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Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Chapter 91 — National Energy Conservation Policy

§ 8285b. Grants

Statutory text

(a)

The Secretary may make grants to any Governor of a State for the training and certification of individuals to conduct energy audits.

(b)

Before making a grant under subsection (a) to a Governor, the Secretary must receive from the Governor an application containing—

(A)

any information which the Secretary deems is necessary to carry out this subchapter; and

(B)

an assurance that the grant will supplement and not supplant other funds available for such training and certification and will be used to increase the total amount of funds available for such training and certification.

(c)
(1)

Before making any grant under subsection (a) the Secretary shall establish minimum standards for the training and certification of individuals to conduct energy audits.

(2)

The Secretary shall require each Governor receiving any grant under this subchapter to agree to meet the standards established pursuant to paragraph (1) in any training and certification conducted using funds provided under this subchapter.

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 Security Act

    Pub. L. 96–294 title V § 583 · 94 Stat. 611

    Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 8285b

    (Pub. L. 96–294, title V, § 583, June 30, 1980, 94 Stat. 761.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 96–294, title V, § 583, June 30, 1980, 94 Stat. 761.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 583. grants (a) The Secretary may make grants to any Governor of a 42 USC 8285b. State for the training and certification of individuals to conduct energy audits. (b) Before making a grant under subsection (a) to a Governor, Applications. the Secretary must receive from the Governor an application containing— (A) any information which the Secretary deems is necessary to carry out this subtitle; and (B) an assurance that the grant will supplement and not supplant other funds available tor such training and certification and will be used to increase the total amount of funds available for such training and certification. (c) (1) Before making any grant under subsection (a) the Secretary shall establish minimum standards for the training and certification of individuals to conduct energy audits. (2) The Secretary shall require each Governor receiving any grant under this subtitle to agree to meet the standards established pursuant to paragraph (1) in any training and certification conducted using funds provided under this subtitle.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

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.

Credits

(Pub. L. 96–294, title V, § 583, , 94 Stat. 761.)

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