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Code · BILL · 118th Congress · S. 2826 (Introduced in Senate) — To prevent energy poverty and ensure that at-risk communities have access to affordable energy. · Sec. 3

Sec. 3. Definitions

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In this Act: The term agency has the meaning given the term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code. The term agency action has the meaning given the term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code. The term applicable energy rule means any energy rule that— has an annual effect on the economy of not less than $50,000,000; results in a major increase in costs or prices for any consumer, industry, agency, or geographic region; or has a significant adverse effect on competition, employment, investment, productivity, innovation, or the ability of an enterprise based in the United States to compete with a foreign-based enterprise in a domestic or international market.
The term at-risk community means— a low-income community; a minority community; a rural community; an elderly community; and an American Indian, Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian community. The term elderly community means a census tract in which the majority of the population consists of elderly persons (as defined in section 891.205 of title 24, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act)). The term energy poverty means a condition in which individuals do not have access to affordable and reliable energy to maintain economic security.
The term energy rule means a rule (as defined in section 551 of title 5, United States Code) promulgated by— the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency; the Secretary of the Interior; the Secretary of Energy; and any other agency the actions of which may affect energy poverty in an at-risk community. The term energy rule includes any rule described in subparagraph
(A)that may result in a change to— electricity prices; home heating prices; gasoline prices; motor vehicle prices; natural gas prices; or household appliance prices. The term Federal land means— National Forest System land; public lands (as defined in section 103 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1702 )); the outer Continental Shelf (as defined in section 2 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1331 )); and land managed by the Department of Energy. The term Federal land includes land described in subparagraph
(A)for which the rights to the surface estate or subsurface estate are owned by a non-Federal entity. The term Indian Tribe has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 5304 ). The term low-income community has the meaning given the term in section 45D(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. The term minority community means a census tract in which the majority of the population consists of minority (as defined in section 104A(a) of the Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act of 1994 ( 12 U.S.C. 4703a(a) )) individuals. The term rural community means a community that is located in an area that is outside of an urbanized area (as defined in section 5302 of title 49, United States Code). The term State renewable portfolio standard means any State regulation that is designed to increase the use of renewable energy sources, including wind, solar, geothermal, and biomass, to generate electricity. The term Tribal land has the meaning given the term Indian land in section 2601 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 ( 25 U.S.C. 3501 ).
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