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42 U.S.C. § 6724 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 6724. Uses of payments
Each State and local government shall use payments made under this subchapter for the maintenance of basic services customarily provided to persons in that State or in the area under the jurisdiction of that local government, as the case may be. State and local governments may not use emergency support payments made under this subchapter for the acquisition of supplies and materials or for construction, except for normal supplies or repairs necessary to maintain basic services.
(Pub. L. 94–369, title II, § 204, July 22, 1976, 90 Stat. 1006; Pub. L. 94–447, title II, § 201(4), Oct. 1, 1976, 90 Stat. 1498; Pub. L. 95–30, title VI, § 604, May 23, 1977, 91 Stat. 166.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 1977—Pub. L. 95–30 substituted “or for construction, except for normal supplies or repairs necessary to maintain basic services” for “and for construction, unless such supplies and materials or construction are to maintain basic services”.
1976—Pub. L. 94–447 substituted “support payments” for “support grants”.
42 U.S.C. § 6728 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 6728. Wage standards for laborers and mechanics; enforcement
All laborers and mechanics employed by contractors on all construction projects funded in whole or in part by payments under this subchapter shall be paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing on similar projects in the locality as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with sections 3141–3144, 3146, and 3147 of title 40. The Secretary of Labor shall have, with respect to the labor standards specified in this section, the authority and functions set forth in Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 and section 3145 of title 40.
(Pub. L. 94–369, title II, § 208, July 22, 1976, 90 Stat. 1008.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: References in Text
text: Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950, referred to in text, is set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
heading: Codification
text: In text, “sections 3141–3144, 3146, and 3147 of title 40” substituted for “the Davis-Bacon Act (40 U.S.C. 276a to 276a–5)” and “section 3145 of title 40” substituted for “section 2 of the Act of June 13, 1934, as amended (40 U.S.C. 276c)”, on authority of Pub. L. 107–217, § 5(c), Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1303, the first section of which enacted Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works.
42 U.S.C. § 6730 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 6730. Payments
(a) Time and amount
From the amount allocated for State and local governments under section 6723 of this title, the Secretary shall pay not later than five days after the beginning of each quarter to each State and to each local government which has filed a statement of assurances under section 6725 of this title, an amount equal to the amount allocated to such State or local government under section 6723 of this title.
(b) Adjustments
Payments under this subchapter may be made with necessary adjustments on account of overpayments or underpayments.
(c) Termination
No amount shall be paid to any State or local government under the provisions of this section for any calendar quarter if—
(1) the average rate of unemployment within the jurisdiction of such State or local government during the most recent calendar quarter which ended three months before the beginning of such calendar quarter was less than 4.5 percent, or
(2) the rate of unemployment within the jurisdiction of such government for the last month of the most recent calendar quarter which ended three months before the beginning of such calendar quarter did not exceed 4.5 percent.
(Pub. L. 94–369, title II, § 210, July 22, 1976, 90 Stat. 1009; Pub. L. 94–447, title II, § 201 (5), Oct. 1, 1976, 90 Stat. 1498.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 1976—Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 94–447 substituted “4.5 percent, or” for “4.5 percent, and”.
42 U.S.C. § 6736 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 6736. Authorization of appropriations for Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and Virgin Islands
(a) Authorizations for five calendar quarters beginning July 1, 1977
There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for each of the five succeeding calendar quarters (beginning with the calendar quarter which begins on July 1, 1977) for the purpose of making payments under this subchapter to Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands, an amount equal to 1 percent of the amount authorized for each such quarter under section 6722(b) of this title.
(b) Allocations
(1) The Secretary shall allocate from the amount authorized under subsection (a) an amount for the purpose of making payments to such governments equal to the total authorized for the calendar quarter multiplied by the applicable territorial percentage.
(2) For the purposes of this subsection, the applicable territorial percentage is equal to the quotient resulting from the division of the territorial population by the sum of the territorial population for all territories.
(3) For purposes of this section—
(A) The term “territory” means Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands.
(B) The term “territorial population” means the most recent population for each territory as determined by the Bureau of Census.
(C) The provisions of sections 6723(c)(4), 6724, 6725, 6726,1 6727, 6728, 6729, 6730, 6731, 6732, and 6733 1 of this title shall apply to the funds authorized under this section.
(c) Payments to local governments
The governments of the territories are authorized to make payments to local governments within their jurisdiction from sums received under this section as they deem appropriate.
(Pub. L. 94–369, title II, § 216, as added Pub. L. 95–30, title VI, § 607, May 23, 1977, 91 Stat. 167.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: References in Text
text: Section 6726 of this title, referred to in subsec. (b)(3)(C), was repealed by Pub. L. 95–30, title VI, § 603(i), May 23, 1977, 91 Stat. 166.
Section 6733 of this title, referred to in subsec. (b)(3)(C), was repealed by Pub. L. 104–66, title I, § 1131(b), Dec. 21, 1995, 109 Stat. 725.
42 U.S.C. § 6801 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 6801. Congressional findings and purpose
(a) The Congress finds that improvement in electric utility rate design has great potential for reducing the cost of electric utility services to consumers and current and projected shortages of capital, and for encouraging energy conservation and better use of existing electrical generating facilities.
(b) It is the purpose of this subchapter to require the Secretary to develop proposals for improvement of electric utility rate design and transmit such proposals to Congress; to fund electric utility rate demonstration projects; to intervene or participate, upon request, in the proceedings of utility regulatory commissions; and to provide financial assistance to State offices of consumer services to facilitate presentation of consumer interests before such commissions.
(Pub. L. 94–385, title II, § 201, Aug. 14, 1976, 90 Stat. 1142; Pub. L. 95–91, title III, § 301(a), title VII, §§ 703, 707, Aug. 4, 1977, 91 Stat. 577, 606, 607.)
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Short Title
text: Pub. L. 94–385, § 1, Aug. 14, 1976, 90 Stat. 1125, provided: “That this Act [enacting this chapter, section 6327 of this title, section 1701z–8 of Title 12, Banks and Banking, sections 787 and 790 to 790h of Title 15, Commerce and Trade, amending sections 5818, 6211, 6295, 6323, 6325, and 6326 of this title and sections 757, 764, 766, 772, 774, 777 and 784 of Title 15, and enacting provisions set out as notes under sections 6801, 6831, and 6851 of this title, and sections 753, 757, 761, and 790 of Title 15] may be cited as the ‘Energy Conservation and Production Act’.”
Pub. L. 94–385, title III, § 301, Aug. 14, 1976, 90 Stat. 1144, provided that: “This title [enacting subchapter II of this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Energy Conservation Standards for New Buildings Act of 1976’.”
Pub. L. 94–385, title IV, § 401, Aug. 14, 1976, 90 Stat. 1150, provided that: “This title [enacting subchapter III of this chapter, section 6327 of this title, and section 1701z–8 of Title 12, Banks and Banking, and amending sections 6323, 6325, and 6326 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Energy Conservation in Existing Buildings Act of 1976’.”
heading: Transfer of Functions
text: “Secretary”, meaning Secretary of Energy, substituted for “Federal Energy Administration” in subsec. (b) pursuant to sections 301(a), 703, and 707 of Pub. L. 95–91, which are classified to sections 7151(a), 7293, and 7297 of this title and which terminated Federal Energy Administration and transferred its functions (with certain exceptions) to Secretary of Energy.
42 U.S.C. § 6802 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 6802. Definitions
As used in this subchapter:
(1) The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Energy.
(2) The term “electric utility” means any person, State agency, or Federal agency which sells electric energy.
(3) The term “Federal agency” means any agency or instrumentality of the United States.
(4) The term “State agency” means a State, political subdivision thereof, or any agency or instrumentality of either.
(5) The term “State utility regulatory commission” means (A) any utility regulatory commission which is a State agency or (B) the Tennessee Valley Authority.
(6) The term “State” means any State, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and any territory or possession of the United States.
(7) The term “utility regulatory commission” means any State agency or Federal agency which has authority to fix, modify, approve, or disapprove rates for the sale of electric energy by any electric utility (other than by such agency).
(Pub. L. 94–385, title II, § 202, Aug. 14, 1976, 90 Stat. 1142; Pub. L. 95–617, title I, § 143, Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat. 3134; Pub. L. 105–388, § 5(b)(2), Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3479.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 1998—Par. (1). Pub. L. 105–388 made technical amendment by striking heading and designation which had been inserted by Pub. L. 95–617.
1978—Par. (1). Pub. L. 95–617 substituted “The term ‘Secretary’ means the Secretary of Energy” for “The term ‘Administrator’ means the Administrator of the Federal Energy Administration; except that after such Administration ceases to exist, such term means any officer of the United States designated by the President for purposes of this subchapter”.
42 U.S.C. § 6803 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 6803. Development of electric utility rate design proposals by Secretary; contents; submission to Congress; supporting analysis
(a) The Secretary shall develop proposals to improve electric utility rate design. Such proposals shall be designed to encourage energy conservation, minimize the need for new electrical generating capacity, and minimize costs of electric energy to consumers, and shall include (but not be limited to) proposals which provide for the development and implementation of—
(1) load management techniques which are cost effective;
(2) rates which reflect marginal cost of service, or time of use of service, or both;
(3) ratemaking policies which discourage inefficient use of fuel and encourage economical purchases of fuel; and
(4) rates (or other regulatory policies) which encourage electric utility system reliability and reliability of major items of electric utility equipment.
