1.Short title; table of
contents
(a)This Act may be cited
as the Thermal Renewable Energy and
Efficiency Act of 2010
.
(b)The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Purpose.
Sec. 4. Statement of policy.
TITLE I—Modification of credit for electricity produced from
certain renewable sources
Sec. 101. Extension of renewable electricity credit to thermal
energy.
Sec. 102. Federal purchase requirement amendments.
TITLE II—Exempt facility bonds
Sec. 201. Exempt facility bonds.
TITLE III—Energy sustainability and efficiency grants for
institutions
Sec. 301. Definition of institutional entity.
Sec. 302. Availability of grants.
Sec. 303. Authorization of appropriations for
grants.
2.Congress finds that—
(1)approximately 30
percent of the total quantity of energy consumed in the United States is used
to provide thermal energy for heating and cooling building space, domestic hot
water, and industrial processes;
(2)thermal energy is
an essential, but often overlooked, segment of the national energy mix;
(3)district energy
systems use 1 or more central plants to provide thermal energy to multiple
buildings that range in size from campus applications to systems heating entire
towns or cities;
(4)district energy
systems provide sustainable thermal energy infrastructure by producing and
distributing thermal energy from combined heat power, sources of industrial or
municipal surplus heat, and from renewable sources such as biomass, geothermal,
and solar energy;
(5)as of 2009, the
United States had approximately 2,500 operating district energy systems;
(6)district energy
systems provide advantages that support secure, affordable, renewable, and
sustainable energy for the United States, including—
(A)use of local fuels
or waste heat sources that keep jobs and energy dollars in local
economies;
(B)stable,
predictable energy costs for businesses and industry;
(C)reduction in
reliance on fossil fuels;
(D)reduction in
emissions of greenhouse gases; and
(E)flexibility to
modify fuel sources in response to future changes in fuel availability and
prices and development of new technologies;
(7)district energy
helps cut peak power demand and reduce power transmission and distribution
system constraints by—
(A)meeting air
conditioning demand through delivery of chilled water produced with heat from
combined heat and power or other energy sources; and
(B)shifting power
demand through thermal storage and, with combined heat and power, generating
power near load centers;
(8)combined heat and
power systems increase energy efficiency of power plants by capturing thermal
energy and using the thermal energy to provide heating and cooling, more than
doubling the efficiency of conventional power plants;
(9)according to the
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, if the United States was able to increase
combined heat and power from approximately 9 percent of total electric
generation capacity to 20 percent by 2030, the increase would—
(A)save as much
energy as half of all household energy consumption;
(B)create
approximately 1,000,000 new jobs;
(C)avoid more than
800,000,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions annually, which is
equivalent to taking half of all United States passenger vehicles off the road;
and
(D)save hundreds of
millions of barrels of oil equivalent; and
(10)constraints to
significant expansion of district energy and combined heat and power
include—
(A)the lack of
economic value in the energy marketplace for the environmental, grid support,
energy security, and local economic development benefits of district energy
systems;
(B)relatively high
project development costs due to the variety of institutional, legal, and
technical issues that must be addressed; and
(C)the high costs of
debt service, particularly in the early years of systems development before a
broad base of customers has connected.
3.The purpose of this Act is to encourage the
implementation of thermal energy infrastructure order to—
(1)increase energy
efficiency;
(2)increase use of
renewable energy resources;
(3)revitalize the
infrastructure of the cities and institutions of the United States;
(4)reduce local and
regional air pollution;
(5)reduce emissions
of greenhouse gases;
(6)reduce emissions
of ozone-depleting refrigerants; and
(7)enhance power grid
reliability and overall energy supply reliability and energy security.
4.It is the policy of the
United States that, in energy policy development and program implementation,
the following factors should be considered:
(1)Thermal energy
represents a significant part of the energy requirements of the United States,
providing building heating and cooling, domestic hot water, and industrial
process energy.
(2)There are many
opportunities for meeting thermal energy requirements directly through
renewable energy sources or recycled energy (such as recovered waste heat),
without generation of electricity.
