps will provide con18 sumers with the same quantity of light while 

19 using significantly less energy; 

20 (B) ensure that consumers will continue to 

21 have multiple product choices, including energy22 saving halogen, incandescent, compact fluores23 cent, and LED light bulbs; and 

24 (C) work with industry and key stake25 holders on measures that can assist consumers 

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1 and businesses in making the important transi2 tion to more efficient lighting. 

3 TITLE II—EXPEDITING NEW EN4 ERGY EFFICIENCY STAND5 ARDS 

6 SEC. 201. DEFINITION OF ENERGY CONSERVATION STAND7 ARD. 

8 Section 321 of the Energy Policy and Conservation 

9 Act (42 U.S.C. 6291) is amended by striking paragraph 

10 (6) and inserting the following: 

11 ‘‘(6) ENERGY CONSERVATION STANDARD.— 

12 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘energy con13 servation standard’ means— 

14 ‘‘(i) 1 or more performance standards 

15 that prescribe a minimum level of energy 

16 efficiency or a maximum quantity of en17 ergy use, and, in the case of a showerhead, 

18 faucet, water closet, urinal, clothes washer, 

19 and dishwasher, water use, for a covered 

20 product, determined in accordance with 

21 test procedures prescribed under section 

22 323; and 

23 ‘‘(ii) 1 or more design requirements. 

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1 ments that the Secretary may prescribe under 

2 subsections (o) and (r) of section 325.’’. 

3 SEC. 202. REGIONAL STANDARDS FOR HEATING AND COOL4 ING PRODUCTS. 

5 Section 325(o) of the Energy Policy and Conserva6 tion Act (42 U.S.C. 6295(o)) is amended by adding at 

7 the end the following: 

8 ‘‘(6) REGIONAL STANDARDS FOR HEATING AND

9 COOLING PRODUCTS.— 

10 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any 

11 other provision of this section, the Secretary 

12 may establish regional standards for space 

13 heating and air conditioning products. 

14 ‘‘(B) MAXIMUM NUMBER OF REGIONS.— 

15 For each space heating and air conditioning 

16 product, the Secretary may establish not more 

17 than 3 regions with differing standards. 

18 ‘‘(C) BOUNDARIES OF REGIONS.— 

19 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary 

20 shall establish the regions so as to achieve 

21 the maximum level of energy savings that 

22 are technically feasible and economically 

23 justifiable. 

24 ‘‘(ii) STATE BOUNDARIES.—Bound25 aries for a region shall conform to State 

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1 borders and only include contiguous States 

2 (other than Alaska and Hawaii, which 

3 shall be noncontiguous). 

4 ‘‘(D) FACTORS FOR ESTABLISHMENT.—In 

5 deciding whether to establish 1 or more regional 

6 standards for space heating and air condi7 tioning equipment, the Secretary shall consider 

8 all of the factors described in paragraphs (1) 

9 through (4).’’. 

10 SEC. 203. FURNACE FAN RULEMAKING. 

11 Section 325(f)(3) of the Energy Policy and Conserva12 tion Act (42 U.S.C. 6295(f)(3)) is amended by adding at 

13 the end the following: 

14 ‘‘(E) FINAL RULE.— 

15 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary 

16 shall publish a final rule to carry out this 

17 subsection not later than December 31, 

18 2012. 

19 ‘‘(ii) CRITERIA.—The standards shall 

20 meet the criteria established under sub21 section (o).’’. 

22 SEC. 204. EXPEDITED RULEMAKINGS. 

23 Section 325 of the Energy Policy and Conservation 

24 Act (42 U.S.C. 6295) is amended by adding at the end 

25 the following: 

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1 ‘‘(hh) EXPEDITED RULEMAKING FOR CONSENSUS

2 STANDARDS.— 

3 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall con4 duct an expedited rulemaking based on an energy 

5 conservation standard or test procedure rec6 ommended by interested persons, if— 

7 ‘‘(A) the interested persons (demonstrating 

8 significant and broad support from manufactur9 ers of a covered product, States, and environ10 mental, energy efficiency, and consumer advo11 cates) submit a joint comment recommending a 

12 consensus energy conservation standard or test 

13 procedure; and 

14 ‘‘(B) the Secretary determines that the 

15 joint comment includes evidence that (assuming 

16 no other evidence were considered) provides an 

17 adequate basis for determining that the pro18 posed consensus energy conservation standard 

19 or test procedure proposed in the joint comment 

20 complies with the provisions and criteria of this 

21 Act (including subsection o)) that apply to the 

22 type or class of covered products covered by the 

23 joint comment. 

24 ‘‘(2) PROCEDURE.— 

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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sub2 section (p) or section 336(a), if the Secretary 

3 receives a joint comment that meets the criteria 

4 described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 

5 conduct an expedited rulemaking with respect 

6 to the standard or test procedure proposed in 

7 the joint comment in accordance with this para8 graph. 

9 ‘‘(B) ADVANCED NOTICE OF PROPOSED

10 RULEMAKING.—If no advanced notice of pro11 posed rulemaking has been issued under sub12 section (p)(1) with respect to the rulemaking 

13 covered by the joint comment, the requirements 

14 of subsection (p) with respect to the issuance of 

15 an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking 

16 shall not apply. 

17 ‘‘(C) PUBLICATION OF DETERMINATION.— 

18 Not later than 60 days after receipt of a joint 

19 comment described in paragraph (1)(A), the 

20 Secretary shall publish a description of a deter21 mination as to whether the proposed standard 

22 or test procedure covered by the joint comment 

23 meets the criteria described in paragraph (1). 

24 ‘‘(D) PROPOSED RULE.— 

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1 ‘‘(i) PUBLICATION.—If the Secretary 

2 determines that the proposed consensus 

3 standard or test procedure covered by the 

4 joint comment meets the criteria described 

5 in paragraph (1), not later than 30 days 

6 after the determination, the Secretary shall 

7 publish a proposed rule proposing the con8 sensus standard or test procedure covered 

9 by the joint comment. 

10 ‘‘(ii) PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.— 

11 Notwithstanding paragraphs (2) and (3) of 

12 subsection (p), the public comment period 

13 for the proposed rule shall be the 30–day 

14 period beginning on the date of the publi15 cation of the proposed rule in the Federal 

16 Register. 

17 ‘‘(iii) PUBLIC HEARING.—Notwith18 standing section 336(a), the Secretary may 

19 waive the holding of a public hearing with 

20 respect to the proposed rule. 

21 ‘‘(E) FINAL RULE.—Notwithstanding sub22 section (p)(4), the Secretary— 

23 ‘‘(i) may publish a final rule at any 

24 time after the 60-day period beginning on 

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1 the date of publication of the proposed rule 

2 in the Federal Register; and 

3 ‘‘(ii) shall publish a final rule not 

4 later than 120 days after the date of publi5 cation of the proposed rule in the Federal 

6 Register.’’. 

7 SEC. 205. PREEMPTION LIMITATION. 

8 Section 327 of the Energy Policy and Conservation 

9 Act (42 U.S.C. 6297) is amended— 

10 (1) in subsection (b)— 

11 (A) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 

12 the end; 

13 (B) in paragraph (7), by striking the pe14 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

15 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

16 ‘‘(8) is a State regulation for a product for 

17 which a Federal energy conservation standard has 

18 not been established, in that— 

19 ‘‘(A) the product is excluded from or not 

20 directly affected by a Federal standard; or 

21 ‘‘(B) a rulemaking occurs that ultimately 

22 does not prescribe a Federal energy conserva23 tion standard for the product.’’; and 

24 (2) in subsection (c)— 

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1 (A) in paragraph (8), by striking the pe2 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

3 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

4 ‘‘(9) is a State regulation for a product for 

5 which a Federal energy conservation standard has 

6 not been established, in that— 

7 ‘‘(A) the product is excluded from or not 

8 directly affected by a Federal standard; or 

9 ‘‘(B) a rulemaking occurs that ultimately 

10 does not prescribe a Federal energy conserva11 tion standard for the product.’’. 

12 SEC. 206. ENERGY EFFICIENCY LABELING FOR CONSUMER 

13 PRODUCTS. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after 

15 the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal Trade Com16 mission, in consultation with the Secretary and the Ad17 ministrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (act18 ing through the Energy Star program), shall promulgate 

19 regulations to add the consumer electronics product cat20 egories described in subsection (b) to the Energy Guide 

21 labeling program of the Commission. 

22 (b) CONSUMER ELECTRONICS PRODUCT CAT23 EGORIES.—The consumer electronics product categories 

24 referred to in subsection (a) are the following: 

25 (1) Televisions. 

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1 (2) Personal computers. 

2 (3) Cable or satellite set-top boxes. 

3 (4) Stand-alone digital video recorder boxes (in4 cluding TIVO and similar branded products). 

5 (5) Computer monitors. 

6 (c) LABEL PLACEMENT.—The regulations shall in7 clude specific requirements for each product on the place8 ment of Energy Guide labels. 

9 (d) DEADLINE FOR LABELING.—Not later than 1 

10 year after the date of promulgation of regulations under 

11 subsection (a), the Commission shall require labeling elec12 tronic products described in subsection (b) in accordance 

13 with this section (including the regulations). 

