US Congress Senate Bill 717 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on April 11 2013 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2013-06-25 - Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-70.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Nonprofit Energy Efficiency Act - Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to establish a pilot program to award grants to nonprofit organizations for the purpose of retrofitting buildings owned by such organizations with energy-efficiency improvements. Directs the Secretary, in determining whether to award a grant, to apply performance-based criteria, which shall give priority to applications based on: (1) the cost-effectiveness of the energy-efficiency improvement; and (2) an effective plan for evaluation, measurement, and verification of energy savings. Limits each grant award to: (1) an amount equal to 50% of the energy-efficiency improvement, and (2) $200,000. Authorizes appropriations for such grants for FY2014-FY2017. Requires the Secretary to use amounts otherwise made available for the Building Technologies Program to carry out such pilot program.

Nonprofit Energy Efficiency Act

Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]	Sen. Roy Blunt [R-MO]	Sen. John Hoeven [R-ND]	Sen. Mark Pryor [D-AR]
Sen. James Risch [R-ID]	Sen. Brian Schatz [D-HI]	Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-06-25	Senate	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-70.
2013-04-11	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/717/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s717/BILLS-113s717is.pdf