CORTEZ MASTO, DAINES INTRODUCE BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION TO SAVE TAXPAYER DOLLARS ON ENERGY COSTS FOR GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto issued the following press release:

Today, U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Steve Daines (R-Mont.) introduced bipartisan legislation to increase energy efficiency in government-owned buildings. The Federal Mechanical Insulation Act (FMIA) would require that mechanical insulation be included in the energy audit of federal buildings conducted every four years.

"The federal government owns over 350,000 buildings across the United States and is the largest energy user in the country," said Senator Cortez Masto. "The American taxpayer is on the hook for every single dollar wasted on energy inefficient systems. This bipartisan legislation would ensure that government buildings...