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Requiring a Report on the Impact of Thermal Insulation in Federal Buildings (H.R. 4801)
Do you support or oppose this bill?
What is H.R. 4801?
(Updated July 13, 2017)
This bill would require the Department of Energy to submit a report to Congress within one year of the date of enactment on the impact of thermal insulation on energy and water use systems in federal buildings and the return on investment of installing such insulation.
Argument in favor
Has the potential to make federal buildings more energy efficient.
Argument opposed
Having the Department of Energy take a year to prepare a report won't save money or energy.
Impact
The bill impacts the Department of Energy and energy efficiency and water use in federal buildings.
Cost of H.R. 4801
A CBO cost is currently unavailable.
Additional Info
In Detail:
According to the bill's official text, the report will include:
an analysis based on the cost of municipal or regional water for delivered water and the avoided cost of new water; and a summary of energy and water savings, including short term and long term (20 years) projections of such savings.
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