(b) The proposals prepared under subsection (a) shall be transmitted to each House of Congress not later than 6 months after August 14, 1976, for review and for such further action as the Congress may direct by law. Such proposals shall be accompanied by an analysis of—
(1) the projected savings (if any) in consumption of petroleum products, natural gas, electric energy, and other energy resources,
(2) the reduction (if any) in the need for new electrical generating capacity, and of the demand for capital by the electric utility industry, and
(3) changes (if any) in the cost of electric energy to consumers,
which are likely to result from the implementation nationally of each of the proposals transmitted under this subsection.
(Pub. L. 94–385, title II, § 203, Aug. 14, 1976, 90 Stat. 1143; Pub. L. 95–617, title I, § 143, Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat. 3134.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 1978—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 95–617 substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator”, meaning Administrator of the Federal Energy Administration.
42 U.S.C. § 6804 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 6804. Funding, administrative, and judicial authorities of Secretary
The Secretary may—
(1) fund (A) demonstration projects to improve electric utility load management procedures and (B) regulatory rate reform initiatives,
(2) on request of a State, a utility regulatory commission, or of any participant in any proceeding before a State utility regulatory commission which relates to electric utility rates or rate design, intervene and participate in such proceeding, and
(3) on request of any State, utility regulatory commission, or party to any action to obtain judicial review of an administrative proceeding in which the Secretary intervened or participated under paragraph (2), intervene and participate in such action.
(Pub. L. 94–385, title II, § 204, Aug. 14, 1976, 90 Stat. 1143; Pub. L. 95–617, title I, § 143, Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat. 3134.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 1978—Pub. L. 95–617 substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator”, meaning Administrator of the Federal Energy Administration in two places.
42 U.S.C. § 6805 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 6805. Grants for State consumer protection offices by Secretary
(a) Establishment, operation, and purpose; qualifications for funds
The Secretary may make grants to States, or otherwise as provided in subsection (c), under this section to provide for the establishment and operation of offices of consumer services to assist consumers in their presentations before utility regulatory commissions. Any assistance provided under this section shall be provided only for an office of consumer services which is operated independently of any such utility regulatory commission and which is empowered to—
(1) make general factual assessments of the impact of proposed rate changes and other proposed regulatory actions upon all affected consumers;
(2) assist consumers in the presentation of their positions before utility regulatory commissions; and
(3) advocate, on its own behalf, a position which it determines represents the position most advantageous to consumers, taking into account developments in rate design reform.
(b) Grants subject to State assurances on funds
Grants pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be made only to States which furnish such assurances as the Secretary may require that funds made available under such section will be in addition to, and not in substitution for, funds made available to offices of consumer services from other sources.
(c) Offices established by Tennessee Valley Authority
Assistance may be provided under this section to an office of consumer services established by the Tennessee Valley Authority, if such office is operated independently of the Tennessee Valley Authority.
(Pub. L. 94–385, title II, § 205, Aug. 14, 1976, 90 Stat. 1144; Pub. L. 95–617, title I, § 143, Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat. 3134.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 1978—Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 95–617 substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator”, meaning Administrator of the Federal Energy Administration.
42 U.S.C. § 6806 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 6806. Statement in annual report
The Secretary shall include in each annual report submitted under section 7267 of this title a statement with respect to activities conducted under this subchapter and recommendations as to the need for and types of further Federal legislation.
(Pub. L. 94–385, title II, § 206, Aug. 14, 1976, 90 Stat. 1144; Pub. L. 95–617, title I, § 143, Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat. 3134; Pub. L. 96–470, title II, § 203(g), Oct. 19, 1980, 94 Stat. 2243.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 1980—Pub. L. 96–470 substituted “The Secretary shall include in each annual report submitted under section 7267 of this title a statement” for “Not later than the last day in December in each year, the Secretary shall transmit to the Congress a report”.
1978—Pub. L. 95–617 substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator”, meaning Administrator of the Federal Energy Administration.
42 U.S.C. § 6807 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 6807. State utility regulatory assistance
(a) Grants to State utility regulatory commissions and nonregulated electric utilities
The Secretary may make grants to State utility regulatory commissions and nonregulated electric utilities (as defined in the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 [16 U.S.C. 2602]) to carry out duties and responsibilities under titles I [16 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.] and III [15 U.S.C. 3201 et seq.], and section 210 [16 U.S.C. 824a–3], of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978. No grant may be made under this section to any Federal agency.
(b) Unnecessary requirements prohibited
Any requirements established by the Secretary with respect to grants under this section may be only such requirements as are necessary to assure that such grants are expended solely to carry out duties and responsibilities referred to in subsection (a) or such as are otherwise required by law.
