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[CITE: 42USC6361]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                     CHAPTER 77--ENERGY CONSERVATION
 
               SUBCHAPTER III--IMPROVING ENERGY EFFICIENCY
 
           Part D--Other Federal Energy Conservation Measures
 
Sec. 6361. Federal energy conservation programs


(a) Establishment and coordination of Federal agency actions

    (1) The President shall, to the extent of his authority under other 
law, establish or coordinate Federal agency actions to develop mandatory 
standards with respect to energy conservation and energy efficiency to 
govern the procurement policies and decisions of the Federal Government 
and all Federal agencies, and shall take such steps as are necessary to 
cause such standards to be implemented.
    (2) The President shall develop and, to the extent of his authority 
under other law, implement a 10-year plan for energy conservation with 
respect to buildings owned or leased by an agency of the United States. 
Such plan shall include mandatory lighting efficiency standards, 
mandatory thermal efficiency standards and insulation requirements, 
restrictions on hours of operation, thermostat controls, and other 
conditions of operation, and plans for replacing or retrofitting to meet 
such standards.

(b) Public education programs

    (1) The Secretary shall establish and carry out a responsible public 
education program--
        (A) to encourage energy conservation and energy efficiency; or
        (B) to promote van pooling and carpooling arrangements.

    (2) For purposes of this subsection:
        (A) The term ``van'' means any automobile which the Secretary 
    determines is manufactured primarily for use in the transportation 
    of not less than 8 individuals and not more than 15 individuals.
        (B) The term ``van pooling arrangement'' means an arrangement 
    for the transportation of employees between their residences or 
    other designated locations and their place of employment on a 
    nonprofit basis in which the operating costs of such arrangement are 
    paid for by the employees utilizing such arrangement.

(c) Report to Congress

    The Secretary shall include in the report required under section 
8258(b) of this title the steps taken under subsections (a) and (b) of 
this section.

(d) Applicability of plan to Executive agencies

    The plan developed by the President pursuant to subsection (a)(2) of 
this section shall be applicable to Executive agencies as defined in 
section 105 of title 5 and to the United States Postal Service.

(e) Authorization of appropriations

    In addition to funds authorized in any other law, there is 
authorized to be appropriated to the President for fiscal year 1978 not 
to exceed $25,000,000, and for fiscal year 1979 not to exceed 
$50,000,000, to carry out the purposes of subsection (a)(2) of this 
section.

(Pub. L. 94-163, title III, Sec. 381, Dec. 22, 1975, 89 Stat. 939; Pub. 
L. 95-619, title V, Sec. 501, title VI, Sec. 691(b)(2), Nov. 9, 1978, 92 
Stat. 3275, 3288; Pub. L. 100-615, Sec. 2(b), Nov. 5, 1988, 102 Stat. 
3189.)


                               Amendments

    1988--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 100-615 amended subsec. (c) generally. 
Prior to amendment, subsec. (c) read as follows: ``The President shall 
submit to the Congress an annual report concerning all steps taken under 
subsections (a) and (b) of this section.''
    1978--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 95-619, Sec. 691(b)(2), substituted 
``Secretary'' for ``Administrator'', meaning Administrator of the 
Federal Energy Administration, wherever appearing.
    Subsecs. (d), (e). Pub. L. 95-619, Sec. 501, added subsecs. (d) and 
(e).

                          Transfer of Functions

    Functions vested in Secretary [formerly Administrator of Federal 
Energy Administration] under subsec. (b)(1)(B) of this section 
transferred to Secretary of Transportation by section 7159 of this 
title.

        Ex. Ord. No. 12191. Federal Facility Ridesharing Program

    Ex. Ord. No. 12191, Feb. 1, 1980, 45 F.R. 7997, provided:
    By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and 
statutes of the United States of America, and in order to increase 
ridesharing as a means to conserve petroleum, reduce congestion, improve 
air quality, and provide an economical way for Federal employees to 
commute to work, it is hereby ordered as follows:

           1-1. Responsibilities of Executive Agencies

    1-101. Executive agencies shall promote the use of ridesharing 
(carpools, vanpools, privately leased buses, public transportation, and 
other multi-occupancy modes of travel) by personnel working at Federal 
facilities. Agency actions pursuant to this Order shall be consistent 
with Circular A-118 issued by the Office of Management and Budget.
    1-102. Agencies shall establish an annual ridesharing goal tailored 
to each facility, and expressed as a percentage of fulltime personnel 
working at that facility who use ridesharing in the commute between home 
and work. Agencies that share facilities or that are within easy walking 
distance of one another should coordinate their efforts to develop and 
implement ridesharing opportunities.
    1-103. Agencies shall designate, in accordance with OMB Circular A-
118, an employee transportation coordinator. Agencies that share 
facilities may designate a single transportation coordinator. The 
coordinator shall assist employees in forming carpools or vanpools 
(employee-owned or leased) and facilitate employee participation in 
ridesharing matching programs. The coordinator shall publicize within 
the facility the availability of public transportation. The coordinator 
shall also communicate employee needs for new or improved transportation 
service to the appropriate local public transit authorities or other 
organizations furnishing multi-passenger modes of travel.
    1-104. Agencies shall report to the Administrator of General 
Services, hereinafter referred to as the Administrator, the goals 
established, the means developed to achieve those goals, and the 
progress achieved. These reports shall be in such form and frequency as 
the Administrator may require.

 1-2. Responsibilities of the Administrator of General Services

    1-201. The Administrator shall issue such regulations as are 
necessary to implement this Order.
    1-202. The Administrator may exempt small, remotely located Federal 
facilities from the requirements of Sections 1-102, 1-103, and 1-104 on 
his own initiative or upon request of the agency. An exemption shall be 
granted in whole or in part when, in the judgment of the Administrator, 
the requirements of those Sections would not yield significant 
ridesharing benefits.
    1-203. The Administrator shall, in consultation with the Secretary 
of Transportation, periodically provide agencies with guidelines, 
instructions, and other practical aids for establishing, implementing, 
and improving their ridesharing programs.
    1-204. The Administrator shall assist in coordinating the 
ridesharing activities of the agencies with the efforts of the 
Department of Energy, under the Federal Energy Management Program and in 
the development of an emergency energy conservation plan for the Federal 
government.
    1-205. The Administrator shall take into consideration the advice of 
the Environmental Protection Agency under the Clean Air Act, as amended 
[42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.] in performing his responsibilities under this 
Order.
    1-206. The Administrator shall, in consultation with the Secretary 
of Transportation, report annually to the President on the performance 
of the agencies in implementing the policies and actions contained in 
this Order. The report shall include (a) an assessment of each agency's 
performance, including the reasonableness of its goals and the adequacy 
of its effort, (b) a comparison of private sector and State and local 
government ridesharing efforts with those of the Federal government, and 
(c) recommendations for additional actions necessary to remove barriers 
or to provide additional incentives to encourage more ridesharing by 
personnel at Federal facilities.
                                                           Jimmy Carter.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 7159 of this title.
