[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4622 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4622

To provide for the establishment of a grant program to assist State and 
           local governments to install solar energy systems.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 25, 2012

 Mr. McNerney introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide for the establishment of a grant program to assist State and 
           local governments to install solar energy systems.

    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 ``Solar Energy Deployment Act of 
2012''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Qualifying solar equipment.--The term ``qualifying 
        solar equipment'' means property described in clause (i) or 
        (ii) of section 48(a)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
        1986.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Energy.
            (3) State and local governments.--The term ``State and 
        local governments'' includes municipalities, counties, transit 
        agencies, school districts, water districts, Indian tribes, and 
        territories. Such term does not include an entity eligible for 
        a credit allowed under section 48 of the Internal Revenue Code 
        of 1986 with respect to qualifying solar equipment.

SEC. 3. SOLAR ENERGY GRANT PROGRAM.

    (a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a program to 
award grants, on a competitive basis, to State and local governments 
for the design, purchase, and installation of qualifying solar 
equipment on rooftops or parking structures owned by the State or local 
government.
    (b) Competitive Criteria.--In determining which State and local 
governments to award grants to under this section, the Secretary shall 
consider--
            (1) the speed with which solar energy systems can be 
        deployed;
            (2) the total amount of solar energy to be deployed;
            (3) the financial need of the State or local government;
            (4) the use of best practices to ensure maximum efficiency 
        of deployed systems;
            (5) the use of materials and components that are 
        manufactured in the United States; and
            (6) other criteria the Secretary considers relevant.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for 
carrying out this Act $150,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2013 
through 2017.
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