Title: Investing in State Energy Act
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
Investing in State Energy Act
This bill amends the Energy Conservation and Production Act and the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to require the Department of Energy to distribute funds for the Weatherization Assistance Program and the state energy assistance program within 60 days of Congress making the funds available for such programs.
(The Weatherization Assistance Program reduces energy costs for low-income households by increasing the energy efficiency. The State Energy Program supports state energy conservation plans and energy emergency planning and response.)

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1713 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1713

To require certain financial assistance under the State energy program 
  and the Weatherization Assistance Program to be distributed without 
 undue delay to support State and local high-impact energy efficiency 
                   and renewable energy initiatives.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             August 2, 2017

   Mrs. Shaheen (for herself, Mr. Coons, Ms. Collins, and Mr. Reed) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
               Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To require certain financial assistance under the State energy program 
  and the Weatherization Assistance Program to be distributed without 
 undue delay to support State and local high-impact energy efficiency 
                   and renewable energy initiatives.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Investing in State Energy Act''.

SEC. 2. TIMING FOR DISTRIBUTION OF CERTAIN FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER 
              THE STATE ENERGY PROGRAM AND THE WEATHERIZATION 
              ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

    (a) Timing for Distribution of Financial Assistance Under the 
Weatherization Assistance Program.--Section 417(d) of the Energy 
Conservation and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6867(d)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(d) Payments'' and inserting the 
        following:
    ``(d) Method and Timing of Payments.--
            ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), any 
        payments''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Timing.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
        (including regulations), not later than 60 days after the date 
        on which funds have been made available to provide assistance 
        under this part, the Secretary shall distribute to the 
        applicable recipient the full amount of assistance to be 
        provided to the recipient under this part for the fiscal 
        year.''.
    (b) Timing for Distribution of Financial Assistance Under the State 
Energy Program.--Section 363 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act 
(42 U.S.C. 6323) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(g) Timing for Distribution of Financial Assistance.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of law (including regulations), not 
later than 60 days after the date on which funds have been made 
available to provide financial assistance under this section, the 
Secretary shall distribute to the applicable State the full amount of 
assistance to be provided to the State under this section for the 
fiscal year.''.
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