(3)Policies and
incentives for encouraging renewable energy and energy efficiency should
address thermal energy as well as electricity.
(4)District energy
systems provide an important means of delivering sustainable thermal energy to
consumers, and provide energy security benefits, by—
(A)cutting peak power
demand;
(B)reducing power
transmission and distribution system constraints; and
(C)providing
flexibility to modify fuel sources in response to future changes in fuel
availabilities and prices and development of new technologies.
<enum>I</enum><header>Modification of
credit for electricity produced from certain renewable sources</header>
<section id="H6728BF6D0FDC46EB97F63609BA8A5E86"><enum>101.</enum><header>Extension of
renewable electricity credit to thermal energy</header>
<subsection id="H1B0F3109E78D47E290E68428CE944B97"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Credit To
include production of thermal energy</header><text>Section 45 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H650951774F2B4EC0AFCBEA8F447BF161" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H1E5CE7E1EE0F4042B22349302F9C00C1"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Credit for
production of thermal energy</header>
<paragraph id="H8581F769441B44D995DA642A835486C6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In the case of a taxpayer who—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF265406A4F814D2697671F5F7FDD9B6F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>produces thermal
energy from a qualified energy resource described in subparagraph (B), (C),
(D), (G), (I), or (J) of subsection (c)(1) at a qualified facility described in
paragraph (2), (3), (4), (6), (7), (11), or (12) of subsection (d), and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4C6102DB6E33422FB56C9A8893BD5F36"><enum>(B)</enum><text>makes an election
under this subsection with respect to such facility,</text>
</subparagraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">subsection
(a) shall be applied by substituting <quote>each 3,412 Btus of thermal energy
(or fraction thereof)</quote> for <quote>the kilowatt hours of
electricity</quote> in paragraph (2) thereof.</continuation-text></paragraph><paragraph id="H18D0639C3BC84CE9A8F043E0ADEAFF1A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Thermal
energy</header><text>For purposes of this section, the term <term>thermal
energy</term> means heat (in the form of hot water or steam) or cooling (in the
form of chilled water or ice).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB324B484AA0D45CD84BE2FB0DCCFCA61"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Additional
qualifications</header>
<subparagraph id="HEFC4489ACE57441BB3A338A12EB24E64"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Combined heat
and power facility</header><text>In the case of a facility producing both
electricity and thermal energy, such facility shall not be treated as a
qualified facility unless such facility—</text>
<clause id="H45AD221FBD854073A89C52FA6E696C13"><enum>(i)</enum><text>meets the
requirements of section 48(c)(3)(A) (without regard to clause (iv) thereof);
and</text>
</clause><clause id="HD6CE994A97C641179549481EA6CBD169"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>was originally
placed in service after the date of the enactment of the Thermal Renewable
Energy and Efficiency Act of 2010, and before the date which is 5 years after
such date.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC3FA4BCDD57849FBB31B382E679357C3"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Thermal
facility</header><text>In the case of a facility producing only thermal energy,
such facility shall not be treated as a qualified facility unless such
facility—</text>
<clause id="HEC2F07C7430E4F5B97E3BF24A0E7DA4A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>has an energy
efficiency percentage (as determined under section 48(c)(3)(C)) in excess of 60
percent; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H9D3C60DB04FB462284ABB4538D6E0E5A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>was originally
placed in service after the date of the enactment of the Thermal Renewable
Energy and Efficiency Act of 2010, and before the date which is 5 years after
such date.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H38ECDDAE6B6B42CE9E25935E95FB0E98"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Denial of double
benefit</header><text>If an election under this subsection is in effect with
respect to any facility, no credit shall be allowed under subsection (a) with
respect to the production of electricity at such facility.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFA897511FE444D5D9000BA945839232A"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Election</header>
<subparagraph id="H9BCC1F7FB0704FA2A619540D26B8E59B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>An election under this subsection shall specify the
facility to which the election applies and shall be in such manner as the
Secretary may by regulations prescribe.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD299C07D8C19486CB31FBAD4B9727BF1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Election
irrevocable</header><text>Any election made under this subsection may not be
revoked except with the consent of the
Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HD95C54BFC4EF4A689D1C6329B4BA6977"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Naturally
occurring cold water sources treated as qualified energy
