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S 3402 111th Congress Senate Housing and Community Development Alternative and renewable resources Energy efficiency and conservation Government lending and loan guarantees Government trust funds Housing finance and home ownership Residential rehabilitation and home repair

REAL Act of 2010

Introduced: May 24, 2010 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 24, 2010
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
May 24, 2010
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Renewable Energy Access Through Leasing Act of 2010 or the REAL Act of 2010- Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to make loan guarantees for the financing of renewable energy systems leased for residential use. Prohibits the Secretary from insuring a loan unless the renewable energy system owner certifies that the systems financed will be leased only to homeowners that grant easements to install, maintain, use and otherwise access the system that include the right to sell electricity produced during the life of the renewable energy system to a wholesale or retail electrical power grid.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) ensure that a discount given under this Act does not adversely affect the homeowner's mortgage requirements; and (2) fix and collect premiums for insurance of loans under this Act that shall be paid for by the renewable energy system owner and that shall be adequate to cover the expenses and probable losses of administering the program. Prohibits the Secretary from assessing any other fee, premium, or charge in connection with such loan insurance.

Establishes the Renewable Energy Lease Insurance Fund, into which the Secretary shall deposit any such premiums.

Terminates the Secretary's authority to insure and make commitments to insure new loans under this Act ten years after its enactment.

What's happening now May 24, 2010

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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