(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in 
the United States Treasury a Bright Light Tomor-
row permanent fund without fiscal year limitation to 
award prizes under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of 
subsection (b). 
(2) SOURCES OF FUNDING.—The fund estab-
lished under paragraph (1) shall accept— 
(A) fiscal year appropriations; and 
(B) private contributions authorized under 
subsection (c). 
(j) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec-
essary to carry out this section. 
SEC. 214. SENSE OF SENATE CONCERNING EFFICIENT 
LIGHTING STANDARDS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—The Senate finds that— 
(1) there are approximately 4,000,000,000 
screw-based sockets in the United States that con-
tain traditional, energy-inefficient, incandescent light 
bulbs; 
(2) incandescent light bulbs are based on tech-
nology that is more than 125 years old; 
(3) there are radically more efficient lighting al-
ternatives in the market, with the promise of even 
more choices over the next several years; 
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(4) national policy can support a rapid substi-
tution of new, energy-efficient light bulbs for the less 
efficient products in widespread use; and 
(5) transforming the United States market to 
use of more efficient lighting technologies can— 
(A) reduce electric costs in the United 
States by more than $18,000,000,000 annually; 
(B) save the equivalent electricity that is 
produced by 80 base load coal-fired power 
plants; and 
(C) reduce fossil fuel related emissions by 
approximately 158,000,000 tons each year. 
(b) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the sense of the 
Senate that the Senate should— 
(1) pass a set of mandatory, technology-neutral 
standards to establish firm energy efficiency per-
formance targets for lighting products; 
(2) ensure that the standards become effective 
within the next 10 years; and 
(3) in developing the standards— 
(A) establish the efficiency requirements to 
ensure that replacement lamps will provide con-
sumers with the same quantity of light while 
using significantly less energy; 
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(B) ensure that consumers will continue to 
have multiple product choices, including energy- 
saving halogen, incandescent, compact fluores-
cent, and LED light bulbs; and 
(C) work with industry and key stake-
holders on measures that can assist consumers 
and businesses in making the important transi-
tion to more efficient lighting. 
SEC. 215. RENEWABLE ENERGY CONSTRUCTION GRANTS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ALASKA SMALL HYDROELECTRIC POWER.— 
The term ‘‘Alaska small hydroelectric power’’ means 
power that— 
(A) is generated— 
(i) in the State of Alaska; 
(ii) without the use of a dam or im-
poundment of water; and 
(iii) through the use of— 
(I) a lake tap (but not a perched 
alpine lake); or 
(II) a run-of-river screened at the 
point of diversion; and 
(B) has a nameplate capacity rating of a 
wattage that is not more than 15 megawatts. 
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