II
115th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 987
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 27, 2017
Mr. Merkley (for himself, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Markey, and Mr. Booker) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance
A BILL
To transition away from fossil fuel sources of energy to 100 percent clean and renewable energy by 2050, and for other purposes.
Short title; table of contents
Short title
This Act may be cited as the 100 by '50 Act
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Table of contents
The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings; purposes; statement of policy.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
TITLE I—Clean and renewable energy for all
Sec. 101. Making public transportation affordable and accessible.
Sec. 102. Making solar energy affordable and accessible to low-income and disadvantaged families.
Sec. 103. Making energy efficiency retrofits affordable and accessible to low-income and disadvantaged families.
Sec. 104. Making electricity affordable for low income and disadvantaged families.
Sec. 105. Increasing sustainable community development capacity.
Sec. 106. Training workers for jobs in clean energy.
Sec. 107. Requirements for apprenticeship programs and employment of targeted workers.
TITLE II—Just transition for workers
Sec. 201. Short title.
Sec. 202. Definitions.
Subtitle A—Adjustment assistance program
Part I—Group certification
Sec. 211. Petitions.
Sec. 212. Group eligibility requirements.
Sec. 213. Determinations and certifications.
Sec. 214. Subpoena power.
Sec. 215. Judicial review.
Part II—Individual applications; termination of assistance
Sec. 221. Adjustment assistance.
Sec. 222. Termination of adjustment assistance.
Part III—Federally funded unemployment compensation
Sec. 231. Temporary additional unemployment compensation program for certain adversely affected workers.
Sec. 232. Permanent State requirement for the provision of additional unemployment compensation for certain adversely affected workers.
Part IV—Other benefits and services
Sec. 241. Eligibility for premium subsidy credit and cost sharing benefits for health insurance.
Sec. 242. Training and support for employment.
Sec. 243. Additional pensions benefits.
Part V—Funding
Sec. 251. Establishment of Clean Energy Workers Trust Fund.
Sec. 252. Modifications to rules relating to inverted corporations.
Part VI—Miscellaneous provisions
Sec. 261. Credit for hiring unemployed certified adversely affected workers.
Sec. 262. Enforcement.
Sec. 263. Benefit information to workers.
Sec. 264. Amendment to Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977.
Sec. 265. Regulations.
Subtitle B—Workplace Democracy Act
Sec. 271. Short title.
Sec. 272. Streamlining certification for labor organizations.
Sec. 273. Facilitating initial collective bargaining agreements.
Subtitle C—Community need-Based economic transition assistance program
Sec. 281. Community need-based economic transition assistance program.
Sec. 282. Economic development grant programs.
Sec. 283. Need-based water, broadband, and electric grid infrastructure investment program.
TITLE III—Greening the grid
Subtitle A—Fossil fuel phaseout
Sec. 301. Fossil fuel phaseout.
Subtitle B—Enhancing grid reliability
Sec. 311. Enhancing grid reliability.
Subtitle C—Making clean and renewable energy affordable
Part I—Reducing carbon pollution and creating jobs by transitioning to sustainable energy sources
Sec. 321. Extension and modification of credits with respect to facilities producing energy from certain renewable resources.
Sec. 322. Extension and modification of energy credit.
Sec. 323. Permanent extension of qualifying advanced energy project credit.
Sec. 324. Promoting access to renewable energy and energy efficiency for tax-exempt organizations.
Part II—Saving consumers and businesses money by promoting energy efficiency
Sec. 326. Permanent extension of energy efficient commercial buildings deduction.
Sec. 327. Permanent extension of new energy efficient home credit.
Sec. 328. Permanent extension and refundability of credit for nonbusiness energy property.
Sec. 329. Permanent extension, modification, and refundability of credit for residential energy efficient property.
TITLE IV—Electrifying the energy economy
Subtitle A—General provisions
Sec. 401. National zero-emission vehicle standard.
Sec. 402. Carbon fee for aviation, maritime transportation, and rail.
Sec. 403. Accelerating the deployment of zero-emission vehicles in communities.
Sec. 404. Accelerating the deployment of zero-emission vehicle fleets.
Sec. 405. Decarbonizing America’s highways.
Sec. 406. Accelerating the deployment of zero-emission aviation, rail, and maritime transportation.
Sec. 407. Accelerating the deployment of zero-emission residential and commercial heating.
Subtitle B—Helping Americans move beyond oil
Sec. 411. Permanent extension, increase, and refundability of credit for qualified new plug in electric drive motor vehicles.
Sec. 412. Permanent extension of credit for hybrid medium- and heavy-duty trucks.
Sec. 413. Extension of second generation biofuel producer credit.
Sec. 414. Extension of special allowance for second generation biofuel plant property.
Sec. 415. Extension and modification of the alternative fuel vehicle refueling property credit.
TITLE V—Ending new fossil fuel investments
Subtitle A—Ending new fossil fuel investments
Sec. 501. Moratorium on new major fossil fuel projects.
Sec. 502. Ending fossil fuel subsidies.
Subtitle B—Ending fossil fuel subsidies
Sec. 511. Termination of various tax expenditures relating to fossil fuels.
Sec. 512. Uniform 7-year amortization for geological and geophysical expenditures.
Sec. 513. Natural gas gathering lines treated as 15-year property.
Sec. 514. Repeal of domestic manufacturing deduction for hard mineral mining.
Sec. 515. Limitation on deduction for income attributable to domestic production of oil, natural gas, or primary products thereof.
Sec. 516. Termination of last-in, first-out method of inventory for oil, natural gas, and coal companies.
Sec. 517. Repeal of percentage depletion for coal and hard mineral fossil fuels.
Sec. 518. Termination of capital gains treatment for royalties from coal.
Sec. 519. Modifications of foreign tax credit rules applicable to oil, natural gas, and coal companies which are dual capacity taxpayers.
Sec. 520. Increase in Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund financing rate.
Sec. 521. Application of certain environmental taxes to synthetic crude oil.
Sec. 522. Denial of deduction for removal costs and damages for certain oil spills.
Sec. 523. Tax on crude oil and natural gas produced from the outer Continental Shelf in the Gulf of Mexico.
Sec. 524. Repeal of corporate income tax exemption for publicly traded partnerships with qualifying income and gains from activities relating to fossil fuels.
TITLE VI—Maintaining American competitiveness
Sec. 601. Purposes; definitions.
Sec. 602. Leveling playing field for domestic manufacturers.
Sec. 603. Making American manufacturing energy efficient.
TITLE VII—Mobilizing American resources
Sec. 701. National Climate Change Council.
Sec. 702. Climate Fund; climate bonds.
Sec. 703. Accelerating 100 percent locally.
Sec. 704. Climate justice resiliency.
TITLE VIII—Miscellaneous
Sec. 801. Tax amendments review.
Findings; purposes; statement of policy
Findings
Congress finds that—
from 1880 through 2015, global temperatures have increased by about 1.06 degrees Celsius;
the vast majority of global warming that has occurred over the 50-year period ending on the date of enactment of this Act was due to human activities, primarily the burning of fossil fuels;
emissions of greenhouse gases and atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases continue to rise, which results in a continued warming trend;
global warming already has a significant impact on the economy, including the farming, fishing, forestry, and recreation industries;
the significant impacts of global warming that are already occurring will be amplified by a global temperature increases, resulting in increased droughts, rising seas, mass extinctions, heat waves, desertification, wildfires, acidifying oceans, significant economic disruption, and security threats;
low-income communities, communities of color, indigenous communities and other environmental justice communities in the United States are inordinately exposed to pollution from fossil fuels, and climate impacts will be disproportionately felt by those communities;
the world is facing a climate emergency;
people in States and local communities across the United States are engaging in and winning the fight to mobilize to solve the climate crisis; and
the Federal Government has thus far failed to adequately address the climate crisis.
Purposes
The purposes of this Act are—
to reduce, in conjunction with other laws and policies, emissions of carbon pollution to ensure that the contribution of the United States to global climate change is lower than the level required to keep global average temperature increases below dangerous levels;
to implement solutions that acknowledge the intersections of environmental degradation that perpetuate racial, social, and economic inequities;
to protect the lives of low-income and disadvantaged communities and invest in those communities;
to empower communities to prepare for, and react to, the impacts of climate change that are already being experienced;
to demonstrate to the international community a commitment by the Federal Government to aggressively reduce carbon pollution;
to create jobs for all individuals, especially in communities with high rates of unemployment or underemployment, and build a sustainable economy; and
to ensure universal access to clean and renewable energy for all homes and businesses in the United States.
Statement of policy
It is the policy of the United States that—
the United States should aggressively reduce carbon pollution as rapidly as practicable, and achieve 100 percent clean and renewable energy not later than 2050; and
the Federal Government should do everything in its power—
to protect public health and environment;
to avoid the most dangerous impacts of climate change; and
to promote a rapid, just, and equitable transition to a clean energy economy.
Definitions
In this Act:
Administrator
The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
Climate Fund
The term Climate Fund means the Climate Fund established by section 702(a).
Council
The term Council means the National Climate Change Council established by section 701(b).
Disadvantaged community
In general
The term disadvantaged community means a community that is disadvantaged based on geographic, public health, environmental hazard, or socioeconomic criteria.
Inclusions
The term disadvantaged community includes—
an area burdened by cumulative environmental pollution or other hazard that can lead to a negative public health effect;
an area with a concentration of people that—
are low-income;
have high unemployment;
have a high rent burden;
have a low level of home ownership;
have a low level of educational attainment; or
are members of groups that have historically experienced discrimination on the basis of race or ethnicity; and
an area that is vulnerable to the impact of climate change such as flooding, storm surges, and urban heat island effects.
Indian tribe
The term Indian tribe has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).
Low-income community
The term low-income community means a census or tribal block group in which not less than 50 percent of households have an annual income that is less than 80 percent of the greater of—
the annual median gross income for the area in which the census or tribal block group is located; and
the annual median gross income for the State in which the census or tribal block group is located.
Rail
In general
The term rail means any entity transporting goods or passengers operating on the general railroad system of transportation (as defined in Appendix A of part A of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations)).
Exclusion
The term rail does not include rapid transit operations in an urban area not connected to the general railroad system of transportation (as defined in Appendix A of part 209 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations)).
Secretary
The term Secretary means the Secretary of Energy.
State
The term State means—
a State;
the District of Columbia;
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and
any other territory or possession of the United States.
Zero-emission vehicle
The term zero-emission vehicle means a vehicle that produces zero exhaust emissions of any criteria pollutant, precursor pollutant, or greenhouse gas in any mode of operation or condition, as determined by the Administrator.
Clean and renewable energy for all
Making public transportation affordable and accessible
Establishment
The Secretary shall establish a zero-emission vehicle-based public transportation program (referred to in this section as the Program).
Goals
The goals of the Program are—
to facilitate affordable and accessible zero-emission vehicle-based public transportation;
to establish regionally appropriate, interoperable models for zero-emission vehicle-based public transportation in diverse communities throughout the United States;
to encourage the innovation and investment necessary to achieve mass market modes of zero-emission vehicle-based public transportation; and
to reduce and displace fossil fuel use and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by accelerating the deployment of zero-emission vehicle-based public transportation in the United States.
Competitive grants
In general
The Secretary shall establish a competitive process to select communities for the Program to receive grants.
Community selection criteria
Not later than 150 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall publish a set of selection criteria for the grants competition that—
shall prioritize communities that demonstrate affordable modes of access to zero-emission vehicle-based public transportation for disadvantaged communities;
shall ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that—
the combination of selected communities is diverse in population, population density, demographics, urban and suburban composition, typical commuting patterns, and climate;
at least 1 community selected has a population of less than 500,000; and
grants are of a sufficient amount such that each community will be able to provide broadly accessible zero-emission vehicle-based public transportation throughout the community;
may give preference to applicants proposing a greater non-Federal cost share; and
in considering community plans, shall take into account previous Department of Energy and other Federal investments to ensure that the maximum domestic benefit from Federal investments is realized.
Applications
In general
Not later than 150 days after the date of publication by the Secretary of selection criteria described in paragraph (2), any State, tribal, or local government, or group of State, tribal, or local governments may apply to the Secretary to receive a grant under this subsection.
Joint sponsorship
In general
An application submitted under subparagraph (A) may be jointly sponsored by electric utilities, automobile manufacturers, technology providers, carsharing companies or organizations, third-party zero-emission vehicle service providers, nongovernmental organizations, or other appropriate entities.
Disbursement of grants
A grant provided under this subsection shall only be disbursed to a State, tribal, or local government, or group of State, tribal, or local governments, regardless of whether the application is jointly sponsored under clause (i).
Selection
Not later than 120 days after an application deadline has been established under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall announce the names of the communities selected under this subsection.
Community plans
Plans for the deployment of zero-emission vehicle-based public transportation shall include—
a proposed level of cost sharing;
documentation demonstrating a project involving relevant stakeholders, including—
a list of stakeholders that includes—
elected and appointed officials from each of the participating State, local, and tribal governments;
all relevant generators and distributors of electricity;
State utility regulatory authorities;
departments of public works and transportation;
as appropriate, owners and operators of regional electric power distribution and transmission facilities; and
as appropriate, other existing community coalitions recognized by the Department of Energy;
evidence of the commitment of the stakeholders to participate in the project;
a clear description of the role and responsibilities of each stakeholder; and
a plan for continuing the engagement and participation of the stakeholders, as appropriate, throughout the implementation of the deployment plan;
descriptions of incentives for economically disadvantaged residents in the community to ensure affordable access to zero-emission vehicle-based public transportation, in addition to any Federal incentives;
a timeline for the deployment of zero-emission vehicle-based public transportation;
a plan for monitoring and evaluating the implementation of the plan, including metrics for assessing the success of the deployment and an approach to updating the plan, as appropriate; and
a description of the manner in which any grant funds applied for under paragraph (3) will be used and the proposed local cost share for the funds.
Funding
The Secretary shall use to carry out this section not more than $30,000,000,000 for each fiscal year from the Climate Fund.
Making solar energy affordable and accessible to low-income and disadvantaged families
Definitions
In this section:
Administrative expense
The term administrative expense has the meaning given the term by the Secretary.
Community solar facility
The term community solar facility means a community-based distributed photovoltaic solar electricity generating facility that, as determined by the Secretary—
is owned by a subscriber organization;
has a nameplate rating of 2 megawatts or less;
is located in or near a community of subscribers to whom the beneficial use of the electricity generated by the facility belongs; and
reserves not less than 25 percent of the quantity of electricity generated by the facility for households in low-income communities and disadvantaged communities that are subscribers to the facility.
Eligible entity
In general
The term eligible entity means—
a low-income household;
a household in a disadvantaged community;
a unit of State, territorial, or local government;
an Indian tribe;
a Native Hawaiian community-based organization;
a rural area (as defined in section 343(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1991(a))); and
any other national or regional entity that—
deploys a safe, high-quality photovoltaic solar electricity generating facility for consumers under a model that maximizes energy savings to those consumers; and
has experience, as determined by the Secretary, in the installation of solar systems using a job training or community volunteer-based installation model.
Loan program
With respect to a loan provided under this section, the term eligible entity means—
an entity described in clauses (i) through (vi) of subparagraph (A); and
a private entity that—
deploys a safe, high-quality photovoltaic solar electricity generating facility for consumers under a model that maximizes energy savings to those consumers; and
will install solar systems using a job training installation model.
Grant-eligible household
The term grant-eligible household means a household the members of which—
earn an income equal to 80 percent or less of the applicable area median income, as defined for the applicable year by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; and
reside in an owner-occupied home.
Low-income household
The term low-income household means a household with an income equal to 80 percent or less of the applicable area median income, as defined for the applicable year by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
Multi-family affordable housing
The term multi-family affordable housing means any federally subsidized affordable housing complex in which not less than 50 percent of the units are reserved for low-income households and households in disadvantaged communities.
Native Hawaiian community-based organization
The term Native Hawaiian community-based organization means any organization that is composed primarily of Native Hawaiians from a specific community and that assists in the social, cultural, and educational development of Native Hawaiians in that community.
Photovoltaic solar electricity generating facility
The term photovoltaic solar electricity generating facility means—
a generator that creates electricity from light photons; and
the accompanying hardware enabling that electricity to flow—
onto the electric grid; or
into an energy storage device.
Subscriber
The term subscriber means an electricity consumer who—
owns a subscription, or an equivalent unit or share of the capacity or generation, of a community solar facility;
has identified 1 or more physical locations—
to which the subscription will be attributed;
within the same electric utility service territory, or within the same geographical area, as the community solar facility, in accordance with applicable State and local law; and
that may change from time to time, subject to the condition that the physical location shall be within the geographical limits allowed for a subscriber of the applicable community solar facility; and
confirms the status of the consumer as a low-income household, or a household in a disadvantaged community, for each applicable fiscal year.
Subscription
The term subscription means a share in the capacity, or a proportional interest in the solar electricity generation, of a community solar facility.
Underserved area
The term underserved area means—
a geographical area with low or no photovoltaic solar deployment, as determined by the Secretary; or
trust land, as defined in section 3765 of title 38, United States Code.
Establishment of loan and grant program
In general
The Secretary shall establish a program under which the Secretary shall provide loans and grants to eligible entities for use in accordance with this section.
Funding
In general
Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary shall make grants and issue loans in accordance with this subsection.
Loans
Subject to subparagraph (D), not more than 50 percent of funds made available under subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year shall be used to provide loans to eligible entities for—
community solar facilities; or
multi-family affordable housing solar installations.
Grants
After allocating amounts to carry out subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall use the remaining funds made available under subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year to provide grants to eligible entities—
to pay the upfront costs of photovoltaic solar electricity generating facilities installed on properties of grant-eligible households; or
for any other eligible use described in subsection (e).
Increase in loan amount
Notwithstanding subparagraph (B), if the Secretary determines that more than 50 percent of the amounts described in that subparagraph are necessary for any of fiscal years 2018 through 2050 to provide loans to encourage innovative financing and installation models to reach underserved markets, the Secretary may use more than 50 percent of those amounts to provide those loans.
Goals and accountability
In general
In providing loans and grants under this subsection, the Secretary shall take such actions as may be necessary to ensure that—
the assistance provided under this subsection is used to facilitate and encourage innovative solar installation and financing models, under which the recipients develop and install photovoltaic solar electricity generating facilities that provide significant savings to low-income households and households in disadvantaged communities while providing job training or community engagement opportunities with respect to each solar system installed;
loan and grant recipients—
install not less than 600 kilowatts of photovoltaic solar energy during the 2-year period ending on the date on which the loan or grant is provided to ensure consumer protection; or
before the date on which the goal described in subclause (I) is achieved, enter into partnership with an entity that—
has not less than 2 years of experience deploying solar photovoltaic systems for low-income households and households in disadvantaged communities in a manner that maximizes the savings benefits of solar access; and
was primarily responsible for the installation of at least 2 megawatts of solar energy during the 2-year period ending on the date on which the loan or grant is provided;
the photovoltaic solar electricity generating facilities installed using assistance provided under this subsection are safe, high-quality systems that comply with local building and safety codes and standards;
the provision of assistance under this subsection establishes and fosters a partnership between the Federal Government and eligible entities, resulting in efficient development of solar installations with—
minimal governmental intervention;
limited governmental regulation; and
significant involvement by nonprofit and private entities;
solar projects installed using assistance provided under this subsection—
shall include job training; and
may include community participation in which job trainees and volunteers assist in the development of solar projects;
assistance provided under this subsection gives priority to development in—
areas with low photovoltaic penetration;
rural areas;
Indian tribal areas; and
other underserved areas, including Alaskan Native and Appalachian communities;
solar systems are developed using assistance provided under this subsection on a geographically diverse basis among the eligible entities; and
to the maximum extent practicable, solar installation activities for which assistance is provided under this section leverage, or connect grant-eligible households to, federally or locally subsidized weatherization and energy efficiency efforts that meet or exceed local energy efficiency standards.
Determination
If, at any time, the Secretary determines that any goal described in subparagraph (A) cannot be met by providing assistance in accordance with this subsection, the Secretary shall immediately submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a written notice of that determination, including any proposed changes necessary to achieve the goal.
Community solar facilities
In general
A community solar facility may use a loan provided under this subsection only to offset the costs of generation and provision of solar energy to low-income households, and households in disadvantaged communities, that are subscribers of the community solar facility.
Transfer and assignment of subscriptions
A subscription to a community solar facility that receives assistance under this subsection may be transferred or assigned by the subscriber to—
any subscriber organization; or
any individual or entity who qualifies to be a subscriber to that community solar facility.
Treatment
In general
No owner, operator, or subscriber of a community solar facility that receives assistance under this subsection shall be subject to regulation by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission solely as a result of an interest in the community solar facility.
Price of subscription
The price paid for any subscription to a community solar facility shall not be subject to the regulation of any Federal department, agency, or commission.
National competition
In general
The Secretary shall select eligible entities to receive loans or grants under this section through a nationwide competitive process, to be established by the Secretary.
Applications
To be eligible to receive a loan or grant under this section, an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require.
Requirements
In selecting eligible entities to receive loans or grants under this section, the Secretary shall, at a minimum—
require that the eligible entity—
enter into a grant or loan agreement, as applicable, under subsection (d); and
has obtained financial commitments (or has demonstrated the capacity to obtain financial commitments) necessary to comply with that agreement;
ensure that loans and grants are provided, and amounts are used, in a manner that results in geographical diversity throughout the United States and within States, territories, and Indian tribal land among photovoltaic solar electricity generating facilities installed using the assistance provided under this section;
to the maximum extent practicable, expand photovoltaic solar energy availability to—
geographical areas, throughout the United States and within States, territories, and Indian tribal land, with—
low photovoltaic solar penetration; or
a higher cost burden with respect to the deployment or installation of photovoltaic solar electricity generating facilities;
rural communities;
Indian tribes; and
other underserved areas, including Appalachian and Alaska Native communities;
take into account the warranty period and quality of the applicable photovoltaic solar electricity generating facility equipment and any necessary interconnecting equipment; and
ensure that all calculations for estimated household energy savings are based solely on electricity offsets from the photovoltaic solar electricity generating facilities.
Loan and grant agreements
In general
As a condition of receiving a loan or grant under this section, an eligible entity shall enter into a loan or grant agreement, as applicable, with the Secretary.
Requirements
A loan or grant agreement under this subsection shall—
require the eligible entity—
to use the assistance provided under this section only in accordance with this section;
to install such quantity of solar systems with such defined capacity target (expressed in megawatts) as may be established by the Secretary, taking into consideration the costs associated with carrying out loan or grant obligations in the areas in which the solar systems will be developed;
to use the assistance in a manner that leverages other sources of funding (other than loans or grants under this section), including private or public funds, in developing the solar projects; and
to establish loan terms, if applicable, that maximize the benefit to the low-income households, and households in disadvantaged communities, receiving solar energy from the eligible entity;
require the Secretary to rescind any amounts provided to the eligible entity that are not used during the 2-year period beginning on the date on which the amounts are initially distributed to the eligible entity, except in any case in which the eligible entity has demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Secretary that a longer period, not to exceed 3 years after the date of initial distribution, is necessary to deliver proposed services;
with respect to a loan provided under this section, establish—
an interest rate equal to the cost of funds to the Department of the Treasury for obligations of comparable maturity to the loan as of the date on which the loan agreement is entered into; and
a payout time that maximizes the savings to customers during the effective period of the agreement; and
contain such other terms as the Secretary may require to ensure compliance with the requirements of this section.
Use
An eligible entity shall use a loan or grant provided under this section for the purpose of developing new photovoltaic solar projects in the United States for low-income households, households in disadvantaged communities, and individuals who otherwise would likely be unable to afford or purchase photovoltaic solar systems through 1 or more of the following activities:
Photovoltaic solar equipment and installation
To pay the costs of—
solar equipment, including only photovoltaic solar equipment and storage and all hardware or software components relating to safely producing, monitoring, and connecting the system to the electric grid or onsite storage; and
installation, including all direct labor associated with installing the photovoltaic solar equipment.
Job training
To fund onsite job training and community or volunteer engagement, including—
only job training costs directly associated with the solar projects funded under this section; and
job training opportunities that may cover the full range of the solar value chain, such as marketing and outreach, customer acquisition, system design, and installation positions.
Deployment support
To fund entities that have a demonstrated ability, as determined by the Secretary—
to advise State and local entities regarding solar policy, regulatory, and program design to continue and expand the work of the entities in low-income communities and disadvantaged communities;
to foster community outreach and education regarding the benefits of photovoltaic solar energy for low-income communities and disadvantaged communities; or
to provide apprenticeship program opportunities registered and approved by—
the Office of Apprenticeship of the Department of Labor pursuant to part 29 of title 29, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations); or
a State Apprenticeship Agency recognized by that Office.
Administration
To pay the administrative expenses of the eligible entity, including preproject feasibility efforts, in carrying out the duties of the Secretary associated with delivering proposed services, except that not more than 15 percent of the total amount of the assistance provided to the eligible entity under this section may be used for administrative expenses.
Compliance
Records and audits
During the period beginning on the date of initial distribution to an eligible entity of a loan or grant under this section and ending on the termination date of the loan or grant under subsection (g), the eligible entity shall maintain such records and adopt such administrative practices as the Secretary may require to ensure compliance with the requirements of this section and the applicable loan or grant agreement.
Determination by Secretary
If the Secretary determines that an eligible entity that receives a grant or loan under this section has not, during the 2-year period beginning on the date of initial distribution to the eligible entity of the assistance (or such longer period as is established under subsection (d)(2)(B)), substantially fulfilled the obligations of the eligible entity under the applicable loan or grant agreement, the Secretary shall—
rescind the balance of any funds distributed to, but not used by, the eligible entity under this section; and
use those amounts to provide other loans or grants in accordance with this section.
Termination
The Secretary shall terminate a loan or grant provided under this section on the date on which the Secretary makes a determination that the total amount of the loan or grant (excluding any interest, fees, and other earnings of the loan or grant) has been—
fully expended by the eligible entity; or
returned to the Secretary.
Regulations
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall promulgate such regulations as the Secretary determines to be necessary to carry out this section, to take effect on the date of promulgation.
