Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Chapter 91 — National Energy Conservation Policy
§ 8285a. Definitions
Statutory text
For the purposes of this subchapter—
the term “Governor” means the chief executive officer of each State, including the Mayor of the District of Columbia;
the term “State” means any of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands;
the term “energy audit” means an inspection as described in section 8216(b)(1)(A) 1 of this title, or an energy audit as defined in section 8281(b)(7) 1 of this title, which in addition may provide information on the utilization of renewable resources and may make energy-related improvements in the building; and
the term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Energy.
Footnotes
- 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.
Energy Security Act
Pub. L. 96–294 title V § 582 · 94 Stat. 611
Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 8285a
(Pub. L. 96–294, title V, § 582, June 30, 1980, 94 Stat. 761.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 96–294, title V, § 582, June 30, 1980, 94 Stat. 761.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 582. definitions For the purposes of this subtitle— 42 USC 8285a. (1) the term “Governor” means the chief executive officer of each State, including the Mayor of the District of Columbia; (2) the term “State” means any of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands; (3) the term “energy audit” means an inspection as described in section 215(b)(1)(A) of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act, or an energy audit as defined in section 710(b)(7) of such Act, which in addition may provide information on the utilization of renewable resources and may make energy-related improvements in the building; and (4) the term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Energy.
1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Editorial Notes
References in Text
Section 8216 of this title, referred to in par. (3), was omitted from the Code pursuant to section 8229 of this title, which terminated authority under that section .
Section 8281 of this title, referred to in par. (3), was repealed by Pub. L. 99–412, title II, § 201(a), , 100 Stat. 943.
Codification
Section was enacted as part of the Energy Security Act, and not as part of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act which comprises this chapter.