,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aajg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ac1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,mc,nerney introduced the following
 bill2 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 systems4  #a4      
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,solar ,energy ,deployment ,act of  
#bjac4  #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 
7#a7 ,qualifying solar equipment ,the   
term qualifying solar equipment means   
property described in clause 7i7 or 7ii7
 of section #dh7;a77#c77;,a7 of the     
,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf4  7#b7
 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means  
the ,secretary of ,energy4  7#c7 ,state 
and local governments ,the term ,state  
and local governments includes          
municipalities1 counties1 transit       
agencies1 school districts1 water       
districts1 ,indian tribes1 and          

territories4 ,such term does not include
 an entity eligible for a credit allowed
 under section #dh of the ,internal     
,revenue ,code of #aihf with respect to 
qualifying solar equipment4  #c4 ,solar 
energy grant program  7a7 ,establishment
 ,the ,secretary shall establish a      
program to award grants1 on a           
competitive basis1 to ,state and local  
governments for the design1 purchase1   
and installation of qualifying solar    
equipment on rooftops or parking        
structures owned by the ,state or local 
government4  7b7 ,competitive criteria  
,in determining which ,state and local  
governments to award grants to under    
this section1 the ,secretary shall      
consider--  7#a7 the speed with which   
solar energy systems can be deployed2   
7#b7 the total amount of solar energy to
 be deployed2  7#c7 the financial need  
of the ,state or local government2  7#d7
 the use of best practices to ensure    
maximum efficiency of deployed systems2 
7#e7 the use of materials and components

 that are manufactured in the ,united   
,states2 and  7#f7 other criteria the   
,secretary considers relevant4  #d4     
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
are authorized to be appropriated to the
 ,secretary for carrying out this ,act  
#aej1jjj1jjj for each of the fiscal     
years #bjad through #bjah4