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PUBLIC LAW 100-000—MMMM. DD, 1988

102 STAT. 3188

PUBLIC LAW 100-615—NOV. 5, 1988

"(1) the agency's progress in achieving the goals established by section 543; and "(2) the procedures being used by the agency pursuant to section 546(b), the number of contracts entered into by such agency under title VIII of this Act, the energy and cost savings that have resulted from such contracts, the use of such cost savings under section 546(c), and any problem encountered in entering into such contracts and otherwise implementing section 546. "(b) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary shall report annually, with respect to each fiscal year beginning after the date of the enactment of this subsection, to the Congress— "(1) on all activities carried out under this part and on the progress made toward achievement of the objectives of this part, including a copy of the list of the exclusions made under section 543(a)(2); "(2) the number of contracts entered into by all agencies under title Vtll of this Act, the difficulties (if any) encountered in attempting to enter into such contracts, and proposed solutions to those difficulties; and "(3) the extent and nature of interagency exchange of information concerning the conservation and efficient utilization of energy. "SEC. 549. DEFINITIONS.

"For the purposes of this part— "(1) the term 'agency' has the meaning given it in section 551(1) of title 5, United States Code; "(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 3(18XA) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 796(18XA)); "(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, or retrofit activities; "(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