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[CITE: 42USC6372c]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                     CHAPTER 77--ENERGY CONSERVATION
 
               SUBCHAPTER III--IMPROVING ENERGY EFFICIENCY
 
  Part F--Energy Conservation Program for Buildings Owned by Units of 
              Local Government and Public Care Institutions
 
Sec. 6372c. State plans

    (a) The Secretary shall invite the State energy agency of each State 
to submit, within 90 days after the effective date of the guidelines 
prescribed pursuant to section 6372a of this title, or such longer 
period as the Secretary may, for good cause, allow, a proposed State 
plan under this section for such State. Such plan shall include--
        (1) the results of preliminary energy audits conducted in 
    accordance with the guidelines prescribed pursuant to section 
    6372a(a)(1) of this title, and an estimate of the energy savings 
    that may result from the modification of maintenance and operating 
    procedures in buildings owned by units of local government and 
    public care institutions;
        (2) a recommendation as to the types of technical assistance 
    programs considered appropriate for buildings owned by units of 
    local government and public care institutions in such State, 
    together with an estimate of the costs of carrying out such 
    programs;
        (3) a program for identifying persons qualified to carry out 
    technical assistance programs;
        (4) procedures for the coordination among technical assistance 
    programs within any State and for coordination of programs 
    authorized under this part with other State energy conservation 
    programs,\1\
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        (5) a description of the policies and procedures to be followed 
    in the allocation of funds among eligible applicants for technical 
    assistance within such State, including procedures to insure that 
    funds will be allocated among eligible applicants on the basis of 
    relative need and including recommendations as to how priorities 
    should be established between buildings owned by units of local 
    government and public care institutions, and among competing 
    proposals taking into account such factors as cost, energy 
    consumption, and energy savings;
        (6) procedures to assure that all grants for technical 
    assistance provided under this part are expended in compliance with 
    the requirements of an approved State plan for such State and in 
    compliance with the requirements of this part (including 
    requirements contained in rules promulgated under this part); and
        (7) policies and procedures designed to assure that financial 
    assistance provided under this part in such State will be used to 
    supplement, and not to supplant State, local, or other funds.

    (b) Each State plan submitted under this section shall be reviewed 
and approved or disapproved by the Secretary not later than 60 days 
after receipt by the Secretary. If such plan meets the requirements of 
subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary shall approve the plan. If 
a State plan submitted within the 90 day period specified in subsection 
(a) of this section has not been disapproved within the 60-day period 
following its receipt by the Secretary, such plan shall be treated as 
approved by the Secretary. A State energy agency may submit a new or 
amended plan at any time after the submission of the original plan if 
the agency obtains the consent of the Secretary.

(Pub. L. 94-163, title III, Sec. 400D, as added Pub. L. 95-619, title 
III, Sec. 311(a), Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat. 3251; amended Pub. L. 105-388, 
Sec. 5(a)(12), Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3479.)


                               Amendments

    1998--Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 105-388 substituted semicolon for 
comma at end.
    Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 105-388, which directed substitution of 
semicolon for comma at end, could not be executed because comma does not 
appear at end.
    Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 105-388 substituted semicolon for comma at 
end.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 6372d of this title.
