3.0.0 3829 2023-01-11T13:38:40Z 2023-01-11T13:38:40Z House HR 2017-09-26 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 154 (Tuesday, September 26, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SOTO:H.R. 3829.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, of the United States Constitution.[Page H7533]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee Referred to 2017-09-29T20:39:55Z Referred to 2017-09-26T14:00:10Z 2017-09-29 hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. Committee 2017-09-26 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2017-09-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-09-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001200 Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] Darren Soto D FL 9 N C001107 Rep. Curbelo, Carlos [R-FL-26] Carlos Curbelo R FL 26 2017-09-26 True Energy Atmospheric science and weather Electric power generation and transmission Materials Natural disasters Public utilities and utility rates Energy 00 2017-09-26 Introduced in House 2017-11-01T21:12:26Z The Uniform Federal Grants for Resilient Infrastructure and Design Act of 2017 or the TUFGRID Act of 2017

This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE)to establish and carry out a program to provide grants to states, local governments, and electric utilities to make electric infrastructure more resilient to hurricanes, tornadoes, and other major weather-related events.

DOE must give priority in awarding grants to governments and electric utilities that serve areas historically prone to hurricanes, tornadoes, or other major weather-related events.

The federal share of the costs of a project or activity carried out using a grant under the program may not exceed 50%.

]]> TUFGRID Act of 2017 Display Title TUFGRID Act of 2017 Short Titles as Introduced TUFGRID Act of 2017 Short Titles as Introduced The Uniform Federal Grants for Resilient Infrastructure and Design Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To establish a program to provide grants to States, local governments, and electric utilities to make electric infrastructure more resilient to hurricanes, tornadoes, and other major weather-related events. Introduced in House 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr3829ih/xml/BILLS-115hr3829ih.xml 2017-09-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.