Federal Energy Savings Enhancement Act of 2015

Bill: 114-s-1277
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2015-05-11
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Electric power generation and transmission

Energy efficiency and conservation

Energy storage, supplies, demand

Government buildings, facilities, and property

Public contracts and procurement
Latest action: action_date: 2015-06-09
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-05-11
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Federal Energy Savings Enhancement Act of 2015</b></p> <p>This bill amends the National Energy Conservation Policy Act to authorize federal agencies to enter into energy savings performance contracts to reduce the costs of fuel supply, delivery, or transport for nonbuilding applications. Payments by agencies to entities that supply, deliver, or transport fuel under such contracts may not exceed the amounts the agencies would have paid entities without the contracts.</p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1277 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 11, 2015 Ms. Hirono (for herself and Mr. Wyden ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To improve energy savings by the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Energy Savings Enhancement Act of 2015 . 2. Energy savings performance contracts (a) Agency payments Section 801(a)(2)(B) of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act ( 42 U.S.C. 8287(a)(2)(B) ) is amended in the first sentence— (1) by striking both utilities and inserting utilities, entities that supply, deliver, and transport fuel, ; and (2) by inserting or fuel supply, delivery, or transport after for utilities . (b) Nonbuilding applications Section 801(a)(2) of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act ( 42 U.S.C. 8287(a)(2) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (H) Nonbuilding applications A Federal agency may enter into an energy savings performance contract under this title for the purpose of reducing the costs of fuel supply, delivery, or transport for nonbuilding applications, including secondary savings. . (c) Definitions Section 804 of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act ( 42 U.S.C. 8287c ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2)(A)— (A) in the matter preceding clause (i)— (i) by striking or wastewater treatment and inserting wastewater treatment, or fuel supply, delivery, or transport ; and (ii) by inserting or nonbuilding applications after federally owned facilities ; (B) in clause (ii), by striking or after the semicolon at the end; (C) in clause (iii), by inserting or after the semicolon at the end; and (D) by adding at the end the following: (iv) the improved efficiency of fuel use in nonbuilding applications. ; (2) in the first sentence of paragraph (3), by inserting or for the purpose of reducing the cost of fuel supply, delivery, or transport for nonbuilding applications before the period at the end; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (5) Nonbuilding application The term nonbuilding application means— (A) any class of vehicles, devices, or equipment that— (i) is transportable under the power of the applicable vehicle, device, or equipment by land, sea, or air; and (ii) consumes energy from any fuel source for the purpose of— (I) that transportation; or (II) maintaining a controlled environment within the vehicle, device, or equipment; and (B) any federally owned equipment used to generate electricity or transport water. (6) Secondary savings (A) In general The term secondary savings means additional energy or cost savings that are a direct consequence of the energy savings that result from the energy efficiency improvements that were financed and implemented pursuant to an energy savings performance contract. (B) Inclusions The term secondary savings includes— (i) energy and cost savings that result from a reduction in the need for fuel delivery and logistical support; (ii) personnel cost savings and environmental benefits; and (iii) in the case of electric generation equipment, the benefits of increased efficiency in the production of electricity, including revenues received by the Federal Government from the sale of electricity from the production. .