BS
Boise Standard
Treasure Valley · AI Directory
42 U.S.C. · The Public Health and Welfare
42 U.S.C. § 15811

Voluntary commitments to reduce industrial energy intensity

Ch. 149 — NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY AND PROGRAMS
Title 42 U.S.C. ● ACTIVE Primary Source Ch. 149
Statutory Text

42 U.S.C. § 15811 — Voluntary commitments to reduce industrial energy intensity

U.S.C. Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE 42 U.S.C. United States Code, 2023 Edition Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE CHAPTER 149 - NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY AND PROGRAMS SUBCHAPTER I - ENERGY EFFICIENCY Part A - Federal Programs Sec. 15811 - Voluntary commitments to reduce industrial energy intensity From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov

§15811. Voluntary commitments to reduce industrial energy intensity

(a) Definition of energy intensity In this section, the term "energy intensity" means the primary energy consumed for each unit of physical output in an industrial process. (b) Voluntary agreements The Secretary may enter into voluntary agreements with one or more persons in industrial sectors that consume significant quantities of primary energy for each unit of physical output to reduce the energy intensity of the production activities of the persons. (c) Goal Voluntary agreements under this section shall have as a goal the reduction of energy intensity by not less than 2.5 percent each year during the period of calendar years 2007 through 2016. (d) Recognition The Secretary, in cooperation with other appropriate Federal agencies, shall develop mechanisms to recognize and publicize the achievements of participants in voluntary agreements under this section. (e) Technical assistance A person that enters into an agreement under this section and continues to make a good faith effort to achieve the energy efficiency goals specified in the agreement shall be eligible to receive from the Secretary a grant or technical assistance, as appropriate, to assist in the achievement of those goals. (f) Report Not later than each of June 30, 2012, and June 30, 2017, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that— (1) evaluates the success of the voluntary agreements under this section; and (2) provides independent verification of a sample of the energy savings estimates provided by participating firms.

(Pub. L. 109–58, title I, §106, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 611.)

Source: uscode.house.gov — public domain Official Source ↗
Root-LD Entity Data
◈ Machine-Readable Provenance Record Root-LD v1.0 · boisestandard.org
Federation ID
BS-USC42-SEC-D8B635
Entity Class
STATUTE / FEDERAL-CODE-SECTION
Domain Signature
boisestandard.org
Citation
42 U.S.C. § 15811
Jurisdiction
Federal — United States
Status
✓ ACTIVE
Source
PRIMARY-SOURCE
Source Verified
✓ TRUE
Content Hash
a384e3f81b697530...
Semantic Edges
Pending — corpus passes queued
The statutory text of 42 U.S.C. § 15811 is reproduced from the official United States Code as published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives (uscode.house.gov).
Navigate Corpus — Title 42
← 42 U.S.C. § 15801 42 U.S.C. § 15812 →
Ch. 149 — NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY AND PROGRAMS
42 U.S.C. § 1580142 U.S.C. § 1581142 U.S.C. § 1581242 U.S.C. § 1581342 U.S.C. § 1582142 U.S.C. § 1582242 U.S.C. § 1582342 U.S.C. § 1582442 U.S.C. § 1583142 U.S.C. § 1583242 U.S.C. § 1583342 U.S.C. § 1583442 U.S.C. § 1584142 U.S.C. § 1584242 U.S.C. § 1585142 U.S.C. § 1585242 U.S.C. § 1585342 U.S.C. § 1585442 U.S.C. § 1585542 U.S.C. § 1587142 U.S.C. § 1587242 U.S.C. § 1587342 U.S.C. § 1587442 U.S.C. § 1588142 U.S.C. § 1588242 U.S.C. § 1588342 U.S.C. § 1589142 U.S.C. § 1590142 U.S.C. § 1590242 U.S.C. § 15903
42 U.S.C. — public domain ← All Legislation
◈ Provenance
boisestandard.org → United States → Law → U.S. Code → Title 42 → 42 U.S.C. § 15811