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12 U.S.C. § 1715z–1c — Energy conservation and renewable-resource demonstration
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**(a) National demonstration program; purpose** The Secretary shall undertake a national demonstration program designed to test the feasibility and effectiveness of various forms of financial assistance for encouraging the installation or implementation of approved energy conservation measures and approved renewable-resource energy measures in existing dwelling units. The Secretary shall carry out such demonstration program with a view toward recommending a national program or programs designed to reduce significantly the consumption of energy in existing dwelling units.
**(b) Financial assistance to owners and tenants of dwelling units; authorization of Secretary** The Secretary is authorized to make financial assistance available pursuant to this section in the form of grants, low-interest-rate loans, interest subsidies, loan guarantees, and such other forms of assistance as the Secretary deems appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section. Assistance may be made available to both owners of dwelling units and tenants occupying such units.
**(c) Duties of Secretary** In carrying out the demonstration program required by this section, the Secretary shall—
(1) provide assistance in a wide variety of geographic areas to reflect differences in climate, types of dwelling units, and income levels of recipients in order to provide a national profile for use in designing a program which is to be operational and effective nationwide;
(2) evaluate the appropriateness of various financial incentives for different income levels of owners and occupants of existing dwelling units;
(3) take into account and evaluate any other financial assistance which may be available for the installation or implementation of energy conservation and renewable-resource energy measures;
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**(a) National demonstration program; purpose** The Secretary shall undertake a national demonstration program designed to test the feasibility and effectiveness of various forms of financial assistance for encouraging the installation or implementation of approved energy conservation measures and approved renewable-resource energy measures in existing dwelling units. The Secretary shall carry out such demonstration program with a view toward recommending a national program or programs designed to reduce significantly the consumption of energy in existing dwelling units.
**(b) Financial assistance to owners and tenants of dwelling units; authorization of Secretary** The Secretary is authorized to make financial assistance available pursuant to this section in the form of grants, low-interest-rate loans, interest subsidies, loan guarantees, and such other forms of assistance as the Secretary deems appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section. Assistance may be made available to both owners of dwelling units and tenants occupying such units.
**(c) Duties of Secretary** In carrying out the demonstration program required by this section, the Secretary shall—
(1) provide assistance in a wide variety of geographic areas to reflect differences in climate, types of dwelling units, and income levels of recipients in order to provide a national profile for use in designing a program which is to be operational and effective nationwide;
(2) evaluate the appropriateness of various financial incentives for different income levels of owners and occupants of existing dwelling units;
(3) take into account and evaluate any other financial assistance which may be available for the installation or implementation of energy conservation and renewable-resource energy measures;
(4) make use of such State and local instrumentalities or other public or private entities as may be appropriate in carrying out the purposes of this section in coordination with the provisions of part C of title III of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act [[42 U.S.C. 6321](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6321&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.];
(5) consider, with respect to various forms of assistance and procedures for their application, (A) the extent to which energy conservation measures and renewable-resource energy measures are encouraged which would otherwise not have been undertaken, (B) the minimum amount of Federal subsidy necessary to achieve the objectives of a national program, (C) the costs of administering the assistance, (D) the extent to which the assistance may be encumbered by delays, redtape, and uncertainty as to its availability with respect to any particular applicant, (E) the factors which may prevent the assistance from being available in certain areas or for certain classes of persons, and (F) the extent to which fraudulent practices can be prevented; and
(6) consult with the Administrator, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and the heads of such other Federal agencies as may be appropriate.
**(d) Limitations on grants; modification and exceptions to limitation; eligibility**
(1) The amount of any grant made pursuant to this section shall not exceed the lesser of—
(A) with respect to an approved energy conservation measure, (i) $400, or (ii) 20 per centum of the cost of installing or otherwise implementing such measure; and
(B) with respect to an approved renewable-resource energy measure, (i) $2,000, or (ii) 25 per centum of the cost of installing or otherwise implementing such measure.
The Secretary may, by rule, increase such percentages and amounts in the case of an applicant whose annual gross family income for the preceding taxable year is less than the median family income for the housing market area in which the dwelling unit which is to be modified by such measure is located, as determined by the Secretary. The Secretary may also modify the limitations specified in this paragraph if necessary in order to achieve the purposes of this section.
(2) No person shall be eligible for both financial assistance under this section and a credit against income tax for the same energy conservation measure or renewable-resource energy measure.
**(e) Conditions upon availability of financial assistance** The Secretary may condition the availability of financial assistance with respect to the installation and implementation of any renewable-resource energy measure on such measure’s meeting performance standards for reliability and efficiency and such certification procedures as the Secretary may, in consultation with the Administrator, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and other appropriate Federal agencies, prescribe for the purpose of protecting consumers.
