(b) DOE shall allocate financial assistance to develop, implement or modify plans among the States from funds available for any fiscal year, as follows:

1. (1) If the available funds equal $25.5 million, such funds shall be allocated to the States according to Table 1 of this section.

2. (2) The base allocation for each State is listed in Table 1.

   Table 1—Base Allocation by State

   State/Territory
   Alabama	$381,000
   Alaska	180,000
   Arizona	344,000
   Arkansas	307,000
   California	1,602,000
   Colorado	399,000
   Connecticut	397,000
   Delaware	164,000
   District of Columbia	158,000
   Florida	831,000
   Georgia	534,000
   Hawaii	170,000
   Idaho	190,000
   Illinois	1,150,000
   Indiana	631,000
   Iowa	373,000
   Kansas	327,000
   Kentucky	411,000
   Louisiana	446,000
   Maine	231,000
   Maryland	486,000
   Massachusetts	617,000
   Michigan	973,000
   Minnesota	584,000
   Mississippi	279,000
   Missouri	518,000
   Montana	182,000
   Nebraska	246,000
   Nevada	196,000
   New Hampshire	216,000
   New Jersey	783,000
   New Mexico	219,000
   New York	1,633,000
   North Carolina	564,000
   North Dakota	172,000
   Ohio	1,073,000
   Oklahoma	352,000
   Oregon	325,000
   Pennsylvania	1,090,000
   Rhode Island	199,000
   South Carolina	340,000
   South Dakota	168,000
   Tennessee	476,000
   Texas	1,322,000
   Utah	242,000
   Vermont	172,000
   Virginia	571,000
   Washington	438,000
   West Virginia	286,000
   Wisconsin	604,000
   Wyoming	155,000
   American Samoa	115,000
   Guam	120,000
   Northern Marianas	114,000
   Puerto Rico	322,000
   U.S. Virgin Islands	122,000
   Total	25,500,000

3. (3) If the available funds for any fiscal year are less than $25.5 million, then the base allocation for each State shall be reduced proportionally.

4. (4) If the available funds exceed $25.5 million, $25.5 million shall be allocated as specified in Table 1 and any in excess of $25.5 million shall be allocated as follows:

   1. (i) One-third of the available funds is divided among the States equally;
   2. (ii) One-third of the available funds is divided on the basis of the population of the participating States as contained in the most recent reliable census data available from the Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce, for all participating States at the time DOE needs to compute State formula shares; and
   3. (iii) One-third of the available funds is divided on the basis of the energy consumption of the participating States as contained in the most recent State Energy Data Report available from DOE's Energy Information Administration.