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- § 15821. Energy efficient appliance rebate programs
- § 15822. Energy efficient public buildings
- § 15823. Low income community energy efficiency pilot program
- § 15824. State Technologies Advancement Collaborative
§ 15821. Energy efficient appliance rebate programs
(a) Definitions
In this section:
(1) Eligible State
(2) Energy Star program
(3) Residential Energy Star product
(4) State energy office
(5) State program
(b) Eligible States
A State shall be eligible to receive an allocation under subsection (c) if the State—
(1) establishes (or has established) a State energy efficient appliance rebate program to provide rebates to residential consumers for the purchase of residential Energy Star products, or products with improved energy efficiency in cold climates, to replace used appliances of the same type;
(2) submits an application for the allocation at such time, in such form, and containing such information as the Secretary may require; and
(3) provides assurances satisfactory to the Secretary that the State will use the allocation to supplement, but not supplant, funds made available to carry out the State program.
(c) Amount of allocations
(1) In general
(2) Minimum allocations
(d) Use of allocated funds
(e) Issuance of rebates
Rebates may be provided to residential consumers that meet the requirements of the State program. The amount of a rebate shall be determined by the State energy office, taking into consideration—
(1) the amount of the allocation to the State energy office under subsection (c);
(2) the amount of any Federal or State tax incentive available for the purchase of the residential Energy Star product or product with improved energy efficiency in a cold climate; and
(3) the difference between the cost of the residential Energy Star product or product with improved energy efficiency in a cold climate and the cost of an appliance that is not a residential Energy Star product or product with improved energy efficiency in a cold climate, but is of the same type as, and is the nearest capacity, performance, and other relevant characteristics (as determined by the State energy office) to, the residential Energy Star product or product with improved energy efficiency in a cold climate.
(f) Authorization of appropriations
(Pub. L. 109–58, title I, § 124, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 617; Pub. L. 110–140, title III, § 315(b), Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1572.)
§ 15822. Energy efficient public buildings
(a) Grants
The Secretary may make grants to the State agency responsible for developing State energy conservation plans under section 6322 of this title, or, if no such agency exists, a State agency designated by the Governor of the State, to assist units of local government in the State in improving the energy efficiency of public buildings and facilities—
(1) through construction of new energy efficient public buildings that use at least 30 percent less energy than a comparable public building constructed in compliance with standards prescribed in the most recent version of the International Energy Conservation Code, or a similar State code intended to achieve substantially equivalent efficiency levels; or
(2) through renovation of existing public buildings to achieve reductions in energy use of at least 30 percent as compared to the baseline energy use in such buildings prior to renovation, assuming a 3-year, weather-normalized average for calculating such baseline.
(b) Administration
State energy offices receiving grants under this section shall—
(1) maintain such records and evidence of compliance as the Secretary may require; and
(2) develop and distribute information and materials and conduct programs to provide technical services and assistance to encourage planning, financing, and design of energy efficient public buildings by units of local government.
(c) Authorization of appropriations
(Pub. L. 109–58, title I, § 125, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 618.)
§ 15823. Low income community energy efficiency pilot program
(a) Grants
(b) Purpose of grants
The Secretary may make grants on a competitive basis for—
(1) investments that develop alternative, renewable, and distributed energy supplies;
(2) energy efficiency projects and energy conservation programs;
(3) studies and other activities that improve energy efficiency in low income rural and urban communities;
(4) planning and development assistance for increasing the energy efficiency of buildings and facilities; and
(5) technical and financial assistance to local government and private entities on developing new renewable and distributed sources of power or combined heat and power generation.
(c) Definition
(d) Authorization of appropriations
(Pub. L. 109–58, title I, § 126, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 618.)
§ 15824. State Technologies Advancement Collaborative
(a) In general
(b) Duties
The Collaborative shall—
(1) leverage Federal and State funding through cost-shared activity;
(2) reduce redundancies in Federal and State funding; and
(3) create multistate projects to be awarded through a competitive process.
(c) Administration
(d) Funding sources
Funding for the Collaborative may be provided from—
(1) amounts specifically appropriated for the Collaborative; or
(2) amounts that may be allocated from other appropriations without changing the purpose for which the amounts are appropriated.
(e) Authorization of appropriations
(Pub. L. 109–58, title I, § 127, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 619.)