Funding
The Secretary shall use to carry out this section not more than $10,000,000,000 for each fiscal year from the Climate Fund.
Making energy efficiency retrofits affordable and accessible to low-income and disadvantaged families
Weatherization assistance program
Section 422 of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6872) is amended to read as follows:
Funding
The Secretary shall use to carry out the weatherization program under this part from amounts in the Climate Fund established by section 702(a) of the 100 by '50 Act not more than $10,000,000,000 for each fiscal year.
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Technical correction
Section 415 of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6865) is amended in subsections (d) and (e)(1)(A) by striking section 422(b)
each place it appears and inserting section 422
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Making electricity affordable for low income and disadvantaged families
Section 2602 of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8621) is amended—
by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
Funding
The Secretary shall use to carry out this title (other than section 2607A) from amounts in the Climate Fund established by section 702(a) of the 100 by '50 Act not more than $24,000,000,000 for each fiscal year.
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in subsection (c), by striking appropriated
and inserting made available
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Increasing sustainable community development capacity
Definitions
In this section:
Eligible community development organization
The term eligible community development organization means—
a unit of general local government (as defined in section 104 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12704));
a community housing development organization (as defined in section 104 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12704));
an Indian tribe;
a tribally designated housing entity (as defined in section 4 of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4103)); and
a public housing agency (within the meaning of section 3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b))).
Nonprofit organization
The term nonprofit organization has the meaning given the term in section 104 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12704).
Secretary
The term Secretary means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
Grants to nonprofit organizations
The Secretary may make grants to nonprofit organizations to provide training, education, support, or advice to an eligible community development organization or qualified youth service and conservation corps—
to improve energy efficiency;
to design strategies to maximize energy efficiency; and
to promote—
resource conservation and reuse;
the installation or construction of renewable energy technologies or facilities, such as wind, wave, solar, and geothermal energy; and
the effective use of existing infrastructure in affordable housing and economic development activities in low-income communities and disadvantaged communities.
Application
To be eligible for a grant under this section, a nonprofit organization shall prepare and submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require.
Award of contracts
Contracts for architectural or engineering services funded with amounts from grants made under this section shall be awarded in accordance with chapter 11 of title 40, United States Code.
Funding
For fiscal year 2018 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary shall use to carry out this section from amounts in the Climate Fund not more than a total of $2,000,000,000.
Training workers for jobs in clean energy
Definitions
In this section:
Eligible partnership
The term eligible partnership means a partnership that includes—
not less than 1—
local educational agency that is eligible for funding under section 131 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2351); or
area career and technical education school or educational service agency described in subsection (e) or (f) of such section;
not less than 1 postsecondary institution eligible for funding under section 132 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 2352); and
representatives of the community, including nonprofit organizations, business entities, labor organizations, or industry entities that have experience in fields described in subsection (b)(1).
Program of study
The term program of study means a program of study for a field described in subsection (b)(1) that contains the information described in section 122(c)(1)(A) of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2342(c)(1)(A)).
Program authorized
In general
The Secretary of Education is authorized to award grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible partnerships to enable the eligible partnerships to develop programs of study that are focused on emerging careers and jobs in the fields of clean energy, renewable energy, energy efficiency, climate change mitigation, and climate change adaptation.
Consultation
The Secretary of Education shall consult with the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary prior to the issuance of a solicitation for grant applications under this section.
Application
In general
An eligible partnership seeking a grant under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary of Education at such time and in such manner as such Secretary may require.
Contents
Each application submitted under this subsection shall include—
a description of the eligible partnership and the roles and responsibilities of each partner in the partnership, and a demonstration of each partner’s capacity to support the program of study;
a description of each career area within a field described in subsection (b)(1) to be developed through the grant and the reason for choosing such field; and
evidence of the labor market need to prepare students in such career area;
a description of the program of study proposed to be funded by the grant, including—
whether such program of study is a new or existing program (as of the date of the application); and
the secondary and postsecondary components of such program of study;
a description of the students to be served by the program of study;
a description of how the proposed program of study will be replicable and disseminated to schools outside of the partnership, including schools in urban and rural areas;
a description of the applied learning that will be incorporated into the program of study and how the applied learning will incorporate or reinforce academic learning;
a description of how the proposed program of study will be delivered;
a description of how the program of study will provide accessibility to students, especially economically disadvantaged, low-performing, urban, and rural students;
a description of how the program will address placement of students in non-traditional fields, as defined in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302); and
a description of how the applicant proposes to consult or has consulted with a labor organization, labor management partnership, apprenticeship program, or joint apprenticeship and training program, that provides education and training in the field of study for which the applicant proposes to develop a curriculum.
Priority
In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary of Education shall give priority to any application that proposes—
to use innovative means to deliver the proposed program of study to students, educators, and instructors outside of the eligible partnership;
to focus on low-performing students and special populations, as defined in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302);
to provide a comprehensive plan to enroll economically disadvantaged students in the program of study; and
to provide a comprehensive plan to ensure that all students can complete programs of study supported by a grant under this section without borrowing Federal or private education loans.
Peer review
In general
The Secretary of Education shall convene a peer review process to review applications for grants under this section and to make recommendations regarding the selection of grantees.
Membership
Members of the peer review committee shall include in a balanced manner (to the maximum extent practicable)—
educators who have experience implementing curricula with comparable purposes; and
business and industry experts in fields described in subsection (b)(1).
Use of funds
An eligible partnership receiving a grant under this section shall use grant funds for the development, implementation, and dissemination of 1 or more programs of study in a career area related to a field described in subsection (b)(1).
Funding
For fiscal year 2018 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary of Education shall use to carry out this section from amounts in the Climate Fund not more than a total of $400,000,000.
Requirements for apprenticeship programs and employment of targeted workers
Definitions
In this section:
Qualified apprenticeship or other training program
The term qualified apprenticeship or other training program means—
an apprenticeship or other training program that qualifies as an employee welfare benefit plan (as defined in section 3 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1002)), in which—
not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, not less than 50 percent of participating first-year apprentices or trainees are projected to be targeted workers; and
not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of this Act, not less than 30 percent of all apprentices or trainees are projected to be targeted workers; and
in any case in which the Secretary of Labor certifies that a qualified apprenticeship or other training program described in subparagraph (A) for a craft or trade classification of workers that a prospective contractor or subcontractor intends to employ is not operated in the locality in which a project will be performed, an apprenticeship or other training program that is not an employee welfare benefit plan (as so defined) if the Secretary of Labor determines that the apprenticeship or other training program—
is registered with the Office of Apprenticeship of the Department of Labor or a State apprenticeship agency recognized by the Office of Apprenticeship for Federal purposes; and
meets the requirements of subparagraph (A).
Targeted worker
The term targeted worker means an individual who—
resides in the same labor market area (as defined in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102)) as the area in which the applicable project will be carried out; and
is—
a member of a targeted group (within the meaning of section 51 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) and resides in a census tract in which not less than 20 percent of the households have incomes that are below the most recent annual Federal Poverty Income Guidelines published by the Department of Health and Human Services;
a member of a family that received an annual family income that, during the 2-year period prior to employment on the project or admission to the preapprenticeship program, did not exceed 200 percent of the most recent annual Federal Poverty Income Guidelines published by the Department of Health and Human Services, excluding—
unemployment compensation;
child support payments;
cash payments under a Federal, State, or local income-based public assistance program; and
benefits under the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance benefits program established under title II of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.); or
a member of a disadvantaged community.
Preapprenticeship requirements
Each contractor and subcontractor on any contract for construction services for a project funded directly by, or assisted in whole or in part by or through, the Federal Government pursuant to this Act or an amendment made by this Act shall agree to provide not less than 1 percent of the contract amount to fund preapprenticeship programs that—
demonstrate the ability to recruit, train, and prepare for admission to apprenticeship programs individuals who qualify as targeted workers; and
arrange to provide individuals who successfully complete the preapprenticeship program to qualified apprenticeship or other training programs.
Qualified apprenticeship and other training programs
Each contractor and subcontractor that seeks to provide construction services on projects funded directly by, or assisted in whole or in part by or through, the Federal Government pursuant to this Act or an amendment made by this Act shall submit adequate assurances with the bid or proposal of the contractor or subcontractor that the contractor or subcontractor participates in a qualified apprenticeship or other training program for each craft or trade classification of worker that the contractor or subcontractor intends to employ to perform work on the project.
Employment of targeted workers
In general
Each contractor and subcontractor on each project funded directly by, or assisted in whole or in part by or through, the Federal Government pursuant to this Act or an amendment made by this Act shall—
to the maximum extent practicable, ensure that not less than 15 percent of all hours worked by newly hired laborers and mechanics employed on the project be performed by targeted workers; and
establish a goal that at least 30 percent of all hours worked by newly hired laborers and mechanics employed on the project be performed by targeted workers.
Reliance on identification of targeted workers
For purposes of this subsection, contractors and subcontractors may rely on the identification of individuals as targeted workers by a qualified apprenticeship or other training program.
Just transition for workers
Short title
This title may be cited as the Clean Energy Worker Just Transition Act
.
Definitions
In this title:
Adversely affected employment
The term adversely affected employment means employment in an applicable firm.
Adversely affected worker
The term adversely affected worker means an individual who, because of lack of work in adversely affected employment, has been totally or partially separated from such employment, or has been threatened to be totally or partially separated from such employment.
Adjustment assistance
The term adjustment assistance means any compensation, credit, benefit, funding, training, or service provided under subtitle A through any option described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of section 221(b).
Applicable firm
The term applicable firm means, as applicable—
the firm, or subdivision of a firm, for which the group of workers who are petitioning for certification under section 211 work;
the firm, or subdivision of a firm, for which a group of certified adversely affected workers work;
a group of firms within close geographic proximity, as determined by the Secretary, for which a group of workers who are petitioning for certification under section 211 work; or
a group of firms within a close geographic proximity, as determined by the Secretary, for which a group of certified adversely affected workers work.
Certified adversely affected worker
The term certified adversely affected worker means an adversely affected worker covered by a certification issued under section 213(a)(2).
Certified or recognized labor organization
The term certified or recognized labor organization means a labor organization that is certified or recognized under section 9 of the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 159) as the representative of the workers involved.
Energy industry
The term energy industry means a commercial sector, as determined by the Secretary, that—
extracts, transports, or uses as a direct input energy resources or electricity; or
is otherwise dependent on the generation or consumption of energy resources or electricity.
Partial separation
The term partial separation means, with respect to an individual who has not been totally separated, that such individual has experienced—
a reduction in hours of work to 80 percent or less of the individual's average weekly hours in adversely affected employment; and
a reduction in wages to 80 percent or less of the individual's average weekly wage in such adversely affected employment.
Partially separated
The term partially separated means, with respect to an individual who has not been totally separated, that such individual is experiencing partial separation.
Rapid response activity
The term rapid response activity has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102) except that—
a reference in such section to a State shall be considered to be a reference to the Secretary; and
the reference in such section to funds shall be considered to be a reference to funds reserved by the Secretary under section 242(b)(1).
Secretary
The term Secretary means the Secretary of Labor.
Threatened
The term threatened, with respect to total or partial separation, means that an individual is aware of imminent total or partial separation from employment with an applicable firm or with a company with which the applicable firm is contracted to provide goods or services.
Total separation
The term total separation means the layoff or severance of an individual from employment with an applicable firm.
Totally separated
The term totally separated means, with respect to an individual, that such individual is experiencing total separation.
Adjustment assistance program
Group certification
Petitions
In general
A petition for a group of workers to be certified under section 213 for eligibility to apply for adjustment assistance may be submitted to the Secretary by any of the following:
Not less than 3 workers on behalf of the group of workers petitioning for such certification.
A certified or recognized labor organization, or any other duly authorized representative of such workers (as determined by the Secretary), representing not less than 3 of the workers in the group.
The applicable firm.
Actions by the Secretary
On receipt of a petition submitted under subsection (a), the Secretary shall—
ensure that rapid response activities and appropriate career services (as described in section 134 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3174)) authorized under other Federal laws are made available to the workers covered by the petition to the extent authorized under such laws;
verify the information included in the petition; and
publish notice in the Federal Register and on the Web site of the Department of Labor that the Secretary has received such petition and has initiated an investigation into whether the group of workers shall be certified under section 213.
Hearing
In general
If an individual who submits a petition under subsection (a), or any other individual determined by the Secretary to have a substantial interest in the outcome of the decision of the Secretary regarding certification under section 213, submits a request for a hearing in accordance with paragraph (2), the Secretary shall—
provide for a public hearing; and
afford such individual an opportunity to be present, produce evidence, and be heard.
Submission
The request under paragraph (1) shall be submitted to the Secretary not later than 10 days after the date on which the Secretary publishes notice in the Federal Register under subsection (b)(3).
Group eligibility requirements
Criteria
In general
A group of workers shall be certified by the Secretary as eligible to apply for adjustment assistance pursuant to a petition filed under section 211, if the Secretary determines that—
such petition covers not less than 3 workers who are similarly situated as—
workers who work or have worked for the same applicable firm;
workers who are totally or partially separated, or threatened to be totally or partially separated, due to the same local or regional circumstance; or
workers who are serviced by the same one-stop center described in section 121 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3151);
such workers are workers who work in an industry that is a qualifying industry, as determined under paragraph (2);
a significant number or proportion of the workers working for the applicable firm have become totally or partially separated or are threatened to become totally or partially separated;
sales or production of the applicable firm have decreased absolutely;
the applicable firm has been closed, relocated, or acquired from another entity or foreign country; or
the sales, production, or services of the applicable firm have caused a shift that has contributed to the total or partial separation, or threatened total or partial separation, of such workers; and
the total or partial separation, threatened total or partial separation, or any of the actions described in subparagraph (D), are directly attributable to—
actions by the Federal Government;
the low cost of competing alternative forms of energy; or
other reasons as determined by the Secretary.
Qualifying industry
Initial period
For any group filing a petition under section 211 on a date that is during the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on the date that is 5 years after such date of enactment, a qualifying industry shall be a coal-related or coal-dependent industry, as determined by the Secretary.
Subsequent years
System
For any group filing a petition under section 211 on a date that is after the 5-year period described in subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall establish a system in accordance with this subparagraph for determining industries (in addition to the coal-related or coal-dependent industry) to add as qualifying industries.
Qualifications
To be added as a qualifying industry under clause (i), an industry shall be—
an energy industry; and
an industry for which the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, has determined that, during the 5-year period preceding the determination of the Secretary under this subparagraph, not less than 20 percent of the workers in such industry are totally or partially separated or are threatened to become totally or partially separated.
Timing
On the date that is 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and each year thereafter, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, shall determine if any industry meets the qualifications under clause (ii) and add any such industry as a qualifying industry.
Indefinitely qualified
Notwithstanding any other provision in this paragraph, an industry that is a qualifying industry, under subparagraph (A) or (B), shall indefinitely remain a qualifying industry.
Basis for Secretary's Determinations
In general
The Secretary shall, in determining whether to certify a group of workers under section 213, obtain from the workers, the applicable firm, or a customer of the applicable firm, information the Secretary determines to be necessary to make such certification, through questionnaires and in any other manner that the Secretary determines appropriate.
Standards; criteria
The Secretary shall establish—
standards, including data requirements, to investigate petitions filed under section 211; and
criteria for making determinations under section 213.
Additional information
The Secretary may seek additional information to determine whether to certify a group of workers—
by contacting—
officials or workers of the applicable firm;
officials of a certified or recognized labor organization or other duly authorized representative of the group of workers;
State or regional departments of labor, energy, the environment, economic development, or commerce or that regulate utilities; or
the Administrator, the Secretary, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the Secretary of the Army (acting through the Chief of Engineers), the Secretary of the Interior, the United States Geological Survey, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Commerce, or the Secretary of the Treasury, as applicable; and
by using any other available sources of information.
Verification of information
Certification
The Secretary shall require the worker, applicable firm, or a customer of such firm to certify—
all information obtained under paragraph (1) through questionnaires; and
all other information obtained under paragraph (1) from such worker, firm, or customer on which the Secretary relies in making a determination under section 213, unless the Secretary has a reasonable basis for determining that such information is accurate and complete without being certified.
Use of subpoenas
In general
Except as provided in clause (ii), if a worker, applicable firm, or customer of such firm fails to provide information requested by the Secretary under paragraph (1) within 20 days after the date of such request, the Secretary shall obtain such information by subpoena in accordance with section 214.
Exception
The requirement under clause (i) shall not apply if the worker, applicable firm, or customer of such firm demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary that such worker, firm, or customer will provide the information within a reasonable period of time.
Protection of confidential information
In general
The Secretary may not release information obtained under paragraph (1) that the Secretary considers to be confidential business information or personally identifiable information unless the worker, applicable firm, or customer whose information is at issue had notice, at the time of submission, that the information would be released by the Secretary, or such worker, applicable firm, or customer subsequently consents to the release of the information.
Exception
Nothing in this subparagraph prohibits the Secretary from providing the confidential business information described in clause (i) to a court in camera or to another party under a protective order issued by a court.
Determinations and certifications
In general
As soon as practicable after the date on which a petition is filed under section 211 and, subject to subsection (e), not later than 40 days after that date, the Secretary shall—
determine whether the petitioning group meets the requirements under section 212(a); and
issue a certification of eligibility to apply for adjustment assistance covering the workers in any group which meets such requirements.
Date of separation
Each certification issued under subsection (a)(2) shall specify the date on which the total or partial separation began or threatened to begin.
Publication
In general
Not later than 5 days after reaching a determination on a petition filed under section 211, the Secretary shall publish a summary of the determination in the Federal Register and on the Web site of the Department of Labor, together with the reasons of the Secretary for making such determination.
Limitation on personal information
The publication under paragraph (1)—
shall not include any personal information, including names, of workers certified; and
may include information regarding the applicable firm.
Termination of certification
Whenever the Secretary determines, with respect to any certification of eligibility of the workers of an applicable firm, that total or partial separations, or threatened total or partial separations, from such firm are no longer attributable to the factors described in subparagraph (E) of section 212(a)(1), the Secretary shall—
terminate such certification; and
promptly have notice of such termination, and the reasons for such termination, published in the Federal Register and on the Web site of the Department of Labor.
Extension
The Secretary may have an extension for completing the determination or issuance under subsection (a) if any individual fails to comply with the requirements for providing information under section 212(b).
Subpoena power
In general
In the case described in section 212(b)(4)(B), the Secretary may require by subpoena the attendance of witnesses and the production of evidence necessary for the Secretary to make a determination under section 213.
Contumacy
If a person refuses to obey a subpoena issued under subsection (a), a United States district court within the jurisdiction of which the relevant proceeding under this title is conducted may, on petition by the Secretary, issue an order requiring compliance with such subpoena.
Judicial review
A denial of a certification under section 213 shall be subject to judicial review in accordance with chapter 7 of title 5, United States Code.
Individual applications; termination of assistance
Adjustment assistance
In general
In accordance with this part, the Secretary shall award adjustment assistance for a calendar year to any individual who—
submits an application for an adjustment assistance option under any of paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection (b) to the Secretary in a manner determined by the Secretary;
is determined by the Secretary to be a certified adversely affected worker as of the date on which such individual submits the application; and
meets all requirements under this section with respect to the applicable adjustment assistance option.
Options
For a calendar year, an individual may apply for adjustment assistance under not more than 1 of the following options:
Option A
Option A shall consist of adjustment assistance that is—
federally funded unemployment compensation under part III, and the amendments made by such part;
premium subsidy credits and cost sharing benefits for health insurance under section 241, and the amendments made by such section; and
additional pension benefits under section 243, and the amendment made by such section.
Option B
Option B shall consist of adjustment assistance that is—
funding in an amount equal to the cost of attendance (as defined in section 472 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087ll)), for a program of education or training of not more than 4 years at a public institution of higher education (as defined in section 102 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1002)), subject to paragraph (4); or
training services and appropriate career services under section 242;
job search allowances and relocation allowances under section 242, for individuals who meet the requirements under subsections (d) and (e) of that section, respectively; and
an amount for living expenses that is based on, and calculated in the same manner as, the cost of attendance, as defined in that section, for the training services and career services, subject to paragraph (4); and
premium subsidy credits and cost sharing benefits for health insurance under section 241, and the amendments made by such section, and additional pension benefits under section 243, and the amendment made by such section.
Option C
Option C shall—
be for an individual who is 62 years of age or older on the date on which such individual submits an application under subsection (a) and—
retires from the adversely affected employment not later than 120 days after the date on which such individual becomes a certified adversely affected worker; or
in the case of an individual whose adversely affected employment was at an applicable firm that is no longer capable of providing the full retirement pension and health care benefits as promised, has retired prior to the date on which such individual becomes a certified adversely affected worker; and
consist of adjustment assistance that is—
the premium subsidy credits and cost sharing benefits for health insurance under section 241, and the amendments made by such section; and
additional pension benefits under section 243, and the amendment made by such section.
Special rule
Any amount provided for the cost of attendance of a program of education or training under paragraph (2)(A)(i), or for living expenses related to training services under paragraph (2)(A)(ii), shall be reduced by any amount provided toward such cost of attendance or living expenses under section 242, section 401 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a), or any other Federal grant assistance program.
Reapplication process
An individual who has received adjustment assistance for a calendar year shall reapply for such assistance for any subsequent calendar year subject to subsection (d).
Limitations
Option A
An individual may receive adjustment assistance under subsection (b)(1) for not more than 3 years.
Option B
An individual may receive adjustment assistance under subsection (b)(2) for not more than 4 years.
Flexibility in options
During a calendar year, an individual receiving adjustment assistance under an option under subsection (b) may terminate adjustment assistance under that option and apply to receive adjustment assistance under a different option under such subsection.
Termination of adjustment assistance
Definition of comparable benefits
In this section, the term comparable benefits means benefits that provide the individual with not less than 90 percent of the salary, pension benefits, and health care benefits provided to the individual by the applicable firm immediately prior to the individual becoming an adversely affected worker.
Notification of comparable benefits
Not later than 60 days after obtaining comparable benefits, an individual receiving adjustment assistance shall notify the Secretary of such comparable benefits.
Termination
Any adjustment assistance provided to an individual under this subtitle shall terminate not later than 60 days after the date on which such individual obtains comparable benefits.
Federally funded unemployment compensation
Temporary additional unemployment compensation program for certain adversely affected workers
Federal-State agreements
Any State that desires to do so may enter into and participate in an agreement under this section with the Secretary. Any State that is a party to an agreement under this section may, upon providing 30 days' written notice to the Secretary, terminate such agreement.
Provisions of agreement
In general
Any agreement under subsection (a) shall provide that the State agency of the State will make payments of temporary additional unemployment compensation to applicable individuals who—
have exhausted all rights to regular compensation under the State law or under Federal law with respect to a benefit year;
have no rights to regular compensation with respect to a week under such law or any other State unemployment compensation law or to compensation under any other Federal law;
are not receiving compensation with respect to such week under the unemployment compensation law of Canada; and
are able to work, available to work, and actively seeking work.
Exhaustion of benefits
For purposes of paragraph (1)(A), an applicable individual shall be deemed to have exhausted such individual's rights to regular compensation under a State law when—
no payments of regular compensation can be made under such law because such individual has received all regular compensation available to such individual based on employment or wages during such individual's base period; or
such individual's rights to such compensation have been terminated by reason of the expiration of the benefit year with respect to which such rights existed.
Weekly benefit amount, etc
In general
Subject to paragraph (4), for purposes of any agreement under this section—
the amount of temporary additional unemployment compensation that shall be payable to any applicable individual for any week of total unemployment shall be equal to the amount of the regular compensation (including dependents' allowances) payable to such individual during such individual's benefit year under the State law for a week of total unemployment;
subject to subparagraph (B), the terms and conditions of the State law which apply to claims for regular compensation and to the payment thereof (including terms and conditions relating to availability for work, active search for work, and refusal to accept work) shall apply to claims for temporary additional unemployment compensation and the payment thereof, except—
that an applicable individual shall not be eligible for temporary additional unemployment compensation unless, in the base period with respect to which such individual exhausted all rights to regular compensation under the State law, such individual had 20 weeks of full-time insured employment or the equivalent in insured wages, as determined under the provisions of the State law implementing section 202(a)(5) of the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note; Public Law 91–373); and
where otherwise inconsistent with the provisions of this section or with the regulations or operating instructions of the Secretary promulgated to carry out this section; and
the maximum amount of temporary additional unemployment compensation payable to any applicable individual is 156 weeks.
Exception
Under an agreement under this section, temporary additional unemployment compensation shall not be denied under subparagraph (A) to an applicable individual for any week by reason of a failure to accept an offer of, or apply for, work if the work does not provide for comparable benefits (as defined in section 222(c)).
No new benefit year
In determining the amount under paragraph (3), a State shall not establish a new benefit year with respect to applicable individuals.
Coordination rule
Notwithstanding any other provision of Federal law (and if the State law permits), the Governor of a State that is in an extended benefit period may provide for the payment of emergency unemployment compensation prior to temporary additional unemployment compensation to applicable individuals who otherwise meet the requirements of this section.
Unauthorized aliens ineligible
A State shall require as a condition of temporary additional unemployment compensation that each alien who receives such compensation must be legally authorized to work in the United States, as defined for purposes of the Federal Unemployment Tax Act (26 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.). In determining whether an alien meets the requirements of this subsection, a State must follow the procedures provided in section 1137(d) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b–7(d)).
Payments to states
In general
Full reimbursement
There shall be paid to each State which has entered into an agreement under this section an amount equal to 100 percent of—
the total amount of additional weeks of temporary additional unemployment compensation paid to applicable individuals by the State pursuant to such agreement; and
any additional administrative expenses incurred by the State by reason of such agreement (as determined by the Secretary).
Terms of payments
Sums payable to any State by reason of such State's having an agreement under this section shall be payable, either in advance or by way of reimbursement (as determined by the Secretary), in such amounts as the Secretary estimates the State will be entitled to receive under this section for a period, reduced or increased, as the case may be, by any amount by which the Secretary finds that his estimates for any prior period were greater or less than the amounts which should have been paid to the State. Such estimates may be made on the basis of such statistical, sampling, or other method as may be agreed upon by the Secretary and the State agency of the State involved.
