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PUBLIC LAW 99-000—MMMM. DD, 1986

PUBLIC LAW 99-272—APR. 7, 1986

100 STAT. 143

Congress under section 550 a description of the progress made by 42 USC 8260. each Federal agency in— "(1) including the authority provided by this title in its contracting practices; and "(2) achieving energy savings under contracts entered into under this title. "SEC. 804. DEFINITIONS.

42 USC 8287c.

"For purposes of this title— "(1) the term 'Federal agency' means an agency defined in section 551(1) of title 5, United States Code, and "(2) the term 'energy savings' means a reduction in the cost of energy, from a base cost established through a methodology set forth in the contract, utilized in an existing federally owned building or buildings or other federally owned facilities as a result of— "(A) the lease or purchase of operating equipment, improvements, altered operation and maintenance, or technical services; or "(B) the increased efficient use of existing energy sources by cogeneration or heat recovery, excluding any cogeneration process for other than a federally owned building or buildings or other federally owned facilities.". (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of such Act is amended by adding the following at the end: "TITLE VIII—SHARED ENERGY SAVINGS "Sec. "Sec. "Sec. "Sec.

801. Authority to enter into contracts. 802. Payment of costs. 803. Reports. 804. Definitions.".

Subtitle D—Biomass Energy and Alcohol Fuels Loan Guarantees SEC. 7301. BIOMASS ENERGY AND ALCOHOL FUELS LOAN GUARANTEES.

Section 221 of the Biomass Energy and Alcohol Fuels Act of 1980 (Public Law 96-294; 42 U.S.C. 8821) is amended by— (1) striking out "September 30, 1985" and inserting in lieu thereof "June 30, 1986"; and (2) adding at the end thereof the following: "Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, the Secretary of Energy may modify the terms and conditions of any conditional commitment for a loan guarantee under this subtitle made before October 1, 1984, including the amount of the loan guarantee. Nothing in this section shall be interpreted as indicating Congressional approval with respect to any pending conditional commitments under this Act.".

Subtitle E—Synthetic Fuels SEC. 7401. SHORT TITLE.

This subtitle may be cited as the "Synthetic Fuels Corporation Act of 1985".

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Synthetic Fuels Corporation Act of 1985. 42 USC note prec. 8791.