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position until it automatically operates at the approach of a pas-
senger, returning to a stationary position after the passenger com-
pletes passage. 
SEC. 139. ENERGY EFFICIENT ELECTRIC AND NATURAL GAS UTILITIES 
STUDY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the National 
Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners and the National 
Association of State Energy Officials, shall conduct a study of State 
and regional policies that promote cost-effective programs to reduce 
energy consumption (including energy efficiency programs) that 
are carried out by— 
(1) utilities that are subject to State regulation; and 
(2) nonregulated utilities. 
(b) CONSIDERATION.—In conducting the study under subsection 
(a), the Secretary shall take into consideration— 
(1) performance standards for achieving energy use and 
demand reduction targets; 
(2) funding sources, including rate surcharges; 
(3) infrastructure planning approaches (including energy 
efficiency programs) and infrastructure improvements; 
(4) the costs and benefits of consumer education programs 
conducted by State and local governments and local utilities 
to increase consumer awareness of energy efficiency tech-
nologies and measures; and 
(5) methods of— 
(A) removing disincentives for utilities to implement 
energy efficiency programs; 
(B) encouraging utilities to undertake voluntary energy 
efficiency programs; and 
(C) ensuring appropriate returns on energy efficiency 
programs. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that 
includes— 
(1) the findings of the study; and 
(2) any recommendations of the Secretary, including rec-
ommendations on model policies to promote energy efficiency 
programs. 
SEC. 140. ENERGY EFFICIENCY PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a pilot program 
under which the Secretary provides financial assistance to at least 
3, but not more than 7, States to carry out pilot projects in the 
States for— 
(1) planning and adopting statewide programs that encour-
age, for each year in which the pilot project is carried out— 
(A) energy efficiency; and 
(B) reduction of consumption of electricity or natural 
gas in the State by at least 0.75 percent, as compared 
to a baseline determined by the Secretary for the period 
preceding the implementation of the program; or 
(2) for any State that has adopted a statewide program 
as of the date of enactment of this Act, activities that reduce 
energy consumption in the State by expanding and improving 
the program.
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(b) VERIFICATION.—A State that receives financial assistance 
under subsection (a)(1) shall submit to the Secretary independent 
verification of any energy savings achieved through the statewide 
program. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2006 through 2010, to remain available until 
expended. 
SEC. 141. REPORT ON FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH DEADLINES FOR 
NEW OR REVISED ENERGY CONSERVATION STANDARDS. 
(a) INITIAL REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit a report to 
Congress regarding each new or revised energy conservation or 
water use standard which the Secretary has failed to issue in 
conformance with the deadlines established in the Energy Policy 
and Conservation Act. Such report shall state the reasons why 
the Secretary has failed to comply with the deadline for issuances 
of the new or revised standard and set forth the Secretary’s plan 
for expeditiously prescribing such new or revised standard. The 
Secretary’s initial report shall be submitted not later than 6 months 
following enactment of this Act and subsequent reports shall be 
submitted whenever the Secretary determines that additional dead-
lines for issuance of new or revised standards have been missed. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION REPORT.—Every 6 months following the 
submission of a report under subsection (a) until the adoption 
of a new or revised standard described in such report, the Secretary 
shall submit to the Congress an implementation report describing 
the Secretary’s progress in implementing the Secretary’s plan or 
the issuance of the new or revised standard. 
Subtitle D—Public Housing 
SEC. 151. PUBLIC HOUSING CAPITAL FUND. 
Section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437g) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (I), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (J), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new subpara-
graphs: 
‘‘(K) improvement of energy and water-use efficiency 
by installing fixtures and fittings that conform to the Amer-
ican Society of Mechanical Engineers/American National 
Standards 
Institute 
standards 
A112.19.2–1998 
and 
A112.18.1–2000, or any revision thereto, applicable at the 
time of installation, and by increasing energy efficiency 
and water conservation by such other means as the Sec-
retary determines are appropriate; and 
‘‘(L) integrated utility management and capital plan-
ning to maximize energy conservation and efficiency meas-
ures.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e)(2)(C)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘The’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: