To require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish energy conservation standards for public housing projects and to carry out a program to demonstrate the effectiveness of energy conservation measures in public housing projects.
Public Housing Energy Conservation Act - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to: (1) establish public housing energy conservation performance standards; and (2) revise public housing construction cost limits to reflect structural life-cycle costs and major heating and cooling systems.
Requires public housing development and rehabilitation programs begun one year after enactment of this Act to incorporate such standards.
Directs the Secretary to: (1) provide financial assistance to the Chicago Housing Authority in Illinois to implement public housing energy conservation measures; and (2) report annually to the Congress. Authorizes appropriations.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Banking, Finance + Urban Affrs.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.
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