# 114-hr-5349: Energy Contracting Opportunities Act

114-hr-5349, Energy Contracting Opportunities Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Knight, Stephen [R-CA-25] (R-CA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-5349
- Congress: 114
- Title: Energy Contracting Opportunities Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
- Introduced: 2016-05-26
- Sponsor: Rep. Knight, Stephen [R-CA-25] (R-CA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Energy Contracting Opportunities Act This bill expands, from 10 to 30 years, the maximum length of a federal agency contract for the acquisition of renewable energy or energy from cogeneration facilities. In addition, the Department of Energy and the Department of the Interior must establish an interagency working group to study the impact that energy development has had on bird populations.

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- 114-hr-6316: VET Bonus Act
- 114-hr-6207: ACTivate Act
- 114-hr-6138: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 560 East Pleasant Valley Road, Port Hueneme, California, as the U.S. Naval Constructio…
- 114-hr-6094: Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools, and Nonprofits Act
- 114-hr-6076: TREAT Astronauts Act

## Sources
- [114-hr-5349 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5349)

## Related
- [114-hr-6323: To name the Department of Veterans Affairs health care system in Long Beach, Ca…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6323)
- [114-hr-6316: VET Bonus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6316)
- [114-hr-6207: ACTivate Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6207)
- [114-hr-6138: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 560 Ea…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6138)
- [114-hr-6094: Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools, and Nonprofits Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6094)
- [114-hr-6076: TREAT Astronauts Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6076)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5349 (as of 2025-11-18).