resource</header><text>Paragraph (1) of section 45(c) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HE476FCB9AD524A86B3C395EC4D50CAA1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end of subparagraph (H),</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA9A38B3985BC4FA69AC299D9AC8173B2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking the
period at the end of subparagraph (I) and inserting <quote>, and</quote>,
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3320CBBBC4124B90A61555EEB5B8ADF3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H533F953F95B3466A95BF13AA11359FEA" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HB5BC712AE685470D93E6915B2178EF84"><enum>(J)</enum><text>naturally
occurring cold water sources which are used to provide thermal energy for air
conditioning.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H274557BF05C548BBB0F31C52C8698E58"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Qualified
facilities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 45(d) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following
new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEB2FF2C266D94F32A82649FB978AB407" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HB1873056F19D4E06B7A2444D6A1912FA"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Natural air
conditioning system facility</header><text>In the case of a facility providing
thermal energy for air conditioning from naturally occurring cold water
sources, the term <term>qualified facility</term> means any facility owned by
the taxpayer which is originally placed in service after the date of the
enactment of the <short-title>Thermal Renewable Energy and
Efficiency Act of 2010</short-title>, and before the date which is 5 years
after such
date.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HE0FCB5E8F815474F8EB18CFF65C3A8BC"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Conforming
amendments</header>
<paragraph id="HEE9F7A126D234AF5ADE3CF6246D979C8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section
45(b)(4)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting
<quote>or thermal energy</quote> after <quote>electricity</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB96027C24CA04DA180A072EA632F85CE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section 45(c)(2)
of such Code is amended by inserting <quote>or thermal energy</quote> after
<quote>electricity</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC914B1BA9CF74DEEACE6CCD28ED4D7F2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Section 45(d) of
such Code is amended by inserting <quote>or thermal energy</quote> after
<quote>electricity</quote> each place it appears in paragraphs (2), (3), (4),
(6), (7), and (11).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H745B1EB2B3204FF89BD71E789E50162F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Section 45(e) of
such Code is amended by inserting <quote>or thermal energy</quote> after
<quote>electricity</quote> each place it appears in paragraphs (1), (4), and
(9).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3CC3DEE2A23B4661BCCC5C437E2DA1E3"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The heading of
section 45 of such Code is amended by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">and thermal energy</header-in-text></quote> after
<quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">Electricity</header-in-text></quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA61766B33FB64896B96D866E2713B0B3"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The item relating
to section 45 in the table of sections for subpart D of part IV of subchapter A
of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by inserting <quote>and thermal
energy</quote> after <quote>Electricity</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HEBA7DB8E62744E23B630C77F2F49B222"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Modification of
definition of open-Loop biomass</header>
<paragraph id="HEB04992D64824FE7B7BEB8C3210222C4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraph (3) of
section 45(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the
end the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H651812CB285E4DAC903C9CDAAFF34B59" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HB24FD53BADD14A748F2BB5E9D18CC1F7"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Special rule for
thermal facilities</header><text>In the case of a qualified facility which
produces thermal energy with respect to which the taxpayer makes an election
under subsection (f), the term <quote>open-loop biomass</quote> has the meaning
given the term in section 203(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, as
amended.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB4AC36456C4D4543A7269A6305DA8440"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>Subparagraph (A) of section 45(c)(3) of such Code is
amended by striking <quote>The</quote> and inserting <quote>Except as provided
in subparagraph (C), the</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB8C4D2EA280D40F0928DB9CB16D621C3"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall apply to energy
produced and sold after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H96286DBD03E941A28AAC62C15AD25F88"><enum>102.</enum><header>Federal
purchase requirement amendments</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 203 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005
(42 U.S.C. 15852) is amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA1D9AF0F3F50478A9FD23533898CEC0D" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HD52E273E0B644329842742B277ABD89C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H7C78EE0B913C42219E65B1A56E5C7A82"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Biomass</header><text>The
