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42 U.S.C. § 7438 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 7438. Environmental and climate justice block grants
(a) Appropriation
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Administrator for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated—
(1) $2,800,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 2026, to award grants for the activities described in subsection (b); and
(2) $200,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 2026, to provide technical assistance to eligible entities related to grants awarded under this section.
(b) Grants
(1) In general
The Administrator shall use amounts made available under subsection (a)(1) to award grants for periods of up to 3 years to eligible entities to carry out activities described in paragraph (2) that benefit disadvantaged communities, as defined by the Administrator.
(2) Eligible activities
An eligible entity may use a grant awarded under this subsection for—
(A) community-led air and other pollution monitoring, prevention, and remediation, and investments in low- and zero-emission and resilient technologies and related infrastructure and workforce development that help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and other air pollutants;
(B) mitigating climate and health risks from urban heat islands, extreme heat, wood heater emissions, and wildfire events;
(C) climate resiliency and adaptation;
(D) reducing indoor toxics and indoor air pollution; or
(E) facilitating engagement of disadvantaged communities in State and Federal advisory groups, workshops, rulemakings, and other public processes.
(3) Eligible entities
In this subsection, the term “eligible entity” means—
(A) a partnership between—
(i) an Indian tribe, a local government, or an institution of higher education; and
(ii) a community-based nonprofit organization;
(B) a community-based nonprofit organization; or
(C) a partnership of community-based nonprofit organizations.
(c) Administrative costs
The Administrator shall reserve 7 percent of the amounts made available under subsection (a) for administrative costs to carry out this section.
(d) Definition of greenhouse gas
In this section, the term “greenhouse gas” means the air pollutants carbon dioxide, hydrofluorocarbons, methane, nitrous oxide, perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride.
(July 14, 1955, ch. 360, title I, § 138, as added Pub. L. 117–169, title VI, § 60201, Aug. 16, 2022, 136 Stat. 2078.)
42 U.S.C. § 16511 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 16511. Definitions
In this subchapter:
(1) Commercial technology
(A) In general
The term “commercial technology” means a technology in general use in the commercial marketplace.
(B) Inclusions
The term “commercial technology” does not include a technology solely by use of the technology in a demonstration project funded by the Department.
(2) Cost
The term “cost” has the meaning given the term “cost of a loan guarantee” within the meaning of section 661a(5)(C) of title 2.
(3) Eligible project
The term “eligible project” means a project described in section 16513 of this title.
(4) Guarantee
(A) In general
The term “guarantee” has the meaning given the term “loan guarantee” in section 661a of title 2, except that a loan guarantee may guarantee any debt obligation of a non-Federal borrower to any Eligible Lender (as defined in section 609.2 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations).
(B) Inclusion
The term “guarantee” includes a loan guarantee commitment (as defined in section 661a of title 2).
(5) Obligation
The term “obligation” means the loan or other debt obligation that is guaranteed under this section.
(6) State
The term “State” has the meaning given the term in section 6802 of this title.
(7) State energy financing institution
(A) In general
The term “State energy financing institution” means a quasi-independent entity or an entity within a State agency or financing authority established by a State—
(i) to provide financing support or credit enhancements, including loan guarantees and loan loss reserves, for eligible projects; and
(ii) to create liquid markets for eligible projects, including warehousing and securitization, or take other steps to reduce financial barriers to the deployment of existing and new eligible projects.
(B) Inclusion
The term “State energy financing institution” includes an entity or organization established to achieve the purposes described in clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A) by an Indian Tribal entity or an Alaska Native Corporation.
(Pub. L. 109–58, title XVII, § 1701, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 1117; Pub. L. 117–58, div. D, title IV, § 40401(c)(1), Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 1037; Pub. L. 117–169, title V, § 50141(e), Aug. 16, 2022, 136 Stat. 2043.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 2022—Par. (4)(A). Pub. L. 117–169 inserted “, except that a loan guarantee may guarantee any debt obligation of a non-Federal borrower to any Eligible Lender (as defined in section 609.2 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations)” before period at end.
2021—Pars. (6), (7). Pub. L. 117–58 added pars. (6) and (7).
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Wage Rate Requirements
text: For provisions relating to rates of wages to be paid to laborers and mechanics on projects for construction, alteration, or repair work funded under div. D or an amendment by div. D of Pub. L. 117–58, including authority of Secretary of Labor, see section 18851 of this title.
42 U.S.C. § 16517 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 16517. Energy infrastructure reinvestment financing
(a) In general
Notwithstanding section 16513 of this title, the Secretary may make guarantees, including refinancing, under this section only for projects that—
(1) retool, repower, repurpose, or replace energy infrastructure that has ceased operations; or
(2) enable operating energy infrastructure to avoid, reduce, utilize, or sequester air pollutants or anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases.
