TUFGRID Act of 2017

Summary

The Uniform Federal Grants for Resilient Infrastructure and Design Act of 2017 or the TUFGRID Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish and carry out a program to provide grants to states, local governments, and electric utilities to make electric infrastructure more resilient to hurricanes, tornadoes, and other major weather-related events. DOE must give priority in awarding grants to governments and electric utilities that serve areas historically prone to hurricanes, tornadoes, or other major weather-related events. The federal share of the costs of a project or activity carried out using a grant under the program may not exceed 50%.

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Timeline

1. 26 September 2017

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 26 September 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 26 September 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 29 September 2017

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 26 September 2017 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 26 September 2017

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 26 September 2017

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 26 September 2017

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Sponsors

• Darren Soto · D · Sponsor
• Carlos Curbelo · R · Sponsor
• · hsif00 · Standing

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