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U.S. GOVERNMENT
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Calendar No. 219
116TH CONGRESS SEAEREPORT
1st Session J SENATE 116-116
ENERGY SAVINGS THROUGH PUBLIC-PRIVATE
PARTNERSHIPS ACT OF 2019
SEPTEMBER 24, 2019.-Ordered to be printed
Ms. MURKOWSKI, from the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources, submitted the following
REPORT
[To accompany S. 1706]
The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, to which was
referred the bill (S. 1706) to amend the National Energy Conserva-
tion Policy Act to encourage the increased use of performance con-
tracting in Federal facilities, and for other purposes, having consid-
ered the same, reports favorably thereon without amendment and
recommends that the bill do pass.
PURPOSE
The purpose of S. 1706 is to amend the National Energy Con-
servation Policy Act (NECPA, Public Law 95-619) to encourage the
increased use of performance contracting in Federal facilities.
BACKGROUND AND NEED
The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources has long recog-
nized the significant benefits of energy efficiency efforts in con-
serving domestic resources, saving American consumers money,
strengthening economic competitiveness, and reducing environ-
mental impacts. The energy efficiency resource plays an increas-
ingly important role in the nation's energy strategy. The advance-
ment of cost-effective efficiency programs and technologies can con-
tribute to the nation's goal of energy independence by reducing de-
mand and using supplies in a more effective manner. S. 1706 seeks
to increase energy efficiency and water conservation measures in
the Federal Government.
According to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), the
Federal Government is the single largest energy consumer in the
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