[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1659 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1659

   To provide for utilizing energy savings performance contracts and 
                   utility energy service contracts.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 18, 2013

Mr. Welch (for himself and Mr. Gardner) introduced the following bill; 
       which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
   To provide for utilizing energy savings performance contracts and 
                   utility energy service contracts.

    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 Buildings Energy Savings Act 
of 2013''.

SEC. 2. UTILIZING ENERGY SAVINGS PERFORMANCE CONTRACTS AND UTILITY 
              ENERGY SERVICE CONTRACTS.

    (a) Implementation of Energy Management Requirements.--Section 
543(f)(10) of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 
8253(f)(10)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking ``To carry'' and 
        inserting ``To the extent consistent with subparagraph (C), to 
        carry'';
            (2) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ``A Federal'' and 
        inserting ``To the extent consistent with subparagraph (C), a 
        Federal''; and
            (3) by amending subparagraph (C) to read as follows:
                    ``(C) Implementation.--
                            ``(i) General rule.--Except as provided in 
                        clause (i) or (ii) of this subparagraph, each 
                        Federal agency shall implement the requirements 
                        under this subsection through private financing 
                        described in subparagraph (B)(i)(II).
                            ``(ii) Exception.--A Federal agency may 
                        implement the requirements under this 
                        subsection using appropriated funds described 
                        in subparagraph (B)(i)(I) if implementation 
                        pursuant to clause (i) of this subparagraph 
                        conflicts with the primary mission of the 
                        agency or facility, or if greater cost savings 
                        can be generated under a different program. A 
                        Federal agency shall provide a written 
                        justification for any decision to implement 
                        such requirements under this clause, including 
                        an analysis of the impact of such decision on 
                        the taxpayer.
                            ``(iii) Federal administrative costs.--A 
                        Federal agency may implement the requirements 
                        under this subsection using appropriated funds 
                        described in subparagraph (B)(i)(I) to the 
                        extent necessary to cover Federal 
                        administrative costs with respect to 
                        implementation pursuant to clause (i) of this 
                        subparagraph.''.
    (b) Termination Clauses.--Section 801(b)(2) of the National Energy 
Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8287(b)(2)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (B);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph 
        (C)(iv) and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(D) require each agency to include in contracts 
                appropriate termination clauses for facilities that 
                will or may close before the end of the term of the 
                contract.''.
    (c) ESPCs for Electric Vehicles and Fueling Infrastructure.--
Section 804 of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 
8287c) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (A);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) 
        and inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(C) a measure to support the use of electric 
                vehicles or the fueling or charging infrastructure 
                necessary for electric vehicles.''.
    (d) UESCs for Electric Vehicles and Fueling Infrastructure.--
Section 546 of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 
8256) is amended in subsection (c)(1) by inserting ``, including 
measures taken to finance the acquisition or use of electric-powered 
vehicles or their fueling infrastructure,'' after ``demand''.
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