3.0.0 5615 2022-02-08T23:17:52Z 2022-02-08T23:17:52Z House HR 2020-01-15 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 9 (Wednesday, January 15, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. MATSUI:H.R. 5615.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H300]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-01-15T15:01:05Z 2020-01-15 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2020-01-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-01-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001163 Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-6] Doris Matsui D CA O. 6 N S001168 Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] John Sarbanes D MD P. 3 2020-01-15 True F000449 Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1] Jeff Fortenberry R NE 1 2020-01-15 True H001080 Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] Debra Haaland D NM A. 1 2020-01-15 True H001068 Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] Jared Huffman D CA 2 2020-01-15 True B001300 Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] Nanette Barragan D CA Diaz 44 2020-01-15 True B001303 Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large] Lisa Blunt Rochester D DE 0 2020-01-15 True A000378 Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] Cynthia Axne D IA 3 2020-02-04 False Energy Advisory bodies Congressional oversight Employment and training programs Energy efficiency and conservation Environmental education Forests, forestry, trees Public utilities and utility rates Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations State and local government operations Energy 00 2020-01-15 Introduced in House 2020-06-29T18:10:27Z The Residential Energy and Economic Savings Act or the TREES Act

This bill provides incentives for retail power providers or cities to plant trees to reduce energy costs.

Specifically, the Department of Energy (DOE) must establish a program to award grants to retail power providers that partner with nonprofit tree-planting organizations to establish or continue operating tree-planting programs. Under the program, retail power providers must give residential consumers free or discounted trees that provide maximum amounts of shade during the summer or wind protection during the fall and winter. Retail power providers include entities that generate, distribute, or provide retail electricity, natural gas, or fuel oil service.

In addition, DOE must annually give an award that designates communities or other areas as the Arbor City of America. The award must recognize communities for superior efforts in increasing tree canopy coverage and assisting residents in reducing energy costs. DOE must give award recipients funding for green infrastructure or green spaces.

]]> TREES Act Display Title TREES Act Official Title as Introduced To establish a grant program to assist retail power providers with the establishment and operation of energy conservation programs using targeted residential tree-planting programs, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced TREES Act Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced The Residential Energy and Economic Savings Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-01-15T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr5615ih/xml/BILLS-116hr5615ih.xml 2020-01-15 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. 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.