**GAO-11-483T**                      Published: Mar 17, 2011. Publicly Released: Mar 17, 2011.                  

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## Highlights

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) aims to promote economic recovery, make investments, and minimize or avoid reductions in state and local government services. As of February 2011, the Congressional Budget Office estimated the act will cost $821 billion in spending and tax provisions through 2019. The Recovery Act provided the Department of Energy (DOE) more than $41.7 billion--$35.2 billion for projects and activities and $6.5 billion in borrowing authority--in areas such as energy efficiency, renewable energy, and environmental cleanup. This included about $3.2 billion for the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant program, about $3.1 billion for the State Energy Program, and about $5 billion for the Weatherization Assistance Program. The act also provided about $6 billion to DOE's Office of Environmental Management for environmental cleanup activities and about $2.5 billion to its Loan Guarantee Program Office to support such guarantees for, among other things, renewable energy projects. This testimony focuses on DOE's obligations and spending of Recovery Act funds for these programs and information reported on jobs funded as a result of this spending. This testimony is based on prior GAO work updated with data from DOE and on preliminary results from ongoing GAO work on the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant program.

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Energy

Appropriated fundsBudget obligationsBudget outlaysEnergy efficiencyEnvironmental cleanupsFederal aid to localitiesFederal aid to statesFederal fundsFinancial managementFund auditsFunds managementLocal governmentsNuclear waste disposalProgram evaluationRenewable energy sourcesSpending legislationState governmentsTechnological innovationsUse of fundsEnvironmental rehabilitation