Building Star Energy Efficiency Act of 2010
Latest action · Mar 11, 2010 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-422.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 4, 2010
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Building Star Energy Efficiency Act of 2010 - Establishes in the Department of Energy (DOE) the Building Star Energy Efficiency Rebate Program of 2010.
Directs the Secretary of Energy to issue rebates to building owners to offset a portion of the cost of purchasing and installing qualifying equipment or materials or undertaking qualifying services to enhance the energy efficiency of existing commercial buildings and multifamily residential buildings.
Prescribes rebates for the purchase and installation of qualifying: (1) insulation, windows, and qualified high-efficiency window films and screens; (2) new energy efficient equipment, such as boilers, furnaces, and water heaters; (3) unitary air conditioners and unitary heat pumps; (4) variable speed drives for motors; and (5) interior lighting.
Prescribes calculations for reductions in: (1) installed lighting power resulting from installation of qualified interior lighting; and (2) annual energy usage resulting from installation of qualified exterior lighting.
Prescribes calculations also for rebates for qualified: (1) replacement chillers; (2) qualifying services to enhance the energy efficiency of buildings; (3) energy-efficient building operation and maintenance training; (4) service on space heating equipment and cooling systems, (5) energy monitoring and management systems with analog controls; and (6) HVAC testing, balancing, and duct sealing.
Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish a Building Star Energy Efficiency Loan Program to make grants to states to support financial assistance provided by qualified program delivery entities for making energy efficiency and renewable energy improvements to existing buildings that qualify under the Building Star energy retrofit program.
Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to: (1) direct the Secretary to make guarantees for energy efficiency projects, including projects to retrofit residential, commercial, and industrial buildings, facilities, and equipment; and (2) authorize the Secretary, in the case of programs that finance such retrofitting, to offer loan guarantees for portfolios of debt obligations, and to purchase or make commitments to purchase portfolios of debt obligations.
Cosponsors 13
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 4, 2010 to Jul 26, 2010; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Mar 4, 2010 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Mar 4, 2010 |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Original | Mar 4, 2010 |
| D-AR | Mark L. Pryor | Original | Mar 4, 2010 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Mar 4, 2010 |
| D-AR | Blanche L. Lincoln | Mar 15, 2010 | |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Apr 26, 2010 | |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | May 6, 2010 | |
| D-AK | Mark Begich | May 24, 2010 | |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Jul 19, 2010 | |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | Jul 22, 2010 | |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Jul 22, 2010 | |
| D-IN | Evan Bayh | Jul 26, 2010 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Mar 4, 2010Hearings Mar 11, 2010 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 11, 2010Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-422.
- Mar 4, 2010Introduced in Senate
- Mar 4, 2010Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1175)
- Mar 4, 2010Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1175-1180)
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S1175Text printed S1175–S1180 | Jeff Merkley D-OR (text) | Mar 4, 2010 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 111-422 | ENERGY EFFICIENT BUILDING RETROFITS131 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Mar 11, 2010 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5476 | Building Star Energy Efficiency Act of 2010 | Related bill | May 28, 2010 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to assist in the creation of new jobs by providing financial incentives for owners of commercial buildings and multifamily residential buildings to retrofit their buildings with energy efficient building equipment and materials and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Building Star Energy Efficiency Act of 2010
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 4, 2010Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
