42 U.S.C. § 8262b — Intergovernmental energy management

Page 7568 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 8262b 1 See References in Text note below. on Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Committee on Government Operations, and the Committee on Public Works and Transportation of the House of Representatives on the activities of the General Services Administration con- ducted pursuant to this subtitle.1 (Pub. L. 102–486, title I, § 154, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2852.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT This subtitle, referred to in text, is subtitle F (§§ 151–168) of title I of Pub. L. 102–486, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2843, which enacted this section and sections 8258a, 8258b, 8262a to 8262k of this title, amended sec- tions 8252 to 8256, 8258, 8259, 8287, and 8287c of this title and section 490 of former Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works, enacted provisions set out as notes under section 8262h of this title and former sec- tion 1815 of Title 2, The Congress, and repealed provi- sions set out as a note under section 8253 of this title. For complete classification of subtitle F to the Code, see 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. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME Committee on Governmental Affairs of Senate changed to Committee on Homeland Security and Gov- ernmental Affairs of Senate, effective Jan. 4, 2005, by Senate Resolution No. 445, One Hundred Eighth Con- gress, Oct. 9, 2004. Committee on Energy and Commerce of House of Representatives treated as referring to Committee on Commerce of House of Representatives by section 1(a) of Pub. L. 104–14, set out as a note preceding section 21 of Title 2, The Congress. Committee on Commerce of House of Representatives changed to Committee on En- ergy and Commerce of House of Representatives, and jurisdiction over matters relating to securities and ex- changes and insurance generally transferred to Com- mittee on Financial Services of House of Representa- tives by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Seventh Congress, Jan. 3, 2001. Committee on Government Operations of House of Representatives treated as referring to Committee on Government Reform and Oversight of House of Rep- resentatives by section 1(a) of Pub. L. 104–14, set out as a note preceding section 21 of Title 2. Committee on Government Reform and Oversight of House of Rep- resentatives changed to Committee on Government Re- form of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Sixth Congress, Jan. 6, 1999. Com- mittee on Government Reform of House of Representa- tives changed to Committee on Oversight and Govern- ment Reform of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 6, One Hundred Tenth Congress, Jan. 5, 2007. Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Oversight and Reform of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 6, One Hundred Sixteenth Con- gress, Jan. 9, 2019. Committee on Oversight and Reform of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Oversight and Accountability of House of Representa- tives by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Eight- eenth Congress, Jan. 9, 2023. Committee on Public Works and Transportation of House of Representatives treated as referring to Com- mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of House of Representatives by section 1(a) of Pub. L. 104–14, set out as a note preceding section 21 of Title 2. § 8262b. Intergovernmental energy management planning and coordination (a) Conference workshops The Administrator of General Services, in con- sultation with the Secretary and the Task Force, shall hold regular, biennial conference workshops in each of the 10 standard Federal re- gions on energy management, conservation, effi- ciency, and planning strategy. The Adminis- trator shall work and consult with the Depart- ment of Energy and other Federal agencies to plan for particular regional conferences. The Ad- ministrator shall invite Department of Energy, State, local, tribal, and county public officials who have responsibilities for energy manage- ment or may have an interest in such con- ferences and shall seek the input of, and be re- sponsive to, the views of such officials in the planning and organization of such workshops. (b) Focus of workshops Such workshops and conferences shall focus on the following (but may include other topics): (1) Developing strategies among Federal, State, tribal, and local governments to coordi- nate energy management policies and to maxi- mize available intergovernmental energy man- agement resources within the region regarding the use of governmental facilities and build- ings. (2) The design, construction, maintenance, and retrofitting of governmental facilities to incorporate energy efficient techniques. (3) Procurement and use of energy efficient products. (4) Dissemination of energy information on innovative programs, technologies, and meth- ods which have proven successful in govern- ment. (5) Technical assistance to design and incor- porate effective energy management strate- gies. (c) Establishment of workshop timetable As a part of the first report to be submitted pursuant to section 8262a of this title, the Ad- ministrator shall set forth the schedule for the regional energy management workshops to be conducted under this section. Not less than five such workshops shall be held by September 30, 1993, and at least one such workshop shall be held in each of the 10 Federal regions every two years beginning on September 30, 1993. (Pub. L. 102–486, title I, § 156, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2855.) 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. 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