1.This Act may be cited as the
Restoring America's Manufacturing
Leadership through Energy Efficiency Act of 2009
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2.Industrial
energy efficiency grant programSection 399A of the Energy Policy and
Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6371h–1) is amended—
(1)in the section heading, by inserting
and
industry
before the period at the end;
(2)by redesignating
subsections (h) and (i) as subsections (i) and (j), respectively; and
(3)by inserting after subsection (g) the
following:
(h)Industrial
energy efficiency grant program
(1)The Secretary shall carry out a program under whi ch the
Secretary shall provide grants to eligible lenders to pay the Federal share of
creating a revolving loan program under which loans are provided to commercial
and industrial manufacturers to implement commercially available technologies
or processes that significantly—
(A)reduce systems
energy intensity, including the use of energy intensive feedstocks; and
(B)improve the
industrial competitiveness of the United States.
(2)To be eligible to receive a grant under this subsection,
a lender shall—
(A)be a community
and economic development lender that the Secretary certifies meets the
requirements of this subsection;
(B)lead a
partnership that includes participation by, at a minimum—
(i)a
State government agency; and
(ii)a private
financial institution or other provider of loan capital;
(C)submit an
application to the Secretary, and receive the approval of the Secretary, for a
grant to carry out a loan program described in paragraph (1); and
(D)ensure that
non-Federal funds are provided to match, on at least a dollar-for-dollar basis,
the amount of Federal funds that are provided to carry out a revolving loan
program described in paragraph (1).
(3)In
making grants under this subsection, the Secretary shall provide a priority to
partnerships that include a power producer or distributor.
(4)The
amount of a grant provided to an eligible lender shall not exceed $100,000,000
for any fiscal year.
(5)A program for which a grant is provided under this
subsection shall be designed to accelerate the implementation of industrial and
commercial applications of technologies or processes that—
(A)improve energy
efficiency;
(B)enhance the
industrial competitiveness of the United States; and
(C)achieve such
other goals as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.
(6)The
Secretary shall evaluate applications for grants under this subsection on the
basis of—
(A)the description
of the program to be carried out with the grant;
(B)the commitment to
provide non-Federal funds in accordance with paragraph (2)(D);
(C)program
sustainability over a 10-year period;
(D)the capability of
the applicant;
(E)the quantity of
energy savings or energy feedstock minimization;
(F)the advancement
of the goal under this Act of 25-percent energy avoidance;
(G)the ability to
fund energy efficient projects not later than 120 days after the date of the
grant award; and
(H)such other
factors as the Secretary determines appropriate.
(7)Authorization
of appropriationsThere is authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this subsection $500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 through
2012.
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3.Coordination of
research and development of energy efficient technologies for
industryAs part of the
research and development activities of the Industrial Technologies Program of
the Department of Energy, the Secretary of Energy shall establish, as
appropriate, collaborative research and development partnerships with other
programs within the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, including
the Building Technologies Program, the Office of Electricity Delivery and
Energy Reliability, and programs of the Office of Science—
(1)to leverage the research and development
expertise of those programs to promote early stage energy efficiency technology
development; and
(2)to apply the knowledge and expertise of the
Industrial Technologies Program to help achieve the program goals of the other
programs.
4.Energy efficient
technologies assessment
(a)Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall commence an assessment of commercially
available, cost competitive energy efficiency technologies that are not widely
implemented within the United States for the energy intensive industries
of—
(1)steel;
(2)aluminum;
(3)forest and paper
products;
(4)food
processing;
(5)metal
casting;
(6)glass;
(7)chemicals;
and
(8)other industries
that (as determined by the Secretary)—
(A)use large
quantities of energy;
(B)emit large
quantities of greenhouse gas; or
(C)use a rapidly
increasing quantity of energy.
(b)Not
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
publish a report, based on the assessment conducted under subsection (a), that
contains—
(1)a detailed
inventory describing the cost, energy, and greenhouse gas emission savings of
each technology described in subsection (a);
(2)for each
technology, the total cost, energy, and greenhouse gas emissions savings if the
technology is implemented throughout the industry of the United States;
(3)for each
industry, an assessment of total possible cost, energy, and greenhouse gas
emissions savings possible if state-of-the art, cost-competitive, commercial
energy efficiency technologies were adopted; and
(4)for each
industry, a comparison to the European Union, Japan, and other appropriate
countries of energy efficiency technology adoption rates, as determined by the
Secretary.
