II 

110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3725 

To promote economic recovery through green jobs and infrastructure, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 10, 2008 

Ms. STABENOW (for herself and Mr. BROWN) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To promote economic recovery through green jobs and 

infrastructure, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘Green Jobs and Infrastructure Act of 2008’’. 

6 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 

7 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Definition of Secretary. 

TITLE I—CLEAN TECHNOLOGY MANUFACTURING INCENTIVE 

PROGRAM 


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Sec. 101. Clean technology manufacturing incentive program. 

TITLE II—HIGH-PERFORMANCE BUILDING BLOCK GRANTS 

Sec. 201. High-performance building block grants. 

TITLE III—GREEN ENERGY JOBS 

Sec. 301. Clean Energy Service Corps. 

Sec. 302. Green jobs. 

1 SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF SECRETARY. 

2 In this Act, the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Sec3 retary of Energy. 

4 TITLE I—CLEAN TECHNOLOGY 

5 MANUFACTURING INCENTIVE 

6 PROGRAM 

7 SEC. 101. CLEAN TECHNOLOGY MANUFACTURING INCEN8 TIVE PROGRAM. 

9 (a) LOANS.—The Secretary shall provide loans to 

10 manufacturers to help finance the cost of— 

11 (1) reequipping, expanding, or establishing (in12 cluding applicable engineering costs) a manufac13 turing facility in the United States to produce clean 

14 technology products and the significant component 

15 parts of those products, including— 

16 (A) wind turbines; 

17 (B) solar energy products; 

18 (C) fuel cells; 

19 (D) advanced batteries and storage de20 vices; 

21 (E) biomass engines; 


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1 (F) geothermal equipment; 

2 (G) ocean energy equipment; 

3 (H) carbon capture and storage; 

4 (I) energy efficiency products, including 

5 appliances and products that are used to in6 crease energy efficiency by at least 30 percent 

7 over a baseline product (and significant compo8 nents of the appliances and products), subject 

9 to the condition that the parts shall be integral 

10 to the overall efficiency of the end product; and 

11 (J) products for retrofitting a manufac12 turing facility to improve industrial processes 

13 and create greater energy efficiency through the 

14 use of technologies, including— 

15 (i) combined heat and power systems; 

16 (ii) natural gas pressure recovery; 

17 (iii) advanced cogeneration; 

18 (iv) gasification; 

19 (v) anaerobic digestion; and 

20 (vi) landfill gas recovery; and 

21 (2) improving the energy-efficiency of the in22 dustrial processes of the manufacturers other than 

23 through the production of products and component 

24 parts described in paragraph (1)(J). 


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1 (b) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY.—A loan under sub2 section (a) shall apply to— 

3 (1) facilities and equipment placed in service 

4 before December 30, 2012; and 

5 (2) clean technology retooling costs, retrofitting 

6 costs, worker training costs, and other costs de7 scribed in subsection (a) incurred during the period 

8 beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and 

9 ending on December 30, 2020. 

10 (c) DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 

12 the date of enactment of this Act, subject to the 

13 availability of appropriated funds, the Secretary 

14 shall carry out a program to provide a total of not 

15 more than $50,000,000,000 in loans to eligible indi16 viduals and entities (as determined by the Secretary) 

17 for the costs of activities described in subsection (a). 

18 (2) APPLICATION.—An applicant for a loan 

19 under this section shall submit to the Secretary an 

20 application at such time, in such manner, and con21 taining such information as the Secretary may re22 quire, including a written assurance that the wages 

23 and benefits that will be provided to each individual 

24 that is employed by the applicant (including a con25 tractor or subcontractor) in carrying out activities 


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1 described in subsection (a) are at least equal to the 

2 average in the area, as determined by the Secretary. 

3 (3) SELECTION OF ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.—The 

4 Secretary shall select eligible projects to receive 

5 loans under this subsection in cases in which, as de6 termined by the Secretary, the loan recipient— 

7 (A) has a viable market for the product or 

8 component described in subsection (a); 

9 (B) will provide sufficient information to 

10 the Secretary for the Secretary to ensure that 

11 the qualified investment is expended efficiently 

12 and effectively; 

13 (C) will provide such information as the 

14 Secretary may request to demonstrate that the 

15 qualified investment will preserve or create jobs; 

16 and 

17 (D) has met such other criteria as may be 

18 established and published by the Secretary. 

