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Title VI — Additional Infrastructure Investments

H.R. 7613 · 116th Congress · Jul 15, 2020 · Lineage

VI Additional Infrastructure Investments

Sec. 601

The heads of agencies funded under this title shall submit a monthly report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate detailing the allocation, obligation, and expenditures of these funds, including new projects selected to be initiated with funds provided in this title, beginning not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

Sec. 602

The Secretary of Energy shall, in consultation with the Secretaries of Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, and Veterans Affairs, develop an inter-agency collaboration effort to increase cross-participation in the Department of Energy’s Weatherization Assistance Program, the Department of Health and Human Services Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, the HUD Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes Program, and the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Sec. 603

The Secretary of Energy shall, within funds made available in this title, distribute funds to WAP grantees via the formula in part A of title IV of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (Public Law 94–385; 42 U.S.C. 6861 et seq.), for the purpose of innovative activities that will increase the number of dwelling units that become weatherization-ready through critical repairs, promote the deployment of renewable energy systems and emerging technologies, include community-based weatherization concepts, and improve indoor environments through healthy homes measures. Grantees may also use such funds for innovative outreach and education, quality control of work performed, data collection, measurement, verification, program monitoring, oversight, evaluation, reporting, training, and planning related to such work. Such funding is not subject to the savings-to-investment ratio requirements in 10 CFR § 440.21.

Sec. 604

(a)
Section 415(c)(1) of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (Public Law 94–385; 42 U.S.C. 6865(c)(1)) is amended by striking “$6,500” and inserting “$10,000”.
(b)
Section 415(a)(1) of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (Public Law 94–385; 42 U.S.C. 6865(a)(1)) is amended by striking “10 percent” and inserting “12.5 percent”.
(c)
Paragraph (2) of section 415(c) of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (Public Law 94–385; 42 U.S.C. 6865(c)(2)) is amended to read as follows: “(2) Dwelling units weatherized (including dwelling units partially weatherized) under this part, or under other Federal programs (in this paragraph referred to as ‘previous weatherization’), may not receive further financial assistance for weatherization under this part until the date that is 15 years after the date such previous weatherization was completed. This paragraph does not preclude dwelling units that have received previous weatherization from receiving assistance and services (including the provision of information and education to assist with energy management and evaluation of the effectiveness of installed weatherization materials) other than weatherization under this part or under other Federal programs, or from receiving non-Federal assistance for weatherization.”.

Sec. 605

(a)
No later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy, in coordination with the Secretary of Commerce, shall—
(1)
determine any geographic area within the contiguous United States that lacks a Federal power marketing agency;
(2)
develop a plan or criteria for the geographic areas identified in paragraph (1) regarding investment in renewable energy and associated infrastructure within an area identified in paragraph (1); and
(3)
identify any Federal agency within an area in paragraph (1) that has, or could develop, the ability to facilitate the investment in paragraph (2).
(b)
The Secretary of Energy, in coordination with the Secretary of Commerce, shall provide the determinations made under subsection (a) to the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives.
(c)
Based upon the determinations made pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary of Energy, in coordination with the Secretary of Commerce, shall recommend to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives the establishment of any new Federal lending authority, including authorization of additional lending authority for existing Federal agencies, not to exceed $3,500,000,000 per geographic area identified in subsection (a)(1).
(d)
There is hereby appropriated $25,000,000 to carry out this section.
(e)
The amounts provided by this section are designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

Sec. 606

(a)
Requirements relating to non-Federal cost-share grants and cooperative agreements for the Delta Regional Authority under section 382D of the Agricultural Act of 1961 and Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2009aa—3) are waived for grants awarded in fiscal year 2020 and in subsequent years in response to economic distress directly related to the impacts of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19).
(b)
Requirements relating to non-Federal cost-share grants and cooperative agreements for the Northern Border Regional Commission under section 15501(d) of title 40, United States Code, are waived for grants awarded in fiscal year 2020 and in subsequent years in response to economic distress directly related to the impacts of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19).
(c)
Requirements relating to non-Federal cost-share grants and cooperative agreements for the Denali Commission are waived for grants awarded in fiscal year 2020 and in subsequent years in response to economic distress directly related to the impacts of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19).

Sec. 607

Each amount designated in this Act by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall be available (or rescinded or transferred, if applicable) only if the President subsequently so designates all such amounts and transmits such designations to the Congress.