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[CITE: 42USC8257]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
             CHAPTER 91--NATIONAL ENERGY CONSERVATION POLICY
 
                SUBCHAPTER III--FEDERAL ENERGY INITIATIVE
 
                    Part B--Federal Energy Management
 
Sec. 8257. Interagency Energy Management Task Force


(a) In general

    To assist the interagency committee organized under section 7266 of 
this title to coordinate the activities of the Federal Government in 
promoting energy conservation and the efficient use of energy and in 
informing non-Federal entities of the Federal experience in energy 
conservation, the Secretary shall establish an Interagency Energy 
Management Task Force (hereafter in this section referred to as the 
``Task Force'').

(b) Members

    The Task Force shall be composed of the chief energy managers of 
agencies represented on the interagency committee organized under 
section 7266 of this title.

(c) Duties

    The Task Force shall meet when the Secretary requests, but not less 
often than twice a year, to--
        (1) assess the progress of the various agencies in achieving 
    energy savings;
        (2) collect and disseminate information to agencies, States, 
    local governments, and the public on effective survey techniques, 
    innovative approaches to the efficient use of energy, incentive 
    programs developed under section 8256 of this title, innovative 
    contracting methods developed under subchapter VII of this chapter, 
    the use of cogeneration facilities and renewable resources, and 
    other technologies that promote the conservation and efficient use 
    of energy;
        (3) coordinate energy surveys conducted by the agencies;
        (4) develop options for use in conserving energy;
        (5) report to the committee organized under section 7266 of this 
    title; and
        (6) review, from time to time as may be necessary, the 
    regulations relating to building temperature settings to determine 
    whether changes in such regulations would be appropriate to assist 
    in meeting the goals specified in section 8253 of this title.

(Pub. L. 95-619, title V, Sec. 547, Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat. 3279; Pub. L. 
100-615, Sec. 2(a), Nov. 5, 1988, 102 Stat. 3187.)


                               Amendments

    1988--Pub. L. 100-615 amended section generally, substituting 
provisions relating to creation of an Interagency Energy Management Task 
Force for provisions relating to energy audits and retrofitting of 
existing Federal buildings.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 8256, 8258b, 8262 of this 
title.