Certifications
The Secretary shall from time to time certify to the Secretary of the Treasury for payment to each State the sums payable to such State under this section.
Funding
Payments to States under an agreement under this section shall be made from the Trust Fund established under section 251.
Fraud and overpayments
In general
If an individual knowingly has made, or caused to be made by another, a false statement or representation of a material fact, or knowingly has failed, or caused another to fail, to disclose a material fact, and as a result of such false statement or representation or of such nondisclosure such individual has received an amount of temporary additional unemployment compensation to which such individual was not entitled, such individual—
shall be ineligible for further temporary additional unemployment compensation in accordance with the provisions of the applicable State unemployment compensation law relating to fraud in connection with a claim for unemployment compensation; and
shall be subject to prosecution under section 1001 of title 18, United States Code.
Repayment
In the case of individuals who have received amounts of temporary additional unemployment compensation to which they were not entitled, the State shall require such individuals to repay the amounts of such temporary additional unemployment compensation to the State agency, except that the State agency may waive such repayment if it determines that—
the payment of such temporary additional unemployment compensation was without fault on the part of any such individual; and
such repayment would be contrary to equity and good conscience.
Recovery by State agency
In general
The State agency shall recover the amount to be repaid, or any part thereof, by deductions from any temporary additional unemployment compensation payable to such individual under this section or from any unemployment compensation payable to such individual under any State or Federal unemployment compensation law administered by the State agency or under any other State or Federal law administered by the State agency which provides for the payment of any assistance or allowance with respect to any week of unemployment, during the 3-year period after the date such individual received the payment of the temporary additional unemployment compensation to which the individual was not entitled, in accordance with the same procedures as apply to the recovery of overpayments of regular unemployment benefits paid by the State.
Opportunity for hearing
No repayment shall be required, and no deduction shall be made, until a determination has been made, notice thereof and an opportunity for a fair hearing has been given to the individual, and the determination has become final.
Review
Any determination by a State agency under this subsection shall be subject to review in the same manner and to the same extent as determinations under the State unemployment compensation law, and only in that manner and to that extent.
Applicability
In general
An agreement entered into under this section shall apply to weeks of unemployment—
beginning after the date on which such agreement is entered into; and
ending on or before January 1, 2020.
Termination
No temporary additional unemployment compensation under this section shall be payable for any week subsequent to the last week described in paragraph (1)(B).
Definitions
In this section:
Applicable individual
The term applicable individual
means, with respect to a week of temporary additional unemployment compensation, an individual who—
is a certified adversely affected worker (as defined in section 202) for such week; and
has been awarded adjustment assistance for option A under section 221(b) for such week.
EB program definitions
The terms compensation, regular compensation
, extended compensation
, benefit year
, base period
, State
, State agency
, State law
, and week
have the respective meanings given such terms under section 205 of the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note).
Permanent State requirement for the provision of additional unemployment compensation for certain adversely affected workers
Unemployment compensation
Chapter 23 of subtitle C of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—
in section 3304(a)—
in paragraph (18), by striking and
at the end;
by redesignating paragraph (19) as paragraph (20); and
by inserting after paragraph (18) the following new paragraph:
additional unemployment compensation for applicable individuals shall be payable as provided in section 3312; and
; and
by adding at the end the following:
Additional unemployment compensation for certain adversely affected workers
Additional unemployment compensation
In general
In general
For purposes of section 3304(a)(19), a State law shall provide that payment of additional unemployment compensation shall be made to applicable individuals who—
have exhausted all rights to regular compensation under the State law or under Federal law with respect to a benefit year;
have no rights to regular compensation with respect to a week under such law or any other State unemployment compensation law or to compensation under any other Federal law;
are not receiving compensation with respect to such week under the unemployment compensation law of Canada; and
are able to work, available to work, and actively seeking work.
Exception
Additional unemployment compensation shall not be denied under subparagraph (A) to an applicable individual for any week by reason of a failure to accept an offer of, or apply for, work if the work does not provide for comparable benefits (as defined in section 232(c) of the Clean Energy Worker Just Transition Act).
Exhaustion of benefits
For purposes of paragraph (1)(A), an applicable individual shall be deemed to have exhausted such individual's rights to regular compensation under a State law when—
no payments of regular compensation can be made under such law because such individual has received all regular compensation available to such individual based on employment or wages during such individual's base period; or
such individual's rights to such compensation have been terminated by reason of the expiration of the benefit year with respect to which such rights existed.
Weekly benefit amount, etc
In general
Subject to paragraph (4), for purposes of this section—
the amount of additional unemployment compensation which shall be payable to any applicable individual for any week of total unemployment shall be equal to the amount of the regular compensation (including dependents' allowances) payable to such individual during such individual's benefit year under the State law for a week of total unemployment;
the terms and conditions of the State law which apply to claims for regular compensation and to the payment thereof (including terms and conditions relating to availability for work, active search for work, and refusal to accept work) shall apply to claims for additional unemployment compensation and the payment thereof, except—
that an applicable individual shall not be eligible for additional unemployment compensation unless, in the base period with respect to which such individual exhausted all rights to regular compensation under the State law, such individual had 20 weeks of full-time insured employment or the equivalent in insured wages, as determined under the provisions of the State law implementing section 202(a)(5) of the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note); and
where otherwise inconsistent with the provisions of this section or with the regulations or operating instructions of the Secretary of Labor promulgated to carry out this section; and
the maximum amount of additional unemployment compensation payable to any applicable individual is 156 weeks.
Transition for applicable individuals receiving compensation under the temporary additional unemployment compensation program
In the case of an applicable individual who received temporary additional unemployment compensation under section 231 of the Clean Energy Worker Just Transition Act for weeks ending prior to January 1, 2020—
the number of weeks described in subparagraph (A)(iii) shall be reduced by the number of weeks such individual received the temporary additional unemployment compensation under such section 231; and
in determining the amount under subparagraph (A) for such individual, the State shall use the same benefit year as was used for such individual under such section 231.
No new benefit year
In determining the amount under paragraph (3), a State shall not establish a new benefit year with respect to applicable individuals.
Coordination rule
Notwithstanding any other provision of Federal law (and if the State law permits), the Governor of a State that is in an extended benefit period may provide for the payment of emergency unemployment compensation prior to additional unemployment compensation to applicable individuals who otherwise meet the requirements of this section.
Unauthorized aliens ineligible
A State shall require as a condition of additional unemployment compensation that each alien who receives such compensation must be legally authorized to work in the United States, as defined for purposes of the Federal Unemployment Tax Act (26 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.). In determining whether an alien meets the requirements of this subsection, a State must follow the procedures provided in section 1137(d) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b–7(d)).
Payments to states
In general
Full reimbursement
There shall be paid to each State an amount equal to 100 percent of—
the total amount of additional unemployment compensation paid to applicable individuals by the State pursuant to this section; and
any additional administrative expenses incurred by the State by reason of this section (as determined by the Secretary of Labor).
Terms of payments
Sums payable to any State by reason of this section shall be payable, either in advance or by way of reimbursement (as determined by the Secretary of Labor), in such amounts as the Secretary of Labor estimates the State will be entitled to receive under this section for a period, reduced or increased, as the case may be, by any amount by which the Secretary of Labor finds that his estimates for any prior period were greater or less than the amounts which should have been paid to the State. Such estimates may be made on the basis of such statistical, sampling, or other method as may be agreed upon by the Secretary of Labor and the State agency of the State involved.
Certifications
The Secretary of Labor shall from time to time certify to the Secretary of the Treasury for payment to each State the sums payable to such State under this section.
Funding
Payments to States under an agreement under this section shall be made from the Clean Energy Workers Trust Fund established under section 251 of the Clean Energy Worker Just Transition Act.
Fraud and overpayments
In general
If an individual knowingly has made, or caused to be made by another, a false statement or representation of a material fact, or knowingly has failed, or caused another to fail, to disclose a material fact, and as a result of such false statement or representation or of such nondisclosure such individual has received an amount of additional unemployment compensation to which such individual was not entitled, such individual—
shall be ineligible for further additional unemployment compensation in accordance with the provisions of the applicable State unemployment compensation law relating to fraud in connection with a claim for unemployment compensation; and
shall be subject to prosecution under section 1001 of title 18, United States Code.
Repayment
In the case of individuals who have received amounts of additional unemployment compensation to which they were not entitled, the State shall require such individuals to repay the amounts of such additional unemployment compensation to the State agency, except that the State agency may waive such repayment if it determines that—
the payment of such additional unemployment compensation was without fault on the part of any such individual; and
such repayment would be contrary to equity and good conscience.
Recovery by State agency
In general
The State agency shall recover the amount to be repaid, or any part thereof, by deductions from any additional unemployment compensation payable to such individual under this section or from any unemployment compensation payable to such individual under any State or Federal unemployment compensation law administered by the State agency or under any other State or Federal law administered by the State agency which provides for the payment of any assistance or allowance with respect to any week of unemployment, during the 3-year period after the date such individuals received the payment of the additional unemployment compensation to which they were not entitled, in accordance with the same procedures as apply to the recovery of overpayments of regular unemployment benefits paid by the State.
Opportunity for hearing
No repayment shall be required, and no deduction shall be made, until a determination has been made, notice thereof and an opportunity for a fair hearing has been given to the individual, and the determination has become final.
Review
Any determination by a State agency under this subsection shall be subject to review in the same manner and to the same extent as determinations under the State unemployment compensation law, and only in that manner and to that extent.
Definitions
In this section:
Applicable individual
The term applicable individual
means, with respect to a week of additional unemployment compensation, an individual who—
is a certified adversely affected worker (as defined in section 202 of the Clean Energy Worker Just Transition Act) for such week; and
has been awarded adjustment assistance for option A under section 221(b)(1) of such Act for such week.
EB program definitions
The terms compensation, regular compensation
, extended compensation
, benefit year
, base period
, State
, State agency
, State law
, and week
have the respective meanings given such terms under section 205 of the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note).
.
Clerical amendment
The table of sections for chapter 23 of subtitle C of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following item:
Sec. 3312. Additional unemployment compensation.
.
Effective date
The amendments made by this section shall take effect on January 1, 2020, and shall apply to weeks of unemployment ending on or after such date.
Other benefits and services
Eligibility for premium subsidy credit and cost sharing benefits for health insurance
Premium subsidy credit
In general
Paragraph (1) of section 36B(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
Special rule for certain certified adversely affected workers
If—
a taxpayer has a household income which is not greater than 100 percent of an amount equal to the poverty line for a family of the size involved, and
the taxpayer is a certified adversely affected worker under section 202 of the Clean Energy Worker Just Transition Act and has been awarded adjustment assistance under Option A, Option B, or Option C of section 211(b) of such Act,
.
Effective date
The amendment made by this subsection shall apply to months beginning after December 31, 2017.
Cost sharing
The second sentence of section 1402(b) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is amended by striking section 36B(c)(1)(B)
and inserting subparagraph (C) or (E) of section 36B(c)(1)
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Training and support for employment
Definitions
In this section:
Career services
The term career services means services described in section 134(c)(2) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3174(c)(2)).
Eligible adversely affected worker
The term eligible adversely affected worker means a certified adversely affected worker who has been awarded adjustment assistance under section 221(b)(2).
Suitable employment
The term suitable employment, used with respect to an eligible adversely affected worker, means employment—
at a wage that is not less than 90 percent of the wage the worker received on the day before the date described in section 213(b); and
that meets such other requirements as the Secretary may specify.
Training services
The term training services means services provided under section 134(c)(3) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3174(c)(3)).
Funding
Each fiscal year, the Secretary shall use a portion of the funds made available under section 251 to carry out this section. From that portion, the Secretary shall—
reserve an amount for the Secretary to use in ensuring the availability of rapid response activities and career services under section 211(b)(1);
reserve an amount to grant job search allowances under subsection (d);
reserve an amount to grant relocation allowance under subsection (e); and
use the remainder of the portion to carry out subsection (c).
Career services and training services
Funding
Each fiscal year, the Secretary shall use the remainder described in subsection (b)(4) to provide career services and training services to eligible adversely affected workers, or to contribute to the costs of the one-stop delivery system involved.
Treatment of funds
The Secretary shall treat the funds in that remainder as if the funds are part of the amount described in section 132(b)(2)(B) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3172(b)(2)(B)), except that—
all funds in that remainder may only be used to provide career services and training services to eligible adversely affected worker, or to contribute to the costs of the one-stop delivery system involved, as described in section 133(b)(5)(B)(ii) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3173(b)(5)(B)(ii));
the funds in that remainder shall not be counted for purposes of applying section 132(b)(2)(B)(iii) or 133(b)(2)(B)(iii) of that Act (29 U.S.C. 3172(b)(2)(B)(iii), 3173(b)(2)(B)(iii)); and
section 133(b)(4) of that Act (29 U.S.C. 3173(b)(4)) shall not apply to the funds in that remainder.
Job search allowances
Job Search Allowance Authorized
Distributions
Initial distribution
The Secretary shall establish procedures for an initial distribution to States of reserved funds described in subsection (b)(2) and available for a fiscal year. Such procedures may include the distribution of funds pursuant to requests submitted by States in need of such funds.
Subsequent distribution
The Secretary shall establish procedures for the distribution to States of the reserved funds that remain available for the fiscal year after the initial distribution required under clause (i). Such procedures may include the distribution of funds pursuant to requests submitted by States in need of such funds.
State use of funds
Each State may use funds distributed to the State under subparagraph (A) to allow an eligible adversely affected worker who has completed a program of training services or has received appropriate career services to file an application with the Secretary for payment of a job search allowance.
Approval of applications
The Secretary may grant an allowance pursuant to an application filed under subparagraph (B) when all of the following apply:
Assist eligible adversely affected worker
The allowance is paid to assist a worker described in subparagraph (B) in securing a job within the United States.
Local employment not available
The Secretary determines that the worker cannot reasonably be expected to secure suitable employment in the commuting area in which the worker resides.
Application
The worker has filed an application for the allowance with the Secretary at such time and containing such information as the Secretary may determine.
Amount of Allowance
In general
Any allowance granted under paragraph (1) shall provide reimbursement to the worker of not more than 90 percent of the necessary job search expenses of the worker as prescribed by the Secretary in regulations.
Maximum allowance
Reimbursement under this paragraph may not exceed $1,250 for any worker.
Exception
Notwithstanding subparagraphs (A) and (B), a State may reimburse any worker described in paragraph (1)(B) for necessary expenses incurred by the worker in participating in a job search program approved by the Secretary.
Relocation allowances
Relocation Allowance Authorized
Distributions
Initial distribution
The Secretary shall establish procedures for an initial distribution to States of reserved funds described in subsection (b)(3) and available for a fiscal year. Such procedures may include the distribution of funds pursuant to requests submitted by States in need of such funds.
Subsequent distribution
The Secretary shall establish procedures for the distribution to States of the reserved funds that remain available for the fiscal year after the initial distribution required under clause (i). Such procedures may include the distribution of funds pursuant to requests submitted by States in need of such funds.
State use of funds
Each State may use funds distributed to the State under subparagraph (A) to allow an eligible adversely affected worker to file an application for a relocation allowance with the Secretary, and the Secretary may grant the relocation allowance, subject to the terms and conditions of this subsection.
Conditions for granting allowance
The relocation allowance may be granted if all of the following terms and conditions are met:
Assist eligible adversely affected worker
The relocation allowance will assist an eligible adversely affected worker in relocating within the United States to receive training services or for employment.
Local employment not available
The Secretary determines that the worker cannot reasonably be expected to secure—
in the case of a worker relocating to receive training services, suitable training services in the commuting area in which the worker resides; and
in the case of a worker relocating for employment, suitable employment in that commuting area.
Separation or threat
The worker is totally or partially separated, or is threatened to become totally or partially separated, from employment at the time relocation commences.
Suitable training or employment
The worker—
in the case of a worker relocating to receive training services or for employment after receiving training services, obtains approval from the Secretary for the program of training services involved; or
in the case of a worker relocating for employment, has obtained suitable employment affording a reasonable expectation of long-term duration in the area in which the worker wishes to relocate, or has obtained a bona fide offer of such employment.
Application
The worker filed an application with the Secretary before—
in the case of a worker relocating for employment or to receive training services, the later of—
the 425th day after the date of the certification under section 212 that covers the worker; or
the 425th day after the date of the worker's last total separation; or
in the case of a worker relocating for employment after receiving training services, the date that is the 182d day after the date on which the worker concluded a program of training services approved by the Secretary under subparagraph (D)(i).
Amount of allowance
Any relocation allowance granted to a worker under paragraph (1) shall include—
not more than 90 percent of the reasonable and necessary expenses (including subsistence and transportation expenses at levels not exceeding those allowable as specified in regulations prescribed by the Secretary) incurred in transporting the worker, the worker's family, and household effects; and
a lump sum equivalent to 3 times the worker's average weekly wage, up to a maximum payment of $1,250.
Limitations
A relocation allowance may not be granted to a worker unless—
in the case of a worker relocating for employment or to receive training services, the relocation occurs within 182 days after the filing of the application for relocation assistance; or
in the case of a worker relocating for employment after receiving training services, the relocation occurs within 182 days after the conclusion of a program of training services approved by the Secretary under paragraph (2)(D)(i).
Additional pensions benefits
In general
In the case that, with respect to a certified adversely affected worker, the amount of pension plan benefits guaranteed under section 4022 or 4022A of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1322, 1322a), subject to section 4022B of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1322b) is less than the amount of the nonforfeitable benefit to which such employee was entitled under the terms of the pension plan of the applicable firm immediately before the date of the insolvency of such applicable firm, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation shall make payments to such certified adversely affected worker or to the multiemployer plan of the certified adversely affected worker, as applicable, on a monthly basis in an amount equal to—
the excess of—
the amount to which the employee was so entitled; over
the amount so guaranteed; and
the payments otherwise made to such worker in accordance with section 4022 or 4022A of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1322, 1322a), subject to section 4022B of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1322b).
Transfers from Fund
Each fiscal quarter, the Secretary of Labor shall transfer from the Trust Fund established under section 251 to the fund established under subsection (i) of section 4005 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (29 U.S.C. 1305) (as added by subsection (c)), an amount equal to the aggregate payments that are expected to be made under subsection (a)(1) by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation in the subsequent fiscal quarter. The Secretary of Labor may adjust the amounts so transferred for a fiscal quarter to account for any overpayment or underpayment so made in a previous fiscal quarter.
PBGC fund
Section 4005 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1305) is amended by adding at the end the following:
An eighth fund shall be established and credited with any amounts transferred in accordance with section 243(b) of the Clean Energy Worker Just Transition Act. Such amounts shall be made available to make payments in accordance with section 243(a) of such Act.
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Funding
Establishment of Clean Energy Workers Trust Fund
Establishment
There is established in the Treasury of the United States a trust fund to be known as the Clean Energy Workers Trust Fund
(referred to in this title as the Trust Fund
), consisting of such amounts as may be appropriated to the Trust Fund under subsection (b).
Amounts in Trust Fund
There is appropriated to the Trust Fund, on an annual basis, an amount equal to the increase in revenues to the Treasury resulting from the amendments made by section 252.
Expenditures from Trust Fund
In general
Except as provided under paragraph (2), amounts in the Trust Fund shall be available without further appropriation—
to carry out—
the group certification and individual application provisions under parts I and II of this subtitle, respectively;
adjustment assistance provided through any option under section 221(b) (subject to paragraph (2)); and
sections 262 and 263; and
for the administrative costs associated with carrying out subparagraph (A) and this section.
Tax credits and incentives
From time to time there shall be transferred from the Trust Fund to the general fund of the Treasury amounts equal to the decrease in revenues to the Treasury resulting from the amendments made by sections 241 and 261.
Availability
The amounts in the Trust Fund shall be available for the purposes described in paragraphs (1) and (2) to the Secretary and the head of any other agency as necessary to carry out such purposes.
Modifications to rules relating to inverted corporations
In general
Subsection (b) of section 7874 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
Inverted corporations treated as domestic corporations
In general
Notwithstanding section 7701(a)(4), a foreign corporation shall be treated for purposes of this title as a domestic corporation if—
such corporation would be a surrogate foreign corporation if subsection (a)(2) were applied by substituting 80 percent
for 60 percent
, or
such corporation is an inverted domestic corporation.
Inverted domestic corporation
For purposes of this subsection, a foreign corporation shall be treated as an inverted domestic corporation if, pursuant to a plan (or a series of related transactions)—
the entity completes after May 8, 2014, the direct or indirect acquisition of—
substantially all of the properties held directly or indirectly by a domestic corporation, or
substantially all of the assets of, or substantially all of the properties constituting a trade or business of, a domestic partnership, and
after the acquisition, either—
more than 50 percent of the stock (by vote or value) of the entity is held—
in the case of an acquisition with respect to a domestic corporation, by former shareholders of the domestic corporation by reason of holding stock in the domestic corporation, or
in the case of an acquisition with respect to a domestic partnership, by former partners of the domestic partnership by reason of holding a capital or profits interest in the domestic partnership, or
the management and control of the expanded affiliated group which includes the entity occurs, directly or indirectly, primarily within the United States, and such expanded affiliated group has significant domestic business activities.
Exception for corporations with substantial business activities in foreign country of organization
A foreign corporation described in paragraph (2) shall not be treated as an inverted domestic corporation if after the acquisition the expanded affiliated group which includes the entity has substantial business activities in the foreign country in which or under the law of which the entity is created or organized when compared to the total business activities of such expanded affiliated group. For purposes of subsection (a)(2)(B)(iii) and the preceding sentence, the term substantial business activities shall have the meaning given such term under regulations in effect on May 8, 2014, except that the Secretary may issue regulations increasing the threshold percent in any of the tests under such regulations for determining if business activities constitute substantial business activities for purposes of this paragraph.
Management and control
For purposes of paragraph (2)(B)(ii)—
In general
The Secretary shall prescribe regulations for purposes of determining cases in which the management and control of an expanded affiliated group is to be treated as occurring, directly or indirectly, primarily within the United States. The regulations prescribed under the preceding sentence shall apply to periods after May 8, 2014.
Executive officers and senior management
Such regulations shall provide that the management and control of an expanded affiliated group shall be treated as occurring, directly or indirectly, primarily within the United States if substantially all of the executive officers and senior management of the expanded affiliated group who exercise day-to-day responsibility for making decisions involving strategic, financial, and operational policies of the expanded affiliated group are based or primarily located within the United States. Individuals who in fact exercise such day-to-day responsibilities shall be treated as executive officers and senior management regardless of their title.
Significant domestic business activities
For purposes of paragraph (2)(B)(ii), an expanded affiliated group has significant domestic business activities if at least 25 percent of—
the employees of the group are based in the United States,
the employee compensation incurred by the group is incurred with respect to employees based in the United States,
the assets of the group are located in the United States, or
the income of the group is derived in the United States,
foreign countryand
relevant foreign countryas references to
the United States. The Secretary may issue regulations decreasing the threshold percent in any of the tests under such regulations for determining if business activities constitute significant domestic business activities for purposes of this paragraph.
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Conforming amendments
Clause (i) of section 7874(a)(2)(B) of such Code is amended by striking after March 4, 2003,
and inserting after March 4, 2003, and before May 9, 2014,
.
Subsection (c) of section 7874 of such Code is amended—
in paragraph (2)—
by striking subsection (a)(2)(B)(ii)
and inserting subsections (a)(2)(B)(ii) and (b)(2)(B)(i)
, and
by inserting or (b)(2)(A)
after (a)(2)(B)(i)
in subparagraph (B),
in paragraph (3), by inserting or (b)(2)(B)(i), as the case may be,
after (a)(2)(B)(ii)
,
in paragraph (5), by striking subsection (a)(2)(B)(ii)
and inserting subsections (a)(2)(B)(ii) and (b)(2)(B)(i)
, and
in paragraph (6), by inserting or inverted domestic corporation, as the case may be,
after surrogate foreign corporation
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Effective date
The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years ending after May 8, 2014.
Miscellaneous provisions
Credit for hiring unemployed certified adversely affected workers
Inclusion in work opportunity credit
Paragraph (1) of section 51(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking or
at the end of subparagraph (I), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (J) and inserting , or
, and by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
a qualified adversely affected energy industry unemployed worker.
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Definition of qualified adversely affected energy industry unemployed worker
Subsection (d) of section 51 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
Qualified adversely affected energy industry unemployed worker
The term qualified adversely affected energy industry unemployed worker means any individual who—
is a certified adversely affected worker under section 202 of the Clean Energy Worker Just Transition Act and whose status as such has not been terminated before the date the individual begins work for the employer,
is certified by the designated local agency as—
having aggregate periods of unemployment during the 1-year period ending on the hiring date which equal or exceed 4 weeks (but less than 6 months), or
having aggregate periods of unemployment during the 1-year period ending on the hiring date which equal or exceed 6 months.
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Increased credit amount for long-Term unemployed workers
Section 51(b)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—
by striking and
before $24,000
, and
by inserting , and $14,000 per year in the case of any individual who is a qualified adversely affected energy industry unemployed worker by reason of subsection (d)(16)(B)(ii)
after subsection (d)(3)(A)(ii)(II)
.
Credit limited to individuals hired for comparable occupation
Subsection (b) of section 51 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
Special rule for qualified adversely affected energy industry unemployed workers
The term qualified wages shall not include any wages paid to qualified adversely affected energy industry unemployed worker unless the position for which such worker is hired for is a comparable occupation as determined under section 222 of the Clean Energy Worker Just Transition Act.
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Termination provision not To apply
Paragraph (4) of section 51(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: The preceding sentence shall not apply with respect to amounts paid or incurred to qualified adversely affected energy industry unemployed workers.
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Effective date
The amendments made by this section shall apply to individuals who begin work for the employer after December 31, 2017.
