[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4017 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4017

To extend certain programs under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act 
and the Energy Conservation and Production Act, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 9, 1998

   Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado (for himself and Mr. Hall of Texas) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                                Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
To extend certain programs under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act 
and the Energy Conservation and Production Act, 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 ``Energy Conservation Reauthorization 
Act of 1998''.

SEC. 2. ENERGY POLICY AND CONSERVATION ACT AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Interagency Working Groups.--Section 256(h) of the Energy 
Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6276(h)) is amended to read as 
follows:
    ``(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal years 1999 through 2003 such 
sums as may be necessary to carry out subsections (d) and (e), to be 
divided equitably between the interagency working subgroups based on 
program requirements.''.
    (b) State Energy Conservation Program.--Section 365(f) of the 
Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6325(f)) is amended to 
read as follows:
    ``(f) For the purpose of carrying out this part, there are 
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 1999 through 2003 such 
sums as may be necessary.''.
    (c) Schools and Hospitals.--Section 397 the Energy Policy and 
Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6371f) is amended to read as follows:

                   ``authorization of appropriations

    ``Sec. 397. For the purpose of carrying out this part, there are 
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 1999 through 2003 such 
sums as may be necessary.''.

SEC. 3. ENERGY CONSERVATION AND PRODUCTION ACT AMENDMENT.

    Section 422 of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (42 
U.S.C. 6872) is amended to read as follows:

                   ``authorization of appropriations

    ``Sec. 422. For the purpose of carrying out the weatherization 
program under this part, there are authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal years 1999 through 2003 such sums as may be necessary.''.

SEC. 4. ENERGY SAVINGS PERFORMANCE CONTRACTS.

    Section 804(1) of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act is 
amended by inserting ``, and the Government Printing Office'' after 
``United States Code''.

SEC. 5. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Energy Policy and Conservation Act.--The Energy Policy and 
Conservation Act is amended--
            (1) in the table of contents--
                    (A) by striking ``Sec. 301.'' and all that follows 
                through ``Reports to Congress.''.'';
                    (B) by striking ``efficiency'' and inserting 
                ``conservation'' in the item relating to section 325;
                    (C) by striking ``and private labelers'' in the 
                item relating to section 326;
                    (D) by striking the items relating to part E of 
                title III;
                    (E) by inserting after the items relating to part I 
                of title III the following:

           ``Part J--Encouraging the Use of Alternative Fuels

``Sec. 400AA. Alternative fuel use by light duty Federal vehicles.
``Sec. 400BB. Alternative fuels truck commercial application program.
``Sec. 400CC. Alternative fuels bus program.
``Sec. 400DD. Interagency Commission on Alternative Motor Fuels.
``Sec. 400EE. Studies and reports.'';
                    (F) by inserting ``Environmental'' after ``Energy 
                Supply and'' in the item relating to section 505; and
                    (G) by striking the item relating to section 527;
            (2) in section 252(h) (42 U.S.C. 6272(h)) by striking 
        ``section 708(A)(o)'' and inserting ``section 708A(o)'';
            (3) in section 321(1) (42 U.S.C. 6291(1))--
                    (A) by striking ``section 501(1) of the Motor 
                Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act'' and 
                inserting ``section 32901(a)(3) of title 49, United 
                States Code''; and
                    (B) by striking the second period at the end 
                thereof;
            (4) in section 322(b)(2)(A) (42 U.S.C. 6292(b)(2)(A)) by 
        inserting close quotation marks after ``type of product'';
            (5) in section 324(a)(2)(C)(ii) (42 U.S.C. 
        6294(a)(2)(C)(ii)) by striking ``section 325(j)'' and inserting 
        ``section 325(i)'';
            (6) in section 325 (42 U.S.C. 6295)--
                    (A) by striking ``paragraphs'' in subsection 
                (e)(4)(A) and inserting ``paragraph''; and
                    (B) by striking ``Ballasts;'' in the heading of 
                subsection (g) and inserting ``Ballasts'';
            (7) in section 336(c)(2) (42 U.S.C. 6306(c)(2)) by striking 
        ``section 325(k)'' and inserting ``section 325(n)'';
            (8) in section 345(c) (42 U.S.C. 6316(c)) by inserting 
        ``standard'' after ``meets the applicable'';
            (9) in section 362(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 6322(a)(1)) by 
        inserting ``of'' after ``of the implementation'';
            (10) in section 391(2)(B) (42 U.S.C. 6371(2)(B)) by 
        striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon;
            (11) in section 394(a) (42 U.S.C. 6371c(a))--
                    (A) by striking the commas at the end of paragraphs 
                (1), (3), and (5) and inserting semicolons;
                    (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph 
                (2) and inserting a semicolon; and
                    (C) by striking the colon at the end of paragraph 
                (6) and inserting a semicolon;
            (12) in section 400 (42 U.S.C. 6371i) by striking ``(a)'';
            (13) in section 400D(a) (42 U.S.C. 6372c(a)) by striking 
        the commas at the end of paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) and 
        inserting semicolons;
            (14) in section 400I(b) (42 U.S.C. 6372h(b)) by striking 
        ``Secretary shall,'' and inserting ``Secretary shall'';
            (15) in section 400AA (42 U.S.C. 6374) by redesignating 
        subsection (i) as subsection (h);
            (16) in section 503 (42 U.S.C. 6383)--
                    (A) by striking ``with repect to'' and inserting 
                ``with respect to'' in subsection (b); and
                    (B) by striking ``controlling'' and inserting ``, 
                controlling,'' in subsection (c)(1); and
            (17) in section 552(d)(5)(A) (42 U.S.C. 6422(d)(5)(A)) by 
        striking ``notion'' and inserting ``motion''.
    (b) Energy Conservation and Production Act.--The Energy 
Conservation and Production Act is amended--
            (1) in the table of contents--
                    (A) by striking ``rules and regulations'' and 
                inserting ``regulations and rulings'' in the item 
                relating to section 106; and
                    (B) by striking the item relating to section 207 
                and inserting the following:

``Sec. 207. State utility regulatory assistance.
``Sec. 208. Authorization of appropriations.''; and
            (2) in section 202 (42 U.S.C. 6802) by striking ``(b) 
        Definitions.--''.
    (c) National Energy Conservation Policy Act.--The National Energy 
Conservation Policy Act is amended--
            (1) in the table of contents--
                    (A) by striking ``, installation, and financing'' 
                and inserting ``and installation'' in the item relating 
                to section 216;
                    (B) by striking ``Ratings'' and inserting ``Rating 
                Guidelines'' in the item relating to part 6 of title 
                II;
                    (C) by striking the item relating to section 304; 
                and
                    (D) by striking ``goals'' and inserting 
                ``requirements'' in the item relating to section 543;
            (2) in section 216(d)(1)(C) (42 U.S.C. 8217(d)(1)(C)) by 
        striking ``explictly'' and inserting ``explicitly'';
            (3) in section 251(b)(1) (42 U.S.C. 8231(b)(1))--
                    (A) by striking ``National Housing Act to 
                projects'' and inserting ``National Housing Act) to 
                projects''; and
                    (B) by striking ``accure'' and inserting 
                ``accrue'';
            (4) in section 266 (42 U.S.C. 8235e) by striking ``(17 
        U.S.C.'' and inserting ``(15 U.S.C.''; and
            (5) in section 551(8) (42 U.S.C. 8259(8)) by striking 
        ``goethermal'' and inserting ``geothermal''.
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