Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102

§8235h Revoking Approval of Plans and Terminating Financial Assistance

Title 42 › CHAPTER 91 — NATIONAL ENERGY CONSERVATION POLICY › SUBCHAPTER II — RESIDENTIAL ENERGY CONSERVATION › Part C — Residential Energy Efficiency Programs › § 8235h

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must cancel approval of any prototype residential energy-efficiency plan and stop the federal funding for it if, after consulting the Federal Trade Commission and after giving notice and a chance for a hearing, the Secretary finds that carrying out the plan: causes unfair competition; seriously harms competition in the part of the utility’s service area covered by the plan’s contract; or gives one supplier or contractor an unreasonably large share of the supply or installation contracts in that area.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §8235h

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The Secretary shall revoke the approval of any plan under section 8235a(a) of this title for the establishment of a prototype residential energy efficiency program, and shall terminate the provision of financial assistance under section 8235a(c) of this title to carry out such plan, if the Secretary determines, in consultation with the Federal Trade Commission and after notice and the opportunity for a hearing, that carrying out such plan—

(1)causes unfair methods of competition;

(2)has a substantial adverse effect on competition in the portion of the service area of the public utility designated by the contract entered into under the plan; or

(3)provides a supplier or contractor of energy conservation measures with an unreasonably large share of the contracts for the supply or installation of such measures under such plan in the service area of the public utility designated by the contract entered into under such plan.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 8235h

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102