Enforcement
Violations
It shall be a violation of this subtitle to for any person to—
make a false statement of a material fact knowing it to be false, or knowingly fail to disclose a material fact, for the purpose of obtaining or increasing for that person or for any other person any payment authorized to be furnished under this subtitle; or
make a false statement of a material fact knowing it to be false, or knowingly fail to disclose a material fact, when providing information to the Secretary during an investigation of a petition under section 211.
Penalties
Any person who commits a violation under subsection (a) shall be imprisoned for not more than 1 year, fined under title 18, United States Code, or both.
Benefit information to workers
General information
The Secretary shall provide—
full information to workers about—
the adjustment assistance available under this subtitle; and
the petition and application procedures, and the appropriate filing dates, for such adjustment assistance;
whatever assistance is necessary to enable groups of workers to prepare petitions or applications for such adjustment assistance;
the applicable eligible agency, as defined in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302), or any equivalent agency, and public or private agencies, institutions, and employers, as appropriate, with information of each certification issued under section 213 and of projections, if available, of the needs for training under section 242 as a result of such certification; and
labor organizations and other community organizations with funding from the Trust Fund established under section 251, to conduct community outreach to educate adversely affected workers about such adjustment assistance.
Written notice to individuals
The Secretary shall provide written notice through the mail of the adjustment assistance available under this subtitle to each worker whom the Secretary has reason to believe is covered by a certification under section 213—
at the time such certification is made, if the worker was partially or totally separated, or threatened to become totally or partially separated, from the adversely affected employment before such certification, or
at the time of the total or partial separation, or threatened total or partial separation, of the worker from the adversely affected employment, if paragraph (1) does not apply.
Published notice
The Secretary shall publish notice of the adjustment assistance available under this subtitle to workers covered by each certification issued under section 213 in newspapers of general circulation in the areas in which such workers reside.
Notification to Department of Commerce
Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and each year thereafter, the Secretary shall prepare and submit a report to the Department of Commerce on the geographic location and sector implicated by each certification issued under section 213.
Amendment to Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977
Section 402(i)(2) of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1232(i)(2)) is amended—
by striking Subject to
and inserting the following:
In general
Subject to
; and
by adding at the end the following:
Excess amounts
In general
Subject to paragraph (3), and after all transfers referred to in subparagraph (A) and paragraph (1) have been made, any amounts remaining after the application of paragraph (3)(A) (without regard to this subparagraph) shall be transferred to the trustees of the 1974 UMWA Pension Plan and used solely to pay pension benefits required under such plan.
1974 UMWA Pension Plan
For purposes of this subparagraph, the term 1974 UMWA Pension Plan means a pension plan referred to in section 9701(a)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 but without regard to whether participation in such plan is limited to individuals who retired in 1976 and thereafter.
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Regulations
The Secretary shall promulgate regulations to carry out this subtitle.
Workplace Democracy Act
Short title
This subtitle may be cited as the Workplace Democracy for a Clean Energy Future
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Streamlining certification for labor organizations
In general
Section 9(c) of the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 159(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, whenever a petition shall have been filed by an employee or group of employees or any individual or labor organization acting in their behalf alleging that a majority of employees in a unit appropriate for the purposes of collective bargaining wish to be represented by an individual or labor organization for such purposes, the Board shall investigate the petition. If the Board finds that a majority of the employees in a unit appropriate for bargaining has signed valid authorizations designating the individual or labor organization specified in the petition as their bargaining representative and that no other individual or labor organization is currently certified or recognized as the exclusive representative of any of the employees in the unit, the Board shall not direct an election but shall certify the individual or labor organization as the representative described in subsection (a).
The Board shall develop guidelines and procedures for the designation by employees of a bargaining representative in the manner described in paragraph (6). Such guidelines and procedures shall include—
model collective bargaining authorization language that may be used for purposes of making the designations described in paragraph (6); and
procedures to be used by the Board to establish the validity of signed authorizations designating bargaining representatives.
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Conforming amendments
National Labor Relations Board
Section 3(b) of the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 153(b)) is amended, in the second sentence—
by striking and to
and inserting to
; and
by striking and certify the results thereof,
and inserting , and to issue certifications as provided for in that section,
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Unfair labor practices
Section 8(b) of the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 158(b)) is amended—
in paragraph (7)(B) by striking , or
and inserting or a petition has been filed under section 9(c)(6), or
; and
in paragraph (7)(C) by striking when such a petition has been filed
and inserting when such a petition other than a petition under section 9(c)(6) has been filed
.
Facilitating initial collective bargaining agreements
Section 8 of the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 158) is amended by adding at the end the following:
Whenever collective bargaining is for the purpose of establishing an initial agreement following certification or recognition, the provisions of subsection (d) shall be modified as follows:
Not later than 10 days after receiving a written request for collective bargaining from an individual or labor organization that has been newly organized or certified as a representative as defined in section 9(a), or within such further period as the parties agree upon, the parties shall meet and commence to bargain collectively and shall make every reasonable effort to conclude and sign a collective bargaining agreement.
If after the expiration of the 90-day period beginning on the date on which bargaining is commenced, or such additional period as the parties may agree upon, the parties have failed to reach an agreement, either party may notify the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service of the existence of a dispute and request mediation. Whenever such a request is received, it shall be the duty of the Service promptly to put itself in communication with the parties and to use its best efforts, by mediation and conciliation, to bring them to agreement.
If after the expiration of the 30-day period beginning on the date on which the request for mediation is made under paragraph (2), or such additional period as the parties may agree upon, the Service is not able to bring the parties to agreement by conciliation, the Service shall refer the dispute to an arbitration board established in accordance with such regulations as may be prescribed by the Service. The arbitration panel shall render a decision settling the dispute and such decision shall be binding upon the parties for a period of 2 years, unless amended during such period by written consent of the parties.
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Community need-Based economic transition assistance program
Community need-based economic transition assistance program
Eligible county defined
In this subtitle, the term eligible county means a county or an Indian tribe eligible for assistance under this subtitle—
in which not less than 35 certified adversely affected workers reside; and
that is certified by the Secretary under subsection (b).
Certification
The Secretary shall certify an eligible county not later than 20 days after the date on which the Secretary determines that at least 35 workers residing in the county are certified adversely affected workers.
Notification
After the Secretary certifies a county as an eligible county under this section, the Secretary shall provide notice of the certification—
to the county government; or
if the county does not have a county government, to the most localized relevant regional or State government.
Application
After the date on which the Secretary certifies a county under this section, the county may apply for a grant under each of subsections (a) through (c) of section 282 and each of subsections (a) through (e) of section 283.
Economic development grant programs
Appalachian Regional Commission
In general
The Appalachian Regional Commission established by section 14301(a) of title 40, United States Code (referred to in this subsection as the Commission
), shall award grants to eligible counties to support economic development planning and implementation activities in those counties, including—
developing entrepreneurial ecosystems;
facilitating access to capital investments and new markets; and
addressing barriers relating to adequate water, sewer, and telecommunications infrastructure.
Regulations; guidance
The Commission may issue such regulations and guidance to carry out this subsection as the Commission determines to be necessary.
Funding
The Commission shall use to carry out this subsection not more than $40,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2025 from the Climate Fund.
Economic Development Administration
In general
The Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development (referred to in this subsection as the Assistant Secretary
) shall—
advance and coordinate regional place-based innovation efforts for the Federal Government; and
provide planning and coordination assistance to eligible counties and other Federal agencies to assist in economic development activities under this subtitle.
Regulations; guidance
The Assistant Secretary may issue such regulations and guidance to carry out this subsection as the Assistant Secretary determines to be necessary.
Funding
The Assistant Secretary shall use to carry out this subsection not more than $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2025 from the Climate Fund.
New development and jobs in abandoned mine land communities
In general
The Director of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (referred to in this subsection as the Director
) shall award grants to eligible counties for activities relating to the reclamation of abandoned coal mine land sites and associated polluted waters.
Purpose
The purpose of the grant program under this subsection is to promote sustainable redevelopment in eligible counties.
Selection
The Director shall award grants based on economic factors, including—
the unemployment rate in the eligible county;
the amount and severity of problems in the eligible county relating to abandoned coal mine land and water problems; and
whether, in the determination of the Director, reclamation activities to promote economic development would assist the eligible county.
Regulations; guidance
In consultation with States, Indian tribes, and other stakeholders, the Director may issue such regulations and guidance to carry out this subsection as the Director determines to be necessary.
Funding
The Director shall use to carry out this subsection not more than $250,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2025 from the Climate Fund.
Small Business Administration
In general
The Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall award grants to members of disadvantaged communities to support entrepreneurial opportunities, such as starting or expanding small businesses or nonprofit organizations that—
promote improvements in energy efficiency;
design strategies to maximize energy efficiency; and
promote—
resource conservation and reuse;
the installation or construction of renewable energy technologies or facilities, such as wind, wave, solar, and geothermal energy; and
the effective use of existing infrastructure in affordable housing and economic development activities in low-income communities and disadvantaged communities.
Regulations; guidance
The Administrator of the Small Business Administration may issue such regulations and guidance to carry out this subsection as the Administrator of the Small Business Administration determines to be necessary.
Funding
The Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall use to carry out this subsection not more than $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2050 from the Climate Fund.
Need-based water, broadband, and electric grid infrastructure investment program
State drinking water treatment revolving loan funds
The Administrator shall award to eligible counties capitalization grants for the purpose of establishing a drinking water treatment revolving loan fund under section 1452(a) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–12(a)).
Water infrastructure finance and innovation
The Administrator shall provide to eligible counties long-term, low-interest loans for large water infrastructure projects that are not eligible for funding from a State revolving loan fund, in accordance with the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.).
Broadband initiatives program
The Secretary of Agriculture shall provide to eligible counties loans and loan guarantees under the broadband initiatives program established under title VI of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 950bb et seq.) to expand the access to, and quality of, broadband service across the rural United States.
Broadband technology opportunities program
The Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information shall award to eligible counties grants for purposes of the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program established under section 6001(a) of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (47 U.S.C. 1305(a)), including providing access to, and improving, broadband service to underserved areas of the United States.
Electric grid infrastructure
The Secretary shall award to eligible counties grants for expenses necessary for—
electricity delivery and energy reliability activities to modernize the electric grid, including activities relating to—
demand-responsive equipment;
enhanced security and reliability of energy infrastructure;
energy storage research, development, demonstration, and deployment;
facilitating recovery from disruptions to the energy supply; and
high-voltage transmission lines to bring utility-scale hydro, wind, solar, and geothermal generation to demand centers; and
implementation of the programs authorized under title XIII of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17381 et seq.).
Grant and loan selection and management
In general
In carrying out this section, the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development and State and local workforce development boards established under sections 101 and 107 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3111, 3122), shall determine the percentage of funds made available to allocate to each agency carrying out a loan or grant program under subsections (a) through (e).
Selection
To the maximum extent practicable, in selecting grant and loan applicants under this section, the heads of the agencies carrying out the grant and loan programs shall consult and coordinate with the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development.
Funding
There shall be used to carry out this section from the Climate Fund $7,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2016 through 2025.
Greening the grid
Fossil fuel phaseout
Fossil fuel phaseout
In general
Title VI of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
Fossil fuel phaseout
Definitions
In this section:
Administrator
The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
Base quantity of electricity
The term base quantity of electricity means the total quantity of electric energy sold by a retail electric supplier, expressed in terms of megawatt hours, to electric customers for purposes other than resale during the most recent calendar year for which information is available.
Fossil fuel energy
The term fossil fuel energy means electric energy generated, in whole or in part, by a fossil fuel resource.
Fossil fuel energy credit
The term fossil fuel energy credit means a credit issued under subsection (f) that represents 1 megawatt hour of fossil fuel energy.
Fossil fuel resource
The term fossil fuel resource means coal, oil, gas, oil shale, or tar sands.
Retail electric supplier
In general
The term retail electric supplier means an entity that sold not less than 1,000 megawatt hours of electric energy to electric consumers for purposes other than resale during the preceding calendar year.
Inclusion
The term retail electric supplier includes an entity that generates not less than 1,000 megawatt hours of electric energy for use by the entity.
Retire
The term retire, with respect to a fossil fuel energy credit, means to disqualify the fossil fuel energy credit for any subsequent use under this section, including sale, transfer, exchange, or submission in satisfaction of a compliance obligation.
Compliance
For calendar year 2022 and each calendar year thereafter, each retail electric supplier shall meet the requirements of subsections (c) and (d) by submitting to the Administrator, not later than April 1 of the following calendar year, as applicable—
for a retail electric supplier that exceeds the maximum allowable percentage of fossil fuel energy generation for the applicable calendar year, as determined under subsection (c), a quantity of fossil fuel energy credits sufficient to offset that excess, as determined and certified by the Administrator; or
for a retail electric supplier that does not exceed the maximum allowable percentage of fossil fuel energy generation for the applicable calendar year, as determined under subsection (c), a certification of that compliance, as the Administrator determines to be appropriate.
Maximum allowable annual percentage of fossil fuel energy sales
For calendar years 2022 through 2050, in annual increments, the maximum annual percentage of the base quantity of electricity of a retail electric supplier that may be generated from fossil fuel resources, or otherwise credited towards the percentage requirement pursuant to subsection (e), shall be the applicable percentage specified in the following table:
| Calendar Year | Percentage |
| 2022 | 70.0 |
| 2023 | 67.5 |
| 2024 | 65.0 |
| 2025 | 62.5 |
| 2026 | 60.0 |
| 2027 | 57.5 |
| 2028 | 55.0 |
| 2029 | 52.5 |
| 2030 | 50.0 |
| 2031 | 47.5 |
| 2032 | 45.0 |
| 2033 | 42.5 |
| 2034 | 40.0 |
| 2035 | 37.5 |
| 2036 | 35.0 |
| 2037 | 32.5 |
| 2038 | 30.0 |
| 2039 | 27.5 |
| 2040 | 25.0 |
| 2041 | 22.5 |
| 2042 | 20.0 |
| 2043 | 17.5 |
| 2044 | 15.0 |
| 2045 | 12.5 |
| 2046 | 10.0 |
| 2047 | 7.5 |
| 2048 | 5.0 |
| 2049 | 2.5 |
| 2050 | 0.0. |
Requirement for 2050 and thereafter
For calendar year 2050 and each calendar year thereafter, a retail electric supplier shall not generate or sell any fossil fuel energy.
Fossil fuel energy credits
In general
A retail electric supplier may satisfy the requirements of subsection (b) through the submission of fossil fuel energy credits—
issued to the retail electric supplier under subsection (f); or
obtained by purchase, transfer, or exchange under subsection (g), subject to any emissions adjustment under subsection (f)(3)(B).
Limitation
A fossil fuel energy credit may be counted toward compliance with subsection (b) only once.
Issuance of fossil fuel energy credits
In general
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator shall establish by rule a program—
to verify and issue fossil fuel energy credits to retail electric suppliers;
to track the sale, transfer, exchange, carry over, and retirement of fossil fuel energy credits; and
to enforce the requirements of this section.
Application
In general
To continue selling or generating fossil fuel energy as a retail electric supplier, or otherwise to be issued fossil fuel energy credits, a retail electric supplier shall submit to the Administrator an application for the issuance of fossil fuel energy credits.
Contents
The application under subparagraph (A) shall indicate—
the quantity of electric energy sold to electric consumers, expressed in megawatt hours of electric energy, for purposes other than resale during the preceding calendar year;
if applicable—
the total quantity of electric energy generated by the retail electric supplier for use by the retail electric supplier;
the type and quantity of each energy resource that is used to produce any energy sold to electric consumers or used by the retail electric supplier; and
the location at which the fossil fuel energy will be produced; and
any other information the Administrator determines to be appropriate.
Quantity of fossil fuel energy credits
In general
Subject to subparagraphs (B) through (D), the Administrator shall issue a quantity of fossil fuel energy credits for a calendar year that is equal to the amount by which fossil fuel energy sales have been reduced during the period beginning on January 1, 2000, and ending on December 31 of the preceding calendar year.
Maximum quantity
On approval of an application under paragraph (2), the maximum quantity of fossil fuel energy credits that may be issued by the Administrator to any retail electric supplier for a calendar year shall be equal to a quantity of fossil fuel energy credits equal to the difference between—
the maximum annual percentage of fossil fuel energy sales, expressed in megawatt hours, for the applicable calendar year; and
the actual quantity, expressed in megawatt hours, of fossil fuel energy sold by the retail electric supplier during the applicable calendar year.
Emissions adjustment
In general
The Administrator may adjust the calculation of the actual quantity of fossil fuel energy generation by setting standard emissions factors based on the lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions of specific types of fossil fuel energy-generating facilities.
Lifecycle emissions of non-fossil energy resources
The Administrator shall—
evaluate the lifecycle emissions of non-fossil energy resources, including upstream emissions such as greenhouse gas emissions associated with mining; and
reduce any allocation of credits on the basis of that lifecycle evaluation.
Limitation
In general
This paragraph applies only to retail electric suppliers that do not sell or generate fossil fuel energy in excess of the maximum allowable annual percentage of fossil fuel energy generation for the applicable calendar year, as determined under subsection (c).
Prohibition
The Administrator may not issue a fossil fuel energy credit for a calendar year to any retail electric supplier that exceeds the maximum allowable annual percentage of fossil fuel energy sales for that calendar year.
Credit banking
A fossil fuel energy credit for any calendar year that is not submitted to comply with the maximum allowable percentage of fossil fuel energy requirement of subsection (c) for that calendar year may be carried forward for use in accordance with this section within the next 5 years, but not later than 2049.
Fossil fuel energy credit trading
In general
A fossil fuel energy credit for any calendar year before 2050 that is not submitted to comply with the maximum allowable percentage of fossil fuel energy requirement of subsection (c) for that calendar year may be sold, transferred, or exchanged by the retail electric supplier to which the fossil fuel energy credit is issued or by any other retail electric supplier that acquires the fossil fuel energy credit.
Limitations
In general
The sale, transfer, or exchange of fossil fuel energy credits may only occur between retail electric suppliers.
Rights
A retail electric supplier shall be the only entity that may obtain legal rights to a fossil fuel energy credit.
Hotspots
The Administrator shall—
evaluate trading to determine if trading results in the unsafe concentration of pollution in any area to any population; and
if any unsafe concentration of pollution is identified, halt the sale of credits to entities—
within the identified area; or
that purchase electricity from a facility that would exacerbate pollution in the identified area, as determined by the Administrator.
Delegation
The Administrator may delegate to an appropriate market-making entity the administration of a national tradeable fossil fuel energy credit market for purposes of creating a transparent national market for the sale or trade of fossil fuel energy credits.
Fossil fuel energy credit retirement
In general
Any retail electric supplier that obtains legal rights to a fossil fuel energy credit may retire the fossil fuel energy credit in any calendar year.
Use of retired fossil fuel energy credit
A fossil fuel energy credit retired under paragraph (1) may not be used for compliance with subsection (b) in—
the calendar year in which the fossil fuel energy credit is retired; or
any subsequent calendar year.
Information collection
The Administrator may collect the information necessary to verify and audit—
the annual fossil fuel energy sales or generation of any retail electric supplier;
a fossil fuel energy credit submitted by a retail electric supplier pursuant to subsection (b)(1);
the validity of a fossil fuel energy credit submitted for compliance by a retail electric supplier to the Administrator; and
the quantity of electricity sales of all retail electric suppliers.
State programs
In general
Nothing in this section diminishes any authority of a State or political subdivision of a State—
to adopt or enforce any law (including regulations) respecting electricity; or
to regulate an electric utility.
Compliance with section
No law or regulation of a State or political subdivision of a State shall relieve any electric utility from compliance with any requirement otherwise applicable under this section.
Regulations
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator shall promulgate regulations to implement this section.
Enforcement
Civil penalty
In general
A retail electric supplier that fails to comply with subsection (b) shall be liable for a civil penalty, assessed by the Administrator, in an amount that is equal to twice the average value of the aggregate quantity of fossil fuel energy credits that the retail electric supplier failed to submit in violation of that subsection, as determined by the Administrator.
Enforcement
The Administrator shall assess any civil penalty under subparagraph (A).
Deposit
With respect to any civil penalty paid to the Administrator pursuant to subparagraph (A), the Administrator shall deposit the amount in the Climate Fund established by section 702(a) of the 100 by '50 Act.
Injunction
After calendar year 2050, the Administrator may issue an injunction on the purchase or generation of fossil fuel energy by a retail electric supplier.
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Table of contents amendment
The table of contents of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. prec. 2601) is amended by adding at the end of the items relating to title VI the following:
Sec. 609. Rural and remote communities electrification grants.
Sec. 610. Fossil fuel phaseout.
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Enhancing grid reliability
Enhancing grid reliability
Energy storage and dispatchable energy grant program
Establishment
The Secretary shall establish a competitive grant program for utility-scale demonstration projects for energy storage and dispatchable concentrated solar thermal, geothermal, and ocean power energy technologies, or other emerging dispatchable technologies, as identified by the Secretary.
Federal cost share
The Secretary may provide a grant under this subsection in an amount that is equal to not more than 20 percent of the total costs incurred in connection with the development, construction, acquisition of components for, or engineering of a demonstration project referred to in paragraph (1).
No ownership interest
The United States shall hold no equity or other ownership interest in a qualified advanced electric transmission manufacturing plant or qualified advanced electric transmission property for which funds are provided under this subsection.
Funding
The Secretary shall use to carry out this subsection not more than $10,000,000,000 for each fiscal year from the Climate Fund.
Interstate competitive renewable energy zones
The Federal Power Act is amended by inserting after section 216 (16 U.S.C. 824p) the following:
Interstate competitive renewable energy zones
Purposes
The purposes of this section are—
to provide greater certainty for—
renewable energy project developers by encouraging preconstruction capacity commitments by transmitting utilities; and
transmitting utilities by encouraging preconstruction financial commitments from project developers; and
to expedite transmission and renewable energy generation projects through Federal permitting processes.
Definitions
In this section:
Commission
The term Commission means the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
Renewable energy project developer
The term renewable energy project developer means an entity that is responsible for siting renewable energy generation projects, as identified by the Commission.
Secretary
The term Secretary means the Secretary of Energy.
Zone
The term zone means an interstate competitive renewable energy zone established under subsection (c)(1).
Renewable energy zones
Establishment
Not later than 180 days after the date of conclusion of the consultation required under paragraph (2), after providing public notice and an opportunity to comment, the Commission, in coordination with the Secretary, shall establish zones, to be known as interstate competitive renewable energy zones
, in accordance with the purposes described in subsection (a)—
to expedite—
the construction of interstate transmission facilities; and
transmission facilities crossing 2 or more grid interconnections; and
to facilitate the deployment of renewable energy resources in areas in which renewable energy resources and suitable land areas are sufficient to develop generating capacity.
Consultation
During the 2-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this section, the Commission, in coordination with the Secretary and the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, shall carry out appropriate consultation with States and Indian tribes (or any entity designated by a State or Indian tribe), Federal power marketing agencies, Transmission Organizations, transmitting utilities, and renewable energy project developers with respect to identifying appropriate locations for zones—
in accordance with the purposes described in paragraph (1);
taking into consideration reliability, congestion, cybersecurity, environmental impact, and cost effectiveness; and
in a manner that ensures that the processing and permitting of renewable energy facilities and transmission facilities comply with applicable requirements of Federal law.
Identification of grid-planning entities
Not later than 90 days after the date of conclusion of the consultation required under paragraph (2), any entity described in that paragraph that intends to support the purposes described in subsection (a) in the grid planning activities of the entity shall submit to the Commission a notice of that intent.
Preconstruction commitments
Not later than 90 days after the date of establishment of the zones under subsection (c)(1), the Commission, in coordination with each relevant grid-planning entity identified under subsection (c)(3), shall solicit participation of, and convene, interested stakeholders within each zone for purposes of—
construction planning; and
encouraging—
financial commitments by renewable energy project developers to transmitting utilities; and
commitments of transmission access by transmitting utilities to renewable energy project developers.
Construction planning
Not later than 180 days after the date of establishment of the zones under subsection (c)(1), the Commission, in coordination with each relevant grid-planning entity identified under subsection (c)(3), shall develop a plan for each zone relating to construction of the transmission capacity necessary to deliver to electric customers, in a manner that is most beneficial and cost-effective to the customers, the renewable electricity generation capacity within the zone.
Coordination with State and regional planning processes
The Commission shall provide support for, and may participate as requested in, State and regional grid planning processes that, as determined by the Commission, will expedite the construction of intrastate transmission lines to facilitate the deployment of renewable energy resources.
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Making clean and renewable energy affordable
Reducing carbon pollution and creating jobs by transitioning to sustainable energy sources
Extension and modification of credits with respect to facilities producing energy from certain renewable resources
Permanent extension for certain facilities
Section 45(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—
in paragraph (4), by striking and which
and all that follows through the period and inserting the following: and, in the case of a facility using solar energy, which is placed in service before January 1, 2006.
,
in paragraph (6), by striking and the construction of which begins before January 1, 2017
,
in paragraph (7), by striking and the construction of which begins before January 1, 2017
,
in paragraph (9)(A)—
in clause (i), by striking and before January 1, 2017
, and
in clause (ii), by striking and the construction of which begins before January 1, 2017
, and
in paragraph (11)(B), by striking and the construction of which begins before January 1, 2017
.
Extension for wind facilities
In general
Section 45(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking January 1, 2020
and inserting January 1, 2034
.
Modification of phaseout
Paragraph (5) of section 45(b) of such Code is amended—
by striking and
at the end of subparagraph (B),
by striking January 1, 2020, 60 percent.
in subparagraph (C) and inserting January 1, 2031, 60 percent, and
, and
by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
in the case of any facility the construction of which begins after December 31, 2030, and before January 1, 2034, 80 percent.
.
Extension of election To treat qualified facilities other than biomass facilities as energy property
In general
Section 48(a)(5)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—
by striking and the construction of which begins before January 1, 2017 (January 1, 2020, in the case of any facility which is described in paragraph (1) of section 45(d))
in clause (ii), and
by adding at the end the following new flush sentence:
Such term shall not include any facility described in section 45(d)(1) the construction of which begins after December 31, 2033.
.
Exclusion of biomass facilities
Clause (i) of section 48(a)(5)(C) of such Code is amended by striking (2), (3),
.
