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[CITE: 42USC6807a]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
          CHAPTER 81--ENERGY CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE RENEWAL
 
         SUBCHAPTER I--ELECTRIC UTILITY RATE DESIGN INITIATIVES
 
Sec. 6807a. Energy efficiency grants to State regulatory 
        authorities
        

(a) Energy efficiency grants

    The Secretary is authorized in accordance with the provisions of 
this section to provide grants to State regulatory authorities in an 
amount not to exceed $250,000 per authority, for purposes of encouraging 
demand-side management including energy conservation, energy efficiency 
and load management techniques and for meeting the requirements of 
paragraphs (7), (8), and (9) of section 2621(d) of title 16 and as a 
means of meeting gas supply needs and to meet the requirements of 
paragraphs (3) and (4) of section 3203(b) of title 15. Such grants may 
be utilized by a State regulatory authority to provide financial 
assistance to nonprofit subgrantees of the Department of Energy's 
Weatherization Assistance Program in order to facilitate participation 
by such subgrantees in proceedings of such regulatory authority to 
examine energy conservation, energy efficiency, or other demand-side 
management programs.

(b) Plan

    A State regulatory authority wishing to receive a grant under this 
section shall submit a plan to the Secretary that specifies the actions 
such authority proposes to take that would achieve the purposes of this 
section.

(c) Secretarial action

    (1) In determining whether, and in what amount, to provide a grant 
to a State regulatory authority under this section the Secretary shall 
consider, in addition to other appropriate factors, the actions proposed 
by the State regulatory authority to achieve the purposes of this 
section and to consider implementation of the ratemaking standards 
established in--
        (A) paragraphs (7), (8) and (9) of section 2621(d) of title 16; 
    or
        (B) paragraphs (3) and (4) of section 3203(b) of title 15.

    (2) Such actions--
        (A) shall include procedures to facilitate the participation of 
    grantees and nonprofit subgrantees of the Department of Energy's 
    Weatherization Assistance Program in proceedings of such regulatory 
    authorities examining demand-side management programs; and
        (B) shall provide for coverage of the cost of such grantee and 
    subgrantees' participation in such proceedings.

(d) Recordkeeping

    Each State regulatory authority that receives a grant under this 
section shall keep such records as the Secretary shall require.

(e) ``State regulatory authority'' defined

    For purposes of this section, the term ``State regulatory 
authority'' shall have the same meaning as provided by section 2602 of 
title 16 in the case of electric utilities, and such term shall have the 
same meaning as provided by section 3202 of title 15 in the case of gas 
utilities, except that in the case of any State without a statewide 
ratemaking authority, such term shall mean the State energy office.

(f) Authorization

    There are authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for each of the 
fiscal years 1994, 1995 and 1996 to carry out the purposes of this 
section.

(Pub. L. 102-486, title I, Sec. 112, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2797.)

                          Codification

    Section was enacted as part of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, and 
not as part of the Energy Conservation and Production Act which 
comprises this chapter.
