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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 2370 

To require the Secretary of Energy to provide rebates for the installation 

of zero-emission technologies in single-family homes and multifamily 

buildings, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 15, 2021 

Mr. HEINRICH (for himself, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Ms. SMITH, Mr. SCHATZ, Mr. 

BOOKER, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. MURPHY, Mr. BENNET, Mr. OSSOFF, 

Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Ms. STABENOW, and Mr. LUJA ́N) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To require the Secretary of Energy to provide rebates for 

the installation of zero-emission technologies in singlefamily homes and multifamily buildings, 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 ‘‘Zero-Emission Homes 

5 Act of 2021’’. 

6 SEC. 2. ZERO-EMISSION HOME PROGRAM. 

7 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 


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1 (1) CERTIFIED CONTRACTOR.—The term ‘‘cer2 tified contractor’’ means a contractor with an indus3 try-recognized certification reflecting training, edu4 cation, or other technical expertise relating to quali5 fied electrification projects for residential buildings, 

6 as identified by the Secretary. 

7 (2) CONTRACTOR COMPANY.—The term ‘‘con8 tractor company’’ means a company— 

9 (A) the business of which is to provide 

10 services— 

11 (i) to residential building owners; and 

12 (ii) for which a rebate may be pro13 vided pursuant to the Program; and 

14 (B) that holds the licenses and insurance 

15 required by the State in which the company 

16 provides services. 

17 (3) ELECTRIC LOAD OR SERVICE CENTER UP18 GRADE.—The term ‘‘electric load or service center 

19 upgrade’’ means an improvement to a circuit break20 er panel that enables the installation and use of— 

21 (A) a QEP described in any of subclauses 

22 (II) through (IV) of paragraph (10)(A)(i); or 

23 (B) if determined to be appropriate by the 

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1 clauses (I) through (III) of paragraph 

2 (10)(A)(ii). 

3 (4) HEAT PUMP.—The term ‘‘heat pump’’ 

4 means a heat pump used for water heating, space 

5 heating, or space cooling that— 

6 (A) relies solely on electricity for its source 

7 of power; and 

8 (B) is air-sourced, geothermal- or ground9 sourced, or water-sourced. 

10 (5) HOME.—The term ‘‘home’’ means each of— 

11 (A) a building with not more than 1 dwell12 ing unit, an individual condominium unit, or a 

13 manufactured housing unit, that— 

14 (i) is located in a State; and 

15 (ii)(I) is the primary residence of— 

16 (aa) the owner of that building, 

17 condominium unit, or manufactured 

18 housing unit, as applicable; or 

19 (bb) a renter; or 

20 (II) is a new-construction single-fam21 ily residential home; and 

22 (B) a unit of a multifamily building that— 

23 (i) is owned by an individual who is 

24 not the owner of the multifamily building; 

25 (ii) is located in a State; and 


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1 (iii) is the primary residence of— 

2 (I) the owner of that unit; or 

3 (II) a renter. 

4 (6) HVAC.—The term ‘‘HVAC’’ means heat5 ing, ventilation, and air conditioning. 

6 (7) LOW- OR MODERATE-INCOME.—The term 

7 ‘‘low- or moderate-income’’, with respect to a house8 hold, means a household— 

9 (A) with an annual income that is less 

10 than 80 percent of the annual median income 

11 of the area in which the household is located; 

12 or 

13 (B) that is low-income (as defined in sec14 tion 412 of the Energy Conservation and Pro15 duction Act (42 U.S.C. 6862)). 

16 (8) MULTIFAMILY BUILDING.—The term ‘‘mul17 tifamily building’’ means any building— 

18 (A) with 2 or more dwelling units that— 

19 (i) are built on top of one another or 

20 side-by-side; and 

21 (ii) may share common facilities; and 

22 (B) that is not a home. 

23 (9) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘Program’’ means 

24 the Zero-Emission Home Program established under 

25 subsection (b). 


