42 U.S.C. § 18701 — Definitions

Page 9197 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 18701 (3) $10,068,198,994 for fiscal year 2025; (4) $10,468,916,520 for fiscal year 2026; and (5) $10,831,342,317 for fiscal year 2027. (Pub. L. 115–246, title III, § 317, as added Pub. L. 117–167, div. B, title I, § 10112(a), Aug. 9, 2022, 136 Stat. 1464.) CHAPTER 162—ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE Sec. 18701. Definitions. SUBCHAPTER I—GRID INFRASTRUCTURE AND RESILIENCY PART A—GRID INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE AND RELIABILITY 18711. Preventing outages and enhancing the resil- ience of the electric grid. 18712. Electric grid reliability and resilience re- search, development, and demonstration. 18713. Transmission facilitation program. PART A–1—ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION 18715. Transmission facility financing. 18715a. Grants to facilitate the siting of interstate electricity transmission lines. 18715b. Interregional and offshore wind electricity transmission planning, modeling, and anal- ysis. PART B—CYBERSECURITY 18721. Enhancing grid security through public-pri- vate partnerships. 18722. Energy cyber sense program. 18723. Rural and municipal utility advanced cybersecurity grant and technical assist- ance program. 18724. Enhanced grid security. 18725. Cybersecurity plan. 18726. Savings provision. SUBCHAPTER II—SUPPLY CHAINS FOR CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES 18741. Battery processing and manufacturing. 18742. Advanced energy manufacturing and recy- cling grant program. 18743. Critical minerals mining and recycling re- search. 18744. 21st Century Energy Workforce Advisory Board. SUBCHAPTER III—FUELS AND TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS PART A—NUCLEAR ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE 18751. Infrastructure planning for micro and small modular nuclear reactors. 18752. Property interests relating to certain projects and protection of information re- lating to certain agreements. 18753. Civil nuclear credit program. PART B—MISCELLANEOUS 18761. Clean energy demonstration program on cur- rent and former mine land. SUBCHAPTER IV—ENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION 18771. Definitions. 18772. Data collection in the electricity sector. 18773. Expansion of energy consumption surveys. 18774. Data collection on electric vehicle integra- tion with the electricity grids. 18775. Plan for the modeling and forecasting of de- mand for minerals used in the energy sec- tor. 18776. Expansion of international energy data. 18777. Harmonization of efforts and data. Sec. SUBCHAPTER V—ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND BUILDING INFRASTRUCTURE PART A—RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY 18791. Definitions. 18792. Energy efficiency revolving loan fund capital- ization grant program. 18793. Energy auditor training grant program. PART A–1—RESIDENTIAL EFFICIENCY AND ELECTRIFICATION REBATES 18795. Home energy performance-based, whole-house rebates. 18795a. High-efficiency electric home rebate pro- gram. 18795b. State-based home energy efficiency con- tractor training grants. PART B—BUILDINGS 18801. Building, training, and assessment centers. 18802. Career skills training. 18803. Commercial building energy consumption in- formation sharing. PART C—SMART MANUFACTURING 18811. Definitions. 18812. Leveraging existing agency programs to as- sist small and medium manufacturers. 18813. Leveraging smart manufacturing infrastruc- ture at National Laboratories. 18814. State manufacturing leadership. 18815. Report. PART D—SCHOOLS AND NONPROFITS 18831. Grants for energy efficiency improvements and renewable energy improvements at pub- lic school facilities. 18832. Energy efficiency materials pilot program. PART E—MISCELLANEOUS 18841. Survey, analysis, and report on employment and demographics in the energy, energy ef- ficiency, and motor vehicle sectors of the United States. 18842. Model guidance for combined heat and power systems and waste heat to power systems. SUBCHAPTER VI—WAGE RATE REQUIREMENTS 18851. Wage rate requirements. SUBCHAPTER VII—MISCELLANEOUS 18861. Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations. § 18701. Definitions In this division: (1) Department The term ‘‘Department’’ means the Depart- ment of Energy. (2) Indian Tribe The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ has the meaning given the term in section 5304 of title 25. (3) Secretary The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of Energy. (Pub. L. 117–58, div. D, § 40001, Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 923.