Sec. 40008. Energy efficiency
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As a condition on receipt of a grant for a project under section 40004 or 40006, or under section 1610(a) of the Public Health Service Act, as amended by section 40003, section 301A of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, as added by section 40005, or section 10503(c) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as amended by section 40007, a grant recipient shall ensure that the project increases— energy efficiency; energy resilience; or the use of renewable energy. Subsection
(a)shall be waived in any case or category of cases in which the Secretary finds that applying subsection (a)— would be inconsistent with the public interest; or will increase the cost of the overall project by more than 25 percent. If the Secretary receives a request for a waiver under this section, the Secretary shall make available to the public, on an informal basis, a copy of the request and information available to the Secretary concerning the request, and shall allow for informal public input on the request for at least 15 days prior to making a finding based on the request. The Secretary shall make the request and accompanying information available by electronic means, including on the official public internet site of the Department of Health and Human Services. The Secretary may retain up to 0.25 percent of the funds appropriated for this the provisions of law referred to in subsection
(a)for management and oversight of the requirements of this section. This section does not apply with respect to a project if a State agency approves the engineering plans and specifications for the project, in that agency’s capacity to approve such plans and specifications prior to a project requesting bids, prior to the date of enactment of this section.