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[CITE: 42USC8258]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
             CHAPTER 91--NATIONAL ENERGY CONSERVATION POLICY
 
                SUBCHAPTER III--FEDERAL ENERGY INITIATIVE
 
                    Part B--Federal Energy Management
 
Sec. 8258. Reports


(a) Reports to Secretary

    Each agency shall transmit a report to the Secretary, at times 
specified by the Secretary but at least annually, with complete 
information on its activities under this part, including information 
on--
        (1) the agency's progress in achieving the goals established by 
    section 8253 of this title; and
        (2) the procedures being used by the agency pursuant to section 
    8256(a)(2) of this title, the number of contracts entered into by 
    such agency under subchapter VII of this chapter, the energy and 
    cost savings that have resulted from such contracts, the use of such 
    cost savings under section 8256(c) of this title, and any problem 
    encountered in entering into such contracts and otherwise 
    implementing section 8256 of this title.

(b) Reports to Congress

    The Secretary shall report, not later than April 2 of each year, 
with respect to each fiscal year beginning after November 5, 1988, to 
the Congress--
        (1) on all activities carried out under this part and on the 
    progress made toward achievement of the objectives of this part, 
    including--
            (A) a copy of the list of the exclusions made under sections 
        8253(a)(2) and 8253(c)(3) of this title;
            (B) the information required under section 8253(b)(2) of 
        this title; and
            (C) a statement detailing the amount of funds awarded to 
        each agency under section 8256(b) of this title, the energy and 
        water conservation measures installed with such funds, the 
        projected energy and water savings to be realized from installed 
        measures, and, for each installed measure for which the 
        projected energy and water savings reported in the previous year 
        were not realized, the percentage of such projected savings that 
        was not realized, the reasons such savings were not realized, 
        and proposals for, and projected costs of, achieving such 
        projected savings in the future;

        (2) the number of contracts entered into by all agencies under 
    subchapter VII of this chapter, the difficulties (if any) 
    encountered in attempting to enter into such contracts, and proposed 
    solutions to those difficulties;
        (3) the extent and nature of interagency exchange of information 
    concerning the conservation and efficient utilization of energy; and
        (4) the information required under section 8262g(d) of this 
    title.

(c) Other report

    The Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator of General 
Services, shall--
        (1) conduct a study and evaluate legal, institutional, and other 
    constraints to connecting buildings owned or leased by the Federal 
    Government to district heating and district cooling systems; and
        (2) not later than 18 months after October 24, 1992, transmit to 
    the Congress a report containing the findings and conclusions of 
    such study, including recommendations for the development of 
    streamlined processes for the consideration of connecting buildings 
    owned or leased by the Federal Government to district heating and 
    cooling systems.

(Pub. L. 95-619, title V, Sec. 548, Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat. 3279; Pub. L. 
100-615, Sec. 2(a), Nov. 5, 1988, 102 Stat. 3187; Pub. L. 102-486, title 
I, Sec. 152(g), (i)(1), Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2848, 2851; Pub. L. 
104-66, title I, Sec. 1052(d), Dec. 21, 1995, 109 Stat. 718.)


                               Amendments

    1995--Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 104-66, Sec. 1052(d)(1), added subpar. 
(B) and redesignated former subpar. (B) as (C).
    Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 104-66, Sec. 1052(d)(2)-(4), added par. (4).
    1992--Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 102-486, Sec. 152(i)(1)(A), 
substituted ``8256(a)(2)'' for ``8256(b)''.
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102-486, Sec. 152(i)(1)(B), substituted ``, not 
later than April 2 of each year,'' for ``annually,''.
    Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 102-486, Sec. 152(g)(1), substituted 
``including--'' and subpars. (A) and (B) for ``including a copy of the 
list of the exclusions made under section 8253(a)(2) of this title;''.
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 102-486, Sec. 152(g)(2), added subsec. (c).
    1988--Pub. L. 100-615 amended section generally, substituting 
provisions relating to reports to Secretary and Congress for former 
requirement that in leasing Federal buildings for its own use or that of 
another Federal agency, each Federal agency should give appropriate 
preference to buildings which used solar heating and cooling equipment 
or other renewable energy sources or which otherwise minimized life 
cycle costs.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 6361, 8253, 8262c, 8262e, 
8262g of this title.
