CHP Support Act

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 1480 To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to establish the CHP Technical Assistance Partnership Program, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEBRUARY 28, 2019 Mr. WELCH (for himself, Mr. KINZINGER, Mr. TONKO, and Mr. MCKINLEY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on En- ergy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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 A BILL To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to estab- lish the CHP Technical Assistance Partnership Program, and for other purposes. 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 ‘‘CHP Support Act’’. 4 SEC. 2. CHP TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PARTNERSHIP PRO- 5 GRAM. 6 Section 375 of the Energy Policy and Conservation 7 Act (42 U.S.C. 6345) is amended to read as follows: 8 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:07 Mar 15, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1480.IH H1480 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HR 1480 IH ‘‘SEC. 375. CHP TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PARTNERSHIP 1 PROGRAM. 2 ‘‘(a) RENAMING.— 3 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Clean Energy Applica- 4 tion Centers of the Department of Energy are redes- 5 ignated as the CHP Technical Assistance Partner- 6 ship Program (referred to in this section as the 7 ‘Program’). 8 ‘‘(2) PROGRAM DESCRIPTION.—The Program 9 shall consist of— 10 ‘‘(A) the 10 regional CHP Technical As- 11 sistance Partnerships in existence on the date 12 of enactment of the CHP Support Act; 13 ‘‘(B) such other regional CHP Technical 14 Assistance Partnerships as the Secretary may 15 establish; and 16 ‘‘(C) any supporting technical activities 17 under the Technical Partnership Program of 18 the Advanced Manufacturing Office. 19 ‘‘(3) REFERENCES.—Any reference in any law, 20 rule, regulation, or publication to a Combined Heat 21 and Power Application Center or a Clean Energy 22 Application Center shall be deemed to be a reference 23 to the Program. 24 ‘‘(b) CHP TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PARTNERSHIP 25 PROGRAM.— 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:07 Mar 15, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1480.IH H1480 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 3 •HR 1480 IH ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Program shall— 1 ‘‘(A) operate programs to encourage de- 2 ployment of combined heat and power, waste 3 heat to power, and efficient district energy (col- 4 lectively referred to in this subsection as ‘CHP’) 5 technologies by providing education and out- 6 reach to— 7 ‘‘(i) building, industrial, and electric 8 and natural gas utility professionals; 9 ‘‘(ii) State and local policymakers; 10 and 11 ‘‘(iii) other individuals and organiza- 12 tions with an interest in efficient energy 13 use, local or opportunity fuel use, resil- 14 iency, or energy security, microgrids, and 15 district energy; and 16 ‘‘(B) provide project specific support to 17 building and industrial professionals through 18 economic and engineering assessments and ad- 19 visory activities. 20 ‘‘(2) FUNDING FOR CERTAIN ACTIVITIES.— 21 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Program shall 22 make funds available to institutions of higher 23 education, research centers, and other appro- 24 priate institutions to ensure the continued oper- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:07 Mar 15, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1480.IH H1480 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 4 •HR 1480 IH ations and effectiveness of the regional CHP 1 Technical Assistance Partnerships. 2 ‘‘(B) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds made avail- 3 able under subparagraph (A) may be used— 4 ‘‘(i) to research, develop, and dis- 5 tribute informational materials relevant to 6 manufacturers, commercial buildings, insti- 7 tutional facilities, and Federal sites, in- 8 cluding continued support of the mission 9 goals of the Department of Defense, on 10 CHP and microgrid technologies, including 11 continuation and updating of— 12 ‘‘(I) the CHP installation data- 13 base; 14 ‘‘(II) CHP technology potential 15 analyses; 16 ‘‘(III) State CHP resource pages; 17 and 18 ‘‘(IV) CHP Technical Assistance 19 Partnerships websites; 20 ‘‘(ii) to research, develop, and conduct 21 target market workshops, reports, semi- 22 nars, internet programs, CHP resiliency 23 resources, and other activities to provide 24 education to end users, regulators, and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:07 Mar 15, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1480.IH H1480 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 5 •HR 1480 IH stakeholders in a manner that leads to the 1 deployment of CHP technologies; 2 ‘‘(iii) to provide or coordinate onsite 3 assessments for sites and enterprises that 4 may consider deployment of CHP tech- 5 nology; 6 ‘‘(iv) to perform market research to 7 identify high profile candidates for deploy- 8 ment of CHP technologies, hybrid renew- 9 able-CHP technologies, microgrids, and 10 clean energy; 11 ‘‘(v) to provide nonbiased engineering 12 support to sites considering deployment of 13 CHP technologies; 14 ‘‘(vi) to assist organizations devel- 15 oping clean energy technologies and poli- 16 cies in overcoming barriers to deployment; 17 and 18 ‘‘(vii) to assist companies and organi- 19 zations with field validation and perform- 20 ance evaluations of CHP and other clean 21 energy technologies implemented. 22 ‘‘(C) DURATION.—The Program shall 23 make funds available under subparagraph (A) 24 for a period of 5 years. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:07 Mar 15, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1480.IH H1480 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 6 •HR 1480 IH ‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 1 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 2 $12,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024.’’. 3 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:07 Mar 15, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H1480.IH H1480 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS