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This Act may be cited as the . North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015 The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Title I—Modernizing and Protecting Infrastructure Subtitle A—Energy Delivery, Reliability, and Security Sec. 1101. FERC process coordination. Sec. 1102. Resolving environmental and grid reliability conflicts. Sec. 1103. Emergency preparedness for energy supply disruptions. Sec. 1104. Critical electric infrastructure security.
Sec. 1105. Strategic Transformer Reserve. Sec. 1106. Cyber Sense. Sec. 1107. State coverage and consideration of PURPA standards for electric utilities. Sec. 1108. Reliability analysis for certain rules that affect electric generating facilities. Sec. 1109. Carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration technologies. Sec. 1110. Reliability and performance assurance in Regional Transmission Organizations. Subtitle B—Energy Security and Infrastructure Modernization Sec. 1201. Energy Security and Infrastructure Modernization Fund.
Subtitle C—Hydropower Regulatory Modernization Sec. 1301. Hydroelectric production and efficiency incentives. Sec. 1302. Protection of private property rights in hydropower licensing. Sec. 1303. Extension of time for FERC project involving W. Kerr Scott Dam. Sec. 1304. Hydropower licensing and process improvements. Sec. 1305. Judicial review of delayed Federal authorizations. Sec. 1306. Licensing study improvements. Sec. 1307. Closed-loop pumped storage projects. Sec. 1308. License amendment improvements.
Sec. 1309. Promoting hydropower development at existing nonpowered dams. Title II—21st Century Workforce Sec. 2001. Energy and manufacturing workforce development. Title III—Energy Security and Diplomacy Sec. 3001. Sense of Congress. Sec. 3002. Energy security valuation. Sec. 3003. North American energy security plan. Sec. 3004. Collective energy security. Sec. 3005. Strategic Petroleum Reserve mission readiness plan. Sec. 3006. Authorization to export natural gas. Title IV—Energy Efficiency and Accountability Subtitle A—Energy Efficiency Chapter 1—Federal Agency Energy Efficiency Sec. 4111.
Energy-efficient and energy-saving information technologies. Sec. 4112. Energy efficient data centers. Sec. 4113. Report on energy and water savings potential from thermal insulation. Sec. 4114. Federal purchase requirement. Sec. 4115. Energy performance requirement for Federal buildings. Sec. 4116. Federal building energy efficiency performance standards; certification system and level for Federal buildings. Sec. 4117. Operation of battery recharging stations in parking areas used by Federal employees.
Chapter 2—Energy Efficient Technology and Manufacturing Sec. 4121. Inclusion of Smart Grid capability on Energy Guide labels. Sec. 4122. Voluntary verification programs for air conditioning, furnace, boiler, heat pump, and water heater products. Sec. 4123. Facilitating consensus furnace standards. Sec. 4124. Future of Industry program. Sec. 4125. No warranty for certain certified Energy Star products. Sec. 4126. Clarification to effective date for regional standards. Sec. 4127.
Internet of Things report. Chapter 3—Energy Performance Contracting Sec. 4131. Use of energy and water efficiency measures in Federal buildings. Chapter 4—School buildings Sec. 4141. Coordination of energy retrofitting assistance for schools. Chapter 5—Building Energy Codes Sec. 4151. Greater energy efficiency in building codes. Sec. 4152. Voluntary nature of building asset rating program. Chapter 6—EPCA Technical Corrections and Clarifications Sec. 4161. Modifying product definitions.
Sec. 4162. Clarifying rulemaking procedures. Chapter 7—Energy and Water Efficiency Sec. 4171. Smart energy and water efficiency pilot program. Sec. 4172. WaterSense. Subtitle B—Accountability Chapter 1—Market Manipulation, Enforcement, and Compliance Sec. 4211. FERC Office of Compliance Assistance and Public Participation. Chapter 2—Market Reforms Sec. 4221. GAO study on wholesale electricity markets. Sec. 4222. Clarification of facility merger authorization. Chapter 3—Code Maintenance Sec. 4231.
Repeal of off-highway motor vehicles study. Sec. 4232. Repeal of methanol study. Sec. 4233. Repeal of residential energy efficiency standards study. Sec. 4234. Repeal of weatherization study. Sec. 4235. Repeal of report to Congress. Sec. 4236. Repeal of report by General Services Administration. Sec. 4237. Repeal of intergovernmental energy management planning and coordination workshops. Sec. 4238. Repeal of Inspector General audit survey and President’s Council on Integrity and Efficiency report to Congress.
Sec. 4239. Repeal of procurement and identification of energy efficient products program. Sec. 4240. Repeal of national action plan for demand response. Sec. 4241. Repeal of national coal policy study. Sec. 4242. Repeal of study on compliance problem of small electric utility systems. Sec. 4243. Repeal of study of socioeconomic impacts of increased coal production and other energy development. Sec. 4244. Repeal of study of the use of petroleum and natural gas in combustors. Sec. 4245.
Repeal of submission of reports. Sec. 4246. Repeal of electric utility conservation plan. Sec. 4247. Technical amendment to Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978. Sec. 4248. Emergency energy conservation repeals. Sec. 4249. Repeal of State utility regulatory assistance. Sec. 4250. Repeal of survey of energy saving potential. Sec. 4251. Repeal of photovoltaic energy program. Sec. 4252. Repeal of energy auditor training and certification. Chapter 4—Use of Existing Funds Sec. 4261.
Use of existing funds.