Title: A bill to amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to reauthorize the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
This bill reauthorizes through FY2026 and revises the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program. Under the program, the Department of Energy provides grants to local governments, states, and Indian tribes for energy efficiency and conservation projects and programs. This bill expands the allowable uses of grant funds to include the deployment of energy distribution technologies that significantly expand access to alternative fuels.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3711 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3711

     To amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to 
reauthorize the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 13, 2020

 Mr. Heinrich 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 amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to 
reauthorize the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program, 
                        and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND CONSERVATION BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM.

    (a) Purpose.--Section 542(b)(1) of the Energy Independence and 
Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17152(b)(1)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``and'' after the 
        semicolon; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) diversifies energy supplies, including by 
                facilitating and promoting the use of alternative 
                fuels;''.
    (b) Use of Funds.--Section 544 of the Energy Independence and 
Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17154) is amended by striking paragraph 
(9) and inserting the following:
            ``(9) deployment of energy distribution technologies that 
        significantly increase energy efficiency or expand access to 
        alternative fuels, including--
                    ``(A) distributed resources;
                    ``(B) district heating and cooling systems; and
                    ``(C) infrastructure for delivering alternative 
                fuels;''.
    (c) Competitive Grants.--Section 546(c)(2) of the Energy 
Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17156(c)(2)) is 
amended by inserting ``, including projects to expand the use of 
alternative fuels'' before the period at the end.
    (d) Funding.--Section 548(a) of the Energy Independence and 
Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17158(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``$2,000,000,000 for each 
        of fiscal years 2008 through 2012'' and inserting 
        ``$3,500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2026''; 
        and
            (2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
            ``(2) Administrative costs.--There is authorized to be 
        appropriated to the Secretary for administrative expenses of 
        the program $35,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 
        2026.''.
    (e) Technical Amendments.--Section 543 of the Energy Independence 
and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17153) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c), by striking ``subsection (a)(2)'' 
        and inserting ``subsection (a)(3)''; and
            (2) in subsection (d), by striking ``subsection (a)(3)'' 
        and inserting ``subsection (a)(4)''.
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