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1 (10) QUALIFIED ELECTRIFICATION PROJECT; 

2 QEP.— 

3 (A) IN GENERAL.—The terms ‘‘qualified 

4 electrification project’’ and ‘‘QEP’’ mean a 

5 project that, as applicable— 

6 (i) installs, or enables the installation 

7 and use of, in a home or multifamily build8 ing— 

9 (I) an electric load or service cen10 ter upgrade; 

11 (II) an electric heat pump; 

12 (III) an induction or noninduc13 tion electric stove, cooktop, range, or 

14 oven that has received an Energy Star 

15 Emerging Technology Award (or 

16 meets a more stringent standard, as 

17 determined by the Secretary, if the 

18 Secretary determines a more stringent 

19 standard to be appropriate); or 

20 (IV) an electric heat pump 

21 clothes dryer that is Energy Star 

22 Most Efficient certified (or meets a 

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1 retary determines a more stringent 

2 standard to be appropriate); or 

3 (ii) if determined to be appropriate by 

4 the Secretary, installs, or enables the in5 stallation and use of, in a home or multi6 family building described in subparagraph 

7 (B)— 

8 (I) a solar photovoltaic system, 

9 including any electrical equipment, 

10 wiring, or other components necessary 

11 for the installation and use of the 

12 solar photovoltaic system, including a 

13 battery storage system; 

14 (II) electric vehicle charging in15 frastructure or electric vehicle support 

16 equipment necessary to recharge an 

17 electric vehicle on-site; or 

18 (III) electrical rewiring, power 

19 sharing plugs, or other installation 

20 tasks directly related to and necessary 

21 for the safe and effective functioning 

22 of a QEP in a home or multifamily 

23 building. 

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1 ferred to in subparagraph (A)(ii) is a home or 

2 multifamily building that is certified, or the 

3 household of the homeowner of which is cer4 tified, as applicable, as low- or moderate-income 

5 pursuant to the procedures established under 

6 subsection (d)(1). 

7 (C) EXCLUSIONS.—The terms ‘‘qualified 

8 electrification project’’ and ‘‘QEP’’ do not in9 clude any project with respect to which the ap10 pliance, system, equipment, infrastructure, com11 ponent, or other item described in clause (i) or 

12 (ii) of subparagraph (A) is not certified under 

13 the Energy Star program established by section 

14 324A of the Energy Policy and Conservation 

15 Act (42 U.S.C. 6294a) if, as of the date on 

16 which the project is carried out, the item is of 

17 a category for which a certification is provided 

18 under that program. 

19 (11) QUALIFIED PROVIDER.—The term ‘‘quali20 fied provider’’ means an electric utility, Tribal-owned 

21 entity or Tribally Designated Housing Entity 

22 (TDHE), or commercial, nonprofit, or government 

23 entity, including a retailer and a contractor com24 pany, that provides services for which a rebate may 

25 be provided pursuant to the Program for 1 or more 


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1 portfolios that consist of 1 or more qualified elec2 trification projects. 

3 (12) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ 

4 means the Secretary of Energy. 

5 (13) SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM.—The 

6 term ‘‘solar photovoltaic system’’ means a system— 

7 (A) placed on-site at a home or multifamily 

8 building, or as part of the community of the 

9 home or multifamily building; and 

10 (B) that generates electricity from the sun 

11 specifically for the home, multifamily building, 

12 or community. 

13 (14) TRIBAL COMMUNITY.—The term ‘‘Tribal 

14 community’’ means a Tribal tract or Tribal block 

15 group. 

16 (15) UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY.—The term 

17 ‘‘underserved community’’ means a community lo18 cated in a census tract that is identified by the Sec19 retary as— 

20 (A) a low- or moderate-income community; 

21 or 

22 (B) a community of racial or ethnic minor23 ity concentration. 


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1 (16) ZERO-EMISSION HOME REBATE.—The 

2 term ‘‘zero-emission home rebate’’ means a rebate 

3 provided in accordance with subsection (c). 

4 (b) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary 

5 shall establish a program, to be known as the ‘‘Zero-Emis6 sion Home Program’’, to provide zero-emission home re7 bates in accordance with subsection (c). 

8 (c) ZERO-EMISSION HOME REBATES FOR QUALIFIED

9 ELECTRIFICATION PROJECTS.— 

10 (1) ZERO-EMISSION HOME REBATES.— 

11 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara12 graph (B), in carrying out the Program, the 

13 Secretary shall provide to homeowners and own14 ers of multifamily buildings zero-emission home 

15 rebates, in accordance with this subsection, for 

16 qualified electrification projects carried out at, 

17 or relating to, the homes or multifamily build18 ings, as applicable. 

19 (B) REQUIREMENT.—The provision of a 

20 zero-emission home rebate under this paragraph 

21 shall be subject to the availability of appropria22 tions for that purpose. 

23 (2) AMOUNT OF REBATE.— 


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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection 

2 (d)(2)(A)(i), a zero-emission home rebate under 

3 paragraph (1) shall be equal to— 

4 (i) in the case of a qualified elec5 trification project described in subsection 

6 (a)(10)(A)(i)(II) that installs a heat pump 

7 used for water heating, not more than 

8 $1,250; 

9 (ii) in the case of a qualified elec10 trification project described in subsection 

11 (a)(10)(A)(i)(II) that installs a heat pump 

12 HVAC system— 

13 (I) not more than $3,000 if the 

14 heat pump HVAC system has a heat15 ing capacity of not less than 27,500 

16 Btu per hour; and 

17 (II) not more than $1,500 if the 

18 heat pump HVAC system has a heat19 ing capacity of less than 27,500 Btu 

20 per hour; 

21 (iii) in the case of a qualified elec22 trification project described in subclause 

23 (III) or (IV) of subsection (a)(10)(A)(i), 

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1 (iv) in the case of a qualified elec2 trification project described in subsection 

3 (a)(10)(A)(i)(I) that installs an electric 

4 load or service center panel that enables 

5 the installation and use of any upgrade, 

6 appliance, system, equipment, infrastruc7 ture, component, or other item installed 

8 pursuant to any other qualified electrifica9 tion project, not more than $3,000; and 

10 (v) in the case of any other qualified 

11 electrification project, including a qualified 

12 electrification project described in any of 

13 subclauses (I) through (III) of subsection 

14 (a)(10)(A)(ii), for which the Secretary pro15 vides a zero-emission home rebate, not 

16 more than an amount determined by the 

17 Secretary for that qualified electrification 

18 project, subject to subparagraph (B). 

19 (B) LIMITATIONS ON AMOUNT OF RE20 BATE.— 

21 (i) MAXIMUM TOTAL AMOUNT.—Sub22 ject to subsection (d)(2)(A)(ii), the max23 imum total amount that may be awarded 

24 as zero-emission home rebates under this 

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1 each home for which a zero-emission home 

2 rebate is provided. 

3 (ii) COSTS.— 

4 (I) IN GENERAL.—Subject to 

5 subsection (d)(2)(A)(iii), the amount 

6 of a zero-emission home rebate pro7 vided to a homeowner under this sub8 section shall not exceed 50 percent of 

9 the total cost of the applicable quali10 fied electrification project. 

11 (II) LABOR COSTS.—Subject to 

12 subsection (d)(2)(A)(iii), not more 

13 than 50 percent of the labor costs as14 sociated with a qualified electrification 

15 project may be included in the 50 per16 cent of total costs for which a zero17 emission home rebate is provided 

18 under this subsection, as described in 

19 subclause (I), subject to the condition 

20 that labor costs account for not more 

21 than 50 percent of the amount of the 

22 zero-emission home rebate. 

23 (3) LIMITATIONS ON QEPS.— 

24 (A) CONTRACTORS.—A zero-emission home 

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1 trification project carried out by a contractor 

2 only if that contractor is a certified contractor. 

3 (B) HEAT PUMP HVAC SYSTEMS.—A zero4 emission home rebate may be provided for a 

5 qualified electrification project that installs or 

6 enables the installation of a heat pump HVAC 

7 system only if the heat pump HVAC system— 

8 (i) replaces— 

9 (I) a nonelectric HVAC system; 

10 or 

11 (II) an electric resistance HVAC 

12 system; or 

13 (ii) is part of new construction, as de14 termined by the Secretary. 

15 (C) HEAT PUMPS FOR WATER HEATING.— 

16 A zero-emission home rebate may be provided 

17 for a qualified electrification project that in18 stalls or enables the installation of a heat pump 

19 used for water heating only if the heat pump— 

20 (i) replaces— 

21 (I) a nonelectric heat pump water 

22 heater; 

23 (II) a nonelectric water heater; or 

24 (III) an electric resistance water 

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1 (ii) is part of new construction, as de2 termined by the Secretary. 

3 (D) ELECTRIC STOVES, COOKTOPS, 

4 RANGES, AND OVENS.—A zero-emission home 

5 rebate may be provided for a qualified elec6 trification project described in subsection 

7 (a)(10)(A)(i)(III) only if the applicable electric 

8 stove, cooktop, range, or oven— 

9 (i) replaces a nonelectric stove, 

10 cooktop, range, or oven; or 

11 (ii) is part of new construction, as de12 termined by the Secretary. 

13 (E) ELECTRIC HEAT PUMP CLOTHES DRY14 ERS.—A zero-emission home rebate may be pro15 vided for a qualified electrification project de16 scribed in subsection (a)(10)(A)(i)(IV) only if 

17 the applicable electric heat pump clothes 

18 dryer— 

19 (i) replaces a nonelectric clothes 

20 dryer; or 

21 (ii) is part of new construction. 

22 (4) ADDITIONAL INCENTIVES FOR CONTRAC23 TORS AND QUALIFIED PROVIDERS.— 

24 (A) GENERAL INCENTIVE.— 


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1 (i) IN GENERAL.—With respect to 

2 each qualified electrification project de3 scribed in clause (ii), the Secretary shall 

4 provide a payment of $100 to the certified 

5 contractor or qualified provider carrying 

6 out the qualified electrification project. 

7 (ii) QUALIFIED ELECTRIFICATION

8 PROJECT DESCRIBED.—A qualified elec9 trification project referred to in clause (i) 

10 is a qualified electrification project— 

11 (I) that is carried out at a home 

12 or multifamily building; 

13 (II) for which a rebate is pro14 vided under this subsection; and 

15 (III) with respect to which the 

16 certified contractor or qualified pro17 vider is not eligible for a higher pay18 ment under any of subparagraphs (B) 

19 through (D). 

20 (B) INCENTIVE FOR QEPS IN CERTAIN

21 COMMUNITIES AND HOUSEHOLDS.— 

22 (i) IN GENERAL.—With respect to 

23 each qualified electrification project de24 scribed in clause (ii), the Secretary shall 

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1 contractor or qualified provider carrying 

2 out the qualified electrification project. 

3 (ii) QUALIFIED ELECTRIFICATION

4 PROJECT DESCRIBED.—A qualified elec5 trification project referred to in clause (i) 

6 is a qualified electrification project— 

7 (I) that is carried out at a home 

8 or multifamily building that— 

9 (aa) is located in an under10 served community or a Tribal 

11 community; or 

12 (bb) is certified, or the 

13 household of the homeowner of 

14 which is certified, as applicable, 

15 as low- or moderate-income pur16 suant to the procedures estab17 lished under subsection (d)(1); 

18 (II) for which a rebate is pro19 vided under this subsection; and 

20 (III) with respect to which the 

21 certified contractor or qualified pro22 vider is not eligible for a higher pay23 ment under subparagraph (C) or (D). 

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1 (i) IN GENERAL.—With respect to 

2 each qualified electrification project de3 scribed in clause (ii), the Secretary shall 

4 provide a payment of $250 to the certified 

5 contractor or qualified provider carrying 

6 out the qualified electrification project. 

