Bill > HR3009

This bill establishes the Trees for Residential Energy and Economic Savings (TREES) Act of 2025, which creates a grant program administered by the Secretary of Energy to facilitate tree planting projects that reduce residential energy consumption. The program will award grants to eligible entities such as state and local governments, Indian Tribes, nonprofit organizations, and retail power providers, with a focus on projects that provide significant energy savings for households with high energy burdens. Priority will be given to projects in neighborhoods with low tree canopy cover, high percentages of seniors or children, or below-median incomes, and those that engage local community members and employ local workers. The federal government will cover 90% of project costs, with a goal of planting at least 300,000 trees annually. Eligible project costs include tree planning, purchasing, planting, maintenance, and monitoring for up to three years. The bill authorizes $50 million in appropriations for fiscal years 2026-2030 to support the program, with the aim of strategically planting trees to provide shade and wind protection that can help reduce residential energy consumption and lower household energy bills.