initial implementation of extension service

initial implementation of extension service Sec. 505. (a) The Director shall within forty-five days after the effective date of this title invite the Governor of each State through competitive procurement to submit a plan for the conduct of energy extension service activities as described in section 504 of this title throughout such State including provisions for appropriate technical support within such State of such activities, to disseminate information and provide advice and assistance to individuals, groups, and units of State and local government by means of— (1) specific studies and recommendations applicable to individual residences, businesses, and agricultural or commercial establishments; (2) demonstration projects; (3) distribution of studies and instructional materials; (4) seminars and other training sessions for State and local government officials and the public; and (5) other public outreach programs. (b) Each State shall lie accorded not more than ninety days to submit a plan to the Director under subsection (a) of this section. The Director shall promptly review such proposals and shall, with the approval of the Administrator, and subject to the limitations of section 512(c) (1) and (2). provide funds adequate for the support of the proposed energy outreach plan of a State if the Director finds that, such plan— (1) meets the objectives of this title; (2) was prepared with opportunity for input from State, county, and local officials, State universities, colleges and community colleges, cooperative extension services, community service action agencies, and other public or private organizations involved in active energy outreach programs; 91 STAT. 194 (3) consistent with the objectives and requirements of this title, makes optimum use of existing outreach or delivery mechanisms or programs, and includes to the optimum extent any existing State, local, university, college, or other organizations’ programs for energy information, education, or technology transfer which have objectives similar to those of this title and activities similar or related to those specified in section 504 and subsection (a) of this section; (4) provides that the State will maintain, or require other participating entities within the State to maintain, and make available upon request to the Director, such records with respect to the use and expenditure of any Federal funds paid to the State, or to entities within the State, under this title as the Director may require; (5) provides for the establishment of effective procedures for responding to external inputs and inquiries; (6) requires that, to the extent possible, within personnel and funding limitations, onsite energy evaluations will be made available to all consumers and small business concerns, and to other business concerns within such limitations (as to size or otherwise) as the Director may specify; (7) provides that the State will furnish and widely disseminate information on the types of assistance available under this title, and under other Federal and State laws, with respect, to the planning, financing, installation, and effective monitoring of energy-related facilities and activities; (8) provides that the allocation within the State of the funds made available to it under this title will be based on, or give due consideration to, such factors (specifically including potential energy savings and number of persons affected) as the Director determines will best carry out the purpose of this title; (9) requires the establishment and implementation of policies and procedures designed to assure that assistance provided under this title does not replace or supplant the expenditure of other Federal or State or local funds for the same purposes, but rather supplements such funds and increases the expenditure of such State or local funds to the maximum extent possible: Provided,That there shall be no requirement for matching State or local funds in the guidelines, unless such requirement is included in an annual authorization; (10) requires effective coordination of the programs under such State plans with other Federal programs which provide funds for university extension programs, in order to avoid duplication; (11) requires the establishment and implementation of effective procedures specifically designed for the dissemination of information to small business concerns; (12) limits to a maximum of 20 per centum the portion of the funds made available under this title which may be used for the purchase of equipment, facilities, and library and related materials; (13) prohibits the use of any such funds for the purchase of land or interests therein or the repair of buildings or structures; and (14) satisfies such other criteria as the Director may establish to carry out the purpose of this title.