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42 U.S.C. § 6371g — Grants for project costs and technical assistance
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**(a) Authorization of Secretary; project costs** The Secretary may make grants to schools and hospitals for carrying out energy conservation projects the applications for which have been approved under [section 6371d of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6371d&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Restrictions on use of funds**
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), amounts made available for purposes of this section (together with any amounts available for such purposes from other Federal sources) may not be used to pay more than 50 percent of the costs of any energy conservation project. The non-Federal share of the costs of any such energy conservation project may be provided by using programs of innovative financing for energy conservation projects (including, but not limited to, loan programs and performance contracting), even if, pursuant to such financing, clear title to the equipment does not pass to the school or hospital until after the grant is completed.
(2) Amounts made available for purposes of this section (together with any amounts available for such purposes from other Federal sources) may be used to pay not to exceed 90 percent of the costs of an energy conservation project if the Secretary determines that a project meets the hardship criteria of [section 6371a(d) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6371a/d&num=0&edition=prelim). Grants made under this paragraph shall be from the funds provided under [section 6371g(a)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6371g/a/2&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(c) Allocation requirements** Grants made under this section in any State in any year shall be made in a
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**(a) Authorization of Secretary; project costs** The Secretary may make grants to schools and hospitals for carrying out energy conservation projects the applications for which have been approved under [section 6371d of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6371d&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Restrictions on use of funds**
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), amounts made available for purposes of this section (together with any amounts available for such purposes from other Federal sources) may not be used to pay more than 50 percent of the costs of any energy conservation project. The non-Federal share of the costs of any such energy conservation project may be provided by using programs of innovative financing for energy conservation projects (including, but not limited to, loan programs and performance contracting), even if, pursuant to such financing, clear title to the equipment does not pass to the school or hospital until after the grant is completed.
(2) Amounts made available for purposes of this section (together with any amounts available for such purposes from other Federal sources) may be used to pay not to exceed 90 percent of the costs of an energy conservation project if the Secretary determines that a project meets the hardship criteria of [section 6371a(d) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6371a/d&num=0&edition=prelim). Grants made under this paragraph shall be from the funds provided under [section 6371g(a)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6371g/a/2&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(c) Allocation requirements** Grants made under this section in any State in any year shall be made in accordance with the requirements contained in [section 6371g of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6371g&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(d) Technical assistance costs**
(1) The Secretary may make grants to States for paying technical assistance costs. Schools in any State shall not be allocated less than 30 percent of the funds for energy conservation projects within such State and hospitals in any State shall not be allocated less than 30 percent of such funds.
(2) A State may utilize up to 100 percent of the funds provided by the Secretary under this part for any fiscal year for program and technical assistance and up to 50 percent of such funds for marketing and other costs associated with leveraging of non-Federal funds for carrying out this part and may administer a continuous and consecutive application and award procedure for providing program and technical assistance under this part in accordance with regulations that the Secretary shall establish, if the State—
(A) has adopted a State plan in accordance with [section 6371c of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6371c&num=0&edition=prelim), the administration of which is in accordance with applicable regulations; and
(B) certifies to the Secretary that not more than 15 percent of the aggregate amount of Federal and non-Federal funds used by the State to provide program and technical assistance, implement energy conservation measures, and otherwise carry out a program pursuant to this part for the fiscal year concerned will be expended for program and technical assistance and for marketing and other costs associated with leveraging of non-Federal funds for such program.
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**(a) Energy audits** The Secretary shall, by rule, not later than 60 days after November 9, 1978—
(1) prescribe guidelines for the conduct of preliminary energy audits, including a description of the type, number, and distribution of preliminary energy audits of school and hospital facilities that will provide a reasonably accurate evaluation of the energy conservation needs of all such facilities in each State, and
(2) prescribe guidelines for the conduct of energy audits.
**(b) State plans for implementation of energy conservation projects in schools and hospitals** The Secretary shall, by rule, not later than 90 days after November 9, 1978, prescribe guidelines for State plans for the implementation of energy conservation projects in schools and hospitals. The guidelines shall include—
(1) a description of the factors which the State energy agency may consider in determining which energy conservation projects will be given priority in making grants pursuant to this part, including such factors as cost, energy consumption, energy savings, and energy conservation goals,
(2) a description of the suggested criteria to be used in establishing a State program to identify persons qualified to implement energy conservation projects, and
(3) a description of the types of energy conservation measures deemed appropriate for each region of the Nation.
**(c) Revisions** Guidelines prescribed under this section may be revised from time to time after notice and opportunity for comment.
**(d) Determination of severe hardship class for schools and hospitals** The Secretary shall, by rule prescribe criteria for determining schools and hospitals which are in a class of severe hardship. Such criteria shall take into account climate, fuel costs, fuel availability, ability to pro
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**(a) Application by Governor** The Governor of any State may apply to the Secretary at such time as the Secretary may specify after promulgation of guidelines under [section 6371a(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6371a/a&num=0&edition=prelim) for grants to conduct preliminary energy audits and energy audits of school facilities and hospital facilities in such State under this part.
**(b) Grants for conduct of preliminary energy audits** Upon application under subsection (a) the Secretary may make grants to States for purposes of conducting preliminary energy audits of school facilities and hospital facilities under this part in accordance with the guidelines prescribed under [section 6371a(a)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6371a/a/1&num=0&edition=prelim). If a State does not conduct preliminary energy audits within two years after November 9, 1978, the Secretary may conduct such audits within such State.
**(c) Grants for conduct of energy audits** Upon application under subsection (a) the Secretary may make grants to States for purposes of conducting energy audits of school facilities and hospital facilities under this part in accordance with the guidelines prescribed under [section 6371a(a)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6371a/a/2&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(d) Audits conducted prior to grant of financial assistance** If a State without the use of financial assistance under this section, conducts preliminary energy audits or energy audits which comply with the guidelines prescribed by the Secretary or which are approved by the Secretary the funds allocated for purposes of this sectio
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 6371g
1 See References in Text note below.
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
1990—Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 101–440, § 6(a), inserted at
end ‘‘The non-Federal share of the costs of any such en-
ergy conservation project may be provided by using
programs of innovative financing for energy conserva-
tion projects (including, but not limited to, loan pro-
grams and performance contracting), even if, pursuant
to such financing, clear title to the equipment does not
pass to the school or hospital until after the grant is
completed.’’
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 101–440, § 6(d), designated existing
provisions as par. (1) and added par. (2).
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 101–440, § 6(c), struck out subsec.
(e) which prohibited funds for buildings used prin-
cipally for administration.
§ 6371f. Authorization of appropriations
For the purpose of carrying out this part,
there are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal
years 1999 through 2003 such sums as may be
necessary.
(Pub. L. 94–163, title III, § 397, as added Pub. L.
95–619, title III, § 302(a), Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat. 3246;
amended Pub. L. 101–440, § 8(b), Oct. 18, 1990, 104
Stat. 1015; Pub. L. 105–388, § 2(b), Nov. 13, 1998, 112
Stat. 3477.)
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
1998—Pub. L. 105–388 amended section generally, sub-
stituting provisions authorizing appropriations for fis-
cal years 1999 through 2003 for provisions authorizing
appropriations for fiscal years 1991 through 1993.
1990—Pub. L. 101–440 amended section generally, sub-
stituting provisions authorizing appropriations for fis-
cal years 1991 through 1993 for provisions authorizing
appropriations for fiscal years ending Sept. 30, 1978,
Sept. 30, 1979, and Sept. 30, 1980.
§ 6371g. Allocation of grants
(a) S
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