**(f) Implementation of program** In carrying out the demonstration program required by this section, the Secretary is authorized to delegate responsibilities to, or to contract with, other Federal agencies or with such State or local instrumentalities or other public or private bodies as the Secretary may deem desirable. Such demonstration program shall be coordinated, to the extent practicable, with the State energy conservation plans as described in, and implemented pursuant to, part C of title III of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act [[42 U.S.C. 6321](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6321&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.].
**(g) Interim and final reports on program progress, findings, and legislative recommendations; criteria for evaluation of projects** The Secretary shall submit an interim report to the Congress not later than 6 months after August 14, 1976, (and every 6 months thereafter until the final report is made under this subsection) indicating the progress made in carrying out the demonstration program required by this section and shall submit a final report to the Congress, containing findings and legislative recommendations, not later than 2 years after August 14, 1976. As part of each report made under this subsection, the Secretary shall include an evaluation, based on the criteria described in subsection (h), of each demonstration project conducted under this section.
**(h) Report on evaluation criteria to be used and results sought prior to funding of projects** Prior to undertaking any demonstration project under this section, the Secretary shall specify and report to the Congress the criteria by which the Secretary will evaluate the effectiveness of the project and the results to be sought.
**(i) Definitions** As used in this section:
(1) The term “Administrator” means the Administrator of the Federal Energy Administration; except that after such Administration ceases to exist, such term means any officer of the United States designated by the President for purposes of this section.
(2) The term “approved”, with respect to an energy conservation measure or a renewable-resource energy measure, means any such measure which is included on a list of such measures which is published by the Administrator of the Federal Energy Administration pursuant to section 365(e)(1) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act [[42 U.S.C. 6325(e)(1)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6325/e/1&num=0&edition=prelim)]. The Administrator may, by rule, require that an energy audit be conducted as a condition of obtaining assistance under this section for a renewable-resource energy measure.
(3) The terms “energy audit”, “energy conservation measure”, and “renewable-resource energy measure” have the meanings given the terms in section 361(c) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act [[42 U.S.C. 6321(c)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6321/c&num=0&edition=prelim)].
**(j) Authorization of appropriations** There is authorized to be appropriated, for purposes of this section, not to exceed $200,000,000. Any amount appropriated pursuant to this subsection shall remain available until expended.
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**(a) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Additional services** — The term “additional services” means the provision of supplementary power, backup or standby power, maintenance power, or interruptible power to an electric consumer by an electric utility.
(2) **Waste heat to power system** — The term “waste heat to power system” means a system that generates electricity through the recovery of waste energy.
(3) **Other terms**
(A) *Purpa* — The terms “electric consumer”, “electric utility”, “interconnection service”, “nonregulated electric utility”, and “State regulatory authority” have the meanings given those terms in the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ([16 U.S.C. 2601](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section2601&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.), within the meaning of title I of that Act ([16 U.S.C. 2611](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section2611&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.).
(B) *EPCA* — The terms “combined heat and power system” and “waste energy” have the meanings given those terms in [section 6341 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6341&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Review**
(1) **In general** — Not later than 180 days after November 15, 2021, the Secretary, in consultation with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and other appropriate entities, shall review existing rules and procedures relating to interconnection service and additional services throughout the United States for electric generation with nameplate capacity up to 150 megawatts connecting at either distribution or transmission voltage levels to identify barriers to the deployment of combined heat and power systems and waste heat to power s
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**(a)** The provisions of section 6296(a), (b), and (d) of this title, the provisions of subsections (l) through (s) of [section 6295 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6295&num=0&edition=prelim), and section 11 So in original. Probably should be “sections”. 6297 through 6306 of this title shall apply with respect to this part (other than the equipment specified in subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), (I), (J), and (K) of [section 6311(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6311/1&num=0&edition=prelim)) to the same extent and in the same manner as they apply in part A. In applying such provisions for the purposes of this part—
(1) references to sections 6293, 6294, and 6295 of this title shall be considered as references to sections 6314, 6315, and 6313 of this title, respectively;
(2) references to “this part” shall be treated as referring to part A–1;
(3) the term “equipment” shall be substituted for the term “product”;
(4) the term “Secretary” shall be substituted for “Commission” each place it appears (other than in section 6303(c) of title);
(5) [section 6297(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6297/a&num=0&edition=prelim) shall be applied, in the case of electric motors, as if the National Appliance Energy Conservation Act of 1987 was the Energy Policy Act of 1992;
(6) [section 6297(b)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6297/b/1&num=0&edition=prelim) shall be applied as if electric motors were fluorescent lamp ballasts and as if the National Appliance Energy Conservation Amendments of 1988 were the Energy Policy Act of 1992;
(7) [section 629
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**(a) “Energy action” defined** For purposes of this section, the term “energy action” means any matter required to be transmitted, or submitted to the Congress in accordance with the procedures of this section.
