[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3371 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3371

   To authorize Federal departments and agencies to sell energy from 
            cogeneration facilities, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 26, 1993

  Mr. Swett introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
   To authorize Federal departments and agencies to sell energy from 
            cogeneration facilities, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Cogeneration Act of 1993''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSES.

    The purposes of this Act are--
            (1) to improve the energy efficiency of the Federal 
        Government, and reduce energy costs to the Federal Government;
            (2) to encourage Federal agencies to make energy-saving 
        investments that make the most efficient use of facilities and 
        resources of the Federal Government;
            (3) to encourage the Federal Government to set an example 
        in energy efficiency for States, industry, and the general 
        public; and
            (4) to foster greater cooperation between the Federal 
        Government and private industry in the effort to improve energy 
        efficiency of Federal facilities.

SEC. 3. COGENERATION AT FEDERAL FACILITIES.

    (a) In General.--Any Federal department or agency which uses steam 
or other forms of energy for heating, cooling or manufacturing or 
processing operations carried out by such department or agency is 
authorized to enter into contracts for the provision and operation of 
cogeneration facilities on real property under that department or 
agency's jurisdiction or on private property and for the purchase of 
such steam and other forms of energy from such facilities. Such 
contract may authorize the owner or operator of such cogeneration 
facilities to sell electric energy generated by such cogeneration 
facilities to any public or private electric utility company pursuant 
to agreements voluntarily entered into by such owner or operator and 
such electric utility company.
    (b) Military Installations.--Nothing in subsection (a) shall be 
construed to impair or otherwise affect the authority of the Secretary 
of a military department with respect to energy production under 
section 2394 of title 10.

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