[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2369 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2369
To require the Secretary of Energy to establish a program to provide
rebates for expenditures for energy efficient electrotechnologies that
are used to replace fossil fuel-fired technologies, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 5, 2021
Mr. Norcross (for himself and Mr. McKinley) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
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A BILL
To require the Secretary of Energy to establish a program to provide
rebates for expenditures for energy efficient electrotechnologies that
are used to replace fossil fuel-fired technologies, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Strengthening Manufacturing in
America through Responsible Transitions to Electric Act'' or the
``SMART Electric Act''.
SEC. 2. REBATE PROGRAM FOR ENERGY EFFICIENT ELECTROTECHNOLOGIES.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Energy efficient electrotechnology.--The term ``energy
efficient electrotechnology'' means--
(A) any electric technology that, when used instead
of a fossil fuel-fired technology in an industrial
process results in--
(i) energy efficiency, or production
efficiency, gains; or
(ii) environmental benefits; or
(B) any electric technology that, when used instead
of a fossil fuel-fired technology in an industrial
application results in--
(i) improvements in on-site logistics or
material handling; and
(ii) energy efficiency gains and
environmental benefits.
(2) Qualified entity.--The term ``qualified entity'' means
an industrial or manufacturing facility, commercial building,
or a utility or energy service company.
(3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Energy.
(b) Establishment.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a program to
provide rebates in accordance with this section.
(c) Rebates.--The Secretary may provide a rebate under the program
established under subsection (b) to the owner or operator of a
qualified entity for expenditures made by the owner or operator of the
qualified entity for an energy efficient electrotechnology that is used
to replace a fossil fuel-fired technology.
(d) Requirements.--To be eligible to receive a rebate under this
section, the owner or operator of a qualified entity shall submit to
the Secretary an application demonstrating--
(1) that the owner or operator of the qualified entity
purchased an energy efficient electrotechnology;
(2) the energy efficiency gains, production efficiency
gains, and environmental benefits, as applicable, resulting
from use of the energy efficient electrotechnology--
(A) as measured by a qualified professional or
verified by the energy efficient electrotechnology
manufacturer, as applicable; or
(B) as determined by the Secretary;
(3) that the fossil fuel-fired technology replaced by the
energy efficient electrotechnology has been permanently
decommissioned and scrapped; and
(4) that all laborers and mechanics who were involved in
the installation or maintenance, or construction or renovation
to support such installation or maintenance, of the energy
efficient electrotechnology, or the decommissioning and
scrapping of the fossil fuel-fired technology replaced by the
energy efficient electrotechnology, and who were employed by
the owner or operator of the qualified entity, or contractors
or subcontractors at any tier thereof, were paid wages at rates
not less than those prevailing on projects of a character
similar in the locality as determined by the Secretary of Labor
in accordance with subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40,
United States Code (commonly referred to as the ``Davis-Bacon
Act'').
(e) Limitation.--The Secretary may not provide a rebate under the
program established under subsection (b) to an owner or operator of a
qualified entity for expenditures made by the owner or operator of the
qualified entity for an energy efficient electrotechnology that is used
to replace a fossil fuel-fired technology if the Secretary determines
that such expenditures were necessary for the owner or operator to
comply with Federal or State law.
(f) Authorized Amount of Rebate.--The amount of a rebate provided
under this section shall be not less than 30 percent, and not more than
50 percent, of the overall cost of the energy efficient
electrotechnology, including installation costs.
(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $100,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2022 through 2026.
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