Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-1616
Sponsor: Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1]
Introduced: 2013-04-18 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advanced technology and technological innovations
Advisory bodies
Alternative and renewable resources
Building construction
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Department of Energy
Education programs funding
Electric power generation and transmission
Employment and training programs
Energy assistance for the poor and aged
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy research
Environmental technology
Food assistance and relief
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government studies and investigations
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Higher education
Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
Industrial facilities
Industrial policy and productivity
Lighting, heating, cooling
Manufacturing
Nutrition and diet
Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Performance measurement
Poverty and welfare assistance
Public utilities and utility rates
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Residential rehabilitation and home repair
Small business
State and local government operations
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2013-04-18
text: 
Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013 - Amends the Energy Conservation and Production Act to direct the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to: (1) support the development and updating of national model building energy codes for residential and commercial buildings to enable the achievement of aggregate energy savings targets established by this Act, (2) encourage and support the adoption by states and local governments of building energy codes that meet or exceed the national codes, and (3) support full compliance with state and local codes.
 
 Directs the Secretary to provide grants to establish building training and assessment centers at institutions of higher learning to identify and promote opportunities, concepts, and technologies for expanding building energy and environmental performance.
 
 Requires the Secretary to establish the Commercial Building Energy Efficiency Financing Initiative to provide grants to states to establish or expand programs to promote the financing of energy efficiency retrofit projects for private sector and commercial buildings.
 
 Amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to replace references to the energy-intensive industries program with references to the future of industry program. 
 
 Requires the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to expedite consideration of applications from eligible small businesses for loans under the Small Business Act to implement recommendations of industrial research and assessment centers.
 
 Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to require the Secretary: (1) as part of the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, to conduct on-site technical assessments at the request of a manufacturer to identify opportunities for maximizing the energy efficiency of industrial processes and cross-cutting systems, preventing pollution and minimizing waste, improving efficient use of water in manufacturing processes, and conserving natural resources; and (2) as part of DOE's industrial efficiency programs, to carry out an industry-government partnership program to research, develop, and demonstrate new sustainable manufacturing and industrial technologies and processes that maximize the energy efficiency of industrial systems, reduce pollution, and conserve natural resources.
 
 Establishes within DOE a Supply Star program to identify and promote practices, recognize companies, and recognize products that use highly efficient supply chains that conserve energy, water, and other resources.
 
 Directs the Secretary to establish rebate programs for expenditures: (1) for the purchase and installation of a new constant speed electric motor control that reduces motor energy use by at least 5%; and (2) made by owners of industrial or manufacturing facilities, commercial buildings, and multifamily residential buildings for the purchase and installation of new energy efficient transformers.
 
 Directs the Secretary to issue guidance for federal agencies to employ advanced tools promoting energy efficiency and energy savings through the use of information and communications technologies.
 
 Authorizes the Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA), for any building project for which congressional approval has been received and the design has been substantially completed, but the construction of which has not begun, to use appropriated funds to update the building's design to meet energy efficiency and other standards for new federal buildings.
 
 Amends the National Energy Conservation Policy Act to include a measure to support the use of electric vehicles or the fueling or charging infrastructure necessary for such vehicles as an &quot;energy or water conservation measure&quot; eligible for energy savings performance contracts.
 Requires the Administrator for the Office of E-Government and Information Technology within the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to develop and publish a goal for the total amount of planned energy and cost savings and increased productivity by the government through the consolidation of federal data centers during the next five years.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-06-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2013-04-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2013-04-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
action_date: 2013-04-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, Science, Space, and Technology, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2013-04-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, Science, Space, and Technology, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2013-04-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, Science, Space, and Technology, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2013-04-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, Science, Space, and Technology, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2013-04-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, Science, Space, and Technology, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2013-04-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-04-18
text: Introduced in House