Himes Co-Sponsors Affordable Housing Energy Efficiency Bill

NORWALK, Conn. – U.S. Rep. Jim Himes (D-Greenwich) introduced the Pay for Success Affordable Housing Energy Modernization Act, a bipartisan law to increase energy efficiency in multifamily affordable housing.

Congressman Jim Himes introduced the Pay for Success Affordable Housing Energy Modernization Act, a bipartisan law to increase energy efficiency for HUD-assisted housing.
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Nicole Briggs

07/18/2014 7:30 p.m.

The bill allows the Department of Housing and Urban Development to enter into budget-neutral, performance-based contracts that will lower energy and water costs for HUD-assisted housing.

The legislation is cosponsored by Himes and U.S. Reps. Dennis Ross (R-Fla.), Sean Duffy (R-Wis.), Emanuel Cleaver II (D-Miss.) and John Delaney (D-Md.).

“This bipartisan legislation offers a smart, innovative way to reduce utility costs and achieve significant energy savings at no cost to taxpayers or the federal government, and without increasing the deficit,” Himes said.

“I am pleased to help introduce this common sense bill that will conserve energy, reduce pollution, and save money for families and the federal government.”

HUD spends more than $7 billion annually in energy and water costs. The new legislation would provide funding to make energy-efficient upgrades that could save HUD billions of dollars.

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