A bill to amend the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to provide for grants to be made by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to local governmental units and Indian tribes for the development of energy conservation plans and programs.

Summary

Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to authorize appropriations for the energy conservation block grant program established pursuant to this Act. Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make energy conservation block grants to units of general local government and Indian tribes for the development of energy conservation plans and programs. Sets forth eligibility requirements for obtaining such grants. Authorizes the Secretary to set aside a portion of the moneys appropriated under this Act for technical and other assistance to eligible jurisdictions, for the publication of relevant studies, for evaluations, research and planning, and for other specified uses designed to promote the purposes of this Act.

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

1. 6 December 1979

   Introduced

   Referred to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 6 December 1979

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

No version snapshots stored. Document URLs remain at the source.

Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 6 December 1979

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Williams, Harrison A., Jr. [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Tsongas, Paul E. [D-MA-5] · D · Cosponsor
• · sseg00 · Standing

Related records

No cross-record relationships stored yet.