[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 568 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 568

To require the Secretary of Energy to prepare a report on the impact of 
 thermal insulation on both energy and water use for potable hot water.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 27, 2015

Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois (for himself and Mr. McNerney) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                                Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
To require the Secretary of Energy to prepare a report on the impact of 
 thermal insulation on both energy and water use for potable hot water.

    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 ``Thermal Insulation Efficiency 
Improvement Act''.

SEC. 2. REPORT ON ENERGY AND WATER SAVINGS POTENTIAL FROM THERMAL 
              INSULATION.

    (a) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with appropriate 
Federal agencies and relevant stakeholders, shall submit to the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a 
report on the impact of thermal insulation on both energy and water use 
systems for potable hot and chilled water in Federal buildings, and the 
return on investment of installing such insulation.
    (b) Contents.--The report shall include--
            (1) an analysis based on the cost of municipal or regional 
        water for delivered water and the avoided cost of new water; 
        and
            (2) a summary of energy and water savings, including short-
        term and long-term (20 years) projections of such savings.
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