(c) Application for grant
No grant may be made under this section unless an application for such grant is submitted to the Secretary in such form and manner as the Secretary may require. The Secretary may not approve an application of a State utility regulatory commission or nonregulated electric utility unless such commission or nonregulated electric utility assures the Secretary that funds made available under this section will be in addition to, and not in substitution for, funds made available to such commission or nonregulated electric utility from other governmental sources.
(d) Apportionment of funds
The funds appropriated for purposes of this section shall be apportioned among the States in such manner that grants made under this section in each State shall not exceed the lesser of—
(1) the amount determined by dividing equally among all States the total amount available under this section for such grants, or
(2) the amount which the Secretary is authorized to provide pursuant to subsections (b) and (c) of this section for such State.
(Pub. L. 94–385, title II, § 207, Aug. 14, 1976, 90 Stat. 1144; Pub. L. 95–617, title I, § 141, Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat. 3133.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: References in Text
text: The Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978, referred to in subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 95–617, Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat. 3117, as amended. Title I of such Act is classified principally to chapter 46 (§ 2601 et seq.) of Title 16, Conservation, and title III of such Act is classified generally to chapter 59 (§ 3201 et seq.) of Title 15, Commerce and Trade. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2601 of Title 16 and Tables.
heading: Amendments
text: 1978—Pub. L. 95–617 substituted provisions relating to grants to State utility regulatory commissions and nonregulated electric utilities for provisions authorizing appropriations to carry out this subchapter.
42 U.S.C. § 6831 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 6831. Congressional findings and purpose
(a) The Congress finds that—
(1) large amounts of fuel and energy are consumed unnecessarily each year in heating, cooling, ventilating, and providing domestic hot water for newly constructed residential and commercial buildings because such buildings lack adequate energy conservation features;
(2) Federal voluntary performance standards for newly constructed buildings can prevent such waste of energy, which the Nation can no longer afford in view of its current and anticipated energy shortage;
(3) the failure to provide adequate energy conservation measures in newly constructed buildings increases long-term operating costs that may affect adversely the repayment of, and security for, loans made, insured, or guaranteed by Federal agencies or made by federally insured or regulated instrumentalities; and
(4) State and local building codes or similar controls can provide an existing means by which to assure, in coordination with other building requirements and with a minimum of Federal interference in State and local transactions, that newly constructed buildings contain adequate energy conservation features.
(b) The purposes of this subchapter, therefore, are to—
(1) redirect Federal policies and practices to assure that reasonable energy conservation features will be incorporated into new commercial and residential buildings receiving Federal financial assistance;
(2) provide for the development and implementation, as soon as practicable, of voluntary performance standards for new residential and commercial buildings which are designed to achieve the maximum practicable improvements in energy efficiency and increases in the use of nondepletable sources of energy; and
(3) encourage States and local governments to adopt and enforce such standards through their existing building codes and other construction control mechanisms, or to apply them through a special approval process.
(Pub. L. 94–385, title III, § 302, Aug. 14, 1976, 90 Stat. 1144; Pub. L. 97–35, title X, § 1041(a), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 621.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 1981—Subsecs. (a)(2), (b)(2). Pub. L. 97–35 inserted “voluntary” before “performance standards”.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date of 1981 Amendment
text: Amendment by Pub. L. 97–35 effective Aug. 13, 1981, see section 1038 of Pub. L. 97–35, set out as a note under section 6240 of this title.
heading: Short Title
text: For short title of this subchapter as the “Energy Conservation Standards for New Buildings Act of 1976”, see section 301 of Pub. L. 94–385, set out as a note under section 6801 of this title.
42 U.S.C. § 6835 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 6835. Federal compliance
(a) Procedures
(1) The head of each Federal agency shall adopt procedures necessary to assure that new Federal buildings meet or exceed the Federal building energy standards established under section 6834 of this title.
(2) The Federal building energy standards established under section 6834 of this title shall apply to new buildings under the jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol. The Architect shall adopt procedures necessary to assure that such buildings meet or exceed such standards.
(b) Construction of new buildings
The head of a Federal agency may expend Federal funds for the construction of a new Federal building only if the building meets or exceeds the appropriate Federal building energy standards established under section 6834 of this title.
(Pub. L. 94–385, title III, § 306, as added Pub. L. 102–486, title I, § 101(a)(2), Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2785.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Prior Provisions
text: A prior section 6835, Pub. L. 94–385, title III, § 306, Aug. 14, 1976, 90 Stat. 1148; Pub. L. 96–399, title III, § 326(d), Oct. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 1650; Pub. L. 97–35, title X, § 1041(d), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 621, related to compliance with final performance standards by Federal agencies, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 102–486, title I, § 101(a)(2), Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2783.