Modification of phaseout percentage for wind facilities
Subparagraph (E) of section 48(a)(5) of such Code is amended—
by striking and
at the end of clause (ii),
by striking January 1, 2020, 60 percent.
in clause (iii) and inserting January 1, 2031, 60 percent, and
, and
by adding at the end the following new clause:
in the case of any facility the construction of which begins after December 31, 2030, and before January 1, 2034, 80 percent.
.
Effective dates
The amendments made by this section shall take effect on January 1, 2017.
Extension and modification of energy credit
Permanent extension for certain property
Section 48 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—
in subsection (a)(3)(A)—
in clause (ii), by striking but only with respect to periods ending before January 1, 2017
, and
in clause (vii), by striking , but only with respect to periods ending before January 1, 2017
, and
in subsection (c)—
in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraph (D),
in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph (D),
in paragraph (3)(A), by inserting and
at the end of clause (ii), by striking , and
at the end of clause (iii) and inserting a period, and by striking clause (iv), and
in paragraph (4), by striking subparagraph (C).
Solar energy property
Extension
Section 48(a)(2)(A)(i)(II) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking January 1, 2022
and inserting January 1, 2034
.
Modification of phaseout
Subparagraph (A) of section 48(a)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—
by striking and
at the end of clause (i),
by striking January 1, 2022, 22 percent.
in clause (ii) and inserting January 1, 2030, 22 percent
, and
by adding at the end the following new clauses:
in the case of any facility the construction of which begins after December 31, 2030, and before January 1, 2032, 18 percent, and
in the case of any facility the construction of which begins after December 31, 2031, and before January 1, 2034, 14 percent.
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Extension of 30-Percent investment credit for offshore wind energy facilities
In general
In general
Clause (i) of section 48(a)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking and
at the end of subclause (IV) and by adding at the end the following new subclause:
qualified offshore wind energy property, and
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Qualified offshore wind energy property defined
Subsection (c) of section 48 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
Qualified offshore wind energy property
In general
The term qualified offshore wind energy property means property which is part of a qualified offshore wind facility.
Qualified offshore wind facility
For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term qualified offshore wind facility means any facility which—
uses wind to generate electricity, and
is located in—
the inland navigable waters of the United States, including the Great Lakes, or
the coastal waters of the United States, including the territorial seas of the United States, the exclusive economic zone of the United States, and the outer Continental Shelf of the United States.
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Conforming amendment
Subparagraph (A) of section 48(a)(3) of such Code is amended by striking or
at the end of clause (vi), by inserting or
at the end of clause (vii), and by adding at the end the following new clause:
qualified offshore wind energy property,
.
Coordination with credit for other wind facilities
Section 48(a)(5)(C) of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence:
Such term shall not include any facility which is a qualified offshore wind facility (as defined in subsection (c)(5))..
Limitation on credit for onshore wind facilities
Subparagraph (A) of section 48(a)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
Limitation for onshore wind facilities
In the case of a qualified investment credit facility described in section 45(d)(1), the credit otherwise determined under the section with respect to qualified property which is part of such facility shall not exceed an amount equal to $200 for each kilowatt hour of capacity of such facility.
.
Credit for qualified electrical transmission property
In general
Section 48(a)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following:
qualified electrical transmission property.
.
Qualified electrical transmission property
Section 48(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by subsection (c), is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
Qualified electrical transmission property
The term qualified electrical transmission property means an interstate electrical transmission system, including technologies listed in section 1223 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, which is capable of carrying or transmitting at least 69 kilovolts.
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Effective date
The amendments made by this section shall apply to property placed in service in taxable year beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Effective date
The amendments made by this section shall apply to periods after December 31, 2016, under rules similar to the rules of section 48(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1990).
Permanent extension of qualifying advanced energy project credit
In general
Section 48C(d)(1)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—
by inserting in any calendar year
after allocated under the program
, and
by striking $2,300,000,000
and inserting $1,000,000,000
.
Conforming amendments
Section 48C(d)(2)(A) of such Code is amended by striking during the 2-year period beginning on the date the Secretary establishes the program under paragraph (1)
.
Section 48C(d)(4) of such Code is amended by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) and inserting the following:
Review
Not later than 4 years after the close of any calendar year for which allocations were made under this section, the Secretary shall review the credits allocated under this section for such calendar year.
Redistribution
The Secretary may reallocate credits awarded under this section for a calendar year if the Secretary determines that any certification made pursuant to paragraph (2) has been revoked pursuant to paragraph (2)(B) because the project subject to the certification has been delayed as a result of third-party opposition or litigation to the proposed project.
.
Section 48C(d)(4)(C) of such Code is amended by striking the Secretary is authorized to conduct an additional program for applications for certification
and inserting notwithstanding paragraph (2)(A), the Secretary is authorized to accept additional applications for certification with respect to such amounts.
.
Promoting access to renewable energy and energy efficiency for tax-exempt organizations
In general
Upon application, the Secretary of the Treasury shall, subject to the requirements of this section, provide a grant to each eligible entity who places in service specified energy property to reimburse such person for a portion of the expense of such property as provided in subsection (b). No grant shall be made under this section with respect to any property unless such property is placed in service after 2016.
Grant Amount
In general
The amount of the grant under subsection (a) with respect to any specified energy property shall be the applicable percentage of the basis of such property.
Applicable percentage
For purposes of paragraph (1), the term applicable percentage means—
30 percent in the case of any property described in paragraphs (1) through (4) of subsection (d), and
10 percent in the case of any other property.
Limitations
In the case of property described in paragraph (1), (2), (3), (6), or (7) of subsection (d), the amount of any grant under this section with respect to such property shall not exceed the limitation described in section 48(a)(5)(E), 48(a)(6), 48(c)(1)(B), 48(c)(2)(B), or 48(c)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, respectively, with respect to such property.
Time for Payment of Grant
The Secretary of the Treasury shall make payment of any grant under subsection (a) during the 60-day period beginning on the later of—
the date of the application for such grant, or
the date the specified energy property for which the grant is being made is placed in service.
Specified Energy Property
For purposes of this section, the term specified energy property means any of the following:
Qualified facilities
Any qualified property (as defined in section 48(a)(5)(D) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) which is part of a qualified facility (within the meaning of section 45 of such Code) described in paragraph (1), (4), (6), (7), (9), or (11) of section 45(d) of such Code.
Qualified fuel cell property
Any qualified fuel cell property (as defined in section 48(c)(1) of such Code).
Solar property
Any property described in clause (i) or (ii) of section 48(a)(3)(A) of such Code.
Qualified small wind energy property
Any qualified small wind energy property (as defined in section 48(c)(4) of such Code).
Geothermal property
Any property described in clause (iii) of section 48(a)(3)(A) of such Code.
Qualified microturbine property
Any qualified microturbine property (as defined in section 48(c)(2) of such Code).
Combined heat and power system property
Any combined heat and power system property (as defined in section 48(c)(3) of such Code).
Geothermal heat pump property
Any property described in clause (vii) of section 48(a)(3)(A) of such Code.
Application of certain rules
In making grants under this section, the Secretary of the Treasury shall apply rules similar to the rules of section 50 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (other than subsection (b)(3) thereof). In applying such rules, if the property is disposed of, or otherwise ceases to be specified energy property, the Secretary of the Treasury shall provide for the recapture of the appropriate percentage of the grant amount in such manner as the Secretary of the Treasury determines appropriate.
Eligible entity
For purposes of this section, the term eligible entity means any organization described in section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code.
Definitions
Terms used in this section which are also used in section 45 or 48 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall have the same meaning for purposes of this section as when used in such section 45 or 48. Any reference in this section to the Secretary of the Treasury shall be treated as including the Secretary's delegate.
Appropriations
There is hereby appropriated to the Secretary of the Treasury such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.
Saving consumers and businesses money by promoting energy efficiency
Permanent extension of energy efficient commercial buildings deduction
In general
Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking subsection (h).
Update of standard
In general
Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking Standard 90.1-2007
each place it appears and inserting the applicable ASHRAE standard
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Applicable ASHRAE standard
Section 179D(c)(2) of such Code is amended to read as follows:
Applicable ASHRAE standard
The term applicable ASHRAE standard means—
Standard 90.1–2013 of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers and the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America, or
in the case of any subsequent standard adopted by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers which supersedes the standard described in subparagraph (A), such subsequent standard.
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Effective date
The amendments made by this section shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2016.
Permanent extension of new energy efficient home credit
In general
Section 45L of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking subsection (g).
Update of standard
In general
Section 45L of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking the standards of chapter 4 of the 2006 International Energy Conservation Code, as such Code (including supplements) is in effect on January 1, 2006
each place it appears and inserting the applicable standards
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Applicable standards
Section 45L of such Code, as amended by subsection (a), is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
Applicable standards
For purposes of this section, the term applicable standards means, with respect to any dwelling unit, the standards in effect for residential building energy efficiency under the International Energy Conservation Code on the first day of the taxable year in which construction for the dwelling unit commenced.
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Effective date
The amendments made by this section shall apply to homes acquired after December 31, 2016.
Permanent extension and refundability of credit for nonbusiness energy property
Permanent extension
Section 25C of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking subsection (g).
Update of standards
Qualified energy efficiency improvements
In general
Section 25C(c)(2)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking the prescriptive criteria for such component established by the 2009 International Energy Conservation Code, as such Code (including supplements) is in effect on the date of the enactment of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009
and inserting the applicable IECC standards
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Applicable IECC standards
Section 25C(c) of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
Applicable IECC standards
For purposes of this section, the term applicable IECC standards means, with respect to any building envelope component, the prescriptive criteria for such component in effect under the International Energy Conservation Code on the first day of the taxable year for which the credit is allowed.
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Energy efficient property
Heat pumps and air conditioners
In general
Section 25C(d)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking the Consortium for Energy Efficiency, as in effect on January 1, 2009
each place it appears and inserting the applicable CEE standards
.
Applicable CEE standards
Section 25C(d) of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
Applicable CEE standards
For purposes of this section, the term applicable CEE standards means, with respect to any property, the standards established by the Consortium for Energy Efficiency that are in effect for such property on the first day of the taxable year for which the credit is allowed.
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Other energy efficient building property
Paragraph (3) of section 25C(d) of such Code is amended—
in subparagraph (A), by inserting and meets Energy Star program certification requirements as of the first day of the taxable year in which the property placed in service
after procedure
,
in subparagraph (C), by inserting and meets Energy Star program certification requirements as of the first day of the taxable year in which the property placed in service
after 90 percent
, and
in subparagraph (E)—
by striking and which
and inserting which
, and
by inserting , and which meets Energy Star program certification requirements as of the first day of the taxable year in which the property placed in service
after 75 percent
.
Furnaces and hot water boilers
Paragraph (4) of section 25C(d) of such Code is amended by inserting and meets Energy Star program certification requirements as of the first day of the taxable year in which the property placed in service
after 95
.
Advanced main air circulating fans
Paragraph (5) of section 25C(d) of such Code is amended—
by striking and which
and inserting , which
, and
by inserting , and which meets Energy Star program certification requirements as of the first day of the taxable year in which the property placed in service
after test procedures)
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Credit made refundable
Credit moved to subpart relating to refundable credits
The Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—
by redesignating section 25C as section 36C, and
by moving section 36C (as amended by subsections (a) and (b) and as redesignated by subparagraph (A)) from subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 to the location immediately before section 37 in subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1.
Conforming amendments
Section 1016(a)(33) of such Code is amended—
by striking section 25C(f)
and inserting section 36C(f)
, and
by striking under section 25C
and inserting under section 36C
.
The table of sections for subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by striking the item relating to section 25C.
Paragraph (2) of section 1324(b) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by inserting 36C,
after 36B,
.
The table of sections for subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 36B the following new item:
36C. Nonbusiness energy property.
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Effective date
The amendments made by this section shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2016.
Permanent extension, modification, and refundability of credit for residential energy efficient property
Permanent extension
Section 25D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking subsection (h).
Maintenance of phaseout percentage for certain solar property
Paragraph (3) of section 25D(g) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking and before January 1, 2022,
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Credit allowed for energy storage property
In general
Section 25D(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
30 percent of the qualified energy storage property expenditures made by the taxpayer during the taxable year.
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Qualified energy storage property expenditures
Section 25D(d) of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
Qualified energy storage property expenditure
The term qualified energy storage property expenditure means an expenditure for property—
which is—
located in a dwelling unit located in the United States and used by the taxpayer as a residence,
directly connected to the electrical grid, and
designed to receive electrical energy, to store such energy, and—
to convert such energy to electricity and deliver such electricity for sale, or
to use such energy to provide improved reliability or economic benefits to the grid, or
which is—
part of a dwelling unit located in the United States which is—
connected to the electrical grid, and
used by the taxpayer as a residence,
connected to—
qualified solar electric property, or
qualified small wind energy property, and
designed to receive electrical energy, store such energy, and to convert such energy to electricity for use by the taxpayer.
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Credit made refundable
Credit moved to subpart relating to refundable credits
The Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—
by redesignating section 25D as section 36D, and
by moving section 36D (as amended by subsections (a) and (b) and as redesignated by subparagraph (A)) from subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 to the location immediately before section 37 in subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 (as amended by section 323).
Conforming amendments
Section 36C(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as redesignated by section 323) is amended by striking 25D(e)
and inserting 36D(e)
.
Section 45(d)(1) of such Code is amended by striking section 25D
and inserting section 36D
.
Section 1016(a)(34) of such Code is amended—
by striking section 25D(f)
and inserting section 36D(f)
, and
by striking under section 25D
and inserting under section 36D
.
The table of sections for subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by striking the item relating to section 25D.
Paragraph (2) of section 1324(b) of title 31, United States Code, as amended by this Act, is amended by inserting 36D,
after 36C,
.
The table of sections for subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by this Act, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 36C the following new item:
36D. Residential energy efficient property.
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Effective date
The amendments made by this section shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2016.
Electrifying the energy economy
General provisions
National zero-emission vehicle standard
National zero-Emission vehicle standard
Part A of title II of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7521 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
National zero-emission vehicle standard
Definitions
In this section:
Base quantity of new motor vehicle sales
The term base quantity of new motor vehicle sales means the total quantity of new motor vehicles sold by a vehicle manufacturer during the most recent calendar year.
Hybrid electric vehicle
The term hybrid electric vehicle means a new qualified hybrid motor vehicle (as defined in section 30B(d)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986).
Retire
The term retire, with respect to a zero-emission vehicle credit, means to disqualify the zero-emission vehicle credit for any subsequent use under this section, including sale, transfer, exchange, or submission in satisfaction of a compliance obligation.
Vehicle manufacturer
In general
The term vehicle manufacturer means an entity that—
engaged in the manufacturing of new motor vehicles; and
sold not fewer than 100 new motor vehicles to ultimate purchasers, either directly or through an affiliate, such as a dealer.
Exclusions
The term vehicle manufacturer does not include—
a motor vehicle parts supplier; or
a dealer.
Zero-emission vehicle
The term zero-emission vehicle means a motor vehicle that produces zero exhaust emissions of any criteria pollutant, precursor pollutant, or greenhouse gas in any mode of operation or condition, as determined by the Administrator.
Compliance
For calendar year 2030 and each calendar year thereafter, each vehicle manufacturer shall meet the requirements of subsections (c) and (d) by submitting to the Administrator, not later than April 1 of the following calendar year, as applicable—
for a vehicle manufacturer that fails to meet the minimum required percentage of new zero-emission vehicle sales for the applicable calendar year, as determined under subsection (c), a quantity of zero-emission vehicle credits sufficient to offset that excess, as determined by the Administrator; or
for a vehicle manufacturer that meets or exceeds the minimum required percentage of new zero-emission vehicle sales for the applicable calendar year, as determined under subsection (c), a certification of that compliance, as the Administrator determines to be appropriate.
Minimum required annual percentage of new zero-Emission vehicle sales
For calendar years 2030 through 2040, in annual increments, the minimum annual percentage of the base quantity of new motor vehicle sales of a vehicle manufacturer that shall be zero-emission vehicles, or otherwise credited towards the percentage requirement pursuant to subsection (e), shall be the applicable percentage specified in the following table:
| Calendar Year | Percentage |
| 2030 | 50.0 |
| 2031 | 55.0 |
| 2032 | 60.0 |
| 2033 | 65.0 |
| 2034 | 70.0 |
| 2035 | 75.0 |
| 2036 | 80.0 |
| 2037 | 85.0 |
| 2038 | 90.0 |
| 2039 | 95.0 |
| 2040 | 100.0. |
Requirement for 2040 and thereafter
For calendar year 2040 and each calendar year thereafter, a vehicle manufacturer shall sell only zero-emission vehicles.
Zero-Emission vehicle credits
In general
A vehicle manufacturer may satisfy the requirements of subsection (b) through the submission of zero-emission vehicle credits—
issued to the vehicle manufacturer under subsection (f); or
obtained by purchase, transfer, or exchange under subsection (g).
Limitation
A zero-emission vehicle credit may be counted toward compliance with subsection (b) only once.
Issuance of zero-Emission vehicle credits
In general
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator shall establish by rule a program—
to verify and issue zero-emission vehicle credits to vehicle manufacturers;
to track the sale, transfer, exchange, carry over, and retirement of zero-emission vehicle credits; and
to enforce the requirements of this section.
Application
In general
A vehicle manufacturer that sold, either directly or through an affiliate, such as a dealer, a new zero-emission vehicle or a hybrid electric vehicle in the United States may apply to the Administrator for the issuance of a zero-emission vehicle credit.
Eligibility
To be eligible for the issuance of a zero-emission vehicle credit, a vehicle manufacturer shall demonstrate to the Administrator that the vehicle manufacturer sold 1 or more zero-emission vehicles or hybrid electric vehicles in the previous calendar year.
Contents
The application shall indicate—
the type of zero-emission vehicle or hybrid electric vehicle that was sold;
the State in which the zero-emission vehicle or hybrid electric vehicle was sold; and
any other information determined to be appropriate by the Administrator.
Aggregation
An application for a zero-emission vehicle credit under subparagraph (A) may aggregate information on all zero-emission vehicles and hybrid electric vehicles sold by the vehicle manufacturer in the applicable calendar year.
Quantity of zero-emission vehicle credits
Zero-emission vehicles
The Administrator shall issue to a vehicle manufacturer the application under paragraph (2) of which is approved 1 zero-emission vehicle credit for each zero-emission vehicle sold in the United States.
Hybrid electric vehicles
For a hybrid electric vehicle sold by a vehicle manufacturer the application under paragraph (2) of which is approved, the Administrator shall issue a partial zero-emission vehicle credit based on the estimated proportion of the mileage driven on the battery of the hybrid electric vehicle, as determined by the Administrator.
Fuel-efficient vehicles
The Administrator may issue a partial zero-emission vehicle credit for a motor vehicle that consumes less gasoline, as compared to comparable motor vehicles (as identified by the Administrator), based on the estimated proportion of fuel savings, determined by the Administrator.
Credit banking
A zero-emission vehicle credit issued for any calendar year that is not submitted to comply with the minimum annual percentage of new zero-emission vehicles requirement of subsection (c) during that calendar year may be carried forward for use pursuant to subsection (b)(1) within the next 5 years, but not later than 2040.
Zero-Emission vehicle credit trading
In general
A zero-emission vehicle credit for any calendar year before 2040 that is not submitted to the Administrator to comply with the minimum annual percentage of new zero-emission vehicles requirement of subsection (c) for that calendar year may be sold, transferred, or exchanged by the vehicle manufacturer to which the credit is issued or by any other entity that acquires the zero-emission vehicle credit.
Delegation
The Administrator may delegate to an appropriate market-making entity the administration of a national tradeable zero-emission vehicle credit market for purposes of creating a transparent national market for the sale or trade of zero-emission vehicle credits.
Zero-Emission vehicle credit retirement
In general
Any entity that obtains legal rights to a zero-emission vehicle credit may retire the zero-emission vehicle credit in any calendar year.
Use of retired zero-emission vehicle credit
A zero-emission vehicle credit retired under paragraph (1) may not be used for compliance with subsection (b) in—
the calendar year in which the zero-emission vehicle credit is retired; or
any subsequent calendar year.
Information collection
The Administrator may collect the information necessary to verify and audit—
the annual sales of motor vehicles of any vehicle manufacturer;
a zero-emission vehicle credit submitted by a vehicle manufacturer pursuant to subsection (b)(1);
the validity of a zero-emission vehicle credit submitted for compliance by a vehicle manufacturer to the Administrator; and
the quantity of motor vehicle sales in the United States of all vehicle manufacturers.
State programs
In general
Nothing in this section diminishes any authority of a State or political subdivision of a State to adopt or enforce any law (including regulations) relating to motor vehicles.
Compliance with section
No law or regulation of a State or political subdivision of a State shall relieve any vehicle manufacturer from compliance with any requirement otherwise applicable under this section.
Regulations
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator shall promulgate regulations to implement this section.
Enforcement
Civil penalty
In general
A vehicle manufacturer that fails to comply with subsection (b) shall be liable for a civil penalty, assessed by the Administrator, in an amount that is equal to twice the average value of the aggregate quantity of zero-emission vehicle credits that the vehicle manufacturer failed to submit in violation of that subsection, as determined by the Administrator.
Enforcement
The Administrator shall assess any civil penalty under subparagraph (A).
Deposit
With respect to any civil penalty paid to the Administrator pursuant to subparagraph (A), the Administrator shall deposit the amount in the Climate Fund established by section 702(a) of the 100 by '50 Act.
Injunction
After calendar year 2040, the Administrator may issue an injunction on the manufacture of any motor vehicles other than zero-emission vehicles by a vehicle manufacturer.
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Table of contents amendment
The table of contents of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. prec. 7401) is amended by adding at the end of the items relating to part A of title II the following:
Sec. 220. Zero-emission vehicle standard.
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Carbon fee for aviation, maritime transportation, and rail
Definitions
In this section:
Carbon fee
The term carbon fee means the carbon fee imposed under subsection (b).
Carbon polluting substance
The term carbon polluting substance means coal (including lignite and peat), petroleum and any petroleum product, or natural gas that, when combusted or otherwise used, will release greenhouse gas emissions.
Commercial aviation
The term commercial aviation means any aircraft operation involving the transportation of passengers, cargo, or mail for hire.
Maritime transportation
The term maritime transportation means the shipment of goods, cargo, and people by sea and other waterways.
Carbon fee
The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Council, shall impose a carbon fee, in accordance with this section, on any owner or operator of an entity within the eligible sectors listed in subsection (d) to transition those sectors away from fossil fuel usage.
Amount
In general
The amount of the carbon fee shall be assessed per ton of carbon dioxide equivalent (including carbon dioxide equivalent content of methane) of the carbon polluting substance used as fuel, as determined by the Council.
Fractional part of ton
In the case of a fraction of a ton of a carbon polluting substance, the carbon fee shall be the same fraction of the amount of the fee imposed on a whole ton of the carbon polluting substance.
Applicable amount
For purposes of this subsection, the amount of the carbon fee shall be not less than the social cost of carbon, as determined by the Administrator.
Eligible sectors
An owner or operator of an entity shall be subject to a carbon fee if the entity is a part of—
commercial aviation;
maritime transportation; or
rail.
Use of collected carbon fee
Funds collected under this section shall be used, as determined by the Council, to establish or fund programs, including those established under section 406, to assist eligible sectors described in subsection (d) with transitioning away from fossil fuel usage.
Accelerating the deployment of zero-emission vehicles in communities
Definitions
In this section:
Charging infrastructure
The term charging infrastructure means any property (not including a building) used for the recharging of a zero-emission vehicle, including electrical panel upgrades, wiring, conduits, trenching, pedestals, and related equipment.
Deployment community
The term deployment community means a community selected by the Secretary to be part of the Program.
Federal-aid system of highways
The term Federal-aid system of highways means the National Highway System described in section 103 of title 23, United States Code.
Program
The term Program means the zero-emission vehicle deployment community program established under subsection (b)(1).
Establishment
In general
The Secretary shall establish a zero-emission vehicle deployment communities program.
Existing activities
In carrying out the Program, the Secretary shall coordinate and supplement, not supplant, any ongoing zero-emission vehicle deployment activities under section 131 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17011).
Deployment
In general
The Secretary shall establish a competitive process to select deployment communities for the Program.
Eligible entities
In selecting participants for the Program, the Secretary shall only consider applications submitted by State, tribal, or local government entities (or groups of State, tribal, or local government entities).
Selection
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act and not later than 1 year after the date on which any subsequent amounts are appropriated for the Program, the Secretary shall select the deployment communities under this paragraph.
Goals
The goals of the Program are—
to facilitate the rapid deployment of zero-emission vehicles in various regions and regulatory environments, including—
the deployment of 1,000,000 zero-emission vehicles in the deployment communities selected under subsection (d)(2);
the near-term achievement of significant market penetration in deployment communities; and
supporting the achievement of significant market penetration nationally;
to establish regionally appropriate, interoperable models for the rapid deployment of zero-emission vehicles nationally, including regionally appropriate approaches for the cost-effective deployment of a sufficient quantity of single-family and multifamily residential, workplace, and publicly available charging infrastructure or zero-emission vehicle-refueling infrastructure;
to increase consumer knowledge and acceptance of, and exposure to, zero-emission vehicles;
to encourage the innovation and investment necessary to achieve mass market deployment of zero-emission vehicles;
to demonstrate the integration of zero-emission vehicles into electricity distribution systems and the larger electric grid while maintaining or improving grid system performance, security, and reliability;
to demonstrate protocols and communication standards that facilitate vehicle integration into the grid and provide seamless charging for consumers traveling through multiple utility distribution systems;
to investigate differences among deployment communities and to develop best practices for implementing vehicle electrification in various communities, including best practices for planning for and facilitating the construction of residential, workplace, and publicly available infrastructure to support zero-emission vehicles;
to collect comprehensive data on the purchase and use of zero-emission vehicles, including charging or refueling profile data at unit and aggregate levels, to inform best practices for rapidly deploying zero-emission vehicles in other locations, including for the installation of charging infrastructure or zero-emission vehicle-refueling infrastructure;
to reduce and displace petroleum use and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by accelerating the deployment of zero-emission vehicles in the United States; and
to increase domestic manufacturing capacity and commercialization in a manner that will establish the United States as a world leader in zero-emission vehicle technologies.
