42 USC § 17158 - Funding

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title: "42 USC § 17158 - Funding"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "17158"
section_name: "Funding"
chapter_number: 152
chapter_name: "ENERGY INDEPENDENCE AND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "IV"
subchapter_name: "ENERGY SAVINGS IN GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS"
part_number: "C"
part_name: "Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 110–140, title V, § 548, Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1674; Pub. L. 111–5, div. A, title IV, § 404(c), Feb. 17, 2009, 123 Stat. 143.)"
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# § 17158. Funding

**(a)** **Authorization of appropriations**

**(1)** **Grants** There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for the provision of grants under the program $2,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.

**(2)** **Administrative costs** There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for administrative expenses of the program—

**(A)** $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 and 2009;

**(B)** $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 and 2011; and

**(C)** $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2012.

**(b)** **Maintenance of funding** The funding provided under this section shall supplement (and not supplant) other Federal funding provided under—

**(1)** a State energy conservation plan established under part D of title III of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6321 et seq.); or

**(2)** the Weatherization Assistance Program for Low-Income Persons established under part A of title IV of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6861 et seq.).

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 110–140, title V, § 548, Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1674; Pub. L. 111–5, div. A, title IV, § 404(c), Feb. 17, 2009, 123 Stat. 143.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

The Energy Policy and Conservation Act, referred to in subsec. (b)(1), is , , . Part D of title III of the Act is classified generally to part B (§ 6321 et seq.) of subchapter III of chapter 77 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.

The Energy Conservation and Production Act, referred to in subsec. (b)(2), is , , . Part A of title IV of the Act is classified generally to part A (§ 6861 et seq.) of subchapter III of chapter 81 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.

### Amendments

2009—Subsec. (a)(1).  struck out “; provided that 49 percent of the appropriated funds shall be distributed using the definition of eligible unit of local government-alternative 1 in  and 49 percent of the appropriated funds shall be distributed using the definition of eligible unit of local government-alternative 2 in ” after “2012”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective on the date that is 1 day after , see , set out as a note under , The Congress.