Energy and Environment Block Grant Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-2447
Sponsor: Rep. Wynn, Albert Russell [D-MD-4]
Introduced: 2007-05-23 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Alternative energy sources
Block grants
Building laws
Car pools
Carbon dioxide
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Commuting
Consultants
Department of Energy
Economics and Public Finance
Energy conservation
Energy efficiency
Energy research
Environmental Protection
Environmental technology
Executive reorganization
Federal aid to air pollution control
Fluorocarbons
Fuel cells
Geothermal resources
Government Operations and Politics
Government procurement
Government vehicles
Home repair and improvement
Hours of labor
Housing and Community Development
Labor and Employment
Land use
Mass rapid transit
Methane
Motor buses
Natural gas vehicles
Nitrogen oxides
Nonprofit organizations
Pollution measurement
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Recycling of waste products
Revolving funds
Science, Technology, Communications
Service stations
Solar energy
Technological innovations
Traffic congestion
Traffic engineering
Transportation and Public Works
Waste reduction
Wind power

Summary:
action_date: 2007-05-23
text: 
Energy and Environment Block Grant Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish an Energy and Environment Block Grant Program to make block grants to state or local governments for: (1) energy efficiency and climate protection strategy; (2) technical consultant services to assist in the development of such strategy; (3) energy audits; (4) weatherization programs; (5) financial incentives for energy efficiency retrofits; and (6) grants to nonprofit organizations and governmental agencies for energy retrofits.
 
Declares the purchase or leasing of equipment or vehicles for the private sector, or of pollution control equipment for private electric utilities, ineligible for funds under this Act.
 
Requires a local government unit that is a grant recipient to submit to the Secretary a proposed Energy Efficiency and Climate Protection Strategy establishing goals for increased energy efficiency and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
 
Requires a state that is a grant recipient to use at least 70% of the funds received to provide subgrants to otherwise ineligible local government units.
 
Directs the Secretary to establish an Office of Energy and Environmental Block Grants, which shall in turn establish and implement a Research, Technical Assistance, and Education Program. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-05-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
action_date: 2007-05-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
action_date: 2007-05-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2007-05-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2007-05-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2007-05-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-05-23
text: Introduced in House