[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2731 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2731

    To direct the Secretary of Education, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Energy, to establish a 2-year grant program to compensate 
                    schools for rising energy costs.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 2, 2001

  Mr. Baird (for himself, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. DeFazio, and Mr. 
   Inslee) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
    To direct the Secretary of Education, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Energy, to establish a 2-year grant program to compensate 
                    schools for rising energy costs.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``School Energy Assistance Act of 
2001''.

SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM TO COMPENSATE SCHOOLS FOR RISING ENERGY COSTS.

    (a) Program Authorized.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this section, the Secretary of Education, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Energy, shall establish a 2-year grant program to 
provide reimbursements under subsection (b) to assist eligible entities 
under subsection (c) that have been severely impacted by rising energy 
prices.
    (b) Reimbursements to Eligible Entities.--To the extent practicable 
and subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary of 
Education shall provide reimbursements to eligible entities under 
subsection (c) in an amount up to 50 percent of the amount of the 
increase in annual energy costs experienced by the eligible entity for 
the academic year involved. In providing such reimbursements, the 
Secretary may give priority to eligible entities that have demonstrated 
the greatest need for such funds and the strongest commitment to energy 
conservation.
    (c) Eligible Entity Described.--An eligible entity is a local 
educational agency or a Bureau funded school (as such terms are defined 
in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 
et seq.)) that has--
            (1) reduced annual energy consumption on a per capita basis 
        (based on the number of students served) by at least 10 percent 
        from the previous academic year; and
            (2) experienced an increase in annual energy costs of at 
        least 15 percent over the 1999-2000 academic year (without 
        regard to the reduction required under paragraph (1)).
    (d) Applications.--An eligible entity desiring funds under this 
section shall submit an application to the Secretary of Education, in 
such form, at such time, and containing such information as the 
Secretary may require.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $250,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2002 and 2003.
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