a solar energy project.
(8) A grant award received under this act shall be
contingent upon the eligible applicant retaining ownership of
the equipment, including photovoltaic or solar thermal
devices, related to the solar energy project at the onset of
the purchase and installation of the equipment or at the
conclusion of a power purchase agreement or lease agreement
with a third party.
(h) Best practices.--An eligible applicant that receives a
grant under the program may:
(1) Use the energy cost savings from the solar energy
project to supplement, not supplant, existing spending on
school facility projects, including environmental and health
hazard remediation, indoor air quality improvements, heating,
ventilation and air conditioning upgrades, roof, window and
plumbing repairs or replacements, and emergency repairs.
(2) Integrate the solar energy project into the school's
educational curriculum, as appropriate.
(i) Reimbursement.--In the event that a school facility that
benefited from a grant under the program is leased or sold, the
eligible applicant that received the grant shall notify the
department, and the new owner of the school facility shall
reimburse the department the amount of the grant related to the
solar energy project at the school facility.
(j) Guidelines.--Within 90 days of the effective date of
this section, the department shall publish the guidelines
required by subsection (c)(1) on the department's publicly
accessible Internet website.
(k) Audits.--The department may randomly audit and monitor
grant recipients to ensure the appropriate use of grant money
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