42 U.S.C. § 15823 — Low income community energy effi-

Page 8715 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 15824 Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2007 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 110–140 effective on the date that is 1 day after Dec. 19, 2007, see section 1601 of Pub. L. 110–140, set out as an Effective Date note under sec- tion 1824 of Title 2, The Congress. § 15822. Energy efficient public buildings (a) Grants The Secretary may make grants to the State agency responsible for developing State energy conservation plans under section 6322 of this title, or, if no such agency exists, a State agency designated by the Governor of the State, to as- sist units of local government in the State in improving the energy efficiency of public build- ings and facilities— (1) through construction of new energy effi- cient public buildings that use at least 30 per- cent less energy than a comparable public building constructed in compliance with standards prescribed in the most recent version of the International Energy Conserva- tion Code, or a similar State code intended to achieve substantially equivalent efficiency levels; or (2) through renovation of existing public buildings to achieve reductions in energy use of at least 30 percent as compared to the base- line energy use in such buildings prior to ren- ovation, assuming a 3-year, weather-normal- ized average for calculating such baseline. (b) Administration State energy offices receiving grants under this section shall— (1) maintain such records and evidence of compliance as the Secretary may require; and (2) develop and distribute information and materials and conduct programs to provide technical services and assistance to encourage planning, financing, and design of energy effi- cient public buildings by units of local govern- ment. (c) Authorization of appropriations For the purposes of this section, there are au- thorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2010. Not more than 10 percent of appropriated funds shall be used for administration. (Pub. L. 109–58, title I, § 125, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 618.) § 15823. Low income community energy effi- ciency pilot program (a) Grants The Secretary is authorized to make grants to units of local government, private, non-profit community development organizations, and In- dian tribe economic development entities to im- prove energy efficiency; identify and develop al- ternative, renewable, and distributed energy supplies; and increase energy conservation in low income rural and urban communities. (b) Purpose of grants The Secretary may make grants on a competi- tive basis for— (1) investments that develop alternative, re- newable, and distributed energy supplies; (2) energy efficiency projects and energy conservation programs; (3) studies and other activities that improve energy efficiency in low income rural and urban communities; (4) planning and development assistance for increasing the energy efficiency of buildings and facilities; and (5) technical and financial assistance to local government and private entities on de- veloping new renewable and distributed sources of power or combined heat and power generation. (c) Definition For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ means any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, including any Alaskan Native village or regional or vil- lage corporation as defined in or established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settle- ment Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), that is recog- nized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indi- ans because of their status as Indians. (d) Authorization of appropriations For the purposes of this section there are au- thorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2008. (Pub. L. 109–58, title I, § 126, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 618.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, referred to in subsec. (c), is Pub. L. 92–203, Dec. 18, 1971, 85 Stat. 688, which is classified generally to chapter 33 (§ 1601 et seq.) of Title 43, Public Lands. For complete classifica- tion of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1601 of Title 43 and Tables. § 15824. State Technologies Advancement Col- laborative (a) In general The Secretary, in cooperation with the States, shall establish a cooperative program for re- search, development, demonstration, and de- ployment of technologies in which there is a common Federal and State energy efficiency, re- newable energy, and fossil energy interest, to be known as the ‘‘State Technologies Advancement Collaborative’’ (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Collaborative’’). (b) Duties The Collaborative shall— (1) leverage Federal and State funding through cost-shared activity; (2) reduce redundancies in Federal and State funding; and (3) create multistate projects to be awarded through a competitive process. (c) Administration The Collaborative shall be administered through an agreement between the Department and appropriate State-based organizations. (d) Funding sources Funding for the Collaborative may be provided from—