---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 U.S.C. § 7437"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
number: "7437"
heading: "Greenhouse gas air pollution plans and implementation grants"
release: "119-102"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/7437"
units:
  - "Chapter 85 — Air Pollution Prevention and Control"
  - "Subchapter I — Programs and Activities"
  - "Part A — Air Quality and Emission Limitations"
---

# §7437. Greenhouse gas air pollution plans and implementation grants

- (a) **Appropriations—**
  - (1) **Greenhouse gas air pollution planning grants—** In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the [Administrator](/usc/42/7602.md?p=a) for fiscal year 2022, out of any amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $250,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2031, to carry out [subsection (b)](#b).
  - (2) **Greenhouse gas air pollution implementation grants—** In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the [Administrator](/usc/42/7602.md?p=a) for fiscal year 2022, out of any amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $4,750,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026, to carry out [subsection (c)](#c).
  - (3) **Administrative costs—** Of the [funds](/usc/42/12854.md?p=3) made available under [paragraph (2)](#a-2), the [Administrator](/usc/42/7602.md?p=a) shall reserve 3 percent for administrative costs necessary to carry out this section, to provide technical assistance to [eligible entities](/usc/42/296.md?p=1), to develop a plan that could be used as a model by grantees in developing a plan under [subsection (b)](#b), and to model the effects of plans described in this section.
- (b) **Greenhouse gas air pollution planning grants—** The [Administrator](/usc/42/7602.md?p=a) shall make a grant to at least one [eligible entity](#d-1) in each [State](/usc/42/7602.md?p=d) for the costs of developing a plan for the reduction of [greenhouse gas](#d-2) air pollution to be submitted with an application for a grant under [subsection (c)](#c). Each such plan shall include [programs](/usc/42/274l–1.md?p=4), policies, measures, and [projects](/usc/42/11360.md?p=20) that will achieve or facilitate the reduction of [greenhouse gas](#d-2) air pollution. Not later than 270 days after August 16, 2022, the [Administrator](/usc/42/7602.md?p=a) shall publish a funding opportunity announcement for grants under this subsection.
- (c) **Greenhouse gas air pollution reduction implementation grants—**
  - (1) **In general—** The [Administrator](/usc/42/7602.md?p=a) shall competitively award grants to [eligible entities](/usc/42/296.md?p=1) to implement plans developed under [subsection (b)](#b).
  - (2) **Application—** To apply for a grant under this subsection, an [eligible entity](#d-1) shall submit to the [Administrator](/usc/42/7602.md?p=a) an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the [Administrator](/usc/42/7602.md?p=a) shall require, which such application shall include information regarding the degree to which [greenhouse gas](#d-2) air pollution is projected to be reduced in total and with respect to low-[income](/usc/42/292s.md?p=c-4) and disadvantaged communities.
  - (3) **Terms and conditions—** The [Administrator](/usc/42/7602.md?p=a) shall make [funds](/usc/42/12854.md?p=3) available to a grantee under this subsection in such amounts, upon such a schedule, and subject to such conditions based on its performance in implementing its plan submitted under this section and in achieving projected [greenhouse gas](#d-2) air pollution reduction, as determined by the [Administrator](/usc/42/7602.md?p=a).
- (d) **Definitions—** In this section:
  - (1) **Eligible entity—** The term “eligible entity” means—
    - (A) a [State](/usc/42/7602.md?p=d);
    - (B) an [air pollution control agency](/usc/42/7602.md?p=b);
    - (C) a [municipality](/usc/42/7602.md?p=f);
    - (D) an [Indian tribe](/usc/42/7602.md?p=r); and
    - (E) a group of one or more entities listed in [subparagraphs (A) through (D)](#d-1-A..d-1-D).
  - (2) **Greenhouse gas—** The term “greenhouse gas” means the [air pollutants](/usc/42/7602.md?p=g) carbon dioxide, hydrofluorocarbons, methane, nitrous oxide, perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride.

## Source credit

(July 14, 1955, ch. 360, title I, § 137, as added Pub. L. 117–169, title VI, § 60114, Aug. 16, 2022, 136 Stat. 2076.)