1.Short
title; table of contents
(a)This Act may be cited as the Green Jobs and Infrastructure Act of
2009
.
(b)The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of
contents.
Sec. 2. Definition of Secretary.
TITLE I—Clean technology manufacturing incentive
program
Sec. 101. Clean technology manufacturing incentive
program.
TITLE II—Advanced technology vehicles manufacturing incentive
program
Sec. 201. Advanced technology vehicles manufacturing incentive
program.
TITLE III—Energy efficiency and conservation block
grants
Sec. 301. Energy efficiency and conservation block
grants.
TITLE IV—Green energy jobs
Sec. 401. Clean Energy Service Corps.
Sec. 402. Green jobs.
2.In this Act, the
term Secretary means the Secretary of Energy.
<enum>I</enum><header>Clean technology
manufacturing incentive program</header>
<section id="ID2925C0923096448DBF59FFA665D02FAA"><enum>101.</enum><header>Clean
technology manufacturing incentive program</header>
<subsection id="ID7DC8D86405E34637BA0B313ED4617042"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Loans</header><text>The
Secretary shall provide loans to manufacturers to help finance the cost
of—</text>
<paragraph id="id4ACE33ED716B452685BB8E76C90CBAD6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>reequipping,
expanding, or establishing (including applicable engineering costs) a
manufacturing facility in the United States to produce clean technology
products and the significant component parts of those products,
including—</text>
<subparagraph id="id6E8940119DB5414BB9A0260BFAA3D939"><enum>(A)</enum><text>wind
turbines;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id336361C9132F41D987EF29B8C0C5212C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>solar energy
products;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4607D13A92EA45AB91BE0697CE91FF60"><enum>(C)</enum><text>fuel
cells;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB618806F2B484C3291B8772BAA94B3BC"><enum>(D)</enum><text>advanced
batteries and storage devices;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5F606A7C4DDD4831B2EE0D41F9894CE8"><enum>(E)</enum><text>biomass
engines;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID92e6a2b3ffc148d49f9f5576f78047e8"><enum>(F)</enum><text>geothermal
equipment;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc0b7a0fa50c7471bb0e264d168be8b39"><enum>(G)</enum><text>ocean energy
equipment;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf6fc3fb6b08e4003924658a30c58b056"><enum>(H)</enum><text>carbon capture
and storage;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3FE21975CEBB4AA198762ACEE44CC942"><enum>(I)</enum><text>energy efficiency
products, including appliances and products that are used to increase energy
efficiency by at least 30 percent over a baseline product (and significant
components of the appliances and products), subject to the condition that the
parts shall be integral to the overall efficiency of the end product;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa56342d667ac4db790896389e3b30077"><enum>(J)</enum><text>products for
retrofitting a manufacturing facility to improve industrial processes and
create greater energy efficiency through the use of technologies,
including—</text>
<clause id="IDca2dc6fb96e14927bde3793b3659d8f4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>combined heat and
power systems;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID54793f643f1f4ef1801d8d88d4d449df"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>natural gas
pressure recovery;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID3fd93c58b24b4131845d8c124eebfc5a"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>advanced
cogeneration;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDce45fc8d24fd4513bc7f5e52859a3400"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>gasification;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDf448174af4c5461eae122b94b080fe1e"><enum>(v)</enum><text>anaerobic
digestion; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDf7563eaaa5cb4c1b86cb1d249b47340a"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>landfill gas
recovery; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id22A5CDE1D38E4455BCF28807F3E41441"><enum>(2)</enum><text>improving the
energy-efficiency of the industrial processes of the manufacturers other than
through the production of products and component parts described in paragraph
(1)(J).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID566ABCCBF4AB4AE58F4897C46305CA2D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Period of
availability</header><text>A loan under subsection (a) shall apply to—</text>
<paragraph id="ID4623EA3D1F8F4F01AC65D682F717C076"><enum>(1)</enum><text>facilities and
equipment placed in service before December 30, 2012; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID008ACD80C1C74746B17C9FE25F0067A1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>clean technology
retooling costs, retrofitting costs, worker training costs, and other costs
described in subsection (a) incurred during the period beginning on the date of
enactment of this Act and ending on December 30, 2020.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID2D3ACCFF72AD4870814F1EBE87EAC2C2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Direct loan
program</header>
<paragraph id="IDDBCF1EEC23DA4EBBA35FEF25DC434246"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this
Act, subject to the availability of appropriated funds, the Secretary shall
carry out a program to provide a total of not more than $50,000,000,000 in
loans to eligible individuals and entities (as determined by the Secretary) for
the costs of activities described in subsection (a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID20C9FC26A715416889512B844654B910"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Application</header><text>An
applicant for a loan under this section shall submit to the Secretary an
application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as
the Secretary may require, including a written assurance that the wages and
benefits that will be provided to each individual that is employed by the
applicant (including a contractor or subcontractor) in carrying out activities
described in subsection (a) are at least equal to the average in the area, as
determined by the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDA6193256E0F142FB8D9749CCFCB2789B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Selection of
eligible projects</header><text>The Secretary shall select eligible projects to
receive loans under this subsection in cases in which, as determined by the
Secretary, the loan recipient—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID3A064EFBF1F04894B9CB024131449BA0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>has a viable
