H97 - 2015 Appropriations Act, Sec. 13.2: Tennessee Valley Authority Settlement Funds (SL 2015-241)

Overview: Sec. 13.2 of S.L. 2015-241 directs the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (Department) to apply for $2.24 million from the Tennessee Valley Authority Settlement Agreement in compliance with the settlement terms. The funds must be allocated as follows:

• $500,000 to WNC Communities to fund energy efficiency projects for public schools.
• $740,000 to municipalities with a population of less than 1,000 located in counties within the Tennessee Valley Authority Service area that are classified as distressed by the Appalachian Regional Commission for higher efficiency upgrades to electrical transmission and distribution equipment and facilities.
• $500,000 to the Agriculture Cost Share Program for Nonpoint Source Pollution Control for projects in the counties of Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, and Yancey.
• $500,000 to the Department's Bioenergy Development Program for projects in the counties of Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, and Yancey.

This section became effective July 1, 2015.