H.R. 6536 — Introduced in House

I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6536 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 30, 2023Mr. Soto (for himself, Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida, Mr. Frost, Ms. Castor of Florida, and Mrs. González-Colón) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To provide that local governments may receive grants to carry out HOMES rebate programs and high-efficiency electric home rebate programs in States in which the applicable State energy office is not carrying out such a program, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Reforming Energy-Efficient Buildings and Appliances Tax Exemptions Act or the REBATE Act. 2. DOE Rebate Programs (a) Home energy performance-based, whole-House rebates (1) Allocation of funds Section 50121(a) of the Public Law 117–169 (42 U.S.C. 18795(a)) is amended— (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting and eligible local governments after State energy offices; and (B) in paragraph (2)— (i) by striking redistributed to the State energy offices operating a HOMES rebate program using a grant received under this section in proportion to the amount distributed to those State energy offices under subparagraph (A)(ii) and inserting , subject to subparagraph (C), distributed to each eligible local government for which an application, submitted not later than December 31, 2024, by such eligible local government, under subsection (b) is approved; and (ii) by adding at the end the following: (C) Distribution The Secretary shall distribute money under subparagraph (B) so that the total amount received by all eligible local governments described in subparagraph (B) within a State is equal to the total amount reserved for the State energy office of the State under subparagraph (A). . (2) Application Section 50121(b) of the Public Law 117–169 (42 U.S.C. 18795(b)) is amended by inserting or eligible local government after A State energy office. (3) HOMES Rebate Program Section 50121(c) of the Public Law 117–169 (42 U.S.C. 18795(c)) is amended— (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting or eligible local government after State energy office; (B) in paragraph (3), by inserting or eligible local government after State energy office; (C) in paragraph (4), by inserting or eligible local government after State energy office; (D) in paragraph (5), by inserting and eligible local governments after States; and (E) in paragraph (7), by inserting or eligible local government after State energy office. (4) Definitions Section 50121(d) of the Public Law 117–169 (42 U.S.C. 18795(d)) is amended— (A) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows: (2) HOMES rebate program The term HOMES rebate program means a Home Owner Managing Energy Savings rebate program— (A) established by a State energy office as part of an approved State energy conservation plan under the State Energy Program; or (B) carried out pursuant to this section by an eligible local government. ; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (4) Eligible local government The term eligible local government means a unit of local government that is located in a State in which the State energy office has not established a HOMES rebate program, did not receive a grant to develop and implement a HOMES rebate program under this section, or otherwise does not plan to develop and implement a HOMES rebate program or receive a grant under this section, as indicated by the State withdrawing an application under subsection (b), a veto of funding awarded under this section by the Governor of the State, or as otherwise determined by the Secretary. . (b) High-Efficiency electric home rebate program (1) Allocation of funds Section 50122(a) of Public Law 117–169 (42 U.S.C. 18795a(a)) is amended— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) by striking state energy offices and indian tribes and inserting State energy offices, eligible local governments, and Indian Tribes; and (ii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting and eligible local governments after State energy offices; and (B) in paragraph (2)— (i) in subparagraph (C)(i), by striking redistributed to the State energy offices operating a high-efficiency electric home rebate program in proportion to the amount distributed to those State energy offices under that clause and inserting , subject to subparagraph (D), distributed to each eligible local government for which an application, submitted not later than December 31, 2024, by such eligible local government, under subsection (b) is approved; and (ii) by adding at the end the following: (D) Distribution The Secretary shall distribute money under subparagraph (C)(i) so that the total amount received by all eligible local governments described in subparagraph (C)(i) within a State is equal to the total amount reserved for the State energy office of the State under subparagraph (A). . (2) Application Section 50122(b) of the Public Law 117–169 (42 U.S.C. 18795a(b)) is amended by inserting , eligible local government, after A State energy office. (3) High-efficiency Electric Home Rebate Program Section 50122(c) of the Public Law 117–169 (42 U.S.C. 18795a(c)) is amended— (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting , eligible local governments, after State energy offices; (B) in paragraph (5)(A), by inserting , eligible local government, after State energy office; (C) in paragraph (8), by inserting , eligible local government, after State energy office; and (D) in paragraph (9), by inserting , eligible local government, after State energy office. (4) Definitions Section 50122(d) of the Public Law 117–169 (42 U.S.C. 18795a(d)) is amended— (A) in paragraph (2), by inserting , eligible local government, after State energy office; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (7) Eligible local government The term eligible local government means a unit of local government that is located in a which the State energy office does not have a high-efficiency electric home rebate program, did not receive a grant to develop and implement a high-efficiency electric home rebate program, or otherwise does not plan to develop and implement a high-efficiency electric home rebate program, as indicated by the State withdrawing an application under subsection (b), a veto of funding awarded under this section by the Governor of the State, or as otherwise determined by the Secretary. .