7 (ii) QUALIFIED ELECTRIFICATION

8 PROJECT DESCRIBED.—A qualified elec9 trification project referred to in clause (i) 

10 is a qualified electrification project— 

11 (I) that is carried out— 

12 (aa) at a home or multi13 family building; and 

14 (bb) by a certified contractor 

15 or qualified provider that allows 

16 for the use of collective bar17 gaining agreements; 

18 (II) for which a rebate is pro19 vided under this subsection; and 

20 (III) with respect to which— 

21 (aa) all laborers and me22 chanics employed on the qualified 

23 electrification project are paid 

24 wages at rates not less than 

25 those prevailing on projects of a 


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1 character similar in the locality, 

2 as determined by the Secretary of 

3 Labor in accordance with sub4 chapter IV of chapter 31 of part 

5 A of subtitle II of title 40, 

6 United States Code (commonly 

7 referred to as the ‘‘Davis-Bacon 

8 Act’’); and 

9 (bb) the certified contractor 

10 or qualified provider is not eligi11 ble for a higher payment under 

12 subparagraph (D). 

13 (D) MAXIMUM INCENTIVE.— 

14 (i) IN GENERAL.—With respect to 

15 each qualified electrification project de16 scribed in clause (ii), the Secretary shall 

17 provide a payment of $500 to the certified 

18 contractor or qualified provider carrying 

19 out the qualified electrification project. 

20 (ii) QUALIFIED ELECTRIFICATION

21 PROJECT DESCRIBED.—A qualified elec22 trification project referred to in clause (i) 

23 is a qualified electrification project— 

24 (I) that is carried out— 


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1 (aa) at a home or multi2 family building that— 

3 (AA) is located in an 

4 underserved community or a 

5 Tribal community; or 

6 (BB) is certified, or the 

7 household of the homeowner 

8 of which is certified, as ap9 plicable, as low- or mod10 erate-income pursuant to the 

11 procedures established under 

12 subsection (d)(1); and 

13 (bb) by a certified contractor 

14 or qualified provider that allows 

15 for the use of collective bar16 gaining agreements; 

17 (II) for which a rebate is pro18 vided under this subsection; and 

19 (III) with respect to which all la20 borers and mechanics employed on the 

21 qualified electrification project are 

22 paid wages at rates not less than 

23 those prevailing on projects of a char24 acter similar in the locality, as deter25 mined by the Secretary of Labor in 


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1 accordance with subchapter IV of 

2 chapter 31 of part A of subtitle II of 

3 title 40, United States Code (com4 monly referred to as the ‘‘Davis5 Bacon Act’’). 

6 (E) CLARIFICATION.—An amount provided 

7 to a contractor or qualified provider under any 

8 of subparagraphs (A) through (D) shall be in 

9 addition to the amount of any zero-emission 

10 home rebate received by the contractor or quali11 fied provider. 

12 (5) CLAIM.— 

13 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph 

14 (2)(B), a homeowner, a certified contractor, or 

15 a qualified provider may claim a separate zero16 emission home rebate under this subsection for 

17 each qualified electrification project carried out 

18 at a home. 

19 (B) TRANSFER.—The Secretary shall es20 tablish and publish procedures pursuant to 

21 which a homeowner or owner of a multifamily 

22 building may transfer the right to claim a re23 bate under this subsection to the certified con24 tractor or qualified provider carrying out the 

25 applicable qualified electrification project. 


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1 (6) MULTIFAMILY BUILDINGS.— 

2 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara3 graph (B), the owner of a multifamily building 

4 may combine the amounts of zero-emission 

5 home rebates for each dwelling unit in the mul6 tifamily building into a single rebate, subject 

7 to— 

8 (i) the condition that the applicable 

9 qualified electrification projects benefit 

10 each dwelling unit with respect to which 

11 the rebate is claimed; and 

12 (ii) any maximum per-dwelling unit 

13 rate established by the Secretary. 

14 (B) COSTS.— 

15 (i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause 

16 (ii), the amount of a rebate under subpara17 graph (A) shall not exceed 50 percent of 

18 the total cost, including labor costs, of the 

19 applicable qualified electrification projects. 

20 (ii) LOW- OR MODERATE-INCOME

21 BUILDINGS.—In the case of a multifamily 

22 building that is certified by the Secretary 

23 as low- or moderate-income in accordance 

24 with subsection (d)(1)(B), the amount of a 

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1 exceed 100 percent of the total cost of the 

2 applicable qualified electrification projects. 

3 (C) PROCEDURES.—The Secretary shall 

4 establish and publish procedures— 

5 (i) pursuant to which the owner of a 

6 multifamily building may combine rebate 

7 amounts in accordance with this sub8 section; and 

9 (ii) for the enforcement of any limita10 tions under this subsection. 

11 (7) PROCESS.— 

12 (A) REBATE PROCESS.—Not later than 

13 180 days after the date of enactment of this 

14 Act, the Secretary shall develop and publish a 

15 rebate processing system that results in imme16 diate price relief for consumers who purchase 

17 and have installed qualified electrification 

18 projects, in accordance with this section. 

19 (B) QUALIFIED ELECTRIFICATION

20 PROJECT LIST.— 

21 (i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 

22 year after the date of enactment of this 

23 Act, the Secretary shall publish a list of 

24 qualified electrification projects for which a 

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1 under this subsection that includes, at a 

2 minimum, the qualified electrification 

3 projects described in subsection (a)(10)(A). 

4 (ii) UPDATES.—Not less frequently 

5 than once every 3 years, the Secretary 

6 shall publish an updated list of qualified 

7 electrification projects for which a zero8 emission home rebate may be provided 

9 under this subsection. 

10 (d) SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR LOW- AND MODERATE11 INCOME HOUSEHOLDS AND MULTIFAMILY BUILDINGS.— 

12 (1) CERTIFICATIONS.—The Secretary shall es13 tablish procedures for certifying as low- or mod14 erate-income each of— 

15 (A) the household of a homeowner; and 

16 (B) a multifamily building. 

17 (2) MAXIMUM AMOUNTS.— 

18 (A) IN GENERAL.—With respect to a quali19 fied electrification project carried out at a loca20 tion described in subparagraph (B)— 

21 (i) a zero-emission home rebate shall 

22 be equal to— 

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1 section (c)(2)(A)(i), not more than 

2 $1,750; 

3 (II) in the case of a qualified 

4 electrification project described in 

5 subsection (c)(2)(A)(ii)— 

6 (aa) not more than $6,000 if 

7 the applicable heat pump HVAC 

8 system has a heating capacity of 

9 not less than 27,500 Btu per 

10 hour; and 

11 (bb) not more than $3,000 

12 if the applicable heat pump 

13 HVAC system has a heating ca14 pacity of less than 27,500 Btu 

15 per hour; 

16 (III) in the case of a qualified 

17 electrification project described in 

18 subsection (c)(2)(A)(iii), not more 

19 than $840; 

20 (IV) in the case of a qualified 

21 electrification project described in 

22 subsection (c)(2)(A)(iv), not more 

23 than $4,000; and 

24 (V) in the case of a qualified 

25 electrification project described in 


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1 subsection (c)(2)(A)(v), not more than 

2 an amount determined by the Sec3 retary for that qualified electrification 

4 project, subject to clause (ii); 

5 (ii) the maximum total amount of 

6 zero-emission home rebates that may be 

7 awarded with respect to each home of a 

8 homeowner shall be $14,000; and 

9 (iii) the amount of a zero-emission 

10 home rebate may be used to cover not 

11 more than 100 percent of the costs, includ12 ing labor costs, of the applicable qualified 

13 electrification project. 

