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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''10 Million Solar Roofs Act of
2010''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) Eligible participant.--The term ''eligible
participant'' means--
(A) an owner of a home;
(B) a business entity;
(C) a local educational agency; and
(D) any other individual or entity that the
Secretary determines to be appropriate.
(2) Indian tribe.--The term ''Indian tribe'' has the
meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-
Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b).
(3) Installed nameplate capacity.--The term ''installed
nameplate capacity'' means the maximum output of a solar
electric system under specific conditions designated by the
manufacturer of the solar electric system.
(4) Local educational agency.--The term ''local educational
agency'' has the meaning given the term in section 9101 of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
7801).
(5) Secretary.--The term ''Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Energy.
(6) Solar energy system.--The term ''solar energy system''
means rooftop- or ground-mounted solar equipment--
(A) that is used to generate electricity or heat
water; and
(B) with an installed nameplate capacity not
exceeding 1 megawatt or the thermal equivalent of 1
megawatt.

SEC. 3. REBATES, LOANS, AND OTHER INCENTIVES FOR PURCHASE AND
INSTALLATION OF SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS.

(a) In General.--As soon as practicable after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a program under which the
Secretary shall provide competitive grants to States, Indian tribes,
and local governments to provide rebates, loans, or other incentives to
eligible participants for the purchase and installation of solar energy
systems for properties located in the United States.
(b) Implementation.--
(1) Competitive grants.--
(A) In general.--For each fiscal year, the
Secretary shall provide competitive grants to States,
Indian tribes, and local governments to be used in
accordance with this section.
(B) Requirements.--The Secretary shall adopt and
implement criteria for awarding competitive grants
under subparagraph (A) to States, Indian tribes, and
local governments that would--
(i) provide the maximum leverage of Federal
funds;
(ii) provide for the maximum deployment of
solar energy;
(iii) ensure that grants are awarded to a
diversity of geographic locations and
recipients with different population sizes;
(iv) provide not less than 2 percent of the
funds available to Indian tribes and consortia
of Indian tribes; and
(v) provide a preference for grant
recipients that have established and
maintained, or agree to commit to establish and
maintain, standards and policies to overcome
barriers to distributed generation (including
interconnection and net metering) in a manner
consistent with the legal authorities of the
grant recipient.
(2) Authorized use of funds.--Subject to subsection (c),
competitive grants provided under this section may be used to
expand an existing, or establish and fund a new--
(A) solar rebate program;
(B) solar loan program;
(C) solar performance-based incentive program; or
(D) solar incentive program, solar deployment
program or project, or innovative solar financing
program not described in subparagraphs (A) through (C),
as determined by the Secretary.
(3) Program requirements.--For each fiscal year during
which a grant recipient uses funds provided under this section,
the grant recipient shall--
(A) certify to the Secretary that the funds will be
used--
(i) to supplement, expand, or create new
programs or projects and will not supplant
existing programs as to maximize program
participation; and
(ii) to deploy an increased quantity of
solar energy systems; and
(B) submit to the Secretary an implementation plan
that contains--
(i) projections for solar energy systems
deployment;
(ii) data regarding the number of eligible
participants that are assisted under existing
applicable State and local programs; and
(iii) projections for--
(I) additional solar energy system
deployment; and
(II) the number of additional
eligible participants who will be
covered by the annual implementation
plan.
(c) Solar Energy System.--With respect to grant awards in any
fiscal year under this section, the Secretary may specify the type and
capacity of the solar energy system and type of deployment or incentive
program for which the grant funds are made available.
(d) Non-Federal Share.--Each eligible entity that receives funds
under this section shall be responsible for an amount equal to 20
percent of the amount of the provided funds.
(e) Administrative Expenses.--
(1) In general.--Not more than 5 percent of the amounts
made available for each fiscal year under this section may be
used to pay the administrative expenses of the Department of
Energy that the Secretary determines to be necessary to carry
out this Act (including expenses arising from monitoring and
evaluation).
(2) Eligible entities; other grant recipients.--Grant
recipients may use amounts made available for each fiscal year
under this section to pay for administrative expenses in
accordance with section 545(b)(3)(A) of the Energy Independence
and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17155(b)(3)(A)).
(f) Relationship to Other Law.--An eligible participant that
receives a rebate under this section shall not be eligible for a rebate
under section 206(c) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C.
15853).
(g) Coordination; Consultation.--To the maximum extent practicable,
the Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of the Treasury and the
Chief Executive of each grant recipient that receives funds under this
section to ensure that each program carried out by each grant recipient
through the use of the funds is coordinated with each other applicable
incentive or financing program of the Federal Government or any other
applicable program.
(h) Maximum Incentive.--
(1) In general.--With respect to each rebate, grant, and
tax credit provided to an eligible participant under this
section, the aggregate value of the grants, rebates, and tax
credits may not exceed 50 percent of the cost to the purchaser
of the purchase and installation of the solar energy system.
(2) Effect.--Nothing in this subsection affects any solar
loan or financing program under this section or any other law
(including regulations).
(i) Goal.--It is the goal of the United States, through this Act
and any appropriate incentive or research and development program, to
install distributed solar energy systems on not less than 10,000,000
properties located in the United States by December 31, 2021.
(j) Report Regarding Additional Recommendations.--Not later than
270 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate
and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of
Representatives a report that contains additional recommendations that
the Secretary determines to be necessary to achieve the goal described
in subsection (i), including any modification to the program
established under subsection (a).
(k) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section--
(1) for fiscal year 2012, $250,000,000; and
(2) for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2021, such sums
as are necessary.
A:
10 Million Solar Roofs Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to establish a program under which the Secretary shall provide competitive grants to states, Indian tribes, and local governments to provide rebates, loans, or other incentives to eligible participants for the purchase and installation of solar energy systems for properties located in the United States.

Requires the Secretary to implement specified criteria for awarding such grants that includes: (1) providing the maximum leverage of federal funds; (2) providing for the maximum deployment of solar energy; and (3) ensuring that grants are awarded to a diversity of geographic locations and recipients with different population sizes.

Authorizes the use of funds received to expand or establish a solar rebate program, a solar loan program, a solar performance-based incentive program, or another solar incentive program, solar deployment program or project, or innovative solar financing program as determined by the Secretary. Requires a grant recipient to: (1) certify that funds will be used to supplement, expand, or create new programs and to deploy an increased quantity of solar energy systems; and (2) submit to the Secretary an implementation plan that contains projections for solar energy systems deployment, data regarding the number of eligible participants that are assisted under existing applicable state and local programs, and projections for additional solar energy system deployment and the number of additional eligible participants covered.

Authorizes the Secretary to specify the type and capacity of solar energy system and type of deployment or incentive program for which the grant funds are made available. Makes each eligible entity receiving funds responsible for 20% of the amount of the provided funds.

Provides that a participant who receives a rebate under this Act shall not be eligible for a rebate for expenditures for installation of a renewable energy system in connection with a dwelling unit or small business under the Energy Policy Act of 2005.

Limits the aggregate value of the grants, rebates, and tax credits provided to an eligible participant to 50% of the cost to the purchaser of the purchase and installation.

Sets a goal of installing distributed solar energy systems on not less than 10 million properties located in the United States by December 31, 2021.