To require a report on the use of ground source heat pumps at Department of Defense facilities.
What it does: Adds SEC. 330. STUDY ON USE OF GROUND SOURCE HEAT PUMPS at the end of subtitle C of title III
Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN)What it changes
1 change to S. 1042 · shown in the bill's text
Adds SEC. 330. STUDY ON USE OF GROUND SOURCE HEAT PUMPS at the end of subtitle C of title III
Adds a sectionIn S. 1042 · Placed on Calendar Senate
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Inserted: SEC. 330. STUDY ON USE OF GROUND SOURCE HEAT PUMPS.
Inserted: (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study on the feasibility of the use of ground source heat pumps in current and future Department of Defense facilities.
Inserted: (b) Elements.--The study shall include an examination of--
Inserted: (1) the life cycle costs, including maintenance costs, of the operation of such heat pumps compared to generally available heating, cooling, and water heating equipment;
Inserted: (2) barriers to installation, such as availability and suitability of terrain; and
Inserted: (3) such other matters as the Secretary considers appropriate.
Inserted: (c) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the study conducted under subsection (a).
Inserted: (d) Ground Source Heat Pump Defined.--In this section, the term "ground source heat pump" means an electric powered system that uses the relatively constant temperature of the earth to provide heating, cooling, or hot water.
Original wording
At the end of subtitle C of title III, add the following:
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SA 1341. Mr. ALEXANDER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1042, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2006 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of subtitle C of title III, add the following:
SEC. 330. STUDY ON USE OF GROUND SOURCE HEAT PUMPS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study on the feasibility of the use of ground source heat pumps in current and future Department of Defense facilities.
(b) Elements.--The study shall include an examination of--
(1) the life cycle costs, including maintenance costs, of the operation of such heat pumps compared to generally available heating, cooling, and water heating equipment;
(2) barriers to installation, such as availability and suitability of terrain; and
(3) such other matters as the Secretary considers appropriate.
(c) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the study conducted under subsection (a).
(d) Ground Source Heat Pump Defined.--In this section, the term “ground source heat pump” means an electric powered system that uses the relatively constant temperature of the earth to provide heating, cooling, or hot water.
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Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 1341 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
November 8, 2005
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Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 1341 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
November 8, 2005
Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 1341 proposed by Senator Warner for Senator Alexander.
November 8, 2005
Amendment SA 1341 proposed by Senator Warner for Senator Alexander. (consideration: CR S12497-12513) To require a report on the use of ground source heat pumps at Department of Defense facilities.
November 8, 2005
Amendment SA 1341 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. (text as modified: CR S12498)
November 8, 2005
Senate amendment submitted
July 21, 2005