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42 U.S.C. § 6307 — Citizen suits
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**(a) Civil actions; jurisdiction** Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), any person may commence a civil action against—
(1) any manufacturer or private labeler who is alleged to be in violation of any provision of this part or any rule under this part;
(2) any Federal agency which has a responsibility under this part where there is an alleged failure of such agency to perform any act or duty under this part which is not discretionary; or
(3) the Secretary in any case in which there is an alleged failure of the Secretary to comply with a nondiscretionary duty to issue a proposed or final rule according to the schedules set forth in [section 6295 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6295&num=0&edition=prelim).
The United States district courts shall have jurisdiction, without regard to the amount in controversy or the citizenship of the parties, to enforce such provision or rule, or order such Federal agency to perform such act or duty, as the case may be. The courts shall advance on the docket, and expedite the disposition of, all causes filed therein pursuant to paragraph (3) of this subsection. If the court finds that the Secretary has failed to comply with a deadline established in [section 6295 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6295&num=0&edition=prelim), the court shall have jurisdiction to order appropriate relief, including relief that will ensure the Secretary’s compliance with future deadlines for the same covered product.
**(b) Limitation** No action may be commenced—
(1) under subsection (a)(1)—
(A) prior to 60 days after the date on which the plaintiff has given notice of the violation (i) to the Secretary, (ii) to the Commission,
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**(a) Civil actions; jurisdiction** Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), any person may commence a civil action against—
(1) any manufacturer or private labeler who is alleged to be in violation of any provision of this part or any rule under this part;
(2) any Federal agency which has a responsibility under this part where there is an alleged failure of such agency to perform any act or duty under this part which is not discretionary; or
(3) the Secretary in any case in which there is an alleged failure of the Secretary to comply with a nondiscretionary duty to issue a proposed or final rule according to the schedules set forth in [section 6295 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6295&num=0&edition=prelim).
The United States district courts shall have jurisdiction, without regard to the amount in controversy or the citizenship of the parties, to enforce such provision or rule, or order such Federal agency to perform such act or duty, as the case may be. The courts shall advance on the docket, and expedite the disposition of, all causes filed therein pursuant to paragraph (3) of this subsection. If the court finds that the Secretary has failed to comply with a deadline established in [section 6295 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6295&num=0&edition=prelim), the court shall have jurisdiction to order appropriate relief, including relief that will ensure the Secretary’s compliance with future deadlines for the same covered product.
**(b) Limitation** No action may be commenced—
(1) under subsection (a)(1)—
(A) prior to 60 days after the date on which the plaintiff has given notice of the violation (i) to the Secretary, (ii) to the Commission, and (iii) to any alleged violator of such provision or rule, or
(B) if the Commission has commenced and is diligently prosecuting a civil action to require compliance with such provision or rule, but, in any such action, any person may intervene as a matter of right.
(2) under subsection (a)(2) prior to 60 days after the date on which the plaintiff has given notice of such action to the Secretary and Commission.
Notice under this subsection shall be given in such manner as the Commission shall prescribe by rule.
**(c) Right to intervene** In such action under this section, the Secretary or the Commission (or both), if not a party, may intervene as a matter of right.
**(d) Award of costs of litigation** The court, in issuing any final order in any action brought pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, may award costs of litigation (including reasonable attorney and expert witness fees) to any party, whenever the court determines such award is appropriate.
**(e) Preservation of other relief** Nothing in this section shall restrict any right which any person (or class of persons) may have under any statute or common law to seek enforcement of this part or any rule thereunder, or to seek any other relief (including relief against the Secretary or the Commission).
**(f) Compliance in good faith** For purposes of this section, if a manufacturer or private labeler complied in good faith with a rule under this part, then he shall not be deemed to have violated any provision of this part by reason of the alleged invalidity of such rule.
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**(a) In general** There is established within the Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency a voluntary program to identify and promote energy-efficient products and buildings in order to reduce energy consumption, improve energy security, and reduce pollution through voluntary labeling of, or other forms of communication about, products and buildings that meet the highest energy conservation standards.
