S.Amdt. 429

SA 429. Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. Menendez, and Mr. Sanders)
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 90, between lines 14 and 15, insert the following:

SEC. 4__. FEDERAL PURCHASES OF ELECTRICITY GENERATED BY
RENEWABLE ENERGY.

(a) In General.--Section 203 of the Energy Policy Act of
2005 (42 U.S.C. 15852) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(e) Contract Period.--
``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 501(b)(1)(B) of
title 40, United States Code, a contract entered into by a
Federal agency to acquire renewable energy may be made for a
period of not more than 30 years.
``(2) Technical assistance.--The Secretary shall provide
technical assistance to Federal agencies to enter into
contracts under this subsection.
``(3) Standardized renewable energy purchase agreement.--
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this
subsection, the Secretary, acting through the Federal Energy
Management Program, shall publish a standardized renewable
energy purchase agreement setting forth commercial terms and
conditions that can be used by Federal agencies to acquire
renewable energy.''.
(b) Emergency Designation.--Each amount provided as a
result of the amendment made by subsection (a) is designated
as an emergency requirement and necessary to meet emergency
needs pursuant to section 204(a) of S. Con. Res. 21 (110th
Congress) and section 301(b)(2) of S. Con. Res. 70 (110th
Congress), the concurrent resolutions on the budget for
fiscal years 2008 and 2009.
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