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Committee presses for clearer energy and funding data as H.494 heads to floor
Summary
The Senate Committee on Institutions on April 29 pressed staff to include explicit energy-efficiency comparisons and cost differentials in materials for H.494, the capital bill reported 7–0 by Appropriations, and discussed eligibility and funding questions for specific projects.
The Senate Committee on Institutions reviewed preparations for H.494, the capital bill that the Appropriations Committee reported out 7–0, and asked staff to add clearer energy-efficiency and cost information to presentations of capital projects ahead of floor consideration.
Chair, Senate Committee on Institutions, told committee members that Appropriations had voted H.494 7–0 to move it out of committee and that the Institutions panel should prepare for a possible floor appearance as early as the coming Thursday. Committee members asked that materials for each project include the energy efficiency of proposed systems compared with existing systems, and, when renewable energy is not proposed, an explanation with the cost differential.
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