42 U.S.C. § 15841 — Energy-efficient appliances

Page 8717 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 15851 retary independent verification of any energy savings achieved through the statewide pro- gram. (c) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2010, to remain available until expended. (Pub. L. 109–58, title I, § 140, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 647.) § 15834. Report on failure to comply with dead- lines for new or revised energy conservation standards (a) Initial report The Secretary shall submit a report to Con- gress regarding each new or revised energy con- servation or water use standard which the Sec- retary has failed to issue in conformance with the deadlines established in the Energy Policy and Conservation Act [42 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.]. Such report shall state the reasons why the Sec- retary has failed to comply with the deadline for issuances of the new or revised standard and set forth the Secretary’s plan for expeditiously pre- scribing such new or revised standard. The Sec- retary’s initial report shall be submitted not later than 6 months following August 8, 2005, and subsequent reports shall be submitted when- ever the Secretary determines that additional deadlines for issuance of new or revised stand- ards have been missed. (b) Implementation report Every 6 months following the submission of a report under subsection (a) until the adoption of a new or revised standard described in such re- port, the Secretary shall submit to the Congress an implementation report describing the Sec- retary’s progress in implementing the Sec- retary’s plan or the issuance of the new or re- vised standard. (Pub. L. 109–58, title I, § 141, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 648.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Energy Policy and Conservation Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 94–163, Dec. 22, 1975, 89 Stat. 871, which is classified principally to chapter 77 (§ 6201 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under sec- tion 6201 of this title and Tables. PART D—PUBLIC HOUSING § 15841. Energy-efficient appliances In purchasing appliances, a public housing agency shall purchase energy-efficient appli- ances that are Energy Star products or FEMP- designated products, as such terms are defined in section 8259b of this title, unless the purchase of energy-efficient appliances is not cost-effec- tive to the agency. (Pub. L. 109–58, title I, § 152, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 649.) § 15842. Energy strategy for HUD The Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop- ment shall develop and implement an integrated strategy to reduce utility expenses through cost-effective energy conservation and effi- ciency measures and energy efficient design and construction of public and assisted housing. The energy strategy shall include the development of energy reduction goals and incentives for pub- lic housing agencies. The Secretary shall submit a report to Congress, not later than 1 year after August 8, 2005, on the energy strategy and the actions taken by the Department of Housing and Urban Development to monitor the energy usage of public housing agencies and shall submit an update every 2 years thereafter on progress in implementing the strategy. (Pub. L. 109–58, title I, § 154, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 650.) SUBCHAPTER II—RENEWABLE ENERGY PART A—GENERAL PROVISIONS § 15851. Assessment of renewable energy re- sources (a) Resource assessment Not later than 6 months after August 8, 2005, and each year thereafter, the Secretary shall re- view the available assessments of renewable en- ergy resources within the United States, includ- ing solar, wind, biomass, marine, geothermal, and hydroelectric energy resources, and under- take new assessments as necessary, taking into account changes in market conditions, available technologies, and other relevant factors. (b) Contents of reports Not later than 1 year after August 8, 2005, and each year thereafter, the Secretary shall publish a report based on the assessment under sub- section (a). The report shall contain— (1) a detailed inventory describing the avail- able amount and characteristics of the renew- able energy resources; and (2) such other information as the Secretary believes would be useful in developing such re- newable energy resources, including descrip- tions of surrounding terrain, population and load centers, nearby energy infrastructure, lo- cation of energy and water resources, and available estimates of the costs needed to de- velop each resource, together with an identi- fication of any barriers to providing adequate transmission for remote sources of renewable energy resources to current and emerging markets, recommendations for removing or addressing such barriers, and ways to provide access to the grid that do not unfairly dis- advantage renewable or other energy pro- ducers. (c) Authorization of appropriations For the purposes of this section, there are au- thorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2010. (Pub. L. 109–58, title II, § 201, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 650; Pub. L. 116–260, div. Z, title III, § 3006(b)(1), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2512.)