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§8286 Consensus on Factors and Data for Energy Conservation Standards
Title 42 › CHAPTER 91 — NATIONAL ENERGY CONSERVATION POLICY › SUBCHAPTER VI — COORDINATION OF FEDERAL ENERGY CONSERVATION FACTORS AND DATA › § 8286
Summary
Within 6 months after June 30, 1980, the Secretary of Energy must make agencies that set energy rules for new or existing residential, commercial, and agricultural buildings agree on the data and factors to use: fuel price projections, discount and inflation rates, climate zones, and construction material costs and energy-saving properties.
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Title 42, §8286
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The Secretary of Energy shall assure that within 6 months after June 30, 1980, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of the General Services Administration, and the head of any other agency responsible for developing energy conservation standards for new or existing residential, commercial, or agricultural buildings shall reach a consensus regarding factors and data used to develop such standards. This consensus shall apply to, but not be limited to—
(1)fuel price projections;
(2)discount rates;
(3)inflation rates;
(4)climatic conditions and zones; and
(5)the cost and energy saving characteristics of construction materials.
Legislative History
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Editorial Notes
Codification Section was enacted as part of the Energy Security Act, and not as part of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act which comprises this chapter.
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42 U.S.C. § 8286
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102