Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Reforming Energy-Efficient Buildings and Appliances Tax Exemptions Act” or the “REBATE Act”.
Reforming Energy-Efficient Buildings and Appliances Tax Exemptions Act
A BILL
To provide that local governments may receive grants to carry out HOMES rebate programs and high-efficiency electric home rebate programs in States in which the applicable State energy office is not carrying out such a program, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 DOE Rebate Programs
Home energy performance-based, whole-House rebates—
in paragraph (1), by inserting “and eligible local governments” after “State energy offices”; and
in paragraph (2)—
by striking “redistributed to the State energy offices operating a HOMES rebate program using a grant received under this section in proportion to the amount distributed to those State energy offices under subparagraph (A)(ii)” and inserting “, subject to subparagraph (C), distributed to each eligible local government for which an application, submitted not later than December 31, 2024, by such eligible local government, under subsection (b) is approved”; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(C) Distribution—The Secretary shall distribute money under subparagraph (B) so that the total amount received by all eligible local governments described in subparagraph (B) within a State is equal to the total amount reserved for the State energy office of the State under subparagraph (A).”
Application— Section 50121(b) of the Public Law 117–169 (42 U.S.C. 18795(b)) is amended by inserting “or eligible local government” after “A State energy office”.
in paragraph (1), by inserting “or eligible local government” after “State energy office”;
in paragraph (3), by inserting “or eligible local government” after “State energy office”;
in paragraph (4), by inserting “or eligible local government” after “State energy office”;
in paragraph (5), by inserting “and eligible local governments” after “States”; and
in paragraph (7), by inserting “or eligible local government” after “State energy office”.
by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
“(2) HOMES rebate program—The term HOMES rebate program means a Home Owner Managing Energy Savings rebate program—
“(A) established by a State energy office as part of an approved State energy conservation plan under the State Energy Program; or
“(B) carried out pursuant to this section by an eligible local government.”
by adding at the end the following:
“(4) Eligible local government—The term eligible local government means a unit of local government that is located in a State in which the State energy office has not established a HOMES rebate program, did not receive a grant to develop and implement a HOMES rebate program under this section, or otherwise does not plan to develop and implement a HOMES rebate program or receive a grant under this section, as indicated by the State withdrawing an application under subsection (b), a veto of funding awarded under this section by the Governor of the State, or as otherwise determined by the Secretary.”
High-Efficiency electric home rebate program—
in paragraph (1)—
by striking “state energy offices and indian tribes” and inserting “State energy offices, eligible local governments, and Indian Tribes”; and
in subparagraph (A), by inserting “and eligible local governments” after “State energy offices”; and
in paragraph (2)—
in subparagraph (C)(i), by striking “redistributed to the State energy offices operating a high-efficiency electric home rebate program in proportion to the amount distributed to those State energy offices under that clause” and inserting “, subject to subparagraph (D), distributed to each eligible local government for which an application, submitted not later than December 31, 2024, by such eligible local government, under subsection (b) is approved”; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(D) Distribution—The Secretary shall distribute money under subparagraph (C)(i) so that the total amount received by all eligible local governments described in subparagraph (C)(i) within a State is equal to the total amount reserved for the State energy office of the State under subparagraph (A).”
Application— Section 50122(b) of the Public Law 117–169 (42 U.S.C. 18795a(b)) is amended by inserting “, eligible local government,” after “A State energy office”.
High-efficiency Electric Home Rebate Program— Section 50122(c) of the Public Law 117–169 (42 U.S.C. 18795a(c)) is amended—
in paragraph (1), by inserting “, eligible local governments,” after “State energy offices”;
in paragraph (5)(A), by inserting “, eligible local government,” after “State energy office”;
in paragraph (8), by inserting “, eligible local government,” after “State energy office”; and
in paragraph (9), by inserting “, eligible local government,” after “State energy office”.
in paragraph (2), by inserting “, eligible local government,” after “State energy office”; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(7) Eligible local government—The term eligible local government means a unit of local government that is located in a which the State energy office does not have a high-efficiency electric home rebate program, did not receive a grant to develop and implement a high-efficiency electric home rebate program, or otherwise does not plan to develop and implement a high-efficiency electric home rebate program, as indicated by the State withdrawing an application under subsection (b), a veto of funding awarded under this section by the Governor of the State, or as otherwise determined by the Secretary.”