PRIA, Government Policy, Made Personal

Summary

Gives plain meanings for important words used here. Agency means what "agency" means in 5 U.S.C. 551(1). Construction means new building work or big rebuilding of an existing structure. Cogeneration facilities has the same meaning as in 16 U.S.C. 796(18)(A). Energy conservation measures are actions taken on a Federal building to save energy and that are cost effective over the life of the work; they include energy-saving changes, cogeneration, renewable energy, better operations and maintenance, retrofits, or energy-using equipment and their support systems. Energy survey is a study to find likely energy and cost savings from changes, new equipment, or renewables. Federal building means any building, structure, or facility (or group of them) used by the Federal Government that uses energy. Life cycle cost is the total cost to own, run, and maintain a building over its useful life (for leased buildings, over the remaining lease term). Renewable energy sources include things like agricultural and urban waste, geothermal, solar, and wind. Secretary means the Secretary of Energy.

Title 42, §8259

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For the purposes of this part—

(1)the term “agency” has the meaning given it in section 551(1) of title 5;

(2)the term “construction” means new construction or substantial rehabilitation of existing structures;

(3)the term “cogeneration facilities” has the same meaning given such term in section 796(18)(A) of title 16;

(4)the term “energy conservation measures” means measures that are applied to a Federal building that improve energy efficiency and are life cycle cost effective and that involve energy conservation, cogeneration facilities, renewable energy sources, improvements in operations and maintenance efficiencies, retrofit activities, or energy consuming devices and required support structures;

(5)the term “energy survey” means a procedure used to determine energy and cost savings likely to result from the use of appropriate energy related maintenance and operating procedures and modifications, including the purchase and installation of particular energy-related equipment and the use of renewable energy sources;

(6)the term “Federal building” means any building, structure, or facility, or part thereof, including the associated energy consuming support systems, which is constructed, renovated, leased, or purchased in whole or in part for use by the Federal Government and which consumes energy; such term also means a collection of such buildings, structures, or facilities and the energy consuming support systems for such collection;

(7)the term “life cycle cost” means the total costs of owning, operating, and maintaining a building over its useful life (including such costs as fuel, energy, labor, and replacement components) determined on the basis of a systematic evaluation and comparison of alternative building systems, except that in the case of leased buildings, the life cycle costs shall be calculated over the effective remaining term of the lease;

(8)the term “renewable energy sources” includes, but is not limited to, sources such as agriculture and urban waste, geothermal energy, solar energy, and wind energy; and

(9)the term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Energy.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 551 of Pub. L. 95–619 was classified to section 8261 of this title prior to the general amendment of this part by Pub. L. 100–615.

Amendments

2020—Par. (4). Pub. L. 116–260 substituted “retrofit activities, or energy consuming devices and required support structures” for “or retrofit activities”. 1998—Par. (8). Pub. L. 105–388 substituted “geothermal” for “goethermal”. 1988—Pub. L. 100–615 amended section generally, substituting provisions relating to definitions for Federal energy management for former provision relating to budget treatment of energy conserving improvements by Federal agencies.

§8259 Definitions