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113th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1107
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 13, 2013
Mr. McNerney
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Energy and
Commerce
A BILL
To provide for the establishment of a grant program to
assist State and local governments to install solar energy
systems.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Solar Energy Deployment Act of
2013.
2.
Definitions
In this Act:
(1)
Qualifying solar
equipment
The term
qualifying solar equipment means property described in clause
(i) or (ii) of section 48(a)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
(2)
Secretary
The
term Secretary means the Secretary of Energy.
(3)
State and local
governments
The term
State and local governments includes municipalities, counties,
transit agencies, school districts, water districts, Indian tribes, and
territories. Such term does not include an entity eligible for a credit allowed
under section 48 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to
qualifying solar equipment.
3.
Solar energy
grant program
(a)
Establishment
The Secretary shall establish a program to
award grants, on a competitive basis, to State and local governments for the
design, purchase, and installation of qualifying solar equipment on rooftops or
parking structures owned by the State or local government.
(b)
Competitive
criteria
In determining which State and local governments to
award grants to under this section, the Secretary shall consider—
(1) the speed with which solar energy systems
can be deployed;
(2) the total amount
of solar energy to be deployed;
(3) the financial need
of the State or local government;
(4) the use of best
practices to ensure maximum efficiency of deployed systems;
(5) the use of
materials and components that are manufactured in the United States; and
(6) other criteria the
Secretary considers relevant.
4.
Authorization of
appropriations
There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for carrying out this Act
$150,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2014 through 2018.