S.Amdt. 3048

1. Rewrites section 501

   Replaces

   In S. 2262 · Placed on Calendar Senate

   Struck: SEC. 501. OFFSET.

   Inserted: SEC. 5__. COMMUNITY ENERGY PROGRAM.

   Inserted: Part D of title III of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act is amended by inserting after section 364 (42 U.S.C. 6324) the following:

   Inserted: "SEC. 364A. COMMUNITY ENERGY PROGRAM.

   Inserted: "(a) In General.--The Secretary, acting in conjunction with State energy offices, shall establish and carry out a community energy program under which the Secretary shall make grants to eligible entities to support community energy systems improvement projects, including projects involving energy assessments, development of energy system improvement strategies, and implementation of those strategies so as to reduce energy usage and increase energy supplied from renewable resources.

   Inserted: "(b) Eligible Entities.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, an entity shall be--

   Inserted: "(1) a municipality (including a town or city or other local unit of government); or

   Inserted: "(2) a nonprofit institutional entity (including an institution of higher education, hospital, or school system).

   Inserted: "(c) Application Requirements.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, an eligible entity shall--

   Inserted: "(1) provide to the Secretary evidence that the entity has a commitment to improving the energy systems of the entity;

   Inserted: "(2) encourage broad citizen participation in the project carried out with the grant;

   Inserted: "(3) submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require; and

   Inserted: "(4) meet such other eligibility criteria as are established by the Secretary.

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   Inserted: "(d) Types of Grants.--The Secretary shall provide to eligible entities under this section--

   Inserted: "(1) planning and assessment grants to support--

   Inserted: "(A) the assessment of current energy types and uses of the eligible entity;

   Inserted: "(B) the identification of potential alternative energy resources to serve the energy needs of the eligible entity, including energy efficiency measures and renewable energy systems; and

   Inserted: "(C) the development of energy improvement project plans that specify energy efficiency measures to be adopted and renewable energy systems to be installed; and

   Inserted: "(2) implementation project grants to support the implementation of energy system improvements, regardless of whether the eligible entities received planning and assessment grants for the improvements under paragraph (1).

   Inserted: "(e) Use of Grants.--

   Inserted: "(1) Planning and assessment grants.--An eligible entity may use a planning and assessment grant provided under subsection (d)(1)--

   Inserted: "(A) to assess energy usage across the eligible entity, including energy used in--

   Inserted: "(i) public and private buildings and facilities;

   Inserted: "(ii) commercial and industrial applications; and

   Inserted: "(iii) transportation; and

   Inserted: "(B) to formulate energy improvement plans that describe specific energy efficiency measures to be adopted and specific renewable energy systems to be installed, including identification of funding sources and implementation processes.

   Inserted: "(2) Implementation project grants.--An eligible entity may use an implementation grant provided under subsection (d)(2) to implement energy efficiency measures, or install renewable energy systems, in support of energy improvement plans.

   Inserted: "(f) Federal Share.--The Federal cost of carrying out a project under this section shall not exceed 50 percent of total project costs.

   Inserted: "(g) Administration.--The Secretary shall establish criteria for program participation and evaluation of proposals for projects to be carried out under this section, including criteria based on--

   Inserted: "(1) energy savings; and

   Inserted: "(2) reductions in oil consumption.

   Inserted: "(h) Technical Assistance.--

   Inserted: "(1) In general.--To assist eligible entities in carrying out projects under this section, the Secretary may--

   Inserted: "(A) provide training and technical assistance and support to entities that receive grants under this section; and

   Inserted: "(B) support regional conferences to enable entities to share information on energy assessment, planning, and implementation activities.

   Inserted: "(2) Evaluation program.--In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall develop and support use of an evaluation program that measures and evaluates the energy and economic impacts of projects carried out under this section.

   Inserted: "(i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section--

   Inserted: "(1) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2014; and

   Inserted: "(2) $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2018.".

   Inserted: SEC. 5___. OFFSET.

   Section 422(f) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17082(f)) is amended--

   (1) in paragraph (3), by striking "and" after the semicolon at the end; and

   (2) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:

   "(4) $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2013;[struck: and]

   "(5) [struck: $144,000,000][inserted: $190,000,000] for [struck: each of ]fiscal [struck: years][inserted: year] 2014[struck: through 2018.".][inserted: ;]

   Inserted: "(6) $130,000,000 for fiscal year 2015; and

   Inserted: "(7) $80,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2018.".

   Original wording

   Strike section 501 and insert the following:

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