14 (e) AUTHORITY TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL PRODUCT

15 CATEGORIES.—The Commission may add additional prod16 uct categories to the Energy Guide labeling program if 

17 the product categories include products, as determined by 

18 the Commission— 

19 (1) that have an annual energy use in excess of 

20 100 kilowatt hours per year; and 

21 (2) for which there is a significant difference in 

22 energy use between the most and least efficient 

23 products. 

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1 SEC. 207. RESIDENTIAL BOILER EFFICIENCY STANDARDS. 

2 Section 325(f) of the Energy Policy and Conservation 

3 Act (42 U.S.C. 6295(f)) is amended— 

4 (1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para5 graph (4); and 

6 (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol7 lowing: 

8 ‘‘(3) BOILERS.— 

9 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara10 graphs (B) and (C), boilers manufactured on or 

11 after September 1, 2012, shall meet the fol12 lowing requirements: 

Boiler Type 

Minimum 

Annual Fuel 

Utilization 

Efficiency 

Design Requirements 

Gas Hot Water 82% No Constant Burning Pilot, 

Automatic Means for Adjusting Water Temperature 

Gas Steam 80% No Constant Burning Pilot 

Oil Hot Water 84% Automatic Means for 

Adjusting Temperature 

Oil Steam 82% None 

Electric Hot Water None Automatic Means for 

Adjusting Temperature 

Electric Steam None None 

13 ‘‘(B) PILOTS.—The manufacturer shall not 

14 equip gas hot water or steam boilers with con15 stant-burning pilot lights. 

16 ‘‘(C) AUTOMATIC MEANS FOR ADJUSTING

17 WATER TEMPERATURE.— 

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1 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The manufacturer 

2 shall equip each gas, oil, and electric hot 

3 water boiler (other than a boiler equipped 

4 with tankless domestic water heating coils) 

5 with an automatic means for adjusting the 

6 temperature of the water supplied by the 

7 boiler to ensure that an incremental 

8 change in inferred heat load produces a 

9 corresponding incremental change in the 

10 temperature of water supplied. 

11 ‘‘(ii) CERTAIN BOILERS.—For a boiler 

12 that fires at 1 input rate, the requirements 

13 of this subparagraph may be satisfied by 

14 providing an automatic means that allows 

15 the burner or heating element to fire only 

16 when the means has determined that the 

17 inferred heat load cannot be met by the re18 sidual heat of the water in the system. 

19 ‘‘(iii) NO INFERRED HEAT LOAD.— 

20 When there is no inferred heat load with 

21 respect to a hot water boiler, the automatic 

22 means described in clauses (i) and (ii) 

23 shall limit the temperature of the water in 

24 the boiler to not more than 140 degrees 

25 Fahrenheit. 

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1 ‘‘(iv) OPERATION.—A boiler described 

2 in clause (i) or (ii) shall be operable only 

3 when the automatic means described in 

4 clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) is installed.’’. 

5 SEC. 208. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. 

6 Section 321(30)(B)(viii) of the Energy Policy and 

7 Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6291(30)(B)(viii)) is amend8 ed by striking ‘‘82’’ and inserting ‘‘87’’. 

9 SEC. 209. ELECTRIC MOTOR EFFICIENCY STANDARDS. 

10 (a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 340(13) of the Energy 

11 Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6311(13)) is 

12 amended by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the 

13 following: 

14 ‘‘(A)(i) The term ‘electric motor’ means— 

15 ‘‘(I) a general purpose electric motor— 

16 subtype I; and 

17 ‘‘(II) a general purpose electric motor— 

18 subtype II. 

19 ‘‘(ii) The term ‘general purpose electric 

20 motor—subtype I’ means any motor that is consid21 ered a general purpose motor under section 431.12 

22 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations (or suc23 cessor regulations). 

24 ‘‘(iii) The term ‘general purpose electric 

25 motor—subtype II’ means a motor that, in addition 

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1 to the design elements for a general purpose electric 

2 motor—subtype I, incorporates the design elements 

3 (as established in National Electrical Manufacturers 

4 Association MG–1 (2006)) (or successor design ele5 ments) for any of the following: 

6 ‘‘(I) A U-Frame Motor. 

7 ‘‘(II) A Design C Motor. 

8 ‘‘(III) A close-coupled pump motor. 

9 ‘‘(IV) A footless motor. 

10 ‘‘(V) A vertical solid shaft normal thrust 

11 (tested in a horizontal configuration). 

12 ‘‘(VI) An 8-pole motor. 

13 ‘‘(VII) A poly-phase motor with voltage of 

14 not more than 600 volts (other than 230 or 460 

15 volts).’’. 

16 (b) STANDARDS.—Section 342(b) of the Energy Pol17 icy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6313(13)) is amend18 ed by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following: 

19 ‘‘(1) STANDARDS.— 

20 ‘‘(A) GENERAL PURPOSE ELECTRIC MO21 TORS—SUBTYPE I.— 

22 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as other23 wise provided in this subparagraph, a gen24 eral purpose electric motor—subtype I 

25 with a power rating of not less than 1, and 

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1 not more than 200, horsepower manufac2 tured (alone or as a component of another 

3 piece of equipment) after the 3-year period 

4 beginning on the date of enactment of this 

5 subparagraph, shall have a nominal full 

6 load efficiency established in Table 12–12 

7 of National Electrical Manufacturers Asso8 ciation (referred to in this paragraph as 

9 ‘NEMA’) MG–1 (2006) (or a successor 

10 table). 

11 ‘‘(ii) FIRE PUMP MOTORS.—A fire 

12 pump motor shall have a nominal full load 

13 efficiency established in Table 12–11 of 

14 NEMA MG–1 (2006) (or a successor 

15 table). 

16 ‘‘(B) GENERAL PURPOSE ELECTRIC MO17 TORS—SUBTYPE II .—A general purpose elec18 tric motor—subtype II with a power rating of 

19 not less than 1, and not more than 200, horse20 power manufactured (alone or as a component 

21 of another piece of equipment) after the 3-year 

22 period beginning on the date of enactment of 

23 this subparagraph, shall have a nominal full 

24 load efficiency established in Table 12–11 of 

25 NEMA MG–1 (2006) (or a successor table). 

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1 ‘‘(C) DESIGN B, GENERAL PURPOSE ELEC2 TRIC MOTORS.—A NEMA Design B, general 

3 purpose electric motor with a power rating of 

4 not less than 201, and not more than 500, 

5 horsepower manufactured (alone or as a compo6 nent of another piece of equipment) after the 3- 

7 year period beginning on the date of the enact8 ment of this subparagraph shall have a nominal 

9 full load efficiency established in Table 12–11 

10 of NEMA MG–1 (2006) (or a successor 

11 table).’’. 

12 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

13 this section take effect on the date that is 3 years after 

14 the date of enactment of this Act. 

15 SEC. 210. ENERGY STANDARDS FOR HOME APPLIANCES. 

16 (a) DEFINITION OF ENERGY CONSERVATION STAND17 ARD.—Section 321(6)(A) of the Energy Policy and Con18 servation Act (42 U.S.C. 6291(6)(A)) is amended by strik19 ing ‘‘or, in the case of’’ and inserting ‘‘and, in the case 

20 of residential clothes washers, residential dishwashers,’’. 

21 (b) REFRIGERATORS, REFRIGERATOR-FREEZERS, 

22 AND FREEZERS.—Section 325(b) of the Energy Policy 

23 and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6295(b)) is amended by 

24 adding at the end the following: 

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1 ‘‘(4) REFRIGERATORS, REFRIGERATOR-FREEZ2 ERS, AND FREEZERS MANUFACTURED ON OR AFTER

3 JANUARY 1, 2014.—Not later than December 31, 

4 2010, the Secretary shall publish a final rule deter5 mining whether to amend the standards in effect for 

6 refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, and freezers 

7 manufactured on or after January 1, 2014, and in8 cluding any amended standards.’’. 

9 (c) RESIDENTIAL CLOTHES WASHERS AND DISH10 WASHERS.—Section 325(g)(4) of the Energy Policy and 

11 Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6295(g)(4)) is amended by 

12 adding at the end the following: 

13 ‘‘(D) CLOTHES WASHERS.— 

14 ‘‘(i) CLOTHES WASHERS MANUFAC15 TURED ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 2011.— 

16 A residential clothes washer manufactured 

17 on or after January 1, 2011, shall have— 

18 ‘‘(I) an energy factor of at least 

19 1.26; and 

20 ‘‘(II) a water factor of not more 

21 than 9.5. 

22 ‘‘(ii) CLOTHES WASHERS MANUFAC23 TURED ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 2015.— 

24 Not later than December 31, 2011, the 

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1 mining whether to amend the standards in 

2 effect for residential clothes washers manu3 factured on or after January 1, 2015, and 

4 including any amended standards. 

5 ‘‘(E) DISHWASHERS.— 

6 ‘‘(i) DISHWASHERS MANUFACTURED

7 ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 2010.—A dish8 washer manufactured on or after January 

9 2, 2010, shall use not more than— 

10 ‘‘(I) in the case of a standard11 size dishwasher, 355 kWh per year or 

12 6.5 gallons of water per cycle; and 

13 ‘‘(II) in the case of a compact14 size dishwasher, 260 kWh per year or 

15 4.5 gallons of water per cycle. 

