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42 U.S.C. § 6291 — Summer fill and fuel budgeting programs
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**(a) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Budget contract** — The term “budget contract” means a contract between a retailer and a consumer under which the heating expenses of the consumer are spread evenly over a period of months.
(2) **Fixed-price contract** — The term “fixed-price contract” means a contract between a retailer and a consumer under which the retailer charges the consumer a set price for propane, kerosene, or heating oil without regard to market price fluctuations.
(3) **Price cap contract** — The term “price cap contract” means a contract between a retailer and a consumer under which the retailer charges the consumer the market price for propane, kerosene, or heating oil, but the cost of the propane, kerosene, or heating oil may exceed a maximum amount stated in the contract.
**(b) Assistance** At the request of the chief executive officer of a State, the Secretary shall provide information, technical assistance, and funding—
(1) to develop education and outreach programs to encourage consumers to fill their storage facilities for propane, kerosene, and heating oil during the summer months; and
(2) to promote the use of budget contracts, price cap contracts, fixed-price contracts, and other advantageous financial arrangements,
to avoid severe seasonal price increases for and supply shortages of those products.
**(c) Preference** In implementing this section, the Secretary shall give preference to States that contribute public funds or leverage private funds to develop State summer fill and fuel budgeting programs.
**(d) Authorization of appropriations** There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section—
(1) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2001; and
(2) such sums as are necessary for each fiscal year thereafter.
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**(a) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Budget contract** — The term “budget contract” means a contract between a retailer and a consumer under which the heating expenses of the consumer are spread evenly over a period of months.
(2) **Fixed-price contract** — The term “fixed-price contract” means a contract between a retailer and a consumer under which the retailer charges the consumer a set price for propane, kerosene, or heating oil without regard to market price fluctuations.
(3) **Price cap contract** — The term “price cap contract” means a contract between a retailer and a consumer under which the retailer charges the consumer the market price for propane, kerosene, or heating oil, but the cost of the propane, kerosene, or heating oil may exceed a maximum amount stated in the contract.
**(b) Assistance** At the request of the chief executive officer of a State, the Secretary shall provide information, technical assistance, and funding—
(1) to develop education and outreach programs to encourage consumers to fill their storage facilities for propane, kerosene, and heating oil during the summer months; and
(2) to promote the use of budget contracts, price cap contracts, fixed-price contracts, and other advantageous financial arrangements,
to avoid severe seasonal price increases for and supply shortages of those products.
**(c) Preference** In implementing this section, the Secretary shall give preference to States that contribute public funds or leverage private funds to develop State summer fill and fuel budgeting programs.
**(d) Authorization of appropriations** There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section—
(1) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2001; and
(2) such sums as are necessary for each fiscal year thereafter.
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**(a) Purpose** It is the purpose of this section to implement the responsibilities of the United States under chapter VII of the international energy program with respect to development of alternative energy by facilitating the overall abilities of the domestic renewable energy industry and related service industries to create new markets.
**(b) Evaluation; report to Congress**
(1) Before the later of—
(A) 6 months after July 18, 1984, and
(B) May 31, 1985,
the Secretary of Commerce shall conduct an evaluation regarding the domestic renewable energy industry and related service industries and submit a report of his findings to the Congress.
(2) Such evaluation shall include—
(A) an assessment of the technical and commercial status of the domestic renewable energy industry and related service industries in domestic and foreign markets;
(B) an assessment of the Federal Government’s activities affecting commerce in the domestic renewable energy industry and related service industries and in consolidating and coordinating such activities within the Federal Government; and
(C) an assessment of the aspects of the domestic renewable energy industry and related service industries in which improvements must be made to increase the international commercialization of such industry.
**(c) Program for enhancing commerce in renewable energy technologies; funding**
(1) On the basis of the evaluation under subsection (b), the Secretary of Commerce shall, consistent with existing law, establish a program for enhancing commerce in renewable energy technologies and consolidating or coordinating existing activities for such purpose.
