Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73

§7372 “Secretary” and “renewable energy resource” defined

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 84— - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER XII— - RENEWABLE ENERGY INITIATIVES › § 7372

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Defines two words used here: "Secretary" and "renewable energy resource." "Secretary" means the Secretary of Energy. "Renewable energy resource" means energy that came from the sun recently — including direct or indirect sunlight and forms like wind, ocean temperature differences, currents and waves, hydropower, solar-panel energy, plant-based products, and organic wastes.

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Title 42, §7372

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For purposes of this subchapter—

(1)the term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Energy; and

(2)the term “renewable energy resource” means any energy resource which has recently originated in the sun, including direct and indirect solar radiation and intermediate solar energy forms such as wind, ocean thermal gradients, ocean currents and waves, hydropower, photovoltaic energy, products of photosynthetic processes, organic wastes, and others.

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References in Text

This subchapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this title”, meaning title IV of Pub. L. 96–294, June 30, 1980, 94 Stat. 715, known as the Renewable Energy Resources Act of 1980, which enacted this subchapter, amended section 8255, 8271, and 8274 to 8276 of this title and section 2705 and 2708 of Title 16, Conservation, and enacted a provision set out as a note under section 2701 of Title 16. For complete classification of title IV to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 7371 of this title and Tables.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 7372

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73