Deployment community selection criteria
In general
The Secretary shall ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that selected deployment communities serve as models of deployment for various communities across the United States.
Selection
In selecting communities under this section, the Secretary—
shall ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that—
the combination of selected communities is diverse in population, population density, demographics, urban and suburban composition, typical commuting patterns, climate, and type of utility (including investor-owned, publicly owned, cooperatively owned, distribution-only, and vertically integrated utilities);
the combination of selected communities is diverse in geographical distribution, and at least 1 deployment community is located in each Petroleum Administration for Defense District;
at least 1 deployment community selected has a population of less than 500,000;
grants are of a sufficient amount such that each deployment community will achieve significant market penetration, particularly into the mainstream consumer market; and
the deployment communities are representative of other communities across the United States;
is encouraged to select a combination of deployment communities that includes multiple models or approaches for deploying zero-emission vehicles that the Secretary believes are reasonably likely to be effective, including multiple approaches to the deployment of charging infrastructure or zero-emission vehicle-refueling infrastructure;
shall prioritize deployment communities that demonstrate affordable modes of access to zero-emission vehicles for low-income communities and disadvantaged communities;
in addition to the criteria described in subparagraph (A), may give preference to applicants proposing a greater non-Federal cost share; and
when considering deployment community plans, shall take into account previous Department of Energy and other Federal investments to ensure that the maximum domestic benefit from Federal investments is realized.
Criteria
In general
Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and not later than 90 days after the date on which any subsequent amounts are appropriated for the Program, the Secretary shall publish criteria for the selection of deployment communities that include requirements that applications be submitted by a State, tribal, or local government entity (or groups of State, tribal, or local government entities).
Application requirements
The criteria published by the Secretary under subparagraph (A) shall include application requirements that, at a minimum, include—
achievable goals and methodologies for—
the number of zero-emission vehicles to be deployed in the community;
the expected percentage of light-duty vehicle sales that would be sales of zero-emission vehicles;
the adoption of zero-emission vehicles (including medium- or heavy-duty vehicles) in private and public fleets during the 3-year duration of the Program; and
a method to generate revenue to maintain the infrastructure investments made by the Program after the termination of the Program;
data that demonstrate that—
the public is likely to embrace zero-emission vehicles, which may include—
the quantity of zero-emission vehicles purchased;
the number of individuals on a waiting list to purchase a zero-emission vehicle;
projections of the quantity of zero-emission vehicles supplied to dealers; and
any assessment of the quantity of charging infrastructure or zero-emission vehicle-refueling infrastructure installed or for which permits have been issued; and
automobile manufacturers and dealers will be able to provide and service the targeted number of zero-emission vehicles in the community for the duration of the program;
clearly defined geographical boundaries of the proposed deployment area;
a community deployment plan for the deployment of zero-emission vehicles, charging infrastructure or zero-emission vehicle-refueling infrastructure, and services in the community;
assurances that a majority of the vehicle deployments anticipated in the plan will be personal vehicles authorized to travel on the Federal-aid system of highways, and secondarily, private or public sector zero-emission fleet vehicles, but may also include—
private or public sector zero-emission fleet vehicles;
medium- and heavy-duty zero-emission vehicles; and
any other zero-emission vehicle authorized to travel on the Federal-aid system of highways; and
any other merit-based criteria, as determined by the Secretary.
Community deployment plans
Plans for the deployment of zero-emission vehicles shall include—
a proposed level of cost sharing in accordance with subsection (e)(2)(C);
documentation demonstrating a deployment community project involving relevant stakeholders, including—
a list of stakeholders that includes—
elected and appointed officials from each of the participating State, local, and tribal governments;
all relevant generators and distributors of electricity;
State utility regulatory authorities;
departments of public works and transportation;
owners and operators of property that will be essential to the deployment of a sufficient level of publicly available charging infrastructure or zero-emission vehicle-refueling infrastructure (including privately owned parking lots or structures and commercial entities with public access locations);
zero-emission vehicle manufacturers or retailers;
third-party providers of residential, workplace, private, and publicly available charging infrastructure or zero-emission vehicle-refueling infrastructure or services;
owners of any major fleet that will participate in the applicable deployment community project;
as appropriate, owners and operators of regional electric power distribution and transmission facilities; and
as appropriate, other existing deployment community coalitions recognized by the Department of Energy;
evidence of the commitment of the stakeholders to participate in the project;
a clear description of the role and responsibilities of each stakeholder; and
a plan for continuing the engagement and participation of the stakeholders, as appropriate, throughout the implementation of the deployment plan;
a description of the number of zero-emission vehicles anticipated to be zero-emission personal vehicles and the number of zero-emission vehicles anticipated to be privately owned fleet or public fleet vehicles;
a plan for deploying residential, workplace, private, and publicly available charging infrastructure or zero-emission vehicle-refueling infrastructure, including—
an assessment of the number of consumers who will have access to private residential charging infrastructure or zero-emission vehicle-refueling infrastructure in single-family or multifamily residences;
options for accommodating zero-emission vehicle owners who are not able to charge vehicles at their place of residence;
an assessment of the number of consumers who will have access to workplace charging infrastructure or zero-emission vehicle-refueling infrastructure;
a plan for ensuring that the charging infrastructure or zero-emission vehicle be able to send and receive the information needed to interact with the grid and be compatible with smart grid technologies to the extent feasible;
an estimate of the number and distribution of publicly and privately owned charging or refueling stations that will be publicly or commercially available;
an estimate of the quantity of charging infrastructure or zero-emission vehicle-refueling infrastructure that will be privately funded or located on private property; and
a description of equipment to be deployed, including assurances that, to the maximum extent practicable, equipment to be deployed will meet open, nonproprietary standards for connecting to zero-emission vehicles that—
are commonly accepted by industry at the time the equipment is being acquired; or
meet the standards developed by the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology under section 1305 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17385);
1 or more plans for effective marketing of and consumer education relating to zero-emission vehicles, charging or refueling services, and charging infrastructure;
descriptions of updated building codes (or a plan to update building codes before or during the grant period) to include charging infrastructure or dedicated circuits for charging infrastructure, as appropriate, in new construction and major renovations;
descriptions of updated construction permitting or inspection processes (or a plan to update construction permitting or inspection processes) to allow for expedited installation of charging infrastructure or zero-emission vehicle-refueling infrastructure for purchasers of zero-emission vehicles, including a permitting process that allows a vehicle purchaser to have charging infrastructure or zero-emission vehicle-refueling infrastructure installed in a timely manner;
descriptions of updated zoning, parking rules, or other local ordinances as are necessary to facilitate the installation of publicly available charging infrastructure or zero-emission vehicle-refueling infrastructure and to allow for access to publicly available charging infrastructure or zero-emission vehicle-refueling infrastructure, as appropriate;
descriptions of incentives for residents in a deployment community who purchase and register a new zero-emission vehicle, in addition to any Federal incentives, including—
a rebate of part of the purchase price of the zero-emission vehicle;
reductions in sales taxes or registration fees;
rebates or reductions in the costs of permitting, purchasing, or installing home zero-emission vehicle charging infrastructure or zero-emission vehicle-refueling infrastructure; and
rebates or reductions in State or local toll road access charges;
additional consumer benefits, such as preferred parking spaces or single-rider access to high-occupancy vehicle lanes for zero-emission vehicles;
a proposed plan for making necessary utility and grid upgrades, including economically sound and cybersecure information technology upgrades and employee training, and a plan for recovering the cost of the upgrades;
a description of utility, grid operator, or (if appropriate) competitive charging service providers, policies, and plans for accommodating the deployment of zero-emission vehicles, including—
rate structures or competitive charging or refueling service provisions and billing protocols for the charging or refueling of zero-emission vehicles;
analysis of potential impacts to the grid;
plans for using information technology or third-party aggregators—
to minimize the effects of charging on peak loads;
to enhance reliability; and
to provide other grid benefits; and
plans for working with smart grid technologies or third-party aggregators for the purposes of smart charging and for allowing 2-way communication;
a plan for a sustainable business model that will ensure cost effective maintenance, operation, and expansion of the charging infrastructure or zero-emission vehicle-refueling infrastructure and charging or refueling services;
a deployment timeline;
a plan for monitoring and evaluating the implementation of the plan, including metrics for assessing the success of the deployment and an approach to updating the plan, as appropriate; and
a description of the manner in which any grant funds applied for under subsection (e) will be used and the proposed local cost share for the funds.
Applications and grants
Applications
In general
Not later than 150 days after the date of publication by the Secretary of selection criteria described in subsection (d)(3), any State, tribal, or local government, or group of State, tribal, or local governments may apply to the Secretary to become a deployment community.
Joint sponsorship
In general
An application submitted under subparagraph (A) may be jointly sponsored by electric utilities, automobile manufacturers, technology providers, carsharing companies or organizations, third-party zero-emission vehicle service providers, or other appropriate entities.
Disbursement of grants
A grant provided under this subsection shall only be disbursed to a State, tribal, or local government, or group of State, tribal, or local governments, regardless of whether the application is jointly sponsored under clause (i).
Grants
In general
In each application, the applicant may request up to $250,000,000 in financial assistance from the Secretary to fund projects in the deployment community.
Use of funds
Funds provided through a grant under this paragraph may be used to help implement the plan for the deployment of zero-emission vehicles included in the application, including—
reducing the cost and increasing the consumer adoption of zero-emission vehicles through incentives as described in subsection (d)(4)(I);
planning for and installing charging infrastructure or zero-emission vehicle-refueling infrastructure, including offering additional incentives as described in subsection (d)(4)(I);
updating building codes, zoning or parking rules, or permitting or inspection processes as described in subparagraphs (F), (G), and (H) of subsection (d)(4);
workforce training, including training of permitting officials;
public education and marketing described in the proposed marketing plan;
supplementing (and not supplanting) the number of zero-emission vehicles that are purchased by State, local, and tribal governments; and
necessary utility and grid upgrades as described in subsection (d)(4)(K).
Cost sharing
In general
A grant provided under this paragraph shall be subject to a minimum non-Federal cost-sharing requirement of 20 percent.
Non-Federal sources
The Secretary shall—
determine the appropriate cost share for each selected applicant; and
require that not less than 20 percent of the cost of an activity funded by a grant under this paragraph be provided by a non-Federal source.
Reduction
The Secretary may reduce or eliminate the cost-sharing requirement described in clause (i), as the Secretary determines to be necessary.
Calculation of amount
In calculating the amount of the non-Federal share under this section, the Secretary—
may include allowable costs in accordance with the applicable cost principles, including—
cash;
personnel costs;
the value of a service, other resource, or third party in-kind contribution determined in accordance with the applicable circular of the Office of Management and Budget;
indirect costs or facilities and administrative costs; or
any funds received under the power program of the Tennessee Valley Authority or any Power Marketing Administration (except to the extent that such funds are made available under an annual appropriations Act);
shall include contributions made by State, tribal, or local government entities and private entities; and
shall not include—
revenues or royalties from the prospective operation of an activity beyond the time considered in the grant;
proceeds from the prospective sale of an asset of an activity; or
other appropriated Federal funds.
Repayment of Federal share
The Secretary shall not require repayment of the Federal share of a cost-shared activity under this section as a condition of providing a grant.
Title to property
The Secretary may vest title or other property interests acquired under projects funded under this Act in any entity, including the United States.
Other federal assistance
The Secretary shall consider the receipt of other Federal funds received by the applicant in determining the cost share of the applicant.
Selection
Not later than 120 days after an application deadline has been established under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall announce the names of the deployment communities selected under this subsection.
Reporting requirements
In general
The Secretary shall—
determine what data will be required to be collected by participants in deployment communities and submitted to the Department of Energy to allow for analysis of the deployment communities;
provide for the protection of consumer privacy, as appropriate; and
develop metrics to evaluate the performance of the deployment communities.
Provision of data
As a condition of participation in the Program, a deployment community shall provide any data identified by the Secretary under paragraph (1).
Reports
Interim report
Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress an interim report that contains—
a description of the status of—
the deployment communities and the implementation of the deployment plan of each deployment community;
the rate of vehicle manufacturing deployment and market penetration of zero-emission vehicles; and
the deployment of residential and publicly available infrastructure;
a description of the challenges experienced and lessons learned from the Program to date, including the activities described in clause (i); and
an analysis of the data collected under this subsection.
Final report
On completion of the Program, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a final report that contains—
updates on the information described in subparagraph (A);
a description of the successes and failures of the Program;
recommendations on whether to promote further deployment of zero-emission vehicles; and
if additional deployment communities are recommended, information on—
the number of additional deployment communities that should be selected;
the manner in which criteria for selection should be updated;
the manner in which incentive structures for deployment should be changed; and
whether other forms of onboard energy storage for zero-emission vehicles should be included.
Proprietary information
The Secretary shall, as appropriate, provide for the protection of proprietary information and intellectual property rights in carrying out the Program.
Funding
The Secretary shall use to carry out this section not more than $12,500,000,000 for each fiscal year from the Climate Fund.
Accelerating the deployment of zero-emission vehicle fleets
Establishment
The Secretary shall establish a zero-emission vehicle private fleet upgrade program (referred to in this section as the Program).
Competitive grants
In general
The Secretary shall establish a competitive process to select zero-emission vehicle fleets for the Program to receive grants.
Eligible entities
In selecting participants for the Program under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall only consider applications (including joint applications) submitted by companies that—
are private, nongovernmental entities;
are headquartered in the United States; and
plan to purchase, or enter into contracts for hire, not fewer than 100 zero-emission vehicles.
Selection criteria
Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall publish a set of selection criteria for the grant competition that includes—
offering the highest cost-share relative to the value of the Federal grant offered under the Program;
to the maximum extent practicable, serving as a model of deployment for other private companies across the United States; and
meeting other criteria considered appropriate by the Secretary.
Applications and grants
In general
Not later than 120 days after the date of publication by the Secretary of the selection criteria described in paragraph (3), any company that meets the eligibility criteria described in paragraph (2) may apply to the Secretary to receive a grant.
Grants
In general
In each application, the applicant may apply for a grant of not more than $20,000,000.
Use of funds
Funds provided through a grant under this subsection may be used—
to purchase zero-emission vehicles;
to plan for and install zero-emission vehicle charging or refueling infrastructure; and
to carry out other activities considered appropriate by the Secretary.
Cost sharing
In general
A grant provided under this subsection shall be subject to a minimum non-Federal cost-sharing requirement of 80 percent.
Non-Federal sources
The Secretary shall determine the appropriate cost share for each selected applicant.
Reduction
The Secretary may reduce or eliminate the cost-sharing requirement described in subclause (I), as the Secretary determines to be necessary.
Repayment of Federal share
The Secretary shall not require repayment of the Federal share of a cost-shared activity under this section as a condition of providing a grant.
Title to property
The receipt of Federal funds under this section shall not prohibit the purchaser of a vehicle, equipment, or other property from retaining sole, permanent title to the vehicle, equipment, or property at the conclusion of the Program.
Other Federal assistance
The Secretary shall consider the receipt of other Federal funds by the applicant in determining the cost share of the applicant.
Selection
Not later than 120 days after the application deadline established under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall announce the names of the applicants selected to receive grants under this section.
Reporting requirements
In general
The Secretary shall—
determine what data will be required to be collected by participants in the Program and submitted to the Secretary to permit analysis of the Program; and
develop metrics to determine the success of the deployment communities.
Provision of data
As a condition of participation in the Program, an applicant shall provide any data determined by the Secretary under subparagraph (A).
Proprietary information
In carrying out this paragraph, the Secretary shall, as appropriate, provide for the protection of proprietary information and intellectual property rights.
Funding
The Secretary shall use to carry out this section not more than $12,500,000,000 for each fiscal year from the Climate Fund.
Decarbonizing America’s highways
Definitions
In this section:
Alternative fuel route
The term alternative fuel route means a highway corridor that has been designated under section 151(a) of title 23, United States Code.
Decarbonization
The term decarbonization means reducing and eliminating the use of fossil fuels such as coal, oil, or natural gas.
National highway system
The term National Highway System has the meaning given the term in section 101 of title 23, United States Code.
Program
The term Program means the national highway decarbonization program established under subsection (b).
Secretary
The term Secretary means the Secretary of Transportation.
Establishment
The Secretary shall establish a national highway decarbonization program.
Goals
The goals of the Program are—
to accelerate the deployment of alternative fuel and charging infrastructure along the National Highway System;
to reduce and displace fossil fuel use and greenhouse gas emissions due to vehicles traveling on the National Highway System; and
to encourage the innovation and investment necessary for zero-emissions vehicles to travel long distances.
Competitive grants
In general
The Secretary shall establish a competitive process to select projects that lead to the decarbonization of the National Highway System and alternative fuel routes through research, development, and deployment of the infrastructure and technologies necessary to support long-distance travel of zero-emissions vehicles.
Eligible entities
In selecting participants for the Program under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall only consider applications (including joint applications) submitted by entities that—
are private nongovernmental entities; and
are headquartered in the United States.
Selection criteria
Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall publish a set of selection criteria for the grant competition that includes—
offering the highest cost-share relative to the value of the Federal grant offered under the Program;
to the maximum extent practicable, serving as a model of deployment for other private entities across the United States; and
such other criteria as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.
Applications and grants
In general
Not later than 120 days after the date of publication by the Secretary of the selection criteria described in paragraph (3), any eligible entity under paragraph (2) may apply to the Secretary to receive a grant.
Grants
In general
In each application, the applicant may apply for a grant of not more than $50,000,000.
Use of funds
Funds provided by a grant under this subsection may be used—
to deploy technologies and infrastructure that support long-distance travel of zero-emissions vehicles, including—
battery-charging stations;
battery-swap facilities;
hydrogen refueling stations;
catenary systems; and
second-generation advanced biofuels refueling stations; and
to carry such other activities as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.
Cost sharing
In general
A grant provided under this subsection shall be subject to a minimum non-Federal cost-sharing requirement of 80 percent.
Non-Federal sources
The Secretary shall determine the appropriate cost share for each selected applicant.
Reduction
The Secretary may reduce or eliminate the cost-sharing requirement described in subclause (I), as the Secretary determines to be necessary.
Repayment of Federal share
The Secretary shall not require repayment of the Federal share of a cost-shared activity under this section as a condition of providing a grant.
Reporting requirements
In general
The Secretary shall—
determine what data will be required to be collected by participants in the Program and submitted to the Secretary to permit analysis of the Program; and
develop metrics to determine the success of the deployment communities.
Provision of data
As a condition of participation in the Program, an applicant shall provide any data determined by the Secretary under subparagraph (A).
Proprietary information
In carrying out this paragraph, the Secretary shall, as appropriate, provide for the protection of proprietary information and intellectual property rights.
Funding
The Secretary shall use to carry out this section not more than $2,000,000,000 for each fiscal year from the Climate Fund.
Accelerating the deployment of zero-emission aviation, rail, and maritime transportation
Definitions
In this section:
Commercial aviation
The term commercial aviation means any aircraft operation involving the transportation of passengers, cargo, or mail for hire.
Maritime transportation
The term maritime transportation means the shipment of goods, cargo, and people by sea and other waterways.
Program
The term Program means the national grant program established under subsection (b).
Secretary
The term Secretary means the Secretary of Transportation.
Establishment
The Secretary shall establish a national grant program to promote and accelerate the elimination of fossil fuel usage for the commercial aviation, maritime transportation, and rail sectors.
Goals
The goals of the Program are—
to accelerate the development and deployment of low carbon fuels and alternative fuel technologies for aircraft, ships, and rail;
to reduce and displace fossil fuel use and greenhouse gas emissions due to the commercial aviation, maritime transportation and rail sectors; and
to encourage the innovation and investment necessary for reaching the purpose of this section described in subsection (d)(1) by 2050.
Competitive grants
In general
The Secretary shall establish a competitive process to select projects that lead to the reduction of fossil fuels use in the commercial aviation, maritime transportation, and rail sectors.
Eligible entities
In selecting participants for the Program under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall only consider an application (including a joint application) submitted by an applicant that is—
a private, nongovernmental entity that is headquartered in the United States;
a State;
a group of States;
an Interstate Compact;
a public agency established by 1 or more States; or
an Indian tribe or tribal organization.
Selection criteria
Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall publish a set of selection criteria for the grant competition that includes—
offering the highest cost-share relative to the value of the Federal grant offered under the Program;
to the maximum extent practicable, serving as a model of research, development, and deployment for other private entities across the United States; and
meeting such other criteria as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.
Applications and grants
In general
Not later than 120 days after the date of publication by the Secretary of the selection criteria described in paragraph (3), any entity that meets the eligibility criteria described in paragraph (2) may apply to the Secretary to receive a grant.
Grants
In general
In each application, the applicant may apply for a grant of not more than $100,000,000.
Use of funds
Funds provided by a grant under this subsection may be used—
primarily to deploy zero emissions and alternative fuel technologies for commercial aviation, maritime transportation, and rail including—
electrification;
hydrogen fuel cells;
second-generation advanced biofuels; and
fuel efficiency; and
to carry out other activities considered appropriate by the Secretary.
Cost sharing
In general
A grant provided under this subsection shall be subject to a minimum non-Federal cost-sharing requirement of 80 percent.
Non-Federal sources
The Secretary shall determine the appropriate cost share for each selected applicant.
Reduction
The Secretary may reduce or eliminate the cost-sharing requirement described in subclause (I), as the Secretary determines to be necessary.
Repayment of Federal share
The Secretary shall not require repayment of the Federal share of a cost-shared activity under this section as a condition of providing a grant.
Reporting requirements
In general
The Secretary shall—
determine what data will be required to be collected by participants in the Program and submitted to the Secretary to permit analysis of the Program; and
develop metrics to determine the success of the deployment communities.
Provision of data
As a condition of participation in the Program, an applicant shall provide any data determined by the Secretary under subparagraph (A).
Proprietary information
In carrying out this paragraph, the Secretary shall, as appropriate, provide for the protection of proprietary information and intellectual property rights.
Funding
The Secretary shall use to carry out the Program—
climate fees imposed under section 402; and
not more than $12,000,000,000 for each fiscal year from the Climate Fund.
Accelerating the deployment of zero-emission residential and commercial heating
Definitions
In this section:
Fossil fuel heating system
The term fossil fuel heating system means any boiler, furnace, hot water heater, or forced air system that uses coal, oil, natural gas, propane, or any other fossil fuel, as determined by the Secretary.
Program
The term Program means the zero-emission residential and commercial heating program established under subsection (b).
Retail electric supplier
The term retail electric supplier means an entity that sold not less than 1,000 megawatt hours of electric energy to electric consumers for purposes other than resale during the preceding calendar year.
Retail natural gas supplier
The term retail natural gas supplier means an entity that sold not less than 100,000 cubic feet of natural gas to natural gas customers for purposes other than resale during the preceding calendar year.
Establishment
The Secretary shall establish a zero-emission residential and commercial heating program.
Competitive grants
In general
The Secretary shall establish a competitive process for the Program to make grants.
Eligible entities
In selecting participants for the Program, the Secretary shall only consider applications (including joint applications) submitted by—
retail electric suppliers;
retail natural gas suppliers;
States; and
Indian tribes.
Selection criteria
In general
Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and not later than 90 days after the date on which any subsequent amounts are made available for the Program, the Secretary shall publish criteria for the selection of applicants, including criteria prioritizing applications—
with the highest non-Federal cost share relative to the value of the Federal grant offered under the Program;
that deliver the most rapid reductions in emissions due to fossil fuel heating energy; and
that meet other criteria considered appropriate by the Secretary.
Application requirements
The applications submitted by eligible entities under paragraph (2) shall describe how selection criteria under subparagraph (A) are met, including a description of—
the non-Federal cost-share; and
the manner in which the applicant will measure and verify the planned energy savings.
Applications and grants
In general
Not later than 120 days after the date of publication by the Secretary of the selection criteria described in paragraph (3), any entity that meets the eligibility criteria described in paragraph (2) may apply to the Secretary to receive a grant.
Grants
In general
In each application, the applicant may apply for a grant of not more than $20,000,000.
Use of funds
Funds provided by a grant under this subsection may be used—
to replace any fossil fuel heating system with a zero-emission heating system;
to provide incentives to owners to replace any fossil fuel heating system with a zero-emission heating system;
to reduce emissions in an existing natural gas distribution system; and
to replace any fossil fuel heating system with a heating system that is at least 50 percent more energy efficient.
Cost sharing
In general
A grant provided under this subsection to a private, for-profit entity shall be subject to a minimum non-Federal cost-sharing requirement of 50 percent.
Non-Federal sources
The Secretary shall determine the appropriate cost share for each selected applicant.
Reduction
The Secretary may reduce or eliminate the cost-sharing requirement described in subclause (I), as the Secretary determines to be necessary.
Repayment of Federal share
The Secretary shall not require repayment of the Federal share of a cost-shared activity under this section as a condition of providing a grant.
Other Federal assistance
The Secretary shall consider the receipt of other Federal funds by the applicant in determining the cost share of the applicant.
Selection
Not later than 120 days after the application deadline established under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall announce the applicants selected to receive grants under this section.
Reporting requirements
In general
The Secretary shall determine what data will be required to be collected by participants in the Program and submitted to the Secretary to permit analysis of the Program.
Provision of data
As a condition of participation in the Program, an applicant shall provide any data determined by the Secretary under subparagraph (A).
Proprietary information
In carrying out this paragraph, the Secretary shall, as appropriate, provide for the protection of proprietary information and intellectual property rights.
Additional authorities
To ensure the transition to 100 percent clean and renewable energy by 2050, starting in 2035, the Secretary, in consultation with the Council, shall have the authority to set standards for residential and commercial heating systems that eliminate fossil fuel emissions by 2050.
Funding
The Secretary shall use to carry out this section not more than $10,000,000,000 for each fiscal year from the Climate Fund.
Helping Americans move beyond oil
Permanent extension, increase, and refundability of credit for qualified new plug in electric drive motor vehicles
Repeal of phaseout
Section 30D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking subsection (e).
