Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-110

§17152 Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program

Title 42 › CHAPTER 152 — ENERGY INDEPENDENCE AND SECURITY › SUBCHAPTER IV — ENERGY SAVINGS IN GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS › Part C — Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants › § 17152

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must create the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program to give grants to eligible entities. The grants help those entities cut fossil fuel emissions from activities in their areas. Work funded must be environmentally sustainable and, as much as possible, benefit local and regional communities. Grants also aim to lower total energy use and make transportation, buildings, and other sectors more energy efficient.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §17152

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(a)Establishment

The Secretary shall establish a program, to be known as the “Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program”, under which the Secretary shall provide grants to eligible entities in accordance with this part.

(b)Purpose

The purpose of the program shall be to assist eligible entities in implementing strategies—

(1)to reduce fossil fuel emissions created as a result of activities within the jurisdictions of eligible entities in a manner that—

(A)is environmentally sustainable; and

(B)to the maximum extent practicable, maximizes benefits for local and regional communities;

(2)to reduce the total energy use of the eligible entities; and

(3)to improve energy efficiency in—

(A)the transportation sector;

(B)the building sector; and

(C)other appropriate sectors.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

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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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 17152

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110