Sec. 102. Clean energy grants
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Out of funds of the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated to the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Account of the Department of Energy $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2018, to remain available until expended and subject to paragraph (2), to provide to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, on a competitive basis and in accordance with the applicable allocation formula, to provide grants under the programs described in that paragraph. Of the amounts made available under paragraph (1)— not less than $19,200,000 shall be made available to each of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, to remain available until expended, for grants under the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program established under section 542(a) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 ( 42 U.S.C. 17152(a) ), to be allocated in accordance with section 543 of that Act ( 42 U.S.C. 17153 ), after taking into account, for purposes of calculating distributions under subsection
(b)of that section, the most recent and accurate population data available as of the date of the calculation; not less than $1,700,000 shall be made available to Puerto Rico and not less than $390,000 shall be made available to the Virgin Islands, to remain available until expended, for grants under the Weatherization Assistance Program for Low-Income Persons established under part A of title IV of the Energy Conservation and Production Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6861 et seq.); and not less $950,000 shall be made available to Puerto Rico and not less than $430,000 shall be made available to the Virgin Islands, to remain available until expended, for grants to carry out State energy conservation programs under part D of title III of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6321 et seq.). Out of funds of the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Health and Human Services $31,600,000 for fiscal year 2018, to remain available until expended, to provide, on a competitive basis, grants authorized under section 2602(a) of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 ( 42 U.S.C. 8621(a) ), to be allocated in accordance with any applicable formulas under that Act, of which— $30,400,000 shall be made available to Puerto Rico; and $1,200,000 shall be made available to the Virgin Islands. Out of funds of the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated to the Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability Account of the Department of Energy $6,500,000 for fiscal year 2018, to remain available until expended— to conduct electricity delivery and energy reliability activities to modernize the electric grid in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, including— the use of demand responsive equipment; enhancing the security and reliability of energy infrastructure; providing for the conduct of research relating to, and the development, demonstration, and deployment of, energy storage; and facilitating recovery from disruptions to the energy supply; and to implement programs authorized under title XIII of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 ( 42 U.S.C. 17381 et seq.) in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
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