40 U.S.C. § 14508 — Economic and energy development initiative
submitted 18 years ago by Pub. L. 110-371 to r/title-40-PUBLIC-BUILDINGS-PROPERTY-AND-WORKS · 305 words · no verdicts yet
The Appalachian Regional Commission can fund energy projects in the region. It can support energy efficiency, renewable energy like biomass fuel, and cleaner conventional energy technology. Funding is capped at 50 percent of cost, rising to 80 percent in distressed counties.
(a) Projects To Be Assisted. The Commission may give technical assistance, grants, contracts, or other funding to people or organizations in the Appalachian region for projects that: (1) promote energy efficiency to boost the region's economic competitiveness; (2) increase use of renewable energy resources, particularly biomass, to produce alternative transportation fuels, electricity, and heat; and (3) support developing conventional energy resources for electricity and heat, using advanced technology that achieves a substantial cut in emissions, including greenhouse gases, compared to today's baseline.
(b) Limitation on Available Amounts. Funding for a qualifying activity is capped at: (1) 50 percent of cost normally; (2) 80 percent in a county with a "distressed" designation under section 14526; or (3) 70 percent in a county with an "at-risk" designation under section 14526.
(c) Sources of Assistance. Subject to subsection (b), grants can be combined with other federal programs or with money from any other source.
(d) Federal Share. Even if another federal law caps the federal share of a project's cost, this section's money can raise that share as much as the Commission decides is appropriate.
The Appalachian Regional Commission may provide technical assistance, make grants, enter into contracts, or otherwise provide amounts to persons or entities in the Appalachian region for projects and activities—
to promote energy efficiency in the Appalachian region to enhance the economic competitiveness of the Appalachian region;
to increase the use of renewable energy resources, particularly biomass, in the Appalachian region to produce alternative transportation fuels, electricity, and heat; and
to support the development of regional, conventional energy resources to produce electricity and heat through advanced technologies that achieve a substantial reduction in emissions, including greenhouse gases, over the current baseline.
Of the cost of any activity eligible for a grant under this section, not more than—
50 percent may be provided from amounts appropriated to carry out this section;
in the case of a project to be carried out in a county for which a distressed county designation is in effect under section 14526, 80 percent may be provided from amounts appropriated to carry out this section; or
in the case of a project to be carried out in a county for which an at-risk county designation is in effect under section 14526, 70 percent may be provided from amounts appropriated to carry out this section.
Subject to subsection (b), grants provided under this section may be provided from amounts made available to carry out this section in combination with amounts made available under other Federal programs or from any other source.
Notwithstanding any provision of law limiting the Federal share under any other Federal program, amounts made available to carry out this section may be used to increase that Federal share, as the Commission decides is appropriate.
Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 110–371, § 3(a), Oct. 8, 2008, 122 Stat. 4040.)
- 2008Enacted · Pub. L. 110-371 · 122 Stat. 4040
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