This bill requires the Department of Energy to provide competitive grants for making energy improvements in schools. Specifically, grants may be awarded for:
any improvement, repair, or renovation to a school that will result in a direct reduction in school energy costs;
any improvement, repair, renovation, or installation that leads to an improvement in teacher and student health, such as indoor air quality; and
the installation of renewable energy technologies (e.g., wind power) involved in the improvement, repair, or renovation to a school.
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May 18, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.