[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3001 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3001

   To authorize certain long-term contracts for Federal purchases of 
                                energy.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              July 9, 2015

Mr. Welch (for himself, Mr. Gibson, and Mr. Cartwright) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
 Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
   each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
                jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
   To authorize certain long-term contracts for Federal purchases of 
                                energy.

    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 ``Renewable Energy Certainty Act''.

SEC. 2. CONTRACTS FOR FEDERAL PURCHASES OF ENERGY.

    (a) In General.--Part 3 of title V of the National Energy 
Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8251 et seq.) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 554. LONG-TERM CONTRACTS FOR ENERGY.

    ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 501(b)(1)(B) of title 
40, United States Code, a Federal agency may enter into a contract for 
the acquisition of renewable energy or energy from cogeneration 
facilities covering a period of not more than 30 years.
    ``(b) Standardized Energy Purchase Agreement.--Not later than 90 
days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary, 
through the Federal Energy Management Program, shall publish a 
standardized energy purchase agreement, setting forth commercial terms 
and conditions, that Federal agencies may use to acquire renewable 
energy or energy from cogeneration facilities.
    ``(c) Technical Assistance.--The Secretary shall provide technical 
assistance to assist Federal agencies in implementing this section.''.
    (b) Table of Contents Amendment.--The table of contents for such 
Act is amended by adding at the end of the items relating to such part 
3 the following new item:

``Sec. 554. Long-term contracts for energy.''.
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