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 PUBLIC LAW 100-615—NOV. 5, 1988

102 STAT. 3187

"SEC. 546. INCENTIVES FOR AGENCIES.

Contracts.

"(a) IN GENERAL.—Each agency shall establish a program of incentives for conserving, and otherwise making more efficient use of, energy as a result of entering into contracts under title VIII of this Act. "G)) IMPLEMENTATION.—The head of each agency shall, no later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of the Federal Energy Management Improvement Act of 1988, implement procedures for entering into such contracts and for identifying, verifying, and utilizing, on a fiscal year basis, the cost savings resulting from such contracts. "(c) USE OP SAVINGS.—The portion of the funds appropriated to an agency for e n e i ^ expenses for a fiscal year that is equal to the amount of cost savings realized by such agency for such year from contracts entered into under title VIII shall remain available for obligation, without further appropriation, to undertake additional energy conservation measures. "SEC. 547. INTERAGENCY ENERGY MANAGEMENT TASK FORCE.

"(a) IN GENERAL.—To assist the interagency committee organized under section 656 of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7266) 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 Secreta^ shall esteblish 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 e n e i ^ managers of agencies represented on the interagency committee organized under section 656 of the Department of Energy Organization Act. (c) DUTIES.—The Task Force shall meet when the Secretary requests, but not less often than tvdce 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 546, innovative contracting methods developed under title VIII of this Act, 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 656 of the Department of Energy Organization Act; and "(6) review, from time to time as may be necessary, the regulations relating to building temperature settings to determine whether changes in such r^ulations would be appropriate to assist in meeting the goals specified in section 543. "SEC. 548. REPORTS. "(a) REPORTS TO THE 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—

State and local governments. Public information.

Reports.

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