§15823 — Title 42 The Public Health and Welfare | U.S. Code

Summary

The Secretary can give competitive grants to local governments, nonprofit community groups, and tribal economic development groups. These grants are for helping low-income rural and urban areas save energy, make buildings and systems more efficient, and develop renewable or distributed power (including combined heat-and-power). Grants can pay for projects, studies, planning, and technical or financial help. "Indian tribe" means tribes, bands, nations, and similar groups, including Alaska Native villages or corporations, that the U.S. recognizes for Indian programs. Congress set aside $20,000,000 for the Secretary for each of fiscal years 2006, 2007, and 2008.

Title 42, §15823

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(a)The Secretary is authorized to make grants to units of local government, private, non-profit community development organizations, and Indian tribe economic development entities to improve energy efficiency; identify and develop alternative, renewable, and distributed energy supplies; and increase energy conservation in low income rural and urban communities.

(b)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)For purposes of this section, the term “Indian tribe” means any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, including any Alaskan Native village or regional or village corporation as defined in or established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), that is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians.

(d)For the purposes of this section there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2008.

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The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, referred to in subsec. (c), is Pub. L. 92–203, Dec. 18, 1971, 85 Stat. 688, which is classified generally to chapter 33 (§ 1601 et seq.) of Title 43, Public Lands. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

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note set out under section 1601 of Title 43 and Tables.

§15823 Low income community energy efficiency pilot program