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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 94 

To require certain information and financial assistance under the State energy 

program and the Weatherization Assistance Program to be distributed 

without undue delay to support State and local high-impact energy efficiency and renewable energy initiatives, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 26, 2023 

Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. COONS, and Mr. REED) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To require certain information and financial assistance under 

the State energy program and the Weatherization Assistance Program to be distributed without undue delay 

to support State and local high-impact energy efficiency 

and renewable energy initiatives, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Investing in State En5 ergy Act of 2023’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. TIMING FOR DISTRIBUTION OF CERTAIN INFORMA2 TION AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER 

3 THE WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE PRO4 GRAM AND THE STATE ENERGY PROGRAM. 

5 (a) TIMING FOR DISTRIBUTION OF CERTAIN INFOR6 MATION AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER THE

7 WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.—Section 417 

8 of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (42 

9 U.S.C. 6867) is amended— 

10 (1) in subsection (d), by striking the subsection 

11 designation and all that follows through ‘‘Payments’’ 

12 and inserting the following: 

13 ‘‘(d) METHOD AND TIMING OF PAYMENTS.— 

14 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Payments’’; and 

15 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

16 ‘‘(2) TIMING.—On receipt of a plan adopted 

17 pursuant to section 415(b), the Secretary shall dis18 tribute funds to the State, Indian Tribe, or other di19 rect recipient to which the plan applies as quickly as 

20 practicable. 

21 ‘‘(e) DISTRIBUTION OF INFORMATION.—Not later 

22 than 60 days after the date on which funds have been 

23 made available to provide assistance under this part, the 

24 Secretary shall— 


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1 ‘‘(1) release application guidance to States, In2 dian Tribes, and other direct recipients of assistance 

3 under this part; and 

4 ‘‘(2) publish the allocation of assistance to be 

5 provided to States, Indian Tribes, and other direct 

6 recipients of assistance under this part in accord7 ance with the applicable distribution formula for the 

8 fiscal year.’’. 

9 (b) TIMING FOR DISTRIBUTION OF CERTAIN INFOR10 MATION AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER THE STATE

11 ENERGY PROGRAM.—Section 363 of the Energy Policy 

12 and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6323) is amended by 

13 adding at the end the following: 

14 ‘‘(f) DISTRIBUTION OF INFORMATION.—Not later 

15 than 60 days after the date on which funds have been 

16 made available to provide financial assistance under this 

17 section, the Secretary shall— 

18 ‘‘(1) release application guidance for financial 

19 assistance for energy conservation plans under this 

20 section; and 

21 ‘‘(2) publish the allocation of assistance to be 

22 provided to States under this section in accordance 

23 with the applicable distribution formula for the fiscal 

24 year, including pursuant to subsection (b). 


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1 ‘‘(g) TIMING OF PAYMENTS.—On receipt of a State 

2 energy conservation plan submitted under section 362, the 

3 Secretary shall distribute funds to a State as quickly as 

4 practicable.’’. 

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