(2) Such program shall provide for—
(A) the broadening of the participation by the domestic renewable energy industry and related se
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**(a) Matching fund** The Secretary shall establish a Smart Grid Investment Matching Grant Program to provide grants of up to one-half (50 percent) of qualifying Smart Grid investments.
**(b) Qualifying investments** Qualifying Smart Grid investments may include any of the following made on or after November 15, 2021:
(1) In the case of appliances covered for purposes of establishing energy conservation standards under part B of title III of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 ([42 U.S.C. 6291](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6291&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.), the documented expenditures incurred by a manufacturer of such appliances associated with purchasing or designing, creating the ability to manufacture, and manufacturing and installing for one calendar year, internal devices that allow the appliance to engage in Smart Grid functions.
(2) In the case of specialized electricity-using equipment, including motors and drivers, installed in industrial or commercial applications, the documented expenditures incurred by its owner or its manufacturer of installing devices or modifying that equipment to engage in Smart Grid functions.
(3) In the case of transmission and distribution equipment fitted with monitoring and communications devices to enable smart grid functions, the documented expenditures incurred by the electric utility to purchase and install such monitoring and communications devices.
(4) In the case of metering devices, sensors, control devices, and other devices integrated with and attached to an electric utility system or retail distributor or marketer of electricity that are capable of engaging in Smart Grid functions, the documented expenditures incurred by the electric utility, distributor, o
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**(a) In general**
(1) The Commission shall prescribe labeling rules under this section applicable to all covered products of each of the types specified in paragraphs (1), (2), (4), (6), and (8) through (12) of [section 6292(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6292/a&num=0&edition=prelim), except to the extent that, with respect to any such type (or class thereof), the Commission determines under the second sentence of subsection (b)(5) that labeling in accordance with this section is not technologically or economically feasible.
(2)
(A) The Commission shall prescribe labeling rules under this section applicable to all covered products of each of the types specified in paragraphs (3), (5), and (7) of [section 6292(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6292/a&num=0&edition=prelim), except to the extent that with respect to any such type (or class thereof), the Commission determines under the second sentence of subsection (b)(5) that labeling in accordance with this section is not technologically or economically feasible or is not likely to assist consumers in making purchasing decisions.
(B) The Commission shall prescribe labeling rules under this section applicable to the covered product specified in paragraph (13) of [section 6292(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6292/a&num=0&edition=prelim) and to which standards are applicable under [section 6295 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6295&num=0&edition=prelim). Such rules shall provide that the labeling of any fluorescent lamp ballast manufactured on or after January 1, 1990, will ind
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**(a) Purposes** The purposes of this section are to—
(1) provide Federal energy conservation standards applicable to covered products; and
(2) authorize the Secretary to prescribe amended or new energy conservation standards for each type (or class) of covered product.
**(b) Standards for refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, and freezers**
(1) The following is the maximum energy use allowed in kilowatt hours per year for the following products (other than those described in paragraph (2)) manufactured on or after January 1, 1990: EnergyStandardsEquations Refrigerators and Refrigerator-Freezers with manual defrost16.3 AV+316 Refrigerator-Freezers—partial automatic defrost21.8 AV+429 Refrigerator-Freezers—automatic defrost with: Top mounted freezer without ice23.5 AV+471 Side mounted freezer without ice27.7 AV+488 Bottom mounted freezer without ice27.7 AV+488 Top mounted freezer with through the door ice service26.4 AV+535 Side mounted freezer with through the door ice30.9 AV+547 Upright Freezers with: Manual defrost10.9 AV+422 Automatic defrost16.0 AV+623 Chest Freezers and all other freezers14.8 AV+223
(2) The standards described in paragraph (1) do not apply to refrigerators and refrigerator-freezers with total refrigerated volume exceeding 39 cubic feet or freezers with total refrigerated volume exceeding 30 cubic feet.
