7 U.S.C. § 918a : US Code - Section 918A: Energy generation, transmission, and distribution facilities efficiency grants and loans in rural communities with extremely high energy costs

Search 7 U.S.C. § 918a : US Code - Section 918A: Energy generation, transmission, and distribution facilities efficiency grants and loans in rural communities with extremely high energy costs

(a) In general
The Secretary, acting through the Rural Utilities Service, may - 
(1) in coordination with State rural development initiatives,
make grants and loans to persons, States, political subdivisions
of States, and other entities organized under the laws of States
to acquire, construct, extend, upgrade, and otherwise improve
energy generation, transmission, or distribution facilities
serving communities in which the average residential expenditure
for home energy is at least 275 percent of the national average
residential expenditure for home energy (as determined by the
Energy Information Agency using the most recent data available);
(2) make grants and loans to the Denali Commission established
by the Denali Commission Act of 1998 (42 U.S.C. 3121 note; Public
Law 105-277) to acquire, construct, extend, upgrade, and
otherwise improve energy generation, transmission, or
distribution facilities serving communities described in
paragraph (1); and
(3) make grants to State entities, in existence as of November
9, 2000, to establish and support a revolving fund to provide a
more cost-effective means of purchasing fuel where the fuel
cannot be shipped by means of surface transportation.
(b) Authorization of appropriations
(1) In general
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this
section $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2001 and such sums as are
necessary for each subsequent fiscal year.
(2) Limitation on planning and administrative expenses
Not more than 4 percent of the amounts made available under
paragraph (1) may be used for planning and administrative
expenses.