12 U.S.C. § 1701z–5 — Demonstrations of heating or cooling residential housing utilizing solar energy
submitted 52 years ago by Pub. L. 91-609 to r/title-12-BANKS-AND-BANKING · 233 words · no verdicts yet
This section authorizes solar-heating and solar-cooling housing demonstrations. It describes the housing settings, permitted assistance, possible waivers, and required evaluation.
(a) Under section 1701z–1, after consulting the National Science Foundation, the Secretary may demonstrate the economic and technical feasibility of solar energy for heating or cooling homes, including new designs or structures using solar energy. Demonstrations should include single-family and multifamily homes in urban and rural areas with distinguishable climates. The Secretary may contract with, grant funds to, or otherwise assist specially qualified people and entities; use contract, loan, or mortgage-insurance authority of federally assisted housing programs for planning, development, and occupancy; and waive development, construction, design, or occupancy requirements if the Secretary determines they inhibit the demonstration. (b) Every demonstration must include an evaluation covering the full experience at every stage.
In carrying out activities under section 1701z–1 of this title, the Secretary may, after consultation with the National Science Foundation, undertake demonstrations to determine the economic and technical feasibility of utilizing solar energy for heating or cooling residential housing (including demonstrations of new housing design or structure involving the use of solar energy). Demonstrations carried out under this section should involve both single family and multifamily housing located in areas having distinguishable climatic characteristics in urban as well as rural environments. To carry out the purpose of this section the Secretary is authorized—
to enter into contracts with, to make grants to, and to provide other types of assistance to individuals and entities with special competence and knowledge to contribute to the planning, design, development, and operation of such housing;
to utilize the contract, loan, or mortgage insurance authority of any federally assisted housing program in the actual planning, development, and occupancy of such housing; and
to set aside any development, construction, design, or occupancy requirements for the purpose of any demonstration under this section if he determines that such requirements inhibit such demonstration.
The Secretary shall include in any demonstration under this section an evaluation of the demonstration to cover the full experience involved in all stages of the demonstration.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 91–609, title V, § 506, as added Pub. L. 93–383, title VIII, § 814, Aug. 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 738; amended Pub. L. 99–386, title I, § 105(b), Aug. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 822.)
- 1974Enacted · Pub. L. 91-609 · 88 Stat. 738
- 1986Amended · Pub. L. 99-386 · 100 Stat. 822
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