42 U.S.C. § 17242 — Commercial insulation demonstration program
submitted 19 years ago by Pub. L. 110-140 to r/title-42-THE-PUBLIC-HEALTH-AND-WELFARE · 291 words · no verdicts yet
This section defines advanced insulation and the covered refrigeration units to which the section applies. It requires a report and, if projected savings are economically justifiable, a cost-effectiveness demonstration program.
(a) Definitions: (1) "Advanced insulation" means insulation with an R value of at least R35 per inch. (2) "Covered refrigeration unit" means (A) a commercial refrigerated truck; (B) a commercial refrigerated trailer; or (C) a commercial refrigerator, freezer, or refrigerator-freezer described in 42 U.S.C. 6313(c).
(b) Report: Within 90 days after December 19, 2007, the Secretary* must send Congress a report evaluating the technological advancement of advanced insulation and the projected cost savings from using it in covered refrigeration units.
(c) Demonstration program: (1) If the report finds economically justifiable savings, the Secretary, working with covered-refrigeration-unit manufacturers, must establish a program to demonstrate advanced insulation’s cost-effectiveness. (2) For up to 5 years after an award, the Secretary may exempt information from mandatory disclosure under 5 U.S.C. 552 if it would be privileged or confidential trade-secret or commercial or financial information under 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4) if obtained from a non-government party. (3) Section 16352’s cost-sharing* requirements apply to every project* under this subsection.
(d) Authorization of appropriations: Congress may appropriate $8 million to carry out this section for fiscal years 2009–2014.
In this section:
The term “advanced insulation” means insulation that has an R value of not less than R35 per inch.
The term “covered refrigeration unit” means any—
commercial refrigerated truck;
commercial refrigerated trailer; or
commercial refrigerator, freezer, or refrigerator-freezer described in section 6313(c) of this title.
Not later than 90 days after December 19, 2007, the Secretary* shall submit to Congress a report that includes an evaluation of—
the state* of technological advancement of advanced insulation; and
the projected amount of cost savings that would be generated by implementing advanced insulation into covered refrigeration units.
If the Secretary determines in the report described in subsection (b) that the implementation of advanced insulation into covered refrigeration units would generate an economically justifiable amount of cost savings, the Secretary, in cooperation with manufacturers of covered refrigeration units, shall establish a demonstration program under which the Secretary shall demonstrate the cost-effectiveness of advanced insulation.
The Secretary may, for a period of up to 5 years after an award is granted under the demonstration program, exempt from mandatory disclosure under section 552 of title 5 (popularly known as the Freedom of Information Act) information that the Secretary determines would be a privileged or confidential trade secret or commercial or financial information under subsection (b)(4) of such section if the information had been obtained from a non-Government party.
Section 16352 of this title shall apply to any project* carried out under this subsection.
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $8,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2009 through 2014.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 110–140, title VI, § 652, Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1694.)
- 2007Enacted · Pub. L. 110-140 · 121 Stat. 1694
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