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Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Part C · Chapter 91 — National Energy Conservation Policy

§ 8235. “Residential building” defined

Statutory text

As used in this part, the term “residential building” means any building used as a residence which is not a new building to which final standards under sections 6833(a) and 6834 1 of this title apply and which has a system for heating, cooling, or both.

Footnotes

  1. 1 See References in Text note below.

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. Pub. L. 95–619 title II § 261 · 92 Stat. 3206

    Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 8235

    (Pub. L. 95–619, title II, § 261, as added Pub. L. 96–294, title V, § 562, June 30, 1980, 94 Stat. 746.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 95–619, title II, § 261, as added Pub. L. 96–294, title V, § 562, June 30, 1980, 94 Stat. 746.)

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Editorial Notes

References in Text

Section 6834 of this title, referred to in text, was repealed by Pub. L. 97–35, title X, § 1041(b), , 95 Stat. 621.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Statement of Purpose

Pub. L. 96–294, title V, § 561, , 94 Stat. 746, provided that:

“It is the purpose of this subtitle [subtitle C (§§ 561–563) of title V of Pub. L. 96–294, enacting this part]—

“(1)

to establish a program under which the Secretary of Energy may provide assistance to State and local governments to encourage up to four demonstration programs that make energy conservation measures available without charge to residential property owners and tenants under a plan designed to maximize the energy savings available in residential buildings in designated areas; and

“(2)

to demonstrate through such program prototype residential energy efficiency plans under which State and local governments, State regulatory authorities, and public utilities may participate in a cooperative manner with public or private entities to install energy conservation measures in the greatest possible number of residential buildings within their respective jurisdictions or service areas.”

Credits

(Pub. L. 95–619, title II, § 261, as added Pub. L. 96–294, title V, § 562, , 94 Stat. 746.)

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