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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 600 

To require the Secretary of Energy to establish an energy efficiency retrofit 

pilot program. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 26, 2015 

Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. HOEVEN, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. RISCH, Mr. 

BLUNT, and Mr. SCHATZ) introduced the following bill; which was read 

twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To require the Secretary of Energy to establish an energy 

efficiency retrofit pilot program. 

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

3 SECTION 1. ENERGY EFFICIENCY RETROFIT PILOT PRO4 GRAM. 

5 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

6 (1) APPLICANT.—The term ‘‘applicant’’ means 

7 a nonprofit organization that applies for a grant 

8 under this section. 

9 (2) ENERGY-EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT.— 


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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘energy-effi2 ciency improvement’’ means an installed meas3 ure (including a product, equipment, system, 

4 service, or practice) that results in a reduction 

5 in use by a nonprofit organization for energy or 

6 fuel supplied from outside the nonprofit build7 ing. 

8 (B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘energy-effi9 ciency improvement’’ includes an installed 

10 measure described in subparagraph (A) involv11 ing— 

12 (i) repairing, replacing, or installing— 

13 (I) a roof or lighting system, or 

14 component of a roof or lighting sys15 tem; 

16 (II) a window; 

17 (III) a door, including a security 

18 door; or 

19 (IV) a heating, ventilation, or air 

20 conditioning system or component of 

21 the system (including insulation and 

22 wiring and plumbing improvements 

23 needed to serve a more efficient sys24 tem); 


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1 (ii) a renewable energy generation or 

2 heating system, including a solar, photo3 voltaic, wind, geothermal, or biomass (in4 cluding wood pellet) system or component 

5 of the system; and 

6 (iii) any other measure taken to mod7 ernize, renovate, or repair a nonprofit 

8 building to make the nonprofit building 

9 more energy efficient. 

10 (3) NONPROFIT BUILDING.— 

11 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘nonprofit 

12 building’’ means a building operated and owned 

13 by a nonprofit organization. 

14 (B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘nonprofit 

15 building’’ includes a building described in sub16 paragraph (A) that is— 

17 (i) a hospital; 

18 (ii) a youth center; 

19 (iii) a school; 

20 (iv) a social-welfare program facility; 

21 (v) a faith-based organization; and 

22 (vi) any other nonresidential and non23 commercial structure. 

24 (4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

25 the Secretary of Energy. 


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1 (b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 1 year after 

2 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall es3 tablish a pilot program to award grants for the purpose 

4 of retrofitting nonprofit buildings with energy-efficiency 

5 improvements. 

6 (c) GRANTS.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may award 

8 grants under the program established under sub9 section (b). 

10 (2) APPLICATION.—The Secretary may award a 

11 grant under this section if an applicant submits to 

12 the Secretary an application at such time, in such 

13 form, and containing such information as the Sec14 retary may prescribe. 

15 (3) CRITERIA FOR GRANT.—In determining 

16 whether to award a grant under this section, the 

17 Secretary shall apply performance-based criteria, 

18 which shall give priority to applications based on— 

19 (A) the energy savings achieved; 

20 (B) the cost-effectiveness of the energy-ef21 ficiency improvement; 

22 (C) an effective plan for evaluation, meas23 urement, and verification of energy savings; 

24 (D) the financial need of the applicant; 

25 and 


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1 (E) the percentage of the matching con2 tribution by the applicant. 

3 (4) LIMITATION ON INDIVIDUAL GRANT

4 AMOUNT.—Each grant awarded under this section 

5 shall not exceed— 

6 (A) an amount equal to 50 percent of the 

7 energy-efficiency improvement; and 

8 (B) $200,000. 

9 (5) COST SHARING.— 

10 (A) IN GENERAL.—A grant awarded under 

11 this section shall be subject to a minimum non12 Federal cost-sharing requirement of 50 percent. 

13 (B) IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS.—The non14 Federal share may be provided in the form of 

15 in-kind contributions of materials or services. 

16 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

17 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

18 $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020, 

19 to remain available until expended. 

20 (e) OFFSET.—Section 422(f) of the Energy Inde21 pendence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17082(f)) 

22 is amended— 

23 (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

24 end; 


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1 (2) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘through 

2 2018.’’ and inserting ‘‘and 2014;’’; and 

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

4 ‘‘(5) $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2015; and 

5 ‘‘(6) $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 

6 through 2018.’’. 

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