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§15822 Energy Efficient Public Buildings

Title 42 › CHAPTER 149 — NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY AND PROGRAMS › SUBCHAPTER I — ENERGY EFFICIENCY › Part B — Energy Assistance and State Programs › § 15822

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The federal government can give grants to the State agency that makes state energy plans, or to an agency the Governor picks, to help local governments make public buildings and facilities more energy efficient. Grants can pay for new buildings that use at least 30% less energy than a similar building built to the latest International Energy Conservation Code (or a similar state standard). Grants can also pay to renovate existing buildings so they cut energy use by at least 30% compared with a 3-year, weather-normalized baseline. State energy offices that get these grants must keep the records the federal government requires and must share information, materials, and technical help to support planning, financing, and designing of energy-efficient public buildings. Congress authorized $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2010 for this purpose, and no more than 10% of the money may be used for administration.

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Title 42, §15822

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(a)Grants

The Secretary may make grants to the State agency responsible for developing State energy conservation plans under section 6322 of this title, or, if no such agency exists, a State agency designated by the Governor of the State, to assist units of local government in the State in improving the energy efficiency of public buildings and facilities—

(1)through construction of new energy efficient public buildings that use at least 30 percent less energy than a comparable public building constructed in compliance with standards prescribed in the most recent version of the International Energy Conservation Code, or a similar State code intended to achieve substantially equivalent efficiency levels; or

(2)through renovation of existing public buildings to achieve reductions in energy use of at least 30 percent as compared to the baseline energy use in such buildings prior to renovation, assuming a 3-year, weather-normalized average for calculating such baseline.

(b)Administration

State energy offices receiving grants under this section shall—

(1)maintain such records and evidence of compliance as the Secretary may require; and

(2)develop and distribute information and materials and conduct programs to provide technical services and assistance to encourage planning, financing, and design of energy efficient public buildings by units of local government.

(c)Authorization of appropriations

For the purposes of this section, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2010. Not more than 10 percent of appropriated funds shall be used for administration.

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42 U.S.C. § 15822

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110