42 USC 6371g - Allocation of grants

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§ 6371g.

Allocation of grants

(a)

Section 6371e grants

(1)

Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), the Secretary shall allocate 90 percent of the amounts made available under section 6371f(b) 1

 See References in Text note below.

of this title in any year for purposes of making energy conservation project grants pursuant to section 6371e of this title as follows:

(A)

Eighty percent of amounts made available under section 6371f(b) ¹ of this title shall be allocated among the States in accordance with a formula to be prescribed, by rule, by the Secretary, taking into account population and climate of each State, and such other factors as the Secretary may deem appropriate.

(B)

Ten percent of amounts made available under section 6371f(b) ¹ of this title shall be allocated among the States in such manner as the Secretary determines by rule after taking into account the availability and cost of fuel or other energy used in, and the amount of fuel or other energy consumed by, schools and hospitals in the States, and such other factors as he deems appropriate.

(2)

The Secretary shall allocate 10 percent of the amounts made available under section 6371f(b) ¹ of this title in any year for purposes of making grants as provided under section 6371e(b)(2) of this title in excess of the 50 percent limitation contained in section 6371e(b)(1) of this title.

(3)

In the case of any State which received for any fiscal year an amount which exceeded 50 percent of the cost of any energy audit as provided in section 6371b(e)(2) of this title

, the aggregate amount allocated to such State under this subsection for such fiscal year (determined after applying paragraphs (1) and (2)) shall be reduced by an amount equal to such excess. The amount of such reduction shall be reallocated to the States for such fiscal year as provided in this subsection except that for purposes of such reallocation, the State which received such excess shall not be eligible for any portion of such reallocation.

(b)

Restrictions on allocations to States

(c)

Prescription of rules governing allocations among States with regard to energy audits

(d)

Prescription of rules limiting allocations to States for administrative expenses

(e)

Reallocations

(Pub. L. 94–163, title III, § 398, as added Pub. L. 95–619, title III, § 302(a), Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat. 3246; amended Pub. L. 98–454, title VI, § 601(e), Oct. 5, 1984, 98 Stat. 1736.)

cite as: 42 USC 6371g