(3)
(A)
(i) The Secretary shall publish a proposed rule, no later than July 1, 1988, to determine if the standards established by paragraph (1) should be amended. The Secretary shall publish a final rule no later than July 1, 1989, which shall contain such amendment, if any, and provide that the amendment shall apply to products manufactured on or after January 1, 1993. If such a final rule is not published before January 1, 1990, any a
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**(a) Preemption of testing and labeling requirements**
(1) Effective on March 17, 1987, this part supersedes any State regulation insofar as such State regulation provides at any time for the disclosure of information with respect to any measure of energy consumption or water use of any covered product if—
(A) such State regulation requires testing or the use of any measure of energy consumption, water use, or energy descriptor in any manner other than that provided under [section 6293 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6293&num=0&edition=prelim); or
(B) such State regulation requires disclosure of information with respect to the energy use, energy efficiency, or water use of any covered product other than information required under [section 6294 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6294&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
(A) The term “State regulation” means a law, regulation, or other requirement of a State or its political subdivisions. With respect to showerheads, faucets, water closets, and urinals, such term shall also mean a law, regulation, or other requirement of a river basin commission that has jurisdiction within a State.
(B) The term “river basin commission” means—
(i) a commission established by interstate compact to apportion, store, regulate, or otherwise manage or coordinate the management of the waters of a river basin; and
(ii) a commission established under [section 1962b(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1962b/a&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) General rule of preemption for energy conservation standards be
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For purposes of this part—
(1) The term “covered equipment” means one of the following types of industrial equipment:
(A) Electric motors and pumps.
(B) Small commercial package air conditioning and heating equipment.
(C) Large commercial package air conditioning and heating equipment.
(D) Very large commercial package air conditioning and heating equipment.
(E) Commercial refrigerators, freezers, and refrigerator-freezers.
(F) Automatic commercial ice makers.
(G) Walk-in coolers and walk-in freezers.
(H) Commercial clothes washers.
(I) Packaged terminal air-conditioners and packaged terminal heat pumps.
(J) Warm air furnaces and packaged boilers.
(K) Storage water heaters, instantaneous water heaters, and unfired hot water storage tanks.
(L) Any other type of industrial equipment which the Secretary classifies as covered equipment under [section 6312(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6312/b&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2)
(A) The term “industrial equipment” means any article of equipment referred to in subparagraph (B) of a type—
(i) which in operation consumes, or is designed to consume, energy;
(ii) which, to any significant extent, is distributed in commerce for industrial or commercial use; and
(iii) which is not a “covered product” as defined in [section 6291(a)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6291/a/2&num=0&edition=prelim), other than a component of a covered product with respect to which there is in effect a determination under [section 6312(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6312/c&num=0&edition=prelim);
without regard to whether
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**(a) Small, large, and very large commercial package air conditioning and heating equipment, packaged terminal air conditioners and heat pumps, warm-air furnaces, packaged boilers, storage water heaters, instantaneous water heaters, and unfired hot water storage tanks**
(1) Each small commercial package air conditioning and heating equipment (including single package vertical air conditioners and single package vertical heat pumps) manufactured on or after January 1, 1994, shall meet the following standard levels:
(A) The minimum seasonal energy efficiency ratio of air-cooled three-phase electric central air conditioners and central air conditioning heat pumps less than 65,000 Btu per hour (cooling capacity), split systems, shall be 10.0.
(B) The minimum seasonal energy efficiency ratio of air-cooled three-phase electric central air conditioners and central air conditioning heat pumps less than 65,000 Btu per hour (cooling capacity), single package, shall be 9.7.
(C) The minimum energy efficiency ratio of air-cooled central air conditioners and central air conditioning heat pumps at or above 65,000 Btu per hour (cooling capacity) and less than 135,000 Btu per hour (cooling capacity) shall be 8.9 (at a standard rating of 95 degrees F db).
