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[CITE: 42USC6371b]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                     CHAPTER 77--ENERGY CONSERVATION
 
               SUBCHAPTER III--IMPROVING ENERGY EFFICIENCY
 
      Part E--Energy Conservation Program for Schools and Hospitals
 
Sec. 6371b. Preliminary energy audits and energy audits


(a) Application by Governor

    The Governor of any State may apply to the Secretary at such time as 
the Secretary may specify after promulgation of guidelines under section 
6371a(a) of this title for grants to conduct preliminary energy audits 
and energy audits of school facilities and hospital facilities in such 
State under this part.

(b) Grants for conduct of preliminary energy audits

    Upon application under subsection (a) of this section the Secretary 
may make grants to States for purposes of conducting preliminary energy 
audits of school facilities and hospital facilities under this part in 
accordance with the guidelines prescribed under section 6371a(a)(1) of 
this title. If a State does not conduct preliminary energy audits within 
two years after November 9, 1978, the Secretary may conduct such audits 
within such State.

(c) Grants for conduct of energy audits

    Upon application under subsection (a) of this section the Secretary 
may make grants to States for purposes of conducting energy audits of 
school facilities and hospital facilities under this part in accordance 
with the guidelines prescribed under section 6371a(a)(2) of this title.

(d) Audits conducted prior to grant of financial assistance

    If a State without the use of financial assistance under this 
section, conducts preliminary energy audits or energy audits which 
comply with the guidelines prescribed by the Secretary or which are 
approved by the Secretary the funds allocated for purposes of this 
section shall be added to the funds available for energy conservation 
projects for such State and shall be in addition to amounts otherwise 
available for such purposes.

(e) Restriction on use of funds; grant covering total cost of energy 
        audits

    (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), amounts made available 
under this section (together with any other amounts made available from 
other Federal sources) may not be used to pay more than 50 percent of 
the costs of any preliminary energy audit or any energy audit.
    (2) Upon the request of the Governor, the Secretary may make grants 
to a State for up to 100 percent of the costs of any preliminary energy 
audits and energy audits, subject to the requirements of section 
6371g(a)(3) of this title.

(Pub. L. 94-163, title III, Sec. 393, as added Pub. L. 95-619, title 
III, Sec. 302(a), Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat. 3242.)

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 6371c, 6371f, 6371g of this 
title.
