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Virgin Islands Energy Crisis Relief Act
To provide energy crisis relief to residents of the Virgin Islands.
Summary
The Virgin Islands Energy Crisis Relief Act provides federal funding to address high energy costs in the United States Virgin Islands through multiple programs. The bill authorizes a $100 million grant from the Rural Utilities Service to the Water and Power Authority of the Virgin Islands to assist with energy costs, with funds available through fiscal year 2015. The bill authorizes up to $15 million for fiscal years 2013 through 2017 for the Department of Commerce to make grants to convert the Virgin Islands' power generation facilities from fuel oil to liquefied natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas. For fiscal years 2013 through 2018, the bill increases the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program allocation for Virgin Islands households to 300 percent of the standard percentage to provide greater assistance to low-income residents with their energy bills.
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Actions (7)
- Dec 20, 2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity. · house
- Dec 17, 2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry. · house
- Dec 7, 2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. · house
- Dec 5, 2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. · house
- Dec 4, 2012 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. · house
- Dec 4, 2012 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1875)
- Dec 4, 2012 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 4, 2012
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
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. <all>
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