Extension for 2-Wheeled vehicles
Subparagraph (E) of section 30D(g)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
is acquired—
in the case of a vehicle that has 2 wheels, after December 31, 2014, and
in the case of a vehicle that has 3 wheels, after December 31, 2017.
.
Increase in dollar limitation for battery capacity
Paragraph (3) of section 30D(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking $5,000
and inserting $7,500
.
Personal credit made refundable
In general
Section 30D(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking subpart A
and inserting subpart C
.
Technical amendment
Paragraph (2) of section 1324(b) of title 31, United States Code, as amended by this Act, is amended by inserting 30D(c)(2),
after 36D,
.
Effective date
The amendments made by this section shall apply to vehicles acquired after December 31, 2016.
Permanent extension of credit for hybrid medium- and heavy-duty trucks
In general
Section 30B(k) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—
by striking after
in the matter before paragraph (1),
by inserting after
before December
each place it appears, and
in paragraph (3), by inserting and before the date of the enactment of the Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2017
after December 31, 2009,
.
Effective date
The amendments made by this section shall apply to property purchased after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Extension of second generation biofuel producer credit
In general
Clause (i) of section 40(b)(6)(J) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking January 1, 2017
and inserting January 1, 2025
.
Effective date
The amendment made by this subsection shall apply to qualified second generation biofuel production after December 31, 2016.
Extension of special allowance for second generation biofuel plant property
In general
Subparagraph (D) of section 168(l)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
the construction of which begins before January 1, 2025.
.
Effective date
The amendment made by this section shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2016.
Extension and modification of the alternative fuel vehicle refueling property credit
In general
Section 30C of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—
by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
Qualified alternative fuel vehicle refueling property
For purposes of this section, the term qualified alternative fuel vehicle refueling property means any of the following:
A pump or blender pump that is capable of dispensing a fuel mixture that is at least 50 percent ethanol.
A pump or blender pump that is capable of dispensing a fuel mixture that is at least 50 percent biodiesel or renewable diesel.
A pump that is capable of dispensing a biofuel and petroleum blend, at least 50 percent of which is a renewable fuel (as defined in section 211(o)(1) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(1))).
A direct current electric charging station with a power rating of at least 40 kilowatts.
An alternating current electric charging station with a voltage rating between 208 volts and 240 volts and a power rating between 2.5 kilowatts and 20 kilowatts.
Hydrogen fuel-cell refilling infrastructure.
Any other infrastructure that the Administrator may prescribe by regulation that is capable of dispensing a fuel that is not less than a 50-percent mixture of a renewable fuel (as defined in section 211(o)(1) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(1))).
,
in subsection (e)—
by striking paragraphs (5) through (7), and
by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new paragraph:
Recapture rules
The Secretary shall, by regulations, provide for recapturing the benefit of any credit allowable under subsection (a) with respect to any property which ceases to be property eligible for such credit.
, and
by amending subsection (g) to read as follows:
Termination
This section shall not apply to any property placed in service after December 31, 2024.
.
Effective date
The amendments made by this section shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2016.
Ending new fossil fuel investments
Ending new fossil fuel investments
Moratorium on new major fossil fuel projects
Definitions
In this section:
Fossil fuel energy
The term fossil fuel energy means electric energy generated, in whole or in part, by a fossil fuel resource.
Fossil fuel resource
In general
The term fossil fuel resource means all forms of coal, oil, and gas.
Inclusions
The term fossil fuel resource includes—
bitumen from oil sands;
kerogen from oil shale;
liquids manufactured from coal;
coal bed methane;
methane hydrates;
light oil derived from shale or other formations;
natural gas liquids; and
all conventionally and unconventionally produced hydrocarbons.
Gathering line
The term gathering line has the meaning given the term in section 195.2 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act).
Interstate pipeline
The term interstate pipeline has the meaning given the term in section 195.2 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act).
Moratorium
Subject to subsection (e), beginning on January 1, 2021, there shall be a moratorium on Federal permit approval for—
any new electric generating facility that generates fossil fuel energy through the combustion of any fossil fuel resource;
any new gathering line or interstate pipeline for the transport of any fossil fuel resource that—
crosses Federal land or navigable water; or
requires the use of eminent domain on private property;
any maintenance activity relating to an existing gathering line or interstate pipeline for the transport of a fossil fuel resource that expands the carrying capacity of the gathering line or interstate pipeline by more than 5 percent;
any new import or export terminal for fossil fuel resources;
any maintenance activity relating to an existing import or export terminal for a fossil fuel resource that expands the import or export capacity for a fossil fuel resource; and
any new refinery of a fossil fuel resource.
Enforcement
The Administrator may seek an injunction on the construction of any facility described in subsection (b) that begins on or after January 1, 2021.
Federal permits
The Administrator, in coordination with the head of the applicable Federal agency, shall deny any application submitted to the head of that Federal agency on or after January 1, 2021, for a permit for any facility described in subsection (b).
Exemption
During the period beginning on January 1, 2021, and ending on December 31, 2029, any entity seeking to construct a new electric generating facility that generates fossil fuel energy through the combustion of natural gas may submit to the Administrator an application for a waiver of the moratorium under this section, including a demonstration by the entity that—
the electricity will primarily be used to balance nonfossil fuel resources; and
nonfossil fuel resources will not be available to maintain reliability while achieving compliance with the applicable requirements of section 220 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) (as added by section 401(a)).
Tribal consultation
In general
If an application for routing or siting approval, or permit or right-of-way was granted, approved, or issued on or after February 8, 2017, for any facility described in subsection (b) without the consultation required under Executive Order 13175 (25 U.S.C. 5301 note; relating to tribal consultation), or without the informed and express consent of the applicable Indian tribe, the Administrator or appropriate agency head shall order an immediate suspension of any preconstruction, construction, or any other activity within, on, under, or through the approved route or right-of-way or permitted area.
Duration
The suspension described in paragraph (1) shall remain in full force and effect until conclusion of the appropriate administrative proceeding.
Eminent domain
Any application, permit, or right-of-way granted or issued for any facility described in subsection (b) that, on or after February 8, 2017, triggers the use of eminent domain shall be null and void.
Ending fossil fuel subsidies
Fossil fuel
In this section, the term fossil fuel means coal, petroleum, natural gas, or any derivative of coal, petroleum, or natural gas that is used for fuel.
Royalty relief
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act
Section 8(a)(3) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337(a)(3)) is amended—
by striking subparagraph (B); and
by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B).
Energy Policy Act of 2005
Incentives for natural gas production from deep wells in the shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico
Section 344 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15904) is repealed.
Deep water production
Section 345 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15905) is repealed.
Future provisions
Notwithstanding any other provision of law (including regulations), royalty relief shall not be permitted under a lease issued under section 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337).
Royalties under Mineral Leasing Act
Coal leases
Section 7(a) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 207(a)) is amended in the fourth sentence by striking 121/2 per centum
and inserting 183/4 percent
.
Leases on land on which oil or natural gas is discovered
Section 14 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 223) is amended in the fourth sentence by striking 121/2 per centum
and inserting 183/4 percent
.
Leases on land known or believed to contain oil or natural gas
Section 17 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 226) is amended—
in subsection (b)—
in paragraph (1)(A), in the fifth sentence, by striking 12.5 percent
and inserting 183/4 percent
; and
in paragraph (2)(A)(ii), by striking 121/2 per centum
and inserting 183/4 percent
;
in subsection (c)(1), in the second sentence, by striking 12.5 percent
and inserting 183/4 percent
;
in subsection (l), by striking 121/2 per centum
each place it appears and inserting 183/4 percent
; and
in subsection (n)(1)(C), by striking 121/2 per centum
and inserting 183/4 percent
.
Elimination of interest payments for royalty overpayments
Section 111 of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 1721) is amended by adding at the end the following:
Payment of interest
Interest shall not be paid on any overpayment.
.
Offshore facilitates and pipeline operators
Section 1004(a) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2704(a)) is amended—
in paragraph (3), by striking plus $75,000,000; and
and inserting and the liability of the responsible party under section 1002;
;
in paragraph (4)—
by inserting (except an onshore pipeline transporting diluted bitumen, bituminous mixtures, or any oil manufactured from bitumen)
after for any onshore facility
; and
by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and
; and
by adding at the end the following:
for any onshore facility transporting diluted bitumen, bituminous mixtures, or any oil manufactured from bitumen, the liability of the responsible party under section 1002.
.
Limitation on international financial institution funding of fossil fuel projects
Rescission of funds
Except as provided in paragraph (3), effective on the date of enactment of this Act, there are rescinded all unobligated balances of amounts made available by the United States—
to the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the International Development Association (collectively known as the World Bank
) or any other international financial institution (as defined in section 1701(c)(2) of the International Financial Institutions Act (22 U.S.C. 262r(c)(2))); and
to carry out any project that supports the construction of new fossil-fueled power plants.
Limitation on use of future funds
Except as provided in paragraph (3), and notwithstanding any other provision of law, any amounts made available by the United States to the World Bank or any other international financial institution on or after the date of enactment of this Act may not be used to carry out any project that facilitates additional consumption or production of fossil-fuel based energy.
Exception
Paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not apply to a fossil-fueled power plant project located in a least developed country (as that term is defined by the United Nations) if—
no other economically feasible alternative exists; and
the project uses the most efficient technology available.
Incentives for innovative technologies
In general
Section 1703 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16513) is amended—
in subsection (b)—
by striking paragraph (2);
by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (9) as paragraphs (2) through (8), respectively; and
by striking paragraph (10);
by striking subsection (c); and
by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (c) and (d), respectively.
Conforming amendment
Section 1704 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16514) is amended—
by striking the section designation and heading and all that follows through There are
in subsection (a) and inserting the following:
Authorization of appropriations
There are
; and
by striking subsection (b).
Rural utility service loan guarantees
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Agriculture may not make a loan under title III of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 931 et seq.) to an applicant for the purpose of carrying out any project that will use fossil fuel.
Limitation on funds to the Overseas Private Investment Corporation or the Export-Import Bank of the United States for financing projects, transactions, or other activities that support fossil fuel
Rescission of funds
Except as provided in paragraph (3), effective on the date of enactment of this Act, there are rescinded all unobligated balances of amounts made available to the Overseas Private Investment Corporation or the Export-Import Bank of the United States to carry out any project, transaction, or other activity that supports the production or use of fossil fuels.
Limitation on use of future funds
Except as provided in paragraph (3), and notwithstanding any other provision of law, any amounts made available to the Overseas Private Investment Corporation or the Export-Import Bank of the United States on or after the date of enactment of this Act may not be used to carry out any project, transaction, or other activity that facilitates additional consumption or production of fossil-fuel based energy.
Exception
Paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not apply to a fossil-fueled power plant project located in a least developed country (as that term is defined by the United Nations) if—
no other economically feasible alternative exists; and
the project uses the most efficient technology available.
Transportation funds for grants, loans, loan guarantees, and other direct assistance
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any amounts made available to the Department of Transportation may not be used to award any grant, loan, loan guarantee, or provide any other direct assistance to any rail or port project that transports fossil fuel.
Powder river basin
Designation of the Powder River Basin as a coal producing region
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Bureau of Land Management shall designate the Powder River Basin as a coal producing region.
Report
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Bureau of Land Management shall submit to Congress a report that includes—
a study of the fair market value and the amount of royalties paid on coal leases in the Powder River Basin compared to other national and international coal markets; and
any policy recommendations to capture the future market value of the coal leases in the Powder River Basin.
Reports
Definition of fossil fuel production subsidy
In this subsection, the term subsidy for fossil fuel production means any direct funding, tax treatment or incentive, risk-reduction benefit, financing assistance or guarantee, royalty relief, or other provision that provides a financial benefit to a fossil fuel company for the production of fossil fuels.
Report to Congress
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury, in coordination with the Secretary, shall submit to Congress a report detailing each Federal law (including regulations), other than those amended by this Act, as in effect on the date on which the report is submitted, that includes a subsidy for fossil-fuel production.
Report on modified recovery period
In general
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, shall submit to Congress a report on the applicable recovery period under the accelerated cost recovery system provided in section 168 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for each type of property involved in fossil fuel production, including pipelines, power generation property, refineries, and drilling equipment, to determine if any assets are receiving a subsidy for fossil fuel production.
Elimination of subsidy
In the case of any type of property that the Commissioner of Internal Revenue determines is receiving a subsidy for fossil fuel production under such section 168, for property placed in service in taxable years beginning after the date of such determination, such section 168 shall not apply. The preceding sentence shall not apply to any property with respect to a taxable year unless such determination is published before the first day of such taxable year.
Ending fossil fuel subsidies
Termination of various tax expenditures relating to fossil fuels
In general
Subchapter C of chapter 80 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
Termination of certain provisions relating to fossil-fuel incentives
In general
The following provisions shall not apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this section:
Section 43 (relating to enhanced oil recovery credit).
Section 45I (relating to credit for producing oil and natural gas from marginal wells).
Section 45K (relating to credit for producing fuel from a nonconventional source).
Section 193 (relating to tertiary injectants).
Section 199(d)(9) (relating to special rule for taxpayers with oil related qualified production activities income).
Section 461(i)(2) (relating to special rule for spudding of oil or natural gas wells).
Section 469(c)(3) (relating to working interests in oil and natural gas property).
Section 613A (relating to limitations on percentage depletion in case of oil and natural gas wells).
Section 617 (relating to deduction and recapture of certain mining exploration expenditures).
Provisions relating to property
The following provisions shall not apply to property placed in service after the date of the enactment of this section:
Subparagraph (C)(iii) of section 168(e)(3) (relating to classification of certain property).
Section 169 (relating to amortization of pollution control facilities) with respect to any atmospheric pollution control facility.
Provisions relating to costs and expenses
The following provisions shall not apply to costs or expenses paid or incurred after the date of the enactment of this section:
Section 179B (relating to deduction for capital costs incurred in complying with Environmental Protection Agency sulfur regulations).
Section 263(c) (relating to intangible drilling and development costs) with respect to costs in the case of oil and natural gas wells.
Section 468 (relating to special rules for mining and solid waste reclamation and closing costs).
5-Year carryback for marginal oil and natural gas well production credit
Section 39(a)(3) (relating to 5-year carryback for marginal oil and natural gas well production credit) shall not apply to credits determined in taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of the this section.
Credit for carbon dioxide sequestration
Section 45Q (relating to credit for carbon dioxide sequestration) shall not apply to carbon dioxide captured after the date of the enactment of this section.
Allocated credits
No new credits shall be certified under section 48A (relating to qualifying advanced coal project credit) or section 48B (relating to qualifying gasification project credit) after the date of the enactment of this section.
Arbitrage bonds
Section 148(b)(4) (relating to safe harbor for prepaid natural gas) shall not apply to obligations issued after the date of the enactment of this section.
.
Conforming amendment
The table of sections for subchapter C of chapter 90 is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
.
Uniform 7-year amortization for geological and geophysical expenditures
In general
Section 167(h) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—
by striking 24-month period
each place it appears in paragraphs (1) and (4) and inserting 7-year period
, and
by striking paragraph (5).
Effective date
The amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts paid or incurred after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Natural gas gathering lines treated as 15-year property
In general
Subparagraph (E) of section 168(e)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking and
at the end of clause (viii), by striking the period at the end of clause (ix) and inserting , and
, and by adding at the end the following new clause:
any natural gas gathering line the original use of which commences with the taxpayer after the date of the enactment of this clause.
.
Alternative system
The table contained in section 168(g)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after the item relating to subparagraph (E)(ix) the following new item:
.
Conforming amendment
Clause (iv) of section 168(e)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting and on or before the date of the enactment of subparagraph (E)(x)
after April 11, 2005
.
Effective date
In general
The amendments made by this section shall apply to property placed in service on and after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Exception
The amendments made by this section shall not apply to any property with respect to which the taxpayer or a related party has entered into a binding contract for the construction thereof on or before the date of the enactment of this Act, or, in the case of self-constructed property, has started construction on or before such date.
Repeal of domestic manufacturing deduction for hard mineral mining
In general
Subparagraph (B) of section 199(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking or
at the end of clause (ii), by striking the period at the end of clause (iii) and inserting , or
, and by adding at the end the following new clause:
the mining of any hard mineral.
.
Effective date
The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Limitation on deduction for income attributable to domestic production of oil, natural gas, or primary products thereof
Denial of deduction
Paragraph (4) of section 199(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
Special rule for oil, natural gas, and coal income
The term domestic production gross receipts shall not include gross receipts from the production, refining, processing, transportation, or distribution of oil, natural gas, or coal, or any primary product (within the meaning of subsection (d)(9)) thereof.
.
Effective date
The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Termination of last-in, first-out method of inventory for oil, natural gas, and coal companies
In general
Section 472 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
Termination for oil, natural gas, and coal companies
Subsection (a) shall not apply to any taxpayer that is in the trade or business of the production, refining, processing, transportation, or distribution of oil, natural gas, or coal for any taxable year beginning after the date of enactment of this subsection.
.
Additional termination
Section 473 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
Termination for oil, natural gas, and coal companies
This section shall not apply to any taxpayer that is in the trade or business of the production, refining, processing, transportation, or distribution of oil, natural gas, or coal for any taxable year beginning after the date of enactment of this subsection.
.
Effective date
The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of enactment of this Act.
Repeal of percentage depletion for coal and hard mineral fossil fuels
In general
Section 613 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
Termination with respect to coal and hard mineral fossil fuels
In the case of coal, lignite, and oil shale (other than oil shale described in subsection (b)(5)), the allowance for depletion shall be computed without reference to this section for any taxable year beginning after the date of the enactment of this subsection.
.
Conforming amendments
Coal and lignite
Section 613(b)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking coal, lignite,
.
Oil shale
Section 613(b)(2) of such Code is amended to read as follows:
15 percent
If, from deposits in the United States, gold, silver, copper, and iron ore.
.
Effective date
The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Termination of capital gains treatment for royalties from coal
In general
Subsection (c) of section 631 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—
by striking coal (including lignite), or iron ore
and inserting iron ore
,
by striking coal or iron ore
each place it appears and inserting iron ore
,
by striking iron ore or coal
each place it appears and inserting iron ore
, and
by striking coal or
in the heading.
Conforming amendment
The heading of section 631 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking , coal,
.
Effective date
The amendments made by this section shall apply to dispositions after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Modifications of foreign tax credit rules applicable to oil, natural gas, and coal companies which are dual capacity taxpayers
In general
Section 901 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating subsection (n) as subsection (o) and by inserting after subsection (m) the following new subsection:
Special rules relating to oil, natural gas, and coal companies which are dual capacity taxpayers
General rule
Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, any amount paid or accrued to a foreign country or possession of the United States for any period by a dual capacity taxpayer which is in the trade or business of the production, refining, processing, transportation, or distribution of oil, natural gas, or coal shall not be considered a tax—
if, for such period, the foreign country or possession does not impose a generally applicable income tax, or
to the extent such amount exceeds the amount (determined in accordance with regulations) which—
is paid by such dual capacity taxpayer pursuant to the generally applicable income tax imposed by the country or possession, or
would be paid if the generally applicable income tax imposed by the country or possession were applicable to such dual capacity taxpayer.
Dual capacity taxpayer
For purposes of this subsection, the term dual capacity taxpayer means, with respect to any foreign country or possession of the United States, a person who—
is subject to a levy of such country or possession, and
receives (or will receive) directly or indirectly a specific economic benefit (as determined in accordance with regulations) from such country or possession.
Generally applicable income tax
For purposes of this subsection—
In general
The term generally applicable income tax means an income tax (or a series of income taxes) which is generally imposed under the laws of a foreign country or possession on income derived from the conduct of a trade or business within such country or possession.
Exceptions
Such term shall not include a tax unless it has substantial application, by its terms and in practice, to—
persons who are not dual capacity taxpayers, and
persons who are citizens or residents of the foreign country or possession.
.
Effective Date
In general
The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxes paid or accrued in taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Contrary treaty obligations upheld
The amendments made by this section shall not apply to the extent contrary to any treaty obligation of the United States.
Increase in Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund financing rate
In general
Subparagraph (B) of section 4611(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—
by striking and
at the end of clause (i),
in clause (ii)—
by inserting and before January 1, 2018,
after December 31, 2016,
, and
by striking the period and inserting , and
, and
by adding at the end the following new clause:
in the case of crude oil received or petroleum products entered after December 31, 2017, 10 cents a barrel.
.
Effective date
The amendments made by this section shall apply to crude oil received and petroleum products entered after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Application of certain environmental taxes to synthetic crude oil
In general
Paragraph (1) of section 4612(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
Crude oil
In general
The term crude oil includes crude oil condensates, natural gasoline, and synthetic crude oil.
Synthetic crude oil
For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term synthetic crude oil means any bitumen and bituminous mixtures, any oil manufactured from bitumen and bituminous mixtures, and any liquid fuel manufactured from coal.
.
Effective date
The amendment made by this section shall apply to oil and petroleum products received or entered during calendar quarters beginning more than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Denial of deduction for removal costs and damages for certain oil spills
In general
Part IX of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
Expenses for removal costs and damages relating to certain oil spill liability
No deduction shall be allowed under this chapter for any amount paid or incurred with respect to any costs or damages for which the taxpayer is liable under section 1002 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2702).
.
Clerical amendment
The table of sections for part IX of subchapter B of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
.
Effective date
The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to any liability arising in taxable years ending after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Tax on crude oil and natural gas produced from the outer Continental Shelf in the Gulf of Mexico
In general
Subtitle E of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new chapter:
Tax on severance of crude oil and natural gas from the outer Continental Shelf in the Gulf of Mexico
Sec. 5901. Imposition of tax.
Sec. 5902. Taxable crude oil or natural gas and removal price.
Sec. 5903. Special rules and definitions.
Imposition of tax
In general
In addition to any other tax imposed under this title, there is hereby imposed a tax equal to 13 percent of the removal price of any taxable crude oil or natural gas removed from the premises during any taxable period.
Credit for Federal royalties paid
In general
There shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by subsection (a) with respect to the production of any taxable crude oil or natural gas an amount equal to the aggregate amount of royalties paid under Federal law with respect to such production.
Limitation
The aggregate amount of credits allowed under paragraph (1) to any taxpayer for any taxable period shall not exceed the amount of tax imposed by subsection (a) for such taxable period.
Tax paid by producer
The tax imposed by this section shall be paid by the producer of the taxable crude oil or natural gas.
Taxable crude oil or natural gas and removal price
Taxable crude oil or natural gas
For purposes of this chapter, the term taxable crude oil or natural gas means crude oil or natural gas which is produced from Federal submerged lands on the outer Continental Shelf in the Gulf of Mexico pursuant to a lease entered into with the United States which authorizes the production.
Removal price
For purposes of this chapter—
In general
Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the term removal price means—
in the case of taxable crude oil, the amount for which a barrel of such crude oil is sold, and
in the case of taxable natural gas, the amount per 1,000 cubic feet for which such natural gas is sold.
Sales between related persons
In the case of a sale between related persons, the removal price shall not be less than the constructive sales price for purposes of determining gross income from the property under section 613.
Oil or natural gas removed from property before sale
If crude oil or natural gas is removed from the property before it is sold, the removal price shall be the constructive sales price for purposes of determining gross income from the property under section 613.
Refining begun on property
If the manufacture or conversion of crude oil into refined products begins before such oil is removed from the property—
such oil shall be treated as removed on the day such manufacture or conversion begins, and
the removal price shall be the constructive sales price for purposes of determining gross income from the property under section 613.
Property
The term property has the meaning given such term by section 614.
Special rules and definitions
Administrative requirements
Withholding and deposit of tax
The Secretary shall provide for the withholding and deposit of the tax imposed under section 5901 on a quarterly basis.
Records and information
Each taxpayer liable for tax under section 5901 shall keep such records, make such returns, and furnish such information (to the Secretary and to other persons having an interest in the taxable crude oil or natural gas) with respect to such oil as the Secretary may by regulations prescribe.
Taxable periods; return of tax
Taxable period
Except as provided by the Secretary, each calendar year shall constitute a taxable period.
Returns
The Secretary shall provide for the filing, and the time for filing, of the return of the tax imposed under section 5901.
Definitions
For purposes of this chapter—
Producer
The term producer means the holder of the economic interest with respect to the crude oil or natural gas.
Crude oil
The term crude oil includes crude oil condensates and natural gasoline.
Premises and crude oil product
The terms premises and crude oil product have the same meanings as when used for purposes of determining gross income from the property under section 613.
Adjustment of removal price
In determining the removal price of oil or natural gas from a property in the case of any transaction, the Secretary may adjust the removal price to reflect clearly the fair market value of oil or natural gas removed.
Regulations
The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
.
Deductibility of tax
The first sentence of section 164(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new paragraph:
The tax imposed by section 5901(a) (after application of section 5901(b)) on the severance of crude oil or natural gas from the outer Continental Shelf in the Gulf of Mexico.
.
Clerical amendment
The table of chapters for subtitle E is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
Chapter 56. Tax on severance of crude oil and natural gas from the outer Continental Shelf in the Gulf of Mexico.
.
Effective date
The amendments made by this section shall apply to crude oil or natural gas removed after December 31, 2017.
Repeal of corporate income tax exemption for publicly traded partnerships with qualifying income and gains from activities relating to fossil fuels
In general
Section 7704(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—
by striking subparagraph (E),
by redesignating subparagraphs (F) and (G) as subparagraphs (E) and (F), respectively, and
by striking the flush matter at the end.
Conforming amendment
Section 988(c)(1)(E)(iii)(III) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking or (G)
and inserting or (F)
.
Effective date
The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Maintaining American competitiveness
Purposes; definitions
Purposes
The purposes of this title are—
to ensure that the shift to a clean energy economy in the United States is not eroded by the transition to foreign countries of the manufacturing of goods in energy-intensive industrial sectors;
to ensure the competitiveness of United States manufacturing and industry;
to make trade a tool for the mitigation of emissions, rather than the source of a substantial increase, as determined by the National Climate Change Council, in greenhouse gas emissions by industrial entities located in foreign countries caused by an increased cost of production in the United States resulting from the implementation of this Act;
to provide an incentive for high-emissions foreign countries to strengthen the climate regulations and address the greenhouse gas emissions of those countries; and
to prevent an increase in greenhouse gas emissions from foreign countries as a result of direct and indirect compliance costs incurred under this title.
