Sec. 9. Grants to States and Indian Tribes
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A State or Indian tribe that receives a grant under subsection
(d)shall be permitted to use the grant for— administrative costs; oversight of quality assurance plans; development of a quality assurance program; establishment and delivery of financing pilots in accordance with this Act; coordination with existing residential retrofit programs and infrastructure development to assist deployment of the Home Energy Savings Retrofit Rebate Program; and the costs of carrying out the responsibilities of the State or Indian tribe under the Home Energy Savings Retrofit Rebate Program. Not later than 60 days after receipt of a completed application for a grant under this section, the Secretary shall either make the grant or provide to the applicant an explanation for denying the grant. The Secretary shall reserve an appropriate amount of funding made available to carry out this section for each fiscal year to make grants available to Indian tribes under this section. From the amounts made available to carry out this section for each fiscal year remaining after the reservation required under subsection (c), the Secretary shall make grants available to States in accordance with section 15. A State or Indian tribe may use a grant made under this section to carry out a quality assurance program that is— operated as part of a State or local government approved energy conservation plan established under part D of title III of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6321 et seq.); managed by the office or the designee of the office that is— responsible for the development of the plan under section 362 of that Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6322 ); and to the maximum extent practicable conducting an existing energy efficiency program; and in the case of a grant made to an Indian tribe, managed by an entity designated by the Indian tribe to carry out a quality assurance program or a national quality assurance program manager. If the Secretary determines that a State or Indian tribe has not provided or cannot provide adequate oversight over a quality assurance program to ensure compliance with this Act, the Secretary may— withhold further quality assurance funds from the State or Indian tribe; and require that quality assurance providers operating in the State or by the Indian tribe be overseen by a national quality assurance program manager selected by the Secretary. A State or Indian tribe that receives a grant under this section may implement a quality assurance program through the State, the Indian tribe, or a third party designated by the State or Indian tribe, including— an energy service company; an electric utility; a natural gas utility; a third-party administrator designated by the State or Indian tribe; or a unit of local government. A State or Indian tribe that receives a grant under this section is encouraged to form partnerships with utilities, energy service companies, and other entities— to assist in marketing a program; to facilitate consumer financing; to assist in implementation of the Home Energy Savings Retrofit Rebate Program, including installation of qualified home energy efficiency retrofits; and to assist in implementing quality assurance programs. A State or Indian tribe shall, to the maximum extent practicable, prevent duplication through coordination of a program authorized under this Act with— the Energy Star appliance rebates program authorized under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 ( Public Law 111–5 ; 123 Stat. 115); and comparable programs planned or operated by States, political subdivisions, electric and natural gas utilities, Federal power marketing administrations, and Indian tribes. In carrying out this subsection, a State or Indian tribe shall— give priority to— comprehensive retrofit programs in existence on the date of enactment of this Act, including programs under the supervision of State utility regulators; and using funds made available under this Act to enhance and extend existing programs; and seek to enhance and extend existing programs by coordinating with administrators of the programs.
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- Pub. L. 111-5
- 123 Stat. 115
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Sec. 9
Grants to States and Indian Tribes
Pub. L.Pub. L. 111-5
Stat.123 Stat. 115
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