14 (B) LOCATION DESCRIBED.—A location re15 ferred to in subparagraph (A) is— 

16 (i) a home— 

17 (I) with respect to which the 

18 household of the homeowner is cer19 tified as low- or moderate-income pur20 suant to the procedures established 

21 under paragraph (1)(A); or 

22 (II) that is located in a Tribal 

23 community; or 

24 (ii) a multifamily building— 

25 (I) that— 


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1 (aa) is certified as low- or 

2 moderate-income pursuant to the 

3 procedures established under 

4 paragraph (1)(B); or 

5 (bb) is located in a Tribal 

6 community; and 

7 (II) with respect to which more 

than more than 1 8 ⁄2 of the dwelling 

9 units in the multifamily building— 

10 (aa) are occupied by house11 holds the annual household in12 comes of which do not exceed 80 

13 percent of the median annual 

14 household income for the area in 

15 which the multifamily building is 

16 located; and 

17 (bb) have average monthly 

18 rental prices that are equal to, or 

19 less than, an amount that is 

20 equal to 30 percent of the aver21 age monthly household income 

22 for the area in which the multi23 family building is located. 

24 (C) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary may 

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1 building in an amount described in subpara2 graph (A) only if the owner agrees in writing to 

3 provide commensurate benefits to the renters in 

4 that multifamily building. 

5 (e) EDUCATION AND OUTREACH.—Of the total 

6 amount appropriated by subsection (g)(1), the Secretary 

7 may use not more than $5,000,000 for community and 

8 consumer education and outreach related to the Program. 

9 (f) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall use not 

10 more than 1 percent of the amounts appropriated by sub11 section (g)(1)— 

12 (1) to administer this section; and 

13 (2) to provide administrative and technical sup14 port to certified contractors, qualified providers, 

15 States, and Indian Tribes. 

16 (g) APPROPRIATIONS.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts oth18 erwise made available, there are appropriated to the 

19 Secretary for the 10-year period beginning on the 

20 date of enactment of this Act, out of any amounts 

21 in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such 

22 sums as are necessary to carry out this section, in23 cluding to provide rebates under this section with re24 spect to homes and multifamily buildings at which 


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1 qualified electrification projects are carried out dur2 ing that 10-year period. 

3 (2) ALLOCATION FOR LOW- OR MODERATE-IN4 COME HOUSEHOLDS.— 

5 (A) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts appro6 priated by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 

7 reserve 50 percent for— 

8 (i) rebates relating to qualified elec9 trification projects carried out for low- or 

10 moderate-income households; and 

11 (ii) any necessary administrative or 

12 technical support for those qualified elec13 trification projects. 

14 (B) AVAILABILITY OF RESERVED

15 AMOUNTS.—Amounts reserved under subpara16 graph (A) shall remain available until expended 

17 in accordance with that subparagraph. 

18 (3) ALLOCATION FOR TRIBAL COMMUNITIES.— 

19 (A) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts appro20 priated by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 

21 reserve 11 percent for— 

22 (i) rebates relating to qualified elec23 trification projects carried out in Tribal 

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1 (ii) any necessary administrative or 

2 technical support for those qualified elec3 trification projects. 

4 (B) AVAILABILITY OF RESERVED

5 AMOUNTS.—Amounts reserved under subpara6 graph (A) shall remain available until expended 

7 in accordance with that subparagraph. 

8 (4) USE OF RESERVED AMOUNTS FOR CERTAIN

9 QEPS.—With respect to a qualified electrification 

10 project carried out for a low- or moderate-income 

11 household that is located in a Tribal community, the 

12 Secretary may— 

13 (A) use amounts reserved under paragraph 

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16 electrification project; and 

17 (B)(i) if the Secretary uses amounts re18 served under paragraph (2) as described in sub19 paragraph (A), consider a corresponding 

20 amount reserved under paragraph (3) to be un21 reserved and eligible for use for any purpose 

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1 served under paragraph (2) to be unreserved 

2 and eligible for use for any purpose authorized 

3 under this section. 

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