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 PUBLIC LAW 109–58—AUG. 8, 2005

119 STAT. 657

(ii) at the option of each such State, that have an incentive program that requires the use of ethanol in the State; and (B) designed to study the production of ethanol from cane sugar, sugarcane, and sugarcane byproducts. (2) REQUIREMENTS.—A project described in paragraph (1) shall— (A) be limited to sugar producers and the production of ethanol in the States of Florida, Louisiana, Texas, and Hawaii, divided equally among the States, to demonstrate that the process may be applicable to cane sugar, sugarcane, and sugarcane byproducts; (B) include information on the ways in which the scale of production may be replicated once the sugar cane industry has located sites for, and constructed, ethanol production facilities; and (C) not last more than 3 years. (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $36,000,000, to remain available until expended. SEC.

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RURAL AND GRANTS.

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COMMUNITY

ELECTRIFICATION

The Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.) is amended in title VI by adding at the end the following: ‘‘SEC. 609. RURAL AND REMOTE COMMUNITIES ELECTRIFICATION GRANTS.

7 USC 918c.

‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: ‘‘(1) The term ‘eligible grantee’ means a local government or municipality, peoples’ utility district, irrigation district, and cooperative, nonprofit, or limited-dividend association in a rural area. ‘‘(2) The term ‘incremental hydropower’ means additional generation achieved from increased efficiency after January 1, 2005, at a hydroelectric dam that was placed in service before January 1, 2005. ‘‘(3) The term ‘renewable energy’ means electricity generated from— ‘‘(A) a renewable energy source; or ‘‘(B) hydrogen, other than hydrogen produced from a fossil fuel, that is produced from a renewable energy source. ‘‘(4) The term ‘renewable energy source’ means— ‘‘(A) wind; ‘‘(B) ocean waves; ‘‘(C) biomass; ‘‘(D) solar; ‘‘(E) landfill gas; ‘‘(F) incremental hydropower; ‘‘(G) livestock methane; or ‘‘(H) geothermal energy. ‘‘(5) The term ‘rural area’ means a city, town, or unincorporated area that has a population of not more than 10,000 inhabitants. ‘‘(b) GRANTS.—The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior, may provide grants under this section to eligible grantees for the purpose of—

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