42 U.S.C. § 15823: Low income community energy…

Summary

The Secretary can give grants to local governments, private non-profit community development groups, and tribal economic development entities to help low-income rural and urban communities save energy, use renewable or distributed power, and increase conservation. Grants are competitive and can pay for investments in renewable and distributed energy, energy efficiency projects and conservation programs, studies and planning to make buildings more efficient, and technical or financial help to develop new power sources, including combined heat and power. "Indian tribe" means any tribe, band, nation, or organized group, including Alaska Native villages or regional or village corporations, that the United States recognizes for Indian programs. Congress authorized $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2008.

Title 42, §15823

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(a)Grants

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)Purpose of grants

The Secretary may make grants on a competitive basis for— (1)

(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

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)Authorization of appropriations

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.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

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References in Text

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