(A) the cost of implementing the project, 
including— 
(i) planning and designing the plant-
ing activity; 
(ii) purchasing trees; and 
(iii) preparing the site and conducting 
planting, including the labor and cost asso-
ciated with the use of machinery; 
(B) the cost of maintaining and monitoring 
planted trees for a period of up to 3 years to 
ensure successful establishment of the trees; 
(C) the cost of training activities associ-
ated with the project; and 
(D) any other relevant cost, as determined 
by the Secretary. 
(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means— 
(A) a State agency; 
(B) a local governmental entity; 
(C) an Indian Tribe; 
(D) a nonprofit organization; and 
(E) a retail power provider. 
(3) ENERGY BURDEN.—The term ‘‘energy bur-
den’’ means the percentage of household income 
spent on home energy bills. 
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(4) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ 
has the meaning given the term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ in 
section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu-
cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 
(5) LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY.—The term 
‘‘local governmental entity’’ means any municipal 
government or county government with jurisdiction 
over local land use decisions. 
(6) NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATION.—The term 
‘‘nonprofit organization’’ means an organization 
that— 
(A) is described in section 170(h)(3) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and 
(B) operates in accordance with one or 
more of the purposes described in section 
170(h)(4)(A) of that Code. 
(7) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘Program’’ means 
the grant program established under subsection 
(b)(1). 
(8) PROJECT.—The term ‘‘project’’ means a 
tree planting project carried out by an eligible entity 
using grant funds awarded under the Program. 
(9) RETAIL POWER PROVIDER.—The term ‘‘re-
tail power provider’’ means any entity authorized 
under applicable State or Federal law to generate, 
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distribute, or provide retail electricity, natural gas, 
or fuel oil service. 
(10) 
SECRETARY.—The 
term 
‘‘Secretary’’ 
means the Secretary of Energy. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in coordina-
tion with the Secretary of Agriculture, acting 
through the Chief of the Forest Service, shall estab-
lish a program under which the Secretary shall 
award grants to eligible entities to conduct tree 
planting projects in accordance with this section. 
(2) TREE
PLANTING.—Subject to the avail-
ability of appropriations, in carrying out the Pro-
gram, the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent 
practicable, award sufficient grants each year to 
plant not less than 300,000 trees each year. 
(c) APPLICATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity that seeks 
to receive a grant under the Program shall submit 
an application to the Secretary at such time, in such 
form, and containing such information as the Sec-
retary may require, including the information de-
scribed in paragraph (2). 
(2) 
CONTENTS.—An 
application 
submitted 
under paragraph (1) shall include— 
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(A) a description of how the project will re-
duce residential energy consumption; 
(B) an estimate of the expected reduction 
in residential energy consumption; 
(C) a description of the total eligible costs 
of the project and sources of funding for the 
project; 
(D) a description of the anticipated com-
munity and stakeholder engagement in the 
project; 
(E) a description of the tree species to be 
planted and how that species is suitable for the 
local environmental conditions and climate; and 
(F) any other relevant information re-
quired by the Secretary. 
(d) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under the Pro-
gram, the Secretary shall give priority to projects that— 
(1) provide the largest potential reduction in 
residential energy consumption for households with a 
high energy burden; 
(2) are located in a neighborhood with lower 
tree canopy cover and higher maximum daytime 
summer temperatures; 
(3) are located in a neighborhood with high 
amounts of senior citizens or children; 
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(4) will collaboratively engage neighbors and 
community members that will be closely affected by 
the tree planting; and 
(5) will employ a substantial percentage of the 
workforce locally, with a focus on engaging unem-
ployed and underemployed persons. 
(e) COSTS.— 
(1) FEDERAL
SHARE.—The Secretary shall 
award a grant to an eligible entity under the Pro-
gram in an amount equal to not more than 75 per-
cent of the eligible costs of the project, as deter-
mined by the Secretary. 
(2) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—As a condition 
of receiving a grant under the Program, an eligible 
entity shall provide, in cash or through in-kind con-
tributions from non-Federal sources, matching funds 
in an amount equal to not less than 25 percent of 
the eligible costs of the project, as determined by the 
Secretary. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the Pro-
gram $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 
2025. 
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