12 2 STA T . 2 086PUBLIC LA W 110 – 2 4 6 —J U NE 18 , 2008 forthepu rpo s eofe nabli n g eligible rural c o m munities to substan - tiall y increase the energy self-sufficiency of the eligible rural communities .‘ ‘ ( c )GRANTAS S I STAN CE . — ‘‘( 1 ) I N G ENERA L .— T he S ecretary shall ma k e grants a v ail- able un d er the Initiative to eligible rural communities to carry out an activity described in paragraph ( 2 ). ‘‘(2) U SE OF GRANT F U N D S.—An eligible rural community may use a grant— ‘‘(A) to conduct an energy assessment that assesses the total energy use of all energy users in the eligible rural community
‘‘( B ) to formulate and analy z e ideas for reducing energy usage by the eligible rural community from conventional sources; and ‘‘( C ) to develop and install an integrated rene w able energy system. ‘‘( 3 ) GRANT SELECTION.— ‘‘(A) A P PLICATION.—To be considered for a grant , an eligible rural community shall submit an application to the Secretary that describes the ways in which the commu- nity would use the grant to carry out an activity described in paragraph (2). ‘‘(B) P REFERENCE.—The Secretary shall give preference to those applications that propose to carry out an activity in coordination with— ‘‘(i) institutions of higher education or nonprofit foundations of institutions of higher education; ‘‘(ii) F ederal, State, or local government agencies; ‘‘(iii) public or private power generation entities; or ‘‘(iv) government entities with responsibility for water or natural resources. ‘‘( 4 ) R EPORT.—An eligible rural community receiving a grant under the Initiative shall submit to the Secretary a report on the pro j ect of the eligible rural community. ‘‘( 5 ) COST-S H ARING.—The amount of a grant under the Ini- tiative shall not e x ceed 5 0 percent of the cost of the activities described in the application. ‘‘(d) AUTHORI Z ATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $ 5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 200 9 through 2012. ‘ ‘ SEC.901 0. F EE D S TO C K F L E XIB ILIT YPR O G R AM FOR BIOE N ERGY PRO - D U CERS. ‘‘(a) D EFINITIONS.—In this section
‘‘(1) BIOENERG Y .—The term ‘bioenergy ’ means fuel grade ethanol and other biofuel. ‘‘(2) BIOENERGY PRODUCER.—The term ‘bioenergy producer’ means a producer of bioenergy that uses an eligible commodity to produce bioenergy under this section. ‘‘(3) E LIGI B LE CO M MODITY.—The term ‘eligible commodity’ means a form of raw or refined sugar or in-process sugar that is eligible to be marketed in the United States for human consumption or to be used for the extraction of sugar for human consumption. 7USC81 1 0.
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