115 STAT. 1864 PUBLIC LAW 107-110-JAN. 8, 2002 "(2) LIMITATION. —^A State educational agency shall award subgrants under this subsection to local educational agencies that are the neediest, as determined by the State, and that have made a commitment to develop healthy, high-performance school buildings in accordance with the plan developed and approved under paragraph (3)(A). "(3) IMPLEMENTATION. — "(A) PLANS.— ^A State educational agency shall award subgrants under this subsection only to local educational agencies that, in consultation with the State educational agency and State agencies with responsibilities relating to energy and health, have developed plans that the State educational agency determines to be feasible and appropriate in order to achieve the purposes for which the subgrants are made. "(B) SUPPLEMENTING GRANT FUNDS.— The State educational agency shall encourage local educational agencies that receive subgrants under this subsection to supplement their subgrant funds with funds from other sources in order to implement their plans. "(b) ADMINISTRATION.— ^A State educational agency receiving a grant under this subpart shall use the grant funds made available under this subpart for one or more of the following: "(1) To evaluate compliance by local educational agencies with the requirements of this subpart. "(2) To distribute information and materials on healthy, high-performance school buildings for both new and existing facilities. "(3) To organize and conduct programs for school board members, school district personnel, and others to disseminate information on healthy, high-performance school buildings. "(4) To provide technical services and assistance in planning and designing healthy, high-performance school buildings. "(5) To collect and monitor information pertaining to healthy, high-performance school building projects. 20 USC 7277b. "SEC. 5583. LOCAL USES OF FUNDS. "(a) IN GENERAL. —^A local educational agency that receives a subgrant under section 5582(a) shall use the subgrant funds to plan and prepare for healthy, high-performance school building projects that— "(1) reduce energy use to at least 30 percent below that of a school constructed in compliance with standards prescribed in chapter 8 of the 2000 International Energy Conservation Code, or a similar State code intended to achieve substantially equivalent results; "(2) meet Federal and State health and safety codes; and "(3) support healthful, energy efficient, and environmentally sound practices. "(b) USE OF FUNDS. —^A local educational agency that receives a subgrant under section 5582(a) shall use funds for one or more of the following: "(1) To develop a comprehensive energy audit of the energy consumption characteristics of a building and the need for additional energy conservation measures necessary to allow schools to meet the guidelines set out in subsection (a).
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