term <term>biomass</term> means the following types of nonhazardous organic
materials:</text>
<subparagraph id="HA548011B76BD4639ACD105957E956098"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Residues and
byproducts from milled logs.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7122BBB3AD844A6DBA6A8163C5CB9AE4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Wood, paper
products that are not commonly recyclable, and vegetation (including trees and
trimmings, yard waste, pallets, railroad ties, crates, and solid-wood
manufacturing and construction debris), if diverted from or separated from
other waste out of a municipal waste stream.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HACD61D1CE3B24EE5A786DAFD8705F64A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Hazard trees,
trimmings, and brush that are necessary to remove in order to maintain a
utility right-of-way or a public road (not including any unpaved road on
Federal land).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9FC8728979D94A75BCB67F62ADD2EC17"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Trees, trimmings,
and brush harvested from the immediate vicinity of any building, campground, or
other structure in wildfire prone areas to reduce the risk to the structure or
campground or to human life from wildfires.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H09BA3FADECA84C938293147984141BB3"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Invasive species
(as defined in Executive Order 13112 (42 U.S.C. 4321 note; relating to invasive
species)) removed to control or eradicate the invasive species.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF5ECFB71070243629EA97545F8C5D127"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Animal waste and
animal byproducts (including biogas and any solid produced by
micro-organisms).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5F69061C6A46466DA969EBEF80B78510"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Food waste.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H23F9C828A39B4D1BBBF10230F6DB240C"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Algae.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H00B0B0B4FD2B422C9B28F527967894D7"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Slash, brush,
trees, and other vegetation that is harvested from non-Federal land or Indian
land—</text>
<clause id="H6752FE6C90464412972CBBA87AD83584"><enum>(i)</enum><text>that is, at the
time of harvest—</text>
<subclause id="H35E3CD56FFF94DDAAB6F7492ACBC24A7"><enum>(I)</enum><text>naturally
regenerated forest land;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HC9F80E3413D54035BF3AB9424150A33A"><enum>(II)</enum><text>forest land that
was planted for the purpose of restoring land to a naturally regenerated
forest; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H2A6F2862E42746659D8EC80E47C4B831"><enum>(III)</enum><text>if harvested in
quantities and through practices that maintain or contribute toward the
restoration of the species, ecological systems, and ecological communities for
which the conservation forest land was identified, conservation forest land;
or</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H51BE1E8038C94A4EA60152383E427725"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>that is—</text>
<subclause id="H1B347A5A30AC4CF6BB64594C6BE20DDF"><enum>(I)</enum><text>at the time of
harvest, planted forest land; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HBE47125B01394D4B86461D3050211D48"><enum>(II)</enum><text>on the date of
enactment of the <short-title>Thermal Renewable Energy and
Efficiency Act of 2010</short-title>, cropland (including fallow land),
pastureland, or planted forest land.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB397F097157C43F78B5C74CDED11C6EE"><enum>(J)</enum><text>Crops, crop
byproducts, and crop residues from non-Federal land or Indian land that
is—</text>
<clause id="H660398D2ED4C4CD7A2127DD754F4CC0B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>at
the time of harvest, not forest land; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H3C0CCADF50664D0B98E6BC10EBF9D2FA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>on the date of
enactment of the <short-title>Thermal Renewable Energy and
Efficiency Act of 2010</short-title>—</text>
<subclause id="HDD25E6A3DD3B4F9FA6CDDCBDA73EF1CB"><enum>(I)</enum><text>cropland
(including fallow land and not including planted forest land); or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H440FD3CB3AB84641930BCA593C4E1E26"><enum>(II)</enum><text>pastureland.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0B6EEA3474974D9F8E685722EF12309E"><enum>(K)</enum><text>If harvested from
Federal land in accordance with applicable law and land management plans and in
quantities and through practices that maintain or contribute toward the
restoration of ecological sustainability—</text>
<clause id="H93F40708555D424791B41B834C8F53B6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>slash; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HD91EBB3D4DBD4F848BA90E7676576740"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>brush and trees
that are byproducts of ecological restoration, disease or insect infestation
control, or hazardous fuels reduction treatments and—</text>
<subclause id="HB0C7B39AF8564706A779957F5F23267F"><enum>(I)</enum><text>are from stands
that—</text>
<item id="H7C0C8B04BDA041FCAA9F83C9FFFA564F"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>were killed by an
