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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
of the Solid Waste Disposal Act is amended by adding after 
the item relating to section 6004 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 6005. Increased use of recovered mineral component in federally funded 
projects involving procurement of cement or concrete.’’. 
Subtitle B—Energy Assistance and 
State Programs 
SEC. 121. WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE. 
Section 422 of the Energy Conservation and Produc-
tion Act (42 U.S.C. 6872) is amended by striking ‘‘for fiscal 
years 1999 through 2003 such sums as may be necessary’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$325,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, 
$400,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, and $500,000,000 for fis-
cal year 2008’’. 
SEC. 122. STATE ENERGY PROGRAMS. 
(a) STATE ENERGY CONSERVATION PLANS.—Section 
362 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 
6322) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g)(1) The Secretary shall, at least once every 3 years, 
invite the Governor of each State to review and, if nec-
essary, revise the energy conservation plan of the State sub-
mitted under subsection (b) or (e). 
‘‘(2) A review conducted under paragraph (1) should— 
‘‘(A) consider the energy conservation plans of 
other States within the region; and
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‘‘(B) identify opportunities and actions carried 
out in pursuit of common energy conservation goals.’’. 
(b) STATE ENERGY EFFICIENCY GOALS.—Section 364 
of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 
6324) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘STATE ENERGY EFFICIENCY GOALS 
‘‘SEC. 364. Each State energy conservation plan with 
respect to which assistance is made available under this 
part on or after the date of enactment of the Energy Policy 
Act of 2005— 
‘‘(1) shall contain a goal, consisting of an im-
provement of 25 percent or more in the efficiency of 
use of energy in the State concerned in calendar year 
2012 as compared to calendar year 1992; and 
‘‘(2) may contain interim goals.’’. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
365(f) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 
U.S.C. 6325(f)) is amended by striking ‘‘for fiscal years 
1999 through 2003 such sums as may be necessary’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 and 
2007 and $125,000,000 for fiscal year 2008’’. 
SEC. 123. ENERGY EFFICIENT APPLIANCE REBATE PRO-
GRAMS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
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(1) ELIGIBLE STATE.—The term ‘‘eligible State’’ 
means a State that meets the requirements of sub-
section (b). 
(2) ENERGY STAR PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘Energy 
Star program’’ means the program established by sec-
tion 324A of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act 
(as added by section 131(a)). 
(3) RESIDENTIAL ENERGY STAR PRODUCT.—The 
term ‘‘residential Energy Star product’’ means a 
product for a residence that is rated for energy effi-
ciency under the Energy Star program. 
(4) STATE ENERGY OFFICE.—The term ‘‘State 
energy office’’ means the State agency responsible for 
developing State energy conservation plans under sec-
tion 362 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act 
(42 U.S.C. 6322). 
(5) STATE
PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘State pro-
gram’’ means a State energy efficient appliance re-
bate program described in subsection (b)(1). 
(b) ELIGIBLE STATES.—A State shall be eligible to re-
ceive an allocation under subsection (c) if the State— 
(1) establishes (or has established) a State energy 
efficient appliance rebate program to provide rebates 
to residential consumers for the purchase of residen-
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tial Energy Star products to replace used appliances 
of the same type; 
(2) submits an application for the allocation at 
such time, in such form, and containing such infor-
mation as the Secretary may require; and 
(3) provides assurances satisfactory to the Sec-
retary that the State will use the allocation to supple-
ment, but not supplant, funds made available to 
carry out the State program. 
(c) AMOUNT OF ALLOCATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), for 
each fiscal year, the Secretary shall allocate to the 
State energy office of each eligible State to carry out 
subsection (d) an amount equal to the product ob-
tained by multiplying— 
(A) the amount made available under sub-
section (f) for the fiscal year; and 
(B) by the ratio that— 
(i) the population of the State in the 
most recent calendar year for which data 
are available; bears to 
(ii) the total population of all eligible 
States in that calendar year. 
(2) MINIMUM
ALLOCATIONS.—For each fiscal 
year, the amounts allocated under this subsection
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shall be adjusted proportionately so that no eligible 
State is allocated a sum that is less than such min-
imum amount as shall be determined by the Sec-
retary. 
(d) USE OF ALLOCATED FUNDS.—The allocation to a 
State energy office under subsection (c) may be used to pay 
not more than 50 percent of the cost of establishing and 
carrying out a State program. 
(e) ISSUANCE OF REBATES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A rebate may be provided to 
a residential consumer that meets the requirements of 
the State program. 
(2) AMOUNT.—The amount of a rebate shall be 
determined by the State energy office, taking into con-
sideration— 
(A) the amount of the allocation to the 
State energy office under subsection (c); 
(B) the amount of any Federal or State tax 
incentive available for the purchase of the resi-
dential Energy Star product; and 
(C) the difference between— 
(i) the cost of the residential Energy 
Star product; and 
(ii) the cost of an appliance that is not 
a residential Energy Star product, but is of
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the same type as, and is the nearest capac-
ity, performance, and other relevant charac-
teristics (as determined by the State energy 
office) to, the residential Energy Star prod-
uct. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out 
this section $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 
through 2010. 