5.Future of
Industry program
(a)Section 452(c)(2) of the Energy Independence and Security
Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17111(c)(2)) is amended by striking the section heading
and inserting the following: Future of Industry program
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(b)Industry-specific
road mapsSection 452(c)(2)
of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17111(c)(2)) is
amended—
(1)in subparagraph (E), by striking
and
at the end;
(2)by redesignating
subparagraph (F) as subparagraph (G); and
(3)by inserting
after subparagraph (E) the following:
(F)research to
establish (through the Industrial Technologies Program and in collaboration
with energy-intensive industries) a road map process under which—
(i)industry-specific
studies are conducted to determine the intensity of energy use, greenhouse gas
emissions, and waste and operating costs, by process and subprocess;
(ii)near-, mid-, and
long-term targets of opportunity are established for synergistic improvements
in efficiency, sustainability, and resilience; and
(iii)public/private
actionable plans are created to achieve roadmap goals;
and
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(c)Industrial
research and assessment centers
(1)Section 452(e) of the Energy Independence and Security
Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17111(e)) is amended—
(A)by redesignating
paragraphs (1) through (5) as subparagraphs (A) through (E), respectively, and
indenting appropriately;
(B)by striking
The Secretary
and inserting the following:
(1)The
Secretary
;
(C)in subparagraph
(A) (as redesignated by subparagraph (A)), by inserting before the semicolon at
the end the following: , including assessments of sustainable
manufacturing goals and the implementation of information technology
advancements for supply chain analysis, logistics, industrial and manufacturing
processes, and other purposes
; and
(D)by adding at the
end the following:
(2)
(A)The Secretary shall establish a Center of Excellence at
up to 10 of the highest performing industrial research and assessment centers,
as determined by the Secretary.
(B)A
Center of Excellence shall coordinate with and advise the industrial research
and assessment centers located in the region of the Center of
Excellence.
(C)Subject
to the availability of appropriations, of the funds made available under
subsection (f), the Secretary shall use to support each Center of Excellence
not less than $500,000 for fiscal year 2010 and each fiscal year thereafter, as
determined by the Secretary.
(3)The Secretary shall provide funding to establish
additional industrial research and assessment centers at institutions of higher
education that do not have industrial research and assessment centers
established under paragraph (1).
(4)
(A)To increase the value and capabilities of the industrial
research and assessment centers, the centers shall—
(i)coordinate with
Manufacturing Extension Partnership Centers of the National Institute of
Science and Technology;
(ii)coordinate with
the Building Technologies Program of the Department of Energy to provide
building assessment services to manufacturers;
(iii)increase
partnerships with the National Laboratories of the Department of Energy to
leverage the expertise and technologies of the National Laboratories for
national industrial and manufacturing needs;
(iv)identify
opportunities for reducing greenhouse gas emissions; and
(v)promote
sustainable manufacturing practices for small- and medium-sized
manufacturers.
(5)The
Secretary shall provide funding for—
(A)outreach
activities by the industrial research and assessment centers to inform small-
and medium-sized manufacturers of the information, technologies, and services
available; and
(B)a full-time
equivalent employee at each center of excellence whose primary mission shall be
to coordinate and leverage the efforts of the center with—
(i)Federal and State
efforts;
(ii)the efforts of
utilities; and
(iii)the efforts of
other centers in the region of the center of excellence.
(6)
(A)The Secretary shall pay the Federal share of associated
internship programs under which students work with industries and manufactures
to implement the recommendations of industrial research and assessment
centers.
(B)The Federal share of the cost of carrying out internship
programs described in subparagraph (A) shall be 50 percent.
(C)Subject
to the availability of appropriations of appropriations, of the funds made
available under subsection (f), the Secretary shall use to carry out this
paragraph not less than $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2010 and each fiscal year
thereafter.
(7)The Administrator of the Small Business Administration
shall, to the maximum practicable, expedite consideration of applications from
eligible small business concerns for loans under the Small Business Act (15
U.S.C. 631 et seq.) for loans to implement recommendations of industrial
research and assessment centers established under paragraph
(1).
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(d)Future of
industry programSection
452(f) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17111(f))
is amended—
(1)in paragraph
(1)—
(A)in subparagraph
(C), by striking $196,000,000
and inserting
$216,000,000
;
(B)in subparagraph
(D), by striking $202,000,000
and inserting
$232,000,000
; and
(C)in subparagraph
(E), by striking $208,000,000
and inserting
$248,000,000
; and
(2)by adding at the
end the following:
(4)Industrial
research and assessment centersOf the amounts made available
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall use to provide funding to industrial
research and assessment centers under subsection (e) not less than—
(A)$20,000,000 for
fiscal year 2010;
(B)$30,000,000 for
fiscal year 2011; and
(C)$40,000,000 for
fiscal year 2012 and each fiscal year
thereafter.
