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42 U.S.C. § 15833 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 15833. Energy efficiency pilot program
(a) In general
The Secretary shall establish a pilot program under which the Secretary provides financial assistance to at least 3, but not more than 7, States to carry out pilot projects in the States for—
(1) planning and adopting statewide programs that encourage, for each year in which the pilot project is carried out—
(A) energy efficiency; and
(B) reduction of consumption of electricity or natural gas in the State by at least 0.75 percent, as compared to a baseline determined by the Secretary for the period preceding the implementation of the program; or
(2) for any State that has adopted a statewide program as of August 8, 2005, activities that reduce energy consumption in the State by expanding and improving the program.
(b) Verification
A State that receives financial assistance under subsection (a)(1) shall submit to the Secretary independent verification of any energy savings achieved through the statewide program.
(c) Authorization of appropriations
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2010, to remain available until expended.
(Pub. L. 109–58, title I, § 140, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 647.)
42 U.S.C. § 15834 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 15834. Report on failure to comply with deadlines for new or revised energy conservation standards
(a) Initial report
The Secretary shall submit a report to Congress regarding each new or revised energy conservation or water use standard which the Secretary has failed to issue in conformance with the deadlines established in the Energy Policy and Conservation Act [42 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.]. Such report shall state the reasons why the Secretary has failed to comply with the deadline for issuances of the new or revised standard and set forth the Secretary’s plan for expeditiously prescribing such new or revised standard. The Secretary’s initial report shall be submitted not later than 6 months following August 8, 2005, and subsequent reports shall be submitted whenever the Secretary determines that additional deadlines for issuance of new or revised standards have been missed.
(b) Implementation report
Every 6 months following the submission of a report under subsection (a) until the adoption of a new or revised standard described in such report, the Secretary shall submit to the Congress an implementation report describing the Secretary’s progress in implementing the Secretary’s plan or the issuance of the new or revised standard.
(Pub. L. 109–58, title I, § 141, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 648.)
heading: References in Text
text: The Energy Policy and Conservation Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 94–163, Dec. 22, 1975, 89 Stat. 871, as amended, which is classified principally to chapter 77 (§ 6201 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 6201 of this title and Tables.
42 U.S.C. § 15841 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 15841. Energy-efficient appliances
In purchasing appliances, a public housing agency shall purchase energy-efficient appliances that are Energy Star products or FEMP-designated products, as such terms are defined in section 8259b of this title, unless the purchase of energy-efficient appliances is not cost-effective to the agency.
(Pub. L. 109–58, title I, § 152, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 649.)
42 U.S.C. § 15842 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 15842. Energy strategy for HUD
The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall develop and implement an integrated strategy to reduce utility expenses through cost-effective energy conservation and efficiency measures and energy efficient design and construction of public and assisted housing. The energy strategy shall include the development of energy reduction goals and incentives for public housing agencies. The Secretary shall submit a report to Congress, not later than 1 year after August 8, 2005, on the energy strategy and the actions taken by the Department of Housing and Urban Development to monitor the energy usage of public housing agencies and shall submit an update every 2 years thereafter on progress in implementing the strategy.
(Pub. L. 109–58, title I, § 154, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 650.)
42 U.S.C. § 15851 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 15851. Assessment of renewable energy resources
(a) Resource assessment
Not later than 6 months after August 8, 2005, and each year thereafter, the Secretary shall review the available assessments of renewable energy resources within the United States, including solar, wind, biomass, ocean (including tidal, wave, current, and thermal), geothermal, and hydroelectric energy resources, and undertake new assessments as necessary, taking into account changes in market conditions, available technologies, and other relevant factors.
(b) Contents of reports
Not later than 1 year after August 8, 2005, and each year thereafter, the Secretary shall publish a report based on the assessment under subsection (a). The report shall contain—
(1) a detailed inventory describing the available amount and characteristics of the renewable energy resources; and
(2) such other information as the Secretary believes would be useful in developing such renewable energy resources, including descriptions of surrounding terrain, population and load centers, nearby energy infrastructure, location of energy and water resources, and available estimates of the costs needed to develop each resource, together with an identification of any barriers to providing adequate transmission for remote sources of renewable energy resources to current and emerging markets, recommendations for removing or addressing such barriers, and ways to provide access to the grid that do not unfairly disadvantage renewable or other energy producers.
(c) Authorization of appropriations
For the purposes of this section, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2010.