market for the product or component described in subsection (a);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2B282D5F08B34A8E92B916FC6DB6C7D7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>will provide
sufficient information to the Secretary for the Secretary to ensure that the
qualified investment is expended efficiently and effectively;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA08535634B014772B8B4E2797CB84899"><enum>(C)</enum><text>will provide such
information as the Secretary may request to demonstrate that the qualified
investment will preserve or create jobs; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9D35BB5D52C741E9B8FA652524BB2A59"><enum>(D)</enum><text>has met such
other criteria as may be established and published by the Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID83B65DDE7B444330A9AFE1F559044AF9"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Rates, terms,
and repayment of loans</header><text>A loan provided under this
subsection—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDA038CBEE38114EA58259AF7E7226AB17"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall have an
interest rate that, as of the date on which the loan is made, is equal to the
cost of funds to the Department of the Treasury for obligations of comparable
maturity;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5E32F4677DFC407696B6AEB15E5E126D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall have a term
equal to the lesser of—</text>
<clause id="ID2BDDB543E6B44124BE864A7B6BF64364"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
projected life, in years, of the eligible project to be carried out using funds
from the loan, as determined by the Secretary; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID19B1990E810C4F87A63782ADCC736351"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>25
years;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID06E1D7E70879495686C0870B6BF2EF6C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>may be subject to
a deferral in repayment for not more than 5 years after the date on which the
eligible project carried out using funds from the loan first begins operations,
as determined by the Secretary;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDB7C846DA9E2347FDAB0B6FD8E9499973"><enum>(D)</enum><text>shall be made by
the Federal Financing Bank; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9993DA9B418744758645D49B1AA47B85"><enum>(E)</enum><text>shall be repaid
in full if the loan recipient moves production of activities described in
subsection (a) outside of the United States during the term of the loan.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDC80710F228E44897A76F44C6C93BFCEE"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Fees</header><text>Administrative
costs shall be no more than $100,000 or 10 basis point of the loan.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID858716D342FE4A3796948ACE6DD2C30A"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>In
making loans to manufacturers under this section, the Secretary—</text>
<paragraph id="id4496F2E1388F4686963697CFE3F01169"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall give
priority to those facilities that are located in regions with the highest
unemployment rates; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9AA39628D2EA4641B7639DD81D752155"><enum>(2)</enum><text>may provide
awards or loan to facilities that are idle.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id875D45366D494D758126DAA66AE47340"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Manufacturing
Extension Partnership program</header><text>In carrying out this section, the
Secretary shall coordinate with the Secretary of Commerce in carrying out the
Manufacturing Extension Partnership program established under sections 25 and
26 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k,
278<added-phrase reported-display-style="italic">l</added-phrase>).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idE8B66FB984954BA2A9EB14A3443B1E3F"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Funding</header>
<paragraph id="idB23A6E735C054F3B9204016DC3C00EA1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not later
than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, on October 1, 2009, and
on each October 1 thereafter through October 1, 2012, out of any funds in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall
transfer to the Secretary for the cost of loans and loan guarantees to carry
out this section such sums as are necessary to provide the amount of loans
authorized under subsection (c)(1), to remain available until expended.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDDDDB9AFAA4B2435EB9C6E3EA8D700BC2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Receipt and
acceptance</header><text>The Secretary shall be entitled to receive, shall
accept, and shall use to carry out this section the funds transferred under
paragraph (1), without further appropriation.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Advanced
technology vehicles manufacturing incentive program</header>
<section id="ID64d2877d7b084f73884fcfd4d07982a2"><enum>201.</enum><header>Advanced
technology vehicles manufacturing incentive program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 136 of the Energy Independence and
Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17013) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="IDda6d43bd06a44e13a12ddd85120089aa"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(b), by striking <quote>30 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>80
percent</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID8496181e3dd84dda8d6e2ef04cfa2ea8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(i)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id13772CAEF4BC4858ADD4EF0AB39C9A65"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>(i) <header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Authorization of
appropriations</header-in-text>.—There</quote> and inserting the following:
<added-phrase reported-display-style="italic"></added-phrase></text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id54F58E6FCC03440089E89DF6A80AE626" style="OLC">
<subsection id="id84CF278EB16748BE9DD6F8ECE0BA1300"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Funding</header>
<paragraph id="id5996F98287EF433BB9B029A838C75D96"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>There</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4DF82822B8F4497D8B67614662E75199"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA0ABBEE47BE14AE38D15946B90D7B5D9" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id387F4654F9FE49D09EACD9D01586CAE1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Mandatory
funding</header>
<subparagraph id="idDB29D3F0E0644604BA6E9F21D325D7AB"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not later