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6.Sustainable
manufacturing initiative
(a)Part E of title III
of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6341) is amended by adding
at the end the following:
376.Sustainable
manufacturing initiative
(a)As part of the Industrial Technologies Program of the
Department of Energy, the Secretary shall carry out a sustainable manufacturing
initiative under which the Secretary shall conduct onsite technical reviews and
followup implementation—
(1)to maximize the
energy efficiency of systems;
(2)to identify and
reduce harmful emissions and hazardous waste;
(3)to identify and
reduce the use of water in manufacturing processes;
(4)to identify
material substitutes that are not harmful to the environment; and
(5)to achieve such
other goals as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.
(b)The
Secretary shall carry out the initiative in coordination with—
(1)the Manufacturing
Extension Partnership Program of the National Institute of Standards and
Technology; and
(2)the Administrator
of the Environmental Protection Agency.
(c)Research and
development program for sustainable manufacturing and industrial technologies
and processesAs part of the Industrial Technologies Program of
the Department of Energy, the Secretary shall carry out a joint
industry-government partnership program to conduct research and development of
new sustainable manufacturing and industrial technologies and processes that
maximize the energy efficiency of systems, reduce pollution, and conserve
natural resources.
(d)Authorization
of appropriationsThere are authorized to be appropriated such
sums as are necessary to carry out this
section.
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(b)The table of contents of the Energy Policy and
Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. prec. 6201) is amended by adding at the end of the
items relating to part E of title III the following:
Sec. 376. Sustainable
manufacturing
initiative.
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7.Innovation in
industry grantsSection 1008
of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16396) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
(g)Innovation in
industry grants
(1)As part of the program under this section, the Secretary
shall carry out a program to pay the Federal share of competitively awarding
grants to State-industry partnerships in accordance with this subsection to
develop, demonstrate, and commercialize new technologies or processes for
industries that significantly—
(A)reduce energy use
and energy intensive feedstocks;
(B)reduce pollution
and greenhouse gas emissions;
(C)reduce industrial
waste; and
(D)improve domestic
industrial cost competitiveness.
(2)
(A)A
State-industry partnership seeking a grant under this subsection shall submit
to the Secretary an application for a grant to carry out a project to
demonstrate an innovative energy efficiency technology or process described in
paragraph (1).
(B)To be eligible to receive a grant under this subsection,
a State-industry partnership shall agree to match, on at least a
dollar-for-dollar basis, the amount of Federal funds that are provided to carry
out the project.
(C)The
Secretary shall provide to a State-industry partnership selected under this
subsection a 1-time grant of not more than $500,000 to initiate the
project.
(3)A project for which a grant is received under this
subsection shall be designed to demonstrate successful—
(A)industrial
applications of energy efficient technologies or processes that reduce costs to
industry and prevent pollution and greenhouse gas releases; or
(B)energy efficiency
improvements in material inputs, processes, or waste streams to enhance the
industrial competitiveness of the United States.
(4)The
Secretary shall evaluate applications for grants under this subsection on the
basis of—
(A)the description
of the concept;
(B)cost-efficiency;
(C)the capability of
the applicant;
(D)the quantity of
energy savings;
(E)the
commercialization or marketing plan; and
(F)such other
factors as the Secretary determines to be
appropriate.
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8.Study of
advanced energy technology manufacturing capabilities in the United
States
(a)The Secretary of Energy shall enter into an arrangement
with the National Academy of Sciences under which the Academy shall conduct a
study of the development of advanced manufacturing capabilities for various
energy technologies, including—
(1)an assessment of
the manufacturing supply chains of established and emerging industries;
(2)an analysis
of—
(A)the manner in
which supply chains have changed over the 25-year period ending on the date of
enactment of this Act;
(B)current trends in
supply chains; and
(C)the energy
intensity of each part of the supply chain and opportunities for
improvement;
(3)for each
technology or manufacturing sector, an analysis of which sections of the supply
chain are critical for the United States to retain or develop to be competitive
in the manufacturing of the technology;
(4)an assessment of
which emerging energy technologies the United States should focus on to create
or enhance manufacturing capabilities; and
(5)recommendations
on the leveraging the expertise of energy efficiency and renewable energy user
facilities so that best materials and manufacturing practices are designed and
implemented.
(b)Not
later than 2 years after the date on which the Secretary enters into the
agreement with the Academy described in subsection (a), the Academy shall
submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, the
Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, and the
Secretary a report describing the results of the study required under this
section, including any findings and recommendations.
9.Industrial
Technologies steering committeeThe Secretary of Energy shall establish an
advisory steering committee to provide recommendations to the Secretary on
planning and implementation of the Industrial Technologies Program of the
Department of Energy.
10.Authorization
of appropriationsThere are
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as are necessary to
carry out this Act.