[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
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[S. 2429 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2429

To amend the Energy Conservation and Production Act to make changes in 
     the Weatherization Assistance Program for Low-Income Persons.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 13, 2000

  Mr. Jeffords (for himself, Mr. Moynihan, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Dodd, Mr. 
 Kennedy, and Mr. Lieberman) introduced the following bill; which was 
    read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
                               Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Energy Conservation and Production Act to make changes in 
     the Weatherization Assistance Program for Low-Income Persons.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 415 of the Energy Conservation and 
Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6865) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking the first 
                sentence;
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) by striking ``(A)''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``approve a State's 
                        application to waive the 40 percent requirement 
                        established in paragraph (1) if the State 
                        includes in its plan'' and inserting 
                        ``establish''; and
                            (C) by striking subparagraph (B); and
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``paragraphs (3) and (4)'' 
                        and inserting ``paragraph (3)'';
                            (ii) by striking ``$1,600'' and inserting 
                        ``$2,500'';
                            (iii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
                        ``and'' at the end;
                            (iv) in subparagraph (D), by striking the 
                        period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                            (v) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(E) the cost of making heating and cooling 
                modifications, including replacement.'';
                    (B) in paragraph (3)--
                            (i) by striking ``1991, the $1,600 per 
                        dwelling unit limitation'' and inserting 
                        ``2000, the $2,500 per dwelling unit average'';
                            (ii) by striking ``limitation'' each place 
                        it appears; and
                            (iii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 
                        ``the'' before ``fiscal year''; and
                    (C) by striking paragraph (4).
    (b) Repeal of Matching Requirement.--The matter under the heading 
``energy conservation (including transfer of funds)'' in title II of 
the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2000 (113 Stat. 1535, 1501A-180), is amended by striking ``grants:'' 
and all that follows and inserting ``grants.''.
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