**(b) Transmittal of energy action to Congress** The President shall transmit any energy action (bearing an identification number) to both Houses of Congress on the same day. If both Houses are not in session on the day any energy action is received by the appropriate officers of each House, for purposes of this section such energy action shall be deemed to have been transmitted on the first succeeding day on which both Houses are in session.
**(c) Effective date of energy action**
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, if energy action is transmitted to the Houses of Congress, such action shall take effect at the end of the first period of 15 calendar days of continuous session of Congress after the date on which such action is transmitted to such Houses, unless between the date of transmittal and the end of such 15-day period, either House passes a resolution stating in substance that such House does not favor such action.
(2) An energy action described in paragraph (1) may take effect prior to the expiration of the 15-calendar-day period after the date on which such action is transmitted, if each House of Congress approves a resolution affirmatively stating in substance that such House does not object to such action.
**(d) Computation of period** For the purpose of subsection (c) of this section—
(1) continuity of session is broken only by an adjournment of Congress sine die; and
(2) the days on which either House is not in session because of an adjournment of more than 3 days to a day certain are excluded in the computation of the
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 6321
tity for the replacement of a qualified energy ineffi-
cient transformer with a qualified energy efficient
transformer.
‘‘(c) REQUIREMENTS.—To be eligible to receive a re-
bate under this section, an entity shall submit to the
Secretary an application in such form, at such time,
and containing such information as the Secretary may
require, including demonstrated evidence—
‘‘(1) that the entity purchased a qualified energy ef-
ficient transformer;
‘‘(2) of the core loss value of the qualified energy ef-
ficient transformer;
‘‘(3) of the age of the qualified energy inefficient
transformer being replaced;
‘‘(4) of the core loss value of the qualified energy in-
efficient transformer being replaced—
‘‘(A) as measured by a qualified professional or
verified by the equipment manufacturer, as applica-
ble; or
‘‘(B) for transformers described in subsection
(a)(2)(B)(i), as selected from a table of default val-
ues as determined by the Secretary in consultation
with applicable industry; and
‘‘(5) that the qualified energy inefficient trans-
former has been permanently decommissioned and
scrapped.
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZED AMOUNT OF REBATE.—The amount of
a rebate provided under this section shall be—
‘‘(1) for a 3-phase or single-phase transformer with
a capacity of not less than 10 and not greater than
2,500 kilovolt-amperes, twice the amount equal to the
difference in Watts between the core loss value (as
measured in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (4) of
subsection (c)) of—
‘‘(A) the qualified energy inefficient transformer;
and
‘‘(B) the qualified energy efficient transformer; or
‘‘(2) for a transformer described in subsection
(a)(2)(B)(i), the amount determined using a table of
default rebate values
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For the base State Energy Conservation Program (part D of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, sections 361 through 366 [[42 U.S.C. 6321–632](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6321–632&num=0&edition=prelim)6]), each State will hereafter match in cash or in kind not less than 20 percent of the Federal contribution.
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 6325
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The Energy Policy and Conservation Act, referred to
in text, is Pub. L. 94–163, Dec. 22, 1975, 89 Stat. 871. Part
D of title III of the Energy Policy and Conservation
Act, as amended, is classified generally to this part
(§ 6321 et seq.). For complete classification of this Act
to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section
6201 of this title and Tables.
CODIFICATION
Section was enacted as part of the Department of the
Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1985,
as enacted by Pub. L. 98–473, and not as part of the En-
ergy Policy and Conservation Act which comprises this
chapter.
PRIOR PROVISIONS
Provisions similar to those in this section were con-
tained in the following prior appropriation act:
Pub. L. 98–146, title II, Nov. 4, 1983, 97 Stat. 942.
§ 6324. State energy efficiency goals
Each State energy conservation plan with re-
spect to which assistance is made available
under this part on or after August 8, 2005, shall
contain a goal, consisting of an improvement of
25 percent or more in the efficiency of use of en-
ergy in the State concerned in calendar year
2012 as compared to calendar year 1990, and may
contain interim goals.
(Pub. L. 94–163, title III, § 364, Dec. 22, 1975, 89
Stat. 935; Pub. L. 95–619, title VI, § 691(b)(2), Nov.
9, 1978, 92 Stat. 3288; Pub. L. 101–440, § 2(a)(1), Oct.
18, 1990, 104 Stat. 1006; Pub. L. 109–58, title I,
§ 123(b), Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 616.)
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2005—Pub. L. 109–58 reenacted section catchline with-
out change and amended text generally. Prior to
amendment, text read as follows: ‘‘Each State energy
conservation plan with respect to which assistance is
made avail
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