[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 92 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 H. R. 92

  To provide energy crisis relief to residents of the Virgin Islands.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 3, 2013

 Mrs. Christensen introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
  the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on 
   Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial 
     Services, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
  of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
                               concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
  To provide energy crisis relief to residents of the Virgin Islands.

    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 ``Virgin Islands Energy Crisis Relief 
Act''.

SEC. 2. HIGH ENERGY COSTS ASSISTANCE.

    Section 19 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 918a) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) High Energy Cost Grant to the Water and Power Authority of 
the United States Virgin Islands.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary, acting through the Rural 
        Utilities Service, shall make a grant in an amount equal to 
        $100,000,000 to the Water and Power Authority of the United 
        States Virgin Islands under subection (a)(1) if that entity 
        applies for, and is eligible for, such a grant.
            ``(2) Appropriation.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Out of any funds in the Treasury 
                of the United States not otherwise appropriated, there 
                are appropriated for fiscal year 2013 such sums as may 
                be necessary for the grant provided for in paragraph 
                (1), in addition to any other appropriated funds that 
                may be used for the grant.
                    ``(B) Availability.--Amounts made available under 
                subparagraph (A) shall remain available through fiscal 
                year 2015.
    ``(d) Territories Included.--In this section, the term `State' 
includes Territory.''.

SEC. 3. ECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Commerce is authorized to make 
grants under section 209 of the Public Works and Economic Development 
Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3199) to the Virgin Islands Water and Power 
Authority for programs and activities to convert base power production 
in the Virgin Islands from fuel oil to liquefied natural gas or 
liquefied petroleum gas.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section a total of $15,000,000 for 
fiscal years 2013 through 2017.

SEC. 4. LOW-INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

    With respect to fiscal years 2013 through 2018, the percentage 
described in section 2605(b)(2)(B)(i) of the Low-Income Home Energy 
Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8624(b)(2)(B)(i)) shall be 300 
percent when applied to households located in the Virgin Islands.
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