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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4025 
To direct the Secretary of Energy to establish an initiative to provide grants 
to fund the development of resilient energy systems in remote commu-
nities, island communities, and Tribal communities, and for other pur-
poses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 17, 2025 
Mr. CASE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Energy to establish an initiative 
to provide grants to fund the development of resilient 
energy systems in remote communities, island commu-
nities, and Tribal communities, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Energy Transitions 
Initiative Authorization Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
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(1) Remote communities, island communities, 
and Tribal communities are commonly characterized 
by the unique challenges arising from isolation and 
the resultant difficulties in achieving economies of 
scale in the delivery of critical goods and services. 
(2) With respect to energy, such challenges in-
clude high energy costs, limited and non-resilient en-
ergy infrastructure, and increased vulnerability to 
natural disasters. 
(3) Self-sufficient renewable energy solutions 
are required to ensure energy security for these com-
munities. 
(4) These communities require specialized as-
sistance, which they have difficulty procuring on 
their own, in acquiring and building necessary infra-
structure, such as energy storage, solar energy facili-
ties, hydropower plants, distributed energy re-
sources, microgrids, and necessary transportation. 
(5) Such specialized assistance should be pro-
vided in partnership with remote communities, is-
land communities, and Tribal communities because 
their unique expertise and deep knowledge of local 
challenges and needs are necessary for the success 
of resulting solutions. 
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SEC. 3. ENERGY TRANSITIONS INITIATIVE GRANT. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Energy 
shall establish an initiative to provide grants to eligible 
entities to fund eligible projects for the development of re-
silient energy systems in remote communities, island com-
munities, and Tribal communities. 
(b) TERMS.— 
(1) GRANTS.—In carrying out the initiative, the 
Secretary may make a grant of not more than 
$5,000,000 to an eligible entity for an eligible 
project. 
(2) COST-SHARE.—The Secretary may not 
make a grant under this section in an amount that 
is more than 90 percent of the cost of an eligible 
project. 
(c) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Upon the request of 
a grantee, the Secretary shall provide technical assistance 
to such grantee for a period of not less than 1 year and 
not more than 2 years through the Energy Transitions 
Initiative Partnership Program. 
(d) GAO AUDIT.—Not later than 1 year after the es-
tablishment of the initiative described in this section, and 
annually thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall— 
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(1) conduct an audit of the initiative established 
under this section to ensure proper use of funds and 
compliance with applicable regulations; and 
(2) submit a report that includes the results of 
such audit and recommendations for improving the 
efficiency and effectiveness of the initiative to— 
(A) the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives; 
(B) the Committee on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives; 
(C) the Committee on Energy and Public 
Works of the Senate; and 
(D) the Committee on Appropriations of 
the Senate. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized 
to 
be 
appropriated 
to 
the 
Secretary 
$31,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030 
to carry out this section. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 
(1) ALASKA NATIVE CORPORATION.—The term 
‘‘Alaska Native Corporation’’ has the meaning given 
the term ‘‘Native Corporation’’ in section 3 of the 
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (42 U.S.C. 
1602). 
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(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means— 
(A) a State that includes a remote commu-
nity, an island community, or a Tribal commu-
nity; 
(B) a unit of local government serving or 
that includes a remote community or an island 
community; 
(C) a Tribal community; or 
(D) a community organization that serves 
a remote community, an island community, or 
a Tribal community. 
(3) ELIGIBLE
PROJECT.—The term ‘‘eligible 
project’’ means any of the following projects: 
(A) A project to implement energy effi-
ciency measures in buildings. 
(B) A project for a resilient energy system 
that is a project to develop— 
(i) a hydropower, solar power, wind 
energy, geothermal energy, tidal power, or 
wave energy system; 
(ii) a microgrid; or 
(iii) infrastructure necessary for the 
transmission and distribution of electricity. 
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(4) FEDERALLY
RECOGNIZED
TRIBE.—The 
term ‘‘federally recognized tribe’’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 102(2) of the Federally 
Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (25 
U.S.C. 5130(2)). 
(5) ISLAND
COMMUNITY.—The term ‘‘island 
community’’ means a group of individuals living on 
an area of land isolated from the mainland by 
oceans or lakes, that is not connected to a larger re-
gional grid network, and experiences resilience chal-
lenges, including energy disruptions or threats to in-
frastructure from natural disasters. 
(6) NATIVE
HAWAIIAN
ORGANIZATION.—The 
term ‘‘Native Hawaiian Organization’’ means an or-
ganization listed by the Department of the Interior 
in the Native Hawaiian Organization Notification 
List maintained by the Office of Native Hawaiian 
Relations. 
(7) REMOTE COMMUNITY.—The term ‘‘remote 
community’’ means a group of individuals living in 
an area isolated from a larger regional grid network, 
with limited access to centralized energy sources due 
to environmental or geographical impediments. 
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(8) RESILIENT
ENERGY
SYSTEM.—The term 
‘‘resilient energy system’’ means a facility or equip-
ment that— 
(A) can generate and deliver energy; and 
(B) can withstand or quickly recover from 
an energy disruption. 
(9) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of 
the 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, 
the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the 
Northern Mariana Islands. 
(10) TRIBAL COMMUNITY.—The term ‘‘Tribal 
community’’ means a federally recognized Tribe, an 
Alaska Native Corporation, or a Native Hawaiian 
Organization. 
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