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[CITE: 42USC6350]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                     CHAPTER 77--ENERGY CONSERVATION
 
               SUBCHAPTER III--IMPROVING ENERGY EFFICIENCY
 
                 Part C--Industrial Energy Conservation
 
Sec. 6350. Industrial insulation and audit guidelines


(a) Voluntary guidelines for energy efficiency auditing and insulating

    Not later than 18 months after October 24, 1992, the Secretary, 
after consultation with utilities, major industrial energy consumers, 
and representatives of the insulation industry, shall establish 
voluntary guidelines for--
        (1) the conduct of energy efficiency audits of industrial 
    facilities to identify cost-effective opportunities to increase 
    energy efficiency; and
        (2) the installation of insulation to achieve cost-effective 
    increases in energy efficiency in industrial facilities.

(b) Educational and technical assistance

    The Secretary shall conduct a program of educational and technical 
assistance to promote the use of the voluntary guidelines established 
under subsection (a) of this section.

(Pub. L. 102-486, title I, Sec. 133, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2840; Pub. 
L. 104-66, title I, Sec. 1052(a)(2), Dec. 21, 1995, 109 Stat. 717; Pub. 
L. 105-362, title IV, Sec. 401(e), Nov. 10, 1998, 112 Stat. 3282.)

                          Codification

    Section was enacted as part of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, and 
not as part of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act which comprises 
this chapter.


                               Amendments

    1998--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 105-362 struck out heading and text of 
subsec. (c). Text read as follows: ``Not later than 2 years after 
October 24, 1995, and biennially thereafter, as part of the report 
required under section 6349(d) of this title, the Secretary shall report 
to the Congress on activities conducted pursuant to this section, 
including--
        ``(1) a review of the status of industrial energy auditing 
    procedures; and
        ``(2) an evaluation of the effectiveness of the guidelines 
    established under subsection (a) of this section and the 
    responsiveness of the industrial sector to such guidelines.''
    1995--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 104-66 in introductory provisions 
substituted ``1995'' for ``1992'', and inserted ``as part of the report 
required under section 6349(d) of this title,'' after ``and biennially 
thereafter,''.
