42 U.S.C. § 7435 — Low emissions electricity program

(a) Appropriation: For fiscal year 2022, Congress appropriated to the EPA Administrator^*, available through September 30, 2031: (1) $17,000,000 for consumer-related education and partnerships about reductions in greenhouse gas emissions from domestic electricity generation and use; (2) $17,000,000 for education, technical assistance, and partnerships within low-income and disadvantaged communities about the same topic; (3) $17,000,000 for industry-related outreach, technical assistance, and partnerships about the same topic; (4) $17,000,000 for outreach and technical assistance to, and partnerships with, state^*, tribal, and local governments about the same topic; (5) $1,000,000 to assess, within 1 year of August 16, 2022, the reductions in greenhouse gas emissions expected each year through fiscal year 2031 from changes in domestic electricity generation and use; and (6) $18,000,000 to make sure those emissions reductions actually happen, by using this chapter's existing authorities together with the assessment from paragraph (5).

(b) Administering funds: The Administrator must set aside 2 percent of the funds made available under subsection (a) for the administrative costs of carrying out that subsection.

(c) Definition: "Greenhouse gas" here means the air pollutants carbon dioxide, hydrofluorocarbons, methane, nitrous oxide, perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride.