District Heating and Cooling Act of 1981 - Authorizes the Secretary of Energy to make grants to a qualified municipality (a self-governing town or city with a population of 100,000 or less which meets Federal assistance requirements prescribed by the Secretary) to fund 70 percent of the costs of: (1) feasibility studies to assess the potential for district heating or cooling (a system providing residential, commercial, and industrial heating or cooling from electric powerplants or other thermal or cooling sources through pipelines) in such municipality; and (2) engineering and design studies for such system. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1982 for such grants.
Authorizes the Secretary to make guaranteed interest loans to a qualified municipality to cover 40 percent of the costs of establishing a district heating or cooling system. Sets forth the requirements for loan application approval. Establishes in the U.S. Treasury a District Heating and Cooling Revolving Fund for such loans. Authorizes appropriations to the Fund for the five fiscal years following enactment of this Act.
Conditions Federal assistance under this Act on disclosure to the Secretary of complete information on any district heating or cooling system.
Directs the Secretary to make grants to States for studies by the States and local governments on problems related to district heating and cooling.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to Subcommittee on Energy Conservation and Power.
Referred to Subcommittee on Economic Stabilization.
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