Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102
§7373 Coordinated Dissemination of Information on Renewable Energy Resources and Conservation
Title 42 › CHAPTER 84 — DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › SUBCHAPTER XII — RENEWABLE ENERGY INITIATIVES › § 7373
Summary
The Secretary of Energy must coordinate all DOE work, and work done with DOE help, that shares information about renewable energy and energy conservation. Each year the Secretary must report to Congress on these efforts and how DOE information is coordinated with other federal agencies.
Full Legal Text
Title 42, §7373
The Public Health and Welfare, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
In order to improve the effectiveness of Federal information dissemination activities in the fields of renewable energy resources and energy conservation with the objective of developing and promoting better public understanding of these resources and their potential uses, the Secretary shall—
(1)take affirmative steps to coordinate all of the activities of the Department of Energy, whether conducted by the Department itself or by other public or private entities with assistance from the Department, which are aimed at or involve the dissemination of information with respect to renewable energy resources or energy conservation, and
(2)report annually to the Congress on the status of such activities, including a description of how the information dissemination activities and services of the Department of Energy in the fields of renewable energy resources and energy conservation are being coordinated with similar or related activities and services of other Federal agencies.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Termination of Reporting RequirementsFor termination, effective May 15, 2000, of reporting provisions in par. (2) of this section, see section 3003 of Pub. L. 104–66, as amended, set out as a note under section 1113 of Title 31, Money and Finance, and the 18th item on page 87 of House Document No. 103–7.
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
42 U.S.C. § 7373
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102