S.Amdt. 187

SA 187. Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Bingaman,
Mr. Whitehouse, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mr. Schumer) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 98 proposed by Mr.
Inouye (for himself and Mr. Baucus) to the bill H.R. 1, making
supplemental appropriations for job preservation and creation,
infrastructure investment, energy efficiency and science, assistance to
the unemployed, and State and local fiscal stabilization, for fiscal
year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 70, lines 14 through 16, strike ``$14,398,000,000,
for necessary expenses, to remain available until September
30, 2010: Provided,'' and insert ``$17,298,000,000, for
necessary expenses, to remain available until September 30,
2010: Provided, That $3,400,000,000 shall be for additional
grants for State Energy Programs under part D of title III of
the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6321 et
seq.) with the States prioritizing the grants, to the maximum
extent practicable, toward funding energy efficiency and
renewable energy programs, especially for the purpose of
retrofitting residential and commercial buildings to reduce
energy consumption: Provided further,''.

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