Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act of 2014 (H.R. 4092; 113th Congress)
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| Full title | To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to establish the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy as the lead Federal agency for coordinating Federal, State, and local assistance provided to promote the energy retrofitting of schools. |
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| Introduced in | 113th United States Congress |
| Introduced on | February 26, 2014 |
| Sponsored by | Rep. Matthew A. Cartwright (D, PA-17) |
| Number of co-sponsors | 18 |
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| U.S.C. section(s) affected | 20 U.S.C. § 7801, 42 U.S.C. § 6371a, 10 U.S.C. § 2164, 20 U.S.C. § 1059c, 25 U.S.C. § 2511, and others. |
| Agencies affected | Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, United States Department of Agriculture, Internal Revenue Service, United States Environmental Protection Agency, United States Congress, United States Department of Energy, Bureau of Indian Affairs, United States Department of the Treasury, United States Department of Education |
| Authorizations of appropriations | an unlimited amount for each of fiscal years 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 |
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The Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act of 2014 (H.R. 4092) is a bill that would require the United States Department of Energy to establish a centralized clearinghouse to disseminate information on federal programs, incentives, and mechanisms for financing energy-efficient retrofits and upgrades at schools. The bill would require the DOE to collect the data from all federal agencies and store it in one place online.
The bill was introduced into the United States House of Representatives during the 113th United States Congress.
This summary is based largely on the summary provided by the Congressional Research Service, a public domain source.
The Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act of 2014 would amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to direct the United States Secretary of Energy (DOE), acting through the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, to act as the lead federal agency for coordinating and disseminating information on existing federal programs and assistance that may be used to help initiate, develop, and finance energy efficiency, renewable energy, and energy retrofitting projects for schools.
The bill would require the Secretary to: (1) carry out a review of existing programs and financing mechanisms available in or from appropriate federal agencies with jurisdiction over energy financing and facilitation that are currently used or may be used for such purposes; (2) establish a federal cross-departmental collaborative coordination, education, and outreach effort to streamline communication and promote available federal opportunities and assistance for such projects that enables states, local educational agencies, and schools to use existing federal opportunities more effectively and to form partnerships with governors, state energy programs, local educational, financial, and energy officials, state and local officials, nonprofit organizations, and other appropriate entities to support project initiation; (3) provide technical assistance for states, local educational agencies, and schools to help develop and finance projects that meet specified requirements; (4) develop and maintain a single online resource website with contact information for relevant technical assistance and support staff in the Office for states, local educational agencies, and schools to effectively access and use federal opportunities and assistance to develop such projects; and (5) establish a process for recognition of schools that have successfully implemented such projects and are willing to serve as resources for other local educational agencies and schools to assist initiation of similar efforts.
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