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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 4773 

To authorize the Department of Energy to make grants to carry out 

renewable energy projects, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 17, 2007 

Mr. YOUNG of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Energy and Commerce 

A BILL 

To authorize the Department of Energy to make grants 

to carry out renewable energy projects, 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 ‘‘Renewable and Hydro5 electric Energy for Alaska’s Tomorrow Act (the Renew6 able HEAT Act)’’. 

7 SEC. 2. RENEWABLE ENERGY CONSTRUCTION GRANTS. 

8 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

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1 (1) ALASKA SMALL HYDROELECTRIC POWER.— 

2 The term ‘‘Alaska small hydroelectric power’’ means 

3 power that— 

4 (A) is generated— 

5 (i) in the State of Alaska; 

6 (ii) through the use of— 

7 (I) a lake tap (but not a perched 

8 alpine lake); 

9 (II) a run-of-river screened at the 

10 point of diversion; or 

11 (III) a dam or impoundment of 

12 water; and 

13 (B) has a nameplate capacity rating of a 

14 wattage that is not more than 15 megawatts. 

15 (2) ELIGIBLE APPLICANT.—The term ‘‘eligible 

16 applicant’’ means any— 

17 (A) governmental entity; 

18 (B) private utility; 

19 (C) public utility; 

20 (D) municipal utility; 

21 (E) cooperative utility; 

22 (F) Indian tribe; or 

23 (G) Regional Corporation (as defined in 

24 section 3 of the Alaska Native Claims Settle25 ment Act (43 U.S.C. 1602)). 

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1 (3) OCEAN ENERGY.— 

2 (A) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘ocean en3 ergy’’ includes current, wave, and tidal energy. 

4 (B) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘‘ocean en5 ergy’’ excludes thermal energy. 

6 (4) RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECT.—The term 

7 ‘‘renewable energy project’’ means a project— 

8 (A) for the commercial generation of elec9 tricity; and 

10 (B) that generates electricity from— 

11 (i) solar, wind, or geothermal energy 

12 or ocean energy; 

13 (ii) biomass (as defined in section 

14 203(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 

15 (42 U.S.C. 15852(b))); 

16 (iii) landfill gas; or 

17 (iv) Alaska small hydroelectric power. 

18 (b) RENEWABLE ENERGY CONSTRUCTION

19 GRANTS.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy 

21 shall use amounts appropriated under this Act to 

22 make grants for use in carrying out renewable en23 ergy projects. 

24 (2) CRITERIA.—Not later than 180 days after 

25 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

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1 Energy shall set forth criteria for use in awarding 

2 grants under this section. 

3 (3) APPLICATION.—To receive a grant from the 

4 Secretary of Energy under paragraph (1), an eligible 

5 applicant shall submit to the Secretary an applica6 tion at such time, in such manner, and containing 

7 such information as the Secretary may require, in8 cluding a written assurance that— 

9 (A) all laborers and mechanics employed 

10 by contractors or subcontractors during con11 struction, alteration, or repair that is financed, 

12 in whole or in part, by a grant under this sec13 tion shall be paid wages at rates not less than 

14 those prevailing on similar construction in the 

15 locality, as determined by the Secretary of 

16 Labor in accordance with sections 3141–3144, 

17 3146, and 3147 of title 40, United States Code; 

18 and 

19 (B) the Secretary of Labor shall, with re20 spect to the labor standards described in this 

21 paragraph, have the authority and functions set 

22 forth in Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 

23 1950 (5 U.S.C. App.) and section 3145 of title 

24 40, United States Code. 

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1 (4) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—Each eligible appli2 cant that receives a grant under this subsection shall 

3 contribute to the total cost of the renewable energy 

4 project constructed by the eligible applicant an 

5 amount not less than 50 percent of the total cost of 

6 the project. 

7 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

8 are authorized to be appropriated to the Fund such sums 

9 as are necessary to carry out this Act. 

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