than 30 days after the date of enactment of this paragraph, out of any funds in
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall
transfer to the Secretary for the cost of awards and loans to carry out this
section $1,000,000,000, to remain available until expended.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id08F15EB1FF3747B6A708D3C7F5227D6F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Receipt and
acceptance</header><text>The Secretary shall be entitled to receive, shall
accept, and shall use to carry out this section the funds transferred under
subparagraph (A), without further appropriation.<added-phrase reported-display-style="italic"></added-phrase></text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><enum>III</enum><header>Energy
efficiency and conservation block grants</header>
<section id="ID13517EA4DAC14FD1AF1C74D2A1BB063E"><enum>301.</enum><header>Energy
efficiency and conservation block grants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 548 of the Energy Independence and
Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17158) is amended by striking subsection (a)
and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id640C5628428F4A2FBEF0A94A9EE4A566" style="OLC">
<subsection id="id27D3823AA36446ADBF2AF24E957C9861"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Mandatory
funding</header>
<paragraph id="idA4AE353DE4DE49B29A491014458FB203"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of the
<short-title>Green Jobs and Infrastructure Act of
2009</short-title>, on October 1, 2009, and on each October 1 thereafter
through October 1, 2011, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Secretary to
carry out the program $10,000,000,000, to remain available until
expended.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id06E9C2F1811C4BDBA8080ACAEA348D0C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Receipt and
acceptance</header><text>The Secretary shall be entitled to receive, shall
accept, and shall use to carry out the program the funds transferred under
paragraph (1), without further appropriation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDd6bcdaaff4fe45a19fb704dbfe32ad77"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Allocation of
grants funds</header><text>Of the amount of funds made available for grants
under the program for a fiscal year under this subsection—</text>
<subparagraph id="id8BE78B6E3CFB4BFCA131200003C575C6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>49 percent of the
amount shall be distributed using the definition of eligible unit of local
government-alternative 1 in section 541(3)(A); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id57A4A2DC2AC44698985227A3723574B0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>49 percent of the
amount shall be distributed using the definition of eligible unit of local
government-alternative 2 in section 541(3)(B).<added-phrase reported-display-style="italic"></added-phrase></text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><enum>IV</enum><header>Green energy
jobs</header>
<section id="idB0A017AB02A14B36831508BE754084E0"><enum>401.</enum><header>Clean Energy
Service Corps</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 122(a)
of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12572(a)) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id4A88CBD6252046689F7B592B051DD886"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (15) as paragraph (16); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4BD0E8DFFC224E1C9AE071F9BDC2E9FB"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after paragraph (14) the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAE379450AFA54AEB82CD1DAF084CB753" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id7B1570FCBA9B456F8FEA7ABF81EFBAE6"><enum>(15)</enum><text>A Clean Energy
Service Corps program in which—</text>
<subparagraph id="id10BBCF90E888497E904D01C31242B483"><enum>(A)</enum><text>participants—</text>
<clause id="id677CCC0D3EB4463F8CC4036EC0992008"><enum>(i)</enum><text>encourage or
promote clean energy technologies; or</text>
</clause><clause id="idCDFDF42C28EE413DAD6DB4E77F3B8399"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>enable
communities and nonprofit organizations to assist business owners and
households in matters relating to clean energy technologies, and in becoming
more energy efficient; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF85488BEC5B7498FACFED4C2E4C3CF35"><enum>(B)</enum><text>priority is
provided for programs that enroll corps participants who will be trained for
careers that promote a sustainable
economy.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="id80BABF3C33F74393BF8988C32F8B5278"><enum>402.</enum><header>Green
jobs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 171(e)(8) of the
Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2916(e)(8)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idCCD82862EC514651B6762670F03830F6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), respectively,
and indenting appropriately; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7FD04588C68E45C281D7DA289741B96D"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>(8)</quote> and all that
follows through <quote>of which—</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5A5C043715DC4D75BC55524713975ABF" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="idD5DD05F1775143D38251CB11008ADAB1"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Funding</header>
<subparagraph id="id3A9EF1878A2341F3B95131B08CE64400"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Mandatory
funding</header>
<clause id="id7AF317330E1542CAB37CBD5DDB40D20D"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of the
<short-title>Green Jobs and Infrastructure Act of
2009</short-title>, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Secretary to
carry out this subsection $625,000,000, to remain available until
expended.</text>
</clause><clause id="id9E695C7C15A840CFA8A8C09957FBD936"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Receipt and
acceptance</header><text>The Secretary shall be entitled to receive, shall
accept, and shall use to carry out this subsection the funds transferred under
clause (i), without further appropriation.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2F407E986BD24463B9687E823AE679B1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Discretionary
funding</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this
subsection $125,000,000 for fiscal year 2010 and each subsequent fiscal
year.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idFDD428415C874941B9A93BC0D4252E11"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Allocation</header><text>Of
the amount available under subparagraph (A) or (B) for a fiscal
year—</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section>