insect or disease epidemic or a natural disaster; and</text>
</item><item id="H2150001D9BF2435992273850496CAEB7"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>do
not meet the utilization standards for sawtimber; or</text>
</item></subclause><subclause id="H45C66E2F1F8E4578B16205AC175F9C48"><enum>(II)</enum><text>do not exceed the
minimum size standards for sawtimber.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6953471751204254B46223D10F7497EF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conservation
forest land</header>
<subparagraph id="H43D4DE54DC5C40AEBAFEFDF1B3E27154"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <term>conservation forest land</term> means
forest land that contains a species, or includes all or part of an ecological
system or community, that is at risk of extinction or elimination within a
State or globally.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA0857DFBE0B74CCE9E394C05139B713D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Identification</header><text>Conservation
forest land shall be identified based on the best available science and data by
any of—</text>
<clause id="HBA6A75CB17E5410782D0904BC58EF038"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the State in which
the land is located, unless the land is under the jurisdiction of an Indian
tribe;</text>
</clause><clause id="HAD1F6D027CE94DB1A703627D57E0BE96"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an Indian tribe
with jurisdiction over the land; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H905E2E95B1FF4B0689FD05B7D99014D4"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in consultation
with the State in which the land is located or the Indian tribe with
jurisdiction over the land—</text>
<subclause id="H0F63FFD5AE0E4D37956591B7DB4695D1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the Secretary of
Agriculture; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HD3A850B4AEA94F14B6691B44D22C0452"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the Secretary of
the Interior.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1563267123014DBBB5C471387AF2CE79"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><text>A
tract of conservation forest land may not be removed from conservation forest
land status under this section as a result of land management practices on the
tract that—</text>
<clause id="H6C2CB3026D8C4910A8A2763DB95DD91C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>occurred on or
after the <short-title>Thermal Renewable Energy and
Efficiency Act of 2010</short-title>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H8C16DEA89EA14F23AE1E6288FFA1658A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>contributed
toward the elimination of the species, or all or part of an ecological system
or ecological community for which the land was identified as conservation
forest land.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H22F87E06533642AA847D614F1FC75769"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Federal
land</header>
<subparagraph id="HAEF387B1123944D086FDAA23726299B8"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <term>Federal land</term> means—</text>
<clause id="HAD99F01312974C6595D3C177CA2E26A4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>National Forest
System land; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H569803F92FD94766A046BDE627228037"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>public lands (as
defined in section 103 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976
(43 U.S.C. 1702)).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF49BAC5D84E74E62B0D44445CBB302B6"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exclusions</header>
<clause id="HA02337D660B14834A2B2FB9BEB06ED91"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <term>Federal land</term> does not
include—</text>
<subclause id="H02BCA194629F43E7B31309B47D3D01DF"><enum>(I)</enum><text>any area
designated by Congress to be administered for conservation purposes; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HF7401B256608475BA4A4A32FAB5A7FF4"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a National
Monument proclaimed by the President.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H9016CB07E1ED4B878179EB3940E0361D"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Old growth or
late successional forest stands</header><text>The term <term>Federal
land</term> does not include an old growth or late successional forest stand
unless biomass from the stand does not exceed the minimum size standards for
sawtimber and is a byproduct of an ecological restoration treatment that fully
maintains, or contributes toward the restoration of, the structure and
composition of an old growth forest stand in accordance with the old growth
conditions characteristic of the forest type and retains the large trees
contributing to old growth structure.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9BBF463FFF75403E85785CC8DB6414FD"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Indian
land</header><text>The term <term>Indian land</term> has the meaning given the
term <term>Indian country</term> in section 1151 of title 18, United States
Code.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDAE4ED9D0DBB4AB48C913DAD3A827DBD"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Indian
tribe</header><text>The term <term>Indian tribe</term> has the meaning given
the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance
Act (25 U.S.C. 450b).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H12FB9E254F884649B3BB1851125AD1CD"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Non-Federal
