,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bhah  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #bb1 #bjba,ms4 
,%]rill 7= h]self & ,ms4 ,blunt ,ro*e/]7
 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to require ! ,secret>y (      
,en]gy to e/abli% a grant program =     
,/ates to (fset increm5tal rate         
increases paid by l[-income h\seholds   
result+ f ! implem5tation (             
infra/ructure programs t are design$ to 
accel]ate ! necess>y replacem5t1 repair1
 or ma9t5ance ( natural gas di/ribution 
sy/ems1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,mitigate ,me?ane ,n[ ,act4  #b4        
,improv+ ! natural gas di/ribution sy/em
  7a7 ,program ,! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy    
%all e/abli% a grant program to provide 
f9ancial assi/ance to ,/ates to (fset ! 
increm5tal rate increases paid by       
l[-income h\seholds result+ f !         
implem5tation ( infra/ructure           
replacem5t1 repair1 & ma9t5ance programs

 t are approv$ by ! rate-sett+ entity & 
design$ to accel]ate ! necess>y         
replacem5t1 repair1 or ma9t5ance (      
natural gas di/ribution sy/ems4  7b7    
,date ( eligibility ,aw>ds may be       
provid$ "u ?is section to (fset rate    
increases describ$ 9 subsection 7a7     
occurr+ on or aft] ! date ( enactm5t (  
?is ,act4  7c7 ,prioritization ,!       
,secret>y %all collaborate ) ,/ates to  
prioritize ! di/ribution ( grants made  
"u ?is section4 ,at a m9imum1 !         
,secret>y %all consid] prioritiz+ !     
di/ribution ( grants to ,/ates :i* h--  
7#a7 au?oriz$ or adopt$ enhanc$         
infra/ructure replacem5t programs or    
innovative rate recov]y me*anisms1 su* z
 infra/ructure co/ track]s & rid]s1     
infra/ructure base rate sur*>ges1 def]r$
 regulatory asset programs1 & e>n+s     
/ability me*anisms2 &  7#b7 a viable    
means = deliv]+ f9ancial assi/ance to   
l[-income h\seholds4  7d7 ,audit+ &     
report+ requirem5ts ,! ,secret>y %all   
e/abli% audit+ & report+ requirem5ts =  

,/ates ) respect to ! p]=mance (        
eligible projects fund$ pursuant to     
grants aw>d$ "u ?is section4  7e7       
,prevail+ wages ,all labor]s & me*anics 
employ$ by contractors or subcontractors
 9 ! p]=mance ( con/ruction1 alt]ation1 
or repair "w assi/$1 9 :ole or 9 "p1 by 
a grant "u ?is section %all be paid     
wages at rates n less ?an ^? prevail+ on
 simil> con/ruction 9 ! locality z      
det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,labor 9       
accordance ) sub*apt] ,,iv ( *apt] #ca (
 title #dj4 ,) respect to ! labor /&>ds 
9 ?is subsection1 ! ,secret>y ( ,labor  
%all h ! au?ority & functions set =? 9  
,reorganization ,plan ,numb]$ #ad (     
#aiej 7#fd ,/at4 #abfg2 #e ,u4,s4,c4    
,app47 & section #cade ( title #dj4  7f7
 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7       
,innovative rate recov]y me*anisms ,!   
t]m innovative rate recov]y me*anisms   
means rate /ructures t all[ ,/ate public
 utility commissions to modify t>iffs & 
recov] co/s ( inve/m5ts 9 utility       
replacem5t incurr$ betwe5 rate cases4   

7#b7 ,l[-income h\sehold ,! t]m         
l[-income h\sehold means a h\sehold t is
 eligible to receive paym5ts "u section 
#bfje7;b77#b7 ( ! ,l[-,income ,home     
,en]gy ,assi/ance ,act ( #aiha 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #hfbd7;b77#b774  7g7          
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re are 
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to !         
,secret>y to c>ry out ?is section       
#bej1jjj1jjj 9 ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbb  
?r\gh #bjca4