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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4017
To extend certain programs under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act
and the Energy Conservation and Production Act, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 9, 1998
Mr. DAN SCHAEFER of Colorado (for himself and Mr. HALL of Texas) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Com-
merce
A BILL
To extend certain programs under the Energy Policy and
Conservation Act and the Energy Conservation and Pro-
duction Act, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Energy Conservation
Reauthorization Act of 1998’’.
SEC. 2. ENERGY POLICY AND CONSERVATION ACT AMEND-
MENTS.
(a) 
INTERAGENCY
WORKING
GROUPS.—Section
256(h) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42
U.S.C. 6276(h)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for fis-
cal years 1999 through 2003 such sums as may be nec-
essary to carry out subsections (d) and (e), to be divided
equitably between the interagency working subgroups
based on program requirements.’’.
(b) STATE ENERGY CONSERVATION PROGRAM.—Sec-
tion 365(f) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42
U.S.C. 6325(f)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(f) For the purpose of carrying out this part, there
are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 1999
through 2003 such sums as may be necessary.’’.
(c) SCHOOLS AND HOSPITALS.—Section 397 the En-
ergy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6371f) is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS
‘‘SEC. 397. For the purpose of carrying out this part,
there are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years
1999 through 2003 such sums as may be necessary.’’.
SEC. 3. ENERGY CONSERVATION AND PRODUCTION ACT
AMENDMENT.
Section 422 of the Energy Conservation and Produc-
tion Act (42 U.S.C. 6872) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS
‘‘SEC. 422. For the purpose of carrying out the
weatherization program under this part, there are author-
ized to be appropriated for fiscal years 1999 through 2003
such sums as may be necessary.’’.
SEC. 4. ENERGY SAVINGS PERFORMANCE CONTRACTS.
Section 804(1) of the National Energy Conservation
Policy Act is amended by inserting ‘‘, and the Government
Printing Office’’ after ‘‘United States Code’’.
SEC. 5. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.
(a) ENERGY POLICY AND CONSERVATION ACT.—The
Energy Policy and Conservation Act is amended—
(1) in the table of contents—
(A) by striking ‘‘Sec. 301.’’ and all that
follows through ‘‘Reports to Congress.’’.’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘efficiency’’ and inserting
‘‘conservation’’ in the item relating to section
325;
(C) by striking ‘‘and private labelers’’ in
the item relating to section 326;
(D) by striking the items relating to part
E of title III;
(5) in section 324(a)(2)(C)(ii) (42 U.S.C.
6294(a)(2)(C)(ii)) by striking ‘‘section 325(j)’’ and
inserting ‘‘section 325(i)’’;
(6) in section 325 (42 U.S.C. 6295)—
(A) by striking ‘‘paragraphs’’ in subsection
(e)(4)(A) and inserting ‘‘paragraph’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘BALLASTS;’’ in the head-
ing of subsection (g) and inserting ‘‘BAL-
LASTS’’;
(7) in section 336(c)(2) (42 U.S.C. 6306(c)(2))
by striking ‘‘section 325(k)’’ and inserting ‘‘section
325(n)’’;
(8) in section 345(c) (42 U.S.C. 6316(c)) by in-
serting ‘‘standard’’ after ‘‘meets the applicable’’;
(9) in section 362(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 6322(a)(1))
by inserting ‘‘of’’ after ‘‘of the implementation’’;
(10) 
in 
section 
391(2)(B) 
(42 
U.S.C.
6371(2)(B)) by striking the period at the end and
inserting a semicolon;
(11) in section 394(a) (42 U.S.C. 6371c(a))—
(A) by striking the commas at the end of
paragraphs (1), (3), and (5) and inserting semi-
colons;
(B) by striking the period at the end of
paragraph (2) and inserting a semicolon; and
(C) by striking the colon at the end of
paragraph (6) and inserting a semicolon;
(12) in section 400 (42 U.S.C. 6371i) by strik-
ing ‘‘(a)’’;
(13) in section 400D(a) (42 U.S.C. 6372c(a))
by striking the commas at the end of paragraphs
(1), (2), and (3) and inserting semicolons;
(14) in section 400I(b) (42 U.S.C. 6372h(b))
by striking ‘‘Secretary shall,’’ and inserting ‘‘Sec-
retary shall’’;
(15) in section 400AA (42 U.S.C. 6374) by re-
designating subsection (i) as subsection (h);
(16) in section 503 (42 U.S.C. 6383)—
(A) by striking ‘‘with repect to’’ and in-
serting ‘‘with respect to’’ in subsection (b); and
(B) by striking ‘‘controlling’’ and inserting
‘‘, controlling,’’ in subsection (c)(1); and
(17) in section 552(d)(5)(A) (42 U.S.C.
6422(d)(5)(A)) by striking ‘‘notion’’ and inserting
‘‘motion’’.
(b) ENERGY
CONSERVATION
AND
PRODUCTION
ACT.—The Energy Conservation and Production Act is
amended—
(1) in the table of contents—
(A) by striking ‘‘rules and regulations’’
and inserting ‘‘regulations and rulings’’ in the
item relating to section 106; and
(B) by striking the item relating to section
207 and inserting the following:
‘‘Sec. 207. State utility regulatory assistance.
‘‘Sec. 208. Authorization of appropriations.’’; and
(2) in section 202 (42 U.S.C. 6802) by striking
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—’’.
(c) NATIONAL
ENERGY
CONSERVATION
POLICY
ACT.—The National Energy Conservation Policy Act is
amended—
(1) in the table of contents—
(A) by striking ‘‘, installation, and financ-
ing’’ and inserting ‘‘and installation’’ in the
item relating to section 216;
(B) by striking ‘‘Ratings’’ and inserting
‘‘Rating Guidelines’’ in the item relating to part
6 of title II;
(C) by striking the item relating to section
304; and
(D) by striking ‘‘goals’’ and inserting ‘‘re-
quirements’’ in the item relating to section 543;
(2) 
in 
section 
216(d)(1)(C) 
(42 
U.S.C.
8217(d)(1)(C)) by striking ‘‘explictly’’ and inserting
‘‘explicitly’’;
(3) 
in 
section 
251(b)(1) 
(42 
U.S.C.
8231(b)(1))—
(A) by striking ‘‘National Housing Act to
projects’’ and inserting ‘‘National Housing Act)
to projects’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘accure’’ and inserting
‘‘accrue’’;
(4) in section 266 (42 U.S.C. 8235e) by strik-
ing ‘‘(17 U.S.C.’’ and inserting ‘‘(15 U.S.C.’’; and
(5) in section 551(8) (42 U.S.C. 8259(8)) by
striking ‘‘goethermal’’ and inserting ‘‘geothermal’’.
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