42 U.S.C. § 8251 — Findings

submitted 48 years ago by Pub. L. 95-619 to r/title-42-THE-PUBLIC-HEALTH-AND-WELFARE · 142 words · no verdicts yet

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Congress found that the federal government uses more energy than anyone else in the country. Saving energy could cost little because private investors can help pay for it. Using less energy would cut government costs and reliance on foreign energy.

Congress made five findings in this section: (1) The federal government is the single largest energy consumer in the United States. (2) Meeting the federal government's energy needs costs a lot of money. (3) The federal government has big chances to conserve energy and use it more efficiently — through better operations and maintenance, new energy-efficient technology, and smarter building design and construction. (4) Federal energy conservation projects can be paid for with little or no cost to the government, by using private investment money made available through contracts allowed under subchapter VII of this chapter. (5) If the federal government became more energy efficient, the whole country would benefit — government would cost less to run, the country would depend less on foreign energy, and it would show everyone the benefits of using energy more efficiently.

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The Congress finds that—

(1)

the Federal Government is the largest single energy consumer in the Nation;

(2)

the cost of meeting the Federal Government’s energy requirement is substantial;

(3)

there are significant opportunities in the Federal Government to conserve and make more efficient use of energy through improved operations and maintenance, the use of new energy efficient technologies, and the application and achievement of energy efficient design and construction;

(4)

Federal energy conservation measures can be financed at little or no cost to the Federal Government by using private investment capital made available through contracts authorized by subchapter VII of this chapter; and

(5)

an increase in energy efficiency by the Federal Government would benefit the Nation by reducing the cost of government, reducing national dependence on foreign energy resources, and demonstrating the benefits of greater energy efficiency to the Nation.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 95–619, title V, § 541, Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat. 3277; Pub. L. 100–615, § 2(a), Nov. 5, 1988, 102 Stat. 3185.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

1978Enacted · Pub. L. 95-619 · 92 Stat. 3277
1988Amended · Pub. L. 100-615 · 102 Stat. 3185

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 95-619 on 1978-11-09.

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