16 ‘‘(ii) DISHWASHERS MANUFACTURED

17 ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 2018.—Not later 

18 than December 31, 2015, the Secretary 

19 shall publish a final rule determining 

20 whether to amend the standards for dish21 washers manufactured on or after January 

22 2, 2018, and including any amended 

23 standards.’’. 

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1 (d) DEHUMIDIFIERS.—Section 325(cc) of the Energy 

2 Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6295(cc)) is 

3 amended— 

4 (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and before 

5 October 1, 2012,’’ after ‘‘2007,’’; and 

6 (2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 

7 following: 

8 ‘‘(2) DEHUMIDIFIERS MANUFACTURED ON OR

9 AFTER OCTOBER 1, 2012.—Dehumidifiers manufac10 tured on or after October 1, 2012, shall have an En11 ergy Factor that meets or exceeds the following val12 ues: 

Product Capacity (pints/day): Minimum Energy Factor 

liters/kWh 

Up to 35.00 ..................................................................................... 1.35

35.01–45.00 .................................................................................... 1.50

45.01–54.00 .................................................................................... 1.60

54.01–75.00 .................................................................................... 1.70

Greater than 75.00 ......................................................................... 2.5.’’ 

13 (e) ENERGY STAR PROGRAM.—Section 324A(d)(2) of 

14 the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 

15 6294a(d)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘2010’’ and inserting 

16 ‘‘2009’’. 

17 SEC. 211. IMPROVED ENERGY EFFICIENCY FOR APPLI18 ANCES AND BUILDINGS IN COLD CLIMATES. 

19 (a) RESEARCH.—Section 911(a)(2) of the Energy 

20 Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16191(a)(2)) is amended— 

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1 (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

2 the end; 

3 (2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period 

4 at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

5 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘(E) technologies to improve the energy ef7 ficiency of appliances and mechanical systems 

8 for buildings in cold climates, including in9 creased use of renewable resources, including 

10 fuel.’’. 

11 (b) REBATES.—Section 124 of the Energy Policy Act 

12 of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15821) is amended— 

13 (1) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ‘‘, or prod14 ucts with improved energy efficiency in cold cli15 mates,’’ after ‘‘residential Energy Star products’’; 

16 and 

17 (2) in subsection (e), by inserting ‘‘or product 

18 with improved energy efficiency in a cold climate’’ 

19 after ‘‘residential Energy Star product’’ each place 

20 it appears. 

21 SEC. 212. DEPLOYMENT OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES FOR 

22 HIGH-EFFICIENCY CONSUMER PRODUCTS. 

23 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

24 (1) ENERGY SAVINGS.—The term ‘‘energy sav25 ings’’ means megawatt-hours of electricity or million 

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1 British thermal units of natural gas saved by a 

2 product, in comparison to projected energy consump3 tion under the energy efficiency standard applicable 

4 to the product. 

5 (2) HIGH-EFFICIENCY CONSUMER PRODUCT.— 

6 The term ‘‘high-efficiency consumer product’’ means 

7 a product that exceeds the energy efficiency of com8 parable products available in the market by at least 

9 25 percent. 

10 (b) FINANCIAL INCENTIVES PROGRAM.—Effective 

11 beginning October 1, 2007, the Secretary shall competi12 tively award financial incentives under this section for the 

13 manufacture of high-efficiency consumer products. 

14 (c) REQUIREMENTS.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make 

16 awards under this section to manufacturers of high17 efficiency consumer products, based on the bid of 

18 each manufacturer in terms of dollars per megawatt19 hour or million British thermal units saved. 

20 (2) ACCEPTANCE OF BIDS.—In making awards 

21 under this section, the Secretary shall— 

22 (A) solicit bids for reverse auction from 

23 appropriate manufacturers, as determined by 

24 the Secretary; and 

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1 (B) award financial incentives to the man2 ufacturers that submit the lowest bids that 

3 meet the requirements established by the Sec4 retary. 

5 (d) FORMS OF AWARDS.—An award for a high-effi6 ciency consumer product under this section shall be in the 

7 form of a lump sum payment in an amount equal to the 

8 product obtained by multiplying— 

9 (1) the amount of the bid by the manufacturer 

10 of the high-efficiency consumer product; and 

11 (2) the energy savings during the projected use12 ful life of the high-efficiency consumer product, not 

13 to exceed 10 years, as determined under regulations 

14 issued by the Secretary. 

15 TITLE III—PROMOTING HIGH EF16 FICIENCY VEHICLES, AD17 VANCED BATTERIES, AND EN18 ERGY STORAGE 

19 SEC. 301. LIGHTWEIGHT MATERIALS RESEARCH AND DE20 VELOPMENT. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after the 

22 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish 

23 a research and development program to determine ways 

24 in which— 

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1 (1) the weight of vehicles may be reduced to im2 prove fuel efficiency without compromising pas3 senger safety; and 

4 (2) the cost of lightweight materials (such as 

5 steel alloys and carbon fibers) required for the con6 struction of lighter-weight vehicles may be reduced. 

7 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

8 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

9 $60,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2012. 

10 SEC. 302. LOAN GUARANTEES FOR FUEL-EFFICIENT AUTO11 MOBILE PARTS MANUFACTURERS. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 712(a) of the Energy Pol13 icy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16062(a)) is amended in the 

14 second sentence by striking ‘‘grants to automobile manu15 facturers’’ and inserting ‘‘grants and loan guarantees 

16 under section 1703 to automobile manufacturers and sup17 pliers’’. 

18 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1703(b) of 

19 the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16513(b)) is 

20 amended by by striking paragraph (8) and inserting the 

21 following: 

22 ‘‘(8) Production facilities for the manufacture 

23 of fuel efficient vehicles or parts of those vehicles, 

24 including electric drive transportation technology 

25 and advanced diesel vehicles.’’. 

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1 SEC. 303. ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY VEHICLES MANUFAC2 TURING INCENTIVE PROGRAM. 

3 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

4 (1) ADJUSTED AVERAGE FUEL ECONOMY.—The 

5 term ‘‘adjusted average fuel economy’’ means the av6 erage fuel economy of a manufacturer for all light 

7 duty vehicles produced by the manufacturer, ad8 justed such that the fuel economy of each vehicle 

9 that qualifies for an award shall be considered to be 

10 equal to the average fuel economy for vehicles of a 

11 similar footprint for model year 2002. 

12 (2) ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY VEHICLE.—The 

13 term ‘‘advanced technology vehicle’’ means a light 

14 duty vehicle that meets— 

15 (A) the Bin 5 Tier II emission standard 

16 established in regulations issued by the Admin17 istrator of the Environmental Protection Agen18 cy under section 202(i) of the Clean Air Act 

19 (42 U.S.C. 7521(i)), or a lower-numbered Bin 

20 emission standard; 

21 (B) any new emission standard for fine 

22 particulate matter prescribed by the Adminis23 trator under that Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.); 

24 and 

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1 (C) at least 125 percent of the average 

2 base year combined fuel economy for vehicles of 

3 a substantially similar footprint. 

4 (3) COMBINED FUEL ECONOMY.—The term 

5 ‘‘combined fuel economy’’ means— 

6 (A) the combined city/highway miles per 

7 gallon values, as reported in accordance with 

8 section 32908 of title 49, United States Code; 

9 and 

10 (B) in the case of an electric drive vehicle 

11 with the ability to recharge from an off-board 

12 source, the reported mileage, as determined in 

13 a manner consistent with the Society of Auto14 motive Engineers Recommended Practice 

15 J1711 or a similar practice recommended by 

16 the Secretary. 

17 (4) ENGINEERING INTEGRATION COSTS.—The 

18 term ‘‘engineering integration costs’’ includes the 

19 cost of engineering tasks relating to— 

20 (A) incorporating qualifying components 

21 into the design of advanced technology vehicles; 

22 and 

23 (B) designing new tooling and equipment 

24 for production facilities that produce qualifying 

25 components or advanced technology vehicles. 

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1 (5) QUALIFYING COMPONENTS.—The term 

2 ‘‘qualifying components’’ means components that the 

3 Secretary determines to be— 

4 (A) specially designed for advanced tech5 nology vehicles; and 

6 (B) installed for the purpose of meeting 

7 the performance requirements of advanced tech8 nology vehicles. 

9 (b) MANUFACTURER FACILITY CONVERSION

10 AWARDS.—The Secretary shall provide facility conversion 

11 funding awards under this section to automobile manufac12 turers and component suppliers to pay not more than 30 

13 percent of the cost of— 

14 (1) reequipping or expanding an existing manu15 facturing facility in the United States to produce— 

16 (A) qualifying advanced technology vehi17 cles; or 

18 (B) qualifying components; and 

19 (2) engineering integration performed in the 

20 United States of qualifying vehicles and qualifying 

21 components. 

22 (c) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY.—An award under sub23 section (b) shall apply to— 

24 (1) facilities and equipment placed in service 

25 before December 30, 2017; and 

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1 (2) engineering integration costs incurred dur2 ing the period beginning on the date of enactment 

3 of this Act and ending on December 30, 2017. 

4 (d) IMPROVEMENT.—The Secretary shall issue regu5 lations that require that, in order for an automobile manu6 facturer to be eligible for an award under this section dur7 ing a particular year, the adjusted average fuel economy 

8 of the manufacturer for light duty vehicles produced by 

9 the manufacturer during the most recent year for which 

10 data are available shall be not less than the average fuel 

11 economy for all light duty vehicles of the manufacturer 

12 for model year 2002. 

