S.Amdt. 5454

SA 5454. Ms. MURKOWSKI submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 5194 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill H.R. 5376, to
provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14;
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

Strike section 50131 and insert the following:

SEC. 50131. ASSISTANCE FOR LATEST AND ZERO BUILDING ENERGY
CODE ADOPTION; BLM PERMITTING ACTIVITIES.

(a) Assistance for Latest and Zero Building Energy Code
Adoption.--
(1) Appropriation.--In addition to amounts otherwise
available, there are appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal
year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated--
(A) $330,000,000, to remain available through September 30,
2029, to carry out activities under part D of title III of
the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6321
through 6326) in accordance with paragraph (2); and
(B) $270,000,000, to remain available through September 30,
2029, to carry out activities under part D of title III of
the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6321
through 6326) in accordance with paragraph (3).
(2) Latest building energy code.--The Secretary shall use
funds made available under paragraph (1)(A) for grants to
assist States, and units of local government that have
authority to adopt building codes--
(A) to adopt--
(i) a building energy code (or codes) for residential
buildings that meets or exceeds the 2021 International Energy
Conservation Code, or achieves equivalent or greater energy
savings;
(ii) a building energy code (or codes) for commercial
buildings that meets or exceeds the ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard
90.1-2019, or achieves equivalent or greater energy savings;
or
(iii) any combination of building energy codes described in
clause (i) or (ii); and
(B) to implement a plan for the jurisdiction to achieve
full compliance with any building energy code adopted under
subparagraph (A) in new and renovated residential or
commercial buildings, as applicable, which plan shall include
active training and enforcement programs and measurement of
the rate of compliance each year.
(3) Zero energy code.--The Secretary shall use funds made
available under paragraph (1)(B) for grants to assist States,
and units of local government that have authority to adopt
building codes--
(A) to adopt a building energy code (or codes) for
residential and commercial buildings that meets or exceeds
the zero energy provisions in the 2021 International Energy
Conservation Code or an equivalent stretch code; and
(B) to implement a plan for the jurisdiction to achieve
full compliance with any building energy code adopted under
subparagraph (A) in new and renovated residential and
commercial buildings, which plan shall include active
training and enforcement programs and measurement of the rate
of compliance each year.
(4) State match.--The State cost share requirement under
the item relating to ``Department of Energy--Energy
Conservation'' in title II of the Department of the Interior
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1985 (42 U.S.C.
6323a; 98 Stat. 1861), shall not apply to assistance provided
under this subsection.
(5) Administrative costs.--Of the amounts made available
under this subsection, the Secretary shall reserve 5 percent
for administrative costs necessary to carry out this
subsection.
(b) BLM Permitting.--In addition to amounts otherwise
available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of the
Interior for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $400,000,000, to remain
available through September 30, 2026, for the Bureau of Land
Management to finalize outstanding permitting activities for
projects that would facilitate access to nickel and cobalt
deposits.
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