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42 U.S.C. § 8621 — Home energy grants

submitted 45 years ago by Pub. L. 97-35 to r/title-42-THE-PUBLIC-HEALTH-AND-WELFARE · 388 words · no verdicts yet

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This section lets the Secretary give states grants for home energy assistance. The money mainly helps low-income households, especially those paying the most for energy. It sets dollar limits Congress can appropriate for regular years, leveraging incentives, and emergencies.

(a) The Secretary can give grants to states. States use this money to help low-income households — especially those with the very lowest incomes — pay a high share of their earnings on home energy. The goal is to help with their immediate home energy needs. (b) Congress is authorized to approve specific amounts of money for this program (not counting money for the leveraging program in section 8626a): $2,000,000,000 for each year from 1995 through 1999; whatever amount is needed for 2000 and 2001; and $5,100,000,000 for each year from 2005 through 2007. These amounts depend on the program-year rules in subsection (c). (c) Any money Congress appropriates for a fiscal year isn't spent that same year. Instead, states can use it during the following fiscal year. (d) Congress can also approve extra money to reward states that bring in outside ("leveraged") resources under section 8626a. Up to $30,000,000 is authorized for each year from 1999 through 2004, unless the next rule applies. In a year where the regular grant money under subsection (b) is at least $1,400,000,000, Congress can instead approve $50,000,000 for this leveraging program. (e) Congress can approve an extra $600,000,000 each year for emergencies — on top of the regular money split among all states under section 8623. This is for states hit by a natural disaster or other emergency. Congress has already labeled this money as "emergency" spending under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act. But it can't actually be spent until the President formally asks Congress for it and labels the request as an emergency.
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(a) Authorization

The Secretary is authorized to make grants, in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter, to States to assist low-income households, particularly those with the lowest incomes, that pay a high proportion of household income for home energy, primarily in meeting their immediate home energy needs.

(b) Authorization of appropriations

There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the provisions of this subchapter (other than section 8626a of this title), $2,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1995 through 1999, such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2000 and 2001, and $5,100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2007. The authorizations of appropriations contained in this subsection are subject to the program year provisions of subsection (c).

(c) Availability of appropriations

Amounts appropriated under this section for any fiscal year for programs and activities under this subchapter shall be made available for obligation in the succeeding fiscal year.

(d) Authorization of appropriations for leveraged resources
(1)

There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 8626a of this title, $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2004, except as provided in paragraph (2).

(2)

For any of fiscal years 1999 through 2004 for which the amount appropriated under subsection (b) is not less than $1,400,000,000, there is authorized to be appropriated $50,000,000 to carry out section 8626a of this title.

(e) Emergency funds

There is authorized to be appropriated in each fiscal year for payments under this subchapter, in addition to amounts appropriated for distribution to all the States in accordance with section 8623 of this title (other than subsection (e) of such section), $600,000,000 to meet the additional home energy assistance needs of one or more States arising from a natural disaster or other emergency. Funds appropriated pursuant to this subsection are hereby designated to be emergency requirements pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 [2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(D)], except that such funds shall be made available only after the submission to Congress of a formal budget request by the President (for all or a part of the appropriation pursuant to this subsection) that includes a designation of the amount requested as an emergency requirement as defined in such Act [2 U.S.C. 900 et seq.].

Source credit: (Pub. L. 97–35, title XXVI, § 2602, Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 893; Pub. L. 98–558, title VI, § 601, Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 2889; Pub. L. 99–425, title V, § 501, Sept. 30, 1986, 100 Stat. 973; Pub. L. 101–501, title VII, §§ 701, 702, 707(b), Nov. 3, 1990, 104 Stat. 1258, 1261; Pub. L. 103–43, title XX, § 2011, June 10, 1993, 107 Stat. 214; Pub. L. 103–252, title III, §§ 302–304(a), 311(c)(1), May 18, 1994, 108 Stat. 657, 658, 661; Pub. L. 105–285, title III, § 302, Oct. 27, 1998, 112 Stat. 2756; Pub. L. 109–58, title I, § 121(a), Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 616.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit
  • 1981Enacted · Pub. L. 97-35 · 95 Stat. 893
  • 1984Amended · Pub. L. 98-558 · 98 Stat. 2889
  • 1986Amended · Pub. L. 99-425 · 100 Stat. 973
  • 1990Amended · Pub. L. 101-501 · 104 Stat. 1258, 1261
  • 1993Amended · Pub. L. 103-43 · 107 Stat. 214
  • 1994Amended · Pub. L. 103-252 · 108 Stat. 657, 658, 661
  • 1998Amended · Pub. L. 105-285 · 112 Stat. 2756
  • 2005Amended · Pub. L. 109-58 · 119 Stat. 616

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 97-35 on 1981-08-13.

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