[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1956 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1956
To require the Secretary of Energy to establish a manufacturing clean
energy and energy efficiency grant program, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 28 (legislative day, May 27), 2021
Mr. Manchin (for himself, Mr. Graham, and Mr. Hickenlooper) introduced
the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee
on Energy and Natural Resources
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A BILL
To require the Secretary of Energy to establish a manufacturing clean
energy and energy efficiency grant program, 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 ``Manufacturing Clean Energy and
Energy Efficiency Act of 2021''.
SEC. 2. MANUFACTURING CLEAN ENERGY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Covered project.--The term ``covered project'' means a
project that--
(A) has been recommended in an energy assessment
described in paragraph (2)(A) conducted for an eligible
entity; and
(B) with respect to the plant site of that eligible
entity--
(i) improves--
(I) energy efficiency;
(II) material efficiency;
(III) cybersecurity; or
(IV) productivity; or
(ii) reduces--
(I) waste production;
(II) greenhouse gas emissions; or
(III) nongreenhouse gas pollution.
(2) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means a
small- or medium-sized manufacturer that has had an energy
assessment completed--
(A) by--
(i) an Industrial Assessment Center; or
(ii) a third party assessor that provides
an assessment equivalent to that of an
Industrial Assessment Center, as determined by
the Secretary; and
(B) in the 5-year period preceding the date on
which the small- or medium-sized manufacturer submits
an application under subsection (c).
(3) Industrial assessment center.--The term ``Industrial
Assessment Center'' means a center located at an institution of
higher education that--
(A) receives funding from the Department of Energy;
(B) provides an in-depth assessment of small- or
medium-sized manufacturers to evaluate the facilities,
services, and manufacturing operations of the plant
sites of those manufacturers; and
(C) as a result of the assessment described in
subparagraph (B), identifies opportunities for
potential savings from, with respect to those plant
sites--
(i) energy efficiency improvements;
(ii) waste minimization;
(iii) pollution prevention;
(iv) cybersecurity improvements; and
(v) productivity improvement.
(4) Institution of higher education.--The term
``institution of higher education'' has the meaning given the
term in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1001(a)).
(5) Program.--The term ``program'' means the program
established under subsection (b).
(6) Small- or medium-sized manufacturer.--The term ``small-
or medium-sized manufacturer'' means a manufacturing firm--
(A) the gross annual sales of which are less than
$100,000,000;
(B) that has fewer than 500 employees at the plant
site of the manufacturing firm; and
(C) the annual energy bills of which total more
than $100,000 but less than $2,500,000.
(b) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a program within
the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy under which the
Secretary shall provide grants to eligible entities to implement
covered projects.
(c) Application.--An eligible entity seeking a grant under the
program shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in
such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may
require, including a demonstration of need for financial assistance to
implement the proposed covered project.
(d) Priority.--In awarding grants under the program, the Secretary
shall give priority to eligible entities that--
(1) have had an energy assessment completed by an
Industrial Assessment Center; and
(2) propose to carry out a covered project with a greater
potential for--
(A) energy efficiency gains; or
(B) greenhouse gas emissions reductions.
(e) Grant Amount.--
(1) Maximum amount.--The amount of a grant provided to an
eligible entity under the program shall not exceed $300,000.
(2) Federal share.--A grant awarded under the program for a
covered project shall be in an amount that is not more than 50
percent of the cost of the covered project.
(3) Supplement.--A grant received by an eligible entity
under the program shall supplement, not supplant, any private
or State funds available to the eligible entity to carry out
the covered project.
(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $100,000,000
for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026, to remain available until
expended.
SEC. 3. INDUSTRIAL ASSESSMENT CENTER TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.
Section 452 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42
U.S.C. 17111) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following:
``(6) Small- or medium-sized manufacturer.--The term
`small- or medium-sized manufacturer' means a manufacturing
firm--
``(A) the gross annual sales of which are less than
$100,000,000;
``(B) that has fewer than 500 employees at the
plant site of the manufacturing firm; and
``(C) the annual energy bills of which total more
than $100,000 but less than $2,500,000.''; and
(2) in subsection (e)--
(A) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and'' at the
end;
(B) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the
end and inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(6) to provide technical assistance to small- and medium-
sized manufacturers, for which the industrial research and
assessment center has completed an energy assessment, to
upgrade, retrofit, or replace systems or infrastructure
consistent with recommendations made in the energy
assessment.''.
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