[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[S. 1562 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1562

 To direct the Secretary of Energy to provide grants to States for the 
              distribution of compact fluorescent lights.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              June 7, 2007

   Mr. Biden 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 direct the Secretary of Energy to provide grants to States for the 
              distribution of compact fluorescent lights.

    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 ``Fluorescent Lightbulb Implementation 
Program to Save Americans Value and Energy''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Low-income household.--The term ``low-income 
        household'' means a household with a total annual household 
        income that does not exceed the greater of--
                    (A) an amount equal to 150 percent of the poverty 
                level of a State; or
                    (B) an amount equal to 60 percent of the State 
                median income.
            (2) Medium base compact fluorescent lamp.--The term 
        ``medium base compact fluorescent lamp'' has the meaning given 
        the term in section 321(30)(S) of the Energy Policy and 
        Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6291(30)(S)).
            (3) Poverty level.--The term ``poverty level'' has the 
        meaning given the term in section 2603 of the Low-Income Home 
        Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8622).
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Energy.
            (5) State.--The term ``State'' means--
                    (A) a State; and
                    (B) the District of Columbia.
            (6) State median income.--The term ``State median income'' 
        has the meaning given the term in section 2603 of the Low-
        Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8622).

SEC. 3. COMPACT FLUORESCENT LIGHTING GRANT PROGRAM.

    (a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish and carry out a 
program under which the Secretary shall provide grants to States for 
the distribution of medium base compact fluorescent lamps to households 
in the State.
    (b) Application Requirements.--To be eligible to receive a grant 
under this section a State shall--
            (1) submit to the Secretary an application, in such form 
        and by such date as the Secretary may specify, that contains--
                    (A) a plan describing the means by which the State 
                will use the grant funds; and
                    (B) such other information as the Secretary may 
                require; and
            (2) agree--
                    (A) to conduct public education activities to 
                provide information on--
                            (i) the efficiency of using medium base 
                        compact fluorescent lamps; and
                            (ii) the cost savings associated with using 
                        medium base compact fluorescent lamps;
                    (B) to conduct outreach activities to ensure, to 
                the maximum extent practicable, that households in the 
                State are informed of the distribution of the medium 
                base compact fluorescent lamps in the State;
                    (C) to coordinate activities under this section 
                with similar and related Federal and State programs; 
                and
                    (D) to comply with such other requirements as the 
                Secretary may establish.
    (c) Priority.--A State that receives a grant under this section 
shall give priority to distributing medium base compact fluorescent 
lamps to low-income households in the State.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated $50,000,000 
to carry out this Act.
    (b) Congressional Intent.--It is the intent of Congress that the 
amounts made available under this section shall supplement, not 
supplant, amounts provided under sections 361 through 364 of the Energy 
Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6321 through 6324).
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