42 U.S.C. § 8286 — Consensus on factors and data for energy conservation standards

The Secretary of Energy shall assure that within 6 months after June 30, 1980 , the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Defense , the Administrator of the General Services Administration , and the head of any other agency responsible for developing energy conservation standards for new or existing residential, commercial, or agricultural buildings shall reach a consensus regarding factors and data used to develop such standards. This consensus shall apply to, but not be limited to— (1) fuel price projections; (2) discount rates; (3) inflation rates; (4) climatic conditions and zones; and (5) the cost and energy saving characteristics of construction materials. ( Pub. L. 96–294, title V, § 595 , June 30, 1980 , 94 Stat. 762 .) Editorial Notes Codification Section was enacted as part of the Energy Security Act , and not as part of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act which comprises this chapter.

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