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§ 6343. Waste energy recovery incentive grant program
(a) EstablishmentThe Secretary shall establish in the Department of Energy a waste energy recovery incentive grant program to provide incentive grants to—
(1) owners and operators of projects that successfully produce electricity or incremental useful thermal energy from waste energy recovery;
(2) utilities purchasing or distributing the electricity; and
(3) States that have achieved 80 percent or more of recoverable waste heat recovery opportunities.
(b) Grants to projects and utilities
(1) In generalThe Secretary shall make grants under this section—
(A) to the owners or operators of waste energy recovery projects; and
(B) in the case of excess power purchased or transmitted by a electric utility, to the utility.
(2) Proof
(3) Excess electric energy
(A) In general
(B) Utilities
(4) Useful thermal energy
(c) Grants to States
(d) EligibilityThe Secretary shall—
(1) establish rules and guidelines to establish eligibility for grants under subsection (b);
(2) publicize the availability of the grant program known to owners or operators of recoverable waste energy sources and sites listed on the Registry; and
(3) award grants under the program on the basis of the merits of each project in recovering or preventing waste energy throughout the United States on an impartial, objective, and not unduly discriminatory basis.
(e) Limitation
(f) Authorization of appropriationsThere are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary—
(1) to make grants to projects and utilities under subsection (b)—
(A) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 and $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2012; and
(B) such additional amounts for fiscal year 2008 and each fiscal year thereafter as may be necessary for administration of the waste energy recovery incentive grant program; and
(2) to make grants to States under subsection (b), $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012, to remain available until expended.
(Pub. L. 94–163, title III, § 373, as added Pub. L. 110–140, title IV, § 451(a), Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1627.)