19 (4) RATES, TERMS, AND REPAYMENT OF

20 LOANS.—A loan provided under this subsection— 

21 (A) shall have an interest rate that, as of 

22 the date on which the loan is made, is equal to 

23 the cost of funds to the Department of the 

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1 (B) shall have a term equal to the lesser 

2 of— 

3 (i) the projected life, in years, of the 

4 eligible project to be carried out using 

5 funds from the loan, as determined by the 

6 Secretary; and 

7 (ii) 25 years; 

8 (C) may be subject to a deferral in repay9 ment for not more than 5 years after the date 

10 on which the eligible project carried out using 

11 funds from the loan first begins operations, as 

12 determined by the Secretary; 

13 (D) shall be made by the Federal Financ14 ing Bank; and 

15 (E) shall be repaid in full if the loan re16 cipient moves production of activities described 

17 in subsection (a) outside of the United States 

18 during the term of the loan. 

19 (5) FEES.—Administrative costs shall be no 

20 more than $100,000 or 10 basis point of the loan. 

21 (d) PRIORITY.—In making loans to manufacturers 

22 under this section, the Secretary— 

23 (1) shall give priority to those facilities that are 

24 located in regions with the highest unemployment 

25 rates; and 


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1 (2) may provide awards or loan to facilities that 

2 are idle. 

3 (e) MANUFACTURING EXTENSION PARTNERSHIP

4 PROGRAM.—In carrying out this section, the Secretary 

5 shall coordinate with the Secretary of Commerce in car6 rying out the Manufacturing Extension Partnership pro7 gram established under sections 25 and 26 of the National 

8 Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 

9 278k, 278l). 

10 (f) FUNDING.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 

12 provision of law, not later than 30 days after the 

13 date of enactment of this Act, on October 1, 2009, 

14 and on each October 1 thereafter through October 1, 

15 2012, out of any funds in the Treasury not other16 wise appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury 

17 shall transfer to the Secretary for the cost of loans 

18 and loan guarantees to carry out this section such 

19 sums as are necessary to provide the amount of 

20 loans authorized under subsection (c)(1), to remain 

21 available until expended. 

22 (2) RECEIPT AND ACCEPTANCE.—The Sec23 retary shall be entitled to receive, shall accept, and 

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1 ferred under paragraph (1), without further appro2 priation. 

3 TITLE II—HIGH-PERFORMANCE 

4 BUILDING BLOCK GRANTS 

5 SEC. 201. HIGH-PERFORMANCE BUILDING BLOCK GRANTS. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title V of the Energy Independ7 ence and Security Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–140; 121 

8 Stat. 1655) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

9 ‘‘Subtitle F—High-Performance 

10 Building Block Grants 

11 ‘‘SEC. 551. DEFINITIONS. 

12 ‘‘In this subtitle: 

13 ‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible en14 tity’ means— 

15 ‘‘(A) an eligible unit of local government; 

16 ‘‘(B) an Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian 

17 community; 

18 ‘‘(C) a utility system; or 

19 ‘‘(D) a public-private partnership. 

20 ‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE UNIT OF LOCAL GOVERN21 MENT.—The term ‘eligible unit of local government’ 

22 means any political subdivision of a State. 

23 ‘‘(3) ENERGY-EFFICIENT; ENERGY EFFI24 CIENCY.—The terms ‘energy-efficient’ and ‘energy 

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1 ess, or other activity, mean that the building, facil2 ity, process, or other activity uses technology or 

3 practices to reduce energy use by at least 20 per4 cent. 

5 ‘‘(4) HIGH-PERFORMANCE BUILDING.—The 

6 term ‘high-performance building’ means the con7 struction or retrofitting of a facility in a manner 

8 that achieves energy efficiency through— 

9 ‘‘(A) an energy efficiency retrofitting activ10 ity; or 

11 ‘‘(B) the installation and use of a renew12 able energy technology. 

13 ‘‘(5) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘Indian tribe’ 

14 has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the 

15 Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 

16 Act (25 U.S.C. 450b). 

17 ‘‘(6) PROGRAM.—The term ‘program’ means 

18 the High-Performance Building Block Grant Pro19 gram established under section 552(a). 

20 ‘‘(7) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means— 

21 ‘‘(A) a State; 

22 ‘‘(B) the District of Columbia; 

23 ‘‘(C) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; 

24 and 


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1 ‘‘(D) any other territory or possession of 

2 the United States. 

3 ‘‘(8) UTILITY SYSTEM.—The term ‘utility sys4 tem’ has the meaning given the term in section 

5 2688(i) of title 10, United States Code. 

