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 PUBLIC LAW 94-385—AUG. 14, 1976

90 STAT. 1149

GRANTS

SEC. 307. (a) The Secretary may make grants to States and units of 42 USC 6836. general purpose local government to assist them in meeting the costs of adopting and implementing performance standards or of administering State certification procedures or any applicable approval process to carry out the provisions of section 305. (b) There is authorized to be appropriated for the purpose of carry- Appropriation ing out this section, not to exceed $5,000,000 for the fiscal year ending authorization. September 30, 1977. Any amount appropriated pursuant to this subsection shall remain available until expended. TECHNICAL

ASSISTANCE

SEC. 308. The Secretary (directly, by contract, or otherwise) may 42 USC 6837. provide technical assistance to States and units of general purpose local government to assist them in meeting the requirements of this title. CONSULTATION W I T H INTERESTED AND AFFECTED GROUPS

SEC. 309. In developing and promulgating performance standards and carrying out other functions under this title, the Secretary shall consult with appropriate representatives of the building community (including representatives of labor and the construction industry, engineers, and architects), with appropriate public officials and organizations of public officials, and with representatives of consumer groups. For purposes of such consultation, the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, make use of the National Institute of Building Sciences. The Secretary may also establish one or more advisory committees as may be appropriate. Any advisory committee or committees established pursuant to this section shall be subject to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act.

42 USC 6838.

Advisory committees, establishment. 5 USC app. 1.

SUPPORT ACTIVITIES

SEC. 310. The Secretary, in cooperation with the Administrator, the 42 USC 6839. Secretary of Commerce utilizing the services of the Director of the National Bureau of Standards, and the heads of other appropriate Federal agencies, and the National Institute of Building Sciences, shall carry out any activities which the Secretary determines may be necessary or appropriate to assist in the development of performance standards under section 304(a) and to facilitate the implementation of such standards by State and local governments. Such activities shall be designed to assure that such standards are adequately analyzed in terms of energy efficiency, stimulation of use of nondepletable sources of energy, institutional resources, habitability, economic cost and benefit, and impact upon affected groups. MONITORING OF STATE AND LOCAL ADOPTION OF ENERGY CONSERVATION STANDARDS FOR BUILDINGS

S E C 311. The Secretary, with the advice and assistance of the 42 USC 6840. National Institute of Building Sciences, shall— (1) monitor the progress made by the States and their political subdivisions in adopting and enforcing energy conservation standards for new buildings; (2) identify any procedural obstacles or technical constraints inhibiting implementation of such standards;

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