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S1181119th CongressWALLET

Tribal Energy Fairness Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Senator Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI]

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Summary

Expands tribal access to federal energy financing and flexibility for resilience grants. The bill creates new DOE authority to fund technical and financial assessments for tribal loan or loan guarantee applications and clarifies that eligible tribal projects can be on, near, or off Indian land.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

More tribal access to grid grants

If enacted, Indian Tribes could apply for and receive grants for grid resilience and distributed generation projects. States would still need to file the standard yearly plan. Each year a Tribe could choose to submit a plan to run projects itself or the standard plan to award grants to eligible entities. If enacted, Tribes and tribal-owned recipients would be exempt from matching or cost-sharing for these grants.

Tribes eligible for Energy Department loans

If enacted, projects led by Indian Tribes on, near, or off Indian land could be eligible for Energy Department loans and loan guarantees. At an applicant's request, the Department could use appropriated funds to pay for financial and technical assessments. No more than $500,000 could be used for assessments for any one application, and use of this money would be subject to appropriations.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI]

HI • D

Cosponsors

  • John Curtis

    UT • R

    Sponsored 3/27/2025

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