13 SEC. 304. ENERGY STORAGE COMPETITIVENESS. 

14 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 

15 ‘‘United States Energy Storage Competitiveness Act of 

16 2007’’. 

17 (b) ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS FOR MOTOR TRANS18 PORTATION AND ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION AND DIS19 TRIBUTION.— 

20 (1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

21 (A) COUNCIL.—The term ‘‘Council’’ means 

22 the Energy Storage Advisory Council estab23 lished under paragraph (3). 

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1 age’’ means, in the case of an electricity grid 

2 application, the storage of energy through the 

3 compression of air. 

4 (C) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Depart5 ment’’ means the Department of Energy. 

6 (D) FLYWHEEL.—The term ‘‘flywheel’’ 

7 means, in the case of an electricity grid applica8 tion, a device used to store rotational kinetic 

9 energy. 

10 (E) ULTRACAPACITOR.—The term 

11 ‘‘ultracapacitor’’ means an energy storage de12 vice that has a power density comparable to 

13 conventional capacitors but capable of exceeding 

14 the energy density of conventional capacitors by 

15 several orders of magnitude. 

16 (2) PROGRAM.—The Secretary shall carry out a 

17 research, development, and demonstration program 

18 to support the ability of the United States to remain 

19 globally competitive in energy storage systems for 

20 motor transportation and electricity transmission 

21 and distribution. 

22 (3) ENERGY STORAGE ADVISORY COUNCIL.— 

23 (A) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 90 

24 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 

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1 the Secretary shall establish an Energy Storage 

2 Advisory Council. 

3 (B) COMPOSITION.— 

4 (i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause 

5 (ii), the Council shall consist of not less 

6 than 15 individuals appointed by the Sec7 retary, based on recommendations of the 

8 National Academy of Sciences. 

9 (ii) ENERGY STORAGE INDUSTRY.— 

10 The Council shall consist primarily of rep11 resentatives of the energy storage industry 

12 of the United States. 

13 (iii) CHAIRPERSON.—The Secretary 

14 shall select a Chairperson for the Council 

15 from among the members appointed under 

16 clause (i) 

17 (C) MEETINGS.— 

18 (i) IN GENERAL.—The Council shall 

19 meet not less than once a year. 

20 (ii) FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

21 ACT.—The Federal Advisory Committee 

22 Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2) shall apply to a 

23 meeting of the Council. 

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1 tion with the Secretary, the Council shall de2 velop 5-year plans for integrating basic and ap3 plied research so that the United States retains 

4 a globally competitive domestic energy storage 

5 industry for motor transportation and elec6 tricity transmission and distribution. 

7 (E) REVIEW.—The Council shall— 

8 (i) assess the performance of the De9 partment in meeting the goals of the plans 

10 developed under subparagraph (D); and 

11 (ii) make specific recommendations to 

12 the Secretary on programs or activities 

13 that should be established or terminated to 

14 meet those goals. 

15 (4) BASIC RESEARCH PROGRAM.— 

16 (A) BASIC RESEARCH.—The Secretary 

17 shall conduct a basic research program on en18 ergy storage systems to support motor trans19 portation and electricity transmission and dis20 tribution, including— 

21 (i) materials design; 

22 (ii) materials synthesis and character23 ization; 

24 (iii) electrolytes, including bioelectro25 lytes; 

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1 (iv) surface and interface dynamics; 

2 and 

3 (v) modeling and simulation. 

4 (B) NANOSCIENCE CENTERS.—The Sec5 retary shall ensure that the nanoscience centers 

6 of the Department— 

7 (i) support research in the areas de8 scribed in subparagraph (A), as part of the 

9 mission of the centers; and 

10 (ii) coordinate activities of the centers 

11 with activities of the Council. 

12 (5) APPLIED RESEARCH PROGRAM.—The Sec13 retary shall conduct an applied research program on 

14 energy storage systems to support motor transpor15 tation and electricity transmission and distribution 

16 technologies, including— 

17 (A) ultracapacitors; 

18 (B) flywheels; 

19 (C) compressed air energy systems; 

20 (D) power conditioning electronics; and 

21 (E) manufacturing technologies for energy 

22 storage systems. 

23 (6) ENERGY STORAGE RESEARCH CENTERS.— 

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1 age research centers to translate basic research 

2 into applied technologies to advance the capa3 bility of the United States to maintain a glob4 ally competitive posture in energy storage sys5 tems for motor transportation and electricity 

6 transmission and distribution. 

7 (B) PROGRAM MANAGEMENT.—The centers 

8 shall be jointly managed by the Under Sec9 retary for Science and the Under Secretary of 

10 Energy of the Department. 

11 (C) PARTICIPATION AGREEMENTS.—As a 

12 condition of participating in a center, a partici13 pant shall enter into a participation agreement 

14 with the center that requires that activities con15 ducted by the participant for the center pro16 mote the goal of enabling the United States to 

17 compete successfully in global energy storage 

18 markets. 

19 (D) PLANS.—A center shall conduct activi20 ties that promote the achievement of the goals 

21 of the plans of the Council under paragraph 

22 (3)(D). 

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1 sharing in accordance with section 988 of the 

2 Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16352). 

3 (F) NATIONAL LABORATORIES.—A na4 tional laboratory (as defined in section 2 of the 

5 Energy Policy Act 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801)) 

6 may participate in a center established under 

7 this paragraph as part of a cooperative research 

8 and development agreement (as defined in sec9 tion 12(d) of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology 

10 Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710a(d))). 

11 (G) INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.—A partici12 pant in a center under this paragraph shall 

13 have a royalty-free, exclusive nontransferable li14 cense to intellectual property that the center in15 vents from funding received under this sub16 section. 

17 (7) REVIEW BY NATIONAL ACADEMY OF

18 SCIENCES.—Not later than 5 years after the date of 

19 enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall offer to 

20 enter into an arrangement with the National Acad21 emy of Sciences to assess the performance of the 

22 Department in making the United States globally 

23 competitive in energy storage systems for motor 

24 transportation and electricity transmission and dis25 tribution. 

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1 (8) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

2 There are authorized to be appropriated to carry 

3 out— 

4 (A) the basic research program under 

5 paragraph (4) $50,000,000 for each of fiscal 

6 years 2008 through 2017; 

7 (B) the applied research program under 

8 paragraph (5) $80,000,000 for each of fiscal 

9 years 2008 through 2017; and; 

10 (C) the energy storage research center pro11 gram under paragraph (6) $100,000,000 for 

12 each of fiscal years 2008 through 2017. 

13 (c) ADVANCED BATTERY AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE

14 TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.— 

15 (1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

16 (A) BATTERY.—The term ‘‘battery’’ means 

17 an electrochemical energy storage device pow18 ered directly by electrical current. 

19 (B) ELECTRIC DRIVE TRANSPORTATION

20 TECHNOLOGY.—The term ‘‘electric drive trans21 portation technology’’ means vehicle systems 

22 that use stored electrical energy to provide mo23 tive power, including electric motors and 

24 drivetrain systems. 

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1 (2) PROGRAM.—The Secretary shall conduct a 

2 program of research, development, demonstration, 

3 and commercial application for batteries and electric 

4 drive transportation technology, including— 

5 (A) batteries; 

6 (B) on-board and off-board charging com7 ponents; 

8 (C) drivetrain systems; 

9 (D) vehicles systems integration; and 

10 (E) control systems, including systems that 

11 optimize for— 

12 (i) prolonging battery life; 

13 (ii) reduction of petroleum consump14 tion; and 

15 (iii) reduction of fossil fuel emissions. 

16 (3) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

17 There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

18 this subsection $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

19 2007 through 2012. 

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1 TITLE IV—SETTING ENERGY 

2 EFFICIENCY GOALS 

3 SEC. 401. NATIONAL GOALS FOR ENERGY SAVINGS IN 

4 TRANSPORTATION. 

5 (a) GOALS.—The goals of the United States are to 

6 reduce gasoline usage in the United States from the levels 

7 projected under subsection (b) by— 

8 (1) 20 percent by calendar year 2017; 

9 (2) 35 percent by calendar year 2025; and 

10 (3) 45 percent by calendar year 2030. 

11 (b) MEASUREMENT.—For purposes of subsection (a), 

12 reduction in gasoline usage shall be measured from the 

13 estimates for each year in subsection (a) contained in the 

14 reference case in the report of the Energy Information Ad15 ministration entitled ‘‘Annual Energy Outlook 2007’’. 

16 (c) STRATEGIC PLAN.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 

18 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in 

19 cooperation with the Administrator of the Environ20 mental Protection Agency and the heads of other ap21 propriate Federal agencies, shall develop a strategic 

22 plan to achieve the national goals for reduction in 

23 gasoline usage established under subsection (a). 

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1 (2) PUBLIC INPUT AND COMMENT.—The Sec2 retary shall develop the plan in a manner that pro3 vides appropriate opportunities for public comment. 

4 (d) PLAN CONTENTS.—The strategic plan shall— 

5 (1) establish future regulatory, funding, and 

6 policy priorities to ensure compliance with the na7 tional goals; 

8 (2) include energy savings estimates for each 

9 sector; and 

10 (3) include data collection methodologies and 

11 compilations used to establish baseline and energy 

12 savings data. 