6 ‘‘SEC. 552. HIGH-PERFORMANCE BUILDING BLOCK GRANT 

7 PROGRAM. 

8 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall estab9 lish a program, to be known as the ‘High-Performance 

10 Building Block Grant Program’, under which the Sec11 retary shall provide grants, on a competitive basis, to eligi12 ble entities in accordance with this subtitle. 

13 ‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the program shall 

14 be to assist eligible entities in implementing large-scale, 

15 multi-building residential and commercial projects to im16 prove and provide high-performance building, green build17 ing, and renewable energy services and financing to home18 owners and small businesses. 

19 ‘‘(c) PRIORITY.—In carrying out this section, the 

20 Secretary shall give priority for grants to projects that— 

21 ‘‘(1) include a cost recovery mechanism (such 

22 as on-bill financing); 

23 ‘‘(2) use certified contractors; and 

24 ‘‘(3) use products produced domestically. 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 553. USE OF FUNDS. 

2 ‘‘An eligible entity may use a grant received under 

3 this subtitle to carry out activities to achieve the purposes 

4 of the program, including— 

5 ‘‘(1) development and implementation of a high6 performance building strategy under section 554(b); 

7 ‘‘(2) coordination with other Federal or State 

8 programs to develop and implement that strategy; 

9 ‘‘(3) retaining technical consultant services to 

10 assist the eligible entity in the development of such 

11 a strategy, including— 

12 ‘‘(A) formulation of high-performance 

13 building goals; 

14 ‘‘(B) identification of strategies to achieve 

15 those goals— 

16 ‘‘(i) through efforts to increase high17 performance building; and 

18 ‘‘(ii) by encouraging behavioral 

19 changes among the population served by 

20 the eligible entity; 

21 ‘‘(C) development of methods to measure 

22 progress in achieving the goals; 

23 ‘‘(D) development and publication of an24 nual reports to the population served by the eli25 gible entity describing— 

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1 ‘‘(ii) the progress made in achieving 

2 the strategies and goals during the pre3 ceding calendar year; and 

4 ‘‘(E) other services to assist in the imple5 mentation of the high-performance building 

6 strategy; 

7 ‘‘(4) conducting residential and commercial 

8 building energy audits; 

9 ‘‘(5) establishment of cost recovery systems and 

10 other financial incentive programs for high-perform11 ance building improvements; 

12 ‘‘(6) the provision of grants to nonprofit organi13 zations and governmental agencies for the purpose 

14 of performing high-performance building retrofits; 

15 ‘‘(7) development and implementation of high16 performance building programs for buildings and fa17 cilities within the jurisdiction of the eligible entity, 

18 including— 

19 ‘‘(A) retrofitting; 

20 ‘‘(B) design and operation of the pro21 grams; 

22 ‘‘(C) identifying the most effective methods 

23 for achieving maximum participation and effi24 ciency rates; 

25 ‘‘(D) public education; 


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1 ‘‘(E) measurement and verification proto2 cols; and 

3 ‘‘(F) identification of smart energy effi4 cient technologies; 

5 ‘‘(8) application and implementation of energy 

6 distribution technologies that significantly increase 

7 high-performance building, including— 

8 ‘‘(A) distributed resources; and 

9 ‘‘(B) district heating and cooling systems; 

10 ‘‘(9) activities to increase participation and effi11 ciency rates for material conservation programs, in12 cluding source reduction, recycling, and recycled 

13 content procurement programs that lead to increases 

14 in high-performance building; 

15 ‘‘(10) coordination of or cooperation with pro16 grams to train workers to participate in projects in17 volving high-performance buildings; 

18 ‘‘(11) development, implementation, and instal19 lation on or in any private building within the juris20 diction of the eligible entity of onsite renewable en21 ergy technology that generates electricity from re22 newable resources, including— 

23 ‘‘(A) solar energy; 

24 ‘‘(B) wind energy; 

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1 ‘‘(D) biomass; and 

2 ‘‘(E) geothermal energy; and 

3 ‘‘(12) any other appropriate activity, as deter4 mined by the Secretary, in consultation with— 

5 ‘‘(A) the Administrator of the Environ6 mental Protection Agency; 

7 ‘‘(B) the Secretary of Transportation; 

8 ‘‘(C) the Secretary of Housing and Urban 

9 Development; and 

10 ‘‘(D) the Secretary of Labor. 

11 ‘‘SEC. 554. REQUIREMENTS FOR GRANTS. 