land</header><text>The term <term>non- Federal land</term> means land that is
not owned by the Federal Government.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3DA3BC471D874CCEAE373587276C7B0A"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Renewable
energy</header><text>The term <term>renewable energy</term> means energy
generated from solar, wind, biomass, landfill gas, ocean (including tidal,
wave, current, and thermal), geothermal, municipal solid waste, or new
hydroelectric generation capacity achieved from increased efficiency or
additions of new capacity at an existing hydroelectric project.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9DC6F0ABC9F64681A38DCFBC5BB711A0"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Secretary
concerned</header><text>The term <term>Secretary concerned</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6FCCB693534E4A6486FF7F0CFBA9BD75"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Secretary of
Agriculture, with regard to—</text>
<clause id="HB453C305C4A7479BA65CDA10E5D45126"><enum>(i)</enum><text>National Forest
System land; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H4A0B9389B50F4685B2380BBE76148BF9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>except as
provided by subparagraph (B), non-Federal land; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD13775B9556A44028198ACAEE376B22B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Secretary of
the Interior, with regard to—</text>
<clause id="HC1569AAFAB3D4BECBCF3B30E38E8D968"><enum>(i)</enum><text>public lands (as
defined in section 103 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976
(43 U.S.C. 1702)); and</text>
</clause><clause id="H2EBE7C7DEFE440F19CD479EA31704049"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Indian
land.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><enum>II</enum><header>Exempt facility
bonds</header>
<section id="HF9EB238CFF9445DB924C843A064EE944"><enum>201.</enum><header>Exempt facility
bonds</header>
<subsection id="HF2D96151FBCC45D285A87EEAF5E714AC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition of
local district heating and cooling facilities</header><text>Subparagraph (A) of
section 142(g)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking
<quote>a pipeline or network (which may be connected to a heating or cooling
source) providing hot water, chilled water, or steam</quote> and inserting
<quote>equipment for producing thermal energy in the form of hot water, chilled
water or steam, distributing that thermal energy in pipelines and transferring
the thermal energy</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1D5ACC47873C4F319471A59D3455AA4E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Public use
requirement</header><text>The Secretary shall promulgate regulations
establishing that a local district heating or cooling facility will be treated
in all events as serving a general public use for purposes of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>III</enum><header>Energy
sustainability and efficiency grants for institutions</header>
<section id="H52CB947835524D04B876D06D3264B289"><enum>301.</enum><header>Definition of
institutional entity</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
399A(a)(5) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6371h–1(a)(5))
is amended by inserting <quote>a not-for-profit district energy system,</quote>
after <quote>utility,</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H2A6F3E10A88041D6838A5630E2D26B46"><enum>302.</enum><header>Availability of
grants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 399A(f) of the
Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6371h–1(f)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H8B3F6F2844554682A93DDDBEFFADEB1E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6B16496FB4E4492190032FC15E078BE2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A)(i), by striking <quote>$50,000</quote> and inserting
<quote>$90,000</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAE4B3C1487D7421C889CF3B6A323FC31"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B)(i), by striking <quote>$90,000</quote> and inserting
<quote>$150,000</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5B60A880D36642A0936828DE366624FE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(C)(i), by striking <quote>$250,000</quote> and inserting
<quote>$600,000</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2B7EAEC295024DA3A5801ED121F6C60F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph
(3)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB4DD033C7BA548F79D00BA4C1601BCE2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A), by striking <quote>$1,000,000</quote> and inserting
<quote>$20,000,000</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCF054030CD404191B4BE7F830D9ED3C1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B), by striking <quote>60 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>30
percent</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="H3BF0DCC4F45D49D294E69CC5585D7449"><enum>303.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations for grants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 399A(i)(1) of the Energy Policy and
Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6371h–1(i)(1)) is amended by striking
<quote>$250,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2013</quote> and
inserting <quote>$500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2011 through
2015</quote>.</text>
</section>