S.Amdt. 3068

SA 3068. Ms. HIRONO (for herself and Mr. Brown) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2953 proposed by Ms.
Murkowski to the bill S. 2012, to provide for the modernization of the
energy policy of the United States, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle A of title I, add the following:

SEC. 1022. CONTRACTS FOR FEDERAL PURCHASES OF ENERGY.

Part 3 of title V of the National Energy Conservation
Policy Act is amended by adding after section 553 (42 U.S.C.
8259b) the following:

``SEC. 554. LONG-TERM CONTRACTS FOR ENERGY.

``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 501(b)(1)(B) of
title 40, United States Code, a contract for the acquisition
of renewable energy or energy from cogeneration facilities
for the Federal Government may be made for a period not to
exceed 30 years.
``(b) Standardized Energy Purchase Agreement.--Not later
than 90 days after the date of enactment of this section, the
Secretary, acting through the Federal Energy Management
Program, shall publish a standardized energy purchase
agreement setting forth commercial terms and conditions that
agencies may use to acquire renewable energy or energy from
cogeneration facilities.
``(c) Technical Assistance.--The Secretary shall provide
technical assistance to assist agencies in implementing this
section.''.
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