S.Amdt. 502

SA 502. Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Dorgan, Mr.
Bennett, Ms. Murkowski, 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:

Page 90, line 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) Funding.--The Amount Otherwise made available for
``Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy'' by the matter
under the heading ``ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY''
under the heading ``ENERGY PROGRAMS'' under the heading
``DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY'' of this title shall be reduced by
the amount necessary to carry out the amendment made by
subsection (a).
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