PUBLIC LAW 95-619—NOV. 9, 1978
92 STAT. 3277
installation of solar energy equipment in Federal buildings selected under subsection (a)(1)(A) shall be submitted not later than 180 days after the date of promulgation of the rule under subsection (a)(1). SEC. 524. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary through 42 USC 8244. fiscal year ending September 30, 1980, to carry out the purposes of this part not to exceed $100,000,000. Funds so appropriated may be transferred by the Secretary to any Federal agency to the extent necessary to carry out the purposes of section 523(a)(3). PART 3—ENERGY CONSERVATION AND SOLAR ENERGY IN FEDERAL BUILDINGS SEC. 541. FINDINGS. The Congress finds that— (1) there is an urgent need to promote the design, construction, and operation of buildings to conserve and make more efficient use of fuels and energy; (2) a shift from dependence on nonrenewable to renewable energy sources would have a beneficial effect on the Nation's overall energy supply; (3) programs for energy conservation in buildings, along with the use of renewable energy sources, would stimulate industries and create new job opportunities for supply and servicing new or improved energy-conserving and energy-supplying systems and equipment; (4) in the construction or renovation of buildings, the cost of energy consumed over the life of such buildings must be considered as well as the initial cost of such construction or renovation; and (5) the Federal Government, the largest energy consumer in the United States, should be in the forefront in implementing energy conservation measures and in promoting the use of solar heating and cooling and other renewable energy sources. SEC. 542. POLICY. I t is the policy of the United States that the Federal Government has the opportunity and responsibility, with the participation of industry, to further develop, demonstrate, and promote the Use of energy conservation, solar heating and cooling, and other renewable energy sources in Federal buildings. SEC. 543. PURPOSE. It is the purpose of this part to promote— (1) the use of commonly accepted methods to establish and compare the life cycle costs of operating Federal buildings, and the life cycle fuel and energy requirements of such buildings, with and without special features for energy conservation, and (2) the use of solar heating and cooling and other renewable energy sources in Federal buildings. SEC. 544. DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this part— (1) The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Energy. (2) The term "life cycle cost" means the total costs of owning, operating, and maintaining a building over its useful life, including its fuel and energy costs, determined on the basis of a system-
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