Title 42The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73not60

§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 Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Federal agencies must increase their use of energy-efficient tools and methods when managing natural resources. When possible, the heads of the Interior, Commerce, and Agriculture departments must add energy-saving technologies in public and office buildings for national parks, wildlife refuges, national forests, marine sanctuaries, and other public lands they manage. They must also, when possible, use energy-efficient vehicles, including biodiesel and hybrid models, for that work.

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Title 42, §15813

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(a)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)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)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 42The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60