NATIONAL ENERGY CONSERVATION POLICY ACT Public Law 95-619, as Amended Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, TITLE I-GENERAL PROVISIONS SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) SHORT TITLE.-This Act may be cited as the "National Energy Conservation Policy Act". [42 U.S.C. 8201 note] (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS. TITLE I-GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 101. Short title and table of contents. Sec. 102. Findings and statement of purposes. TITLE II-RESIDENTIAL ENERGY CONSERVATION PART 1-UTILITY PROGRAM Sec. 210. Definitions. Sec. 211. Coverage. Sec. 212. Rules of Secretary for submission and approval of plans. Sec. 213. Requirements for State residential energy conservation plans for regulated utilities. Sec. 214. Plan requirements for nonregulated utilities and home heating suppliers. Sec. 215. Utility programs. Sec. 216. Supply, installation, and financing by public utilities. Sec. 217. Home heating supplier programs. Sec. 218. Temporary programs. Sec. 219. Federal standby authority. Sec. 220. Relationship to other laws. Sec. 221. Rules. Sec. 222. Product standards. Sec. 223. Authorization of appropriations. Sec. 224. Report on energy conservation in apartment buildings. Sec. 225. Federal Trade Commission study and report. PART 2-WEATHERIZATION GRANTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF LOW-INCOME FAMILIES Sec. 231. Department of Energy weatherization grant program. Sec. 232. Farmers Home Administration weatherization grant program. Sec. 233. Availability of labor. PART 3-SECONDARY FINANCING AND LOAN INSURANCE FOR ENERGY CONSERVING IMPROVEMENTS AND SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS Sec. 241. Loan insurance for energy conserving improvements and solar energy systems under title I of the National Housing Act. Sec. 242. Purchase by Government National Mortgage Association of loans to lowand moderate-income families for energy conserving improvements. Sec. 243. Standby authority of Government National Mortgage Association to pur chase loans for energy conserving improvements. Sec. 244. Purchase by Government National Mortgage Association of loans for solar energy systems. Sec. 245. Secondary financing by Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation of solar energy and energy conserving improvement loans. Sec. 246. Secondary financing by Federal National Mortgage Association of solar energy and energy conserving improvement loans. Sec. 247. Loan insurance for energy conserving improvements and solar energy systems in multifamily projects under section 241 of the National Housing Act. Sec. 248. Increase in mortgage limits to cover costs of solar energy systems. PART 4-MISCELLANEOUS Sec. 251. Energy-conserving improvements for assisted housing. Sec. 252. Energy conserving standards for newly constructed residential housing insured by Federal Housing Administration or assisted by Farmers Home Administration. Sec. 253. Residential energy efficiency standards study. Sec. 254. Weatherization study. Sec. 255. Authorization for appropriations for new building performance standards grants. PART 5-RESIDENTIAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAMS Sec. 261. Definition. Sec. 262. Approval of plans for prototype residential energy efficiency programs and provision of financial assistance for such programs. Sec. 263. Applications for approval of plans for prototype residential energy efficiency programs. Sec. 264. Approval of applications for plans for prototype residential energy efficiency programs. Sec. 265. Rules and regulations. Sec. 266. Authority of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to exempt application of certain laws. Sec. 267. Application of other laws. Sec. 268. Records and reports. Sec. 269. Revoking approval of plans and terminating financial assistance. Sec. 270. Authorization of Appropriations. TITLE III-ENERGY CONSERVATION PROGRAMS FOR SCHOOLS AND HOSPITALS AND BUILDINGS OWNED BY UNITS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND PUBLIC CARE INSTITUTIONS PART 1-SCHOOLS AND HOSPITALS Sec. 301. Statement of findings and purposes. Sec. 302. Amendment to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act. Sec. 303. Technical amendments. Sec. 304. Cross reference. PART 2-UNITS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC CARE INSTITUTIONS Sec. 310. Statement of findings and purposes. Sec. 311. Amendment to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act. Sec. 312. Application of Davis-Bacon Act. TITLE IV-ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF CERTAIN PRODUCTS AND PROCESSES PART 1-ENERGY EFFICIENCY