42 U.S.C. § 15833 — Energy efficiency pilot program

(a) In general. The Secretary must set up a pilot program that gives money to at least 3, but no more than 7, states. States can use this money for pilot projects that either (1) plan and adopt statewide programs which, each year the project runs, aim for (A) energy efficiency and (B) cutting electricity or natural gas use by at least 0.75 percent, compared to a baseline the Secretary sets for the time before the program started; or (2) if the state already had adopted a statewide program as of August 8, 2005, activities that expand and improve that existing program to reduce energy use further. (b) Verification. A state that gets assistance under (a)(1) must send the Secretary an independent check confirming the energy savings it actually achieved. (c) Authorization of appropriations. Congress authorized $5,000,000 for this section for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2010, available until spent.