(Pub. L. 109–58, title II, § 201, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 650.)
42 U.S.C. § 15852 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 15852. Federal purchase requirement
(a) Requirement
The President, acting through the Secretary, shall seek to ensure that, to the extent economically feasible and technically practicable, of the total amount of electric energy the Federal Government consumes during any fiscal year, the following amounts shall be renewable energy:
(1) Not less than 3 percent in fiscal years 2007 through 2009.
(2) Not less than 5 percent in fiscal years 2010 through 2012.
(3) Not less than 7.5 percent in fiscal year 2013 and each fiscal year thereafter.
(b) Definitions
In this section:
(1) Biomass
The term “biomass” means any lignin waste material that is segregated from other waste materials and is determined to be nonhazardous by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and any solid, nonhazardous, cellulosic material that is derived from—
(A) any of the following forest-related resources: mill residues, precommercial thinnings, slash, and brush, or nonmerchantable material;
(B) solid wood waste materials, including waste pallets, crates, dunnage, manufacturing and construction wood wastes (other than pressure-treated, chemically-treated, or painted wood wastes), and landscape or right-of-way tree trimmings, but not including municipal solid waste (garbage), gas derived from the biodegradation of solid waste, or paper that is commonly recycled;
(C) agriculture wastes, including orchard tree crops, vineyard, grain, legumes, sugar, and other crop by-products or residues, and livestock waste nutrients; or
(D) a plant that is grown exclusively as a fuel for the production of electricity.
(2) Renewable energy
The term “renewable energy” means electric energy generated from solar, wind, biomass, landfill gas, ocean (including tidal, wave, current, and thermal), geothermal, municipal solid waste, or new hydroelectric generation capacity achieved from increased efficiency or additions of new capacity at an existing hydroelectric project.
(c) Calculation
For purposes of determining compliance with the requirement of this section, the amount of renewable energy shall be doubled if—
(1) the renewable energy is produced and used on-site at a Federal facility;
(2) the renewable energy is produced on Federal lands and used at a Federal facility; or
(3) the renewable energy is produced on Indian land as defined in title XXVI of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (25 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) and used at a Federal facility.
(d) Report
Not later than April 15, 2007, and every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary shall provide a report to Congress on the progress of the Federal Government in meeting the goals established by this section.
(Pub. L. 109–58, title II, § 203, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 652.)
heading: References in Text
text: The Energy Policy Act of 1992, referred to in subsec. (c)(3), is Pub. L. 102–486, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2776, as amended. Title XXVI of the Act is classified generally to chapter 37 (§ 3501 et seq.) of Title 25, Indians. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 13201 of this title and Tables.
42 U.S.C. § 15853 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 15853. Rebate program
(1) Establishment
The Secretary shall establish a program providing rebates for consumers for expenditures made for the installation of a renewable energy system in connection with a dwelling unit or small business.
(2) Amount of rebate
Rebates provided under the program established under paragraph (1) shall be in an amount not to exceed the lesser of—
(A) 25 percent of the expenditures described in paragraph (1) made by the consumer; or
(B) $3,000.
(3) Definition
For purposes of this section, the term “renewable energy system” has the meaning given that term in section 6865(c)(6)(A) of this title.
(4) Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for carrying out this section, to remain available until expended—
(A) $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;
(B) $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2007;
(C) $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2008;
(D) $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; and
(E) $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2010.
(Pub. L. 109–58, title II, § 206(c), Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 655.)
42 U.S.C. § 15854 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 15854. Sugar Cane Ethanol Program
(a) Definition of program
In this section, the term “program” means the Sugar Cane Ethanol Program established by subsection (b).
(b) Establishment
There is established within the Environmental Protection Agency a program to be known as the “Sugar Cane Ethanol Program”.
(c) Project
(1) In general
Subject to the availability of appropriations under subsection (d), in carrying out the program, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall establish a project that is—
(A) carried out in multiple States—
(i) in each of which is produced cane sugar that is eligible for loans under section 7272 of title 7, or a similar subsequent authority; and
(ii) at the option of each such State, that have an incentive program that requires the use of ethanol in the State; and
(B) designed to study the production of ethanol from cane sugar, sugarcane, and sugarcane byproducts.