(D) The minimum heating seasonal performance factor of air-cooled three-phase electric central air conditioning heat pumps less than 65,000 Btu per hour (cooling capacity), split systems, shall be 6.8.
(E) The minimum heating seasonal performance factor of air-cooled three-phase electric central air conditioning heat pumps less than 65,000 Btu per hour (cooling capacity), single package, shall be 6.6.
(F) The minimum coefficient of performance in the heating mode of air-cooled central air conditioning heat pumps at o
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**(a) Prescription by Secretary; requirements**
(1) **Test procedures.—**
(A) *11 So in original. No subpar. (B) has been enacted. Amendment.—* — At least once every 7 years, the Secretary shall conduct an evaluation of each class of covered equipment and—
(i) if the Secretary determines that amended test procedures would more accurately or fully comply with the requirements of paragraphs (2) and (3), shall prescribe test procedures for the class in accordance with this section; or
(ii) shall publish notice in the Federal Register of any determination not to amend a test procedure.
(2) Test procedures prescribed in accordance with this section shall be reasonably designed to produce test results which reflect energy efficiency, energy use, and estimated operating costs of a type of industrial equipment (or class thereof) during a representative average use cycle (as determined by the Secretary), and shall not be unduly burdensome to conduct.
(3) If the test procedure is a procedure for determining estimated annual operating costs, such procedure shall provide that such costs shall be calculated from measurements of energy use in a representative average-use cycle (as determined by the Secretary), and from representative average unit costs of the energy needed to operate such equipment during such cycle. The Secretary shall provide information to manufacturers of covered equipment respecting representative average unit costs of energy.
(4)
(A) With respect to small commercial package air conditioning and heating equipment, large commercial package air conditioning and heating equipment, very large commercial package air conditioning and heating equipment, packaged terminal air conditioners, packaged terminal heat pumps, warm-air furnaces, packaged boi
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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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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 6291
(d) Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated to
carry out this section—
(1) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2001; and
(2) such sums as are necessary for each fiscal
year thereafter.
(Pub. L. 94–163, title II, § 273, as added Pub. L.
106–469, title VI, § 602(a), Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat.
2040; amended Pub. L. 109–58, title III, § 301(b)(2),
Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 683.)
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2005—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 109–58 struck out heading
and text of subsec. (e). Text read as follows: ‘‘Section
6285 of this title does not apply to this section.’’
PART D—EXPIRATION
§ 6285.
Repealed.
Pub.
L.
109–58,
title
III,
§ 301(b)(3), Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 683
Section, Pub. L. 94–163, title II, § 281, as added Pub. L.
99–58, title I, § 104(a), July 2, 1985, 99 Stat. 104; amended
Pub. L. 100–373, § 1, July 19, 1988, 102 Stat. 878; Pub. L.
101–262, § 2(c), Mar. 31, 1990, 104 Stat. 124; Pub. L. 101–360,
§ 2(c), Aug. 10, 1990, 104 Stat. 421; Pub. L. 101–383, § 2(3),
Sept. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 727; Pub. L. 103–406, title I, § 103,
Oct. 22, 1994, 108 Stat. 4209; Pub. L. 104–306, § 1(4), Oct. 14,
1996, 110 Stat. 3810; Pub. L. 105–177, § 1(5), June 1, 1998,
112 Stat. 106; Pub. L. 106–64, § 1(3), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat.
511; Pub. L. 106–469, title I, § 104(4), Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat.
2033; Pub. L. 108–7, div. F, title III, § 339(b)(2), Feb. 20,
2003, 117 Stat. 279, provided for the expiration of all au-
thority under this subchapter at midnight Sept. 30,
2008.
SUBCHAPTER III—IMPROVING ENERGY
EFFICIENCY
PART A—ENERGY CONSERVATION PROGRAM FOR
CONSUMER PRODUCTS OTHER THAN AUTOMOBILES
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
This part was, in the original, designated part B and
has b
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