PUBLIC LAW 95-619—NOV. 9, 1978
92 STAT. 3241
" (8) The term 'school facilities' means buildings housing classrooms, laboratories, dormitories, athletic facilities, or related facilities operated in connection with a school. "(9) The term 'State' means, in addition to the several States of the Union, the District of Columbia, Puerto Kico, Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands. "(10) The term 'State energy agency' means the State agency responsible for developing State energy conservation plans pursuant to section 362 of this Act, or, if no such agency exists, a State agency 42 USC 6322. designated by the Governor of such State to prepare and submit a State plan under section 394 of this part. (11) The term 'State school facilities agency' means an existing agency which is broadly representative of public institutions of higher education, nonprofit institutions of higher education, public elementary and secondary schools, nonprofit elementary and secondary schools, public vocational education institutions, nonprofit vocational education institutions, and the interests of handicapped persons, in a State or, if no such agency exists, an agency which is designated by the Governor of such State which conforms to the requirements of this paragraph. "(12) The term 'State hospital facilities agency' means an existing agency which is broadly representative of the public hospitals and the nonprofit hospitals, or, if no such agency exists, an agency designated by the Governor of such State which conforms to the requirements of this paragraph. "(13) The term 'energy audit' means a determination of the energy consumption characteristics of a building which— "(A) identifies the type, size, and rate of energy consumption of such building and the major energy using systems of such building; "(B) determines appropriate energy conservation maintenance and operating procedures; and "(C) indicates the need, if any, for the acquisition and installation of energy conservation measures. "(14) The term 'preliminary energy audit' means a determination of the energy consumption characteristics of a building, including the size, type, rate of energy consumption and major energy-using systems of such building. "(15^ The term 'energy conservation project' means— "(A) an undertaking to acquire and to install one or more energy conservation measures in school or hospital facilities and "(B) technical assistance in connection with any such undertaking and technical assistance as described m paragraph (17)(A). "(16) The term 'energy conservation project costs' includes only costs incurred in the design, acquisition, construction, and installation of energy conservation measures and technical assistance costs. "(17) The term 'technical assistance' means assistance, under rules promulgated by the Secretary, to States, schools, and hospitals— "(A) to conduct specialized studies identifying and specifying energy savings and related cost savings that are likely to be realized as a result of (i) modification of maintenance and operating procedures in a building, or (ii) the acquisition and installation of one or more specified energy conservation measures in such building, or (iii) both, and "(B) the planning or administration of specific remodeling, renovation, repair, replacement, or insulation projects related to
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