[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2386 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2386

To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to include American Samoa, Guam, 
the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the 
     Virgin Islands in certain efforts to reduce diesel emissions.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 13, 2009

     Mr. Sablan (for himself, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. 
 Faleomavaega, and Mr. Pierluisi) introduced the following bill; which 
          was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to include American Samoa, Guam, 
the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the 
     Virgin Islands in certain efforts to reduce diesel emissions.

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

SECTION 1. DIESEL EMISSIONS REDUCTION.

    (a) Amendments.--Subtitle G of title VII of the Energy Policy Act 
of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16131 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding clause (i) in section 
        791(3)(B), by inserting ``in any State'' after ``nonprofit 
        organization or institution'';
            (2) in section 791(9), by striking ``The term `State' 
        includes the District of Columbia.'' and inserting ``The term 
        `State' includes the District of Columbia, American Samoa, 
        Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto 
        Rico, and the Virgin Islands.''; and
            (3) in section 793(c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``51 States'' 
                and inserting ``56 States'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``1.96 
                percent'' and inserting ``1.785 percent'';
                    (C) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ``51 States'' 
                and inserting ``56 States'';
                    (D) in paragraph (2)(B), by amending clause (ii) to 
                read as follows:
                            ``(ii) the amount of funds remaining after 
                        each State described in paragraph (1) receives 
                        the 1.785-percent allocation under this 
                        paragraph.''; and
                    (E) by amending paragraph (4) to read as follows:
            ``(4) Unclaimed funds.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Any funds that are not claimed 
                by a State for a fiscal year under this subsection 
                shall be used to carry out section 792.
                    ``(B) Reallocation among territories.--
                Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), any funds that are 
                not claimed by a grantee or loan recipient listed in 
                subparagraph (C) for a fiscal year may be reallocated 
                by the Administrator among the grantees and loan 
                recipients listed in subparagraph (C) that have claimed 
                all funds allocated for such fiscal year. Any funds so 
                reallocated shall be for use in accordance with this 
                section.
                    ``(C) List.--For purposes of subparagraph (B), the 
                grantees and loan recipients listed in this 
                subparagraph are American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth 
                of the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the 
                Virgin Islands.''.
    (b) Application.--Irrespective of the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the amendments made by this section apply with respect to funding 
for fiscal year 2010 and each subsequent fiscal year.
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