Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2017
Latest action · Feb 23, 2018 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 435.
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.
- IntroducedJan 30, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2017
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the National Energy Conservation Policy Act to revise requirements for energy savings performance contracts and utility energy service contracts (performance contracts). These contracts allow federal agencies to work with private contractors on energy efficiency upgrades to federal facilities, unless the facilities are dams, reservoirs, or hydropower facilities owned or operated by federal agencies.
Current law requires federal facility energy managers to evaluate and identify energy and water efficiency measures for federal facilities, but agencies are not required to implement the measures. The bill requires agencies to implement the measures if they are cost-effective.
The Department of Energy must report to the President and Congress on each agency's performance contracts, including their investment value and their energy savings.
The bill redefines "energy conservation measures" to include those involving energy consuming devices and required support structures.
In carrying out energy savings performance contracts, agencies may not limit recognition of operation and maintenance savings associated with energy systems that were modernized or replaced with energy conservation measures and water conservation measures (e.g., lower energy and water bills due to energy efficiency and conservation measures). Agencies may sell or transfer energy savings and apply the proceeds to fund a performance contract.
The energy savings that may be contained in performance contracts are expanded to include: (1) the use, sale, or transfer of energy incentives, rebates, or credits (including renewable energy credits) from governments or utilities; and (2) any revenue generated from a reduction in energy or water use, more efficient waste recycling, or additional energy generated from more efficient equipment.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 30, 2017 to Jun 6, 2017; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Original | Jan 30, 2017 |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | Feb 27, 2017 | |
| R-UT | Mia B. Love | Feb 27, 2017 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Mar 8, 2017 | |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Mar 8, 2017 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Mar 28, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Jun 6, 2017 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jan 30, 2017Markup Jun 7, 2017Reported Feb 23, 2018 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Referred Feb 3, 2017Discharged Jun 7, 2017 |
Actions 8
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 23, 2018Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 115-575.
- Feb 23, 2018Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 435.
- Jun 7, 2017Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jun 7, 2017Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
- Jun 7, 2017Subcommittee on Energy Discharged.
- Feb 3, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
- Jan 30, 2017Introduced in House
- Jan 30, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Feb 20, 2018H.R. 723, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2017As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on June 7, 2017
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 15, January 30, 2017, page H745.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 115-176 | PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS FOR FEDERAL ENERGY MANAGEMENT63 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Dec 12, 2018 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45411 | Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPCs) and Utility Energy Service Contracts (UESCs) Archived | Report | Nov 23, 2018 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 239 | Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2017 | Identical bill | May 24, 2017 |
| S 1460 | Energy and Natural Resources Act of 2017 | Related bill | Sep 19, 2017 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the National Energy Conservation Policy Act to encourage the increased use of performance contracting in Federal facilities, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2017
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 23, 2018Reported in House
- Jan 30, 2017Introduced in House
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.
