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PUBLIC LAW 110–140—DEC. 19, 2007 (B) satellite work centers; (C) development and promotion of zoning guidelines or requirements that promote energy efficient development; (D) development of infrastructure, such as bike lanes and pathways and pedestrian walkways; (E) synchronization of traffic signals; and (F) other measures that increase energy efficiency and decrease energy consumption; (8) development and implementation of building codes and inspection services to promote building energy efficiency; (9) application and implementation of energy distribution technologies that significantly increase energy efficiency, including— (A) distributed resources; and (B) district heating and cooling systems; (10) activities to increase participation and efficiency rates for material conservation programs, including source reduction, recycling, and recycled content procurement programs that lead to increases in energy efficiency; (11) the purchase and implementation of technologies to reduce, capture, and, to the maximum extent practicable, use methane and other greenhouse gases generated by landfills or similar sources; (12) replacement of traffic signals and street lighting with energy efficient lighting technologies, including— (A) light emitting diodes; and (B) any other technology of equal or greater energy efficiency; (13) development, implementation, and installation on or in any government building of the eligible entity of onsite renewable energy technology that generates electricity from renewable resources, including— (A) solar energy; (B) wind energy; (C) fuel cells; and (D) biomass; and (14) any other appropriate activity, as determined by the Secretary, in consultation with— (A) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency; (B) the Secretary of Transportation; and (C) the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.

42 USC 17155.

SEC. 545. REQUIREMENTS FOR ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.

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(a) CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENT.— (1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a grant under the program, each eligible applicant shall submit to the Secretary a written assurance that all laborers and mechanics employed by any contractor or subcontractor of the eligible entity during any construction, alteration, or repair activity funded, in whole or in part, by the grant shall be paid wages at rates not less than the prevailing wages for similar construction activities in the locality, as determined by the Secretary of Labor, in accordance with sections 3141 through 3144, 3146, and 3147 of title 40, United States Code.

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