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Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102

§8241 Definitions

Title 42 › CHAPTER 91 — NATIONAL ENERGY CONSERVATION POLICY › SUBCHAPTER III — FEDERAL ENERGY INITIATIVE › Part A — Demonstration of Solar Heating and Cooling in Federal Buildings › § 8241

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Defines the main words used in these rules. Federal agency means an Executive agency (see section 105 of title 5) and the entities listed in 5 U.S.C. 5721(1)(B)–(I). Federal building means any building or structure owned in whole or in part by the United States or a Federal agency, including ones the Government will get full title to under a lease-acquisition. Solar heating means using solar energy for all or part of a building’s heating needs (including hot water) or for hot water. Solar heating and cooling means using solar energy for all or part of a building’s heating (including hot water) and cooling needs, or for hot water. Solar energy equipment means equipment used for solar heating or for solar heating and cooling. Secretary means the Secretary of Energy.

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Title 42, §8241

The Public Health and Welfare, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

As used in the part—
(1)The term “Federal agency” means—
(A)an Executive agency as defined in section 105 of title 5; and
(B)each entity specified in subparagraphs (B) through (I) of subsection (1) of section 5721 of title 5.
(2)The term “Federal building” means any building or other structure owned in whole or part by the United States or any Federal agency, including any such structure occupied by a Federal agency under a lease-acquisition agreement under which the United States or a Federal agency will receive fee simple title under the terms of such agreement without further negotiation.
(3)The term “solar heating” means, with respect to any Federal building, the use of solar energy to meet all or part of the heating needs of such building (including hot water), or all or part of the needs of such building for hot water.
(4)The term “solar heating and cooling” means the use of solar energy to provide all or part of the heating needs of a Federal building (including hot water) and all or part of the cooling needs of such building, or all or part of the needs of such building for hot water.
(5)The term “solar energy equipment” means equipment for solar heating or solar heating and cooling.
(6)The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Energy.

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2007—Par. (1)(B). Pub. L. 110–161 substituted “subparagraphs (B) through (I)” for “paragraphs (B) through (H)”.

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42 U.S.C. § 8241

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102