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT This division, referred to in text, is div. D of Pub. L. 117–58, Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 923, which enacted this Page 9198 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 18711 chapter and enacted and amended numerous other sec- tions and notes in the Code. For complete classification of div. D to the Code, see Tables. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries WAGE RATE REQUIREMENTS For provisions relating to rates of wages to be paid to laborers and mechanics on projects for construction, alteration, or repair work funded under div. D or an amendment by div. D of Pub. L. 117–58, including au- thority of Secretary of Labor, see section 18851 of this title. SUBCHAPTER I—GRID INFRASTRUCTURE AND RESILIENCY PART A—GRID INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE AND RELIABILITY § 18711. Preventing outages and enhancing the resilience of the electric grid (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Disruptive event The term ‘‘disruptive event’’ means an event in which operations of the electric grid are disrupted, preventively shut off, or cannot op- erate safely due to extreme weather, wildfire, or a natural disaster. (2) Eligible entity The term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means— (A) an electric grid operator; (B) an electricity storage operator; (C) an electricity generator; (D) a transmission owner or operator; (E) a distribution provider; (F) a fuel supplier; and (G) any other relevant entity, as deter- mined by the Secretary. (3) Natural disaster The term ‘‘natural disaster’’ has the mean- ing given the term in section 5195a(a) of this title. (4) Power line The term ‘‘power line’’ includes a trans- mission line or a distribution line, as applica- ble. (5) Program The term ‘‘program’’ means the program es- tablished under subsection (b). (b) Establishment of program Not later than 180 days after November 15, 2021, the Secretary shall establish a program under which the Secretary shall make grants to eligible entities, States, and Indian Tribes in ac- cordance with this section. (c) Grants to eligible entities (1) In general The Secretary may make a grant under the program to an eligible entity to carry out ac- tivities that— (A) are supplemental to existing hardening efforts of the eligible entity planned for any given year; and (B)(i) reduce the risk of any power lines owned or operated by the eligible entity causing a wildfire; or (ii) increase the ability of the eligible enti- ty to reduce the likelihood and consequences of disruptive events. (2) Application (A) In general An eligible entity desiring a grant under the program shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Sec- retary may require. (B) Requirement As a condition of receiving a grant under the program, an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary, as part of the application of the eligible entity submitted under sub- paragraph (A), a report detailing past, cur- rent, and future efforts by the eligible entity to reduce the likelihood and consequences of disruptive events. (3) Limitation The Secretary may not award a grant to an eligible entity in an amount that is greater than the total amount that the eligible entity has spent in the previous 3 years on efforts to reduce the likelihood and consequences of dis- ruptive events. (4) Priority In making grants to eligible entities under the program, the Secretary shall give priority to projects that, in the determination of the Secretary, will generate the greatest commu- nity benefit (whether rural or urban) in reduc- ing the likelihood and consequences of disrup- tive events. (5) Small utilities set aside The Secretary shall ensure that not less than 30 percent of the amounts made available to eligible entities under the program are made available to eligible entities that sell not more than 4,000,000 megawatt hours of electricity per year. (d) Grants to States and Indian Tribes (1) In general The Secretary, in accordance with this sub- section, may make grants under the program to States and Indian Tribes, which each State or Indian Tribe may use to award grants to el- igible entities. (2) Annual application (A) In general For each fiscal year, to be eligible to re- ceive a grant under this subsection, a State or Indian Tribe shall submit to the Sec- retary an application that includes a plan described in subparagraph (B). (B) Plan required A plan prepared by a State or Indian Tribe for purposes of an application described in subparagraph (A) shall— (i) describe the criteria and methods that will be used by the State or Indian Tribe to award grants to eligible entities; (ii) be adopted after notice and a public hearing; and (iii) describe the proposed funding dis- tributions and recipients of the grants to be provided by the State or Indian Tribe.