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EXPLANATORY NOTE 
This proposed legislation designates the Department of Energy as the lead agency 
for coordinating programs and disseminating information to promote the energy 
retrofitting of schools. After reviewing all relevant standing programs and financing 
mechanisms offered· by government agencies, the department would coordinate 
educational and outreach efforts to promote available government opportunities for 
assistance. 
The department would also be authorized to afford technical assistance to public 
schools to help develop and finance energy efficiency projects. 
This bill would not only encourage schools to be more energy efficient, but it 
would also help school districts cut costs and ensure that funds are available for more • 
useful and educational purposes. In the United States, K-12 school districts currently 
spend billions on their energy bills each year, and although there are a variety of 
programs to help reduce costs, it is difficult for school administrators to navigate all of 
their options. 
By improving the effectiveness and awareness of government energy efficiency 
programs for schools, this legislation would afford school otficials the ability to reduce 
energy waste and realize the economic and environmental benefits of energ?, efficiency.! 
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SENATE 
S.No. 
2078 
Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
AN ACT 
DESIGNATING THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AS THE LEAD AGENCY FOR 
COORDINATING NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AND LOCAL ASSISTANCE 
PROVIDED TO PROMOTE ENERGY RETROFITTING OF SCHOOLS 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
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SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act may be cited as the "Streamlining Energy 
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Efficiency for Schools Act." 
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SECTION 2. Coordination of Energy Retrofitting Assistance for Schools. -
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(1) "School' means: 
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(A) an elementary school or secondary school; 
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(B) an institution of higher education; 
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(2) Designation of Lead Agency. - The Department of Energy ("Department") 
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shall act as the lead agency for coordinating and disseminating information on existing 
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government programs and assistance that may be used to help initiate, develop, and 
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finance energy efficiency, renewable energy, and energy retrofitting projects for schools. 
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(3) Requirements. - The Department shall: 
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(A) in consultation and coordination with the appropriate government 
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agencies, carry out a review of existing programs and financing ,mechanisms 
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(including revolving loan funds and loan guarantees) available in or from the 
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Department of Agriculture, the Department of Education, the Bureau of the 
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Treasury, Bureau of Internal Revenue; the Department of 'Environment and 
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Natural Resources, and other ;appropriate government agencies with jurisdiction 
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over energy financing and facilitation that are currently used or may be used to 
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help, initiate, develop, and finance energy efficiency, renewable energy, and 
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energy retrofitting projects for schools; 
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(B) establish a provincial collaborative coordination, education, and 
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outreach effort to streamline communication and promote available government 
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opportunities and assistance described in subparagraph (A), for energy efficiency, 
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renewable energy, and energy retrofitting projects that enables States, local 
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educational agencies, and schools -
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(i) to use existing government opportunities more effectively; and 
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(ii) to form partnerships with governors, government energy 
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programs, local· educati~nal, financial, and energy officials, government 
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and local government officials, non-profit organizations, and other 
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appropriate entities, to support the initiation of the projects; 
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(C) provide technical assistance for public schools to help develop and 
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finance energy efficiency renewable enef!~y, and energy retrofitting projects: 
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(i) to increase the energy efficiency of buildings or facilities; 
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(ii) to install systems that individually generate energy from 
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renewable energy resources; 
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(iii) to establish partnerships to leverage economies of scale and 
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additional financing mechanisms available to larger clean energy 
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initiatives; or 
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(iv) to promote -
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(I) the maintenance of health, environmental quality, and 
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safety in schools, including the ambient air quality, through energy 
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efficiency, renewable energy, and energy retrofit projects; and 
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(II) the achievement of expected energy savings and 
renewable energy production through proper operations and 
maintenance practices; 
(D) develop and maintain a single online resource website with contact 
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information for relevant technical assistance and support staff of the Office of the 
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Energy Secretary, public schools to effectively access; and 
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(E) establish a process for recognition of schools that: 
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(i) have successfully implemented energy efficiency, renewable 
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energy, and energy retrofitting projects; and 
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(ii) are willing to serve as resources for other local educational 
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agencies and schools to assist initiation of similar efforts. 
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SECTION 3. Report. - Not later than 180 days after the date of effectivity of this 
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Act, the Secretary of Energy shall submit. to Congress a report describing the 
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implementation of this Act. 
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SECTION 4. Authorization of Appropriations. -
There are authorized to be 
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appropriated to carry out this Act such suinsas are necessary for eacl1 of fiscal years 2014 
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through 2018. 
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SECTION 5. Separability Clause. - If any provision or part hereof, is held invalid 
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or unconstitutional, the remainder of the law or the provision not otherwise affected shall 
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remain valid and subsisting. 
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SECTION 6. Repealing Clause. - Any law, presidential decree or issuance, 
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executive order, letter of instruction, administrative order, rule or regulation contrary to 
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or is inconsistent with the provision of this Act is hereby repealed, modified, or amended 
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accordingly. 
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SECTION 7. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after 
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its publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
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