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On the recordJanuary 20, 2015
I ask unanimous consent that Portman amendment No. 3 be modified with the changes that are at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment, as modified, is as follows: At the end, add the following: DIVISION B--ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This division may be cited as the ``Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015''. TITLE I--BETTER BUILDINGS SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. This title may be cited as the ``Better Buildings Act of 2015''. SEC. 102. ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN FEDERAL AND OTHER BUILDINGS. (a) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of General Services. (2) Cost-effective energy efficiency measure.--The term ``cost-effective energy efficiency measure'' means any building product, material, equipment, or service, and the installing, implementing, or operating thereof, that provides energy savings in an amount that is not less than the cost of such installing, implementing, or operating. (3) Cost-effective water efficiency measure.--The term ``cost-effective water efficiency measure'' means any building product, material, equipment, or service, and the installing, implementing, or operating thereof, that provides water savings in an amount that is not less than the cost of such installing, implementing, or operating.…
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Lisa Murkowski
Republican · Alaska
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govinfo.gov
Jan 20, 2015

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