(2) Requirements
A project described in paragraph (1) shall—
(A) be limited to sugar producers and the production of ethanol in the States of Florida, Louisiana, Texas, and Hawaii, divided equally among the States, to demonstrate that the process may be applicable to cane sugar, sugarcane, and sugarcane byproducts;
(B) include information on the ways in which the scale of production may be replicated once the sugar cane industry has located sites for, and constructed, ethanol production facilities; and
(C) not last more than 3 years.
(d) Authorization of appropriations
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $36,000,000, to remain available until expended.
(Pub. L. 109–58, title II, § 208, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 656.)
42 U.S.C. § 15871 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 15871. Coordination of geothermal leasing and permitting on Federal lands
(a) In general
Not later than 180 days after August 8, 2005, the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture shall enter into and submit to Congress a memorandum of understanding in accordance with this section, the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (as amended by this Act) [30 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.], and other applicable laws, regarding coordination of leasing and permitting for geothermal development of public lands and National Forest System lands under their respective jurisdictions.
(b) Lease and permit applications
The memorandum of understanding shall—
(1) establish an administrative procedure for processing geothermal lease applications, including lines of authority, steps in application processing, and time limits for application procession;
(2) establish a 5-year program for geothermal leasing of lands in the National Forest System, and a process for updating that program every 5 years; and
(3) establish a program for reducing the backlog of geothermal lease application pending on January 1, 2005, by 90 percent within the 5-year period beginning on August 8, 2005, including, as necessary, by issuing leases, rejecting lease applications for failure to comply with the provisions of the regulations under which they were filed, or determining that an original applicant (or the applicant’s assigns, heirs, or estate) is no longer interested in pursuing the lease application.
(c) Data retrieval system
The memorandum of understanding shall establish a joint data retrieval system that is capable of tracking lease and permit applications and providing to the applicant information as to their status within the Departments of the Interior and Agriculture, including an estimate of the time required for administrative action.
(Pub. L. 109–58, title II, § 225, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 665.)
heading: References in Text
text: The Geothermal Steam Act of 1970, referred to in subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 91–581, Dec. 24, 1970, 84 Stat. 1566, as amended, which is classified principally to chapter 23 (§ 1001 et seq.) of Title 30, Mineral Lands and Mining. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1001 of Title 30 and Tables.
This Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 109–58, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 594, as amended, known as the Energy Policy Act of 2005, which enacted this chapter and enacted, amended, and repealed numerous other sections and notes in the Code. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 15801 of this title and Tables.
42 U.S.C. § 15872 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 15872. Assessment of geothermal energy potential
Not later than 3 years after August 8, 2005, and thereafter as the availability of data and developments in technology warrants, the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Geological Survey and in cooperation with the States, shall—
(1) update the Assessment of Geothermal Resources made during 1978; and
(2) submit to Congress the updated assessment.
(Pub. L. 109–58, title II, § 226, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 665.)
42 U.S.C. § 15873 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 15873. Deposit and use of geothermal lease revenues for 5 fiscal years
(a) Deposit of geothermal resources leases
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, amounts received by the United States in the first 5 fiscal years beginning after August 8, 2005, as rentals, royalties, and other payments required under leases under the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 [30 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.], excluding funds required to be paid to State and county governments, shall be deposited into a separate account in the Treasury.
(b) Use of deposits
Amounts deposited under subsection (a) shall be available to the Secretary of the Interior for expenditure, without further appropriation and without fiscal year limitation, to implement the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 [30 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.] and this Act.
(c) Transfer of funds
For the purposes of coordination and processing of geothermal leases and geothermal use authorizations on Federal land the Secretary of the Interior may authorize the expenditure or transfer of such funds as are necessary to the Forest Service.
(Pub. L. 109–58, title II, § 234, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 671.)
heading: References in Text
text: The Geothermal Steam Act of 1970, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (b), is Pub. L. 91–581, Dec. 24, 1970, 84 Stat. 1566, as amended, which is classified principally to chapter 23 (§ 1001 et seq.) of Title 30, Mineral Lands and Mining. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1001 of Title 30 and Tables.
This Act, referred to in subsec. (b), is Pub. L. 109–58, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 594, as amended, known as the Energy Policy Act of 2005, which enacted this chapter and enacted, amended, and repealed numerous other sections and notes in the Code. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 15801 of this title and Tables.
42 U.S.C. § 15874 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 15874. Intermountain West Geothermal Consortium
(a) Participation authorized
The Secretary, acting through the Idaho National Laboratory, may participate in a consortium described in subsection (b) to address science and science policy issues surrounding the expanded discovery and use of geothermal energy, including from geothermal resources on public lands.
