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[CITE: 42USC8262j]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
             CHAPTER 91--NATIONAL ENERGY CONSERVATION POLICY
 
                SUBCHAPTER III--FEDERAL ENERGY INITIATIVE
 
                    Part B--Federal Energy Management
 
Sec. 8262j. Energy management requirements for United States 
        Postal Service
        

(a) Energy management requirements for postal facilities

    (1) The Postmaster General shall, to the maximum extent practicable, 
ensure that each United States Postal Service facility meets the energy 
management requirements for Federal buildings and agencies specified in 
section 8253 of this title.
    (2) The Postmaster General may exclude from the requirements of such 
section any facility or collection of facilities, and the associated 
energy consumption and gross square footage if the Postmaster General 
finds that compliance with the requirements of such section would be 
impracticable. A finding of impracticability shall be based on the 
energy intensiveness of activities carried out in such facility or 
collection of facilities, the type and amount of energy consumed, or the 
technical feasibility of making the desired changes. The Postmaster 
General shall identify and list in the report required under section 
8262i of this title the facilities designated by it for such exclusion.

(b) Implementation steps

    In carrying subsection (a) of this section, the Postmaster General 
shall--
        (1) not later than 1 year after October 24, 1992, prepare or 
    update, as appropriate, a plan (which may be submitted as part of 
    the first report submitted under section 8262i of this title)--
            (A) describing how this section will be implemented;
            (B) designating personnel primarily responsible for 
        achieving the requirements of this section; and
            (C) identifying high priority projects;

        (2) perform energy surveys of United States Postal Service 
    facilities as necessary to achieve the requirements of this section;
        (3) install those energy conservation measures that will attain 
    the requirements of this section in a cost-effective manner as 
    defined in section 8254 of this title; and
        (4) ensure that the operation and maintenance procedures applied 
    under this section are continued.

(Pub. L. 102-486, title I, Sec. 166, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2861.)

                          Codification

    Section was enacted as part of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, and 
not as part of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act which 
comprises this chapter.