(b) Inclusion
A project under subsection (a) may include the remediation of environmental damage associated with energy infrastructure.
(c) Requirement
A project under subsection (a)(1) that involves electricity generation through the use of fossil fuels shall be required to have controls or technologies to avoid, reduce, utilize, or sequester air pollutants and anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases.
(d) Application
To apply for a guarantee under this section, an applicant shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require, including—
(1) a detailed plan describing the proposed project;
(2) an analysis of how the proposed project will engage with and affect associated communities; and
(3) in the case of an applicant that is an electric utility, an assurance that the electric utility shall pass on any financial benefit from the guarantee made under this section to the customers of, or associated communities served by, the electric utility.
(e) Term
Notwithstanding section 16512(f) of this title, the term of an obligation shall require full repayment over a period not to exceed 30 years.
(f) Definition of energy infrastructure
In this section, the term “energy infrastructure” means a facility, and associated equipment, used for—
(1) the generation or transmission of electric energy; or
(2) the production, processing, and delivery of fossil fuels, fuels derived from petroleum, or petrochemical feedstocks.
(Pub. L. 109–58, title XVII, § 1706, as added Pub. L. 117–169, title V, § 50144(c), Aug. 16, 2022, 136 Stat. 2045.)
42 U.S.C. § 18715 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 18715. Transmission facility financing
(a) Appropriation
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $2,000,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2030, to carry out this section: Provided, That the Secretary shall not enter into any loan agreement pursuant to this section that could result in disbursements after September 30, 2031.
(b) Use of funds
The Secretary shall use the amounts made available by subsection (a) to carry out a program to pay the costs of direct loans to non-Federal borrowers, subject to the limitations that apply to loan guarantees under section 50141(d) and under such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, for the construction or modification of electric transmission facilities designated by the Secretary to be necessary in the national interest under section 824p(a) of title 16.
(c) Loans
A direct loan provided under this section—
(1) shall have a term that does not exceed the lesser of—
(A) 90 percent of the projected useful life, in years, of the eligible transmission facility; and
(B) 30 years;
(2) shall not exceed 80 percent of the project costs; and
(3) shall, on first issuance, be subject to the condition that the direct loan is not subordinate to other financing.
(d) Interest rates
A direct loan provided under this section shall bear interest at a rate determined by the Secretary, taking into consideration market yields on outstanding marketable obligations of the United States of comparable maturities as of the date on which the direct loan is made.
(e) Definition of direct loan
In this section, the term “direct loan” has the meaning given the term in section 661a of title 2.
(Pub. L. 117–169, title V, § 50151, Aug. 16, 2022, 136 Stat. 2046.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: References in Text
text: Section 50141(d), referred to in subsec. (b), is section 50141(d) of Pub. L. 117–169, title V, Aug. 16, 2022, 136 Stat. 2043, which is not classified to the Code.
heading: Codification
text: Section was enacted as part of Pub. L. 117–169, and not as part of div. D of Pub. L. 117–58, which enacted this chapter.
heading: Definition of “Secretary”
text: “Secretary” means the Secretary of Energy, see section 50111 of Pub. L. 117–169, set out as a note under section 17113b of this title.
42 U.S.C. § 18715b (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 18715b. Interregional and offshore wind electricity transmission planning, modeling, and analysis
(a) Appropriation
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $100,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2031, to carry out this section.
(b) Use of funds
The Secretary shall use amounts made available under subsection (a)—
(1) to pay expenses associated with convening relevant stakeholders to address the development of interregional electricity transmission and transmission of electricity that is generated by offshore wind; and
(2) to conduct planning, modeling, and analysis regarding interregional electricity transmission and transmission of electricity that is generated by offshore wind, taking into account the local, regional, and national economic, reliability, resilience, security, public policy, and environmental benefits of interregional electricity transmission and transmission of electricity that is generated by offshore wind, including planning, modeling, and analysis, as the Secretary determines appropriate, pertaining to—
(A) clean energy integration into the electric grid, including the identification of renewable energy zones;
(B) the effects of changes in weather due to climate change on the reliability and resilience of the electric grid;
(C) cost allocation methodologies that facilitate the expansion of the bulk power system;
(D) the benefits of coordination between generator interconnection processes and transmission planning processes;
(E) the effect of increased electrification on the electric grid;
(F) power flow modeling;
(G) the benefits of increased interconnections or interties between or among the Western Interconnection, the Eastern Interconnection, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, and other interconnections, as applicable;
(H) the cooptimization of transmission and generation, including variable energy resources, energy storage, and demand-side management;
(I) the opportunities for use of nontransmission alternatives, energy storage, and grid-enhancing technologies;
(J) economic development opportunities for communities arising from development of interregional electricity transmission and transmission of electricity that is generated by offshore wind;
(K) evaluation of existing rights-of-way and the need for additional transmission corridors; and
(L) a planned national transmission grid, which would include a networked transmission system to optimize the existing grid for interconnection of offshore wind farms.
