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Subtitle B—Energy Assistance and State 
Programs 
SEC. 121. LOW-INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 2602(b) of the 
Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 
8621(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘and $2,000,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2002 through 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘and $5,100,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2007’’. 
(b) RENEWABLE FUELS.—The Low-Income Home Energy Assist-
ance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8621 et seq.) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new section: 
‘‘RENEWABLE FUELS 
‘‘SEC. 2612. In providing assistance pursuant to this title, a 
State, or any other person with which the State makes arrange-
ments to carry out the purposes of this title, may purchase renew-
able fuels, including biomass.’’. 
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary shall report to Con-
gress on the use of renewable fuels in providing assistance under 
the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 
8621 et seq.). 
SEC. 122. WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 422 of the 
Energy Conservation and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6872) is 
amended by striking ‘‘for fiscal years 1999 through 2003 such sums 
as may be necessary’’ and inserting ‘‘$500,000,000 for fiscal year 
2006, $600,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, and $700,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2008’’. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY.—Section 412(7) of the Energy Conservation 
and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6862(7)) is amended by striking 
‘‘125 percent’’ both places it appears and inserting ‘‘150 percent’’. 
SEC. 123. 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 inserting at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(g) The Secretary shall, at least once every 3 years, invite 
the Governor of each State to review and, if necessary, revise 
the energy conservation plan of such State submitted under sub-
section (b) or (e). Such reviews should consider the energy conserva-
tion plans of other States within the region, and identify opportuni-
ties and actions carried out in pursuit of common energy conserva-
tion 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 shall 
contain a goal, consisting of an improvement of 25 percent or 
more in the efficiency of use of energy in the State concerned
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in calendar year 2012 as compared to calendar year 1990, and 
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 the fiscal 
years 2006 and 2007 and $125,000,000 for fiscal year 2008’’. 
SEC. 124. ENERGY EFFICIENT APPLIANCE REBATE PROGRAMS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ELIGIBLE STATE.—The term ‘‘eligible State’’ means a 
State that meets the requirements of subsection (b). 
(2) ENERGY STAR PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘Energy Star pro-
gram’’ means the program established by section 324A of the 
Energy Policy and Conservation Act. 
(3) RESIDENTIAL ENERGY STAR PRODUCT.—The term ‘‘resi-
dential Energy Star product’’ means a product for a residence 
that is rated for energy efficiency under the Energy Star pro-
gram. 
(4) STATE ENERGY OFFICE.—The term ‘‘State energy office’’ 
means the State agency responsible for developing State energy 
conservation plans under section 362 of the Energy Policy and 
Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6322). 
(5) STATE
PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘State program’’ means 
a State energy efficient appliance rebate program described 
in subsection (b)(1). 
(b) ELIGIBLE STATES.—A State shall be eligible to receive 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 con-
sumers for the purchase of residential 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 information as the Secretary 
may require; and 
(3) provides assurances satisfactory to the Secretary that 
the State will use the allocation to supplement, but not sup-
plant, 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 obtained by multiplying the amount made 
available under subsection (f) for the fiscal year by the ratio 
that the population of the State in the most recent calendar 
year for which data are available bears to the total population 
of all eligible States in that calendar year. 
(2) MINIMUM
ALLOCATIONS.—For each fiscal year, the 
amounts allocated under this subsection shall be adjusted 
proportionately so that no eligible State is allocated a sum 
that is less than an amount determined by the Secretary. 
(d) USE OF ALLOCATED FUNDS.—The allocation to a State energy 
office under subsection (c) may be used to pay up to 50 percent 
of the cost of establishing and carrying out a State program. 
(e) ISSUANCE OF REBATES.—Rebates may be provided to residen-
tial consumers that meet the requirements of the State program.
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The amount of a rebate shall be determined by the State energy 
office, taking into consideration— 
(1) the amount of the allocation to the State energy office 
under subsection (c); 
(2) the amount of any Federal or State tax incentive avail-
able for the purchase of the residential Energy Star product; 
and 
(3) the difference between the cost of the residential Energy 
Star product and the cost of an appliance that is not a residen-
tial Energy Star product, but is of the same type as, and 
is the nearest capacity, performance, and other relevant 
characteristics (as determined by the State energy office) to, 
the residential Energy Star product. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section 
$50,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2006 through 2010. 
SEC. 125. ENERGY EFFICIENT PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 
(a) GRANTS.—The Secretary may make grants to the State 
agency responsible for developing State energy conservation plans 
under section 362 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 
U.S.C. 6322), or, if no such agency exists, a State agency designated 
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— 
(1) through construction of new energy efficient public 
buildings that use at least 30 percent less energy than a com-
parable public building constructed in compliance with stand-
ards prescribed in the most recent version of the International 
Energy Conservation Code, or a similar State code intended 
to achieve substantially equivalent efficiency levels; or 
(2) through renovation of existing public buildings to 
achieve reductions in energy use of at least 30 percent as 
compared to the baseline energy use in such buildings prior 
to renovation, assuming a 3-year, weather-normalized average 
for calculating such baseline. 
(b) ADMINISTRATION.—State energy offices receiving grants 
under this section shall— 
(1) maintain such records and evidence of compliance as 
the Secretary may require; and 
(2) develop and distribute information and materials and 
conduct programs to provide technical services and assistance 
to encourage planning, financing, and design of energy efficient 
public buildings by units of local government. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the purposes of 
this section, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary 
$30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2010. Not more 
than 10 percent of appropriated funds shall be used for administra-
tion. 
SEC. 126. LOW INCOME COMMUNITY ENERGY EFFICIENCY PILOT PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) GRANTS.—The Secretary is authorized to make grants to 
units of local government, private, non-profit community develop-
ment organizations, and Indian tribe economic development entities 
to improve energy efficiency; identify and develop alternative, 
renewable, and distributed energy supplies; and increase energy 
conservation in low income rural and urban communities.