STANDARDS FOR AUTOMOBILES Sec. 401. Fuel economy information. Sec. 402. Civil penalties relating to automobile fuel efficiency. Sec. 403. Disclosure in labeling. Sec. 404. Study. PART 2-ENERGY EFFICIENCY STANDARDS FOR CONSUMER PRODUCTS OTHER THAN Sec. 421. Test procedures. AUTOMOBILES Sec. 422. Energy efficiency standards. Sec. 423. Assessment of civil penalties. Sec. 424. Effect of standards on other laws. Sec. 425. Technical and conforming amendments. Sec. 427. Effects of other laws on procedures. PART 3-ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT Sec. 441. Energy efficiency of industrial equipment. PART 4-ENERGY EFFICIENCY BY USE OF RECOVERED MATERIALS Sec. 461. Use of recovered materials. TITLE V-FEDERAL ENERGY INITIATIVES PART 1-EXECUTIVE AGENCY CONSERVATION PLAN Sec. 501. Conservation plan authorization. PART 2-DEMONSTRATION OF SOLAR HEATING AND COOLING IN FEDERAL BUILDINGS Sec. 521. Definitions. Sec. 522. Federal solar program. Sec. 523. Duties of Secretary. Sec. 524. Authorization of appropriations. PART 3-ENERGY CONSERVATION AND SOLAR ENERGY IN FEDERAL BUILDINGS Sec. 541. Findings. Sec. 542. Policy. Sec. 543. Purpose. Sec. 544. Definitions. Sec. 545. Establishment and use of life cycle cost methods. Sec. 546. Energy performance targets for Federal buildings. Sec. 547. Energy audits and retrofitting of existing Federal buildings. Sec. 548. Leased Federal buildings. Sec. 549. Budget treatment of energy conserving improvements by Federal agencies. Sec. 550. Reports. Sec. 551. Authorization of appropriations. PART 4-FEDERAL PHOTOVOLTAIC UTILIZATION Sec. 561. Short title of part. Sec. 562. Definitions. Sec. 563. Photovoltaic energy program. Sec. 564. Purpose of program. Sec. 565. Acquisition of systems. Sec. 566. Administration. Sec. 567. System evaluation and purchase program. Sec. 568. Advisory committee. Sec. 569. Authorization of appropriations. TITLE VI-ADDITIONAL ENERGY-RELATED MEASURES PART 1-INDUSTRIAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY REPORTING Sec. 601. Industrial energy efficiency reporting. PART 2-STATE ENERGY CONSERVATION PLANS Sec. 621. State energy conservation plans. Sec. 622. Supplemental State energy conservation plans. Sec. 623. Report on coordination of energy conservation programs. PART 3-MINORITY ECONOMIC IMPACT Sec. 641. Minority economic impact. PART 4-CONSERVATION OF NATIONAL COAL RESOURCES Sec. 661. Major fuel burning stationary source. PART 5-STUDIES Sec. 681. Off-highway motor vehicles. Sec. 682. Bicycle study. Sec. 683. Second law efficiency study. PART 6-TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS Sec. 691. Definition of Administrator. TITLE VII-ENERGY CONSERVATION FOR COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS AND MULTIFAMILY DWELLINGS PART 1-GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 710. Definitions. Sec. 711. Coverage. Sec. 712. Rules of Secretary for submission and approval of plans. PART 2-ENERGY CONSERVATION PLANS Sec. 721. Procedures for submission and approval of State energy conservation plans for commercial buildings and multifamily dwellings. Sec. 722. Requirements for State plans for regulated utilities. Sec. 723. Plan requirements for nonregulated utilities and building heating suppli ers. Sec. 731. Utility programs. PART 3-UTILITY PROGRAMS Sec. 732. Building heating supplier program. PART 4-FEDERAL IMPLEMENTATION Sec. 741. Federal standby authority. SEC. 102. FINDINGS AND STATEMENT OF PURPOSES.. (a) FINDINGS.-The Congress finds that (1) the United States faces an energy shortage arising from increasing demand for energy, particularly for oil and natural gas, and insufficient domestic supplies of oil and natural gas to satisfy that demand; (2) unless effective measures are promptly taken by the Federal Government and other users of energy to reduce the rate of growth of demand for energy, the United States will become increasingly dependent on the world oil market, increasingly vulnerable to interruptions of foreign oil supplies, and unable to provide the energy to meet future needs; and (3) All sectors of our Nation's economy must begin immediately to significantly reduce the demand for nonrenewable energy resources such as oil and natural gas by implementing and maintaining effective conservation measures for the efficient use of these and other energy sources. (b) STATEMENT OF PURPOSES.-The purposes of this Act are to provide for the regulation of interstate commerce, to reduce the growth in demand for energy in the United States, and to conserve nonrenewable energy resources produced in this Nation and elsewhere, without inhibiting beneficial economic growth. [42 U.S.C. 8201] |