SEC. 124. ENERGY EFFICIENT PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 
(a) GRANTS.—The Secretary may make grants to the 
State agency responsible for developing State energy con-
servation plans under section 362 of the Energy Policy and 
Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6322), or a State agency des-
ignated by the Governor of the State, to assist units of local 
government in the State in improving the energy efficiency 
of public buildings and facilities through— 
(1) construction of new energy efficient public 
buildings that use at least 30 percent less energy than 
a comparable public building constructed in compli-
ance with standards prescribed in— 
(A) the most recent version of the Inter-
national Energy Conservation Code; or 
(B) a similar State code intended to achieve 
substantially equivalent efficiency levels; or
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(2) renovation of existing public buildings to 
achieve reductions in energy use of at least 30 percent 
as compared to the baseline energy use in the build-
ings before renovation, assuming a 3-year, weather- 
normalized average for calculating the baseline. 
(b) ADMINISTRATION.—State energy offices receiving 
grants under this section shall— 
(1) maintain any records and evidence of com-
pliance that the Secretary may require; and 
(2) to encourage planning, financing, and design 
of energy efficient public buildings by units of local 
government— 
(A) develop and distribute information and 
materials; and 
(B) conduct programs to provide technical 
services and assistance. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be ap-
propriated to the Secretary to carry out this section 
$30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 
2010. 
(2) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Not more than 
10 percent of amounts made available under para-
graph (1) shall be used for administrative expenses.
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SEC. 125. LOW INCOME COMMUNITY ENERGY EFFICIENCY 
PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) DEFINITION OF INDIAN TRIBE.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ has the meaning given the term 
in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu-
cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b). 
(b) GRANTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may provide 
grants, on a competitive basis, to units of local gov-
ernment, private or nonprofit community develop-
ment organizations, and economic development enti-
ties of Indian tribes— 
(A) to improve energy efficiency; 
(B) to identify and develop alternative, re-
newable, and distributed energy supplies; and 
(C) to increase energy conservation in low- 
income rural and urban communities. 
(2) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—The following activi-
ties are eligible for grants under paragraph (1): 
(A) Investments that develop alternative, re-
newable, and distributed energy supplies. 
(B) Energy efficiency projects and energy 
conservation programs. 
(C) Studies and other activities that im-
prove energy efficiency in low-income rural and 
urban communities.
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(D) Planning and development assistance 
for increasing the energy efficiency of buildings 
and facilities. 
(E) Technical and financial assistance to 
units of local government and private entities to 
develop new renewable and distributed sources of 
power or combined heat and power generation. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out 
this section $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 
through 2010. 
SEC. 126. STATE TECHNOLOGIES ADVANCEMENT COLLABO-
RATIVE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in cooperation with 
the States, shall establish a cooperative program for re-
search, development, demonstration, and deployment of 
technologies in which there is a common Federal and State 
energy efficiency, renewable energy, and fossil energy inter-
est, to be known as the ‘‘State Technologies Advancement 
Collaborative’’ (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Collabo-
rative’’). 
(b) DUTIES.—The Collaborative shall— 
(1) leverage Federal and State funding through 
cost-shared activity;
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(2) reduce redundancies in Federal and State 
funding; and 
(3) create multistate projects to be awarded 
through a competitive process. 
(c) ADMINISTRATION.—The Collaborative shall be ad-
ministered through an agreement between the Department 
and appropriate State-based organizations. 
(d) FUNDING SOURCES.—Funding for the Collabo-
rative may be provided from— 
(1) amounts specifically appropriated for the 
Collaborative; or 
(2) amounts that may be allocated from other 
appropriations without changing the purpose for 
which the amounts are appropriated. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 
authorized to carry out this section such sums as are nec-
essary for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2010. 
SEC. 127. STATE BUILDING ENERGY EFFICIENCY CODES IN-
CENTIVES. 
Section 304(e) of the Energy Conservation and Pro-
duction Act (42 U.S.C. 6833(e)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting before the pe-
riod at the end of the first sentence the following: ‘‘, 
including increasing and verifying compliance with 
such codes’’; and
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(2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(2) Additional funding shall be provided under this 
subsection for implementation of a plan to achieve and doc-
ument at least a 90 percent rate of compliance with residen-
tial and commercial building energy efficiency codes, based 
on energy performance— 
‘‘(A) to a State that has adopted and is imple-
menting, on a statewide basis— 
‘‘(i) a residential building energy efficiency 
code that meets or exceeds the requirements of the 
2004 International Energy Conservation Code, 
or any succeeding version of that code that has 
received an affirmative determination from the 
Secretary under subsection (a)(5)(A); and 
‘‘(ii) a commercial building energy effi-
ciency code that meets or exceeds the require-
ments of the ASHRAE Standard 90.1–2004, or 
any succeeding version of that standard that has 
received an affirmative determination from the 
Secretary under subsection (b)(2)(A); or 
‘‘(B) in a State in which there is no statewide 
energy code either for residential buildings or for 
commercial buildings, to a local government that has 
adopted and is implementing residential and com-