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Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Chapter 81 — Energy Conservation and Resource Renewal

§ 6835. Federal compliance

Statutory text

(a)

Procedures

(1)

The head of each Federal agency shall adopt procedures necessary to assure that new Federal buildings meet or exceed the Federal building energy standards established under section 6834 of this title.

(2)

The Federal building energy standards established under section 6834 of this title shall apply to new buildings under the jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol. The Architect shall adopt procedures necessary to assure that such buildings meet or exceed such standards.

(b)

Construction of new buildings

The head of a Federal agency may expend Federal funds for the construction of a new Federal building only if the building meets or exceeds the appropriate Federal building energy standards established under section 6834 of this title.

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.

  1. Energy Conservation Standards for New Buildings Act of 1976

    Pub. L. 94–385 title III § 306 · 90 Stat. 1125

    Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 6835

    (Pub. L. 94–385, title III, § 306, as added Pub. L. 102–486, title I, § 101(a)(2), Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2785.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 94–385, title III, § 306, as added Pub. L. 102–486, title I, § 101(a)(2), Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2785.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 306. federal buildings The head of each Federal agency responsible for the construction of any Federal building shall adopt such procedures as may be necessary to assure that any such construction meets or exceeds the applicable final performance standards promulgated pursuant to this title.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 6835, Pub. L. 94–385, title III, § 306, , 90 Stat. 1148; Pub. L. 96–399, title III, § 326(d), , 94 Stat. 1650; Pub. L. 97–35, title X, § 1041(d), , 95 Stat. 621, related to compliance with final performance standards by Federal agencies, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 102–486, title I, § 101(a)(2), , 106 Stat. 2783.

Credits

(Pub. L. 94–385, title III, § 306, as added Pub. L. 102–486, title I, § 101(a)(2), , 106 Stat. 2785.)

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