§6372b Preliminary energy audits and energy audits

Summary

Governors can apply to the Secretary, after the Secretary issues the required guidelines in section 6372a(a), for grants to do preliminary energy checks of buildings owned by local governments and public care institutions. After similar guideline issuance, Governors, local governments, or public care institutions can apply for grants to do full energy audits. Grants must follow the rules in section 6372a(a)(1) for preliminary audits and 6372a(a)(2) for full audits. If a State, local government, or public care institution does qualifying audits without these grants, the money set aside here is moved into that State’s technical assistance funds and adds to other available amounts. Federal funds from this program, even combined with other federal money, cannot pay more than 50 percent of any audit’s cost.