§ 918a. — Energy generation, transmission, and distribution facilities efficiency grants and loans in rural communities with extremely high energy costs.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 7USC918a]
TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 31--RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AND TELEPHONE SERVICE
SUBCHAPTER I--RURAL ELECTRIFICATION
Sec. 918a. Energy generation, transmission, and distribution
facilities efficiency grants and loans in rural communities with
extremely high energy costs
(a) In general
The Secretary, acting through the Rural Utilities Service, may--
(1) in coordination with State rural development initiatives,
make grants and loans to persons, States, political subdivisions of
States, and other entities organized under the laws of States to
acquire, construct, extend, upgrade, and otherwise improve energy
generation, transmission, or distribution facilities serving
communities in which the average residential expenditure for home
energy is at least 275 percent of the national average residential
expenditure for home energy (as determined by the Energy Information
Agency using the most recent data available);
(2) make grants and loans to the Denali Commission established
by the Denali Commission Act of 1998 (42 U.S.C. 3121 note; Public
Law 105-277) to acquire, construct, extend, upgrade, and otherwise
improve energy generation, transmission, or distribution facilities
serving communities described in paragraph (1); and
(3) make grants to State entities, in existence as of November
9, 2000, to establish and support a revolving fund to provide a more
cost-effective means of purchasing fuel where the fuel cannot be
shipped by means of surface transportation.
(b) Authorization of appropriations
(1) In general
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this
section $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2001 and such sums as are
necessary for each subsequent fiscal year.
(2) Limitation on planning and administrative expenses
Not more than 4 percent of the amounts made available under
paragraph (1) may be used for planning and administrative expenses.
(May 20, 1936, ch. 432, title I, Sec. 19, as added Pub. L. 106-472,
title III, Sec. 301, Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 2069.)
References in Text
The Denali Commission Act of 1998, referred to in subsec. (a)(2), is
title III of div. C of Pub. L. 105-277, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681-
637, which is set out as a note under section 3121 of Title 42, The
Public Health and Welfare.