(Pub. L. 117–169, title V, § 50153, Aug. 16, 2022, 136 Stat. 2048.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Section was enacted as part of Pub. L. 117–169, and not as part of div. D of Pub. L. 117–58, which enacted this chapter.
heading: Definition of “Secretary”
text: “Secretary” means the Secretary of Energy, see section 50111 of Pub. L. 117–169, set out as a note under section 17113b of this title.
42 U.S.C. § 18795b (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 18795b. State-based home energy efficiency contractor training grants
(a) Appropriation
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $200,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2031, to carry out a program to provide financial assistance to States to develop and implement a State program described in section 6322(d)(13) of this title, which shall provide training and education to contractors involved in the installation of home energy efficiency and electrification improvements, including improvements eligible for rebates under a HOMES rebate program (as defined in section 18795(d) of this title) or a high-efficiency electric home rebate program (as defined in section 18795a(d) of this title), as part of an approved State energy conservation plan under the State Energy Program.
(b) Use of funds
A State may use amounts received under subsection (a)—
(1) to reduce the cost of training contractor employees;
(2) to provide testing and certification of contractors trained and educated under a State program developed and implemented pursuant to subsection (a); and
(3) to partner with nonprofit organizations to develop and implement a State program pursuant to subsection (a).
(c) Administrative expenses
Of the amounts received by a State under subsection (a), a State shall use not more than 10 percent for administrative expenses associated with developing and implementing a State program pursuant to that subsection.
(Pub. L. 117–169, title V, § 50123, Aug. 16, 2022, 136 Stat. 2041.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Section was enacted as part of Pub. L. 117–169, and not as part of div. D of Pub. L. 117–58, which enacted this chapter.
heading: Definitions
text: For definitions of “Secretary”, “State”, and “State Energy Program” as used in this section, see section 50111 of Pub. L. 117–169, set out as a note under section 17113b of this title.
43 U.S.C. § 1356c (PUBLIC LANDS)
§ 1356c. Wind lease sales for areas of the outer Continental Shelf offshore of territories of the United States
(a) 1 Wind lease sales off coasts of territories of the United States
(1) Call for information and nominations
(A) In general
The Secretary shall issue calls for information and nominations for proposed wind lease sales for areas of the outer Continental Shelf described in paragraph (2) that are determined to be feasible.
(B) Initial call
Not later than September 30, 2025, the Secretary shall issue an initial call for information and nominations under this paragraph.
(2) Conditional wind lease sales
The Secretary may conduct wind lease sales in each area within the exclusive economic zone of the United States adjacent to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands that meets each of the following criteria:
(A) The Secretary has concluded that a wind lease sale in the area is feasible.
(B) The Secretary has determined that there is sufficient interest in leasing the area.
(C) The Secretary has consulted with the Governor of the territory regarding the suitability of the area for wind energy development.
(Aug. 7, 1953, ch. 345, § 33, as added Pub. L. 117–169, title V, § 50251(b)(2), Aug. 16, 2022, 136 Stat. 2055.)
49 U.S.C. § 5127 (TRANSPORTATION)
§ 5127. Judicial review
(a) Filing and Venue.—
Except as provided in section 20114(c), a person adversely affected or aggrieved by a final action of the Secretary under this chapter may petition for review of the final action in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia or in the court of appeals for the United States for the circuit in which the person resides or has its principal place of business. The petition must be filed not more than 60 days after the Secretary’s action becomes final.
(b) Judicial Procedures.—
When a petition is filed under subsection (a), the clerk of the court immediately shall send a copy of the petition to the Secretary. The Secretary shall file with the court a record of any proceeding in which the final action was issued, as provided in section 2112 of title 28.
(c) Authority of Court.—
The court has exclusive jurisdiction, as provided in subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 5, to affirm or set aside any part of the Secretary’s final action and may order the Secretary to conduct further proceedings.
(d) Requirement for Prior Objection.—
In reviewing a final action under this section, the court may consider an objection to a final action of the Secretary only if the objection was made in the course of a proceeding or review conducted by the Secretary or if there was a reasonable ground for not making the objection in the proceeding.
(Added Pub. L. 109–59, title VII, § 7123(b), Aug. 10, 2005, 119 Stat. 1907.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Prior Provisions
text: A prior section 5127 was renumbered section 5128 of this title.
