S. 717
Nonprofit Energy Efficiency Act
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-70.
Sponsor
Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Bill Details
- Update Date
- Jan 29, 2020
- Origin Chamber
- Senate
- Bill Type
- S
- Bill Number
- 717
- Congress
- 113
- Introduced Date
- Apr 11, 2013
- Policy Area
- Energy
- Is Law
- No
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-70.
Source: Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Source: Senate
Introduced in Senate
Source: Library of Congress
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.
Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Introduced in Senate
Apr 11, 2013