Sec. 609. RURAL AND REMOTE COMMUNITIES ELECTRIFICATION GRANTS
344 words·~2 min read·
/statute-compilations/comps-838/sec-609A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
## SEC. 609 RURAL AND REMOTE COMMUNITIES ELECTRIFICATION GRANTS ###
(a)Definitions In this section: ####
(1)The term “**eligible grantee**” means a local government or municipality, peoples' utility district, irrigation district, and cooperative, nonprofit, or limited-dividend association in a rural area. ####
(2)The term “**incremental hydropower**” means additional generation achieved from increased efficiency after January 1, 2005, at a hydroelectric dam that was placed in service before January 1, 2005. ####
(3)The term “**renewable energy**” means electricity generated from— #####
(A)a renewable energy source; or #####
(B)hydrogen, other than hydrogen produced from a fossil fuel, that is produced from a renewable energy source. ####
(4)The term “**renewable energy source**” means— #####
(A)wind; #####
(B)ocean waves; #####
(C)biomass; #####
(D)solar; #####
(E)landfill gas; #####
(F)incremental hydropower; #####
(G)livestock methane; or #####
(H)geothermal energy. ####
(5)The term “**rural area**” means a city, town, or unincorporated area that has a population of not more than 10,000 inhabitants. ###
(b)Grants The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior, may provide grants under this section to eligible grantees for the purpose of— ####
(1)increasing energy efficiency, siting or upgrading transmission and distribution lines serving rural areas; or ####
(2)providing or modernizing electric generation facilities that serve rural areas. ###
(c)Grant Administration ####
(1)The Secretary shall make grants under this section based on a determination of cost-effectiveness and the most effective use of the funds to achieve the purposes described in subsection (b). ####
(2)For each fiscal year, the Secretary shall allocate grant funds under this section equally between the purposes described in paragraphs
(1)and
(2)of subsection (b). ####
(3)In making grants for the purposes described in subsection (b)(2), the Secretary shall give preference to renewable energy facilities. ###
(d)Authorization of Appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2012. **[**[7 U.S.C. 918c](/us/usc/t7/s918c)**]**
Connectionstraces to 1
Traces to 1 document
Citation graph
cites case law
Sec. 609
RURAL AND REMOTE COMMUNITIES ELECTRIFICATION GRANTS
Cites 1Cited by 0 across 0 sources