S.Amdt. 3114

SA 3114. Mr. FRANKEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him 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. GRANTS TO UTILITIES FOR PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE
AGGREGATED WHOLE BUILDING ENERGY CONSUMPTION
INFORMATION TO MULTITENANT BUILDING OWNERS.

(a) Grants to Utilities.--Based on the results of the
research for the portion of the study described in section
301(b)(1)(A)(ii) of the Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of
2015 (42 U.S.C. 17063(b)(1)(A)(ii)) , and with criteria
developed following public notice and comment, the Secretary
may make competitive awards to utilities, utility regulators,
and utility partners to develop and implement effective and
promising programs to provide aggregated whole building
energy consumption information to multitenant building
owners.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021, to remain available
until expended.

SEC. 1023. GRANTS TO STATES AND UNITS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO
DEVELOP BENCHMARKING AND DISCLOSURE POLICIES
FOR COMMERCIAL AND MULTIFAMILY BUILDINGS.

(a) Grants to States and Units of Local Government.--Based
on the results of the research for the portion of the study
described in section 301(b)(1)(A)(ii) of the Energy
Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015 (42 U.S.C.
17063(b)(1)(A)(ii)), and with criteria developed following
public notice and comment, the Secretary may make competitive
awards to States and units of local government to develop and
implement effective and promising benchmarking and disclosure
policies, and any associated building efficiency policies,
for commercial and multifamily buildings.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021, to remain available
until expended.
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