42 U.S.C. § 8262c — Federal agency energy management

Page 7569 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 8262e § 8262c. Federal agency energy management training (a) Energy management training (1) Each executive department described under section 101 of title 5, the Environmental Protec- tion Agency, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the General Services Ad- ministration, and the United States Postal Service shall establish and maintain a program to ensure that facility energy managers are trained energy managers. Such programs shall be managed— (A) by the department or agency representa- tive on the Task Force; or (B) if a department or agency is not rep- resented on the Task Force, by the designee of the head of such department or agency. (2) Departments and agencies described in paragraph (1) shall encourage appropriate em- ployees to participate in energy manager train- ing courses. Employees may enroll in courses of study in the areas described in section 8262(3) of this title including, but not limited to, courses offered by— (A) private or public educational institu- tions; (B) Federal agencies; or (C) professional associations. (b) Report to Task Force (1) Each department and agency described in subsection (a)(1) shall, not later than 60 days fol- lowing October 24, 1992, report to the Task Force the following information: (A) Those individuals employed by such de- partment or agency on October 24, 1992, who qualify as trained energy managers. (B) The General Schedule (GS) or grade level at which each of the individuals described in subparagraph (A) is employed. (C) The facility or facilities for which such individuals are responsible or otherwise sta- tioned. (2) The Secretary shall provide a summary of the reports described in paragraph (1) to the Congress as part of the first report submitted under section 8258 of this title after October 24, 1992. (c) Requirements at Federal facilities (1) Not later than one year after October 24, 1992, the departments and agencies described under subsection (a)(1) shall upgrade their en- ergy management capabilities by— (A) designating facility energy supervisors; (B) encouraging facility energy supervisors to become trained energy managers; and (C) increasing the overall number of trained energy managers within such department or agency to a sufficient level to ensure effective implementation of this Act. (2) Departments and agencies described in sub- section (a)(1) may hire trained energy managers to be facility energy supervisors. Trained energy managers, including those who are facility su- pervisors as well as other trained personnel, shall focus their efforts on improving energy ef- ficiency in the following facilities— (A) department or agency facilities identi- fied as most costly to operate or most energy inefficient; or (B) other facilities identified by the depart- ment or agency head as having significant en- ergy savings potential. (d) Annual report to Secretary and Congress Each department and agency listed in sub- section (a)(1) shall report to the Secretary on the status and implementation of the require- ments of this section. The Secretary shall in- clude a summary of each such report in the an- nual report to Congress as required under sec- tion 8258(b) of this title. (Pub. L. 102–486, title I, § 157, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2856.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The General Schedule, referred to in subsec. (b)(1)(B), is set out under section 5332 of Title 5, Government Or- ganization and Employees. This Act, referred to in subsec. (c)(1)(C), is Pub. L. 102–486, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2776, known as the En- ergy Policy Act of 1992. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 13201 of this title and Tables. CODIFICATION Section was enacted as part of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, and not as part of the National Energy Con- servation Policy Act which comprises this chapter. § 8262d. Energy audit teams (a) Establishment The Secretary shall assemble from existing personnel with appropriate expertise, and with particular utilization of the national labora- tories, and make available to all Federal agen- cies, one or more energy audit teams which shall be equipped with instruments and other advanced equipment needed to perform energy audits of Federal facilities. (b) Monitoring programs The Secretary shall also assist in establishing, at each site that has utilized an energy audit team, a program for monitoring the implemen- tation of energy efficiency improvements based upon energy audit team recommendations, and for recording the operating history of such im- provements. (Pub. L. 102–486, title I, § 158, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2857.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was enacted as part of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, and not as part of the National Energy Con- servation Policy Act which comprises this chapter. § 8262e. Federal energy cost accounting and man- agement (a) Guidelines Not later than 120 days after October 24, 1992, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in cooperation with the Secretary, the Administrator of General Services, and the Sec- retary of Defense, shall establish guidelines to be employed by each Federal agency to assess accurate energy consumption for all buildings or