42 U.S.C. § 6312 — Purposes and coverage
submitted 48 years ago by Pub. L. 94-163 to r/title-42-THE-PUBLIC-HEALTH-AND-WELFARE · 145 words · no verdicts yet
This part aims to improve the efficiency of electric motors, pumps, and certain other industrial equipment to conserve national energy resources. The Secretary may add industrial equipment, including some consumer-product components, by rule when the stated conditions are met.
(a) Congressional purpose. This part is intended to make electric motors, pumps, and certain other industrial equipment* more efficient so the Nation conserves energy*.
(b) Adding industrial equipment. The Secretary* may add a type of industrial equipment as covered equipment* by rule if the Secretary decides that doing so is needed to carry out this part.
(c) Adding consumer-product components. The Secretary may classify an article that is a component of a consumer product* as industrial equipment by rule if the article is distributed in commerce* to a significant extent in ways other than as a consumer-product component, and meets the requirements of section 6311(2)(A), except for clauses (ii) and (iii).
It is the purpose of this part to improve the efficiency of electric motors and pumps and certain other industrial equipment* in order to conserve the energy* resources of the Nation.
The Secretary* may, by rule, include a type of industrial equipment as covered equipment if he determines that to do so is necessary to carry out the purposes of this part.
The Secretary may, by rule, include as industrial equipment articles which are component parts of consumer products, if he determines that—
such articles are, to a significant extent, distributed in commerce* other than as component parts for consumer products; and
such articles meet the requirements of section 6311(2)(A) of this title (other than clauses (ii) and (iii)).
Source credit: (Pub. L. 94–163, title III, § 341, as added Pub. L. 95–619, title IV, § 441(a), Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat. 3268.)
- 1978Enacted · Pub. L. 94-163 · 92 Stat. 3268
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 94-163 on 1978-11-09.
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