John Garamendi: “If I might just interrupt you for a moment, Mr. Sarbanes, this is actually happening, and your piece of legislation will…”

“If I might just interrupt you for a moment, Mr. Sarbanes, this is actually happening, and your piece of legislation will expand what is taking place. I know that in California, the City of Berkeley put this program into effect about 2 years ago, but it was a real struggle for them to find a way in which they could sell the bonds. Now, your proposal would, as I understand it, provide a tax exempt municipal bond opportunity so investors would be willing to do this. This is a very, very powerful thing in Berkeley, and a couple of other cities in California that have initiated this, they are putting solar panels on the roof that are good for 20, 30 years, and, as you say, you sell the home, the payment mechanism, the repayment mechanism then goes to the next buyer. This is really an excellent concept, and you are moving this thing one step forward. Where is your bill right now? What is happening with it?”