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§6371j Application of Sections 3141–3144, 3146, and 3147 of Title 40

Title 42 › CHAPTER 77 — ENERGY CONSERVATION › SUBCHAPTER III — IMPROVING ENERGY EFFICIENCY › Part E — Energy Conservation Program for Schools and Hospitals › § 6371j

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

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Grants for a project won't be approved unless the Secretary finds that all laborers and mechanics hired by contractors or subcontractors on any construction paid with those grants will be paid at least the local prevailing wage rates. Those prevailing rates are set by the Secretary of Labor under sections 3141–3144, 3146, and 3147 of title 40. Small amounts used only for preliminary or full energy audits or technical assistance, or a project whose total cost is $5,000 or less (not counting audit or technical assistance costs), are excepted. The Secretary of Labor has the enforcement authority and duties described in Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 (15 F.R. 3176; 5 U.S.C. Appendix) and section 3145 of title 40.

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Title 42, §6371j

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No grant for a project (other than so much of a grant as is used for a preliminary energy audit, energy audit, or technical assistance or a grant the total project cost of which is $5,000 or less, excluding costs for a preliminary energy audit, energy audit, or technical assistance) shall be made under this part or part 1 unless the Secretary finds that all laborers and mechanics employed by contractors or subcontractors in the performance of work on any construction utilizing such grants will be paid at rates not less than those prevailing on similar construction in the locality, as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with section 3141–3144, 3146, and 3147 of title 40; and the Secretary of Labor shall have with respect to the labor standards specified in this section the authority and functions set forth in Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 (15 F.R. 3176; 5 U.S.C. Appendix) and section 3145 of title 40.

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This part, referred to in text, means part 2 (§§ 310–312) of title III of Pub. L. 95–619, Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat. 3248, which enacted section 6371j and 6372 to 6372i of this title and enacted provisions set out as a note under section 6372 of this title. For complete classification of this part to the Code, see Tables. Part 1, referred to in text, means part 1 (§§ 301–304) of title III of Pub. L. 95–619, Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat. 3238, which enacted sections 6371 to 6371i of this title, amended section 300k–2 and 300n–1 of this title, and enacted provisions set out as notes under section 6371 of this title. For complete classification of this part to the Code, see Tables. Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950, referred to in text, is set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. Codification In text, “section 3141–3144, 3146, and 3147 of title 40” substituted for “the Act of
March 31, 1931 (40 U.S.C. 276a—276a–5, known as the Davis-Bacon Act)” and “section 3145 of title 40” substituted for “section 2 of the Act of
June 13, 1934 (40 U.S.C. 276c)” on authority of Pub. L. 107–217, § 5(c), Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1303, the first section of which enacted Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works. Section was enacted as a part of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act, and not as a part of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act which comprises this chapter, and consequently is not a part of part E of this subchapter.

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42 U.S.C. § 6371j

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

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Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102