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 92 STAT. 3246

PUBLIC LAW 95-619—NOV. 9, 1978 " (e) No g r a n t made under this part to a school which is a local educational agency may be used for acquisition or installation of any energy conservation measure in any building of such agency which is used principally for administration, or technical assistance in connection with any such undertaking for such a building. "AUTHORIZATION or

42 USC 637If.

APPROPRIATIONS

" SEC. 397. (a) For the purpose of making g r a n t s to States to conduct preliminary energy audits and energy audits pursuant to section 393, there is authorized to be appropriated not to exceed $20,000,000 for the fiscal j^ear ending September 30, 1978, and $5,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979, such funds to remain available until expended. " (b) For the purpose of making energy conservation project grants pursuant to section 396, there is authorized to be appropriated not to exceed $180,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1978, $295,000,000 for fiscal year ending September 30, 1979, and $400,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980, such funds to remain available until expended. Of the amounts appropriated under this subsection for each of the following fiscal years not more than the following percentage may be used for purposes of technical assistance: Fiscal year ending: September 30, 1978 September 30, 1979 September 30, 1980

Percentage 30 15 5

" (c) For the expenses of the Secretary in administering the provisions of this part, there are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each fiscal year in the three consecutive fiscal year periods ending September 30, 1980, such funds to remain available until expended. u ALLOCATION or GRANTS

42 USC 6371g.

" SEC. 398. (a)(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), the Secretary shall allocate 90 percent of the amounts made available under section 397(b) in any year for purposes of making energy conservation project g r a n t s pursuant to section 396 as follows: " (A) E i g h t y percent of amounts made available under section 397(b) shall be allocated among the States in accordance with a formula to be prescribed, by rule, by the Secretary, taking into account population and climate of each State, and such other factors as the Secretary may deem appropriate. " (B) Ten percent of amounts made available under section 397 (b) shall be allocated among the States in such manner as the Secretary determines by rule after taking into account the availability and cost of fuel or other energy used in, and the amount of fuel or other energy consumed by, schools and hospitals in the States, and such other factors as he deems appropriate. " (2) The Secretary shall allocate 10 percent of the amounts made available under section 397(b) in any year for purposes of making g r a n t s as provided under section 396(b)(2) in excess of the 50 percent limitation contained in section 396(b)(1). " (3) I n the case of any State which received for any fiscal year an amount which exceeded 50 percent of the cost of any energy audit as provided in section 3 9 3 (e)(2), the aggregate amount allocated to such State under this subsection for such fiscal year (determined after

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