Definitions
In this title:
Climate duty
The term climate duty means a duty assessed by the United States on the importation into the customs territory of the United States of a covered good.
Covered good
The term covered good means a good that is entered under a heading or subheading of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States that corresponds to the North American Industrial Classification System code for an eligible industrial sector, as established in the concordance between North American Industrial Classification System codes and the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States prepared by the United States Census Bureau.
Eligible industrial sector
The term eligible industrial sector means an industrial sector in the United States that is subject to a climate duty, as determined under section 602(a).
Energy-intensive
The term energy-intensive, with respect to an industrial sector, means that the industrial sector has an energy intensity of not less than 5 percent, as calculated based on the quotient obtained by dividing, as determined using the average of the 3 most recent calendar years for which data are available—
the cost of the electricity and fuel purchased by the industrial sector; by
the total value of the sales of the industrial sector.
Incremental cost
The term incremental cost means the increased cost of production of a covered good due to compliance with applicable energy and climate laws (including regulations) and subsidies of—
the United States; or
a foreign country.
Industrial sector
In general
The term industrial sector means any sector that—
is in the manufacturing sector (as defined in North American Industrial Classification System codes 31, 32, and 33); or
beneficiates or otherwise processes (including through agglomeration) a metal ore, including—
iron or copper ore;
soda ash; and
phosphate.
Exclusion
The term industrial sector does not include any sector involving only the extraction of—
a metal ore;
soda ash; or
phosphate.
Trade-intensive
The term trade-intensive, with respect to an industrial sector, means that not less than 15 percent of domestic consumption from the industrial sector is a result of importation, as calculated based on the quotient obtained by dividing, as determined using the average of the 3 most recent calendar years for which data are available—
the value of the total imports of the industrial sector; by
the number equal to the sum of—
the number equal to the difference between—
the domestic production of the industrial sector; and
the exports of the industrial sector; and
the value of the imports of the industrial sector.
Leveling playing field for domestic manufacturers
Eligible industrial sectors
Designation
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator, by regulation, shall designate, in accordance with paragraph (2) and with the advice of the Council, each eligible industrial sector that is subject to a climate duty under this section.
Determination
An industrial sector shall be an eligible industrial sector if the industrial sector—
is—
energy-intensive; and
trade-intensive; or
has an energy intensity of not less than 20 percent, as determined by the Council, based on the quotient obtained by dividing, as determined using the average of the 3 most recent calendar years for which data are available—
the cost of electricity and fuel purchased by the industrial sector; by
the value of the sales of the industrial sector.
Publication and updating of list
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than once every 3 years thereafter, the Administrator shall publish or update, as applicable, in the Federal Register a list of eligible industrial sectors designated under paragraph (1).
Regulations
In general
The President, in consultation with the Administrator, with the concurrence of the Council and the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, shall promulgate regulations that—
establish—
a list of countries from which the United States imports covered goods;
a methodology for calculating—
the incremental cost of producing covered goods in—
the United States; and
each foreign country included on the list under clause (i); and
subject to subsection (c)(3)(A), the amount of the climate duty to be imposed on imports of covered goods from each eligible industrial sector;
a list of the climate duties to be applied to imports from each eligible industrial sector, as determined in accordance with the methodology under clause (ii)(II); and
procedures to prevent circumvention of the climate duty for a covered good that is manufactured or processed in more than 1 foreign country;
subject to subsection (c)(3)(B), require the payment of an appropriate climate duty for the importation into the customs territory of the United States of covered goods; and
describe the procedures to be applied by U.S. Customs and Border Protection relating to the declaration and entry of covered goods into the customs territory of the United States.
Revisions
Not less frequently than once every 3 years, the President, with the advice of the Council, shall publish in the Federal Register revised incremental cost calculations for the United States and foreign countries, to be determined in accordance with paragraph (1)(A)(ii)(I), as necessary to account for any modifications during the preceding 3 calendar years to applicable climate- and energy-related laws (including regulations).
Imposition of climate duty on imported covered goods
In general
The owner or operator of an entity that imports a covered good shall pay to the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection the climate duty required under subsection (b) with respect to the applicable eligible industrial sector.
Waivers
Petition
The owner or operator of an entity that imports a covered good may submit to the President a petition for a waiver of the climate duty required for the covered good under this subsection.
Approval
The President shall provide to an owner or operator the waiver requested in a petition submitted under subparagraph (A), if the owner or operator demonstrates to the satisfaction of the President that the covered good imported by the owner or operator has an energy intensity or trade intensity, as calculated in accordance with paragraph (5) or (8), respectively, of section 601(b), equal to less than the energy intensity or trade intensity calculated for the overall eligible industrial sector in which the covered good is classified.
Limitations
Maximum amount
A climate duty imposed on the importation of a covered good pursuant to this subsection shall not exceed an amount equal to the incremental cost of domestic production of the covered good, as determined in accordance with subsection (b)(1)(A)(ii)(I).
Exempted foreign countries
A product that originates from a foreign country that meets any of the following criteria shall be exempt from a climate duty under this subsection:
The United Nations has identified the country as among the least developed of developing countries.
The country has been determined to be responsible for less than 0.5 percent of total global greenhouse gas emissions.
The country has been determined to be responsible for less than 5 percent of United States imports for an eligible industrial sector.
The country is a party to an international agreement to which the United States is also a party that includes a nationally enforceable and economywide greenhouse gas emissions reduction commitment for that country, which is at least as stringent as the commitment of the United States.
The country is party to a multilateral or bilateral emissions reduction agreement to which the United States is also a party relating to an applicable eligible industrial sector.
The country has an annual energy intensity, as calculated in accordance with section 601(b)(5), for an eligible industrial sector that is not greater than the energy intensity for the eligible industrial sector in the United States during the most recent 3-calendar-year period for which data are available.
Making American manufacturing energy efficient
Definitions
In this section:
Eligible entity
The term eligible entity means an energy-intensive manufacturer that—
is a nongovernmental entity; and
is headquartered in the United States.
Energy-intensive manufacturer
In general
The term energy-intensive manufacturer means a private entity operating in an industrial sector that uses an onsite fossil fuel heating system in a manufacturing process.
Inclusions
The term energy-intensive manufacturer includes an entity described in subparagraph (A) that—
manufactures steel or cement;
is a pulp or paper mill; or
operates in an energy-intensive industrial sector.
Fossil fuel heating system
The term fossil fuel heating system means a boiler, furnace, hot water heater, or forced air system that uses coal, oil, natural gas, propane, or any other fossil fuel, as determined by the Secretary.
Program
The term Program means the energy-efficient manufacturing program established under subsection (b)(1).
Energy efficient manufacturing program
Establishment
The Secretary shall establish program, to be known as an energy-efficient manufacturing program
.
Competitive grants
In general
In carrying out the Program, the Secretary shall provide grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities to implement energy efficiency improvements at facilities in the United States.
Selection criteria
Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and not later than 90 days after the date on which any subsequent amounts are appropriated to carry out the Program, the Secretary shall publish criteria for the selection of eligible entities to receive grants under the Program, including criteria prioritizing the applications submitted under subparagraph (C) based on—
the non-Federal cost-share, relative to the value of the grant;
the rapidity of the achievement of reductions in emissions due to the replacement of a fossil fuel heating system as described in subparagraph (F)(i);
the ability to use the energy efficiency improvements funded by the grant as a model of deployment of zero-emission heating technologies across the United States; and
such other achievements as the Secretary considers to be appropriate.
Applications
In general
To be eligible to receive a grant under this paragraph, an eligible entity or consortium of eligible entities shall submit to the Secretary an application or joint application, respectively, in accordance with clause (ii), by not later than 120 days after the date of publication by the Secretary of the selection criteria under subparagraph (B).
Inclusions
An application submitted under this subparagraph shall include a description of the means by which—
the eligible entity or consortium, as applicable, will—
achieve compliance with any applicable selection criteria under subparagraph (B); and
measure and verify proposed energy savings; and
to the maximum extent practicable, the energy efficiency improvements proposed to be achieved using the grant could be used as a model of deployment for other manufacturers across the United States.
Selection
Not later than 120 days after the deadline described in subparagraph (C)(i), the Secretary shall select eligible entities to receive grants under the Program.
Maximum amount
The amount of a grant provided under the Program shall not exceed $100,000,000.
Use of funds
An eligible entity or consortium, as applicable, shall use a grant provided under the Program—
to replace a fossil fuel heating system with—
a zero-emission heating system; or
a heating system that is at least 50 percent more energy efficient; or
to make energy efficiency improvements that reduce the total electricity usage of each applicable eligible entity by not less than 10 percent.
Cost sharing
In general
The non-Federal share of the cost of each activity carried out using a grant provided under the Program shall be—
determined by the Secretary, taking into consideration the receipt of any other Federal funds by the applicable eligible entity; but
not less than 20 percent.
No repayment of Federal share
The Secretary shall not require repayment of the Federal share of an activity carried out using a grant provided under the Program as a condition of providing the grant.
Reports
In general
For purposes of analyzing the Program, the Secretary shall determine the data required to be submitted to the Secretary by eligible entities as a condition of receiving grants under the Program.
Proprietary information
In carrying out this paragraph, the Secretary shall provide appropriate protections for—
proprietary information; and
intellectual property rights.
Funding
The Secretary shall use to carry out this section not more than $2,000,000,000 for each fiscal year from the Climate Fund.
Mobilizing American resources
National Climate Change Council
Definition of fossil fuel
In this section, the term fossil fuel has the meaning given the term fossil fuel resource in section 610(a) of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978.
Establishment
There is established in the Executive Office of the President a council, to be known as the National Climate Change Council
, to coordinate all activities and programs of the Federal Government relating to the transition from fossil fuels by January 1, 2050.
Membership
The membership of the Council shall consist of—
the Secretary;
the Secretary of Education;
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development;
the Secretary of Labor;
the Secretary of Transportation;
the Secretary of the Treasury;
the Administrator;
the Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality;
the Director of the National Economic Council; and
the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy.
Duties
2050 plans
In general
The Council shall develop plans to ensure that each sector in the United States that combusts fossil fuels transitions away from fossil fuel emissions by January 1, 2050, in accordance with this subsection.
Proposed plans
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Council shall—
identify each sector in the United States economy that combusts fossil fuels; and
publish in the Federal Register a proposed plan to transition that sector away from fossil fuels.
Final plans
Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Council shall publish in the Federal Register the final plan developed under this paragraph for each sector.
Requirements
Use of existing authorities
The Council shall—
to the maximum extent practicable, use existing authorities to execute each plan developed under this paragraph; and
identify any new statutory authority necessary to execute each plan.
Public comment
The Council shall provide notice and an opportunity for public comment for a period of not less than 90 days for each plan developed under this paragraph.
Submission to Congress
Not later than 60 days after the date of publication of a final plan under paragraph (1)(C) with respect to which the Council identifies under paragraph (1)(D)(i)(II) a new statutory authority necessary to execute the plan, the Council shall submit to Congress draft legislative text for that new authority.
5-year reviews
Not less frequently than once every 5 years, the Council shall review and update, as necessary, each plan developed under this subsection, taking into consideration—
new market conditions;
advances in technology; and
such other factors as the Council determines to be appropriate.
2040 review
Not later than January 1, 2040, the Council shall—
identify any sector that is not expected to achieve compliance with the targets established for the sector in an applicable plan under this subsection by December 31, 2040; and
establish a program to reduce emissions from that sector through investment in international clean and renewable energy projects.
New grant program authority
In general
The Council may establish such new programs as the Council determines to be appropriate to provide grants for not more than 20 percent of the costs incurred in connection with the acquisition of components for, or the development, construction, or engineering of, activities and programs described in a plan developed under subsection (d).
Funding
The Council may use to carry out this subsection such amounts in the Climate Fund as are not otherwise expended to carry out this Act and the amendments made by this Act.
Carbon fees
If, in conducting the 2040 review under subsection (d)(4) for any sector (other than sectors covered under section 101 and title II), the Council determines that new authority is necessary to meet a target established under subsection (d), the Secretary of the Treasury may, in consultation with the Council, assess the fees necessary to meet the target under subsection (d).
Climate Fund; climate bonds
Climate Fund
Establishment
There is established in the Treasury of the United States a fund, to be known as the Climate Fund
.
Responsibility of Secretary
The Secretary of the Treasury (or a designee) (referred to in this section as the Secretary) shall take such actions as the Secretary determines to be necessary to assist in implementing the establishment of the Climate Fund in accordance with this Act.
Use of funds
In general
Any amounts deposited in the Climate Fund shall only be used to carry out this Act and the amendments made by this Act.
Allocation
Not later than the date that is 14 days before the first day of each applicable fiscal year, the Council shall make a determination regarding the allocation of funds pursuant to subparagraph (A) for the following fiscal year.
Minimum allocation
For each fiscal year, at least 40 percent of the funds deposited in the Climate Fund shall be used to carry out title I, the amendments made by title I, and section 704.
Climate bonds
Initial capitalization
During the 1-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue climate bonds in an amount not to exceed $150,000,000,000 on the credit of the United States, the proceeds of which shall be deposited in the Climate Fund.
Future capitalization
After the expiration of the 1-year period described in paragraph (1), the Secretary may issue additional climate bonds on the credit of the United States in excess of the limitation established under that paragraph, in an amount not to exceed $150,000,000,000 for each fiscal year.
Interest
A climate bond shall bear interest at the rate the Secretary sets for Treasury bonds.
Promotion
In general
The Secretary shall take such actions, independently and in conjunction with financial institutions offering climate bonds, to promote the purchase of climate bonds, including campaigns describing the financial and social benefits of purchasing climate bonds.
Promotional activities
The promotional activities under paragraph (1) may include advertisements, pamphlets, or other promotional materials—
in periodicals;
on billboards and other outdoor venues;
on television;
on radio;
on the Internet;
within financial institutions that offer climate bonds; or
any other venues or outlets the Secretary may identify.
Limitation
There are authorized to be appropriated for the promotional activities under this subsection not more than—
$10,000,000 for the first fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of this Act; and
$2,000,000 for each fiscal year thereafter.
Fair working wages and Davis-Bacon compliance
In general
All laborers and mechanics employed on projects funded directly by or assisted in whole or in part by the Climate Fund under this Act shall be paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing on projects of a character similar in the locality as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with subchapter IV of chapter 31 of part A of subtitle II of title 40, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Davis-Bacon Act
).
Authority
With respect to the labor standards specified in this subsection, the Secretary of Labor shall have the authority and functions set forth in Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 (64 Stat. 1267; 5 U.S.C. App.) and section 3145 of title 40, United States Code.
Accelerating 100 percent locally
Establishment of grant program
In general
The Secretary shall establish a program under which the Secretary shall provide grants, on a competitive basis, to units of tribal and local government or consortia of those units to plan and implement a transition to 100-percent clean and renewable energy.
Goals
The goals of the program under this subsection are—
to facilitate the rapid transition to 100-percent clean and renewable energy at the municipal and regional levels throughout the United States by providing—
planning grants to support necessary activities to transition to 100-percent clean and renewable energy; and
implementation grants for communities that—
have completed the planning process; and
are ready to begin implementing 100-percent clean and renewable energy plans;
to encourage the adoption of clean and renewable energy resources at the local and regional levels, while increasing the access that low-income communities and disadvantaged communities have to the many benefits of clean energy, most notably—
improved environmental quality;
healthier living conditions; and
lower energy costs;
to increase knowledge and acceptance of, and exposure to, clean and renewable energy practices for consumers, businesses, and local elected officials and planning staff;
to encourage the innovation and investment necessary to achieve large-scale deployment of clean and renewable energy;
to investigate differences in energy use among communities and develop best practices for transitioning to clean and renewable energy in various communities and regions throughout the United States; and
to reduce and displace petroleum use and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by accelerating the transition to clean and renewable energy at the local and regional levels in the United States.
Applications
In general
To be eligible to receive a grant under this subsection, a unit of tribal or local government, or a consortium of 1 or more such units, shall submit to the Secretary an application in such manner and containing such information as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, by not later than 150 days after the date of publication by the Secretary of selection criteria under subsection (c)(3).
Joint sponsorship
In general
Subject to subparagraph (B), an application submitted under paragraph (1) may be jointly sponsored by—
electric utilities;
clean energy equipment manufacturers;
technology providers; or
such other entities as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.
Disbursement of grants
A grant provided under this section shall only be disbursed to a unit of tribal or local government, or a consortium of those units, regardless of whether the application is jointly sponsored under subparagraph (A).
Selection
In general
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and not later than 1 year after the date on which any subsequent amounts are made available to carry out this section, the Secretary shall select the units of tribal or local government and consortia of those units to receive grants under this section, taking into consideration the factors and criteria described in paragraphs (2) and (3).
Factors for consideration
In selecting units of government and consortia to receive grants under this subsection, the Secretary—
shall ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that—
the combination of selected units is diverse with respect to—
population, population density, and demographics;
urban and suburban composition;
typical commuting patterns;
climate;
geographical distribution; and
applicable types of utilities (including investor-owned, publicly owned, cooperatively owned, distribution-only, and vertically integrated utilities); and
at least 1 unit of government selected serves a population of less than 500,000;
in addition to the factors described in subparagraph (A), may give preference to applicants proposing a greater non-Federal cost-share;
shall prioritize the provision of grants for communities that demonstrate affordable modes of transitioning to clean and renewable energy for residents of low-income communities and disadvantaged communities; and
shall take into consideration previous investments by the Department of Energy and other Federal departments and agencies to ensure that the maximum domestic benefit from Federal investments is realized.
Selection criteria
In general
Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and not later than 90 days after the date on which any subsequent amounts are made available to carry out this section, the Secretary shall publish criteria for the selection of units of tribal and local government to receive grants under this section.
Application requirements
The criteria published by the Secretary under subparagraph (A) shall include the following application requirements:
A proposed level of cost sharing, in accordance with subsection (f)(2).
A description of the relevant stakeholders that the applicant will involve, including—
elected and appointed officials;
all relevant generators and distributors of electricity;
State utility regulatory authorities;
departments of public works and affordable housing;
community groups or individuals that can provide expertise regarding environmental justice considerations;
entities representing low-income communities and disadvantaged communities; and
third-party providers of renewable energy and energy efficiency services.
A cost proposal describing funds that would be used to support and ensure the participation of community groups from all economic levels in stakeholder meetings.
A description of the means by which the planning process will take into consideration the needs of environmental justice populations, low-income communities, and disadvantaged communities.
For planning grants, a proposed schedule for the planning process.
For implementation grants—
a proposed implementation schedule;
a description of—
the role that energy efficiency improvements will play in the implementation process;
any technical assistance the applicant will seek as part of the implementation process;
updated construction permitting or inspection processes (or a plan to update construction permitting or inspection processes) to allow for expedited installation of renewable energy equipment;
the means by which local women-owned, minority-owned, or veteran-owned businesses will be involved in the implementation process; and
any workforce development and professional development activities that will be incorporated into the implementation process;
a proposed plan for—
making necessary utility and grid upgrades, including a plan for recovering the cost of the upgrades; and
monitoring and evaluating the implementation of the applicable plan, including metrics for assessing the success of implementation and an approach to updating the plan, as appropriate; and
such other merit-based criteria as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.
Maximum amount
The amount of a grant provided under this section shall not exceed $1,000,000.
Use of funds
A recipient of a grant provided under this section shall use the grant to design or implement a plan for transition by the community served by the recipient to 100-percent clean and renewable energy.
Cost sharing
In general
The non-Federal share of the cost of each activity carried out using a grant provided under this section—
shall be determined by the Secretary in accordance with paragraph (2), taking into consideration the receipt of any other Federal funds by the applicant;
shall be not less than 60 percent; and
may be reduced or eliminated by the Secretary, as the Secretary determines to be necessary.
Calculation of amount
In calculating the amount of the non-Federal share under this section, the Secretary—
may include allowable costs in accordance with applicable cost principles, including—
cash;
personnel costs;
the value of a service, other resource, or third-party in-kind contribution determined in accordance with the applicable circular of the Office of Management and Budget;
indirect costs or facilities and administrative costs; or
any funds received under the power program of the Tennessee Valley Authority or any Power Marketing Administration (except to the extent that such funds are made available under an annual appropriations Act);
shall include contributions made by State, tribal, or local government entities and private entities; and
shall not include—
revenues or royalties from the prospective operation of an activity beyond the period covered by the grant; or
proceeds from the prospective sale of an asset of an activity.
No repayment of Federal share
The Secretary shall not require repayment of the Federal share of an activity carried out using a grant provided under this section as a condition of providing the grant.
Reports
In general
For purposes of analyzing the grant program under this section, the Secretary shall—
determine the data required to be submitted to the Secretary by grant recipients as a condition of receiving grants; and
develop metrics to evaluate the performance of the grant recipients.
Privacy protections
In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall provide appropriate protections for consumer privacy.
Funding
The Secretary shall use to carry out this section not more than $1,000,000,000 for each fiscal year from the Climate Fund.
Climate justice resiliency
Definitions
In this section:
Climate impacts
In general
The term climate impacts means the damage to the health of human and natural environments, habitats, and the economy caused by factors such as erratic climate and weather extremes due to excess carbon pollution in the atmosphere.
Inclusions
The term climate impacts includes—
the increased frequency of—
extreme weather, such as hurricanes, tornadoes, and snowstorms;
floods;
wildfires;
droughts;
disease; and
heatwaves;
sea level rise;
ocean acidification; and
altered—
ecosystems and habitats; and
soil health and crop availability.
Climate justice resiliency project
The term climate justice resiliency project means a project, plan, fund, or other proposal to mitigate climate impacts on a climate resiliency hotspot community.
Climate resiliency hotspot community
The term climate resiliency hotspot community means a community that is—
likely to experience climate impacts;
traditionally unable to afford the management or mitigation of climate impacts; and
likely to receive a high score in the report described in subsection (i).
Eligible entity
The term eligible entity means—
a State;
an Indian tribe;
a territory;
a municipality;
a county;
a locality;
a native Hawaiian community; and
a nonprofit community organization.
Establishment
The Administrator, in consultation with the Council, shall establish a Climate Justice Resiliency Grant Program to provide block grants to eligible entities to promote climate justice resiliency projects described in subsection (g).
Environmental justice study
In general
To facilitate administration of grants under this section, not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Council shall conduct a county-by-county or equivalent regional or tribal environmental justice study to identify climate resiliency hotspot communities.
Requirements
The study described in paragraph (1)—
shall be conducted in consultation with—
climate resiliency hotspot communities; and
communities that are likely to receive a high score in the report described in subsection (i);
shall identify localities based on geographical proximity to climate impacts, socioeconomic, public health, and environmental hazard criteria; and
may include an area—
that is disproportionately affected by climate impacts or other hazards that lead to negative public health effects, exposure, or environmental degradation;
with a concentration of individuals who have—
a low income;
high unemployment;
a low level of homeownership;
a high rent burden;
a low level of educational attainment; or
a disproportionate health burden; or
with a climate-sensitive population.
Eligibility for grant funds
In general
To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, an eligible entity shall submit to the Council a plan for a climate justice resiliency investment for not less than 5 years that describes climate justice resiliency projects prioritized based on the study carried out under subsection (c).
Contents
The multiyear plan described in paragraph (1) shall include—
a description of—
the proposed climate justice resiliency project; and
the climate resiliency hotspot communities intended to benefit from the proposed climate justice resiliency project;
the expected climate resiliency improvement benefits; and
a funding level request.
Application process
The Council shall establish application requirements for participation in the Climate Justice Resiliency Grant Program established under subsection (b).
Grant funds
The Administrator, in consultation with the Council, shall award to eligible entities grant funds commensurate with the duration and scope of the proposed climate justice resiliency project.
Climate justice resiliency projects
In general
Subject to paragraph (2), an eligible entity may use grant funds made available under this section to carry out a climate justice resiliency project, including—
a project related to—
climate impact disaster adaptation and planning;
wetland restoration;
mine reclamation;
a seawall, levee, or other coastal flood mitigation effort;
the development of—
a community evacuation plan;
resources for safe and complete evacuation;
a community plan for returning after an evacuation; or
a plan for funding for the relocation of Indian tribes in the event of a climate impact disaster;
brownfields redevelopment;
rural water and waste disposal;
lead and asbestos hazard reduction in homes with high flood, hurricane, or sea level rise exposure risk;
flood and wildfire mapping, planning, and adaptation;
public transportation;
vehicle traffic emissions exposure reduction;
a road or bridge that facilitates disaster evacuation;
a local food cooperative or market;
public sewage;
broadband Internet;
a microgrid;
air conditioning units for low-income housing; or
emergency communication infrastructure;
a fund established to assist evacuees to return home after an evacuation; or
a disaster loan.
Exclusions
An eligible entity shall not use funds made available under this section to carry out an activity relating to—
the generation of electricity;
carbon capture or sequestration; or
a highway.
Cost-Sharing requirement
The Council—
shall require eligible entities that receive funds under this section to enter into a cost-sharing agreement for, at a minimum, 20 percent of the total cost of the proposed climate justice resiliency project; and
may, at the discretion of the Council, waive the cost-sharing requirement described in paragraph (1).
Report to Congress
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Council shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that describes—
in detail the manner in which this section will be carried out; and
the results of the study required under subsection (c), including a score for each locality studied based on the level of climate impacts experienced by the locality.
Regulations
The Administrator, in consultation with the Council, may promulgate regulations to carry out this section.
Funding
The Administrator shall use to carry out this section from the Climate Fund not more than—
$2,000,000,000 for the first fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of this Act through fiscal year 2030; and
$10,000,000 for each fiscal year thereafter.
Miscellaneous
Tax amendments review
Not later than December 31, 2035, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall—
review the amendments to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 made by this Act to determine if the amendments are effective and should continue; and
report to Congress any recommended modifications to the amendments.