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§17151 Definitions

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 152— - ENERGY INDEPENDENCE AND SECURITY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - ENERGY SAVINGS IN GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS › Part Part C— - Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants › § 17151

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Summary

Names who can take part in the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program. It lists who counts as an eligible entity and what words like "eligible unit of local government," "Indian tribe," "program," and "State" mean. Eligible entity: a State, an eligible local government, or an Indian tribe. Eligible unit of local government: can meet either alternative 1 or alternative 2. Alternative 1: a city with at least 35,000 people or one of the 10 largest cities in its State, or a county with at least 200,000 people or one of the 10 largest counties in its State. Alternative 2: a city with at least 50,000 people or a county with at least 200,000 people. Indian tribe: as defined in 25 U.S.C. 5304. Program: the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program created under section 17152(a). State: any State, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and any other U.S. territory or possession.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §17151

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In this part:
(1)The term “eligible entity” means—
(A)a State;
(B)an eligible unit of local government; and
(C)an Indian tribe.
(2)The term “eligible unit of local government” means—
(A)an eligible unit of local government-alternative 1; and
(B)an eligible unit of local government-alternative 2.
(3)(A)The term “eligible unit of local government-alternative 1” means—
(i)a city with a population—
(I)of at least 35,000; or
(II)that causes the city to be 1 of the 10 highest-populated cities of the State in which the city is located; and
(ii)a county with a population—
(I)of at least 200,000; or
(II)that causes the county to be 1 of the 10 highest-populated counties of the State in which the county is located.
(B)The term “eligible unit of local government-alternative 2” means—
(i)a city with a population of at least 50,000; or
(ii)a county with a population of at least 200,000.
(4)The term “Indian tribe” has the meaning given the term in section 5304 of title 25.
(5)The term “program” means the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program established under section 17152(a) of this title.
(6)The term “State” means—
(A)a State;
(B)the District of Columbia;
(C)the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and
(D)any other territory or possession of the United States.

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Effective Date

Section effective on the date that is 1 day after Dec. 19, 2007, see section 1601 of Pub. L. 110–140, set out as a note under section 1824 of Title 2, The Congress.

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42 U.S.C. § 17151

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Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

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