12 ‘‘(a) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a 

13 grant under this subtitle, an eligible entity shall submit 

14 to the Secretary an application at such time, in such man15 ner, and containing such information as the Secretary may 

16 require. 

17 ‘‘(b) STRATEGY.— 

18 ‘‘(1) PROPOSED STRATEGY.— 

19 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Before receiving a 

20 grant under this subtitle, an eligible entity shall 

21 submit to the Secretary a proposed high-per22 formance building strategy in accordance with 

23 this paragraph. 

24 ‘‘(B) INCLUSIONS.—The proposed strategy 

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1 ‘‘(i) a description of the goals of the 

2 eligible entity, in accordance with the pur3 poses of this subtitle, for increased high4 performance building in the jurisdiction of 

5 the eligible entity; and 

6 ‘‘(ii) a plan for the use of the grant 

7 to assist the eligible entity in achieving 

8 those goals, in accordance with section 

9 553. 

10 ‘‘(C) REQUIREMENTS.—In developing the 

11 strategy under subparagraph (A), an eligible 

12 entity shall— 

13 ‘‘(i) take into account any plans for 

14 the use of funds by adjacent eligible enti15 ties that receive grants under the program; 

16 and 

17 ‘‘(ii) coordinate and share information 

18 with the State in which the eligible entity 

19 is located regarding activities carried out 

20 using the grant to maximize the high-per21 formance building benefits under this sub22 title. 

23 ‘‘(2) APPROVAL BY SECRETARY.— 

24 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

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1 under paragraph (1) by not later than 120 days 

2 after the date of submission of the proposed 

3 strategy. 

4 ‘‘(B) DISAPPROVAL.—If the Secretary dis5 approves a proposed strategy under subpara6 graph (A)— 

7 ‘‘(i) the Secretary shall provide to the 

8 eligible entity the reasons for the dis9 approval; and 

10 ‘‘(ii) the eligible entity may revise and 

11 resubmit the proposed strategy as many 

12 times as necessary until the Secretary ap13 proves a proposed strategy. 

14 ‘‘(C) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary shall 

15 not provide to an eligible entity any grant 

16 under the program until a proposed strategy of 

17 the eligible entity is approved by the Secretary 

18 under this paragraph. 

19 ‘‘(3) LIMITATIONS ON USE OF FUNDS.—Of 

20 amounts provided to an eligible entity under the pro21 gram, the eligible entity may use— 

22 ‘‘(A) 10 percent for administrative ex23 penses, excluding the cost of meeting the re24 porting requirements of this subtitle; and 


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1 ‘‘(B) any amount for the establishment of 

2 revolving loan funds to carry out activities de3 scribed in section 553. 

4 ‘‘(4) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 2 years 

5 after the date on which funds are initially provided 

6 to an eligible entity under the program, and annu7 ally thereafter, the eligible entity shall submit to the 

8 Secretary a report describing— 

9 ‘‘(A) the status of development and imple10 mentation of the high-performance building 

11 strategy of the eligible entity; 

12 ‘‘(B) as practicable, an assessment of high13 performance building gains within the jurisdic14 tion of the eligible entity; and 

15 ‘‘(C) as practicable, an assessment of job 

16 training strategies and job creation relating to 

17 the high-performance building strategy of the 

18 eligible entity. 

19 ‘‘(c) CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENT.— 

20 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a 

21 grant under the program, each eligible entity shall 

22 submit to the Secretary a written assurance that all 

23 laborers and mechanics employed by any contractor 

24 or subcontractor of the eligible entity during any 

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1 whole or in part, by the grant shall be paid wages 

2 at rates not less than the prevailing wages for simi3 lar construction activities in the locality, as deter4 mined by the Secretary of Labor, in accordance with 

5 sections 3141 through 3144, 3146, and 3147 of title 

6 40, United States Code. 

7 ‘‘(2) SECRETARY OF LABOR.—With respect to 

8 the labor standards referred to in paragraph (1), the 

9 Secretary of Labor shall have the authority and 

10 functions described in— 

11 ‘‘(A) Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 

12 1950 (5 U.S.C. 903 note); and 

13 ‘‘(B) section 3145 of title 40, United 

14 States Code. 

15 ‘‘(d) PRIORITY.—In providing grants under this sub16 title, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities— 

17 ‘‘(1) that plan to carry out projects that would 

18 result in significant high-performance building im19 provements and retrofits on a large scale; and 

20 ‘‘(2) in regions with higher rates of unemploy21 ment and housing foreclosures. 

22 ‘‘SEC. 555. REVIEW AND EVALUATION. 

