S 720 · 114th Congress · Energy

Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015

Introduced 2015-03-11· Sponsored by Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH]· Senate

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Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 210.(2015-09-09)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015 This bill revises a variety of programs to encourage energy efficiency in buildings, industry, the federal government, and certain appliances. States and Indian tribes must measure their compliance with certain residential and commercial building energy codes. The Department of Energy (DOE) must: (1) provide technical assistance and incentive funding to implement building energy codes, and (2) establish energy saving targets for updating model building energy codes. DOE must: (1) provide grants to establish building training and assessment centers at institutions of higher education, and (2) establish a process to recognize schools for implementing energy efficient and renewable energy projects and assisting initiation of similar efforts. The General Services Administration must develop model leasing provisions and best practices to encourage building owners and tenants to use greater cost-effective energy efficiency measures in commercial buildings. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must develop a Tenant Star program to recognize tenants of spaces in commercial buildings who voluntarily achieve high levels of energy…

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Congressional Budget Office

S. 720, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015

Oct 19, 2015

As reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on September 9, 2015

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Cosponsors (14)

8 Democrats6 Republicans