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[CITE: 42USC6321]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                     CHAPTER 77--ENERGY CONSERVATION
 
               SUBCHAPTER III--IMPROVING ENERGY EFFICIENCY
 
                 Part B--State Energy Conservation Plans
 
Sec. 6321. Congressional findings and declaration of purpose

    (a) The Congress finds that--
        (1) the development and implementation by States of laws, 
    policies, programs, and procedures to conserve and to improve 
    efficiency in the use of energy will have an immediate and 
    substantial effect in reducing the rate of growth of energy demand 
    and in minimizing the adverse social, economic, political, and 
    environmental impacts of increasing energy consumption;
        (2) the development and implementation of energy conservation 
    programs by States will most efficiently and effectively minimize 
    any adverse economic or employment impacts of changing patterns of 
    energy use and meet local economic, climatic, geographic, and other 
    unique conditions and requirements of each State; and
        (3) the Federal Government has a responsibility to foster and 
    promote comprehensive energy conservation programs and practices by 
    establishing guidelines for such programs and providing overall 
    coordination, technical assistance, and financial support for 
    specific State initiatives in energy conservation.

    (b) It is the purpose of this part to promote the conservation of 
energy and reduce the rate of growth of energy demand by authorizing the 
Secretary to establish procedures and guidelines for the development and 
implementation of specific State energy conservation programs and to 
provide Federal financial and technical assistance to States in support 
of such programs.

(Pub. L. 94-163, title III, Sec. 361, Dec. 22, 1975, 89 Stat. 932; Pub. 
L. 95-619, title VI, Sec. 691(b)(2), Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat. 3288.)


                               Amendments

    1978--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 95-619 substituted ``Secretary'' for 
``Administrator'', meaning Administrator of the Federal Energy 
Administration.


         Report on Coordination of Energy Conservation Programs

    Section 623 of Pub. L. 95-619 provided that not later than 6 months 
after Nov. 9, 1978, the Secretary of Energy submit a report on the 
coordination of Federal energy conservation programs involving State and 
local government.


                            Cross References

    Emergency energy conservation program, see section 8511 et seq. of 
this title.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 6323a of this title.
