HR 4785 · 111th Congress · Agriculture and Food
To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make loans to certain entities that agree that the funds will be used to make loans to consumers to implement energy efficiency measures involving structural improvements and investments in cost-effective, commercial off-the-shelf technologies to reduce energy use, and for other purposes.
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EnactedLatest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.(2010-09-20)
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Rural Energy Savings Program Act - Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA), through the Rural Utilities Service, to make interest-free loans to eligible entities for loans to qualified consumers to implement energy efficiency measures. Directs the Secretary to make grants to such entities to defray related costs, including costs for equipment and labor. Directs the Secretary to contact with a qualified entity to provide: (1) verification and measurement activities for the Rural Utilities Service, including training; and (2) technical assistance and training for employees of eligible entities. Directs the Secretary to enter into agreements with eligible entities, or groups of eligible entities, that have specified energy efficiency programs for energy efficiency loan demonstration projects.…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 4785, Rural Energy Savings Program Act
Sep 13, 2010<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Agriculture on July 14, 2010</p>
Full CBO report ↗H.R. 4785, Rural Energy Savings Program Act
Sep 13, 2010Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Agriculture on July 14, 2010
Full CBO report ↗Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office
Cosponsors (20)
15 Democrats5 Republicans