18 U.S.C. § 16 (CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE)
§ 16. Crime of violence defined
The term “crime of violence” means—
(a) an offense that has as an element the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against the person or prop­erty of another, or
(b) any other offense that is a felony and that, by its nature, involves a substantial risk that physical force against the person or property of another may be used in the course of committing the offense.
(Added Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 1001(a), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2136.)
heading: Editorial Notes
text: For information regarding the constitutionality of this section, as added by section 1001(a) of Pub. L. 98–473, see the Table of Laws Held Unconstitutional in Whole or in Part by the Supreme Court on the Constitution Annotated website, constitution.congress.gov.
3 U.S.C. § 109 (THE PRESIDENT)
§ 109. Public property in and belonging to the Executive Residence at the White House
The steward, housekeeper, or such other employee of the Executive Residence at the White House as the President may designate, shall under the direction of the President, have the charge and custody of and be responsible for the plate, furniture, and public property therein. A complete inventory, in proper books, shall be made annually in the month of June, under the direction of the Director of the National Park Service, of all the public property in and belonging to the Executive Residence at the White House, showing when purchased, its cost, condition, and final disposition. This inventory shall be submitted to the President for his approval, and shall then be kept for reference in the office of the Director of the National Park Service, which shall furnish a copy thereof to the steward, housekeeper, or other employee responsible for the property.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 644, 62 Stat. 679; Pub. L. 92–310, title II, § 201, June 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 202; Pub. L. 95–570, § 5(b)(1), Nov. 2, 1978, 92 Stat. 2450.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 1978—Pub. L. 95–570 substituted in section catchline “the Executive Residence at the White House” for “Executive Mansion” and in text “Executive Residence at the White House” for “Executive Mansion” in two places.
1972—Pub. L. 92–310 struck out provisions which required a bond in the sum of $10,000 from the person having charge and custody of the plate, furniture, and public property.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date of 1978 Amendment
text: Amendment by Pub. L. 95–570 applicable to any fiscal year beginning on or after Oct. 1, 1978, see section 6(a) of Pub. L. 95–570, set out as a note under section 102 of this title.
heading: Executive Documents
heading: Transfer of Functions
text: Functions of all other officers of Department of the Interior and functions of all agencies and employees of such Department, with two exceptions, transferred to Secretary of the Interior, with power vested in him to authorize their performance or performance of any of his functions by any of such officers, agencies, and employees, by 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 3, §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
3 U.S.C. § 413 (THE PRESIDENT)
§ 413. Rights and protections under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
(a) Fair Labor Standards.—
(1) In general.—
The rights and protections established by subsections (a)(1) and (d) of section 6, section 7, and section 12(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 shall apply to covered employees.
(2) Interns and volunteers.—
For the purposes of this section, the term “covered employee” does not include an intern or a volunteer as defined in regulations under subsection (c).
(3) Compensatory time.—
Except as provided in regulations under subsection (c)(3), covered employees may not receive compensatory time in lieu of overtime compensation.
(b) Remedy.—
The remedy for a violation of subsection (a) shall be such damages, including liquidated damages, as would be appropriate if awarded under section 16(b) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.
(c) Regulations To Implement Section.—
(1) In general.—
The President, or the designee of the President, shall issue regulations to implement this section.
(2) Agency regulations.—
Except as provided in paragraph (3), the regulations issued under paragraph (1) shall be the same as substantive regulations promulgated by the Secretary of Labor to implement the statutory provisions referred to in subsections (a) and (b) except to the extent that the President or designee may determine, for good cause shown and stated together with the regulation, that a modification of such regulations would be more effective for the implementation of the rights and protections under this section.
(3) Irregular work schedules.—
The President or designee shall issue regulations for covered employees whose work schedules directly depend on the schedule of the President or the Vice President that shall be comparable to the provisions in the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 that apply to employees who have irregular work schedules.
(d) Effective Date.—
Subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect on the earlier of—
(1) the effective date of regulations issued under subsection (c); or
(2) October 1, 1998.
(Added Pub. L. 104–331, § 2(a), Oct. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 4058.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: References in Text
text: The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, referred to in subsecs. (a)(1), (b), and (c)(3), is act June 25, 1938, ch. 676, 52 Stat. 1060, which is classified generally to chapter 8 (§ 201 et seq.) of Title 29, Labor. Sections 6, 7, 12, and 16 of the Act are classified to sections 206, 207, 212, and 216, respectively, of Title 29. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 201 of Title 29 and Tables.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date
text: Subsec. (c) of this section effective Oct. 26, 1996, see section 471(b) of this title.