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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Mar 26, 2021
Improving State and Local Government Access to Performance Contracting Act
This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to provide financial assistance to states for the implementation, improvement, or expansion of a state energy savings performance contracting program. Energy savings performance contract means a contract that provides for the performance of services for the design, acquisition, installation, testing, operation, maintenance, or repair of an energy conservation measure, water conservation measure, resiliency-related measure, utility cost savings measure, or series of measures.
Upon the request of a state, DOE must provide information and technical assistance in the development and implementation of such a state program.
Further, DOE must establish a national project facilitator certification program to expand the availability of individuals who are trained and certified to work on behalf of the state and local government as project facilitators who will assist with the oversight of projects under state programs.
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Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] · D–VT
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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