(b) Members
The consortium referred to in subsection (a) shall—
(1) be known as the “Intermountain West Geothermal Consortium”;
(2) be a regional consortium of institutions and government agencies that focuses on building collaborative efforts among the universities in the State of Idaho, other regional universities, State agencies, and the Idaho National Laboratory;
(3) include Boise State University, the University of Idaho (including the Idaho Water Resources Research Institute), the Oregon Institute of Technology, the Desert Research Institute with the University and Community College System of Nevada, and the Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah;
(4) be hosted and managed by Boise State University; and
(5) have a director appointed by Boise State University, and associate directors appointed by each participating institution.
(c) Financial assistance
The Secretary, acting through the Idaho National Laboratory and subject to the availability of appropriations, will provide financial assistance to Boise State University for expenditure under contracts with members of the consortium to carry out the activities of the consortium.
(Pub. L. 109–58, title II, § 237, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 673.)
42 U.S.C. § 15882 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 15882. Hydroelectric efficiency improvement
(a) Incentive payments
The Secretary shall make incentive payments to the owners or operators of hydroelectric facilities at existing dams to be used to make capital improvements in the facilities that are directly related to improving the efficiency of such facilities by at least 3 percent.
(b) Limitations
Incentive payments under this section shall not exceed 10 percent of the costs of the capital improvement concerned and not more than 1 payment may be made with respect to improvements at a single facility. No payment in excess of $750,000 may be made with respect to improvements at a single facility.
(c) Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section not more than $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2006 through 2015.
(Pub. L. 109–58, title II, § 243, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 678.)
42 U.S.C. § 15891 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 15891. Projects enhancing insular energy independence
(a) Project feasibility studies
(1) In general
On a request described in paragraph (2), the Secretary shall conduct a feasibility study of a project to implement a strategy or project identified in the plans submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1492 of title 48 as having the potential to—
(A) significantly reduce the dependence of an insular area on imported fossil fuels; or
(B) provide needed distributed generation to an insular area.
(2) Request
The Secretary shall conduct a feasibility study under paragraph (1) on—
(A) the request of an electric utility located in an insular area that commits to fund at least 10 percent of the cost of the study; and
(B) if the electric utility is located in the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, or the Republic of Palau, written support for that request by the President or the Ambassador of the affected freely associated state.
(3) Consultation
The Secretary shall consult with regional utility organizations in—
(A) conducting feasibility studies under paragraph (1); and
(B) determining the feasibility of potential projects.
(4) Feasibility
For the purpose of a feasibility study under paragraph (1), a project shall be determined to be feasible if the project would significantly reduce the dependence of an insular area on imported fossil fuels, or provide needed distributed generation to an insular area, at a reasonable cost.
(b) Implementation
(1) In general
On a determination by the Secretary (in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior) that a project is feasible under subsection (a) and a commitment by an electric utility to operate and maintain the project, the Secretary may provide such technical and financial assistance as the Secretary determines is appropriate for the implementation of the project.
(2) Regional utility organizations
In providing assistance under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider providing the assistance through regional utility organizations.
(c) Authorization of appropriations
(1) In general
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary—
(A) $500,000 for each fiscal year for project feasibility studies under subsection (a); and
(B) $4,000,000 for each fiscal year for project implementation under subsection (b).
(2) Limitation of funds received by insular areas
No insular area may receive, during any 3-year period, more than 20 percent of the total funds made available during that 3-year period under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) unless the Secretary determines that providing funding in excess of that percentage best advances existing opportunities to meet the objectives of this section.
(Pub. L. 109–58, title II, § 252, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 682.)
42 U.S.C. § 15901 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 15901. Definition of Secretary
In this part, the term “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Interior.
(Pub. L. 109–58, title III, § 341, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 697.)
heading: References in Text
text: This part, referred to in text, was in the original “this subtitle”, meaning subtitle E (§§ 341–357) of title III of Pub. L. 109–58, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 697, which enacted this part, amended sections 6504, 6506a, 6507, and 6508 of this title, sections 184 and 226 of Title 30, Mineral Lands and Mining, and section 1337 of Title 43, Public Lands, and enacted provisions set out as a note under section 226 of Title 30. For complete classification of subtitle E to the Code, see Tables.