To provide for a study of waivers of certain cost-sharing requirements of the Department of Energy.

SA 3203. Mr. COONS 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 E of title IV, add the following:

SEC. 44__. STUDY OF WAIVERS OF CERTAIN COST-SHARING
REQUIREMENTS.

Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Secretary shall--
(1) complete a study on the ability of, and any actions
before the date of enactment of this Act by, the Secretary to
waive the cost-sharing requirement under section 988 of the
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16352); and
(2) based on the results of the study under paragraph (1),
make recommendations to Congress for the issuance of, and
factors that should be considered with respect to, waivers of
the cost-sharing requirement by the Secretary.
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