Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73
§8262k Government Contract Incentives
Title 42 › Chapter 91— NATIONAL ENERGY CONSERVATION POLICY › Subchapter III— FEDERAL ENERGY INITIATIVE › Part B— Federal Energy Management › § 8262k
Summary
Agencies, with the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council, must create rules to make federal facilities run by contractors and subcontractors more energy efficient and to encourage cost-cutting energy measures.
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Title 42, §8262k
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(a)Each agency, in consultation with the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council, shall establish criteria for the improvement of energy efficiency in Federal facilities operated by Federal Government contractors or subcontractors.
(b)The criteria established under subsection (a) shall be used to encourage Federal contractors, and their subcontractors, which manage and operate federally-owned facilities, to adopt and utilize energy conservation measures designed to reduce energy costs in Government-owned and contractor-operated facilities and which are ultimately borne by the Federal Government.
Legislative History
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Editorial Notes
Codification Section was enacted as part of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, and not as part of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act which comprises this chapter.
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42 U.S.C. § 8262k
Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73