Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-110

§7435 Low Emissions Electricity Program

Title 42 › CHAPTER 85 — AIR POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL › SUBCHAPTER I — PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES › Part A — Air Quality and Emission Limitations › § 7435

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Administrator is given $87,000,000 for fiscal year 2022, available until September 30, 2031, to support work that cuts greenhouse gas emissions from how electricity is made and used. Four grants of $17,000,000 each are for consumer education, help and partnerships in low‑income and disadvantaged communities, industry outreach and help, and work with State, Tribal, and local governments. One $1,000,000 award must fund an assessment due no later than 1 year after August 16, 2022, to estimate yearly emission reductions through fiscal year 2031. Another $18,000,000 must be used to make sure the reductions happen, using the law’s existing authorities and the assessment. Of the money above, 2 percent must be kept to pay administrative costs. Greenhouse gas here means the air pollutants carbon dioxide, hydrofluorocarbons, methane, nitrous oxide, perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §7435

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(a)Appropriation

In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Administrator for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to remain available until September 30, 2031—

(1)$17,000,000 for consumer-related education and partnerships with respect to reductions in greenhouse gas emissions that result from domestic electricity generation and use;

(2)$17,000,000 for education, technical assistance, and partnerships within low-income and disadvantaged communities with respect to reductions in greenhouse gas emissions that result from domestic electricity generation and use;

(3)$17,000,000 for industry-related outreach, technical assistance, and partnerships with respect to reductions in greenhouse gas emissions that result from domestic electricity generation and use;

(4)$17,000,000 for outreach and technical assistance to, and partnerships with, State, Tribal, and local governments with respect to reductions in greenhouse gas emissions that result from domestic electricity generation and use;

(5)$1,000,000 to assess, not later than 1 year after August 16, 2022, the reductions in greenhouse gas emissions that result from changes in domestic electricity generation and use that are anticipated to occur on an annual basis through fiscal year 2031; and

(6)$18,000,000 to ensure that reductions in greenhouse gas emissions are achieved through use of the existing authorities of this chapter, incorporating the assessment under paragraph (5).

(b)Administration of funds

Of the amounts made available under subsection (a), the Administrator shall reserve 2 percent for the administrative costs necessary to carry out activities pursuant to that subsection.

(c)Definition of greenhouse gas

In this section, the term “greenhouse gas” means the air pollutants carbon dioxide, hydrofluorocarbons, methane, nitrous oxide, perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 7435

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110