**(b) Division of responsibilities** Responsibilities under the program shall be divided between the Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency in accordance with the terms of applicable agreements between those agencies.
**(c) Duties** The Administrator and the Secretary shall—
(1) promote Energy Star compliant technologies as the preferred technologies in the marketplace for—
(A) achieving energy efficiency; and
(B) reducing pollution;
(2) work to enhance public awareness of the Energy Star label, including by providing special outreach to small businesses;
(3) preserve the integrity of the Energy Star label;
(4) regularly update Energy Star product criteria for product categories;
(5) solicit comments from interested parties prior to establishing or revising an Energy Star product category, specification, or criterion (or prior to effective dates for any such product category, specification, or criterion);
(6) on adoption of a new or revised product category, specification, or criterion, provide reasonable notice to interested parties of any changes (including effective dates) in product categories, specifications, or criteria, along with—
(A) an explanation of the changes; and
(B) as appropriate, responses to comments submitted by interested parties; and
(7) provide appropriate lead time (which shall be 270 d
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**(a) Definitions** In this section—
(1) the terms “Administration” and “Administrator” mean the Small Business Administration and the Administrator thereof, respectively;
(2) the term “association” means the association of small business development centers established under [section 648(a)(3)(A) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section648/a/3/A&num=0&edition=prelim);
(3) the term “disability” has the meaning given that term in [section 12102 of title 42](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section12102&num=0&edition=prelim);
(4) the term “Efficiency Program” means the Small Business Energy Efficiency Program established under subsection (c)(1);
(5) the term “electric utility” has the meaning given that term in [section 2602 of title 16](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section2602&num=0&edition=prelim);
(6) the term “high performance green building” has the meaning given that term in [section 17061 of title 42](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section17061&num=0&edition=prelim);
(7) the term “on-bill financing” means a low interest or no interest financing agreement between a small business concern and an electric utility for the purchase or installation of equipment, under which the regularly scheduled payment of that small business concern to that electric utility is not reduced by the amount of the reduction in cost attributable to the new equipment and that amount is credited to the electric utility, until the cost of the purchase or installation is repaid;
(8) the term “small business concern” has the same meaning as in [section 632 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-p
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 6307
(c) Jurisdiction
Jurisdiction is vested in the Federal district
courts of the United States over actions brought
by—
(1) any adversely affected person to deter-
mine whether a State or local government is
complying with the requirements of this part;
and
(2) any person who files a petition under sec-
tion 6295(n) of this title which is denied by the
Secretary.
(Pub. L. 94–163, title III, § 336, Dec. 22, 1975, 89
Stat. 930; Pub. L. 95–619, title IV, §§ 425(g), 427,
title VI, § 691(b)(2), Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat. 3266,
3267, 3288; Pub. L. 100–12, § 9, Mar. 17, 1987, 101
Stat. 123; Pub. L. 105–388, § 5(a)(6), Nov. 13, 1998,
112 Stat. 3478.)
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AMENDMENTS
1998—Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 105–388 substituted ‘‘sec-
tion 6295(n)’’ for ‘‘section 6295(k)’’.
1987—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100–12 amended subsec. (a)
generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (a) read as fol-
lows: ‘‘Rules under sections 6293, 6294, 6295(a), 6297(b), or
6298 of this title shall be prescribed in accordance with
section 553 of title 5, except that—
‘‘(1) interested persons shall be afforded an oppor-
tunity to present written and oral data, views, and
arguments with respect to any proposed rule, and
‘‘(2) in the case of a rule under section 6295(a) of
this title, the Secretary shall, by means of con-
ferences or other informal procedures, afford any in-
terested person an opportunity to question—
‘‘(A) other interested persons who have made oral
presentations under paragraph (1), and
‘‘(B) employees of the United States who have
made written or oral presentations,
with respect to disputed issues of material fact. Such
opportunity shall be afforded to the extent the Sec-
retary determines that questioning pursuant to suc
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