13 (e) PLAN UPDATES.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall— 

15 (A) update the strategic plan biennially; 

16 and 

17 (B) include the updated strategic plan in 

18 the national energy policy plan required by sec19 tion 801 of the Department of Energy Organi20 zation Act (42 U.S.C. 7321). 

21 (2) CONTENTS.—In updating the plan, the Sec22 retary shall— 

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1 tional goals established under subsection (a); 

2 and 

3 (B) to the maximum extent practicable, 

4 verify energy savings resulting from the poli5 cies. 

6 (f) REPORT TO CONGRESS AND PUBLIC.—The Sec7 retary shall submit to Congress, and make available to the 

8 public, the initial strategic plan developed under sub9 section (c) and each updated plan. 

10 SEC. 402. NATIONAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT 

11 GOALS. 

12 (a) GOALS.—The goals of the United States are— 

13 (1) to achieve an improvement in the overall en14 ergy productivity of the United States (measured in 

15 gross domestic product per unit of energy input) of 

16 at least 2.5 percent per year by the year 2012; and 

17 (2) to maintain that annual rate of improve18 ment each year through 2030. 

19 (b) STRATEGIC PLAN.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 

21 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in 

22 cooperation with the Administrator of the Environ23 mental Protection Agency and the heads of other ap24 propriate Federal agencies, shall develop a strategic 

25 plan to achieve the national goals for improvement 

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1 in energy productivity established under subsection 

2 (a). 

3 (2) PUBLIC INPUT AND COMMENT.—The Sec4 retary shall develop the plan in a manner that pro5 vides appropriate opportunities for public input and 

6 comment. 

7 (c) PLAN CONTENTS.—The strategic plan shall— 

8 (1) establish future regulatory, funding, and 

9 policy priorities to ensure compliance with the na10 tional goals; 

11 (2) include energy savings estimates for each 

12 sector; and 

13 (3) include data collection methodologies and 

14 compilations used to establish baseline and energy 

15 savings data. 

16 (d) PLAN UPDATES.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall— 

18 (A) update the strategic plan biennially; 

19 and 

20 (B) include the updated strategic plan in 

21 the national energy policy plan required by sec22 tion 801 of the Department of Energy Organi23 zation Act (42 U.S.C. 7321). 

24 (2) CONTENTS.—In updating the plan, the Sec25 retary shall— 

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1 (A) report on progress made toward imple2 menting efficiency policies to achieve the na3 tional goals established under subsection (a); 

4 and 

5 (B) verify, to the maximum extent prac6 ticable, energy savings resulting from the poli7 cies. 

8 (e) REPORT TO CONGRESS AND PUBLIC.—The Sec9 retary shall submit to Congress, and make available to the 

10 public, the initial strategic plan developed under sub11 section (b) and each updated plan. 

12 (f) NATIONAL ACTION PLAN ON ENERGY EFFI13 CIENCY.—The Administrator of the Environmental Pro14 tection Agency and the Secretary, with the heads of other 

15 Federal agencies as appropriate, shall continue to support 

16 maintenance and updating of the National Action Plan on 

17 Energy Efficiency to help inform the development of the 

18 strategic plan under subsection (b). 

19 SEC. 403. NATIONWIDE MEDIA CAMPAIGN TO INCREASE EN20 ERGY EFFICIENCY. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through the 

22 Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

23 Energy (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’), 

24 shall develop and conduct a national media campaign for 

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1 the purpose of increasing energy efficiency throughout the 

2 economy of the United States over the next decade. 

3 (b) CONTRACT WITH ENTITY.—The Secretary shall 

4 carry out subsection (a) directly or through— 

5 (1) competitively bid contracts with 1 or more 

6 nationally recognized media firms for the develop7 ment and distribution of monthly television, radio, 

8 and newspaper public service announcements; or 

9 (2) collective agreements with 1 or more nation10 ally recognized institutes, businesses, or nonprofit 

11 organizations for the funding, development, and dis12 tribution of monthly television, radio, and newspaper 

13 public service announcements. 

14 (c) USE OF FUNDS.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—Amounts made available to 

16 carry out this section shall be used for the following: 

17 (A) ADVERTISING COSTS.— 

18 (i) The purchase of media time and 

19 space. 

20 (ii) Creative and talent costs. 

21 (iii) Testing and evaluation of adver22 tising. 

23 (iv) Evaluation of the effectiveness of 

24 the media campaign. 

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1 (v) The negotiated fees for the win2 ning bidder on requests from proposals 

3 issued either by the Secretary for purposes 

4 otherwise authorized in this section. 

5 (vi) Entertainment industry outreach, 

6 interactive outreach, media projects and 

7 activities, public information, news media 

8 outreach, and corporate sponsorship and 

9 participation. 

10 (B) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Operational 

11 and management expenses. 

12 (2) LIMITATIONS.—In carrying out this section, 

13 the Secretary shall allocate not less than 85 percent 

14 of funds made available under subsection (e) for 

15 each fiscal year for the advertising functions speci16 fied under paragraph (1)(A). 

17 (d) REPORTS.—The Secretary shall annually submit 

18 to Congress a report that describes— 

19 (1) the strategy of the national media campaign 

20 and whether specific objectives of the campaign were 

21 accomplished, including— 

22 (A) determinations concerning the rate of 

23 change of energy consumption, in both absolute 

24 and per capita terms; and 

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1 (B) an evaluation that enables consider2 ation whether the media campaign contributed 

3 to reduction of energy consumption; 

4 (2) steps taken to ensure that the national 

5 media campaign operates in an effective and effi6 cient manner consistent with the overall strategy 

7 and focus of the campaign; 

8 (3) plans to purchase advertising time and 

9 space; 

10 (4) policies and practices implemented to ensure 

11 that Federal funds are used responsibly to purchase 

12 advertising time and space and eliminate the poten13 tial for waste, fraud, and abuse; and 

14 (5) all contracts or cooperative agreements en15 tered into with a corporation, partnership, or indi16 vidual working on behalf of the national media cam17 paign. 

18 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

19 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

20 $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012. 

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1 TITLE V—PROMOTING FEDERAL 

2 LEADERSHIP IN ENERGY EF3 FICIENCY AND RENEWABLE 

4 ENERGY 

5 SEC. 501. FEDERAL FLEET CONSERVATION REQUIRE6 MENTS. 

7 (a) FEDERAL FLEET CONSERVATION REQUIRE8 MENTS.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Part J of title III of the En10 ergy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6374 

11 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the fol12 lowing: 

13 ‘‘SEC. 400FF. FEDERAL FLEET CONSERVATION REQUIRE14 MENTS. 

15 ‘‘(a) MANDATORY REDUCTION IN PETROLEUM CON16 SUMPTION.— 

17 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall issue 

18 regulations for Federal fleets subject to section 

19 400AA requiring that not later than October 1, 

20 2015, each Federal agency achieve at least a 20 per21 cent reduction in petroleum consumption, and that 

22 each Federal agency increase alternative fuel con23 sumption by 10 percent annually, as calculated from 

24 the baseline established by the Secretary for fiscal 

25 year 2005. 

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1 ‘‘(2) PLAN.— 

2 ‘‘(A) REQUIREMENT.—The regulations 

3 shall require each Federal agency to develop a 

4 plan to meet the required petroleum reduction 

5 levels and the alternative fuel consumption in6 creases. 

7 ‘‘(B) MEASURES.—The plan may allow an 

8 agency to meet the required petroleum reduc9 tion level through— 

10 ‘‘(i) the use of alternative fuels; 

11 ‘‘(ii) the acquisition of vehicles with 

12 higher fuel economy, including hybrid vehi13 cles and plug–in hybrid vehicles if the vehi14 cles are commercially available; 

15 ‘‘(iii) the substitution of cars for light 

16 trucks; 

17 ‘‘(iv) an increase in vehicle load fac18 tors; 

19 ‘‘(v) a decrease in vehicle miles trav20 eled; 

21 ‘‘(vi) a decrease in fleet size; and 

22 ‘‘(vii) other measures. 

23 ‘‘(b) FEDERAL EMPLOYEE INCENTIVE PROGRAMS

24 FOR REDUCING PETROLEUM CONSUMPTION.— 

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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each Federal agency shall 

2 actively promote incentive programs that encourage 

3 Federal employees and contractors to reduce petro4 leum through the use of practices such as— 

5 ‘‘(A) telecommuting; 

6 ‘‘(B) public transit; 

7 ‘‘(C) carpooling; and 

8 ‘‘(D) bicycling. 

9 ‘‘(2) MONITORING AND SUPPORT FOR INCEN10 TIVE PROGRAMS.—The Administrator of General 

11 Services, the Director of the Office of Personnel 

12 Management, and the Secretary of Energy shall 

13 monitor and provide appropriate support to agency 

14 programs described in paragraph (1). 

15 ‘‘(3) RECOGNITION.—The Secretary may estab16 lish a program under which the Secretary recognizes 

17 private sector employers and State and local govern18 ments for outstanding programs to reduce petroleum 

19 usage through practices described in paragraph (1). 

20 ‘‘(c) REPLACEMENT TIRES.— 

21 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para22 graph (2), the regulations issued under subsection 

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1 chase energy-efficient replacement tires for the re2 spective fleet vehicles of the agency. 

