Nonprofit Energy Efficiency Act

II 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 196 To require the Secretary of Energy to establish an energy efficiency materials pilot program. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES FEBRUARY 3, 2021 Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. HOEVEN) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Nat- ural Resources A BILL To require the Secretary of Energy to establish an energy efficiency materials pilot program. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Nonprofit Energy Effi- 4 ciency Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. ENERGY EFFICIENCY MATERIALS PILOT PROGRAM. 6 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 7 (1) APPLICANT.—The term ‘‘applicant’’ means 8 a nonprofit organization that applies for a grant 9 under this section. 10 VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:27 Feb 17, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S196.IS S196 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •S 196 IS (2) ENERGY-EFFICIENCY MATERIAL.— 1 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘energy-effi- 2 ciency material’’ means a material (including a 3 product, equipment, or system) the installation 4 of which results in a reduction in use by a non- 5 profit organization of energy or fuel. 6 (B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘energy-effi- 7 ciency material’’ includes— 8 (i) a roof or lighting system or compo- 9 nent of the system; 10 (ii) a window; 11 (iii) a door, including a security door; 12 (iv) a heating, ventilation, or air con- 13 ditioning system or component of the sys- 14 tem (including insulation and wiring and 15 plumbing improvements needed to serve a 16 more efficient system); and 17 (v) a renewable energy generation or 18 heating system, including a solar, photo- 19 voltaic, wind, geothermal, or biomass (in- 20 cluding wood pellet) system or component 21 of the system. 22 (3) NONPROFIT BUILDING.— 23 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘nonprofit 24 building’’ means a building operated and owned 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:27 Feb 17, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S196.IS S196 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •S 196 IS by an organization that is described in section 1 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 2 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of 3 such Code. 4 (B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘nonprofit 5 building’’ includes a building described in sub- 6 paragraph (A) that is— 7 (i) a hospital; 8 (ii) a youth center; 9 (iii) a school; 10 (iv) a social-welfare program facility; 11 (v) a faith-based organization; or 12 (vi) any other nonresidential and non- 13 commercial structure. 14 (4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 15 the Secretary of Energy. 16 (b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 1 year after 17 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall es- 18 tablish a pilot program to award grants for the purpose 19 of providing nonprofit buildings with energy-efficiency ma- 20 terials. 21 (c) GRANTS.— 22 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may award 23 grants under the program established under sub- 24 section (b). 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:27 Feb 17, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S196.IS S196 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 4 •S 196 IS (2) APPLICATION.—The Secretary may award a 1 grant under paragraph (1) if an applicant submits 2 to the Secretary an application at such time, in such 3 form, and containing such information as the Sec- 4 retary may prescribe. 5 (3) CRITERIA FOR GRANT.—In determining 6 whether to award a grant under paragraph (1), the 7 Secretary shall apply performance-based criteria, 8 which shall give priority to applicants based on— 9 (A) the energy savings achieved; 10 (B) the cost effectiveness of the use of en- 11 ergy-efficiency materials; 12 (C) an effective plan for evaluation, meas- 13 urement, and verification of energy savings; and 14 (D) the financial need of the applicant. 15 (4) LIMITATION ON INDIVIDUAL GRANT 16 AMOUNT.—Each grant awarded under this section 17 shall not exceed $200,000. 18 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 19 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 20 $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025, 21 to remain available until expended. 22 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:27 Feb 17, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S196.IS S196 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS