Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-110

§15813 Enhancing Energy Efficiency in Management of Federal Lands

Title 42 › CHAPTER 149 — NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY AND PROGRAMS › SUBCHAPTER I — ENERGY EFFICIENCY › Part A — Federal Programs › § 15813

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Federal agencies must try to use more energy-efficient technology when they manage natural resources. The Secretaries of the Interior, Commerce, and Agriculture must, when practical, add energy-saving systems to public and office buildings used to run the National Park System, National Wildlife Refuge System, National Forest System, National Marine Sanctuaries System, and other public lands they manage. Those same Secretaries must also, when practical, try to use energy-efficient vehicles — including biodiesel or hybrid models — for managing those lands.

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Title 42, §15813

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(a)Sense of the Congress

It is the sense of the Congress that Federal agencies should enhance the use of energy efficient technologies in the management of natural resources.

(b)Energy efficient buildings

To the extent practicable, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary of Agriculture shall seek to incorporate energy efficient technologies in public and administrative buildings associated with management of the National Park System, National Wildlife Refuge System, National Forest System, National Marine Sanctuaries System, and other public lands and resources managed by the Secretaries.

(c)Energy efficient vehicles

To the extent practicable, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary of Agriculture shall seek to use energy efficient motor vehicles, including vehicles equipped with biodiesel or hybrid engine technologies, in the management of the National Park System, National Wildlife Refuge System, National Forest System, National Marine Sanctuaries System, and other public lands and resources managed by the Secretaries.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 15813

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110