3 ‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—This section does not apply 

4 to— 

5 ‘‘(A) law enforcement motor vehicles; 

6 ‘‘(B) emergency motor vehicles; or 

7 ‘‘(C) motor vehicles acquired and used for 

8 military purposes that the Secretary of Defense 

9 has certified to the Secretary must be exempt 

10 for national security reasons. 

11 ‘‘(d) ANNUAL REPORTS ON COMPLIANCE.—The Sec12 retary shall submit to Congress an annual report that 

13 summarizes actions taken by Federal agencies to comply 

14 with this section.’’. 

15 (2) TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENT.—The 

16 table of contents of the Energy Policy and Conserva17 tion Act (42 U.S.C. prec. 6201) is amended by add18 ing at the end of the items relating to part J of title 

19 III the following: 

‘‘Sec. 400FF. Federal fleet conservation requirements.’’. 

20 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

21 authorized to be appropriated to carry out the amendment 

22 made by this section $10,000,000 for the period of fiscal 

23 years 2008 through 2013. 

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1 SEC. 502. FEDERAL REQUIREMENT TO PURCHASE ELEC2 TRICITY GENERATED BY RENEWABLE EN3 ERGY. 

4 Section 203 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 

5 U.S.C. 15852) is amended by striking subsection (a) and 

6 inserting the following: 

7 ‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT.— 

8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The President, acting 

9 through the Secretary, shall ensure that, of the total 

10 quantity of domestic electric energy the Federal 

11 Government consumes during any fiscal year, the 

12 following percentages shall be renewable energy from 

13 facilities placed in service after January 1, 1999: 

14 ‘‘(A) Not less than 10 percent in fiscal 

15 year 2010. 

16 ‘‘(B) Not less than 15 percent in fiscal 

17 year 2015. 

18 ‘‘(2) CAPITOL COMPLEX.—The Architect of the 

19 Capitol, in consultation with the Secretary, shall en20 sure that, of the total quantity of electric energy the 

21 Capitol complex consumes during any fiscal year, the 

22 percentages prescribed in paragraph (1) shall be re23 newable energy. 

24 ‘‘(3) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—The President may 

25 reduce or waive the requirement under paragraph 

26 (1) on an annual basis, if the President determines 

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1 that the average governmentwide cost per kilowatt 

2 hour of complying with paragraph (1) will be more 

3 than 50 percent higher than the average govern4 mentwide cost per kilowatt-hour for electric energy 

5 in the preceding year.’’. 

6 SEC. 503. ENERGY SAVINGS PERFORMANCE CONTRACTS. 

7 (a) RETENTION OF SAVINGS.—Section 546(c) of the 

8 National Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 

9 8256(c)) is amended by striking paragraph (5). 

10 (b) FINANCING FLEXIBILITY.—Section 801(a)(2) of 

11 the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 

12 8287(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the fol13 lowing: 

14 ‘‘(E) SEPARATE CONTRACTS.—In carrying 

15 out a contract under this title, a Federal agency 

16 may— 

17 ‘‘(i) enter into a separate contract for 

18 energy services and conservation measures 

19 under the contract; and 

20 ‘‘(ii) provide all or part of the financ21 ing necessary to carry out the contract.’’. 

22 (c) SUNSET AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Sec23 tion 801 of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act 

24 (42 U.S.C. 8287) is amended by striking subsection (c). 

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1 (d) DEFINITION OF ENERGY SAVINGS.—Section 

2 804(2) of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act 

3 (42 U.S.C. 8287c(2)) is amended— 

4 (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), 

5 and (C) as clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), respectively, 

6 and indenting appropriately; 

7 (2) by striking ‘‘means a reduction’’ and insert8 ing ‘‘means— 

9 ‘‘(A) a reduction’’; 

10 (3) by striking the period at the end and insert11 ing a semicolon; and 

12 (4) by adding at the end the following: 

13 ‘‘(B) the increased efficient use of an exist14 ing energy source by cogeneration or heat re15 covery, and installation of renewable energy sys16 tems; 

17 ‘‘(C) the sale or transfer of electrical or 

18 thermal energy generated on-site, but in excess 

19 of Federal needs, to utilities or non-Federal en20 ergy users; and 

21 ‘‘(D) the increased efficient use of existing 

22 water sources in interior or exterior applica23 tions.’’. 

24 (e) ENERGY AND COST SAVINGS IN NONBUILDING

25 APPLICATIONS.— 

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1 (1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

2 (A) NONBUILDING APPLICATION.—The 

3 term ‘‘nonbuilding application’’ means— 

4 (i) any class of vehicles, devices, or 

5 equipment that is transportable under the 

6 power of the applicable vehicle, device, or 

7 equipment by land, sea, or air and that 

8 consumes energy from any fuel source for 

9 the purpose of— 

10 (I) that transportation; or 

11 (II) maintaining a controlled en12 vironment within the vehicle, device, 

13 or equipment; and 

14 (ii) any federally-owned equipment 

15 used to generate electricity or transport 

16 water. 

17 (B) SECONDARY SAVINGS.— 

18 (i) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘sec19 ondary savings’’ means additional energy 

20 or cost savings that are a direct con21 sequence of the energy savings that result 

22 from the energy efficiency improvements 

23 that were financed and implemented pur24 suant to an energy savings performance 

25 contract. 

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1 (ii) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘sec2 ondary savings’’ includes— 

3 (I) energy and cost savings that 

4 result from a reduction in the need 

5 for fuel delivery and logistical support; 

6 (II) personnel cost savings and 

7 environmental benefits; and 

8 (III) in the case of electric gen9 eration equipment, the benefits of in10 creased efficiency in the production of 

11 electricity, including revenues received 

12 by the Federal Government from the 

13 sale of electricity so produced. 

14 (2) STUDY.— 

15 (A) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable 

16 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec17 retary and the Secretary of Defense shall joint18 ly conduct, and submit to Congress and the 

19 President a report of, a study of the potential 

20 for the use of energy savings performance con21 tracts to reduce energy consumption and pro22 vide energy and cost savings in nonbuilding ap23 plications. 

24 (B) REQUIREMENTS.—The study under 

25 this subsection shall include— 

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1 (i) an estimate of the potential energy 

2 and cost savings to the Federal Govern3 ment, including secondary savings and 

4 benefits, from increased efficiency in non5 building applications; 

6 (ii) an assessment of the feasibility of 

7 extending the use of energy savings per8 formance contracts to nonbuilding applica9 tions, including an identification of any 

10 regulatory or statutory barriers to such 

11 use; and 

12 (iii) such recommendations as the 

13 Secretary and Secretary of Defense deter14 mine to be appropriate. 

15 SEC. 504. ENERGY MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR 

16 FEDERAL BUILDINGS. 

17 Section 543(a)(1) of the National Energy Conserva18 tion Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8253(a)(1)) is amended by 

19 striking the table and inserting the following: 

‘‘Fiscal Year Percentage reduction 

2006 ......................................................................................... 2

2007 ......................................................................................... 4

2008 ......................................................................................... 9

2009 ......................................................................................... 12

2010 ......................................................................................... 15

2011 ......................................................................................... 18

2012 ......................................................................................... 21

2013 ......................................................................................... 24

2014 ......................................................................................... 27

2015 ......................................................................................... 30.’’. 

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1 SEC. 505. COMBINED HEAT AND POWER AND DISTRICT EN2 ERGY INSTALLATIONS AT FEDERAL SITES. 

3 Section 543 of the National Energy Conservation 

4 Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8253) is amended by adding at the 

5 end the following: 

6 ‘‘(f) COMBINED HEAT AND POWER AND DISTRICT

7 ENERGY INSTALLATIONS AT FEDERAL SITES.— 

8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 

9 the date of enactment of this subsection, the Sec10 retary, in consultation with the Administrator of 

11 General Services and the Secretary of Defense, shall 

12 identify Federal sites that could achieve significant 

13 cost-effective energy savings through the use of com14 bined heat and power or district energy installations. 

15 ‘‘(2) INFORMATION AND TECHNICAL ASSIST16 ANCE.—The Secretary shall provide agencies with 

17 information and technical assistance that will enable 

18 the agencies to take advantage of the energy savings 

19 described in paragraph (1). 

20 ‘‘(3) ENERGY PERFORMANCE REQUIRE21 MENTS.—Any energy savings from the installations 

22 described in paragraph (1) may be applied to meet 

23 the energy performance requirements for an agency 

24 under subsection (a)(1).’’. 

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1 SEC. 506. FEDERAL BUILDING ENERGY EFFICIENCY PER2 FORMANCE STANDARDS. 

