[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3040 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3040

To monitor and analyze energy use, and conduct continuous commissioning 
       in Federal buildings to optimize building energy systems.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 13, 1997

  Mr. Barton of Texas (for himself, Mr. Brady, and Mr. Hall of Texas) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                                Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
To monitor and analyze energy use, and conduct continuous commissioning 
       in Federal buildings to optimize building energy systems.

    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 Energy Monitoring, 
Commissioning, and Savings Act of 1997''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) large buildings use more than 30 percent of the 
        Nation's total energy resources;
            (2) many large buildings are inefficient because of poor 
        design and operation;
            (3) energy expenditures in most buildings may be reduced by 
        10-40 percent by implementing more efficient system operating 
        practices; and
            (4) practical methods must be developed to reduce 
        unnecessary energy use in Federal buildings.

SEC. 3. GRANT AUTHORIZED.

    The Secretary of Energy is authorized to award extramural funds to 
monitor and analyze energy use, and to conduct continuous commissioning 
in Federal buildings to optimize building energy systems.

SEC. 4. CONDITIONS OF GRANT.

    To receive funds under this Act, an entity shall submit an 
application to the Secretary of Energy in such form and containing such 
information as the Secretary may require.

SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

  There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary 
to carry out the provisions of this Act.
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