[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2818 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2818

    To amend the Energy Conservation and Production Act to improve 
    weatherization assistance for low-income persons, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 30, 2009

  Mr. LeMieux 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 amend the Energy Conservation and Production Act to improve 
    weatherization assistance for low-income persons, and for other 
                               purposes.

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

SECTION 1. WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE FOR LOW-INCOME PERSONS.

    (a) Pre-Disaster Hazard Mitigation Home Improvements.--Section 
412(9) of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 
6862(9)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (I), by striking ``and'' after the 
        semicolon at the end;
            (2) by redesignating subparagraph (J) as subparagraph (K); 
        and
            (3) by inserting after subparagraph (I) the following:
                    ``(J) pre-disaster hazard mitigation home 
                improvements designed to decrease the loss of life or 
                property resulting from a natural disaster (as defined 
                in section 602 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
                Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5195a)) 
                if the home improvements result in increased energy 
                efficiency or weatherization, including wind resistant 
                and energy efficient windows, window coverings, doors, 
                and roofing (including secondary roof water barriers); 
                and''.
    (b) Limitation on Expenditures.--Section 415(c)(1) of the Energy 
Conservation and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6865(c)(1)) is amended in 
the first sentence by striking ``$6,500'' and inserting ``$8,500''.
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