Sec. 3. Sustainable industry rebate program
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The Secretary of Energy shall establish a program, to be known as the Sustainable Industry Rebate Program , under which the Secretary of Energy shall issue rebates to qualified entities for purchases of qualified technology. Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall— develop and make available rebate forms which qualified entities shall use to request a rebate issued under the Sustainable Industry Rebate Program; and establish a database and information technology system, to be known as the Federal Rebate Processing System , which shall be used by qualified entities to submit forms made available under subparagraph
(A)for the purpose of requesting a rebate issued under the Sustainable Industry Rebate Program. To be eligible to receive a rebate issued under the Sustainable Industry Rebate Program, a qualified entity shall submit to the Secretary of Energy a completed form made available under paragraph (1)(A) at such time and containing such information as the Secretary of Energy may require, which at a minimum such form shall— demonstrate— that the qualified entity purchased a qualified technology; that such qualified technology is eligible for the Sustainable Industry Rebate Program; whether such qualified technology is eligible for any of the additional rebate amounts provided in subsection (d)(2); and as applicable, whether any technology replaced by the qualified technology has been permanently decommissioned; and include information on— the amount of the reduction in energy or water use to be achieved by implementation of the qualified technology; and the amount of any reduction in greenhouse gas emissions that results from replacing an existing technology with the qualified technology. Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall establish and maintain on the website of the Department of Energy a national database, to be known as the Sustainable Industry Database , to provide information on the Sustainable Industry Rebate Program. The Sustainable Industry Database shall include— a list of the technologies that the Working Group determines are qualified technologies; a list of the qualified technologies that are eligible for the Made in America additional rebate amounts provided in subsection (d)(2)(A); instructions for how a qualified entity may apply for a rebate issued under the Sustainable Industry Rebate Program; instructions for how to petition the Working Group to request an addition to a list of qualified technologies included by subparagraph
(A)or subparagraph (B); instructions for how to petition the Working Group to recognize technologies that individually do not qualify for the rebate but can be combined and used to provide a benefit equal to or greater than a qualified technology, such as pumps and pipes used together; and any additional information determined appropriate by the Secretary of Energy. The base amount of a rebate issued under the Sustainable Industry Rebate Program shall be equal to the amount that is— for a qualified entity with more than 500 employees, 25 percent of the total cost to purchase the qualified technology; and for a qualified entity with fewer than 500 employees, 40 percent of the total cost to purchase the qualified technology. In addition to the base amount described in paragraph (1), the total amount of a rebate issued under the Sustainable Industry Rebate Program may be increased by— if the majority of the components of the purchased qualified technology were manufactured in the United States, the amount that is equal to 15 percent of the total cost to purchase the qualified technology; and if the qualified technology facilitates a switch from a fossil fuel-fired energy source to a zero-carbon energy source, the amount that is equal to 10 percent of the total cost to purchase the qualified technology. For the purpose of determining the amount of a rebate issued under the Sustainable Industry Rebate Program, the total cost to purchase the qualified technology shall include all costs associated with— the purchase and installation of the qualified technology; and the removal of any existing technology as a result of such purchase and installation. There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $1,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2031, to remain available until expended.