3.0.0 2052 2023-01-11T13:26:54Z 2023-01-11T13:26:54Z Senate S S 2014-02-27 113 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2014-02-27T16:14:31Z Weatherization Enhancement, and Local Energy Efficiency Investment and Accountability Act 113 4345 HR 2014-03-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. Related bill CRS Weatherization Enhancement, and Local Energy Efficiency Investment and Accountability Act 113 1213 S 2013-06-25 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-70. Related bill CRS 2014-02-27 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2014-02-27 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. N C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2014-02-27 True R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. 2014-02-27 True S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2014-02-27 True Energy Energy assistance for the poor and aged Energy efficiency and conservation Low- and moderate-income housing Public contracts and procurement Residential rehabilitation and home repair Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations State and local government operations Energy 00 2014-02-27 Introduced in Senate 2014-08-27T21:58:24Z Weatherization Enhancement and Local Energy Efficiency Investment and Accountability Act - Amends the Energy Conservation and Production Act to extend the Weatherization Assistance Program for low-income persons through FY2019.

Requires the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to make competitive grants to qualified tax-exempt charitable organizations for energy efficiency retrofit uses that include:

  • energy efficiency audits, cost-effective retrofit, and related activities in different climatic regions of the United States;
  • energy efficiency materials and supplies;
  • organizational capacity for retrofit programs;
  • energy efficiency, audit and retrofit training, and technical assistance;
  • information to homeowners on proper maintenance and energy savings behaviors;
  • quality control and improvement;
  • data collection, measurement, and verification;
  • program monitoring, oversight, evaluation, and reporting;
  • management and administration; and
  • labor and training activities.

Requires contractors carrying out weatherization with funds under the Act to be selected through a competitive bidding process and be accredited as specified by this Act. Requires organizations, in order to receive a grant, to use a crew chief who is certified or accredited as required by this Act.

Requires the Secretary, beginning on October 1, 2015, to ensure that: (1) each retrofit for which weatherization assistance is provided meets minimum efficiency and quality of work standards established by the Secretary, (2) at least 10% of the dwelling units are randomly inspected by an accredited third party to ensure compliance with the standards, and (3) the standards meet or exceed the current industry standards for home performance work.

Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to extend the program for state energy conservation plans through FY2019.

]]> Weatherization Enhancement and Local Energy Efficiency Investment and Accountability Act Display Title Weatherization Enhancement and Local Energy Efficiency Investment and Accountability Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to reauthorize the weatherization and State energy programs, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Weatherization Enhancement and Local Energy Efficiency Investment and Accountability Act Introduced in Senate 2014-02-27T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s2052is/xml/BILLS-113s2052is.xml 2014-02-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. 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.