Us Code § 14508 - Economic and energy development initiative
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§ 14508. Economic and energy development initiative
(a)
(1) to promote energy efficiency in the Appalachian region to enhance the economic competitiveness of the Appalachian region;
(2) to increase the use of renewable energy resources, particularly biomass, in the Appalachian region to produce alternative transportation fuels, electricity, and heat; and
(3) to support the development of regional, conventional energy resources to produce electricity and heat through advanced technologies that achieve a substantial reduction in emissions, including greenhouse gases, over the current baseline.
(b)
(1) 50 percent may be provided from amounts appropriated to carry out this section;
(2) in the case of a project to be carried out in a county for which a distressed county designation is in effect under section 14526, 80 percent may be provided from amounts appropriated to carry out this section; or
(3) in the case of a project to be carried out in a county for which an at-risk county designation is in effect under section 14526, 70 percent may be provided from amounts appropriated to carry out this section.
(c)
(d)
(Added Pub. L. 110–371, §3(a), Oct. 8, 2008, 122 Stat. 4040.)
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