3 Section 305(a)(3) of the Energy Conservation and 

4 Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6834(a)(3)) is amended by 

5 striking ‘‘(3)(A)’’ and all that follows through the end of 

6 subparagraph (A) and inserting the following: 

7 ‘‘(3) FEDERAL BUILDING ENERGY EFFICIENCY

8 PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.— 

9 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year 

10 after the date of enactment of the Energy Effi11 ciency Promotion Act of 2007, the Secretary 

12 shall establish, by rule, revised Federal building 

13 energy efficiency performance standards that 

14 require that: 

15 ‘‘(i) For new Federal buildings and 

16 Federal buildings undergoing major ren17 ovations: 

18 ‘‘(I) The buildings be designed to 

19 achieve energy consumption levels 

20 that are at least 30 percent below the 

21 levels established in the version of the 

22 ASHRAE Standard or the Inter23 national Energy Conservation Code, 

24 as appropriate, that is in effect as of 

25 the date of enactment of the Energy 

26 Efficiency Promotion Act of 2007. 

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1 ‘‘(II) The buildings be designed 

2 so that the fossil fuel-generated en3 ergy consumption of the buildings is 

4 reduced, as compared with the fossil 

5 fuel-generated energy consumption by 

6 a similar Federal building in fiscal 

7 year 2003 (as measured by Commer8 cial Buildings Energy Consumption 

9 Survey or Residential Energy Con10 sumption Survey data from the En11 ergy Information Agency), by the per12 centage specified in the following 

13 table: 

‘‘Fiscal Year Percentage Reduction

2007 ....................................................................... 50

2010 ....................................................................... 60

2015 ....................................................................... 70

2020 ....................................................................... 80

2025 ....................................................................... 90

2030 ....................................................................... 100. 

14 ‘‘(III) Sustainable design prin15 ciples are applied to the siting, design, 

16 and construction of all new and re17 placement buildings and major ren18 ovations of buildings. 

19 ‘‘(ii) If water is used to achieve en20 ergy efficiency, water conservation tech21 nologies shall be applied to the extent that 

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1 the technologies are life-cycle cost-effec2 tive.’’. 

3 SEC. 507. APPLICATION OF INTERNATIONAL ENERGY CON4 SERVATION CODE TO PUBLIC AND ASSISTED 

5 HOUSING. 

6 Section 109 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Af7 fordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12709) is amended— 

8 (1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘the Coun9 cil of American’’ and all that follows through 

10 ‘‘2003’’ and inserting ‘‘the 2006’’; 

11 (2) in subsection (b)— 

12 (A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘MODEL

13 ENERGY CODE.—’’ and inserting ‘‘INTER14 NATIONAL ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE.—’’; 

15 and 

16 (B) by striking ‘‘CABO’’ and all that fol17 lows through ‘‘2003’’ and inserting ‘‘the 2006’’; 

18 (3) in subsection (c)— 

19 (A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘MODEL

20 ENERGY CODE AND’’; and 

21 (B) by striking ‘‘CABO’’ and all that fol22 lows through ‘‘2003’’ and inserting ‘‘the 2006’’; 

23 and 

24 (4) by adding at the end the following: 

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1 ‘‘(d) FAILURE TO AMEND THE STANDARDS.—Not 

2 later than 1 year after the requirements of the 2006 Inter3 national Energy Conservation Code are revised, if the Sec4 retaries have not amended the energy efficiency standards 

5 under this section or made a determination under sub6 section (c), and if the Secretary of Energy has made a 

7 determination under section 304 of the Energy Conserva8 tion and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6833) that such re9 vised International Energy Conservation Code would im10 prove energy efficiency, all new construction of housing 

11 described in subsection (a) shall meet the requirements of 

12 such revised International Energy Conservation Code.’’. 

13 TITLE VI—ASSISTING STATE AND 

14 LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN EN15 ERGY EFFICIENCY 

16 SEC. 601. WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE FOR LOW-INCOME 

17 PERSONS. 

18 Section 422 of the Energy Conservation and Produc19 tion Act (42 U.S.C. 6872) is amended by striking 

20 ‘‘$700,000,000 for fiscal year 2008’’ and inserting 

21 ‘‘$750,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 

22 2012’’. 

23 SEC. 602. STATE ENERGY CONSERVATION PLANS. 

24 Section 365(f) of the Energy Policy and Conservation 

25 Act (42 U.S.C. 6325(f)) is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal 

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1 year 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘each of fiscal years 2008 

2 through 2012’’. 

3 SEC. 603. UTILITY ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAMS. 

4 (a) ELECTRIC UTILITIES.—Section 111(d) of the 

5 Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 

6 2621(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

7 ‘‘(16) INTEGRATED RESOURCE PLANNING.— 

8 Each electric utility shall— 

9 ‘‘(A) integrate energy efficiency resources 

10 into utility, State, and regional plans; and 

11 ‘‘(B) adopt policies establishing cost-effec12 tive energy efficiency as a priority resource. 

13 ‘‘(17) RATE DESIGN MODIFICATIONS TO PRO14 MOTE ENERGY EFFICIENCY INVESTMENTS.— 

15 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The rates allowed to 

16 be charged by any electric utility shall— 

17 ‘‘(i) align utility incentives with the 

18 delivery of cost-effective energy efficiency; 

19 and 

20 ‘‘(ii) promote energy efficiency invest21 ments. 

22 ‘‘(B) POLICY OPTIONS.—In complying with 

23 subparagraph (A), each State regulatory au24 thority and each nonregulated utility shall con25 sider— 

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1 ‘‘(i) removing the throughput incen2 tive and other regulatory and management 

3 disincentives to energy efficiency; 

4 ‘‘(ii) providing utility incentives for 

5 the successful management of energy effi6 ciency programs; 

7 ‘‘(iii) including the impact on adoption 

8 of energy efficiency as 1 of the goals of re9 tail rate design, recognizing that energy ef10 ficiency must be balanced with other objec11 tives; 

12 ‘‘(iv) adopting rate designs that en13 courage energy efficiency for each cus14 tomer class; and 

15 ‘‘(v) allowing timely recovery of en16 ergy efficiency-related costs.’’. 

17 (b) NATURAL GAS UTILITIES.—Section 303(b) of the 

18 Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 

19 3203(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

20 ‘‘(5) ENERGY EFFICIENCY.—Each natural gas 

21 utility shall— 

22 ‘‘(A) integrate energy efficiency resources 

23 into the plans and planning processes of the 

24 natural gas utility; and 

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1 ‘‘(B) adopt policies that establish energy 

2 efficiency as a priority resource in the plans 

3 and planning processes of the natural gas util4 ity. 

5 ‘‘(6) RATE DESIGN MODIFICATIONS TO PRO6 MOTE ENERGY EFFICIENCY INVESTMENTS.— 

7 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The rates allowed to 

8 be charged by a natural gas utility shall align 

9 utility incentives with the deployment of cost-ef10 fective energy efficiency. 

11 ‘‘(B) POLICY OPTIONS.—In complying with 

12 subparagraph (A), each State regulatory au13 thority and each nonregulated utility shall con14 sider— 

15 ‘‘(i) separating fixed-cost revenue re16 covery from the volume of transportation 

17 or sales service provided to the customer; 

18 ‘‘(ii) providing to utilities incentives 

19 for the successful management of energy 

20 efficiency programs, such as allowing utili21 ties to retain a portion of the cost-reducing 

22 benefits accruing from the programs; 

23 ‘‘(iii) promoting the impact on adop24 tion of energy efficiency as 1 of the goals 

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1 ergy efficiency must be balanced with other 

2 objectives; and 

3 ‘‘(iv) adopting rate designs that en4 courage energy efficiency for each cus5 tomer class.’’. 

6 SEC. 604. ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND DEMAND RESPONSE 

7 PROGRAM ASSISTANCE. 

8 The Secretary shall provide technical assistance re9 garding the design and implementation of the energy effi10 ciency and demand response programs established under 

11 this title, and the amendments made by this title, to State 

12 energy offices, public utility regulatory commissions, and 

13 nonregulated utilities through the appropriate national 

14 laboratories of the Department of Energy. 

15 SEC. 605. ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL BLOCK GRANT. 

16 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section 

17 (1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti18 ty’’ means— 

19 (A) a State; 

20 (B) an eligible unit of local government 

21 within a State; and 

22 (C) the District of Columbia. 

23 (2) ELIGIBLE UNIT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT.— 

24 The term ‘‘eligible unit of local government’’ 

25 means— 

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1 (A) a city with a population of at least 

2 35,000; and 

3 (B) a county with a population of at least 

4 200,000. 

5 (3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means— 

6 (A) each of the several States of the 

7 United States; 

8 (B) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; 

9 (C) Guam; 

10 (D) American Samoa; and 

11 (E) the United States Virgin Islands. 

12 (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to as13 sist State and local governments in implementing strate14 gies— 

15 (1) to reduce fossil fuel emissions created as a 

16 result of activities within the boundaries of the 

17 States or units of local government; 

18 (2) to reduce the total energy use of the States 

19 and units of local government; and 

20 (3) to improve energy efficiency in the transpor21 tation sector, building sector, and any other appro22 priate sectors. 

23 (c) PROGRAM.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide 

25 to eligible entities block grants to carry out eligible 

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1 activities (as specified under paragraph (2)) relating 

2 to the implementation of environmentally beneficial 

3 energy strategies. 

4 (2) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary, in 

5 consultation with the Administrator of the Environ6 mental Protection Agency, the Secretary of Trans7 portation, and the Secretary of Housing and Urban 

8 Development, shall establish a list of activities that 

9 are eligible for assistance under the grant program. 

10 (3) ALLOCATION TO STATES AND ELIGIBLE

11 UNITS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT.— 

12 (A) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts made 

13 available to provide grants under this sub14 section, the Secretary shall allocate— 

15 (i) 70 percent to eligible units of local 

16 government; and 

17 (ii) 30 percent to States. 

