Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Part A · Chapter 134 — Energy Policy
§ 13454. Advanced buildings for 2005
Statutory text
Program direction
The Secretary shall initiate a 5-year program, in accordance with sections 13541 and 13542 of this title, to increase building energy efficiency, while maintaining affordability, by the year 2005. Such program shall include activities on—
building design, design methods, and construction techniques;
building materials, including recycled materials, and components;
on-site energy supply conversion systems such as photovoltaics;
automated energy management systems;
methods of evaluating performance; and
insulation products manufactured with nonozone depleting materials.
Proposals
Solicitation
Within 1 year after , the Secretary shall solicit proposals for conducting activities under this section.
Contents of proposals
Proposals submitted under this subsection shall include and be judged upon—
evidence of knowledge of current building practices in the United States and in other countries;
an explanation of how the proposal will encourage the commercialization of the technologies resulting from activities in subsection (a);
evidence of consideration of collaboration with Department of Energy national laboratories;
evidence of collaboration with relevant industry or other groups or organizations; and
a demonstration of the ability of the proposers to undertake and complete the project proposed.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Energy Policy Act of 1992
Pub. L. 102–486 title XXI § 2104 · 106 Stat. 2776
Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 13454
(Pub. L. 102–486, title XXI, § 2104, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3069.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 102–486, title XXI, § 2104, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3069.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 2104. ADVANCED BUILDINGS FOR 2006. (a) Program Direction.— The Secretary shall initiate a 5-year program, in accordance with sections 3001 and 3002 of this Act, to increase building energy efficiency, while maintaining afford-ability, by the year 2005. Such program shall include activities on— (1) building design, design methods, and construction techniques; (2) building materials, including recycled materials, and components; (3) on-site energy supply conversion systems such as photovoltaics; (4) automated energy management systems; (5) methods of evaluating performance; and (6) insulation products manufactured with nonozone depleting materials. (b) Proposals.— (1) Solicitation.— Within 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall solicit proposals for conducting activities under this section. (2) Contents of proposals.— Proposals submitted under this subsection shall include and be judged upon— (A) evidence of knowledge of current building practices in the United States and in other countries; (B) an explanation of how the proposal will encourage the commercialization of the technologies resulting from activities in subsection (a); (C) evidence of consideration of collaboration with Department of Energy national laboratories; (D) evidence of collaboration with relevant industry or other groups or organizations; and (E) a demonstration of the ability of the proposers to undertake and complete the project proposed.
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