Sec. 2010. State residential water efficiency and conservation incentives program
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An entity shall be eligible to receive an allocation under subsection
(b)if the entity— establishes (or has established), in consultation with the Department of Energy, an incentive program to provide financial incentives to residential consumers for the purchase of residential water-efficient products, buildings, landscapes, processes, or services; submits an application for the allocation at such time, in such form, and containing such information as the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may require; and provides assurances satisfactory to the Administrator that the entity will use the allocation to supplement, but not supplant, funds made available to carry out the incentive program. For each fiscal year, the Administrator shall determine the amount to allocate to each eligible entity to carry out subsection (c), taking into consideration— the population served by the eligible entity during the most recent calendar year for which data are available; the targeted population of the incentive program of the eligible entity, such as general households, low-income households, or first-time home owners, and the probable effectiveness of the incentive program for that population; for existing programs, the effectiveness of the program in encouraging the adoption of water efficient products, buildings, landscapes, facilities, processes, and services, including the cost-effectiveness measured as acre-feet saved per program dollar; any allocation to the eligible entity for a preceding fiscal year that remains unused; and the per capita water demand of the population served by the eligible entity during the most recent calendar year for which data are available and the accessibility of water supplies to the eligible entity. Funds allocated to an eligible entity under subsection
(b)may be used to pay up to 50 percent of the cost of establishing and carrying out an incentive program. Eligible entities are encouraged to promote or implement fixture recycling programs to manage the disposal of older fixtures replaced due to the incentive program under this section. Financial incentives may be provided to residential consumers that meet the requirements of the applicable incentive program. An eligible entity may— issue all financial incentives directly to residential consumers; or with approval of the Administrator, delegate all or part of financial incentive administration to other organizations, including local governments, municipal water authorities, water utilities, and nonprofit organizations. The amount of a financial incentive shall be determined by the eligible entity, taking into consideration— the amount of any Federal or State tax incentive available for the purchase of the residential water-efficient product or service; the amount necessary to change consumer behavior to purchase water-efficient products and services; and the consumer expenditures for on-site preparation, assembly, and original installation of the product. In this section, the following definitions apply: The term eligible entity means a State government, local or county government, tribal government, wastewater or sewerage utility, municipal water authority, energy utility, water utility, or nonprofit organization that meets the requirements of subsection (a). The term incentive program means a program for administering financial incentives for consumer purchase and installation of water-energy efficient residential technologies, buildings, landscapes, processes, or services. The term residential water-efficient product, building, landscape, process, or service means a product, building, landscape, process, or service for a residence or its landscape that is rated for water efficiency and performance. The term residential water-efficient product, building, landscape, process, or service includes— faucets; irrigation technologies and services; reuse and recycling technologies; toilets; clothes washers; dishwashers; showerheads; landscaping and gardening products, including moisture control or water enhancing technologies; xeriscaping, turf removal, and other landscape conversions that reduce water use; and new water efficient homes certified under the WaterSense program. The term WaterSense program means the program established by section 2010. There is authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator to carry out this section— $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2018; $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2019; $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2021; $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; and for each subsequent fiscal year, the applicable amount for the preceding fiscal year, as adjusted to reflect changes for the 12-month period ending the preceding November 30 in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor.