NASEO News

NASEO General Counsel Congressional Testimony on ACES

Please click here for the testimony of Jeff Genzer, general counsel of NASEO, before the Energy and Environment Committee of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce regarding energy efficiency provisions in the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (ACES.  Mr. Genzer presented on Friday, April 24th as part of four days of legislative hearings on the measure.  Please click here for more information on the witnesses and hearings. 

OMB Guidance on Buy America and Davis Bacon

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released interim final guidance that clarifies application of Sections 1605 ("Buy America"), 1606 ("Wage Rates") and 1512 (Audit and Reporting) in ARRA. The public comment period runs until June 22. In particular, the interim guidelines clarify three exceptions to the Buy America requirement: 1) non-availability (lack of sufficient quantities of domestically-available materials); 2) unreasonable cost (compliance inflates project cost by more than 25%); or 3) public interest (where application of the domestic preference would be inconsistent with the public interest).  Please click here for the guidance document.

Ohio Energy Office Recovery Act Webpage

The Ohio Energy Office has developed a webpage for Recovery Act activities. The site has information on energy-related programs and funding opportunities associated with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).  Other states with Recovery Act website for energy programs include Hawaii, Vermont, New York and Nebraska.  If your SEO has created a Recovery Act webpage, please send the link to Benjamin Deitchman at NASEO.  

ACEEE Behavior, Energy and Climate Change Conference (November 15-18, 2009)

The 2009 Behavior, Energy and Climate Change Conference from November 15th-18th at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, DC is the 3rd annual conference focused on accelerating the transition to an energy-efficient and low carbon economy through an improved understanding and application of social and behavioral mechanisms of change.  Conference organizers include the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE), the Precourt Institute for Energy Efficiency (PIEE) and the California Institute for Energy and Environment (CIEE).  Please click here for more information from the ACEEE website.