3.0.0 3079 2023-01-11T13:16:14Z 2023-01-11T13:16:14Z Senate S S 2010-03-04 111 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Hearings by 2010-03-11T15:17:40Z Referred to 2010-03-04T23:33:57Z Building Star Energy Efficiency Act of 2010 111 5476 HR 2010-05-28 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Related bill CRS 2010-03-11 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Committee 2010-03-04 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1175-1180) IntroReferral 2010-03-04 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1175) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2010-03-04 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR N P000590 Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR] Mark Pryor D AR Lunsford 2010-03-04 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2010-03-04 True S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2010-03-04 True S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2010-03-04 True C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2010-03-04 True L000035 Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR] BLANCHE LINCOLN D AR LAMBERT 2010-03-15 False G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2010-04-26 False W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2010-05-06 False B001265 Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] Mark Begich D AK 2010-05-24 False K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2010-07-19 False L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2010-07-22 False M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2010-07-22 False B001233 Sen. Bayh, Evan [D-IN] EVAN BAYH D IN 2010-07-26 False Energy Administrative law and regulatory procedures Building construction Department of Energy Energy efficiency and conservation Government lending and loan guarantees Housing industry and standards Lighting and heating Lighting, heating, cooling Energy 00 2010-03-04 Introduced in Senate 2010-04-14T15:03:56Z Building Star Energy Efficiency Act of 2010 - Establishes in the Department of Energy (DOE) the Building Star Energy Efficiency Rebate Program of 2010.

Directs the Secretary of Energy to issue rebates to building owners to offset a portion of the cost of purchasing and installing qualifying equipment or materials or undertaking qualifying services to enhance the energy efficiency of existing commercial buildings and multifamily residential buildings.

Prescribes rebates for the purchase and installation of qualifying: (1) insulation, windows, and qualified high-efficiency window films and screens; (2) new energy efficient equipment, such as boilers, furnaces, and water heaters; (3) unitary air conditioners and unitary heat pumps; (4) variable speed drives for motors; and (5) interior lighting.

Prescribes calculations for reductions in: (1) installed lighting power resulting from installation of qualified interior lighting; and (2) annual energy usage resulting from installation of qualified exterior lighting.

Prescribes calculations also for rebates for qualified: (1) replacement chillers; (2) qualifying services to enhance the energy efficiency of buildings; (3) energy-efficient building operation and maintenance training; (4) service on space heating equipment and cooling systems, (5) energy monitoring and management systems with analog controls; and (6) HVAC testing, balancing, and duct sealing.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish a Building Star Energy Efficiency Loan Program to make grants to states to support financial assistance provided by qualified program delivery entities for making energy efficiency and renewable energy improvements to existing buildings that qualify under the Building Star energy retrofit program.

Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to: (1) direct the Secretary to make guarantees for energy efficiency projects, including projects to retrofit residential, commercial, and industrial buildings, facilities, and equipment; and (2) authorize the Secretary, in the case of programs that finance such retrofitting, to offer loan guarantees for portfolios of debt obligations, and to purchase or make commitments to purchase portfolios of debt obligations.


]]> Building Star Energy Efficiency Act of 2010 Display Title Building Star Energy Efficiency Act of 2010 Official Title as Introduced A bill to assist in the creation of new jobs by providing financial incentives for owners of commercial buildings and multifamily residential buildings to retrofit their buildings with energy efficient building equipment and materials and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Building Star Energy Efficiency Act of 2010 Introduced in Senate 2010-03-04T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s3079is/xml/BILLS-111s3079is.xml 2010-03-11 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.