23 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may review and 

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1 ceives a grant under the program, including by conducting 

2 an audit, as the Secretary determines to be appropriate. 

3 ‘‘(b) WITHHOLDING OF FUNDS.—The Secretary may 

4 withhold from an eligible entity any portion of a grant to 

5 be provided to the eligible entity under the program if the 

6 Secretary determines that the eligible entity has failed to 

7 achieve compliance with— 

8 ‘‘(1) any applicable guideline or regulation of 

9 the Secretary relating to the program, including the 

10 misuse or misappropriation of funds provided under 

11 the program; or 

12 ‘‘(2) the high-performance building strategy of 

13 the eligible entity. 

14 ‘‘SEC. 556. FUNDING. 

15 ‘‘(a) MANDATORY FUNDING.— 

16 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days 

17 after the date of enactment of this subtitle, out of 

18 any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appro19 priated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer 

20 to the Secretary to carry out this section 

21 $1,000,000,000 to remain available until expended. 

22 ‘‘(2) RECEIPT AND ACCEPTANCE.—The Sec23 retary shall be entitled to receive, shall accept, and 

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1 ferred under paragraph (1), without further appro2 priation. 

3 ‘‘(b) DISCRETIONARY FUNDING.—There is author4 ized to be appropriated to carry out this subtitle 

5 $1,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 through 

6 2013. 

7 ‘‘(c) MAINTENANCE OF FUNDING.—The funding pro8 vided under this subtitle shall supplement (and not sup9 plant) other Federal funding provided under— 

10 ‘‘(1) a State energy conservation plan estab11 lished under part D of title III of the Energy Policy 

12 and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6321 et seq.); or 

13 ‘‘(2) the Weatherization Assistance Program for 

14 Low-Income Persons established under part A of 

15 title IV of the Energy Conservation and Production 

16 Act (42 U.S.C. 6861 et seq.).’’. 

17 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of con18 tents of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 

19 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17001 note) is amended by adding at 

20 the end of the items relating to title V the following: 

‘‘Subtitle F—High-Performance Building Block Grants 

‘‘Sec. 551. Definitions. 

‘‘Sec. 552. High-performance building block grant program. 

‘‘Sec. 553. Use of funds. 

‘‘Sec. 554. Requirements for grants. 

‘‘Sec. 555. Review and evaluation. 

‘‘Sec. 556. Funding.’’. 


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1 TITLE III—GREEN ENERGY JOBS 

2 SEC. 301. CLEAN ENERGY SERVICE CORPS. 

3 Section 122(a) of the National and Community Serv4 ice Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12572(a)) is amended— 

5 (1) by redesignating paragraph (15) as para6 graph (16); and 

7 (2) by inserting after paragraph (14) the fol8 lowing: 

9 ‘‘(15) A Clean Energy Service Corps program 

10 in which— 

11 ‘‘(A) participants— 

12 ‘‘(i) encourage or promote clean en13 ergy technologies; or 

14 ‘‘(ii) enable communities and non15 profit organizations to assist business own16 ers and households in matters relating to 

17 clean energy technologies, and in becoming 

18 more energy efficient; and 

19 ‘‘(B) priority is provided for programs that 

20 enroll corps participants who will be trained for 

21 careers that promote a sustainable economy.’’. 

22 SEC. 302. GREEN JOBS. 

23 Section 171(e)(8) of the Workforce Investment Act 

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1 (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), 

2 and (C) as clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), respectively, 

3 and indenting appropriately; and 

4 (2) by striking ‘‘(8)’’ and all that follows 

5 through ‘‘of which—’’ and inserting the following: 

6 ‘‘(8) FUNDING.— 

7 ‘‘(A) MANDATORY FUNDING.— 

8 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 

9 days after the date of enactment of the 

10 Green Jobs and Infrastructure Act of 

11 2008, out of any funds in the Treasury not 

12 otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of 

13 the Treasury shall transfer to the Sec14 retary to carry out this subsection 

15 $250,000,000, to remain available until ex16 pended. 

17 ‘‘(ii) RECEIPT AND ACCEPTANCE.— 

18 The Secretary shall be entitled to receive, 

19 shall accept, and shall use to carry out this 

20 subsection the funds transferred under 

21 clause (i), without further appropriation. 

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1 priated to carry out this subsection 

2 $125,000,000 for each fiscal year. 

3 ‘‘(C) ALLOCATION.—Of the amount avail4 able under subparagraph (A) or (B) for a fiscal 

5 year—’’. 

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