,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fcdh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #i1 #bjbc,ms4
 ,matsui 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,cleav]1 ,mr4  
,fitzpatrick1 & ,mr4 ,s>banes7 introduc$
 ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !       
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a     
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy 
to e/abli% a grant program to facilitate
 tree plant+ t r$uces resid5tial en]gy  
consumption1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,trees = ,resid5tial ,en]gy & ,economic 
,sav+s ,act ( #bjbc or ! ,,trees ,act ( 
#bjbc4  #b4 ,tree plant+ grant program  
7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,n lat] ?an #ij days    
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !    
,secret>y %all e/abli% a program "u :i* 
! ,secret>y may aw>d grants to eligible 
entities to facilitate cov]$ projects 9 
accordance ) ?is section4  7b7          
,consultation ,9 c>ry+ out ! ,program1 !
 ,secret>y %all consult ) ! ,secret>y ( 
,agriculture1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,*ief ( !    
,=e/ ,s]vice4  7c7 ,applications ,to    

receive a grant "u ! ,program1 an       
eligible entity %all submit to !        
,secret>y an application at su* "t1 9   
su* =m1 & conta9+ su* in=mation z !     
,secret>y may require1 includ+ ! foll[+3
  7#a7 ,a description ( h[ ! propos$    
cov]$ project w r$uce resid5tial en]gy  
consumption4  7#b7 ,an e/imate ( !      
expect$ r$uction 9 resid5tial en]gy     
consumption to be a*iev$ by ! cov]$     
project4  7#c7 ,a description ( ! total 
eligible co/s ( ! project & o!r s\rces (
 fund+ = ! cov]$ project4  7#d7 ,a      
description ( anticipat$ community      
engagem5t 9 ! cov]$ project4  7#e7 ,a   
description ( ! tree species to be      
plant$ "u ! cov]$ project & !           
suitability ( su* species to ! local    
environm5t4  7d7 ,priority ,9 aw>d+     
grants "u ! ,program1 ! ,secret>y %all  
give priority to cov]$ projects t--     
7#a7 provide ! l>ge/ pot5tial r$uction 9
 resid5tial en]gy consumption =         
h\seholds ) a high en]gy burd52  7#b7   
provide maximum am\nts (--  7,a7 %ade   

dur+ p]iods :5 resid5ces are expos$ to !
 mo/ sun int5sity2 &  7,b7 w9d          
protection dur+ p]iods :5 resid5ces are 
expos$ to ! mo/ w9d int5sity2  7#c7 are 
locat$ 9 a neighborhood ) a l[ p]c5tage 
( tree canopy cov]2  7#d7 are locat$ 9 a
 neighborhood ) a high p]c5tage ( s5ior 
citiz5s or *ildr52  7#e7 are locat$ 9 an
 area :]e ! av]age annual income is bel[
 ! regional m$ian2  7#f7 w              
collaboratively engage community memb]s 
to be affect$ by ! tree plant+2 &  7#g7 
w employ local resid5ts z a sub/antial  
p]c5tage ( ! work=ce ( ! cov]$ project1 
) a focus on local resid5ts :o are      
unemploy$ or und]employ$4  7e7 ,tree    
plant+ goals ,subject to ! availability 
( appropriations1 ! ,secret>y %all1 to !
 maximum ext5t practicable1 aw>d grants 
"u ! ,program 9 a mann] t facilitates ! 
plant+ ( at lea/ #cjj1jjj trees ea* ye>4
  7f7 ,f$]al %>e ,! ,f$]al %>e ( ! co/ (
 a cov]$ project assi/$ by a grant aw>d$
 "u ! ,program %all be #ij p]c5t4  7g7  
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is  

au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out !
 ,program1 #ej1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal   
ye>s #bjbd ?r\gh #bjbh4  7h7 ,def9itions
 ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,cov]$ project ,! 
t]m cov]$ project means a tree plant+   
project c>ri$ out to r$uce resid5tial   
en]gy consumption4  7#b7 ,eligible co/  
,! t]m eligible co/ means1 ) respect to 
a cov]$ project-- 7,a7 ! co/ ( c>ry+ out
 ! project1 includ+--  7i7 plann+ &     
design activities2  7ii7 e/abli%+       
nurs]ies to supply trees2  7iii7 pur*as+
 trees2 &  7iv7 prep>+ sites & plant+   
trees2  7,b7 ! co/ ( ma9ta9+ & monitor+ 
plant$ trees = a p]iod ( n m ?an #c     
ye>s2  7,c7 ! co/ ( tra9+ activities2 & 
7,d7 any o!r co/ det]m9$ appropriate by 
! ,secret>y4  7#c7 ,eligible entity ,!  
t]m eligible entity means ea* ( !       
foll[+3  7,a7 ,a ,/ate gov]nm5t entity4 
7,b7 ,a local gov]nm5t entity4  7,c7 ,an
 ,indian ,tribe4  7,d7 ,a nonpr(it      
organization4  7,e7 ,a retail p[]       
provid]4  7#d7 ,en]gy burd5 ,! t]m en]gy
 burd5 means ! p]c5tage ( h\sehold      

income sp5t on resid5tial en]gy bills4  
7#e7 ,indian ,tribe ,! t]m ,indian      
,tribe has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section 
#d ( ! ,indian ,self-,det]m9ation &     
,education ,assi/ance ,act 7#be         
,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd74  7#f7 ,local gov]nm5t 
entity ,! t]m local gov]nm5t entity     
means any municipal gov]nm5t or c\nty   
gov]nm5t entity ) jurisdiction ov] local
 l& use decisions4  7#g7 ,nonpr(it      
organization ,! t]m nonpr(it            
organization means an organization      
describ$ 9 section #eja7;c77#c7 ( !     
,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf & exempt 
f tax "u section #eja7;a7 ( su* ,code4  
7#h7 ,program ,! t]m ,program means !   
program e/abli%$ "u subsection 7a74     
7#i7 ,retail p[] provid] ,! t]m retail  
p[] provid] means any entity au?oriz$ "u
 ,/ate or ,f$]al law to g5]ate1         
di/ribute1 or provide retail            
electricity1 natural gas1 or fuel oil   
s]vice4  7#aj7 ,secret>y ,! t]m         
,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy4