An amendment numbered 14 printed in House Report 110-300 to establish a grant program for Colleges and Universities to invest in sustainable and efficient energy projects, up to $1 million for efficiency and $500,000 for sustainability.

1. Adds SEC. 9077. ENERGY SUSTAINABILITY AND EFFICIENCY GRANTS FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION at the end of part IV of subtitle A of title IX

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   Inserted: SEC. 9077. ENERGY SUSTAINABILITY AND EFFICIENCY GRANTS FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.

   Inserted: Part G of title III of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act is amended by inserting after section 399 (42 U.S.C. 371h) the following:

   Inserted: "SEC. 399A. ENERGY SUSTAINABILITY AND EFFICIENCY GRANTS FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.

   Inserted: "(a) Definitions.--In this section:

   Inserted: "(1) Energy sustainability.--The term 'energy sustainability' includes using a renewable energy resource and a highly efficient technology for electricity generation, transportation, heating, or cooling.

   Inserted: "(2) Institution of higher education.--The term 'institution of higher education' has the meaning given the term in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801).

   Inserted: "(b) Grants for Energy Efficiency Improvement.--

   Inserted: "(1) In general.--The Secretary shall award not more than 100 grants per year to institutions of higher education to carry out projects to improve energy efficiency on the grounds and facilities of the institution of higher education, including not less than 1 grant to an institution of higher education in each State.

   Inserted: "(2) Condition.--As a condition of receiving a grant under this subsection, an institution of higher education shall agree to--

   Inserted: "(A) implement a public awareness campaign concerning the project in the community in which the institution of higher education is located; and

   Inserted: "(B) submit to the Secretary, and make available to the public, reports on any efficiency improvements, energy cost savings, and environmental benefits achieved as part of a project carried out under paragraph (1).

   Inserted: "(c) Grants for Innovation in Energy Sustainability.--

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   Inserted: "(1) In general.--The Secretary shall award not more than 250 grants per year to institutions of higher education to engage in innovative energy sustainability projects, including not less than 2 grants to institutions of higher education in each State.

   Inserted: "(2) Innovation projects.--An innovation project carried out with a grant under this subsection shall--

   Inserted: "(A) involve--

   Inserted: "(i) an innovative technology that is not yet commercially available; or

   Inserted: "(ii) available technology in an innovative application that maximizes energy efficiency and sustainability;

   Inserted: "(B) have the greatest potential for testing or demonstrating new technologies or processes; and

   Inserted: "(C) ensure active student participation in the project, including the planning, implementation, evaluation, and other phases of the project.

   Inserted: "(3) Condition.--As a condition of receiving a grant under this subsection, an institution of higher education shall agree to submit to the Secretary, and make available to the public, reports that describe the results of the projects carried out under paragraph (1).

   Inserted: "(d) Awarding of Grants.--

   Inserted: "(1) Application.--An institution of higher education that seeks to receive a grant under this section may submit to the Secretary an application for the grant at such time, in such form, and containing such information as the Secretary may prescribe.

   Inserted: "(2) Selection.--The Secretary shall establish a committee to assist in the selection of grant recipients under this section.

   Inserted: "(e) Allocation to Institutions of Higher Education With Small Endowments.--Of the amount of grants provided for a fiscal year under this section, the Secretary shall provide not less than 50 percent of the amount to institutions of higher education that have an endowment of not more than $100,000,000, with 50 percent of the allocation set aside for institutions of higher education that have an endowment of not more than $50,000,000.

   Inserted: "(f) Grant Amounts.--The maximum amount of grants for a project under this section shall not exceed--

   Inserted: "(1) in the case of grants for energy efficiency improvement under subsection (b), $1,000,000; or

   Inserted: "(2) in the case of grants for innovation in energy sustainability under subsection (c), $500,000.

   Inserted: "(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.".

   Inserted: Amend the table of contents accordingly.

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   In part IV of subtitle A of title IX, add at the end the following new section:

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