18 (B) DISTRIBUTION TO ELIGIBLE UNITS OF

19 LOCAL GOVERNMENT.— 

20 (i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

21 establish a formula for the distribution of 

22 amounts under subparagraph (A)(i) to eli23 gible units of local government, taking into 

24 account any factors that the Secretary de25 termines to be appropriate, including the 

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1 residential and daytime population of the 

2 eligible units of local government. 

3 (ii) CRITERIA.—Amounts shall be dis4 tributed to eligible units of local govern5 ment under clause (i) only if the eligible 

6 units of local government meet the criteria 

7 for distribution established by the Sec8 retary for units of local government. 

9 (C) DISTRIBUTION TO STATES.— 

10 (i) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts 

11 provided to States under subparagraph 

12 (A)(ii), the Secretary shall distribute— 

13 (I) at least 1.25 percent to each 

14 State; and 

15 (II) the remainder among the 

16 States, based on a formula, to be de17 termined by the Secretary, that takes 

18 into account the population of the 

19 States and any other criteria that the 

20 Secretary determines to be appro21 priate. 

22 (ii) CRITERIA.—Amounts shall be dis23 tributed to States under clause (i) only if 

24 the States meet the criteria for distribution 

25 established by the Secretary for States. 

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1 (iii) LIMITATION ON USE OF STATE

2 FUNDS.—At least 40 percent of the 

3 amounts distributed to States under this 

4 subparagraph shall be used by the States 

5 for the conduct of eligible activities in non6 entitlement areas in the States, in accord7 ance with any criteria established by the 

8 Secretary. 

9 (4) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the 

10 date on which an eligible entity first receives a grant 

11 under this section, and every 2 years thereafter, the 

12 eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary a report 

13 that describes any eligible activities carried out using 

14 assistance provided under this subsection. 

15 (5) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

16 There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 

17 as are necessary to carry out this subsection for 

18 each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012. 

19 (d) ENVIRONMENTALLY BENEFICIAL ENERGY

20 STRATEGIES SUPPLEMENTAL GRANT PROGRAM.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide 

22 to each eligible entity that meets the applicable cri23 teria under subparagraph (B)(ii) or (C)(ii) of sub24 section (c)(3) a supplemental grant to pay the Fed25 eral share of the total costs of carrying out an eligimstockstill on PROD1PC66 with BILLS

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1 ble activity (as specified under subsection (c)(2)) re2 lating to the implementation of an environmentally 

3 beneficial energy strategy. 

4 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—To be eligible for a grant 

5 under paragraph (1), an eligible entity shall— 

6 (A) demonstrate to the satisfaction of the 

7 Secretary that the eligible entity meets the ap8 plicable criteria under subparagraph (B)(ii) or 

9 (C)(ii) of subsection (c)(3); and 

10 (B) submit to the Secretary for approval a 

11 plan that describes the activities to be funded 

12 by the grant. 

13 (3) COST-SHARING REQUIREMENT.— 

14 (A) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share 

15 of the cost of carrying out any activities under 

16 this subsection shall be 75 percent. 

17 (B) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.— 

18 (i) FORM.—Not more than 50 percent 

19 of the non-Federal share may be in the 

20 form of in-kind contributions. 

21 (ii) LIMITATION.—Amounts provided 

22 to an eligible entity under subsection (c) 

23 shall not be used toward the non-Federal 

24 share. 

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1 (4) MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT.—An eligible en2 tity shall provide assurances to the Secretary that 

3 funds provided to the eligible entity under this sub4 section will be used only to supplement, not to sup5 plant, the amount of Federal, State, and local funds 

6 otherwise expended by the eligible entity for eligible 

7 activities under this subsection. 

8 (5) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

9 There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 

10 as are necessary to carry out this subsection for 

11 each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012. 

12 (e) GRANTS TO OTHER STATES AND COMMU13 NITIES.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—Of the total amount of funds 

15 that are made available each fiscal year to carry out 

16 this section, the Secretary shall use 2 percent of the 

17 amount to make competitive grants under this sec18 tion to States and units of local government that are 

19 not eligible entities or to consortia of such units of 

20 local government. 

21 (2) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible for a grant 

22 under this subsection, a State, unit of local govern23 ment, or consortia described in paragraph (1) shall 

24 apply to the Secretary for a grant to carry out an 

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1 activity that would otherwise be eligible for a grant 

2 under subsection (c) or (d). 

3 (3) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this 

4 subsection, the Secretary shall give priority to— 

5 (A) States with populations of less than 

6 2,000,000; and 

7 (B) projects that would result in signifi8 cant energy efficiency improvements, reductions 

9 in fossil fuel use, or capital improvements. 

10 SEC. 606. ENERGY SUSTAINABILITY AND EFFICIENCY 

11 GRANTS FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDU12 CATION. 

13 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

14 (1) ENERGY SUSTAINABILITY.—The term ‘‘en15 ergy sustainability’’ includes using a renewable en16 ergy resource and a highly efficient technology for 

17 electricity generation, transportation, heating, or 

18 cooling. 

19 (2) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 

20 term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 

21 meaning given the term in section 2 of the Energy 

22 Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801). 

23 (b) GRANTS FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVE24 MENT.— 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award 

2 not more than 100 grants to institutions of higher 

3 education to carry out projects to improve energy ef4 ficiency on the grounds and facilities of the institu5 tion of higher education, including not less than 1 

6 grant to an institution of higher education in each 

7 State. 

8 (2) CONDITION.—As a condition of receiving a 

9 grant under this subsection, an institution of higher 

10 education shall agree to— 

11 (A) implement a public awareness cam12 paign in the community in which the institution 

13 of higher education is located to promote the 

14 project; and 

15 (B) submit to the Secretary, and make 

16 available to the public, reports on any improve17 ments achieved as part of a project carried out 

18 under paragraph (1). 

19 (c) GRANTS FOR INNOVATION IN ENERGY SUSTAIN20 ABILITY.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award 

22 not more than 250 grants to institutions of higher 

23 education to engage in innovative energy sustain24 ability projects, including not less than 2 grants to 

25 institutions of higher education in each State. 

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1 (2) INNOVATION PROJECTS.—An innovation 

2 project carried out with a grant under this sub3 section shall— 

4 (A) involve an innovative technology that is 

5 not yet commercially available; 

6 (B) have the greatest potential for testing 

7 or modeling new technologies or processes; and 

8 (C) ensure active student participation in 

9 the project, including the planning, implementa10 tion, evaluation, and other phases of the 

11 project. 

12 (3) CONDITION.—As a condition of receiving a 

13 grant under this subsection, an institution of higher 

14 education shall agree to submit to the Secretary, 

15 and make available to the public, reports that de16 scribe the results of the projects carried out under 

17 paragraph (1). 

18 (d) AWARDING OF GRANTS.— 

19 (1) APPLICATION.—An institution of higher 

20 education that seeks to receive a grant under this 

21 section may submit to the Secretary an application 

22 for the grant at such time, in such form, and con23 taining such information as the Secretary may pre24 scribe. 

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1 (2) SELECTION.—The Secretary shall establish 

2 a committee to assist in the selection of grant recipi3 ents under this section. 

4 (e) ALLOCATION TO INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDU5 CATION WITH SMALL ENDOWMENTS.—Of the amount of 

6 grants provided for a fiscal year under this section, the 

7 Secretary shall provide not less 50 percent of the amount 

8 to institutions of higher education that have an endow9 ment of not more than $100,000,000, with 50 percent of 

10 the allocation set aside for institutions of higher education 

11 that have an endowment of not more than $50,000,000. 

12 (f) GRANT AMOUNTS.—The maximum amount of 

13 grants for a project under this section shall not exceed— 

14 (1) in the case of grants for energy efficiency 

15 improvement under subsection (b), $1,000,000; or. 

16 (2) in the case of grants for innovation in en17 ergy sustainability under subsection (c), $500,000. 

18 (g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

19 are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec20 essary to carry out this section for each of fiscal years 

21 2008 through 2012. 

22 SEC. 607. WORKFORCE TRAINING. 

23 Section 1101 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 

24 U.S.C. 16411) is amended— 

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1 (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub2 section (e); and 

3 (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol4 lowing: 

5 ‘‘(d) WORKFORCE TRAINING.— 

6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in coopera7 tion with the Secretary of Labor, shall promulgate 

8 regulations to implement a program to provide work9 force training to meet the high demand for workers 

10 skilled in the energy efficiency and renewable energy 

11 industries. 

12 ‘‘(2) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out this sub13 section, the Secretary shall consult with representa14 tives of the energy efficiency and renewable energy 

15 industries concerning skills that are needed in those 

16 industries.’’. 

17 SEC. 608. ASSISTANCE TO STATES TO REDUCE SCHOOL BUS 

18 IDLING. 

19 (a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—Congress encourages 

20 each local educational agency (as defined in section 

21 9101(26) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 

22 of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801(26))) that receives Federal funds 

23 under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 

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1 duce the incidence of school bus idling at schools while 

2 picking up and unloading students. 

3 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

4 are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary, work5 ing in coordination with the Secretary of Education, 

6 $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 

7 for use in educating States and local education agencies 

8 about— 

9 (1) benefits of reducing school bus idling; and 

10 (2) ways in which school bus idling may be re11 duced. 

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