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HR 4181 102th Congress House

To provide support to States which require and encourage utilities to provide process-oriented energy efficiency technology assistance to certain industries.

Introduced: February 5, 1992 See on congress.gov
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Feb 28, 1992
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Feb 5, 1992
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 5, 1992
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 28, 1992

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Declares it is the policy of the United States to provide incentives to States which require and encourage utilities to provide process-oriented energy efficiency technology assistance to certain industries.

Directs the Secretary of Energy to make grants to States which: (1) require utilities to provide energy efficiency financial and technical assistance to covered industries; and (2) offer incentives to utilities for providing such assistance. Sets forth grant parameters.

Directs the Secretary to establish: (1) model guidelines for conducting process-oriented industrial assessments on an industry-by-industry basis; (2) a nationwide directory of organizations experienced in emerging energy efficiency and waste reduction technologies on an industry-by-industry basis; and (3) an annual award program to recognize utilities operating outstanding or innovative industrial energy efficiency technology assistance programs. Requires the Secretary to convene annual strategy-development meetings with respect to such process-oriented energy efficiency technology assistance programs.

Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress regarding implementation of this Act.

Authorizes appropriations.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Feb 5, 1992
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4181: To provide support to States which require and encourage utilities to provide process-oriented energy efficiency technology assistance to certain industries.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-4181/
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