A Bill: Cash From Congress to Make Office Buildings Green
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Senate Bill 761 Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013
The Essentials
1. While the Obama administration has been drafting energy policies it can adopt without Congress’s approval, the Senate has also been quietly addressing climate change. S. 761 sets aside $250 million for states to help property owners retrofit buildings for greater energy efficiency and $200 million for state and local governments that enact stricter environmentally friendly building codes. The bill requires federal agencies to cut the energy their computers, data centers, and cars use.